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BERKELEY — The film “Hate Man, street philosopher,” about the former New York Times reporter Mark Hawthorne who quit the paper and became a colorful fixture of Berkeley street life for more than three decades, will be screened on Aug. 26 at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, 2155 Center St.

The free screening of the film, made by local filmmaker Ivan Jaigirdar, will occur at 2 p.m. as part of a city-sponsored event celebrating Hawthorne that also will include a city proclamation in Hate Man’s honor. The showing, appropriately, will be outdoors.

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Beyt Tikkun Invitation to all faith communities, secular-humanists and atheists to join at Civic Center Park for inter-faith secular gathering, Saturday, August 26, 3:00 pm, gathering to assemble the day before to affirm solidarity with those who will be nonviolently protesting Sunday.

Bring medical supplies and something good to eat (and share)!
We’ll assemble kits for Sunday’s #Resistance work. There will also be an opportunity for street medic training and a place to create art for the rally. If you can’t join us for the 2 hour time slot, feel free to drop of medical supplies any time. Families are welcome and encouraged.

Here’s the list of supplies we need:
Gauze rolls
Gauze pads, various sizes
Bottled Water
Milk of Magnesia (plain, unflavored)
Ear plugs
Sterile Saline Solution (basic contact lens solution)
Adhesive Bandages (different sizes)
Feminine hygiene products
Medical Tape (different widths)
Latex-Free Gloves
Antiseptic wipes
Surgical masks
Snacks (peanut-free clif bars, granola bars, etc)
Bandanas
Gallon-sized Ziploc freezer bags
Clean, empty spray bottles
Oil free sunscreen

**Wear a White T-Shirt in Solidarity with Immigrant Rights and a Bandanna for Safety**

Sunday @ 10am
MLK Park in Downtown Berkeley pic.twitter.com/ANOlsgZaep

— Indybay (@Indybay) August 21, 2017

We’re residents of the Bay Area — people of color, working class people, immigrants, queer, gay, bi, and trans people, liberals, leftists, and others. We think it’s time to get together, to celebrate our differences in solidarity, and peacefully speak out against the hateful currents in American society.

Fascists and white supremacists are meeting in Berkeley to try to intimidate us and incite violence. We’re meeting near UC Berkeley campus, blocks away and on the other side of the downtown, for a non-violent rally to speak to each other about the world we want. Join us, bring snacks, bring signs!

Endorsed by:

Alameda County Labor Council
Berkeley Federation of Teachers (BFT)
Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists Social Justice Committee
Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) – East Bay
Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) – San Francisco
Green Party
International Socialist Organization
Labor Rising (Bay Area)
Laurel Cyclery
Muslim Student Association – UC Berkeley
Oscar Grant Organizing Committee
Socialist Alternative
Solidarity – Bay Area
System Change not Climate Change – Bay Area
Tech Workers Coalition
UAW 2865, Berkeley Unit
Workers’ Voice / La Voz de los Trabajadores
Cathy Campbell, President, Berkeley Federation of Teachers*
Kathryn Lybarger, President, AFSCME-3299*

*Organization listed for identification purposes only

To endorse: https://goo.gl/forms/Io7CD7HI67qMm5ji1

Gather at Ohlone Park.

March to Old City Hall.

Bay Area United Against White Supremacy.

Our powerful SURJ contingent will gather to refuse violence and intimidation by white supremacists and nazis who intend to rally in Berkeley on August 27. Our strength is in our numbers.

Meet at Ohlone Park (Hearst and Martin Luther King Blvd.) and march with us to Berkeley City Hall (Center and Martin Luther King Blvd.) where we will maintain a presence and send a clear message: No racism, no hate in Berkeley. We stand strong for Black lives and racial justice, and shoulder to shoulder against Islamophobia, anti-Semitism, trans/homophobia, and the scapegoating of immigrants.

#Berkeley – Sunday, August 27, 11am pic.twitter.com/ohdQQNCR6h

— tree (@treekisser) August 20, 2017

Event flier for Aug. 27th march/rally to Resist Racist Violence & Hate in Berkeley pic.twitter.com/Jh8nPPFTP6

— SURJ Bay Area (@surjbayarea) August 20, 2017

Meet 11AM at Shattuck and Allston Way, and then march to Martin Luther King Park, MLK and Center St., Berkeley 

Stand up to the “No to Marxism in America” rally in Berkeley! Once again the fascists are targeting Berkeley, this time claiming, “Berkeley is a ground zero for the Marxist Movement.” By going after Marxism, they are taking a line right out of Hitler’s playbook — conflating anyone progressive with communists while viciously going after communists themselves, aiming to shut down any exploration of radical solutions to this system.

DRIVE OUT THE TRUMP/PENCE REGIME AND THEIR RACIST MURDERING NAZI THUGS!

Sponsor: Refuse Fascism Bay Area

The bigotry, racism and violence that far-right organizers are bringing to Berkeley on August 27th cannot be allowed to go unanswered. Their event will be a magnet for white supremacists, Nazi enthusiasts, anti-Muslims and anti-Semites, feminist bashers, home/trasphobes, anti-communists and immigrant haters, all gathered under the theme “No Marxism in America.”

We want to build on Charlottseville, VA where 6,000 brave protesters shut down the neo-Nazi rally. Let’s stand shoulder to shoulder with those targeted by bogotry in a unified, orderly, and strong counter-demo. History has shown that by taking a stand we can stop the far right when the are still small. Ignoring them only encourages them!

 A group of congregants, with leadership from the Justice Council Coordinating Team, have decided that we will gather with many other People of Faith for Sunday’s rally against the alt-right, white supremacy, and anti-Semitism at the August 27th rally and protest.

We will assemble at the first Congregational Church of Berkeley at Dana and Channing between 12:15 and 12:30 on Sunday then process together down Channing to the Civic Center where we will join others in front of old City Hall on Martin Luther King. We will be accompanied by a singing group led by Betsy Rose called Occupella.

There have been meetings between several of the groups that will be protesting and the mayor’s office and the Berkeley Police Department to lessen the likelihood of violent confrontations. We understand that people have valid concerns and fears about violence erupting. Our understanding is that the people of faith will be processing into the Civic Center if it is safe to do so.

We encourage everyone to bring the following: water, snacks, and a bandanna or something that you could put in front of your face in the unlikely case of teargas. If there are others that you want to be buddies with, let us know. We want to make certain that everyone has 2 buddies before we leave from the church for the Civic Center.

Please let the justice council coordinating team (justicecouncil@uuoakland.org)  know:

~ If you will be attending

~ Tell us if you have buddies or not

~Your cell phone number and any special needs you have

~Have you attended a recent non-violence training?

We will assign buddies if you don’t have one or two, and will share your information among all of you. Please call each other ahead of time or just connect at 12:15 on Sunday at the faith group assembly location. We are marching and protesting in the spirit of Martin Luther King and many others who have come before us to stand against hate and for justice.

Aug 26 at 1 PM to Aug 27 at 5 PM

Offering free empathic listening, dialogue, empathy circles, circle facilitation training, conflict mediation, mediation training, de-escalation, arts and empathic design (human-centered design) project team building.
more: http://j.mp/2tWBVxK

The Occupy Oakland General Assembly meets every Sunday at 3 PM at Oscar Grant Plaza amphitheater at 14th Street & Broadway near the steps of City Hall.  If for some reason the amphitheater is being used otherwise and/or OGP itself is inaccessible, we will meet at Kaiser Park, right next to the statues, on 19th St. between San Pablo and Telegraph.  If it is raining (as in RAINING, not just misting) at 3:00 PM we meet in the basement of the Omni Collective, 4799 Shattuck Ave., Oakland.  (Note: we meet at 3:00 PM during the cooler months,  once Daylight Savings Time springs forward we tend to assemble at 4 PM).

On every ‘last Sunday’ we meet a little earlier at 2 PM to have a community potluck to which all are welcome.

OO General Assembly has met on a continuous basis for over five 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

1. Welcome & Introductions
2. Reports from Committees, Caucuses, & Independent Organizations
3. Announcements
4. (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

Please note that the time and location are different from our regular General Assembly.

Monday marks the 54th anniversary of the historic March on Washington (August 28, 1963) that
signaled a turning point in the Civil Rights movement. Our country is now at another inflection point
in the fight for equality and civil rights. Following the election of Donald Trump, hate groups and
domestic terrorists have been emboldened to appear publicly and spew their dangerous messages
of white supremacy, fascism, anti-Semitism, and bigotry.

But​ ​we​ ​are​ ​stronger.​ ​We​ ​are​ ​Indivisible.
Join Indivisible Berkeley and other community members for an evening of:

celebrating our community with food, music respite from the day’s events and support for
and an atmosphere of love and support progressive friends involved in counter-protests
vision for the journey ahead grounding as we frame the arc of the Civil Rights movement
empowerment to action and where we are now on the journey to a more just society

inspiration​ ​to​ ​keep​ ​bending​ ​the​ ​arc​ ​of​ ​the​ ​moral​ ​universe
from​ ​Berkeley​ ​community​ ​social​ ​justice​ ​leaders

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!

Occupella organizes informal public singing at Bay Area occupation sites, marches and at BART stations. We sing to promote peace, justice, and an end to corporate domination, especially in support of the Occupy movement.

Music has the power to build spirit, foster a sense of unity, convey messages and emotions, spread information, and bring joy to participants and audience alike. See spirited clip of an action at BART. Check out the actions calendar and come add your voice. There are lots of ways to participate and everyone is welcome.

his past weekend the Bay sealed the deal that racists, misogynists, homophobes, and bigots of all sorts are not welcome here. In total 11 anti racist/anti fascists were arrested in Berkeley on Sunday 8/27. Five of them have their arraignments Tuesday 8/29/17! Please come out to Dublin to support them!!!

This is a *NEW COURTHOUSE* *Please read full post if you intend on supporting!*

They are all scheduled to appear at 9am, however there is a strong possibility that their cases will not be heard until court in the afternoon. The afternoon session begins at 2pm. The procedure for holding in custody arraignments at Dublin courthouse is new so we cannot be certain about timing. It is inconvenient for the supporters to go to this court house so far away, but we hope it is actually a less terrible ordeal for those in custody to have their arraignments at this courthouse neighboring Santa Rita Jail, where they are currently held.

Please also be advised that there is a chance that far-right/fascist/alt-right/trolls could also be present at the courthouse to harass those arrested and their supporters. Unfortunately these occurrences are now a part of the nature of doing support for anti racist, anti fascist, feminist, and queer comrades dealing with state and right-wing vigilante repression. The Anti Repression Committee has always promoted the idea that repression is not something that we can avoid, but it is something we can be prepared for. With that in mind, we strongly encourage everyone in our movements to prepare for repression in the form of right-wing doxxing, but to not let this risk prevent us from showing up to support those who are baring the brunt of repression. While there are always many individuals who cannot and should not put themselves in vulnerable positions (just like some people cannot be on the front lines in street protests), we maintain that if enough of us show up with our bodies in the court room to support our comrades, it will strengthen the very movement the right wing and the state is attempting to neutralize.

Also, NLG attorneys will be present for these arraignments. (Thanks NLG!)

Please stay tuned for arraignment dates coming up next month for the folks who were cited or bailed out last night!

State sanctioned white supremacist violence got you down? Come build community at our happy hour where 15% of all bar sales will go to support our continued work to decarcerate Alameda County’s jails and halt the jail expansion. Funds raised will go towards our general expenses for jail support, actions and events.

You don’t have to exclusively sip gin for the fundraiser, we just thought it was a clever name, you’re welcome to sip on whatever you like (including non-alcoholic beverages).

**Tabs must be closed by 8pm**

Make sure to bring cash with you, as we’ll also have a RAFFLE!

Raffle Prizes are rolling in:
Gift card to Angel Cakes
Assorted Political T-Shirts from Liberation Ink and Oakland’s Own
An 8in cake by Riot Bakes
Tickets to a September performance of Ancient Children by the Embodiment Project
Pass to Asana Yoga
Pass to Bliss Fitness and Health
Gift card to Smokey’s BBQ
Political Gridlock Posters
Tattoo gift certificates for Ciara

and more…..

ACCESSIBILITY:
SomaR is a public space and we cannot control scents.
Additionally, smoking is allowed near the entrance
Wheelchair accessible // all one level (no stairs)
Please let us know if you have any additional questions about access!

Can’t make it? You can still support our work by making a donation: http://bit.ly/Donate2DecarcerateAlameda