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Hikers for Palestine: Walking in Solidarity with Gaza’s Orphans
11:00 am
Hikers for Palestine: Walking in Solidarity with Gaza’s Orphans
Jan 1 @ 11:00 am – 1:30 pm
Join Hikers for Palestine on Thursday, January 1, 2026, at 11 am for a scenic and restorative walk along the Nimitz Way, starting from Inspiration Point in Tilden Regional Park. We’ll meet in the Inspiration Point parking area at Wildcat Canyon Road, Orinda, CA 94563 and hike an approximately 4.5‑mile out‑and‑back route along the ridge. The hike will take about 2 to 2.5 hours. The paved trail is moderately easy, largely exposed with very little shade, and passes through open grasslands with occasional groves of trees. Dogs are welcome but must remain … Continued
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Suds, Snacks, and Socialism: What’s the Deal With Venezuela?
1:30 pm
Suds, Snacks, and Socialism: What’s the Deal With Venezuela?
@ Starry Plough
Jan 3 @ 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Please register in advance at https://bit.ly/SSS-Venezuela to receive your personal link to participate in this event online U.S. government officials have already admitted that CIA forces and other “clandestine” warfare groups have been operating within Venezuela, and the movement of large naval forces to the area signal an intent to invade. The “clandestine” acts of war already constitute aggression, illegal under international law. The blowing up of boats, with the clearly false excuse that they are somehow running drugs to the USA, is a crime. Further military action will be war … Continued
Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: What’s Left – 3 Paths Through the Planetary Crisis
5:00 pm
Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: What’s Left – 3 Paths Through the Planetary Crisis
@ Online
Jan 3 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
 Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the online invite. All are welcome! For our December, 2025 meeting we will be reading and discussing the first two chapters of What’s Left: Three Paths Through the Planetary Crisis by Malcolm Harris (Amazon) (Hatchette). For our January meeting we will finish the book. A vital guide for collective political action against the climate apocalypse, from bestselling progressive intellectual Malcolm Harris—“a brilliant thinker and writer capable of making the intricacies of economic conditions supremely readable” (Vulture). Climate change is the unifying crisis of … Continued
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Trump’s Economy: Year One
10:30 am
Trump’s Economy: Year One
@ Online
Jan 4 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
 Speaker: Jack Rasmus To Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87388824824?pwd=QTWNvr8cGeGo1ZDW7x9Y8W0sDaNxRc.1 Meeting ID: 873 8882 4824 Passcode: 042428 Why the real economy is stagnant and on the cusp of recession; why inflation is double what is reported and jobs are contracting; the impact of Trump’s policies on taxes and tariffs; the consequences of $2 trillion in military spending and a $1.8 trillion federal government deficit; the growing BRICS challenge and the falling U.S. dollar. The contradictions in 21st-century US capitalism SPEAKER BIO: Dr. Jack Rasmus, Ph.D Political Economy, teaches economics at St. … Continued
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Student Loan Wage Garnishment
12:00 pm
Student Loan Wage Garnishment
@ Online
Jan 8 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
This week, the Department of Education will start garnishing the wages of debtors in default on their student loans. This wave of garnishments is the first since 2020, and will impact millions of debtors with loans in or near default. Just days after starting yet another unnecessary war abroad, billionaire Trump will start collecting pennies from some of the poorest debtors in the country. Two of the largest employers garnishing the wages of their workers? Walmart and Dollar Tree. The Department of Education intentionally pushes debtors towards payment to get out … Continued
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US Aggression in Venezuela, Colombia, and the Caribbean
5:00 pm
US Aggression in Venezuela, Colombia, and the Caribbean
@ Online
Jan 11 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Green Sunday Dan Kovalik will discuss the US invasion of Venezuela and kidnapping of its president Nicolas Maduro, as well as the threats to Colombia and the extrajudicial killing of civilians in the Caribbean and the Pacific. He will talk about the history of US intervention in this region and the legal issues raised by current US actions Dan Kovalik is a human and labor rights attorney and the author of a number of books, including “The Plot to Overthrow Venezuela: How the US Is Orchestrating a Coup for Oil” and most … Continued
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Alameda County District Attorney Accountability Community discussion
6:00 pm
Alameda County District Attorney Accountability Community discussion
@ Online
Jan 15 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Register As the political landscape in Alameda County continues to shift, we believe it is critical to come together as community members, organizers, advocates, and partners to reflect honestly on where we are and where we need to go. This virtual gathering will create space to discuss: How the current District Attorney’s priorities are impacting community safety Where we believe the DA is falling short of what our communities actually need The policy priorities community wants to see centered: including rehabilitation, diversion, accountability, and investment in our neighborhoods instead … Continued
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Iran In The Crosshairs: Regime Change Then Invasion
10:30 am
Iran In The Crosshairs: Regime Change Then Invasion
@ Online
Jan 18 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Iran In The Crosshairs: Regime Change Then Invasion Speaker: Kit Klarenberg To Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87388824824?pwd=QTWNvr8cGeGo1ZDW7x9Y8W0sDaNxRc.1 Meeting ID: 873 8882 4824 Passcode: 042428 Violent demonstrations have rocked Iran in recent weeks, prompting Donald Trump to promise that “help is on the way” as a US Navy carrier strike group sails to the Middle East, preparing for an attack on Iran. According to the mainstream media and politicians, Iran is a “regime in crisis” that is murdering its citizens to put an end to a mass democratic uprising. While Trump … Continued
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March to Reclaim MLK’s Radical Legacy
11:00 am
March to Reclaim MLK’s Radical Legacy
@ Oscar Grant Plaza
Jan 19 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
 This is not ceremony. This is collective action. We will be in the streets reclaiming Dr. King’s radical legacy and launching two weeks of people-led action against state violence, mass incarceration, displacement, and fascism at every level. 78489
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Demand Accountability in Oakland
3:30 pm
Demand Accountability in Oakland
@ Oakland City Hall
Jan 20 @ 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm
 Oakland’s civilian oversight of the Oakland Police Department is under direct attack, and it is not accidental. Right now, the Oakland Police Officers Association and their astroturf allies, backed by Bay Area tech billionaires, are actively working to dismantle independent oversight of OPD. Even worse, Oakland City Council leadership is allowing it to happen. Unpaid community volunteers on the Oakland Police Commission do the hard, thankless work of holding OPD accountable to the people. Since September 2025, City Council President Kevin Jenkins, at the urging of OPOA President Hu Nguyen, … Continued
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People Power Trumps Fascism – Stay Ready Training Series
6:00 pm
People Power Trumps Fascism – Stay Ready Training Series
@ BAM House
Jan 21 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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