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Our weekly PARTY to get this hackerspace together, to provide a venue for those things that otherwise cannot be worked out through day-to-day practice.

Potluck! – bring your own tasty dish!

We were just informed that SFPD changed their townhall on the police killing of Keita O’Neill to 6:00 pm. (was formerly scheduled for 1 pm). Please join us at the townhall, instead of the vigil, to demand justice. Keita O’Neil was a young Black man who was shot and killed by #SFPD on December 1 after a police chase at Griffith St and Fitzgerald Ave.

He was unarmed.

We offer our deep sympathy to his family and loved ones.

We are still trying to reach out to both his family and to witnesses of the events leading to his death. If you have information, please contact APTP either by direct message to our Facebook page or by email to aptpinfo atgmail.com

LEADING THE FIGHT FOR VOTING RIGHTS: JASON KANDER AT THE BERKELEY FORUM

After narrowly losing the 2016 U.S. Senate election, Jason Kander founded Let America Vote, a campaign dedicated to ending voter suppression and gerrymandering. Through online and grassroots organizing, an aggressive media strategy, and advertising, Let America Vote seeks to lead the way against policies and practices that it deems harmful to eligible voters and their right to cast a ballot. Join the Berkeley Forum on Thursday, December 7 for an urgent discussion about electoral politics, political activism, and the future of voting in America.

Admission

This event is open to the public. Entry to the event will be open to ticketholders and, space-permitting, a limited number of walk-ins. Ticketholders are encouraged to arrive early to maximize their chances of getting in. Having a ticket does not guarantee access to the event but does give the ticketholder priority over walk-ins until 6:50 p.m., at which point walk-ins and ticketholders will have equal access to remaining seats. Our standard event policies apply. What follows is an overview of the admissions timeline. It may be subject to revisions as the event approaches. Seating in the venue is first-come, first served.

6:00 p.m. Event Admission Opens for Ticket Holders

6:50 p.m. Event Admission No Longer Guaranteed for Ticket Holders

6:50 p.m. Admission Opens for Walk-Ins (Limited Seating)

6:55 p.m. Admission Closed (No Late Seating)

7:00 p.m. Event Begins

More details will be shared very soon here and on our Facebook page. We encourage that you “Like” our Facebook page, The Berkeley Forum, to keep up to date on Forum events.

Note on Tickets

Tickets are non-transferable. While you may purchase a ticket on someone’s behalf, their name must be listed on the ticket. All attendees will be asked to present a Valid ID at the venue that matches the name on the ticket.

All tickets sales are final. Tickets are non-transferable and non-refundable.

To secure a seat for more than one person, simply fill out the form once again for each subsequent person with his or her information.

If you require an accommodation to fully participate in this event, please email accessibility@forum.berkeley.edu.

Film Screening, Followed by Moderated Discussion led by Dennis Bernstein of Flashpoints Radio, KPFA

Film synopsis: Israel’s ongoing military occupation of Palestinian territory and repeated invasions of Gaza have triggered a fierce backlash against Israeli policies virtually everywhere in the world — except the US. Narrated by Roger Waters and featuring leading observers, the film explores the U.S.-based public relations campaigns that emerged in the 1980s to today, to provide a sweeping analysis of Israel’s decades-long battle for the hearts, minds, and tax dollars of the American people in the face of widening international condemnation. The effects and reverberations of this are felt not only in right wing media, but also in ‘liberal’ educational institutions media as well.

“I wish every American would watch this powerful documentary. Not only every person of conscience, but every taxpayer, must see it — and then ask themselves if the status quo is acceptable and can continue deep into the 21st century.”
– Gideon Levy | Columnist for Haaretz

“One of the most compelling and important documentaries in recent years, because it helps us make sense of the lies, mayhem, and injustice in the heart of the Middle East: Palestine. Never has propaganda, or ‘public relations’, been such a lethal weapon as it is in the hands of Israel, its apologists, and manipulators. To reach behind the facade that is ‘news’, watch this film.”
– John Pilger | Journalist and filmmaker

Sponsored by the Green Party of Alameda County and Middle East Children’s Alliance.

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How do we approach the challenging conversations in our lives, whether its about confederate flags, Donald Trump, cultural appropriation, Palestine/Israel, or even just racism and racial justice in general?

This workshop is an opportunity to dive in much deeper with structured time to practice a range of difficult conversations around highly-charged racial issues. We will be sharing some basic skill-building tools in how to approach conversations, and then explore scenarios relevant to the lives of participants. This will include examination of some of the ways that internalized sexism can impact our courageous speaking capacities.

Small group work, role-plays, and Theater of the Oppressed techniques will support seeing tough communication blocks in a new light. Well try out what feels challenging, in a relatively low-stakes and supportive environment, allowing ourselves time to debrief, reflect, and learn from each other.

ACCESS NEEDS: This event is wheelchair accessible. We ask that guests do their best to be as scent free as possible. Please refer to this resource from the EastBay Meditation Center for more information on what that means: https://eastbaymeditation.org/accessibility/PDF/How-to-Be-Fragrance-Free-.pdf

From the sparkling zine community of The Bay Area, the 8th Annual East Bay Alternative Book and Zine Fest (EBABZ) invites you to immerse yourself within a ballroom of zine mania! EBABZ will feature over 60 vendors selling zines, comics, books, art, and workshops led by local artists and zinesters.

The East Bay Alternative Book and Zine Fest is an all-volunteer run and not-for-profit event dedicated to supporting, promoting, and educating the public about the zine, self-publishing, and DIY community of the Bay Area.

Grab some tasty tacos from Chef Antonio Ramos, hang with us in the beautiful Cala Restaurant (which generally employs ~50% ex-incarcerated folks), and help fund our work to support California prisoner’s efforts to self-organize and fight back against the carceral state!

Tacos:
Duck ‘Carnitas’
Carne Asada
King-Trumpet Mushroom
Pumpkin Garlic

With choice of:
Salsa Verde
Salsa San Marzano
Pickled veggies

Add-ons:
Slow Poached Egg

Drinks:
Horchata (optionally boozy)
Persimmon agua fresca (optionally boozy)

Incarcerated Worker’s Organizing Committee is an organization which provides material support to inmates in California Prisons who are organizing together to end incarceration. We believe human beings don’t belong in cages.

IWOC is an all-volunteer organization, all proceed go toward covering costs associated with corresponding with inmates and providing material support.

Stop unfair evictions! Join us (the Democratic Socialists of America, San Francisco office) to join the movement and pick up your petition!

Tenants and activists are gathering signatures to put No Eviction without Representation on the San Francisco ballot for June 5, 2018!

This historic measure would make SF the first city in California, and the second in the nation, to provide a right to counsel to tenants facing eviction. We’re amped about the impact this will have for renters in SF, but we are gathering 17 thousand signatures to make sure we get on the ballot! If you want to help fight evictions in SF, join us!

Eviction is one of the main indicators of homelessness in our city, and responsible for the mass displacement of many of our neighbors and most vulnerable communities. No one should have to give up their home because they can’t afford a lawyer. Time to stomp out unfair evictions in San Francisco!

Please come at 11 for the festivities, but note that a staff person will be there until 4.

Check out www.SFRightToCounsel.com for the full initiative text
Call/text (415) 504-0666
write jencsnyder@gmail.com for more volunteer opportunities!

Join us December 9th for the last community clinic in 2017!!! @ Grow Incubator for our Monthly (every second Saturday) Community Clinic.

NEW WINTER TIME: 12 Noon- 5PM

Enjoy a free hot meal and a wide array of healing modalities,
No-one-turned-away-for-lack-of-funds

Massage Therapy is always happening.
Energy work.
Cranialsacral.
Herbalist consults and remedies.
Doula and Birth-workers 
More services TBA.

4 PM- Narcan Rescue kit and harm reduction training

Excited to announce @EmergeVirginia alum & VA Delegate-elect @pwcDanica Roem will keynote @EmergeCA's Class of 2018 Kickoff on 12/9! Connect the Democratic wave from VA to Cali and buy your tickets: https://t.co/7yk0fyxsmt pic.twitter.com/jpVLbnYpLj

— Sandra Fluke (@SandraFluke) November 23, 2017

In Memory of Lori Nairne, Bay Area Activist & Haiti Supporter.

Monthly interfaith prayer meeting, held on second Sundays, dedicated to survivors and victims of violence and police terror in Oakland.

“Remember the saying: ‘Of all pilgrimages the greatest is to relieve the sorrow-laden heart.'” ~ ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

The Baha’i community of Oakland is organizing this gathering for the community to connect, share prayers, writings and poems from all spiritual traditions, reflect and recharge and build coalitions interested in healing.

Come share prayers, quotes, poems, and favorite passages from your scriptures with us. Simple breakfast will be served.

“Thy name is my healing, O my God, and remembrance of Thee is my remedy. Nearness to Thee is my hope, and love for Thee is my companion. Thy mercy to me is my healing and my succor in both this world and the world to come. Thou, verily, art the All-Bountiful, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.” ~ Bahá’u’lláh

Four days of heartbreaking testimony that revealed why many veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars had concluded that their mission was unjust.

The Welcome Home Project is a collection of stories and photographs of formerly incarcerated Alameda County residents who turned their lives around after many years in prison. Their stories are testimony to the power of resilience and determination in the face of the barriers that most formerly incarcerated individuals face.

There is a mini-exhibit of the photography show and a panel event on Dec. 11th at the Albany Library.The panel with include a few of the Welcome Home participants.