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Socialist Night School: The 2008 Financial Crisis and Its Aftermath 7:00 pm
Socialist Night School: The 2008 Financial Crisis and Its Aftermath @ East Bay Community Space
Oct 2 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
The financial crisis that erupted a decade ago in the U.S. subprime mortgage market has had immense political and economic ramifications. Ten years after the bail out, the austerity imposed by capitalists and their politicians has made increasing inequality and hardship the norm. The classical meaning of crisis is turning point. Did the crisis mark the decline of the established political consensus? Did it contribute to the rise of Trump one hand and the DSA on the other? How should democratic socialists organize knowing there’s always a next crisis with … Continued
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Kavenaugh Vigil – Berkeley 6:00 pm
Kavenaugh Vigil – Berkeley
Oct 3 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Join us in a peaceful demonstration against yet another attack on democracy and on women! We will stand on the 4 corners for an hour 6-7pm. Help us with postcarding and Voter registration actions. SIGN UP TO ATTEND65131
Kavenaugh Vigil – Grand Lake 6:00 pm
Kavenaugh Vigil – Grand Lake @ Grand Lake Theater
Oct 3 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Join others in expressing our rage at the attack on democracy! We will stand on the 4 corners for an hour 6-7pm. SIGN UP TO ATTEND65130
Stay Mobilized Until Kavanaugh is Defeated-Rally and March at UC Berkeley 6:00 pm
Stay Mobilized Until Kavanaugh is Defeated-Rally and March at UC Berkeley @ Sproul Plaza
Oct 3 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
National Call to Action Stay Mobilized Until Kavanaugh is Defeated: No “Business As Usual” Everyone Who Can Possibly Go to Washington, DC Between Now and When Kavanaugh is Defeated—Get There NOW No Reliance on the Politicians The Hands of the FBI Must Not Be Tied, the FBI Must Be Free to Conduct a Full Investigation of All the Charges Against Kavanaugh Mass Direct Action Now to Defend Democracy and Defend Women’s Rights Confirming Kavanaugh sends a message to women across the country that victims of sexual assault should stay silent. … Continued
Vigil for all who’ve suffered sexual violence and to vote no on Kavanaugh 6:00 pm
Vigil for all who’ve suffered sexual violence and to vote no on Kavanaugh
Oct 3 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Vigil in solidarity with all who have suffered sexual violence and to call on all senators to vote no on Kavanaugh WHERE Harding Park (by harding elementary school) bt c st, ashbury & fairmount ave (walking distance from bus & bart station) El Cerrito, CA Pls bring flashlight for a vigil in honor of survivors of sexual violence, bring a poem if u like or a quote, we will stand in a circle and share our thoughts and feelings first (optional) , then we can write or call senators. There … Continued
Stop Kavanaugh! – Oakland 7:00 pm
Stop Kavanaugh! – Oakland @ Lake Merritt amphitheater
Oct 3 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
This will be a peaceful vigil in support of all women/ femmes who are needing a little extra support during these trials. We will have voter registration and pre-registration, a time to share our stories, poems, thoughts etc. and a time to contact representatives. Please feel free to bring a story, artwork, etc to share out if you feel comfortable. Directions: SIGN UP TO ATTEND 65129
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Strike Support for Unite HERE 2850 against Oakland Marriott City Center 6:00 am
Strike Support for Unite HERE 2850 against Oakland Marriott City Center @ Oakland Marriott City Center
Oct 11 @ 6:00 am – 4:00 pm
Our Unite HERE 2850 brothers and sisters are on strike against the Oakland Marriot City Center as part of their national strike along with more than 8,000 Marriott workers from San Francisco, San Jose, Boston and Seattle.   Local 2850 represents East Bay’s hotel and restaurant workers union who is saying, _“One job should be enough”_ — enough for workers at the richest and biggest hotel company in the world. Wei-Ling Huber, President Local 2850 says, _”Our workers have been uplifted and empowered by the amazing support of IATSE 107, IOUE … Continued
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Revolutionary University
Revolutionary University @ South Berkeley Senior Center
Oct 13 all-day
Join us for three days of presentations and discussions to help us understand our current conditions and the problems we face under capitalism. Most importantly, we will talk about the kind of organizing necessary in order to change these conditions and create the kind of society that we need. Friday 10/12 6:30pm-9:00pm Attica – a documentary film by Cinda Firestone This film documents the events that began on September 9, 1971 when inmates at Attica State Prison seized the prison for four days after months of protesting inhumane conditions. The … Continued
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Revolutionary University
Revolutionary University @ South Berkeley Senior Center
Oct 14 all-day
Join us for three days of presentations and discussions to help us understand our current conditions and the problems we face under capitalism. Most importantly, we will talk about the kind of organizing necessary in order to change these conditions and create the kind of society that we need. Friday 10/12 6:30pm-9:00pm Attica – a documentary film by Cinda Firestone This film documents the events that began on September 9, 1971 when inmates at Attica State Prison seized the prison for four days after months of protesting inhumane conditions. The … Continued
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Save People’s Park 1:00 pm
Save People’s Park @ People's Park
Oct 20 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Build elsewhere in Berkeley. Save our Greenspace. Save People’s Park. If UCB gets their way, Berkeley will be covered with high-rises and hotels and the legal of Berkeley’s historic contributions to Free Speech, Anti War and Community Democracy will be reduced to a bronze plaque.65176
East Bay DSA Strike Support for Oakland Marriott Hotel Workers 2:00 pm
East Bay DSA Strike Support for Oakland Marriott Hotel Workers @ Oakland Marriott City Center
Oct 20 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Oakland Marriott workers are in the second week of their strike for jobs that are enough to get by in the Bay Area. Marriott is the biggest and richest hotel company in the world and can afford to provide good jobs. That’s why nearly 8000 workers at 23 Marriott-operated hotels around the country, from Boston to Hawaii, are on strike for the principle that One Job Should Be Enough. Join us for a rally to show Marriott that the whole East Bay stands behind the striking Marriott workers. 65178
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East Bay DSA Stands With UC Workers on Strike! 12:00 pm
East Bay DSA Stands With UC Workers on Strike! @ Sproul Plaza, Bancroft & Telegraph
Oct 23 @ 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
On October 23, more than 35,000 University of California workers across the state will be walking off the job! Pickets will happen all day at Sproul Plaza on October 23 through 25. We are particularly encouraging people to show up for a rally at noon on Tuesday, October 23. Patient care workers from AFSCME 3299 — backed up with a solidarity strike by other AFSCME service workers and UPTE technical workers — are demanding improvements on wages and working conditions, no cutbacks on benefits, and an end to management’s weaponization … Continued
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Protest Homeless Evictions 8:00 am
Protest Homeless Evictions @ 12th St. remainder parcel
Oct 24 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Update: Eviction action by City was called off today after people showed up. But: #oakmtg We have received information the city WILL return tomorrow to evict. We anticipate more force, more aggression from the government, more cops. If you can be here before 8am, please do. Historically they don’t come before 8am, but we are in new territory here. — Jesse A.J. Smith 4 Oakland Mayor (@OakSmith2018) October 24, 2018 #Oakland! Unhoused activist Nino Parker, who lives here, is asking for as many people as possible to come down by … Continued
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Protest Homeless Evictions 8:00 am
Protest Homeless Evictions @ 12th St. remainder parcel
Oct 25 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Update: Eviction action by City was called off today after people showed up. But: #oakmtg We have received information the city WILL return tomorrow to evict. We anticipate more force, more aggression from the government, more cops. If you can be here before 8am, please do. Historically they don’t come before 8am, but we are in new territory here. — Jesse A.J. Smith 4 Oakland Mayor (@OakSmith2018) October 24, 2018 #Oakland! Unhoused activist Nino Parker, who lives here, is asking for as many people as possible to come down by … Continued
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Waffles & Zapatismo 10:00 am
Waffles & Zapatismo @ Omni Commons
Oct 27 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Waffles & Zapatismo is a free space for learning about and discussing the history, ideas, values and practices of the Zapatista National Liberation Army, EZLN or Zapatistas. We serve waffles at the start of the class to those who want them.65047
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