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2. Open Forum/Public Comment
4. Surveillance Equipment Ordinance – OPD – Forensic Logic Impact Report and proposed Use Policy -review and take possible action.
5. Surveillance Equipment Ordinance – OPD – UAS (Drone) Impact Report and proposed Use Policy – review and take possible action

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It’s time to elect a new East Bay DSA Steering Committee!

Join us for our May General Meeting and Steering Committee Candidate Forum via online conferencing (link TBA). During the first hour, we’ll hear updates from our committees and learn about ways to plug in to DSA. The second half of the meeting will be dedicated to our Steering Committee Candidate Forum. You’ll get to hear candidates talk about their vision for our chapter’s future and answer moderated questions from assembled members.

All Steering Committee members are elected for a one-year term, including two Co-Chairs, a Vice-Chair, a Recording Secretary, a Communications Secretary, a Treasurer, and seven At-Large members. You can read the role descriptions in our bylaws.

Find out more info at eastbaydsa.org/elections

Due to the current COVID-19 crisis, all voting will take place electronically through OpaVote. Each eligible voting member will receive a unique link through the email address that corresponds to their national account. Voting will open on May 17th and close one week later on May 23 at 11:59 pm.

• Eligible voting members must have joined East Bay DSA at least 1 month before the election, be current dues paying members at the time of the election, and not have been lapsed for the full year preceding the date of the election in order to vote in the Steering Committee election.

The meeting will be conducted via ZOOM and can be accessed using the following link: https://dsausa.zoom.us/j/638983293

he COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the nature of the capitalist system for all to see. It has revealed the vulnerability of the poorest people in society. It has shown clearly who is essential to our health and well being, and who is not. As the pandemic impacts societies across the globe, it gives us a glimpse of what massive climate disruption could also bring. The choice in front of us is clear – we have to organize our forces to save ourselves and life on our planet.

Join us for a discussion with Mike Davis, activist, professor and author of many books and articles about the impact of capitalism on the lives of working people and on the planet. Link to a recent article by MIke Davis on the pandemic: Reopening the Economy Will Send Us to Hell.

As always, you will have an opportunity to ask questions and share your experiences from your workplace and community.

Please share widely – remember there are no borders.

Link to facebook event

To Join the Zoom Meeting:

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EMAIL STRIKE.DEBT.BAY.AREA@GMAIL.COM FOR CONNECTION INFO.

Strike Debt Bay Area proudly hosts a non-technical book group discussion monthly on new and radical economic thinking. Previous readings have included Doughnut Economics, Limits, Banking on the People, and Capital and Its Discontents.

We will be reading the first half (Chapters 1-3) of How to Be an Anti-Capitalist in the 21st Century (Amazon, Abe Books, Verso) for the April 18th meeting and the rest of the book for the May 16th meeting.

What is wrong with capitalism, and how can we change it?

Capitalism has transformed the world and increased our productivity, but at the cost of enormous human suffering. Our shared values—equality and fairness, democracy and freedom, community and solidarity—can provide both the basis for a critique of capitalism and help to guide us toward a socialist and democratic society.

Erik Olin Wright has distilled decades of work into this concise and tightly argued manifesto: analyzing the varieties of anticapitalism, assessing different strategic approaches, and laying the foundations for a society dedicated to human flourishing. How to Be an Anticapitalist in the Twenty-First Century is an urgent and powerful argument for socialism, and an unparalleled guide to help us get there. Another world is possible. Included is an afterword by the author’s close friend and collaborator Michael Burawoy.

We start promptly at 6:30 – note the new time!

“Doors open” at 6 for socializing and tech troubleshooting. If you have never used Zoom before, we recommend you try connecting at 6 so if there is an issue one of our tech gurus can help you out before the meeting begins.

We will be using the Zoom video conferencing system for this meeting. You can download the software to your computer, laptop, smartphone or tablet by visiting https://zoom.us/download. For very detailed instructions, visit the IB Zoom Tips & Tricks page.

The link to click on to join the General Assembly (doors open at 6 to give you a chance to try out your connection) is https://zoom.us/j/96234848542.

Questions? Email info@indivisibleberkeley.org.

U.S. Sanctions: The Weaponization of the Global Financial System
   While wars have historically been fought with soldiers and guns, the sole superpower has realized its monopoly ability to wage financial war through sanctions and embargoes against its perceived enemies around the world, such as Iran, North Korea, China, Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Russia, Syria, Gaza.  How and why does the United States alone exercise this extraterritorial power to such devastating effect?
Dr. Sharat G. Lin is a research fellow at the San José Peace and Justice Center.  He writes and lectures on global political economy, labor migration, the Middle East, and public health.  He has visited most of the countries under U.S. sanctions and studied the consequences of sanctions and embargoes.

Check here for login in starting Friday, May 15th.

North Oakland Neighbors! We are doing our distribution again and we would love your support for these dates:

Sunday 5.17 (Donations) 11am-1pm
Wednesday 5.20 (Donations) 3pm-5pm
Sunday 5.24 (Donations) 11am-1pm
Wednesday 5.27 (Donations) 3pm-5pm
Sunday 5.31 (Distribution) 10am-5pm

Wednesdays & Sundays (5/17, 20, 24, 27):

We are asking OUR HOUSED neighbors to contribute hygiene supplies, canned food, bottled water, rain gear, tarps, garbage bags, $$ et al to be redistributed on Sunday May 31st to encampments in North Oakland dealing with the COVID 19. We will sanitize and package your donations add a hot packaged meal and fresh fruit to the care kits to be distributed to North Oakland Encampments and surrounding encampments.

In order to properly sanitize and maintain social distancing we are collective the materials on April 26th &29th and aiming to distribute 500 hot meals and care kits on May 31st. Overflow resources will be distributed by sister orgs throughout Oakland.

To donate goods or volunteer please sign up here! :
https://forms.gle/gihhATtsXYyiNsVC9

Donate $$: https://www.facebook.com/donate/2956825734339312/2956825774339308/

***We need YOUR HELP!!!! If you have any of the items below that you can donate to your unhoused neighbors please do one of the following things:

-Drop off at 4799 Shattuck Ave (OMNI Commons)

or

-We can PICK UP FROM YOUR PORCH Sunday AM (for address within ~2.5 miles of 4799 Shattuck Ave)
**fill out this form https://forms.gle/B3J5c3PL55vmsiVK6 or email Diana at diwu118@gmail.com / text +1 510 898 6992 and volunteers will pick up from your porch (also email if you have a car and can pick up or redistribute)

*****
Items we need:
FOOD/WATER
– canned food: tuna, beans, jams, peanut butter, meats, soups, etc.
– Bagged rice, beans/pulses
– ramen, mac & cheese (easy to heat)
– Frozen Meats/Tofu (for future meals)
– bottled water
– juice packs
– Vitamin C tablets/EmergenC

HYGIENE PRODUCTS
– New tooth brush, toothpaste, deodorant
– soap (bar and liquid)
– pads and tampons
– hand sanitizer
– New wrapped toilet paper/paper towels
– Disinfectant Wipes
– Rubbing Alcohol/Bleach
– Unopened masks/gloves
– New in Package: socks and underwear
-Homemade masks

SHELTER AND GEAR SUPPORT
– rain gear
– tents
– tarp
– Garbage bags
– 5 gallon water containers

OTHER
– Dog Food
– $$$ Donate
– Ziplock Bags
– batteries

Donate $$$ on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/donate/2956825734339312/2956825774339308/

****
We will be organizing on an ongoing basis so funds or supplies not distributed will go out the following weeks.

Want to stay plugged in with the community restorative justice rapid response team? Text communityrj to 33222.

Partners for this distribution include: North Oakland Restorative Justice Council, Self Help Hunger Program, PLACE for Sustainable Living, Critical Resistance, The Omni and more to follow.

***As for safety we are a small group and we are wearing gloves and masks and sanitizing our items and maintaining recommend distances from each other and limiting numbers of involved people.

Main Distribution Event: MAy 31st (Sun) 10am-5pm
Sign up to volunteer for a shift for the main day. Some roles include people to help assemble bags, folks with cars to help caravan the supplies to the unhoused, etc. Please email Diana at diwu118@gmail.com / text +1 510 898 6992 to do so.

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

Panel: Surveillance Technology Governance During and After COVID-19

Registration: https://stanford.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Fl17AmcaT7ycekMQi1Vm6Q

As the world rushes to put contact tracing and illness-tracking tools in place to enable effective response to the coronavirus pandemic, privacy experts are raising concerns about exactly how this technology will be built and governed.

Join us for a panel, co-sponsored by the Corporations and Society Initiative at Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School, on the use and governance of surveillance technology during (and after) the coronavirus pandemic. Our panelists will discuss how to align private and public sector interests to benefit society and support public health efforts, while also preserving privacy and civil rights.

This panel will feature leading voices from policy, tech, and medicine:

Albert Gidari (moderator): Director of Privacy at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society

Inder Singh: Founder and CEO of Kinsa

Doug Fridsma, MD, PhD: Former President and Chief Executive Officer of AMIA, and Former Chief Science Officer for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology

Jon Callas: Senior Technology Fellow at the ACLU, Cryptographer, Software Engineer, UX Designer, and Entrepreneur

Gretchen Greene: Senior Advisor at the Hastings Center, International AI Policy Advisor, Lawyer, Computer Vision Scientist, Autonomous Vehicle Engineer, and Former U.S. national lab mathematician

*Specifically for outreach workers and anyone dealing with police and trying to safe on the streets*

Topic: Copwatch Know Your Rights Training

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Hey All,
The work hasn’t stopped! Quite the opposite. Much work going on to defend the most vulnerable in our communities. Join us in our virtual monthly membership meeting to hear what’s going on and talk about how you can help.
Agenda:
– Cat Brooks on the #BlackNewDeal
– James Burch on #AB2054 the #CRISESAct, which passed out of committee on May 12
– Rebecca Ruiz with update on #AuditAhern and #SantaRita jail next steps
– James Burch Update on the San Leandro PD murder of #Justice4StevenTaylor and next steps.
– Introducing our new Membership Coordinator
– Anti Police-Terror Project Committee updates and opportunities to get involved.
– Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wvInJ-gmQ1-9e3ZrUtfNTw . Each attendee must separately register. Do not share your registration confirmation with others:

APTP General Membership meetings are held the third Wednesday of every month at 7pm. Join us to find out how you can get involved.

During a national crisis like the one we’re facing now, lawmakers must make critical decisions on a number of topics, which can define our future for decades to come. EFF is fighting to make sure that the policy changes we make in this moment are in service of a just, equitable, and healthy future for all of us.

Here are two things you can do to make sure lawmakers to do the right thing in California.

First, join us to learn about how face surveillance technology vendors are using this moment to promote surveillance products, even when they do more harm than good, in ways that endanger the very Californians most vulnerable to our current public health crisis.

Assemblymember Ed Chau (D-Monterey Park) is pushing a bill through the California State legislature that would promote the expansion of unnecessary and harmful face surveillance technology in the midst of this pandemic. We aim to stop it. On May 21, we’re co-hosting an online event discussing the risks presented by face surveillance, and simple actions you can take to protect your community and loved ones:

The Path to Privacy: Stopping Face Surveillance in California

Moderator: Hayley Tsukayama

Panelists:

Jennifer Jones, ACLU of Northern California

Kaitlin Jackson, Bronx Defenders

Nathan “nash” Sheard, Electronic Frontier Foundation

Myaisha Hayes, MediaJustice

Robert Sanger, California Attorneys for Criminal Justice
When:

This event will be live-streamed via Twitch where you can chat and ask questions. It will also be streaming on Facebook Live and YouTube Live. (For Twitch’s Privacy Policy, see here.) We hope to see you there.

Second, tell your lawmakers that every Californian deserves access to high-speed broadband networks. In this moment of crisis, the cracks in our state’s broadband infrastructure are more apparent than ever as social distancing guidelines have increased the pressure on our Internet connections for keeping in touch with family and friends, schoolwork, and work for many Californians.

EFF is sponsoring a bill, authored by Sen. Lena Gonzalez (D-Long Beach) that would improve the state’s Internet infrastructure, and make strides to close the digital divide permanently – especially in areas that have been neglected by traditional Internet service providers, such as rural communities and low-income urban neighborhoods.

If you agree that California should have universal access to high-speed broadband,take action now to tell your senator to support this critical bill ahead of its May 26 hearing.

Support Fiber for All in California

We’ll get through this crisis by investing in our communities, our social safety ne

Democratic Socialist politicians like Bernie Sanders, Rashida Tlaib, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are raising the expectations of millions of people across the United States and bringing them into a political awakening. The membership of DSA, the largest socialist organization in the United States, is rapidly growing by the thousands. Millions of everyday people are calling for Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, universal rent control, and more.

But what is democratic socialism? What does it mean to be a member of DSA?

Let’s talk about it.

Join us to discuss what our political moment calls for, make new friends, and get plugged into our fight for democratic control of the things that we need for all of us to live a dignified life.

Please RSVP to get the Zoom link and other information.

Public Banking Gathers Momentum in 2020

   Public Banking is a root solution that helps all other solutions from healthcare and COVID-19 to a real Green New Deal. Public banks partner with community banks and serve the interest of the public, not Wall Street. The 100-year-old Bank of North Dakota is currently the only state bank, but this year that could change. In fall of 2019 California passed a law that established a pathway for public banks at all levels from municipal to state. Now in 2020, due to the COVID-19 crisis, more possibilities have opened up. The Public Banking Institute sent a letter to the Governors and Treasurers of all states, outlining the steps that can be taken to both deal with the short term crisis, and change the system for the long-term. We’ll talk about the opportunities we have in front of us right now.

Laura Wells ran as the Green Party candidate for Governor in 2010 on a platform of Public Banking and “Tax the Rich” by reforming Prop 13.

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Please note that the invitation SAYS 10:30, however, the meeting will be opened up at 10:15 for anyone to join and discuss technical matters, catch up with each other, say Hi etc. We intend to start the presentation by 10:35.

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North Oakland Neighbors! We are doing our distribution again and we would love your support for these dates:

Sunday 5.17 (Donations) 11am-1pm
Wednesday 5.20 (Donations) 3pm-5pm
Sunday 5.24 (Donations) 11am-1pm
Wednesday 5.27 (Donations) 3pm-5pm
Sunday 5.31 (Distribution) 10am-5pm

Wednesdays & Sundays (5/17, 20, 24, 27):

We are asking OUR HOUSED neighbors to contribute hygiene supplies, canned food, bottled water, rain gear, tarps, garbage bags, $$ et al to be redistributed on Sunday May 31st to encampments in North Oakland dealing with the COVID 19. We will sanitize and package your donations add a hot packaged meal and fresh fruit to the care kits to be distributed to North Oakland Encampments and surrounding encampments.

In order to properly sanitize and maintain social distancing we are collective the materials on April 26th &29th and aiming to distribute 500 hot meals and care kits on May 31st. Overflow resources will be distributed by sister orgs throughout Oakland.

To donate goods or volunteer please sign up here! :
https://forms.gle/gihhATtsXYyiNsVC9

Donate $$: https://www.facebook.com/donate/2956825734339312/2956825774339308/

***We need YOUR HELP!!!! If you have any of the items below that you can donate to your unhoused neighbors please do one of the following things:

-Drop off at 4799 Shattuck Ave (OMNI Commons)

or

-We can PICK UP FROM YOUR PORCH Sunday AM (for address within ~2.5 miles of 4799 Shattuck Ave)
**fill out this form https://forms.gle/B3J5c3PL55vmsiVK6 or email Diana at diwu118@gmail.com / text +1 510 898 6992 and volunteers will pick up from your porch (also email if you have a car and can pick up or redistribute)

*****
Items we need:
FOOD/WATER
– canned food: tuna, beans, jams, peanut butter, meats, soups, etc.
– Bagged rice, beans/pulses
– ramen, mac & cheese (easy to heat)
– Frozen Meats/Tofu (for future meals)
– bottled water
– juice packs
– Vitamin C tablets/EmergenC

HYGIENE PRODUCTS
– New tooth brush, toothpaste, deodorant
– soap (bar and liquid)
– pads and tampons
– hand sanitizer
– New wrapped toilet paper/paper towels
– Disinfectant Wipes
– Rubbing Alcohol/Bleach
– Unopened masks/gloves
– New in Package: socks and underwear
-Homemade masks

SHELTER AND GEAR SUPPORT
– rain gear
– tents
– tarp
– Garbage bags
– 5 gallon water containers

OTHER
– Dog Food
– $$$ Donate
– Ziplock Bags
– batteries

Donate $$$ on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/donate/2956825734339312/2956825774339308/

****
We will be organizing on an ongoing basis so funds or supplies not distributed will go out the following weeks.

Want to stay plugged in with the community restorative justice rapid response team? Text communityrj to 33222.

Partners for this distribution include: North Oakland Restorative Justice Council, Self Help Hunger Program, PLACE for Sustainable Living, Critical Resistance, The Omni and more to follow.

***As for safety we are a small group and we are wearing gloves and masks and sanitizing our items and maintaining recommend distances from each other and limiting numbers of involved people.

Main Distribution Event: MAy 31st (Sun) 10am-5pm
Sign up to volunteer for a shift for the main day. Some roles include people to help assemble bags, folks with cars to help caravan the supplies to the unhoused, etc. Please email Diana at diwu118@gmail.com / text +1 510 898 6992 to do so.

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