This 5-part course is designed for anyone interested in studying technology and data as the new frontier in organizing against the systems of enforcement and criminalization that harm our communities.

Three years since beginning our monumental #NoTechForICE campaign, we’re launching this course to share resources we’ve developed and to create a digital space for deepening our collective understanding of the ever-expanding state of surveillance––and how to organize against it.

By signing up for this course, you will hear from organizers, professors, and movement leaders who contribute towards this powerful movement for a surveillance-free future. Lessons will cover: data colonialism, race and policing, immigration enforcement, border militarization, global migration, organizing tools, and more.

Alongside key speakers, you will engage with selected readings, reflection questions, and meet other people thinking through these issues of 21st century technologies in their own communities. Join us every two weeks for one hour as we learn together and continue to build a path that centers communities targeted by the detention and deportation machinery, policing, and military operations.

We know that left unchecked, we will be facing down a new world order designed and controlled by big tech and enabled by the government.

MAY THE FORCE BE WITH US!

Session Dates

Live sessions will take place biweekly on Wednesdays for one hour at 3pm PST/5PM CST/6pm EST. Lesson materials and content for each lesson will be unlocked prior to the live session.

Session 1: February 23rd
Session 2: March 9th
Session 3: March 23rd
Session 4: April 6th
Session 5: April 20th

Email bayareadebtorsunion@gmail.com for Zoom link.

Twice monthly meetings, 2nd and 4th Wednesdays.

President Zelenskyy has called for everyone to have demonstrations of support tomorrow on the one month anniversary of the beginning of the war. The Berkeley demonstration will be at 5 o’clock tomorrow at the flag pole across from the old City Hall on Martin Luther King.

Today marks 1 month since Russia invaded Ukraine. The people of Ukraine have valiantly defended their country, but the war is far from over. President Zelensky has asked the world to hold rallies in support of Ukraine. We are answering that call. Today, 5pm, Civic Center Park. 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/9GbdvjVbhN

— Jesse Arreguin #GetVaccinated (@JesseArreguin) March 24, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO YOUTH MARCH for CLIMATE & RACIAL JUSTICE

From BlackRock to ICE, no more profits from our pain!

On Friday, March 25th, a Global Day of Action, we invite all youth and allies to join us in a
non-violent march calling out those who are profiting from climate destruction and white supremacy.

As the IPCC warns us of the urgency of climate action, as California fire season becomes year round, as more and more of us suffer from asthma, as human rights are violated at the border and in the prison system, and as wars are fought around the world over access to oil and gas, young people are rising up.

We know these issues are connected. Many people crossing the border into the US are in some way fleeing climate breakdown, or the effects of the extractive economy. When companies like Blackrock finance forest destruction, people flee while the whole earth suffers. When Indigenous rights are violated, our ecology is destabilized and our world becomes more dangerous. When we depend on fossil fuels, militarization increases and people on the front lines suffer the most. When fighting climate change we must find solutions to rebuild the entire system in order to get rid of the climate crisis.

We say People Not Profit. We say No One Is Disposable.We say climate refugees and immigrants deserve a pathway to citizenship and that the inhumane and illegal “Remain In Mexico” policy must end. We say BlackRock must stop investing in fossil fuels, deforestation, and destruction. We say CalSTRS and the California Teachers Association must no longer stand by while their pension funds pay for this chaos. We say climate justice is migrant justice is indigenous sovereignty is economic justice is divestment from destruction.

We are standing up for our lives, for our neighbors, for our future, for our planet. On March 25th, please join us, and bring everyone you go to school with, work with, or follow on social media. We need all of us.

#PeopleNotProfit

Join climate organizing powerhouse Youth Vs Apocalypse as they rally along with adult allies in downtown San Francisco as part of the global Fridays For Future climate strike on March 25th. #PeopleNotProfit

If you’d like to help out as a safety marshal, photographer, videographer, or other support role please get in touch with dawg@xrsfbay.org.

In two days at 10 am PST! Join @DSA_SF & @DSAEastBay for a film screening of Naila & the Uprising. This film highlights Palestinian women resisting during the First Intifada. This 76 min. film will be followed by a group discussion. Register: https://t.co/t4sfTtrUtu pic.twitter.com/AmRdoMDwhv

— DSA San Francisco (@DSA_SF) March 24, 2022

Description: Afteer brief presentations by members of the ICSS Progrm Commiottee, we will continue our discussion on the  

Our Zoom room will be opened up, as usual, at 10:15 for anyone to join and discuss technical matters, catch up with each other, say Hi, etc.. The program (and recording) will begin as close to 10:30 am as possible and will end at 12:30, but the Waiting Room will remain open until about 1 pm for in

Raj Sahai is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: ICSS SUNDAY
Time: Mar 27, 2022 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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NOTE: During the Plague Year of 2020 GA will be held every week or two on Zoom. To find out the exact time a date get on the Occupy Oakland email list my sending an email to:

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The Occupy Oakland General Assembly meets every Sunday at 4 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 4:00 PM we meet in the basement of the Omni Collective, 4799 Shattuck Ave., Oakland. (Note: we tend to meet at 3:00 PM during the cooler months from November to early March after Daylights Savings Time.)

On every ‘last Sunday’ we meet a little earlier at 3 PM to have a community potluck to which all are welcome.

OO General Assembly has met on a continuous basis for over six years, since October 2011! 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

Welcome & Introductions
Reports from Committees, Caucuses, & Independent Organizations
Announcements
(Optional) Discussion Topic

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 this Virtual Arts Training with long-time movement artists and activists, David Solnit, Jetsonorama (aka Chip Thomas) and others.

On the training, we will walk you through step-by-step tips for pasting, using art in your actions, and setting up a pop-up art show.

This training is designed for people who plan to participate in the #DefundClimateChaos Week of Arts Actions

Join us for an exciting virtual town hall on March 30, 2022 at 6pm PST and learn about the groundbreaking efforts to start public banks in California! Keynote speaker Eric Hardmeyer will discuss the mechanics of the successful Bank of North Dakota – the nation’s only public bank in operation for more than a century – which he steered for over 20 years.. Eric will be joined by a powerful lineup of elected officials representing five cities: Los Angeles, Long Beach, San Francisco, Richmond, and Santa Cruz.

Register here

Serious efforts are underway to establish public banks in cities and regions throughout California. Following the passage of the landmark California Public Banking Act, elected officials and activists are working hand-in-hand to implement public banks that will serve as a powerful tool for local governments. Public banks are the pathway for governments to invest in the long-term sustainability of local economies and return profits to the public. We’ll hear from electeds and advocates on constructing business plans, viability studies, and the governance frameworks for California public banks.

Eric Hardmeyer, the former CEO of the Bank of North Dakota (BND), will share his experiences at the helm of the nation’s only public bank. He will elaborate on the mission, design, and mechanisms that enabled the BND to weather the 2008 financial crisis and successfully roll out more PPP loans than any other state during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Facilitator: David Cobb, California Public Banking Alliance

Keynote: Eric Hardmeyer, Former CEO Bank of North Dakota

Speakers:

Gayle McLaughlin, Richmond City Councilmember
Curren Price, Los Angeles City Councilmember
Miguel Santiago, CA State Assemblymember
John Avalos, Former San Francisco Supervisor
Justin Cummings, Santa Cruz City Councilmember
Robert Garcia, Long Beach Mayor

DONATE

The California Public Banking Alliance is a 100% grassroots, volunteer-powered organization. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our critical work to revolutionize finance. 100% of your donation goes towards making public banking a reality in California.

Donate
CaliforniaPublicBankingAlliance.org

What’s Up With Our Alameda County Jail System?

RSVP here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMpdOugpjkjGddBtsDFwoLE-Yfh_hth9Th5

Join us on Zoom for a forum in advance of the June primary election for Alameda County Sheriff and District Attorney.

Conditions in our jail have led to many unexplained deaths and suicides. “The system continues to fail Black and brown people, poor people, and those with mental illness.”
–Brendon Woods, Chief Public Defender.

YOUR VOTE MATTERS in the June 7th election for Alameda County Sheriff and District Attorney! Join us at this Town Hall on the justice issues that must be raised in the campaigns.

The CA Poor People’s Campaign is sponsoring this Town Hall together with Faith In Action East Bay, the Interfaith Coalition For Justice In Our Jails, The Ella Baker Center and others.

SPEAKERS:
–Brendon Woods, Chief Public Defender
–Kimberley Graves, Advocate for son with serious mental health issues incarcerated in our jail
–Rudy Howell, Re-entry staff at Rubicon & member of Oakland Police Commission
–Loni Hancock: Former Berkeley City Mayor, State Legislator, and social justice advocate

AFSC and Council on American-Islamic Relations – SF Bay Area invite you to a virtual training event

Are police and sheriffs in your community allowed to tear gas children or protesters? To send the SWAT team to serve a drug warrant? What militarized equipment does your local police or sheriff have? When are they allowed to use it and against whom?

A new state law gives Californians a new window of opportunity to influence what militarized equipment local police agencies use.

Join our March 31 Zoom training to find out how. You’ll learn:

• What is AB481? How does it apply to my community?
• How do I find the relevant policy and hearing date for my city or county?
• What are effective talking points for speaking up?

You can also use our AB 481 Advocacy Toolkit.

Register here for our 45-minute training session, Advocate for your community: AB481, militarized police, and you.

While Oakland and Berkeley have local ordinances on military equipment used by police, sheriff and police departments across the state, they are now required to comply with similar state legislation, AB 481, and will submit policies to city councils and county supervisors within the next five weeks.

Please consider joining us and spreading the word.

YARD AND ESTATE SALE (No Early Birds)
Treasures Galore!

All donated funds go to refugees from: Afghanistan, Haiti, and Yemen*

Household items, Bric-a-brac, Vintage Items, Costume Jewelry, Clothing (some vintage), Furniture, Books, Musical Instruments, and more

*Donated funds go to:
• Haiti: Haiti Emergency Relief Fund
• Yemen: Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation
• Afghanistan: Earth Activists Emergency Fund for Afghan Relief; Fellowship of Reconciliation

(checks can be mailed to: Fellowship of Reconciliation, Chicago Area Chapter, 705 11th St., #205, Wilmette, IL 60091)

Sponsored by CodePink Women for Peace

Robert Jensen will outline four key challenges facing humanity: size, scale, scope, and speed. What is the sustainable size of the human population? What is the appropriate scale of a human community? What is the scope of human competence to manage our interventions into the larger living world? At what speed must we move toward different living arrangements if we are to avoid catastrophic consequences? The sooner we face the realities of these challenges without unwarranted faith in ideology or technology, the more likely we can create the conditions for a soft landing for humanity. These ideas are drawn from the forthcoming book that Jensen coauthored with Wes Jackson, An Inconvenient Apocalypse: Environmental Collapse, Climate Crisis, and the Fate of Humanity.

Robert Jensen, an Emeritus Professor in the School of Journalism and Media at the University of Texas in Austin, collaborates with the New Perennials Project. He is the coauthor with Wes Jackson of An Inconvenient Apocalypse: Environmental Collapse, Climate Crisis, and the Fate of Humanity, which will be published by the University of Notre Dame Press in fall 2022. Other books are articles by Jensen are online at https://robertwjensen.org/.

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Topic: My Meeting
Time: Mar 30, 2022 04:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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NOTE: During the Plague Year of 2020 GA will be held every week or two on Zoom. To find out the exact time a date get on the Occupy Oakland email list my sending an email to:

occupyoakland-subscribe@lists.riseup.net

The Occupy Oakland General Assembly meets every Sunday at 4 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 4:00 PM we meet in the basement of the Omni Collective, 4799 Shattuck Ave., Oakland. (Note: we tend to meet at 3:00 PM during the cooler months from November to early March after Daylights Savings Time.)

On every ‘last Sunday’ we meet a little earlier at 3 PM to have a community potluck to which all are welcome.

OO General Assembly has met on a continuous basis for over six years, since October 2011! 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

Welcome & Introductions
Reports from Committees, Caucuses, & Independent Organizations
Announcements
(Optional) Discussion Topic

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