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

This Labor Day, join #FightFor15 fast-food workers going on strike in over 300 cities along with community organizations and our neighbors to fight inequality and take to the streets to declare that America Needs Unions!

Unions are still the best way to fix economic and political systems rigged to benefit big corporations. Service sector jobs are the fastest growing jobs in the country, but they’re often low paying without benefits. In order to win fair pay, fair schedules, paid family leave, healthcare, and gender and racial equality we must win a union.

And not just in the U.S. At the same time, McDonald’s workers in the U.K. will be striking for the first time ever!
Join us Monday, September, 4, as we come together to demand justice in our economy!

*** NOTE: This will be a RADICAL space. ICE officers, police, deportation service members, etc. ARE NOT WELCOME. And folks who support them are not welcome either. We are planning on creating a safe and inclusive environment–anyone who supports or is apart of law enforcement or other deportation services will disrupt the space that we are aiming to create. Be cautious and defend those under attack at whatever means necessary. ***

Immigrants have been under attack within Amerikkka for decades, now–it’s nothing new. However, the Trump Administration has recently sent out and initiated threats on our undocumented siblings, and it’s time that we show them solidarity and fight back against the normalization of Trump’s cruelty and bigotry.

We must show up as a community in solidarity with those who are targeted by the threats on DACA made by Trump; and we must resist the hateful, misinformed actions that this administration is taking to further marginalize and oppress our fellow citizens. Ending DACA will affect over 11 million children—we must be prepared and ready to mobilize the SECOND one of their lives is under attack.

On Saturday, September 9th at 2PM in Oscar Grant Plaza, Oakland, we invite all undacamented folks, families and allies to join us in a rally and march to show love and support for #DACA. We must show those affected that we stand with them, and those making the decision that we’ve already made it for them. We are here to stay!

Please join us, this will be a peaceful demonstration centered around showing endless support and love for our community members who are under attack by this administration and ICE.

If you are able to help provide bottled water/granola bars, OR if you or someone you know would be fit to speak at the rally, please contact me at:

wassgoodlucy@gmail.com

Other Information:
– Family/Youth Friendly
– Wheelchair Accessible

Pending
– ASL Interpretation

Waffles & Zapatismo Classes – The next 2 classes on Zapatismo are scheduled for September 23 and October 21, 2017.

Sept 23rd is the fifth in a series of classes and discussions that include Zapatista history, projects and thinking. This fifth class will focus on the EZLN’s re-emergence on December 21, 2012  and its subsequent re-statement of the Sixth Declaration of the Lacandón Jungle, the EZLN’s current political analysis.

We’ll also discuss the Escuelitas zapatistas (Little Zapatista Schools), the murder of Compañero Galeano, the “death” of SCI Marcos and his rebirth as SCI Galeano. Classes are free and open to all those interested in learning about the Zapatista movement, which governs its own territory through an anti-capitalist government parallel to that of the Mexican State.

We’ll be serving waffles and Zapatista coffee. Classes are held downstairs

Chiapas Support Committee/Comité de Apoyo a Chiapas
P.O. Box 3421, Oakland, CA  94609

Make UC-Berkeley a Sanctuary Campus.

No Platform for White Supremacists at UC-Berkeley

Defend DACA. Pass the Federal Dream Act!  Full citizenship rights for all immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers.  Trump must resign or be removed.

(Milo announce he will be marching at UCB, Sproul Plaza, at noon)

(As of Friday) Yiannopoulos has called for a march of his supporters on Sun. at 12 pm starting on Upper Sproul Plaza. Gather at 10 am to protest and shut down any attempt they make to terrorize immigrant, Muslim, trans, and women members of our community.

ARE YOU:

FED UP with trash, potholes, and a City government that doesn’t care?
CONCERNED about the sex trade, homelessness, rising rents and home prices that people can’t afford?
READY to make East Oakland neighborhoods and schools better for your family and your neighbors?
Come join neighbors from all over East Oakland to work for the changes WE want!

Do you have an idea to change your community for the better? Do you have questions about policymaking on a local or state level? Do you want to explore your inner policymaker?

Come get answers, ideas, and strategies from our center’s staff, experienced attorneys and policymakers!

This is a two-part event (You can come to both, or either!)

1. From 5:00PM – 6:00 PM, there will be a teach-in on navigating the CA State Legislature! You’ll learn about the process of organizing a CA legislative campaign, how to work with legislators and their staff, how laws get written and amended, how to research California statutes, and some tips and strategies for success in state-level policy advocacy.You’ll hear anecdotes from our staff, Christina Oatfield and Cameron Rhudy, about their years of adventures in and around our state capitol.
2. From 6:00PM to 7:30PM, we’ll be hosting a Policy Cafe and offering individualized consultations for folks who want to discuss their specific ideas and get advice on questions such as:

• What are the next steps after I have come up with my policy idea?
• How do I draft a policy proposal?
• How do I approach council members, county supervisors, or other legislators about my idea?
• How do I navigate the legislative process?
• In what ways can my nonprofit participate in policy advocacy?

The Policy Cafe will provide direct support to individuals and groups who are working to create new solutions for resilient local economies through policymaking and is part of our Transformative Policymakers project. It’s modeled after our Resilient Communities Legal Cafe, which provides donation-based legal advice for the community.

For questions, please contact our Director of Community Engagement, Eunice Kwon, at eunice@theselc.org.

DATE: Wednesday, October 18, 2017.

TIME: 5:00PM – 7:30PM.

LOCATION: Sustainable Economies Law Center, 1428 Franklin St. Oakland, CA 94612.

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Waffles & Zapatismo Classes – The next 2 classes on Zapatismo are scheduled for September 23 and October 21, 2017.

Sept 23rd is the fifth in a series of classes and discussions that include Zapatista history, projects and thinking. This fifth class will focus on the EZLN’s re-emergence on December 21, 2012  and its subsequent re-statement of the Sixth Declaration of the Lacandón Jungle, the EZLN’s current political analysis.

We’ll also discuss the Escuelitas zapatistas (Little Zapatista Schools), the murder of Compañero Galeano, the “death” of SCI Marcos and his rebirth as SCI Galeano. Classes are free and open to all those interested in learning about the Zapatista movement, which governs its own territory through an anti-capitalist government parallel to that of the Mexican State.

We’ll be serving waffles and Zapatista coffee. Classes are held downstairs

Chiapas Support Committee/Comité de Apoyo a Chiapas
P.O. Box 3421, Oakland, CA  94609

You’re invited to an

EVICTION RESISTANCE PARTY

The evening of Tuesday, Oct. 24

through Wednesday morning,

as long as necessary.

The camping community HERE/THERE has been practicing consensus government and responsible urban camping at its present location for more than nine months. Multiple members of City Council have called us “a model community”. So why has “someone” in the city government told BART to get rid of us?

We were only given three days notice: they will seize our property and force us onto the street some time on Tuesday. This eviction order is illegal. Help us resist it by coming out to shout at the pigs and enjoying a potluck Eviction Resistance Party. Tuesday evening through Wednesday morning, as long as necessary. Also, you can contact Lateefah Simon, the BART board director for our district, through https://www.lateefahforbart.com/contact and Rebecca Saltzman, chair of the BART Board of Directors whose district represents many people in Berkeley and Oakland: 

Rebecca Saltzman, Chair, BART Board, Director, District 7
Rebecca.Saltzman@bart.gov
@rebeccaforBART
510 464-6095

COPS GO HOME

Bring a camera. This is also a good time to donate food, water, and any kind of survival equipment.

If they do manage to evict us, we’re going straight to City Hall, where we’re going to raise a hell of a ruckus. In that event, we will need help with transport and temporary storage of property. So maybe bring a pickup or a van, just in case?

Over the past 10 months of the Trump administration, we’ve seen a barrage of right-wing atrocities and social suffering from the far-right carnival of hate in Charlottesville, to the unnatural disasters of Harvey and Irma, to Trumps nuclear saber-rattling with North Korea, to the Trump administration ending DACA protections.

At the root of the crimes and outrages of this era are the priorities of a capitalist system controlled by a small elite of the wealthiest and most powerful people.

There are struggles for change in many different corners of society, each with their own histories and dynamics. But waging them most effectively requires an understanding of how they are connected and dependent on each other and how, together, they can contribute to a broader struggle to change the rules of the game for good.

We need to build a left-wing resistance that doesn’t let the right go unopposed. We need to protest the reactionaries wherever they appear, and not go along with the liberal advice to ignore them and they will go away because they won’t. We need to claim the right of free speech for ourselves to make our opposition heard.

But we need something else as well: a left that puts forward a political alternative to the rights scapegoating and hate. This is the case for joining the struggle for socialism today. The disasters of capitalism are as numerous and obvious as they have ever beenand so is the need to do something now to achieve a socialist future.

The Bay Area Marxism Conference will draw together hundreds of socialists and activists from the Bay Area for workshops on Marxist theory, history and practice  and discussions about how to use those politics to build an urgently needed socialist movement today.

Schedule:
Registration 12-1pm
Workshops: 1-5pm
Plenary 6-7pm

Workshops include:

Morbid Symptoms: How Do We Fight the Rise of the Far Right

Marxism, Class, and Oppression

The 100th Anniversary of the Russian Revolution:
The Inspired Frenzy of History

What Kind of Party do we Need?

Evening Plenary: Building the Left, Fighting the Right: Perspectives for Socialists Today

Contact us via email if you require daycare or have any any questions.

We need you to turn up tomorrow to support Lamesha Smith and others from Marcellus Toney’s family as we rally at OPD headquarters to tell them “We want answers!” In conjunction with the family, we are gathering to demand answers from #OPD . He was killed as a result of being tased by OPD on 9/28 at 42nd Ave and Foothill Blvd. Please come out to support his family in demanding answers about his death. Please bring signs.

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Dear Anti Police-Terror Project members, supporters, friends and allies,

APTP Co-founder Cat Brooks’ birthday is November 10 and she is asking for just one thing – that we as a community raise $5,000 for the Anti Police-Terror Project. Let’s come together to make this happen in just 5 days!

The Anti Police-Terror Project began as a project of the ONYX Organizing Committee. We are a Black-led, multi-racial, intergenerational coalition that seeks to build a replicable and sustainable model to eradicate police terror in communities of color. Founding coalition members include the Black Power Network, Community Ready Corps, Workers World, and the Idriss Stelley Foundation.

This work is so needed at this time and APTP relies on community support in order to do the work. Please contribute whatever you can towards our goal of 5K IN 5 DAYS FOR CAT’S BIRTHDAY – then come celebrate with us at our follow up happy hour next week!

Please visit our website and hit the “DONATE NOW” button to contribute today: antipoliceterrorproject.org

ACILEP Immigration Legal Observer Training in Berkeley

The Alameda County Immigration Legal and Education Partnership (ACILEP) invites you to join our team of volunteer responders to resist the raids and deportations!

Many folks who live and/or work in Alameda County are interested in supporting our undocumented community members and their families. A major need for our community is to have trained communitiy members that can be activated to show up and respond to ICE presence in Berkeley and throughout Alameda County, serve as legal observers, and support the family and community of the loved one being targeted by ICE action.

The more people we have trained by ACILEP, the more power we have as a sanctuary city to protect our community members from ICE raids.

At this training—taught by a team from ACILEP—you will:

• Learn how to verify ICE activity
• Learn how to be a legal observer in order to protect our communities from ICE
• Get Know Your Rights training in regards to interactions with law enforcement
• Practice role-playing scenarios* so that you have practical experience to draw from

(*Theater of the Oppressed assistance provided by Starr King School for the Ministry)

Alameda County Immigration Legal & Education Partnership (ACILEP) is a partnership of the Black Alliance for Just Immigration, California Immigrant Youth Justice Alliance, Causa Justa Just Cause, the Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity, Mujeres Unidas y Activas, Oakland Community Organizations, Street Level Health, the Vietnamese American Community Center of the East Bay, Centro Legal de la Raza, and the Alameda County Public Defender’s Office

Join us for a #SleepOut to end homelessness!

Where: Powell Street Cable Car Turnaround by Powell BART
When: Thursday, 11/16 at 5pm

With the adult shelter waitlist at 1000+ people long and as the City continues to criminalize homeless people living in tents and on the streets, we invite all community members to join us for a #SleepOut to bring light to this issue. Bring your sleeping bag and your friends!

Note from Kelley… If you are looking for ways to contribute it would be great to bring food & drinks (water, coffee, hot cocco, etc). Hit me up if you would like to help!

our first-ever Family Law Clinic for people with criminal records is this Saturday!

We still have openings available for one-on-one appointments with our reentry attorneys, so sign up to reserve your spot at the clinic by clicking on the sign-up link below or by calling Root & Rebound at 510-279-4662!
Sign up for an appointment here!
If you are supporting or working with someone in reentry that you would like to refer to this clinic, please feel free to share this email with them or encourage them to call us at 510-279-4662 with any questions.

We look forward to seeing you there!

At this clinic, get help with family law issues like:

• Understanding your rights in family court, probate court, or dependency court as a person with a criminal record.
• Filling out court forms or writing declarations.
• Understanding your rights as a parent, caregiver, or someone interested in fostering or adopting.
• Reviewing parole conditions or stay-away orders that relate to family members
• Other family law issues.

Please note: Our assistance at this clinic will be limited to day-of support. We will not be taking on representation of clients in court.

Action & Rally to #RepealCostaHawkins & Demand #RealRentControl NOW

Meet-up at 11:30am on the front steps of SF’s City Hall
(please be on time; group will be leaving around 11:45 to a nearby location (walkable from City Hall). Follow us on Twitter @stopsfevictions for location updates.)

Tenants are taking action to demand an end to the evictions and rent gouging that are destroying their health, livelihoods and futures. Join them in the fight to close the loopholes in our rent-control laws that leave them unprotected or that incentivize speculators to force out long-time tenants in order to jack up prices to luxury/market rates. Our seniors, families, workers, children, disabled folks and vulnerable residents can’t wait any longer while greedy speclator landlords profit off their displacement.

*Costa Hawkins is the main state law that incentivizes landlords to harass and push out long-time tenants to spike the rents to rates most of us can’t afford.

This law legalizes a landlord’s ability to raise rents on vacant units…that is, when someone moves out, the landlord can jack up the rent, and when a master tenant moves out, subtenants are left unprotected. It also restricts rent controlled units in SF to units that were built on or before 1979 and does not allow for rent control on single family homes or condos. We need to repeal Costa Hawkins NOW!

John Borst, PhD, WISR Alumnus, Presenter

Advocates of neoliberalism or market fundamentalism envision a world free of government
intervention in which self-regulating markets replace political judgements in shaping and
determining economic equity for people.

As the guiding economic narrative/ideology in the United States since the election of President Reagan,
seminar participants will increase their awareness of the dystopian consequences of neoliberal
governance by our country’s ruling and financial elite (e.g., the “1%”), as well as be able to identify,
explore, and/or take steps to build an alternative democratic future intended to create a more just and
healthy “We the People” society.

For more information please see
http://YesToEconomicJustice.net.

Please RSVP johnb@wisr.edu if you plan to participate by videoconference or phone and provide a
phone# in case of technical difficulties.
Log on: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/727623581
You can also dial in using your phone.
(872) 240-3311; Access Code: 727-623-581