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Join faith leaders and activists as we urge our elected officials to honor sanctuary for all people, regardless of immigration status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or religion.
Speakers Include:
-Dolores Huerta, Co-founder of United Farm Workers
-Rev. John Fife, Co-founder of the Sanctuary movement
-Jose Antonio Vargas, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and
immigration activist
-Rev. Dr. David Vásquez-Levy, President of Pacific School of Religion
This rally will conclude a Borders and Identity conference, hosted by Pacific School of Religion and Center for LGBTQ and Gender Studies in Religion – CLGS. More information about Borders and Identity at psr.edu/earl-17
Dear Friends,
Please join us on Sunday, March 19th from 3-5pm to make art for the homeless! We will design and cut out shadow scenes to be projected on to tents at the homeless camp located at the Here/There sign on the Berkeley/Oakland border.
A wonderful opportunity to meet members of the camp and do something fun to support them!
All ages welcome. Please spread the word!
Liberated Lens Film Collective presents a dark night of comedy shorts by Thalia Drori Ramirez and Cineastas de Granada.
An evening of comedy shorts by filmmaker Thalia Drori Ramirez, including a premiere of her latest film, Squirrel, which features Mary Vivian Pearce (Pink Flamingos, Multiple Maniacs, Female Trouble) as the school principal. Drori Ramirez will also present a comedy by the students of Cineastas de Granada, a video production program she founded for teen girls in Granada, Nicaragua. A discussion with the filmmaker will follow the screening.
Squirrel Trailer:
https://vimeo.com/
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
About the Filmmaker:
Dark and surreal comedies, Thalia Drori Ramirez’s films are uncensored female fantasies, focusing on revenge, fear and horror. Like the group hug that turns into an opportunity to cop a feel, her work embraces mainstream Hollywood’s comforting and sensuous form, while it simultaneously takes advantage of the innocence of that form by telling non-traditional stories and by using unorthodox
content. Within the context of film as the coquettish seductress, her work reveals the female inner world.
Cineastas de Granada:
In 2005, Thalia Drori Ramirez founded Cineastas de Granada, a video production program for teenage girls in Granada, Nicaragua. The free-of-charge classes offer young women an opportunity to learn film writing, directing, camera and editing, to gain access to the world of media, and to put their stories out into the world.
Why Congress Should Start an Impeachment Investigation Now of President Donald Trump”
Panel Discussion with:
Jovanka Beckles, Member of Richmond City Council
John Bonifaz, Co-Founder and President, Free Speech For People
Ben Clements, Chair of the Board, Free Speech For People
Eva Paterson, Civil Rights Attorney and Activist
Norman Solomon, Co-Founder and Coordinator, RootsAction
Moderated by: Kris Welch of KPFA Radio
Welcoming remarks by:
Rev. Michael McBride, The Center for Faith and Justice
This event is free and open to the public
To learn more visit www.impeachdonaldtrumpnow.org
How does a city like Oakland deal with real crime issues, but also avoid repeating the past excesses of police surveillance? Our guest for Episode 12 of Ars Technica Live is Bruce Stoffmacher, a civilian employee and legislative analyst with the Oakland Police Department.
Stoffmacher will be discussing how the city balances privacy interests with the needs of law enforcement. Prior to working for OPD, he was a policy analyst in the mayor’s office.
Filmed before a live audience at Eli’s Mile High Club (3629 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Oakland, CA), each episode of Ars Technica Live is a speculative, informal conversation between Ars Technica hosts and an invited guest. The audience is also invited to join the conversation and ask questions. These aren’t soundbyte setups; they are deepcuts from the frontiers of research and creativity.
Doors are at 7pm, and the live taping is from 7:30 to 8:20pm (be sure to get there early if you want a seat). Then you can stick around for informal discussion at the bar.
Bruce Stoffmacher currently works as the Legislation Manager for the Oakland Police Department, where he works with the City’s Office of the City Attorney, Controller’s Bureau and City Administration to pass legislation in support of contracts, MOUs, budget priorities, and policies related to connected to public safety strategies. He writes City Council reports, legislation and grants, and supports diverse communication and partnership efforts. He also works on several data and technology projects.
David Kravets senior editor for Ars Technica. Founder of TYDN fake news site. Technologist. Political scientist. Humorist. Dad of two boys. Peace.
Cyrus [suh-ROOS] Farivar is the Senior Business Editor at Ars Technica, and is also an author and radio producer. His book, The Internet of Elsewhere—about the history and effects of the Internet on different countries around the world, including Senegal, Iran, Estonia and South Korea—was published by Rutgers University Press in April 2011.
Information, discussion & community! Monday Night Forum!!
Occupy Forum is an opportunity for open and respectful dialogue
on all sides of these critically important issues!
“What is to be done?”
Michael Goldstein
He is author of the visionary book, Return of the Light: A Political Fable in Which the American People Retake Their Country, which offers a roadmap for uniting
our separate campaigns to stop the worst abuses of the ruling class into a single movement. The aim of that movement: making government our own means
for pooling our collective resources in the interests of peace, social justice, environmental sustainability, and a society hospitable to the needs of the human spirit.
Join us as Michael presents his analysis of the need for, and means for bringing about, the nonviolent overthrow of the government of corporate wealth, and for what promises to be a lively discussion after.
Michael Goldstein writes a blog in the Huffington Post. Last spring he spearheaded BeyondBernie.us, which circulated an open letter urging Bernie Sanders to actually help build the movement he spoke of so eloquently, not just an electoral operation. The letter called on the candidate to enable his supporters to have direct dialog with each other about how to create an ongoing movement and what its goals, strategy, and organizational forms should be. The group launched a website to assist in that process.
Michael practices law, representing indigents appealing criminal convictions, including death sentences, and he also works as a mediator.
Don Hazen, Executive Editor of Alternet, wrote that Michael’s book “Catalogues the failures of consumer capitalism and the future solutions, at the same time and place a very encouraging read, in a time of little optimism,,” and social critic Michael Parenti described it as “clearly written, hopeful and useful for those interestedin building a real democracy.”
Time will be allotted for announcements.
Come on Wednesday to support Jack and Nestor, who were arrested at an Anti Trump demo on Election Day. Lets pack the court!
East Bay DSA is forming a Socialist Feminist Working Group! Come learn more about how we can work together to fight capitalism and the patriarchy at our first big meeting.
Email socfem@eastbaydsa.org for more info.
“First They Came for the Homeless”
Please join us in a California speaking tour of front line leaders in the movement to end homelessness in America.
Speakers:
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Mike Zint – homeless leader from ‘OccupySF, founding member of ‘First they came for the homeless’ and the Poor Tour intentional tent community/action
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Bilal Mafundi Ali –People’s Commission for Justice and the San Francisco Coalition on Homelessness
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And others from Los Angeles, San Jose and the Central Valley, tba
With poetry by Jack Hirschman & music [tba]
As you know, President Trump and Republican leaders are moving quickly to repeal the Affordable Care Act and gut Medicaid – threatening the healthcare and lives of millions of low to moderate income Americans while handing huge tax cuts to the rich and big healthcare corporations. By mid-April, we could be living in the new world of Trumpcare nationally.
In California though, we have the opportunity to not only resist these extreme attacks on our healthcare and lives, but to expand and create the healthcare system we truly need – guaranteed, comprehensive, universal healthcare for all regardless of income or immigration status. Last month, the Healthy California Act (SB 562) was introduced by Senators Lara and Atkins as a key step towards creation of a single payer universal healthcare system for all Californians, and a broad-based statewide coalition, HealthyCA is coming together to advance this exciting, visionary campaign for healthcare justice.
Please join us for a lunchtime briefing about these important issues and to find out how your organization can get involved
Lunch provided, and translation available upon request.
For more info and to RSVP, contact Carolyn Bowden at cbowden@calnurses.org.
This workshop is for all students and community members who are eager to make social change. Students who want to sharpen their organizing skills and learn how to develop a campaign strategy are encouraged to attend.
Participants will walk through the steps of a successful worker organizing campaign to better understand how these principles and strategies can be applied to grassroots and student organizing efforts. This workshop will showcase how to:
· identify issues
· set goals
· identify targets and analyze power relationships
· develop strategy and tactics
· create a road map to win
New and experienced activists, organizers, and advocates are welcome!
Facilitator: Kevin Christensen, AFL-CIO
This event is sponsored by the UC Berkeley Labor Center<http://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/> and the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment<http://irle.berkeley.edu/>.
This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. Location is wheelchair accessible.
Please register for the event<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/organizers-toolkit-how-to-develop-a-strategic-campaign-tickets-32517418474>.
Dear Community,
We need everyone who can get to Fairfield this Friday come show support for Dejuan Hall.
Dejuan Hall is a 23-year old Black man who was brutally beaten by a Vallejo police officer Spencer Muniz-Bottomley on 3/10/2017. Dejuan Hall is currently held in Solano County jail, charged with battery on police officer.
Please come support!
We will try to find seating near Grant & Hearst. Wear your DSA shirt for easier spotting!
Please register here: http://bit.ly/2muAGBH
By attending a Solidarity Training you will receive training to volunteer your time to document and monitor ICE officials during raids in real-time. The Solidarity Training will cover:
Overview of ICE raids, tactics and strategies
Operation of Migra Watch hotline
Documentation
Rights & Risks of legal observers
Accompaniment overview
The goal is to equip you with the tools and information for you to register with ILM as a legal observer and be ready to respond to ICE raid alerts through our Migra Watch hotline. By monitoring and documenting ICE enforcement we’ll gather probable evidence to fight an individual’s detention.
Migra Watch is a program of the Immigrant Liberation Movement (ILM), which was created by the California Immigrant Youth Justice Alliance, East Bay Immigrant Youth Coalition, Faith in Action Bay Area/PICO California, and Pangea Legal Services in the Fall of 2016.
Special March 26 Green Sunday: Emeryville Mayor Scott Donahue Registers Green, and Talks About Local Issues Also, a Report-Back on the March 11-12 State Green Party Meeting
Emeryville Mayor Scott Donahue has decided to register Green at our next Green Sunday, on March 26 – please join us to celebrate! (Note: due to the March 11-12 state Green Party meeting, we will not be holding Green Sunday this month on the second Sunday – instead, it will be held on the 4th Sunday of March).
Four years after graduating art school in Philadelphia, Scott discovered that Emeryville had an abundance of empty warehouse space, and he’s been in Emeryville ever since. He is a co-founder of the Emeryville Artist Cooperative, and is also an avid biker and longtime proponent of bikeability in Emeryville.
Scott was elected to the City Council in 2014, and became Mayor a few months ago. Scott will talk about why he’s decided to register Green, and about local Emeryville issues. In addition, we will also have a report-back about the March 11-12 state Green Party Meeting in Bakersfield, which will be the best-attended state meeting in many years, with Jill Stein being the featured Saturday evening speaker.
*** Please bring your cell phone to make calls, & your charger! ***
This Monday, join Oakland Rising & SF Rising for an Oakland phonebank on the TWO pressing issues of our times: Immigration & Healthcare. Make calls to voters in CA about these two campaigns:
1) Keep ICE out of California, and protect our immigrant families from deportations by pressuring our state leaders to pass the California Values Act (SB54), which would prohibit California law enforcement from collaborating or supporting federal immigration officers. Currently, the CA Sheriffs Association is working with ICE to kill this bill, which would protect immigrant families from the hate-fueled policies of the Trump administration.
2) Keep the pressure on Congress to STOP the repeal of the ACA (Obamacare), which would leave 24 million people without healthcare. Because of national organizing, many House Rep’s have not been able to support Trumpcare without risk of alienating their voter base. We must turn up the heat, and are calling voters in counties outside the bay area to pressure their elected representatives.
Come out anytime between 12PM and 5PM and help protect our communities. We will provide scripts & training.
Can’t make it out but want to help? Follow We Are California’s action toolkit for sample letters and social media content to share with your senators in Sacramento: http://
Agenda:
3. 5:10pm: Open Forum
4. 5:20pm: Presentation and possible action on proposed “Resolution in support of SB 31 (Lara) Religious Freedom Act” (Councilmember McElhaney).
5. 5:30pm: Presentation and possible action on Surveillance Equipment Ordinance Section 8.
6. 5:50pm: Presentation and discussion on data sharing/joint operation agreements with outside entities (Oakland Police Department
We’re seeking answers on 3/27 @5pm, City Hall. “Oakland police pact with ICE questioned” https://t.co/hp11aZF1oR via @eastbaytimes
— Brian Hofer (@b_haddy) March 18, 2017
Tax the Rich Rallies every Monday from 5-6 pm on upper Solano in front of the Oaks Theater and the Chase Bank.
All are welcome!
Also We’ll be at SURJ (Stand Up for Racial Justice) event that starts at the Grand Lake Theater on Saturday April 1st from noon-1 :00 PM.
For our calendar of events, songs to download and more: www.occupella.org.
YOU’RE INVITED!
TOWN HALL @THE CORNERS: RUSSIAGATE, GORSUCH & OTHER ATROCITIES!
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Our movement is growing. In every corner of the country, week after week, we are meeting face to face, with our elected officials, making it clear to Republicans and Democrats alike that collaboration with the Trump administration comes at a steep political price.
Our message to them: Do everything in your power to resist the Trump administration’s attempts to attack our communities and dismantle our democracy or face the power of an energized electorate.
The #ResistTrumpTuesdays movement, started by our friends at Working Families Party, has brought out tens of thousands of people since the inauguration – and has members of Congress shaking in their boots. Will you keep up the pressure and attend an event at your elected official’s local office?
Will you join the event as a part of #ResistTrumpTuesdays?
YES, I’LL BE THERE!
EFF Launches Community Security Training Series
EFF is pleased to announce a series of community security trainings in partnership with the San Francisco Public Library. High-profile data breaches and hard-fought battles against unlawful mass surveillance programs underscore that the public needs practical information about online security. We know more about potential threats each day, but we also know that encryption works and can help thwart digital spying. Lack of knowledge about best practices puts individuals at risk, so EFF will bring lessons from its comprehensive Surveillance Self-Defense guide to the SFPL.
EFF has tailored this series for technology beginners who may be unaware of potential privacy dangers, but already use smart phones or computers. Library patrons are invited to bring their devices to EFF’s introductory classes which include discussions of basic online security concepts and privacy tools. Lisa Wright and Willie Theaker, members of EFF’s TechOps Team, will facilitate Digital Privacy and Security: A Beginner-to-Intermediate Workshop followed by Encryption Apps for your Phone: An Intermediate Workshop. There will be two opportunities to attend each class.
- Digital Privacy and Security: A Beginner-to-Intermediate Workshop
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
- Encryption Apps for your Phone: An Intermediate Workshop
Tuesday, April 4, 2017
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
- Digital Privacy and Security: A Beginner-to-Intermediate Workshop
Tuesday, April 11, 2017
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
- Encryption Apps for your Phone: An Intermediate Workshop
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Event details are included in each link to the EFF calendar above. Space is limited and attendance is on a first-come, first-served basis so attendees should prepare to arrive early. We encourage all EFF supporters to help people in their circles learn more about online rights issues and how to keep themselves—and each other— safer.
At the end of April, EFF’s spring Bay Area Members’ Speakeasy will feature a more advanced workshop on email encryption and key generation open to EFF members and their guests—we encourage you to bring a friend! Following the workshop, all EFF members will be invited to join our PGP keysigning party to help bring the community together and further expand the web of trust. If you are a current Bay Area member accepting email, you will receive a personal invitation including event details. Not a member yet? Join today!
With the Surveillance Self-Defense project and these local events, EFF strives to help make information about online security accessible to beginners as well as seasoned techno-activists and journalists. We hope you will consider our tips on how to protect your digital privacy, but we also hope you will encourage those around you to learn more and make better choices with technology. After all, privacy is a team sport and everyone wins.