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ONE DAY DYNAMIC TRAINING FOR ACTIVISTS, EDUCATORS, ORGANIZERS,
AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
Strong organizations, communities, schools and social movements depend on our capacity to work effectively together across lines of difference and cultivate trusting relationships of mutual support and solidarity.
In this training, we will share creative tools to explore issues of social identity and privilege; develop capacity for deep listening, empathy, and solidarity; and resource ourselves to take effective action as an ally – in our schools, neighborhood and organizations.
Grounded in an anti-oppression framework of collective liberation, you will learn a variety of dynamic modalities including poetry, visual art, story sharing, listening practices and Theater of the Oppressed techniques.
Facilitated by Aryeh Shell and Cherine Badawi
To register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/creative-tools-for-effective-allyship-tickets-27908556243
Some partial work trades available. For more event information:
http://creativeactioninstitute.org/news-an…
Join fellow union members as we stand with the Land and Water Protectors at Standing Rock and call on the banks financing the Dakota Access Pipeline to pull their money from the project.
The $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline, if completed, would move 500,000 barrels of crude oil per day across four states, deepening already catastrophic climate change and threatening the water supply and sacred sites of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. Thousands of people, including members of over 200 tribes, have camped at the site for months to prevent construction of the pipeline, facing intense surveillance, arrests, pepper spray, and attack dogs. They have called on supporters to challenge the banks financing the pipeline.
A total of 17 financial institutions have loaned Energy Transfer Partners, which is building the Dakota Access Pipeline, a total of $2.5billion, including $467million from Wells Fargo. In addition to bankrolling the pipeline, Wells Fargo is behind the massive eviction and foreclosure crises, profits from private prisons and immigrant detention centers, funds payday lenders, engages in discriminatory lending, extracts wealth from black and brown communities, supports police foundations, and backs anti-worker, union-busting initiatives.
As union members, we believe in the fundamental right of all workers to a safe and dignified livelihood. But we need not just jobs and paychecks, but clean air, water, and soil for ourselves and for our children’s children. We believe that the costs of a just transition should be funded by billionaire banks, not by workers’ wallets. We believe in a labor movement that can lead with a vision of our skills being put to use repairing ecological damage, not causing it. We believe in a labor movement grounded in workers justice, climate justice and racial justice. We believe in the sovereignty, leadership, and traditional ecological knowledge of indigenous peoples. We stand with Standing Rock.
Sponsored by Climate Workers. If your organization would like to co-sponsor, please complete the form here: http://bit.ly/2eNroyM.
Join us for planning meetings on Tues, Nov. 1st at 6PM and Saturday, Nov. 5th at 4PM, locations TBA. For more information, contact Brooke Anderson at brooke@movementgeneration.
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#NoDAPL: Trabajador@s sindicalizad@s bloquean el oleoducto de dinero sucio
Jueves, 10 de noviembre a las 3:30PM
Wells Fargo, 1221 Broadway en el Centro de Oakland
Únete a tus compañer@s del movimiento laboral – ¡mostremos nuestra solidaridad con l@s Protector@s del Agua y de La Tierra en Standing Rock! ¡Exigamos que los bancos que financian el oleoducto Dakota Access saquen su dinero del proyecto!
El oleoducto Dakota Access Pipeline, que vale $3.8 mil millones de dolares, movería 500.000 barriles de petróleo crudo por día por cuatro estados si se completa, profundizando el cambio climático a un nivel catastrófico y amenazando el suministro de agua y los sitios sagrados de la Reserva de los Standing Rock Sioux. Miles de personas, incluyendo miembr@s de más de 200 tribus, han estado acampados en Standing Rock durante meses para evitar que la construcción del oleoducto continue. Estas personas se han enfrentado a una intensa vigilancia, detenciones, ataques de gas lacrimógeno, y de perros policiales. Ahora L@s Protector@s están pidiendo que sus aliad@s tomen acción contra los bancos que financian el oleoducto.
Un total de 17 instituciones financieras han prestado dinero a Energy Transfer Partners, que está construyendo el oleoducto Dakota Access Pipeline, por un total de $2.5 mil millones de dolares. , Esto incluye $467 millones de Wells Fargo. Además de financiar el oleoducto, Wells Fargo está detrás de la crisis masiva de desalojo y de ejecución hipotecaria, saca ganancia de las prisiones privadas y centros de detención de inmigrantes, provee fondos a los préstamistas que hacen “pay day lending”, se dedica a los préstamos discriminatorios, extrae la riqueza de las comunidades de color, apoya a las organizaciones policíales, y da su respaldo a iniciativas anti-obreras y anti-unión.
Como miembr@s de sindicatos, creemos en el derecho fundamental de tod@s l@s trabajador@s a sustentos seguros y dignos. Sin embargo, necesitamos no sólo trabajos y sueldos, pero también aire, agua y suelo limpio para nosotr@s hij@s y niet@s. Creemos que los costos de una transición justa deben ser financiados por los bancos multimillonarios, no por las carteras de l@s trabajador@s.
Creemos en un movimiento laboral donde nuestras habilidades son utilizad@s para reparar los daños ecológicos, y no para hacerle más daño al medio ambiente. Creemos en un movimiento laboral basado en la justicia económica, la justicia climática y la justicia racial. Creemos en la soberanía, el liderazgo y el conocimiento ecológico tradicional de los pueblos indígenas. Estamos con Standing Rock. Tod@s somos Standing Rock.
Si tu sindicato u organización desea patrocinar la acción, por favor complete el formulario aquí. La dirección de las reuniones se anunciara prontamente. Para obtener más información, póngase en contacto con Brooke Anderson en brooke@movementgeneration.
Gather with us in solidarity with the indigenous people and allies blocking construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. We will come together in three days of peaceful ceremony at the headquarters of Wells Fargo Bank, one of the major funders of the pipeline. We will deliver a letter to Tim Sloan, Wells Fargo CEO, demanding that Wells Fargo immediately stop any activity connected to the pipeline. We will attempt to hand-deliver the letter every day of the event. We will also have letters ready to be signed by local supporters, which we will send directly to Wells Fargo.
Please bring signs, friends and family.
The San Francisco event is one of many being organized across the county by Healing Revolution
In their national call to action, the group writes:
“As construction of Dakota Access Pipeline barrels toward the Missouri River — destroying the sacred sites of Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and threatening the drinking water of millions — there are no rooms in America more desperate for purification and positive energy right now than the bank lobbies of Citibank, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, PNC Bank, US Bank, and other major banks investing in DAPL.
From November 9th to 12th, the days after the 2016 United States presidential election, we call on indigenous people and allies to smudge down banks in solidarity with Standing Rock and frontline water protectors. Demonstrate that whoever wins the election, the #NoDAPL movement standing with #StandingRock is here to stay!”
WHEN
Wed, Nov 9, 3:30- 5:30 p.m.
Thurs, Nov 10, 3:30 – 5 p.m.
Fri, Nov 11, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m.
More info and RSVP here
This is a free event w/ priority seating to students. Post-film discussion- Point No.5 of the BPP 10-Pt Platform pic.twitter.com/Wak9o3XySm
— Elaine Brown (@sistaelaine) November 6, 2016
Want to support the folks at Standing Rock but can’t go all the way to North Dakota? Join the Permaculture Action Network & PLACE for Sustainable Living for a benefit show where we will be collecting much-needed donations for the water protectors at the Standing Rock Sioux resistance camps.
Join us for a delicious organic dinner from 6:30-7:15.
Show begins PROMPTLY at 7:15 pm and ends at 10pm with an acoustic jam by the fire from 10-11pm
** proceeds will go directly to Standing Rock Oceti Sakowin Camp
(http://standingrock.org/)
Live Performances by:
CLN: Creative Liberation Network – The Lion Truth AsenDance Music
Jasmine Fuego– Pop for your soul
Tatu Vision– Inspirational Hip Hop
Eli Marienthal– Poetic Spoken Word
Balamcoatl- Musical Prayer (Directional Opening)
7:00-7:15- arrival /dinner
7:20-7:30-Welcoming & Introduction
7:30-7:50-Balamcoatl (water blessing & prayer)
7:55-8:20- Tatu Vision
8:30-9:00- Jasmine Fuego & Pop up Band
9:05-9:15- Eli Marienthal
9:20-10:00pm- Creative Liberation Network
10:00-11:00- Fire Side Acoustic Party & Clean uP
For several months the people of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation and thousands of Allies from all over the world have been working day and night to halt the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline (a pipeline that will carry more than a million tons of crude oil just under the Missouri River). Hundreds of Native Americans and allies of all ages and races from around the world have come to Cannon Ball, South Dakota where the reservation is standing to stop this pipeline. The fierce Dakota winters are steadily approaching and these Protectors will need support and supplies to continue the resistance against the pipeline.
Please help us by buying & sending some of these supplies:
https://www.amazon.com/
donating here:
Oceti Sakowin Camp
www.paypal.me/
Red Warrior Camp
https://www.gofundme.com/
Standing Rock Medic & Healer Council
www.cash.me/
www.holisticlivingschool.o
https://www.gofundme.com/
or bringing any of the following items to send with one of the artists who will be driving the items out the following day!
Extreme Winter Gear
( https://www.google.com/
Dry herbs:
Marshmallow
Licorice
Turmeric
Rose Buds/petals
Yarrow
Oatstraw
Red Clover
Lemon Balm
Golden Rod
Red Root
Elder Berries & flowers
Echinecea root & powder
Reishi
OGR powder
Honey
Fire Cider
Alfalfa
Fennel
Osha/Bear root
Kava
Cramp Bark
Jamaican Dogwood
Anemone
Ghost pipe
Red Cedar
Black walnut
Hawthorn berries & flowers
Solomon’s seal
In Fluid Solidarity
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.
Gather with us in solidarity with the indigenous people and allies blocking construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. We will come together in three days of peaceful ceremony at the headquarters of Wells Fargo Bank, one of the major funders of the pipeline. We will deliver a letter to Tim Sloan, Wells Fargo CEO, demanding that Wells Fargo immediately stop any activity connected to the pipeline. We will attempt to hand-deliver the letter every day of the event. We will also have letters ready to be signed by local supporters, which we will send directly to Wells Fargo.
Please bring signs, friends and family.
The San Francisco event is one of many being organized across the county by Healing Revolution
In their national call to action, the group writes:
“As construction of Dakota Access Pipeline barrels toward the Missouri River — destroying the sacred sites of Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and threatening the drinking water of millions — there are no rooms in America more desperate for purification and positive energy right now than the bank lobbies of Citibank, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, PNC Bank, US Bank, and other major banks investing in DAPL.
From November 9th to 12th, the days after the 2016 United States presidential election, we call on indigenous people and allies to smudge down banks in solidarity with Standing Rock and frontline water protectors. Demonstrate that whoever wins the election, the #NoDAPL movement standing with #StandingRock is here to stay!”
WHEN
Wed, Nov 9, 3:30- 5:30 p.m.
Thurs, Nov 10, 3:30 – 5 p.m.
Fri, Nov 11, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m.
More info and RSVP here
To All Hold Wells Fargo Accountable Supporters,
By answering my call to action, we have spread awareness to millions of Americans in less than 2 weeks! My Open Letter to Wells Fargo has gone VIRAL after being shared over 51,000 times: http://bit.ly/2coRQvi. This led to National media outlets such as Forbes and CNN picking up the story: http://bit.ly/2dViK32.
Now is the time to back up our words with action. Join me and millions of your fellow Americans, as we unite to hold Wells Fargo accountable for victimizing millions of Americans by voting with our money and CLOSING OUR ACCOUNTS on NOVEMBER 12th!
***BACKGROUND***
The recent Wells Fargo Fraudulent Account Scandal is the latest in a long line of financial crimes committed by Too Big To Fail Banks against the American People dating back to 2008. Each time, Bank executives walked away unscathed with multi-million dollar paydays.
In this instance, despite the best efforts of regulators and politicans, CEO John Stumpf and Head of “Community” Banking, Carrie Tolstedt, are expected to walk away with hundreds of millions in compensation.
The only way to stop this is as a consumer is to VOTE WITH YOUR MONEY. Money is the only language these Bankers understand.
By closing your accounts and moving your money to more local and ethical financial institutions, you will be sending a resounding message to all Big Banks, that this behavior will no longer be tolerated by the American People.
However, in order to force management’s hand, we need to rally MILLIONS. I’m only one man, I can’t do this alone. This is where you come in.
I need your help with the following:
1. Spreading the word by inviting any potential victims or supporters of the movement to the event.
2. Educating yourself and others about local and ethical financial institutions you can move your money to.
3. Coordinating local Close Your Account Demonstations in your community and getting your local news to cover it.
4. Post a picture or video of yourself with some type of document that proved you closed your account. Explain why you did it and challenge your friends using the hashtags: #closeyouraccount #closeyouraccountchallenge #holdWFaccountable
Remember, as individuals we are powerless. But together, one small act multiplied millions of times can change the course of human history.
Let’s let November 12th, go down as the day the American people decided to take back control of the country from the Big Banks and ended the reign of terror that “Too Big To Fail” once and for all.
It’s a pleasure to fight alongside you,
Kevin Pham
The Communist Party USA (Oakland/Berkeley) to an Open Discussion of the 2016 Elections
What do the results tell us about the political maturity of the US working class and its leadership? About the deepening crisis of capitalist rule? What are the immediate and longer term tasks of the working class in response?
Bring your observations and ideas to this discussion. All views welcome.
Please join the family of Richard Perkins Jr. and Anti Police-Terror Project to commemorate and celebrate the wonderful life of Richard Perkins Jr.! We will be having a memorial at his death site to remember him. We will have speakers, performances, and more. After the memorial tribute at Richard’s death site we will then move to Verdese Carter Park on 98th and Sunnyside for a barbeque.
Gather with us in solidarity with the indigenous people and allies blocking construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. We will come together in three days of peaceful ceremony at the headquarters of Wells Fargo Bank, one of the major funders of the pipeline. We will deliver a letter to Tim Sloan, Wells Fargo CEO, demanding that Wells Fargo immediately stop any activity connected to the pipeline. We will attempt to hand-deliver the letter every day of the event. We will also have letters ready to be signed by local supporters, which we will send directly to Wells Fargo.
Please bring signs, friends and family.
The San Francisco event is one of many being organized across the county by Healing Revolution
In their national call to action, the group writes:
“As construction of Dakota Access Pipeline barrels toward the Missouri River — destroying the sacred sites of Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and threatening the drinking water of millions — there are no rooms in America more desperate for purification and positive energy right now than the bank lobbies of Citibank, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, PNC Bank, US Bank, and other major banks investing in DAPL.
From November 9th to 12th, the days after the 2016 United States presidential election, we call on indigenous people and allies to smudge down banks in solidarity with Standing Rock and frontline water protectors. Demonstrate that whoever wins the election, the #NoDAPL movement standing with #StandingRock is here to stay!”
WHEN
Wed, Nov 9, 3:30- 5:30 p.m.
Thurs, Nov 10, 3:30 – 5 p.m.
Fri, Nov 11, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m.
More info and RSVP here
NO TO RACISM, ISLAMOPHOBIA AND AUSTERITY!
After the Trump election: where do we go from here?
The unbelievable has happened. The man who called for deporting all 12 million undocumented immigrants, banning Muslims from entering the country, and bragged about getting away with sexual assault has just been elected to be President of the United States.
It is time for us all to take stock of how this could happen…. and how we can challenge a Trump presidency every step of the way.
While the open bigots of the so-called alt-right have been a notable element of Trump’s supporters, racism alone can’t explain why states and counties that voted for Barack Obama in both 2008 and 2012 turned away from the Democrats this time.
Economic decline and insecurity clearly drove a vote against the status quo. Trump exploited this sentiment with his false promises to renegotiate trade deals to bring back jobs and “make America great again”. For millions of people at their end of their rope financially, Clinton had nothing to offer besides not being Trump. In the end, that was not enough.
The reality is that Trump represents the same 1% billionaire class that so many voters were rebelling against. The question is, can we build a movement to effectively challenge the racist scapegoating and fear-mongering and put forth a real economic alternative to the misery in people’s lives?
Please join us for an evening of discussion and strategy.
Speaker: Ragina Johnson, a long-standing activist with the ISO. Her articles on Indigenous rights and ecological justice have appeared in Jacobin, International Socialist Review, Socialist Worker, and Truthout and recently was part of an ISO delegation to Standing Rock.
This evening event is being organized by the Bay Area District of the International Socialist Organization and is part of a day-long Marxism Day School (Bay Area)
More information on the full schedule is available here:
http://
Facebook event for the full Day School:
https://www.facebook.com/
Oakland organizer just told me they’re planning another #TrumpProtest march tomorrow at 7 p.m starting with a rally at 14th & Broadway.
— Michael Bodley (@michael_bodley) November 12, 2016
Host: Sogorea Te Land Trust
In this meeting we discuss what it looks like to be an ally or accomplice to the work of people from the land you occupy. Ariel Luckey will be presenting, we will have a discussion about Dakota Access Pipeline and Sacred Sites right here that are in danger of being destroyed. Breakfast and light lunch will be provided.
More Info
Direct Action for Racial Justice: a SURJ Bay Area Training
Join SURJ Bay Area for our third homegrown Direct Action training dedicated to teaching you the framework and the hard skills needed to take action for racial justice. This interactive workshop is designed to give you real-time experiences of being in a protest while also building our understanding of direct action from the perspective of white people participating in the movement for racial justice.
Space is limited to 60 people per workshop and you must pre-register to attend.
Click here for registration:
http://
Do you want to learn the ins and outs of participating in marches, protests and blockades? Are you ready to learn about how to handle police interactions while being accountable and working in solidarity with people of color-led groups? This event runs from 9:30 am – 2:00 pm. Snacks will be provided.
The workshop is open to participants who are familiar with and adhere to the SURJ Mission and Vision statements. To RSVP, click through the link below. The workshop has a suggested donation of $10-$35 to cover event expenses, future organizing within SURJ – Bay Area and our partner organizations. No one turned away for lack of funds. Contact: mobilization@surjbayarea.o
Disability access notes: This space is wheelchair accessible. Solespace has a ground floor entrance and ADA accessible bathrooms. Sign language interpretation can be provided if we receive a request via e-mail or phone before November 1.
Let’s JOIN HANDS in a circle ALL the way around 3.4 miles of Lake Merritt- to stand up against racism, sexism, homophobia, and Islamophobia!
This is a peaceful joining together to honor our community, the values we stand for, and our resilience as a nation.
As Hilary Clinton said today, “Our constitution enshrines – the rule of law, the principal that we’re all equal in rights and dignity, and the freedom of worship and expression. We respect and cherish these things and must defend them.”
Let’s join together as a community!
Can we make an entire circle around the lake, holding hands?!
Please join me and SHARE this with as many people as you can.
The meeting location is below- but hopefully our circle will grow!
Medea Benjamin is the co-founder of the women-led peace group CODEPINK and the co-founder of the human rights group Global Exchange. She has been an advocate for social justice for more than 40 years. Described as “one of America’s most committed — and most effective — fighters for human rights” by New York Newsday, and “one of the high profile leaders of the peace movement” by the Los Angeles Times, she was one of 1,000 exemplary women from 140 countries nominated to receive the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the millions of women who do the essential work of peace worldwide.
At this event she will discuss her latest book:
Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the U.S.-Saudi Connection.
Co-sponsored by Friendly Favors
FREE for Students / Half price for MTDPC Members.
PRE-REGISTER at link
http://ourpeacecenter.org/