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Feb
20
Sun
Ella Baker Mutual Aid Event
Feb 20 @ 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm

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Feb
22
Tue
DA Elections Kickoff Webinar @ Online
Feb 22 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Links to join will be shared upon registration.
RSVP Today

In 57 out of 58 California counties, a district attorney election or recall will be on the ballot this June. Gain insight from our organizing experts and get prepared to influence the outcome of these upcoming elections.

Here’s what we’ll cover during the one-hour webinar:

  • Key district attorney races in priority regions
  • How you can elect a DA who shares your values
  • How you can work with ACLU NorCal to help get out the vote

Reserve your spot and learn – or relearn – what the role of a DA looks like in your community. Register today for this virtual, community-powered event.

We look forward to seeing you there,

Ashley Morris
Organizing Director, ACLU of Northern California

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Feb
23
Wed
Environmental Justice Panel on Biden’s EJ Executive Order @ Online
Feb 23 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Juan Parras

Just over one year has passed since President Biden signed an Executive Order, directing all federal agencies to prioritize climate and environmental justice.  What is the significance of this groundbreaking Executive Order, what progress has been made since it was signed, and what still needs to happen both in the Biden administration and in Congress?

Join a virtual conversation with community organizers and environmental justice activists Juan Parras from Texas, Theresa Landrum from Michigan, and Robert Taylor from Louisiana.  They will speak with Bryan Parras, Healthy Communities Organizer from the Sierra Club, and Liz Perera, from the Sierra Club’s Federal Policy team.

During the conversation, you’ll have the chance to ask questions and learn how we can act to support passing the Environmental Justice for All Act, which will confront environmental racism head-on by prioritizing solutions that reduce pollution at a scale needed to significantly improve public health and quality of life.

Register here.

WHO:

    • Juan Parras, Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services
    • Robert Taylor, Concerned Citizen of Saint John, LA
    • Theresa Landrum, Resident of Michigan’s most-polluted zip code
    • Bryan Parras, Sierra Club, Moderator
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Feb
24
Thu
Digital Rally for Climate Action @ Online
Feb 24 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Put POTUS On Notice: Digital Rally

 

President Biden campaigned on being a climate champion. But a year into his presidency – after millions of Black, Brown, Indigenous, and froontline communities and young people turned out in record numbers to the polls in the middle of a global pandemic to elect him – we’ve seeen Biden fail to tackle the climate crisis with the urgency it demands. Biden will give his first State of the Union address on March 1st. Before then, we’re gathering with partners in the Build Back Fossil Free coalition for a Peoples State of the Union to demand that Biden stop approving fossil fuel projects and declare a climate emergency.

JOIN the Build Back Fossil Free coalition for an energizing digital rally on Feb 24th at 5:00pm.

RSVP here.

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BAAQMD Meetings on Valero Emissions @ Online
Feb 24 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

BAAQMD Meetings on Valero Emissions, February 24 & March 15

Exactly what harmful organic compounds have our friends in Benicia been breathing during all the years the Valero refinery failed to report its emissions?  BAAQMD will hold two important informational meetings to discuss the ongoing Serious Emission Violations incurred by the refinery.  Jack Broadbent, the Air District’s Executive Officer/Air Pollution Control Officer, has said:

“Valero’s disregard for air quality regulations and public safety in the surrounding community warrants decisive action and significant penalties to deter violations in the future.  Valero did not report or control the emissions from this source as required by Air District regulations, state and federal law, so we are requesting approval of an abatement order to provide transparency as we seek to hold Valero accountable for its actions.”

Broadbent described this as a “major shift” in the handling of enforcement cases.

The first meeting is Thursday, February 24, from 6 to 8 pm.  Air District staff will be present to discuss these violations during the meeting.  More information is here.

Join Zoom Meeting:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83974557503?pwd=Z2hDdTNxNitYV0h4cHgxOHR1eGtPUT09

Meeting ID: 839 7455 7503

Passcode: 808102

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The second public meeting, a legal hearing, will be held on March 15 from 9:30 AM – 5 PM.  The newly revived Air District’s Hearing Board will consider approving the proposed abatement order (information below).   The public can view the agenda and provide written comment to the Hearing Board here.   We can also provide verbal comment to the Hearing Board during the Hearing in the following ways:

Zoom webinar:

https://bayareametro.zoom.us/j/88980571855

Webinar ID: 889 8057 1855

We can also participate remotely via phone (669) 900-6833 or (408) 638-0968.

 

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Feb
25
Fri
Oakland Inspector General of Police Commission: Meet and Greet @ Geoffrey's Inner Circle
Feb 25 @ 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm

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Feb
26
Sat
Oscar Grant Day @ Oscar Grant Plaza
Feb 26 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

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26th Haiti Solidarity March & Rally @ Mission & 7th St.
Feb 26 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Join Haiti Action Committee for a February 26th march and protest
commemorating the 18th year of continued US neo-colonial intervention
and occupation of Haiti since the Feb. 29th 2004 coup that overthrew
Haiti’s democratic government. Since then, the US government has backed
a series of corrupt and brutal regimes which have brought Haiti nothing
but misery, violence and chaos.

Across Haiti, popular organizations are calling for the end of the
US-backed regime and the installation of a transitional government. Yet
the Biden Administration continues to insist on its choice of prime
minister, Ariel Henry, who has no mandate and no legitimacy.

As it attempts to thwart moves towards ending dictatorship in Haiti, the
Biden Administration has deported more than 20,000 Haitian refugees, in
one of the speediest mass deportations in US history. Having fled from
conditions produced by US policy in Haiti, they are now being sent back
into the US-created nightmare they fled.

This is a time for all of us to stand in solidarity with Haiti. [1]

Please call, tweet and/or email President Biden to demand:

Stop the expulsions and deportations of Haitian refugees! End all
support for the Ariel Henry dictatorship!

Call the White House TUESDAY to THURSDAY, 11am-3pm ET
202-456-1111; tweet @JoeBiden

Haiti Action Committee

PO Box 2040

Berkeley,CA 94702

https://haitisolidarity.net

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Feb
27
Sun
The US Covid Catastrophe: Pathology of a Failed Decaying System  @ Online
Feb 27 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82812417704?pwd=NTJLczViRGg4K0c2Um9MMXFjSVNrdz09

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a pandemic. Almost two years have passed, and we in the US are now approaching 80,000,000 cases and close to 1,000,000 Covid deaths – the largest number of any country in the world – with no clear end in sight.

The pandemic has swept through US society, leaving a path of disease, suffering, death, political and social upheaval, and economic destruction in its wake. The response by the US  government and capitalist politicians has been a complete disaster.

This Sunday at the Marxist Library, we will review the destructive impact of the pandemic, the catastrophic capitalist response, political and economic repercussions, and a prognosis for our future.

Our speaker will be Allan Miller of the ICSS Program Committee.

LOGIN INFORMATION

Our Zoom room will be opened up, as usual, at 10:15 for anyone to join and discuss technical matters, catch up with each other, say Hi, etc.. The program (and recording) will begin as close to 10:30 am as possible and will end at 12:30, but the Waiting Room will remain open until about 1 pm for informal discussion.

ZOOM LINK

GOOD FOR SUNDAY, Feb 27, 2022 ONLY

Raj Sahai is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: ICSS SUNDAY 2/27/2022
Time: Feb 27, 2022 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 828 1241 7704
Passcode: ICSS0220rs
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A Conversation About Internationalism
Feb 27 @ 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm

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Fun in the Sun – XRSFBay @ San Francisco's Dolores Park
Feb 27 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Fun in the Sun on  – XRSFBay 

Regen Event and Street Theater Performance at Mission Dolores Park

It’s time to meet up and reach out! Join the membership of the XR SF Bay Area chapter for a regenerative and outreach event on the green and sunny slopes of Dolores Park. Our street theater performers (learn more here) will roam the crowd while flyering takes place, and members of Scientists’ Rebellion answer your questions and provide resources about the climate crisis. Let’s kick off the spring season of action with a dose of art, science, and community!

RSVP here: https://bit.ly/3HNotCz

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Feb
28
Mon
Pack the Court to Protest Police Brutality
Feb 28 @ 8:30 am – 12:00 pm

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Mar
1
Tue
Public Land for Public Good – Tell the Council @ Online
Mar 1 @ 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm

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Mar
2
Wed
Ella Baker Meeting – The Sheriff’s Power and How to Hold Him Accountabile @ Online
Mar 2 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

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Mar
3
Thu
Oakland Privacy Advisory Commission @ Online
Mar 3 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

TO OBSERVE:
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85817209915

Interesting Agenda Items:

5. Federal Task Force Ordinance – OPD – Review Annual Reports (ATF, USMS, DEA)
a. Review and take possible action
6. Surveillance Equipment Ordinance – OPD – Crime Analysis Software
a. Review and take possible action on Impact Report and proposed Use Policy

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Mar
4
Fri
Youth March for Peace
Mar 4 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

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Mar
5
Sat
How Socialist Women Would Run California
Mar 5 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm

Green & P&F statewide candidates!  “How Socialist Women Would Run CA”
featuring: Laura Wells, Meghann Adams, and Nathalie Hri

Suds, Snacks, and Socialism�BYO
How Socialist Women
Would Run California

Please register in advance at
https://bit.ly/CalifSocialistWomen
to receive your personal link for this event.
Celebrate International Women’s Day early with three women running on the Left Unity Slate in the June 7, 2022 California primary election.
* Meghann Adams – Peace and Freedom Party candidate for State Treasurer
* Laura Wells – Green Party Candidate for State Controller
* Nathalie Hrizi – Peace and Freedom Party candidate for Insurance Commissioner
Join them as they share their ideas about how to ensure health care, housing, education and the future of the planet instead of profits for the rich and their corporations.
The Left Unity Slate is a cooperative effort by the California Green Party and the Peace and Freedom Party to offer a clear choice to voters as an alternative to the two capitalist parties. You can find out more at:

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Public Land for Public Good E12th St. Celebration @ Lake Merritt Amphitheater
Mar 5 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Dear supporters of the Save E12th Coalition!!!

💥Last night the City Council cast a decisive 5 to 3 vote denying the 6th extension to the luxury tower development on the East 12th St Remainder Parcel, and committing once and for all to affordable housing on this public land!!

💥 Seven+ years of organizing has paid off!!

💥 Last night the City Council cast a decisive 5 to 3 vote denying the 6th extension to the luxury tower development on the East 12th St Remainder Parcel, and committing once and for all to affordable housing on this public land!!

💥 We started this PUBLIC LAND FOR PUBLIC GOOD fight in 2014 and along the way lifted the voices of our communities, we organized for Oakland to stem displacement and gentrification, and worked to prioritize dignified and affordable housing for those who need it most.

💥 Along the way our efforts inspired the public lands policy for Oakland, contributed to improving conditions for our houseless neighbors, said no to luxury towers on public land, and said yes to maximizing affordable housing on E12th St!

💥 It took a lot of us to get here. Neighbors, organizers, union reps, legal teams, journalists, architects, landscape architects, planners, radical developers, students, movement chefs, artists, & entertainers, and city council members all worked tirelessly.

💥 All throughout we always insisted on maximizing affordable housing on E12th St and WE WON!! Thank you for all of your support over the years!

NOW we want to celebrate!!
Where: Lake Merritt Amphitheater (across Kaiser center & E12th land)
When: 3-5pm THIS Saturday March 5
What: Bring a snack or something to drink to CELEBRATE

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Mar
6
Sun
El Cerrito Fair Budget Rally @ RSVP for location
Mar 6 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

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Marin Climate Action Summit @ Online
Mar 6 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Join the Marin Climate Action Summit to explore and consider specific legislative and policy approaches to reverse our contributions to the climate emergency while strengthening the local economy and catalyzing a just, verdant, and inclusive county.

Keynote speaker Edward Quevedo, founder and head of practice at The Foresight Lab, will share approaches that The Lab has spearheaded in other locales to achieve these outcomes. After Mr. Quevedo’s remarks, the Summit will consider two questions: What are the barriers that keep climate organizations from succeeding? How do we get traction and achieve policy change? Although the Summit is sponsored by Kevin Morrison’s campaign for Marin County supervisor, participation in the summit does not express or imply endorsement of his candidacy.

Other speakers include:

Marisol Cantú, coordinator of the Richmond Progressive Alliance  Listening Project, a youth-led project that brings together all Richmond residents—from youth to elders—to talk about how the climate crisis has impacted their lives, families, and communities as they envision a fossil-free Richmond.

Janet Johnson of Sunflower Alliance and the Richmond Shoreline Alliance

WHERE

Online. Register here

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