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With 2.3 million people trapped in Gaza, under fire from Israel’s relentless bombing – including suffocating illegal white phosphorus, peace activists worldwide are demanding a ceasefire to stop the unfolding human catastrophe and lift the blockade barring food, medicine, water and electricity to the Palestinians in Gaza.

After 75 years of occupation and the recent Hamas attacks in Israel, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken flew to Tel Aviv to profess ironclad support and billions of dollars more for apartheid Israel as it imposes lethal collective punishment – a violation of international law – on the people of of Gaza, 50% of whom are children.

Our guests will offer a counter-narrative that affirms the Palestinian desire for liberation, addresses the root causes of the violence and issues a call to action.

Special Guest Co-Host:

Nour is CODEPINK’s Palestine and Iran Campaigner. She graduated from DePaul University with a bachelor’s degree in International Studies in June 2022. Nour has been advocating for Palestinian liberation for over 5 years, including organizing within her university. She also organizes around related issues, such as abolition.

Featured Guests:

Hassan El-Tayyab is the Legislative Director for Middle East policy at the Friends Committee on National Legislation. Hassan leads FCNL’s work calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and an end to the bloodshed in the Middle East. In addition to advocating for Palestinian human rights, Hassan works to end U.S. military complicity in the Saudi-led war on Yemen and advance diplomacy with Iran. Prior to joining FCNL, Hassan served as the co-director of the national advocacy group Just Foreign Policy, where he worked to reassert Congressional war authority and promote human rights in the Middle East and Latin America. His passion for foreign affairs is rooted in his desire to make life safer for people in the Middle East, including his extended family in Jordan, Palestine, and Yemen.

Huwaida Arraf is a Palestinian American activist and civil rights attorney who co-founded the International Solidarity Movement (ISM), a Palestinian-led organization using non-violent protests and international pressure to support Palestinians.  A former candidate for US Congress representing Michigan’s 10th congressional district, Huwaida specializes in international human rights and humanitarian law, as well as domestic US civil rights litigation. A Hebrew-speaking Palestinian Christian, Huwaida spent time living on an Israeli kibbutz before rejecting coexistence efforts in favor of advocating for Palestinian resistance. The daughter of two Palestinian Christian parents  her mother came from Beit Sahour in the West Bank, and her father was a Palestinian citizen of Israel  she was born in Detroit shortly after her parents immigrated to the United States. She majored in Arabic studies, Judaic studies and political science at the University of Michigan.

Noura Khouri is Palestinian living in Oakland/Ohlone land and has worked for the past two decades as a human rights activist, campaign strategist and community organizer. Noura lived and worked in occupied Palestine with the International Solidarity Movement and other human rights organizations including Badil Refugee and Residency Center, Al-Haq and Holy Land Trust. She currently works as a preschool teacher, and serves as an Al-Awda Palestine Right to Return Coalition, National Committee Member, Green Party, Intl Delegate and part of Beloved Community Circles – where she conspires to destroy walls and build bridges of solidarity.

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the Bay Area premiere of FINDING THE MONEY as the Closing Night Film for the Green Film Festival of SF.

Can a new economic theory revolutionize our ability to tackle the climate crisis?

An underdog group of economists is on a mission to instigate a paradigm shift by flipping our understanding of the national debt — and the nature of money — upside down.

FINDING THE MONEY follows Stephanie Kelton on a journey through the controversial Modern Money Theory or “MMT”, as Kelton provocatively asserts the National Debt Clock that ticks ominously upwards in New York City is not actually a debt for us taxpayers at all, nor a burden for our grandchildren to pay back. Instead, Kelton describes the national debt as simply a record of the number of dollars created by the US federal government (the issuer of the US dollar) currently being held in our pockets, as assets, by the rest of us.

MMT bursts into the mainstream media, with journalists asking, “Have we been thinking about how the government spends money, all wrong?”

But top economists and politicians from across the political spectrum condemn the theory as “voodoo economics”, “crazy” and “a crackpot theory”. FINDING THE MONEY traces the conflict all the way back to the story we tell about money, injecting new hope and empowering democracies around the world to tackle the biggest challenges of the 21st century: from climate change to inequality.

Co-presented by the Berkeley Film Foundation, DocLands, and Filmmakers Collaborative SF

A captivating conversation that delves deep into the impact of this veto while examining how caste continues to impact people living in the South Asian diaspora and how the ongoing fight to eradicate caste apartheid intertwines with other civil rights movements in the U.S.

Berkeleyside’s Supriya Yelimeli will guide this discussion with journalist Sonia Paul, state Senator Aisha Wahab and Equality Labs founder Thenmozhi Soundararajan to understand the contemporary context of caste, Dalit activism and civil rights in America.
Last chance for discounted early bird tickets is Friday Oct. 13
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Doors open at 6 p.m. and the program will start promptly at 6:30 p.m.
Thenmozhi Soundararajan’s The Trauma of Caste will be available for purchase.

Our hometown CA *Bay Area premiere*! FINDING THE MONEY will be featured as the Closing Night Film of the Green Film Festival of San Francisco.

A major event Co-Presented by DocLands, Berkeley Film Foundation, and Filmmakers Collaborative SF.

Filmmakers in attendance for reception.

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This is the 50th anniversary of the US and AFL-CIO supported coup in Chile in 1973. The repression and privatization that the coup and Pinochet brought still torments the people and country.

Join Elisabeth Milos, a Chilean American and member of CWA UPTE UCSF as well as LEPAIO who will be reporting on her trip to Chile on September 11th. She will also show video from her trip.

The Labor Education Project on The AFL-CIO International Operations LEPAIO was formed to educate US trade unionists and workers about the role of the AFL-CIO around the world. The AFL-CIO is receiving over $75 million for the operations of the Solidarity Center which has is in 62 countries around the world and has been engaged in supporting pro-corporate unions and backing US coups and interventions.

LEPAIO
https://aflcio-int.education
info [at] aflcio-int.education
Co-sponsored by KPOO WorkWeek

The Haiti Emergency Relief Fund and Haiti Action Committee invite those who are able to attend the event : We are honored to have Mme Mildred Aristide as guest speaker.

Live music: Tarika Lewis and Destiny Muhammad, Francisco Herrera
      Speakers: Pierre Labossiere and Walter Riley
Peace and more Peace in Haiti and in our fragile world.
Sister Maureen

Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the online invite.

For our October meeting we are reading Parts 5 and 6 of Jackson Rising Redux: Building the Future in the Present. (PM Press, Amazon).  For our  November  meeting  we  are reading  Parts  7,  8 and  the  Afterwords.

Mississippi is the poorest state in the US, with the highest percentage of Black people and a history of vicious racial terror. Black resistance at a time of global health, economic, and climate crisis is the backdrop and context for the drama captured in this new and revised collection of essays. Cooperation Jackson, founded in 2014 in Mississippi’s capital to develop an economically uplifting democratic “solidarity economy,” is anchored by a network of worker-owned, self-managed cooperative enterprises. The organization developed in the context of the historic election of radical Mayor Chokwe Lumumba, lifetime human rights attorney. Subsequent to Lumumba’s passing less than one year after assuming office, the network developed projects both inside and outside of the formal political arena. In 2020, Cooperation Jackson became the center for national and international coalition efforts, bringing together progressive peoples from diverse trade union, youth, church, and cultural movements. This long-anticipated anthology details the foundations behind those successful campaigns. It unveils new and ongoing strategies and methods being pursued by the movement for grassroots-centered Black community control and self-determination, inspiring partnership and emulation across the globe.

Strike Debt Bay Area hosts this non-technical book group discussion monthly on new and radical economic thinking. Previous readings have included Doughnut Economics, Limits, Banking on the People, Capital and Its Discontents, How to Be an Anti-Capitalist in the 21st Century, The Deficit Myth,  Revenge Capitalism, the Edge of Chaos blog symposium , Re-enchanting the World: Feminism and the Politics of the Commons, The Optimist’s Telescope, Mission Economy: A Moonshot Guide to Changing Capitalism, Exploring Degrowth, The Origin of Wealth, Mine!, The Dawn of Everything  A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things, Beyond Money, Less is More,  Cannibal Capitalism,  Debt, the First 5000 Years , Poverty, By America,, and End Times.

The Oakland Greens Virtual Town Hall
Can non-monogamy be a family value? — Join the discussion — The Green Party has many Consensual Ethical Non-Monogamous (CENM) members. When the Oakland Greens added CENM language to promotional graphics and merchandise, it sparked a lively debate. Check our YouTube channel for those discussions. That debate gave way to having the discussion for one of our townhalls. So for our final VTH event of the year, we will discuss the idea of whether CENM is a Green Party family value. Our special guest for this event has over twenty years’ experience living this ideal. Join our regular panel as we deep dive into another progressive issue. Go to oaklandgreens.org/events, Eventbrite Oakland Greens, or Facebook Oakland Greens. For any questions email contact@oaklandgreens.org or oaklandgreenparty@gmail.com

Vicente has been CENM since 1999. CENM directly navigated Vicente through their life journey to the social justice movement. Vicente’s experience includes working with the Bay Area’s Midnight Special Law Collective of the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) for five years, and the Prevention of Trafficking project for the Oakland Greens since 2019. They also have conducted a Radical Love workshop on prejudice within the Poly/Kink community and organized a sex worker union. Since 2012, Vicente has been the Event Producer for the Oakland Greens.

Please register by tonight (Friday), via Eventbrite, here:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-oakland-greens-vth-october-is-non-monogamy-a-green-party-family-value-tickets-560051859187?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

One million children in Gaza are being bombed and cut off from food and clean water. Over a thousand have already been killed. Bay Area kids, families, and friends say: NO MORE. We call for an immediate ceasefire and humanitarian aid for Gazan kids.

Join us for a family-friendly action with street mural painting, drumming, interactive activities, and more. All are welcome!

Can you volunteer at the action or help hold banners on nearby freeway overpasses? Sign up here! https://forms.gle/43Wzq5MUSdta3kXD9

ZOOM LINK
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81133350622?pwd=dUUyUWppbWt6djVTaElISUhocXpSUT09

Open discussion.

Palestinian-American Professor Rashid Khalidi has described Gaza as “a pressure cooker” that “had to explode.”   Israeli holocaust scholar Raz Segal has decried Israel’s assault on Gaza as “a textbook case of genocide.”

The Palestinian military action in Gaza this week shows that “the colonial powers can no longer believe they can force people to live under the conditions Israel has subjected Palestinians to and expect no retaliation of the oppressed” says Khalidi.  The Palestinian rebellion is a historic development in the Palestinian struggle that also signals a paradigm shift in the world situation.

After brief presentations, ICSS will host an open discussion on this topic. Bring your comments and questions.

For background, see:

21-minute video, “Why is there a Gaza ‘Strip’ at all?” by Israeli peace activist Miko Peled whose father was once the Israeli general in charge of Gaza.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/why-is-there-at-90906351?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

CGTN (Chinese) correspondent breaks down in tears while reporting in Gaza � YouTube

What’s the Israel-Palestine conflict about? A simple guide

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/9/whats-the-israel-palestine-conflict-about-a-simple-guide

Meeting ID: 811 3335 0622
Passcode: ICSS2717rs

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The Intercept is hosting the San Francisco premiiere of Brave New Films’s new documentary on Chesa Boudin

“Beyond Bars”� traces Boudin’s childhood with members of the Weather Underground all the way to his controversial tenure as San Francisco’s district attorney � exposing thee punitive and traumatic impact of mass incarceration on children, families, and communities.

The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Boudin, The Intercept political reporter Akela Lacy, Brave New Films president and director Robert Greenwald, and featured film guests Gloria Berry and Joseph Bell Jr.

Admission is free, but tickets are limited� — and as a loyal reader and supporter of The Intercept, we’re extending a special invitation to be there.

Secure your FREE tickets to join us in San Francisco on Wednesday, October 25 at 5 p.m. PT.

The Intercept’s fiscal sponsor is First Look Institute, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization (tax ID number 80-0951255).

In a world that seems increasingly incomprehensible and out of control, let’s find meaning in our connections with each other and in collective action. Join the XRUS Open House  and get involved with a mid-November action to protect the Earth from corporate greed.

XRUS Open House Hosted by Media/Messaging & Art Working Group

This Open House will focus on the work of the Media & Messaging and Art Working Group. It will include reports and reflection on recent XR actions and regional break out rooms to discuss the following topics:

1. How can XRUS media and messaging best support chapter activity?
2. What do you expect from XRUS media and messaging?
3. What would you like to see in a national newsletter?

We will then have a discussion about activist mediawork, beginning with a brief presentation about XR Chicago’s experience with media and messaging.

The Open House is expected to last 90 minutes.

Please register here

Speaker: Nora Barrows-Friedman

The crisis in Gaza has not improved since last week. We have invited Nora Barrows-Friedman of The Electoric Intifada to lead our discussion.

Our speaker, Nora Barrows-Friedman is a journalist, editor, radio broadcaster, musician, and mother. Since 2012 she has served as associate editor and audio production director for The Electronic Intifada, an independent publication focused on Palestinian issues. She is the author of In Our Power: US Students Organize for Justice in Palestine (Just World Books, 2014).

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Passcode: ICSS2717rs

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+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)

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The much-anticipated Venom 3, officially titled Venom: The Last Dance, is just around the corner, and fans of the symbiote are eagerly awaiting its release. This third installment sees Tom Hardy reprising his role as Eddie Brock and Venom, who find themselves hunted by forces from both of their worlds. With the fearsome villain Knull thrown into the mix, the stakes have never been higher.

Watch Now: Venom 3: The Last Dance Online

Venom: The Last Dance finally marks the end of Eddie Brock’s (Tom Hardy) love-hate relationship with his parasitic symbiote Venom. For the past six years, Marvel’s own twist on Jekyll and Hyde has stunned audiences with its anti-hero tendencies, whipping up more mayhem than the actual good they intended. They are no longer strangers like they once were in the original Venom, and with their bond even stronger since Venom: Let There Be Carnage, it seems like the two are finally used to each other.

However, The Last Dance is the ultimate test of their powers. With the third installment digging more into Venom’s past, and his home planet of Klyntar, Eddie must brace himself for the self-proclaimed “God of the Symbiotes”. Also starring Juno Temple, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rhys Ifans, and Stephen Graham, the final movie promises to go all out with a band. Without further ado, here’s where you can catch Venom: The Last Dance in theaters.

Venom The Last Dance: Release Date
The theatrical release for Venom: The Last Dance is set for October 25, 2024. This release date falls in line with the Halloween season, perfectly complementing the movie’s darker, more gothic tone. Fans will recall that the first Venom film hit theaters on October 5, 2018, and its sequel, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, followed on October 1, 2021. The trilogy’s final chapter arriving in late October will undoubtedly be a spooky, action-packed treat for Marvel fans.

Venom 3: Cast and Characters

While the full cast for Venom 3 hasn’t been fully revealed, several key actors have been confirmed. Notably, the casting for the villain Knull remains a mystery, adding to the intrigue. Here’s the list of actors we know so far:

Tom Hardy – Eddie Brock/Venom
Chiwetel Ejiofor – TBC
Juno Temple – TBC
Rhys Ifans – Martin
Stephen Graham – Patrick Mulligan
Peggy Lu – Mrs. Chen
Alanna Ubach – TBC
Clark Backo – TBC
Cristo Fernández – Bartender
Is ‘Venom: The Last Dance’ Streaming?
Right now, there’s no official word on when Venom: The Last Dance will be hitting streaming, but here’s what audiences can expect. Typically, movies hit streaming platforms about 30 to 45 days after their theatrical run, which means the earliest fans can catch Venom from the comfort of their homes is sometime in early 2025.

Watch Now: Venom 3: The Last Dance Online

And since Venom: The Last Dance is a Sony Pictures creation, it’ll most likely arrive on Netflix, thanks to their ongoing deal. Netflix gets first dibs on Sony’s new releases, along with access to older titles from their library. Recent Sony hits like Madame Web, Bad Boys: Ride or Die, and The Garfield Movie have already made their streaming debuts, so it’s just a matter of time before Venom joins the lineup.

With Venom 3 releasing in theaters on October 25, 2024, we can estimate that it will be available on Netflix around January 2025. Following Netflix’s exclusive streaming window, the film will likely make its way to Disney+. This timeline aligns with Sony’s standard practice, ensuring fans won’t have to wait too long to stream the movie after its theatrical release.

Is ‘Venom: The Last Dance’ in Theaters?
Venom: The Last Dance officially premieres in U.S. theaters on October 25. Better get comfy – the third and final installment is slated for a 109-minute runtime, including credits. Like any true Marvel flick, it’s best to stick around to see if there’s a surprise stinger. As a comparison, the first Venom movie ran for a total of 111 minutes, while its sequel, Let There Be Carnage, ran for only 97 minutes.

The Last Dance is one of the final heavy-hitters to close out October’s spooky season lineup. Earlier this month, audiences saw the release of the wildly divisive Joker: Folie à Deux, which stumbled through its opening weekend. Despite all the buzz, the sequel barely scraped together a worldwide haul of $192 million, struggling to even break its hefty $200 million budget. Critics and fans alike have been pointing fingers at the film’s bold, but questionable, creative choices, including its musical numbers and a storyline that isn’t as convincing as the first Joker movie.

How to Watch Venom 3: The Last Dance
If you’re eager to watch Venom: The Last Dance, the most immediate way to catch the film is by heading to theaters. Venom 3 will be released in cinemas worldwide on October 25, 2024. Major theater chains like AMC, Cinemark, Regal, and other local theaters are expected to showcase the movie upon release. As this is the final installment of the trilogy, fans of the franchise are encouraged to experience the explosive action on the big screen.

Advance ticket sales for Venom 3 are likely to begin closer to the release date, so be sure to keep an eye on your local theater’s website or popular ticketing platforms like Fandango. The pre-Halloween release date means the film is perfectly timed for a spooky movie night with friends or family!

Where to Watch Venom 3: The Last Dance
For those unable to catch Venom 3 in theaters, you might be wondering when and where you can stream the movie at home. Sony Pictures has a deal with Netflix, which means all Sony-released films debut on Netflix after their theatrical runs. If you’re familiar with how past Sony Marvel films have been handled, you’ll know that movies like Venom and Venom: Let There Be Carnage hit Netflix a few months after their cinema debut.

With Venom 3 releasing on October 25, 2024, we can estimate that the movie will land on Netflix by January 2025. Typically, Sony films take about three months after their theatrical release to appear on Netflix, so fans can expect to enjoy Venom: The Last Dance on the streaming platform in the early months of 2025.

Which Streaming Platform Will Have Venom 3?
As part of Sony’s agreement with Netflix, Venom 3 will first become available on Netflix for streaming. After a designated period of Netflix exclusivity, the movie is expected to move to Disney+. This follows the trend set by previous Sony Spider-Man Universe films, where they debut on Netflix and later transition to Disney+ for a wider audience.

So, if you’re a Netflix subscriber, mark your calendar for early 2025, when you’ll likely be able to stream Venom: The Last Dance from the comfort of your home. Following its Netflix run, expect the movie to make its way to Disney+, giving you a second streaming option.

When Will ‘Venom: The Last Dance’ Debut On Netflix?
Sony Pictures Entertainment has a deal with Netflix, which gives the streaming service the opportunity to be the first to exhibit Sony’s film on streaming video on demand.

The typical streaming window for Sony’s films from the time they open in theaters to their debut on SVOD is roughly days. Once again using Bad Boys: Ride or Die and The Garfield Movie as examples, both films followed a 90-day theatrical opening to SVOD release pattern on Netflix.

Going by the same 90-day release pattern, viewers can expect Venom: The Last Dance to debut on Netflix sometime around Friday, January 24, 2025, or Tuesday, January 28, 2025, since new film releases typically debut on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Venom: The Last Dance plays in previews Thursday and opens on Friday in theaters nationwide.

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Movie Discussion Series: “The Men Who Stare at Goats” —

Like a book club but for movies, presented by the Oakland Greens — “The Men Who Stare at Goats” (2009):  Struggling reporter Bob Wilton (Ewan McGregor) gets the scoop of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady (George Clooney), who claims to be from a unit of psychic soldiers who have been reactivated for duty. Intrigued by Cassady’s assertions that they can walk through walls and kill goats by fixed gazes, Wilton follows him on a dangerous, top-secret mission across Iraq to find the brigade’s founder, Bill Django (Jeff Bridges) .
Please register here:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/oakland-greens-free-dinner-a-movie-discussion-series-tickets-565769881947?aff=ebdsoporgprofile