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- The film is in English.
- Childcare is not provided.
- Masks are kindly requested. We will have masks available on-site.
- There is a ramp available to access the building.
- There are no required steps in the theater itself.
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Join us a rowdy noisy tour of shame of some of the worst banking and insurance institutions in San Francisco’s financial district on Monday, August 18th at 11am.
We will take direct action with a tour of shame to shut down business as usual and emphasize the connections between war, the climate crisis, capitalism, exploitation and oppression.
We and allies will be led by a delegation of Gulf South residents, a region on the frontlines of climate disaster, representing communities hit hardest by the fossil fuel projects supported by the financial and insurance institutions in the SF Financial District.
Bring pots, pans, and noisemakers of all kinds. We’ll have everything else you need, including chant sheets, banners, signs, props and art.
Send RSVP.
By now you’ve probably seen or heard of Newsom’s hot mess of a “Petroleum Market Stabilization” bill that will reverse every gain we’ve fought so hard for on the oil and gas front.
This coming Wednesday in Sacramento there will be a Joint Assembly Committee Hearing on “California’s Transportation Fuels Transition” to consider the bill’s disastrous proposals. This is our big chance to change hearts and minds in the legislature.
The hearing will cover topics related to Newsom’s current proposals to expand oil and gas drilling across the state, as well as legislative proposals to cut refinery regulations.
The current momentum, if left unchecked, could send us right back to drilling Mordor. We can’t let this happen.
This is a very critical moment in our efforts to hold back the wave of Big Oil handouts that Newsom and some legislators are proposing in the wake of of refinery closures and the panic over gas prices. There’ll be an opportunity at this hearing for public comments—anywhere from 1 minute to 30 seconds, depending on attendance—and we need dozens of us to pack the room and urge the legislature to stand up to Big Oil. The hearing starts at 1:30 PM in the Swing Space, Room 1100. Lunch will be provided at noon.
The sign-up form is here. Further info and talking points will be provided once you’ve signed up.
p.s. On Monday, August 18 at 5 PM there will be an organizing and info session for activists around the state to get up to speed on the Big Oil handouts proposed for the end of the legislative session. You can register for the zoom link here.
And please reach out to action@sunflower-alliance.org if you can give a ride on Wednesday or want to join some of us on the train.
These are terrible times and we are beset from all directions at once. Sadly, this is yet another area to come together in emergency response, and we thank you for rising to the occasion.
Sunflower Alliance
https://350bayarea.
ONGOING STOP the COUP PROTEST from 5 – 6 pm
Focus: Rally every Friday Stop the Coup Protest, organized by Indivisible Elmwood
Between Acton and Bonar, beside “The Way”, in front of the bike path.
RSVP
This is a virtual event
Our next All-Chapter Gathering, will focus on sharing reports about summer actions and discussing ideas for possible fall actions. We want to hear from all of you!
STOP the DOGE DESTRUCTION from 12 – 1:30 pm
Location: at 1731 Fourth Street, between Virginia and Delaware, outside Tesla Showroom
Speaker: Karl Sanchez
To Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/
Meeting ID: 873 8882 4824
Passcode: 042428
Call one of these numbers and enter the codes above:• +1 646 931 3860 US
• +1 669 444 9171 US
How to describe the character of Russian society during the Putin presidency brings forth strong opinions, including from Marxists. Karl Sanchez believes that one must distinguish ‘State Capitalism and the type of Socialism being employed by Russia and China. Currently all political-economies are hybrids – no nation is purely one or another. However, it is clear that some political-economic formats are detrimental to the majority and merit being radically reformed.
Karl Sanchez is based on the US West Coast. He had a long career as a culinary worker before turning to academia. His popular Substack blog – Karlof1’s Geopolitical Gymnasium – provides extensive information and analysis on Russian internal developments.
Join UnCommon Law for a special screening featuring three short films — I Do, Finding Má, and Unhoused and Unseen — by formerly incarcerated filmmakers whose work challenges dominant narratives and centers love, healing, and resilience behind and beyond the prison walls. Following the screening, hear directly from the directors — Rahsaan Thomas, Thanh Tran, and Dante D. Jones — in a panel discussion about the power of storytelling to disrupt systems, reconnect families, and humanize people impacted by incarceration.
Sun: 12:30 
Interfaith Prayer Vigil: As the attack on immigrants is escalating and ICE the U.S. government is disappearing people, we refuse to stand by as masked ICE agents abduct and disappear members of our communities. Come stand with the Godmothers of the Disappeared, who hold this vigil in solidarity with the Interfaith Mother’s Vigils in Los Angeles and across the country.
As COVID cases once again rise across the Bay Area, access to testing and protective resources has become more difficult for our communities—especially for Black, Brown, unhoused, and working-class residents. Many of the free testing sites that once served our neighborhoods have closed, and store-bought tests are unaffordable or unavailable for many.
In response, the Anti Police-Terror Project and The People’s House are stepping up to meet the need. We believe public health is a collective responsibility, and we remain committed to providing tools that help keep our communities safe and resourced.
We are now offering free COVID testing multiple days a week at The People’s House in Oakland (893 Willow St).
Testing Schedule
- Tuesdays from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
- Mondays from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
- Offered during The People’s Detox, which also includes free ear acupuncture, Narcan distribution, fentanyl test strips, and peer support for addiction and mental health
- 1st and 3rd Fridays from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
- Offered during The People’s Clinic, which includes massage therapy, acupuncture, healing circles, and other community-based wellness services
What to Expect
- Rapid antigen COVID tests are available on-site
- In most cases, individuals will be able to leave with a box of take-home tests (while supplies last)
- K/N95 masks are available to anyone who needs them
- No insurance, ID, or pre-registration is required
- All services are free of charge
As school boards ban books and disinformation clouds our collective memory, one truth is clear: storytelling is resistance.
That’s why we’re launching Reading the Revolution – a new Women’s March program that reimagines the book club. There’s no pre-reading, no guilt, and no homework. Just big ideas, rich conversations, and a shared commitment to imagining a better world through the stories we love.
We’re kicking it all off with a bang, exploring the feminist intersections of romance reading, the radical nature of claiming our *ahem* power in storytelling, and why reading is a revolutionary act.
We’re thrilled to announce our first panelists:
✨ Emily Rath (@emilyrathauthor): Bestselling romance author bringing her sharp insight and hotter-than-hot takes on readership and writing.
✨ Divinity Rae (@divinityraewrites): Writer, truth-teller, and fearless voice on love, power, and pleasure
Come for the books. Stay for the revolution.
With Love & Liberation,
Women’s March Network
ONGOING STOP the COUP PROTEST from 5 – 6 pm
Focus: Rally every Friday Stop the Coup Protest, organized by Indivisible Elmwood
STOP the DOGE DESTRUCTION from 12 – 1:30 pm
Location: at 1731 Fourth Street, between Virginia and Delaware, outside Tesla Showroom
The billionaires continue to wage a cruel war on working people, with their cronies in the administration, ICE and law enforcement backing up their attacks. This Labor Day we will continue to stand strong, fighting for public schools over private profits, healthcare over hedge funds, shared prosperity over corporate politics.
Working people built this nation and we know how to take care of each other. We won’t back down—we will never stop fighting for our families and the rights and freedoms that ensure access to opportunity and a better life for all Americans. The billionaire’s time is up.
On September 1st we will continue the movement we launched together on May 1st, standing in solidarity with all our communities under attack and fighting for real wins for all our people.
In thousands of communities around the country we encourage you to take a stand with us on Labor Day. On the streets, outside the offices of the corporate criminals who are behind the attacks on our freedoms and at congressional offices. Together we will demand a world that works for all of us.
OUR DEMANDS TO BUILD THE SOCIETY WE ALL DESERVE:
- Stop the billionaire takeover and rampant corruption of the Trump administration.
- Protect and defend Medicaid, Social Security, and other programs for working people.
- Fully funded schools, and healthcare and housing for all.
- Stop the attacks on immigrants, Black, indigenous, trans people, and all our communities.
- Invest in people not wars.
Please note: A core principle behind all our events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values. Weapons of any kind, including those legally permitted, should not be brought to events.
The MAGA regime continues to wage a war on working people, cutting crucial public programs, conducting ICE raids in immigrant communities, and pushing a hostile takeover of our government. But we won’t back down.
Join us this Monday, September 1st, Labor Day, at one of the many actions happening across the Bay Area:
- San Francisco: 11AM, 16th and Mission Bart Plaza, more info here
- Bay Resistance meet up spot: in front of Pancho Villa, 3071 16th St.
- Oakland: 12PM, Oscar Grant Plaza, more info here
- Bay Resistance meet up spot outside the Rotunda Building, 300 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza
- Richmond: 12PM, Frank Hagel Federal Building, more info here
- San Jose: 3PM, San Jose City Hall, more info here
Our demands are clear:
- Stop the billionaire takeover and corruption of the Trump administration
- Protect and defend Medicaid, Social Security, and other earned benefits for working people
- Fully funded schools, healthcare, and housing for all
- Stop the attacks on immigrants, Black/African American, indigenous, trans people, and all our communities
- Invest in people, not wars
As COVID cases once again rise across the Bay Area, access to testing and protective resources has become more difficult for our communities—especially for Black, Brown, unhoused, and working-class residents. Many of the free testing sites that once served our neighborhoods have closed, and store-bought tests are unaffordable or unavailable for many.
In response, the Anti Police-Terror Project and The People’s House are stepping up to meet the need. We believe public health is a collective responsibility, and we remain committed to providing tools that help keep our communities safe and resourced.
We are now offering free COVID testing multiple days a week at The People’s House in Oakland (893 Willow St).
Testing Schedule
- Tuesdays from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
- Mondays from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
- Offered during The People’s Detox, which also includes free ear acupuncture, Narcan distribution, fentanyl test strips, and peer support for addiction and mental health
- 1st and 3rd Fridays from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
- Offered during The People’s Clinic, which includes massage therapy, acupuncture, healing circles, and other community-based wellness services
What to Expect
- Rapid antigen COVID tests are available on-site
- In most cases, individuals will be able to leave with a box of take-home tests (while supplies last)
- K/N95 masks are available to anyone who needs them
- No insurance, ID, or pre-registration is required
- All services are free of charge
Doors open at 1:30 p.m.
Please register in advance at
https://bit.ly/SSS-FightingMAGA
to receive your personal link to participate in this event online
MAGA – Make America Great Again – is anything but that. It is an attempt to subvert whatever democratic rights we have, amplify the racism that already exists, persecute and expel our fellow workers who may not have the appropriate documents (and many who do) and make young people a lot more ignorant and anyone with a uterus a lot more pregnant. Our speakers will describe various movements to defend the rights of workers, immigrants, and all of us from the increasing attacks by the current U.S. regime.
Kathryn Durham �< Hammer, Indivisible Resisters – Contra Costa County
Bill Balderston � Alameda County Central Labor Council delegate
Renée C – Organizer with Party for Socialism and Liberation, Attorney
Frank Running Horse – Diablo Valley Resistance, Founding member of Teamsters for a Democratic Union
*Organizations listed for identification purposes only.
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>