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Think of a time when you felt safe in your community. Ask yourself: Who is there? Who isn’t? What do you see? Night Out for Safety and Liberation (NOSL) is our opportunity to share our answers to these questions with our neighbors, talk about what we need to feel safe in our communities, and redefine what safety means to us. NOSL is a national event where people across the country redefine and reimagine what public safety really means for our communities: having a living wage job, healthy food, healthcare, housing, … Continued

Turn up with us for a BLOCK PARTY at DeFremery Park, the historic Black Panther Party organizing park in West Oakland. We’ll be celebrating Oakland’s 5th annual Night Out for Safety and Liberation to redefine what safety means to us to start a different conversation about public safety beyond policing; focusing on how we can build equity, power, and opportunity in our communities. Featured artist include: – Hip Hop for Change – DJ Slowpoke and more! There will be an art build, free posters, food, healers, lawn games, face painting … Continued

Pendarvis Harshaw is a Senior Communications Associate at PolicyLink, working to amplify stories of policies and practices that are moving us toward a more equitable world. Prior to becoming a member of the PolicyLink family, Pen earned a degree from UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism, and an undergraduate degree from Howard University’s School of Communications. Pen is a published journalist with bylines from Youth Radio, Fusion, The Huffington Post, National Public Radio and more. He runs a website dedicated to documenting the wisdom of elder African American men in … Continued

Linda Lye, of the ACLU: When is free speech hate speech? When does it cross the line? 63416

Suds, Snacks, & Socialism at the Starry Plough The Peace and Freedom Party presents From HIROSHIMA to WWIII If workers won’t end these wars, who will? Hiroshima was not so much the end of WWII as the opening salvo in a series of new wars which must be ended if humanity is to survive. Will the working class fulfill its historic mission and end this madness? Or must we look elsewhere? We are inviting speakers to address this question. This is part of our on-going Socialist Forum Series on the … Continued

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.  (Note: we meet at 3:00 PM … Continued

Feasibility study authorization delayed The City Council vote to authorize a feasibility study on a public bank didn’t happen at the July 18th meeting as expected. Instead, this item has been moved to the agenda for September 19th. According to Council staff, the vote was put off due to the overly long agenda for the last meeting before summer break. This delay is a big disappointment, of course, but there’s plenty to do in the next two months. The new budget provides only $75,000 of the study’s total cost of … Continued

The San Francisco Chapter of the ACLU invites you to a film screening and discussion on bail reform. Are you aware that Black people, Latinos, and Native Americans are twice as likely to be stuck in jail because they can’t afford bail? The U.S. money bail system is largely to blame for over-crowded jails across the nation. 70 percent of people are incarcerated for one simple reason: being too poor to afford bail. The bail trap Unscrupulous bail bonds contracts allow private corporations to make exorbitant profits off of people … Continued

RSVP & follow on facebook here We’ll talk about how the state has historically tried to disrupt left movements, especially those led by people of color, and how to collectively resist it. This is a launch event for Catalyst’s new pamphlet: “A Troublemaker’s Guide: Principles for Racial Justice Activists in the Face of State Repression.” Panel discussion with: Cat Brooks, Anti-Police Terror Project Isaac Ontiveros, Center for Political Education Lara Kiswani, Arab Resource and Organizing Center Maisha Quint, Eastside Arts Alliance Donna Willmott, Catalyst Project Wheelchair accessible, please come fragrance free. … Continued

  Berkeley Police Review Commission – Homeless Subcommittee: Agenda action and discussion, review current policies related to homeless encampments, responses to policies and recommendations, https://www.cityofberkeley.info/uploadedFiles/Police_Review_Commission/Commissions/2017/2017-08-08%20Homeless%20Encampments%20agenda.pdf 63428

Coal promoter and developer Phil Tagami is currently a candidate for a position on Oakland’s Police Commission. No Coal in Oakland is horrified at the prospect that this man – who proposes to bring toxic coall into Oakland and has sued the City to overthrow its popular ban on coal – could be chosen to represent residents on a city commission thattwill provide civilian oversight of the Police Department by reviewing and proposing changes to Department policies and procedures, requiring the Mayor to appoint any new Chief of Police from … Continued

Rally, march & direct action to commemorate the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the place where new US nuclear weapons are still being developed today. 8 am rally with speakers: Daniel Ellsberg (legendary activist and leaker of the Pentagon Papers), Marylia Kelley (executive director of Tri-Valley Cares), and a Hibakusha (Japanese atomic bomb survivor). With wonderful music by Emma’s Revolution. Together, solemnly we will commemorate the nightmarish effects of nuclear weapons–from uranium mining to testing use–on the people of Japan, the Marshall Island, and the First Nations–and all … Continued

In a totally ironic twist, Berkeley Police Assaulted people and beat one man over the head after the June 20th Berkeley City Council meeting re: Urban Shield. Police Review Commission June 20, 2017 Subcommittee: Agenda action and discussion, plan for investigation whether June 20 BPD was appropriate, review BPD and other documents and ask questions of Police Chief or designee. https://www.cityofberkeley.info/uploadedFiles/Police_Review_Commission/Commissions/2017/2017-08-09%20June%2020%20agenda.pdf 63429

In honor of the 100 year anniversary of the Russian Revolution, join Worker’s Voice/La Voz de los Trabajadores and the Museum of Capitalism for a film night! We will be screening the 1928 Soviet silent film by Sergei Einstein and Grigori Aleksandrov “October: Ten Days That Shook the World (Russian: Октябрь (Десять дней, которые потрясли мир). Following the film, we will have a brief discussion on the significance of the Russian Revolution for us today. Please make sure to RSVP as we will be providing food! Free Admission 63435

Join Oakland Privacy to organize against the surveillance state,  against Urban Shield, and to advocate for privacy and surveillance regulation ordinances to be passed by our State Legislature and around the Bay Area, including the Alameda and San Francisco County Boards of Supervisors, the BART Board of Directors, and by the Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond and Davis 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 … Continued

Eric, who is facing charges stemming from the counter demonstration against an alt-right/fascist rally in Berkeley on April 15, needs our support! His court date is Friday August 10 at 9am. Rene C. Davidson Courthouse (12th and Oak St in downtown Oakland) Dept 11. Thus far, public call outs have not been made for court support because alt-right trolls have also shown up to harass Eric and his supporters. For supporters at court this has even meant risking getting their photo taken and their identity researched online, which increases the risk … Continued

Public Banking Gets a Hearing at the California Treasurer’s Cannabis Banking Working Group’s Final Public Meeting Click Here to Listen and Watch Live on Thursday at 9:30am Pacific The final public meeting on Thursday, August 10th, of the Cannabis Banking Working Group will be held in West Los Angeles. The entire four hour session is dedicated to reviewing public banking as a solution to the lack of banking services being provided to the cannabis industry. Tune in via the webcast — it’ll be an informative discussion and public debate. Matt … Continued

ICAC’s next Working Group meeting will be on Thursday, August 10.  We will have a guest speaker, Alameda County Sheriff Gregory Ahern who speak to us about his department’s efforts on addressing homelessness, immigration and refugee, and other matters of importance to the faith communities. Please join us. 63417

Sheriff Ahern Speaks At one of the last Beloved Conversations classes, people of color from the community came to speak about ways we as a congregation can be an ally against racism. One of the speakers talked about the policies and practices of the county sheriff as having a big impact on people of color. We can make a difference and find out more by attending this event.   I went to a town hall with the sheriff last month and felt that I learned a lot about how much power … Continued

There are 53 recommendations for improvement of the Bart Police Oversight Citizen Review Board system. Oscar Grant family would love to hear your concerns and will be happy to talk about the details once you’ve had a chance to review the recommendations. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2NX8MwIutfzOUk3NXFsQ0Vxc2c/view?usp=sharing These will be on the agenda for the Bart Board of Directors meeting on August 10th (this is an evening meeting starting at 5 pm) and on the Bart Police Oversight Citizen Review Board committee meeting agenda for August 14th (starting at 4 pm). It would be helpful … Continued

America Was Never Great Film Series Film Showing & Discussion White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a film by Steven Okazaki At 8:15 am, on August 6, 1945, a blazing, million-degree fireball suddenly appeared just above the Japanese city of Hiroshima, instantly killing, burning alive, or vaporizing tens of thousands. The U.S. had just exploded the first nuclear bomb over the center of a city of 350,000. killing between 140-150,000. Three days later, on August 9, the U.S. dropped an even more powerful nuclear bomb on Nagasaki, … Continued

Next opportunity to turn out against Urban Shield! 63368

AGENDA 9:10 am Task Force Discussion Groups Small groups will generate a list of proposed actions for each question under consideration by the Task Force. (Facilitation Team) – In small groups, formulate responses to the five learning questions under consideration by the Task Force – Develop summary of small group proposals (i.e., topics with unanimous/majority support; topics requiring further study; and unresolved topics with no consensus) Attachment Discussion IV. 10:40 am Task Force Discussion Group Reports Task Force will make a preliminary assessment of the proposed actions generated in the … Continued

Socialist Action presents Rebel Films. This week’s film is the John Pilger documentary entitled “The Coming War on China.” Pilger, an incisive critic of Western economic and military power, documents the American military bases now encircling the world’s newest superpower. This is both a warning and an inspiring story of people’s resistance to war.63440

You can join Sunflower Alliance in gathering petition signatures at the Our Power event in Richmond on August 12th.  Come by our table. On this statewide day of action, join volunteers across California in hosting Petition-Gathering Events at our local farmers markets, grocery stores, shopping centers, and community events.   You will: 1) Hand out fact sheets to raise awareness about the gargantuan amounts of money the oil industry is spending to continue to drilling and polluting in California, 2) Collect as many petition signatures as possible to demand that our … Continued

14th & Broadway, Oakland, 7pm. See you tonight. pic.twitter.com/72KBGO4pJx— Berkeley Antifa (@berkeleyantifa) August 12, 2017 Facebook event. All out for the emergency response rally tonight, 7PM Oscar Grant Plaza.https://t.co/iZ5l655niL— DSA San Francisco (@DSA_SF) August 12, 2017 63463

This skillshare will be focused on radical first aid/first responce. The facilitator will share information regarding protecting yourself at actions and protests, treating the effects of “less-than-lethal” technologies, and give a report back about their work at Standing Rock.63349

Indivisible SF stands with nonviolent protesters against white supremacy all over the country, particularly in Charlottesville, Virginia, the city where violent white supremacists attacked innocent people last night and today. President Trump has condemned violence “on many sides,” without specifically naming white supremacists, leading them to feel supported by his statement. We want statements from all of our elected officials that clearly, expressly condemn white supremacists. Please join us this evening, August 12 at 8:30 PM, at Union Square for a peaceful silent candlelight vigil to protest white supremacy, white … Continued

Come stand up for immigrants, refugees and the marginalized folks ensnared by the criminal injustice system who are inside the Bay Area’s regional ICE detention center / Contra Costa’s county’s jail—and show your support for their visiting loved ones too. It’s our responsibility to fight the right wing’s racist, xenophobic, anti-Muslim, ableist, transphobic, homophobic, misogynist ramp up of authoritarian policing, detention and deportation practices—if not now, when? FEATURING: Rabbi Dev Nolly and members of Kehilla Community Synagogue Bend the Arc Bay Area Resistance (Co-organizer) Occupella and more TBA… Let Our … Continued

Just announced: there's a rally to #RefuseFascism at 2pm today in SF at 24th & Mission streets, in response to #Charlottesville pic.twitter.com/9A1bquZdxT— Doug Sovern (@SovernNation) August 13, 2017 63481

Housing is a Right! Socialism and the Fight Against Displacement, Homelessness and Gentrification! Join the discussion on the – MacArthur Homefulness POOR Magazine project by Jeremy Miller, – on-going attacks on renters rights in Alameda by Tristen Schmidt, – and how housing can be managed under socialism, with examples from Cuba and other countries by Judy Greenspan. – Let’s talk about what housing for all could look like under socialism and the struggle to get there. Space is wheelchair accessible. Refreshments will be served.63441

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.  (Note: we meet at 3:00 PM … Continued

We stand with Charlottesville. 63480

Historically, Open Circle has stayed stationary in Oakland and SF. We’re at a point where we want to bring Open Circle to areas that need further support. Last month, we were in Stockton. At this meeting, we will beginning planning where to hold the September meeting. Join us for a community potluck and thoughtful discussion around police accountability on behalf of families directly impacted by exessive use of force. ~~~~~~~~~~ Open Circle holds space for families directly impacted by police terrorism to gather with each other and members of the … Continued

Local organizer, Effie Rawlings, will share stories, video and art from one of the world’s largest and oldest social movements, Movimento Sem Terra (MST): The Landless Worker’s Movement of Brazil. Learn more about how the MST is helping to heal deforestation and displacement through direct action – occupying land and redistributing it to landless people, who, through the process of fighting for and holistically managing land, cultivate a deep political identity. The MST’s commitment to the well being of the planet and the development of social consciousness through the careful … Continued

Green Sunday Don’t miss this riveting discussion! Speakers: Meleiza Figueroa and Juno Amy Rosenhaus OCCUPELLA kicks off the event with two songs! John Torok emcees. Will there be strong non-violent resistance to the Alt Reich? This topic was chosen for Green Sunday because alt-right rallies, featuring known violent instigators, are scheduled at UC Berkeley on Aug 19 and Sept 14 and downtown Berkeley on Aug 27. Mayor Jesse Arreguin asks us to avoid the Civic Center area that Sunday, but “If you do choose to attend and violence breaks out, … Continued

The Community Democracy Project is your connection to direct democracy in Oakland! Convened out of Occupy Oakland in Fall 2011, we’re gathering steam on a campaign to bring the people back in touch with the city’s resources through participatory budgeting. Picture this: Across Oakland, Neighborhood Assemblies are regularly held in every community. People come together to tackle the important issues of their neighborhoods and of the city. At these assemblies, people don’t just have discussions–they learn from one another, from city staff, and they make fundamental decisions about how the … Continued

The Long Haul Infoshop opened August 13, 1993 Come celebrate 24 years! — free t-shirt raffle — silk screen your own t-shirt – bring a blank shirt — celebratory food items — tell funny stories There will be cake & a t-shirt raffle/ give away! For more event information: http://www.thelonghaul.org63442

We are coming together because we are needed. We are coming together because we will not accept what happened in Charlottesville, VA this weekend as the “new normal”. We are coming together to support and honor our comrades in Cville who bravely stood up to Nazis, Fascists and Klansmen–even at the cost of their lives. We come together to show that we will not be silent or cowed by so-called “Alt-Right” terrorists. Please come and bring a candle or a flashlight. Sunset is is around 8pm on Sunday, so let … Continued

TONIGHT! Candlelight vigil for #Cville.Meet: Finnish Hall 7:30p 1970 Chestnut St, #Berkeley, march to Civic Center Park by 8. Details later— Indivisible Berkeley (@IndivisibleBerk) August 13, 2017 63483

General Assembly meeting, https://www.indivisibleberkeley.org/ 63430

Listen up Bay Area. Deportation defense rally for the Mendoza-Sanchez infront of Highland 🏥 @ 12pm Monday. Come out & support! #HeretoStay— Indivisible Petaluma (@IndivisibleLuma) August 11, 2017 63454

Don’t believe the Debt Vultures. Social Security is Alive and Well! BUT WE NEED TO FIGHT TO PRESERVE, IMPROVE AND EXPAND IT.63409

Occupella organizes informal public singing at Bay Area occupation sites, marches and at BART stations. We sing to promote peace, justice, and an end to corporate domination, especially in support of the Occupy movement. Music has the power to build spirit, foster a sense of unity, convey messages and emotions, spread information, and bring joy to participants and audience alike. See spirited clip of an action at BART. Check out the actions calendar and come add your voice. There are lots of ways to participate and everyone is welcome.63459

The money bail system is one of the main feeders of mass incarceration. Yet, few people know what the money bail system is, let alone how it all works or why we need to do away with it. That’s why Brave New Films’ has produced a new short film compilation about America’s broken bail system — The Bail Trap: American Ransom. This ongoing short-film series includes: Breaking Down Bail, unpacking the myths and the history of bail, and Tai’s Story: College or Bail?, a documentary about a young woman and the $100,000 price-tag put … 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

President Trump has threatened the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) with “fire and fury like the world has never seen” – a new nuclear war aimed at annihilating the DPRK. We must say NO to a devastating new war in Korea! 63487

Workers & the Fight Against Coal August Climate Workers Monthly Meetup Join us for Climate Workers’ monthly membership meetup, at which we’ll be strategizing about labor’s role in the fight against coal in Oakland. MORE INFO & RSVP Climate Workers believes that we must defeat coal in Oakland and that workers and our unions have a critical role to play in the fight. At this month’s Climate Workers member meet up, we’ll get an update on the fight against coal, learn how other communities have fought extractive industry (and won!), … Continued

BaySec is the meetup for anyone interested in security and cryptography. There’s no sponsor, agenda, or talks, but feel free to buy a new friend a drink. It’s almost always on the third Tuesday of each month at Patriot House in San Francisco. #Baysec is Tuesday the 15th, 7-10ish pm at Patriot House (2 Embarcadero Center, SF). Info at https://t.co/5WCHUUinra— Root Labs (@rootlabs) August 13, 2017 63485

Are you outraged that the Alameda County Sheriff’s Dept. is retweeting white supremacists? Are you angry that Sheriff Ahern and other sheriffs want to keep deporting our loved ones? (The CA State Sheriffs Association is trying to bully Gov Brown into further weakening SB 54, the “Sanctuary” bill that would push back on Trump’s deportation machine!) Then join us tomorrow to say NO to white supremacy and racism! You probably already heard that on Sunday night, the Alameda County Sheriff’s official twitter account retweeted infamous white supremacist Richard Spencer. The … Continued

The Platypus Affiliated Society hosts a weekly informal discussion on Politics, The Left, the Platypus Review, and upcoming Leftist events & Platypus activities in the area. All are welcomed to attend regardless of whether or not you participate in the discussion. Sometimes certain articles or events are points of discussion, email PlatypusBCC [at] gmail.com to find out. This week we will be discussing “Organization, political action, history, and consciousness: on anarchism and Marxism” by Chris Cutrone https://platypus1917.org/2008/02/01/organization-political-action-history-and-consciousness-on-anarchism-and-marxism/ http://www.platypus1917.org http://www.facebook.com/platypusberkeley http://www.platypus1917.org/berkeley The Platypus Affiliated Society, established in December 2006, organizes reading … Continued

Monthly APTP meeting, held on every 3rd Wednesday of the month. – Strategize on addressing proposed changes to the BART police use of force policy. – Find out ways you can use your talents and resources to support APTP and get involved with the work, including how to join various committees such as the Black Leadership Committee, First Responders, Action, Policy, Media, and Security committees. – Find out more about the #DefundOPD campaign. The Anti Police-Terror Project is a project of the ONYX ORGANIZING COMMITTEE that in coalition with other … Continued

Come out and support DaJon Ford, who was arrested and charged as an adult back in 2013, when he was only 17 years old. He has been waiting almost 4 years for a trial in Santa Rita Jail. We made a lot of noise in support of Dajon at his court hearing last month, but we know we could get a lot more support for his next court hearing: Last year, Proposition 57 passed, which took the power away from district attorneys to directly try juveniles as adults, and put … 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/omninom62917

From the Oakland Post: Adamika Village and other grass-roots organizations are hosting a town hall meeting to announce “strategic and consistent planning and implementation to stop the violence in Oakland.” “It is imperative that the community get involved in changing Oakland’s climate of violence. We can no longer rely on anyone but ourselves to make this happen,” says Pastor Anthony Woods, Adamika CEO. “This town hall is the beginning of regular monthly meetings to assure implementation occurs. Please don’t stay home and think somebody else is going to change Oakland. … Continued

Oakland! This is the caravan of the summer, mobilizing the East Bay to the South Bay for #A19 #Millions4Prisoners march and rally. Come listen, learn, network, share, reach out, march, BUILD!!! DRIVERS and RIDERS: This will be a full day so SIGN UP EARLY!! Use the google form at the link to let us know your needs for transportation or comment on this event!!! Schedule: March with California Prison Focus & RISE UP FOR JUSTICE 9:00 am – Meet at West Oakland Station, depart 9:30am 11:00 am – Gather at Raymond Bernal Jr. Park 11:30 am … Continued

People First! Healthcare, Emergency Preparedness, + Decriminalization Please join Oakland Power Projects on Saturday as we build our community power to respond to healthcare needs and emergencies without police. We are reminded daily that we must build up our community resilience and preparedness. The racist violence in Charlottesville and the planned white supremacist actions in the Bay Area are yet another reminder to grow our community defense capacities. Saturday’s summit will feature self defense training, first responder and street medic skills, and de-escalation workshops. Join us and spread the word. … Continued

Let’s send a clear message to the white supremacists rallying in Berkeley on August 27th! Come help us make banners and signs to say No to Racism and No to Hate Speech in Berkeley. Bring markers and poster board if you can. We will have supplies as well. RSVP: kaseybrenner@gmail.com 63502

Banner Over I-80 with Our Messages to the World, Aug 19 Join Animals Against Extinction, the Sunflower Alliance art group, to get our messages out to tens of thousands of people driving on Route 80. Show them we have a vibrant progressive movement pushing hard for a just and sustainable world. Every time we banner we get lots of honks and waves. We’ll have banners saying RESIST PERSIST, WTF! THERE IS NO PLANET B, IMMIGRANTS R US, NO BAN NO WALL and a new one, SINGLE PAYER Its lots of … Continued

Please join us for a discussion on reforming Urban Shield with distinguished panelists David Muhammad, Reggie Lyles, Tracy Rosenberg, and Elliot Hosman. D a v i d  M u h a m m a d  i s  a  n a t i o n a l  l e a d e r  i n  t h e  f i e l d s  o f  c r i m i n a l j u s t i c e , v i o l e n c e  p … Continued

Please join us for a potluck lunch followed by our regular biweekly meeting of the Sunflower Alliance. Lots going on, lots to talk about — what’s happening, and what we’re doing to stop fossil fuels from doing any more damage. New people encouraged to join us! We need your participation and your voice. 63466

This training introduces APTP first responders model for conducting independent investigations of police terror and providing support to impacted families. The training will cover: -Preparation and building investigation team -Conducting investigations -Trauma focused interviewing -Cultural sensitivity -Providing family support -Lessons learned from past investigations -Know your rights – Collecting video evidence – by Dia Kayyali of Witness.org -Security considerations This training is organized together with SURJ – Oakland/Bay Area as a fundraiser for Anti Police-Terror Project. Nobody will be turned away for lack of funds.63437

ART & SOUL will be using Oscar Grant Plaza this weekend so we will meet at 19th & Telegraph. General information here.63508

The Community Democracy Project is your connection to direct democracy in Oakland! Convened out of Occupy Oakland in Fall 2011, we’re gathering steam on a campaign to bring the people back in touch with the city’s resources through participatory budgeting. Picture this: Across Oakland, Neighborhood Assemblies are regularly held in every community. People come together to tackle the important issues of their neighborhoods and of the city. At these assemblies, people don’t just have discussions–they learn from one another, from city staff, and they make fundamental decisions about how the … Continued

Kick-off meeting to create Slingshot issue #125. * Brainstorm articles for next issue * Orientation on how you can submit articles, art, photographs * Help us discuss our audience and themes for the next issue * Discuss fundraising and distribution * Your chance to comment on Slingshot Everyone is welcome. Issue #125 is due out on October 6, 2017 Deadline for Issue #125 is September 23, 201763458

Facebook event here. Please share widely! Calling all teachers, educators and anyone else with those first day of school blues! Come pick up a drink for a rad cause. 15% of all bar proceeds go directly to support the work of Critical Resistance. @SUP! TV Street Food from 6pm onward. Starline kitchen open from 3-6pm on. – Free screenings of CR’s new “Breaking Down the Prison Industrial Complex” video series & learn how to bring the video + curriculum into your classroom – Free copies of The Abolitionist bilingual newspaper … Continued

Occupella organizes informal public singing at Bay Area occupation sites, marches and at BART stations. We sing to promote peace, justice, and an end to corporate domination, especially in support of the Occupy movement. Music has the power to build spirit, foster a sense of unity, convey messages and emotions, spread information, and bring joy to participants and audience alike. See spirited clip of an action at BART. Check out the actions calendar and come add your voice. There are lots of ways to participate and everyone is welcome.63459

Moving ahead with the feasibility study The next Oakland City Council meeting is set for Tuesday, September 18th. On the agenda is authorizing the feasibility study on establishing the Public Bank of Oakland. But authorization is only half the battle; it is contingent on finding an additional $25,000 from outside the city coffers to supplement the budgeted $75,000. If you live outside Oakland, you can help establish PBO so it can bring beneficial banking to the whole bay area. Whether you live in Berkeley, San Leandro, Alameda, Newark or another … Continued

OccupyForum presents… Information, discussion & community! Monday Night Forum!! OccupyForum is an opportunity for open and respectful dialogue on all sides of these critically important issues! Distinctly referred to as “a redwood tree, with deep roots in American culture,” Dr. Maya Angelou (April 4, 1928-May 28, 2014) led a prolific life. As a singer, dancer, activist, poet and writer, she inspired generations with lyrical modern African-American thought that pushed boundaries. Best known for her autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, she gave us the freedom to think about … Continued

Joey Gibson and hid Patriot Prayer group who are often accompanied by White Supremacists are planning a Demonstration of White Power on 08/26 at Crissy Fields San Francisco63515

* We will paint a few very GIANT banners with messages against Hate/fascism/white supremacy and for solidarity, dignity and justice that will be placed at key high visilbity spots around Berkeley next Sunday, as visual support for the public mobilizations. * When you arrive at Bridge Art and Storage (23 Maine–like the State–Ave at 1st St, Ricmond, CA) facility look for the “ART BUILD” sign w/instruction on how to get in gate. Please park on street and walk in (bring bikes in). It’s 1 1/2 miles from Richmond BART. * … Continued

Do you have an idea to change your community for the better? Do you have questions about policymaking on a local or state level? Do you want to explore your inner policymaker? Come get answers, ideas, and strategies from our center’s staff, experienced attorneys and policymakers! This is a two-part event (You can come to both, or either!) 1. From 5:00PM – 5:45PM, there will be a DIY Policymaking teach-in facilitated by Sustainable Economies Law Center’s Policy Director, Yassi Eskandari, and Executive Director, Janelle Orsi. They’ll present best practices for engaging in local and state-level policy issues. 2. … Continued

This week, East Bay residents Maria and Eusebio Sanchez were forced to say goodbye to their three daughters, their home, and the community they have lived in for more than twenty years. Their deportation is a devastating blow to our community. Maria and Eusebio are model neighbors and friends. Maria has dedicated her life to caring for cancer and cardiac patients at Highland Hospital. Eusebio has worked as a truck driver for the last twelve years. Just last year, they fulfilled their dream of purchasing a home in Oakland. In … Continued

Panel Discussion: “Equity in the Time of Trump.” We’ll focus on how we can advance justice and build community at a time when exclusion and hate are so prominent in the news. I’ll be joined by Kat Taylor, co-founder and CEO of Beneficial State Bank; Mauricio Miller, author of The Alternative: Most of What You Believe About Poverty Is Wrong; Nwamaka Agbo, senior new-economy fellow at the Movement Strategy Center; and journalist and author Pendarvis Harshaw. Admission is FREE but space is limited so you have to RSVP:  (get there … Continued

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We’ll gather every Wednesday at 6 pm. Please join us at our first ‘Show Up’ on Wednesday August 23 from 6 to 7:30 PM at the west entrance to El Cerrito Plaza, intersection of San Pablo Ave & Carlson Ave. We’ll meet on the side nearest to Daiso. If there are enough of us some can stand on other corners. Our goals are to create a significant community presence to speak out in favor of equality, justice, inclusiveness and more. We say NO to hatred, racism, white supremacy and nationalism, … Continued

Want to get involved with SURJ Bay Area? Come learn about our current work and activities. You’ll also hear about SURJ’s new pathways for entering the work, including Study and Action groups as well as committee work, upcoming workshops, and events. We’ll answer your questions and share how you can get involved in the movement for racial justice. Getting Into the Lobby: The doors for the Sierra Club building lock right at 7pm, so please do your best to arrive prior to 7pm. We will have someone stationed at the … Continued

oin us outside the San Francisco Hall of Justice as we protest anti-abortion advocates David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt. In 2015, David and Sandra released edited footage claiming that Planned Parenthood was selling fetal tissue for profit. These claims were later proven to be completely false. The videos were nothing more than an attempt to slander Planned Parenthood, incite violence against abortion providers, and make abortion inaccessible. David and Sandra are currently being charged with 15 felony counts. Let’s show them that the State of California will not tolerate anti-choice … Continued

Join us to for a sign making and art party for Bay Area Rally Against Hate. We will make banners, picket signs, posters, and more to show that Berkeley and the Bay Area stand against white supremacism and bigotry in all its forms! Bring sign making materials: poster board, cloth for banners, markers, paint, paint brushes, etc. Banner and sign making will be from 12 – 3pm. Then we will flyer on campus and in neighborhoods from 3 – 6pm to get the word out about the demonstration.63520

Please join AFSC and the Stop Urban Shield Coalition to participate in public comment at the Alameda County Urban Shield Task Force decision meeting. September 22nd agenda here. Five members of Alameda County’s Urban Shield Task Force, including AFSC, proposed the abolition of Urban Shield and other regional exercises funded from sources that require a “nexus to terrorism,” as part of recommendations that will be considered at a final meeting this Friday. They cited the “controversy, opposition, and fear” generated by the Homeland Security-funded annual event, which is centered on … Continued

In recent weeks, our nation has witnessed hate and discrimination disguised as free speech rallies by extremist groups. San Francisco has a long history of honoring freedom of expression, but hate speech has no place in our city. On Friday, community leaders, faith-based representatives, local labor members and city officials will gather at the Civic Center Plaza to celebrate our San Francisco values of compassion, love and inclusiveness. Every San Francisco resident who rejects racist rhetoric and violent demonstrations is invited to attend this peaceful rally. Our city will stand … Continued

Lets organize and unify to let these clowns know, this isn’t okay in our city. Fuck racism. Bands, Dj’s and speakers are all welcome.   Left of the Dial and First Round Promotions come to the Uptown Nightclub on the 2nd day of a full weekend of bands, DJ’s, and speakers engaging and encouraging our communities to come out against the far-right’s upcoming activities in SF and Berkeley, and to help raise legal/medical funds for Charlottesville and local antifascist activists.63529

  Join us at a Faith Vigil to denounce the racism on blatant display in Charlottesville last weekend and the hatred that is coming to our own backyard in 10 days, with white supremacist groups planning a similar rally at Crissy Field. On Friday evening, interfaith voices will lead us in prayerful and powerful resistance against white supremacy, and call out Governor Brown for enabling mass deportation of immigrants through his attempts to amend SB 54 Statewide Sanctuary Bill. This event is jointly sponsored by the San Francisco Catholic Archdiocese … Continued

Join SURJ-Bay Area for an emergency information and demo preparation meet-up to ready ourselves for the 8/27 Resist Racist Violence & Hate in Berkeley march and rally. We’ll present an overview of what’s happening this Sunday, answer questions, and talk about things you can do to prepare when white supremacists come to town. Our strength is in our numbers. Remember, we represent millions! Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible, scent-free space.63535

Please join us at the Anti-Racist rally to be held in opposition to the White Supremacists that are organizing a racist rally at Chrissy Fields in San Francisco. There is a call to assemble in the morning, followed by a march to Chrissy Field at 10:00am. PLEASE CHECK BACK HERE TO MAKE SURE WE HAVEN’T CHANGED THE MEETING POINT.63514

SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 10 AM Assemble on Scott St. in Marina Green Racists Want Charlottesville Terror Here – It’s Up to Us to Stop It! . LONGSHORE WORKERS:  SHUT DOWN THE FASCISTS! We, longshore workers, support the call to action for our union to take the lead for the working class, to stop a deadly threat to the rights and the lives of us all.  This weekend, fascist groups plan to stage rallies that threaten to repeat the racist terror of Charlottesville in the Bay Area. We’ve shut down the port against … Continued

(Look for our class down in the Basement) This is the fourth in a series of classes and discussions that include Zapatista history, projects and thinking. The first session focused on the years before the Zapatista Uprising. The 2nd and 3rd classes focused on the 1994 Uprising, the Peace Talks, the San Andrés Accords, the first five Declarations from the Lacandón Jungle and the militarization. This fourth class will focus on the Good Government Boards (Juntas de Buen Gobierno) and the Other Campaign. Classes are free and open to all … Continued

LOCATION/TIME CHANGE: WHERE: Golden Gate Park Panhandle Central & Oak St. WHEN: Meet at 10:30 AM March at 10:45 AM Keep posted. We’ll be meeting up with other groups within the San Francisco March Against Hate and marching with allies into ALAMO SQUARE from the panhandle. More details to come. Please PM us if you have any questions. If you have white or pink sheets to donate, please let us know! Limited Security training has been provided to many marchers in the ILWU & SURJ. A silent march to 1. To … Continued

Resistance SF was asked to post this call out under our umbrella and we are happy to oblige! — UPDATE: August 25, 7:40pm Given the cancellation of the Patriot Prayer rally, tomorrow we meet at Alamo Square park, Steiner & Hayes at 11 AM-4PM. IMPORTANT UPDATE: Crissy Field will be under heavy security. Some items, including balloons, will be banned, so please plan your costumes and props accordingly. https://www.facebook.com/ResistanceSF/photos/a.627173007485097.1073741827.626361070899624/729731363895927/?type=3 If you’d like to march into the field with a group, meet at the Marina Green at 10am or 1pm. — … Continued

Racism is evil. It must be eradicated from the face of the earth. We will not let facist, racist, morally bankrupt degenerates invade our beautiful city and spew hate. The time for passive tolerance is over. It’s time to stand our ground. Its time to stand up. Its time to come out of comfort zones and speak with one united voice — and send a message that hate has no safe space in San Francisco! We are not advocating violence or physical conflicts. We are advocating participants — young, old, … Continued

There will be a Special Membership Meeting to vote on the RPA’s endorsement for the vacant Richmond City Council seat.  RPA Steering Committee members have been interviewing candidates, and the Steering Committee will bring their recommendations to the membership on 8/26 for a vote.  Membership (and dues renewal) available at the door. 63506

**** IMPORTANT ACTION UPDATE, READ CAREFULLY **** Today, we scared off the white supremacists and fascists from gathering at Crissy Field, only to announce they would relocate to the Alamo Square Park tomorrow at 2PM. San Franciscans will not tolerate hate in our city, that’s why we are STILL organizing to end white supremacy tomorrow and rallying at 11AM at the corner of Steiner and Hayes. Our goal is to shut down white supremacy and show the real power of San Francisco. We will also be vigilant of any attacks … Continued

Fifty years ago, San Francisco became world famous for the Summer of Love. It was a frightening time to be alive in 1967, and young people from across the country descended upon the City to tune into a love frequency that they hoped would reverberate against the violence and war marring the globe. Now in 2017, we find ourselves in similarly frightening times, and any social progress we have made in the last fifty, nay, the last 200 years is at risk of being undone. Fascist ideologues have reached the … Continued

Calling all SUP’ers, kayakers, boaters, sailors, and surfers: we will be in the SF Bay by Crissy Field to show our resistance against white supremacy, neo-Nazism, fascism, and all forms of bigotry. DIRECTIONS and TIMES: Here is how we *hope* it will go down (check back here on FB Saturday morning for updates in case this plan must be changed). — We will paddle out together at 1:30 pm from the Wave Organ. (search “Wave Organ SF” on google maps for how to get there). — Some of us will … Continued

South Berkeley District Canvass This last Saturday, a team of ten canvassers knocked on doors and had some wonderful conversations with their South Berkeley neighbors about single-payer healthcare in California. Come join us on Saturday, August 26, in South Berkeley for our next neighborhood canvassing event. For more information, email info@eastbaydsa.org.63467

Aug 26 at 1 PM to Aug 27 at 5 PM Offering free empathic listening, dialogue, empathy circles, circle facilitation training, conflict mediation, mediation training, de-escalation, arts and empathic design (human-centered design) project team building. more: http://j.mp/2tWBVxK63462

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BERKELEY — The film “Hate Man, street philosopher,” about the former New York Times reporter Mark Hawthorne who quit the paper and became a colorful fixture of Berkeley street life for more than three decades, will be screened on Aug. 26 at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, 2155 Center St. The free screening of the film, made by local filmmaker Ivan Jaigirdar, will occur at 2 p.m. as part of a city-sponsored event celebrating Hawthorne that also will include a city proclamation in Hate Man’s honor. The … Continued

Beyt Tikkun Invitation to all faith communities, secular-humanists and atheists to join at Civic Center Park for inter-faith secular gathering, Saturday, August 26, 3:00 pm, gathering to assemble the day before to affirm solidarity with those who will be nonviolently protesting Sunday. 63504

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! Promoting single-payer / Medicare for All to end the plague of medical debt Presenting debt-related topics at … Continued

Bring medical supplies and something good to eat (and share)! We’ll assemble kits for Sunday’s #Resistance work. There will also be an opportunity for street medic training and a place to create art for the rally. If you can’t join us for the 2 hour time slot, feel free to drop of medical supplies any time. Families are welcome and encouraged. Here’s the list of supplies we need: Gauze rolls Gauze pads, various sizes Bottled Water Milk of Magnesia (plain, unflavored) Ear plugs Sterile Saline Solution (basic contact lens solution) Adhesive Bandages … Continued

This month’s Left of the Dial will be extended to a weekend of anti-fascist resistance in the Bay Area. In addition to the regular nights at the Golden Bull and St. Mary’s Pub, two additional nights have been added as emergency benefits for the medical and legal funds for anti-fascists of Charlottesville. Join the Left of the Dial crew for another night of left-leaning vinyl Funk, Soul, Reggae, Hip Hop, Punk, and anything in between that grooves with an anti-racist, anti-fascist lean. Every last Saturday of the month No Cover, … Continued

**Wear a White T-Shirt in Solidarity with Immigrant Rights and a Bandanna for Safety** Sunday @ 10am MLK Park in Downtown Berkeley pic.twitter.com/ANOlsgZaep — Indybay (@Indybay) August 21, 2017 63512

We’re residents of the Bay Area — people of color, working class people, immigrants, queer, gay, bi, and trans people, liberals, leftists, and others. We think it’s time to get together, to celebrate our differences in solidarity, and peacefully speak out against the hateful currents in American society. Fascists and white supremacists are meeting in Berkeley to try to intimidate us and incite violence. We’re meeting near UC Berkeley campus, blocks away and on the other side of the downtown, for a non-violent rally to speak to each other about … Continued

Gather at Ohlone Park. March to Old City Hall. Bay Area United Against White Supremacy. Our powerful SURJ contingent will gather to refuse violence and intimidation by white supremacists and nazis who intend to rally in Berkeley on August 27. Our strength is in our numbers. Meet at Ohlone Park (Hearst and Martin Luther King Blvd.) and march with us to Berkeley City Hall (Center and Martin Luther King Blvd.) where we will maintain a presence and send a clear message: No racism, no hate in Berkeley. We stand strong … Continued

  Meet 11AM at Shattuck and Allston Way, and then march to Martin Luther King Park, MLK and Center St., Berkeley  Stand up to the “No to Marxism in America” rally in Berkeley! Once again the fascists are targeting Berkeley, this time claiming, “Berkeley is a ground zero for the Marxist Movement.” By going after Marxism, they are taking a line right out of Hitler’s playbook — conflating anyone progressive with communists while viciously going after communists themselves, aiming to shut down any exploration of radical solutions to this system. … Continued

The bigotry, racism and violence that far-right organizers are bringing to Berkeley on August 27th cannot be allowed to go unanswered. Their event will be a magnet for white supremacists, Nazi enthusiasts, anti-Muslims and anti-Semites, feminist bashers, home/trasphobes, anti-communists and immigrant haters, all gathered under the theme “No Marxism in America.” We want to build on Charlottseville, VA where 6,000 brave protesters shut down the neo-Nazi rally. Let’s stand shoulder to shoulder with those targeted by bogotry in a unified, orderly, and strong counter-demo. History has shown that by taking … Continued

 A group of congregants, with leadership from the Justice Council Coordinating Team, have decided that we will gather with many other People of Faith for Sunday’s rally against the alt-right, white supremacy, and anti-Semitism at the August 27th rally and protest. We will assemble at the first Congregational Church of Berkeley at Dana and Channing between 12:15 and 12:30 on Sunday then process together down Channing to the Civic Center where we will join others in front of old City Hall on Martin Luther King. We will be accompanied by … Continued

Aug 26 at 1 PM to Aug 27 at 5 PM Offering free empathic listening, dialogue, empathy circles, circle facilitation training, conflict mediation, mediation training, de-escalation, arts and empathic design (human-centered design) project team building. more: http://j.mp/2tWBVxK63462

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.  (Note: we meet at 3:00 PM … Continued

Please note that the time and location are different from our regular General Assembly. Monday marks the 54th anniversary of the historic March on Washington (August 28, 1963) that signaled a turning point in the Civil Rights movement. Our country is now at another inflection point in the fight for equality and civil rights. Following the election of Donald Trump, hate groups and domestic terrorists have been emboldened to appear publicly and spew their dangerous messages of white supremacy, fascism, anti-Semitism, and bigotry. But​ ​we​ ​are​ ​stronger.​ ​We​ ​are​ ​Indivisible. … Continued

The Community Democracy Project is your connection to direct democracy in Oakland! Convened out of Occupy Oakland in Fall 2011, we’re gathering steam on a campaign to bring the people back in touch with the city’s resources through participatory budgeting. Picture this: Across Oakland, Neighborhood Assemblies are regularly held in every community. People come together to tackle the important issues of their neighborhoods and of the city. At these assemblies, people don’t just have discussions–they learn from one another, from city staff, and they make fundamental decisions about how the … Continued

Occupella organizes informal public singing at Bay Area occupation sites, marches and at BART stations. We sing to promote peace, justice, and an end to corporate domination, especially in support of the Occupy movement. Music has the power to build spirit, foster a sense of unity, convey messages and emotions, spread information, and bring joy to participants and audience alike. See spirited clip of an action at BART. Check out the actions calendar and come add your voice. There are lots of ways to participate and everyone is welcome.63459

OccupyForum presents…Information, discussion & community! Monday Night Forum!! OccupyForum is an opportunity for open and respectful dialogue on all sides of these critically important issues! Our Responses when Free Speech is Hate Speech An open discussion to debrief the events of August 26-27 in the Bay Area With permits now issued for five events this weekend in San Francisco’s Crissy Field, one of them organized by a right-wing group and the other four groups protesting the right-wingers, the stage is being set for conflict between white nationalists and a city … Continued

his past weekend the Bay sealed the deal that racists, misogynists, homophobes, and bigots of all sorts are not welcome here. In total 11 anti racist/anti fascists were arrested in Berkeley on Sunday 8/27. Five of them have their arraignments Tuesday 8/29/17! Please come out to Dublin to support them!!! This is a *NEW COURTHOUSE* *Please read full post if you intend on supporting!* They are all scheduled to appear at 9am, however there is a strong possibility that their cases will not be heard until court in the afternoon. The … Continued

State sanctioned white supremacist violence got you down? Come build community at our happy hour where 15% of all bar sales will go to support our continued work to decarcerate Alameda County’s jails and halt the jail expansion. Funds raised will go towards our general expenses for jail support, actions and events. You don’t have to exclusively sip gin for the fundraiser, we just thought it was a clever name, you’re welcome to sip on whatever you like (including non-alcoholic beverages). **Tabs must be closed by 8pm** Make sure to … Continued

The California Trade Justice CoalitionCTJC) , in partnership with US Rep Barbara Lee, will hold a hearing on the North American Free Trade Agreement Aug 31. NAFTA is now being renegotiated and the Trump Administration’s plan would continue all its worst features. The panel is part of CTJC’s campaign to replace NAFTA with an agreement that puts people and the environment first. Speakers will include: * David Bacon, photojournalist, author, and activist * Robert Longer, California Political Coordinator, Communication Workers of America, District 9 * Gary Hughes, Senior California Advocacy Campaigner, Friends of … Continued

Our common value of defending all people’s dignity guides our call to action this week. We ask our community to join us in standing in solidarity with DACA recipients who need our public witness. We affirm and uphold that they are Americans and full members of our families and communities.63573