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This screening is co-presented by the Berkeley FILM Foundation and features a post-film discussion. An audience favorite at the 2015 Mill Valley Film Festival, this joy-filled portrait of septuagenarian Edythe Boone captures the Berkeley-based muralist as she oversees transformative community and student social justice art projects and grapples with the chokehold death of her nephew, Eric Garner whose final words – I Can’t Breathe – ignited a national outcry for racial justice. An intimate portrait of an extraordinary artist-activist, Edythe’s story shows not what it is to be Black or … Continued

Tonight Long Haul hosts the anarchist study group. 8-10 PM.https://t.co/l5lSwoHk6X— Long Haul Infoshop (@Longhaulinfo) November 1, 2016 61911

This court support event is due to the aggressive an unlawful arrest of 7 protesters who were speaking out on the killing of Colby Friday shot in the Back By Officer David Wells. 3 of the 7 arrested where juvenile females – 1 was attacted with a baton . Stockton police chief Eric Jones Refuses To release body camera footage to exonerate his officers of any wrong doing . What is he hiding from the public? David Wells admitted to not having his camera on that day. Also attacted was … Continued

JOIN CODEPINK, WORLD CAN’T WAIT, OCCUPYSF Action Council and others at the huge PEACE banner Theme this week is: “REFUGEES…” Feel free to bring your own signage, photos, flyers, …Additional signs and flyers provided. Stand (or sit) with us and the huge PEACE banner. 61795

6:30pm Rally outside 7:30pm Speak out inside (fill out speakers cards before) Berkeley School Board Persecutes Teacher For Helping Stop Neo-Nazis: Stop the Witch Hunt Against Yvette Felarca and Interrogation of Her Students! Anti-fascist activist and teacher Yvette Felarca has been removed from her classroom at Martin Luther King Jr Middle School in Berkeley, California, for helping stop a neo-Nazi recruitment rally on the steps of the state capitol in Sacramento this summer. After Ms. Felarca was stabbed and beaten by the fascists, terror threats were made against her and … Continued

In case of BPD eviction, a new location will be sent-out! Please share this announcement with sympathizers of First They Came for the Homeless The proposal of First They Came for the Homeless to create an intentional community of people without housing options was rejected by Berkeley’s City Council last night (Nov. 1). This means we remain subject to police raids and evictions, which makes it more difficult for us to provided a place for Berkeley’s homeless where they can safely sleep and get food and assistance for their critical … Continued

Come by our open Delegates Meetings every First and Third Thursday of the month at 7pm! We’ll give space to brief announcements, updates from working groups, proposals up for consensus, and discussion around important issues. The schedule is created weekly at the following url: https://pad.riseup.net/p/omninom61760

  Come stand with the mothers of murdered children and family members from 12:00 – 2:00 every Friday to pressure District Atty George Gascon to charge killer SFPD cops with murder who executed Mario Woods, Jessica Nelson, Luis Gongora Pat, Alex Nieto, and all the rest. Bring signs! STOP POLICE MURDER! We have signs that say “Mario Woods is our Son”, and signs for each one murdered. Please find the box of signs and “Say Their Names” for the Media.  61924

Red Warrior MARCH & PRAYER walk to honor our relatives the Oceti Sakowin and all of the nations that have joined in the struggle against#DakotaAccessPipeline We will gather at 24th and Telegraph. Wear Red. Bring medicine, candles, reminders of our power. Come in prayer. “INJUSTICE ANYWHERE IS A THREAT TO JUSTICE EVERYWHERE” – MLK Jr. We stand in solidarity against the Dakota Access Pipeline! Our relatives at #StandingRock need our help URGENTLY to bring attention to the corruption that is a threatening our water. As inhabitants of Mother Earth we … Continued

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(Backup location if Paris Baguette has no seating: Oscar Grant Plaza amphitheater, outside of City Hall.) Strike Debt is building a debt resistance movement. We believe that most individual debt is illegitimate and unjust. Most of us fall into debt because we are increasingly deprived of the means to acquire the basic necessities of life: health care, education, and housing. Because we are forced to go into debt simply in order to live, we think it is right and moral to resist it. Come get connected with SDBA’s projects! organizing … Continued

Bing Bing, Bong Bong, Bing Bing: Songs to Make Coffee Houses Great Again A great night of protest songs from the GREATEST songwriters EVER. In truth, these are some of the best protest singers in the Bay Area. Admission free. The artists will gladly accept tips and will be selling their CDs. Performers: Clyde Leland: Berkeley singer-songwriter performs with the John Prine cover band Peace Monkeys and writes songs that are sometimes funny, political, poignant, and usually in the key of C. As Grampa Clyde, he sings for preschools and … Continued

Where would you like to see Sunflower Alliance go next? Join us for brainstorming and visioning. With two big recent victories under our belt — keeping coal out of Oakland and oil-by-rail out of Benicia — we’re ready to think about the future. What campaigns should we take on? How should Sunflower Alliance grow?  We need your participation and your voice! Come early to hang out and share a potluck lunch. 61881

Ed Rippy Jr. died Tuesday, November 1st after a long battle with lung cancer. He was a veteran activist, the web master for the Oscar Grant Committee, very involved in Occupy Concord, an excellent writer, active in 9/11 issues & the fight against imperialism, a member of the hackivist collective, the sudoroom, and much, much more. Sunday at 1PM his friends will gather at Vinnie’s Bar & Grill at 2045 Mount Diablo Street in downtown Concord to celebrate his life and maybe raise a few bucks for his cremation, etc. … Continued

The first Sunday of every month admission is free to the Oakland Museum.  The Occupy Oakland General Assembly will meet at 2:00 PM on the steps of the museum to visit the Black Panther’s 50 year anniversary exhibit.  Afterwards, we will hold our weekly General Assembly outside of the museum. 61895

Host: Sogorea Te Land Trust The Ohlone Sacred Site is in danger of being destroyed. Calling all friends and allies to come forward and put our hearts together with the intentions to save the oldest Ohlone site in the entire Bay. While we are gathered together we will also send our prayers to the warriors holding the front lines in ND at Sacred Stone Camp/Red Warrior Camp/and other camps. More info Learn more about the Sogorea Te Land Trust HERE and the Shuumi Land Tax HERE (a way to support … Continued

This Sunday we will be having a little field trip to the Oakland Museum at 2 PM to see the Black Panthers At 50 exhibit.  At 4 PM we will hold our weekly General Assembly meeting at the museum. We will meet just inside the entrance, there are some chairs there where we can meet. If they hassle us I guess we can retreat to the courtyard on 10th across from Laney near the Benny Bufano statue of nursing bear cubs. The Occupy Oakland General Assembly normally meets every Sunday at … Continued

Please join us for a: Housing Not Handcuffs Sunrise Vigil with First They Came for the Homeless   Please come by and support the First They Came for the Homeless intentional tent collective on the steps of the city hall as they continue their ongoing protest amidst wind, rain, living challenges and violent militarized police raids. The City Manager estimated in his recent report to the City Council that some $5.6M is spent yearly by the Berkeley Police on dealing with the homeless. Each of the ongoing raids on the … Continued

***If you can come at 2pm, please be prepared to do so even if you can’t be there in the morning.*** —– Calls to action: *Follow the Facebook event page for updates and information (www.facebook.com/events/1625282964431883/) *Show up at the 8am rally on Monday, November 7, 2016 at courthouse (661 Washington St, Oakland, CA 94607) *Pack the court (Arraignment is scheduled for 9am. Please note that we are showing support, not asking for direct action at this time. Please be respectful of the families of other impacted folks that may need … Continued

OccupyForum presents Information, discussion & community! Monday Night Forum!! Occupy Forum is an opportunity for open and respectful dialogue on all sides of these critically important issues! Let the Fire Burn A History of the Conflict between the City of Philadelphia and the Black Liberation Organization MOVE   On May 13, 1985, a longtime feud between the city of Philadelphia and controversial radical urban group MOVE came to a deadly climax. By order of local authorities, police dropped military-grade explosives onto a MOVE-occupied row house. TV cameras captured the conflagration … Continued

Rally to Protest Against Extreme Rent and Fee Hikes at Trailer Haven, and all around San Leandro Monday 11/7/16 6 pm in front of City Hall (835 East 14th St.) to tell our stories. Bring signs, and since they have not been listening, bring pots to make some joyful noise!   7 pm City Council meeting 5:30 Trailer Haven residents can meet at Space 24. We’ll be carpooling   Let’s remind them we’re people, families, we have beloved pets, we have neighbors who are too ill to be able to … Continued

  Twice a month, Liberated Lens provides a screening and space to explore socially relevant issues. Free popcorn forever! Are you ready for election day?! IF NOT, then prepare yourself by joining us to watch this popular political satire: Bulworth Directed by Warren Beatty (1998) Facing financial ruin and believing that his career as a politician is over, Senator Jay Bulworth (Warren Beatty) purchases a bulky insurance policy and hires an assassin to take his own life. But his impending death causes an intense desire to break the rules and … Continued

Host: Lillian and Sophia Baker Please join us as we stand in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe on their mission to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline. More info 61933

 Gather with us in solidarity with the indigenous people and allies blocking construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.  We will come together in three days of peaceful ceremony at the headquarters of Wells Fargo Bank, one of the major funders of the pipeline.  We will deliver a letter to Tim Sloan, Wells Fargo CEO, demanding that Wells Fargo immediately stop any activity connected to the pipeline.  We will attempt to hand-deliver the letter every day of the event.  We will also have letters ready to be signed by local supporters, which we will send … Continued

RSVP on Facebook & Invite Your Friends – Fight racism, sexism, and Islamophobia! – Tax rich millionaires like Trump — fund healthcare for all and make college free! – No Border Wall! Stop the deportations of undocumented immigrants! – Black Lives Matter! – End rape culture — #PussyGrabsBack – Stop the Dakota Access Pipeline — Green Jobs now! — #NoDAPL The Democratic Party has proven they are incapable of stopping Trump. The Democratic Party has failed. This is the result of the Democratic Party leadership backing Hillary Clinton instead of … Continued

JOIN CODEPINK, WORLD CAN’T WAIT, OCCUPYSF Action Council and others at the huge PEACE banner Theme this week is: “REFUGEES…” Feel free to bring your own signage, photos, flyers, …Additional signs and flyers provided. Stand (or sit) with us and the huge PEACE banner. 61795

Join the Oakland Privacy Working Group to organize against the surveillance state,  against Urban Shield, and to advocate for privacy and surveillance regulation ordinances to be passed around the Bay Area, including the Alameda and San Francisco County Boards of Supervisors, the BART Board of Directors, and by the Oakland and Berkeley City Councils. We are also engaged in the fight against Predictive Policing and other “pre-crime” and “thought-crime” abominations, drones, improper use of police body cameras, ALPRs, requirements for “backdoors” to your cellphone and against other invasions of privacy by … Continued

Court support for comrades arrested at urban shield! Please come out to Fremont to support those arrested at the Ubran Shield Protest! 61848

ONE DAY DYNAMIC TRAINING FOR ACTIVISTS, EDUCATORS, ORGANIZERS, AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS Strong organizations, communities, schools and social movements depend on our capacity to work effectively together across lines of difference and cultivate trusting relationships of mutual support and solidarity. In this training, we will share creative tools to explore issues of social identity and privilege; develop capacity for deep listening, empathy, and solidarity; and resource ourselves to take effective action as an ally – in our schools, neighborhood and organizations. Grounded in an anti-oppression framework of collective liberation, you will … Continued

Join fellow union members as we stand with the Land and Water Protectors at Standing Rock and call on the banks financing the Dakota Access Pipeline to pull their money from the project. The $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline, if completed, would move 500,000 barrels of crude oil per day across four states, deepening already catastrophic climate change and threatening the water supply and sacred sites of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. Thousands of people, including members of over 200 tribes, have camped at the site for months to prevent … Continued

 Gather with us in solidarity with the indigenous people and allies blocking construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.  We will come together in three days of peaceful ceremony at the headquarters of Wells Fargo Bank, one of the major funders of the pipeline.  We will deliver a letter to Tim Sloan, Wells Fargo CEO, demanding that Wells Fargo immediately stop any activity connected to the pipeline.  We will attempt to hand-deliver the letter every day of the event.  We will also have letters ready to be signed by local supporters, which we will send … Continued

This is a free event w/ priority seating to students. Post-film discussion- Point No.5 of the BPP 10-Pt Platform pic.twitter.com/Wak9o3XySm— Elaine Brown (@sistaelaine) November 6, 2016 61937

Another protest called for 5PM tomorrow. Families & elderly leaving before cops crack down again. Others remaining. #NotMyPresident #Oakland pic.twitter.com/zpHB9oV24j— Occupy Oakland (@OccupyOakland) November 10, 2016 61959

Want to support the folks at Standing Rock but can’t go all the way to North Dakota? Join the Permaculture Action Network & PLACE for Sustainable Living for a benefit show where we will be collecting much-needed donations for the water protectors at the Standing Rock Sioux resistance camps. Join us for a delicious organic dinner from 6:30-7:15. Show begins PROMPTLY at 7:15 pm and ends at 10pm with an acoustic jam by the fire from 10-11pm ** proceeds will go directly to Standing Rock Oceti Sakowin Camp (http://standingrock.org/) Live … Continued

  Come stand with the mothers of murdered children and family members from 12:00 – 2:00 every Friday to pressure District Atty George Gascon to charge killer SFPD cops with murder who executed Mario Woods, Jessica Nelson, Luis Gongora Pat, Alex Nieto, and all the rest. Bring signs! STOP POLICE MURDER! We have signs that say “Mario Woods is our Son”, and signs for each one murdered. Please find the box of signs and “Say Their Names” for the Media.  61924

 Gather with us in solidarity with the indigenous people and allies blocking construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.  We will come together in three days of peaceful ceremony at the headquarters of Wells Fargo Bank, one of the major funders of the pipeline.  We will deliver a letter to Tim Sloan, Wells Fargo CEO, demanding that Wells Fargo immediately stop any activity connected to the pipeline.  We will attempt to hand-deliver the letter every day of the event.  We will also have letters ready to be signed by local supporters, which we will send … Continued

To All Hold Wells Fargo Accountable Supporters, By answering my call to action, we have spread awareness to millions of Americans in less than 2 weeks! My Open Letter to Wells Fargo has gone VIRAL after being shared over 51,000 times: http://bit.ly/2coRQvi. This led to National media outlets such as Forbes and CNN picking up the story: http://bit.ly/2dViK32. Now is the time to back up our words with action. Join me and millions of your fellow Americans, as we unite to hold Wells Fargo accountable for victimizing millions of Americans … Continued

For all people heading to Standing Rock, come get trained and prepared to be an effective water protector and stand in solidarity with indigenous people defending their land. This training will also be useful for folks organizing local direct actions in the Bay Area in solidarity with Standing Rock, and otherwise. All are invited to attend. While folks are invited to come for any part of the training or for the entire thing, we ask everyone coming to please make it a point to be there if at all possible … Continued

The Communist Party USA (Oakland/Berkeley) to an Open Discussion of the 2016 Elections What do the results tell us about the political maturity of the US working class and its leadership? About the deepening crisis of capitalist rule? What are the immediate and longer term tasks of the working class in response? Bring your observations and ideas to this discussion. All views welcome.61951

Please join the family of Richard Perkins Jr. and Anti Police-Terror Project to commemorate and celebrate the wonderful life of Richard Perkins Jr.! We will be having a memorial at his death site to remember him. We will have speakers, performances, and more. After the memorial tribute at Richard’s death site we will then move to Verdese Carter Park on 98th and Sunnyside for a barbeque.61880

 Gather with us in solidarity with the indigenous people and allies blocking construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.  We will come together in three days of peaceful ceremony at the headquarters of Wells Fargo Bank, one of the major funders of the pipeline.  We will deliver a letter to Tim Sloan, Wells Fargo CEO, demanding that Wells Fargo immediately stop any activity connected to the pipeline.  We will attempt to hand-deliver the letter every day of the event.  We will also have letters ready to be signed by local supporters, which we will send … Continued

NO TO RACISM, ISLAMOPHOBIA AND AUSTERITY! After the Trump election: where do we go from here? The unbelievable has happened. The man who called for deporting all 12 million undocumented immigrants, banning Muslims from entering the country, and bragged about getting away with sexual assault has just been elected to be President of the United States. It is time for us all to take stock of how this could happen…. and how we can challenge a Trump presidency every step of the way. While the open bigots of the so-called … Continued

Oakland organizer just told me they’re planning another #TrumpProtest march tomorrow at 7 p.m starting with a rally at 14th & Broadway. — Michael Bodley (@michael_bodley) November 12, 201661975

Gather at Telegraph & Bancroft at 8pm for a march against Donald Trump and white supremacy. 61979

Host: Sogorea Te Land Trust In this meeting we discuss what it looks like to be an ally or accomplice to the work of people from the land you occupy. Ariel Luckey will be presenting, we will have a discussion about Dakota Access Pipeline and Sacred Sites right here that are in danger of being destroyed. Breakfast and light lunch will be provided.  More Info 61934

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Let’s JOIN HANDS in a circle ALL the way around 3.4 miles of Lake Merritt- to stand up against racism, sexism, homophobia, and Islamophobia! This is a peaceful joining together to honor our community, the values we stand for, and our resilience as a nation. As Hilary Clinton said today, “Our constitution enshrines – the rule of law, the principal that we’re all equal in rights and dignity, and the freedom of worship and expression. We respect and cherish these things and must defend them.” Let’s join together as a … Continued

Can some of the lessons we learned from Occupy be useful for the coming Age of Trump? You are invited to attend the Occupy Oakland General Assembly at Oscar Grant Plaza (in front of City Hall), this coming Sunday at 4:00 pm to help start the discussion! A draft schedule is below. 4:00 pm – Gather together, review draft schedule 4:05 pm – Review of the past week’s events of interest 4:20 pm – The coming week’s events of interest 4:30 pm – Discussion about Occupy 2.0: Resistance and Transformation … Continued

Medea Benjamin is the co-founder of the women-led peace group CODEPINK and the co-founder of the human rights group Global Exchange. She has been an advocate for social justice for more than 40 years. Described as “one of America’s most committed — and most effective — fighters for human rights” by New York Newsday, and “one of the high profile leaders of the peace movement” by the Los Angeles Times, she was one of 1,000 exemplary women from 140 countries nominated to receive the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of … Continued

Please come out to support folks who got arrested in the streets on protesting the election. MONDAY and TUESDAY 9am Monday morning at Wiley Manuel Dept 112.61973

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What are the disproportionate impacts of climate change on households most at risk, including people of color, with low incomes, or with disabilities? How can community leaders and agency staff work together to systematize social justice in climate resilience? Join grassroots leaders from the Resilient Communities Initiative (RCI), and key agency staff from the Office of Planning and Research (OPR), California Department of Public Health, and other agencies in the second joint policy workshop in a series that seeks to identify how communities most at-risk from climate change can move … Continued

OccupyForum presents Information, discussion & community! Monday Night Forum!! Occupy Forum is an opportunity for open and respectful dialogue on all sides of these critically important issues! American Indian Genocide and Standing Rock with Deni Leonard   OccupyForum is proud to once again host Deni Leonard who will speak about Standing Rock, the general history of Tribal Governments’ relationship with the U.S. Federal Government, and issues which are present today. Biography of Deni Leonard: Served as National Chairman of the G.I. Alliance which directed the protests at the U.S. Army … Continued

OTU’s Mission The Oakland Tenants Union is an organization of housing activists dedicated to protecting tenant rights and interests. OTU does this by working directly with tenants in their struggle with landlords, impacting legislation and public policy about housing, community education, and working with other organizations committed to furthering renters’ rights. The Oakland Tenants Union is open to anyone who shares our core values and who believes that tenants themselves have the primary responsibility to work on their own behalf. Monthly Meetings The Oakland Tenants Union meets regularly at 7:00 … Continued

Bay Area Stands for No Dakota Access Pipeline Host: Idle No More SF Bay, Diablo Rising Tide, 350.org National Day of Action called by Indigenous Environmental Network and 350.org Sunrise Ceremony at San Francisco Civic Center Plaza followed by solidarity action and rally at the Army Corps of Engineers office, demanding they revoke the permits to bore under the Missouri River and complete a full Environmental Impact Statement. March to 455 Market St. @ 11th St. (just south of Van Ness), San Francisco More info 61935

Please come out to support folks who got arrested in the streets on protesting the election. MONDAY and TUESDAY 9am Monday morning at Wiley Manuel Dept 112.61973

The movement to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline is growing stronger by the day, and it’s time for all of us to rise up and play a role in this fight. Join us on Tuesday, November 15 for a solidarity action and rally at the Citibank Branch office in Albany at 1377 Solano Avenue at 4 pm calling on them to revoke the funding for this dirty oil pipeline. The Army Corps fast-tracked the Dakota Access Pipeline without proper consultation, and as a result, bulldozers are approaching Standing Rock as … Continued

KPFA Radio 94.1FM and Code Pink present: The co-founder of Code Pink and Global Exchange courageously explores the curious relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia, a country long infamous for brutally repressing women and dissidents, supporting terrorists worldwide, and promoting Wahhabism, the most extreme interpretation of Islam. Assuming you live in the United States, you should be aware of how much effort your government puts into facilitating and defending the crimes of Saudi Arabia. The Saud royal family keeps millions desperately poor. They send religion police around to beat the hell out of people, … Continued

Please come out to support folks who got arrested in the streets on protesting the election. MONDAY and TUESDAY 9am Monday morning at Wiley Manuel Dept 112.61973

We need to make our voices heard!  It looks like we can no longer count on next spring’s scheduled vote by the Board of Directors of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) on our proposal to set strict limits on pollution from oil refineries—greenhouse gases, toxic gases (NOx and SOx), and dangerous particulate matter.  This proposed regulation would stop oil refineries from increasing the amount of pollution they emit, and it will be in trouble unless we turn things around. Emission caps are crucial not only for protecting our health and safety and the planet, … Continued

[Event] Meeting Video 5 Years After Fukushima & US Bases and War In And On Okinawa https://t.co/bAS0uDusTs— Indybay (@Indybay) November 8, 2016 61954

JOIN CODEPINK, WORLD CAN’T WAIT, OCCUPYSF Action Council and others at the huge PEACE banner Theme this week is: “REFUGEES…” Feel free to bring your own signage, photos, flyers, …Additional signs and flyers provided. Stand (or sit) with us and the huge PEACE banner. 61795

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Tell the Berkeley School Board: No More Racially Targeted Interrogations of Students! Immigrant Students and Families Announce Lawsuit Against the Berkeley School District:   Wednesday, November 16, 2016 7pm Press Conference 7:30pm Speak out inside (fill out speakers cards before) 1231 Addison Street, Berkeley, California     Please join us this Wednesday as we return to the Berkeley School Board to support Yvette Felarca’s ELD (English as a Second Language) students, whose families will be announcing their lawsuit against the Berkeley Unified School District for racially targeting them for interrogation and … Continued

Monthly APTP meeting, held on every 3rd Wednesday of the month. The Anti Police-Terror Project is a project of the ONYX ORGANIZING COMMITTEE that in coalition with other organizations like Idriss Stelley Foundation, Community READY Corps and Workers World is working to develop a replicable and sustainable model to end police terrorism in this country. We are led by the most impacted communities but are a multi-racial, mutil-generational coalition.61985

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Come by our open Delegates Meetings every First and Third Thursday of the month at 7pm! We’ll give space to brief announcements, updates from working groups, proposals up for consensus, and discussion around important issues. The schedule is created weekly at the following url: https://pad.riseup.net/p/omninom61760

An Invitation to All of Berkeley Please join us for an all-community Sunrise Gathering to reaffirm  Berkeley’s great tradition of progressive action TOGETHER WE RISE! Please forward this invitation to your neighborhood lists, friends, schools, congregations, colleagues and more . . .   Before work or school please join in a community celebration of Berkeley’s shared values in Civic Center Park to watch the sun rise and stand together. This is a celebration!  In the wake of the national election, let’s join to reaffirm our deeply held values of inclusiveness, diversity, … Continued

  Come stand with the mothers of murdered children and family members from 12:00 – 2:00 every Friday to pressure District Atty George Gascon to charge killer SFPD cops with murder who executed Mario Woods, Jessica Nelson, Luis Gongora Pat, Alex Nieto, and all the rest. Bring signs! STOP POLICE MURDER! We have signs that say “Mario Woods is our Son”, and signs for each one murdered. Please find the box of signs and “Say Their Names” for the Media.  61924

James “Nate” Greer was killed by Hayward and BART Police on May 23, 2014. Please support us in love and solidarity for our fight for his justice at a rally and candle light vigil on Friday November 18, @ 5:00 pm. We will all meet outside the Lake Merritt Bart Station in Oakland. We welcome other coalitions, families and activists to share their stories as well and memorialize the loss of their loved ones, who were killed by police. Feel free to bring posters, banners. We are all in this … Continued

Free thanksgiving meals for the community this Sat. Spread the word for those who might need it! @LibbySchaaf @Abel_Guillen @Kaplan4Oakland pic.twitter.com/NMR9GenItT— Oak Life Church (@oaklifechurch) November 15, 2016 61994

For all those engaging in direct action against the machine, this is a primer on civil disobedience, legal rights, first aid at protests, and digital security. Free admission, all welcome – come for the day or for a single session. 11-11:15am: Welcome – Omni Commons Intro to the day’s agenda, space logistics, etc 11:15am-1pm: Direct Action Workshop – Krystof Lopaur Overview of direct action tactics, security culture, and basics of civil disobedience. 1-2:30pm: Legal / Know Your Rights – Ben Rosenfeld Encounters with cops, knowing one’s rights in the legal … Continued

There is just under a week left before the No New SF Jail Coalition’s upcoming town hall on our next steps towards a jail-free city. On December 1st, the SF Board of Supervisors will review a series of proposals put forth by the city’s work group on alternatives to the jail at 850 Bryant. Though we successfully advanced recommendations of bail reform, supportive housing and services, we will need to keep up the pressure in order to move the city away from its reliance on jails. While we have a … Continued

Fight Back Against Racism, Sexism, and Bigotry! Donald Trump is the next President of the United States. His racist, sexist and bigoted program offers false solutions for a real crisis. He will continue the same policies of the establishment and elites that he claimed to be pushing back against. The same Democratic Party elites that spent the majority of the campaign painting a Trump presidency as a catastrophic threat to the world are now demanding that we unite behind him. They aren’t going to stand in the way of the … Continued

Join SURJ at Grand Lake Famers’ Market corner of Lakeshore and MacArthur Blvd. in Oakland, rain or shine, to call attention to injustice and demonstrate solidarity. Throughout the East Bay and nationally, folks have been holding weekly gatherings on prominent street corners and freeway overpasses, holding signs and making visible our support for Black communities in these critical times. These gatherings – or “human billboards” – have been a simple yet effective way of channeling anger and sadness over injustice into collective action by demonstrating solidarity.61950

If you feel a drive to do something about the environment, immigrants’ rights, healthcare, Black Lives Matter, indigenous rights, reducing bullying, increasing a culture of peace and inclusion, or any other issues to make this community better, please come to this gathering and learn about the ways you can participate! Whether you are a long time activist or have never attended a rally in your life, your contributions matter! Confirmed organizations (more to come!): * Anti-Assault & Hate Crime Intervention Trainings * Arab Resource and Organizing Center * Asian Americans … Continued

What can we learn from this election? Was this a protest vote by part of the working class? Is it a racist backlash? We need to untangle myth and reality in order to respond to this situation. Join us for a presentation and discussion on the election from a socialist perspective. 61995

Benefit show for the Land Action 4 legal defense fund. The courts are really dragging us through the wringer…. So far, our estimated out of pocket expense is about $10k and that is with all of our lawyers donating all of their time!! So, what do we do? Throw a parrrrrty!!!!! Come out for some slammingly stellar musical performances, drinks, friends and all the good stuff. $8-$28 Suggested and highly appreciated donation notaflof The line up: Leftover Crack http://www.leftovercrack.rocks/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aIf5_U5OG4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhucBTHN4yU Mystic Priestess https://www.facebook.com/MysticPriestess777/?fref=ts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi9-iGpr834 Kicker http://kickersucks.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MPFQE5h-lE Rapid Decline … Continued

You are invited to the next lecture featuring Civil Rights Lawyer, Mr. Fred Gray from Tuskegee, Alabama. Mr. Gray was the lawyer for Rosa Parks, and the Montgomery Improvement Association. He was also Dr. King’s personal lawyer. Mr. Gray continues practicing law today, and he has been integrally involved in the struggles to transform public schools, colleges, and universities into exemplars of educational democracy. 61798

A benefit for NEED (Berkeley’s needle exchange) and the Radical Mental Health Collective. Space Toilet Skank Bank Film: OASIS… One Mission: Nobody Dies From Hep C” followed by Q&A with filmmaker I-MAN BANJO Invisible Cinema 61928

Host: La Peña and the Free Land Project ‘ Thangs Taken: Rethinking Thanksgiving is an annual cultural arts event that brings Native and non-Native artists, activists and communities together to explore the complex history of Thanksgiving and to acknowledge the legacy of U.S. colonialism and genocide against Native Americans. More Info There’s also a program for kids & families, 10:00 – 11:00 am More info 61936

Sunday Morning at the Marxist Library Alchemy and Social Change A new attitude towards the material world emerged in late antiquity through the strange theories and practices of the alchemists. Did their attempts of achieve the elixir of life, the philosophers stone, and the transmutation of metals help give birth to science and the modern world? Our ICSS member, Lew Finzel, asks, What if Alchemy Lives? Implications for: ECOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY, LITERATURE, SEXUALITY, PHARMACOLOGY. Seating is limited, so plan to come early. We start promptly. FREE – but hat will be … Continued

Benicia residents who helped win the battle against Valero’s plan to bring crude oil by rail into their town will talk with us about how they did it. Plus updates on our campaigns. We need your participation and your voice! Come early to share a potluck lunch. 61988

The Occupy Oakland General Assembly meets every Sunday at 3 PM at Oscar Grant Plaza amphitheater at 14th Street & Broadway near the steps of City Hall.  If for some reason the amphitheater is being used otherwise and/or OGP itself is inaccessible, we will meet at Kaiser Park, right next to the statues, on 19th St. between San Pablo and Telegraph.  If it is raining (as in RAINING, not just misting) at 3:00 PM we meet in the basement of the Omni Collective, 4799 Shattuck Ave., Oakland.  (In prior years we have agreed … Continued

Join us on November 20th for a panel discussion focused on reimagining the police and prison systems. (We will continue to update this event with additional speaker information. If you’re interested in being a part of the panel, please email us at communitydemocracyproject@gmail.com) As always, light refreshments will be provided. Immediately following the discussion, we will hold our weekly strategy meeting during which we will discuss our campaign to bring participatory budgeting to Oakland. Read the full text of our initiative at communitydemocracyproject.org ______________________________________________ Speakers: Harrison Seuga with Asian Prisoner … Continued

“I am Jess Jakus, an artist and Oakland resident since 2005.  I am asking you to help free a transsexual mixed-race war veteran who is being held in San Francisco County Jail. Athena Cadence is not a threat to herself or others and is in compliance with all of Judge Jeffrey Ross’ court orders.  However, she is being housed in the male unit of the jail, along with other transsexual, transgender, and intersex individuals.  This is in direct violation of the Sheriff’s policy to house transgender inmates in the units … Continued

Organized by: Poor Magazine, Prensa, POBRE, Homefullness & Idle No More SF Bay Last night the Morton County Sherriff’s Department violated the human rights of Water Protectors in North Dakota and unjured 167 of our relatives. Today, we stand in solidarity and prayer with our relatives on the front lines of protecting the Missouri River. Details rom the Indigenous Environmental Network:”On November 20th at approximately 6PM CST over 100 Water Protectors from the Oceti Sakowin and Sacred Stone Camps mobilized to a nearby bridge to remove a barricade that was … Continued

OccupyForum presents Information, discussion & community! Monday Night Forum!! Occupy Forum is an opportunity for open and respectful dialogue on all sides of these critically important issues! Film: “13th” by Ava DuVernay     The words of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution were supposed to guarantee that slavery and involuntary servitude effectively were outlawed. With the exception of punishment for a crime where the “party shall have been convicted.” That’s the loophole. And as detailed in Ava DuVernay’s “The 13th”, the injustice system in America has not changed … Continued

Trudell is a 2005 documentary film about American Indian activist and poet John Trudell. The film traces Trudell’s life from his childhood in Omaha, Nebraska, through his role as a leader of the American Indian Movement. It also covers his rebirth as amusician and spoken word poet after his wife died in a house fire suspected as arson. Heather Rae produced and directed the film, which took her more than a decade to complete. Trudell aired nationally in theU.S. on April 11, 2006 as part of the Independent Lens series … Continued

Join with Indigenous activists and allies for an evening of solidarity with a report back panel, short film, speakers, and cultural performances as we come together to Stand With Standing Rock and raise funds to support the Water Protectors. Mni Wiconi-Water is Life – 100% of the donations will go to the people of Standing Rock.61986

 Additionally, if you can make it to Athena’s next court date, your presence would be very helpful.  Athena’s next court date is Tuesday, November 22, 9:00 AM in dept 21 (third floor) of the San Francisco Hall of Justice (850 Bryant St, San Francisco, CA 94103).  Please be quiet and respectful in the courtroom; no signs are allowed in the courtroom. Full background: I am asking you to help free a transsexual mixed-race war veteran who is being held in San Francisco County Jail.  Athena Cadence is not a threat … Continued

Please join Berkeley Mayor-Elect Jesse Arreguin and other elected officials to reaffirm our city’s and school district’s commitment to providing a sanctuary for all and bring our sisters and brothers out of the shadows. #lovetrumpshate62032

We need to keep the momentum going! We cannot normalize this! We refuse to accept a Trump presidency and the indoctrination of hate and discrimination that comes with it. We will meet at 555 California Street (Trump owns 30% of this building) and have an hour-long sit in. We will then march through the city. Because we want to make our presence felt and we want to address concerns of speed, we will be stopping in many intersections during the march. At each stop we will hear from a speaker … Continued

Forum on Immigrant Rights with Immigration Attorney Mark Silverman, Tuesday, November 22, 2016, 5:30 to 7:30 pm, Longfellow Middle School pic.twitter.com/kNJLj64juC— loridroste (@loridroste) November 21, 2016 62025

Join us to fight for a livable wage for all Bay Area workers! We collaborate in principled reflection and action on what the Bay Area livable wage would be and where we are at on the right to a livable wage. The Oakland Livable Wage Assembly builds Community and Power among those who seek higher wages and better work life conditions for area workers. Our work together encompasses: (1) The concerns of precarious, care and contingent workers, (2) Campaigns to improve wages for low wage workers, and (3) Efforts by … Continued

JOIN CODEPINK, WORLD CAN’T WAIT, OCCUPYSF Action Council and others at the huge PEACE banner Theme this week is: “REFUGEES…” Feel free to bring your own signage, photos, flyers, …Additional signs and flyers provided. Stand (or sit) with us and the huge PEACE banner. 61795

If you would like to hand these flyers out at Citi bank  meet at 14th and Broadway on Friday.  Flyers will be available there for that morning and for people to take for other days.  We will also discuss other Bank pickets for which other versions of this flyer are being made.  Please contact me   if you can make it Friday or what you other available times are between Black Friday and Dec, 1.62042

Please join us for the 17th annual protest of the shopping mall constructed atop the Ohlone Shellmound in Emeryville. This year we come together to draw connections between the amazing resistance by Water Protectors in Standing Rock and the protection of sacred sites here at home in the Bay Area. Please join us to share solidarity, prayer, ideas, hopes, (and food) at this particularly pivotal moment. Background: In 1999, the City of Emeryville built the mall that now sits on the corner of Shellmound St and Ohlone Way. This space … Continued

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Meet at Oscar Grant Plaza at 14th Avenue & Broadway in Oakland to picket banks that have invested in the DAPL pipeline.                                 Download a flyer by clicking on the following image: Download the 4x Flyer  62047

 We feel we should coalesce and concentrate on our most urgent effort of building the movement to FREE MUMIA NOW, during the 50th anniversary of the Black Panther Party, while groups all over the country are gathering to celebrate that anniversary. In this way all our groups will benefit, and we’ll feel our collective power that will help us win all of our demands in the future. Remember Mumia is a great journalist, who’s been fighting for all of us for the 35 years he’s been behind bars. Locally, we … Continued

(Backup location if Paris Baguette has no seating: Oscar Grant Plaza amphitheater, 14th & Broadway, outside of City Hall.) Strike Debt is building a debt resistance movement. We believe that most individual debt is illegitimate and unjust. Most of us fall into debt because we are increasingly deprived of the means to acquire the basic necessities of life: health care, education, and housing. Because we are forced to go into debt simply in order to live, we think it is right and moral to resist it. Come get connected with … Continued

Join the Permaculture Action Network & Rising Appalachia Music for a Bay Area Permaculture Action Day! This special Thanksgiving action day will be taking place at City of Dreams urban farm in San Francisco on Sunday, November 27th following Rising Appalachia’s show at the Great American Music Hall on Saturday the 26th. This will be a one day, family friendly festival with permaculture projects, live music and as always, pot luck lunch! Projects include: – Terracing & Irrigation Install – Mural Painting and Repair – Fruit Tree Planting – Building … Continued

We will gather to discuss organizing a General Strike in Oakland on #J20 and or during the Trump presidency. We will have a general discussion about what that would look like then break out into several committees to organize media, outreach, logistics, etc. The conversation will center working class black and brown voices but everyone is welcome to speak and share their thoughts and skills! November 27th – 12PM – Telegraph and Broadway – Latham Square (The site of the last General Strike of 1946 in Oakland CA) #j20 #disruptj20 … Continued

Bay Area LGBTQ Town Hall Meeting and Strategy Session in response to the incoming Trump administration’s agenda and threats to our community. This facilitated Town Hall meeting will focus on needed strategic community organizing and solidarity, and will feature speakers providing updates on the likely impact of Trump’s agenda on LGBTQ lives in the areas of law, legislation, healthcare, immigration and the growing sanctuary movement. Organized by the ad-hoc Bay Area Queer Anti-Fascist Network. Find us at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1770059716578820/62058

The Occupy Oakland General Assembly meets every Sunday at 3 PM at Oscar Grant Plaza amphitheater at 14th Street & Broadway near the steps of City Hall.  If for some reason the amphitheater is being used otherwise and/or OGP itself is inaccessible, we will meet at Kaiser Park, right next to the statues, on 19th St. between San Pablo and Telegraph.  If it is raining (as in RAINING, not just misting) at 3:00 PM we meet in the basement of the Omni Collective, 4799 Shattuck Ave., Oakland.  (In prior years we have agreed … Continued

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If you’re devastated by the outcome of the 2016 election, or you’ve been shocked by the normalization of hate speech and intolerance by a master manipulator of mainstream media, you’ll want to ATTEND this march against hatred and bigotry on December 10th in downtown San Francisco. The Bay Area needs to flex its collective muscle to reflect our level of disgust towards the incoming president. We aren’t just going to “get over it.” THIS IS NOT NORMAL. Each day’s news brings a “new normal” — a higher level of coarseness; … Continued

OccupyForum F I E L D  T R I P All Hands Meeting for the Amor for Alex Memorial Bring banners and your Amor for Alex T-shirts. Wear red and black in honor of Alex Nieto. Let’s join each other at one of our oldest varrios on Cortland Street! SHARE THIS FAR AND WIDE: The only way to the front lines is forward. If you are upset about Trump or the Dakota pipeline, you can and should let your voice be heard. But if you want action, an action that … Continued

It’s early, yes, but you can do it! On Tuesday, 11/29 across the country thousands will take to the street sending a clear message that we are united in solidarity to fight for justice, because JUSTICE CAN’T WAIT. We will make it clear that we reject the politics of divisiveness that tears America apart by class, race, religion, ethnicity and gender. We will unequivocally send a message that any efforts to block wage increases, gut workers’ rights, deport immigrants, destroy our planet or support racism or racist policies will be … Continued

We invite you to join this call for the community to come together in front of Oakland City Hall on November 29th at 5 pm to express support for the City Council’s strong stand and to help build the movement to defend our neighbors.” Media Advisory, Community Organizations Call on California Legislators and Governor Jerry Brown to Make California a Sanctuary State In light of Trump’s very real threats against immigrants, many people are calling for cities that have sanctuary resolutions or ordinances in place (that prevent local officials from … Continued

Hey IWOCers and supporters, We’re having our next meeting on Tuesday. We’ll be reporting on the work ongoing at the national level as well as the local level. Plus we will be sorting through all that we have in motion for future work, outreach, inreach, mutual political education, and more. Come plug in and shape what’s in the works! 62071

The ASG tonight at 8pm.https://t.co/UA5L6mTVGD For the readings.— Long Haul Infoshop (@Longhaulinfo) November 29, 2016 62076

Idle No More SF Bay is organizing this Wednesday morning action.  I hope many of you can come.  If you are willing to be a monitor, read guidelines attached and email inmsolidaritysf@gmail.com Hi powerful women allies, (and all allies in support!) We ask for you all to come together once again for all our relations at Standing Rock As we have seen this week with the horrible violence by law enforcement, a backwards move by the U.S.A rmy Corps of Engineers announcing a plan to evict the Oceti Sakowin camp … Continued

One of the folks arrested in Oakland the night after the election is facing heavy charges and would love community support! Please join him with his family on Wednesday Nov. 30th at 9am at Rene Davidson Courthouse (entrence is on 12th Street, at Oak). Department 7!62061

JOIN CODEPINK, WORLD CAN’T WAIT, OCCUPYSF Action Council and others at the huge PEACE banner Theme this week is: “REFUGEES…” Feel free to bring your own signage, photos, flyers, …Additional signs and flyers provided. Stand (or sit) with us and the huge PEACE banner. 61795

Join the Oakland Privacy Working Group to organize against the surveillance state,  against Urban Shield, and to advocate for privacy and surveillance regulation ordinances to be passed around the Bay Area, including the Alameda and San Francisco County Boards of Supervisors, the BART Board of Directors, and by the Oakland and Berkeley City Councils. We are also engaged in the fight against Predictive Policing and other “pre-crime” and “thought-crime” abominations, drones, improper use of police body cameras, ALPRs, requirements for “backdoors” to your cellphone and against other invasions of privacy by … Continued