Baltimore Activist Alert -- March 4 to 10

27] Stop the execution of two Kurdish women

28] Ignore Trump’s balderdash – March 4

29] Power Half-Hour for Gaza – March 4- 6 & 10

30] Support SAVE act – March 4

31] Know your Rights – March 4

32] TPNW review – March 4

33] Medicare for All – March 4 

34] CODEPINK hoodwinked by Trump – March 4

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27] –The Islamic regime in Iran is using execution verdicts as a desperate act to suppress peaceful demonstrations and protests due to the disastrous economic condition in Iran.  The judicial system in Iran executes innocent activist and individuals by forced confessions, torture and sham trials.  The unjust death sentences for Pakhshan Azizi and Varisheh Moradi is another act of desperation by the Islamic Republic’s use of capital punishment to suppress members of minority communities and terrorize Iranian women who are fighting tirelessly for their rights as equal citizens of Iran.  You are asked to show your urgent support for contacting the United Nations Human Rights office and Iranian mission at United Nations to demand the Islamic republic of Iran stop the unjust execution verdicts for both women and hundreds of other prisoners on death row in Iran. These prisoners must receive fair trials according to international judicial standards, including the right for all prisoners to independent counsels. 

 Contact the permanent mission of Iran, 622 Third Avenue, 34th Floor, NEW YORK, NY 10017 -- https://geneva.mfa.gov.ir or Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Palais Wilson, 52 rue des Pâquis, CH-1201 Geneva, Switzerland -- ohchr-InfoDesk@un.org On Tues., March 4 from 7 - 8:30 PM ET, enjoy Habitant Gardening for Birds: Intro Webinar. Learn the basics of how to transform your home, school, work, or community space into a bird and butterfly paradise! Audubon experts will share practical tips and scientific support for gardening with native plants and making our neighborhoods more resilient. Explore resources needed to beautify your outdoor space and attract birds, butterflies, and other beneficial wildlife! RSVP at https://md.audubon.org/events/habitat-gardening-birds-intro-webinar?ms=aud-email-_(midatl)_ama_md_programming_february_march_2025&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=_(midatl)_ama_md_programming_february_march_2025&emci=5e01f646-22ea-ef11-90cb-0022482a94f4&emdi=b2049753-beeb-ef11-90cb-0022482a94f4&ceid=2504878

28] –Senator Chris Murphy [moveon-help@list.moveon.org] on Tues., March 4 at 8:15 to 10:30 PM wants you to join a Live Chat and Pre-buttal to Trump's address to Congress. Instead of listening to Trump ramble through his lies, fearmongering, and gloating, check out a mix of fact-checking and, most importantly, opportunities to take action against Trump and Elon's billionaire takeover ... and, yes, some good old-fashioned snark. For the 30 minutes before the speech, hear a live conversation with lawmakers, advocates, commentators, and comedians—to lift up our spirits, lift up the stakes of what's happening in this country, and lift up compelling ways all of us can mobilize and organize the opposition.

 Then during the speech itself, we'll kick off a real-time, rapid-response chatroom. You'll still be able to hear his speech (sorry) while reading our reactions and rebuttals along the way. With 10 or 20 of us commenting together, it should be robust and entertaining, giving you a dynamic way to cut through his nonsense, give opportunities to take action, and maybe even a reason to smile. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/moveon/event/759136/?rd=1&t=3

29] – Jewish Voice for Peace is doing a Power Half-Hour for Gaza: Channel grief & outrage into action to stop a genocide.  A year into the genocide in Gaza, we are overwhelmed with sorrow and rage. There are no words to describe the devastating pain of the past year in which the Israeli military has killed over 44,000 Palestinians in Gaza, including more than 17,000 children. The International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court have both declared that Israel must stop the genocidal acts being committed on the Palestinian people. And the U.S. government is actively supporting the Israeli military as it wreaks devastation on the over 2 million Palestinians in Gaza. JVP continues to come together as a political community in its daily half-hour to take action, Monday through Friday, for the past year. Join in and take collective action to demand an arms embargo to Israel, immediate end to the genocide, a lasting ceasefire and an end to Israeli siege, apartheid, occupation, and oppression of Palestinians and Lebanon. All are welcome. All are needed. Get involved at 3 PM ET on Tues., March 4, Wed., March 5, Thurs., March 6 & Mon., March 10.  Visit https://jvp-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Un0Lupy1SFObVVXJaZO5UQ?_x_zm_rtaid=8L0JUS3pQkenMGtx9ha3mQ.1732760660364.03949df73aedc7035fc618f76c52fc75&_x_zm_rhtaid=249#/registration

30] – Phone Bank virtually with Common Cause: STOP THE SAVE ACT on Tuesdays, March 4, 11 & 18 and Thursdays, March 6 & 13 from 6 to 8 PM ET.  Join Common Cause for an important phone bank to mobilize voters to take action against the dangerous SAVE Act and advocate for the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. The SAVE Act threatens to make it harder for millions of Americans—especially students, seniors, and veterans—to cast their ballots. Ensure voters across the country call their representatives and demand they protect the freedom to vote. A full training will take place at the start of each shift! RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/758610/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual

31] –  On Tues., March 4 at 7 PM ET, join CODEPINK and NLG Chicago at a Know Your Rights Community Safety Training for Direct Actions. Bring questions, thoughts, and a friend! Whether in the streets or online, we must protect ourselves from intensified surveillance and criminalization. It is more important than ever to be visible for Palestine, for the environment and for the liberation of all peoples. And we can only do that by keeping each other safe and supported!  Email Grace · grace@codepink.org. RSVP at https://www.codepink.org/kyt34?utm_campaign=march_iwwd_member_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_source=codepink  

32] – Joseph Gerson, The Campaign for Peace, Disarmament & Common Security [joseph@cpdcs.ccsend.com] on Tues., March 4 from 7 to 9:30 PM ET wants you to know that the 3rd Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) will be taking place. The nuclear weapons states are all upgrading the nuclear arsenals. This also comes amidst tectonic geopolitical transformations and shortly after the Nobel Committee sent an urgent message to the world by awarding its Peace Prize to Nihon Hidankyo, the Japan Confederation of A- & H- Bomb Sufferers Organizations. To build our movements and to advance their coordination, the International Peace Bureau, the Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security, and Peace Action New York State have organized an international forum with an extraordinary array of speakers. Register to attend online:   https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zA04NFd3TaWmMjy03ekK8Q#/registration

33] – The Northern Virginia DSA Medicare for All Working Group [novabranch@mdcdsa.org] will be meeting virtually on Tues., March 4 from 6 to 7 PM ET. A link to attend this virtual event will be emailed upon RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/nova-medicare-for-all-working-group-meeting-tuesday-march-4th-at-6pm/?clear_id=true&link_id=26&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events-200&email_referrer=email_2633550&email_subject=02272025-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events

Discuss ongoing campaigns working towards universal healthcare in northern Virginia.  The group meets on the first and third Tuesday of the month. The meetings are open to the public for all who support healthcare as a human right.

34] – Despite talk of cutting government waste, DOGE has yet to slash the bloated $900 billion Pentagon budget. Unfortunately, CODEPINK seems to think mega-billionaire Elon Musk and his 20-something techies will cut the Pentagon budget.  Trump will increase the military budget.  On Tues., March 4 at 8 PM ET, join a CODEPINK Congress Capitol Calling Party with Col. (ret.) Lawrence Wilkerson who served as Secretary of State Colin Powell's Chief of Staff (2002-2005), and as Associate Director of the State Department's Policy Planning staff under the directorship of Ambassador Richard N. Haass. RSVP at https://www.codepink.org/cpc304?utm_campaign=march_iwwd_member_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_source=codepink

To be continued.

Donations can be sent to Max Obuszewski, Baltimore Nonviolence Center, 431 Notre Dame Lane, Apt. 206, Baltimore, MD 21212.  Ph.: 410-323-1607; Email: mobuszewski2001 [at] comcast.net. Go to http://baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com/.

"The master class has always declared the wars; the subject class has always fought the battles. The master class has had all to gain and nothing to lose, while the subject class has had nothing to gain and everything to lose--especially their lives." Eugene Victor Debs

Baltimore Activist Alert -- February 26 to March 4, 2025

39] Hands off Healthcare -- Feb. 26

40] Ellen Grady on trial – Feb. 26

41] Nuclear Abolition – Feb. 26

42] Power Half-Hour for Gaza – Feb. 26 – 27 & March 3 - 4

43] Meet DSA – Feb. 26

44] Cooperation or competition – Feb. 26

45] Disabilities Issue Organizing Team Call – Feb. 26

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39] – The Progressive Maryland Healthcare Task Force is concerned about the dangerous Trump Musk plan to slash Medicaid, Medicare, the ACA and other health programs. Join People’s Action and other allies on Wed., Feb. 26 from 9 AM to 12:30 PM at the

Metro Center - station entrance, 1078 G St. NW, WDC 20001. For questions and requests, contact Patty at patty@progressivemayland.org. This is a day of demonstrations against the corporations and MAGA Musk forces that want to raid Medicaid, Medicare, the ACA and vital public health programs. Don't let Trump and Musk rip off billions of our tax dollars and leave millions of people without healthcare.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/progressivemaryland/event/756368/?emci=403964b2-3cee-ef11-90cb-0022482a94f4&emdi=f3a2c04e-4cee-ef11-90cb-0022482a94f4&ceid=136680

40] –  On Wed., Feb. 26 at 10 AM, Ellen Grady will go on trial in Federal Court at 100 South Clinton St., Syracuse, NY 13261 facing a charge "unreasonable obstruction of an entrance." She was arrested on Nov. 15 while demanding an end to illegal US arms sales to Israel for a year-long genocide in Gaza. Ellen and nine others of the Berrigan Collective sat in the lobby of the Syracuse Federal Building housing Senators Schumer and Gillibrand’s offices calling on the senators to stop funding Israel’s year of genocide. Ellen was the only one arrested. Among possible witnesses are people who resigned from the State Department and the Department of the Interior because of the Biden administration’s violation of six laws prohibiting the US from sending weapons to a country committing war crimes and genocide. 

 On Friday, November 15th, 2024, members of the Berrigan Collective, based in Ithaca, NY, with other upstate peace activists, went to the Syracuse Federal Building to ask for an immediate meeting with staff in the offices of New York's US Senators Schumer and Gillibrand to "exercise our right to petition the government for a redress of grievances." They wished to "impress upon the Senators the urgency of the impending vote (in 3 business days) to cut off offensive weapons for Israel's genocide and ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian and Lebanese peoples." They were specifically asking the Senators to support the Senate Joint Resolutions of Disapproval that would block the sale of U.S. weaponry to Israel.

 Earlier last fall Senators Bernie Sanders (VT), Peter Welch (VT), Jeff Merkley (OR), and Brian Schatz (HI) introduced Joint Resolutions of Disapproval to stop a $20 billion weapons shipment approved by the Biden administration. “There is a mountain of documentary evidence” that Israel uses US weapons to violate the law, Sanders said. Contact Mary Anne Grady Flores at 607-280-8797 or gradyflores08@gmail.com

41] – On Feb. 26 at 1 PM ET, tune in to this webinar: Seek Peace and Pursue It: Advocating for Nuclear Abolition in 2025. Learn more about the United Methodist Church’s position on nuclear weapons, hear from civil society and faith partners, and discover how you can get involved in the movement for nuclear abolition. Register at umcjustice.org/peace Visit https://www.umcjustice.org/latest/webinar-seek-peace-and-pursue-it-advocating-for-nuclear-abolition-in-2025-4102

 42] – Jewish Voice for Peace is doing a Power Half-Hour for Gaza: Channel grief & outrage into action to stop a genocide.  A year into the genocide in Gaza, we are overwhelmed with sorrow and rage. There are no words to describe the devastating pain of the past year in which the Israeli military has killed over 44,000 Palestinians in Gaza, including more than 17,000 children. The International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court have both declared that Israel must stop the genocidal acts being committed on the Palestinian people. And the U.S. government is actively supporting the Israeli military as it wreaks devastation on the over 2 million Palestinians in Gaza. JVP continues to come together as a political community in its daily half-hour to take action, Monday through Friday, for the past year. Join in and take collective action to demand an arms embargo to Israel, immediate end to the genocide, a lasting ceasefire and an end to Israeli siege, apartheid, occupation, and oppression of Palestinians and Lebanon. All are welcome. All are needed. Get involved at 3 PM ET on Wed., Feb. 26, Thurs., Feb. 27, Mon., March 3 & Tues., March 4. Visit https://jvp-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Un0Lupy1SFObVVXJaZO5UQ?_x_zm_rtaid=8L0JUS3pQkenMGtx9ha3mQ.1732760660364.03949df73aedc7035fc618f76c52fc75&_x_zm_rhtaid=249#/registration

 43] – Get over to the Metro DC DSA Campaign Fair & How to Get Involved on Wed., Feb. 26 at 6:30 PM ET at the MLK Library, room 401-F, 901 G St. NW, WDC 20001. Metro DC DSA [member-engagement@mdcdsa.org] continues to build a working-class movement to defend our communities from right-wing attacks. Are you a new member eager to get involved but having trouble figuring out where to plug in? Come to this event, and learn how Metro DC DSA operates and provide opportunities for you to meet face-to-face with people who run campaigns on issues like Trans rights, climate justice, labor, tenant organizing, and international solidarity. Get your questions answered and get to know how to get involved. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/metro-dc-dsa-campaign-fair-how-to-get-involved?clear_id=true&link_id=33&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events-197&email_referrer=email_2605564&email_subject=nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events

44] –Marie with Local Peace Economy [peaceeconomy@codepink.org] on Wed., Feb. 26 at 8 PM ET wants you know there is a gathering. ‌ ‌ You might have heard humanity is governed by the survival of the fittest?  But many sociologists now believe ‌ ‌in cooperation rather than competition.  But when did the concept of the "other" begin to be considered, "less-than" or "unworthy," or "enemy?" When did we begin to dehumanize each other? Join a conversation about these issues: https://www.codepink.org/lpe0226?utm_campaign=2_26_lpe_meeting&utm_medium=email&utm_source=codepink

45] – Mike Fox for Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] on Wed., Feb. 26 at 9 PM ET indicates there will be a Disabilities Issue Organizing Team Call. RSVP at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMpdumvqDwoGNx6xKMg-liSlwcpK1dJ0jzb#/registration

Discuss issues, legislation, and actions we can all participate in to help make life better for all with disabilities. The featured speaker is Andrew Pulrang, (He/Him), a disabled, disability-focused freelance writer, online activist, and former Center for Independent Living Director living in Northeastern New York. He has been a contributing writer on disability topics for Forbes.com, and was a co-partner, with Gregg Beratan and Alice Wong, of #CripTheVote, a nonpartisan online movement encouraging the political participation of people with disabilities. He'll be discussing how social media can be used by the disabled and others to build the movement.

 Donations can be sent to Max Obuszewski, Baltimore Nonviolence Center, 431 Notre Dame Lane, Apt. 206, Baltimore, MD 21212.  Ph.: 410-323-1607; Email: mobuszewski2001 [at] comcast.net. Go to http://baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com/.

"The master class has always declared the wars; the subject class has always fought the battles. The master class has had all to gain and nothing to lose, while the subject class has had nothing to gain and everything to lose--especially their lives." Eugene Victor Debs

Baltimore Activist Alert -- March 3 - 6, 2025

18] Call Congress to stop Musk mania – March 3

19] Power Half-Hour for Gaza – March 3 – 6

20] Hands off NOAA -- March 3

21] Fair share rally – March 3

22] Organizing 101 – March 3

23] Organizing meeting – March 3

24] Trans/Queer Liberation Campaign – March 3

25] Rally for democracy – March 3

26] Support Ukraine, not Trump – March 4

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18] – On Mon., March 3 from 9 AM to 11:30 PM ET, Indivisible wants you to call Congress to stop Musk mania. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/756986/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual

 Leave your congressional leaders a short message with this script. Find your Senators at https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm, and find your Representative athttps://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

 Hello, this is [Your Name]. I am a concerned constituent calling about the recent wave of government dismissals orchestrated by Unelected President Elon Musk. Thousands of terminations have been reported, affecting crucial areas such as federal lands and veterans' care. As a democracy, we should be concentrating on the interests of the citizens rather than the whims of a few powerful individuals. It distresses me to witness this tech oligarchy potentially threatening our democratic foundations. I would like to propose a three-step plan: 1. Have hearings, gather information on disrupted grants and funds across all congressional districts. 2. Encourage bipartisanship to enact a bill that enforces the original spending designation of these funds. 3. Hold accountable those who do not follow through on this spending, as it would constitute a breach of law. Musk cannot make the excuse that no one is left to manage these program.

19] –Jewish Voice for Peace is doing a Power Half-Hour for Gaza: Channel grief & outrage into action to stop a genocide.  A year into the genocide in Gaza, we are overwhelmed with sorrow and rage. There are no words to describe the devastating pain of the past year in which the Israeli military has killed over 44,000 Palestinians in Gaza, including more than 17,000 children. The International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court have both declared that Israel must stop the genocidal acts being committed on the Palestinian people. And the U.S. government is actively supporting the Israeli military as it wreaks devastation on the over 2 million Palestinians in Gaza. JVP continues to come together as a political community in its daily half-hour to take action, Monday through Friday, for the past year. Join in and take collective action to demand an arms embargo to Israel, immediate end to the genocide, a lasting ceasefire and an end to Israeli siege, apartheid, occupation, and oppression of Palestinians and Lebanon. All are welcome. All are needed. Get involved at 3 PM ET on Mon., March 3, Tues., March 4, Wed., March 5 & Thurs., March 6.  Visit https://jvp-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Un0Lupy1SFObVVXJaZO5UQ?_x_zm_rtaid=8L0JUS3pQkenMGtx9ha3mQ.1732760660364.03949df73aedc7035fc618f76c52fc75&_x_zm_rhtaid=249#/registration

20] – On Mon., March 3 from 10 to 11:30 AM, join together to say Hands off NOAA! Join congressional leaders and advocates to tell Trump and Musk to keep their hands off of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1335 East-West Highway (MD 410), Silver Spring, next to the Silver Spring Metro station. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/ccanactionfund/event/759167/

 The Trump Administration and Elon Musk continue to recklessly demonize dedicated federal workers who provide critical services every day. NOAA provides critical services from the National Weather Service to seafood safety is not immune from DOGE's intimidation tactics to fulfill the promise of Project 2025 to eliminate NOAA.

21] – Fair Share Maryland [kschumitz@mdeconomy.org] on Mon., March 3 at 6:30 PM will do a rally in Lawyers Mall, 100 State Circle, Annapolis 21401. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/fair-share-rally-332025?link_id=6&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-important-updates-from-fair-share-maryland-bill-numbers-hearing-dates&email_referrer=email_2609652&email_subject=important-updates-from-fair-share-maryland-bill-numbers-hearing-dates

Maryland is facing a serious budget crisis this year. If we don’t take action now, we could lose funding for our schools, transportation, child care, and other essential programs. A bus will leave at 5 PM from Western High School, 4600 Falls Rd, Baltimore 21209.

22] – People Power 101: Getting Started with Organizing Relationships will take place on Mon., March 3 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at MLK Library, 901 G St. NW, WDC 20001. In this training, you'll have the opportunity to get into the weeds on the role of relationship building in creating robust, sustainable movements for democracy. Organizing is all about relationships—and relationships start with a conversation. By the end, you’ll feel confident having strategic conversations that build relationships, grow your organizing work, and move people to action. Whether you’re new to organizing or a seasoned pro looking to sharpen your skills, this training will leave you energized and ready to get to work.  RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/people-power-101-getting-started-with-organizing-relationships/?link_id=50&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-february-21-2025&email_referrer=email_2636553&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-february-28-2025

23] –On Mon., March 3 at 6:30 PM, there is a DSA MoCo Branch upcounty organizing meeting. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/march-upcounty-organizing-meeting?link_id=75&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-february-21-2025&email_referrer=email_2636553&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-february-28-2025

The meeting will take place at the Gaithersburg Library, 18330 Montgomery Village Ave., Gaithersburg 20874. Call 734.274.1848. Join in to discuss ICE Know Your Rights canvassing in Germantown/Gaithersburg greater area, upcoming 2025 Gaithersburg elections, and more.

24] – The Metro D.C. DSA [info@mdcdsa.org] has a Trans/Queer Liberation Campaign (BAWG) which will meet virtually on Mon., March 3 at 7 PM ET. This is a bi-weekly meeting. Discuss ongoing efforts such as Project Sanctuary, our Gender & Name Change Clinics, and more!

This is the bi-weekly meeting of Metro DC DSA's Trans/Queer Liberation Campaign. RSVP to receive the Zoom link and join us to discuss ongoing efforts such as Project Sanctuary, our Gender & Name Change Clinics, and more! https://actionnetwork.org/events/transqueer-liberation-bi-weekly-meeting-10?link_id=76&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-february-21-2025&email_referrer=email_2636553&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-february-28-2025

25] – On Tues., March 4 from noon to 1 PM, join Indivisible Baltimore to march for democracy starting at Thurgood Marshall Memorial Plaza, 100 State Circle, Annapolis 21401. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/758374/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_of_type

Join Free State Coalition in a peaceful protest. The shock and awe of the administration will not silence any voices. Unite to continue protecting democracy, rejecting the authoritarian takeover, and demanding the government be held accountable. Don't forget to bring your homemade signs!

26] – Join the Baltimore Nonviolence Center on Tues., March 3 from 4:30 to 5 PM ET at 33rd and N. Charles Sts. to condemn the invasion of Ukraine and the Trump/Vance team which supports Putin’s war crimes. Putin has destroyed Aleppo and Grozny and has threatened the use of nuclear weapons.  And he knows that Trump appreciates how he got Trump elected in 2016. Rather than support Ukraine, Trump hoped to steal Ukraine’s rare earth minerals.  Let us hope that the European Union will provide further support for the Ukrainian people. Contact Max at mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net or 410-323-1607.

To be continued

Donations can be sent to Max Obuszewski, Baltimore Nonviolence Center, 431 Notre Dame Lane, Apt. 206, Baltimore, MD 21212.  Ph.: 410-323-1607; Email: mobuszewski2001 [at] comcast.net. Go to http://baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com/.

"The master class has always declared the wars; the subject class has always fought the battles. The master class has had all to gain and nothing to lose, while the subject class has had nothing to gain and everything to lose--especially their lives." Eugene Victor Debs

Baltimore Activist Alert – March 2 – 3, 2025

Baltimore Activist Alert – March 2 – 3, 2025

"I speak as an American to the leaders of my own nation. The great initiative in this war is ours. The initiative to stop it must be ours." -Martin Luther King Jr.

Friends, this list and other email documents which I send out are done under the auspices of the Baltimore Nonviolence Center.  Go to www.baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com. 

  If you appreciate this information and would like to make a donation, send contributions to Max Obuszewski, BNC, 431 Notre Dame Lane, Apt. 206, Baltimore, MD 21212.  Max can be reached at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 [at] comcast.net.

1] Books, buttons and stickers

2] Web site for info on federal legislation

3] Need help in archiving activist material

4] Get the book A Bag of Snakes

5] Get the book Male Supremacy in the Catholic Church: An Insider’s View by Roy Bourgeois

6] Baltimore activist selling her home

7] Playing God – March 2

8] Canvass for a socialist – March 2

9] Doctors against Genocide webinar – March 2

10] Divest Philly meeting -- March 2

11] Talk to Brian Willson – March 2

12] PDA Town Hall – March 2

13] Electoral Working Group meeting -- March 2

14] Federal Workers Rights Training -- March 2

15] Vigil at the Pentagon – March 3

16] Text voters – March 3

17] Election Protection – March 3

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1] – Buttons, bumper stickers and books are available.  “God Bless the Whole World, No Exceptions” stickers are in stock. Call Max at 410-323-1607.

2] –To obtain information how your federal legislators voted on particular bills, go to http://thomas.loc.gov/.  Congressional toll-free numbers are 888-818-6641, 888-355-3588 or 800-426-8073. The White House Comment Email is accessible at http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/.

3] –  Janice Sevre-Duszynska needs some assistance in archiving her activist material.  If you are interested in this project, contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net.

4] – Barry Lee Burnside, a gaggle of great writers and copy editors are making available “A Bag of Snakes: Selected Writings on Prisons and the Death Penalty by Murphy Davis and Eduard Loring. Edited by Barry Lee Burnside.” Ed indicates the book will be available for sale on April 13, and is asking you to pre-order your copy. Your donation will provide a needed financial boost for the printing costs. The suggested donation is $20 for one copy; and $30 for your copy and an additional copy for a prisoner or someone in need. Any donation is appreciated. More or less you will receive the book.  Barry and the team have spent over two years putting this book together. It begins with outlines and notes found in the boxes of materials Murphy left when she ascended. The work is a work of love, and all involved are proud of the fruit borne by seeds nourished in good soil.

To order by postal mail, make your check to Open Door Community.  Send it to Open Door Community, PO Box 10980, Baltimore 21234.  For any questions, contact David Payne at 404-290-2047 or davidpayne@opendoorcommunity.org.

5] – Another book to consider purchasing is Male Supremacy in the Catholic Church: An Insider’s View by Roy Bourgeois. His new book is both memoir and position-paper, and it makes the case that the Roman Catholic Church is a corrupt system that spits out truth-tellers. The crime he was excommunicated for was attending the ordination ceremony of Janice Sevre-Duszynska in Lexington, Kentucky, in August 2008. The ordination was under the auspices of the Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests.  The Vatican’s response has been to excommunicate any woman who has the audacity to see herself as a priest equal to a male priest. You can purchase a copy from Amazon or by Kindle.

Here are two quotes to contemplate: “I permit no woman to teach or to have authority over men. She is to keep silent.” – Timothy 1, 2:12-13.  “If the patriarchy that dominates the church is not dismantled and women are not treated as equals, the church will continue to diminish and, eventually, die.” – Roy Bourgeois.

6] – A home in Baltimore is for sale on a dead-end street in the Lauraville neighborhood, with three bedrooms, and one bath. The yard backs into a field and then a forest. There is a serene and quiet setting with an abundance of wildlife. The owner will be asking a reasonable amount for the property but it will not be overpriced. Contact her by text only at 443 500 6733. On the text, leave your name and phone number, and she will get back to anyone that reaches out. 

7] – The Baltimore Ethical Society invites you on Sundays at 10:30 AM for a platform presentation. On March 2, the Zoom presentation will be “Playing God: An Evolutionary History of World Religion.” Recently scholars around the world have made some fascinating and jaw-dropping discoveries in the field of global religious history—including ones that overturn so much of what we think we know about the founders and origins of our major world religions. Author David Fitzgerald is an award-winning writer, historical researcher and an atheist activist who lectures internationally at universities and secular events, and is a frequent guest on many podcasts. He has been a passionate advocate for atheism, civil rights, counter-apologetics and secular humanism his entire adult life. Starting in the 1990’s, he was called one of the busiest atheist activists in the San Francisco Bay Area, serving on the board of San Francisco Atheists and CFI-SF for over a decade. He was the Director and Co-Founder of both the world’s first Atheist Film Festival and Evolutionpalooza! San Francisco’s oldest annual Darwin Day celebration.  He is the star of his own podcast, The Myth of Jesus with David Fitzgerald. More information about David can be found on his website at davidfitzgerald.org.

 As a historical researcher, he has been actively investigating the Historical Jesus question for over twenty-five years, and was an associate member of CSER (the former Committee for the Scientific Examination of Religion). To receive a Zoom invitation, please email president@bmorethical.org.

8] – Metro DC DSA [info@mdcdsa.org] endorsed Shayla Adams-Stafford, and socialists are organizing to elect a people’s champion to the Prince George’s County Council District 5 seat. Comrades will do the last canvass for Shayla on Sun., March 2 from 11 AM to 2 PM ET, starting from the Progressive Maryland Office, 4500 Forbes Blvd., Lanham 20706. Knock on doors until about 2 PM and meet up afterward to debrief. Chapter members and allies are invited to participate: hand warmers will be provided, and warm dress is strongly encouraged. RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/feb-16-canvass-for-shayla-adams-stafford?link_id=17&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-january-24-2025-5&email_referrer=email_2619065&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-february-14-2025

 Shayla is a former Teachers Union shop steward, has led the fight on the school board for care not policing in our schools, and fought back against developers to get strong project labor agreements on public school projects. This race will decide the balance of power on a County Council split 5 – 5 between corporate developer interests and progressives. Establishment Democrats are opposing Shayla with everything they have.

9] –Doctors against Genocide [info@doctorsagainstgenocide.org] is doing its weekly webinar on Sun., March 2 at noon ET. RSVP at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jE2bgsvsQHCi29nIq8AUAQ

Check out Voices from Gaza with a first-hand account from Dr. Khaled Alser, Co-founder of Healthcare Workers Watch. Dr. Alser spent 7 months in Israeli Detention Camps. Get with Amnesty International landmark report on the Crime of Genocide in Gaza: – Alicia Koutsoulieris, Amnesty International Country Specialist for Israel/OPT/State of Palestine.

10] – Divest Philly [greta@worldbeyondwar.org] meets monthly on the first Sunday of the month from 2:30 to 3:30 PM ET on Zoom. The next meeting is Sun., March 2 at 2:30 PM ET. If you are interested in attending, email greta@worldbeyondwar.org to get the Zoom link.

11] – On Sun., March 2 at 3 PM ET, there is a webinar with Brian Willson: Veteran, Peace Activist, Nicaraguan Citizen.  Brian started life in a conservative small town in upstate New York, but changed his political outlook as a result of life events including military experience in Vietnam. On September 1, 1987, he and other veterans blocked railroad tracks at the Concord, CA, naval station, to protest shipping US weapons to Central America. An approaching train did not stop, and Brian barely survived the impact, losing both legs below the knee as well as his right frontal lobe. After this attack, his activism only intensified. As a trained lawyer and writer, he has also documented US policy in over 20 countries including Nicaragua, which he made his permanent home several years ago.  REGISTER at bit.ly/NicaMarch2.  

Brian is ready to answer your questions, as well as the following queries:  What were the most important factors that changed your political viewpoint and impelled you to take action?  Why did you decide to move to Nicaragua, and what have you experienced and observed while living there?  What message do you have for other activists and potential activists?

12] – Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] wants you to know on Sun., March 2 at 4 PM ET there will be a Town Hall. Hear from Jamaal Bowman—one of the most brilliant, dynamic, and truthful politicians in America. Discuss PDA's strategy to defeat MAGA and launch a new Progressive era.  As we all know, imbalanced redistricting, plus an avalanche of right-wing money arrayed against him and in support of his conservative Democratic opponent, led to Bowman's defeat in last year's primary. No one understands the imbalances that plague the American political system better than Jamaal Bowman—and no one tells it like it is any better. Less than two months since he left Congress, Bowman will give the lowdown on how Congress really operates and what Democrats must do to fight back effectively against Trump and Musk.

Then, there will be a PDA strategy session. Executive Director Alan Minsky has written a series of articles on Common Dreams, about how progressives can and must take over the Democratic Party for the good of the country and the world. The articles have created quite a buzz on social media. A presentation of their central ideas, followed by an open discussion, is overdue on one of our Town Halls.  Register here and the machine will email you your secure codes: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tceuhrzsvHdymeeZRwb-i7X50FJa-HMR4#/registration

13] – The Northern Virginia DSA Electoral Working Group meeting will be on Sun., March 2 from 7 to 8 PM.  Join #nova-electoral on slack, and fill out the interest form. Also, feel free to reach out to @Alex Yarkosky on slack with any questions about electoral work. A link to attend this virtual event will be emailed upon RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/nova-electoral-monthly-working-group-meeting-0302?link_id=74&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-february-21-2025&email_referrer=email_2636553&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-february-28-2025

Join us in #nova-electoral on slack, and fill out our interest form. Also, feel free to reach out to @Alex Yarkosky on slack with any questions about electoral work.

14] – Trump, Musk, and DOGE want to take away federal employees’ rights and economic security, but federal laws and union contracts still protect workers in critical ways. Are you worried about being illegally fired, transferred, placed on unpaid leave, or furloughed? The DSA Labor Working Group will do a Federal Workers Rights Training from 2 to 4 PM ET on Sun., March 2 ET at the at Shaw Neighborhood Library, 1630 7th St. NW, WDC 20001. This federal labor rights workshop will cover the key protections that you have to fight back with your coworkers. This is part of a continuing series of “Know Your Labor Rights” workshops hosted by experienced labor lawyers and veteran organizers across the DC area. Contact Zachary T. at 914-357-0696.  RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/federal-workers-rights-training?link_id=73&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-february-21-2025&email_referrer=email_2636553&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-february-28-2025

15] – There is a weekly Pentagon Peace Vigil from 7 to 8 AM on Mondays, since 1987, outside the Pentagon Metro stop.  The next vigil is March 3, and it is sponsored by the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker.  Email artlaffin@hotmail.com or call 202-882-9649.  The vigil will be outside the Pentagon's south Metro entrance and in the designated "protest zone" behind bicycle fences across from the entrance to the Metro. 

By Metro, take Yellow Line and get out at the "Pentagon" stop. Do not go to the Pentagon City stop! Go up south escalators and turn left and walk across to protest area. By car from D.C. area, take 395 South and get off at Exit 8A-Pentagon South Parking. Take slight right onto S. Rotary Rd. at end of ramp and right on S. Fern St. Then take left onto Army Navy Dr. You can "pay to park" on Army Navy Dr.,  and there is meter parking one block on right on Eads St. Payment for both of these spots begins at 8 AM.  No cameras are allowed on Pentagon grounds. The restrooms are located inside Marriot Providence Inn on corner of S. Fern and Army Navy Dr.

16] – Join the virtual Distributed Texting Team, hosted by Chesapeake Climate Action Network / Action Fund on Mon., March 3 from noon to 8 PM ET. Send texts to CCAN members and voters to help support critical climate legislation like the RENEW Act. The next texting date is Mon., March 10- from noon to 8 PM ET. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/746881/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_from_org

17] – Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] wants you to participate with the Grassroots Election Protection Coalition/ALLIANCE 4 GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY Zoom on Mon., March 3 at 5 PM ET. Hear from leading activists, elected officials, and others committed to union organizing as well as cleaning up our elections and the environment, and other critically important issues. RSVP at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYqfuygpjIiHtc20uIOxdeqYRiAicjSLWUc#/registration

To be continued

Donations can be sent to Max Obuszewski, Baltimore Nonviolence Center, and 431 Notre Dame Lane, Apt. 206, Baltimore, MD 21212.  Ph.: 410-323-1607; Email: mobuszewski2001 [at] comcast.net. Go to http://baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com/.