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Our live series, Berkeleyside Idea Makers, returns Oct. 19 with a powerful conversation with influential leaders who are driving change for equity.
In 2001, Dalit activism and caste discrimination in the U.S. were thrust into the spotlight when a Berkeley landlord was convicted of sex trafficking young Dalit women from India. Over two decades later, Assembly Bill 403 — prohibiting caste discrimination in California — is making its way through the legislative process.
Join us for a captivating conversation that delves deep into the core of this important bill 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 dynamic 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.
This event will take place at the David Brower Center. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the program will start promptly at 6:30 p.m. Berkeleyside would like to thank Red Oak Realty and Kaiser Permanente for their generous sponsorship support of Idea Makers.
Prepare to be enlightened, engaged and inspired.
More about our guests:
Senator Aisha Wahab: Born in New York City, to Afghan refugees pursuing the American Dream, Aisha Wahab was placed in foster care when tragedy struck her family before she could tie her own shoes. Senator Wahab prioritizes policies that impact the lives of seniors, women, and children; addressing housing affordability, civic engagement, education, and economic inequality. She served as a Hayward Councilmember, Chair of the Alameda County Human Relations Commission, Women’s March organizer, and a non-profit Board Member for several Bay Area organizations. She was also selected as a member of the White House Roundtable of Afghan-American Leaders. She received her B.A. from San Jose State University and an MBA from CSU East Bay, and is currently California State Senator for District 10.
Thenmozhi Soundararajan is a Dalit American artist, theorist, and activist who works on the issues of race, caste and gender equity. She is the Executive Director of Equality Labs and the author of The Trauma of Caste. She is a co-founder of the Californians for Caste Equity Coalition which brought hundreds of organizations and thousands of Californians together to work on the historic bill SB403 to end caste discrimination.
Sonia Paul teaches audio storytelling at Solano State Prison with KALW’s Uncuffed, a training program and podcast based in California prisons. As an independent journalist, writer and producer, she specializes in investigating how power hierarchies and transnational issues impact state systems and individual and community identity. Her stories have published widely, in outlets like WIRED, Mother Jones, Harper’s, National Geographic, 70 Million and the BBC World Service. Sonia has received several grants and fellowships to support her work, including from the Periplus Writing Collective, AAJA, SAJA, International Women’s Media Foundation, Economic Hardship Reporting Project, Religion News Foundation, Fund for Investigative Journalism and Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism. Previously based in Japan and India, Sonia is a Bay Area native. She lives in Oakland.
Supriya Yelimeli is a housing and homelessness reporter for Berkeleyside and joined the staff in May 2020 after contributing reporting since 2018 as a freelance writer. Yelimeli grew up in Fremont and has written for outlets across the Bay Area and Southern California, including as a breaking news reporter for Bay City News, and a contributor at Mission Local, NBC Los Angeles and the Pacific Coast Business Times. Yelimeli earned her undergraduate degree at UC Santa Barbara where she was Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Nexus. She’s always reachable by Twitter and email for tips, criticism and all other feedback.
Berkeleyside thanks Red Oak Realty and Kaiser Permanente for their generous sponsorship support of Idea Makers.
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
Dial by your location
+1 669 444 9171 US
+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
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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
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:
- How can XRUS media and messaging best support chapter activity?
- What do you expect from XRUS media and messaging?
- 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).
Join Zoom Meeting
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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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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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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:
occupyoakland-subscribe@lists.riseup.net
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
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
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
Against Police Brutality and State Repression
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 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.
the Alameda County Green Party and Bay Area System Change Not Climate Change.
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
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
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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.