Jeremy Corbyn was just re-elected leader of the Labour Party in the UK by a landslide. In the process of electing a socialist leader, Labour has become the largest and fastest-growing party in Europe. At the same time, the election has sparked a civil war in the party, as the majority of Members of Parliament are right-wing and aiming to oust Corbyn. How will this critical moment be resolved? Will working class people win back their party, or will the Blairites find a way to squash the movement?

Join Socialist Alternative and Socialist Students for a discussion on Corbyn, Labour, and how we can build a left-wing party for workers, young people, and the oppressed in the US.

Hear Richard Brown of the Black Panther Party and the SF8 share his perspectives on their historic struggle. Also listen to a presentation on the current crisis in Syria by Judy Greenspan.

Light refreshments will be served. The space is wheelchair accessible.

Friday night Oct 28 is co-presented with San Francisco Vision.
IN PERSON: David Campos, filmmakers Alan Snitow, Deborah Kaufman, and housing rights advocate, Christina Olague, after the show.
Saturday night Oct 29:
IN PERSON: Lisa Geduldig, and filmmakers Alan Snitow, Deborah Kaufman, after the show.

The once free-spirited city of San Francisco is now a “Company Town,” a playground for tech moguls of the “sharing economy.” Airbnb is the biggest hotel. Uber privatizes transit. And now these companies want political power as well. Meanwhile, middle class and ethnic communities are driven out by skyrocketing rents and evictions–sparking a grassroots backlash that challenges the oligarchy of tech. Is this the future of cities around the world? The feature-length documentary, “Company Town,” is the story of an intense election campaign to determine the fate of the city at the epicenter of the digital revolution.

Produced and directed by Deborah Kaufman and Alan Snitow. Edited by Manuel Tsingaris. With Aaron Peskin, Julie Christensen, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, Ron Conway,Brian Chesky, Joe “Fitz” Rodriguez, Jeffrey Kwong, Sunny Angulo, Shaw San Liu, Gordon Chin, Lina Chen. David Campos, Patrick Hannon, Chris Lehane David Talbot & Willie Brown. USA. 2016. 77 mins.

Come to this week’s Post Salon Community Assembly to participate in a community discussion about what we can do now and after the election to affect the city’s economic direction.

Some of the questions are:

Could City Departments have different policies, priorities and personnel?
How are department heads who make economic, workforce and planning decisions picked and what assumptions do they bring to the job?
What is the ethnic make-up of these decision-makers?
Could residents be more involved in making those decisions?
Is it necessary that the Planning Commission approve almost every major development that comes before it?  Are those developments necessarily good for us?

This court support event is due to the aggressive an unlawful arrest of 7 protesters who were speaking out on the killing of Colby Friday shot in the Back By Officer David Wells.

3 of the 7 arrested where juvenile females – 1 was attacted with a baton . Stockton police chief Eric Jones Refuses To release body camera footage to exonerate his officers of any wrong doing . What is he hiding from the public?

David Wells admitted to not having his camera on that day. Also attacted was a 8 year old who was identified as Colby Friday’s Daughters.. please invite an share . Stockton Ca is Ground Zero

6:30pm Rally outside
7:30pm Speak out inside (fill out speakers cards before)

Anti-fascist activist and teacher Yvette Felarca has been removed from her classroom at Martin Luther King Jr Middle School in Berkeley, California, for helping stop a neo-Nazi recruitment rally on the steps of the state capitol in Sacramento this summer.

After Ms. Felarca was stabbed and beaten by the fascists, terror threats were made against her and the school if she’s not fired. Instead of defending the entire community, including Ms. Felarca, the school district is capitulating to the neo-Nazis’ demands by taking disciplinary measures against her and removing her from her job.

Prior to being put on administrative leave on September 21 the school district reached back into her bank account after depositing her wages, and took them back out, suddenly challenging previously approved sick days and leaves already taken.

Since then, both current and former students have been pulled out of class and interrogated about her, without their parents’ informed consent, targeting immigrant and limited english speaking families in particular.

Ms. Felarca has been teaching ELD (English as a Second Language) and Humanities at King Middle School for a decade. She is a member of the Executive Board of her union, the Berkeley Federation of Teachers (BFT), and is a founding member of the Equal Opportunity Now/By Any Means Necessary (EON/BAMN) Caucus, an organization working on civil rights issues.

The actions against Ms. Felarca are directly counter to the Berkeley school district’s historic embrace of the fight against racism and fascism. Three district schools are named after civil rights leaders – Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr, and Malcolm X, and Berkeley was one of the very first school districts to voluntarily desegregate.

Students from all grade levels – elementary, middle, and high school, as well as parents, fellow teachers from Berkeley and Oakland, and a diverse range of community members have been rallying in defense of Ms. Felarca. Please join us in speaking out:

Come to the school board on November 2, write to the board members, and encourage your unions, collectives, and congregations to write letters and resolutions in solidarity with Yvette Felarca.

More Details and Background:

Grievance of Yvette Felarca: https://occupyoakland.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Grievance-of-Yvette-Felarca1.pdf

Press conference with Yvette Felarca and her lawyer, September 28: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHhVxvNt3vY

September 21 school board meeting, public comments by Yvette Felarca, her students who demonstrated how she helped empower them, parents who praised her teaching style and expressed concern about recent racist activities in the schools, fellow workers who wondered about the implications of the district’s actions for other teachers, and community members who told personal stories about fascism in their own lives: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jg2giLt6Fu4

October 5 rally outside the school board meeting, and public comments inside by more students, parents, teachers, and community members speaking in defense of Ms. Felarca. When board members refused to disclose their personal positions on whether she should continue to teach, and instead scurried off into a second, unagendized “closed session”, the community held its own meeting in the board room, with many more speaking out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xdwuri1LFYI

October 19 school board meeting, more public comments in defense of Ms. Felarca, including a description of an interrogation by a student, remote participation from a former student who called in from Mexico City, and a standing ovation from one of the student representatives on the board: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=az4GFkzEfSo

Report of what happened in Sacramento, and the neo-Nazis involved: http://antifasac.weebly.com/home/blood-in-the-valley-why-people-put-their-lives-on-the-line-to-run-nazis-out-of-sacramento

More about the fascist organizers of the Sacramento rally: https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2016/06/27/violent-clashes-erupt-sacramento-between-white-nationalists-and-antifascists

Details about neo-Nazis converging in Berkeley prior to their attempted rally in Sacramento: https://itsgoingdown.org/big-nazis-on-campus/

Article about racist events at Berkeley High School over the last couple of years, including racist pages in the yearbook which had to be recalled, a noose hanging from a tree, and a terror threat citing the KKK on a school computer, which resulted in a walkout by the majority of students: http://www.berkeleyside.com/2015/11/04/racist-threats-posted-on-berkeley-high-library-computer/

Come stand with the mothers of murdered children and family members from 12:00 – 2:00 every Friday

to pressure District Atty George Gascon to charge killer SFPD cops with murder
who executed Mario Woods, Jessica Nelson, Luis Gongora Pat, Alex Nieto, and all the rest.

Bring signs! STOP POLICE MURDER!
We have signs that say “Mario Woods is our Son”, and signs for each one murdered.
Please find the box of signs and “Say Their Names” for the Media.

5:30pm: Happy hour + food
7pm: Event

Critical Resistance (CR) invites you to join us for “Profiles in Abolition: Strong Communities Beyond Policing” featuring Asha Ransby-Sporn of Black Youth Project 100, CR co-founder Dylan Rodriguez, and Naomi Murakawa (author of The First Civil Right: How Liberals Built Prison America). Moderated by Lara Kiswani of Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC).

This event will sharpen our vision to eliminate reliance on policing and increase our community power and wellbeing without law enforcement and prisons. We are excited to feature organizers and scholars from across the country who have been fighting the violence of policing with dedicated campaigns, writing, and Black, radical, queer and internationalist imaginations. Our speakers will engage in lively conversation about lessons learned and strategies to uplift as we build for a world beyond policing. The event will feature cultural performance and contributions from inside organizers that raise the spirit of liberation.

“Strong Communities Beyond Policing” is the third event in Profiles in Abolition, a national series highlighting the ongoing struggle to abolish the prison industrial complex. We are excited to bring together a community audience of organizers and freedom fighters who have worked so hard to bring us to this opportune political moment. Proceeds will benefit Critical Resistance and our grassroots organizing for abolition and community self-determination. www.criticalresistance.org/abolition

VENUE INFO: Humanist Hall is wheelchair accessible and this event is fragrance free. Please come scent free to respect participants with chemical sensitivities.

Wheelchair users enter from 411 28th Street. Front doors of building are 390 27th Street.

Parking info: http://www.humanisthall.net/DIRECTIONS.html

Public transit: Humanist Hall is close to many Bus Stops at Broadway/29th St and Telegraph/27th St.
It is .7 miles from the Downtown 19th St BART station.

If you have any further questions about the event, please contact: jess@criticalresistance.org. We look forward to seeing you there!

Red Warrior MARCH & PRAYER walk to honor our relatives the Oceti Sakowin and all of the nations that have joined in the struggle against#DakotaAccessPipeline

We will gather at 24th and Telegraph.
Wear Red. Bring medicine, candles, reminders of our power.
Come in prayer.

“INJUSTICE ANYWHERE IS A THREAT TO JUSTICE EVERYWHERE” – MLK Jr.

We stand in solidarity against the Dakota Access Pipeline!

Our relatives at #StandingRock need our help URGENTLY to bring attention to the corruption that is a threatening our water. As inhabitants of Mother Earth we all have the obligation to protect her by any means necessary so join us, lets live while thinking of the #Next7Generations.

Hold picket signs to educate, awaken, and inspire our communities to take action and help us stop the construction of the #DAPL. This event is for those of us who want to take part, but are unable to make it to North Dakota. Lets show our solidarity.

Lets stand with our relatives, we will not allow for the rape of Native land. We stand with water protectors and land defenders, we will not allow the government and these greedy corporations to get away with this brutality.

Join us on Friday!

Bing Bing, Bong Bong, Bing Bing: Songs to Make Coffee Houses Great Again

A great night of protest songs from the GREATEST songwriters EVER. In truth, these are some of the best protest singers in the Bay Area.

Admission free. The artists will gladly accept tips and will be selling their CDs.

Performers:
Clyde Leland: Berkeley singer-songwriter performs with the John Prine cover band Peace Monkeys and writes songs that are sometimes funny, political, poignant, and usually in the key of C. As Grampa Clyde, he sings for preschools and daycare centers throughout the Bay Area.
www.grampasings.com

Marcus Duskin has been singing protest songs since age 9. He is currently writing a musical autobiography “The Folk This! Songbook”, an ensemble whose repertoire covers the spectrum of radical protest songs.

Mike Rufo is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and activist. Rufo’s songs and poems arc across the waves of life reflect his impassioned engagement with the world.
www.mikerufomusic.com

Seizure Machine: Bongo drums, a synthesizer, and rap music for weirdos… this is Seizure Machine. Topics covered during this musical set will range from the Ebola virus to the fast food industry.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJoqFnATd1w&feature=youtu.be

Pete Kronowitt recently released his fourth full length album, A Lone Voice, featuring songs spanning acoustic pop and indie-folk, and evoking an era when music was made to battle injustice.
https://petekronowitt.bandcamp.com/

Ed Rippy Jr. died Tuesday, November 1st after a long battle with lung cancer. He was a veteran activist, the web master for the Oscar Grant Committee, very involved in Occupy Concord, an excellent writer, active in 9/11 issues & the fight against imperialism, a member of the hackivist collective, the sudoroom, and much, much more.

Sunday at 1PM his friends will gather at Vinnie’s Bar & Grill at 2045 Mount Diablo Street in downtown Concord to celebrate his life and maybe raise a few bucks for his cremation, etc. There will be several great local bands, Blue Moonshine, The Breedloves & Celtic trio Sin Silver, as well as some BBQ, all for only a $5 cover.  The event will go on until 8 PM.

The first Sunday of every month admission is free to the Oakland Museum.  The Occupy Oakland General Assembly will meet at 2:00 PM on the steps of the museum to visit the Black Panther’s 50 year anniversary exhibit.  Afterwards, we will hold our weekly General Assembly outside of the museum.

Host: Sogorea Te Land Trust
The Ohlone Sacred Site is in danger of being destroyed. Calling all friends and allies to come forward and put our hearts together with the intentions to save the oldest Ohlone site in the entire Bay. While we are gathered together we will also send our prayers to the warriors holding the front lines in ND at Sacred Stone Camp/Red Warrior Camp/and other camps.
More info
Learn more about the Sogorea Te Land Trust HERE and the Shuumi Land Tax HERE (a way to support Sogorea Te Land Trust’s work to acquire and preserve land, establish a cemetery to reinter stolen Ohlone ancestral remains and build a community center and round house so current and future generations of Indigenous people can thrive in the Bay Area.)

Please join us for a: Housing Not Handcuffs Sunrise Vigil
with First They Came for the Homeless

Please come by and support the First They Came for the Homeless intentional tent collective on the steps of the city hall as they continue their ongoing protest amidst wind, rain, living challenges and violent militarized police raids.

The City Manager estimated in his recent report to the City Council that some $5.6M is spent yearly by the Berkeley Police on dealing with the homeless. Each of the ongoing raids on the First They Came for the Homeless protest encampments is estimated to cost between $30,000 and $50,000.  At the November 4th 5 AM raid, Barbara Brust, a disabled 65 year old woman and founder of “Consider The Homeless” who cooks and brings food to Berkeley’s homeless, District 2 candidate Nanci Armstrong-Temple, and Michelle, a communications organizer, were violently arrested and injured.

Like Barbara, Nanci and Michelle, neighbors and many others donate time, food, cooking, and resources and work with members of the encampment for well being and sustainability in the face of dire economic, political, health, housing and environmental difficulty.

Community advocacy for housing justice, humane treatment of people living on the streets and opposition to misuse and privatization of public commons has fallen on deaf ears at city council meetings. Instead of helping the city has made the situation much worse – already resulting in deaths of homeless people.

A recent ordinance makes  it illegal to take up more than a  2 x 2 foot space for belongings on the street although council members promote big development projects that block off whole sections of sidewalks for high rent, high rise, high profit constructions. Does anybody want those? The city is failing to address the housing needs for the people here and there is a significant rise in the number of homeless students.   Please help us create an intentional tent encampment with water and sanitation access on a designated city property.

Please contact the city manager, city council members and the mayor and tell them to
STOP THE RAIDS!

All phone numbers below begin with (510)

City Manager Administration
981-7000

Anderson, Maxwell, City Council District 3
981-7130   MAnderson@cityofberkeley.info

Arreguin, Jesse,  City Council District 4
981-7140   JArreguin@cityofberkeley.info

Capitelli, Laurie,  City Council District 5
981-7150  lcapitelli@cityofberkeley.info

Droste, Lori, City Council District 8
981-7180  LDroste@cityofberkeley.info

Maio, Linda  City Council District 1
981-7110  lmaio@cityofberkeley.info

Moore, Darryl  City Council District 2
981-7120  DAM1@cityofberkeley.info

Wengraf, Susan,  City Council District 6
981-7160  SWengraf@cityofberkeley.info

Worthington, Kriss,  City Council District 7
981-7170  KWorthington@cityofberkeley.info
Mayor
Bates, Tom,  Mayor
981-7100  Mayor@cityofberkeley.info