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Oct
29
Sun
Gill Tract Harvest Fest @ Gill Tract Community Farm
Oct 29 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

 

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Venom The Last Dance Trilogy: Where to watch Tom Hardy’s Film and stream Guide Here’s How @ California
Oct 29 @ 11:55 am – 12:55 pm

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” @ Online
Oct 29 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

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

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Nov
2
Thu
Oakland Privacy Advisory Commission @ Hearing Room 1, Oakland City Hall
Nov 2 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Major Agenda Items:

3. Surveillance Technology Ordinance – OPD – Cellebrite Cellphone Data Extraction Technology
a. Review impact report and take possible action on a proposed use policy

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Nov
4
Sat
The Fight Against Police Brutality, Past and Present @ Starry Plough & Online
Nov 4 @ 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm

A forum presented by The Oscar Grant Committee
Against Police Brutality and State Repression
Doors open at 2:00 p.m.
Please register in advance at
https://bit.ly/PoliceBrutal-231104
to receive your personal link to participate in this event online

The Oscar Grant Committee against Police Brutality and State Repression was formed in 2010 after the one-day shutdown of the Port of Oakland demanding Justice for Oscar Grant. Since then, the committee has been involved in struggles for justice for families of victims of police violence, opposition to police attacks on rallies and demonstrations, and assisting the International Longshore and Warehouse Union #10 with May Day rallies.

The panelists will talk about the history of the committee, the increased militarization of the police, The fight against the fake science of “exicted delirium” to justify abuse by police, and the ongoing gross police violence in Vallejo and Antioch.

Melissa Nold – civil rights attorney in Vallejo, California

[TBD] – Stop Cop Campus, San Pablo, California

Robert Collins – Angelo Quinto Foundation

Please help us celebrate our return to the Starry Plough by ordering food and/or drinks.
Please arrive early to place your order so that you do not miss any of the presentations.
An open discussion will follow the presentations.
We will be accepting donations which will be divided among the sponsoring organizations.
This event is sponsored by the Alameda County Peace and Freedom Party,
the Alameda County Green Party and Bay Area System Change Not Climate Change.
For more information email <info@sudssnackssocialism.org>

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Nov
5
Sun
Sacramento Anarchist Bookfair @ Cafe Colonial
Nov 5 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
sm_bookfair.jpeg The 1st annual Sacramento Anarchist Bookfair and Rock Against Racism benefit show is coming up on Sunday, November 5th, 10 AM. Currently, there are around 35-40 tablers confirmed, with several planned workshops and panels. The bookfair event will end around 6pm. At this time, a Rock Against Racism benefit show will begin at the Big Sexy Brewing Company (5861 88th St), also located in Sacramento, about 5 miles east of the bookfair space. We encourage you to attend both events!
MASK UP! HELP US PREVENT THE SPREAD OF COVID

Most of the bookfair will take place outside, including the tabling and the workshops and panels. Masking in all bookfair spaces is mandatory, both inside and outside. There will be space inside to get food/drinks and use the bathroom, and masks, hand sanitizer, and air purifiers will be on hand in these areas. We’ve gotten a lot of requests from people to be masked to ensure that everyone can attend the event, so please respect those requesting masking.

The benefit show is happening at a brewing company, with the musical portion happening outside. We encourage people to mask, but aren’t in control over the venue, so please be aware of this if you choose to attend the show.
SCHEDULE OF WORKSHOPS AND PANELS!

Block #1 10:30 – 12 PM

Parking Lot:

Autonomous Communications for Radicals: This workshop/presentation will cover the basics of “autonomous communications” aka long range communications without internet or cell service. Topics will include ham radio, CB radio, mesh networks, radio scanners and FM pirate radio. No experience needed but there will be a chance to get hands on with some gear and ask questions!

Lunch! 12 PM – 1 PM

Radical poetry reading featuring some queer, hater, anarchist poets from the bay and beyond.

Block #2 1 – 1:55 PM

Backyard Area:

Decarcerate Sacramento Panel: A discussion on abolitionist organizing from Decarcerate Sacramento, a local group working to prevent jail expansions, decrease jail populations, NS shift funds away from policing AND incarceration towards community-based systems of care that promote community safety and health.

Parking Lot:

Education and Implementing Youth Liberation: Focused especially on education (drawing on my experiences as a teacher) and ways to implement youth liberation/anti-adultism practices in daily life regardless of background.

Block #3 2 – 2:55 PM

Backyard Area:

Building Solidarity and Support with Asylum Seekers in Sacramento: NorCal Resist reports on their work building solidarity and material support with asylum seekers flown into Sacramento by racist politicians scapegoating migrants. They discuss mutual aid work and supporting those targeted by the State.

Block #4 3 – 4:20 PM

Backyard Area:

Panel on Peer Support, Mad Liberation and Abolition: A panel discussion on the movement for mad liberation. Due to the recent co-optation of peer support by the state, involvement and training of people with lived experience of madness rarely includes and often ignores situating the movement in history. We will an overview the evolution of mad organizing throughout time internationally, ways peer support can create alternatives to the mental health system, and how our work fits in within broader struggles for decarceration and abolition. While emphasizing the role of grassroots movement, we will also discuss the current moment in peer support models and the role of white supremacy, oppression, and the nonprofit industrial complex in the mental health system and our movements.

Block #5 4:30 – 6 PM

Backyard Area:

Panel Discussion on the Struggle to Stop Cop City, Climate Change, and Beyond: Join us for a panel discussion featuring representatives from the CrimethInc. collective, author Joshua Clover, and the Stop Cop Campus campaign in the bay area. Panel will discuss the growing movement against Cop City and save the Weelaunee forest, the upcoming mass mobilization in November in Atlanta, and how this movement informs the struggles to come under climate change. The panel will also feature a presentation on the fight against the “Cop Campus” in the bay area.

Parking Lot:

Creative Healing and Decolonizing Mental Health: Learn methods of utilizing spirituality, cultural healing, CBT and DBT to explore healing from a holistic, revolutionary stance while challenging the oppressive nature of western mental health approaches.
TABLES! BOOKS! ZINES!

We are excited that so many people, groups, organizations, projects, distros, and beyond will be joining us on November 5th.

If you are still interested in tabling the event, please email us at: sacabf [at] proton.me

Check out who is already coming:
1.) CrimethInc.
2.) PM Press
3.) AK Press
4.) Cops Off Campus
5.) Sacramento IWW/IWOC
6.) Civ Fucks Distro
7.) Black Rose Anarchist Federation
8.) Pink Knight Press
9.) Central Valley Guerilla Gardening
10.) Bay 161
11.) Manic Press
12.) Brown Recluse Distro
13.) Anti-State Communist Reading Group
14.) Homeward Art Zine
15.) No Bonzo
16.) Off the 99
17.) Zapatista School Zine Project
18.) Mara Gervais
19.) Seeds to Forest Defense
20.) True Leap Publishing
21.) Pushing Down the Walls
22.) Bay Area IWW
23.) Poison Oak Distro
24.) Brittle Bush Distro
25.) Exitos Gnosis
26.) AnarchoTranshumanism
27.) Satanic Anarchists
28.) Punks with Lunch
29.) NorCal Resist
30.) Harm Reduction Services
31.) Decarcerate Sacramento
32.) Mad Liberation
33.) Socialist Rifle Association – Sacramento
34.) Hammer Times
35.) Sacramento Food Not Bombs
36.) We’ll Think of Something Press

Added to the calendar on Sat, Oct 28, 2023 11:04PM

§Anarchist Bookfair and Rock Against Racism show in Sacramento

by Sacramento Anarchist Bookfair Crew

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The Theory of the Imperialist Pyramid. @ Online
Nov 5 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm


Speaker: Joti Brar of the Communist Party of Great Britain (Marxist�Leninist), abbreviated (CPGB-MML)

   In the face of a renewed global crisis of overproduction, the imperialists have determined that, in the present conditions, their best chance of saving themselves and their system remains in huddling together under the military and economic leadership of the USA and aiming their combined force at the destruction of the primary centers of independence and sovereignty in the world – Russia and China.

In doing so, they hope to bring about a repeat of the carnival of pillaging they enjoyed after the collapse of the USSR. They want to break Russia and China into pieces, subdue their peoples, and plunder their considerable resources.

Thus we can see that the third world war will be primarily characterized by a confrontation between the camps of imperialism (NATO) and anti-imperialism.

And that the workers of the world have everything to gain by ensuring the victory of the anti-imperialist camp and the defeat of the imperialists, which will be a hammer blow to the entire edifice of monopoly capitalism on the planet and thus a giant step towards socialist revolution in all corners of the world

Speaker:

Our speaker, Joti Brar, is an anti-imperialist and leading member of the Communist Party of Great Britain (Marxist-Leninist). Brar has been involved in the communist movement since an early age, working as a trade union organizer and writer on topics such as imperialism, socialism, and the working class. She also actively participates in the World Anti Imperialist Platform (https://wap21.org/)

For background see: Comrade Joti interviewed by Caleb Maupin.
https://thecommunists.org/2019/11/03/tv/joti-brar-interview-caleb-maupin/

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

Meeting ID: 811 3335 0622
Passcode: ICSS2717rs

Dial by your location
+1 669 444 9171 US
+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)

Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdVC04x

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DRAG QUEEN STORYTIME @ New Parkway Theater
Nov 5 @ 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm

DRAG QUEEN STORYTIME IS COMING TO THE NEW PARKWAY THEATER!

The New Parkway is hosting our first-ever Drag Queen Storytime—Come for the hair, the glitter, the glamour, and the stories!

Drag Queen Storytime can be enjoyed by everyone; whether you’re a kiddo yourself or a kid at heart, this event is for you!

In November, we are proud to feature award-winning local drag artist Coco Buttah, with books donated by Out and About Books.

Drag Queens and Kings serve as positive role models who encourage kiddos to be themselves and express their individuality without fear of judgment – and Drag Queen Storytime combines entertainment with education by using family-friendly books to convey messages of diversity, inclusion, self-confidence, and self-expression, making learning fun and engaging for children.

Join us on the Mezzanine as we kick off this unique monthly event.

Tickets are $5 per family/party; the proceeds go to support our guest Drag Artist.

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Nov
6
Mon
Fukushima Nuclear Waste Release   Is It SAFE? @ South Berkeley Senior Center
Nov 6 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Hear from health and environmental experts.

Japan has begun the release of over a million tons of radioactive water from Fukushima into the Pacific Ocean. Many experts have stated that this is a dangerous way to dispose of the waste.

On July 11, 2023, the Berkeley City Council abstained on a proposal from the Peace and Justice Commission to oppose the discharge.  Since then Japan has twice released water from the damaged Fukushima Nuclear Plant into the Pacific Ocean.  The public will hear from prominent scientists, environmental experts, and health professionals, as the world faces the first-ever release of massive amounts of radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean, over the next 40 years.

This event is free, wheelchair accessible, and open to all. For more information email fukushimaberkeley@gmail.com. Come learn why this issue matters to people in Berkeley.

Find more information on Facebook.

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Nov
7
Tue
Oakland Against Genocide @ Oscar Grant Plaza, outside City Hall
Nov 7 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

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Nov
10
Fri
BFUU Open Mic: Featured Artist: Dave Welsh @ Fellowship Hall
Nov 10 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm


Musicians, Poets, Magicians, Comedians, Storytellers, etc.:
Sign-ups begin 6:30. Perform or just come to enjoy! Show time 7pm    

Host: Phoebe Thomas Sorgen
Phoebe is an activist/organizer and singer. She teaches/coaches vocal technique.

Featured Artist: Dave Welsh
Dave “Redd” Welsh is a labor and blues pianist/singer http://www.reddwelsh.com/

Suggested donations of $10 – $20 will benefit the BFUU & help cover expenses.
No one is turned away for lack of funds! Volunteers appreciated!

Sponsored by BFUU Social Justice Committee http://www.bfuu.org/social-justice
Subscribe to the BFUU Social Justice Committee’s “Rise Up List”!
Send an email to: 
bfuusjev-subscribe@lists.riseup.net

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Nov
12
Sun
Bay Area Families for Ceasefire Rally & Kids’ Teach In! @ Oakland Federal Bldg
Nov 12 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am

Calling all Bay Area families! Join us for a kid-friendly action and teach-in at the Oakland Federal Building! We will have art, music, a chance to record messages to children in Gaza, storytime for younger kids, a teach-in for older kids, and more. This is a great action to share with friends or family who are less comfortable bringing kids to big protests! Tell your neighbors, classmates, cousins, daycare families, and everyone else!

We demand:

1. An immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
2. Let in sufficient humanitarian aid to Gaza.
3. Human rights and self-determination for all families in Pales

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Is the US headed for a Low-Intensity Civil War? @ Online
Nov 12 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm


Speaker: Al Sargis.
This talk will cover from the late 1970s to present, with main focus on the past few years. Two aspects: far rightwing direct action (e.g., direct attacks on racial, religious, gender, communist and other political attacks) and legislative rollbacks on the same groups (e.g., Moms for Liberty attempts to promote reactionary education policies).

Also, it will cover various groups and their ideologies, chief social traits and international interconnections among them. Finally, some proposals to counter them.

Our speaker, Al Sargis, is the founder of the Friedrich Engels Institute of Marxist War and Military Analysis (FEIMWAMA).

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

Meeting ID: 811 3335 0622
Passcode: ICSS2717rs

Dial by your location
+1 669 444 9171 US
+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)

Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdVC04xvn9

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Green Sunday: “Protecting the Win”, with Pamela Price, Alameda County District Attorney @ Online
Nov 12 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Join Zoom Meeting: Register in advance for this event:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwvceqhqjovGNPL5SeT-Kc6so0qA04wyl95 

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

An attack on our progressive District Attorney Pamela Price is being mounted that mirrors the attack on San Francisco’s progressive DA Chesa Boudin. This appears to be part of a coordinated national attack on prosecutorial reform funded by the same corporate and pro-police deep-pocket interests that have used media blitzes to attack protestors in Black Lives Matter, to attack protestors of Cop City in Atlanta, to attack prison and police reform nationwide, and to promote the militarization of police. Their use of fear-mongering incentivizes DAs to over-charge for career advancement and is not only cruel and discriminatory, but has created a costly prison system that takes money away from our schools, our parks, and our pay checks. Alameda County voted to reform this unjust system of overcharging by DAs by electing Pamela Price, and entrenched interests of the prison industrial complex are trying to overturn that vote.
The narrative put forward by those supporting the recall is that DA Price is encouraging the crime wave that we have been experiencing by abandoning the practice of enhanced charges and onerous sentencing. But if heavy handed policing and harsh sentencing were effective policies, we would not have the current crisis, because that is what our police and prosecutors have been doing for over three decades. This recall effort will further divide the public and damage what little credibility local government has left, and is a major assault on both democracy and progressive politics.
On November 12, District Attorney Pamela Price will talk about “Protecting the Win”, and how we can help oppose the recall attempt — please join us for this urgent event.
This past January, Pamela Price became the first Black female District Attorney in the history of Alameda County, after winning the November, 2022 election. She survived the Ohio foster care and juvenile justice systems to graduate from Yale College and U.C. Berkeley School of Law. Pamela started her professional legal career as a criminal defense attorney at the Bayview Hunters’ Point Community Defenders’ office in San Francisco. Following years of training working for small firms, Pamela started her own firm in 1991. Over the next 30 years, she represented everyday people in state and federal courts, and became a nationally recognized civil rights attorney.  Specializing in employment litigation, her clients included nurses, doctors, electricians, oil workers, teachers, office workers, police officers and correctional officers from all walks of life. Her particular passion is suing the California Department of Corrections on behalf of employees, particularly women subjected to sexual harassment.
Pamela is one of the founding members of the famed Bay Area choir, Vukani Muwethu, which has been singing South African freedom songs since 1986.  In 2007, Pamela was appointed to serve as the Interim Executive Director of the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights in San Francisco. She later served two terms as the Co-Chair of the Board of Directors, and has been a member of the Lawyers Committee since 2006.  In 2017, Pamela was honored as the Woman of the Year for Assembly District 18, for her lifetime of social justice advocacy and service to the people of Alameda County.
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Nov
13
Mon
Global Doughnut (Economics) Day!
Nov 13 all-day

We will be celebrating the very first Global Donut Day!

Global Donut Day is a day of local, community-led festivals centred around Doughnut Economics, distributed and connected across the world! It is a unifying day of local action and global connection.

Global Celebration

Want to see where your nearest festival is being held? Global Donut Day is being held both online and in-person worldwide. Check out our current list of Local Donut Festivals.

The Global Online Programme

In addition to the many local, community festivities happening around the world, there will be a global programme of online events that you can attend for free, wherever you may be, made up of events offered by local event organisers and sessions hosted by the DEAL Team.

Highlights include:

  • An introduction to Doughnut Economics by Kate Raworth
  • DEAL sessions on business, education, communities, accessibility and tools you can use in your place
  • The screening of Biocentros, a feature documentary on biomimicry
  • Panel discussions with ​​biologist and biomimeticist Janine Benyus and ecological economics researcher Timothée Parrique
  • Learnings from the cities of Glasgow, Barcelona, Sydney, Melbourne, Brussels, Porto Alegre, Middlesbrough and Hamburg
  • Setting up a European Research Collaboration
  • Donut Economics and the Economy of Francis and Clare, as envisioned and promoted by Pope Francis
  • Dialogue on how to use Doughnut Economics by civil society organisations in the Global South
  • Four sessions from CIVIC SQUARE’s neighbourhood-scale action in Ladywood, Birmingham

See the schedule of events here

Register here for more details and access links

See you there!

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Nov
14
Tue
Collaborative Communities: Skill & Idea Share @ Tarea Pittman Hall (South Branch) Library
Nov 14 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Come join your neighbors in connecting, learning and resource sharing!
This month’s theme is Collaborative Communities – exploring different ways people live, work and steward together locally and globally.

BRING: things you have in abundance…some extra garden harvest, clothes, books, tools…

AND/OR: a dish or beverage to share (and your utensils/plate) or just your interest in building a resilient community – all are welcome!

(Note: please be responsible for taking items or food you bring if they are left at the end of the event)

Event info: click here

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Nov
17
Fri
Climate, Ableism & Accessibility @ Online
Nov 17 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Climate, Ableism & Accessibility

9 A M – N 0 0 N

November 17, 2023

Register TODAY!

Plea$e DONATE!

($5+) are accepted, appreciated & tax deductible!

9:00 – 9:15 AM

Land Acknowledgement

  • Corrina Gould, Tribal Chair, Confederated Villages of Lisjan & Co Founder, Sogorea Te Land Trust

9:15 – 9:25 AM

Welcome

  • Cheryl Davila, Founder, CEMTF & Former Councilmember, City of Berkeley

Speakers & Co-Speakers

9:25 – 10:30 AM

Emergency Preparedness and Climate Action: Insights From a Cross-Disability Perspective

  • Emma Martin, Community Engagement Program Manager, Center for Independent Living (CIL)
  • Michai Freeman, Systems Change Advocate, CIL
  • Henry Maeko, Emergency Preparedness Outreach & Training Coordinator, CIL
  • Sheela Gunn-Cushman, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, CIL

10:30 – 10:55 AM

Introduction to the CMIST Resources Memory Tool that Helps Make Any Disaster or Emergency Accessible for People with Access and Functional Needs

Overview: CMIST memory tool helps meet legal obligations with what the Protected Class (Section 504, ADA, CRCL, Aging) laws require. This session will help you gain the information needed to know about working with emergency management.

  • Sadie Martinez, Access and Functional Needs Coordinator, State of Colorado division of HSEM

10:55 – 11:00 AM Break

11:00 – 11:30 AM

How Climate Change Impacts the Whole Community

  • L. Vance Taylor, Chief of the Office of Access & Functional Needs, State of California, Office of the Governor

11:30- 11:50 AM

Climate’s Disproportionate Impact on People With Disabilities (PWDs), How to Counter Ableism in the Environmentalist Community, and Opportunities to Increase Both Accessibility and Climate Resilience

People with disabilities (PWDs) represent 15-20% of the global population and are on the front lines of the climate crisis. Social inequities and ableism amplify how climate change hits the disability community, leaving PWDs with fewer resources to adapt and harming the resilience through inadequate planning and accessibility. Even more, PWDs who would like to join the climate movement often encounter ableism in environmentalist spaces, leading environmental movements to inadequately address disability needs.

  • Alex Ghenis, Climate and Disability Justice Advocate, Equity Working Group for the Bay Area Climate Adaptation Network (BayCAN) and the Technical Advisory Council for the CA Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program (ICARP)

11:50 AM – Noon

Announcements & Closing

  • Cheryl Davila
Incase you missed CEMTF’s

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Ban Scattershot Munitions and Restrict Drone Use in Alameda County @ Castro Valley Public Library
Nov 17 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Last Thursday, the Inter-American Commission for Human Rights heard testimony on the use of “less lethal” weapons by police throughout the Americas. The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture has called for a prohibition on munitions used by police that fire multiple projectiles – what we call “scattershot” – because they are indiscriminate.

Yet the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office has 900 of these munitions – and is asking for approval to keep using them, including in Santa Rita Jail.  This month the Alameda County Board of Supervisors will make decisions on Alameda County Sheriff’s military equipment � including dangerous scattershot munitions used by sheriff deputies and unregulated use of drones in the county. We urge you to weigh in through emails and public comments.

Specifically, the Sheriff’s Office will hold a “community engagement meeting” on its military equipment use this Friday, November 17 at 6pm at the Castro Valley Public Library (near BART). Sheriff Yesenia Sanchez has indicated she expects to be present. Please join us and other community members to ask questions and express your concerns. If you can’t make it, send a question about scattershot munitions, drones or other military equipment for the sheriff to answer.

We expect the Board of Supervisors to take up military equipment at its meeting on Tuesday, November 28, beginning at 10:45 am. Please join us in writing to the Supervisors in the coming week, and giving public comment at the (hybrid) public hearing.

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Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: Jackson Rising Redux: Building the Future in the Present. @ Online
Nov 18 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

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 EconomicsLimitsBanking on the PeopleCapital 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 TelescopeMission 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.

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200th Anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine. @ Online
Nov 19 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm


Speaker: Mark Albertson

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85175860127?pwd=bfZRQOSMuhX9Pfm4qhPMOZMrmE9Ohm.1

The 200-year history of the Monroe Doctrine is a history of US imperialism. Among Washington’s recent junior partners, Israel stands out as an accomplice to the US imperial project not only in the old world but in this hemisphere as well.

Beginning with the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, the course of what is labeled Manifest Destiny (term was applied in 1845) will be charted through the 19th century.  The Monroe Doctrine of 1823 is a continuation of the planned expansion across the North American continent. As the 19th century proceeded apace, the North defeated the South during the 1861-1865 Revolt of the Planters. Industrialization of the United States together with the eventual linking of Chesapeake Bay with the Golden Gate instilled a dynamic America, an allure to become a willing participant in what President Monroe’s document urged the Europeans not to repeat here, Imperialism.  Historical parallels will be made with such efforts as the Catholic Church and Spanish Army in the Philippines, the 1916 Sykes-Picot Agreement, and the present situation in Gaza.

Our speaker, Mark Albertson, is a frequent presenter at the Library.  In fact, according to his blog, in each of the last three years, he has logged 200-plus appearances. Mark is a military historian with a commanding knowledge of geo-politics. He is the historical research editor at Army Aviation magazine and is the historian for the Army Aviation Association of America. He has authored several books: USS Connecticut: Constitution State Battleship; They’ll Have to Follow You! The Triumph of the Great White Fleet; On History: A Treatise. He is at work on a two-volume history on the saga of Army aviation. Mark teaches history at Norwalk Community College in Norwalk, Connecticut.

Suggested background reading:

Elier Ramírez Cañedo, 200 Years of the Monroe Doctrine: History and Present, https://resumen-english.org/2023/07/200-years-of-the-monroe-doctrine-history-and-present/

Or check out this informative video:

Ben Norton, Israel’s destruction of Gaza is West’s fascistic plan for Global South, warns Colombia’s president, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC8YMcHn9nE

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