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URGENT: Tell the City Again: No New Jails OR Jail-like Facilities in SF!
Come to the Final Meeting of the SF Jail Replacement Project Work Group
Friday, October 28, 2-5 PM, 25 Van Ness, Room 610
A huge grouping of community groups, service providers, and justice activists stopped a new SF jail last spring, but there’s a danger the City may try again.
Last spring, the City set up the “Work Group to Re-envision the Jail Replacement Project” to decide what to do, or build, or plan INSTEAD of a new jail. At Friday’s meeting they will vote on proposed alternatives to present to the Supervisors.
The Workgroup had been considering alternatives to to jail construction and is proposing some strong and viable community based solutions, including more housing and reentry services. But now the list of proposals includes building a smaller jail, renovating jail cells, and a locked mental facility, in spite of overwhelming public and workgroup opinion against jail facilities. See list of proposals at http://tinyurl.com/zk395r9
We defeated the proposed jail last year; we can’t let the Mayor and Sheriff turn this around! Please come and speak out. We need everyone’s voice.
The No New SF Coalition has an 8-Step Plan for a jail-free San Francisco, based on open user-led facilities, community investment in housing and services, separating services from law enforcement, equitable access to care for all, bail and bond reform, pathways to permanent housing, and immediate closure of 850 Bryant. See http://tinyurl.com/jqurr7j The Coalition’s longer and more detailed report, Build Justice, Not Jails, is available at http://tinyurl.com/h7w2rmg.
Read more about Friday’s action at http://tinyurl.com/hb3w9yz .
Militarized police are gearing up to clear out the camps and arrest the water protectors who are defending their rivers and land – including Sioux sacred sites and burial grounds – against the Dakota Access Pipeline. Over 100 tribes have come together to fight back against this corporate encroachment.
We will protest at the Wells Fargo building, one of a long list of banks responsible for funding the pipeline companies to the tune of $467 million.
Capitalist expansion and the corporate drive for profit have caused untold suffering for native people throughout US history, and recent police aggression reveal once again who’s side the state is on. Join us to protest this government action carried out for big business.
Native speakers have been invited.
SOLIDARITY with STANDING ROCK!
FIGHT CORPORATE GREED!
EVICT THE REAL TRESPASSER: BIG OIL!
GREEN JOBS NOW!!
Hosted by Bay Area Socialist Alternative. In September SA helped raise $1600 and many supplies that we delivered to the Sioux camp.
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.
Former Panthers Melvin Dickson and Aunti Frances will be hosting a celebration and “stone soup” meal with other food justice activists and community members from the east bay, who will share their experiences and their stories.
Speakers (so far) include:
Van, Qilombo Oakland
Sita Bhaumik (and others), The People’s Kitchen Collective
Doria Robinson, Urban Tilth
Jocelyn Golden, Manna from Heaven
Aunti Frances, Self-Help Hunger Program
Joy Moore, local food activist
Kristyn Leach, farmer at Namu Farm
We will break bread together and celebrate with live music, dancing and fresh and organic fruits and veggies from the market.
Yes on 61, in partnership with California Nurses Association, presents Your Money or Your Life: A Free Documentary Screening & Panel.
Join nurses, veterans, seniors, and community leaders as they sneak preview a new documentary film –featuring BERNIE SANDERS– about pharmaceutical greed and discuss the groundbreaking changes Proposition 61 will bring for many Californians who are struggling to afford their medications. Film trailer: https://youtu.be/
Panel will include:
– Martha Kuhl, RN, CNA Secretary-Treasurer
– Jesse Brooks, AHF Patient Advocate
– Other distinguished speakers, including Veterans & Seniors, TBA
Light snacks & beverages will be served.
This event is free and open to the public.
https://www.law.berkeley.edu/research/korea-law-center/mentoring-next-generation/
To volunteer, for details, and to suggest ideas for this protest, please contact World Can’t Wait to tell us how you want to help: sf [at] worldcantwait.net
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?
*We walk together in public witness to unity in the community in the season of US elections.
* We reject all forms of Islamophobia, racism and religious prejudice
* We affirm the call from Standing Rock and over 100 tribes to protect Native people, land, water and sacred sites
* We call for the end of mass incarceration and the militarization of our streets, skies, schools and borders
* We celebrate multifaith unity in the community grounded in justice
LOCATION AND TIME
Starting time & location: 2 PM
Kehilla Synagogue 1300 Grand Avenue, Piedmont, CA
Ending time & location: 5 PM
Lighthouse Mosque 620 42nd St, Oakland, CA
The walk is 4 miles and takes about 2 1/2 hours with 2 ten minute stops along the way at Lake Merritt and Oscar Grant Plaza, proceeding on Telegraph Ave.
The day features faith based/ceremonial offerings including a youth offering and banner. The Walk is child and family friendly. Snacks provided at the end of the day. There will be a van accompanying walkers who need a ride part of the way.
The Walk for Justice is done in the spirit of pilgrimage
Please bring signs that reflect our message.
The Occupy Oakland General Assembly meets every Sunday at 4 PM at Oscar Grant Plaza amphitheater at 14th Street & Broadway near the steps of City Hall. If it is raining (as in RAINING, not just misting) at 4:00 PM we meet in the basement of the Omni Collective, 4799 Shattuck Ave., Oakland. On every last Sunday we meet a little earlier at 3 PM to have a community potluck to which all are welcome.
OO General Assembly has met on a continuous basis for over four years! Our General Assembly is a participatory gathering of Oakland community members and beyond, where everyone who shows up is treated equally . Our Assembly and the process we have collectively cultivated strives to reach agreement while building community.
At the GA committees, caucuses, and loosely associated groups whose representatives come voluntarily report on past and future actions, with discussion. We encourage everyone participating in the Occupy Oakland GA to be part of at least one associated group, but it is by no means a requirement. If you like, just come and hear all the organizing being done! Occupy Oakland encourages political activity that is decentralized and welcomes diverse voices and actions into the movement.
General Assembly Standard Agenda
- Welcome & Introductions
- Reports from Committees, Caucuses, & Independent Organizations
- Announcements
- (Optional) Discussion Topic
Occupy Oakland activities and contact info for some Bay Area Groups with past or present Occupy Oakland members.
Occupy Oakland Web Committee: (web@occupyoakland.org)
Strike Debt Bay Area : strikedebtbayarea.tumblr.com
Berkeley Post Office Defenders:http://berkeleypostofficedefenders.wordpress.com/
Alan Blueford Center 4 Justice:https://www.facebook.com/ABC4JUSTICE
Oakland Privacy Working Group:https://oaklandprivacy.wordpress.com
Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity: prisonerhungerstrikesolidarity.wordpress.com/
Bay Area AntiRepression: antirepression@occupyoakland.org
Biblioteca Popular: http://tinyurl.com/mdlzshy
Interfaith Tent: www.facebook.com/InterfaithTent
Port Truckers Solidarity: oaklandporttruckers.wordpress.com
Bay Area Intifada: bayareaintifada.wordpress.com
Transport Workers Solidarity: www.transportworkers.org
Fresh Juice Party (aka Chalkupy) freshjuiceparty.com/chalkupy-gallery
Sudo Room: https://sudoroom.org
Omni Collective: https://omnicommons.org/
First They Came for the Homeless: https://www.facebook.com/pages/First-they-came-for-the-homeless/253882908111999
Sunflower Alliance: http://www.sunflower-alliance.org/
Bay Area Public School: http://thepublicschool.org/bay-area
San Francisco based groups:
Occupy Bay Area United: www.obau.org
Occupy Forum: (see OBAU above)
San Francisco Projection Department: http://tinyurl.com/kpvb3rv
The Community Democracy Project is your connection to direct democracy in Oakland! Convened out of Occupy Oakland in Fall 2011, we’re gathering steam on a campaign to bring the people back in touch with the city’s resources through participatory budgeting.
Picture this: Across Oakland, Neighborhood Assemblies are regularly held in every community. People come together to tackle the important issues of their neighborhoods and of the city. At these assemblies, people don’t just have discussions–they learn from one another, from city staff, and they make fundamental decisions about how the city should run. They decide the city budget.
Democratic, community budgeting is a powerful step toward building strong communities, real democracy, and economic justice–and it’s being done all over the world.
The budget of the City Oakland totals more than $1 billion per year. Although part of the budget must be used for specific purposes, still over half of the budget–over $500 billion per year–consists of general purpose funds paid by the taxes, fees, and fines of the people of Oakland. The Mayor and the City Council decide the city budget, with minimal input from the community.
Working together, we will not only get a seat at the table–we will REBUILD the table itself. Participatory democracy is real democracy–join us to say: Local People, Local Resources, Local Power!
Liberated Lens Collective is a community media project based in Oakland, California. We share resources, skills and knowledge to tell stories that might otherwise remain untold. We believe that story telling belongs to everyone. We do not depend on mainstream media or an expensive film school: we empower ourselves to make our own images!
We learn by doing. We teach eachother. We work horizontally, and operate by consensus. We make films in a spirit of collaboration, inclusivity and solidarity, maintain a film equipment library for creative projects, organize free, at cost or donation-based workshops, and host film screenings. In May 2015 we organized the Films 2 The People Short Film Festival.
To be updated about what we do, join our announce mailing list: Liberated_Lens.announce@lists.riseup.net
To get involved, come to our meetings! We’re open and happy to welcome you, no matter your experience level. Sometimes, the meetings turn into creative workshops!
This screening is co-presented by the Berkeley FILM Foundation and features a post-film discussion.
An audience favorite at the 2015 Mill Valley Film Festival, this joy-filled portrait of septuagenarian Edythe Boone captures the Berkeley-based muralist as she oversees transformative community and student social justice art projects and grapples with the chokehold death of her nephew, Eric Garner whose final words – I Can’t Breathe – ignited a national outcry for racial justice. An intimate portrait of an extraordinary artist-activist, Edythe’s story shows not what it is to be Black or to lose a loved one, but what it is to be human.
Join us post screening for a Q & A with Mo Morris, filmmaker, Edythe Boone and Oscar Grant’s “Uncle Bobby” (Cephus) Johnson.
Tonight Long Haul hosts the anarchist study group. 8-10 PM.https://t.co/l5lSwoHk6X
— Long Haul Infoshop (@Longhaulinfo) November 1, 2016