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he People of Oakland are still reeling from the effects of the pandemic and the Mayor’s proposed budget would do nothing to help us recover.

 
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Join the Hip Hop Caucus for its fifth annual Environmental Justice Summit.  Leading environmental organizers from communities of color in the Bay Area and beyond will come together to share experiences and discuss steps to diversify the Green Movement, as well as specific needs of our most vulnerable communities.

The Hip Hop Caucus says, “Environmentalism is a movement that impacts all classes, colors, and demographics of society, and yet there is a lack of diversity in the environmental movement.  People of color are strong supporters of environmental issues, more so than is commonly perceived.  After all, communities of color have a much higher risk of air pollution and, historically, have been targeted as dumping sites for toxic pollution.

This lack of diversity is hurting the movement and stalling progress that’s been made to address the issue of climate change.  If we want to continue making advancements in the climate change movement, we need to be more inclusive….

This event will include a revolutionary keynote address, a panel discussion of environmental leaders, and live performances by musical artists. Register for free on Eventbrite!”

We’re partnering with the Alameda County Public Health Department to host a free COVID-19 vaccination clinic for Alameda County residents age 18 and up Thursday, May 20 through Saturday, May 22! See image for details! Drop ins and appointments available! Share this info! pic.twitter.com/DSYgD0Ahq6

— Allen Temple Baptist Church (@allentemplebc) May 19, 2021

In Defense of Prostitute Women’s Safety Project, Dignity and Power Now
& Legal Action for Women present

JUSTICE IS A VITAL HEALER 2021
An Online Workshop on Justice and Healing

>FOR MORE DETAILS AND TO REGISTER VISIT:
http://bit.ly/JusticeIsAVitalHealer2021

Join frontline neighbors and many thousands of others around the globe for the 8th annual Global Anti-Chevron Day.  Communities from Richmond to Ecuador to Myanmar will come together in advance of Chevron’s annual shareholders’ meeting to share stories about the impact of Chevron’s environmental destruction, human rights violations, and corruption of our politics.

For over a century, Chevron has poisoned residents of Richmond and the whole S.F. Bay Area with deadly air pollution from its refinery.  Its influence over Richmond politics and nonprofits is legendary—but we’re winning victories in fighting it!

Communities around the globe—in Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Nigeria, Kazakhstan, Burma (Myanmar) and elsewhere—suffer from Chevron’s deadly water, soil, and air pollution as well as inhumane working conditions and political interference.  Chevron denies any responsibility and continues its destruction in order to keep the oil and profits flowing.

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Hosted by:

Amazon Watch
Communities for a Better Environment
Asian Pacific Environmental Network
Idle No More SF Bay
Sunflower Alliance
350 Bay Area

Contacts:
Paul Paz y Miño, Amazon Watch, paz [at] amazonwatch [dot] org
Janet Johnson, Sunflower Alliance, sunflowerjsj [at] gmail [dot] com

11 am
16th & Mission St, SF
March to Civic Center
1 pm Rally
Civic center, SF

SPONSORED BY:
NorCal Islamic Council
Arab Resource & Organizing Center (AROC)
American Muslims for Palestine, Bay Area
Islamophobia Studies Center
Jewish Voice for Peace – Bay Area
Palestinian Youth Movement
International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network
Al-Awda
US Palestinian Community Network
Answer Coalition
WWP
ICNA Council for Social Justice
Middle Eastern Children’s Alliance
QUIT!
CODEPINK-SF

Join public housing tenants from Cypress Village and Lockwood Gardens in Oakland and Sunnydale in San Francisco in a discussion about recent tenant organizing efforts. The San Francisco and Oakland Housing Authorities, just like Housing Authorities across the country, have been forcing tenants to live in dangerous conditions in order to justify selling public housing off to the highest bidder. Tenants at the few public housing projects left in the Bay Area are coming together to fight back.

Learn about the nationwide plan by the politicians, the developers, and the banks to eliminate all public housing by handing it over to private developers and management companies, and what tenants in the Bay Area are doing to stop it! There will be a brief presentation and some roundtable discussion about how people can work together to fight against the privatization of public housing and gentrification locally and nationally.

In Oakland, tenants have been organizing at the last two public housing developments in the city: Cypress Village in West Oakland and Lockwood Gardens in East Oakland. Cypress and Lockwood are not currently facing privatization but residents have been organizing to form independent tenant unions to fight for residents’ interests and be prepared to fight against privatization.

In San Francisco, there is a citywide privatization plan called HOPE SF. The city government, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, JP Morgan Chase, Google, Kaiser Permanente, and foundations in the city are working together via the HOPE SF scheme. HOPE SF’s plan is to eliminate the last public housing in San Francisco (Sunnydale, Potrero, Double Rock/Alice Griffith, and Hunters View) by destroying it and building mixed income developments owned and managed by different private developers like Mercy Housing, the John Stewart Company, and BRIDGE Housing.

There are only two remaining public housing developments still under the San Francisco Housing Authority: Sunnydale and Potrero. Tenants at Sunnydale have been organizing to resist the privatization and destruction of their homes, to not be bullied into signing leases with the private developer Mercy Housing, and to speak up about the truth that these private developers are just going to make the situation worse for residents and leave them more vulnerable, as we’ve seen in developments that have been privatized in the Bay Area and across the country. Sunnydale residents have been working with residents at Potrero and privatized developments like Double Rock.

Watch the recording of an event held May 4, 2021 which featured activists and public housing residents from across the country discussing their experiences and sharing updates from the struggle against the privatization of public housing: https://youtu.be/_US9KIuvYmc

This event is sponsored by the United Front Against Displacement, the Cypress Village Tenant Union, and the Residents of Sunnydale.

Email: wewontgo [at] riseup.net
Text/call: 510-815-9978
Website: theufad.org
Social media: @theufad

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

Tech is a new, dynamic, and growing sector of the economy. It aims to change the world and disrupt society. However, as the tech industry has matured, its innovations have proven shallow, and its incentives all too familiar – profit from exploitation.

Join DSA East Bay as we discuss some challenges and opportunities facing organizing efforts in the tech industry!

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On the one year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, APTP & Defund Police Coalition demand Oakland keep its promise to defund the police.

• Cat Brooks, co founder of the Anti Police-Terror Project
• George Galvis, Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ)
• Kimi Lee, Bay Rising
• Zach Norris, Ella Baker Center
• Addie Kitchen, Grandmother of Steven Taylor
• James Burch, Director of Policy, Anti Police-Terror Project
• Minister Cherri Murphy, Faith Alliance for a Moral Economy (FAME)
• Barbara Doss, Mother of Dujuan Armstrong

Last July, after intense community pressure, the Berkeley City Council approved a 12% cut to the $72 million Berkeley Police budget with an “eventual goal” of reducing BPD’s budget by 50%. Reductions in BPD’s budget would fund the new Department of Transportation and Specialized Care Unit. But once again the city is backpedaling on their promise – the city wants to approve a 9% increase in BPD’s budget. This doesn’t even include the $280,000 BPD wants for phone and vehicle upgrades.

Berkeley Copwatch says: We need to hold the Berkeley City Council to their promise: Defund BPD! Fund community-based alternatives!

Read the meeting agenda for May 25 here. The zoom link to join the meeting is on the agenda.

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On April 11, 2021, Duante Wright, a Black man, was killed by a white police officer, just miles from where George Floyd was murdered. In 2020, an average of three people were killed by the police every day of the year.

The highly respected medical journal, The Lancet, and the CDC both state that racism is a serious threat to public health. As healthcare professionals, we know that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. We need to direct more funds and efforts toward improving preventative systems, supporting communities, and advancing antiracism efforts, and away from policing and incarceration. Policing is supposed to protect, not threaten lives, and yet Black people are killed by police at 2.6 times the rate of white people. The constant stress and fear this causes as well as the trauma every time another person of color is killed, create long-term health harms. Mass incarceration adds to this burden by harming more than rehabilitating. We must reimagine and reform our social systems so that they protect public health.

We will explore these issues and more with expert guest speakers Zach Norris, Executive Director of the Ella Baker Center, and Dr. Jennifer James, bioethics researcher, professor, and Black feminist scholar at UCSF. Please join us.

This online event is sponsored by San Francisco Bay Physicians for Social Responsibility (SF Bay PSR), a nonprofit education and advocacy organization that combines the power of community activism with the knowledge and credibility of health professionals to promote public policies that support human and environmental health.

Sign up for our SF Bay PSR newsletter to receive updates about our monthly events and future radio talks.

The Oakland budget is currently being negotiated in City Hall and we have until June 30th to make sure elected officials support defunding the police and refunding of services, housing, education, arts, mental health services, and other programs that enhance Black lives and Oakland’s working class communities.

No experience is necessary! Making calls is easy, and there will be zoom training before you start. This is a great event for anyone whether you’re new to political campaigns or a seasoned organizer! Phone banking is also a great activity you can do from the safety of your home, during COVID!

RSVP here to join the virtual phone bank at 6 pm. You will need a camera and microphone on your computer, as well as a phone or headset to make the calls. Instructions will be provided once you join!