The Western Institute for Social Research invites you to a talk by author and activist, Reverend Richard Lawrence on Reflections of Battles with Racism.
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Feb
29
Sat
Feb 29 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Join Sahar Delijani, Rafael Jesus Gonzalez, Julia Scheeres and Andy Zee to Celebrate Revolution Books’ 40th Anniversary.
6pm Reception with wine and light refreshments $25-50
7pm Program & champagne toast $5-up
This is a celebration – as well as a renewed and urgent call for people to support the bookstore. Right as now we face a moment of stark contrast between our hopes and dreams for a better world and the stark reality that great catastrophe looms as fascist regimes rise, and as we confront environmental disaster–Revolution Books embodies the potential bright future for humanity.
For 40 years Revolution Books has fought for revolution and a different future for humanity. And right now we face a moment of stark contrast between our hopes and dreams for a different future and the stark reality that great catastrophe looms as fascist regimes take root here and around the world, as we confront environmental disaster, as the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists’ Doomsday Clock is now advanced to 100 seconds to midnight.
Revolution Books embodies the potential bright future for humanity. You feel this when you first walk through the door and find the literature, poetry, history, science, art, and the revolutionary theory for a radically different world. You experience programs and engagements with us and with each other that percolate with emancipatory possibility. What you feel at RB is precious and especially so in these dark times, when a beacon that lights the way forward is so greatly needed.
Revolution Books is alive with the scientific understanding that a different and better world is possible. RB is the political, intellectual, and cultural center of a movement for an actual revolution and that is why it is a unique, incredible bookstore—a resource for the world. The animating heart of the store is the framework for unleashing the revolutionary potential of humanity: the breakthrough in scientifically knowing and radically changing the world through revolution, the new communism developed by Bob Avakian. Avakian emerged from the 60s in Berkeley, and is a leader who never gave up asking the hard questions of the road forward to human emancipation and developing the path to that future.
Also buy tickets at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/events/188944268875822/
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Mar
1
Sun
Mar 1 @ 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Exhibit on display from March 1 through April 30, 2020
Reception in the Morrison Library on Thursday, March 5 at 5 pm
This exhibit showcases original silk screen political posters from the 1960s and 1970s on the 50th Anniversary of the Great Poster Workshop in Wurster Hall in May 1970, triggered by the killing of four students at Kent State University in Ohio. U.C. Berkeley, birthplace of the Free Speech Movement, paved the way for mass protests and prolonged student strikes across the country against the Vietnam War and the draft, for black liberation and ethnic studies, and a variety of other struggles for social justice. This legacy of protest continues to be felt in the social movements of today.
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Mar
2
Mon
Mar 2 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Autonomous Organizing and State Repression
From Kurdistan to Philadelphia
From Kurdistan to Philadelphia
presented by the Bay Area Mesopotamia Solidarity Committee, the Freedom Archives and the Anthropology and Social Change Department at CIIS
The Kurdish freedom movement, currently active across many borders in the Middle East, has put forth the revolutionary project of democratic confederalism under the principles of localized governance, women’s liberation and ecological practices.
On a smaller scale, but within the context of the massive Black liberation movement, the MOVE Organization of Philadelphia put its revolutionary ideas into practice in the 70s and 80s.
Both initiatives have faced the iron fist of the state for daring to organize autonomously.
During the summer of 2015, the Turkish army and mercenaries bombed Kurdish cities, killing hundreds of people. These brutal attacks were a terrifying re-escalation of Turkey’s 40-year civil war, between the State and the a left-wing Kurdish movement. The Turkish state justified the carnage by calling the political organizing of Kurdish communities into question.
Many of us on occupied land here in the US cannot help but consider similarities and differences between these attacks and the City of Philadelphia’s attack on a mostly African-American neighborhood that killed 11 members of MOVE and destroyed 61 homes in 1985. Philadelphia politicians similarly attempted to reframe the narrative by questioning the legitimacy of MOVE, and their integrity as a political organization.
What do the attacks on the Kurdish movement and the MOVE Organization, their aftermath, the ongoing struggles of the survivors, and the ongoing lack of justice for the dead teach us about the nature of the state, autonomous organization and racial and ethnic stratification?
Please join us for a double feature with presentations from Özlem Y., a Kurdish activist, and Mike Africa Jr., from MOVE, as we attempt to answer these questions, and consider new ones.
Özlem Y., currently in exile in the US, was a firsthand witness to the Turkish atrocities in autonomous Kurdistan where she was part of the Kurdish municipal governance structure.
Mike Africa Jr., a member of MOVE, is a speaker, writer and artist. He was born in prison to Debbie and Mike Africa who were each serving a 30 year sentence as part of the MOVE 9.
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Mar
5
Thu
Mar 5 @ 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Exhibit on display from March 1 through April 30, 2020
Reception in the Morrison Library on Thursday, March 5 at 5 pm
This exhibit showcases original silk screen political posters from the 1960s and 1970s on the 50th Anniversary of the Great Poster Workshop in Wurster Hall in May 1970, triggered by the killing of four students at Kent State University in Ohio. U.C. Berkeley, birthplace of the Free Speech Movement, paved the way for mass protests and prolonged student strikes across the country against the Vietnam War and the draft, for black liberation and ethnic studies, and a variety of other struggles for social justice. This legacy of protest continues to be felt in the social movements of today.
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Mar
6
Fri
Mar 6 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
GRACIAS! CHELSEA MANNING&JULIAN
ASSANGE FOR PUBLISHING BUSH’S WAR CRIMES
join our EVERY friday demo’s @ 4:30 to save them from torture or
death @MacArthur&Fruitvale Oak Ca.
Start your own VIGIL EMAIL ME
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LATEST NEWS JOIN 60,000&FREE
CHELSEA FROM TORTURE
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The Main Stream Media (MSM) is so full of lies, it’s got the masses
confused!! There are only a few places we can get the truth.Chelsea and
Julian were two of the most important WHISTLE BLOWERS to tell the truth
about USA’s illegal, immoral WARS. USA is one of the largest TERRORIST
countries in history, killing, wounding, and forcing emigration on millions (did
you know there are 65 million migrants?) all over the world!!
Saving Chelsea and Julian is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT!! To the
Working class and it’s Allies.They told us the truth about the wars! And all the
NEW MacArthyism (phony Russia Gate conspiracy led by the New York Times)
is blaming Julian for being a puppet of Russia. So much of all our issues stem
from the honesty of Chelsea & Julian!! and Wikileaks.org
Twitter feeds #defend assang #xychelsea & Please write letters to
Chelsea (only hand written and no post cards or pictures, or anything written on
the outside of the letter) Write to: Chelsea Elizabeth Manning, William
Truesdale Adult Detention Center, 2001 Mill Road, Alexandria Va. 22314. Also
write julian writejulian.com
“SHOWTIMES”
- film “XYChelsea” FREE AT https://archive.org/details/XYChelsea
- Real News Network – “Federal judge continues Chelsea Manning’s confinement and $1000/day fine https://youtu.be/qjywz_U_x1c
- – The –Jimmy Dore Show – “Chelsea Manning jailed again https://youtu.be/bTqVNKXZYAY (89,000 hits)
- – Chelsea Manning 2min “Abolish Ice” https://youtu.be/R7qpQGGQqa8
- ”Chelsea & Julian are our Working Class Heroes” OAK CA. Forum GG&Orion sing and Eminent Activist and Educator Jerold Smith speaks. https://youtu.be/-atFU5TUcRk
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OAKLAND MOVIE SCREENING
Action2020 is hosting a showing of Defies Measurement, a documentary about the wide-spread damage caused by the privatization movement in public education.https://t.co/mqs6UJctS4
March 06, 2020 at 6pm – 8pm
Red Bay Coffee (3098 E 10th Street) pic.twitter.com/KSiSmnP59x— Action 2020 Oakland (@Action2020Oak) February 19, 2020
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Mar
7
Sat
Mar 7 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Finish the Civil War! For Black Liberation Through Socialist Revolution!
Speaker with discussion period.
$2 donation. No one turned away for lack of funds.
Speaker with discussion period.
$2 donation. No one turned away for lack of funds.
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Mar 7 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
he Trump presidency has helped create a climate of disorientation and crisis here and around the world. The Democrats promise to fix the broken system, or they just assume that people who are sickened by Trump will put their hopes in a Democratic candidate — no matter who it is.
Can the elections bring about the changes we need, beyond getting rid of Trump? How can we begin to organize our own forces to deal with the problems of our time? Come to a presentation and discussion about these important questions.
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Mar
8
Sun
Monthly interfaith prayer meeting, held on second Sundays, dedicated to healing.
The Bahá’í community of Oakland is organizing this gathering for the community to connect, share prayers, writings and poems from all spiritual traditions, reflect and recharge and build coalitions interested in healing.
Come share prayers, quotes, poems, and favorite passages from your scriptures with us. Refreshments will be served.
Doors open: 10:00 AM
Prayers: 10:30-11:30 AM
Refreshments and socializing: 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
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Why don’t Marxists study the Soviet experience in order to learn what these pioneers of the communist movement did, and what we can learn from them?
For Marx, as for all materialists, practice was – is — primary. Theory must be tested through practice. To base theory on the basis of a false understanding of reality is as fatal to knowledge as it would be to base theory, as idealists do, on ideas alone, without regard to material reality.
The Stalin era was the heroic era of the worldwide communist movement. Indeed, the 20th century may be fairly described as the “Soviet century,” since all the important political and social events and upheavals took place with reference to the Soviet Union.
If, following Marx, we want to build an egalitarian, communist society, we must study the practice of those who came before us in this endeavor. That means studying the Soviet Union after the Bolshevik Revolution, especially the period when Joseph Stalin was in the leadership of the Bolshevik Party and the Soviet state.
Why don’t today’s Marxists do this? My talk will explore the reasons for this fatal neglect and urge a corrective. — Grover Furr, Montclair State University
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RALLY, MARCH, and CELEBRATION for International Working Women’s Day 2020!
Join grassroots women’s organizations and allies from throughout the Bay Area for a Rally, March & Celebration on Sunday, March 8th to commemorate the 112th International Working Women’s Day anniversary in honor of the first women strikers in 1908.
Join us as we Uphold the Legacy and Power of Women’s Resistance Here & Abroad! Together, we will be lifting up the internationalist struggles and stories of women, trans, and GNC communities around the world.
Let us take the streets and RISE Up to demand an end to gender based violence against women and TGNC communities, RESIST militarization and displacement, and UNITE for self determination. Join us as we collectively protest singing “Un Violador en tu Camino.”
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Mar 8 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Green Sunday
The M arch Green Sunday will be a wide-ranging discussion of the March primary results — both locally, as well as the ‘Super Tuesday’ showings here in California and across the country. We will be looking at these outcomes to tell us first about the state of national politics and how the Green Party might respond. There are clearly a wide range of possibilities depending on who the Presidential nominees might be, and ‘Super Tuesday’ should give us a strong indication of where this situation may be heading. In addition, we will assess the local and state races and measures, including several controversial tax proposals and the 3 contested County Supervisor seats — the first time that all 3 seats have had multiple candidates running for each position, for many, many decades; that is, for as long as any of us can recall.
Our discussion will be led by Don Macleay, a three time Green Party candidate for local office, for both Mayor, and for School Board, in Oakland. Don is also a father of two, a school volunteer, machinist, network tech, polyglot, and environmentalist. Beginning last year, he was one of the main founders of the group “Action 2020”, which has been working to overhaul the Oakland School Board, that currently supports charter schools and is corporate-friendly.
Green Sundays are a series of free public programs & discussions on topics “du jour” sponsored by the Green Party of Alameda County and held on the 2nd Sunday of each month. Snacks are potluck. Vegetarian and vegan snacks are always welcome, but we appreciate whatever you can bring! The monthly business meeting of the County Council of the Green Party follows, at 6:45 pm. Council meetings are open to anyone who is interested.
PLANET PEOPLE PEACE
before profit!
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Slingshot turns 32 years old – 1988 – 2020
Meet authors from the last 32 years, learn how you can get involved in Slingshot for the next 32 years. Display of back issues.
Vegan chocolate cake, zany free raffle for door prizes, get copies of issue #131 of the paper, maybe snacks, maybe music
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Mar
9
Mon
Join us for a screening of RIGGED: The Voter Suppression Playbook, followed by a voting rights panel and Q&A with the film’s executive producer.
Narrated by Jeffrey Wright, RIGGED takes a rigorous look at voter suppression and sparks discussion on the actions needed to protect our democracy. Shot principally during the 2016 election, the film tracks a systematic, decade-long effort to suppress votes at scale and reverse the growing demographic tide of new, young, and non-white voters who helped elect President Barack Obama in 2008. It details a variety of voter suppression “plays,” or tactics, ranging from the purging of voting rolls and passing of new, restrictive voter ID laws to gerrymandering and voter intimidation. The film also includes interviews with Republican strategists detailing how the game was played as well as interviews with leading voting rights advocates, law professors, demographers and Democratic strategists.
Post-Screening panel discussion on voting rights to follow. Panelists include:
Bertrall Ross, Berkeley Law Professor
Brittany Stonesifer, Attorney, ACLU
Mac Heller, Executive Producer, Rigged
VENUE: UC Berkeley School of Law
225 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA
Room 100
Sponsored by the American Constitution Society, La Raza, Law Students of African Descent & the Native American Law Students Association.
DINNER PROVIDED.
Find out more and RSVP today: https://www.facebook.com/events/849706108831076/
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The largest strike wave in the US in decades has been occurring for the last two years, and it is not over! Teachers and other public education workers have responded to austerity politics, poor working conditions, low pay, and the erosion of opportunity for their students with a newfound militancy. From West Virginia to Oakland and Los Angeles, this is a national phenomenon. What are its roots? Who are its leaders? What does it mean for the future of public education? For organized labor?
These are the topics explored by Eric Blanc’s Red State Revolt: The Teachers’ Strikes and Working Class Politics (Verso Press, 2019).
Come to the reading group launch on March 9th where we will:
- Hear Oakland teachers reflect on their experiences in the OEA strike of last spring
- See a presentation on the history of California education unionism from Fred Glass
Who should join? Educators, labor activists, parents, Easy Bay DSA members, and anyone else interested in learning more about the power of working class solidarity. We will meet every other week for ten weeks (four sessions).
Red State Revolt is the second book chosen in a series of Labor Reading Groups sponsored by the East Bay DSA Labor Committee. Copies of the book will be available for a suggested donation at the March 9 event (NOTAFLOF).
To RSVP in advance, go here.
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Mar
10
Tue
Come join the Golden Gate Branch Library for an evening with Donte Clark from The North Pole web show. Enjoy the season one screening with popcorn and refreshments followed by a Q&A session.
The North Pole is a dramatic comedy about three friends born and raised in North Oakland who fight dream and plot hilarious schemes to remain rooted as their neighborhood becomes a hostile environment. Facing both gentrification and global warming they combat evil landlords crazy geoengineering plots and ultimately each other.
Directed by Yvan Iturriaga. Written and Produced by Josh Healey. Executive Produced by Movement Generation and Rosario Dawson.
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Mar
11
Wed
Mar 11 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
GRETCHEN SORIN
advance tickets: $12: brownpapertickets.com :: T: 800-838-3006 or Marcus Books, Books Inc (Berkeley), Pegasus Books (3 sites), Moe’s, Walden Pond Bookstore, East Bay Books, Mrs. Dalloway’s Books $15 door, benefits KPFA Radio 94.1FM info: kpfa.org/events
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Driving While Black explains clearly how the automobile fundamentally changed
African American Life. This is the dramatic history behind the best picture-winning film.
“Gretchen Sorin has spent decades exploring this deeply researched, acutely felt, penetrating study of race, space, and mobility in America—and a lifetime thinking about the issues and experiences that underlie it. No one who reads Driving While Black can fail to be moved and wonder-struck by how far American society has come in the last century and a half in forwarding the dream of equal mobility for all, and by how far we still have to go.” —Ric Burns, documentary filmmaker and writer
The ultimate symbol of independence and possibility, the automobile has always held distinct importance for African Americans, allowing black families to evade the many dangers presented by our entrenched racist society, and to enjoy – in some measure – the freedom of the open road. Gretchen Sorin recovers the forgotten history of black
motorists and recounts their creation of a parallel, unseen world of travel guides, black-only hotels, and informal communication networks that kept black drivers safe. At the heart of
this story is Victor and Alma Green’s famous Green Book, which made possible that most
basic American right—the family vacation—and encouraged a new method of resisting
oppression. Enlivened by Sorin’s personal history, Driving While Black opens a fresh,
entirely new view of the African American experience, and shows why travel was central
to the civil rights’ movement.
Gretchen Sorin is Distinguished Professor and Director of the Cooperstown Graduate
Program of the State University of New York.
Sabrina Jacobs is host and producer of the popular A Rude Awakening, aired on KPFA Radio
Monday afternoons. She covers local breaking news and global events, providing views from a
progressive vantage point. Ms. Jacobs is also currently serving as staff representative/vice
chair of Pacifica Radio’s National Board.
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