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CANCELED: Block The Boat for Gaza!
12:00 pm
CANCELED: Block The Boat for Gaza!
@ Meet at West Oakland BART, or Berth 57 (see text)
Aug 2 @ 12:00 pm – 7:00 pm
 UPDATE: The community groups that called for this action have reconsidered and this action has been called off. There will still be a bit of coffee, etc. there at 5AM for folks that didn’t get the message. In Solidarity with Palestinians, especially those beseiged and bombarded in Gaza, we will block 2 Israeli ZIM Ships from docking and unloading at the Port of Oakland. It happened in 2010 and it will happen again! The Palestinian people are under attack from the state of Israel. Palestinian children are being murdered, their … Continued
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Tell Pelosi: Stop Supporting Genocide in Gaza!
12:00 am
Tell Pelosi: Stop Supporting Genocide in Gaza!
@ San Francisco Federal Bldg
Aug 7 @ 12:00 am – 1:30 am
Protest & March Tell Nancy Pelosi: STOP Supporting Genocide in Gaza! End the Siege of Gaza! End All U.S. Aid to Israel! (August 6th is also known as Hiroshima Day, the day the US dropped the nuclear bomb on tens of thousands of innocent civilians.) The Palestinian people of Gaza have been heroically resisting in the face of the merciless U.S.-backed Israeli assault. More than 1,500 Palestinians have been killed and over 8,000 wounded, the overwhelming majority civilians. Meanwhile, virtually every U.S. politician, including House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, have … Continued
Strike Debt: Politics of Debt Reading Group: Ellen Brown on BRICS and a better banking system.
2:30 am
Strike Debt: Politics of Debt Reading Group: Ellen Brown on BRICS and a better banking system.
@ OMNI Collective in the basement - buzz to get in (near Lanesplitter Pizza on Telegraph)
Aug 7 @ 2:30 am – 4:30 am
Our next class will look at selected chapters in Ellen Brown’s new book The Public Banking Solution, mostly pertaining to BRICS countries and what a better bank could do for the world. -Bill Ellen Brown on BRICs.pdf 56325
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Richmond Day of Action: Our Power National Convening.
4:30 pm
Richmond Day of Action: Our Power National Convening.
@ The Kinder-Morgan Rail Yard Gate
Aug 9 @ 4:30 pm – Aug 10 @ 12:00 am
Held on the last day of the Our Power National Convening, the Day of Action will amplify the grassroots-led solutions of Richmond and other communities on the frontlines of energy injustice and social injustice. Richmond is part of a growing national campaign called the Our Power Campaign, where communities on the frontline of environmental pollution are asserting Our Power to build local living economies that work for people and the planet. Richmond-based organizations and the Our Power Campaign are now calling on everyone to join them in building this just transition. … Continued
Protest Staples Post Offices with APWU!
7:00 pm
Protest Staples Post Offices with APWU!
@ Staples, Downtown Berkeley
Aug 9 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Join the continuing protests against Staples union-busting and Post Office management’s attempt to privatize the Post Office. Join he American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO and Berkeley Post Office defenders outside of Staples in Berkeley at an informational demo to keep the pressure on Staples and the Post Office. In its continuing attack on postal workers and on the public service, the U. S. Postal Service has cut a deal with Staples to provide postal services at Stapes stores. Postal Jobs must be maintained as good jobs that pay a living wage. … Continued
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Urban Shield Protest Organizing.
5:00 pm
Urban Shield Protest Organizing.
@ 3rd Floor Conference room
Aug 10 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
STOP URBAN SHIELD IN OAKLAND! September 4-8, 2014, in Oakland, California, Urban Shield — a trade show and training exercise for SWAT teams and police agencies — will bring local, national and international law enforcement agencies together with defense industry contractors to provide training and introduce new weapons to police and security companies. Take a stand against the militarization of our community. Decrease violence in our communities by ending the militarization of the police. From schools, the border, prisons, to the streets, our communities have become sites of repression and violence … Continued
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Berkeley Post Office Defenders General Assembly.
1:30 am
Berkeley Post Office Defenders General Assembly.
@ Downtown Berkeley Post Office
Aug 12 @ 1:30 am – 2:30 am
 The Postal Service has put the Berkeley Post Office up for sale!! The Postal Service has started to outsource Post Office services to Staples, replacing union jobs with low-paying, low benefit work. And we’re fighting against both! Come help us plan our next steps. On July 29th, at our invite, Ralph Nader spoke on the steps of the Berkeley Post Office against privatization and corporatism. Watch and listen to his talk here. We’ve began the “Don’t Shop at Staples” campaign with some awesome… what else? … postcards to send to Staples … Continued
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City of Oakland Privacy Committee Meeting
6:00 pm
City of Oakland Privacy Committee Meeting
@ Oakland City Hall Council Chambers
Aug 14 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
 Meeting of the City of Oakland’s “Privacy and Data Retention Ad Hoc Advisory Committee” – open to the public. When: 2nd & 4th Thursdays 6:00pm – 8:00pm Where: Council Chambers Oakland City Hall 14th & Broadway Read the announcement from the City of Oakland City Administrator’s Weekly Report (April 25, 2014): This committee was created by City Council action during the discussions earlier in the year about the Port Domain Awareness Center (DAC). The goal of the DAC is to improve readiness to prevent, respond to and recover from major emergencies … Continued
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Keep Berkeley Taser Free!
2:00 am
Keep Berkeley Taser Free!
@ Grassroots House
Aug 15 @ 2:00 am – 4:00 am
Yes, its time for another Taser meeting! Come and get some literature and STICKERS! to distribute. We have a lot so please help us spread the word! We have a kick-ass line up for the September forum and now we need a flyer and publicity to make sure that the place is packed! We can also strategize about other ways to make the debate happen. I also encourage people to check out TruthNotTasers.blogspot.org They claim that the number of taser related deaths is closer to 800. See what you think. … Continued
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Oakland California, to Ferguson, Missouri
1:00 am
Oakland California, to Ferguson, Missouri
Aug 16 @ 1:00 am – 3:00 am
Oakland California, to Ferguson, Missouri FUCK THE POLICE MARCH 8/15/2014 Meet @ 14 and Broadway in Oakland 6:00pm Bring Marshmallows 18-year-old Michael Brown was killed by police and they left him for dead in the streets of Ferguson, Missouri. To the good people of Ferguson, take heart – and take your streets. You are not alone, we will take the streets here in Oakland. The time has come for more than simple justice for these atrocities. The time has come to draw a line in the sand and say “no … Continued
ALERT!!! TIME CHANGE!!! STOP ISRAEL @ THE PORT
10:00 pm
ALERT!!! TIME CHANGE!!! STOP ISRAEL @ THE PORT
@ Meet at West Oakland BART, or Berth 57 (see text)
Aug 16 @ 10:00 pm – 10:00 pm
ALERT! ALERT! TIME CHANGE TO 3:00 PM. (ORIGINALLY 5:00 AM) Stop Israel at the Port! Zionism isn’t welcome in our town! Block the Israeli Zim Ship at the Port of Oakland Saturday, August 16th 3:00 PM – meet at West Oakland Bart and march to Berth 57 STOP THE SIEGE ON GAZA! END THE COLONIAL OCCUPATION OF PALESTINE! RIGHT OF RETURN FOR ALL PALESTINIAN REFUGEES! FREE ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS! BOYCOTT, DIVEST, SANCTION! [Facebook Page] Facebook Web site56366
Strike Debt Bay Area Meeting: Ideas Into Action.
11:00 pm
Strike Debt Bay Area Meeting: Ideas Into Action.
@ Oscar Grant Plaza amphitheater, jsut outside City Hall
Aug 16 @ 11:00 pm – Aug 17 @ 1:30 am
Strike Debt Bay Area’s next meeting will begin at 4:00 pm (an hour later than previously) and run until 6 or 6:30. Come and help us draw awareness to and fight unjust debt! This is a great opportunity to get updates on SDBA’s many projects: organizing for public banking in Oakland securing funding from the City of Vallejo for nonprofit check cashing and public finance study initiatives through the participatory budgeting process saving the Berkeley Post Office and stopping the Staples non-union takeover of good Post Office jobs working with … Continued
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Protesting Urban Shield: Community Education Forum.
8:00 pm
Protesting Urban Shield: Community Education Forum.
@ Eastside Cultural Center
Aug 17 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
The 9th annual Urban Shield – the SWAT team training and weapons expo that brings together local, regional and global police-military units – will be held in Oakland this coming September 4-8. Oakland is gearing up to stop it! Building on growing resistance to police militarization in the US, Bay Area community organizations and the Facing Tear Gas campaign have come together to call for Oakland’s non-participation in Urban Shield, community self-determination, and solidarity with global movements. Urban Shield is connected to national police militarization programs such as 1033, 1122, Urban Areas … Continued
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Block the Boat. Autonomous Action.
12:00 am
Block the Boat. Autonomous Action.
@ Berth 57, Port of Oakland. Possible rides from West Oakland Bart.
Aug 19 @ 12:00 am – 3:30 am
A perspective on recent events. URGENT Autonomous call to action: Meet Port of Oakland SSA berth 57-59WE’RE BLOCKING THE BOAT AT 5:30 #BlockTheBoat https://t.co/WMC9p6GXWf — Alyssa (@alyssa011968) August 18, 2014 COME DOWN TO PORT! Autonomous continuation of #BlockTheBoat! Get to port by 5. Some rides leaving from W Oak BART around 430. SELF ORGANIZE! — Occupy Oakland (@OccupyOakland) August 18, 2014 #BlockTheBoat Protester organized picketline @ 5:00AM & 5:00PM at Oakland Port Berth 57-59 STILL block unloading boat #Anonymous #OpIsrael — OccupySF (@sf99er) August 18, 2014 If you cant … Continued
Berkeley Post Office Defenders General Assembly.
1:30 am
Berkeley Post Office Defenders General Assembly.
@ Downtown Berkeley Post Office
Aug 19 @ 1:30 am – 2:30 am
The Postal Service has put the Berkeley Post Office up for sale!! The Postal Service outsourced Post Office services to Staples, replacing union jobs with low-paying, low benefit work. And we’re fighting against both! Come help us plan our next steps. On July 29th, at our invite, Ralph Nader spoke on the steps of the Berkeley Post Office against privatization and corporatism. Watch and listen to his talk here. We’ve began the “Don’t Shop at Staples” campaign with some awesome… what else? … postcards to send to Staples management! Here’s the … Continued
Block the Boat – Autonomous Action.
12:00 pm
Block the Boat – Autonomous Action.
@ Berth 57, Port of Oakland. Possible rides from West Oakland Bart.
Aug 19 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
“Call going out far and wide to be at the port at 5am. If the ship leaves at 4am, it will be the best 5am victory party ever.” Shuttles are up amd running as is BART! Come on in!! #BlockTheBoat! — BlockTheBoatForGaza (@BlockTheBoat) August 19, 2014 We need more people. We’ve seen one red SUV cross picket. No idea if he’s unloading this ship. #BlockTheBoat — Not Frantz Fanon (@violentfanon) August 19, 201456463
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Autonomous Action: Block The Boat!
1:00 am
Autonomous Action: Block The Boat!
@ Berth 22, Port of Oakland. Possible rides from West Oakland Bart.
Aug 20 @ 1:00 am – 5:00 am
The Zim cargo ship left Berth 57 this afternoon, sailed out the Golden Gate apparently on its way south, then did a U-Turn and is now heading back into San Francisco Bay, probably to Berth 22 (map below), which people reported Zim had reserved for this evening. Berth 22 now! #BlockTheBoat!!! #Oakland, 1599 Maritime St @BlockTheBoat— Occupy Oakland (@OccupyOakland) August 20, 2014 Need to have crowd at "Ports America" gates well before 7 to block shift that would otherwise unload Israeli cargo ship #BlockTheBoat— Occupy Oakland (@OccupyOakland) August 20, 2014 … Continued
Autonomous Action: Continue to Block the Boat!
6:00 am
Autonomous Action: Continue to Block the Boat!
@ Berth 22, Port of Oakland, somewhere along Maritime St. between 7th and Grand
Aug 20 @ 6:00 am – 8:30 am
CALL OUT for continued blockade TONIGHT to keep 12am lunch break from re-entering the port. Arrive 10:30-11pm to #BlockTheBoat, #Oakland— Occupy Oakland (@OccupyOakland) August 20, 2014 Zim ship reportedly has days of unloading. This ain't over, not by a longshore. Support needed Midnight & 6:30AM #BlockTheBoat— OccupySF (@sf99er) August 20, 2014 56477
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Ceast and Desist: It Ends Today!
12:00 am
Ceast and Desist: It Ends Today!
@ See text.
Aug 21 @ 12:00 am – 2:00 am
Over the last few weeks, police have murdered five Black men & women across the country: Mike Brown: Ferguson, MO Ezell Ford: South Los Angeles Eric Garner: New York Jacorey Calhoun: Oakland Unidentified woman in San Jose who had a power drill And of course, there have been thousands and thousands more murdered Black, Brown & poor people throughout the years. Oscar Grant Alan Blueford Alex Nieto Andy Lopez Kimani Gray Kendrec McDade Amadou Diallo Sean Bell Ramarley Graham We will take to the streets and tell the police: IT … Continued
Strike Debt Reading Group: The Politics of Debt. Ellen Brown’s “The Public Banking Solution.”
2:30 am
Strike Debt Reading Group: The Politics of Debt. Ellen Brown’s “The Public Banking Solution.”
@ The Omni (ring buzzer)
Aug 21 @ 2:30 am – 4:30 am
Here is the reading for the next Politics of Debt meeting – OMNI basement. We will continue on with Ellen brown’s Public Banking solution on the topic foreign policy and other countries’ use of Public Banks. PBS-Germany PBS-Argentina PBS-Latin-America1 PBS-Ch-356385
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State of Emergency march in support of Ferguson in SF
2:00 am
State of Emergency march in support of Ferguson in SF
@ UN Plaza
Aug 22 @ 2:00 am – 4:00 am
 Stand in solidarity with the people of ferguson. March starts at un plaza. 56478
Stop Tasers from Coming to Berkeley Police!
2:00 am
Stop Tasers from Coming to Berkeley Police!
@ Grassroots House
Aug 22 @ 2:00 am – 3:30 am
The next Taser-free Berkeley organizing meeting. Also see PUBLIC FORUM: SHOULD BERKELEY POLICE USE TASERS ON THE PEOPLE OF BERKELEY?56450
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City of Oakland Privacy Committee Meeting
6:00 pm
City of Oakland Privacy Committee Meeting
@ Oakland City Hall Council Chambers
Aug 28 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Meeting of the City of Oakland’s “Privacy and Data Retention Ad Hoc Advisory Committee” – open to the public. When: 2nd & 4th Thursdays 6:00pm – 8:00pm Where: Council Chambers Oakland City Hall 14th & Broadway Read the announcement from the City of Oakland City Administrator’s Weekly Report (April 25, 2014): This committee was created by City Council action during the discussions earlier in the year about the Port Domain Awareness Center (DAC). The goal of the DAC is to improve readiness to prevent, respond to and recover from major … Continued
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Bay Area Planning and Strategy Meeting: October Month Of Resistance to Mass Incarceration, Police Terror, Etc
9:00 pm
Bay Area Planning and Strategy Meeting: October Month Of Resistance to Mass Incarceration, Police Terror, Etc
@ 1st Unitarian Church of Oakland
Aug 30 @ 9:00 pm – Aug 31 @ 12:00 am
Bay Area Planning and Strategy Meeting October Month Of Resistance to Mass Incarceration, Police Terror, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation! YOU ARE INVITED TO THE NEXT BAY AREA STRATEGY MEETING for the October Month of Resistance to Mass Incarceration, Police Terror, Repression, and the Criminalization of a Generation. People in Ferguson have repeatedly stood up in righteous rebellion to stop police terror! They have refused to back down in the face of dogs, tear gas, guns, and tanks. They are fighting back and simply demanding justice for Michael … Continued
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