Join the Bay Area-wide campaign to keep coal out of our cities. Hear updates on developments in Oakland, Richmond, Vallejo, and Stockton and discuss next steps. Attendees are encouraged to bring snacks.
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Apr
15
Mon
Apr 15 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Plan Colombia: Reading and Discussion
with author John Lindsay-Poland
Moderated by Roxanna Altholz
Enter glass doors facing Life Sciences, go to Level E
Plan Colombia: U.S. Ally Atrocities and Community Activism, recently published by Duke University Press, narrates the story of a rural Colombian community in a conflict area that declared itself a peace community, a massacre that occurred there in 2005, and U.S. grassroots and government responses. Parallel to this, the book recounts and analyzes the multi-billion U.S. program known as Plan Colombia and the impact of U.S. military involvement on killings by the Colombian military, as well as the many grassroots initiatives that have resisted war and injustice. John Lindsay-Poland is Healing Justice Associate at the American Friends Service Committee.
“With enormous sensitivity and respect for human life, John Lindsay-Poland tells the stories of ordinary Colombians who put their lives on the line for peace. No one possesses his grasp of events or such a tremendous heart.” – Robin Kirk, author of, More Terrible Than Death: Drugs, Violence, and America’s War in Colombia
Admission is free. Books will be available for purchase.
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Apr 15 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
On March 15th, more than one million of our children marched worldwide to demand action on climate change. They told us we cannot carry on living as we have been living – and they are right. They told us we have to focus on what MUST be done rather than what is politically possible or there is no hope for them – and they are right. They told us we are stealing their future with every minute of our inaction – and they are right. On March 15th, one million children around the world told us we have less than 11 years to save them and all life from assured destruction this century… And our leaders told them to go back to school. Will you let that stand? We will not.
We are Extinction Rebellion, and we declare that when our children call us to action, we will answer!
Join us on April 15th to rise up for a living future. We will not gather to beg our leaders to care. We will gather to declare that change is coming, whether our governments like it or not. This is an emergency and it’s time we all started acting like it, adults included. So come out on April 15th as we raise our voices, our trumpets and cookware, bike bells, and boomboxes with the truth on lips! to declare this emergency for what it is and to demand that our governments worldwide do the same.
PLEASE BRING:
– As many additional people as possible.
– Noisemakers of every variety
TRAININGS:
– There will be 2 trainings for this demonstration: MARCH 31st & APRIL 7th. These will be posted as separate events, please look out for them.
Extinction Rebellion is a 100% non-violent civil disobedience movement aimed at nothing less than radical system change. Our rebellion is fueled by our love for humanity and for all life on earth. We face the greatest existential crisis in history, but we already have the solutions we need to prevent the suffering of billions, and we will not allow a lack of political will to bring about our extinction. Join us on April 15th and onward to Rebel for Life!
https://actionnetwork.org/forms/xr-bay-area-sign-up
“Do not go gentle into that good night.” Join @XRBayArea on April 15th, 4 PM, in the Union Plaza in San Francisco and demand #climatejustice! #GreenNewDeal pic.twitter.com/AVoBIpmCKm
— Sunrise Bay Area 🌅 (@sunrisebayarea) April 7, 2019
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Apr 15 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
A 6-week series to help us develop a deeper analysis and to call attention to the kinds of changes needed in the City’s budget and policies.
4/15 – Housing
4/22 – Economy
4/29 – Education
5/6 – Public Health
5/13 – Neighborhood Life
5/20 – Public Safety
The first week’s workshop on the Housing Indicators is the first of a 6-week series to help us develop a deeper analysis and to call attention to the kinds of changes needed in the City’s budget and policies.
Join us for this deeper dive into the Equity Indicators Report for the City of Oakland. Released last year, it clearly shows the effects of white supremacy on our community. Oakland posted a failing score of 33.5 out of a possible 100 across all indicators. This was the lowest score of all cities that participated in this national study.
Carroll Fife, the founder of Black Women & Elected Leadership, the Executive Director of Oakland ACCE, and one of the founding members of Community READY Corps, will join us as a guest speaker to provide some deeper analysis of the report’s findings and point us to actual solutions that will advance racial justice and equity in our housing market.
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Apr
16
Tue
Please join Indie Lens Pop-Up and KQED for a community screening of the award-winning documentary Charm City by Marilyn Ness. Round table discussion to follow screening Hosted by Myles Bess from Above the Noise
Doors open at 6:00 pm
Program starts at 6:30 pm
About the film:
Filmed during three years of unparalleled violence in Baltimore, Charm City delivers a powerfully candid portrait of those on the front lines. With grit, fury, and compassion, a group of police, citizens, community leaders, and government officials grapple with the consequences of violence and try to reclaim their city’s future. See website for more information on the film and to watch the trailer.
Free
For more event information: http://bit.ly/charmcityOAK
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Apr 16 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Thinking about buying an Electric Vehicle? EV 101 will discuss what vehicles are currently available, and their respective ranges. Other topics include charging and charging infrastructure, rebates, buying and leasing and other subjects pertinent to owning an EV. There will be plenty of time for questions. Guest experts include Elena Engel and Suzanne Loosen. Register here.
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Want to get involved with SURJ Bay Area? Come learn about our current work and activities. SURJ moves white people to act for justice, with passion and accountability, as part of a multi-racial majority.
You’ll will hear about SURJ’s pathways for entering the work, including committee work, upcoming workshops, and events. We’ll answer your questions and share how you can get involved in the movement for racial justice.
Featured Speaker: Sandra Johnson a Community Organizer for All of Us or None, a grassroots civil rights organization fighting for the rights of formerly- and currently-incarcerated people and their families, and a project of Legal Services for Prisoners with Children.
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Apr 16 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal resolution elicited reactions from the dismissive (“the green dream, or whatever they call it” from Rep. Pelosi) to the ridiculous (a “socialist fantasy” from Sen. Thune) in the halls of Congress.
The Green New Deal frightens both major parties and enjoys broad support among Americans, but what would a Green New Deal look like? Who supports it and who’s critical from the left? And most importantly, how do we achieve it and climate justice more broadly?
Join us on Tuesday, April 16 to discuss these questions and more.
Accessibility: Wheelchair-accessible entrance and restrooms
Required Readings
See the readings that we’ll be discussing after a brief introduction from our members.
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Join us for this interactive event as we read the letters, commentary and poetry of people experiencing the current iteration of modern day slavery within our prisons, as codified by the exception clause to the 13th Amendment, Section 1. Neither slavery or involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
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Meet the organizers behind the all-volunteer campaign to bring a People’s Budget to Oakland! Talk policy, plug into volunteer opportunities, or just enjoy some flatbread and conversation. Special thanks to Reem’s for hosting!
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Apr
17
Wed
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Kaiser National Union of Healthcare Worker (NUHW) members have been in bargaining with Kaiser management for almost nine months. They staged a five-day strike in December, including a picket in front of Richmond Kaiser, which drew electeds such as Councilmember Eduardo Martinez.
Despite tremendous support from various allies, with over 80 elected and community leaders signing strong letters of support, Kaiser has still refused to budge on key issues: ensuring patients have timely access to mental health services (some patients seeking mental health services have to wait two months!) and ensuring NUHW members receive the same wages and benefits other Kaiser union members already have.
NUHW, frustrated by Kaiser’s years of negligence and inaction, has decided to circulate a petition throughout its whole membership which will give them the authority to call for up to an open-ended strike. While the union and its members do not want to strike, they are prepared to fight for their patients and for a fair contract.
NUHW Kaiser members are holding a series of actions to raise awareness around mental health access and the specific issues that exist within the Kaiser system. The next one is this week!
Please support Kaiser health care workers in support of their fight for a fair contract that improves patient access to mental health services!
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Our for-profit health care system has failed communities of color and struggling families and individuals. Even after the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, our health care system still leaves nearly 30 million individuals uninsured and at least 40 million who can’t afford to use the insurance they have.
The ability to see a provider or the ability to afford needed medications have not improved for communities of color, regardless of the expansion of insurance coverage.
Insurance continues to be confusing, constantly changing, and unaffordable, having harsh impacts on communities of color. Race and income impact the care you get—or don’t get.
Medicare for All can and will address the discrimination in our health care system and refocus our health care system on patient care.
Want to learn more? Join National Nurses United at their presentation on Medicare for All.
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APTP meets the third Wednesday of every month. This month we’ll be talking about our state and local campaigns to limit the police use of force. We’ll also have some updates on organizing in Vallejo in response to multiple police killings and brutality.
Join us to find out how you can get involved.
This space is wheelchair accessible. Please contact us for any additional accessibility questions or concerns.
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Apr
18
Thu
Apr 18 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Introduction of joint resolution by District 2 Councilmember Nikki Fortunato Bas, District 6 Councilmember Loren Taylor, District 1 Councilmember Dan Kalb, and City Councilmember At-Large Rebecca Kaplan in support of State Assembly Bill 392, which just passed out of the State Public Safety Committee on April 9.
Confirmed speakers include Cat Brooks, Anti Police-Terror Project; Cephus “Uncle Bobby” Johnson, Love Not Blood Campaign; Attorney John Burris; Attorney Dan Siegel, APTP; and Jose Pavon of CURYJ.
The Oakland City Council Rules Committee meets right after this press conference at 10:45. This proposed resolution will be brought before that committee.
APTP is also looking into introducing a similar control on OPD’s use of force as a city ordinance.
“AB 392 is known as the California Act to Save Lives because it seeks to strengthen the rules for police use of force, particularly deadly force. The current legal standard on police use of force was written in 1872 and allows police to shoot and kill an individual whenever it is considered “justified.” According to a fact sheet from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of California, the current legal standard not only “fails to include best practices but authorizes deadly force that would violate the U.S. constitution.”
“Furthermore, according to the ACLU, Alliance for Boys and Men of Color with PolicyLink, Anti Police-Terror Project, Black Lives Matter – California, the California Faculty Association, and PICO of California, among others, police kill people at a rate 37% higher in California than the national average, and in 2017, California police officers killed 172 people, half of whom were unarmed. Presently, police kill more people in California than in any other state with three out of four of those people being people of color. Black people are three times more likely to be victims of police violence.”
“The controversy surrounding the recent shooting death of a sleeping homeless man in Oakland illustrates our urgent duty to follow through on amending the Oakland Police Department’s use of force policy and fully supporting our independent Police Commission in doing this necessary work.”
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Time to Move Beyond Income – For the first time in history the US was included in the worldwide effort to redefine extreme poverty.
For the first time in history the United States was included in the worldwide effort to redefine extreme poverty. Speakers include: Jessica Bartholow, Western Center on Law and Poverty, Maryann Broxton, US Coordinator MAP Research, Boston, Guillaume Charvon, US Coordinator for the MAP research/NY Leadership Team and the St. Mary’s Center Senior Advocates for Hope and Justice.
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Apr 18 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
About Oakland First Fridays:
Our vision is to be the premier Oakland First Fridays Event as the epicenter for the community to come together to celebrate, sustain & support the arts.Our Mission:
Preserve Oakland First Fridays as an all inclusive, safe and vital community-driven platform to showcase the emerging artists, makers, gourmet food vendors, musicians, cypher circles (dance battles, spoken word), drumming circles, acrobats, magicians, and many uniquely talented street performers and their audience.
Our vision is to be the premier Oakland First Fridays Event as the epicenter for the community to come together to celebrate, sustain & support the arts.Our Mission:
Preserve Oakland First Fridays as an all inclusive, safe and vital community-driven platform to showcase the emerging artists, makers, gourmet food vendors, musicians, cypher circles (dance battles, spoken word), drumming circles, acrobats, magicians, and many uniquely talented street performers and their audience.
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EAST BAY BOOKSELLERS welcomes Jenny Odell to discuss her new new book How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy.
A galvanizing critique of the forces vying for our attention—and our personal information—that redefines what we think of as productivity, reconnects us with the environment, and reveals all that we’ve been too distracted to see about ourselves and our world
Nothing is harder to do these days than nothing. But in a world where our value is determined by our 24/7 data productivity . . . doing nothing may be our most important form of resistance.
So argues artist and critic Jenny Odell in this field guide to doing nothing (at least as capitalism defines it). Odell sees our attention as the most precious—and overdrawn—resource we have. Once we can start paying a new kind of attention, she writes, we can undertake bolder forms of political action, reimagine humankind’s role in the environment, and arrive at more meaningful understandings of happiness and progress.
Far from the simple anti-technology screed, or the back-to-nature meditation we read so often, How to do Nothing is an action plan for thinking outside of capitalist narratives of efficiency and techno-determinism. Provocative, timely, and utterly persuasive, this book is a four-course meal in the age of Soylent.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jenny Odell is an artist and writer who teaches at Stanford, has been an artist-in-residence at places like the San Francisco dump, Facebook, the Internet Archive, and the San Francisco Planning Department, and has exhibited her art all over the world. She lives in Oakland.
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Feature documentary film, directed by Michael M. Conti, produced with Heather Boyle (USA) 70 minutes. “The Unruly Mystic: John Muir” explores the remarkable life and influential works of a patron saint of environmental activism. The film discusses the connection nature and spirituality, using the life and wisdom of John Muir, ecological preservationist and founder of Yosemite National Park, as a catalyst for how being outside in nature affects the lives of everyday people right now. John Muir played many roles in his life: mystic, prophet, author, poet, conservationist, radical, all of which helped him succeed in his role as an advocate for Nature. As America’s most famous naturalist and conservationist, Muir fought to protect the wild places he loved, places we can still visit today. Muir’s writings have profoundly shaped the ways in which we understand and envision our relationship with the natural world today, and his work has become a personal guide into the natural world for countless individuals. The film interviews noted psychiatrists, therapists, theologians, writers, and every day people and asks them to discuss their relationship with nature, and its transformative effect in their lives.
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Apr
19
Fri
Apr 19 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
COURT SUPPORT! needed tmrw, Friday
Union Point camp has a case management hearing
10am
SF Fed Bldg
450 Golden Gate Ave
Room 6
Let's keep up the pressure— Anti Police-Terror (@APTPaction) April 18, 2019
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