Calendar
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Nov
5
Mon
Nov 5 @ 9:00 am – 11:30 am
Meeting of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors’ Ad Hoc Committee on Urban Area Security Initiative, charged with reconstituting and rethinking Urban Shield.
The committee was established by the Board of Supervisors in March 2018 in response to sustained community concerns about Urban Shield, which is funded in part by UASI grants from the Department of Homeland Security, and coordinated by the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office.
The Board of Supervisors decided in March, 2018 that 2018 would be the last year the county would approve Urban Shield, as currently constituted, and asked the Ad Hoc Committee to make recommendations to the Board on the UASI-funded emergency preparedness training and exercise in 2019 and beyond.
The agenda will include a presentation and Q/A with county emergency preparedness officials (from ACSO, Public Health, and Social Services); a discussion of criteria for weighing recommendations; and a presentation about community-based emergency preparedness initiatives.
Agendas and materials for each meeting are posted at http://www.acgov.org/board/calendarcom.htm
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Nov 5 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Protest the towing and impoundment of otherwise homeless people’s RVs from the streets of Oakland.
Sponsored by United Front Against Displacement, the Landless People’s Alliance, and the Here and Now Collective
Decades Long Oakland Residents had the RVs they live in towed in mass on Tuesday, October 23. At least 15 were seized at the time from the area bordering Raimondi Park. In the last two weeks many have been forced to live on the street. Join them in demanding the city return the RVs.
As police towed the RVs last week, they told several residents “Don’t Let Us See You in Oakland Again.”
The residents are demanding a return of RV-Homes, an apology from Mayor, and a freeze on the city’s offensive against unhoused people.
Given minutes to leave their RVs and vans, residents tried to grab what they could before the vehicles were towed. Like refugees fleeing for safety, the RV owners were forced to throw possessions out of their doors and windows onto piles on the sidewalk. Many did not have time to secure key material, including at least one resident, who lost his identity papers in the towing.
Following the towing, residents camped out in the surrounding park were warned that OPD would be coming for them in subsequent weeks.
For a video of the tows in progress see: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qBIz8vory3g
More info:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/541837129562482/permalink/561249587621236/
Co-Sponsored by the United Front Against Displacement, The Landless
People’s Alliance, and the Here and There Collective
In front of Oakland City Hall, 14th Street between Washington and Broadway
Who: Residents living in at least 15 RVs in West Oakland, many of whom have lived and worked in the surrounding community for decades, saw their vehicles impounded by the police last Tuesday. Others are being threatened by police to leave encampments in the area. Together they have formed a group “United Front Against Displacement.”
Decades Long Oakland Residents now forced to live in RVs because of skyrocketing housing prices were told last Tuesday by Oakland PD “Don’t Let Us See You in Oakland Again” as the cops towed their vehicles.
Given minutes to leave their RVs and vans, residents tried to grab what they could before the vehicles were towed. Like refugees fleeing for safety, the RV owners were forced to throw possessions out of their doors and windows onto piles on the sidewalk. Many did not have time to secure key material, including at least one resident, who lost his identity papers in the towing.
On the previous Friday, city workers had placed stickers on the RVs demanding that they be moved by the following Tuesday. This presented a problem for many vehicles which did not have working motors.
So the residents came up with a plan. Those without working motors would get a tow Tuesday morning out of the site by a neighbor with a working RV and with a fifth wheel hitch on the back.
However, police prevented this from happening by targeting and towing away the working vehicle first. They justified doing so on the grounds that the driver did not match the person on the vehicle’s registration. The message then to crestfallen residents was clear—OPD was intent on seizing their effective life lines, rendering them homeless in the process.
Following the towing, residents camped out in the surrounding park were warned that OPD would be coming for them in subsequent weeks.
The residents are demanding a return of RV-Homes, an apology from Mayor, and a freeze on the city’s offensive against unhoused people.
At a smaller protest last week on Monday, mayoral spokesman Michael J.
Hunt told protesters he would try to release the RVs. Without concrete
results however, residents pledged to be back the following afternoon.
This incident is the latest in a new trend of stepped up attacks on the city’s unhoused and homeless in the area by city authorities. On Friday, October 20, prompted by complaints by the owner of neighboring Soundwave Studio (two blocks from the site of the RV towing), eight police officers arrived at the Wood Street homeless encampment. Several residents in the encampment demanded to see legal notices from police, and then chanted at them “Hell No We Won’t Go.” The cops left that time.
“They’ll be back” several residents remarked however.
For more information, contact: Kelly at 925-413-5244
email: WeWontGo@riseup.net
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Because of the COVID pandemic we will be meeting virtually via Zoom on the first Monday of the month.
Meeting ID: 828 0976 4186
If you wish to get the password please subscribe to the Oscar Grant Committee mailing list by sending an email to:
The Oscar Grant Committee Against Police Brutality & State Repression (OGC) is a
grassroots democratic organization that was formed as a conscious united front for justice against police brutality. The OGC is involved in the struggle for police accountability and is committed to stopping police brutality.
In alliance with the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) we organized the October 23, 2010 labor and community rally for Justice for Oscar Grant. On that day the ILWU shut down the Bay Area ports in solidarity. Our mission is to educate, organize and mobilize people against police and state repression. Sisters and brothers! The Oscar Grant Committee invites you to join us in this vital struggle.
We meet on the 1st Monday of each month
You can join our discussion list by sending a blank (doesn’t even need a subject) email to
oscargrantcommittee-subscribe@lists.riseup.net
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Nov
6
Tue
Nov 6 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Join us to watch the election returns, discuss local, state, and national politics, and otherwise have a great time! We’ve done a lot of work this year, and now it’s time to party. So come and join in the fun! And if you’re able to, potluck snacks and drinks are encouraged. See you on Tuesday evening!
Express your green ideas and “like” us on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/greenpartyofalamedacounty/
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Nov
7
Wed
Nov 7 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Regardless of whether you voted…
No matter who wins…
Come November 7, the day after the midterms, Trump/Pence remain at the helm
of a fascist program of white supremacy, misogyny, and xenophobia
Help wake and mobilize the one force that can stop a fascist America —millions of people in the streets saying NO! to The Trump/Pence Regime.
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Nov 7 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Join us for a fun-filled evening with food and drinks as we celebrate and appreciate the incredible work of our members and allies. With all of you we were able to achieve some amazing victories this year that includes passing historic criminal justice reform laws, shining a light on the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office, and laying the groundwork to repeal Oakland’s racist and unconstitutional loitering law.
We look forward to more victories together as we continue to build safe, healthy and strong communities… but on November 7, let’s party!
Check out our Facebook page for more information
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Nov 7 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Investing in Sanctuary:
Freedom to Stay, Freedom to Move, Freedom to Return
In a post-9/11 world, more than 70 border walls have been erected across the globe. The rights of migration, mobility, and movement are under attack and we must defend the freedom to stay, freedom to move, and freedom to return. Come learn about border walls, those who are profiting from them, and celebrate international resistance taking place around the world to defend human dignity and resistance to walls in their many forms. The event will include speakers live music and photo exhibitions..
Speakers:
Nellie Jo David organizes for indigenous human rights and autonomy on the imposed U.S./Mexico borderlands intersecting the Tohono O’odham Nation. Nellie is from Ajo, Arizona, traditionally Hia-Ced O’odham territory. Nellie was inspired to raise awareness on border issues upon witnessing the increased militarization of her community. She dedicates her work to migrant justice issues and protecting the rights of indigenous peoples and wildlife along the border. Nellie obtained her J.D. with a certificate in indigenous law and policy from Michigan State University in 2014.
Lara Kiswani is the executive director of the Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC), a grassroots organization working to address economic, social, and political impacts of anti-Arab racism by organizing Arab and Muslim communities around principles of justice and self-determination for all. A Palestinian born in the Bay Area, Lara completed her undergraduate studies at UC Davis, where she helped establish the Middle East/South Asia minor. She earned an MA in Education at San Francisco State University where she is a lecturer in the department of Ethnic Studies.
And more…
Moderator:
Rev. Deborah Lee: Deborah Lee serves as the Executive Director of the Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity, an organization that connects people of faith to the work of social justice. IM4Human Integrity builds faith-rooted solidarity, direct actions and advocacy in partnership with frontline communities dedicated to immigrant justice and ending the criminalization of people of color. They currently support and foster a Northern California Sanctuary Network of over 50 congregations who are responding to the wave of migrant youth and families and the detention and deportation crisis.
This event is one of several hundred international events promoting a World Without Walls this November. Co-sponsors include:
Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity
Oakland Community Organizations
Bay Area Sanctuary Network
East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy
Skyline Community Church – United Church of Christ
Lakeshore Avenue Baptist Church
Ecumenical Peace Institute
First Congregational Church of Oakland Prophetic Public Witness Team
O’odham Anti-Border Collective
Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA)
NorCal Friends of Sabeel
American Friends Service Committee
CAIR – San Francisco Bay Area,
Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM),
AROC: Arab Resource & Organizing Center
Jewish Voice for Peace – Bay Area
Middle East Children’s Alliance
You can also support this event and donate at:
www.im4humanintegrity.org/worldwithoutwalls-donations
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Want to get involved with SURJ Bay Area? Come learn about our current work and activities. SURJ moves white people to act for justice, with passion and accountability, as part of a multi-racial majority.
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Nov
8
Thu
Nov 8 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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About the Town Hall
Alameda County’s Town Hall on Public Charge will bring together more than 125 local service providers and community members from across Alameda County. The Town Hall, which will be held in Oakland’s Preservation Park, will provide participants with the opportunity to:
- Learn about a proposed rule change to the federal “public charge” definition and how this change undermines efforts to economically empower families and promote public health.
- Ask questions about how the rule change would apply to families; how the rule change would impact the flow of federal funds for programs like Medi-Cal (Medicaid & CHIP), CalFresh (SNAP), Medicare Part D, and Section 8 Housing Vouchers to Alameda County and California; and what Alameda County and its partners are doing to respond to the proposed rule.
- Take action by submitting public comment and connecting with local, state, and national efforts to weigh in on the proposed rule.
Translation and light refreshments will be provided. During registration, please be sure to complete the SurveyMonkey link to let us know if you have a specific language and/or childcare need.
RSVP: Click on Image!
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https://act.moveon.org/event/mueller-firing-rapid-response-events/search/
Nobody Is Above the Law—Mueller Protection Rapid Response
BREAKING: PROTESTS CALLED FOR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 5 PM LOCAL TIME
Donald Drumpf has installed a crony to oversee the special counsel’s Drumpf-Russia investigation, crossing a red line set to protect the investigation. By replacing Rod Rosenstein with just-named Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker as special counsel Robert Mueller’s boss on the investigation, Drumpf has undercut the independence of the investigation. Whitaker has publicly outlined strategies to stifle the investigation and cannot be allowed to remain in charge of it. The Nobody Is Above the Law network demands that Whitaker immediately commit not to assume supervision of the investigation. Our hundreds of response events are being launched to demonstrate the public demand for action to correct this injustice. We will update this page as the situation develops.
Donald Drumpf has installed a crony to oversee the special counsel’s Drumpf-Russia investigation, crossing a red line set to protect the investigation. By replacing Rod Rosenstein with just-named Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker as special counsel Robert Mueller’s boss on the investigation, Drumpf has undercut the independence of the investigation. Whitaker has publicly outlined strategies to stifle the investigation and cannot be allowed to remain in charge of it. The Nobody Is Above the Law network demands that Whitaker immediately commit not to assume supervision of the investigation. Our hundreds of response events are being launched to demonstrate the public demand for action to correct this injustice. We will update this page as the situation develops.
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Donald Trump just crossed a red line, violating the independence of the investigation pursuing criminal charges in the Drumpf-Russia scandal and cover-up.
Drumpf putting himself above the law is a threat to our democracy, and we’ve got to get Congress to stop him.
We’re mobilizing immediately to demand accountability, because Drumpf is not above the law.
Please make note of the date, time, and description below to confirm that the host is able to organize the event on such short notice! In general, rallies are suggested to begin @ 5 PM local time. But individual local events may vary—please confirm details on your event page.
Once you sign up, make sure to invite friends to join you at the event!
Note: If you choose to attend an event, you agree to engage in nonviolent, peaceful action, to act lawfully, and to strive to de-escalate any potential confrontations with those who may disagree with our values.
Time to Remove Trump
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Wednesday, November 20 at 5 p.m.Hosted by Brad N.Corner of Piedmont and 41st, under the clock towerOakland, CA 94611477 attendeesThe Greater Piedmont Avenue neighborhood will turn out to show our support for democracy and sanity. Bring candles and signs and musical instruments and your singing voices and maybe a pot or a pan and something to clang against it, because I have a feeling we’re going to want to make at least a little bit of noise, we’re not going to go quietly into the dark night. I will bring a bullhorn and a step-stool, and maybe we’ll have people who want to say a few words step up and speak, followed by a rousing round of banging on our pots and pans for each one. This was part of the Iranian people’s response to a brutal crackdown by their leaders a few years ago — people, mostly women, would lean from the windows of their homes each evening and bang on pots and pans, creating a din in the neighborhood and letting each other know that they were not alone in their disgust and unhappiness regarding their leaders.
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Thursday, November 8 at 5 p.m.Hosted by Owen P.Oscar Grant/Frank Ogawa PlazaOakland, CA 946121968 attendeesThis is an event planned as a rapid response protest if Donald Trump fires special counsel Robert Mueller. Please note that the listed date is a placeholder and will be updated within 24 hours of the firing, should it occur. Let’s show Donald Trump that nobody is above the law. Join a rapid response rally if special counsel Mueller is fired!
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Thursday, November 8 at 5 p.m.Hosted by Rosemary J.Alameda City HallAlameda, CA 94501363 attendeesEvent Confirmed! 11/8/18 at 5 PM It’s imperative that we stand up and be counted in the defense of our Constitution and our Democracy. Bring “no one is above the law” signs. And bring a flashlight. Plan to be peaceful.
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Thursday, November 8 at 5 p.m.Hosted by Daron S. Samuel K. Jaime M.MLK Civic Center ParkBerkeley, CA 947041366 attendeesDATE: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH TIME: 5PM Join Indivisible Berkeley for a public outcry in protest of Donald Trump’s firing of Attorney General Jeff Sessions.Nobody is above the law. Visit indivisibleberkeley.org for more information. *We recommend that you bring a flashlight, signs, and a cell phone.* Location: MLK Civic Center Park, 2134 Martin Luther King Jr Way (Between Addison St. and Allston Way), Berkeley, CA 94704 This is an event planned as a rapid response protest in the event that Donald Trump fires special counsel Robert Mueller.
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Thursday, November 8 at 5 p.m.Hosted by Heidi R. Richard B. Sherry D. Melanie B. G M. Ted L.El Cerrito Plaza, on San Pablo Ave in front of Daiso StoreEl Cerrito, CA 94530577 attendeesUPDATE November 7, 2018 from the national organizers: BREAKING: PROTESTS CALLED FOR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 5 PM LOCAL TIME. We have joined the nationwide protests and will gather on Nov. 8 at 5 PM. Please bring signs if you have, or posterboard and markers. “TRUMP IS NOT ABOVE THE LAW” or other similar sentiment. Donald Trump has installed a crony to oversee the Special Counsel Trump-Russia investigation, crossing a red line set to protect the investigation. By replacing Rod Rosenstein with just-named Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker as special counsel Robert Mueller’s boss on the investigation, Trump has undercut the independence of the investigation. Whitaker has publicly outlined strategies to stifle the investigation and cannot be allowed to remain in charge of it. The Nobody Is Above the Law network demands that Whitaker immediately commit not to assume supervision of the investigation. Our hundreds of response events are being launched to demonstrate the public demand for action to correct this injustice. We will try to update this page as the situation develops. ***************************** This event is planned as a rapid response protest in the event that Donald Trump fires special counsel Robert Mueller or crosses another red line to interfere with the Trump-Russia investigation. Note: If you choose to attend this event, you agree to engage in nonviolent, peaceful action, to act lawfully, and to strive to de-escalate any potential confrontations with those who may disagree with our values.
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Friday, November 1 at 5 p.m.Hosted by Mark W.San Leandro City HallSan Leandro, CA 94577194 attendeesThis is an event planned as a rapid response protest in the event that Donald Trump fired special counsel Robert Mueller. Please note that the listed date is a placeholder and will be updated to be within 24 hours of the firing, should it occur. RSVP to let the event host know that they can count on you to attend the event. Stand up and resist. Time to Impeach the Con man President. Bring you own home made signs and your family & friends.
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Thursday, November 8 at 5 p.m.Hosted by Emily D.Corner of Hill and San Pablo Ave (Near Safeway and Del Norte BART)El Cerrito, CA 94530195 attendeesTHIS EVENT IS A GO FOR TOMORROW, THURSDAY NOVEMBER 8th! The American Revolution was fought to resist rule and taxation by the King of England. The American president is purposely NOT A KING. The president is a citizen just like the rest of us and is subject to the laws of the land. HOLD PRESIDENT TRUMP ACCOUNTABLE FOR WHAT HE HAS DONE!
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Thursday, November 8 at 5 p.m.Hosted by Steve R. Gloria S. Linna G.Civic CenterSan Francisco, CA 941027450 attendeesWith the firing of recused Attorney General Jeff Sessions it’s clear that Trump is moving on to his end game – closing down the Mueller investigation. THAT CANNOT HAPPEN. Our red line has been crossed, and we’re taking to the streets. THIS RAPID RESPONSE IS HAPPENING ON THURSDAY NOVEMBER 8TH AT 5:00PM AT CIVIC CENTER.
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Thursday, November 8 at 5 p.m.Hosted by Ken R. Adrianne C.Superior Court Walnut Creek——640 Ygnacio Valley RoadWalnut Creek, CA 945961826 attendeesLet’s show Donald Trump that nobody is above the law. Join a rapid response rally. It was quickly announced that Matthew Whitaker would be in charge of the Mueller investigation. Whitaker said more than a year ago that the direction of the Mueller investigation was “deeply concerning.” Now, thanks to Trump, he’s being set up to have the final say on the investigation’s scope, budget and indictments. That is more than just deeply concerning, it is a constitutional crisis in the making.
Thursday, November 8 at 5 p.m.
Hosted by David S.
Public Street Corner
Castro Valley, CA 94546
219 attendees
Rally to protect the Rule of Law and the Constitution because the appointed pResident tRump fired the Attorney General. Bring signs such as “No One Is Above The Law”, “Resist”, Trump Is Not The Law” or “Trump Is Not Above The Law”
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Mark your calendars! We're hosting TWO Public Banking 101 sessions in November–one at Alley Cat Books, and one @DSA_SF. We hope to see you there 🙌🏾 pic.twitter.com/8Sg3u7g293
— SF Public Bank (@sfpublicbank) October 25, 2018
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Nov 8 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
On September 8th, over 250,000 people on all (!) 7 continents stepped up to demand tangible action on climate change from their elected officials. Hundreds of frontline communities led the way, building momentum and urgency for this fight. So we’re asking: What do we do now? Where do we direct this precious and palpable strength and energy?
After RISE, the Global Climate Action Summit, Sol2Sol Summit, and the hundreds of other events, we’ve taken a beat and are ready to pick up the reins again. On November 8th, join the Berkeley Climate Action Coalition’s Fall Convening to find out how to best use your limited time and energy. We will also share an array tangible projects that your talents could boost. Join us as we vision and move towards a new world, starting right here in our own communities!
Register here.
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The new Racial & Criminal Justice Committee of the Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club invites everyone to our next meeting on Thursday, November 8th at 7:00 p.m. at 1256 Monterey Ave., Berkeley (half a block north of Monterey Market). We are meeting jointly with members of Indivisible Berkeley, Democratic Socialists of America, and the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights who also are organizing on racial and criminal justice issues. We’ll celebrate and/or commiserate briefly about the election results and then focus on how to move forward on the local and state levels.
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Nov
9
Fri
Nov 9 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Bay Area Landless Peoples Alliance:
Regional meeting of landless activists of the San Francisco Bay Area
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Nov 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
On Oct. 28, 2018, the far-right politician Jair Bolsonaro was elected as Brazil’s next president. Bolsonaro is a retired military officer who pines for the days of Brazil’s military dictatorship and openly advocates torture and murder of political opponents.
Please join us for a discussion on this topic with veteran socialist organizer and founding member of PSOL in Brazil, Pedro Fuentes. We’ll talk about the factors leading to Bolsonaro’s rise, the threat his movement poses, and how socialists can fight back. We’ll also discuss the connection between Bolsonaro and the resurgence of the far-right in the US and elsewhere.
About Pedro Fuentes
Pedro Fuentes was born in Pergamino, Argentina, and began his activism there as a teenager, when he and his brother joined a high-school student movement to reform the schools called Movimiento de Accion Reformista. Later, in the 1960s, he joined Palabro Obrera, led by the Argentine Trotskyist Nahuel Moreno, and organized in the factories in his city. In 1971, his older brother, Luis Enrique Pujals, was one of the first to be “disappeared” by Argentina’s dictatorship for his activity in the Partido Revolucionario de los Trabajadores (PRT). Soon after, Pedro was forced to flee Argentina and lived in exile for the duration of the dictatorship and beyond, traveling across Latin America and Europe and embedding himself in socialist movements wherever he went.
Eventually he moved to Brazil and in 2000 began organizing with Movimento Esquerda Socialista (MES), then a tendency in the Workers Party (PT). In 2003, the PT introduced anti-worker pension reforms supported by Brazil’s right wing parties. A number of dissenting PT deputies, including MES leader Luciana Genro, voted against the reforms and were subsequently expelled from the PT. Pedro joined these expelled leaders in founding PSOL as a left alternative to the PT. For many years he served as PSOL’s secretary of international relations, though he has recently stepped back.
Recommended Readings
See the recommended readings for this special event
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Nov 9 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
L.A. Kauffman discusses How to Read a Protest: The Art of Organizing and Resistance
When millions of people took to the streets for the 2017 Women’s Marches, there was an unmistakable air of uprising, a sense that these marches were launching a powerful new movement to resist a dangerous presidency. But the work that protests do often can’t be seen in the moment. It feels empowering to march, and record numbers of Americans have joined anti-Trump demonstrations, but when and why does marching matter? What exactly do protests do, and how do they help movements win?
In this original and richly illustrated account, organizer and journalist L.A. Kauffman delves into the history of America’s major demonstrations, beginning with the legendary 1963 March on Washington, to reveal the ways protests work and how their character has shifted over time. Using the signs that demonstrators carry as clues to how protests are organized, Kauffman explores the nuanced relationship between the way movements are made and the impact they have. How to Read a Protest sheds new light on the catalytic power of collective action and the decentralized, bottom-up, women-led model for organizing that has transformed what movements look like and what they can accomplish.
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Nov
10
Sat
- AB 2178
- Criminalization of the homeless
- 40th anniversary planning
- Response to mental health issues, addiction and access to healthcare
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2018 SAN FRANCISCO – HACKATHON & EVENING EVENT SCHEDULE
SATURDAY:
11:00 am -Doors Open
11:30 am – Welcome to Aaron Swartz Day – Introduction by Lisa Rein
Noon – Internet Archive Updates:
“New at the Internet Archive” Tracey Jaquith (TV/News Archive) &
Brewster Kahle (Internet Archive) Audience Q & A. Internet Q & A.
12:45 pm – The Decentralized Web and the Dat Project– Danielle Robinson, PhD (Co-Executive Director, Code for Science and Society) & Karissa McKelvey (Digital Democracy, Open Source Developer) Danielle and Karissa will explain exactly what the “open source decentralized web” is and how it can be implemented in the real world. (Complete with use cases!) Also, why you need to know and understand what the decentralized web is, and why it’s important. Audience Q & A. Internet Q & A.
1:30 pm How to Make Law Enforcement Accountable by Implementing A Surveillance Policy Framework – Tracy Rosenberg (Oakland Privacy), Dave Maass (EFF), Lisa Rein (Co-founder, Aaron Swartz Day). Audience Q & A. Internet Q & A
2:30 pm – TBA
3:30 pm – TBA
4:30-5:30 pm A conversation with Barrett Brown about his new book (My Glorious Defeats: Hacktivist, Narcissist, Anonymous: A Memoir) & the Pursuance Project with Claire Peters (Director of Strategy). Hosted by Lisa Rein. Audience Q & A. Internet Q & A. Including Questions all the way from ThoughtWorks’ Melbourne and Brisbane’s “Internet Freedom Hackathons”
5:30-6:00pm – TBA
6:30pm – 7:30pm – Hackathon Reception
7:30 pm – 8:00pm – Start migrating upstairs
8:00 pm SHARP! Evening event Begins (Upstairs in the Great Room)
Evening Event Speakers (8:00pm-9:30pm):
8pm – 9:30 pm Evening Event – Special Guests Speaking or Performing (or both)
Hosted by: Lisa Rein (Aaron Swartz Day, Creative Commons, The Swartz-Manning VR Destination, ASD Police Surveillance Project, ASD Solar Survival Project)
Guests so far (More Special Guests TBA):
A mixed-media presentation by DJ Spooky (Multimedia Artist, DJ/Musician, Author, Historian, Educator)
A Conversation with Journalist Barrett Brown & Trevor Timm (Executive Director of the Freedom of the Press Foundation) (Barrett Brown won a National Magazine Award for his prison columns, & is the Author of the upcoming book: My Glorious Defeats: Hacktivist, Narcissist, Anonymous: A Memoir. He is the Co-founder of the Pursuance Project, a Journalist, and a Former Political Prisoner.)
Jen Helsby (Lead Developer, SecureDrop) (CTO and co-founder of Lucy Parsons Labs)
Cindy Cohn (Electronic Frontier Foundation)
Brewster Kahle (Internet Archive)
A conversation with Danielle Robinson (Dat Project, Code for Science & Society) and Karissa McElvy (Digital Democracy, Open Source Developer)
Steve Phillips (Privacy software developer; creator of CrypTag and Cypherpunks Write Code)
Plus More Special Guests – We will be making daily updates here!
After event gathering at The Emporium – 616 Divisadero St.
To play games, drink and dance to DJs till 2am. (Sunday doesn’t start till 11 am 🙂
Sunday Schedule:
11:00 Brunch- Hackathon Information and Sync up
11:30 – 12:15 pm Keynote 1: Ashley Boyd, VP Advocacy, Mozilla Foundation
12:15-12:55 pm Keynote 2: Erin Gallagher – Mapping Complex Social Networks to Create Useful Visualizations
Speakers in order (lengths will vary between 10, 20, & 30 minutes) – and all will have at least 5 minutes of Q & A:
1:00-1:25pm – Isaiah Johnson (Social Entrepreneur & Game Developer) – Diversifying the Video Game Industry
1:30-1:55 – Tatyana Griffin – Sound Design for VR: Best Practices & Practical Tips (w/ a Live QuickStart Demo!)
2pm-2:20 – Tracey Jaquith – Internet Archive and AR, AR for Architecture
2:20 pm – 2:50 Ryan Sternlicht – The Future of Virtual Reality
2:50 pm – 3:10 pm – William Clark (Programmer, Year UpParticipant)– New Options for Community-Based Education (That Is Also Good For Business) – How the “year up” program represents a positive trend of community education, which gives free education and job placement to college age youth.
3pm-3:20 – Bernice Chua (Game and Algorithm Developer) – Intro to ROS (Robot Operating System)
3:20 pm-3:55pm Matteo Borri (Robots Everywhere, NASA Contractor, The Aaron Swartz Day Solar Survival Project) – Re: Matteo’s latest inventions and robots and lasers and NASA Mars Rover fun.
4pm – 4:30 – Steve Phillips (Privacy software developer; creator of CrypTag and Cypherpunks Write Code)
4:30– 6pm+ Lightning Talks – mostly on Hackathon Projects
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Nov 10 @ 7:30 am – 11:00 am
While Libby Schaaf was giving her first press conference post re-election at the St. Vincent De Paul homeless shelter, her administration was delivering an eviction notice to two Deep East Oakland encampments, including The Housing and Dignity Village.Located at S Elmhurst Ave and Edes Ave in Deep East Oakland, The Housing and Dignity Village (HDV) is an intentional community for unsheltered women, their families, and support networks, and doubles as a community resource center serving the area’s unhoused and housed Black and Brown residents.
At least seven residents of HDV will resist this eviction, risking arrest, and are calling for advocates and press to join them on Saturday, November 10, beginning at 7:30 AM, for copwatch, support, and to witness unsheltered peoples asserting their right to safe shelter on public land.
County Supervisor Nate Miley and his staff visited HDV the day before the eviction notices were posted and expressed support, appreciation, and the desire to upgrade – not evict – the encampment.
HDV is a clean and sober curbside community led by women of color, both housed and unhoused. Its creation was in protest of the sexual violence unsheltered women endure, and the City of Oakland’s ongoing gross neglect of Black & Brown communities. It provides meals, medical services, free winter clothing, and a community garden for everyone in the neighborhood. The HDV is supported by Brookfield residents, The East Oakland Collective, The Village, The Ron Dellums Institute for Social Justice, Omni Commons, and other organizations and advocates for the human rights of curbside communities.Schaaf’s threat of eviction comes less than a month after the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing, Leilani Farhai, released a report on global unsanctioned settlements like the Housing and Dignity Village. Policies “denying access to water, sanitation and other basic necessities, constitute cruel and inhuman treatment and violate the rights to housing, health, water and sanitation and the right to life,” Farhai wrote. HDV echoes Farhai’s report in stating that housing is a human right, and housing should be available to all.
The United Nations report also cited the “unique vulnerability to violence and sexual assault” of women and girls in curbside communities. HDV highlights that homelessness is a women’s issue. They denounce the Mayor’s hypocrisy for publicly supporting the #MeToo movement while creating conditions that make unhoused women and LGBTQIA people extremely vulnerable to sexual abuse. HDV also calls on the recent 9th Circuit Court decision in Martin vs. Boise, which declares “as long as there is no option of sleeping indoors, the government cannot criminalize homeless people for sleeping outdoors, on public property, on the false premise they had a choice in the matter.”
About The Village:
The Village began as a grassroots movement in December of 2016, creating autonomous encampments on public and private land in Oakland. Providing those who have been displaced by gentrification with basic needs and rights: housing, food, provisions, healing, and dignity. Using a diversity of tactics to reach our goals is necessary in the current political, economic and historic moment we are in: direct action and policy reform. Adverse possession and purchasing lands; reparations and self-determination; serve the unsheltered and self-governance of the unsheltered. Learn more at https://thevillageinoakland.org.
About The East Oakland Collective:
The East Oakland Collective (EOC) is a member-based community organizing group invested in serving the communities of deep East Oakland by working towards racial and economic equity. With programming in economic development, civic engagement and leadership, and homeless services and solutions, we help amplify underserved communities from the ground up. We are committed to driving impact in the landscape, politics and economic climate of deep East Oakland. Learn more at http://www.eastoaklandcollective.com.
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Doughnut Economics Reading Group starts Nov 10th
Creating a world with neither human suffering nor planetary peril
Doughnut Economics: 7 ways to think like a 21st century economist
By Kate Raworth Chelsea Green Publishing (2017)
The capitalist economic system defines every aspect of our lives: the schooling and medical care we get, where we live, and how we sustain ourselves. The system works for a lucky few and exploits everyone else. And it’s a real threat to the survival of our species (and many others) on this planet.
We know the system needs to change—but we can’t change what we don’t understand. We have to know what we’re talking about.
Kate Raworth’s Doughnut Economics lays out traditional economic theory—still taught as gospel at all the major temples of capitalism—with clarity, authority, lots of graphics, and quite a bit of humor. She exposes the flawed models and persistent myths that keep the system in place. Even more importantly, she presents seven big, basic ideas with which to begin creating the world we want to see. We can indeed build an economy in the “doughnut”—meeting the needs of all while maintaining the biospheres that support us.
All of us need to read this book. We’ve all grown up in this deeply unfair and absurd system; seeing it clearly and getting free of it require a group effort.
So we at Strike Debt Bay Area are sponsoring a group discussion of Doughnut Economics. We’re thinking of seven meetings so we can talk about one chapter per meeting. Please join us!
First meeting:
4:00 – 5:15pm, Saturday, November 10th
Omni Commons, 4799 Shattuck Avenue, Oakland
Bring the book (available at your favorite online bookseller and in select local bookstores) and/or your thoughts on the first chapter (available online – http://tinyurl.com/ycysqtde ‘Look Inside’).
https://www.kateraworth.com/doughnut/
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