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Come to the meeting on the 17th to learn more about what’s at stake and how you can support both Just Cause and Rent Control for Richmond. It’s being organized by a coalition that includes the Richmond Progressive Alliance. These issues will be taken up at the Richmond City Council meeting on Tuesday, June 23. Please plan to be there, too.
E. 12th Vote this Wednesday 6/17 – Need your support!
This is it! We need to go ALL OUT to the City Council this Wednesday June 17th at 6 pm to demand public land for public good and 100% low-income housing on E 12th!
The regular Tuesday 6/16 City Council hearing was cancelled, and have just learned that the Special Meeting on Wed. June 17th will include the vote on the E 12th development. We are troubled by the opaque process from the City.
Compounding our concerns are the latest proposed changes to the development, which we still have very little information about. While developers have put more money on the table to pay for future affordable housing, the changes to the development include an INCREASE in the number of luxury units, ZERO on-site low-income units, and still fails to comply with STATE LAW!
The good news is that the developers and UDR, the out-of-state corporate real estate investment firm backing the project, are running scared. Lets keep instilling the fear of Oakland’s mighty people power in them!
Wed June 17th, 6 pm: SPEAK AT CITY COUNCIL against this luxury hi-rise on public land! We need each and every person who is willing to speak – your voice DOES make a difference! We are still waiting to get the final agenda for the meeting and will let folks know as soon as we have more details. We will keep our Facebook event updated with info on the timing: http://on.fb.me/1Fk1syg
Also this week: RALLY Tuesday June 16th @ 4 pm: we will be joining the Oakland United Coalition’s rally to demand public lands for public good in the new Coliseum City development, and encourage folks to support! This project will have huge impacts on East Oakland and we need to stand in solidarity with the community effort to get housing, jobs and other meaningful community benefits. http://on.fb.me/1Tp04VI
Can’t join on Wednesday? Email and call City Councilmembers TODAY!
Do not doubt it: every call & email has an impact. Many City Councilmembers cited the number of emails and calls they have received on this issue and that has helped turn the tide on the project. So even if you cannot join us on 6/16, send an email or make a call today.
THANK YOU for everyone’s incredible support over the past several months – it is truly inspiring. See you on Wednesday to #SaveE12th – public lands for public good!
~Eastlake United for Justice
Film evenings begin with optional potluck refreshments & social hour at 6:30 pm,
followed by the film at 7:30 pm, followed by optional discussion after the film.
RADIOACTIVE WOLVES OF CHERNOBYL
by Klaus Feichtenberger
For a description of this film, see here.
Humanist Hall is wheelchair accessible around the corner at 411 28th Street
More details at Facebook event.
On June 18, Supervisor Jane Kim will hold a public hearing on Alternatives to a Jail Rebuild. This is another opportunity for the community to express what is crystal clear: San Francisco needs to invest in affordable housing, residential treatment programs, outpatient mental health services, health care for all, quality schools, parks and recreation program, not more cages.
Take action to stop the criminalization and imprisonment of Black and Brown communities and poor people. A recent report by the Center of Juvenile and Criminal Justice revealed that Black women in SF account for nearly 50% of the city’s arrests of women while they are only 6% of the women’s population in jail. This shocking statistic confirms the racism that we see operating on a daily basis in our work with women and transgender prisoners at SF County Jail. At the same time, we know that 84% of people in SF jail are pre-trial which means they haven’t been sentenced of a crime but simply can’t afford bail. Bail reform would eliminate the perceived need for a new jail.
Come speak your truths, share your experiences and fight back against a jail that will thrive by tearing our communities apart.
Join us as we demonstrate that alternatives to jails and policing are what we need. It is scandalous that some Supervisors are proposing to significantly expand the SF police force. Wasting hundreds of millions of dollars into rebuilding a jail will only increase the violence of policing and imprisonment. This past week, the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors suspended their jail construction plans to adequately assess community alternatives. San Francisco needs to follow their example now.
The @CalBSU leading vigil for #CharlestonShooting victims tonight, 6:30p at @UCBerkeley, Sproul Steps pic.twitter.com/ugcEgfl1WI
— black muslims matter (@Rasheed_Shabazz) June 18, 2015
Mayor Ed Lee is hosting a “Welcome Gala” inside City Hall for ther mayors. This is also the SF City Hall Centennial. We will have the Bay Area Light Brigade, Bay Area Stop Mass Incarceration, Food and more.
More info: OutsideTheFrameFest website
Friday @ 7:00 PM
Saturday @ 1:00 PM, 3:30 PM & 8:00 PM
Sunday @ 1:00 PM & 3:30 PM
Outside the Frame will present cutting edge films, as well as live performance, that place the gay/lesbian agenda in the context of broader international movements for justice. Outside the Frame brings together filmmakers and performance artists opposed to Israeli policies in Palestine and in protest of the pinkwashing of the SF LGBT film festival through the Israeli Consulate’s cash donations.
Join Queer Cumbia and Idriss Stelley Foundation as we raise awareness for the police killing of O’Shaine Evans.
On Oct 7, 2014, 26-year-old Caribbean immigrant and Oakland resident O’Shaine Evans was shot and killed by SFPD officer David Goff.
O’Shaine’s family have become active in the anti-police brutality movement. Radicalized in Jamaica’s rich tradition of resistance, O’Shaine’s mother and sister speak passionately about the dangers of policing in Black and Brown communities.
Come out and get down to some beats while supporting this incredible family!
*Idriss Stelley Foundation (ISF) was founded in 2001 after Idriss Stelley was shot and killed by SFPD in the Sony Metreon theater. Since it’s founding, ISF has engaged in politics and protest to stop police violence, and counseled families whose loved ones have been disabled or killed by law enforcement.
Idriss Stelley Foundation FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/116337228453342/
Donate online to O’Shaine Evans family http://www.youcaring.com/memorial-fundraiser/donate-funeral-expenses-for-o-shaine-evans-killed-by-sfpd-/252839#.VEsRYYtjQRI.facebook
We will begin at Ninth Street Park in Benicia
8:00 a.m. Water Ceremony & Registration
9:30 a.m. Walk Begins
There are several places along the walk where folks can join the walk – please see the details of the route below.
The walk will end at Lone Street Park in Rodeo
Please feel free to join us for the prayers for the water at 8:00 a.m. Feel free to bring a small bottle of water from your area to join the waters in the Rodeo.
Registration for the walk will begin at 8:00 a.m. Walkers will be asked to agree to the Nonviolent Principles. For details on what to bring/not bring, please go to “What To Expect” in the tabs above.
This walk is approximately 14 miles from beginning to end. There will be vehicles available for people who wish to take breaks during the walk. Medics will also be available. Water will be provided – Please bring your own refillable water bottle.
Everyone will be taken back to their vehicles at the end of the walk. If you are coming to the walk with friends and have two vehicles, please consider leaving one vehicle at the end.
Need a ride from BART? Please post your request on the Facebook Event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/432961726863117/
CARPOOL? CLICK HERE: http://www.groupcarpool.com/t/pfm5ge
Let us know you’re coming! RSVP HERE!
TRACK OUR LOCATION LIVE beginning Saturday at 9:30 AM: CLICK HERE
Make sure you keep this phone number with you on the walk:
(510) 619-8279
We will begin in Benicia, home to the Valero Refinery, and proceed through Vallejo. Crossing the Carquinez Bridge is always a treat! Then we head toward the Conoco Phillips 66 Refinery in Rodeo , ending at Lone Tree Park.
March from SF City Hall to the Union Square Hilton Hotel. March to the Tenderloin Police Station, through the Tenderloin and then to the Hilton Hotel.
Organized by Stop Mass Incarceration.
Sponsored by the Oakland Livable Wage Assembly.
Come view Bread and Roses, enjoy a potluck social beforehand and hear an update on the Fight for $15, the Fight for a Livable Wage and a Union.
Outdoor film showing! Bring layers and a blanket!
Donations desperately needed as well. Send to
Prison Literature Project
P.O Box 1253
Berkeley, CA 94701
Members, co-directors, and supporters of The Community Democracy Project (Oakland) (“CDP”) gather signatures every single day to get our initiative on the 2016 ballot. If our initiative passes, Oakland will have the strongest #PeoplesBudget in the United States!
Co-Director Shawn McDougal is being charged with a misdemeanor: “Interfering with a Business” (California Penal Code Section 602.1) for engaging his neighbors shopping at the Oakland Grocery Outlet.
The security guards at the Grocery Outlet demanded that Shawn stop gathering signatures near the entrance of the store. They wanted him to relocate to an isolated spot with little to no foot traffic.
Shawn peacefully asserted his right to circulate petitions in any and all public access areas, including private/corporate property. He continued to gather signatures while the security guards hassled him.
Eventually the guards called the Oakland Police Department because Shawn was “trespassing.” The responding officers threatened Shawn with arrest if he did not leave the premises.
Since Shawn’s shift was minutes from being over, Shawn decided to comply instead of spending the weekend in jail. Still, the cops gave Shawn a citation and now he risks being convicted of a misdemeanor.
JOIN US at the Wiley W. Manuel Courthouse (Department #107) to support Shawn and to let the City of Oakland know that we as a community will stand up against corporate and police harassment!
We’ll bring CDP pins and posters! See you on Monday at 9:00am!
After the hearing, we’ll debrief over brunch at a location TBD.
Join fast food workers and community supporters next Monday for our second ever action in San Francisco. We’ve raised the wage in SF, now let’s lead the way for the rest of the country. June 22nd is the last hearing of the New York state wage board. The board is investigating wages in the fast food industry and poised to make a decision in late June – early July. With a combination of local and national pressure there is a real chance to get workers to $15 in the state of New York. This impact would have a ripple effect throughout the country. Let’s do this!
Subject: Creating The Department Of Race And Equity
From: Councilmember Desley Brooks
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending Chapter 2.29 Of The Oakland Municipal Code Entitled, “City Agencies, Departments And Offices”, Which Established The Organizational Structure Of The City Under The City Administrator’s Jurisdiction In Accordance With The Requirements Of The City Charter Section 600, To Create The Department Of Race And Equity By December 2015, That Will Report Directly To The City Administrator; Establishing Definitions And Implementation Steps Related To A Citywide Strategy Of A Fair And Just City; And Receive An Informational Report Identifying The Timeline And All Steps Necessary To Implement The Department By December 2015 [TITLE CHANGE]
Monday Night Forum!!
Occupy Forum is an opportunity for open and respectful dialogue on all sides of these important issues
on the
Trans and/or Women’s Action Camp: A discussion on why inclusive/safer spaces are crucial to successful direct action organizing
From the Dine’ women defending their native lands against destructive mining, to the eco-feminists defending forests from logging and developing; from the immigrant and trans women defending their lives from the prison industrial complex, to the parents and midwifes defending their bodies and babies from the patriarchal medical establishment, women and trans folks have always been powerhouses of political action, and�TWAC aims to support this in a safe(r) environment.
At the age of 8 Eva started her activist career when she learned that the death penalty existed. Her wise kid brain could not see any justice in killing a human being. From there Eva has continued to be curious about the world, for a time pursuing a life in scientific research, changing her mind when she found that being in a lab just wasn’t enough for her even though she still loves it. She has spent years doing community organizing, working with incarcerated youth, planting gardens, and striving to create spaces where people of marginalized identities can participate in meaningful organizing.
Attending and helping organize TWAC has been a life changing experience for Eva. She has gained a new level of confidence from the skills she learned both from participating in twac and from the experience of organizing it. No where else has she felt more supported and encouraged by her fellow organizers and activist comrades.
Announcements will follow.
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