Come stand with the mothers of murdered children and family members from 12:00 – 2:00 every Friday

to pressure District Atty George Gascon to charge killer SFPD cops with murder
who executed Mario Woods, Jessica Nelson, Luis Gongora Pat, Alex Nieto, and all the rest.

Bring signs! STOP POLICE MURDER!
We have signs that say “Mario Woods is our Son”, and signs for each one murdered.
Please find the box of signs and “Say Their Names” for the Media.

5:30pm: Happy hour + food
7pm: Event

Critical Resistance (CR) invites you to join us for “Profiles in Abolition: Strong Communities Beyond Policing” featuring Asha Ransby-Sporn of Black Youth Project 100, CR co-founder Dylan Rodriguez, and Naomi Murakawa (author of The First Civil Right: How Liberals Built Prison America). Moderated by Lara Kiswani of Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC).

This event will sharpen our vision to eliminate reliance on policing and increase our community power and wellbeing without law enforcement and prisons. We are excited to feature organizers and scholars from across the country who have been fighting the violence of policing with dedicated campaigns, writing, and Black, radical, queer and internationalist imaginations. Our speakers will engage in lively conversation about lessons learned and strategies to uplift as we build for a world beyond policing. The event will feature cultural performance and contributions from inside organizers that raise the spirit of liberation.

“Strong Communities Beyond Policing” is the third event in Profiles in Abolition, a national series highlighting the ongoing struggle to abolish the prison industrial complex. We are excited to bring together a community audience of organizers and freedom fighters who have worked so hard to bring us to this opportune political moment. Proceeds will benefit Critical Resistance and our grassroots organizing for abolition and community self-determination. www.criticalresistance.org/abolition

VENUE INFO: Humanist Hall is wheelchair accessible and this event is fragrance free. Please come scent free to respect participants with chemical sensitivities.

Wheelchair users enter from 411 28th Street. Front doors of building are 390 27th Street.

Parking info: http://www.humanisthall.net/DIRECTIONS.html

Public transit: Humanist Hall is close to many Bus Stops at Broadway/29th St and Telegraph/27th St.
It is .7 miles from the Downtown 19th St BART station.

If you have any further questions about the event, please contact: jess@criticalresistance.org. We look forward to seeing you there!

Red Warrior MARCH & PRAYER walk to honor our relatives the Oceti Sakowin and all of the nations that have joined in the struggle against#DakotaAccessPipeline

We will gather at 24th and Telegraph.
Wear Red. Bring medicine, candles, reminders of our power.
Come in prayer.

“INJUSTICE ANYWHERE IS A THREAT TO JUSTICE EVERYWHERE” – MLK Jr.

We stand in solidarity against the Dakota Access Pipeline!

Our relatives at #StandingRock need our help URGENTLY to bring attention to the corruption that is a threatening our water. As inhabitants of Mother Earth we all have the obligation to protect her by any means necessary so join us, lets live while thinking of the #Next7Generations.

Hold picket signs to educate, awaken, and inspire our communities to take action and help us stop the construction of the #DAPL. This event is for those of us who want to take part, but are unable to make it to North Dakota. Lets show our solidarity.

Lets stand with our relatives, we will not allow for the rape of Native land. We stand with water protectors and land defenders, we will not allow the government and these greedy corporations to get away with this brutality.

Join us on Friday!

Bing Bing, Bong Bong, Bing Bing: Songs to Make Coffee Houses Great Again

A great night of protest songs from the GREATEST songwriters EVER. In truth, these are some of the best protest singers in the Bay Area.

Admission free. The artists will gladly accept tips and will be selling their CDs.

Performers:
Clyde Leland: Berkeley singer-songwriter performs with the John Prine cover band Peace Monkeys and writes songs that are sometimes funny, political, poignant, and usually in the key of C. As Grampa Clyde, he sings for preschools and daycare centers throughout the Bay Area.
www.grampasings.com

Marcus Duskin has been singing protest songs since age 9. He is currently writing a musical autobiography “The Folk This! Songbook”, an ensemble whose repertoire covers the spectrum of radical protest songs.

Mike Rufo is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and activist. Rufo’s songs and poems arc across the waves of life reflect his impassioned engagement with the world.
www.mikerufomusic.com

Seizure Machine: Bongo drums, a synthesizer, and rap music for weirdos… this is Seizure Machine. Topics covered during this musical set will range from the Ebola virus to the fast food industry.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJoqFnATd1w&feature=youtu.be

Pete Kronowitt recently released his fourth full length album, A Lone Voice, featuring songs spanning acoustic pop and indie-folk, and evoking an era when music was made to battle injustice.
https://petekronowitt.bandcamp.com/

Ed Rippy Jr. died Tuesday, November 1st after a long battle with lung cancer. He was a veteran activist, the web master for the Oscar Grant Committee, very involved in Occupy Concord, an excellent writer, active in 9/11 issues & the fight against imperialism, a member of the hackivist collective, the sudoroom, and much, much more.

Sunday at 1PM his friends will gather at Vinnie’s Bar & Grill at 2045 Mount Diablo Street in downtown Concord to celebrate his life and maybe raise a few bucks for his cremation, etc. There will be several great local bands, Blue Moonshine, The Breedloves & Celtic trio Sin Silver, as well as some BBQ, all for only a $5 cover.  The event will go on until 8 PM.

The first Sunday of every month admission is free to the Oakland Museum.  The Occupy Oakland General Assembly will meet at 2:00 PM on the steps of the museum to visit the Black Panther’s 50 year anniversary exhibit.  Afterwards, we will hold our weekly General Assembly outside of the museum.

Host: Sogorea Te Land Trust
The Ohlone Sacred Site is in danger of being destroyed. Calling all friends and allies to come forward and put our hearts together with the intentions to save the oldest Ohlone site in the entire Bay. While we are gathered together we will also send our prayers to the warriors holding the front lines in ND at Sacred Stone Camp/Red Warrior Camp/and other camps.
More info
Learn more about the Sogorea Te Land Trust HERE and the Shuumi Land Tax HERE (a way to support Sogorea Te Land Trust’s work to acquire and preserve land, establish a cemetery to reinter stolen Ohlone ancestral remains and build a community center and round house so current and future generations of Indigenous people can thrive in the Bay Area.)

Please join us for a: Housing Not Handcuffs Sunrise Vigil
with First They Came for the Homeless

Please come by and support the First They Came for the Homeless intentional tent collective on the steps of the city hall as they continue their ongoing protest amidst wind, rain, living challenges and violent militarized police raids.

The City Manager estimated in his recent report to the City Council that some $5.6M is spent yearly by the Berkeley Police on dealing with the homeless. Each of the ongoing raids on the First They Came for the Homeless protest encampments is estimated to cost between $30,000 and $50,000.  At the November 4th 5 AM raid, Barbara Brust, a disabled 65 year old woman and founder of “Consider The Homeless” who cooks and brings food to Berkeley’s homeless, District 2 candidate Nanci Armstrong-Temple, and Michelle, a communications organizer, were violently arrested and injured.

Like Barbara, Nanci and Michelle, neighbors and many others donate time, food, cooking, and resources and work with members of the encampment for well being and sustainability in the face of dire economic, political, health, housing and environmental difficulty.

Community advocacy for housing justice, humane treatment of people living on the streets and opposition to misuse and privatization of public commons has fallen on deaf ears at city council meetings. Instead of helping the city has made the situation much worse – already resulting in deaths of homeless people.

A recent ordinance makes  it illegal to take up more than a  2 x 2 foot space for belongings on the street although council members promote big development projects that block off whole sections of sidewalks for high rent, high rise, high profit constructions. Does anybody want those? The city is failing to address the housing needs for the people here and there is a significant rise in the number of homeless students.   Please help us create an intentional tent encampment with water and sanitation access on a designated city property.

Please contact the city manager, city council members and the mayor and tell them to
STOP THE RAIDS!

All phone numbers below begin with (510)

City Manager Administration
981-7000

Anderson, Maxwell, City Council District 3
981-7130   MAnderson@cityofberkeley.info

Arreguin, Jesse,  City Council District 4
981-7140   JArreguin@cityofberkeley.info

Capitelli, Laurie,  City Council District 5
981-7150  lcapitelli@cityofberkeley.info

Droste, Lori, City Council District 8
981-7180  LDroste@cityofberkeley.info

Maio, Linda  City Council District 1
981-7110  lmaio@cityofberkeley.info

Moore, Darryl  City Council District 2
981-7120  DAM1@cityofberkeley.info

Wengraf, Susan,  City Council District 6
981-7160  SWengraf@cityofberkeley.info

Worthington, Kriss,  City Council District 7
981-7170  KWorthington@cityofberkeley.info
Mayor
Bates, Tom,  Mayor
981-7100  Mayor@cityofberkeley.info

***If you can come at 2pm, please be prepared to do so even if you can’t be there in the morning.***

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Calls to action:
*Follow the Facebook event page for updates and information (www.facebook.com/events/1625282964431883/)
*Show up at the 8am rally on Monday, November 7, 2016 at courthouse (661 Washington St, Oakland, CA 94607)
*Pack the court (Arraignment is scheduled for 9am. Please note that we are showing support, not asking for direct action at this time. Please be respectful of the families of other impacted folks that may need access to the courtroom.)
*Contribute to the bail and legal fund (www.paypal.com, send to aptpinfo@gmail.com)

Court Support Details:
We will meet at 8:00 AM for a rally in front of the Wiley Manuel Courthouse. The court arraignment starts at 9:00 AM in Department 112 at Wiley Manuel (661 Washington St in downtown oakland) They may not have a decision on the charges and may have us come back at 2 PM.

The tone for this court support action is RESPECTFUL and COURTEOUS. When there’s a time to turn up in the future, we will let you know, but today is not that day. Please be mindful that multiple systems-impacted families will be in the court to support their loved ones. If you are asked to leave to make room for any of these folks, please politely do so.

If you can’t make it out on Monday, you can also support Nanci Armstrong-Temple and Michelle Lot’s ongoing legal expenses with a PayPal donation. The PayPal email is aptpinfo@gmail.com.
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The Anti Police-Terror Project, together with the Nanci for Berkeley Campaign, faith leaders, and allies, urges the Bay Area community to come out on Monday and rally around our most vulnerable neighbors. We will take a stand against the City of Berkeley’s coordinated campaign to criminalize homelessness which has manifested as the criminalization of life itself. The Berkeley Police continue to mercilessly carry out their role as the shock troops of gentrification, selectively enforcing unjust laws against unhoused persons.

Residents of all our cities, regardless of housing situation, have a right to self-determination and dignity. All people, and especially our elders, deserve to live free and safe from state-sanctioned terror and abuse. Nobody should have to sleep with one eye open, hoping a police officer will not drag them out of their home in the middle of the night, barking at them to hurry up and ordering them not to dare try to set up a new home down the street.

That is precisely what happened at 5:00 AM – under the cover of night and away from the general public’s eyes – on November 4, 2016. Witnesses say the Berkeley Police Department violently raided an encampment of community members residing in tents at the corner of Fairview and Adeline Streets. Police forced residents out of bed and into the streets, seizing their property and arresting four people. The encampment had served as a safe place for those seeking shelter from the rain and cold.

Among those arrested Friday was District 2 City Council candidate and Anti Police-Terror Project member Nanci Armstrong-Temple, who responded to calls for help. Armstrong-Temple implored the police to stop the eviction, to treat the homeless residents with care and to provide reasonable accommodations to those with visible disabilities. Instead, the police used force and threats to clear the encampment. When the police dragged away an elderly woman who was pleading for her cane, Armstrong-Temple verbally demanded to know what they were doing. Without warning or cause, Armstrong-Temple was slammed to the ground by Berkeley police. She was arrested and faces two false charges: one charge of felony “lynching” and one charge of resisting arrest.

The use of the word lynching is a form of psychological abuse that is being employed to torture activists in the movement for black lives. White supremacists have historically used lynching as a method of criminalizing and terrorizing Black people into submission after the the 13th Amendment gave birth to a new kind of slavery – forced labor by those convicted of a crime. The pointed use of this charge against a Black woman verbally objecting to elder abuse highlights the continued enslavement of Black and Brown bodies. This is the third recent case of a prominent black woman activist being accused of this act when protesting wrongdoing by law enforcement.

Berkeley Police Department’s violent terrorizing of sick and elderly people at the tent city and the apparent endorsement of their conduct from Gregory Daniels of the City Manager’s office is disgraceful. This was a strategic act to do on a Friday, as many of the affected individuals would likely have had to spend at least the entire weekend in jail.

Please visit the following links for statements on the matter:
https://www.periscope.tv/w/1rmxPbnloLQGN
https://www.periscope.tv/w/1YqJDjXYNEkKV

#APTP #BPDGuiltyAsCharged #HomesNotHandcuffs #FreeEmAll

OccupyForum presents

Information, discussion & community! Monday Night Forum!!

Occupy Forum is an opportunity for open and respectful dialogue

on all sides of these critically important issues!

Let the Fire Burn

A History of the Conflict between the City of Philadelphia

and the Black Liberation Organization MOVE

On May 13, 1985, a longtime feud between the city of Philadelphia and controversial radical urban group MOVE came to a deadly climax. By order of local authorities, police dropped military-grade explosives onto a MOVE-occupied row house. TV cameras captured the conflagration that quickly escalated—and resulted in the tragic deaths of eleven people (incluuding five children) and the destruction of 61 homes. It was only later discovered that authorities decided to “…let the fire burn.” Using only archival news coverage and interviews, first-time filmmaker Jason Osder has brought to life one of the most tumultuous and largely forgotten clashes between government and citizens in modern American history.

This dramatic tragedy unfolds through an extraordinary visual record previously withheld from the public. It is a graphic illustration of how prejudice, intolerance and fear can lead to unthinkable acts of violence.

Trailer and Film

Announcements will follow. Donations to OccupyForum

to cover our costs are encouraged; no one turned away.

Rally to Protest Against Extreme Rent and Fee Hikes at Trailer Haven, and all around San Leandro

Monday 11/7/16

6 pm in front of City Hall (835 East 14th St.) to tell our stories.
Bring signs, and since they have not been listening, bring pots to make some joyful noise!

7 pm City Council meeting
5:30 Trailer Haven residents can meet at Space 24. We’ll be carpooling

Let’s remind them we’re people, families, we have beloved pets, we have neighbors who are too ill to be able to join us, and others who would become homeless if this is not stopped. We own our homes; yet, we are held ransom to a group of corporate investors that sees us only as a means to their quick wealth. Not only have the new owners made dramatic rent hikes, but our home values have dropped overnight $10,000 for each $100 raise in rent/fees, according to the Golden State Manufactured Owners League. The greed we’re seeing here, of over 30% hikes in rent and fees, has to be stopped but no City, County, State, or Federal politician has agreed to help. Not one. Our City Council Member Deborah Cox has NEVER responded since a first letter 7/25. To top it off, since a month ago we’re having sewer backups and overflows on the West side of the park because of the owners not paying to have the needed work to clean out the pipes correctly. Then, when a water pipe burst 1-1/2 weeks after we got the rent hike letter, the pipe was not replaced; only a band-aid job was done. WE DESERVE BETTER!

Info: Max Ventura 510-895-2312

Please help get the word out. And if you come fragrance-free you’ll be helping to make this event more accessible to more people. Thank you!

Twice a month, Liberated Lens provides a screening and space to explore socially relevant issues.

Free popcorn forever!

Are you ready for election day?! IF NOT, then prepare yourself by joining us to watch this popular political satire:

Bulworth

Directed by Warren Beatty (1998)

Facing financial ruin and believing that his career as a politician is over, Senator Jay Bulworth (Warren Beatty) purchases a bulky insurance policy and hires an assassin to take his own life. But his impending death causes an intense desire to break the rules and tell the public the truth about American politics. He suddenly begins spouting raw, unfiltered speeches to shocked audiences in the form of rap and hip-hop music. His frank, politically offensive remarks make him an instant media darling and re-energize his campaign, while he falls madly in love with Nina (Halle Berry), a beautiful, young activist. Now that Bulworth has found a new reason to live, he is pursued by the paparazzi, his insurance company, his campaign managers, and an increasingly adoring public, all the while fearful of his impending assassination.

Doors open at 7, film at 7:30. Free snacks and popcorn!

Host: Lillian and Sophia Baker
Please join us as we stand in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe on their mission to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline.
More info

Please bring signs, friends and family.

The San Francisco event is one of many being organized across the county by Healing Revolution

In their national call to action, the group writes:

“As construction of Dakota Access Pipeline barrels toward the Missouri River — destroying the sacred sites of Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and threatening the drinking water of millions — there are no rooms in America more desperate for purification and positive energy right now than the bank lobbies of Citibank, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, PNC Bank, US Bank, and other major banks investing in DAPL.

From November 9th to 12th, the days after the 2016 United States presidential election, we call on indigenous people and allies to smudge down banks in solidarity with Standing Rock and frontline water protectors. Demonstrate that whoever wins the election, the #NoDAPL movement standing with #StandingRock is here to stay!”

WHEN

Wed, Nov 9, 3:30- 5:30 p.m.
Thurs, Nov 10, 3:30 – 5 p.m.
Fri, Nov 11, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m.

More info and RSVP here

RSVP on Facebook & Invite Your Friends

– Fight racism, sexism, and Islamophobia!
– Tax rich millionaires like Trump — fund healthcare for all and make college free!
– No Border Wall! Stop the deportations of undocumented immigrants!
– Black Lives Matter!
– End rape culture — #PussyGrabsBack
– Stop the Dakota Access Pipeline — Green Jobs now! — #NoDAPL

The Democratic Party has proven they are incapable of stopping Trump. The Democratic Party has failed. This is the result of the Democratic Party leadership backing Hillary Clinton instead of Bernie Sanders. It is time to build a new party of the 99%.

ONE DAY DYNAMIC TRAINING FOR ACTIVISTS, EDUCATORS, ORGANIZERS,
AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

Strong organizations, communities, schools and social movements depend on our capacity to work effectively together across lines of difference and cultivate trusting relationships of mutual support and solidarity.

In this training, we will share creative tools to explore issues of social identity and privilege; develop capacity for deep listening, empathy, and solidarity; and resource ourselves to take effective action as an ally – in our schools, neighborhood and organizations.

Grounded in an anti-oppression framework of collective liberation, you will learn a variety of dynamic modalities including poetry, visual art, story sharing, listening practices and Theater of the Oppressed techniques.

Facilitated by Aryeh Shell and Cherine Badawi
To register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/creative-tools-for-effective-allyship-tickets-27908556243
Some partial work trades available. For more event information:
http://creativeactioninstitute.org/news-an…

Join fellow union members as we stand with the Land and Water Protectors at Standing Rock and call on the banks financing the Dakota Access Pipeline to pull their money from the project.

The $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline, if completed, would move 500,000 barrels of crude oil per day across four states, deepening already catastrophic climate change and threatening the water supply and sacred sites of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. Thousands of people, including members of over 200 tribes, have camped at the site for months to prevent construction of the pipeline, facing intense surveillance, arrests, pepper spray, and attack dogs. They have called on supporters to challenge the banks financing the pipeline.

A total of 17 financial institutions have loaned Energy Transfer Partners, which is building the Dakota Access Pipeline, a total of $2.5billion, including $467million from Wells Fargo. In addition to bankrolling the pipeline, Wells Fargo is behind the massive eviction and foreclosure crises, profits from private prisons and immigrant detention centers, funds payday lenders, engages in discriminatory lending, extracts wealth from black and brown communities, supports police foundations, and backs anti-worker, union-busting initiatives.

As union members, we believe in the fundamental right of all workers to a safe and dignified livelihood. But we need not just jobs and paychecks, but clean air, water, and soil for ourselves and for our children’s children. We believe that the costs of a just transition should be funded by billionaire banks, not by workers’ wallets. We believe in a labor movement that can lead with a vision of our skills being put to use repairing ecological damage, not causing it. We believe in a labor movement grounded in workers justice, climate justice and racial justice. We believe in the sovereignty, leadership, and traditional ecological knowledge of indigenous peoples. We stand with Standing Rock.

Sponsored by Climate Workers. If your organization would like to co-sponsor, please complete the form here: http://bit.ly/2eNroyM.

Join us for planning meetings on Tues, Nov. 1st at 6PM and Saturday, Nov. 5th at 4PM, locations TBA. For more information, contact Brooke Anderson at brooke@movementgeneration.org or 510-846-0766.

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#NoDAPL: Trabajador@s sindicalizad@s bloquean el oleoducto de dinero sucio
Jueves, 10 de noviembre a las 3:30PM
Wells Fargo, 1221 Broadway en el Centro de Oakland

Únete a tus compañer@s del movimiento laboral – ¡mostremos nuestra solidaridad con l@s Protector@s del Agua y de La Tierra en Standing Rock! ¡Exigamos que los bancos que financian el oleoducto Dakota Access saquen su dinero del proyecto!

El oleoducto Dakota Access Pipeline, que vale $3.8 mil millones de dolares, movería 500.000 barriles de petróleo crudo por día por cuatro estados si se completa, profundizando el cambio climático a un nivel catastrófico y amenazando el suministro de agua y los sitios sagrados de la Reserva de los Standing Rock Sioux. Miles de personas, incluyendo miembr@s de más de 200 tribus, han estado acampados en Standing Rock durante meses para evitar que la construcción del oleoducto continue. Estas personas se han enfrentado a una intensa vigilancia, detenciones, ataques de gas lacrimógeno, y de perros policiales. Ahora L@s Protector@s están pidiendo que sus aliad@s tomen acción contra los bancos que financian el oleoducto.

Un total de 17 instituciones financieras han prestado dinero a Energy Transfer Partners, que está construyendo el oleoducto Dakota Access Pipeline, por un total de $2.5 mil millones de dolares. , Esto incluye $467 millones de Wells Fargo. Además de financiar el oleoducto, Wells Fargo está detrás de la crisis masiva de desalojo y de ejecución hipotecaria, saca ganancia de las prisiones privadas y centros de detención de inmigrantes, provee fondos a los préstamistas que hacen “pay day lending”, se dedica a los préstamos discriminatorios, extrae la riqueza de las comunidades de color, apoya a las organizaciones policíales, y da su respaldo a iniciativas anti-obreras y anti-unión.

Como miembr@s de sindicatos, creemos en el derecho fundamental de tod@s l@s trabajador@s a sustentos seguros y dignos. Sin embargo, necesitamos no sólo trabajos y sueldos, pero también aire, agua y suelo limpio para nosotr@s hij@s y niet@s. Creemos que los costos de una transición justa deben ser financiados por los bancos multimillonarios, no por las carteras de l@s trabajador@s.

Creemos en un movimiento laboral donde nuestras habilidades son utilizad@s para reparar los daños ecológicos, y no para hacerle más daño al medio ambiente. Creemos en un movimiento laboral basado en la justicia económica, la justicia climática y la justicia racial. Creemos en la soberanía, el liderazgo y el conocimiento ecológico tradicional de los pueblos indígenas. Estamos con Standing Rock. Tod@s somos Standing Rock.

Si tu sindicato u organización desea patrocinar la acción, por favor complete el formulario aquí. La dirección de las reuniones se anunciara prontamente. Para obtener más información, póngase en contacto con Brooke Anderson en brooke@movementgeneration.org o 510-846-0766.