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Brooks said activists plan to hold an 11 a.m. news conference in advance of a 3 p.m. march from Oakland police headquarters to Frank Ogawa Plaza as part of nationwide Black Lives Matter protests Thursday.
From The Movement for Black Lives:
Join Black Lives Matter Bay Area, Black Youth Project 100, and community members as we respond to the call from the Movement for Black Lives and demand #FreedomNow! We will be marching to many of the sites responsible for/benefiting from the war on Black people to lift up the names of lives lost to state sanctioned violence. We will also be converging with 2 other actions, one organized by youth & families, the other by the Anti Police Terror Project.
We Demand the immediate defunding of police departments & the immediate divestment from a system that criminalizes & imprisons our people at the local, state and federal level and a direct investment into the education, health and housing of our people. We demand investments that promotes the economic stability of our communities and increased community control over the institutions that are meant to serve us.
We need to divest from the institutions that decimate Black communities and invest in Black futures. #FreedomNow #blacklivesmatter #FundBlackFutures
The Sheriff wants to build a new $55 million jail expansion at Santa Rita for treating mentally ill inmate. It needs to be stopped in its tracks and the money redirected to mental health treatment outside of jail.
We’ve got some momentum to re-invigorate and have a lot to discuss with the decarceration plan. Here a tentative agenda for 7/28, feel free to add additional items by directly replying to me.
- Check in
- What’s happening, what’s coming up in the community
- LeeLoo Update
- Individual and org commitments
- Shared leadership structure and coalition admin.
- agenda setting
- meeting location
- facilitation
- meeting frequency
- listservs
- Decarceration Plan
July 22, 2016 would’ve been Mario Woods’ 27th birthday. Join us Tuesday 7/19 noon for our press conference on the steps of City Hall.
July 22 was declared Mario Woods Day officially by the city of San Francisco – at the urging of this Coalition. This first memorial weekend for Mario, we celebrate and honor Mario’s life.
July 22, 2016 is Our Son Our Brother Mario Woods Birth Day. San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a resolution unanimously to make his birthday a Day of Remembrance. That we remember that he should have not been murdered on December 2, 2015 shot down execution style in Bayview Hunters Point.
Justice 4 Mario Woods Coalition remembers, the community remembers and let us come together collectively to remember Our Son Our Brother. Join us and Gwen Woods Mario’s Mother and his family to celebrate Mario’s life. Let us remember why we continue to fight for Justice for Mario. All are welcome and after the program there will be a prayer vigil at the site were he was murdered.
Power to the People
July 22 was declared Mario Woods Day officially by the city of San Francisco – at the urging of this Coalition. This first memorial weekend for Mario, we celebrate and honor Mario’s life.
Come hear four of the victorious Boston School Bus Drivers talk about their fighting strategies, as part of their west coast tour.
* ATU hall is directly across from Lake Merritt BART.
* Refreshments will be provided. Hall is wheelchair accessible.
After more than two years of hard-fought struggle, last year the militant, fighting rank and file of the Boston School Bus Drivers Union — United Steelworkers Local 8751 — won a historic victory against global giant Veolia/
Four fired union leaders, out of work since October 2013 on bogus charges of leading a wildcat strike, went back to work on Dec. 23, 2015. In addition to reinstatement of the four with full seniority rights and a substantial monetary payment, the local won a contract with economic justice and the protection of 40 years of the collective bargaining process.
Solidarity is key to the Boston school bus drivers success. “Team Solidarity” has been building power among the working class through a 40+ year commitment to racial justice, disability justice, LGBT*Q rights, local struggle and anti-colonial/
These drivers are truly an inspiration and have so much knowledge and experience to share with us about solidarity and building power among the working class to push corporate power back.
Veolia has been in the business of union busting for centuries. How did the Boston school bus drivers prevail?
A commitment to racial justice: USW 8751 is a rank and file union with roots in the antiracist struggles of the 1970s and the desegregation of Boston schools in 1974. Today the union is 98% people of color, mostly Haitian and Cape Verdean immigrants and African American, Latin@ and Asian. Members including President Andre Francois are active in the Black Lives Matter movement and the Haitian liberation party Fanmi Lavalas of Boston.
A commitment to anti-colonial, anti-imperialis
A commitment to LGBT*Q rights: The very first contract of USW 8751 in 1977 had domestic partner benefits before this was widely recognized. The contract extended medical insurance, life insurance and all other benefits to partners of drivers in a “marital-like relationship”. In 1974 some of the founders of the union housed Leslie Feinberg (author of the cult classic trans* coming of age novel Stone Butch Blues) — they ran in the streets together standing up to racists and learned about being in solidarity with LGBT*Q folx and LGBT*Q struggles. This past year USW 8751 invited national trans* justice organizers to write the language around trans* inclusion and LGBT*Q rights which now appears in the new contract.
A commitment to disability justice: The union since its formation has worked in alliance with disabled folks under the leadership of the Disabled People’s Liberation Front. The union has worked with disabled activists to serve the disabled student population in Boston and in the broader disability rights movement marching for full accessibility and to defend gains they’ve been a part of winning, incl. full-service on the MBTA, and other state programs. USW 8751 has been a part of the campaign against so-called “sheltered workshops”, which exploit the labor of disabled people.
A commitment to local struggle: USW 8751 consistently stands and puts bodies on the line with those who are struggling in the local community — with other workers, students, parents, teachers, indigenous communities, communities being gentrified, disabled folks, LGBT*Q, immigrants, all who are oppressed. Together Team Solidarity and the community have so many impressive wins. The union local was a key part of the Coalition to Save Grove Hall Post Office, supporting all four postal worker unions in a successful fight that saved the post office in the heart of Boston’s African-America
Join the movement to fight corporate power and imperialism!
July 22 was declared Mario Woods Day officially by the city of San Francisco – at the urging of this Coalition. This first memorial weekend for Mario, we celebrate and honor Mario’s life.
The next general meeting of the Oakland Justice Coalition. Join us to talk politics in Oakland, endorsements, campaigns, elections, ballot initiatives, canvassing, the Renters’ crisis in Oakland and next steps.
Come learn about the candidates we have or soon will be endorsing in races for school board and City Council. Come learn what you can do to join the fight for a fair and just Oakland for workers, renters, homeowners and the homeless, school parents and school kids.
Directions: go directly across 14th St. from City Hall at the crosswalk, continue in about 20 yards, it’s the building diagonally to your left.
Agenda:
- Overview, analysis, and discussion of nationwide police terror against black and brown communities
- by Tur-Ha Ak from Community Ready Corps (CRC) and the Anti Police-Terror Project (APTP)
- Status & next steps on issues & ballot measures
- Police Accountability – Rashidah Grinage
- Protect Oakland Renters – James Vann
- No Coal In Oakland – Michael Kaufman
- City Council and School Board candidate endorsement discussion & member vote (Candidates will speak briefly)
- Noni Session – District 3 City Council
- Ben Lang – District 3 School Board
- Discussion on how OJC can further support endorsed candidates with Dan Siegel
- 2016 Presidential Election – Report from the Bernie Sanders campaign
Experiences on the National Platform Committee – Carroll Fife
Experiences as a California Sanders Delegate – Shimeko Franklin:
We’re building a people’s movement driven by the power of organizations with different goals coming together as one to support each other and build collective strength. We have anchored our 2016 work in three demands, all captured in ballot initiatives proposed by community-led grassroots organizations.
- Strengthen rent control and other tenant protections to stabilize rent prices and stop displacement of Black, Brown and poor people from the community they helped to build; as proposed by the Oakland Tenants Union and Citywide Network
- Create a police commission with the authority to fire the police chief and conduct independent investigations of incidents of police violence; as proposed by the Coalition for Police Accountability
- Establish a $20 minimum wage by 2020 and fair scheduling regulations, and mandate enforcement for both; as proposed by the Oakland Livable Wage Assembly
We are on the ballot! Now what? Now we organize! Now we let the City Council candidates know what they have to do to earn our endorsement! Now we get mobilized and get people registered to vote! Come to 2027 Clement Ave, the Fireman’s Union Hall, and let’s get our sleeves rolled up!
Councilman Daysog says he will have no pity for us if we do not fight. Challenge accepted!
Join Jack Gescheidt, TreeSpirit’s founder, to see for yourself what a massive deforestation plan, under the guise of “habitat restoration” and “fire danger mitigation” looks like.
MEET AT “Signpost 29,” a mile marker on Claremont Ave. approx. 1.5 miles uphill/east of Claremont Ave. from the Claremont Hotel (1/2-mile below/west of Grizzly Peak Blvd.) Signpost 29 is on the south (downhill) side of Claremont Ave. Park in dirt pullouts on either side of Claremont Ave. Pre-registration not required, but parking is limited, so arrive early.
LEARN MORE about the 450,000-tree clearcut & herbicides plan for over 2,000 acres of Berkeley & Oakland hillsides on Million Trees.me
come and build the secret art
come for a little bit or a long bit we’ll be here makin’ art
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 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. 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 four years! 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 Community Democracy Project is your connection to direct democracy in Oakland! Convened out of Occupy Oakland in Fall 2011, we’re gathering steam on a campaign to bring the people back in touch with the city’s resources through participatory budgeting.
Picture this: Across Oakland, Neighborhood Assemblies are regularly
held in every community. People come together to tackle the important issues of their neighborhoods and of the city. At these assemblies, people don’t just have discussions–they learn from one another, from city staff, and they make fundamental decisions about how the city should run. They decide the city budget.
Democratic, community budgeting is a powerful step toward building strong communities, real democracy, and economic justice–and it’s being done all over the world.
The budget of the City Oakland totals more than $1 billion per year. Although part of the budget must be used for specific purposes, still over half of the budget–over $500 billion per year–consists of general purpose funds paid by the taxes, fees, and fines of the people of Oakland. The Mayor and the City Council decide the city budget, with minimal input from the community.
Working together, we will not only get a seat at the table–we will REBUILD the table itself. Participatory democracy is real democracy–join us to say: Local People, Local Resources, Local Power!
Join the Economic Development Without Displacement Coalition for free community dinner, film screening of Purple Rain and participatory visioning:
The future of West Oakland is at a crossroads, as massive displacement continues to threaten long-term residents, especially low-income people of color. The closure and imminent redevelopment of St. Andrews Plaza – along with the related closure of Alliance Metals, a crucial source of livelihood and self-determination for many people – is an opportunity to create a new way forward for community power and design that protects Black, brown, poor and disabled Oakland residents.
The shuttering of St. Andrews had an immediate impact on some of our most marginalized neighbors, especially the unhoused, the elderly and people with disabilities, who relied on the park as a place to sit, lie and sleep. These individuals were not adequately included or consulted in the City-led redesign process, and none of the current plans under consideration include water fountains, benches or other provisions for those with access needs. Instead of more policing, we support autonomous initiatives for participatory design led by those most impacted by development.
As with other struggles against the privatization of public land, gentrification, and for racial justice, we believe St. Andrews must become an example of #PublicLandForPublicGood. How can we stop displacement, keep our people in their homes, all while laying the path of a better way forward?
Please join us on Sunday July 24th to break bread, meet neighbors, hang out and ask the question: What does a just future for the San Pablo Corridor look like?
Agenda Item #21:
Subject: Police Commission Charter Amendment Measure
From: Councilmembers Noel Gallo And Dan Kalb
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution On The City Council’s Own Motion Submitting To The Voters At The November 8, 2016 Statewide General Election
1) A Proposed Amendment To The City Charter To Create The Oakland Police Commission, The Community Police Review Agency, And A Process For Police Discipline And
2) A Proposed Enabling Ordinance Relating To The Oakland Police Commission And The Community Police Review Agency, And Directing The City Clerk To Take Any And All Actions Necessary Under Law To Prepare For And Conduct The Election
GiveDirectly is the nonprofit working to study the impact of unconditional cash transfer programs in Kenya and Uganda. Rated in the top 5 most effective charities in the world for its groundbreaking work, GiveDirectly is now making headlines for the $30 million universal basic income study they will be conducting in Kenya.
Joe Huston, regional director of special projects at GiveDirectly, will be visiting San Francisco, and we’re delighted to have the opportunity to host a conversation with him. We’ll be talking about basic income, the research they’ve done so far, and discussing their upcoming study.
Program:
6:30 Doors open
7:00 Program starts
7:45 Program concludes, stay for networking and community
We’ll be hosting for the first time at Covo, a new coworking space just off of 6th and Mission. Snacks and drinks will be available.
Join us to fight for a livable wage for all Bay Area workers! We collaborate in principled reflection and action on what the Bay Area livable wage would be and where we are at on the right to a livable wage.
The Oakland Livable Wage Assembly builds Community and Power among those who seek higher wages and better work life conditions for area workers.
Our work together encompasses:
(1) The concerns of precarious, care and contingent workers,
(2) Campaigns to improve wages for low wage workers, and
(3) Efforts by unionized workers and unions to improve wages and quality of work life.
We share stories and information in an egalitarian and participatory way to build relationships and build the movement.
Oakland Livable Wage Assembly meets every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month, 6:30-8:00 PM at the SEIU Local 1000 Union Hall, 436 14th Street #200, Oakland, CA
Please love and support one another ~ We have a duty to fight ~ We have a duty to win!
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Forum – Palestinian Workers, Human Rights, Labor and Zionism
Palestinian workers are under attack and they and their families face apartheid conditions. At the same time, legal efforts are being made to prevent an international boycott of Israel and labor action. Bay Area ILWU longshore workers played an important role in supporting Palestinian workers by boycotting the Israeli controlled Zim shipping line. This forum will look at the history of Zionism including the collaboration with the Nazis, and the present attack on UK Labor Party members critical of Israel who are being attacked as anti-Semites.
We will also look at the struggle of UAW 2865 to support the international boycott, and how their national leadership nullified their efforts.
Video from ILWU Zim Action On Port of Oakland will be screened.
Speakers:
Fadi Saba, President Luther Burbank Education Association CTA*, VP of The Bill of Rights Defense Committee/Defending Dissent Foundation www.defendingdissent.org, www.bordc.org
Jeff Blankfort, Editor Of Labor Bulletin On The Middle East and Radio Host of KZYX&Z Takes on The World
Lenni Brenner, Historian and author of Zionism In The Age Of The Dictators
Jack Heyman, ILWU Local 10 retired and Chair Transport Workers Solidarity Committee
* for identification only
Sponsored by United Public Workers For Action.
Press conference and speak out during Port Commission meeting on
the need for good jobs
*Community to Force Public Hearing on Jobs at the Port of Oakland*
*Publicly Owned and Financed Oakland Army Base Redevelopment Project
Negotiations Falling Short on Promise of Good Jobs*
*Oakland* Negotiations between the Port of Oakland, Chicago-based
developer Centerpoint, and the community are heating up on the publicly
owned and financed Oakland Army Base Redevelopment Project. A deal is
expected before the fall, but the parties have not reached agreement on a
policy to provide good jobs, and the Port Commissioners have held no public
hearing. Residents, labor unions, youth organizations, and faith leaders
will hold a press conference and then force the issue during the public
comment period of this Thursday’s Port Commission meeting.
The decommissioned Oakland Army Base is one of the most valuable publicly
owned pieces of real estate in the Bay Area, the redevelopment will use
public financing, and Centerpoint is owned by CalPERS, the public sector
worker pension fund. In 2012, the City of Oakland signed a landmark Good
Jobs Agreement with the community on its portion of the Army Base, and for
the last five years*,* the Port has promised to strive for even stronger
jobs standards on for its half of the Base. With only several weeks until
the Port hopes to reach a deal, that promise has yet to be fulfilled.
“This is public land that will be developed by a company using my pension
funds,” said Pat Davis, a public sector retiree from the City of Oakland.
“I want my money used to create good jobs for local community members so
that they can put food on the table and stay in their homes in this crazy
housing market.”
At the press conference and during public comment, the community will
advocate for:· Local hire especially for those with barriers to employment
· Stable, full-time work and a voice on the job for workers
· “Ban the Box” to create opportunity for the formerly incarcerated
· Community monitoring and enforcement
“We need a People’s Port, and that means a Port that creates good jobs for
local residents,” said Shirley Burnell, a 36-year West Oakland resident and
community advocate. “The Port has always promised us that the Army Base
redevelop-ment would serve our community and that they would do better than
the City-side. We need to see that on this deal.Revive Oakland is a coalition of more than 30 organizations including
labor, community and faith partners working to ensure good jobs and healthy
communities on large development projects. Steering members include the
Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE), the East Bay
Alliance for a Sustainable Economy (EBASE), the International Association
of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, International Longshore and Warehouse
Union Local 6, Oakland Community Organizations (OCO), and Urban Peace
Movement.