Baltimore Activist Alert -- July 28 - August 3, 2022

45] Protest at FERC – July 28

46] Deliver an Impeach Clarence petition – July 28

47] Make Calls with the DNC National Call Crew – July 28 - 30

48] All in PA Statewide Virtual Phone Bank – July 28 & Aug. 3  

49] Climate Defenders National Call - July 28

50] Our Revolution phone bank – July 28

51] Metro DC DSA Cuba Campaign Planning Meeting – July 28

52] Cauca’s Black Women in Resistance – July 28

53] Protest ball game/Demand climate chaos relief – July 28

54] Stop the Toxic Money Pipeline -- July 28

55] Get out the Vote – July 28

56] MD Poor Peoples Campaign (MoCo Region) Meeting – July 28

57] Take on the profit-driven health care system – July 28

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45] – Beyond Extreme Energy [info@beyondextremeenergy.org] is planning a ground action at the FERC on Thurs., July 28. Stop the Mountain Valley Pipeline when the FERC commissioners have their monthly meeting. Join the protest between 8 and 10 AM ET outside of FERC. Visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc4-2gXzakE-aDJus2Dt7auEqUgbFVViKLir-tjrlwtsEuo5g/viewform.

46] – Demand Justice [volunteer@demandjustice.org] needs you at the Supreme Court, 1 First St. NE, WDC 20543 on Thurs., July 28 at 10 AM ET. Help deliver a petition to Impeach Clarence Thomas. Join Rep. Ilhan Omar, Rep. Jamaal Bowman, MoveOn, and others to drop off over 1.2 million petition signatures calling on Congress to impeach Clarence Thomas.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/moveon/event/482190/?utm_source=demandjustice&link_id=4&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&email_referrer=email_1617477&email_subject=impeach-clarence-thomas-petition-delivery-tomorrow-at-the-supreme-court.

47] – Make Calls virtually with the DNC National Call Crew to voters in battleground states to build strength for the 2022 Midterms. Please email digitalorganizing@dnc.org. Sign up for up to six shifts on Thurs., July 28 from 2 to 8 PM ET, six shifts on Fri., July 29 from 2 to 8 PM ET and eight shifts on Sat., July 30 from noon to 8 PM. For a training, sign up at https://events.democrats.org/event/440875/. Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/388091/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual.

48] – Join a Pennsylvania Statewide Virtual Phone Bank, hosted by All in PA 2022.  On Thurs., July 28 and then Wed., Aug. 3 from 5 to 7 PM, join the phone bank. Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/445906/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual. Talk with voters about electing Pennsylvania Democrats up and down the ballot!  You'll need a computer, reliable internet service and a browser program, such as Firefox or Chrome. This will continue through September 1.

49] –  The Center for Popular Democracy [cpdclimate@populardemocracy.org] will hold a  Climate Defenders National Call on Thurs., July 28 at 6 PM EST. Profits prioritized over people calls for organizing. We must make sure the politicians who were helped get elected in 2020 are going to ask for help so they keep their jobs.  Let them know they have to deliver on the massive investments needed to move away from fossil fuels to create millions of good jobs to replace lead pipes, protect homes from extreme weather, expand railways, and manufacture and install solar panels and wind turbines and much more.  Register to make summer calls every Thursday. Sign up at https://www.democracynow.org/?utm_source=Democracy+Now%21&utm_campaign=ac663b1449-Daily_Digest_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fa2346a853-ac663b1449-192217345

50] – Our Revolution [info@ourrevolution.com] would like you to phone bank on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 6:30 to 8:30 PM ET. There are more than 8 million voters across the country who identify as progressive. These numbers suggest progressives can win at every level of government, but the voters must go to the polls! Sign up to join the Our Revolution phone bank force at https://www.mobilize.us/ourrevolution/event/440081/?akid=2556.8252965.t1Ai8m&rd=1&t=11. Sign up for Thurs., July 28.

51] – On Thurs., July 28 from 6:30 to 7:30 PM ET, attend the Metro DC DSA Cuba Campaign Planning Meeting. The Medicare for All team is organizing an ongoing campaign to push to end the medical blockade of Cuba. This blockade is impacting Cubans' ability to get medicine and preventing Cuba from producing enough COVID vaccines to vaccinate the Global South. Join us to help stop this blockade. For more information, find our slack channel #m4a-cuba-campaign.  RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/cuba-campaign-planning-meeting-19?link_id=38&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-jul-15-2022&email_referrer=email_1612636&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-jul-22-2022.

52] –The Colombia Team [colombia@solidaritycollective.org] thinks you will be interested in on Thurs., July 28 at 7 PM ET a Virtual Panel: Cauca’s Black Women in Resistance. Register at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UIhOds4bTMKN9plrn0coaA?link_id=1&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-virtual-panel-caucas-black-women-in-resistance&email_referrer=email_1610513&email_subject=virtual-panel-next-week-caucas-black-women-in-resistance. The struggle and resistance for territory and the defense of collective rights continues throughout our Americas, with greater risk for those who exercise leadership. Listen to women who are leaders in Colombia, building antiracist and feminist power from below.

53] – CCAN Action Fund [info@ccanactionfund.org] is organizing on Thurs., July 28 at 7 PM ET a protest at the Congressional Baseball Game at Nationals Park.   Members of Congress are planning to play a baseball game as though everything is fine.  Do not play baseball while the world burns.  Sign up to participate in a rally outside and then, for interested parties, peaceful civil disobedience at the park: https://nowornever.earth/#getinvolved.

54] – The Action Center on Race and the Economy [email@acrecampaigns.org] is concerned about banks paying for climate chaos.  Participate in a webinar on Thurs., July 28 at 7 PM ET – Stop the Toxic Money Pipeline. Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OGXchBJyTz6tygvUvKyPIw?_x_zm_rtaid=jjJsasdRQeayBgo9vNA8XQ.1657310200174.dbfa08311de426a1f541446547c8ad73&_x_zm_rhtaid=956&link_id=1&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-save-the-date-july-28-toxic-money-webinar-5&email_referrer=email_1613679&email_subject=save-the-date-july-28-toxic-money-webinar.

55] –Join CPD Action’s Get out the Vote campaign phone bank on Thurs., July 28 at 7 PM ET.  Make sure that eligible voters in battleground states turn out to vote and know what is at stake.  Big hint: some folks should begin requesting their vote by mail ballots right now! Sign up at https://secure.everyaction.com/Gx8A3MicO0e5DYAxuyRj3g2?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CPD.

56] – On Thurs., July 28 at 7:30 PM ET, attend the MD Poor Peoples Campaign (MoCo Region) General Meeting. Hear from A Wider Circle, an organization which will work closely with the Poor Peoples Campaign. Also discuss a late summer base-building campaign of outreach - tabling, canvassing, voter registration and follow up. Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEsc-2rqzspGtSzGovtmB9PEzZ0anpiXd7z. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

57] – Jasmine Ruddy [info@medicare4all.org] explains there is frustration with the hospital industry's nightmarish plans to increase profits by sending sick patients back home to receive “care,” misclassifying nurses as independent contractors, and attempting to turn more jobs into gig work.  Now corporations like CVS and tech startup companies are trying to harness new technologies like artificial intelligence and remote monitoring to justify unsafe at-home care for acutely ill patients. Get involved with a live webinar to learn more about how our communities can fight to ensure that new technologies do not keep deepening the injustices of our broken, profit-driven health care system on Thurs., July 28 at 8 PM ET for ‘Equity Through Advocacy: Overcoming Technological Bias in Health Care’ at https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KOdLI186QPWJGqfd5dmFoQ?akid=150604.162593.0-KTFi&rd=1&t=1.

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 -- July 27 - 30, 2022

30] Future of Arms Control – July 27

31] A New Nuclear Era – July 27

32] Digital ads training – July 27

33] Make Calls with the DNC National Call Crew – July 27 – 30

34] All in PA Statewide Virtual Phone Bank – July 27

35] Training Opportunity for Our Youth – July 27

36] Russian Invasion and Growing Danger of Nuclear War – July 27

37] Swing elections blue – July 27

38] PA Democratic Virtual Voter Protection Phone Bank – July 27

39] Our Revolution phone bank – July 27 - 28

40] “Quaker Witness on Gun Violence” – July 27

41] Training to Make Calls DNC National Call-Crew – July 27, 29 & 30

42] End Selective Service – July 27

43] Skills Training – July 27

44] Take on corporate greed – July 27

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30] – On Wed., July 27 at 9 AM ET, check out The Future of Arms Control, Strategic Stability and the Global Order [Virtual].  As countries prepare for the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) Review Conference next month, increased competition between regional and global powers, the pace of technological development and the collapse of long-standing agreements present more challenges to arms control and global strategic order than ever before. In this increasing vacuum, the potential for misunderstanding and miscalculation grows. Hear from the UK’s National Security Adviser, Sir Stephen Lovegrove, who will offer a UK perspective on the current climate and advocate for a new set of principles for the future of arms control and resetting strategic stability for the new international order. The sponsor of the event is the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS). RSVP at https://www.csis.org/events/future-arms-control-strategic-stability-and-global-order.

31] – On Wed., July 27 from noon to 1 PM ET, tune in to Future Foreign Policy: A New Nuclear Era? Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine started with a warning against Western intervention: they would face “consequences such as you have never seen in your entire history.” As he has repeated his nuclear threats over the last three months, numerous commentators have begun to wonder if it is the beginning of a new era of heighted nuclear risks. Headlines read: “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has eroded the nuclear taboo” (The Economist); “Putin’s Threats Highlight the Dangers of a New, Riskier Nuclear Era” (The New York Times). Many wonder what lessons China may take away from Russia’s nuclear saber rattling. What lessons have US allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific learned? Are countries like Japan and South Korea more likely to seek nuclear weapons for themselves?  This event is sponsored by the New American Engagement Initiative, Atlantic Council. Register at https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/ffp-a-new-nuclear-era/.

32] – John Pope [john@rethinkmedia.org] hopes you can attend a training on Wed., July 27 at 2 PM ET. This will be ReThink’s digital ads training. Learn how and why to use digital ads for advocacy, find out more about the platforms and get top tips for running a digital ads campaign with a limited budget. RSVP now for our digital ads training. https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Lg8Cmkk8QG6rX8bM5rotkw#/registration.

33] – Make Calls virtually with the DNC National Call Crew through July 31.  Call voters in battleground states to build strength for the 2022 Midterms. Please email digitalorganizing@dnc.org. Sign up for up to eight shifts on Wed., July 27 from 2 to 10 PM ET,  six shifts on Thurs., July 28 from 2 to 8 PM ET, six shifts on Fri., July 29 from 2 to 8 PM ET and eight shifts on Sat., July 30 from noon to 8 PM ET. For a training, sign up at https://events.democrats.org/event/440875/. Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/388091/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual.

34] – There is an All In PA Statewide Virtual Phone Bank. The next slots are on July 27 and July 28 from 5 to 7 PM ET.  Talk with voters about electing Pennsylvania Democrats up and down the ballot! WHAT YOU'LL NEED are a computer, tablet, or smartphone with reliable internet service and a comfy, quiet place in your home.  Join the phone bank and set up a few minutes before your scheduled start time so you can focus on having good conversations for your full shift. Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/445906/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual.

35] – Kate Terenzi [info@cpdaction.org] wants you to participate on Wed., July 27 from 5 to 7 PM ET with a Training Opportunity for Our Youth. Help provide our youth the liberatory education they deserve through a collective effort of taking back school boards from far-right influences by using a toolkit! Register for the Center for Popular Democracy Action training with RaceForward and Bolder Advocacy.  Go to https://schoolboards.cpdaction.org/?utm_source=affiliate&utm_medium=RaceForward&utm_campaign=SchoolBoardElections.

36] – On Wed., July 27 from 5 PM ET, Dr. Ira Helfand will speak about the Russian Invasion of Ukraine and the Growing Danger of Nuclear War. Helfand will weigh in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the growing dangers and potential consequences of a nuclear war, and the “Back from the Brink” movement in the United States that aims to abolish nuclear weapons. He was educated at Harvard College and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and is a founding member of the International Steering Group of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapon, ICAN, and the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War.  Finally, he is also co-Founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility. Email tthorpe@clamsnet.org for more information.  Visit https://www.psr.org/blog/event/the-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-and-the-growing-danger-of-nuclear-war/?instance_id=1621. Join by Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86815443936.

37] – On Wed., July 27 at 6 PM ET, the Silver Spring Progressive Action is hosting a PHONEBANK TO SWING ELECTIONS BLUE. Join SSPA for a virtual phone bank to talk with voters about electing Democrats up and down the ballot! Help identify Democratic voters for the Senate and other races as well as issues important to voters. Register at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/475548/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_of_type.

38] – On Wed., July 27 from 6 to 8 PM ET, join a PA Democratic Virtual Voter Protection Phone Bank. Talk with potential volunteers in Central Pennsylvania about protecting the vote and electing Pennsylvania Democrats up and down the ballot! The most effective way to recruit volunteers right now is through phone calls. Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/475252/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_of_type.

39] – Our Revolution [info@ourrevolution.com] would like you to phone bank on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 6:30 to 8:30 PM ET. There are more than 8 million voters across the country who identify as progressive. These numbers suggest progressives can win at every level of government, but the voters must go to the polls! Sign up to join the Our Revolution phone bank force at https://www.mobilize.us/ourrevolution/event/440081/?akid=2556.8252965.t1Ai8m&rd=1&t=11. Sign up for Wed., July 27 and Thurs., July 28.  

40] – FCNL [support@fcnl.org] thinks you will be interested in a “Quaker Witness on Gun Violence” on Wed., July 27 at 6:30 PM ET. Since losing their daughter to gun violence in 2001, Nick and Amanda Wilcox have channeled their grief and rage into advocating for gun violence prevention at the national and local level. Even with Congress finally passing a bipartisan gun reform bill in late June, much more needs to be done. Register to join Amanda and Nick for a conversation about their advocacy: https://act.fcnl.org/event/quaker-welcome-center-events-watch-home/2835/?akid=25368.152065.AXGWr5&rd=1&t=17&utm_campaign=event&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ak&utm_term=25368.152065.AXGWr5.

41] – Sign up for a Training to Make Calls Anytime with the DNC National Call-Crew at https://www.mobilize.us/thecomedyresistance/event/440875/. Learn how to make calls to voters in battleground states on your schedule with the DNC National Call-Crew! The DNC National Call-Crew brings volunteer power to battleground states where it's needed most for the Midterms! In this Zoom-based training, you will learn how to make calls and get your questions answered through an amazing online community. After training, during calling hours, you'll be able to schedule shifts on the hour or stop by to call when it's most convenient for you. The first half of the session, you will be set up to call, and the second half you'll be making calls to voters in battleground states. The next trainings are on Wed., July 27 from 7 to 8 PM EDT, Sat., July 30 from 4 to 5 PM EDT and Mon., August 1 from 7 to 8 PM ET.  

42] –WAND [peace@wand.org] hopes you will join a webinar on Wed., July 27 at 7 PM ET -- End the Selective Service for all!  This year, members of the Senate are attempting to expand this unjust system to include women.  Sign up at https://www.afsc.org/action/end-selective-service-all-2022-update?emci=9f073f27-8d07-ed11-b47a-281878b83d8a&emdi=0a675656-8e07-ed11-b47a-281878b83d8a&ceid=3107032.

43] – Working Families Party [reply@workingfamilies.org] is doing a Skills Training: Safety and Story in This Moment on Wed., July 27 at 7:30 PM ET.  This free, virtual training will help you turn your life experiences into a quick story that can change minds, build connections, and strengthen our movement. RSVP at  https://www.mobilize.us/workingfamilies/event/481160/?utm_source=NatEmail-20220725&link_id=0&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&email_referrer=email_1615058&email_subject=join-us-for-a-wfp-skills-training-this-wednesday.

44] – On Wed., July 27 at 8 PM ET, People's Action [info@peoplesaction.org] wants you to know that Corporate Greed is ruining everything. The corporations are raising prices on us to record levels while taking huge profits out of our pockets. And, just as bad, they fund attacks on democracy and prop up right-wing politicians who attack our rights and our communities. RSVP at https://www.crowdcast.io/e/houseparty/register.  Join the movement politics team at Peoples Action and special guests for a HOUSE PARTY to learn about its plan to win progressive power and build a bigger we in 2022! The cohosts are Carrie Santoro, executive director of Pennsylvania Stands Up, and executive director Sulma Arias!  Also hear from WI Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes, PA State Senator Nikil Saval, U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA17), and Congressional candidate Brittany Ramos DeBarros (D-NY11).  There will be a special message from Senator Bernie Sanders, and some songs from musical guest Reginald Chapman.

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 -- July 25 -- July 31, 2022

18] Make calls with the DNC -- July 25 & 26

19] Nuclear Disarmament Speaker Training – July 25

20] Learn how to make calls to voters in battleground states – July 25

21] Monday Night National Organizing Broadcast – July 25

22] No First Use Global Register meeting – July 26

23] We are all Organizers – July 26

24] Voter Protection Phone banks with Common Cause – July 26, 29 and 31

25] Tell Putin stop the killing – July 26

26] Our Revolution phone bank – July 26, 27 and 28

27] Talk about the midterm elections and the future of climate action. -- July 26

28] Campaign Camp – July 26 & 28

29] Holding candidates accountable – July 26

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18] – Make Calls virtually with the DNC National Call Crew through July 31.  Call voters in battleground states to build strength for the 2022 Midterms. Please email digitalorganizing@dnc.org. Sign up for up to eight shifts on Mon., July 25 from 2 to 10 PM ET and six shifts on Tues., July 26 from 2 to 8 PM ET. For a training, sign up at https://events.democrats.org/event/440875/. Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/388091/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual.

19] – There is an urgent need to educate the public about the growing danger of nuclear war and what we can do about it.  Many of us want to help with this education but feel uncomfortable doing public speaking on this issue. On Mon., July 25 at 7 PM ET, take a Nuclear Disarmament Speaker Training with Ira Helfand. Each session will last 60 to 90 minutes. In the first session there will be a brief sample presentation about the nuclear danger and what people can do, followed by a group discussion of the questions that audiences frequently pose at such presentations.  This will be followed by short break out sessions to identify what other information people need to speak on their own. At the second session each participant will have the opportunity to do a brief presentation of their own on one aspect of the topic with feedback from the group.

  Registrants will receive a sample Power Point and a list of FAQ’s with possible answers.  Helfand is the immediate past president of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW), which won the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize, and is the cofounder and past president of Physicians for Social Responsibility, IPPNW’s US affiliate. Sign up at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYof-qhqzMjE9CoeQJOUIzHmu9ZqyFodlRU?emci=cec9668b-6b04-ed11-b47a-281878b83d8a&emdi=96332f5c-7404-ed11-b47a-281878b83d8a&ceid=269591.

20] – Learn how to make calls to voters in battleground states on your schedule with the DNC National Call-Crew! The DNC National Call-Crew brings volunteer power to battleground states where it's needed most for the Midterms! In this Zoom-based training, you will learn how to make calls and get your questions answered through an amazing online community. After training, during calling hours, you'll be able to schedule shifts on the hour or stop by to call when it's most convenient for you. The first half of the session, you will be set up to call, and the second half you'll be making calls to voters in battleground states. The next trainings are on Mon., July 25 from 7 to 8 PM ET, Wed., July 27 from 7 to 8 PM EDT and Sat., July 30 from 4 to 5 PM EDT.  Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/northcentralmassvolunteers/event/440875/.

21] – Get with the Monday Night National Organizing Broadcast, hosted by Our Revolution on Mon., July 25 from 8:30 to 9:30 PM EDT.  Join call at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/993867009 or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/events/3008524382797608.  See https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/148017/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_do_it_again. Hear from Rep. Ilhan Omar, Sarah Blas, candidate for New York State Senate, and Charly Carter, executive director of the Democracy Initiative.

22] – No First Use Global [alyn@pnnd.org] is inviting you on Tues., July 26 at 11 AM ET to the NoFirstUse Global campaign update and consultation meeting. Sign up at https://nofirstuse.global/events-temp/.  The increased nuclear threats arising from the Russian invasion of Ukraine have made the international campaign for no-first-use policies even more urgent than when NoFirstUse Global launched its campaign last year. The objective of the meeting is to share ideas and feedback amongst participants to help make the campaign even more cooperative and effective. The meeting is timed for the week prior to the 10th Review Conference of States Parties to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Send any questions to info@nofirstuse.global. For campaign information, visit www.nofirstuse.global. 

23] – On Tues., July 26 ·from 2 to 3:30 PM and 7:30 to 9 PM ET,  the Democratic National Committee has put together We Are All Organizers: Community Organizing Training. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/404981/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual.  Learn how to organize in your community.  Community organizing focuses on the most important tools at our disposal: our relationships and our ability to talk with one another about things that matter. Go over the best ways to make a difference, and how to be a leader and organize in your community. You will receive a link to join on Zoom closer to the day-of.

24] – Join the Voter Protection phone banks with Common Cause to work together to demand bold changes to our democracy to create a government that represents all of us, not big corporations or special interests. Call voters in New Hampshire to connect them with Gov. Sununu and encourage him to veto SB 418 and voters in Michigan to recruit them for events happening around their state. These phone banks are subject to change based on variables outside of our control (i.e. a Senator's mailbox is full).  On Sundays, call voters in Michigan to recruit them for events happening around their state. On Tuesdays (in partnership with Newburyport Indivisible-RISE), call New Hampshire voters to connect them with Gov. Sununu and encourage him to veto SB 418.  On Fridays, there will be the Our Democracy phone bank. These shifts also always will include training for first-timers before you make calls! On Sun., July 31 from 6 to 8 PM ET, Tues., July 26 from 4 to 6 PM ET and Fri., July 29 from 4 to 6 PM ET. Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/376178/?followup_modal_context=newsletter.

25] – Join the Baltimore Nonviolence Center on Tues., July 26 from 4:30 to 5:30 PM ET for joining the CODEPINK call for support demonstrations for the people of Ukraine.  Gather at 33rd and N. Charles Sts. The invasion of Ukraine has the potential to become a war extending throughout Europe.  Putin has destroyed Aleppo and Grozny and has threatened the use of nuclear weapons.  Russian soldiers were sent into the area around the contaminated and still radioactive Chernobyl nuclear plant.    People who believe in peace and justice should come forward and take the risks of peace. Contact Max at mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net or 410-323-1607.

26] –Our Revolution [info@ourrevolution.com] would like you to phone bank on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 6:30 to 8:30 PM ET. There are more than 8 million voters across the country who identify as progressive. These numbers suggest progressives can win at every level of government, but the voters must go to the polls! Sign up to join the Our Revolution phone bank force at https://www.mobilize.us/ourrevolution/event/440081/?akid=2556.8252965.t1Ai8m&rd=1&t=11. Phone on July 26, 27 or 28.

27] – EDF Action [takeaction@email.edfaction.org] is holding a conversation with David Kleve, EDF Action, and WaWA Gatheru, climate activist, on Tues., July 26 at 7 PM ET. They will talk about the midterm elections and the future of climate action. Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/edfaction/event/481227/.26] – Sign up for a Training to Make Calls Anytime with the DNC National Call-Crew at https://www.mobilize.us/thecomedyresistance/event/440875/.

28] – The Working Families Party [reply@workingfamilies.org] is embarking on a Campaign Camp on Tuesdays and Thursdays designed to provide grassroots organizers and activists with the tools they need to win elections and continue fighting for the poor, the working class, and the marginalized in moments like this. Participate on Tues., July 26 and Thurs., July 28 from 7 to 9 PM ET on how to turn movement energy into real electoral and legislative power.  Visit https://secure.everyaction.com/sTub-C080067R7_7uoyFVQ2?utm_source=NatEmail&link_id=0&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&email_referrer=email_1593510&email_subject=join-us-at-wfp-campaign-camp. Sign up at wfpus.org/campaigncamp. If you have any questions, email deasterday@workingfamilies.org.

29] – Our Democracy 2022 [causenet@commoncause.org] wants you to know about webinars on Tues., July 26, Wed., Aug. 24 and Wed., Sept. 28 from 8 to 9 PM ET on holding candidates accountable. Common Cause is asking every candidate for Congress what they will do to protect our democracy. Get a special update on what the group heard back. RSVP at HTTPS://WWW.MOBILIZE.US/COMMONCAUSE/EVENT/428300/?LINK_ID=0&CAN_ID=4B9D4061AEC5469758759317AC0F5285&SOURCE=EMAIL-TUESDAY-WEBINAR-ON-HOLDING-CANDIDATES-ACCOUNTABLE&EMAIL_REFERRER=EMAIL_1610148&EMAIL_SUBJECT=TUESDAY-WEBINAR-ON-HOLDING-CANDIDATES-ACCOUNTABLE.

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 – July 24 – 29, 2022

Baltimore Activist Alert – July 24 – 29, 2022

"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 Obuszewski 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] Get involved with NCNR   

4] Max is looking for tips on a garage or a storage suggestion.

5] Donate for medical care for US drone victim

6] Support the Pratt Workers United

7] Get a copy of HOSPITALITY, the Open Door newsletter

8] Biden, end policies that terrorize immigrants – July 24 - 25

9] Prince George’s DSA County meeting -- July 24

10] Make calls with the DNC -- July 24, 25 & 26

11] Virtual Letter Writing – July 24

12] Teach-In against State Repression in El Salvador – July 24

13] Progressive Town Hall – July 24

14] Voter Protection Phone Bank – July 24, 26 & 29

15] Protest at the Pentagon – July 25

16] Election Protection webinar – July 25

17] Merriweather Lakehouse protest with Unite Here -- July 25

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1] – Buttons, bumperstickers 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] – THE ORGANIZING LIST will be the primary decision-making mechanism of the National Campaign of Nonviolent Resistance [NCNR].  It will be augmented by conference calls and possibly in-person meetings as needed.  It will consist of 1 or 2 representatives from each local, regional, or national organization (not coalitions) that wishes to actively work to carry out the NCNR campaign of facilitating and organizing nonviolent resistance to U.S. wars.

  To join the ORGANIZING List, please send your name, group affiliation, city and email address to mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net.  Different local chapters of a national organization are encouraged to subscribe.  

4] – Max is in need of a garage or a storage space.  Any suggestions would be welcome.  Contact Max at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net.

5] – Here is the Go Fund Me link through which you can help Adel Al Manthari get the medical attention that he desperately needs: https://gofund.me/1a5fac07. Please contribute as soon as possible because he will not be able to get treatment until $10,000 is raised. BanKillerDrones.org is raising funds to help him. WESPAC Foundation is the fiscal agent for BanKillerDrones.org. In March 2018 Adel Al Manthari was grievously injured in a U.S. drone attack in Yemen that killed four of his cousins. The five men were driving to the village of al-Aqla to witness a land transfer. They never made it. Tens of thousands have been killed and maimed by U.S. drone attacks.  Adel survived, but now his health is in jeopardy because he can’t afford the medical care he needs.

6] – The workers at the Enoch Pratt Free Library have started a drive to organize a union calling themselves Pratt Workers United.  Go to https://www.prattworkersunited.org/. There is a letter of support for community members to sign at https://www.prattworkersunited.org/community-letter-support.

 "Pratt Library workers are forming a union, Pratt Workers United. We are seeking pay equity for all, safer working conditions, benefits for part-time workers, and a voice in decisions that affect our work.”

7] – Consider getting HOSPITALITY, the newsletter of OPEN DOOR: A prophetic discipleship community honoring the Black Jesus, Dorothy Day and Martin Luther King, Jr.  You can call 404-290-2047 or emailopendoorcomm@bellsouth.net.

8] – On Monday, July 25, activists will gather in D.C. to demand that Biden keeps his promises to end policies that terrorize immigrants, like the 287(g) program that enables police-ICE collaboration nationwide. RSVP for a specific time and location. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdrtlNwKj5yS0Wb-rczOBJkRpKJTQ0kGQoaChk8XevGYpUnUw/viewform. There will also be an art-build from 10 AM to noon and training from 2 to 5 PM on Sunday, July 24. There are no more excuses. The Biden administration has to act NOW to deliver relief from police-ICE terror and dismantle the 287(g) program entirely. All it will take is quick, easy executive action. Get more information at bit.ly/EndPoliceICETerrorFAQ.

9] – Prince George’s DSA County Branch will meet on Sun., July 24 from 1 to 3 PM for a discussion on the primary election results and how they may offer opportunities for building socialism at the county governance level. The Council’s newly passed Climate Action Plan is among those opportunities. Email steering@pgcdsa.org. Go to https://actionnetwork.org/events/pg-dsa-july-meeting?link_id=0&can_id=65a2487e5dd4cbb61591a2fe882293d3&source=email-august-general-body-meeting-2&email_referrer=email_1611034&email_subject=july-general-body-meeting.

10] – Make Calls virtually with the DNC National Call Crew through July 31.  Call voters in battleground states to build strength for the 2022 Midterms. Please email digitalorganizing@dnc.org. Sign up for up to four shifts on Sun., July 24 from 2 to 6 PM ET, eight shifts on Mon., July 25 from 2 to 10 PM ET, and six shifts on Tues., July 26 from 2 to 8 PM ET. For a training, sign up at https://events.democrats.org/event/440875/. Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/388091/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual.

11] – Join in for Virtual Letter Writing on Sun., July 24 from 2 to 3 PM ET.  This is volunteer organized for Vote Forward. You can write a letter or a postcard, a proven tactic to reach potential voters in important upcoming elections.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/pfaw/event/477936/?followup_modal_context=newsletter. Go to votefwd.org and make an account, and download twenty letters. Letters to underrepresented voters are a fun, easy, and highly effective way to strengthening our democracy by encouraging citizens from underrepresented communities to vote.

12] –  CISPES National Office [info@cispes.org] hopes you will get involved on Sun., July 24 at 4 PM ET in a Solidarity Teach-In against State Repression in El Salvador. Come learn about political prisoners and mass arrests in El Salvador and U.S. support for militarization. Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wDjYg8nHR-K7M7eeKU8j1w?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=ad2566f8-b190-4014-86c0-914d852c7d38.

13] – Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] hope you will join the Town Hall on Sun., July 24 at 4 PM. Progressives are America's Pro-Democracy Movement.  The Town Hall will feature Jason Call for Congress. RSVP at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tceuhrzsvHdymeeZRwb-i7X50FJa-HMR4. PDA endorsed Call, running in Washington’s 2nd District.

 The January 6th Committee's dramatic hearing on Thursday night was a master class in defending democracy. But we need to do more than ward off autocrats like Trump. We need a pro-democracy movement in America. Consider the proposition that American democracy will remain in peril until candidates that truly represent the people, not the plutocrats, start winning the majority of elections.

14] – Join the Voter Protection phone banks with Common Cause to work together to demand bold changes to our democracy to create a government that represents all of us, not big corporations or special interests. Call voters in New Hampshire to connect them with Gov. Sununu and encourage him to veto SB 418 and voters in Michigan to recruit them for events happening around their state. These phone banks are subject to change based on variables outside of our control (i.e. a Senator's mailbox is full).

  On Sundays, call voters in Michigan to recruit them for events happening around their state. On Tuesdays (in partnership with Newburyport Indivisible-RISE), call New Hampshire voters to connect them with Gov. Sununu and encourage him to veto SB 418.  On Fridays, there will be the Our Democracy phone bank. These shifts also always will include training for first-timers before you make calls! On Sun., July 24 from 6 to 8 PM ET, Tues., July 26 from 4 to 6 PM ET and Fri., July 29 from 4 to 6 PM ET. Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/376178/?followup_modal_context=newsletter.

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 July 25 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 Marriott Residence Inn on corner of S. Fern and Army Navy Dr.  

16] – The Emergency Election Protection Coalition is happening at 4:30 PM ET on Mon., July 25. Please submit any questions to: Solartopia@gmail.com. Sign up at https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYldumtrjIiH9L7_KfcFV1n8ynuO3anTGwp. Progressive Democrats of America are part of the coalition.

17] – Join a Merriweather Lakehouse protest with Unite Here, hosted by Our Revolution on Mon., July 25 from 5 to 7 PM ET, Sat., July 30 from 5 to 7 PM ET and Thurs., Aug. 18 from 4:30 to 6:30 PM ET. After many months of protest and campaigning, hospitality workers belonging to Unite Here Local 7 still have not been allowed to return to their former jobs at the Merriweather Lakehouse Hotel. Howard County is processing complaints from twenty workers not recalled as required by the Hospitality Recall Ordinance. While awaiting enforcement of the law, union allies continue to call for people not to patronize the hotel. This summer they are focusing on concert-goers to Merriweather Post Pavilion, which has financial connections to the hotel. Please join in the leafleting.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/480662/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_from_org.

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