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Attend an action at the Air District (BAAQMD) Headquarters, stand with community youth and organizations, and tell the Board members we need them to vote the right way —on June 2nd, the next day—to protect community health from the ravages of particulate matter pollution. We cannot afford to lose this intergenerational fight for environmental justice. Our lungs just cannot afford it.
You can RSVP for the June 1st action on Facebook (or here if you don’t have Facebook).
And don’t forget to sign the petition!
The Air District must protect community health and truly bring “a healthy breathing environment for every Bay Area resident,” in the words of its mission statement.
The next day on June 2nd, the Bay Area Air District will be voting on whether to take strong regulatory action against Chevron and PBF refineries and force the facilities to make dramatic pollution cuts. After seeing the stark health impact data and hearing from community members like you, the Advisory Council of the Air District recommended that BAAQMD take “maximum feasible action within its authority to reduce emissions from [particulate matter] sources, prioritizing the most impacted areas.” However, Big Oil and its allies are lobbying aggressively against the cat cracker Rule 6-5, distorting facts and making false claims.
YOUTH ACTION
WHEN
Tuesday, June 1, 10AM –
WHERE
|10 min. from the BART Embarcadero
VIRTUAL AIR DISTRICT HEARING & FINAL VOTE – RSVP HERE FOR JUNE 1ST, 6 PM GROUP PRACTICE SESSION & TO RECEIVE TALKING POINTS
The Oakland budget is currently being negotiated in City Hall and we have until June 30th to make sure elected officials support defunding the police and refunding of services, housing, education, arts, mental health services, and other programs that enhance Black lives and Oakland’s working class communities.
No experience is necessary! Making calls is easy, and there will be zoom training before you start. This is a great event for anyone whether you’re new to political campaigns or a seasoned organizer! Phone banking is also a great activity you can do from the safety of your home, during COVID!
RSVP here to join the virtual phone bank at 6 pm. You will need a camera and microphone on your computer, as well as a phone or headset to make the calls. Instructions will be provided once you join!
ZIM is Here! Mobilize at 6:00am – at The Port of Oakland #BLOCKTHEBOAT (from Adrienne Fong) https://t.co/O9kVJirgCz pic.twitter.com/I05HkbRy2d
— OccupySF.net (@BathtubBulletin) June 4, 2021
Our mobilization is working! We're current picketing 6 different gate entrances with over 600 people, and workers are not crossing the pickets. The message is clear: profiteering from Israeli apartheid is not welcome in the Bay Area #BlocktheBoat #BDS #FreePalestine pic.twitter.com/cUxFDNarJs
— AROC #BlocktheBoat (@AROCBayArea) June 4, 2021
#BlockTheBoat ACTION #2: Everyone mobilize this afternoon to Middle Harbor Shoreline Park @ Port of #Oakland 4pm or earlier. Israeli owned ZIM Cargo Vessel "Volans" will attempt to offload/onload cargo. No War Criminal Apartheid Zionist economic interest allowed in our town! #BDS pic.twitter.com/327BYQXOWc
— Free Palestine (@domainawareness) June 4, 2021
Event by San Francisco Projection Department
Facebook Event: https://fb.me/e/4t46Ou4lV
Join us for one hour:
GUERRILLA PROJECTIONS: SF Projection Dept will project Defund Line 3 art on Chase Bank.
POP-UP ART SHOW: Outdoor gallery opening gala exhibit of Defund Line 3 art by 11 artists featured in the Defund Line 3 Poster Art Newspaper.
STREET MURAL: Help paint a street mural with non-toxic clay and tempera paint.
MUSIC: songs by 1000 Grandmothers and other special guests.
POSTER ART DISTRO: Come pick up some poster art to put up, display or make signs with; Can we work together to plaster the Bay Area this week with beautiful art images of resistance to Line 3?
What: Rally at Sen. Feinstein’s offices
On July 15th, Sunrise Movement is leading a protest to put the heat on Sen. Feinstein for her inaction on the climate crisis. Californians will come together to rally outside Feinsten’s offices at three different locations. Can you join the rally in downtown San Francisco to demand a bold and equity-based Civilian Climate Corps?
Organizers from Extinction Rebellion SF Bay are collaborating with Sunrise to help fill roles for the action. If you’d like to get involved with planning or support in any way, please email our Direct Action working group: dawg@xrsfbay.org.
America is at a crossroads.
Six months have passed since the failed attack on our nation and our democracy on January 6th. Since that day, anti-voter laws have been passed in states all over the country and the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent rulings have made clear that it will not act to protect the sacred right to vote. This summer, Congressional districts risk being redrawn in a way that will allow politicians to choose their voters – rather than the voters fairly choosing who represents them.
We have reached an inflection point in which we must force our elected officials to act now or risk losing the very foundation of our republic.
But there is hope for us to stop this undercurrent of corruption and rebuild American democracy so that the freedom to vote is protected, billionaires don’t control our political systems, and our representatives actually respond to we the people.
To do this, we must pass the For the People Act, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, and D.C. Statehood – and we can’t let anything, including the Jim Crow filibuster, stand in our way!
Join us for The Good Trouble Vigils for Democracy on July 17 – the one year mark of the passing of Rep.John Lewis – as we carry on his legacy by hosting candlelight vigils nationwide to demand that Congress act to protect our freedom to vote and rebuild our democracy.
We must and will win this Fight!
Make calls together on Zoom to get killer cops off our streets!
Today at noon we’re making calls together on Zoom to get killer cops off our streets! Grab your lunch and join our SB2 Lunch POWER Hour.
While police officers continue to harm our community members without any accountability, California is only 1 out of 4 states that has no law to decertify cops that put our communities in danger.
Join us, Michelle and Ashley Monterrosa (sisters of Sean Monterrosa, who was killed by Vallejo PD in the wake of the George Floyd uprisings), and the Let Us Live coalition to demand change from Bay Area legislators!
WHAT: SB2 Lunch Power Hour
WHEN: Friday, August 20, 2021 from 12 to 1 p.m.
WHERE: Zoom : bit.ly/sb2powerhour0820
Register to join us!
Police officers engaging in anti-Black racism and abuse of their power creates unsafe communities. California has an obligation to ensure their badges are PERMANENTLY taken away when they commit serious misconduct, removing them from our streets and ensuring they can do no more harm.
Share this to get the word out. We want to get these dangerous cops off of our streets ASAP!
In solidarity,
Anti Police-Terror Project
Anti Police-Terror Project is a Black-led, multi-racial, intergenerational coalition that seeks to build a replicable and sustainable model to eradicate police terror in communities of color. We support families surviving police terror in their fight for justice, documenting police abuses and connecting impacted families and community members with resources, legal referrals, and opportunities for healing.
At YSA we have found that it takes a village to build a village. If you’re interested in volunteering on Saturday’s from 9:30am to 4pm come join us @ 633 Hegenberger road Oakland, CA. For more info email sally@youthspiritartworks.org #tinyhousevillage #artwork #development pic.twitter.com/zmy40K0Bja
— Youth Spirit Artworks (@YouthSpiritArts) September 23, 2021
From October 11 to 15, thousands of people will take action at the White House, participate in civil disobedience, and demand that President Biden choose a side: People vs. Fossil Fuels.
This Friday we will take the message of the People Vs. Fossil Fuels week of action to our local federal building, in solidarity with the hundreds of activists that will be putting their liberty on the line in Washington, D.C.
Join us in making these demands: https://peoplevsfossilfuels.org/demands/
What: Global Day of Action to Defund Climate Chaos and Fossil Fuels
Where: 400 Howard St., San Francisco
One of the world’s biggest financier of climate fires, climate chaos and deforestation, BlackRock investments have set the world on fire, from CA to the Amazon. On the eve of the Glasgow climate summit, let’s send them a message to stop funding Climate Chaos:
9am-1pm: STREET MURAL ACTION: Help paint a block-long street mural with paint made from California wildfire ashes and charcoal. Street Mural Action Initiated by: NDN Collective, Idle No More SF Bay, AIM Foothills Central California Chapter, CA MMIWP2S
10:30am-12:30pm: YOUTH MARCH: Join YouthVsApocalypse.org
See also the Facebook event here.
What: COP26 Rebellion March and Rally
Where: Meet at San Francisco Ferry Building
What to Bring: Yourself, Your Friends, Your Allies, Your Colleagues
On November 11 as the COP26 climate summit draws to a close, we must tell the powers that be that we are watching and depending on them to make the right decisions and commitments for our future. We will march with signs, hand crafted puppets, banners, a safety team and each other to demand a safe and healthy planet for future generations.
12:30pm- 1pm: Meet at The Ferry Building, grab signs and get ready to march.
1:00pm-2:00pm: March along the Embarcadero. The route is 2 miles, flat and wheelchair accessible
2:00pm-3:30pm: End march at Aquatic Park near Hyde St. Pier for a rally.
Commit now to showing up at this historic moment:
You are invited to a Zoom webinar.
Topic: All-hands Call on DeJoy’s Electric Vehicles Contract
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xQ-RThUbQs6EZNRYJbBU3Q
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
- The Save the USPS Coalition invites you to an “all-hands” meeting on Postmaster Louis DeJoy’s gas-fleet, non-union contract with Oshkosh Defense. In this meeting, we plan to bring together postal advocates and labor, environmental and contracting experts to discuss what legal and political actions we can take to slow and stop this contract. If you are interested in working in coalition to bring down this contract, fill out this Doodle Poll and let us know when works for you. Further, if you know of anyone working in this area who should be included in the call, please let us know.
- Who we are:
- The Save the USPS coalition is a group of nearly 300 public interest groups that came together when Postmaster General Louis DeJoy was appointed to protect and expand the postal service into a hub for community services.
- Background on the Oshkosh Contract:
- With DeJoy’s direction, USPS plans to spend $11.3 billion on a new fleet of USPS trucks. This contract with Oshkosh has a slew of environmental and labor issues. The trucks would be mostly gas-powered and be built by non-union labor in right-to-work South Carolina. Watch More Perfect Union’s quick video covering the contract’s long list of issues. Our ask is a nearly entirely electric fleet built by union workers in Wisconsin. USPS claims the contract is finalized, but it’s not over yet!
- Help us strategize about the next stage of this fight!
- Please fill out this Doodle Poll as soon as possible.
We need all hands on deck for this coming Tuesday, to demand the termination of Vallejo PD’s badge benders and to protest borrowing $30M for a police station upgrade we already voted against. #PoliceBrutality #Vallejo #PoliceReform pic.twitter.com/42B0ZzsyH6
— Melissa Nold, Esq. (@savage_esquire) March 6, 2022
We will gather on the steps of the CPUC at 9 AM, where we will hear from coalition partners followed by a collective call-in to the virtual PUC meeting taking place at 10 AM. Donuts and coffee provided!
If you cannot join in person, please RSVP to call in to the virtual meeting by clicking here.
#OakMtg #AlaMtg Alameda Co Board of Sups Public Protection Committee invites feedback on the potential establishment of Sheriff's Oversight. Monday,4/11, 5:30-7:30 p.m. pic.twitter.com/AgkRIoiA2A
— Rachel B (@UCBRachelB) April 5, 2022
Register here to receive email confirmation and a link: https://tinyurl.com/ALCOAB1185
Come hang out at the Empty Homes Tax mobilization tomorrow at noon — we will be training for signature gathering and having a fun BBQ 😎 See you there! pic.twitter.com/CgM10SfpWy
— DSA San Francisco (@DSA_SF) April 15, 2022