BALTIMORE IS RISING!

The Baltimore Rising Cluster we are forming is not an umbrella organization and has no decision making authority. It is a tool to connect folks who want to work on similar actions, a forum to coordinate autonomous counter-inaugeral working groups and a palce for participating organizations to share information on the state of their planning adn to share any needs and ideas.

We are coordinating housing for out of towners, legal trainings in and for Baltimore folks heading to DC, ride shares, medical trainings for those interested in being street medics, as well as have several people representing the various tactics and actions that will be taking place in DC, from the Turn Your Back On Bush mobilization, to Anarchists, to Queer Fist support work. This is a good oppportunity to plug into what is going on and get the info you need to be on the streets of DC.

So come out this Sunday, January 2nd, to represent the Baltimore radical community coming together against the Presidential Inauguration in January. We hope to see many faces of the Baltimore radical communty to meet and continue building links for local organizing.

Progressive Action Center - 1443 Gorsuch Avenue -Baltimore - December 18 - 2 to 4 pm

Drinks and snacks!

Baltimore Rising

Bush([search])'s re-election promises to continue systemic attacks on women, people of color and queer communities, a dramatic increase in violence in
the middle east, and our families sinking deeper into poverty. Now as always we need to see the faces of resistance our community in Baltimore
nurtures; to support each other as we seek change to the disastrous path our "leaders" take us down.

The Baltimore Rising Cluster's goal is to mobilize Baltimore radicals disenfranchised and alienated by American "democracy" to attend the
inaugural protests in Washington DC as a cluster of affinity groups. The overall goal of which would be building community here at home, watching each others back on the streets, and protecting unarrestables.

The intent of this is not to form a new organization but to create space and means towards building community in Baltimore.

We feel we can use the January 20th Inauguration demonstrations in DC to build community, connect struggles, and get to really know each other
and provide support to one another.
This cluster is also for people who feel frustrated and alienated by traditional radical left organizing. We are creating space to set
realistic goals for this demo and not simply following formula with no end.

Baltimore Rising seeks to confront Patriarchy, White Supremacy, Homophobia, and Heterosexism, towards destroying Empire and Capitalism. We
seek to mobilize the radical community in Baltimore and work towards Revolutionary Anti-Authoritarian alternatives towards empowering ourselves and our communities.

PRO COMMUNITY
ANTI-CAPITALIST

WEBSITES:
counter-inaugural.org/ (overall DC spokes council site networking all the actions and groups participating)
inauguralmap.com (interactive map for DC area and inauguration events)
anarchistresistance.org/ (DC anarchist organizing site for the inauguration)


E-MAIL DISCUSSION LISTS

baltimorerising-AT-yahoogroups.com contact:baltimoreinaugural-AT-yahoo.com (discussion list for Baltimore radicals heading to the DC demonstration. Also an events list of ongoing activities in and around Baltimore, aimed at building a community of support, mutual aid, and resistance!)

counter-inaugurationlists.riseup.net moderated list is for general announcements and for relevant discussion related to the 2005 counter-inauguration. (send a blank email)

stop-the-inauguration-subscribe-AT-lists.riseup.net open unmoderated discussion, (send a blank email)

outoftown-counter-inaugurallists.riseup.net for out of towners organizing (send a blank email)