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The Budget Legislative Analyst and the Treasurer will be making presentations on a report about public banking and the status of the municipal banking task force. We need people to pack the hearing and make public comment on how SF needs a public bank that actually serves the people of San Francisco, not Wall Street. 64224

Meeting Agenda _____________________________________________________________________________________ 2. 5:05pm: Review and approval of November and January meeting minutes 3. 5:10pm: Open Forum 4. 5:15pm: Presentation by Oakland Police Department – Annual Report on Cellular Site Simulator Use 5. 5:35pm: Presentation by Oakland Police Department – Private Video Camera Registry 6. 5:55pm: Annual election of Chair, Vice-Chair64235

CALL of the FOREST   6:30 pm Potluck Dinner 7:15 pm: Film Transition Berkeley invites you a potluck dinner and film marking our seventh anniversary! Come help us celebrate and bring your visions for Transition Berkeley’s future.  How can we best inspire our community to action? The beautiful film CALL of the FOREST – The Forgotten Wisdom of Trees, features scientist and author Diana Beresford-Kroeger a renowned world visionary.  She takes us on a journey from the sacred sugi and cedar forests of Japan to the great boreal forest of … Continued

KPFA Radio 94.1FM presents Advance tickets: $12 : brownpapertickets.com :: T: 800-838-3006 Books Inc/Berkeley,  Pegasus (3 sites), Moe’s, Walden Pond Bookstore, Mrs. Dalloway’s. East Bay Books From the legendary whistle-blower who revealed the Pentagon Papers, an eyewitness exposé  of the dangers of America’s Top Secret, seventy-year-long nuclear policy that lingers to this day. Shortlisted for the 2018 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction. Here, for the first time, former high level defense analyst Daniel Ellsberg reveals his shocking firsthand account of America’s nuclear program in the 1960s. From the most remote … Continued

Gather your Books, Clothing and Crops for the next monthly Swap! You can also bring plants, seeds or something homemade to share. Clothing and books should be in good condition. Meet old friends and new, help create a strong sustainable community. Heavy rain will cancel. Cost: FREE Questions or to volunteer: click here 64246

Pizza will be provided Thank you Gio’s Pizza and Bocce As you may know, Sutter Health intends to close Alta Bates Hospital as early as 2019. This will deprive our community of critical health services including an emergency room, labor and delivery and intensive care. Please join us on February 3 for this important forum, hosted by The California Nurses Association in partnership with our office, Mayor Arreguin, Mayors and Councilmembers from throughout the East Bay, and numerous community organizations. Full details can be found above. Fighting the closure of … Continued

The Peace and Freedom Party presents  BLACK LIBERATION: Is There an Electoral Path? From Frederick Douglass to Barack Obama, an old question. Our speakers: Gerald Smith, Oscar Grant Committee; Phil Hutchings, Last Chair of SNCC; and brando king, Cooperation Jackson, will address an old question needing fresh answers, is there a path toward Black Liberation in the 2018 Elections? As Malcolm X asked, “Ballots or Bullets?” This is part of our on-going Socialist Forum Series on the first Saturday of every month from 2-4:30 pm. The featured panel starts promptly at … Continued

DJs (New Parish): Ships resident DJ DURT, DJ Mommy Issues, DJ Jiggles and DJ Lady Ryan!!! DJs (TEENAGE DREAMS takeover @ The Rock Steady): 8ulentina, Piano Rain. The Rock Steady is right next door to the New Parish, which means even more music and space for queers to party. More details about the takeover coming soon xoxo Performer: CHHOTI MAA, a hip-hop artist with bruja swag, hits the stage at midnite! can’t wait? preview her music here Go go dancers: Cinnamon, OG, and em jay mercury. bring that tip money … Continued

The people have spoken. The need is great. Join us for another opportunity to Feed the Hood! We are excited to host #FeedTheHood4 bagged lunch and hygiene kit preparation and distribution to homeless and unsheltered populations across Oakland. This time we are excited to partner with Fam 1st Family Foundation. **Event is family friendly (kids of all ages welcome to attend with their parent(s) or guardian). **Coffee/tea and continental breakfast will be served for volunteers. **Venue is wheelchair and disability accessible. LOGISTICS: Meeting at 7 AM to assemble the lunches/hygiene … Continued

RSVP: bit.ly/feedthehood4 The people have spoken. The need is great. Join us for another opportunity to Feed the Hood! We are excited to host #FeedTheHood4 in collaboration with Fam 1st Family Foundation. *** DONATION OPTIONS: We’re asking that everyone contribute in one of the below ways to meet the goal of distributing to 2,000 homeless, unsheltered and needy across Oakland.  <<FOOD>> Note: we encourage purchases to be as organic, nitrate free, non-GMO, etc. as feasibly possible. We encourage participants to bring a “full lunch package.” A FULL lunch package consists of all of … Continued

Kali Akuno of Cooperation Jackson, in conversation with Majari Smith of Cooperation Richmond, and Jackie Byers of Black Organizing Project. Sponsored by Center for Political Education, Ebase and Santa Cruz DSA.  64272

**Join Jews and interfaith partners for noontime vigils in front of the San Francisco Immigration & Customs Enforcement offices (ICE) to stand with the immigrant community and stand for the urgency of a clean Dream Act.*** The interfaith vigils will include singing and chanting and the opportunity to take an action (e.g. make a phone call to a decisionmaker) and learn about ongoing actions to take in support of the Dream Act and immigrant justice. In mid-January, Jews from across the country gathered in Washington, DC for Let My People … Continued

STOP DEPORTATION DEMONSTRATIONS at ICE immigration holding center (deportations) Mondays and Wednesdays 4 – 6 pm Let’s build a permanent presence at I.C.E. to stop the deportations. Bring signs, Spread widely. 64278

Join us this–and every Monday for an hour of singing in front of the old Oaks Theater at the top of Solano Avenue, Berkeley. Demonstrators have kept this rally going for over six years with their “Tax the Rich” and other timely signs and good spirits. We provide music; songbooks available. Come for a song, come for an hour. 64271

  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!  Immigration Crisis in the Bay AreaMeeting, Discussion and Planning with Gayle McLaughlin and All Groups Working to Stop Deportations   We are witnessing a most serious threat to our immigrant communities.But it is important to realize that the attacks on immigrants have aroused widespread, diverse and potentially powerful opposition. Included are immigrant groups themselves, activist groups, churches and faith groups, labor unions, lawyers, and some … Continued

**Join Jews and interfaith partners for noontime vigils in front of the San Francisco Immigration & Customs Enforcement offices (ICE) to stand with the immigrant community and stand for the urgency of a clean Dream Act.*** The interfaith vigils will include singing and chanting and the opportunity to take an action (e.g. make a phone call to a decisionmaker) and learn about ongoing actions to take in support of the Dream Act and immigrant justice. In mid-January, Jews from across the country gathered in Washington, DC for Let My People … Continued

REGISTER TODAY Join us for one of several webinars and in-person trainings on critical civil liberties issues facing our state and the nation: Voting Rights: Tuesday, Jan. 16, 6 to 7:30 p.m. California has one of the lowest rates of voter registration and voter turn-out in the country. 2018 is a critical year for ballot measures, local elections like the DA races, and of course, changing who holds the keys to power. In this webinar, we’ll give you the resources you need to get all eligible California voters to the … Continued

Learn how to verify ICE activity. Learn how to be a legal observer in our to protect our communities from ICE. Learn what to do when encountering law enforcement. 64284

The Select Committee on Health Care Delivery Systems and Universal Coverage is meeting in Sacramento on Wednesday, February 7, 2018. It’s crucial that we demonstrate that Californians are READY for Single-Payer and that S.B. 562 is the bill to get it done—the legislature simply needs to start moving it. STOP THE DELAY! NOW IS THE TIME TO GUARANTEE HEALTHCARE TO ALL CALIFORNIANS!  Please  RSVP for lunch & Buses here: http://bit.ly/febhealthhearing. OAKLAND/BERKELEY ( ADA ) 50 Passenger • STOP 1: Departs @ 6:50 am from CNA Headquarters, 250 22nd Street, Oakland … Continued

At a peaceful protest honoring the 50th Anniversary of low-wage African American workers and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. marching together to fight racial injustice and affirm the dignity of all labor, the University of California deployed police tactics more befitting of the Jim Crow South–unjustly assaulting a 51 year-old African American UC Berkeley employee named David Cole. Sign the petition and join us at California Hall on UC Berkeley’s campus to rally and demand that the charges against David Cole be dropped, a full and fair remedy for unjust … Continued

**Join Jews and interfaith partners for noontime vigils in front of the San Francisco Immigration & Customs Enforcement offices (ICE) to stand with the immigrant community and stand for the urgency of a clean Dream Act.*** The interfaith vigils will include singing and chanting and the opportunity to take an action (e.g. make a phone call to a decisionmaker) and learn about ongoing actions to take in support of the Dream Act and immigrant justice. In mid-January, Jews from across the country gathered in Washington, DC for Let My People … Continued

STOP DEPORTATION DEMONSTRATIONS at ICE immigration holding center (deportations) Mondays and Wednesdays 4 – 6 pm Let’s build a permanent presence at I.C.E. to stop the deportations. Bring signs, Spread widely. 64278

A THIN WALL A documentary by filmmaker, writer, artist and social activist MARA AHMED A THIN WALL is a documentary about memory, history and the possibility of reconciliation. It focuses on the Partition of India in 1947, but derives lessons that remain urgently relevant today. The film is shot on both sides of the border, in India and Pakistan. The film is written and directed by Mara Ahmed and co-produced by Surbhi Dewan. Both filmmakers are descendants of families torn apart by partition. Doors Open: 7pm Film: 7:15pm Free and … Continued

“She meticulously and convincingly argues that U.S. gun culture-and the domestic and global massacres that have flowed from it- must be linked to an understanding of the ideological, historical and practical role of guns in seizing Native American lands, black enslavement, and global imperialism.”- Clarence Lusane The U.S. loves guns. From Daniel Boone and Jesse James to the NRA and Seal Team 6, gun culture has colored the lore, shaped the law, and protected the market that arms the nation, and the world. In Loaded, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz peels away the … Continued

Community Choice Energy is under yet another attack by PG&E and the monopoly utilities.  A just-announced draft resolution e-4907 will come to a vote on February 8 at a hearing of the Public Utilities Commission (PUC).  If it passes it could create a de facto freeze on future community choice programs.  The resolution could possibly lead to one- to two-year delays for new Community Choice efforts, especially those created to serve disadvantaged communities like in Los Angeles County or in the Central Valley.  But it’s not only future Community Choice … Continued

  CALL TO ACTION from PHSS Committee to End Sleep Deprivation 9:00am: RALLY & PRESS CONFERENCE outside the Courthouse 10:00am: COURTROOM SOLIDARITY (Crtrm 2, 17th Floor) with the prisoners who brought these cases 3:14-cv-02767-VC – Lipsey v. Norum et al 3:15-cv-05756-VC – Suarez v. Beard et al On Feb 8, 2018, in the Federal Courthouse in San Francisco, the California Department of Corrections and rehabilitation (CDCr) will argue for the court to dismiss civil rights cases brought by Christopher Lipsey and Maher Suarez, who are imprisoned in California. The men’s … Continued

Trump recently announced his disastrous plan to hand over all of America’s oceans—including the Pacific—to rapacious oil companies.   This means they will be able to expand offshore drilling off the California coast for the first time in over 30 years.   On February 8th, join the Center for Biological Diversity and its allies to tell the administration that offshore drilling—and the oil spills, pipelines and climate chaos that come with it—are unwelcome off our beautiful coast. Offshore drilling is a nightmare for people and the planet:  it poisons our oceans, … Continued

East Bay DSA is thrilled to present a talk and Q&A with veteran Marxist organizer and founding member of PSOL in Brazil: Pedro Fuentes. Recommended reading: Brief notes on the world situation: http://portaldelaizquierda.com/en/2017/01/brief-notes-on-the-world-situation/ Notes on Latin America: http://portaldelaizquierda.com/en/2016/08/notes-on-latin-america-the-end-of-a-stage-and-cycle-and-the-beginning-of-another-and-also-a-cycle/ Pedro’s Bio: Pedro Fuentes was born in Pergamino, Argentina and began his activism there as a teenager, when he and his brother joined a high-school student movement to reform the schools called Movimiento de Accion Reformista. Later, in the 1960s, he joined Palabro Obrera, led by the Argentine Trotskyist Nahuel Moreno, and … Continued

1st Session: 10:15 – 1:00 PM 2nd Session: 1:15 PM – 4:00 PM We’ve all been there. Someone in a public place says or does something to another person that makes us feel uncomfortable or even scared for that other person. Learn how to intervene in those situations, including tactics from de-escalation strategies to some basic self-defense. We’ll meet in a dojo, where you’ll have an opportunity to talk about and practice different intervention tactics, including practicing different strategies in different scenarios. This training is also being offered in the … Continued

Golden Gate Branch is hosting a pop-up exhibit and film screening of original Black Panther Party (BPP) memorabilia, put together by  historian Billy X Jennings, from the archives of ‘It’s About Time.’ After the film “Lords of the Revolution,” former Panthers will join us for a panel discussion of their experiences in the BPP. Delive into the history of this influential group with first-hand accounts of Party activities and programs.64276

Nabi Saleh is a village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank of Palestine. It is the home of Nariman and Ahed Tamimi, prisoners of the Israeli state, arrested and jailed for protesting Israeli soldiers in their own village. Nabi Saleh has a long history of resistance. Come hear a video talk by Palestinians from Nabi Saleh about their village history from the First Intifada to the current protests, followed by questions and answers over Skype. 64290

COMMEMORATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Hear our panel discuss “Socialism and the Black Liberation Struggle” Featuring: – Monica Moorehead, 2016 Workers World Party Presidential Candidate, Managing Editor http://www.workers.org newspaper, editor “Marxism, Reparations and the Black Freedom Struggle” – Pierre LaBossiere, Haiti Action Committee – Jeremy Miller, Idriss Stelley Foundation, Last 3% Hear about the fight for socialism and the struggle against white supremacy in the context of capitalism and imperialism. What about the contributions of W.E.B. Du Bois, the Black Panthers, Walter Rodney, Kwame Nkrumah among others? Join in the discussion afterwards. Refreshments … Continued

Dr. Larry Shoup will speak and lead a discussion on: “California’s Plutocratic Politics: Time for a Dialogue on Green Party Strategy and Tactics” What time is it in terms of the earth’s ecologies? What time is it politically, in terms of activism for the people and the earth and against the threats posed by reactionary plutocratic Republicans and mainstream plutocratic Democrats? What are the implications for elections as the main focus of Green Party activism? What are the alternatives? The case for varied local Green Party campaigns to promote municipal grass roots democracy … Continued

STOP DEPORTATION DEMONSTRATIONS at ICE immigration holding center (deportations) Mondays and Wednesdays 4 – 6 pm Let’s build a permanent presence at I.C.E. to stop the deportations. Bring signs, Spread widely. 64278

Join the Restaurant Opportunities Center of the Bay Area to share stories of struggle + resilience, celebrate our strengths and collectively shift the culture of the Bay Area restaurant industry towards: *Racial Equity *Professionalization * Harassment-Free Environments & *Dignity in the Workplace!Join the Restaurant Opportunities Center of the Bay Area to share stories of struggle + resilience, celebrate our strengths and collectively shift the culture of the Bay Area restaurant industry towards: *Racial Equity *Professionalization * Harassment-Free Environments & *Dignity in the Workplace! Find more information here. This event is being … Continued

No Ban No Wall: Confronting the Militarization of Our Borders A panel discussion entitled No Ban, No Wall: Confronting the Militarization of Our Borders and Communities The Trump presidency has increased attacks on immigrant and marginalized communities through targeting sanctuary cities, instituting the Muslim ban, and revoking temporary protected status for thousands. But, these actions are based on a long-standing foundation of xenophobia and criminalization. Such repression manifests not only at borders, but also in our backyards in the form of militarized policing, state surveillance, and collusion between local and … Continued

West Oakland/Uptown/Adams Point Social   In addition to canvasses, a critical part of each canvassing district’s monthly organizing are the social events, which create a more casual space to talk about the fight to decommodify healthcare. Come meet the wonderful comrades and neighbors in your district and socialize about socialism over a beer or some food. RSVP or RSVP ON FACEBOOK (show less) 64197

Mark Gomez discusses “Beyond Crisis Liberalism,” exploring the possibilities for renewed economic progress, and an end to economic exclusion, in California.  For details, call 510.644.2020. 64283

STOP DEPORTATION DEMONSTRATIONS at ICE immigration holding center (deportations) Mondays and Wednesdays 4 – 6 pm Let’s build a permanent presence at I.C.E. to stop the deportations. Bring signs, Spread widely. 64278

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  Let us know if you can make it out to our next social hour in South Berkeley! Come out to connect with DSA, learn more about our Medicare for All campaign, meet your neighbors, and join us for a political discussion! 64233

Join the picket line with SEIU Service Employees Union EVERY FRIDAY. STOP DEPORTATIONS and harassment of immigrants and refugees. ​Also…​ SF Labor Council Calls for a Clean Dream Act Now, No Compromises; Urges Labor Movement to Take Action! [Resolution Adopted Unanimously by the Feb. 12, 2018, Delegates Assembly of the San Francisco Labor Council] � For a Clean Dream Act Now and a Path to Citizenship for all Undocumented Youth! � Not One More Deportatioon! � No Funding for the Wall of Shame! � No More Funding for Immigration Enforcement! … Continued

The Oaks Card Club earned $27 million in gross gaming revenue through various gaming platforms including the best solitaire app around last year. But Oaks Corner (also owned by John Tibbetts) has not increased its contribution to workers’ health care since 2011. The result is that dishwashers, janitors and servers – many of whom earn at or near Emeryvillle’s minimum wage – must pay over $500 per month for family medical coverage through their employer. Join the workers on the picket line to celebrate Lunar New Year and fight for … Continued

We’re taking the repeal of the Costa Hawkins Rental Housing Act to the ballot!!! Strong Rent Control and Just Cause Eviction laws are the way to keep people in their homes now, while we work to get more (truly) affordable housing built.  In order to have strong Rent Control laws, we need to repeal the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, a state law which ties the hands of local government. Costa-Hawkins prevents\ cities and counties from applying rent control to apartments built after 1995 or to single-family rental units.  It also allows landlords to … Continued

Chairman Omali Yeshitela, leader of the Uhuru Movement and African People’s Socialist Party returns to Oakland to discuss his lifelong work organizing for the liberation of Africa and African people everywhere, the state of today’s crisis of imperialism under Trump and the struggle for black socialism. The event will take place in a relaxed setting with time for questions and discussion from the floor. Bakari Olatunji, Market Manager for Uhuru Foods and Pies will also participate along with Penny Hess, chair of the African People’s Solidarity Committee Food will be … Continued

In the past two years only nine percent of work hours on City of Oakland-funded construction projects went to African-Americans At the same time, some elected officials are moving ahead on a Project Labor Agreement with Buildings Trades unions that would ensure that almost no Black workers or contractors are hired on future city-funded projects. Plans for the agreement are being discussed without considering the impact on Black contractors and workers though the city has not completed its long-awaited disparity study that will examine discrimination in city contracts that impacts … Continued

Join us for the first Open Session of the 2018 Anne Braden Anti-Racist Training Program!* Colonization and Resistance Puerto Rico. Palestine. Oakland and Berkeley. Three visionary community leaders will speak with us about the ongoing colonization of these places, and the politics and strategies of indigenous resistance. Come learn about how we can stand with these powerful liberation movements. We are particularly excited to be flying in Alicia Rodríguez, a former political prisoner who has been part of the Puerto Rican independence movement for the last 40 years. She will … Continued

Bay Area Remembrance 2018 Carrying the Light for Justice.   30th Anniversary of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988.64267

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The Crisis At KPFA & The Pacifica Network,  “Making Sausage” Democracy And A National Alternative Multi-Media Network Public Forum Opens at 6:30 PM Event Starts at 7:00 PM KPFA and Pacifica have recently been threatened with bankruptcy and the possible closure of the stations and network. The financial crisis at Pacifica has been ongoing for many years. This forum will look at the present crisis and the views of those who want bankruptcy or a loan. It will also discuss the failure of Pacifica and the stations to bring new … Continued

The Alameda County Immigration Legal and Education Partnership (ACILEP), Kehilla Community Synagogue, Plymouth Church of Jazz and Justice, Bend the Arc, Temple Sinai, Jewish Community Center of the East Bay, Oakland Community Organizations and the Alameda Labor Council invite you to a rapid response training. Join ACILEP´s team of volunteer responders to resist the raids and deportations. Learn how to verify ICE activity and be a legal observer in order to protect our communities from ICE! Rehearse critical and creative tactics for effective action! * refreshments and pizza provided Please … Continued

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THE TIME TO SHOW UP FOR AUNTI FRANCES IS NOW! We will be gathering next Wednesday 2/21 at 8am in Hayward to support Aunti Frances at her settlement date with a huge breakfast rally. Please share widely! RSVP & coordinate rides: http://bit.ly/breakfastrally  #DefendAuntiFrances   THE TIME TO SHOW UP FOR AUNTI FRANCES IS NOW! We will be gathering next Wednesday 2/21 at 8am in Hayward to support Aunti Frances at her settlement date with a huge breakfast rally. Please share widely! RSVP & coordinate rides: https://t.co/OYriEwxjkp #DefendAuntiFrances pic.twitter.com/nsFuzVmqWV— Defend Aunti … Continued

there’s been a lot of interest in Betty Reid Soskin’s soon-to-be-released autobiography, Sign My Name To Freedom, as well as to the Bay Area book launch event we’ve organized for her. Because of that interest in the book launch event, we’ve taken a couple of measures in order to make sure we can comfortably accommodate all those who may come. First, we’ve moved back the opening hour of the event to 5 pm. While there will be a brief program in the middle of the book launch, you will be … Continued

Richard Wolff, an American Marxist economist, well known for his work in economic methodology and class analysis, has rapidly become famous as well for his Pacifica Network Radio program, Economic Update, which is syndicated on over 60 stations. Additionally, Professor Wolff has made appearances on various television shows, radio shows and films including: Real Time with Bill Maher, The Young Turks, Moyers & Company, Charlie Rose, Al Jazeera America, The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann, Charlie Rose, CrossTalk, The David Pakman Show, Democracy Now! The Empire Files, Politics Nation with … Continued

2/22/18 9M BART BOARD MEETING JUSTICE FOR SHALEEM TINDLE Join the family of Shaleem Tindle who was murdered by officer Joseph Mateu at the BART Board meeting and demand justice64318

Featuring: Thomas Mariadason, member, NLG-SF Liz Derias-Tyehimba, Center for Political Education Kiilu Nyasha, former Black Panther and host of Freedom is a Constant Struggle Tur-ha Ak, Community Ready Corps Woods Ervin, TGI Justice Project Zoé Samudzi, writer and activist Facebook Event Page64302

Please join LSPC, CCR, and partners in court for oral argument in Ashker v. Governor of California, a federal class action lawsuit on behalf of prisoners held in solitary confinement in California’s Pelican Bay State Prison and throughout the state. Ashker settled in 2015, and in the years since settlement, the Center for Constitutional Rights and co-counsel have been monitoring the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) as it ends longterm indeterminate solitary confinement. In the course of that monitoring, CCR developed evidence that many class members have been … Continued

MLK, The Other America.  (The Historic Stanford Speech). By Filmmaker Allen Willis, Commemorating Black History Month 2018.64266

Join the picket line with SEIU Service Employees Union EVERY FRIDAY. STOP DEPORTATIONS and harassment of immigrants and refugees. ​Also…​ SF Labor Council Calls for a Clean Dream Act Now, No Compromises; Urges Labor Movement to Take Action! [Resolution Adopted Unanimously by the Feb. 12, 2018, Delegates Assembly of the San Francisco Labor Council] � For a Clean Dream Act Now and a Path to Citizenship for all Undocumented Youth! � Not One More Deportatioon! � No Funding for the Wall of Shame! � No More Funding for Immigration Enforcement! … Continued

The Oscar Grant Foundation Hosts …. A Mother’s Day for Justice . Join mothers from California and beyond who have lost their children to police and communal violence64319

East Side Arts Alliance and the SF National Lawyers Guild present… FREE FILM EVENT Refreshments served Accessible venue Community discussion The six-month old Trump Era has ushered in an upsurge in I.C.E. enforcement actions against immigrants across the U.S.A. and many people are not aware of their basic rights when interacting with law enforcement. As a result they can face difficulties in defending their cases, or can sometimes give up their rights without even knowing it. The San Francisco chapter of The National Lawyers Guild has produced three short films, … Continued

This Critical Resistance workshop explores the role and history of policing in the U.S., the way it has impacted different communities, and how people have resisted and challenged its inherent violence. This workshop also goes over how we can reduce our reliance on policing by highlighting the various ways that building up community strength and practices lead to true safety that does not depend on law enforcement. We are asking for a $5 – 20 donation, however no one will be turned away for lack of funds.100% of donations will … Continued

We’re taking the repeal of the Costa Hawkins Rental Housing Act to the ballot!!! Strong Rent Control and Just Cause Eviction laws are the way to keep people in their homes now, while we work to get more (truly) affordable housing built.  In order to have strong Rent Control laws, we need to repeal the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, a state law which ties the hands of local government. Costa-Hawkins prevents\ cities and counties from applying rent control to apartments built after 1995 or to single-family rental units.  It also allows landlords to … Continued

  CHIAPAS SUPPORT COMMITTEE Home of the Compañero Manuel blog on the Zapatistas & Mexico The next Waffles & Zapatismo class, with an open membership meeting after class from 12 Noon to 1pm. This first class of a series begins with the origins of the EZLN: the formation of the FLN, its entry into the Lacandón Jungle, its interaction with the indigenous communities and the formation of the EZLN. There is discussion after the presentation and from 12-1 there will be an open members meeting and an opportunity for folks … Continued

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Come to a meet-up to support the twenty-one youth who are suing the US government for failing to protect their future from climate change. Their strong voices and the hopefulness of the YouthvGov case are an inspiration to youth and adults alike as they work to secure the right to science-based action to ensure a stable climate and healthy atmosphere for all present and future generations. In this meetup, staff from Our Children’s Trust will provide an overview and update on the case. We’ll introduce ourselves and talk about how … Continued

In a single generation, Oakland’s black population has dwindled from 44% to an estimated 26%. At this event we’ll watch YOU A NOMAD, a 20-minute documentary deconstructing the systemic roots of gentrification. Then we’ll discuss possible SOLUTIONS. Confirmed panelists: – Khafre Jay of HipHop4change – Wanda Stewart, Food Justice Activist … and more to come. Don’t miss this event — LIKE and SHARE!!! Doors open at 4:30 pm Presented by Liberated Lens Film Screenings at Omni Commons64227

“No Eviction Without Representation” Dean Preston is an attorney and founder/executive director of the tenant rights organization “Tenants Together”.  He’s one of the authors and organizers of the SF petition drive to create an SF ballot measure for: “No Eviction Without Representation”. Jen Snyder is a leader of Democratic Socialists of America-SF and is the field director of the “No Eviction Without Representation” campaign. On January 26, 2018, the San Francisco “No Eviction Without Representation” campaign submitted 21,946 petition signatures (which is more than double the number needed) to the SF Department of Elections, to qualify a tenant … Continued

In celebration of Black History Month The Oakland Green Party presents Denzel Washington staring in “The Great Debaters” — a two-hour film based on the true story of the debate team at Willey College Texas that took on the Harvard College elite in 1935. This screening will be the Oakland Green’s second in a series on the “Last Sundays” of every month Doors will open at 6:30 p.m., dinner will be served at 7 p.m., and the movie will start promptly at 7:30 p.m. The movie will provide a forum … Continued

UPDATE! On MONDAY Feb 26th 9 am come out to Hayward to support Aunti Frances as she begins her EVICTION TRIAL against this unjust loophole eviction! Let Aunti Frances know that she is not alone in her fight to stay in Oakland. See more info @ https://t.co/s4QKhymS06 pic.twitter.com/8xCAUZHWKT — Defend Aunti Frances (@defendauntif) February 23, 2018   Come out to Hayward to support Aunti Frances as she begins her EVICTION TRIAL against this unjust loophole eviction! M Let Aunti Frances know that she is not alone in her fight to … Continued

Join us this–and every Monday for an hour of singing in front of the old Oaks Theater at the top of Solano Avenue, Berkeley. Demonstrators have kept this rally going for over six years with their “Tax the Rich” and other timely signs and good spirits. We provide music; songbooks available. Come for a song, come for an hour. 64271

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! Authoritarian Tactics: U.S. Immigration Policy and Race with Professor George Wright Designation of “the Other”, and scapegoating people for the deep problems in the state are classic authoritarian tactics. Currently, the Trump Regime plans to publish a weekly list of crimes allegedly committed by immigrants; ICE claims that those targeted in a raid have criminal records. But people who have had arrests or convictions have endured … Continued

Join the UC Berkeley Haas Institute for, Race & Inequality in America. The Kerner Commission at 50, a conference exploring race, segregation, and inequality 50 years after the release of the historic Kerner Commission Report. Visit their website for more information. Register here In the mid-1960s, a series of violent police encounters with Black Americans sparked uprisings in more than 100 American cities. Shaken by the civil unrest across the nation in 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson established the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders to investigate the immediate causes of the rebellions, … Continued

The Alameda County Board of Supervisors will be considering Sheriff Ahern’s request to accept funding from the Department of Homeland Security for Urban Shield, 2018. On Tuesday, February 27th, the Stop Urban Shield Coalition will be rallying to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors meeting where we anticipate a presentation and vote on Urban Shield. The coalition continues  to demand investments in life affirming resources that will support us in emergencies, while Sheriff Ahern continues to press for the militarized policing program and weapons expo known as Urban Shield. TIME:   … Continued

  Are you an awesome democratic socialist who is involved in the labor movement or wants to be? Are you looking to socialize and scheme with others who share your interests? Then come out to the East Bay DSA Labor Social! Come hear about other DSA chapters’ labor work and give input on the direction of East Bay DSA’s own labor work. Socializing starts at 6 p,m. at Eli’s Mile High Club. Brief report-backs and discussion start at 7 p.m. 64328

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is holding a “listening session” in San Francisco and two other cities on its intention to repeal what is commonly known as the Clean Power Plan. According to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, this will “ensure all stakeholders have an opportunity to provide input.” (What impact this has on the future of the current Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units remains to be seen.) Three sessions throughout the day will be structured and run identically: – Session 1 from … Continued

Save our Kids – Join the Rally! The EPA wants to repeal the Clean Power Plan, a critical policy which could prevent 4,500 early deaths and 90,000 pediatric asthma attacks EVERY YEAR by 2030. We can’t let this happen and must demand that EPA protect public health. Health professionals are encouraged to wear white coats or scrubs. 64364

Emergency rally in SF at the ICE building. ICE has arrested more than 150 people in Northern California in the past few days. Donald Trump’s deportation force is threatening our neighbors and families with mass raids. This is nothing less than political repression against sanctuary cities, which are defending human rights! Are you ready to take a stand against Trump’s naked racism? Join us tomorrow and check this page for updates.64367

The Berkeley Climate Action Coalition is kicking off its 2018 climate convenings with an event to strengthen our citizen power to push forward on climate issues.  Climate advocates all over the world look to California for cutting edge climate policy and action.  The battles that we fight at the local level have a much larger impact than we imagine.  But many of us don’t know how to get our voices heard.  We need a road map.  At this Climate Convening, you will learn effective ways to influence local government and … Continued