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Mother On the March
Join us on the sidewalk in front of the Israeli Consulate with signs, flags, banners and chalking to demand an end to the horror inflicted on Palestinians by the Zionist Israeli government.
FREE PALESTINE!
BOYCOTT, DIVEST AND SANCTION ISRAEL!
BOYCOTT BIRTHRIGHT!
THERE ARE NO “CHOSEN PEOPLE”
Thanks to the Mayor of Barcelona for endorsing BDS!
Tomorrow & every Friday on the corner of 6th & Bryant.. Join the mommas even if it’s for 5 minutes or the full hour.. Or drive by & honk your horn in solidarity.. 1pm to 2pm.. Mothers on the march against police terrorism.. ✊🏽 pic.twitter.com/wRDngzGEmt
— QUIP (@EQUIPTO) March 23, 2023
The 22nd Annual Bay Area BASIL Seed Swap is back and in-person. Free event! In collaboration with Transition Berkeley and Richmond Grows Seed Lending Library, the Seed Swap will include free educational resources on native pollinators and seed saving, space to network with other local gardeners, and an exchange of unique seeds from throughout the East Bay. Seed enthusiasts at all levels of experience are welcome. This event is free- seeds to share or a donation of $5-15 are suggested and no one will be turned away for lack of funds. So grab a friend, bring some seeds, and take home something new!
This Friday at 6:30 pm! Join the DSA SF International Solidarity Committee for the final part of the film screening and discussion of Patricio Guzmán’s documentary The Battle of Chile: The Struggle of an Unarmed People. Register: https://t.co/3YNuZI76D8 pic.twitter.com/vAZGrEjjFh
— DSA San Francisco (@DSA_SF) March 29, 2023
To participate in this event online, please register in advance at
https://bit.ly/WorldPeace_230401 to receive your personal link
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Silicon Valley Bank – previously the 16th largest bank in the US and reportedly a source of funding for half of all the tech startups in the US – has collapsed.
It’s now become clear the more general banking crisis that has emerged is not due simply to a rogue, mismanaged bank that over-extended itself during the recent tech boom and then somehow mysteriously imploded in just 72 hours, March 7-9, until seized by the FDIC on the morning of March 10, 2023.
Deeper, more systemic forces are at play- in the case of both the SVB collapse and the now spreading contagion to US regional banks as well as to European banks. The SVB is just the tip of the current financial instability iceberg. In Europe the focus is the now collapsed big Credit Suisse bank announced today, March 19, by Switzerland’s central bank. The problem is thus now not just US regional bank centric, but is rapidly becoming global systemic.
What then are the systemic forces responsible for the SVB collapse and now spreading instability to US regional banks and European banks?
Dr. Jack Rasmus, Ph.D Political Economy, teaches economics at St. Mary’s College in California. He is the author and producer of the various nonfiction and fictional workers, including the books The Scourge of Neoliberalism: US Economic Policy From Reagan to Bush, Clarity Press, October 2019; Alexander Hamilton & The Origins of the Fed, Lexington books, March 2019; Central Bankers at the End of Their Ropes: Monetary Policy and the Coming Depression, Clarity Press, August 2018; Looting Greece: A New Financial Imperialism Emerges, Clarity Press, Sept. 2016; Systemic Fragility in the Global Economy, Clarity Press, January 2016; ‘Obama’s Economy: Recovery for the Few‘, Pluto Press, 2012, ‘Epic Recession: Prelude to Global Depression‘, Pluto Press, 2010, and ‘The War at Home: The Corporate Offensive from Ronald Reagan to George W. Bush‘, Kyklosproductions, 2006. He has written and produced several stage plays, including ‘Fire on Pier 32‘ and ‘1934‘. Jack is the host of the weekly radio show, Alternative Visions, on the Progressive Radio Network, and a journalist writing on economic, political and labor issues for various magazines, including European Financial Review, World Financial Review, World Review of Political Economy, ‘Z‘ magazine, and others. Before his current roles as author, journalist and radio host, Jack was an economist and market analyst for several global companies for 18 years and, for more than a decade, a local union president, vice-president, contract negotiator, and organizer for several labor unions, including the UAW, CWA, SEIU, and HERE. Jack’s website is www.jackrasmus.com
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Come join us for our bi-weekly reading of The Wretched of the Earth! Tomorrow (04/02) we will be picking up on Chapter 4: On National Culture @omnicommons from 4-6pm. DM us for the link to join virtually if you cannot make it in person. *Masks are required to be worn at all times pic.twitter.com/dfInN7TWLA
— Community Liberation Programs (@comlibprograms) April 1, 2023
NOTE: During the Plague Year of 2020 GA will be held every week or two on Zoom. To find out the exact time a date get on the Occupy Oakland email list my sending an email to:
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The Occupy Oakland General Assembly meets every Sunday at 4 PM at Oscar Grant Plaza amphitheater at 14th Street & Broadway near the steps of City Hall. If for some reason the amphitheater is being used otherwise and/or OGP itself is inaccessible, we will meet at Kaiser Park, right next to the statues, on 19th St. between San Pablo and Telegraph. If it is raining (as in RAINING, not just misting) at 4:00 PM we meet in the basement of the Omni Collective, 4799 Shattuck Ave., Oakland. (Note: we tend to meet at 3:00 PM during the cooler months from November to early March after Daylights Savings Time.)
On every ‘last Sunday’ we meet a little earlier at 3 PM to have a community potluck to which all are welcome.
OO General Assembly has met on a continuous basis for over six years, since October 2011! Our General Assembly is a participatory gathering of Oakland community members and beyond, where everyone who shows up is treated equally. Our Assembly and the process we have collectively cultivated strives to reach agreement while building community.
At the GA committees, caucuses, and loosely associated groups whose representatives come voluntarily report on past and future actions, with discussion. We encourage everyone participating in the Occupy Oakland GA to be part of at least one associated group, but it is by no means a requirement. If you like, just come and hear all the organizing being done! Occupy Oakland encourages political activity that is decentralized and welcomes diverse voices and actions into the movement.
General Assembly Standard Agenda
Welcome & Introductions
Reports from Committees, Caucuses, & Independent Organizations
Announcements
(Optional) Discussion Topic
Occupy Oakland activities and contact info for some Bay Area Groups with past or present Occupy Oakland members.
Occupy Oakland Web Committee: (web@occupyoakland.org)
Strike Debt Bay Area : strikedebtbayarea.tumblr.com
Berkeley Post Office Defenders:http://berkeleypostofficedefenders.wordpress.com/
Alan Blueford Center 4 Justice:https://www.facebook.com/ABC4JUSTICE
Oakland Privacy Working Group:https://oaklandprivacy.wordpress.com
Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity: prisonerhungerstrikesolidarity.wordpress.com/
Bay Area AntiRepression: antirepression@occupyoakland.org
Biblioteca Popular: http://tinyurl.com/mdlzshy
Interfaith Tent: www.facebook.com/InterfaithTent
Port Truckers Solidarity: oaklandporttruckers.wordpress.com
Bay Area Intifada: bayareaintifada.wordpress.com
Transport Workers Solidarity: www.transportworkers.org
Fresh Juice Party (aka Chalkupy) freshjuiceparty.com/chalkupy-gallery
Sudo Room: https://sudoroom.org
Omni Collective: https://omnicommons.org/
First They Came for the Homeless: https://www.facebook.com/pages/First-they-came-for-the-homeless/253882908111999
Sunflower Alliance: http://www.sunflower-alliance.org/
Bay Area Public School: http://thepublicschool.org/bay-area
San Francisco based groups:
Occupy Bay Area United: www.obau.org
Occupy Forum: (see OBAU above)
San Francisco Projection Department: http://tinyurl.com/kpvb3rv
Because of the COVID pandemic we will be meeting virtually via Zoom on the first Monday of the month.
Meeting ID: 828 0976 4186
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
you must register in advance.
Do you think the Left needs to move beyond critique and towards constructive action? Can we do so in a way that’s honest, vulnerable, and respectful of differences?
If so, please join Margaret Kimberley, Gloria Mattera, and former Green candidate for US Pres David Cobb. Explore how to build deeper unity while encouraging responsibility for our feelings and actions. We’ll apply this framework to the question “What Is To Be Done?”
Host: Green Eco-Socialist network.
DSA EAST BAY
We will be discussing what class struggle is all about, and how it grounds our politics. Readings to come.
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Join the Black Studies Collaboratory at UC Berkeley on Wednesday for a panel on Black trauma and healing justice featuring our very own leader and co-founder, Cat Brooks!
April 5th, 2023, 12:30pm – 2:30pm at Osher Theater, BAMPFA. Register at: https://t.co/XlUo7mgWp7 pic.twitter.com/PA9uIi4dOR
— Anti Police-Terror Project (@APTPaction) April 3, 2023
On March 31, 2023, Judge Lucretia Clemons of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas denied political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal’s legal appeal. Judge Clemons’ decision ludicrously claims that newly discovered evidence proving that key witnesses at Mumia’s trial were paid by (or received favours from) the District Attorney in exchange for their false testimony was “not material” to showing that the trial was unfair!
Mumia Abu-Jamal is innocent and should never have spent a day in jail. This decision shows that Mumia will never receive justice in the capitalist courts. Only mass demonstrations can win his release. Join us at a rally calling to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal!
Mumia is Innocent! Free Mumia Now!
Agenda Items:
4. Dept. of Housing and Community Development – Rental Registry
a. Review for compliance with City of Oakland’s Privacy Principles and take possible action
5. Federal Task Force Ordinance – OPD – Annual Reports – Review and take possible action
a. US Marshals
b. DEA
c. ATF
d. Secret Service
e. FBI Child Exploitation
f. FBI Violent Crimes
6. Surveillance Technology Ordinance – DOT – Mobile Parking Payment Proposal
a. Review and take possible action on the Impact Statement, proposed Use Policy, and Professional Services Agreement
Tomorrow & every Friday on the corner of 6th & Bryant.. Join the mommas even if it’s for 5 minutes or the full hour.. Or drive by & honk your horn in solidarity.. 1pm to 2pm.. Mothers on the march against police terrorism.. ✊🏽 pic.twitter.com/wRDngzGEmt
— QUIP (@EQUIPTO) March 23, 2023
Bringing together union members, labor activists, and local officers, a Troublemakers School is an incredible space for networking, building solidarity, and sharing successes, strategy, and inspiration. It’s a real shot in the arm for newbies and seasoned activists alike.
You will be inspired. Hear speakers from the front lines of recent struggles.
You will learn new skills. The one-day conference features interactive workshops, panels and meetings, ranging from crucial basic skills like helping your colleagues beat apathy to advanced topics like winning first contracts and running for union office.
Registration (scroll down to bottom): https://labornotes.org/events/2023/bay-area-troublemakers-school
Workshops will include:
- Beating Apathy
- Turning an Issue into a Campaign
- Opening Bargaining
- Climate Justice and Labor
- Strikes!
- New Organizing
- Race and Labor
- …and more!
Workshops and schedule subject to change! Detailed program to come.
Registration fee (covers event registration and lunch):
$40 – Regular registration
$15 – Hardship rate registration (choose if you need)
Childcare will be provided. Complete the form that you will receive in an email after you register in order to sign-up for childcare.
Labor Notes is committed to making this event safe for all, including those who are medically vulnerable. Therefore, we strongly encourage masking. Masks will be provided for attendees.
If possible, take a rapid test before you attend. As well, if you are not feeling well, please stay home.
Questions? Ideas? Want to get involved? Email Barbara barbara@labornotes.org
For those who have asked how to support our library as we keep fighting for the digital rights of all libraries, there will be a rally on the steps of the @internetarchive next Saturday (4/8) @ 11am PT #EmpoweringLibraries #DigitalRightsForLibraries
RSVP👇 https://t.co/dDD7XHGA3u— Internet Archive (@internetarchive) March 30, 2023
Panel Discussion:
After brief presentations by three ICSS members, Gene Ruyle, Raj Sahai, and Roger Harris, we will have an open discussion on this important topic.
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 811 3335 0622
Passcode: ICSS2717rs
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NOTE: During the Plague Year of 2020 GA will be held every week or two on Zoom. To find out the exact time a date get on the Occupy Oakland email list my sending an email to:
occupyoakland-subscribe@lists.riseup.net
The Occupy Oakland General Assembly meets every Sunday at 4 PM at Oscar Grant Plaza amphitheater at 14th Street & Broadway near the steps of City Hall. If for some reason the amphitheater is being used otherwise and/or OGP itself is inaccessible, we will meet at Kaiser Park, right next to the statues, on 19th St. between San Pablo and Telegraph. If it is raining (as in RAINING, not just misting) at 4:00 PM we meet in the basement of the Omni Collective, 4799 Shattuck Ave., Oakland. (Note: we tend to meet at 3:00 PM during the cooler months from November to early March after Daylights Savings Time.)
On every ‘last Sunday’ we meet a little earlier at 3 PM to have a community potluck to which all are welcome.
OO General Assembly has met on a continuous basis for over six years, since October 2011! Our General Assembly is a participatory gathering of Oakland community members and beyond, where everyone who shows up is treated equally. Our Assembly and the process we have collectively cultivated strives to reach agreement while building community.
At the GA committees, caucuses, and loosely associated groups whose representatives come voluntarily report on past and future actions, with discussion. We encourage everyone participating in the Occupy Oakland GA to be part of at least one associated group, but it is by no means a requirement. If you like, just come and hear all the organizing being done! Occupy Oakland encourages political activity that is decentralized and welcomes diverse voices and actions into the movement.
General Assembly Standard Agenda
Welcome & Introductions
Reports from Committees, Caucuses, & Independent Organizations
Announcements
(Optional) Discussion Topic
Occupy Oakland activities and contact info for some Bay Area Groups with past or present Occupy Oakland members.
Occupy Oakland Web Committee: (web@occupyoakland.org)
Strike Debt Bay Area : strikedebtbayarea.tumblr.com
Berkeley Post Office Defenders:http://berkeleypostofficedefenders.wordpress.com/
Alan Blueford Center 4 Justice:https://www.facebook.com/ABC4JUSTICE
Oakland Privacy Working Group:https://oaklandprivacy.wordpress.com
Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity: prisonerhungerstrikesolidarity.wordpress.com/
Bay Area AntiRepression: antirepression@occupyoakland.org
Biblioteca Popular: http://tinyurl.com/mdlzshy
Interfaith Tent: www.facebook.com/InterfaithTent
Port Truckers Solidarity: oaklandporttruckers.wordpress.com
Bay Area Intifada: bayareaintifada.wordpress.com
Transport Workers Solidarity: www.transportworkers.org
Fresh Juice Party (aka Chalkupy) freshjuiceparty.com/chalkupy-gallery
Sudo Room: https://sudoroom.org
Omni Collective: https://omnicommons.org/
First They Came for the Homeless: https://www.facebook.com/pages/First-they-came-for-the-homeless/253882908111999
Sunflower Alliance: http://www.sunflower-alliance.org/
Bay Area Public School: http://thepublicschool.org/bay-area
San Francisco based groups:
Occupy Bay Area United: www.obau.org
Occupy Forum: (see OBAU above)
San Francisco Projection Department: http://tinyurl.com/kpvb3rv
Prior registration required.
What constitutes a progressive position on the war in Ukraine? What factors might bring about peace? Should the United States continue to send military aid, and other support, to Ukraine? What should be done about the parts of Ukraine currently occupied by Russian forces? What should be done about NATO?
Please join us on April 9th to hear Howie Hawkins and Jill Stein present their perspectives on the Ukraine war and how peace might come about. Jill and Howie are the Green Party’s two most recent Presidential candidates, Jill having run in 2012 and 2016 and Howie having run in 2020. Following their presentations, we’ll have time for questions and answers.
Howie Hawkins has been a Green Party candidate for city council, mayor, and auditor in Syracuse, New York, winning 48% for a district council seat in 2011, and 35% of the citywide vote for city auditor in 2015. Prior to becoming the Green Party’s Presidential candidate.in 2020, he was the Greens’ Governor candidate in New York in 2010, 2014, and 2018. He was a co-founder of the anti-nuclear Clamshell Alliance in 1976 and the Green Party in the US in 1984. Howie moved to Syracuse in 1991 to develop cooperatives for CommonWorks, a federation of cooperatives. Howie’s articles on politics, economics, and environmental issues have appeared in Against the Current, Black Agenda Report, CounterPunch, Green Politics, International Socialist Review, Labor Notes, New Politics, Peace and Democracy News, Roll Call, Society and Nature, Z Magazine, and other publications.
Dr. Jill Stein is a graduate of Harvard University and Harvard Medical School and was a practicing physician for 25 years. She has served on the Greater Boston board of Physicians for Social Responsibility. Stein co-founded and served as Executive Director of the Massachusetts Coalition for Healthy Communities. She has worked with Clean Water Action, Toxic Action Center, Global Climate Convergence, Physicians for a National Health Program, and the Massachusetts Medical Society. She previously served as an elected member of Lexington Town Meeting, and ran for Massachusetts governor in 2002 and 2010. She also ran for Massachusetts House of Representatives in 2004 and for Massachusetts secretary of state in 2006, and in 2012 and 2016 she was the Green Party’s Presidential candidate.
Green Sundays are a series of free public programs & discussions on topics “du jour” sponsored by the Green Party of Alameda County and held on the 2nd Sunday of each month. The monthly business meeting of the County Council of the Green Party follows at 7:00 pm, after a 30-minute break.
Council meetings are open to anyone who is interested.