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Rally and March in Berkeley, Support the Homeless & BlackLivesMatter, oppose Urban Shield.
4:00 pm
Rally and March in Berkeley, Support the Homeless & BlackLivesMatter, oppose Urban Shield.
@ Old City Hall
Dec 1 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Rally on the Old City Hall Steps beginning at 4:00 in support of the Homeless Occupation and Protest now ensconced on the grounds, in support of #BlackLivesMatter and against Berkeley’s participation in Urban Shield, an annual militarized police training and military-style equipment show. Items concerning these issues will be on the City Council Agenda this evening – three anti-homeless ordinances, a spineless report about the Berkeley Police and their actions during the Black Lives Matters protests a year ago when people were tear gassed, shot at with bean-bag rounds and … Continued
Oakland Public Safety Committee: Support 100 Black Men Proposals & Oppose UASI Recommendations
6:00 pm
Oakland Public Safety Committee: Support 100 Black Men Proposals & Oppose UASI Recommendations
@ Oakland City Hall
Dec 1 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Full Agenda SUPPORT Subject: Requiring More Effective Training In The Use Of Force From: Members Of The Public (100 Black Men Of The Bay Area) Recommendation: Receive A Report And Recommendations Regarding Adopting Policies And Procedures Which Require OPD To Train Officers More Effectively In The Use Of Force, Especially Lethal Force; Such Training Should Not Only Define Conditions In Which Officers May Use Lethal Force But Also, More Broadly, Show Them How To Avoid It SUPPORT Subject: Blue Wall Code Of Silence From: 100 Black Men Of … Continued
No to Urban Shield! Come Demand an End to Militarization in Berkeley
6:30 pm
No to Urban Shield! Come Demand an End to Militarization in Berkeley
@ Longfellow School
Dec 1 @ 6:30 pm – 7:00 pm
 Berkeley city council members will be discussing the city’s involvement and participation in Urban Shield, a highly militarized SWAT training and weapons expo. Join the Stop Urban Shield Coalition as we demand that Berkeley withdraw their participation in the policing program. The city council will also be discussing the Berkeley police’s crackdown of a protest last December, in which people who came out to stand up against the murders of Black people at the hands of police were brutalized. Police claim that Urban Shield provides them with better training and … Continued
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Say NO to the new #SF jail
10:00 am
Say NO to the new #SF jail
@ Room 250, City Hall
Dec 2 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
 Come to SF City Hall on Dec 2 & 8 to speak out against the new jail. #NoMoreJails#NoNewSFJail Must Watch: https://t.co/N9frIRKBgV — Ella Baker Center (@ellabakercenter) November 30, 2015 Our organizing has been successful in building opposition to a new jail in SF, both among Board of Supervisors and the broader public. However, those supporting the jail are trying to rush the plan, waiving a 30-day review period and denying a request from the Youth Commission to change the time so that youth can participate in the discussion. Join … Continued
Speak out on proposed SFPD body camera policy
5:00 pm
Speak out on proposed SFPD body camera policy
@ San Francisco City Hall
Dec 2 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
WHAT: Civil liberties advocates speak out on proposed SFPD body camera policy WHEN: Weds., Dec. 2, 5pm WHERE: In front of City Hall (Polk Street between Grove and McAllister) Proposed policy The Police Commission is meeting at 5:30pm in City Hall, room 400 and has this on its agenda. Public awareness of routine police violence, a serious problem in many parts of the world, has perhaps never been higher. The problem is not new of course, but thanks to the widespread use of video recording devices it has become much … Continued
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Solidarity Rally with Climate Justice Activists in Paris
9:00 am
Solidarity Rally with Climate Justice Activists in Paris
@ Montgomery St BART
Dec 3 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Dear Friends– The past few weeks for the climate movements has been a roller coaster. We’ve got many friends in Paris who’re experiencing the French police state up close, while only corporate lobbyists and politicians are being allowed to fully voice their positions on the climate crisis. We need action and governments are doing everything they can to stifle it from the streets. A group of us have gotten together to call for a rally and creative action in solidarity with climate activists on the ground in Paris. We’ll be … Continued
Justice in Bayview! Protest and Vigil for Man Executed by SFPD Firing Squad
5:30 pm
Justice in Bayview! Protest and Vigil for Man Executed by SFPD Firing Squad
Dec 3 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
 Today a 1/2 dozen SFPD officers executed a Black man in broad daylight. We demand justice NOW!!!! Folks in the nieghborhood are asking that we join the vigil tomorrow. More info to coming. #ShutItDOWN #Bayview 60073
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This Changes Everything: the Film.
7:00 pm
This Changes Everything: the Film.
@ First Unitarian Church of Oakland
Dec 4 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
 This Changes Everything, the film based on Naomi Klein’s bestselling book of the same name, connects carbon in the air with the economic system that put it there. Scene by scene, the film builds Klein’s most controversial and exciting idea: that surviving the crisis of climate change requires that we transform our failed economic system into something radically better. We examine powerful portraits of communities on the front lines: Montana’s Powder River Basin, the Alberta Tar Sands, the coast of South India, Bejing. Despite the gravity of a world in … Continued
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East Bay Anarchist Bookfair
10:00 am
East Bay Anarchist Bookfair
@ Humanist Hall
Dec 5 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
The East Bay Anarchist Bookfair will include conversations and books during the day. The main room of the hall will house booksellers, distributors, independent presses, and activist groups from all over North America but with an emphasis on the Bay Area and California ===== Anarchists talk more about living than dying, but raging all around us is a debate about whether we have entered a new age, what has become known as the Anthropocene. While academics debate when this age might have started, it is beyond debate that homo sapiens have … Continued
Greece – Two Communist Views. A Discussion.
12:00 pm
Greece – Two Communist Views. A Discussion.
@ Niebyl-Proctor Library
Dec 5 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
A discussion of the crisis in Greece based on contrasting views by communist writers in Greece and the USA. Suggested Readings: Sam Webb, ‘Thoughts on Greece, Syriza and its left critics’, Parts 1 & 2 http://www.peoplesworld.org/thoughts-on-greek-crisis-and-in-defense-of-syriza/ http://peoplesworld.org/thoughts-on-greece-syriza-and-its-left-critics-part/ George Marinos, CP of Greece, ‘On The Situation in Greece and the Anti-People Role of Syriza’ http://inter.kke.gr/en/articles/ON-THE-SITUATION-IN-GREECE-AND-THE-ANTI-PEOPLE-ROLE-OF-SYRIZA/ 60056
California Prison Focus: Two Short Films
12:30 pm
Taking Power for the People: A New Electoral Strategy for the Oakland Left Part 2
1:00 pm
Taking Power for the People: A New Electoral Strategy for the Oakland Left Part 2
@ First AME Church
Dec 5 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
 For far too long, our political leaders have failed to represent Oakland’s true values. It is time for the Oakland Left to unite, recruit our own candidates and build political power to achieve meaningful change. At our last meeting we discussed how to: 1) RECRUIT candidates from the progressive community, 2) SUPPORT their campaigns, and 3) WORK toward collective endorsements of a slate of candidates for city council and school board in 2016. This time we will discuss: 1) Which races to prioritize, 2) The process for selecting candidates, 3) … Continued
Humans Between Homes: Art Show & Dinner Party
2:00 pm
Humans Between Homes: Art Show & Dinner Party
@ Omni Commons
Dec 5 @ 2:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Humans In Between Homes (An Art Show on Homelessness) The Firehouse Art Collective’s exhibition ‘Humans In Between Homes’ explores the humanity of individuals who live without permanent housing in the Bay Area. The hope of this event is to make real, raw, visceral, and visible to housed society the experiences and humanity of the people who sleep on the street or are in between permanent places they call home. Each of these human beings deserves to be appreciated as an individual, with a unique past, present, and future. This exhibition … Continued
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Two Short Films on the Failure of our Prison System.
12:30 pm
Potluck before Occupy Oakland General Assembly
1:00 pm
Potluck before Occupy Oakland General Assembly
@ Oscar Grant Plaza or basement of Omni basement if raining
Dec 6 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
 The last Sunday of every month attendees of the OO GA will get together a little earlier than usual, at 1 PM to share some food with each others and the community. There should be a table and utensils/plates courtesy of the Kitchen Committee (such at it is), so just bring a nosh to share… Because of a personal time conflict with ENB we are holding the November feed a week late on December 6th. The Occupy Oakland General Assembly meets every Sunday at 2 PM at Oscar Grant Plaza … Continued
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Occupy Oakland: Aguirre False Imprisonment, Final Court Hearing
9:00 am
Occupy Oakland: Aguirre False Imprisonment, Final Court Hearing
@ Courtroom 10, Seventh Floor of the Rene Davidson Courthouse
Dec 7 @ 9:00 am – 11:30 am
An activist who was pursued by the City of Oakland for criminal vandalism and restitution is challenging his conviction four years later. César Aguirre was convicted for allegedly smashing the windows of the OPD Internal Affairs and Recruiting Offices during the Occupy Oakland General Strike of November 2-3, 2011. Aguirre has now filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus challenging his conviction based on the prosecution’s failure to disclose material evidence. NLG attorneys Brian McComas and Rachel Lederman will present closing arguments Monday concluding a 4 day evidentiary hearing … Continued
Occupy Forum: A Fierce Green Fire – The Battle for a Living Planet
6:00 pm
Occupy Forum: A Fierce Green Fire – The Battle for a Living Planet
@ Global Exchange, 2nd floor, across from 16th St BART
Dec 7 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Information, discussion & community! Monday Night Forum!! OccupyForum is an opportunity for open and respectful dialogue on all sides of these critically important issues! Occupyforum Presents A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle for a Living Planet — Shown In Conjunction with the PARIS COP A documentary on 5 decades of the Environmental Movement With a Section on The Evolution of the Climate Movement A FIERCE GREEN FIRE: The Battle for a Living Planet is the first big-picture exploration of the environmental movement – grassroots and global activism spanning fiifty years … Continued
Public Meeting: The Murder of Mario Woods
6:00 pm
Public Meeting: The Murder of Mario Woods
@ Third Baptist Church
Dec 7 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
The SF NAACP is calling a public meeting to discuss the police murder of #MarioWoods Monday 6 p.m.Third Baptist Church, SF— Anti Police-Terror (@APTPaction) December 7, 2015 60095
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Fund Housing, NOT Cops
5:30 pm
Fund Housing, NOT Cops
@ Oakland City Hall, 3rd floor
Dec 8 @ 5:30 pm – 11:00 pm
Greetings friends, as you know, Oakland’s in a severe housing crisis. Causa Justa and our allies have made demands on the City Council, Oakland’s Housing Department and the Mayor to address this issue through policy changes, and most importantly have demanded resources for services, tenants’ rights enforcement and to the creation of deeply affordable housing. We have been successful in getting a very small percentage of the funds necessary, but are constantly told that the City does not have the resources to enforce the laws on the books, or to … Continued
Oakland “No Coal” Teach-In
5:30 pm
Oakland “No Coal” Teach-In
@ Oakland City Hall
Dec 8 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
 Teach-In on Coal Exports & Community Struggles Stop the Coal Rush! Dear Friends & Neighbors, No Coal in Oakland has spent the last six months fighting the influence of private developers and coal companies at Oakland City Hall. These special interests want to export millions of tons of coal through Bay Area communities for shipment overseas from a new terminal on the Oakland waterfront. Their plan is to use public land and hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to enrich a handful of private individuals—while worsening our air quality, adding to … Continued
Teach Not Police!
5:30 pm
Teach Not Police!
@ San Leandro City Hall
Dec 8 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
RALLY organized by San Leandro Students and Families for Education Tell the school board to teach, not police our kids! Last Tuesday, the San Leandro School District curriculum committee met and put forward to the board a proposed new curriculum funded and created by national law enforcement agencies that will put police officers on San Leandro elementary school campuses to teach a “gang prevention” curriculum during 5th grade class hours, thus taking away time from actual academic teaching. If approved, police officers will be treated as faculty members … Continued
Film Night at the Omni: The Fever
6:00 pm
Film Night at the Omni: The Fever
@ Omni Commons
Dec 8 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
The Fever is a 2004 psychological drama produced by HBO Films, directed by Carlo Gabriel Nero and based on the 1990 eponymous play by writer/actor, Wallace Shawn. The film follows the existential crisis of an unnamed urban sophisticate (Vanessa Redgrave) who becomes aware of the nature of world politics, economic exploitation and the vapid consumerism around her. A series of events lead her to visit an unnamed third world country, representing an exotic location somewhere in Eastern Europe, where the entire economy and populace are geared towards the tourist industry. … Continued
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Demand Justice for Mario Woods
5:00 pm
Demand Justice for Mario Woods
@ San Francisco City Hall
Dec 9 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Demands: Public apology from Suhr to Mario’s mother SF pay for Mario’s funeral SF pay for Federal Investigation Identify all officers who fired weapons Fire all officers who discharged weapons Fire Police Chief Suhr This Wednesday at 5 pm @ San Francisco City Hall: Demand Justice for #MarioWoods, murdered by #SFPD. pic.twitter.com/2bYKIzuP2K — CRC Media Corps (@CRCMediaCorps) December 7, 2015 60097
SF Police Commission Mtg: The Murder of Mario Woods
5:00 pm
SF Police Commission Mtg: The Murder of Mario Woods
@ San Francisco City Hall, Polk St. side
Dec 9 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
URGENT. All hands on deck: Police Commission Meets on Mario Woods NEED HUGE TURNOUT — Bring your groups. Justice 4 Mario Woods, 26, assassinated by SF Bayview Police, 12-2-15 SF Bayview Police (5 cops, 25 bullets) were captured on video slaying Mario Woods 12-2-15. Citizens are keeping up rolling actions to ensure the firing of Police Chief Greg Suhr and to indict and jail the five cops for first degree murder in the execution of Mario Woods. The SF Police Commission meets to review the case at 5:00 PM. We are … Continued
International Migrant’s Day
5:30 pm
International Migrant’s Day
@ Bayanihan Community Center
Dec 9 @ 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
The San Francisco Immigrant Legal & Education Network will be hosting our annual International Migrant’s Day. This year’s theme is “Human Rights and Migrant Rights Across Borders”. This is a day of celebration and cultural sharing as well as raising awareness in our community about important issues and engaging in dialogue. Our two presenters for the night will be covering the Syrian Refugee Crisis as well as Black Lives Matter Movement. We will be having a variety of performances including, Chinese Lion Dancers, Peruvian Folklorico, and Migrante Musical Group. Please … Continued
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An evening of documentary animations with CIR and CCA
6:30 pm
An evening of documentary animations with CIR and CCA
@ New Parkway Theater
Dec 10 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
The Center for Investigative Reporting and the Center for Art and Public Life at California College of the Arts are excited to invite you to a night of animated storytelling and discussion at The New Parkway Theater in Oakland. In partnership with CIR, the “ENGAGE: Animated Investigations” class at CCA has students from a variety of disciplines working in the realm of investigative reporting this semester to explore creative approaches to visual, fact-based storytelling. At the Real Life, Animated event, we’ll screen original animations from the class, inspired by reporting … Continued
Film: PHIL OCHS: THERE BUT FOR FORTUNE
7:00 pm
Film: PHIL OCHS: THERE BUT FOR FORTUNE
@ Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists
Dec 10 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
The Conscientious Projector Film Series for the 99% presents: Phil Ochs: There But For Fortune. Plus! We will open with the Debut Screening of the New 2015 (30 Min) Vic Sadot Video: “Phil Ochs May 1973 Interview: Nixon, Watergate, & S. America” on December 10, 2015 7 PM. We will screen the 2015 Vic Sadot video made from the 1973 reel-to-real audio “Phil Ochs May 1973 Interview by Vic Sadot & Rich Lang” (30:10). The main feature will follow: “Phil Ochs: There But For Fortune”, a film by Kenneth Bowser … Continued
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AROC Fundraiser & Social
5:00 pm
AROC Fundraiser & Social
@ Penelope's
Dec 11 @ 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
We are back at our favorite homestead- Penelope- and we want to do it big for the holidays by bringing folks to eat, drink and be merry AND support a good cause. That’s right folks– proceeds of our profit will be going to support the Arab Resource and Organizing Center, a kick ass organization empowering Arab communities in the Bay to fight for social justice and self-determination. Tis the season for giving, but why not fill your belly and enjoy the warmth of Arab hospitality while you’re at it? Mark … Continued
An evening of music, satire, hope, and three-part harmony with the Divas of Dissent.
7:30 pm
An evening of music, satire, hope, and three-part harmony with the Divas of Dissent.
@ Redwood Gardens
Dec 11 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
The ReSisters: An evening of music, satire, hope, and three-part harmony with the Divas of Dissent. The ReSisters are Pat Wynne, Liliana Herrera, and Hali Hammer, three accomplished performers and songwriters, who mix topical commentary with the age-old pleasures of melody, close harmony, and rhythm. There’s a rumor that Bernard Gilbert (sometimes known as the ReMister) will take a rare turn at the microphone for a guest set.60060
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Lessons from the Landless: The Social Movement Economy + Goodbye Party!
4:00 pm
Lessons from the Landless: The Social Movement Economy + Goodbye Party!
@ PLACE for Sustainable Living
Dec 12 @ 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Presentation: 4-6pm Party + Potluck: 6-9pm For the last 3 months, Joelci Dannacea, an economist and leader of the Landless Worker’s Movement of Brazil (MST) has been visiting the Bay Area to learn more about U.S. social movements, and to share about her work with the MST, one of the world’s largest, most successful social movements. As the exchange comes to a close, Joelci, the Bay Area Friends of the MST, PLACE for Sustainable Living, Occupy the Farm, and the Sustainable Economies Law Center invite you to Joelci’s last public … Continued
LYRICAL REVOLT
7:00 pm
LYRICAL REVOLT
Dec 12 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
The A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition will be hosting LYRICAL REVOLT, a political-artistic space to express oneself through any vocal medium. Join us as we use the power of our words and art to battle the injustices that face the world today.This open mic is dedicated to the liberation of the Palestinian people and the demand to immediately release Mumia Abu Jamal and all political prisoners in the United States. The violently racist doctrines of Zionism and white supremacy have terrorized and imprisoned Palestinians on their own land while leaders of the liberation … Continued
Report back from the Rojava Revolution
7:00 pm
Report back from the Rojava Revolution
@ Omni Commons
Dec 12 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
 On Saturday, December 12th, Paul Z. Simmons will speak on their series of recent dispatches from the liberated territories of Rojava in Northern Syria, a region besieged by war yet is also in the midst of one of the most far reaching social experiments of the 21st Century: the ‘Rojava Revolution.’ The liberated territories of Rojava are a thriving example of stateless democracy and of a people who are overturning traditional institutions such as patriarchy and social hierarchies. All events will be by donation and free copies of Paul’s dispatches … Continued
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32nd Monthly Interfaith Prayers for Victims and Survivors of Violence
9:30 am
32nd Monthly Interfaith Prayers for Victims and Survivors of Violence
@ Baha'i Center
Dec 13 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am
Monthly interfaith prayer meeting, held on second Sundays, dedicated to survivors and victims of violence and police terror in Oakland. The Baha’i community of Oakland is 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. In April, it was two years since we started holding these prayer meetings at the Baha’i Center. Come share prayers, quotes, poems, and favorite passages from your scriptures with us. We will serve a simple breakfast.60052
Bill of Rights Day Celebration
1:00 pm
Emeryville Police with AR-15s: Are We Safer? – A Public Forum
2:30 pm
Emeryville Police with AR-15s: Are We Safer? – A Public Forum
@ NUHW Hall
Dec 13 @ 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm
This public forum will examine the militarization of local police departments and the implications for public safety, inspired by the murder of Yuvette Henderson by the Emeryville Police Department. Yuvette was gunned down on February 2nd after being confronted by a security guard at Home Depot for alleged shoplifting. She died in a hail of gunfire by Emeryville police armed with AR-15 military-grade machine guns. Since that day, many in our community have asked – why does a small police department, patrolling a community of less than 11,000, need military-grade … Continued
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Court Support for Casey!
9:00 am
Court Support for Casey!
@ Wiley Manuel Courthouse, Dept 104
Dec 14 @ 9:00 am – 11:30 am
Casey was arrested protesting at Old Berkeley City Hall on Monday, 12/7, for “lodging.” He had a hearing on Thursday at which the judge set bail at $2500, because he does not have a fixed place of residence and is therefore not “reliable enough” to be let out without bail. He has another hearing on Monday, 12/14, at 9:00 AM at Wiley Manuel, Rm 104. Casey’s attorney has written: Casey’s court date is Monday. Honestly, if there are folks willing to support him by coming to court, I know that … Continued
Occupy Forum: Movie Night: Where the Spirit Lives
6:00 pm
Occupy Forum: Movie Night: Where the Spirit Lives
@ Global Exchange, 2nd Floor
Dec 14 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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 Movie Night: “Where the Spirit Lives” A film about aboriginal life in Canadian residential schools Where the Spirit Lives (1989) is a drama about aboriginal children in Canada being taken from their tribes to attend residential schools for assimilation into majority culture. The Aboriginal Residential Schools were a network of “residential” (boarding) schools for Indigenous Canadians (First Nations or “Indians”; Métis and Inuit). … Continued
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No New Jail in SF!
2:00 pm
No New Jail in SF!
@ Room 250, San Francisco City Hall
Dec 15 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Our pressure is working — but we can’t let up now! Some factions are still pushing the jail. There are key events coming up for our fight in December. Will you join us in demanding that the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors halt their rush moves to push through the proposed jail? Mark your calendars and join us to speak out at the Board of Supervisors meeting against the new jail and for community care. Update 12/14 We are so close to stopping the new jail in San Francisco! … Continued
Berkeley City Council: Black Lives Matter Protest Report, Urban Shield, et al
7:00 pm
Berkeley City Council: Black Lives Matter Protest Report, Urban Shield, et al
@ Old Berkeley City Hall
Dec 15 @ 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Next Tuesday’s Berkeley City Council meeting will be a critical one, on several fronts, for police accountability. Please make sure to attend and raise your voices for true change. * One year after the police assault on demonstrators proclaiming Black Lives Matter, the Council will finally hear recommendations from the Police Review Commission investigation. * Council will hold its annual vote on BPD agreements with law enforcement and military bodies. Community people are mobilizing to protest the relationships with NCRIC, the intelligence fusion center, and UASI, the funder of the … Continued
Panel on the TPP
7:00 pm
Panel on the TPP
@ Humanist Hall
Dec 15 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
The Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club has scheduled an emergency meeting. The panel includes Xiomara Castro of Citizens Trade Campaign[www.citizenstrade.org] and Suzanne York of the Sierra Club. There will be time for questions and a discussion of effective responses. Refreshments will be provided, but there will be no potluck at this meeting. You do not have to be a member or a Democrat to attend. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is the latest “free trade” deal that has just been finalized between the U.S. and 11 other countries that border the Pacific. It … Continued
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Showdown at the Air District. Fighting Climate Change Locally.
9:30 am
Showdown at the Air District. Fighting Climate Change Locally.
Dec 16 @ 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
 Showdown at the Air District SAVE THE DATE! This is it, folks—the adoption hearing on Air District Staff’s deeply flawed refinery emission regulations. We are bitterly disappointed that voting members of the Board have been promised, and repeatedly denied, any real opportunity to consider a viable alternative that would actually cap greenhouse gases and their co-pollutants and keep tar sands out of the Bay Area. This is KXL 2.0. Climate activists, forget Paris. Our real struggle is here. Come prepared to deliver one- or two-minute testimony. And watch this space … Continued
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17 2016 East Bay Anarchist Book & Conversation Event (EBAB)
10:00 am
17 2016 East Bay Anarchist Book & Conversation Event (EBAB)
@ Humanist Hall
Dec 17 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
This year’s theme is Community: for good or ill. We willl be celebrating, defining, and exploring the concept and reality of community: the good and bad things about being part of a group of people who inspire, aggravate, and confound us. Recent Posts 62124
Sex Worker Rally and Press Conference
12:00 pm
Sex Worker Rally and Press Conference
@ Federal Bldg
Dec 17 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Sex worker groups from around the Bay Area will convene for a press conference and rally outside the federal courthouse in Oakland, Calif. They’ll be there to support a favorable decision in the lawsuit, ESPLERP v. Gascon. The suit, filed in February on behalf of several women and a man, seeks to topple California’s anti-prostitution statute, Section 647(b) of the Penal Code, on grounds that it is “fundamentally” unconstitutional. ESPLERP, formally known as the Erotic Service Providers Legal, Education and Research Project, hopes that U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White will … Continued
Celebrate the Anniversary of the Return of the Cuban 5
6:00 pm
Celebrate the Anniversary of the Return of the Cuban 5
@ BFUU
Dec 17 @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
(Potluck at 6:00, program starts at 7:00.) Join the SF Bay Area progressive community to commemorate the first anniversary of the historic return of the Cuban 5 and the announcement from both Presidents Raul Castro and Barack Obama of a new tage of relations between Cuba and the U.S. Also there will be an eyewitness report from the elections in Venezuela. Program will include: Gayle McLaughlin, Richmond City Council member; Teri Matsson, Task Force on the Americas; poetry by Nina Serrano; Vic Sadot will sing Phil Ochs’ “United Fruit”; and … Continued
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Alan Blueford Birthday Celebration
Alan Blueford Birthday Celebration
@ ABC4J
Dec 18 all-day
Alan’s Birthday Celebration🎂🎊🎁🎉 The Alan Blueford Foundation will be hosting Alan’s Holiday Birthday Gift giveaway. We will be giving gifts to family members that have lost loved ones in honor of Alan’s Birthday and the Holiday season. We can’t give Alan gifts, but we can give to those that struggle with lost and pain during this time of year. If you would like to donate toys, canned foods(non perishables),or monetary donations: Please contact Jeralynn Blueford at ABC4J , 2434 Telegraph Ave Donations will be collected on Tuesday’s and Thursday’s from 1-5pm at the center. … Continued
Press Conference: Fire Chief Suhr!
11:00 am
Press Conference: Fire Chief Suhr!
@ Hall of (In)Justice
Dec 18 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Join us12/18 11 am, 850 Bryant press conference to fire Chief Suhr! Justice for #MarioWoods #BlackLivesMatter @Isa pic.twitter.com/oaiB6X26mb — Michelle Ann Schudel (@MichelleAnnSchu) December 17, 2015 60153
Stand with Arabs & Muslims: Rally & Press Conference
2:00 pm
Stand with Arabs & Muslims: Rally & Press Conference
@ San Francisco City Hall
Dec 18 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
In recent weeks, we have witnessed a new wave of racist violence against Arabs, Muslims, and perceived Muslim communities in the San Francisco Bay Area. Join us in challenging scapegoating and xenophobia, and demonstrating our commitment to upholding the dignity of communities in the Bay Area60136
Justice for Mario Woods! Shut it down!
6:00 pm
Mass Copwatching Event with Berkeley Copwatch.
7:00 pm
Mass Copwatching Event with Berkeley Copwatch.
@ Grassroots House
Dec 18 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
We observe and document all suspicious activities of our local law enforcement agencies. Come learn the art of copwatching and help out as we go out afterwards on our “neighborhood watch.” Pizza provided during debrief.59949
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The “What will you do for your neighbor?” walking tour
9:30 am
The “What will you do for your neighbor?” walking tour
@ American Youth Hostel
Dec 20 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
To riff off of Janice Joplin, “Come on, take another piece of my part now, brother, Come on, take my part in making community. . . You know you can take it, If you got the title to land.” Come along on a walking tour that exposes the depth of our self-deception regarding the housing crisis in San Francisco. Despite knowing that the rising land values in San Francisco real estate are the cause of evictions, displacement, and little-to-no-paycheck-left after paying the rent, who in the housing rights advocate army … Continued
Protest: Stand With Kurdistan
12:00 pm
Protest: Stand With Kurdistan
@ Union Square
Dec 20 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Sunday December 20th, 12 Noon Stand with #Kurdistan against aggression by #Turkey https://t.co/bOLXDemanv pic.twitter.com/6Fu1p0Fq60— FireWorks (@FireWorksBAY) December 17, 2015 60157
Kurdish Film Series – Rojava
5:30 pm
Kurdish Film Series – Rojava
@ Tamarack
Dec 20 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Kurdish Film Series in #Oakland coming up in solidarity w #Rojava first one Dec 20th 5:30pm @ 1501 Harrison St pic.twitter.com/u2CnfVpbFC— Occupy Oakland (@OccupyOakland) December 17, 2015 60154
Alan Blueford’s Birthday Holiday Food/Toy Drive
7:00 pm
Alan Blueford’s Birthday Holiday Food/Toy Drive
@ Alan Blueford Center for Justice
Dec 20 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
In loving memory of Alan, The Alan Blueford Foundation a Non-Profit Organization will be hosting Alan’s Birthday Holiday Gift giveaway. (Alan would have been 22 on Dec 20th this year.) In honor of Alan’s Birthday during the Holiday season of giving, we will be giving gifts to family members who have lost loved ones. We can’t give Alan gifts, however we can celebrate his life, during this holiday season, we want to give to those who struggle with lost and pain during this time of year. It is our way … Continued
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Homefullness
12:30 pm
Homefullness
@ Oscar Grant Plaza amphitheater, City Hall steps
Dec 21 @ 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Innovative, “Truly Green” Vision of Housing and Land Use in Oakland for Homeless Families and Youth created by Homeless Families and Youth Low-income and homeless indigenous youth, families and elders in collaboration with pre-eminent natural building experts, architects and engineers present an innovative housing and land use project for themselves and other very low-income, displaced and homeless families What: Press Conference When: 12:30pm Monday, December 21, 2015 Where: Oscar Grant Plaza in front of Oakland City Hall 14th & Broadway Oakland, Ca “Homefulness is a visionary model of how to … Continued
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Film Night at the Omni: Sidewalk Stories
6:00 pm
Film Night at the Omni: Sidewalk Stories
@ Omni Commons
Dec 22 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Sidewalk Stories is a 1989 low-budget, nearly silent movie directed by and starring Charles Lane. This black-and-white feature is about a homeless street artist who becomes the guardian of a small girl after her father is murdered. The film was an homage to Charlie Chaplin’s film The Kid and was a critical favorite. It won several festival awards, including the Prix du Publique at the Cannes Film Festival, where its 12-minute ovation set a new record. Lane also received three nominations at the Film Independent Spirit Awards: Best Director, Best … Continued
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Fundraiser Concert for Mario Woods’ Family
6:00 pm
Film: Triumph of Life: Winning Teams
7:00 pm
Film: Triumph of Life: Winning Teams
@ Humanist Hall
Dec 23 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Film evenings begin with optional potluck refreshments & social half hour at 7:00 pm, followed by the films at 7:30 pm, followed by optional discussion after the films. TRIUMPH OF LIFE Episode 4: WINNING TEAMS, a PBS Nature film Choreographed Cooperation Life may be a contest in which only the fittest individuals survive, but cooperation has also played a key role in evolution. WINNING TEAMS takes a close look at the alliances that animals have forged — with others of their own kind and very different organisms — in a bid … Continued
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Mario Woods: Press Conference
11:00 am
Mario Woods: Press Conference
@ San Francisco City Hall Steps
Dec 24 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Join us on the steps of City Hall to tell Mayor Lee that Chief Suhr must be fired! Thurs 11am-City Hally-A call to action #JusticeForMarioWoods #MarioWoods https://t.co/dtk1ZzfQ3c … #blacklivesmatter pic.twitter.com/UfVnkksnQv — ms. leigh (@missleigh09) December 23, 2015 60172
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#SHUTITDOWN
7:00 pm
Stand Up to Police Union Bullies: Come to a Movie!
7:00 pm
Stand Up to Police Union Bullies: Come to a Movie!
@ Grand Lake Theater
Dec 25 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
THE HATEFUL EIGHT: 70MM Filming (2015) Quentin Tarantino Movie When human rights are under attack, what do we do? Watch movies, fight back! We are going to this movie because it’s director was threatened by the police union after speaking up for families who lost loved ones to police murderers. Solidarity with all who have been victims of state-sanctioned violence. 60116
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Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity Coalition Rally
10:00 am
Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity Coalition Rally
@ Federal Courthouse
Dec 28 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
RALLY MON. DEC. 28, 2015, 10 am in SAN FRANCISCO, AND MAKE PHONE CALLS. Share the Facebook event and invite your friends! Joi the Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity Coalition on Monday, December 28th outside the San Francisco Federal Courthouse for a rally against the so-called “welfare checks” that, since August 2nd, have been waking up men in Pelican Bay Security Housing Unit (SHU, i.e. solitary confinement) every 20-30 minutes. As of December 28th, these men will have been tortured by being deprived of sleep for 148 days! Lawyers and CDCr … Continued
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UNTANGLED: in remembrance of sex workers victim to violence.
7:00 pm
UNTANGLED: in remembrance of sex workers victim to violence.
@ The Flight Deck
Dec 30 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
 brown girl dancing present… UNTANGLED A cumulative creative project researched by Iris, and performed by her and accompanied dance crew. This performance supports the full decriminalization of sex work and The International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers (Dec 17th). . The proceeds collected at the Dec 30th event will benefit Bay Area Girls Rock Camp and ESPLER Project Inc’s legal fund for the lawsuit pending in Federal Court. decriminalizesexwork.com 60148
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New Year’s Eve Demonstration Against Prisons and Policing
8:00 pm
New Year’s Eve Demonstration Against Prisons and Policing
@ Oscar Grant Plaza
Dec 31 @ 8:00 pm – 11:45 pm
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