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What: Stop the Money Pipeline Action

Join us to demand that Wells Fargo cut financing for expansion of fossil fuels. There will be street theater, signs and flyering to alert the public to the bank’s ongoing funding of climate chaos. This is part of a national Stop the Money Pipeline week of action.

We have one simple demand for Wells Fargo: stop providing financial services to any corporation expanding its fossil fuel operations. In other words, stop funding the climate crisis. At Wells Fargo’s general meeting last month, a shareholder resolution was presented, urging the bank NOT to fund ANY future fossil projects. The bank urged shareholders to vote against the resolution, which then got only 11% approval by shareholders, but even 11% gets leadership’s attention. We must keep up the pressure!

Come by between 4 and 6pm on May 18th and show that you have had it with Wells Fargo’s business as usual while people are dying and the climate crisis escalates.

We are looking for volunteers to help in the following roles:

• Safety Marshals/De-escalators
• Flyer Team
• Banner Holders
• Photographers

If you can help with any of those, please drop us an email at dawg@xrsfbay.org or let us know on our event RSVP form.

Please spread the word and invite friends through the Facebook event here…or just show up!

Like the Warriors, Empty Homes Tax is on the final home stretch, join our signature gathering mobilization this Sunday at noon on Stanyan and Haight— followed by a celebratory BBQ in Dahlia Dell at 2PM!! Hope to see you there ☀️ https://t.co/DqEOmfFqmx pic.twitter.com/83NoKJ9x3S

— DSA San Francisco (@DSA_SF) May 18, 2022

Exciting as hell. Parents, teachers and supporters are planning to occupy Parker Elementary in protest of the OUSD closure. I think this came close to succeeding at Lakeview ten years ago, but in today's climate, I am predicting more parent/student participation. pic.twitter.com/9FBLxPO63t

— Trash Night Heron (@hyphy_republic) May 20, 2022

When the California Public Utilities Commission came out with a plan in December to make installing rooftop solar unaffordable, our huge outcry forced them to back down.  But their new proposal is pretty much the same, so we need to do it again (sigh).   Details on the old and new plans are here.

The plan would continue to impose a “solar tax” on customers with rooftop solar and slash the payments they get for electricity they generate — this time described in slightly different language and with a more gradual implementation schedule to make it seem more palatable.

When they made the original proposal in December, more than 150,000 people submitted comments to the CPUC and Gov. Newsom, along with over 600 nonprofits, cities, schools and elected officials and most major newspaper editorial boards.

We need to rally again to save solar!

***ASAP: Call Governor Newsom at 916-445-2841.
His office is open Monday-Friday from 9 to 5. Say your name and where you live, and something personal.  Here’s a suggestion:

“The CPUC’s latest rooftop solar announcement is a non-starter for me. California should not be taxing solar energy, period. We need more solar, not less. Please show leadership now.”

***June 2, 11 AM – 3 PM: Don’t Tax the Sun Rally – CPUC Offices, 505 Van Ness, San Francisco    Look the CPUC in the eye and tell them what you think in person!  Organizers will kick it off with a rally on the steps of the CPUC, and then help you sign up and speak directly to the CPUC. And, of course, refreshments!    RSVP

Call the CPUC Public Comment Line
Dial remotely into the CPUC meeting on June 2nd to tell them to drop their latest Solar Tax.  Sign up here.

White Nationalism & Intervention webinar THIS Sunday 6/5.

One thing is clear: white supremacist terrorism will continue to escalate until the white nationalist movement is out-organized. White folks–we have a lot of work to do. https://t.co/ibTvfX2vBh pic.twitter.com/mNIeGZHDA6

— CRCAA (@crc_accomplices) June 1, 2022

Photo Action in Oakland

12 minute walk from 12th St/Oakland BART station

June 14 is the day for coordinated photo stunts at fossil fuel infrastructure across California to challenge the narrative that high gas prices mean we need to drill for more oil. Actions are happening to communicate all the ways that Californians pay for big oil’s profits: at the gas pump, at the emergency room and with our very future. We  call on Governor Newsom to stand up to big oil’s greed, stop permitting new fossil fuels, and end neighborhood oil drilling for good. Join us on Tuesday!

This Saturday we will have an MH First Training open to ALL community members…

Register for MH First Training

Where: East Oakland � Location will be shared upon registration

Accessibility: This is a 7 hour training in person with no virtual option. We will provide materials for you to access in advanced if needed. Breaks will be provided. Lunch will also be provided for all participants. Please include any accessibility needs in the registration form.

*Participants will be required to wear a mask throughout the training, except when eating lunch, and will be socially distanced from each other.*
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We deserve community crisis response that doesn’t harm us and instead honors our lives.

Come to our annual Alameda County Budget 101 Training presented by the Care First Community Coalition.
 
You’re invited to the annual Alameda County Budget 101 Training presented by Restore Oakland, American Friends Service Committee & the Care First Community Coalition

This will be a zoom webinar, registration is required.

In this training, we will provide you with fundamental tools to demystify the county budget process and who the decisionmakers are. You’ll also learn about Care First Community Coalition‘s budget demands that are being made by incarcerated folks, their loved ones, service providers, and advocates.

That is a budget which divests from incarceration, and invests in mental health and housing resources that truly make our community safe.

Our goal is to empower Alameda County residents to make a Care First budget a reality.

REGISTER

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) released its draft 2022 Scoping Plan, a blueprint for California’s climate policy for the next 20 years. The draft plan is a huge step backward for California, doubling down on fossil fuel infrastructure when we need to be phasing out fossil fuels. CARB are planning for a massive expansion of dirty gas-fired power plants and paving the way for billions in public subsidies for risky, ineffective carbon capture and storage machinery that extends the life of oil refineries.

On June 23 at 9am, CARB will be meeting to discuss this year’s Scoping Plan. We need a strong showing of community support to show CARB that Californians are standing up for clean air, clean and reliable transportation for all, and a future beyond oil and gas.

Ready to raise your voice in Sacramento? RSVP at this link.

March from Civic Center to People’s Park (1 mile).

Live music and BBQ at People’s Park.

Flyer: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AxCgC5hlxBaPZ7TdYl35U9TKQQse84Jd/view

THIS Saturday July 23, 2022, 10 AM to 6 PM, People’s Park Nonviolence Training, Nonviolent Direct Action prep/training.  Food Not Bombs provides lunch.  rsvp asap: weddress777@gmail.com  (deets below)     Text “SAVETHEPARK” to 74121 now.

Diablo Rising Tide, Oil and Gas Action Network, and Direct Action Everywhere are offering another in their series of training programs in nonviolent direct action for the climate.

This training will take participants through many of the strategies, tools and considerations of direct action, including power and privilege, de-escalation, blockades, legal, direct action organizing models, and the opportunity to form affinity groups.

And attending this training will be way to get plugged in for upcoming actions.

RSVP

Questions: Contact christina@oilgasaction.org

All out for People's Park! 5pm TODAY 8/3 at Sproul Plaza. Bring friends, please make your antirepression plan and stay stocked with fresh masks, water, and food. This is likely to be a contentious and protracted engagement. pic.twitter.com/zk927WZCK7

— Bunnabelle (@bunnabelle) August 3, 2022

Join us for a teach-in session hosted by organizers across the country on how you can join the Stop Shotspotter campaign!

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Please plan to stay all day. Bring hats, water, lunch, chair or blanket. There preps are an opportunity to lean into the long history of nonviolent direct action, working with affinity groups and Consensus Process decision-making, jail solidarity inside and outside of jail, with plenty of practice in role playing. Contact: weddress777@gmail.com