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Suds, Snacks, and Socialism at the Starry Plough: Fighting the Recall of Pamela Price
2:30 pm
Suds, Snacks, and Socialism at the Starry Plough: Fighting the Recall of Pamela Price
@ Starry Plough & Online
Mar 2 @ 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Please register in advance at https://bit.ly/PriceRecall to receive your personal link to participate in this event online One year ago, Pamela Price took office. She was elected Alameda County District Attorney on a reform platform that focused on rehabilitation and addressing police misconduct and corruption within the D.A.’s office. Less than 7 months later the recall campaign, part of a backlash to criminal punishment reforms and fear-mongering over crime by police and their political allies, began. At this forum we will discuss what a criminal justice reform agenda looks like … Continued
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How the World Order is Shifting. BRICS or NATO. Capitalism – China Model or Western Model.
10:30 am
How the World Order is Shifting. BRICS or NATO. Capitalism – China Model or Western Model.
Mar 3 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Speaker: Radhika Desai, International Manifesto Group. Our program addresses the rapidly changing world order. This last year has been a time of summits: BRICS, G20, and G77 and the UN General Assembly. That these summits have been so hectic and have felt like such a whirlwind of events is because each marks the accelerated tempo of change on the international plain. At the NATO summit in July, Zelensky failed to get even a timetable to get into NATO. The BRICS summit in Johannesburg in August admitted six new members. Then … Continued
Author Event: “The Squad: AOC and the Hope of a Political Revolution,”
2:00 pm
Author Event: “The Squad: AOC and the Hope of a Political Revolution,”
@ Book Passage at the Ferry Building
Mar 3 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Thee Intercept is coming to San Francisco! Join me for a discussion on the progressive political movement at Book Passage Nico Pitney, my former colleague at HuffPost and co-founder and senior director of More Perfect Union, a nonprofit advocacy journalism organization, will moderate the conversation. Attendance is free and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. During the event, I will be discussing my new book,“The Squad: AOC and the Hope of a Political Revolution,” which explores the history and future of the progressive movement and takes a deep look … Continued
Drag Queen Story Time
3:30 pm
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Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: How Infrastructure Works
5:00 pm
Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: How Infrastructure Works
@ Online
Mar 9 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the online invite. For our February meeting we will be reading the first half (Chapters 1 -6) of How Infrastructure Works, Inside the Systems that Shape our World by Deb Chachra. (MIT Press) For our March meeting we will finish reading the book. “A new way of seeing the essential systems hidden inside our walls, under our streets, and all around us. Infrastructure is a marvel, meeting our basic needs and enabling lives of astounding ease and productivity that would have been unimaginable … Continued
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Mexico defends sovereignty, opposes neoliberalism
10:30 am
Mexico defends sovereignty, opposes neoliberalism
Mar 10 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Speaker: José Luis Granados Ceja Our program is about the México Solidarity Project (https://mexicosolidarityproject.org/), which recognizes the 2018 presidential election of Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) as a watershed moment. AMLO and his progressive Morena party offer the first opportunity to end the corruption, impoverishment, and subservience to US interests that has marked the 70 years of neoliberal dominance. The project offers critical support for Morena, a left-leaning populist political party rooted in anti-neoliberalism and a staunch defender of national sovereignty. It is immersed in the social movements in México … Continued
Green Sunday, Ecological Civilization in China: Opportunities and Challenges
5:00 pm
Green Sunday, Ecological Civilization in China: Opportunities and Challenges
@ Online
Mar 10 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Ken Hammond is professor of East Asian and global history at New Mexico State Unive rsity. He holds a PhD in History and East Asian Languages from Harvard University. He lived in Beijing from 1982-1987, and has taught and travelled in China many times over the ensuing years. From 2007 until 2017 he was co-director of the Confucius Institute at New Mexico State. He has written numerous books and articles on early modern Chinese intellectual and cultural history, and is most recently the author of China’s Revolution and the … Continued
Green Sunday: Ecological Civilization in China: Opportunities and Challenges
5:00 pm
Green Sunday: Ecological Civilization in China: Opportunities and Challenges
@ Online
Mar 10 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Ken Hammond is professor of East Asian and global history at New Mexico State University. He holds a PhD in History and East Asian Languages from Harvard University. He lived in Beijing from 1982-1987, and has taught and travelled in China many times over the ensuing years. From 2007 until 2017 he was co-director of the Confucius Institute at New Mexico State. He has written numerous books and articles on early modern Chinese intellectual and cultural history, and is most recently the author of China’s Revolution and the Quest for … Continued
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UC DIVESTMENT TEACH-IN
6:00 pm
UC DIVESTMENT TEACH-IN
@ UC Berkeley Labor Center
Mar 12 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
STUDENT & COMMUNITY PANEL Presented by: Hong Seng Campaign, Grad Students for Justice in Palestine, People’s Park Berkeley, & Blackstone Divestment Campaign Where is our tuition money going? Learn about the UC’s unethical investments and what WE can do about it. 77748
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Cal Berkeley, People’s Park, and Law & Order
10:30 am
Cal Berkeley, People’s Park, and Law & Order
@ Online
Mar 17 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
The University of California, Berkeley is admired worldwide as a bastion of innovatiion and a hub for progressive thought. Far less known are the university’s roots in plunder, warfare, and the promotion of white supremacy. As Tony Platt shows in his latest book, The Scandal of Cal, these original sins sit at the center of UC Berkeley’s history. Tony Platt is the author of thirteen books dealing with issues of inequality, power, and justice in American history. Platt, a longtime activist, is currently a Distinguished Affiliated Scholar at Cal Berkeley’s … Continued
Drag Queen Story Time
3:30 pm
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Israel: Is it anti-semitic to think the government is the larger bully?
7:00 pm
Israel: Is it anti-semitic to think the government is the larger bully?
@ Online and in person
Mar 18 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Israel: Is it anti-semitic to think the government is the larger bully in the conflict? With both sides treating civilians as military targets, with both sides having supporters shouting the extinction of each other, does the idea in the words of Chris Rock, that “I’m not saying they should have done it…But I understand” — hold true? Join the Oakland Greens & special surprise guests, Monday March 18. Discussion starts at 7PM PST and will end no later than 9:30 PM PST. The Oakland Greens Townhall Discussion Series is a … Continued
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ocialist Night School: Class-Struggle Elections feat. NY’s Zohran Mamdani and Oakland’s Valarie Bachelor
6:30 pm
ocialist Night School: Class-Struggle Elections feat. NY’s Zohran Mamdani and Oakland’s Valarie Bachelor
@ EBDSA Office/Zoom
Mar 19 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Join the Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8759275991 Have you ever wondered how socialists should engage with elections? With the threat of Trump back in office in 2024 and a Democratic Party insistent on sacrificing Palestinian lives even if it means losing the presidency, the question has never been more urgent. This Night School is a 101- and 201-level dive into the way socialists approach running for office and governing, which we call class-struggle elections. It’s geared toward new members and old heads alike. Bring a coworker, a mentee, or a friend! We’ll be joined … Continued
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Roe v. Wade: Protecting Abortion Rights Panel Talk
5:00 pm
Roe v. Wade: Protecting Abortion Rights Panel Talk
@ The Drawing Room SF
Mar 21 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Join us for a lively and informative discussion at the ROE V WADE: PROTECTING ABORTION RIGHTS PANEL event. Our panelists, Liberty Crochet Mural Artists, TEACH (Training in Early Abortion for Comprehensive Healthcare) and other activists/practitioners will delve into the history, current status, and future of abortion rights in the US. Get ready to hear diverse perspectives and engage in thought-provoking conversations. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn and connect with others who are passionate about this important issue. PANELISTS: Flor Hunt (TEACH) Kathryn Vercillo (Liberty Crochet Mural) Ujjayini … Continued
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Abortion and Women’s Rights 1970
7:00 pm
Abortion and Women’s Rights 1970
Mar 24 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
In partnership with the Wellstone Club: a viewing of Abortion and Women’s Rights 1970. This film serves as a powerful reminder of the conditionsand demands that inspired the movement for abortion rights fifty years ago, and speaks to the need for safe, legal abortion and the broader fight for reproductive justice today. Abortion and Women’s Rights 1970 Directed by Catha Maslow, Jane Pincus, Mary Summers, and Karen Weinstein Sunday, March 24 at 7:00 PM On Zoom Introductions by Kate Harrison and Karen Weinstein Karen Weinstein made this film with three … Continued
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Socialist Fundamentals: Historical Materialism Banquet (Man Does Not Live By Bread Alone)
6:00 pm
Socialist Fundamentals: Historical Materialism Banquet (Man Does Not Live By Bread Alone)
@ EBDSA Office
Mar 27 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Join us for dinner to discuss the second reading in our Socialist Fundamentals series, on historical materialism. Dress to impress. Register here To prepare: Reading: Elementary Concepts of Historical Materialism by Marta Harnecker, Chapter 5 “Base and Superstructure”, Chapter 6 “The ideological structure”, Chapter 7 “Juridico-Political Structure”, Intro, Chapter 4 “Economic Structure of Society”. Supplemental reading for context: The Philosophy of Marxism, the section titled “Materialism”. Readings are also available in audio format on our podcast feed. This will be the second installment of the chapter’s new Socialist Fundamentals series, which was approved at our November 2023 chapter … Continued
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Bioneers Conference, March 28 – 30 — Earlybird Rates Before February 21
Bioneers Conference, March 28 – 30 — Earlybird Rates Before February 21
@ UC Berkeley Zellerbach Hall and locations in downtown Berkeley
Mar 28 all-day
Bioneers, “Revolution from the Heart of Nature,” will hold its 35th annual conference in Berkeley this year. Leaders, activists, and healers will give talks and lead discussions and workshops on a wide range of topics including: indigenous rights and wisdom, climate issues, digital rights and democracy, many approaches to personal healing, effective persuasion, reproductive justice, dealing with conflict, debtors’ rights, just transition, fossil fuels in the Amazon, the danger of rising fascism — and many more. The conference will also include films, social gatherings, and more. The introduction to this … Continued
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Bioneers Conference, March 28 – 30 — Earlybird Rates Before February 21
Bioneers Conference, March 28 – 30 — Earlybird Rates Before February 21
@ UC Berkeley Zellerbach Hall and locations in downtown Berkeley
Mar 29 all-day
Bioneers, “Revolution from the Heart of Nature,” will hold its 35th annual conference in Berkeley this year. Leaders, activists, and healers will give talks and lead discussions and workshops on a wide range of topics including: indigenous rights and wisdom, climate issues, digital rights and democracy, many approaches to personal healing, effective persuasion, reproductive justice, dealing with conflict, debtors’ rights, just transition, fossil fuels in the Amazon, the danger of rising fascism — and many more. The conference will also include films, social gatherings, and more. The introduction to this … Continued
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Bioneers Conference, March 28 – 30 — Earlybird Rates Before February 21
Bioneers Conference, March 28 – 30 — Earlybird Rates Before February 21
@ UC Berkeley Zellerbach Hall and locations in downtown Berkeley
Mar 30 all-day
Bioneers, “Revolution from the Heart of Nature,” will hold its 35th annual conference in Berkeley this year. Leaders, activists, and healers will give talks and lead discussions and workshops on a wide range of topics including: indigenous rights and wisdom, climate issues, digital rights and democracy, many approaches to personal healing, effective persuasion, reproductive justice, dealing with conflict, debtors’ rights, just transition, fossil fuels in the Amazon, the danger of rising fascism — and many more. The conference will also include films, social gatherings, and more. The introduction to this … Continued
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