“Blair Imani enlivens African American history for a new generation with her
dynamic and thoughtful account of African American migration and resilience.”
—Jamia Wilson, Publisher of Feminist Press
Over the course of six decades an unprecedented wave of Black Americans left the south and spread across the nation in search of a better life. This migration sparked stunning demographic and cultural changes throughout twentieth-century America. Through gripping and accessible historical narrative paired with illustrations, author and activist Blair Imani portrays the largely overlooked impact of the Great Migration and how it affected – and continues to affect – not only Black identity, but this nation as a whole…Making Our Way Home explores issues lsuch as voting rights, domestic terrorism and segregation, along with the flourishing of arts and culture, new activism, and civil rights. She shows how these influences shaped America’s workforce and wealth distribution by featuring the stories of notable people and events, relevant data, and family histories. The experiences of such prominent figures as James Baldwin, Fannie Lou Hamer, El Hajj Malik El Shabazz (Malcolm X), Ella Baker, and others are woven into the larger narrative to create a truly unique record of this magnificent journey.
Blair Imani is a critically-acclaimed historian, outspoken activist, and dynamic public speaker. The author of Modern HERstory: Stories of Women and Nonbinary People Rewriting History (2018) she focuses on women and girls, global Black communities, and the LGBTQ community. She serves as the official ambassador of Muslims for Progressive Values, one of the oldest progressive Muslim organizations supporting the LGBTQ+ community, and she dedicates her platform to advocating for the rights of marginalized people around the world.In 2014, she founded Equality for HER, a non-profit organization that provided resources and a forum for women and nonbinary people to feel empowered. Blair Imani has appeared on television and at progressive conferences around the world. She has been profiled in Teen Vogue, The Advocate, Variety, the Today Show, and by Yahoo! News. From the United States to countries like Kenya and the United Kingdom, Blair Imani has inspired audiences around the world. In 2017, on national television she came out as a queer Muslim woman.
Davey D is a nationally recognized journalist, adjunct professor, Hip Hop historian, syndicated talk show host, radio programmer, producer, deejay, media and community activist. Originally from the Bronx, NY, Davey D’s been down with Hip Hop since since 1977. A graduate of U.C. Berkeley,Davey D is the co-founder and host of several of the most cited Hip Hop radio and online news journalism projects of all time. Hard Knock Radio (HKR) is an award-winning daily syndicated prime time afternoon show focusing on Hip Hop culture and politics. It originated in 1999 on KPFA 94.1 FM in the San Francisco Bay Area, and now can be heard in Seattle, Atlanta, Portland, Fresno and is streamed live over KPFA.org, where it reaches close to a million listeners every weekday.
The Berkeley City Council soon considers installation of 5G wireless telecommunication facilities in residential & commercial areas of Berkeley. Councilmembers Ben Bartlett & Cheryl Davila co-host a community discussion – including Q &A.
For details, call 510.365.1500 or 510.919.6431.
Jan 16 in Piedmont; also Jan 19 at 12:30 pm in Oakland at The New Parkway Theater, 474 24th Street, between Telegraph and Broadway
Of all the divisions in America, none is as insidious and destructive as racism. The Appreciating Diversity Film Series’ first program of 2020 is the powerful documentary, The Long Shadow, which traces the history of slavery from the country’s founding, up through its ties to racism today.
Director Frances Causey and Producer Sally Holst, both privileged daughters of the South, were haunted by their families’ slave-owning pasts. They grew up in a time when white superiority was rarely questioned, and challenging this norm was often met with deadly consequences. Rejecting the oft-told romanticized version of early U.S. history, they embarked on a journey of hidden truths and the untold stories of how America – driven by the South’s powerful political influence – steadily, deliberately and with great stealth, established white privilege in our institutions, laws, culture and economy.
By telling individual stories—of free, enterprising blacks in Canada and of a modern, racially motivated shooting—the filmmakers movingly personalize the costs and the stakes of our continued inaction. The Long Shadow presents a startling, unrecognized history that provides much-needed context when considering the major issues affecting black/white relations in the United States today.
William Faulkner once said, “The past is never dead. The past is not even past.” Or as one scholar warns in the film: “We’re still fighting the Civil War, and the South is winning.” Anti-black racism has survived like “an infection,” rigging the game against African-Americans and denying them full access to the American dream.
The Long Shadow is a masterful film that captures the disturbing but necessary story of the enduring human cost of prejudice and ignorance in the U.S. that continues to cast a long shadow over our national identity, our values, and, ultimately, our celebrated democracy.
Free/no RSVP needed.
Join Oakland youth for a community Resilient Village to raise awareness on climate resilience and how youth can stand up for climate justice, with hands-on workshops on herbal making, civic engagement, art, water catchment, live art making, youth performances, an open mic, and more. This event will provide youth with strategies for addressing climate change within their families and communities and ways to work for climate justice on a local and global scale. This action is youth led and co-hosted by YVA, Mycelium Youth Network, Planting Justice and others.
This action is youth led and co-hosted by YVA, Mycelium Youth Network, Planting Justice and others.
Hear a great lineup of local musicians and help raise money for strong regional action on climate. This Concert for the Climate is a fundraiser for the Climate Emergency Mobilization Task Force, which is working to organize cities and counties throughout the Bay Area to declare climate emergencies and join a task force to address climate change as a region.
This is the second in the exciting Concert for the Climate Series to help raise funds for CEMTF’s work.
Classic Cars West is wheelchair accessible, not scent free, all ages, and has gender neutral restrooms.
This second fundraiser will include performances by:
ODINMÃ
Spear of the Nation
gist4Godministries
Voices Against Violence Youth
The Legendary Mighty O’town Passions
and more!
Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth and the East Bay Church of Religious Science are holding a restorative circle on the topic of gentrification. During the circle, everyone will have the opportunity to share how they are impacted by gentrification and how communities can organize to heal. Feel free to come and invite others to join the conversation.
This event is sponsored by AAPI Women Lead, Asian Prisoner Support Committee, and New Breath Foundation.
Join us for a community screening of Just Mercy (https://justmercy.eji.org/), starring Jamie Foxx and Michael B. Jordan. There will be a “Solidarity through Struggle” panel after the film to discuss the range of impacts and experiences with the criminal justice system. Speakers to be announced.
-Registration begins at 6:30 pm
-Movie begins at immediately at 7 pm
-Panel to begin after the movie
Donations will be collected and matched for California Coalition for Women Prisoners. Learn more about the organization at https://womenprisoners.org .
Learn more about AAPI Women Lead at www.imreadymovement.org, Asian Prisoner Support Commitee at https://www.asianprisonersupport.com, and New Breath Foundation at https://www.new-breath.org.
Our Streets Our Choice* with 5G expert Dafna TACHOVER, Esq. and Karl MARET, MD/electrical engineer.
Hosted by WiRED (Wireless Radiation Education and Defense)
RSVP requested but not required via fb or email: 5GfreeBerkeley [at] gmail.com
* http://www.mystreetmychoice.com
WHAT’S THE PROB WITH 5G ?
5th Generation (not to be confused with 5 Gigahertz) wireless telecom facilities (WTF) will drastically increase: surveillance, hacking, fire risk, interference with weather prediction, property devaluations, energy use, worker endangerment, industrial clutter, co$t to cities and individuals, adverse health & environmental effects due to radiation! (For more info, see Jenny Miller’s IndyBay news item and click “science” on the Environmental Health Trust website.)
Dafna TACHOVER Esq MBA is one of the world’s leading experts on the topic of 5G and wireless telecom, featured in TIME, Newsweek, CNN, NY Magazine, Epoch Times, etc. After serving as a telecommunications and computer officer in the IDF, she became an attorney in NY and Israel and founded We Are The Evidence, an advocacy organization that protects the rights of people injured by wireless tech radiation. She is Senior Attorney and Director of the 5G Program at Robert Kennedy Jr’s Children’s Health Defense. She argued an Israeli Supreme Court case which led to the 1st limitations in the world on the use of Wi-Fi in schools. She also appears in documentaries including the award-winning Generation Zapped.
Dr. Karl MARET is Senior Research Fellow at the National Institute for Science, Law and Public Policy in Washington, D.C. He holds an M.D. degree, a Masters in Biomedical Engineering and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering. Years ago, he worked in electromagnetic field (EMF) research for the Canadian military. He is uniquely capable of addressing both EMF biological effects and complexities of next generation 4G and 5G technologies. He educates physicians and serves on the Advisory Board of the Bldg Biology Institute which trains architects, engineers, health practitioners and environmental consultants on the interrelationship between the natural and built environments.
Hear world-renouned Dafna Tachover Esq. and Dr. Karl Maret in person! They present internationally. Jan 16 and 17 panel discussions and Jan 12 events at BFUU are FREE, but DONATIONS are urgently needed for an attorney. To make a tax deductible donation, write a check to fiscal sponsor, EON. Put “WiRED” on the memo line. Get “Big Telecom v earth and We the People of Berkeley” merchandise from Peace Gifts: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/peace-gifts-shop/stop+5g+berkeley?idea=5e161a98f93764522504f37b
2020 Citizens’ Climate Lobby Northern California Regional Conference
When: 2 Day Conference
Saturday, January 18th, 8:30am – 6:30 pm
Sunday, January 19th, 8:30-am – 12:30pm
You are invited to the annual Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL) Northern California Regional Conference! CCL builds the political will for our elected representatives to take action on climate change.
Our Regional Conference is an opportunity for newcomers and experienced CCL members to gather to learn, practice skills, inspire each other, and strategize in moving our country toward climate solutions.
Rising temperatures, prolonged wildfire seasons, drought, flooding, and insect infestations are already impacting our communities, agriculture and outdoor recreation industries. The harm of inaction and the benefit of action have never been higher.
________________________________________________________________
WHO is INVITED?
Everyone is welcome, whether it’s your first CCL experience or you’re an experienced volunteer. You are welcome no matter where you’re from. High school and college students are particularly encouraged to attend.
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
See a draft of the conference program at the link below. Note that the program may change, so check back to confirm details as the conference date approaches.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aU-31R123deeAB_XEWBYgvqMMjoLQY-P0hnNQYJ1228/edit
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TICKETS & REGISTRATION (Eventbrite link below):
Regular: $80
College/University students or under 25 years old: $10
High School student registration is free.
Ticket includes the conference and meals indicated in the agenda.
By registering for this event, you are giving Citizens’ Climate Lobby and Citizens’ Climate Education permission to send you email including information about CCL/CCE and how you can volunteer and support our work. You can unsubscribe at any time by emailing unsubscribe [at] citizensclimatelobby.org.
View our Privacy Policy here: https://citizensclimatelobby.org/privacy-policy/
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MINORS REGISTRATION (under 18):
If you are under the age of 18, or are registering for someone under 18, a signed permission slip must be completed to attend the conference.
Fill out and electronically submit permission slips here: https://app.hellosign.com/s/ALnp9v9g.
Minors must be accompanied by a parent/guardian or chaperone (who must also be registered for the conference). Adults (18 years or older) may chaperone up to ten minors. Chaperones will not be turned away due to inability pay and can contact Sandra Liu (ccl2020youth [at] gmail.com) to request a fee reduction or a waiver.
#OaklandCounts
Women’s March Oakland 2020 has a single goal: getting all of us counted in 2020. At this nonpartisan, peaceful event, we will mobilize to raise awareness, volunteer hours and funding to get a complete Census count in Alameda County and make our voices heard at the polls.
In addition to a march through the streets of downtown Oakland, this year’s event will feature our biggest Community Action Fair ever, with entertainment, food, art and a wide range of organizations offering opportunities to make a difference in Alameda County.
The 2020 march is co-hosted by Women’s March Oakland, Black Women Organized for Political Action, IGNITE and Women’s Foundation of California.
Ready to march? Register on Eventbrite to get updates and give us a more accurate attendance estimate.
Gear up for the march! Order your T-shirt or hoodie now.
Want to reach Oakland marchers? Register your organization/group for our Community Action Fair.
Planning to march as a group? Sign up as a contingent.
Interested in sponsoring the march? Learn more about our sponsorship options.
Marching is free, but organizing the event requires funds! Contributions will benefit Women’s March Oakland, a nonprofit project of Social Good Fund, and are tax-deductible. Donate now.
By attending, you acknowledge that you are physically fit for this ou
2020 Citizens’ Climate Lobby Northern California Regional Conference
When: 2 Day Conference
Saturday, January 18th, 8:30am – 6:30 pm
Sunday, January 19th, 8:30-am – 12:30pm
You are invited to the annual Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL) Northern California Regional Conference! CCL builds the political will for our elected representatives to take action on climate change.
Our Regional Conference is an opportunity for newcomers and experienced CCL members to gather to learn, practice skills, inspire each other, and strategize in moving our country toward climate solutions.
Rising temperatures, prolonged wildfire seasons, drought, flooding, and insect infestations are already impacting our communities, agriculture and outdoor recreation industries. The harm of inaction and the benefit of action have never been higher.
________________________________________________________________
WHO is INVITED?
Everyone is welcome, whether it’s your first CCL experience or you’re an experienced volunteer. You are welcome no matter where you’re from. High school and college students are particularly encouraged to attend.
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
See a draft of the conference program at the link below. Note that the program may change, so check back to confirm details as the conference date approaches.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aU-31R123deeAB_XEWBYgvqMMjoLQY-P0hnNQYJ1228/edit
________________________________________________________________
TICKETS & REGISTRATION (Eventbrite link below):
Regular: $80
College/University students or under 25 years old: $10
High School student registration is free.
Ticket includes the conference and meals indicated in the agenda.
By registering for this event, you are giving Citizens’ Climate Lobby and Citizens’ Climate Education permission to send you email including information about CCL/CCE and how you can volunteer and support our work. You can unsubscribe at any time by emailing unsubscribe [at] citizensclimatelobby.org.
View our Privacy Policy here: https://citizensclimatelobby.org/privacy-policy/
________________________________________________________________
MINORS REGISTRATION (under 18):
If you are under the age of 18, or are registering for someone under 18, a signed permission slip must be completed to attend the conference.
Fill out and electronically submit permission slips here: https://app.hellosign.com/s/ALnp9v9g.
Minors must be accompanied by a parent/guardian or chaperone (who must also be registered for the conference). Adults (18 years or older) may chaperone up to ten minors. Chaperones will not be turned away due to inability pay and can contact Sandra Liu (ccl2020youth [at] gmail.com) to request a fee reduction or a waiver.
Sun, Jan 19, 2020: 10:30 am to 12:30 pm
Group Reading: Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence. In honor of Dr. King’s birthday, we will discuss what many believe is the greatest speech by America’s greatest spiritual leader, a speech that cost him his life. It is not widely recognized that Dr. King was an open socialist who stated that: “There must be a better distribution of wealth, and maybe America must move toward a democratic socialism.” Reading the speech will take about an hour, leaving time for open discussion.
Sun, Jan 26, 2020: 10:30 am to 12:30 pm
India: Modi in his Second Term takes a Hard Right Turn
Modi’s BJP won 303 seats in the Parliament of 545 seats in the 2019 General Elections, after completing his first term of 5 years, in which BJP did not have majority, so it was more dependent on its allied regional parties. Modi has undertaken bold move within the first year of his Second term: Removal of Article 370 of the Constitution, which granted Jammu & Kashmir state substantial autonomy; Outlawing of the Triple Talaq practice (thrice repeated word divorce by which men could divorce their wives) among Muslims; Threatened to carry out National Registration of Citizens (NRC); and enactment of Citizens Amendment Act (CAA), which permits granting of citizenship to refugees of Hindu, Christian & Sikh faiths from three countries, but not Muslims: Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. Each of these moves go against the spirit of the staunchly secular Indian Constitution. Students and Muslims, joined by secular persons of Hindu, Christian and Sikh faiths, have begun strong opposition to these moves of the government, and now the Left Parties are organizing workers to oppose government’s Neo-Liberal policies. The latest incident of goons attacking and injuring Left Students and Faculty members at the prestigious Jawahar Lal Nehru University (JNU) has added to the tension in society already tense. What is in store for India the years ahead with Modi at the helm? Raj Sahai who closely monitors the political and economic affairs in India will present his views. Q/A will follow his 50 minute talk.
Sun, Feb 2, 2020: 10:30 am to 12:30 pm
The Haitian Revolution of 1804.
The imp-act of the Haitian revolution was immeasurable – to the slave system, anti-imperial struggles, France and the US. To other slave societies it became an example of what could be accomplished and a source of hope.
Speakers will be Pierre Labossiere and Gerald Smith.
Sun, Feb 9, 2020: 10:30 am to 12:30 pm
Revolt of the Dispossessed against Neoliberalism in Latin America and the Caribbean
With the Trump administration’s renewed emphasis on imposing the Monroe Doctrine to the Empire’s so-called “backyard,” the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean resist in a revolt of the dispossessed against neoliberalism. In this year in review, hear about the struggles in Venezuela, Colombia, Cuba, Bolivia, Haiti, and elsewhere along with the solidarity actions by North Americans in support of the social justice movements. The presenters are activists with the 34-year old human rights organization, Task Force on the Americas (https://taskforceamericas.org/). The presenters are Alice Loaiza, Alicia Jrapko, David Paul, Marilyn Langlois, Bill Hackwell, Roger Harris.
1st Church Berkeley and Health Care for All – Contra Costa County will show The Power to Heal Medicare And The Civil rights Revolution, a 56-minutes long public television documentary that tells a poignant chapter in the historic struggle to secure equal and adequate access to healthcare for all.
On Dr. Martin Luther King Day, come stand with members of the grassroots struggle for survival in the collapsing Bay Area Housing Market. Hear the poetry, the prayers and passionate testimonies of the struggle. No stars. No power brokers. No agendas. Just the people standing in the midst of struggle. A community lunch will follow. This event is FREE! Please bring family and friends. SHARE WITH THE UNHOUSED AND THOSE DEEP IN THE STRUGGLE!
Save the date! Gather your friends and family. Reach out to your schools, unions, churches and other organizations. We’re organizing for the 5th Annual Reclaim MLK’s Radical Legacy Rally and March. Check the Facebook page for updates as we firm up plans. Message or email us if you’d like to get involved in the planning: aptpinfo@gmail.com
It should be no surprise to say that the current state is one of crisis. Around the world we are seeing a rise in popular disapproval of the existing system from both the left and the right. And yet, it seems to be that right-wing authoritarians keep coming into power while left-wing movements can’t seem to take root in the halls of government.
In order to grasp why this is happening, it’s necessary to understand how the political State relates to society. We will be trying to tackle some big questions: What is the State? How does it function? Does the State have a role in the transition to Socialism? Where does Bernie fit into this?
Gray Panthers Berkeley East Bay hosts speakers from the ALAMEDA County Probate Reform Movement to\ discuss the outsized role of the courts in forcing the sale of homes owned by Black families & seniors of all races through the hidden system of “legally” appointed Trustees, Guardians, and Receivers. (Think Mr. Leonard Powell)
Learn more about the national and Berkeley context in Councilmember Ben Bartlett’s op-ed in Berkeleyside and actions for legal and policy change. All welcome, free, wheelchair accessible, refreshments and social time after.
IAN HANEY LÓPEZ
MERGE LEFT: Fusing Race and Class, Winning Elections, and Saving America
With Saru Jayaraman
“With great clarity and thoughtfulness, Ian Haney López shows why the path
to a truly just society lies in a multi-racial coalition of poor, working and
middle-class Americans…Powerful, urgent, and timely.”
––Robert B. Reich
“In Dog Whistle Politics” López explained how coded racism in politics tears us
apart. He shows us how we can come together again in his new book, Merge Left.”
—Van Jones
Ian Haney teaches in the areas of race and constitutional law. One of the nation’s leading thinkers on how racism has evolved since the civil rights era, his current research emphasizes the connection between racial divisions in society and growing wealth inequality in the United States. In Dog Whistle Politics: How Coded Racial Appeals Have Reinvented Racism and Wrecked the Middle Class (2014), Haney López detailed the fifty-year history of how politicians exploit racial pandering to fracture social solidarity and ultimately to convince many voters to support rule by the rich. After publishing Dog Whistle Politics, Haney López co-chaired the AFL-CIO’s Advisory Council on Racial and Economic Justice and then co-founded the Race-Class Narrative Project, exploring how to defeat dog whistle politics. His most recent book, Merge Left: Fusing Race and Class, Winning Elections, and Saving America (2019), explains how the political manipulation of coded racism has evolved in the Trump era, while also offering an evidence-based approach to neutralizing political racism and building cross-racial solidarity. Haney López holds an endowed chair as the Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Public Law at the University of California, Berkeley. He is also the author of White by Law as well as Racism on Trial, books that respectively critique the legal construction of white and Latinx racial identity
Saru Jayaraman is the President of One Fair Wage, Co-Founder of the Restaurant Opportunities Centers United (ROC United), and Director of the Food Labor Research Center at University of California, Berkeley. Saru is a graduate of Yale Law School and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. She was profiled in the New York Times “Public Lives” section in 2005, named one of Crain’s “40 Under 40” in 2008, was 1010 Wins’ “Newsmaker of the Year” and New York Magazine’s “Influentials” of New York City. She was listed in CNN’s “Top10 Visionary Women” and recognized as a Champion of Change by the White House in 2014, and a James Beard Foundation Leadership Award in 2015. Saru authored Behind the Kitchen Door (Cornell University Press, 2013), a national bestseller. Her most recent book is Forked: A New Standard for American Dining.” In 2019, she was named the San Francisco Chronicle Visionary of the Year.
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr.’s radical legacy, please join the Bay Area Poor People’s Campaign for a screening of a 45-minute sneak preview of We Cried Power, a documentary about the current Poor People’s Campaign. Martin Luther King Jr launched the first Poor People’s Campaign with a march on Washington in 1967.
Following the screening, hear from active members of the Bay Area Poor People’s Campaign about their goal of raising the funds to get 150 Bay Area residents, including impacted people, to Washington, DC for the June 20th, 2020 March on Washington.
Donations accepted.
Stay tuned for an announcement of an East Bay screening in the near future!
