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Longtime progressive activist Larry Hales is a national organizer for the People’s Power Assemblies, (peoplespowerassemblies.org) and a contributing editor of Workers World newspaper (workers.org). Hales spent a lot of time in Wisconsin in 2011-12, supporting the “people’s uprising” after the occupation of the state capitol in February 2011. He has been on the front lines protesting police brutality, fighting for affirmative action, supporting political prisoners and working in solidarity with women’s, LGBTQ and labor struggles.
Hales has written extensively on the above issues as well as cultural and international issues. A major focus of his organizing work has been on the education crisis in the U.S.
Internationally, Hales has been a featured speaker at various events in Africa, Bangladesh, Cuba, Jordan, and Palestine. He spoke at the International League of Peoples Struggle Conference in the Philippines a few years ago, in Venezuela in 2007 with the Alberto Lovera Bolivarian Circle of New York, at a conference in Libya in 2008, and at the Silver Jubilee of the Socialist Party of Bangladesh in 2010.
Refreshments will be provided, wheelchair accessible.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has called a special UN Climate Summit on September 23 to “catalyze action by governments, business, finance, industry, and civil society”. It’s unlikely any more will come of this meeting than came of the gatherings in Copenhagen, Cancún, Kyoto, and elsewhere. But a large number of environmental and progressive organizations are planning actions in New York City right before and during the UN meeting to call the world’s attention to the failure of world “leaders” to deal with the crisis. One of these actions, the People’s Climate March, will take place on Sept. 20 and 21. It is spearheaded by 350.org and endorsed by about 100 other organizations.
In solidarity, a Bay Area action is being planned. If you want to help plan the fall action, please come to this meeting. And spread the word.
Tell The FCC and Public Servants The Internet Should Be OPEN
On July 10th, when public commenting ends for “Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet” we’re going to send a clear message
What we are looking to create and maintain is an internet that acts as a free speech zone, a horizontal space for communication and sharing of information, and a public commons. We want to maintain the internet as a network that allows all users equal access to speak and be heard. It is through this that the internet has supported marginalized groups, provided a communications platform for the world, and fostered innovations in technology and services.
The Chalkupy crew (aka Fresh Juice Party) will put down chalk art at Oscar Grant Plaza in memory of Monique Robinson. Come help out.
It’s time to transition to a fossil free future & stop the potentially explosive Bakken crude oil trains. Join us for the fourth of four healing walks along the refinery corridor in Northeast San Francisco Bay. We will begin at the Lone Tree Park (End of Parker Ave) in Rodeo and walk in prayer and conversation to the Chevron Refinery in Richmond. Please see here for full details, map, schedule, transportation, etc.
Native American elders and those in prayer will lead the walk, stopping to pray at certain places. The walk is approximately 13 miles with support vehicles so that walkers can rest whenever they would like. There are also several places where walkers can join the walk along the route – see map below.
Around the last mile, walkers will be encouraged to begin imagining their own communities beyond fossil fuel. Walkers will be invited to share those ideas with their own drawings on muslin at the end of the walk. The muslin squares will be sewn in to a quilt and shared publicly. Art from previous walks will be exhibited. Joining us? Please make sure to check back for more details no later than July 10.
Please click here for CARPOOLS!
AYO-Arab Youth Organization of AROC: Arab Resource & Organizing Center are calling for a protest this coming Saturday.
AYO calls on our community and allies to take a stand with Palestine and let the city of San Francisco know that we demand an end to the US support of Israel and their ongoing attacks on our people throughout all of occupied Palestine.
Everyone is welcome! Bring your parents, your kids, cousins, friends, extended family! Our voices need to be heard! Never forget that our existence is our resistance!
The San Francisco Bay Area says no to zionism!
Stop US Aid to the Apartheid State of Israel!
Free all our political prisoners!
Support the Palestinian people’s struggle for liberation!
Flags, kuffiyehs, signs, banners,and megaphones are all welcome!
Hashtag #Youth4Palestine for more updates and photos and events!
Endorsed by:
ANSWER: Act Now to Stop War and End Racism
Advocates for Indigenous California Language Survival
Al-Awda Right to Return Coalition
American Muslims for Palestine
Anakbayan- Silicon Valley
Anakbayan- East Bay
Arab Culture and Community Center
Arab Talk Radio
Art Forces
BAYAN
Buena Vista UMC — Church & Society Committee
Cal Students for Justice in Palestine
Coalition for Palestinian Rights – SF
Code Pink
Community Futures Collective
Free Palestine Movement
Freedom Archives
FreedomWriters of Northern California
Justice for Palestinians
International Action Center
International Jewish Antizionist Network
International Socialist Organization
ISM-Northern California
League of Filipino Students- SFSU
MECA: Middle East Children’s Alliance
Northern California Friends of Sabeel
OMID Advocates for Human Rights
PAC Bay Area
Palestinian Youth Movement
Queers Undermining Israeli Terrorism
Real Cost of Prisons
Solitary Watch
South Bay Mobilization
USACBI – US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel
USPCN: US Palestine Community Network
Workers World Party
SF Protest For Palestine #Youth4Palestine
Justin Herman Plaza in San Francisco
(Embarcadero Bart)
Free all our political prisoners!
Support the Palestinian people’s struggle for liberation!
Flags, kuffiehs, signs, banners,and megaphones are all welcome!
Endorsed by:
ANSWER, Arab Culture and Community Center, Palestinian Youth Movement
US Palestine Community Network, Middle East Children’s Alliance, Northern California Friends of Sabeel, Al-Awda, Coalition for Palestinian Rights – SF, PAC Bay Area, Free, Palestine Movement, International Jewish Antizionist Network, South Bay Mobilization, Queers Undermining Israeli Terrorism, Art Forces, ISM-Northern California, Workers World Party, International Action Center, International Socialist Organization, Arab Talk Radio, Buena Vista UMC — Church & Society Committee, Freedom Writers of Northern California, Freedom Archives, BAYAN
No other details.
Community Forum on the Gill Tract (Occupy the Farm): 1:00 PM
Music: 1:30 PM
Performance: 2:00 PM
The San Francisco Mime Troupe creates and produces socially relevant theater of the highest professional quality and performs it before the broadest possible audience.
We do plays that make sense out of the headlines by identifying the forces that shape our lives and dramatizing the operation of these giant forces in small, close-up stories that make our audiences feel the impact of political events on personal life.
To make this work accessible the Mime Troupe performs its shows in local parks at a price everyone can afford: FREE.
Redd Welsh CD Release Party
� 6 pm � Social hour w/ Alex’s jazz piano
7 pm — Showtime
Celebrating his new record CLASS WAR
Come one! Come all! to Berkeley’s friendly Fellowship Hall to ring in the release of Dave Welsh’s new CD. Now performing as Redd Welsh, he sings a dozen mostly original songs on the album, backed by some fine musicians including producer/arranger Pete Elman on keyboards and bass; veteran ’70s rocker John Blakeley on Stratocaster, Telecaster and acoustic guitars; complete horn & rhythm sections, and Reed Fromer on harmony vocals.
There is a concerted organized drive to totally sell off the profitable parts of the public post office. Diane Feinstein’s husband and UC Regent Richard Blum is involved with his company CB Ellis in selling off the buildings and the postal management has a contract to turn the postal system over to union-busting Staples.
This outsourcing threatens an institution which has been vital for the American people. Our Commons are being STOLEN!!!
Join with author Peter Bryne, David Welsh, retired NALC postal worker with Community and Postal Workers United; Gray Brechin, geographer with the Living New Deal and representatives from other postal unions; Susan Harman, Bank Act, Researcher on Public Postal Bank.
Sponsored by United Public Workers For Action www.upwa.info
A Community Forum as a part of the annual Laborfest events in which you will hear directly from construction workers of various trades who are organizing against the portion of the repressive Taft Hartley anti labor laws which most directly affects them.
Learn the history of Taft Hartley and how it created the 2 Gate System, undermining the ability of workers to take action and legally protest employers with whom they have a dispute. We will also discuss past efforts to resist the 2 Gate System and our current efforts.
There will be a presentation by workers involved followed by a discussion/Q&A.
Information, discussion & community! Monday Night Forum!!
Occupy Forum is an opportunity for open and respectful dialogue
on all sides of these critically important issues!
Fossil Fuel Monopolies or Community Choice Energy?
Our Path to Renewables is Under Attack!
with Eric Brooks
Although carbon emissions are rising faster than efforts to curtail them, there are glimmers of hope. A growing number of networks including cities, states, regions and even markets are working together to implement climate plans. And costs of renewable energy, such as solar, wind, geothermal, cogeneration (and efficiency programs) are falling so quickly that large-scale deployment is practical. The public is ready to rally on climate change. It is now up to policymakers and industry to answer the call.
But as usual, fossil fuel monopolies and their henchmen are stalling. Community Choice Energy, (allowing local jurisdictions to offer energy-efficiency programs, develop local renewable energy resources, and buy clean wholesale electricity to sell to local residents and businesses) is being held hostage by large corporate incumbent utilities fighting tooth and nail to hang onto their business. Their efforts include disinformation campaigns, pitting ratepayers against each other, confusing ballot initiatives, and false “studies” of the grid’s capacity to handle solar, leaving Clean Energy’s prospective clients in limbo.
Yet Clean (renewable) Energy is burgeoning. The recent Intersolar North America Exhibition at Moscone Ctr. hosted approximately 600 exhibitors and 18,000 attendees, with a world-class exhibition of solar and wind solutions from across the globe, demonstrating the switch.
Meanwhile, in California, AB 2145, (a bill currently under consideration in the state’s legislature) would effectively prevent Community Choice energy programs in the state as the
Big 3 corporate utilities (PG&E, SCE, and SDG&E) and SF’s own Mayor Ed Lee attempt to crush Community Choice. Come to OccupyForum to learn about the political pressure against AB2145 and the push to implement the real fight to save the planet.
Subject: Establishing A Minimum Wage From: Office Of The City Clerk Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution, Pursuant To An Initiative Petition, Submitting To The Electors At The November 4, 2014 Statewide General Election, A Proposed City Ordinance “Establishing A City Minimum Wage, Sick Leave, And Other Employee Rights”; Consolidating The Election With The Statewide General Election; And Directing The City Clerk To Fix The Date For Submission Of Arguments And Provide For Notice And Publication In Accordance With The Law And Authorizing Certain Other Election Activities
The City Council has the option to either a) put the initiative on the November ballot or b) pass the initiative into law as is without modification. It must do one or the other. It may not fail to do one or the other.
There are many items on the agenda so there is no telling at what time this item will come up.
Dear Gill Tract Supporters,
Next Wednesday, July 16th from 8am-10am, please join SEAL and supporters to give public comments and rally at the UC Regents Meeting. Come talk directly to President Napolitano, and tell her that a “Global Food Initiative” starts at home!
The UC’s hypocrisy is clear. It’s our job to call them out: Walk your talk!
To read more about Napolitano’s “Global Food Initiative”, check out and share our blog post: http://sealstudents.wordpress.com/2014/07/02/tell-uc-a-global-food-initiative-starts-a-home/
Join the facebook event for updates: https://www.facebook.com/events/915281365165622/
Run-down of the day:
– 8am: Gather in front of UCSF conference center at 1675 Owens St
– 8:30am: Public comments to the regents and support for our allies
– 9am: Rally in front of the conference center to let the media know that community and students demand that the UC walk its talk with a “food initiative” on the Gill Tract!
** Cant make the Rally?? **
– Help us get over 2000 signatures on the petition by the Regent’s Meeting on July 16th! Just 600 more to go!
Another anti-privatization battle!
We need to show that there is broad and passionate community support for CCSF and against the ACCJC. Come to the hearing of ACCJC’s motion to stay City Attorney Dennis Herrera’s lawsuit against them.
If you don’t feel up to speed, here are direct links that will substantially get you up to date.
ACCJC’s arguments in favor of a Motion to Stay (pause) the Proceedings
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Dennis Herrera’s arguments opposing a Motion to Stay (pause) the Proceedings
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Sherrill Amador (Chair, ACCJC) Declaration
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Robert Agrella (STWEP) Declaration
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UPDATE ON RESOLUTION TO CONTINUE STWEP
Although the California Community College Board of Governor’s passed the resolution to continue the STWEP (Special Trustee with Extraordinary Powers) for another year, it was amended to include a requirement that a proposal be brought to their meeting in November for a plan and timeline to restore the CCSF Board of Trustees. It is required that this proposal be made in consultation with the trustees.
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This is not what we wanted, however, it was much more than many of us expected. Our presence there made a difference! One of the newly appointed governors abstained in the vote and told the crowd assembled that from what he had heard that day he would send his kids to CCSF in a heartbeat.
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If you missed the moving, intelligent and fact-filled testimony you can watch it here.
CCC BOG Meeting July 7, 2014 @ 12:00PM
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Monique Robinson’s services will be at Fuller’s in east Oakland at 11am on Thursday July 17th and Friday the 18th . Please wear purple and white. They were Monique’s favorite colors.
Please follow this link and contribute to the care fund of Taylor, who was orphaned by violence on July 3rd, 2014.
