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Jul
5
Sat
Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: “Stellar: A world beyond limits, and how to get there.” @ Online
Jul 5 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the online invite.  All are welcome!

For our July, 2025 meeting we will be reading the first two sections (approximately 115 pages) of Stellar, A World Beyond Limits and How to Get There (Amazon), (Goodreads) For our August meeting, we will finish the book.

A bold re-examination of the past, present, and future of humanity, Stellar challenges conventional thinking and offers a vision of hope and optimism – a necessary antidote to the fear and despair that define our times.

Stellar uncovers the root causes of today’s biggest challenges, from war and economic instability to inequality and environmental collapse. It reveals why solutions to these issues are little more than band-aids, why our political and economic structures are failing, and how to unlock humanity’s full potential.

Stellar reimagines what’s possible – a world that gives rather than takes from both people and planet. A Stellar World where today’s pressing issues simply dissolve, where humanity can thrive, free from fear, scarcity, and despair.

This book will transform how you see the world, and your place in it.

Strike Debt Bay Area hosts this non-technical book group discussion monthly on new and radical economic thinking. Previous readings have included (in chronological order) Doughnut EconomicsLimitsBanking on the PeopleCapital and Its Discontents, How to Be an Anti-Capitalist in the 21st Century, The Deficit Myth,  Revenge Capitalism, the Edge of Chaos blog symposium , Re-enchanting the World: Feminism and the Politics of the Commons, The Optimist’s TelescopeMission Economy: A Moonshot Guide to Changing Capitalism, Exploring Degrowth, The Origin of Wealth, Mine!, The Dawn of Everything  A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things, Beyond Money, Less is More,  Cannibal Capitalism,  Debt, the First 5000 Years , Poverty, By America, End Times, Jackson Rising Redux , The Feminist Subversion of the Economy, How Infrastructure Works, Inside the Systems that Shape our World, Wealth Supremacy, The Persuaders,  The Path to a Livable FutureSolidarity,  Mutual Aid, Breaking Together, Making Sense of Chaos and TechnoFeudalism.

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Jul
13
Sun
For a Party of the 99%; needed now more than ever    @ Online
Jul 13 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Join Zoom Meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85449203697

Meeting ID: 854 4920 3697

As is more evident than ever, the two major US corporate parties are totally unable to address the numerous crises of the working class — in most cases, crises of their own making.  This is a bedrock belief of the Green Party
 
Richard Smith has been drafting a platform for a “Party of the 99%”, which is in line with such a viewpoint and has been sharing this document and proposal with a variety of groupings on the left, including at the recent Socialism 2025 conference in Chicago which concluded last weekend.  While most of the platform (here:  https://systemchangenotclimatechange.org/draft-platform -for-a-party-of-the-99/ ) generally aligns with the Green Party’s platform, a few points (such as “nationalizing” fossil fuel companies (#22) and certain aspects about immigration (#17)) will likely generate much discussion.  Please join us this evening to discuss how we might build a “Party of the 99%”.
Richard Smith is a noted author and activist. He has held positions at the East-West Center in Honolulu and at Rutgers University.     
 
He has also been published in a wide range of journals, including New Left Review, New Politics, Foreign Policy and many others.  Richard is noted for his books on eco-socialism and on China’s bureaucratic state.  He has been active in several socialist groupings and is a founding member of System Change, Not Climate Change.
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Jul
15
Tue
Support the Utility Justice Campaign! Replace PG&E! @ Oscar Grant Plaza
Jul 15 @ 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Tell Oakland: Support the Utility Justice Campaign! Replace PG&E! July 15

Oakland residents, would you like the state to transition away from investor-owned utilities like PG&E to a not-for-profit utility? City Council will vote on a resolution to support a study of how CA could make that happen. Come out to say Vote Yes.

Rally at 2:30 PM
Enter at 3:15 – meeting starts at 3:30 PM

Oakland City Hall

Information and Links

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Jul
18
Fri
Webinar on Climate Preparedness
Jul 18 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Join the Climate Emergency Mobilization Task Force for the next event in their sixth virtual summit series: Climate, Readiness, Solidarity, & Rights for All.

This session will focus on Climate and Preparedness.

Save the date and stay tuned for details.

Online. Register here

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Jul
31
Thu
Planning for Refinery Closures that Benefit Workers, Communities, and the Environment @ Online
Jul 31 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am

Valero Refinery, Benicia

In the Bay Area, the Valero refinery in Benecia has announced that it’s going to close in 2026 — and other refineries seem to be on the brink. Refineries pollute local communities and add to the climate crisis. But closing them suddenly leaves their workers without jobs, their communities without a major source of tax revenue — and their toxic legacy in the environment.

Join The Climate Center in a webinar on Planning for Refinery Closures that Benefit Workers, Communities, and the Environment.

Speakers
Connie Cho, Asian Pacific Environmental Network
Steve Young, Mayor of Benicia
Josh Anijar, executive director, Contra Costa Labor Councill;l
Theresa Keates, special advisor to the vice-chair of the California Energy Commission

More info and register here

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Aug
2
Sat
Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: “Stellar: A world beyond limits, and how to get there.” @ Online
Aug 2 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the online invite.  All are welcome!

For our July, 2025 meeting we will be reading the first two sections (approximately 115 pages) of Stellar, A World Beyond Limits and How to Get There (Amazon), (Goodreads) For our August meeting, we will finish the book.

A bold re-examination of the past, present, and future of humanity, Stellar challenges conventional thinking and offers a vision of hope and optimism – a necessary antidote to the fear and despair that define our times.

Stellar uncovers the root causes of today’s biggest challenges, from war and economic instability to inequality and environmental collapse. It reveals why solutions to these issues are little more than band-aids, why our political and economic structures are failing, and how to unlock humanity’s full potential.

Stellar reimagines what’s possible – a world that gives rather than takes from both people and planet. A Stellar World where today’s pressing issues simply dissolve, where humanity can thrive, free from fear, scarcity, and despair.

This book will transform how you see the world, and your place in it.

Strike Debt Bay Area hosts this non-technical book group discussion monthly on new and radical economic thinking. Previous readings have included (in chronological order) Doughnut EconomicsLimitsBanking on the PeopleCapital and Its Discontents, How to Be an Anti-Capitalist in the 21st Century, The Deficit Myth,  Revenge Capitalism, the Edge of Chaos blog symposium , Re-enchanting the World: Feminism and the Politics of the Commons, The Optimist’s TelescopeMission Economy: A Moonshot Guide to Changing Capitalism, Exploring Degrowth, The Origin of Wealth, Mine!, The Dawn of Everything  A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things, Beyond Money, Less is More,  Cannibal Capitalism,  Debt, the First 5000 Years , Poverty, By America, End Times, Jackson Rising Redux , The Feminist Subversion of the Economy, How Infrastructure Works, Inside the Systems that Shape our World, Wealth Supremacy, The Persuaders,  The Path to a Livable FutureSolidarity,  Mutual Aid, Breaking Together, Making Sense of Chaos and TechnoFeudalism.

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