Join us May 13th at grow Incubator for our Monthly (every second Saturday) Community Clinic.
Enjoy a free hot meal and an array of healing modalities,
No-one-turned-away-for-lac
Massage Therapy is always happening.
More services TBA.
4 Pm- Narcan and Overdose Awareness and Harm Reduction training
5 PM- Qigong
Anti Lab is a kind of clubhouse for creative resistance, a meeting place for people who want to transform their frustration with the current political climate into action. Anti Lab’s calendar features everything from a tenants’ rights workshop presented by the East Bay Community Law Center to weekly screen-printing hours and a trans photo booth. All for free.
It will be open every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday 11am-8pm (ish). With workshops/events on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, plus Saturday afternoons.
In the mood for resistance? Read our profile on Anti Lab & join them tonight at 6pm for Hot Fresh Dissent: https://t.co/1vZpSDX7xJ
— East Bay Express (@EastBayExpress) May 4, 2017
Janye Waller has been in prison for too long, but we hope to have him back on the outside in a month and a half! He’s really going to need our support when he’s out! He got evicted right before his imprisonment so he’ll need to sort out housing and everything else to get back on his feet. Please, please consider making a donation to his support fund!
Noelle, one of his main supporters, was recently interviewed on the anarchist radio show, The Final Straw. Check it out, it’s really good: https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2017/03/19/support-janye-waller-anarchist-thoughts-on-tactics-at-standing-rock/
Please join us as we continue our discussion about where the Sunflower Alliance should go from here. The more of our members and friends participate. the better our plans will be. We need your participation and your voice. Plus updates on our campaigns.
The Occupy Oakland General Assembly meets every Sunday at 3 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 3:00 PM we meet in the basement of the Omni Collective, 4799 Shattuck Ave., Oakland. (Note: we meet at 3:00 PM during the cooler months, once Daylight Savings Time springs forward we tend to assemble at 4 PM).
On every ‘last Sunday’ we meet a little earlier at 2 PM to have a community potluck to which all are welcome.
OO General Assembly has met on a continuous basis for over five years! 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
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
Join us for a evening with Brace Belden (aka @pisspiggranddad), recently back from fighting with the Syrian Democratic Forces in Rojava). Brace, who gained notoriety with his uncompromising, and uncompromisingly witty tweets from Rojava will talk about his time on the battlefield, being a foreigner in solidarity amongst the Kurdish ranks and the complex balance of political forces on the ground as well as how what is happening in Rojava is relevant to the Bay Area.
We document current events, make films together, steward an editing suite and share a film equipment library. We also host film screenings, often with local directors, and put on an annual short film festival for independent Bay Area filmmakers. Our goal is to make the digital filmmaking accessible – no overpriced college degree or certificate program required!
We are also a good group to reach out to if you’d like to screen a film at the Omni. We can be reached at [ liberatedlens@lists.riseup.net ].
We usually meet in the basement, unless otherwise noted.
Indivisible Berkeley is a part of the national Indivisible Movement. Our mission is to resist the agenda of the current administration and promote a progressive and inclusive agenda by effecting change through the political system at all levels of government. We seek to embracedemocratic and progressive and promote inclusivity, respect, empathy, and fairness in all of our actions.
Our team will uphold democratic and progressive values, not only in the political sphere but in our day-to-day interactions with each other. This means inclusivity, equality, respect, and empathy, in both speech and behavior, especially in times of disagreement
Our team will assume every member is acting with best intentions. We will educate each other generously, and will search for common ground
Our team will speak truth to power. We will not employ deception or underhandedness.
Our team will take relentless nonviolent action, focusing on as many direct political actions and engagements as meetings held
Our team will act as one Indivisible Berkeley , united through excellent communication within and between teams and members, coordination of major actions, and focus on our shared vision
Our team will hold meetings that show we value the time of our volunteers, hear the voices of all (particularly marginalized groups), and choose deliberate next steps
Sign up for email action alerts
Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/indivisibleberkeley/
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/BerkeleyIndivisible/
Twitter: @indivisibleberk
KPFA Radio 94.1FM presents
AMY GOODMAN & DEMOCRACY NOW!
Covering the Movements Changing America
Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan, Hosted by Cat Brooks
advance tickets: $15: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2915178: T: 800-838-3006 or Marcus Books, Books Inc/Berkeley, Pegasus (3 sites), Moe’s, Walden Pond Bookstore, Diesel a Bookstore, Mrs. Dalloway’s, $18 door, KPFA benefit kpfa.org/events
WHEELCHAIR ACCESS
Twenty years ago Amy Goodman began hosting a show on Pacifica Radio called Democracy Now!. She wanted to focus on the issues and movements too often ignored by corporate media. Today Democracy Now! Is the largest public media collaboration in the entire U.S., broadcasting on more than 1400 public television and radio stations around the world, with millions accessing it online at democracynow.org.
In their new book, Democracy Now!: Twenty years covering the Movements Changing America, Amy and her journalist brother and co-author Denis Moynihan share stories of the heroes – the whistleblowers, the organizers, the protesters – who have brought about such remarkable change. They discuss the powerful movements and charismatic leaders who are re-shaping our world.
Amy goes to where the silence is, bringing out voices from the streets of Ferguson, to Staten Island, Wall Street to East Timor, and all the other places where people are rising up to demand justice. Democracy Now! Is the modern day underground railroad of information, bringing stories from the grassroots to a global audience.
Denis Moynihan has worked with Democracy Now! since 2000. He is a bestselling author and a syndicated columnist with King Features.
Cat Brooks is an activist and co-producer of KPFA’s Up-Front show, airing weekday mornings.
$15 advance, $18 door.
On the first and third Mondays of the month, the Anti-Eviction Mapping Project holds its data viz and oral history meetings related to our project in Alameda County.
Information, discussion & community! Monday Night Forum!!
Occupy Forum is an opportunity for open and respectful dialogue
on all sides of these critically important issues!
Visualize Impeachment
Film: The Final Days
Stanley Kutler writes in “The Wars of Watergate” (1990):
Political Philosophers since the ancient Greeks have sought to understand the links between politics and ethical behavior. The eagerness of Nixon and his supporters to dismiss his misdeeds because “everyone does it” perversely twisted the conservative political tradition to which they subscribed that allegedly rests on virtue and morality.
As the impeachment inquiry reached its climax, Congressman William Cohen recognized that perversion and wondered “
Time will be allotted for announcements.
We can also watch “Frost” or “All the President’s Men” depending on the wishes of the group.
Catch up on the latest developments in the No Coal in Oakland campaign at this community meeting. Hear an update on the lawsuit and join a discussion of ongoing strategies and new directions for the campaign while the lawsuit proceeds. (The trial date is set for January 16, 2018.)
Check the website for current news and background about the campaign.
TELL OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL: DEFUND OPD, INVEST IN COMMUNITY
Keep building on the momentum we’ve been building at the neighborhood at neighborhood budget hearings. Bring your signs! Sign up to speak during public comment.
APTP believe that the scandal-ridden and dysfunctional Oakland Police Department consumes far too many of our city’s resources. It’s time to audit police spending and performance, and redirect wasted funds to community-building, constructive strategies for making Oakland a safer and better place to live.
Our Demands:
More information is available at defundopd.org
You marched. You walked out. You went on strike. Now what?
Join us for “Beyond May Day,” a conversation with key organizers behind the Oakland Sin Fronteras May Day 2017 march and general strike.
At this May edition of Climate Workers monthly meetups, we’ll dialogue with May Day 2017 organizers about what we built, what we learned, and where we go from here as we “ORGANIZE and DEFEND our communities from state violence and capitalist exploitation, and toward liberation and self-determination” (from the Oakland Sin Fronteras Points of Unity).
We’ll be joined in conversation by:
* Sagnicthe Salazar, Xicana Moratorium Coalition
* Armael Bulawin Malinis, Migrante Northern CA
* Denise Solis, SEIU United Service Workers West
* Kung Feng, Jobs with Justice & Bay Resistance
Come enjoy some food, debrief May Day, strategize about next steps, and get to know other workers and labor organizers who care about climate justice.
You do NOT need to be a Climate Workers member to attend, however we’ll start the evening with a brief orientation to Climate Workers and an opportunity to join, followed by the discussion.
After the meeting, we’ll be mobilizing to the Berkeley City Council to support our comrades working to Stop Urban Shield (a global weapons and militarization expo).
Can’t make the May member night? Save the date for the next one: Tues, June 20th from 6-8PM.
Become a Climate Workers MEMBER
Build a worker-led movement for climate justice. Join today!
Become a Climate Workers MEMBER today!
Climate Workers is building a worker-led labor movement for climate justice. Climate Workers is our space, our political home, to begin to reclaim our labor – insisting that our work restore, not destroy, the planet we live on and the communities we live in.
Through multilingual popular education, Climate Workers connects the lived experiences of thousands of workers with the roots, scale, and urgency of the climate crisis. As workers, we engage in hands-on projects to foster climate resilience; support our local and national unions in taking bold, public stands against dirty energy; and lead campaigns for a just transition away from extraction and toward good jobs in industries that heal the planet.
Membership in Climate Workers is open to all individuals who are:
Become a Climate Workers MEMBER today!
STAY CONNECTED:
climateworkers.org
In an unprecedented move, the Berkeley City Council is considering fully withdrawing their support for local agency participation in the Urban Areas Security Initiative and Urban Shield. The Stop Urban Shield Coalition has been fighting Urban Shield on every front. We’ve been at Berkeley City Council Meetings to convince representatives that Urban Shield hurts Berkeley residents, particularly in Black and Brown communities. This meeting is critical for the fight against Urban Shield. A decision in favor of pulling out of Urban Shield by the Berkeley City Council paves the way for other cities in the Bay Area to do the same.
6:30pm — free guided mindfulness meditation with Buddhist Peace Fellowship, led by Sarwang Parikh of Seeds of Awareness and East Bay Meditation Center. We can prepare for emergencies by enhancing our own ability to respond.
7pm – 10pm – Berkeley City Council Meeting. Come ready to give public comment (or cede time). Talking points provided!
Q&A with the director, Michelle Steinberg and Corrina Gould, lead organizer for Indian People Organizing for Change after the screening
We will also show a preview of Michell Steinberg’s new film, MET(T)A
free snacks and popcorn!
Join us as we demand answers from Sheriff Ahern for arresting a Street vendor in San Lorenzo!
All people deserve the right to be treated with respect and dignity. Stand up against the criminalization of street vendors, against deportations, and pol-ICE collaboration!
Bring one piece of fruit to share and a luggage (*the luggage is to exposed Ahern’s past racists’ comments about how he can tell who’s undocumented based on clothing, language, and luggage.)
#NotMySheiff
The program will take place in three acts.
Act 1: The Story
In Act 1, we’ll go deep on the facts and stories about immigration in the U.S.
What does does the data tell us about immigration in the U.S.? Who is coming and who is going and what are the trends for both? What is the mission of the U.S. Border Patrol? What would it actually mean to build a wall along the entire U.S.-Mexico Border? What does the term “sanctuary city” mean?
Act 2: The Challenge
In Act 2, we’ll work with the audience to find practical strategies to make the public debate over immigration fact-based and productive.
The CIR and Retro Report teams will work with the audience to hone in on key questions in the immigration debate, with special attention for the points of tension in the immigration debate. What are common misunderstandings about immigration? How and why do they emerge?
Act 3: Solutions
In Act 3, we’ll do a group brainstorm on how to burst filter bubbles and work for constructive debate and change on immigration–and other issues
With the audience, the journalists will identify practical strategies they can take back to the newsroom and share with other media when reporting on controversial issues. How can the media work directly with communities, provide trustworthy reporting on a complex issue, and help the public recognize fake news?
At the Finance Committee meeting on June 13th, fund allocation and approval of the feasibility study contract will be discussed. Because the funding for the study will impact the city budget, we are asking supporters to not just contact Finance Committee members directly, but to attend all budget meetings hosted by councilpersons and voice your support for funding the study as soon as possible. Upcoming meetings are:
Wednesday, May 17: 6:30-8:30 pm, District 7 and at-large, Councilpersons Larry Reid and Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland Zoo, Snow Building, 9777 Golf Links Road
Thursday, May 18: 6:00-8:00 pm, District 6, Councilperson Desley Brooks, Eastmont Police Department Substation, 2651 73rd Avenue, Oakland
Monday, May 22, 6:00-8:30 pm, District 3, Councilperson Lynette McElhaney, West Oakland Senior Center, 1724 Adeline Street, Oakland
Thursday, May 25, 6:30-8:30 pm, District 2, Councilperson Abel Guillen (member of the Finance Committee) [Cantonese interpretation available], Lincoln Recreation Center, 261 11th Street, Oakland