Baltimore Activist Alert -- September 25 - 28, 2024

41] Stop the Hate – Sept. 25

42] Protest at El Salvador embassy – Sept. 25

43] Deep Canvass Election phone banks – Sept. 25, 26 & 28

44] Vote Save America 2024 – Sept. 26

45] End Super Pacs – Sept. 26

46] Fight anti-Semitism -- Sept. 26

47] Russian threat to Europe? – Sept. 26

48] IfNotNow Baltimore – Sept. 26

49] Take back the House – Sept. 26 & 28

50] Campaign for Victory -- Sept. 26

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41] – Ariel Gold, Fellowship of Reconciliation [info@fellowshipofreconciliation.ccsend.com] wants you to attend Coffee and Column with Dr. James Zogby, founder and president of Arab American Institute, joined by Maya Berry on Wed., Sept. 25 at 2 PM ET.  Dr. Zogby will discuss her testimony at last week's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on hate crimes and what she hoped to get across at the hearing before Republican senators derailed the hearing with racist questioning and threats.  Read his column "Senate Hearing Showcases Hate" at https://www.aaiusa.org/library/senate-hearing-showcases-hate?emci=aba0c168-887a-ef11-991a-6045bdee6681&emdi=219aa04b-897a-ef11-991a-6045bdee6681&ceid=2205942  Register here to join the conversation: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIlduCurjIoH9H2NMx4r_ChOqASOaVsGhB9?emci=aba0c168-887a-ef11-991a-6045bdee6681&emdi=219aa04b-897a-ef11-991a-6045bdee6681&ceid=2205942#/registrationdiscussion

42] – CISPES [info@cispes.org] is inviting you on Wed., Sept. 25 at 4 PM ET to join an Join the International Day of Action to say No to Mining & Demand Freedom for the Santa Marta 5 at the Embassy of El Salvador, 1400 16^th St. NW, WDC‌. Drop the Charges against Salvadoran Water Defenders!  Join the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS), the Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES), the Washington Ethical Society, and others during two International Weeks of Action to demand the release of Salvadoran water defenders before the trial starts on October 8! Email info@cispes.org

43] – The People's Action [info@peoplesaction.org] on Wed., Sept. 25 & Thurs., Sept. 26 from 5 to 8 PM and Sat., Sept. 28 from 3 to 6 PM ET is doing Deep Canvass Election phone banks.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/peoplesaction/event/565765/?link_id=3&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-whats-next-after-bidens-decision&email_referrer=email_2393896&email_subject=whats-next-after-bidens-decision

  People’s Action has a vision for the future in which we all have a say, we all have what we need, and we all belong. In that vision, our government and our economy serve all of us, not a handful of billionaires, and concerns about corporate profits take a back seat to the well-being of our people and our planet. Over the coming weeks, reach out to voters in critical states to share this vision with them and invite them to join us in working towards it. The next phone bank at 5 PM ET is on Tues., Oct. 1.   These calls will continue through Sat., Oct. 19 from 3 to 6 PM ET.

44] – Join Vote Save America 2024 and Organize or Else Welcome Call by Crooked Media on Thurs., Sept. 26 from 3 to 4 PM & 8 to 9 PM ET. The next call will be on Thurs., Oct. 1 from 12:30 to 1:30 PM and continue through Oct. 3 from 5 to 6 PM ET. We all know the stakes of the 2024 election. Want to help, but don’t know where to start? Want to make friends while making a real difference? After attending this Welcome Call, here's what you'll be able to do: Understand VSA's 2024 strategy. Learn how to take action with your Organize or Else team and Make new friends. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/631023/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual Note: Please only sign up for one Welcome Call. All material covered each week will be identical.

45] – Free Speech for People [contact@freespeechforpeople.org] on Thurs., Sept. 26 at 5 PM ET. Support this Maine Ballot Initiative to End Super PACs. Passing this initiative is a big step towards a democracy without the influence of big money.  Maine has the chance to become the first state to eliminate super PACs. A citizen initiative on the November ballot would allow Mainers to limit annual contributions to super PACs from individuals, businesses, and other PACs to $5,000 in a calendar year.  Show support for this critical initiative by joining Maine Citizens to End Super PACs in phone banking on September 26: RSVP at https://citizenstoendsuperpacs.nationbuilder.com/september_26th_phonebank?emci=5ec310e0-4a70-ef11-991a-6045bda8aae9&emdi=b9a15eb9-5070-ef11-991a-6045bda8aae9&ceid=5222495

46] –  Bend the Arc is hosting How we Fight Antisemitism Now: a panel on safety, solidarity, and winning our future with Maya Berry, Ben Lorber, and Shane Burley will happen on Thurs., Sept. 26 at 6:30 PM ET.  As Maya said in the hearing, all of the hate abasing us and all of our safety is connected.  Ben Lorber and Shane Burley wrote a new book Safety through Solidarity: A Radical Guide to Fighting Antisemitism. RSVP at https://www.bendthearc.us/fight_antisemitism_now_panel

47] – MAPA [info@masspeaceaction.org] is hosting on Thurs., Sept. 26 at 7 PM ET -- Right-Sizing the Russian Threat to Europe. A recent report by George Beebe, Mark Episkopos and Anatol Lieven at the Quincy Institute makes clear that a close examination of Russian intent and military capabilities shows this view is mistaken, and dangerously so.  George Beebe will present an important analysis of the alleged Russian threat to Europe. He is the Director of the Grand Strategy Program at the Quincy Institute and former intelligence analyst at the CIA’s Russia analysis office. RSVP at  https://secure.everyaction.com/zL0Peysaq0eKaH8Y9pSUoQ2?contactdata=vAXnTSRmShmWGQVpTUtuF8+B05RVDa9K+Rl6irMNSCJYzWMM9eAzK3ulBiEemPyfrriqZjZLx%2fX8kPvk0VHdxOdRlcMb3hFwxOxL2UEyzdmH7rwkCyA4sWwgivwD2iCWae61UQNj1UK1OxCf%2f4mPFUTn6%2fNaE9OP4Flg%2fzXCCLHgT48RWQJb2BgNongmscECmdKL1hTQzGOLlby4Jzqizq%2f88Ro1j7bKpN1jpj2mo60%3d&ms=email-240922&emci=c56f9066-aa76-ef11-991a-6045bdee6681&emdi=fea7ae2e-ef78-ef11-991a-6045bdee6681&ceid=320042

48] – IfNotNow Baltimore [info@ifnotnowmovement.org] is holding on Thurs., Sept. 26 from 7 to 9 PM ET an in-person chapter meeting.  The Israeli military's dangerous attacks in Lebanon have killed hundreds of civilians, violated international law, and escalated a broader regional war, which could bring catastrophe to millions more people throughout the region. Further escalations condemn more and more hostages to death.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/ifnotnow/event/699611/?sourceid=1051385&emci=bb448988-277a-ef11-991a-6045bdee6681&emdi=7b79875a-6f7a-ef11-991a-6045bdee6681&ceid=30868439

49] – On Thurs., Sept. 26 from 7 to 9 PM and Sat., Sept. 28 from noon  to 2 PM ET, sign up for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee for a virtual phone bank "TAKE BACK THE HOUSE!" RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/616196/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual

50] – Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] hopes you will join in on Thurs., Sept. 26 at 9 PM ET to execute the plan that will not only win the White House but take back the House and secure the majority in the Senate. Find out how YOU Can Be the Difference in Victories for the White House, the U.S. House, and Senate. RSVP at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrcuGgrDItHdeYV7F9QQsruFMypvcMt5Fc#/registration

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 -- September 24 - 25, 2024

29] Repression of Political Dissent in the West -- Sept. 24

30] Nonviolent Resistance Witness -- Sept. 25

31] Stop the Money Pipeline – Sept. 25

32] Call voters in Pennsylvania – Sept. 25

33] Defeat fossil fuels industries – Sept. 25

34] Team Enough – Sept. 25

35] Lobby training – Sept. 25

36] Curious about DSA? – Sept. 25

37] Superwomen Wednesday – Sept. 25

38] Support Tenant Association – Sept. 25

39] Swing left – Sept. 25

40] Disabilities Issue Organizing Team Call – Sept. 25

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29] – The NLG International Committee nlgic@nlginternational.org is hosting on Tues., Sept 24 at 5 PM ET -- Repression of Political Dissent in the West -- Anti-Colonial & Anti-Zionist Resistance. Register at https://bit.ly/fightrepression

30] – Eli McCarthy [emccarthy@franciscanaction.org] wants you to get involved on Wed., Sept. 25 from 10 to 11:30 AM ET with the Nonviolent Resistance Witness outside the United Methodist Building, 202 Maryland Ave. NE, next to Supreme Court. Process to the Democratic National Committee headquarters for a liturgy of mourning and call to action. Support participants and allies from the Stones Cry Out delegation who are returning to D.C. for two days of congressional visits, education events, and nonviolent witnesses. If you are able to join in, register. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdhv2tawrjT0IlSjB_sOEGANXMhhwwnau9gAnbPAhHt9L7wbA/viewform

31] – Stop the Money Pipeline [info@stopthemoneypipeline.com] wants you to know about an event on Wed., Sept. 25 from 1 to 2 PM ET.  The Union of Concerned Scientists invites you to a virtual Climate Week event featuring scientists, activists, and frontline leaders engaged in efforts to pressure big banks to stop financing fossil fuel expansion, respect human rights, and invest in a clean energy future. This event is part of the Summer of Heat on Wall Street campaign.  RSVP at https://secure.ucsusa.org/a/2024-9-25-climate-week-finance-greenwashing?link_id=9&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-summer-of-heat-a-campaign-reflection&email_referrer=email_2458569&email_subject=summer-of-heat-a-campaign-reflection

32] – MAKE PHONE CALLS FOR KAMALA HARRIS FROM HOME starting on Wed., Sept. 25 from 6 to 8 PM ET, and you will be in touch with key voters in Pennsylvania. You will be trained. This will continue each Wednesday through Oct. 30. More details will be provided upon registration: https://www.mobilize.us/ccanactionfund/event/657212/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=engagingnetworks&utm_campaign=ftv&utm_content=FTV-91+reasons-0924-c4+C

33] – Food & Water Action [act@fwaction.org] is holding a volunteer meeting on Wed., Sept. 25 from 6 to 6:30 PM ET. Join in for updates on the fight to defeat the oil, gas, and coal industries, get Maryland on track for 100% clean energy, and expand protections for safe, affordable water!  RSVP for the Zoom link: https://www.mobilize.us/fwa/event/703023/?utm_content=218124&utm_source=moam_em_09232024_MD-september-mtg&utm_medium=email&utm_source=engagingnetworks&utm_campaign=onor_em_09232024_md-september-vol-meeting&utm_content=2024-09-23+FWA+c4+MD+Climate+September-Volunteer-Meeting-+Event+em+GL+O+Jl+-+Core

Soon, Governor Moore and the Maryland Department of the Environment will make a decision about permits for the toxic CSX coal terminal in Baltimore. For decades, this terminal has blanketed southern Baltimore with coal dust. It's time the governor and MDE act to protect Marylanders from these harmful operations. Call on Governor Moore to take a stand against the fossil fuel industry and set a clean power standard that excludes all emitters of greenhouse gases and toxic pollution.

34] -- Are you a young person between 13 and 25 years old who is interested in taking action around preventing gun violence? On Wednesdays, including Sept. 25, from 6 to 6:30 PM ET, join a Team ENOUGH welcome session to learn more about the different ways you can engage.  Team ENOUGH is a youth-led program whose mission is to educate young voices about gun violence and mobilize them to take meaningful action against it. Supported by Brady United, it harnesses the expertise and experience of today’s youth to advance intersectional work across the country. The following session takes place on Oct. 2, and the series will continue through Dec. 18. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/425528/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_closest

35] – CCAN Action Fund [info@ccanactionfund.org] is doing a hybrid lobby training on Wed., Sept. 25 from 6 to 7:30 PM ET.  Learn how to meet with your MD legislators about climate solutions. The idea is to form lobby captions. RSVP athttps://www.mobilize.us/ccanactionfund/event/673709/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=engagingnetworks&utm_campaign=membersip&utm_content=Membership-Lobby+Captain+Training-0924-c4+B

 The doors at St. Mark's Church in Baltimore (1900 Saint Paul St.) will open at 5:30 PM, and the training will start promptly at 6 pm and end by 7:30 PM ET. Stay after the training for the CCAN Baltimore team meeting where we will be discussing our electrification campaign. 

36] –The Metro DC DSA is holding a new member virtual orientation on Wed., Sept. 25 from 7 to 8 PM ET.A link to attend this virtual event will be emailed upon RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/why-you-should-join-dsa-new-member-orientation-135?link_id=56&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-september-13-2024&email_referrer=email_2459550&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-september-20-2024

 Curious about DSA? Thinking about joining but want to hear more info first? Attended a few of our events already and ready become a member? Already a member and want to get more involved?  You'll learn about DSA, and how you can get involved in the fight for a brighter future. Get an outline of the chapter's structure and campaigns, branches, and caucuses. This chapter covers the DMV area, including the District, Northern Virginia, and Montgomery County and Prince George's County in Maryland.

37] – Get with Superwomen Wednesday and join the virtual Phone Bank on Wed., Sept. 25 at 7 PM ET. Join Supermajority’s national team for weekly, action-packed hour sessions helping women make a plan to vote. Phone bank to women in North Carolina and Georgia who share the values (the Majority Rules) so their voice can be heard in the 2024 election. New to phone banking? Don’t fret! You will be trained. These Wednesday phone banks will continue through October 30 at 7 PM ET. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/supermajority/event/547542/

38] –On Wed., Sept. 25 at 7 PM ET, get over to a Huntington Tenant Association meeting & elections.  Come to Huntington at King Farm Apartments, 801 Elmcroft Blvd., Rockville 20850. Join residents at the Huntington to elect tenant leaders to the Association's Executive Board, move forward on Rockville Rent stabilization, & build communities with your neighbors! RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/progressivemaryland/event/683224/?followup_modal_context=organization_newsletter_custom_recommendations

39] – On Wed., Sept. 25 from 8 to 8:30 PM ET, join Swing Left for a volunteer orientation. This orientation will continue through Oct. 20 at 8 PM ET. Take on MAGA extremism—and win—in 2024, and beyond! During the 30-minute orientation, share the most effective volunteer options. Extremism has taken root and is now thriving in the Republican Party. This emboldened GOP is attacking democracy itself—designing extreme legislative gerrymanders, rigging the courts, attempting to subvert election results, and stripping away the democratic voice of the people—in order to lock in permanent minority rule.   Swing Left has the tools, programs, and community infrastructure to help you get involved strategically in whatever way you can, no matter where you are on your civic engagement journey. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/616746/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual

40] – Mike Fox for Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] thinks you might be interested in joining in on Wed., Sept. 25 at 9 PM ET for the PDA Disabilities Issue Organizing Team Call. Discuss issues, legislation and actions we can all participate in to help make life better for all with disabilities. The featured speaker is Dave Garibaldi. He served the majority of his 37-year career as a public employee and union member. Dave observed the escalating cost of health insurance and its direct impact on wage increases. In 2016, he became politically involved and a social justice advocate for several causes. Healthcare became a focus in 2017 when he joined Health Care for All Minnesota. Dave currently serves on the board of directors, is co-chair of the Legislative Policy committee, and lobbies state and federal office holders (and candidates) in support of single-payer healthcare finance reform. He'll be discussing the boondoggle that is Medicare Advantage (or more accurately, Medicare Disadvantage) and how we address this situation. RSVP at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMpdumvqDwoGNx6xKMg-liSlwcpK1dJ0jzb#/registration

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 -- September 23 - 28, 2024

20] War & climate chaos – Sept. 23

21] UN Summit of the Future – Sept. 23

22] Take Action Tuesdays – Sept. 24

23] Russia out of Ukraine – Sept. 24

24] Deep Canvass Election phone banks -- Sept. 24 – 26 and 28

25] Black Voters Matter – Sept. 24

26] Call voters in Swing States – Sept. 24

27] Resistance to Colonialism, Militarism & Climate Crisis – Sept. 24

28] Trans Sanctuary Resolution Celebration – Sept. 24

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20] – JOIN a WEBINAR Climate justice in a militarized world on Tues., Sept. 24 11 AM ET. War and militarism are major contributors to climate change and environmental devastation. In this webinar, AFSC staff and partners will discuss those impacts on the communities it works with in Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, and the United States. Learn how people worldwide are working toward climate justice and a sustainable future where all people can thrive.  

 AFSC staff and Partners will talk about their work and experiences in the U.S., Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa supporting efforts to realize climate justice and challenging the devastating impact that war and militarism on the environment.  Learn from their experiences and the discussion of actions you can take to make a difference.  This webinar is being held in coordination with the Global Week of Action for Peace and Climate Justice. 

 War and militarism have helped to cause climate breakdown. War destroys lands and ecosystems, polluting water, soil and air, while leaving behind toxic remnants and unexploded weapons that cause harm generations after a conflict ends. The world's militaries account for 5.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions; emissions which are still excluded from global climate agreements. Military industries depend on vast amounts of metals, minerals and fossil fuels; and military spending diverts resources from climate action.  But we do have alternatives that can both protect ourselves and the planet.  Sign in at  https://afsc.org/events/climate-justice-militarized-world?ms=EMA24WR0921&utm_source=weekendreading0921&utm_medium=email&emci=93e8eb8c-6877-ef11-991a-6045bdee6681&emdi=f900e73d-1578-ef11-991a-6045bdee6681&ceid=764241

21] –On Mon., Sept. 23 at noon ET, the World Federalist Movement-Institute for Global Policy joins John Vlasto, Caroline Vernaillen and Andreas Bummel live from New York where they will report on how the historic UN Summit of the Future is going. Following short reports, they will answer questions live from the global audience. RSVP at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zFrGUBPES0Kl_hroT1ctGg#/registration

22] – Join Take Action Tuesdays organized by People Power United on Tuesdays from noon to 1 PM ET.  Use your lunch hour to take action on issues, text bank, do letters and postcards to voters, and more! No supplies needed. You will be trained. People Power United is a group of community members that champions progressive values and power for the people. The 2024 election depends on us, and we are attempting to persuade people to vote for Freedom over Fascism. Participate on Tues., Sept. 24 from noon to 1 PM ET.  The next Action Tuesday is Oct. 1, and these events will continue through October 29. RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/peoplepowerunited/event/643588/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

23] – Join the Baltimore Nonviolence Center on Tues., Sep. 24 from 5 to 5:30 PM ET 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. Now they are stationed in the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe.   Contact Max at mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net or 410-323-1607.

24] – The People's Action [info@peoplesaction.org] on Tues., Sept. 24, Wed., Sept. 25, Sept. 26 and Sat., Sept. 28 from 5 to 8 PM ET is doing Deep Canvass Election phone banks.  RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/peoplesaction/event/565765/?link_id=3&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-whats-next-after-bidens-decision&email_referrer=email_2393896&email_subject=whats-next-after-bidens-decision

  People’s Action has a vision for the future in which we all have a say, we all have what we need, and we all belong. In that vision, our government and our economy serve all of us, not a handful of billionaires, and concerns about corporate profits take a back seat to the well-being of our people and our planet. Over the coming weeks, reach out to voters in critical states to share this vision with them and invite them to join us in working towards it. The next phone bank at 5 PM ET is on Tues., Oct. 1.   These calls will continue through Sat., Oct. 19 at 1 PM ET.

25] –Black Voters Matter is doing virtual Texting Tuesdays on Sept. 24 at 6 PM ET. Gather to drive change through digital organizing. The texting campaigns will give you the opportunity to engage residents across the U.S. while empowering them to make a positive impact in their communities. Texting Tuesdays will continue through November 5. Register at https://blackvotersmatterfund-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYpc-yuqzouG9OjuAWAaK8RYCRubvHHnthO#/registration

26] –On Tuesdays from 6 to 8 PM ET, join people from across the country on Zoom to make calls to voters for Harris in swing states with a major focus on Pennsylvania through Nov. 5. This is organized by the CHESAPEAKE CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK / ACTION FUND, and the next call is on Sept. 173. The organizers will set you up and train you to make calls! RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/653873/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_more_events_of_type

27] – Plug in to Indigenous Resistance to Colonialism, Militarism & Climate Crisis on Tues., Sept. 24 at 7 PM ET.  RSVP at https://350org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SnX8oDnXSjqeRFbiZFNNqw?_gl=1*17haasz*_gcl_au*MTc3MTYyOTI5NC4xNzE2OTExODEw*_ga*NjUzMDQzODQ0LjE3MDI1OTIzMDA.*_ga_L8TBF28DDX*MTcyNDI0NTgzNS4yNDQuMS4xNzI0MjQ2MDgwLjAuMC4w&_ga=2.259398093.691034.1724171980-653043844.1702592300&emci=1db31eb8-986f-ef11-991a-6045bdd9e096&emdi=5a0b012b-9f6f-ef11-991a-6045bdd9e096&ceid=4192461#/registration

 Margaret Kwateng from Grassroots Global Justice Alliance will moderate a discussion with Maurice Carney (Friends of the Congo), Aisha Mansour (Honor the Earth), and Monaeka "Naek" Flores (Pruheti Litekyan. This event is part of the Global Week of Action for Peace and Climate Justice. Colonial violence - and the militarized legacies that persist today - are at the root of global inequality, ecological devastation, and perpetual conflict that is driving the triple planetary crisis. Despite the increasing threat that climate change poses to all life on earth, the US government alone aims to spend nearly $1 trillion this year on the Pentagon budget. This panel, co-hosted by 350.org and the National Priorities Project at the Institute for Policy Studies, will discuss how ongoing militarization in the Middle East, the Pacific, and on the African continent intersect, how Indigenous communities resisting colonial exploitation are the frontline against the climate crisis, and why environmental justice is key to our collective security.

28] – Join the Alexandria Trans Sanctuary Resolution Celebration at City Hall, Market Square, 301 King St., Alexandria, VA 22314 on Tues., Sept. 24 at 7 PM ET.  Email novabranch [at] mdcdsa [dot] org The Trans sanctuary resolution is confirmed to be going on the legislative docket and has the support of the majority of the council. Thus Alexandria will become a declared Trans sanctuary to the full extent of the city's powers! RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/alexandria-trans-sanctuary-resolution-celebration-at-city-hall?clear_id=true&link_id=8&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events-177&email_referrer=email_2457845&email_subject=nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events

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 – September 22 – 28, 2024

Baltimore Activist Alert – September 22 – 28, 2024

"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 Stones

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

6] Baltimore activist selling her home

7] Dictator Smicktator! – Sept. 22

8] Support baristas at Starbuck's – Sept. 22

9] BMA goes indigenous – Sept. 22

10] Phone bank for Angela Alsobrooks – Sept. 22 - 28

11] Organizing to Win Elections – Sept. 22

12] Free Palestine for “Back to School” – Sept 22-25

13] Protest at the Pentagon – Sept. 23

14] The Stones Cry Out – Sept. 23

15] Prevent nuclear war talks – Sept. 23

16] Leaflet about JHU’s complicity with genocide – Sept. 23

17] Postcard Writing for Gun Sense Candidates – Sept. 23

18] Banned Books Week – Sept. 23

19] Election Protection Zoom – Sept. 23

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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] – Usually, the Baltimore Ethical Society, 830 E. Pratt St., Baltimore 21202, meets on Sundays, and at times there is a platform address at 10:30 AM ET.  On Sept. 22, get with a hybrid meeting about Dictator Smicktator! The late great Groucho Marx is reputed to have said that when a country is becoming a totalitarian state, the first thing to vanish is comedy and comics. The speaker has taken this maxim to heart, constantly observing the state of comedy in the United States as a bellwether. During the rise of modern fascism, Hollywood produced feature comedy films that satirized the inflated egos of dictators. Films like the Marx Brothers “Duck Soup”, the Three Stooges “You Nazty Spy”, and Charlie Chaplin’s “The Great Dictator” broke new ground in humor as a weapon against dictatorship.

 A generation after World War II, American television dipped into Nazism with the popular series “Hogan’s Heroes” and the ambivalent feelings we might have about it today. Great Britain’s entry of the 1980s “Allo’ Allo’ “, about a hapless Occupied French cafe owner will be introduced. Finally, a brief mention will be made about the 2017 comedy, “The Death of Stalin,” about the sheer chaos a dictator’s death leaves behind. To receive a Zoom invitation, please email president@bmorethical.org

8] – On Sun., Sept. 22 from 12:30 to 2 PM ET, the Maryland Catholic Labor Network has agreed to host a leafletting for the Starbuck's baristas to show support as they attempt to negotiate their first union contract.  Gather at the Mt. Vernon Starbuck's, 1209 N. Charles St., Baltimore. Join to lend encouragement to the baristas at this Starbuck's, the first to unionize in Baltimore. Email Chuck Michaels [cwmichaels@igc.org]

9] – The Baltimore Museum of Art [bmasocial@artbma.org] on Sun., Sept. 22 from 1 to 5 PM ET will Celebrate Native Artwork & Dance--Preoccupied: Indigenizing the Museum Community Day.  On Sunday it is Free Admission. Visitors of all ages are invited to an afternoon of festivities to celebrate a major initiative that centers Native artwork, perspectives, and histories throughout the BMA galleries and beyond.

Don't miss two special performances by Baltimore-based Native American dance company Uhwachi-Reh Dance Troupe and join a tour of the exhibition Dana Claxton: Spark led by the artist. Native artists and organizations from the Baltimore region will share and sell their work in Antioch Court; artist Nina Gover Brooks will teach the art of Native American beadwork; and Mark Tayac, Chief of the Piscataway Indian Nation, will give a tour of his artwork on view in Finding Home.

10] – MD Dems [maryland@momschapterleaders.org] wants you to do phone banking for Angela Alsobrooks on a series of days through Fri., Oct. 18.  Sign up for these days and times: Sun., Sept. 22 from 2 to 5 PM and 4 to 7 PM, Mon. through Fri., Sept. 23 – 27 from 6 to 8 PM and Sat., Sept. 28 from 11 AM to 2 PM ET.   Talk to voters and help win races up and down the ballot in a virtual statewide phone bank.  No experience is necessary. RSVP with the campaign: https://www.mobilize.us/mdvictory/event/668790/

11] – Alan Minsky for Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] on Sun., Sept. 22 at 4 PM ET is alerting you to a Town Hall  about Organizing to Win Elections. RSVP at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tceuhrzsvHdymeeZRwb-i7X50FJa-HMR4#/registration

The Town Hall will address the most important question of the moment: What Can We Do To Win This Election (and save our democracy)? One of the most important factors is the organization of grassroots supporters.

12] – Christians for a Free Palestine [info+christians-against-genocide-info@email.actionnetwork.org] is going back to school for skill-building! As students across the country return to the classroom, you are invited to join members of Christians for a Free Palestine from Sept. 22-25 for a “Back to School” week of theological learning, organizing and direct action skill-building, leadership development, and community connection. With the State of Israel’s “scholasticide” in Gaza destroying the educational system there, and student activists in the U.S. facing stronger repression, now is a time to build our skills in solidarity with the future we believe in with a Free Palestine. RSVP at https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIvc-mgpjIiH9VVsbCsIiEqN25IYdscuvDt#/registration?link_id=3&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-our-first-response-is-care-and-thats-what-makes-us-strong-2&email_referrer=email_2438351&email_subject=its-time-to-go-back-to-school-with-cfp

The nightly sessions from 8 to 9:30 PM ET will be facilitated by an all-star line-up of organizers and educators, including Rev. Jen Bailey, Founder and Executive Director of the Faith Matters Network; Nichola Torbett, Associate Director of the Kirkridge Retreat & Study Center; and Minister Candace Simpson, voice of the popular Fish Sandwich Heaven podcast. Explore topics such as mapping community power, understanding movement ecosystems, ritual design for action, and resourcing our movements

13] – 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 Sept. 23, 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.

14] – The Stones Cry Out: Palestine solidarity actions from Mon., Sept. 23 through Wed., Sept. 25 in Washington D.C.  On Mon., Sept. 23, gather at the Washington City Church of the Brethren, 337 North Carolina Ave. SE, WDC 20003.  It will also be livestreamed. 

On Tues., Sept. 24 at 11 AM ET meet at Washington City Church of the Brethren. From 2 to 3 PM get over to the Museum of the Palestinian People, 1900 18th St. NW, WDC 20009.  Then at 6 PM, go to Busboys and Poets, 450 K St. NW, WDC 20001.

On Wed., Sept. 25 at 10 AM, join a Direct Action March.   At 2 PM, visit Dar Alhurriya, Palestine House of Freedom, 650 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Suite 50 with the door under the Palestinian flag. AT 7 PM, get with an Interfaith Gathering at the Washington City Church of the Brethren. For more information and to register, email dthorpe@spu.edu. Visit

https://paxchristiusa.org/2024/09/18/sept-23-25-stones-cry-out-visits-dc-presents-declaration-of-faith-and-urgency-on-palestine/

15] – The Baltimore Nonviolence Center wants you to know that on Mon., Sep. 23 from noon to 1 PM ET Dr. Ira Helfand will speak at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, Wolfe Street Building/W1020 (Becton Dickinson). Dr. Helfand, a leader in Nobel Peace Prize-winning campaigns, will discuss the medical and public health consequences of nuclear war and how we can take action to prevent it. He will tell you that We Must Prevent What We Cannot Cure. Register for this hybrid event at https://publichealth.jhu.edu/events/2024/09/23/seminar-medical-and-public-health-consequences-of-nuclear-war-we-must-prevent-what-we-cannot-cure

Chesapeake PSR was involved in bringing Dr. Helfand to Baltimore.  Contact Dr. Gwen DuBois [info@chesapeakepsr.org] for more information.

Dr. Helfand will also speak at Johns Hopkins University’s Homewood Campus from 5 to 6:30 PM in Remsen Hall 101. RSVP at https://krieger.jhu.edu/east-asian/event/medical-and-public-health-consequences-of-nuclear-war-we-must-prevent-what-we-cannot-cure/?emci=bdf155b9-0967-ef11-991a-6045bdd9e096&emdi=25348f3e-986b-ef11-991a-6045bdd9e096&ceid=185524

16] – Members of the Baltimore Nonviolence Center as part of the International Day of Peace will leaflet outside Remsen from 4:30 to 5 PM.  They will hand out a document outlining JHU’s financial and academic participation in the ongoing Palestinian genocide.  

17] – MD Moms Demand Action [maryland@momschapterleaders.org] on Mon., Sept. 23 from 1 to 2:30 PM ET invite you to Postcard Writing for Gun Sense Candidates at the R House, 301 W 29th St., Baltimore 21211. The next Postcard Writing event will be on Sept. 25.  This project will continue through Sept. 30.  RSVP at https://act.everytown.org/event/moms-demand-action-event/62669/signup/?emci=e95c9b7b-365e-ef11-991a-6045bddbfc4b&emdi=c827b36a-9360-ef11-991a-6045bddbfc4b&ceid=1738958

18] – On Mon., Sept. 23 from 3 to 5 PM ET, join an online webinar. During Banned Books Week, City Lights and PEN America bring human rights advocates and legal experts to discuss the alarming rise in book bans across the country. They share insights, observations, and methods to counter the suppression of books that address issues pertaining to race, gender, and sexuality. Ever timely, their conversation is a powerful call to action to stand up for the freedom to read.  https://pen.org/event/from-howl-to-now-book-bans-in-the-u-s/?utm_source=Communications&utm_campaign=f2f85c1953-EMAIL_PENNews_2024_09_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-e98639ab83-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&mc_cid=f2f85c1953&mc_eid=f996b749cd

19] – Progressive Democrats of America [info@pdamerica.org] wants you to participate with the Green Grassroots Emergency Environment and Election Protection (GREEP) Zoom on Mon., Sept. 23 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/.

"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