Veterans of the “Money for AIDS, Not for War” movement invite you to a lecture to discuss direct action as well as connections between war spending and social crises. This ia a Shaping San Francisco lecture.
For details, call 415-863-9977.
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Jan
26
Sun
The Oakland Greens (OGP) look forward to seeing you at the start of this year’s “Free Dinner & Movie Discussion Night” with MC and producer Vicente Cruz on the “Last Sundays” of every month from January through October.
January 26, 2020 will screen the movie “Her” (2013) — a provocative romantic drama film written, directed, and produced by Spike Jonze. The film follows Theodore Twombly (Joaquin Phoenix), a man who develops a relationship with Samantha (Scarlett Johansson), who is an artificially intelligent virtual assistant personified through a female voice.
As usual, the door at the It’s Your Move Games and Hobbies store will open at 6:30 p.m., a free dinner will be served at 7 p.m., and the movie will start promptly at 7:30 p.m. Although a $20 donation is suggested, no donation is ever too big or small, and, as always, no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
What is this movie really about?
Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJTU48_yghs
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Jan
27
Mon
Jan 27 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
The first public meeting
Links to the agenda and press release
Healthy California Now has chartered a bus from the Bay Area with a capacity of 56 people, first-come, first-served. They will be providing lunches to the first 100 people to register.
If you do not need the charter bus and are able to carpool, please do so and organize among your colleagues to maximize efficiency.
Please RSVP and find more information here.
For people who cannot join us in Sacramento there is a teleconference option:
Dial-In 877-692-8957; Participant Code: 4540351
(“Please join the call 20 minutes prior to the scheduled start time to register with the operator and be placed into conference.”)
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Jan
28
Tue
Jan 28 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
At USENIX’s Enigma 2020 Conference, please join the Coalition Against Stalkerware for a conversation about how online tools can perpetuate harassment, stalking, abuse, and violence. And, most importantly, the role of Silicon Valley technologists and companies in addressing the intimate partner threat model.
Agenda:
Hosted: David Ruiz, Online Privacy Writer, (Malwarebytes)
Lightning Talk: What’s at Stake ~ Corbin Streett, MSW, Technology Safety Specialist, Safety Net Project, National Network to End Domestic Violence
Panel Discussion: Fighting digitally-enabled Intimate Partner Abuse
- Kim Zetter, award-winning investigative journalist, and author of “Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the First Digital Weapon” (moderator)
- Eva Galperin, Director of Cybersecurity, Electronic Frontier Foundation (panelist)
- Laura-Kate Bernstein, Senior Counsel, Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section, U.S. Department of Justice (panelist)
- Kevin Roundy, Technical Director, NortonLifeLock Research Group (panelist)
- OPEN TO THE PUBLIC; CONFERENCE REGISTRATION NOT REQUIRED
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Jan
29
Wed
Jan 29 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Fake news posts and Twitter trolls were just the beginning. What will happen when misinformation moves from our social media feeds into our everyday lives?
Despite Samuel Woolley’s warnings as early as 2013, the problem of online disinformation stormed our political process in 2016 and has only worsened since. Yet as Woolley shows in this urgent book, it may pale in comparison to what’s to come: human-like automated voice systems, machine learning, “deepfake” AI-edited videos and images, interactive memes, virtual reality, and more. In stories both deeply researched and compellingly written, Woolley describes this future and imagines its profound impact on our politics.
Information literacy is an essential ingredient in a healthy democracy, and The Reality Game shows how the breakneck rate of technological change is making it nearly impossible. Woolley argues for a new culture of invention, one built around accountability and especially transparency. We cannot afford to continue re-litigating the past. Instead, we must follow signals to prevent manipulation in the future–and use our new tools not to control people but to empower them.
Dr. Samuel Woolley is a writer and researcher specializing in the study of automation/AI, emergent technology, politics, persuasion, and social media. He is an assistant professor in the School of Journalism and program director for computational propaganda research at the Center for Media Engagement, both at the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to joining UT, Woolley founded and directed the Digital Intelligence Lab at the Institute for the Future, a 50-year-old think tank based in the heart of Silicon Valley. He also cofounded and directed the research team at the Computational Propaganda Project at the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford. He has written on political manipulation of technology for a variety of publications including Wired, the Atlantic Monthly, Motherboard/VICE, TechCrunch, theGuardian, Quartz and Slate. His research has been featured in publications such as the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal and on The Today Show, 60 Minutes, and Frontline. His work has been presented to members of NATO, the US Congress, the UK Parliament, and to numerous private entities and civil society organizations. His PhD is from the University of Washington. He tweets from @samuelwoolley.
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Jan
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About the film: “The documentary We Cried Power is an intimate account of a “season of resistance,” told through his eyes and the mothers, veterans, preachers, and students who are the voices and founding members of this new “fusion” movement. The film bears witness to the profound process by which those without power decide not to accept their powerlessness. Instead, they claim – through protest, dance, song, and poems, through testimony and tears – their birthright: to live decent lives in the United States of America.”
Dara Kell, dir. (USA, 45 mins.)
A link to the trailer: https://vimeo.com/383590763/b39d6b011f
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Jan 30 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
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On the same evening, I’ll be in conversation with Allison Arieff, editorial director at SPUR, on “Why cars continue to make our cities hellscapes.” Think that problem will be solved by self-driving vehicles? Arieff will make you think again.
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An informal discussion of Nick Estes’ book Our History is the Future about the history of indigenous resistance to capitalism and colonialism leading up to and including the Standing Rock #NoDAPL movement. This will be an ongoing reading series.
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Feb
1
Sat
The Haitian Revolution of 1804.
The imp-act of the Haitian revolution was immeasurable – to the slave system, anti-imperial struggles, France and the US. To other slave societies it became an example of what could be accomplished and a source of hope.
Speakers will be Pierre Labossiere and Gerald Smith.
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Feb 1 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Climate disruption is driving tens of millions of people from their homes every year. In response to this massive forced migration, governments all over the world have intensified their construction and expansion of border walls along with their criminalization of immigrants. And the U.S. only leads the charge in these dehumanizing policies.
Join us to discuss these important issues with Todd Miller, journalist and author of Empire of Borders: The Expansion of the US Border Around the World (2019) and Storming the Wall: Climate Change, Migration, and Homeland Security (2017).
Hosted by Revolutionary Workers Group and Sunflower Alliance.
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Feb
2
Sun
Feb 2 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Sun, Jan 19, 2020: 10:30 am to 12:30 pm
Group Reading: Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence. In honor of Dr. King’s birthday, we will discuss what many believe is the greatest speech by America’s greatest spiritual leader, a speech that cost him his life. It is not widely recognized that Dr. King was an open socialist who stated that: “There must be a better distribution of wealth, and maybe America must move toward a democratic socialism.” Reading the speech will take about an hour, leaving time for open discussion.
Sun, Jan 26, 2020: 10:30 am to 12:30 pm
India: Modi in his Second Term takes a Hard Right Turn
Modi’s BJP won 303 seats in the Parliament of 545 seats in the 2019 General Elections, after completing his first term of 5 years, in which BJP did not have majority, so it was more dependent on its allied regional parties. Modi has undertaken bold move within the first year of his Second term: Removal of Article 370 of the Constitution, which granted Jammu & Kashmir state substantial autonomy; Outlawing of the Triple Talaq practice (thrice repeated word divorce by which men could divorce their wives) among Muslims; Threatened to carry out National Registration of Citizens (NRC); and enactment of Citizens Amendment Act (CAA), which permits granting of citizenship to refugees of Hindu, Christian & Sikh faiths from three countries, but not Muslims: Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. Each of these moves go against the spirit of the staunchly secular Indian Constitution. Students and Muslims, joined by secular persons of Hindu, Christian and Sikh faiths, have begun strong opposition to these moves of the government, and now the Left Parties are organizing workers to oppose government’s Neo-Liberal policies. The latest incident of goons attacking and injuring Left Students and Faculty members at the prestigious Jawahar Lal Nehru University (JNU) has added to the tension in society already tense. What is in store for India the years ahead with Modi at the helm? Raj Sahai who closely monitors the political and economic affairs in India will present his views. Q/A will follow his 50 minute talk.
Sun, Feb 2, 2020: 10:30 am to 12:30 pm
The Haitian Revolution of 1804.
The imp-act of the Haitian revolution was immeasurable – to the slave system, anti-imperial struggles, France and the US. To other slave societies it became an example of what could be accomplished and a source of hope.
Speakers will be Pierre Labossiere and Gerald Smith.
Sun, Feb 9, 2020: 10:30 am to 12:30 pm
Revolt of the Dispossessed against Neoliberalism in Latin America and the Caribbean
With the Trump administration’s renewed emphasis on imposing the Monroe Doctrine to the Empire’s so-called “backyard,” the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean resist in a revolt of the dispossessed against neoliberalism. In this year in review, hear about the struggles in Venezuela, Colombia, Cuba, Bolivia, Haiti, and elsewhere along with the solidarity actions by North Americans in support of the social justice movements. The presenters are activists with the 34-year old human rights organization, Task Force on the Americas (https://taskforceamericas.org/). The presenters are Alice Loaiza, Alicia Jrapko, David Paul, Marilyn Langlois, Bill Hackwell, Roger Harris.
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How We Win
Workshop Facilitated by George Lakey and Kazu Haga
“It’s a good time to take a fresh look at what has worked in times of trouble, and share what we have learned about successful campaigning that gives hope for the future.” George Lakey.
George Lakey, a campaigner and activist-sociologist, has led workshops on five continents. His first arrest was in the civil rights ovement, and most recetly in March 2018. His tenth book is How We Win.
Kazu Haga is the founder and coordinator of East Point Peace Academy, a core member of the Ahimsa Collective, ad is a trainer in Kingian Nonviolence, a philosophy developed out of teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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It’s a good time to take a fresh look at what has worked in times of trouble, and share what we have learned about successful campaigning that gives hope for the future.” – George Lakey.
These times call for new and creative tactics in order to make changes to the status quo.
Explore: What makes nonviolent direct action campaigns relevant now? What about polarization? How do we build stronger campaigns? Can campaigns build a movement of movements that can deliver really big changes?
Expect: experiential activities, small group work, a big picture, affirmation of your own power.
Activist, sociologist and author George Lakey has been on the forefront of social change for five decades, leading social change workshops on five continents and heading projects on local, national and international levels. His latest book, How We Win, details how we can achieve needed social change.
Kazu Haga is the founder of the East Point Peace Academy, as well as a core member of the Ahimsa Collective and a trainer in Kingian Nonviolence, a philosophy developed out of teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His book, Healing Resistance, will be released January 14th.
Sponsored by the Social Justice Committee of BFUU, and the Social and Environmental Action Committee of the Berkeley Society of Friends.
Register at eastpointpeace.org/howwewin or call.
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Feb
4
Tue
Join the 350 East Bay Transportation Campaign, East Bay Democratic Socialists of America Climate and Environmental Justice Caucus, Labor Rise for Climate, Sunflower Alliance and more to rally on national Transit Equity Day.
Public transit is a civil right!
Public transit combats climate change!
Support AC Transit drivers and their union as they fight for a better contract!
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Learn about how community microgrids can increase renewable energy and make our communities more resilient for dealing with power shutoffs like those that stranded many Bay Area communities last fall.
Climate change and the increased danger of fire make it necessary for us to build our own local electric grids, powered by renewable energy, not subject to whatever happens to long-distance power lines.
Hear a panel describe the importance of distributed energy, how it works, and current microgrid projects in California and Marin.
SPEAKERS;
Peter Asmus, Guidehouse
Ellie Cohen, The Climate Center
(doors open at 6 with light refreshments)
Environmental Forum of Marin members $10
Benefactors, lifetime members, and MC46 students free
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Join us for the official book launch of We Keep Us Safe, written by Ella Baker Center Executive Director Zach Norris.
Come hear from Zach and learn about how we can come together to build secure, just, and inclusive communities. Books will be available for sale and the author will be signing copies.
Building Secure, Just, and Inclusive Communities
Despite the United States’ long-standing tradition of aggressive policing and imprisonment, we still don’t feel safe. It’s clear that our current approaches to justice aren’t working. They blame our problems on a subset of scapegoats and marginalized Others we’ve been indoctrinated to perceive as criminals, decreasing our societal capacity to hold powerful institutions and individuals accountable. Community leader and lawyer Zach Norris lays out a radical way to shift the conversation about public safety away from fear and punishment toward growth and support systems for our families and communities.
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Feb 4 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
“Not me, us” is the slogan of Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential run. On the campaign trail, Bernie has consistently emphasized that he alone can’t transform society — that in order to end the stranglehold of the billionaire class over society, millions of working-class Americans must get involved in the political process.
Why does Bernie insist on the need for a mass movement to change society? What is Bernie’s campaign doing to build that movement? What would a working-class movement need to be like in order to enact fundamental change, and what should socialists do to grow that movement? What should we do if and when Bernie wins — or loses?
Join East Bay DSA’s Socialist Night School on Tuesday, February 4 to discuss these questions and others, in the third of a special four-part series on Bernie Sanders, capitalism, and democratic socialism.
See the assigned readings here.
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Feb 4 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
PETER JAN HONIGSBERG with Steve Wasserman
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Advance tickets: $12: brownpapertickets.com ::T: 800-838-3006 or Pegasus Books (3 sites), Books Inc (Berkeley), Moe’s, Walden Pond Bookstore, East Bay Books, Mrs.Dalloway’s Books $15 door, benefits KPFA Radio 94.1FM info: kpfa.org/events
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You’re doing God’s work with this book…” —Robert Scheer
“Honigsberg combines his impressive research with his persistent advocacy for detainees who clearly played no role in the 9/11 attacks and who almost certainly never posed any threat to American citizens. . . . A well-documented, hard-hitting, necessary exposé.” —Kirkus Reviews
“What sets Honigsberg’s portrait apart is his focus on the lasting effects of isolation and controversial legal process on all involved. The author concludes that the United States broke the rule of law, and is the worse for it. VERDICT A sobering book for audiences interested in law and current affairs. —Library Journal
On January 11th, 2002, the first planeload of twenty detainees from Afghanistan arrived at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba. Eventually 780 Muslim men were held at Guantanamo, many for ten years or longer, and nearly all were never charged with a crime—a violation of America’s foundational belief in due process and the rule of law. Forty men are still imprisoned at Guantanamo today; twenty-six of them are considered “forever prisoners” who will likely die at Guantanamo, having never been charged, tried, or convicted of any wrongdoing.
Now, in A Place Outside the Law, Peter Jan Honigsberg, a professor at the University of San Francisco School of Law and the founder and director of the Witness to Guantanamo Project, offers the most comprehensive picture to date of the lives that were deeply and often traumatically transformed by Guantanamo. From how alleged terrorists were captured in Afghanistan and Pakistan and sold to the US to the Bush administration’s use of the term “enemy combatant” to bypass the Geneva Conventions, Honigsberg details how the law was broken in the name of protecting Americans—and how that lawlessness was experienced by everyone who came into contact with Guantanamo.
The stories in the book—and the full-length filmed interviews held in perpetuity at the Duke University Human Rights Archive—are the only record of many of the people who were at Guantanamo. “Their witness,” cautions Honigsberg, “will remind future generations not to repeat what has happened there.”
Peter Jan Honigsberg is a professor at the University of San Francisco School of Law and the founder and director of Witness to Guantánamo. His research and teaching focus on the rule of law and human rights violations that occurred in the detention center in Guantánamo, as well as on the study of terrorism and post-9/11 issues. His books include Our Nation Unhinged: The Human Consequences of the War on Terror and Crossing Border Street: A Civil Rights Memoir. Honigsberg lives in Berkeley, California.
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Feb
5
Wed
Feb 5 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Join the Center for Political Education for an emergency teach-in.
As the Trump regime unveils its shameful “Middle East Peace Plan”, tensions with the people of Iran remain high, millions are in the streets of Iraq demanding immediate US withdrawal, and the situation in Yemen continues to deteriorate. Globally, US militarism continues to destabilize life from Bolivia, to Venezuela, to Haiti, Sudan and the Philippines. Across the planet and here in the Bay Area, movements are taking up the vital task of building unity against these threats to life, along with building a vision for a society built on peace, solidarity, and democracy.
Learn about:
-The global context for the current escalation with Iran
-Key insights from anti-war organizing 2001-2008
-How US intervention and militarism affects movements for social justice
-What you can do to take action against US war-making
Featured speakers include**:
Yousef Baker (Iraqi Transnational Collective)
Clare Bayard (Catalyst Project)
Lara Kiswani (Arab Resource and Organizing Center)
Chris Lymbertos (Arab Resource and Organizing Center)
Rhonda Ramiro (BAYAN USA)
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The housing crisis affects us all. Join Lakeshore Avenue Baptist Church’s Justice Jam February 5, 6:30-8pm – hear about the intersections of homelessness, housing insecurity, affordable housing. Find out how to get involved. Guest speakers @Skarlinsky @EBALDC_ED @gwehmanbrown pic.twitter.com/znc4WCnIHM
— Faith in Action East Bay (@FIAEastBay) January 27, 2020
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