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Facebook event. Dearest Activists and Allies: As you know, the Black Womyn’s Lives Matter: Free Marissa Caravan is back after traveling almost 4000 miles in 3 weeks from Oakland to Jacksonville Florida for the hearing which was to determine if Marissa spent more time imprisoned in jail, imprisoned in her home, or pardoned for firing a warning shot into the ceiling, injuring no one, to ward off the man who was beating and threatening to kill her. We’d like to tell you about our travels through-out the country, the womyn … Continued

Facebook event.   Join us as we stand up against the police repression of the Black Lives Matter movement. The Sacramento police have outrageously charged a young black woman for lynching. The police and county DA falsely claim that ANSWER Coalition activist Maile Hampton is guilty of obstructing justice and removing a person from police custody. In fact its the police who are guilty of obstructing justice, in this case and historically. These charges against Maile are in reality “revenge” charges against leading activists of the Black Lives Matter movement. … Continued

HAITI: RESISTANCE AND SOLIDARITY 5 Years After the Earthquake 11 Years After the Coup SPEAKERS: Pierre Labossiere, Haiti Action Committee Lara Kiswani, Arab Resource & Organizing Center Devonte Jackson, Black Alliance for Just Immigration Sanyika Bryant, Malcolm X Grassroots Movement Join Haiti Action Committee on the 11th anniversary of the US-backed 2004 coup that overthrew democracy in Haiti. While the US/UN occupation continues to impose President Martelly’s dictatorship, popular resistance in Haiti grows. A two-day general strike recently paralyzed Port-au-Prince and many other cities. The popular movements are striking to … Continued

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Facebook event. What: 96 Hours of Direct Action Schedule of Events Statewide (Berkeley, All UCs, CSUs, Community Colleges) Monday, March 2 All Day: Decentralized Direct Actions across Campus 10am: 20 Minute Mass Flyering: Meet on Sproul Steps 5pm: Short Debrief and Info Hub in Wheeler Commons Tuesday, March 3 All Day: Decentralized Direct Actions across Campus 10am: 20 Minute Mass Chalking: Meet on Sproul Steps 5pm: Short Debrief and Info Hub in Wheeler Commons Wednesday, March 4 All Day: Decentralized Direct Actions across Campus 12-1pm: Funeral for Public Education on … Continued

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Press conference, Mon, March 2, noon at 16th St BART plaza, SF: Mission tenants to fight mass eviction & offer "win-win" land trust solution— Cindy Milstein (@CindyMilstein) February 28, 2015 58210

Facebook event. Updated information for Monday: We have moved the Rally to start in front of the jail at 850 Bryant on Monday, March 2nd at 5:30pm.  Come prepared to dance!  We will be joined by the BLO (Brass Liberation Orchestra) and march to the CASC for the Environmental Impact Community Meeting. RSVP here. We’ve also learned that the Capitol Planning Committee is voting on the jail plan the same day. We need anyone who can speak out against the jail to join us Monday, March 2nd from noon-2pm in … Continued

Information, discussion & community! Monday Night Forum!!Occupy Forum is an opportunity for open and respectful dialogueon all sides of these critically important issues!OccupyForum presentsSEABROOK 1977 In anticipation of the accelerating campaign to shut California’s last nukes — the two reactors at Diablo Canyon, near San Luis Obispo — we will view Seabrook 77, the story the of attempt to block construction of a nuclear power plant. In April 1977, the small coastal town of Seabrook, New Hampshire became an international symbol in the battle over atomic energy. Concerned about the dangers … Continued

Town Hall, Mon, March 2, 6 pm, Cesar Chavez Elementary, SF to decry SFPD murder of Amilcar Perez Lopez on Folsom/24th two nite ago #ACAB— Cindy Milstein (@CindyMilstein) February 28, 2015 58213

City of Oakland Domain Awareness Center Privacy and Data Retention Policy. During discussions of the Oakland Port Domain Awareness Center (DAC) in March 2014, the City Council adopted a resolution requiring the City Administrator’s office to convene an advisory committee to develop a data retention and privacy policy to address public concerns about the DAC and its surveillance system. The DAC Ad Hoc Privacy and Data Retention Advisory Committee has been meeting since May 2014 and developed a policy and several additional recommendations to present to City Council. Joe DeVries, … Continued

EVERY MONDAY IN MARCH FROM 600-800 PM AT THE QILOMBO. THIS WILL BE AN ONGOING STUDY SESSION EXAMINING THE HISTORY OF THE ONGOING ZAPATISTA STRUGGLE FOR LIBERATION. SESSION I: First Declaration from the Lacandon Jungle http://www.struggle.ws/mexico/ezln/ezlnwa.html Future sessions will likely be described at the Facebook event.58225

ALL OUT FOR JOBS NOT JAILS IN ALAMEDA COUNTY! For the past six months, we have campaigned for the Alameda County Board of Supervisors to set aside 50% for community programs and services. But on February 9th, the Community Corrections Partnership Executive Committee recommended that the supervisors allocate $18 million—more than half of their public safety funds—to the sheriff. On March 3rd, the Board of Supervisors will vote on the public safety budget and it’s time to tell them to vote for jobs not jails, books not bars, and healthcare … Continued

The first of eight meetings is January 28th. This seminar will study the corporate structure, its historical development, and its modes of political control.  57909

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We are having an orientation for our hands-on study group. The focus of the project is both analytical and activist. As a group, we will develop an understanding of the relationship between gentrification and police violence thru readings, workshops and discussions. At the same time, we will be developing and implementing strategies in our neighborhoods that seek to discourage other people that are new to Oakland from calling the cops. It will last about 3 months and we would love to host it all at the Omni if that works … Continued

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. JEKYLL ISLAND, Part I by William Still For this film, see the website shown below. Humanist Hall is wheelchair accessible around the corner at 411 28th Street. http://www.jekyllisland-themovie.com/58232

This conference promotes the development of locally-controlled clean energy economies as a necessary path to a sustainable future. The conference is a diverse gathering of policy makers, entrepreneurs, and community advocates engaged in a thoughtful and inspiring exploration of strategies and programs for advancing a local clean energy transition in the Bay Area. To learn more about Conference goals and to register, please visit the event website. 58085

Facebook event. On the 2nd Anniversary of Hugo Chávez’s death, we celebrate his legacy, embodied in the people and their struggle ————————–————————–—- March 5 is the second anniversary of the tragic passing of President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela. Yet, despite his short life, he transformed Venezuela by his courageous struggle to make the Venezuelan masses the protagonists of their destiny. Before Chávez, Venezuela’s natural resources enriched only the oil companies and ruling class. Today the country’s wealth has been harnessed for true development — hundreds of thousands of homes, healthcare and … Continued

The BAPS General Meeting is where our core group of organizers come together. For those looking to get involved with the school, this is the best place to start. What happens at the General Meeting? Anyone can bring a proposal for new classes events organizational procedures lectures, talks, speakers workshops skill-shares Organizers vote on class proposals important financial expenditures use of space core values We meet each other make relevant announcements collaborate and coalesce new visions of the school distribute tasks and plan to take action learn how to build collectivity, a commons, … Continued

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Karibu! (Welcome!) We are inviting everyone  out to Qilombo to participate in a day of festivities, mural painting, cleaning and gardening! This project will be part of several different phases to create Oakland’s first Afrika Town! Qilombo’s role in Afrika Town will be immense. We are in the process of upgrading the space: building onto our community garden, adding a lovely mural on the side of the building, and doing the first steps to putting in a kitchen. This kitchen is very much needed due to all the food programs … Continued

50th Anniversary of Selma Bloody Sunday Commemorative Bridge Walk and Rally Walk across the span in solidarity with the marchers in Selma, Alabama Bring Signs, Banners and your voice against InJustice USA, 1965: Black people in Selma, Alabama, viciously attacked by cops and the Klan for seeking the right to vote, beaten with baseball bats and billy clubs, tear gas, and whips; … people murdered by brutalizing police, by racist vigilantes; … “whites only” Jim Crow segregation still prevails across the South, and in the North Black people crammed into … Continued

Come and help us draw awareness to and fight unjust debt! Come get connected with SDBA’s many projects! organizing for public banking in Oakland and elsewhere. advocating for Postal banking. saving the Berkeley Post Office and stopping the Staples non-union takeover of good Post Office jobs working with the City of Richmond and other municipalities for eminent domain seizure of underwater mortgages from the banksters ongoing study group student debt resistance helping out America’s only non-profit check-cashing organization and fighting against usurious for-profit pay-day lenders and their ilk our famous … Continued

There will be a vigil at Amilcar’s shrine on Folsom, between 24th/25th, Saturday, March 7, at 6 pm. This is about the time his body will be sent back to Guatemala to be with his family. Please come with candles, flowers, and your intentions to ease him on his journey. We will have an opportunity to share our thoughts and feelings and to discuss how to move forward for justice for Amilcar, justice for the fallen, justice for all. Facebook event. 58244

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Monthly interfaith prayer meeting, held on second Sundays, dedicated to survivors and victims of violence and police terror in Oakland. We are organizing this gathering for the community to connect, share prayers, writings and poems from all spiritual traditions, reflect and recharge and build coalitions interested in healing. Please feel free to bring quotes or passages to share All are welcome As this meeting is during the Bahá’í fast, we will not serve breakfast. Breakfasts will resume in April.58108

The first Woman’s Day was organized by the Socialist Party in New York in 1909, in remembrance of the 1908 strike of International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union. It was made an annual celebration the following year by the Socialist Second International. On March 8, 1917, the women of Petrograd went on strike with the demand “Bread and Peace.” Within weeks, Tsar Nicholas II was imprisoned. The Russian Revolution had begun. To celebrate, we will gather at our usual time, aided by Norma Harrison. We’ll look at the women’s movement of … Continued

Facebook event.  15NowBerkeley Facebook. Join us March 8th at the Target Express grand opening in downtown Berkeley. We’ll have our own alternative grand opening with a target of $15/hr! We’ll be rallying for higher minimum wages at noon in front of the Target. Drop by if you’re interested in helping out or if you have any questions. An increase in the Berkeley minimum wage doesn’t just make economic sense—it’s a necessity for workers, who literally can’t afford to pay rent in this city on less than $15/hour! 58233

Facebook event. Join us for a March and Celebration of the 105th Anniversary of INTERNATIONAL WORKING WOMEN’S DAY UPHOLD the LEGACY & POWER of WOMEN’S RESISTANCE HERE and ABROAD! 12PM Rally & Speak Out for Justice 12:30 PM March to Rise & Resist 1:30 PM Celebration for Women’s Strength & Resistance In honor of the first women strikers in 1909, we will be commemorating the 105th Anniversary of International Working Women’s Day on March 8th. Join us as we uphold the Legacy and Power of Women’s resistance here and abroad! … Continued

This International Women’s Day we will be joining in the streets with women all around the world who are marching to demand their rights. We will be out to stand against violence against women in all forms. Against the growing number of killings of transwomen, against police brutality, against racism, street harassment, domestic violence and more. We will be coming out as we struggle to support ourselves and our families in the face of ever increasing evictions and gentrification. We march to stand in solidarity with our sisters around the … Continued

Join local artists, educators, unions, activists and workers to celebrate the recent excitement and organizing success of Adjuncts at SFAI, CCA, St. Mary’s College, Mills, Dominican University! Performances! Installations! Speak-outs! Readings! Food! Art! Books! Socializing! Community-building! ALL in support of low-wage precarious workers including Adjuncts, Students, Food-service Workers, Artists, Temporary Part Time Workers and the Fight for 15 campaign! No Justice No Service is inspired by the solidarity building event, Art, Education Justice! Held in Los Angeles last Fall. Help cultivate a cultural front for ongoing activism in arts, education, … Continued

Join local artists, educators, unions, activists and workers to celebrate the recent excitement and organizing success of Adjuncts at SFAI, CCA, St. Mary’s College, Mills, Dominican University! Performances! Installations! speak-outs! readings! Food! Art! Books! Socializing! Community-building! ALL in support of low-wage precarious workers including Adjuncts, Students, Food-service Workers, Artists, Temporary Part Time Workers and the Fight for 15 campaign! No Justice No Service is inspired by the solidarity building event, Art, Education Justice! Held in Los Angeles last Fall. Help cultivate a cultural front for ongoing activism in arts, education, … Continued

DISABILITY LIBERATED: MOURN THE DEAD AND FIGHT LIKE HELL FOR THE LIVING. Performance by Sins Invalid, Part 1. Part 1 of the performance curated by Sins Invalid begins with the construction of an altar, built in part with community participation. The altar will commemorate disabled children policed and killed by parents/caregivers for not performing “ablebodied-ness”; people with disabilities who have died from incarceration in nursing homes or jails/prisons; and those who are locked up and fighting for their freedom. 58154

Facebook event. CeCe McDonald, an aspiring fashion student living in Minneapolis, was attacked by a racist, transphobic mob while walking to the grocery store in July of 2010. One of her attackers, intoxicated and adorned with a swastika tattoo, died days following the incident. CeCe was charged with two murders and was threatened with up to 80 years in a cage for simply defending herself. While imprisoned, she discovered that her story was not unique, but that she was among many Black people—particularly Black, trans women—railroaded to prison. The stories … Continued

DISABILITY INCARCERATED: A SYMPOSIUM Information on visiting the Law School can be found here. 9:15 am Coffee in the Goldberg Room (Room 297), Berkeley Law School 10:00 am Welcome and Introduction Susan Schweik, UC Berkeley, and Na’ilah Nasir, UC Berkeley Opening Remarks Angela Davis, UC Santa Cruz Panel 1: A Discussion with the Editors of Disability Incarcerated Liat Ben-Moshe, University of Toledo Allison Carey, Schippensburg University Chris Chapman, York University Panel 2: Responses to the Book by Berkeley Faculty Jonathan Simon, Berkeley Law Na’ilah Nasir, School of Education and African … Continued

EVERY MONDAY IN MARCH FROM 600-800 PM AT THE QILOMBO. THIS WILL BE AN ONGOING STUDY SESSION EXAMINING THE HISTORY OF THE ONGOING ZAPATISTA STRUGGLE FOR LIBERATION. SESSION I: First Declaration from the Lacandon Jungle http://www.struggle.ws/mexico/ezln/ezlnwa.html Future sessions will likely be described at the Facebook event.58225

Information, discussion & community! Monday Night Forum!! Occupy Forum is an opportunity for open and respectful dialogue on all sides of these critically important issues! OccupyForum presents STOPPING A PIPELINE Effective Resistance at the Unis’tot’en Blockade Up in the forests near Houston, British Columbia, a permanent blockade has been constructed to stop the construction of a long list of proposed pipeline projects. Started as a grassroots effort 4 years ago, the Unis’tot’en camp now sees hundreds of supporters come through every year to help the Wetsu’wet’en people stand up to the Harper … Continued

Come learn about continuing developments in the battle save the Berkeley Post Office and the Postal Service from privatization, support our Occupiers and help us plan our next steps in opposition to the theft of our public commons. The postal service wanted to sell the post office to Hudson-mcdonald, a local developer. The City of Berkeley sued the post office to stop the sale. Hudson-mcdonald backed out of the deal in early december. Get an overview of the sale announcement here. Here’s a good more general overview piece.  There was a … Continued

Check the AntiRep website and Facebook for last minute schedule changes. Facebook event. 58252

“Black Ice,” the Greenpeace struggle to stop Arctic drilling Join us for the screening of “Black Ice”, the inspiring new film about Greenpeace members who risked their lives and freedom to stop Russian Oil giant Gazprom from drilling in the Arctic.  Afterwards find out about the massive call-in campaign to President Obama asking him to stop oil drilling in Alaska. More about this award-winning movie. Synopsis and credits at at IMDB Sunflower Alliance listing. 58260

If you can make it to #AfrikaTown today in #WestOakland at SanPablo and Brush that would be awesome. We need bodies to defend the garden. — Minister Flashes (@Federal_flashes) March 11, 2015 More information. Africatown pic.twitter.com/vLNQoFbDII— Bud (@buddrums) March 11, 2015 58276

The Oakland Livable Wage Assembly builds community and power among those who seek higher wages and better work life conditions for area workers. We meet every second and fourth Tuesday of the month at the SEIU Local 1000 union hall, 1433 Webster Street, 2nd Floor in downtown Oakland. These assembly meetings occur from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. Our work together encompasses: (1) the concerns of precarious, contingent and care workers; (2) current campaigns to improve wages for low-wage workers; and (3) efforts by unionized workers and unions to improve … Continued

  Folks up at #AfrikaTown feeding the community this morning. This is beautiful. #WestOakland pic.twitter.com/csq99wMSL1— Minister Flashes (@Federal_flashes) March 11, 2015 58263

AntiRep calendar entry. Always check there and their Facebook page for last-minute changes. More info about Dante.58241

The first of eight meetings is January 28th. This seminar will study the corporate structure, its historical development, and its modes of political control.  57909

March 11, 2015 people throughout the world will be acting to protest the continuing danger at Fukushima. The Japanese pro-war Abe government has announced that the tanks surrounding Fukushima are full and they will release thousands of tons of radioactive water. http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201412130042 They also are intent in reopening the nearly 50 nuclear power plants that were shutdown after the earthquake. They are also exporting nuclear power plants to Turkey and throughout the world to make more profits in this industry. The government is also ordering families and children back to … Continued

  Speaker: Congressman Barney Frank Sponsor: Goldman School of Public Policy 5:30 p.m. Reception with Refreshments 6:00 p.m. Presentation and Q&A First elected to Congress in 1980, Barney Frank represented Massachusetts’s 4th District for 32 years. He is known as a superb legislator and a pragmatic politician whose sharp intellect and sense of humor has made him one of the most influential and colorful figures in Washington. While in Congress, Frank worked to adjust America’s spending priorities to reduce the deficit, provide less funding for the military and more for … Continued

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Help plan and build the March 24 day of action to remove the dictatorship and demand an end to downsizing, pushout policies, austerity, and attacks on diversity, and the cancellation of the construction of the Performing Arts Education Center.58246

Registration. The Town Hall to End Homelessness Join Supervisors Jane Kim and Mark Farrell, Project Homeless Connect, and 1,000 other community leaders, volunteers, and San Francisco friends, as we rally behind new initiatives that can bring us closer to ending homelessness in our city. This solutions focused event will be different than anything you’ve ever seen before. We hope you can make it. Agenda: 6:00 – 6:30: Doors open | Networking   6:30 – 6:45: Take your seats   6:45 – 7:00: Understanding Homelessness in San Francisco w/ Kevin Fagan (Chronicle)   7:00 – 8:00: New and Upcoming Solutions presented to … Continued

We’ll be discussing the Debt and Economic systems of the ancient world for this meeting, using an article written by Michael Hudson. Here’s the reading.  Reconstructing The Origins of Interest-Bearing Debt… We’ll be talking about pages 1-30 this time. The Politics of Debt Reading Group is associated with the Bay Area Public School and Strike Debt Bay Area.58235

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Prof. Xiao is inviting a special guest, Stanislav Shalunov, co-founder of FireChat, to his class Internet Freedom on Thursday, March 12, 4-6pm. FireChat in recent news: FireChat — an ‘off-the-grid’ smartphone app — emerged this month as the technological glue holding Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests together and a powerfulweapon in the hands of mass movements, dissidents and protesters. The app works by creating its own network outside the internet, relying simply on the Bluetooth or Wi-Fi link that exist between one phone and another (source).58277

In solidarity, we ask you to make time to join in sending healing prayers and healing energy to Tristan Anderson and his family on Friday March 13, 2015 the six year anniversary of Tristan’s shooting by Israeli Border Police. Tristan was shot in the head with a tear gas grenade following a demonstration against the building of the “Separation Wall” in Palestine, in the West Bank village of Ni’ilin. To this day, Tristan requires 24 hour care. Currently, his family is in court against the government of Israel in a … Continued

We started hearing back from the implementers at the last meeting; OPD, PEC, Auditor, and the ER director talked. Now the committee has to decide what to do about what they said. See you at 6:00pm, Thursday, 12 March 2015, at Oakland City Hall.58231

RETALIATE AGAINST WORKER INTIMIDATION BY FAST FOOD CORPORATIONS AND POLICE Remember two Fridays ago in San Lorenzo, CA when Jack in the box fired a worker unjustly, then called the county sheriffs when she came back with her union comrades demanding her job back??? We are fighting back with a weekly “EFF YOU FRIDAY” picket at various local Jack stores. We gotta send the message to corporations and police that we will not back down from fighting to improve workers’ lives. WE WILL BE CONTINUING THESE ACTIONS EVERY FRIDAY AT … Continued

FRIDAY THE 13TH: Good Luck Comes to Good Bosses! Join us for our picket line to support our union brothers and sisters at HS Lordships! Workers at HS Lordships have been bargaining for a contract for more than four years. These longtime workers are asking for a fair contract, but management continues to propose drastic cuts in medical benefits. Workers have offered to give up sick days and vacation time and participate in a new healthcare plan with an increased deductible and reduced benefits. The restaurant, however, continues to propose … Continued

East Bay Community Forum on Race Issues with W. Kamau Bell Join the ACLU of Northern California Staff Attorney Novella Coleman at a community forum on implicit bias and microaggression experiences in the East Bay hosted by comedian W. Kamau Bell and The Elmwood Café. Berkeley residents, W. Kamau Bell and his wife Dr. Melissa Hudson Bell,posted a blog on his website describing an incident that happened to them on January 26th at the Elmwood Cafe. It occurred between them and an employee of the café. Very quickly, the blog spread around the … Continued

A panel discussion with: Michael Parenti, internationally known award-winning author and lecturer. Parenti is one of the nation’s leading progressive political analysts. His most recent books include: The Face of Imperialism (2011), Waiting for Yesterday (2013) and Profit Pathology and Other Indecencies (2015) Charlotte Silver, independent journalist formerly based in the West Bank, Palestine. Silver’s work appears in Al Jazeera English, Electronic Intifada, Alternet, The Nation and VICE News, among many other publications. Jeff Mackler, National Secretary, Socialist Action; Admin. Comm., United National Antiwar Coalition; Director, Mobilization to Free Mumia … Continued

This will be the greatest Pi Day ever in the American history, spread the word! pic.twitter.com/am1fdrmZyu— SciencePorn (@SciencePorn) March 6, 2015 58242

This is a Call for Support. Facebook event. In the early morning of Thursday, February 26th, UC Berkeley’s office of Capital Projects brought in a huge demolition team and police force to clear-cut 60 trees on the south side of the historic Gill Tract. For 20 years, the local community, students, and faculty have attempted to create a visionary research and education center on this public land. In 2012 Occupy the Farm’s successful land occupations pushed out Whole Foods from the development, and saved 10 acres for 10 years. But … Continued

Event listing web page. Meet us in Berkeley on your bike on March 14, 2015 at Ohlone Park just above Sacramento. North Berkeley Bart Station. Meet at 2:30pm ride at 3:30pm. Dress in black. 58282

As early as next month the Oakland Zoo is going to start throwing up 8′ fences topped by 3′ of barbed wire around perhaps the most lovely park on the western flank of the East Bay hills and excluding the public from it forever unless you pay big bucks to visit the newly constructed paved roads, 50 structures, 15-car gondola, vistor center or high-end restaurant.  So I’m leading a little hike Saturday, March 14th so we can see what we are about to lose unless we fight back. BACKGROUND Knowland … Continued

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Essentials of Scientific Socialism: Part One of a Series “Clarity about the aims and problems of socialism is of greatest significance in our age of transition.” Einstein’s comment remains true in our Century, when the growing interest in socialism is matched by a growing confusion about socialism. This workshop, led by Gene Ruyle of the ICSS, will be the first in a series seeking to overcome this confusion through study and discussion, focusing on the classics of scientific socialism: The Communist Manifesto, by Marx and Engels, Socialism: Utopian and Scientific, … Continued

Information, discussion & community! Monday Night Forum!! Occup yForum presents “THE HIDDEN ENEMY” THE COVERT OPERATION BEHIND MILITARY SUICIDES In early 2013, the official website of the United States Department of Defense announced the startling statistic that the number of military suicides in 2012 had far exceeded the total of those killed in battle: an average of nearly one a day. A month later camee an even more sobering statistic from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: veteran suicide was running at 22 a day – about 8000 a year. Some have … Continued

There will be a rally, starting at 5pm, on March 17, in front of the Richmond City Council, demanding justice for Pedie Perez, who was shot and killed by Richmond Police Officer Wallace Jensen on September 14, 2014 shortly after midnight. He had been asked to leave Sam’s Liquor Store, due to alcohol intoxication and sit on the curb outside on the sidewalk. The officer had searched him and found no weapons. After some time, Pedie started to walk away without permission, then the cop wrestled him to the ground … Continued

On March 17th, the Berkeley City Council will consider passing laws that would prohibit panhandling within 10 feet of a parking pay station placing object within three feet of a tree well using bedding or blankets on the sidewalk between 7:00 AM and 10:00 PM attaching objects to public fixtures unpermitted cooking on the sidewalks They want to up the enforcement against people who are homeless.  We can stop them if we unite. STREETS ARE FOR EVERYONE (SAFE) COALITION58264

Speak out for Strong New BAAQMD Rules. The Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) is in the process of adopting new rules to improve monitoring of refinery emissions and to require at least a 20% reduction in CAP (criteria air pollutants) emissions (PM, SOx, NOx, CO, ROG) within five years.  They have scheduled a Town Hall style meeting for public input: After a presentation by Board staff members, comments will be invited.  The room is relatively small and the meeting will be brief.  Nevertheless, let’s use this opportunity to … Continued

Court update: demur about constitutionality was filed. New date march 18 9am set to continue. #blackfriday14 #DropTheCharges— Bay Solidarity (@BaySolidarity) February 4, 2015 motion to dismiss case called demur was made today: statute is unconstitutional-it's too broad-anyone cld be charged 4 interfering with BART— Bay Solidarity (@BaySolidarity) February 4, 2015 Atty Walter Riley: the law could arrest anyone for having too baggy pants or too dark skin on Bart platform. #DropTheCharges #BlackFriday14— Bay Solidarity (@BaySolidarity) February 4, 2015 58059

Protest genocidal apartheid #HP March 18th, 10:30am #HewlettPackard Headquarters, 1501 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA. pic.twitter.com/BrsHuqBG60— Occupy Oakland (@OccupyOakland) March 9, 2015 58262

In the midst of a housing affordability crisis in Oakland, the City is proposing to sell publicly owned land to create a 24 story, 300 unit luxury high-rise apartment tower right by Lake Merritt, where the median rent will be 3k per month. The development will have no affordable units and no real community benefits. The property is on E12th and 1st Ave street, right by the new pedestrian bridge at the end of Lake Merritt. Long-time residents are being pushed out of Oakland every day because of skyrocketing housing … Continued

Join Oakland Privacy Working Group to organize against the Domain Awareness Center (DAC), Oakland’s citywide networked mass surveillance hub, surveillance systems from facial recognition to license plate readers, Urban Shield and other invasions of privacy by our militarized police and benighted City Government. We are currently pushing to get a strong privacy policy for the DAC enacted by the City Council, for the Council to create a privacy committee that will create a private policy for all of Oakland, and for a surveillance equipment acquisition ordinance which provides transparency and prior … Continued

Black Women’s Lives Matter (A Women’s History Month Event). Did you know that: as many as 200 Black women are missing in Los Angeles, maybe 100 killed? Police referred to the murders as No Humans Involved (NHI)? A new film by Nick Broomfield that highlights the devaluation of Black women’s lives and the lives of sex workers. The film shows the: — criminal neglect or worse in law enforcement’s handling of the investigation and the efforts of the community based Black Coalition Fighting Back Serial Murders to win justice and … Continued

Monthly APTP meeting, held on every 3rd Wednesday of the month. Please note that this is held in the Eastside Arts Alliance Annex. The entrance is to the left of the main Eastside Entrance. The Anti Police-Terror Project is a project of the ONYX ORGANIZING COMMITTEE that in coalition with other organizations like The Alan Blueford Center For Justice, the Idriss Stelley Foundation, Workers World and Healthy Hoodz, is working to develop a replicable and sustainable model to end police terrorism in this country. We are led by the most impacted … Continued

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The BAPS General Meeting is where our core group of organizers come together. For those looking to get involved with the school, this is the best place to start. What happens at the General Meeting? Anyone can bring a proposal for new classes events organizational procedures lectures, talks, speakers workshops skill-shares Organizers vote on class proposals important financial expenditures use of space core values We meet each other make relevant announcements collaborate and coalesce new visions of the school distribute tasks and plan to take action learn how to build collectivity, a commons, … Continued

Elias Castillo discusses “A Cross of Thorns: The Enslavement of California’s Indians by the Spanish Missions” Author Elias Castillo shatters the image of California’s Missions as idyllic places where Franciscan friars and Indians lived in an environment of mutual respect. In reality, the Missions were death camps where more than 60,000 Indian workers died, many as a result of whippings, disease, and malnutrition. The book is the result of more than six years of research and study of original documents including eyewitness accounts by early travelers, records kept by the … Continued

Peacewalk for a Nuclear Free Future to start here A group of dedicated activists is walking from Richmond to the 2015 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference at the United Nations in New York City in April.  One of the organizers writes: “We are starting in Richmond because we want to bring the energy of all of the good things happening there with us as we walk.”  The walk will be led by Reverend Jun Yasuda, (affectionately known as “Junsan”) a Nipponzon Myohoji Buddhist nun who has been walking around the … Continued

Her Resilience Part I: Mural Unveiling & Ceremony presented byMamacitas Cafe and Her Resilience: A Mural for Women Affected by Violence in Oakland Featuring Mona Webb as Emcee Nuri Nusrat & Robert Castro – Circle Facilitators – Calpulli Huey Papalotl Danza Opening Ceremony -Community Dialogues on Safety and Resiliency -Childcare by Liliana Hurtado of YOLOTL COLLECTIVE – Face painting by Melody Sage – Healing Circles for All Genders – Tamales by Tamales La Oaxaqueña – Coffee, Drinks, and Donuts by Mamacitas Cafe Special thanks to Akonadi Foundation for event support … Continued

Next Saturday the art activists of Animals Against Extinction will unfurl a striking banner at the pedestrian overpass at University Avenue at I-80, Berkeley. The banner will focus the attention of thousands of drivers on the ongoing threats that climate change poses to all living species. If you’d like to be a part of this action, please gather at noon Saturday, March 21 at Sea Breeze Cafe at the foot of University and Frontage Road, immediately west of I-80. This action will also serve as a dress rehearsal for actions … Continued

Join us at Whole Foods. We’ll be rallying for higher minimum wages at noon in front of the store. Drop by if you’re interested in helping out or if you have any questions. An increase in the Berkeley minimum wage doesn’t just make economic sense—it’s a necessity for workers, who literally can’t afford to pay rent in this city on less than $15/hour! @15NowBerkeley 58275

The planting was in January.  Now the garden is in full bloom. The gardening work continues. Join us! More information on  the Berkeley Post Office Defense against the sale and privatization here. More pictures here.58391

Join ~20 Bay Area activist groups on Saturday, 12th anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq, to say no to endless war. pic.twitter.com/aReDdWLFmQ— Not Frantz Fanon (@violentfanon) March 16, 2015  58352

The North American Anarchist Studies Network is holding its sixth annual conference on March 20, 21, and 22 at the California Institute for Integral Studies, in San Francisco, California—the homeland of the Ohlone people. Attendance is free and open to the public. You can view and/or download a preliminary schedule here:http://bitly.com/19cGhGI There are about 70 talks planned, as well as poetry, films, and several workshops. Friday’s opening plenary features Chris Carlsson, Andy Cornell, and Kenyon Zimmer presenting on “Hidden Histories of Bay Area Anarchism,” followed by discussion, and then a … Continued

The premier of “Amor for Alex.” The one year anniversary of the unlawful killing by SFPD of Alex Nieto.  58186

Join us on Sunday March 22nd for the 17 month anniversary Park Clean-up, Vigil & Stargazing at Andy’s Park / Andy Lopez Memorial. From 9am to 12 Noon come out and help clean up the park…At 9:00pm there will be a candlelight vigil and a telescope will be available to look at the stars .58390

School is the opposite of education,  a study to release us from our confinement In this time of trying to grasp disintegrating vestiges of our commons, it’s difficult to formulate the calls for structures for our benefit without resorting to lapsing into requesting our Owners to let us have what we’ve been taught is our commons. So we call for jobs, schools. The fact is our jobs are all about profiting our Owners, and school is about getting us all in line to do that. The last session we did … Continued

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The Free Marissa Caravan is back after traveling almost 4000 miles in 3 weeks from Oakland to Jacksonville FL for the hearing which was to determine if Marissa spent more time imprisoned in jail, imprisoned in her home, or pardoned for firing a warning shot into the ceiling, injuring no one, to ward off the man who was beating and threatening to kill her. We’d like to tell you about our travels through-out the country, the women we met, and the experiences we shared as we worked to make Marissa … Continued

7th Open Circle ~Connect & Collaborate on Ending Police Brutality, Systemic Racism and Disenfranchisement of Black People & People of Color   Let’s kick this meeting off with a potluck at 3:00 pm followed by the Open Circle at 3:45 pm. Please bring a dish or snacks to share! Open circle will begin with report backs and announcements of upcoming actions followed by reflection and dialogue around the current state and thoughts or approaches on how to effect change. We will end with breakout group topics and time to connect … Continued

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Let’s make a public show of our commitment to stop the torture! Leafleting and speakers (you). This fight is not over! Cosponsors: California Families Against Solitary Confinement (CFASC); Peoples’ Action for Rights and Community (PARC); Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity Coalition (PHSS); Project: Pollinate; Sin Barras. PHSS and many other co-sponsors and endorsers are conducting actions statewide in CA, nationwide, and internationally. These actions coincides with proposals for action from Pelican Bay State Prison Hunger Strikers, which calls for “designating a certain date each month as Prisoner Rights Day.  [when] supporters would gather  throughout California to expose … Continued

 Information, discussion & community! Monday Night Forum!! Occupy Forum is an opportunity for open and respectful dialogue on all sides of these critically important issues! OccupyForum presents “My Brooklyn” Film and discussion with SF anti-gentrification activists My Brooklyn is a documentary about Director Kelly Anderson’s personal journey, as a Brooklyn “gentrifier,” to understand the forces reshaping her neighborhood along lines of race and class. During Michael Bloomberg’s election as mayor in 2001, a massive speculative real estate boom is rapidly altering the neighborhoods Anderson has come to call home, spurring … Continued

Get involved with the fight against solitary confinement. Become a human rights pen pal: Contact cws@igc.org58414

Come learn about continuing developments in the battle save the Berkeley Post Office and the Postal Service from privatization, support our Occupiers and help us plan our next steps in opposition to the theft of our public commons. The postal service wanted to sell the post office to Hudson-mcdonald, a local developer. The City of Berkeley sued the post office to stop the sale. Hudson-mcdonald backed out of the deal in early december. Get an overview of the sale announcement here. Here’s a good more general overview piece.  There was a … Continued

Facebook event Please come to court in San Francisco to support our 2 comrades who were arrested by the during #BARTFriday. BART police and SF Sheriffs retaliated against these two brave individuals while they were in custody. Particularly severe pain and trauma was caused to one of our arrestees, whose cane was stolen by BART PD, and despite repeated requests for mobility assistance, she was denied any help and police mocked her as they forced her to move about the BART station and jail without assistance. —- We still demand: … Continued

On Tuesday, March 24th the Alameda County Board of Supervisors will finally vote on the county’s public safety realignment budget. For the past six months, the Ella Baker Center has been campaigning for the supervisors to set aside more funding for community-based re-entry programs and services—instead of giving most of the money to the sheriff. Our community-backed budget proposal is based on the reality that less people are returning to jail, and more are in need of programs and services to help them when they come home. Come to the … Continued

The Oakland Livable Wage Assembly builds community and power among those who seek higher wages and better work life conditions for area workers. We meet every second and fourth Tuesday of the month at the SEIU Local 1000 union hall, 1433 Webster Street, 2nd Floor in downtown Oakland. These assembly meetings occur from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. Our work together encompasses: (1) the concerns of precarious, contingent and care workers; (2) current campaigns to improve wages for low-wage workers; and (3) efforts by unionized workers and unions to improve … Continued

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY SYSTEM — NEW ECONOMIC SLAVERY by Peter Joseph 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. For this film, see YouTube Humanist Hall is wheelchair accessible around the corner at 411 28th Street $5 donations are expected.    58423

Facebook event.   On the 27th Anniversary of the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale, the CPE,SoleSpace, and SF State’s Race and Resistance Studies program invite you for a discussion and film exploring the history and current nature of Cuba’s internationalist solidarity with Africa. On March 23rd 1988, the People’s Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola (FAPLA)—with the support of 1,500 Cuban solders and reinforcements— dealt a major blow to South African troops at the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale, forcing the army of apartheid South Africa to withdraw from Angola after … Continued

We’ll be discussing the Debt and Economic systems of the ancient world for this meeting, using an article written by Michael Hudson. Here’s the reading.  Reconstructing The Origins of Interest-Bearing Debt… Last time we read through page 30, and this we’ll cover the rest of the chapter. The Politics of Debt Reading Group is associated with the Bay Area Public School and Strike Debt Bay Area.58283

Judge William Alsup will hear oral arguments on the Post Office’s “Motion to Dismiss.” The Post Office claims that since they have delisted the Berkeley Post Office from their sales website that the City of Berkeley’s lawsuit against the sale is no longer moot and should be dismissed. This is an important milestone in the two and a half year (so far) struggle to save the Berkeley Post Office and Post Offices around the country from being sold and the Post Office itself from privatization. (Note: This event was postponed … Continued

Chevron Refinery Rally It’s time to take action!  On Thursday, March 26th at the Chevron Refinery in Richmond, Evolve will be launching a series of rallies with our partners to highlight the multi-million dollar tax breaks that corporations are getting from Prop. 13. We’re kicking off our first rally at the Chevron refinery because Chevron is saving nearly $1 billion a year from Prop. 13. That’s a billion dollars each year that should be going to our public schools and services! Join us to take a stand against Prop 13’s … Continued

The Red Poppy Art House is pleased to present Beyond the Blues: Ending the Prison Industrial Complex on March 12th, 19th, and 26th, 2015. In a series of interactive discussions, Marcus Shelby will delve into our justice system, its flaws, and how music can be used as a tool for reform and change; both in front and behind bars. This lecture series will culminate with a performance on Friday, March 27th.These engaging discussions will explore the blues, the prison industrial complex, mass incarceration, the school-to-prison pipeline, restorative justice, prison abolition, and more led by Marcus Shelby. Using readings, recorded music, poetry, video, these events are open to anyone interested in reforming our criminal justice system and … Continued

Everyone is encouraged to come to People’s Park Friday, March 27th, beginning at 6:00 AM throughout the entire day, as the scheduled tree cutting will last until 3. At 6AM Thursday morning, the Professional Tree Care Company arrived at People’s Park accompanied by the Berkeley Police Department. They surrounded the area with orange fencing and brought their wood chippers in. Over the course of the day, the work crew proceeded to begin chopping down three oak trees and a few other trees including a plum sapling. A UC landscape architect … Continued

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A Downtown Berkeley Association (DBA) employee (now fired) attacked a homeless person some days ago. The DBA has essentially declared war on the homeless in downtown Berkeley, pushing the City Council to enact and enforce ordinances meant to criminalize the homeless. A call has gone out to protest the DBA as a result of the incident caught on video below (trigger warning): 58447

Invitation to all people interested in planning a new economy for Richmond based on pro-people values are invited to join. To RSVP contact Ellen Choy at ellen@movementgeneration.org 58269

The planting was in January.  Now the garden is in full bloom! The gardening work continues. Join us! More information on  the Berkeley Post Office Defense against the sale and privatization here. More pictures here.58449

Original IndyBay listing.   police killing is a problem…. and we are starting to realize it. but we need to come out and show that realization, show our frustration…. I don’t know were we’re marching exactly, something like the millions march, I just hope people show up and we take it from there. theres too many names to list here of all the dead but here are a few. RIP DAVID BREMER RIP OSCAR GRANT RIP ERIC GARNER AND ERIC DORNER, RIP THE WHITE N TRANSGENDER KILLED RIP THE MENTALLY … Continued

We will be playing Revoluntionary Bebop and Latin Jazz Kids Welcome sorry no guest Musicians Steve Mcquarry Keyboard Rubin Salcido Alto sax and flute Jim Grantham Tenor sax Dave Casini Vibes Dennis Kong Stand up Bass will replace  our regular bass player Jim Shearer Orion Leader, Drumset and Cow bell 510541 3835     http://youtube.com/orionorion99  58458

The Dreyfus Affair In a scandal hat divided France from 1894 to 1906, Captain Alfred Dreyfus was convicted of treason based on falsified evidence and blatant anti-Semitism and spent five years on Devil’s Island before being completely exonerated. Elazar Friedman, a member of ICSS, will discuss this case and its continuing significance, including: 1.) A synopsis of the case and frame up of Dreyfus, 2.) The role of antisemitism in the army, society at large , 3.) The direct linkage to the League of Human rights on the one hand … Continued

Jabari Shaw, a well-known Oakland activist, his daughter and friend were nearly killed by US Marshalls and Oakland Police in a case of “mistaken identity.” Come show your support for Jabari! Check out this video for more info. And these articles: http://www.crc4sd.org/blog/2015/3/17/the-6-phases-of-engagement-of-power http://www.crc4sd.org/blog/2015/3/16/black-oakland-activist-attacked-by-opd-feds  58379

SF and Mayor Ed Lee will be hosting the 83rd U.S. Conference of Mayors, June 19th – June 22nd, in San Francisco. SF Action Council is focusing on creating events around their meeting. This is an opportunity to raise issues locally and nationally that are of concern to us, THE PEOPLE, that the mayors have resisted and refused to act upon – or acted against the interest of The People. For instance: “Black Lives Matter”, police militarization and excessive use of force, gentrification of our communities, homelessness, racism, immigration, privatization … Continued

O’Shaine Evans was shot and killed by SFPD Officer David Goff October 7th. Join his family as they file for damages! O’Shaine was a Caribbean immigrant raised in Oakland, an aspiring boxer, an enthusiastic uncle, and a beloved community member whose life was tragically cut short just five months ago. Since O’Shaine’s death, his mother Angela, his sister Cadine, and his brother and brother-in-law Troy and Raheim, have become incredibly active in the anti-police brutality movement–attending rallies and marches, speaking to draw connections between immigrant rights, racial discrimination, and police … Continued

Get involved with the fight against solitary confinement. Become a human rights pen pal: Contact cws@igc.org58414

OOPS!!! After consideration of the wishes of members of the trans community, Deep Green Resistance will not be presenting at OccupyForum on Monday March 30th. I apologize to the trans community for insensitivity and ignorance about these issues. We offer the trans community the opportunity to schedule an OccupyForum to explain their position. On Monday, we will open the Forum to discussion about how we can work together as a movement to strengthen our understanding of each other, and persevere in our work. We also appreciate the unique understanding of … Continued

March to OUSD HQ at 1000 Broadway. Better Contracts for Students and Teachers. Keep Public Schools Public. Hard Caps for Special Eduction. Money for School Sites not Upper Administration. Counselors not Cops. 58392

Which way for the ILWU- Militant Unionism or Business Unionism?   — Hear ILWU Longshore Activists Speak on the Recent Longshore Contract Negotiations — Open Discussion on the Tentative Agreement  –Longshore Members & Caucus delegates invited (EVERYONE IS WELCOME!)   WHEN: TUESDAY, MARCH 31 @ 7PM WHERE: 1187 Franklin St., SF (across the street from ILWU International Headquarters)     The ILWU has a proud history of class struggle and the fight for democratic principles codified in the Ten Guiding Principles of the ILWU. Today ILWU officials flaunt these union … Continued