Calendar

To commemorate Labor Day, AAMLO is screening two films on the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the first African American trade union and a training ground for African American leaders from WWII to the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott to the 1963 March on Washington.

Miles of Smiles, Years of Struggle (Producers Paul Wagner and Jack Satino), 58 minutes

A. Philip Randolph: For Jobs and Freedom (Director Dante James), 83 minutes

Political Realignment in 2018?

We are inviting speakers from different political perspectives to lead our discussion of the question, “Are we seeing a major political realignment in the 2018 elections?”

FREE! Please buy food & drink at the Pub. All ages welcome! FREE!

This is part of our on-going Socialist Forum Series on the first Saturday of every month. Our purpose is informed political discussion, and the views expressed are those of the speakers only, not official positions of the Peace and Freedom Party.
Doors open at 2 pm and the program will start promptly at 2:30 pm. The forum will end by 4:30 pm, but folks can stay and talk as long as you like.

JOIN SEIU-UHW RALLY FOR HEALTHCARE JUSTICE ON LABOR DAY, SEPT 3RD 10AM
AT MOSSWOOD PARK
SEIU-UHW is celebrating the toughness and solidarity of labor, community
and allies on Labor Day with a Rally for Healthcare Justice!  Kaiser is
attacking its workers and outsourcing jobs all over the state, trying to
silence workers and bad faith bargaining.  Help them show that justice
and grit always beat out corporate greed!
For more information:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/f0hfys4hotkzhjf/Flyer.SEIU.UHW.LaborDayRally.pdf?dl=0

While we know that May 1 is the real International Workers’ Day, we’ll happily take another day off in September to celebrate our work and our solidarity.

Join East Bay DSA and the East Bay DSA Labor Committee for an afternoon of eating, drinking, and being merry. Meet new comrades and learn more about East Bay DSA’s exciting work and how you can plug in — especially our campaigns for union member Jovanka Beckles for AD-15 and our organizing for Prop 10, the Affordable Housing Act.

Meat and vegetarian options will be provided, but if you are able to, please feel free to bring food or beverages. We will NOT be providing any alcohol, since the picnic will be taking place in a public park.

“Democratic Socialism.” The phrase is indeed everywhere.

Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, Sen. Bernie Sanders, and now New York gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon have claimed the label. Meanwhile, the Democratic Socialists of America has seen its membership explode from 6,000 in summer 2016 to more than 45,000 today. And the political establishment doesn’t quite know what to make of it all.

Please join your fellow comrades as we kick off the fall Night School series with an in-depth discussion on democratic socialist theory and practice.

Required Readings

See the readings that we’ll be discussing after a brief introduction from our members.

West Oakland Punks with Lunch is a guerilla not-for-profit Harm reduction outreach organization providing food and other necessities to people experiencing homelessness.

Anyone and everyone is welcome to volunteer with us! We just ask a few simple guidelines to keep PWL running smoothly.

Please come wearing closed toed shoes and dressed appropriately for the weather. We ask that you show up with a non-judgemental, come as you are attitude. Be ready to work hard and have fun!

Wednesday:  Mobile Outreach

Meet at: 36th and MLK                Hours: 6pm-8pm

We do mobile outreach from 56th St. and MLK all the way down to 30th and MLK.
We provide snacks, water, hygiene and harm reduction supplies.
If you are interested in volunteering Wednesdays, please email us at:
oaklandpunkswithlunch@gmail.com

Sunday: Fixed Sites

Meet at: 2630 Union St.               Hours:    Prep 1pm-3pm, Distribution: 3pm-6pm
We have two fixed sites on Sundays. One at 35th and Peralta St. from 3:30pm-4:15pm and the other at 4:30pm-5:15pm. Ideally we stay on time, but we don’t beat ourselves up if we are a little late.  You have the option of staying for only prep, only distribution, or BOTH!  Sundays are the perfect day to get to know our organization for the day, or continue working with us to grow as on organization.

Oakland needs a public bank!

The future Public Bank of Oakland will save our city millions of dollars in bank fees and interest charges. And it will earn millions more every year! It’s the best way to divest from Wall Street and keep our money in Oakland to benefit our community, not private banks’ shareholders. All around the country, the movement for state and municipal public banks is growing rapidly. To find out how public banking works, visit

friendsofpublicbankofoakland.org and publicbanking.org.

What’s happening now with Public Bank of Oakland?

Global Investment Company, the group doing the PBO feasibility study, has turned in their report to the City of Oakland staff and to staff in Richmond, Berkeley, and the County of Alameda, which all contributed funds for the study. The study will be presented to the Oakland City Council finance committee on September 11. We want the committee to accept the study, and recommend to the full Council that it direct staff to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the business plan.

What can I do?

Call City Council–especially the finance committee members! Say that you support public banking and you want to see the business plan RFP issued as soon as possible. In this election year our voices are especially strong. When you call the councilmember who represents your district, be sure to mention you’re a constituent.

District 1:             *Dan Kalb 510-238-7001

District 2:             *Abel Guillén 510-238-7002

District 3:             Lynette Gibson McElhaney 510-238-7003

District 4:             *Annie Campbell Washington 510-238-7004

District 5:             *Noel Gallo 510-238-7005

District 6:             Desley Brooks 510-238-7006

District 7:             Larry Reid 510-238-7007

At-large:              Rebecca Kaplan 510-238-7008

*Finance committee member

Agenda:

4. 5:15pm: Surveillance Equipment Ordinance – staff status update regarding department outreach for survey of existing equipment
5. 5:20pm: Sanctuary Contracting Ordinance – staff status update regarding review and introduction to Council
6. 5:25pm: Sanctuary “non-cooperation” Ordinance – staff status update on introduction of ordinance to Council.
7. 5: 40pm: Surveillance Equipment Ordinance – Department of Transportation – UAV/Drones. Review Anticipated Impact Report and take possible action on proposed Use Policy.

Join us this Thursday in Berkeley! We are talking about abortion and reproductive justice. 💐 Our right to an abortion wasn’t given to us by any politician but was won by a mass movement – and a mass movement is how we’ll defend it! pic.twitter.com/Skt9J0H24O

— Bay Area ISO 🚩 (@norcalsocialism) September 4, 2018

Tickets: $12 brownpapertickets.com, Pegasus Books (3 stores), Moe’s, Walden Pond Bookstore, East Bay Books, Mrs. Dalloway’s, Books Inc Berkeley),
$15 door

The General’s Son: Journal of an Israeli in Palestine  2^nd edition

“This is a brilliantly rendered father and son saga amidst a background that evokes     Greek mythology. .. is a story of admiration and anger.” —Sy Hersh

“There are few books on the Israel/Palestine issue that seem as hopeful to  me as this  one.” — Alice Walker

“Matti Peled, the general of the title, was a remarkable personality. An underground Fighter, a combat soldier  and an architect of the Israeli army that won the Six Day War, he was a militaristic hawk before becoming a peace activist. The man who pushed the Israeli government into the war turned into one of the most implacable enemies of the occupation that resulted from it. During the twenty years we were close associates in this endeavor, I sometimes wondered how it was for a boy to grow up in the shadow of such a headstrong father. In this candid account, Miko Peled tells us how he followed in the footsteps of the general, from parachutist to fighter for peace, although his 12-year-old niece was killed by suicide bombers. A fascinating story that provides much food for thought.” —Uri Avnery, veteran Israeli peace activist and former member of Knesset

“This critically important memoir…is a must read.” —Naomi Wolf, author

This new edition contains an Epilogue that takes readers with Peled on his travels around the world  to promote his message of personal discovery and peacemaking to South Africa, Easst Asia,Europe, the West Bank, Gaza, and Israel itself. He also reflects further on his continuing inner journey.

Injustice: The Story of the Holy Land Foundation Five

“Miko Peled shines a light on one of the most egregious cases of injustice committed to date against Muslim leaders in the United States. ..an ominous and important warning about the degradation of the rule of law and coivil liberties that increasingly characterizes the United States” — Chris Hedges, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist & former Middle East Bureau Chief for The New York Times.

Oakland needs a public bank!

The future Public Bank of Oakland will save our city millions of dollars in bank fees and interest charges. And it will earn millions more every year! It’s the best way to divest from Wall Street and keep our money in Oakland to benefit our community, not private banks’ shareholders. All around the country, the movement for state and municipal public banks is growing rapidly. To find out how public banking works, visit

friendsofpublicbankofoakland.org and publicbanking.org.

What’s happening now with Public Bank of Oakland?

Global Investment Company, the group doing the PBO feasibility study, has turned in their report to the City of Oakland staff and to staff in Richmond, Berkeley, and the County of Alameda, which all contributed funds for the study. The study will be presented to the Oakland City Council finance committee on September 11. We want the committee to accept the study, and recommend to the full Council that it direct staff to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the business plan.

What can I do?

Call City Council–especially the finance committee members! Say that you support public banking and you want to see the business plan RFP issued as soon as possible. In this election year our voices are especially strong. When you call the councilmember who represents your district, be sure to mention you’re a constituent.

District 1:             *Dan Kalb 510-238-7001

District 2:             *Abel Guillén 510-238-7002

District 3:             Lynette Gibson McElhaney 510-238-7003

District 4:             *Annie Campbell Washington 510-238-7004

District 5:             *Noel Gallo 510-238-7005

District 6:             Desley Brooks 510-238-7006

District 7:             Larry Reid 510-238-7007

At-large:              Rebecca Kaplan 510-238-7008

*Finance committee member

Join the Stop Urban Shield Coalition as we rally against the last Urban Shield to take place

Earlier this year, communities in the Bay Area achieved a huge victory by ending Urban Shield after a prolonged grassroots campaign. With 2018 as its last year  – wee want to amplify our victory and defend our gains in fighting police militarization! On September 7th, coinciding with the Peoples Climate Movement – Bay Area mobilization, we will be rallying against the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office hosting the final Urban Shield militarized war games and weapons expo. While the Sheriff’s Office and law enforcement officials continue to justify the need for militarized policing programs by citing a need to respond to emergency situations and disasters, we know that true emergency preparedness comes from building up community strength, response, and resilience.

From the recent natural disasters in Puerto Rico, Sonoma County California, and Texas, to crises in Haiti, New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina, and the Ghost Ship fire in Oakland, we have seen how militarized police responses only contribute to the violence and chaos that people face in these situations. During these disasters, we have seen how it is neighbors and community members themselves that are the most effective first responders. In defeating Urban Shield, we seek to uplift community based models of preparedness and response over policing and militarization.

Join us for a rally and mobilization featuring cultural artists, powerful speakers, and disaster survivors as we draw the connection between militarism and climate change, and demand real community based preparedness and responses to natural and man-made disasters that do not rely on militarization.

10:00 AM – Lineup.

11:00 AM – March.

Will we choose a safe, healthy future where everyone benefits? Or will we be stuck with the status quo?

RISE for Climate, Jobs and Justice is drawing upon the  strengths of our movement – indigenous people, labor, youth, people of faith, communities of color, families and others to build a massive mobilization that demands what our communities and the planet really need – bold, immediate action towards a just transition away from the era of false solutions and fossil fuels and towards a just, equitable, and renewable economy that protects our families, our workers, our planet and ensures that everyone has enough to thrive.

Will you join us?

ca.riseforclimate.org

We demand Real Climate Leadership, which requires:

• Environmental, racial, and economic justice for all
• No new fossil fuel development and a managed decline of existing fossil fuel production
• A just transition to 100% renewable energy that protects workers, Indigenous peoples and frontline communities — both in these extractive industries and more broadly — and ensures family-sustaining jobs with the right to unionize, that are safe for people and the planet
• Just and equitable resiliency and recovery efforts led by the communities most impacted;

The Bay Area’s own Regina Mason discusses the journey that led her to discover her ancestor, William Grimes, and his 1825 book, The Life of William Grimes, the Runaway Slave, one of the most important slave autobiographies published in the United States.

Please Join us at the Oldest Bay Area Sacred Site that we have been working on saving for the last 2.5 years. Come to lay down prayers, offer songs and learn about the struggle to protect this ancient burial/ceremonial and village site of the Lisjan/Ohlone people. We are asking our Indigenous Sisters and Brothers to add their prayers with ours to protect this sacred place.

A direct action training will follow directly after the ceremony. There are many events happening during this week of Global Climate Action and we want everyone to be prepared in assisting in the work at hand here in the Bay and want you to take the lessons learned here back to their home communities.