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Livermore Lab, located in Alameda County, is one of two locations in the U.S. that develops every nuclear warhead and bomb in the stockpile. The nuclear dangers begin at the local level with the poisoning of our air, land, water and health. But, the dangers do not stop there. Livermore Lab’s weapons activities are also fueling a new – and escalating – global nuclear arms race. Marylia Kelley, who has spent nearly 40-years at the helm of the Livermore-based Tri-Valley CAREs will bring us up to date on nuclear weapons policies, locally and globally. She will then discuss positive actions toward global abolition of nuclear weapons, including the latest news on the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and a new environmental review that is happening at Livermore Lab. Come and get informed and energized by actions that can create a more peaceful and just world, even in the midst of war and other madnesses.
Marylia Kelley is Executive Director at the Livermore-based Tri-Valley CAREs and brings nearly 40 years of research, writing and facilitating public participation in nuclear policy decisions. She has testified before the House Armed Services Committee of the U.S. Congress and the California Legislature, among other deliberative bodies. Kelley’s work with Tri-Valley CAREs has garnered numerous local and national awards, and in 2002 she was inducted into the Alameda County Women’s Hall of Fame. Marylia Kelley has lived in Livermore, CA since 1976, and can be reached at marylia@trivalleycares.org.
Tri-Valley CAREs�
Since 1983, Tri-Valley CAREs (Communities Against a Radioactive Environment) has strengthened U.S. and global security by stopping the further development of nuclear weapons and working tirelessly for their elimination. Tri-Valley CAREs monitors nuclear weapons – and the environmental consequences of nuclear development – throughout the U.S. nuclear weapons complex with a special focus on Livermore Lab and the surrounding Northern CA communities. The group’s vision for a “green lab” in Livermore provides tangible steps to move the nation and the world away from reliance on nuclear weapons and toward a more sustainable and just future. Tri-Valley CAREs participates in regional and national coalitions and is a long-time member of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), which was awarded the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize. The group’s website is at http://www.trivalleycares.org
Green Sundays are a series of free public programs & discussions on topics “du jour” sponsored by the Green Party of Alameda County and held on the 2nd Sunday of each month. The monthly business meeting of the County Council of the Green Party follows at 7:00 pm, after a 30-minute break. Council meetings are open to anyone who is interested.
Description: Green Sunday presentation at 5 PM
(Followed by County Council business meeting at 7:00. All are welcome to attend)
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A collaboration between Ashby Village Elder Action
and Berkeley Friends/Racial Justice Action Team
Shining Light on the Militarization
of Police Departments
Where: via ZOOM Webinar (registration required)
The Task Force on Police Reform presents this unique opportunity to learn about the new California law AB 481 that requires greater transparency of the militarization of local police forces.
Join us for this important discussion with panelists representing Berkeley, Oakland and Richmond communities.
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Andrew Greenwood
Retired Berkeley Police Chief
Chip Moore
Member of Berkeley Police Accountability Board
Marisol Cantú
Member of Richmond Reimagining Public Safety Task Force
Omar Farmer
Founder of Oakland Neighbors Inspiring Trust
Barbara Atwell from Berkeley Friends will moderate this discussion where the panelists will explore …
- what kind of equipment East Bay police departments have,
- what safeguards protect the public’s welfare, safety, civil rights, and civil liberties, and
- how the purchase of military equipment and associated training has, as some say, changed the interactions of police with the citizens.
For more information, contact Don Hubbard (wdh1935@gmail.com) or Barbara Atwell (batwell@thesoundwell.com).
OTU’s Mission
The Oakland Tenants Union is an organization of housing activists dedicated to protecting tenant rights and interests. OTU does this by working directly with tenants in their struggle with landlords, impacting legislation and public policy about housing, community education, and working with other organizations committed to furthering renters’ rights. The Oakland Tenants Union is open to anyone who shares our core values and who believes that tenants themselves have the primary responsibility to work on their own behalf.
Monthly Meetings
The Oakland Tenants Union meets regularly at 7:00 pm on the second Monday evening of each month. Our monthly meetings are held in the Community Room of the Madison Park Apartments, 100 – 9th Street (at Oak Street, across from the Lake Merritt BART Station). To enter, gently knock on the window of the room to the right of the main entrance to the building. At the meetings, first we focus on general issues affecting renters city-wide and then second we offer advice to renters regarding their individual concerns.
If you have an issue, a question, or need advice about a tenant/landlord issue, please call us at (510) 704-5276. Leave a message with your name and phone number and someone will get back to you.
On Nov 15, come to SF City Hall to advocate for Citywide People's Plan to meet the #housing element reqts in an equitable #tenant-friendly and #affordablehousing-prioritized way. Rally at 1pm, Meeting at 3pm. #REPSF #AffordableFirst #PlanningToThePeople https://t.co/lAhAAKWNhW pic.twitter.com/gVy44VIs28
— Media Alliance (@twrling) November 8, 2022
Please email contact@oaklandprivacy.org a few days before the meeting to get up-to-date location information or obtain Zoom meeting access info.
Join Oakland Privacy to organize against the surveillance state, police militarization and ICE, and to advocate for surveillance regulation around the Bay and nationwide.
We fight against spy drones, facial recognition, tracking equipment, police body camera secrecy, anti-transparency laws and requirements for “backdoors” to cellphones; we oppose “pre-crime” and “thought-crime,” — to list just a few invasions of our privacy by all levels of Government, and attempts to hide what government officials, employees and agencies are doing.
We draft and push for privacy legislation for City Councils, at the County level, and in Sacramento. We advocate in op-eds and in the streets. We stand in solidarity with Black Lives Matter and believe no one is illegal.
Check out some of what we worked on in 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019.
Oakland Privacy originally came together in 2013 to fight against the Domain Awareness Center, Oakland’s citywide networked mass surveillance hub. OP was instrumental in stopping the DAC from becoming a city-wide spying network. We helped fight and helped win the fight against Urban Shield.
Our major projects currently include local legislation to regulate state surveillance (we got the strongest surveillance regulation ordinance in the country passed in Oakland!), supporting and opposing state legislation as appropriate, battling mass surveillance in the form of facial recognition and other analytics, mass aerial surveillance, ubiquitous license plate readers, and pushing back against ICE.
On September 12th, 2019 we were presented with a Barlow Award by the Electronic Frontier Foundation for our work, and on March 16th, 2021 s James Madison Freedom of Information Award by the Northern California Society of Professional Journalists.
If you are interested in joining the Oakland Privacy email listserv, coming to a meeting, or have questions, send an email to:
Check out our website: http://oaklandprivacy.org/
Follow us on twitter: @oaklandprivacy
“WATCHING YOU WATCHING US”
Oakland Privacy works regionally to defend the right to privacy and enhance public transparency and oversight regarding the use of surveillance techniques and equipment. Oakland Privacy drove the passage of surveillance regulation and transparency ordinances in Oakland and Berkeley and is kicking off new processes in various municipalities around the Bay. To help slow down the encroaching police and surveillance state all over the Bay Area, join us at the Omni.
Join us at our next General Meeting this Wednesday at 7pm to hear from our leadership.
Any day now Oakland residents will know who our next mayor will be. The last eight years under Libby Schaaf have been a disaster, especially for Black and working people. Regardless of who becomes mayor, it’s our duty to keep fighting to make our Town a place where everyone can live and thrive.
The Anti Police-Terror Project is prepared to fight back against any continuance of Schaff’s failed legacy. Join us this Wednesday on Zoom for our monthly general meeting to hear our analysis on the latest election results!
APTP general meetings happens on the 3rd Wednesday of every month, and since the pandemic we’ve been meeting online.
Join APTP’s General Meeting
Love and solidarity,
APTP
Anti Police-Terror Project is a Black-led, multi-racial, intergenerational coalition that seeks to build a replicable and sustainable model to eradicate police terror in communities of color. We support families surviving police terror in their fight for justice, documenting police abuses and connecting impacted families and community members with resources, legal referrals, and opportunities for healing.
TODAY 11/16 at 7PM: Don’t miss our #UnitedAgainstHate Week screening and panel discussion of Repairing the World, a documentary on resilience, unity in crisis, and what it means to be stronger than hate.https://t.co/9Q03Bll6W5 pic.twitter.com/zu8YWfMOxK
— Jesse Arreguin #GetVaccinated (@JesseArreguin) November 16, 2022
#Socialmedia is in the news. Corporate masters are wreaking havoc on our connective issue. What to do? Join us on 11-17 for workshops and discussions on strategies for reclaiming the digital square. Panels start at 8am PST. Come for one or stay for a few. https://t.co/VOh28BGxlQ pic.twitter.com/1UFGRAN0cE
— Media Alliance (@twrling) November 4, 2022
This week, a federal judge sided with political groups and blocked President Biden’s debt cancellation plan. This is not the end. The Biden administration has appealed the decision and advocates are fighting to protect borrowers.
That is why we’re hosting an EMERGENCY TOWN HALL online to explain the status of debt cancellation, where we go from here, and how to get involved!
Student Debt Cancellation: Where We Stand and What is Next
We know this is a very confusing, frustrating, and uncertain time for you all. We understand, hear, and empathize with you. But, we need your voice and strength now more than ever.
It took millions of Americans pushing for debt cancellation to get to this point. It will take us coming together to protect it. If you want to learn about the newest updates and how to get involved, click here to RSVP for Thursday’s town hall.
Can’t make it? You can take action right now.
Together, our movement cannot be defeated!
Dear Singers,
Let’s sing on the picket line!
WHERE:
UC Berkeley Campus
We may move into Sproul Plaza if the sidewalk at Bancroft & Tele isn’t accommodating.
WHY
University of California student workers are striking for livable wages and conditions. They’re demanding free transit, disability justice, childcare support, and more.
Our songs can help them win!
WHO
Occupella, you and anyone you want to invite.
We’ll bring some songsheets, you can print one out or view on your phone here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ODB7ZsjgHhYhYwWeNj8Ws4S5y8-0qme67I8mgdAORTY/edit
Looking forward to singing with you on Friday!
You can check this web calendar for any updates�if the strike settles or picket line iis called off, we’ll cancel on the calendar.
See you Friday 3PM at the Campanile! Solidarity forever! #FairUCNow pic.twitter.com/CV6QpoaHNL
— Berkeley Tenants Union #CancelRent #FairUCNow (@BerkeleyTenants) November 18, 2022
In line with the tradition of Marxism-Leninism, this presentation argues that the elements constitutive of objectively revolutionary conditions are all present in the U.S.; what is missing for a successful revolutionary movement is the subjective factor. The presenter will argue that the purity fetish which predominates the outlook of modern American communism has presented a fundamental fetter for the development of the subjective factor in the American working masses; the development of a consistent dialectical materialist worldview, it will be argued, is the precondition for the advancement of the subjective conditions.
Speaker Bio:
Carlos L. Garrido is a Cuban American PhD student and instructor in philosophy at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (with an M.A. in philosophy from the same institution). His research focuses include Marxism, Hegel, early 19th century American socialism, and socialism with Chinese characteristics. He is an editor in Midwestern Marx Institute for Marxist Theory and Political Analysis and in the Journal of American Socialist Studies. His popular writings have appeared in dozens of socialist magazines in various languages. As a political analyst with a focus on Latin America (esp. Cuba), he has appeared in dozens of radio and video interviews around the world. He also edited and introduced Marxism and the Dialectical Materialist Worldview: An Anthology of Classical Marxist Texts on Dialectical Materialism (Midwestern Marx Publishing Press, 2022).
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NOTE: During the Plague Year of 2020 GA will be held every week or two on Zoom. To find out the exact time a date get on the Occupy Oakland email list my sending an email to:
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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 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 4:00 PM we meet in the basement of the Omni Collective, 4799 Shattuck Ave., Oakland. (Note: we tend to meet at 3:00 PM during the cooler months from November to early March after Daylights Savings Time.)
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 six years, since October 2011! 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
Reposting this call from undergrads in support of the strike. Monday 11/21, shut down the UC! A day of autonomous blockades and occupations on all 10 UC campuses. #StrikeMeansStrike #BlockadeTheUC pic.twitter.com/LktyaBeeUJ
— UC Davis #CopsOffCampus (@UCDavis_COC) November 19, 2022
With the latest extension of the moratorium due to pending legal actions, we have been granted an additional 6-months to organize for mass cancellation/s- INTEREST FREE (for many)!! Let’s discuss the ways we are going to use this season to reallocate our time and energies towards building and supporting communities in all the ways we know how [including STRIKING!!
Please feel free to join/share the November meeting of the Bay Area Debtors’ Union to continue building our collective awareness and power.
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A new study from Student Borrower Protection Center –> New Analysis Illustrates Massive Benefits of Student Debt Cancellation Across Borrowers’ Lives (no sh*t, but thanks for bringing the DATA to the page SBPC ❤)
Big News….
Sweet vs Cardona Settlement
Judge rules to erase the student loans of 200K borrowers who say they were ripped off by Cory Turner – NPR
Opportunities for Action with 📢🎤📣San Francisco Rising (SFR) 📢🎤📣
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WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Friends of the Public Bank East Bay is a completely volunteer-run, nonprofit organizing to create and build community support for the first public bank in California’s history! If you’re committed to economic justice and interested in helping us build new financial systems by the people for the people, we look forward to having you join us!
HOW WE OPERATE:
We have five committees working together to create a Public Bank in the East Bay:
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Advocacy builds relationships with community groups and city governments.
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Communications assists other committees with content creation and promotion.
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Fundraising develops our organization’s budget and raises funds for our business plan.
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Membership brings on new members and volunteers and organizes educational events.
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Strategy & Planning is responsible for operations and the execution of PBEB’s business plan.
Email us with your interests and we’ll help you find a way to get plugged in!
Public Bank East Bay expects to open by 2023, and will be a transformative institution that keeps our money local, allowing local governments to divest from Wall Street and reinvest its profits back into our community. Public Bank East Bay’s initial loan policies will support affordable housing development, provide support for small businesses (especially for marginalized entrepreneurs), finance the renovation and electrification of existing buildings, and help cities and counties refinance their municipal debt.
Next Thursday! Join me at 2 Star Market to volunteer & feed our community! Grateful for Farrouq and 2 Star leadership for their annual holiday festival! pic.twitter.com/J6VyMwgxiQ
— Janani Ramachandran (@Janani4Oakland) November 18, 2022
SPECIAL SESSION JUST ADDED
The Biggest Academic Workers Strike in California History!
A huge, unprecedented strike of academic workers started on November 14th, hitting all ten University of California campuses like a ton of bricks. The 48,000 striking workers perform the majority of the teaching and research at UC, yet the pay and benefits for these workers, members of the United Auto Workers union, is way too low especially for high-cost-of-living areas like Berkeley, California.
The UC Regents, who run the university and represent the most powerful business interests in the state, have so far refused to bargain over wages.
Come to an special session of Sunday Morning at the Marxist Library to hear the latest about this historic academic workers strike.
Speaker: Dave Welsh is a writer, musician, retired letter carrier, Labor Council delegate, member of Veterans For Peace, and lifelong fighter for people’s power. Whether it was the civil rights movement in Mississippi, support for the Black Panther Party, solidarity with the grassroots movement in Haiti, or breaking the blockade of Cuba at the border with the Pastors for Peace caravans, or holding down Oscar Grant Plaza with Occupy Oakland or the ongoing fight to jail killer cops � he’s been a part of it.
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NOTE: During the Plague Year of 2020 GA will be held every week or two on Zoom. To find out the exact time a date get on the Occupy Oakland email list my sending an email to:
occupyoakland-subscribe@lists.riseup.net
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 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 4:00 PM we meet in the basement of the Omni Collective, 4799 Shattuck Ave., Oakland. (Note: we tend to meet at 3:00 PM during the cooler months from November to early March after Daylights Savings Time.)
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 six years, since October 2011! 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