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			1 May Day March from Howard Terminal 8:30 am May Day March from Howard Terminal @ Oscar Grant Plaza May 1 @ 8:30 am – 1:00 pm Tickets Come march with Oakland IWOC, Bay Area IWW, and the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists this MayDay 2019. We will be showing up for the rally 830 at OGP an transporting people to Howard Terminal for the rally/march at 11.66418 International Workers Day Mobilization 3:00 pm International Workers Day Mobilization @ Oscar Grant Plaza May 1 @ 3:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Gathering at 3pm at Oscar Grant Plaza Rally starts at 3:30pm March starts at 4pm Closing Rally at Lake Merritt Amphitheater For This years March: There will be a designated section at the front of the March for youth and people with disabilities who wish to lead the March. There will be several accessibility cars following the March for folks who cannot or would prefer not to walk (contact Jenny to reserve a seat Jenny.tighe@gmail.com). Please show up to the event scent-free. We will have community security, medics, food and … Continued Sunrise Movement Green New Deal 7:30 pm Sunrise Movement Green New Deal @ Barrows Hall, UC Berkeley May 1 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets The Sunrise Movement, whose sit-in in Nancy Pelosi’s office last fall helped create momentum for a Green New Deal, will hold town hall meetings on the Green New Deal in more than 100 cities in April and May. Speakers will range from members of Congress and local politicians, to people already working to transform local economies, to performers, musicians, and community leaders who are getting behind the movement for a Green New Deal. They will share plans for the coming months and provide time for discussion of local strategies for … Continued	2 Oakland Privacy Advisory Commission 5:00 pm Oakland Privacy Advisory Commission @ Oakland City Hall, Hearing Room 1, Oscar Grant Plaza May 2 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Pertinent agenda items: 4. 5:15pm: UC Berkeley’s Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic – presentation of draft Privacy Principles; review and take possible action. 5. 5:30pm: Federal Task Force Transparency Ordinance – OPD – presentation of inaugural annual report for FBI/JTTF; review and take possible action. 6. 5:40pm: Surveillance Equipment Ordinance – Hofer/Patterson – proposed amendment to prohibit use of facial recognition technology; review and take possible action. 7. 6:00pm: Surveillance Equipment Ordinance – OPD – Remote Camera Impact Report and draft use Policy – review and take possible … Continued From SDS to the present 7:00 pm From SDS to the present @ Longhaul May 2 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Alan Haber is one of the creators of Students for a Democratic Society as well as a founder of the Long Haul in Berkeley in 1979. Odile Hugonot-Haber is the co-chair of the US Middle East Committee of the Women International League for Peace and Freedom and co-operated Long Haul from 1986-1993. This event will be a wide-ranging discussion featuring Alan, Odile and the audience on: 1. The history of the Long Haul and the history Berkeley politics in general 2. Their current peace-related and community work now 3. Activism … Continued Ralf Ruckus: The Communist Road to Capitalism 7:00 pm Ralf Ruckus: The Communist Road to Capitalism @ Tamarack May 2 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Please join us for a presentation by Ralf Ruckus on his forthcoming book with PM Press, The Communist Road to Capitalism: Rupture and Continuity in China since 1949 “Since the reforms started in China in the 1970s, the CCP has never declared the official end of its socialist project, and its leadership still uses Mao Zedong and Marxism as ideological references. Meanwhile, Chinese labor activists use the same references today to justify their opposition against capitalist exploitation under the CCP regime. This confusion is reflected in the positions of outside … Continued When We Fight We Win: Building Community Power to Dismantle the Prison System 7:00 pm When We Fight We Win: Building Community Power to Dismantle the Prison System @ First Congregational Church of Oakland May 2 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets SURJ Bay Area is excited to invite you to a special event in Oakland, When We Fight We Win: Building Community Power to Dismantle the Prison System, featuring CURB Statewide Coordinators Amber-Rose Howard and Ivette Al, Sandra Johnson, Senior Organizer with Legal Services for Prisoners with Children / All of Us or None, and Eric Henderson, Policy Director of Initiate Justice. These four incredible movement leaders will share insights from recent fights — and victories — in the struggle to dismantle the prison system in California, from repealing sentence enhancements, … Continued When We Fight We Win: Dismantling the Prison System 7:00 pm When We Fight We Win: Dismantling the Prison System @ First Congregational Church of Oakland May 2 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Recent years have seen important fights – and important wins – in the struggle to dismantle the prison system in California. From repealing sentence enhancements, to shutting down jail expansion plans, to working to restore voting rights to folks on parole. Come hear from four incredible movement leaders at the frontline of these struggles about victories, strategies, and the importance of campaigns and coalitions in the continuing movement to dismantle the Prison Industrial Complex. Their stories will highlight the small and big ways you can also contribute to creating a … Continued Cuba Libre, Che, Fidel, and the Improbable Revolution that Changed World History 7:30 pm Cuba Libre, Che, Fidel, and the Improbable Revolution that Changed World History @ Hillside Club May 2 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets TONY PERROTTET with Steve Wasserman CUBA LIBRE! Che, Fidel, and the Improbable Revolution that Changed World History Advance tickets: $12: brownpapertickets.com :: T: 800-838-3006 or Pegasus Books (3 sites),Books Inc (Berkeley), Moe’s, Walden Pond Bookstore, East Bay Books, Mrs. Dalloway’s Books, $15 door, This is a KPFA benefit. The surprising story of Che Guevara, Fidel Castro, Celia Sanchez, and the scrappy band of young men and women who followed them. Cuba Libre! is an absorbing look back at a liberation movement that captured the world’s imagination with its spectacular drama, foolhardy bravery, tragedy, … Continued	3	4 Berkeley Book Festival Berkeley Book Festival May 4 all-day Tickets Welcome to our 2019 schedule of literary conversations! These events take place on 10 indoor stages throughout Downtown Berkeley and on the San Francisco Chronicle Stage in the Outdoor Fair. Indoor events are accessed via a $10 Priority Ticket to guarantee your seat (link beside each event below) or with a $15 General Admission Wristband covering all events, all weekend, on a space-available basis. Since some events fill up, we recommend Priority Tickets for your top choices. A few of the more political talks (scan all the talks and get tickets here): Us vs. Them: … Continued Medicare for All Potluck Picnic 11:30 am Medicare for All Potluck Picnic @ Adams Point Picnic Area at Lake Merritt May 4 @ 11:30 am – 1:30 pm Tickets East Bay DSA’s Medicare for All Committee is hosting a lakeside potluck picnic and you’re invited! Whether you have been active in our M4A work or are looking to get more involved, please bring a dish or drinks of your choice and join us! Accessibility: Parking lot off of Bellevue Ave. Closest AC Transit stop is on Grand Avenue at Perkins Street, served by the NL, 12, and 805. Public restrooms available. 66449 Desperate Holdings Real Estate & LandMind Spa 12:00 pm Desperate Holdings Real Estate & LandMind Spa May 4 @ 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Opening Friday, April 5, please visit DESPERATE HOLDINGS REAL ESTATE & LandMind Spa, an immersive art installation organized by Cassie Thornton of the Feminist Economics Department (the FED). See our full website at http://www.desperateholdings.com. Installation available for viewing through May 11th. In 2015 Cassie Thornton, recently displaced from her San Francisco apartment, walked past the Salesforce Tower construction site in downtown San Francisco. Workers were digging 200 ft below, where they found Barbary Coast beams and thick clay-like soil. The foreman offered her and her friend a truckload of this clay, which would otherwise … Continued People’s Park at 50: a Suds, Snacks & Socialism forum 2:00 pm People’s Park at 50: a Suds, Snacks & Socialism forum @ Starry Plough May 4 @ 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets Join the Peace and Freedom Party’s Alameda County chapter for the monthly Suds, Snacks and Socialism forum All are welcome to discuss the topic of People’s Park. As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of People’s Park, the University is developing a new plan to destroy it. Michael Delacour, Carol Denney, Aidan Hill, and Eddie Monroe will discuss the history of the Park and the continuing struggle to preserve it as a community-run space. Doors open at 2pm. The program will start promptly at 2:30pm and will wrap up by 4:30pm, but folks can … Continued What is Democratic Socialism? 3:00 pm What is Democratic Socialism? @ Bushrod Park May 4 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets Democratic socialist politicians like Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio Cortez are calling for Medicare for All and a Green New Deal. Teachers across the country are striking for public education and winning, and tens of thousands of people across the country are getting involved in the project of building democratic socialism in the US. But what is democratic socialism? Let’s talk about it. Since the 2016 Bernie Sanders campaign brought democratic socialism back into the mainstream, the Democratic Socialists of America went from about 6,000 members to 60,000 nationwide, … Continued Richmond housing challenges with Randy Shaw 4:00 pm Richmond housing challenges with Randy Shaw @ Bobby Bowens Progressive Center May 4 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets Did you see the New York Times article everyone is talking about (“When Uber and Airbnb go public, San Francisco will drown in millionaires,” March 7), on how the 2019 IPO boom in the Bay Area is going to make the housing affordability crisis even worse? Just another reason to join us for a discussion with local author and highly successful housing activist, Randy Shaw! We will discuss his new book: “Generation Priced Out: Who Gets to Live in the New Urban America” and particularly how it relates to … Continued Green New Deal Town Hall 7:00 pm Green New Deal Town Hall @ BFUU, Fellowship Hall May 4 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Tickets Big Green Wave Headed West Headed Your Way! BFUU will share information on the Green New Deal, host a panel of local leaders, and provide time for discussion of local strategies for educating the public and getting politicians to endorse the Green New Deal. Sponsored by BFUU Social Justice Committee66402
5 Berkeley Book Festival Berkeley Book Festival May 5 all-day Tickets Welcome to our 2019 schedule of literary conversations! These events take place on 10 indoor stages throughout Downtown Berkeley and on the San Francisco Chronicle Stage in the Outdoor Fair. Indoor events are accessed via a $10 Priority Ticket to guarantee your seat (link beside each event below) or with a $15 General Admission Wristband covering all events, all weekend, on a space-available basis. Since some events fill up, we recommend Priority Tickets for your top choices. A few of the more political and social justice related talks (scan all the talks and get tickets … Continued Panel with Viet Thanh Nguyen, Author of “The Displaced: Refugee Writers on Refugee Lives” 2:00 pm Panel with Viet Thanh Nguyen, Author of “The Displaced: Refugee Writers on Refugee Lives” @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center May 5 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sympathizer Viet Thanh Nguyen called on 17 fellow refugee writers from across the globe to shed light on their experiences. The result is The Displaced, a powerful dispatch from the individual lives behind current headlines, with proceeds to support the International Rescue Committee. Join authors Viet Thanh Nguyen, Joseph Azam, Meron Hadero, and Somdeng Danny Thongsee for a reading and panel discussion. Hosted by Michael Tran. Today the world faces an enormous refugee crisis: 68.5 million people fleeing persecution and conflict from Myanmar to South … Continued Occupy Oakland General Assembly 4:00 pm Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza May 5 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets NOTE: During the Plague Year of 2020 GA will be held every week or two on Zoom. To find out the exact time a date get on the Occupy Oakland email list my sending an email to: occupyoakland-subscribe@lists.riseup.net The Occupy Oakland General Assembly meets every Sunday at 4 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 … Continued	6 Book Debut: The Battle for People’s Park 7:00 pm Book Debut: The Battle for People’s Park @ Moe's Books May 6 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets This is a pre-publication launch for The Battle for People’s Park, due out mid-month from Berkeley’s own Heyday Books. Get an early copy, and meet author Tom Dalzell. Join us, fifty years after, for this “only in Berkeley” event! In eyewitness testimonies and hundreds of remarkable photographs, The Battle for People’s Park, Berkeley 1969 commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of one of the most searing conflicts that closed out the tumultuous 1960s: the Battle for People’s Park. In April 1969, a few Berkeley activists planted the first tree on a University … Continued Equity Indicators and the People’s Budget: Week 1 – Housing 7:00 pm Equity Indicators and the People’s Budget: Week 1 – Housing @ ACCE May 6 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets A 6-week series to help us develop a deeper analysis and to call attention to the kinds of changes needed in the City’s budget and policies. 4/15 – Housing 4/22 – Economy 4/29 – Education 5/6 – Public Health 5/13 – Neighborhood Life 5/20 – Public Safety The first week’s workshop on the Housing Indicators is the first of a 6-week series to help us develop a deeper analysis and to call attention to the kinds of changes needed in the City’s budget and policies. Join us for this deeper … Continued Oscar Grant Committee Meeting 7:00 pm Oscar Grant Committee Meeting @ Zoom Meeting May 6 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Because of the COVID pandemic we will be meeting virtually via Zoom on the first Monday of the month. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82809764186?pwd=eWtjcXlsKzU1QkdSdk5xOUxseFl0Zz09 Meeting ID: 828 0976 4186 If you wish to get the password please subscribe to the Oscar Grant Committee mailing list by sending an email to: oscargrantcommittee-subscribe@lists.riseup.net The Oscar Grant Committee Against Police Brutality & State Repression (OGC) is a grassroots democratic organization that was formed as a conscious united front for justice against police brutality. The OGC is involved in the struggle for police accountability and is committed to … Continued	7 RALLY TO SAVE KAISER GARDENERS! 5:00 pm RALLY TO SAVE KAISER GARDENERS! May 7 @ 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm Tickets KAISER HAS LOST ITS WAY. IT’S ON US TO GET KAISER BACK ON TRACK. JOIN US FOR A RALLY TO SAVE KAISER GARDENERS! LABOR, COMMUNITY, ELECTED OFFICIALS AND INTERFAITH LEADERS WILL JOIN US AND SEIU-UHW FOR THEIR MAY 7TH/MAY 8TH ACTIONS AT ONE KAISER PLAZA, OAKLAND, CA AGAINST KAISER PERMANENTE. ONCE KNOWN AS A LEADER FOR GOOD JOBS, KAISER IS NOW AGGRESSIVELY OUTSOURCING JOBS TO LESS EXPERIENCED WORKERS FOR POVERTY WAGES AND NO BENEFITS. TUESDAY, MAY 7TH Â· 5PM: RALLY/PRESS CONFERENCE Â· 6PM: SET UP GARDENING AREA/SET UP TENTS … Continued Let Schaaf and City Council Know it’s Time to Defund OPD! 5:30 pm Let Schaaf and City Council Know it’s Time to Defund OPD! @ Oakland City Hall, Oscar Grant Plaza May 7 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Let Libby Schaaf know how we can fix Oakland’s broken budget when she presents her budget at the Oakland City Council Meeting on May 7th. Tell her we need to Defund OPD and Invest in Community!! [Event] Defund OPD and Invest in Communityhttps://t.co/aEDPOYzE6Z— Indybay (@Indybay) May 6, 2019 66422 KPFA Documentary Film Night: Healing Justice 6:30 pm KPFA Documentary Film Night: Healing Justice @ New Parkway Theater May 7 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Healing Justice, explores the causes and consequences of the current North American justice system and its effect on marginalized communities. The film walks back through the history of violence that has led to our current system, bringing into focus the histories of trauma – on a personal, interpersonal, community, and generational level. This powerful documentary addresses the school-to-prison pipeline, the need for comprehensive criminal justice reform, and the importance of healing and restorative practices. Designed for dialogue, Healing Justice is meant to prompt questions and open conversations, exploring trauma, justice, … Continued HABEAS DATA paperback edition launch party! 7:00 pm HABEAS DATA paperback edition launch party! @ Ale Industries May 7 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Tickets You are being watched. Whether through your phone or your car or your credit card, caught on a CCTV camera or tracked through your online viewing history, government agencies know where you are, and are quietly collecting your most intimate, mundane, and personal information. Is this even legal? Habeas Data shows how the explosive growth of surveillance technology has outpaced our understanding of the ethics, mores, and laws of privacy. Award-winning tech reporter Cyrus Farivar makes the case by taking ten historic court decisions that defined our privacy rights and matching … Continued Socialist Night School: Imperialism 7:00 pm Socialist Night School: Imperialism @ East Bay Community Space May 7 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Throughout the history of capitalism, wealthy elites from a handful of countries have managed to impose their dominance across the world, subjecting people, land, and resources in the Global South to intense forms of exploitation. Socialists call this system imperialism, and see it as a central feature of the capitalist global economy. But it’s often difficult to see how exactly imperialism works, who it benefits, or how it manages to maintain control. Join East Bay DSA on Tuesday, May 7th as we discuss imperialism in the 21st century, its roots … Continued ANAND GIRIDHARADAS: Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World 7:30 pm ANAND GIRIDHARADAS: Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World @ Sydney Goldstein Theater May 7 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets In Conversation with Courtney E. Martin Buy Tickets 415.392.4400 CITY ARTS & LECTURES Anand Giridharadas is the author of Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World, which explores the ways in which the global elite’s efforts to “change the world” through philanthropy preserve the status quo and obscure their own role in causing the problems they later seek to solve. His past books include India Calling: An Intimate Portrait of a Nation’s Remaking and The True American: Murder and Mercy in Texas, which has been adapted into a film, to be released in 2019. He is also an … Continued	8 Uber/Lyft Strike Uber/Lyft Strike May 8 all-day Tickets Don’t use #uber, #lyft tomorrow! Drivers on strike! #LA, #SanDiego, #SanFrancisco, #Chicago, #Atlanta, #Connecticut, #WashingtonDC, #Philadelphia, #NewYork, #Boston pic.twitter.com/bd66vTVnGk— Occupy Oakland (@OccupyOakland) May 8, 2019 66490 Billionaires Can’t Teach Our Kids! 5:00 pm Billionaires Can’t Teach Our Kids! May 8 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets On May 8th, the NewSchools Venture Fund (NSVF) will hold its annual conference in Oakland. NSVF — funded by billionaire donors is a venture capital fund that works to expand charter school proliferation in local communities like Oakland. Unchecked charter growth already costs OUSD schools over $57 million a year. Oakland kids deserve better — and Oakland won’t let NSVF hold a conference in our Town without a response. Join us in the streets on May 8th as the conference begins, and we’ll tell NSVF to get out of … Continued Ella Baker General Meeting 6:00 pm Ella Baker General Meeting @ San Antonio Senior Center May 8 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets The Ella Baker Center’s monthly member meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 8th; the second week of May in order to accommodate for the May Day rally happening tomorrow, Wednesday, May 1st. This month’s member meeting will include a new member orientation. If you are interested in learning about our membership, the Ella Baker Center in general, or what is happening with criminal justice reform at a state level we invite you to join us. This is an open meeting and a free dinner will be provided. Please join … Continued Oakland Privacy: Fighting Against the Surveillance State 6:30 pm Oakland Privacy: Fighting Against the Surveillance State @ Omni Commons May 8 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Join Oakland Privacy to organize against the surveillance state, police militarization and ICE, and to advocate for surveillance regulation around the Bay. We fight against “pre-crime” and “thought-crime,” spy drones, facial recognition, police body cameras and requirements for “backdoors” to cellphones, to list just a few invasions of our privacy by all levels of Government. We draft and push for privacy legislation for City Councils, at the County level, and in Sacramento. We advocate in op-eds and in the streets. We stand in solidarity with Black Lives Matter and believe no … Continued	9 Oakland Police Commission 6:30 pm Oakland Police Commission @ Oakland City Hall, Oscar Grant Plaza May 9 @ 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm Tickets Full Agenda Some agenda items of interest: Pawlik Investigation Update The Commission will discuss CPRA’s recent findings on the Pawlik investigation. Karen Tom and Joan Saupe will review the process. This is a new item. (Attachment 4) IX. R-02: Searches of Individuals on Probation and Parole The Commission will review an amended version of R-02: Searches of Individuals on Probation or Parole, and will discuss the status of collaboration with OPD. X. Oakland Black Officers Association (OBOA) Letter The Commission will discuss allegations in the OBOA letter in the Oakland … Continued	10 AIN’T I A MOTHER TOO: Conversations about Housing Instability 6:00 pm AIN’T I A MOTHER TOO: Conversations about Housing Instability @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center May 10 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Join us for a FREE thought-provoking conversation about housing instability in the Bay Area – and to be a part of the solution! The Ella Baker Center is thrilled to be co-hosting “Ain’t I A Mother Too?” at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center. Register here While many applaud and appreciate the innovations of modern society, we know that our society has failed to keep up with adequate housing supply to meet the needs of the people. This is why our coalition is looking to change the narrative and engage with … Continued	11 Mourning Mothers Walk for Healing 8:00 am Mourning Mothers Walk for Healing @ San Leandro Marina Park May 11 @ 8:00 am – 1:00 pm Tickets 1000 MOTHERS TO PREVENT VIOLENCE Hosts 10th Mourning Mothers “Walk for Healing” For Families and Friends of Homicide Victims and those impacted by PTSD” (San Leandro – May 11, 2019) Hundreds are expected to join 1000 Mothers to Prevent Violence 10th annual “Mourning Mothers Walk for Healing” at the San Leandro Marina Park (Heron); The Mourning Mothers Walk was started by Lorrain Taylor, founder and executive director of “1000 Mothers to Prevent Violence” to help grieving families dealing with PTSD and to raise awareness to the ongoing impact of violence … Continued Desperate Holdings Real Estate & LandMind Spa 12:00 pm Desperate Holdings Real Estate & LandMind Spa May 11 @ 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Opening Friday, April 5, please visit DESPERATE HOLDINGS REAL ESTATE & LandMind Spa, an immersive art installation organized by Cassie Thornton of the Feminist Economics Department (the FED). See our full website at http://www.desperateholdings.com. Installation available for viewing through May 11th. In 2015 Cassie Thornton, recently displaced from her San Francisco apartment, walked past the Salesforce Tower construction site in downtown San Francisco. Workers were digging 200 ft below, where they found Barbary Coast beams and thick clay-like soil. The foreman offered her and her friend a truckload of this clay, which would otherwise … Continued Report Back from Haiti 3:00 pm Report Back from Haiti May 11 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets 66462 ‘Doughnut Economics’ Reading Group 4:30 pm ‘Doughnut Economics’ Reading Group @ Omni Commons May 11 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets Doughnut Economics Reading Group: Creating a world with neither human suffering nor planetary peril Doughnut Economics: 7 ways to think like a 21st century economist By Kate Raworth Chelsea Green Publishing (2017) The capitalist economic system defines every aspect of our lives: the schooling and medical care we get, where we live, and how we sustain ourselves. The system works for a lucky few and exploits everyone else. And it’s a real threat to the survival of our species (and many others) on this planet. We know the system needs to change—but we … Continued Jenny Odell: How to Do Nothing 7:00 pm Jenny Odell: How to Do Nothing @ Tamarack May 11 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Please join us for a talk by Jenny Odell in celebration of her new book How to Do Nothing / Resisting the Attention Economy. ”A galvanizing critique of the forces vying for our attention—and our personal information—that redefines what we think of as productivity, reconnects us with the environment, and reveals all that we’ve been too distracted to see about ourselves and our world Nothing is harder to do these days than nothing. But in a world where our value is determined by our 24/7 data productivity . . . … Continued
12 Sunday Morning at the Marxist Library 10:30 am Sunday Morning at the Marxist Library @ Niebyl Proctor Library May 12 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Tickets Sun, May 12 Turkey at the cross roads of imperialism Turkey is struggling to find a new and better position in the world while fascism erodes the economy, human rights, freedom of press and all opposition. New “elections” on March 31 is only a sham as mounting evidence of corruption piles. Turkey has lost on Syria, a quagmire it planned on winning big with the bog guys. As Turkey oscillates between European Union, the USA and Russia, it finds itself more and more irrelevant. Contrary to the big plans of becoming a leader in … Continued Socialism: An American Story (Sneak Preview + Q&A) 1:00 pm Socialism: An American Story (Sneak Preview + Q&A) @ New Parkway Theater May 12 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Tickets ~~~~~THE FILM~~~~~~ A feature-length documentary about the history and resurgence of socialism in America. Socialism: an American Story (socialismmovie.com) features the stories of ordinary Americans across the United States. From a Marine veteran turned socialist legislator, to a teacher on strike, to the son of Cuban immigrants organizing to free deportees, today’s surging interest in socialism manifests across demographics. Through their stories and a historical road trip through the old socialist hub of Wisconsin, we learn what a uniquely American form of socialism might look like. Two years ago, 13 … Continued Sunflower Alliance Meeting 1:00 pm Sunflower Alliance Meeting @ Bobby Bowens Progressive Center May 12 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets Please join us for our regular biweekly meeting of the Sunflower Alliance. We’ll discuss ongoing campaigns and future plans and identify upcoming actions we can take to fight fossil fuels and work for a just and sustainable world. Old friends and newcomers are equally welcome. We need your participation and your voice! 66460 Intro to Marxism – Marx on the US Civil War (Pt.2) 3:00 pm Intro to Marxism – Marx on the US Civil War (Pt.2) May 12 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets Join us for part 2 of Marx on the US Civil War! This class was created with the intention of bringing in folks who are unfamiliar with Marx. Come through! Here is the handout from the previous class: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DpOmmMkhyrzYxNQXIuonwi3To93v2RJnJsRdUArFLNU/edit?usp=sharing Note: The meeting space is up a flight of stairs.66495 Occupy Oakland General Assembly 4:00 pm Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza May 12 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets NOTE: During the Plague Year of 2020 GA will be held every week or two on Zoom. To find out the exact time a date get on the Occupy Oakland email list my sending an email to: occupyoakland-subscribe@lists.riseup.net The Occupy Oakland General Assembly meets every Sunday at 4 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 … Continued Green Sunday: the state of rule of law and the role of precedent in our federal courts? 5:00 pm Green Sunday: the state of rule of law and the role of precedent in our federal courts? @ Niebyl Proctor Library May 12 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets What is the state of rule of law and the role of precedent in our federal courts? With the appointment of Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, the United States Supreme Court accelerates the federal courts’ return to early 20th century jurisprudence on legal disputes long considered settled concerning labor rights, women’s rights, minority rights, and proportional electoral power. For example, last year’s Janus vs. AFSCME decision overturned over four decades of precedent that public employees must pay fees to unions to cover the costs of collective bargaining. Eduard Meleshinsky … Continued	13 Help Stop Police Murders 8:00 am Help Stop Police Murders @ SEIU Building May 13 @ 8:00 am – 3:30 pm Tickets AB 392 simply mandates that law enforcement must exhaust every possible alternative before they use deadly force. This is common sense legislation that will save lives. Yet and still, some of our legislators at the State Capitol are hesitant – or flat out refusing – to vote for the bill. The Law Enforcement Lobby is strong. But nothing is stronger than the power of the people! On Monday, May 13th – we are heading up to Sacramento to spend the day lobbying legislators. Impacted families, advocates and organizers will gather … Continued Bay Area Landless Peoples Alliance 6:30 pm Bay Area Landless Peoples Alliance @ Omni Commons May 13 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Meeting of homeless activists and homed supporters from around the Bay Area. Resist!66465 Equity Indicators and the People’s Budget: Week 1 – Housing 7:00 pm Equity Indicators and the People’s Budget: Week 1 – Housing @ ACCE May 13 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets A 6-week series to help us develop a deeper analysis and to call attention to the kinds of changes needed in the City’s budget and policies. 4/15 – Housing 4/22 – Economy 4/29 – Education 5/6 – Public Health 5/13 – Neighborhood Life 5/20 – Public Safety The first week’s workshop on the Housing Indicators is the first of a 6-week series to help us develop a deeper analysis and to call attention to the kinds of changes needed in the City’s budget and policies. Join us for this deeper … Continued Oakland Tenants Union monthly meeting 7:00 pm Oakland Tenants Union monthly meeting @ Madison Park Apartments, community room May 13 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets 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 Bhaskar Sunkara: The Socialist Manifesto 7:30 pm Bhaskar Sunkara: The Socialist Manifesto @ first Congregational Church of Berkeley May 13 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets KPFA Radio 94.1 FM presents Bhaskar Sunkara The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality MONDAY, MAY 13, 7:30 PM First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley Hosted by: Sasha Lilley advance tickets: $12: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4069692: T: 800-838-3006 or Pegasus Books (3 sites), Moe’s, Books Inc (Berkeley), Walden Pond Bookstore, East Bay Books, Mrs. Dalloway’s $15 door, benefits KPFA Radio 94.1FM info: kpfa.org/events “Accessible, irreverent and entertaining. Bhaskar Sunkara has delivered a razor-sharp guide to socialism’s history, transformative promise, and path to power. This book … Continued The Case for Radical Politics in an Age of Extreme Inequality 7:30 pm The Case for Radical Politics in an Age of Extreme Inequality @ first Congregational Church of Berkeley May 13 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets KPFA Radio 94.1 FM presents Advance tickets: $12: brownpapertickets.com :: T: 800-838-3006 or Pegasus Books (3 sites), Moe’s, Books Inc (Berkeley), Walden Pond Bookstore, East Bay Books, Mrs. Dalloway’s “Accessible, irreverent and entertaining. Bhaskar Sunkara has delivered a razor-sharp guide to socialism’s history, transformative promise, and path to power. This book also serves as an irresistible invitation to join in building that power, and in shaping the radically democratic future that is our best hope in these make-or-break times.” — NAOMI KLEIN The success of Bernie Sanders 2016 presidential campaign revived … Continued	14 Defend West Oakland homeless 8:00 am Defend West Oakland homeless @ Raimondi Park May 14 @ 8:00 am – 10:00 am Tickets The City of Oakland is planning to push homeless West Oakland residents onto a sanctioned site on May 14th. Residents that do not comply run the risk of arrest and having their property confiscated. Join up with homeless residents, people in the area need support be it moving their things or in not complying with the city of Oakland unreasonable request The new site is small and lacks many of the services that homeless residents have been demanding.66494 CloseTheLoopholes in Oakland Rent Control 12:30 pm CloseTheLoopholes in Oakland Rent Control @ Oakland City Hall May 14 @ 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets Did you know that if a tenant lives in a duplex or triplex in Oakland & the owner or their relative moves into one of the units ALL of the tenants lose rent stabilization & protections from both harassment & landlords that refuse to make necessary repairs? Do you think that the housing affordability crisis in Oakland is out of control and that all tenants in Oakland deserve strong protections against displacement, homelessness, and rent gouging? Then come out and demand City Council close a loophole that already exempts ~3,000 … Continued Still Fighting for Justice: Saleem Tindle 1:00 pm Still Fighting for Justice: Saleem Tindle @ West Oakland BART May 14 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Tickets 66458 Stop Surveillance – SF Board of Sups 2:00 pm Stop Surveillance – SF Board of Sups @ San Francisco City Hall May 14 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets The SF Board of Supervisors will consider a Surveillance Equipment Regulation Ordinance, including a provision to ban all use of facial recognition technology by City/County agencies. Passage of the ordinance would force the City to reveal all of its currently used surveillance equipment, and bring the request and purchase of new equipment and the use of new surveillance techniques before the Board of Supervisors for a hearing and approval (or denial) before it could be used.66489	15 Memorial for the Homeless Who Have Died on Berkeley’s Streets 12:00 pm Memorial for the Homeless Who Have Died on Berkeley’s Streets @ Civic Center Steps May 15 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Tickets a MEMORIAL/VIGIL for all whom we know who have died in Berkeley in the last 12 months. Many Consider The Homeless Volunteers will remember KK… died June 2018, and Michelle Larson, died October 22018. Some may remember hearing about Lisa Blowers, found dead on Telegraph Ave with her wheelchair and her dog back in May 2018, about a week after her encampment was raided… About a month later, her partner RICHARD died. In the last month a woman was found dead in her tent, her name was MELINDA. A few … Continued #DefundOPD & support a #PeoplesBudget. 6:00 pm #DefundOPD & support a #PeoplesBudget. @ Senior Center May 15 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Join us tonight to ask Councilmember Lynette Gibson McElhaney to #DefundOPD & support a #PeoplesBudget. District 3 City Budget Forum w/ Councilmember McElhaney’s Office Mayor Schaaf’s proposed budget underfunds crucial city services and efforts like affordable housing, public works, race & equity, and parks, recreation & youth – while policing consumes an ever-greater share of the city’s General Purpose Fund. 66561	16 East Bay DSA Social 7:00 pm East Bay DSA Social @ Arthur Macs May 16 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Come hang out with East Bay DSA members and talk about socialism, current events, historic events, the future, music, your cat, someone else’s cat, etc. We’ll tell you about upcoming East Bay DSA events and how you can get involved! 66498 Max Blumenthal: The Management of Savagery 7:30 pm Max Blumenthal: The Management of Savagery @ St. Johns Presbyterian Church May 16 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets 66501	17 Ethics In Tech Reception and Comedy Show! 6:00 pm Ethics In Tech Reception and Comedy Show! May 17 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Join Ethics In Technology for our reception and comedy night in San Francisco on May 17th. 6 to 7 PM. Reception hosted by Ethics In Technology a new non-profit based in San Francisco. Brett Wilkins, Independent Journalist and Board Member of Ethics In Technology will be presenting Bug Splat. Bugsplat: Can Technology Really Make War Less Deadly for Civilians? There is a school of thought that posits advances in technology will make war less deadly for innocent civilians. But is that really true? We’ll examine the notion that “smart,” “precision” … Continued “Legal Opening For Mumia” Film Night 7:00 pm “Legal Opening For Mumia” Film Night @ Omni Commons May 17 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Film showing of “Manufacturing Guilt” (2013) with a discussion, and Q & A Facilitated by Gerald Sanders of the Labor Action Committee to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal “Manufacturing Guilt” is the single best film explaining the police frameup of Mumia. It is available as an extra from the DVD “Long Distance Revolutionary” (produced by First Run Features and available from the LAC). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0GbNwKmHaE] For more event information: http://www.laboractionmumia.org66503	18 Roar Conference 8:30 am Roar Conference @ Omni Commons ballroom May 18 @ 8:30 am – 6:00 pm Tickets ROAR is a free conference, focused on Revolutionary anti-racism, solidarity, and strategy, rooted in the legacy of anti-colonial, anti-fascist, anti-imperialist, feminist and queer movements and fighters who have come before us.66467 Strike Debt Bay Area: Debt Resistance – You Are Not A Loan 4:00 pm Strike Debt Bay Area: Debt Resistance – You Are Not A Loan @ Omni Commons May 18 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets Come get connected with SDBA’s projects – we have exciting work to do in 2019! Our medical debt erasure campaign with RIP Medical Debt is doing well (but needs more signal-boosting). We joined another Alameda County campaign, and together we’re more than halfway to our minimum goal. Our donation page is here. The online version of our flyer, with live links, is here. Our FAQ is here. We can also link you to a printable version of the flyer if you have places to hand them out. Continuing our discussion group on new economic thinking. … Continued PUNKS With LUNCH Benefit 8:00 pm PUNKS With LUNCH Benefit @ Dungeon Art Gallery May 18 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets MISSION STATEMENT Punks With Lunch is a non-profit organization run by volunteers dedicated to building community by providing life-saving services, along with harm reduction resources to underserved and marginalized individuals. VISION STATEMENT Our vision is to promote consistent access to basic living necessities and harm reduction services for those in need – with non-judgmental unconditional compassion. Our volunteers engage in direct community outreach while encouraging destigmatization of drug use and poverty. By connecting with our program participants, we empower and provide a safe space for individuals to make informed decisions … Continued
19 Sunday Morning at the Marxist Library 10:30 am Sunday Morning at the Marxist Library @ Niebyl Proctor Library May 19 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Tickets Sun, May 12 Turkey at the cross roads of imperialism Turkey is struggling to find a new and better position in the world while fascism erodes the economy, human rights, freedom of press and all opposition. New “elections” on March 31 is only a sham as mounting evidence of corruption piles. Turkey has lost on Syria, a quagmire it planned on winning big with the bog guys. As Turkey oscillates between European Union, the USA and Russia, it finds itself more and more irrelevant. Contrary to the big plans of becoming a leader in … Continued Alternatives to Policing 3: Deep Culture 2:00 pm Alternatives to Policing 3: Deep Culture @ First Congregational Church of Oakland May 19 @ 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets In this third in our series of workshops to create alternatives to relying on policing, we’ll work together to identify elements of white supremacy culture, police and law enforcement culture. Then we’ll engage with just transition culture. We’ll examine the cultures of our own organizations and map them toward a just transition. We’ll imagine together some steps in that journey. ABOUT THE TRAINER We are thrilled to welcome Patricia St. Onge (Haudenosaunee and Quebecois, adopted Lakota) to lead us in this work. Patricia is the founder of Seven Generations Consulting … Continued Extinction Rebellion: East Bay general meeting 2:00 pm Extinction Rebellion: East Bay general meeting @ South Berkeley Senior Center May 19 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets We have taken your suggestions, reflections and feedback in order to craft an agenda for creating, together, a rebellious summer of nonviolent direct action. As many of you know, the UN just recently released a report showing that one million or more species are at risk of extinction due to a number of factors, not the least of which is climate change. We are in the midst of an emergency that requires us to rebel against business-as-usual. Are you ready? We need rebels of all kinds! Bring your energy, your … Continued Occupy Oakland General Assembly 4:00 pm Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza May 19 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets NOTE: During the Plague Year of 2020 GA will be held every week or two on Zoom. To find out the exact time a date get on the Occupy Oakland email list my sending an email to: occupyoakland-subscribe@lists.riseup.net The Occupy Oakland General Assembly meets every Sunday at 4 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 … Continued Free Films, Food, + Forum: Black Diaspora 4:30 pm Free Films, Food, + Forum: Black Diaspora @ Omni Commons May 19 @ 4:30 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Liberated Lens invites you to a screening of short films across the Black Diaspora with a post-screening discussion with Aldane Walters & Marna Paintsil Anning. This event is free and food will be provided! Doors open at 4:30 pm on Sunday, May 19th at Omni Commons. This event is wheel chair accessible. For more information go to LiberatedLens.org or contact (510) 863-4331.66496	20 Earth Strike Bay Area Meeting 6:00 pm Earth Strike Bay Area Meeting @ Longhaul May 20 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Twitter: @EarthStrikeSFBA Facebook: @EarthStrikeBA We, the people of the world, are striking to save our planet. Leading climate scientists have warned that we only have until 2030 to prevent global temperature increases from exceeding 1.5ºC. At that time, many effects of Climate Change will be irreversible, and the consequences will be dire. If the global average temperature increases reach 2°C, the results will be catastrophic; famine, droughts, floods, wildfires, the spread of infectious diseases and mass extinction– all on an unprecedented global scale. It would mean the collapse of the … Continued Bay Area Landless Peoples Alliance 6:30 pm Bay Area Landless Peoples Alliance @ Omni Commons May 20 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Meeting of homeless activists and homed supporters from around the Bay Area. Resist!66465 Terry Amons Rally & Speak Out at Pittsburg City Council 6:30 pm Terry Amons Rally & Speak Out at Pittsburg City Council @ Pittsburg City Council May 20 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Monday, May 20, 2019 6:30 pm SHARP Rally 7:00pm Speakout During Public Comment Period at the City Council Meeting Pittsburg City Council 65 Civic Ave Pittsburg, CA 94565 (One block North on Railroad Ave Exit off HWY 4) (Railroad Drive Stop at End of Line BART Extension Trolley) Contact Info: 510-674-8181 or 925-565-8393 or email: oscargrantcomittee.ogc@gmail.com Demand Number One: FIRE KILLER COP DILLON TINDALL The people of Pittsburg are NOT safe with trigger happy cop Dillon Tindall on the police force. He has shown bad judgement in killing Terry Amons … Continued Equity Indicators and the People’s Budget: Week 1 – Housing 7:00 pm Equity Indicators and the People’s Budget: Week 1 – Housing @ ACCE May 20 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets A 6-week series to help us develop a deeper analysis and to call attention to the kinds of changes needed in the City’s budget and policies. 4/15 – Housing 4/22 – Economy 4/29 – Education 5/6 – Public Health 5/13 – Neighborhood Life 5/20 – Public Safety The first week’s workshop on the Housing Indicators is the first of a 6-week series to help us develop a deeper analysis and to call attention to the kinds of changes needed in the City’s budget and policies. Join us for this deeper … Continued	21 Anti-Chevron Day: Confronting Corporate Bullies 12:00 pm Anti-Chevron Day: Confronting Corporate Bullies @ Chevron Refinery, Gate 19 May 21 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Tickets Join Amazon Watch, Diablo Rising Tide, Greenpeace USA, Idle No More SF Bay, and Sunflower Alliance in Richmond at Chevron’s gates to protest its brutal violations of environmental and human rights at home and all over the world. Speakers include: Amazon Watch Idle No More SF Bay Stand.Earth Andres Soto and more More info (if details aren’t up yet, check back in a few hours) 66514 Audit the Sheriff – Rally and Press Conference 4:30 pm Audit the Sheriff – Rally and Press Conference @ Oscar Grant Plaza amphitheatre May 21 @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets Tuesday May 21: Turn out for a rally and press conference followed by public comment. We need you to help us push #AuditAhern forward. The abuses committed by ACSO are unacceptable. We will not be silent. We will not be complacent. pic.twitter.com/WpsviplSC6— Ella Baker Center (@ellabakercenter) May 16, 2019 66572 CloseThe Loopholes in Oakland Rent Control 5:30 pm CloseThe Loopholes in Oakland Rent Control @ Oakland City Hall Council Chambers, May 21 @ 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets We don’t have to wait to repeal Costa Hawkins to fight displacement and stabilize the homes of thousands of tenants in Oakland NOW. Oakland City Council has the power to remove rent-control exemptions on thousands of currently owner-occupied duplex and triplex units in Oakland and protect the futures of families in thousands more. It’s time we demand they take action to stop displacement and rent gouging. Closing the rent stabilization loophole for owner-occupied 2-3 unit buildings would immediately: • Protect an estimated 5,100 tenants already living owner-occupied duplexes or triplex … Continued Public Bank of the East Bay 6:00 pm Public Bank of the East Bay @ East Bay For Everyone May 21 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets Come join us make public banking happen! Local public banking bill moves ahead May update: AB 857 has cleared all Assembly committees and will be coming up for an Assembly floor vote in late May. Local public banking is coming to California! State Assembly Bill 857, which will enable cities and counties to more easily establish their own banks, passed two crucial votes this week: on Monday, the Assembly Banking and Finance committee voted to pass it, and on Wednesday, the Assembly Local Government committee did the same. Next, our … Continued Acquiring an Armored Vehicle – Oakland City Council 6:30 pm Acquiring an Armored Vehicle – Oakland City Council @ Oakland City Hall May 21 @ 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm Tickets Agenda Item 12 (Acquisition of Bearcat armored vehicle) The Josh Pawlik killing in March 2018 is a key event conditioning responses to this request to approve the acquisition of a second Bearcat. In that event, OPD deployed its existing Bearcat, as well as officers armed with AR-15 assault rifles. Compliance Director Robert Warshaw and the Executive Force Review Board pointed out that “officers did not use the armored vehicle as cover. They utilized it as a shooting platform.” (see attached, p. 2) The killing was wholly preventable. Yet OPD’s review … Continued Tell the City Council: Coal Outta Richmond 6:30 pm Tell the City Council: Coal Outta Richmond @ Richmond City Hall May 21 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets We need to tell the Richmond City Council to phase out coal operations at every meeting of the council. A couple of people speaking at each meeting can be effective in keeping council members aware of the urgency of this issue and the popular support for the ordinance phasing out coal, presently with the city attorney’s office. In addition, it publicizes the issue to those who watch the televised (and archived) meeting or read the on-line minutes. The opportunity to speak up about coal is during the Open Forum. This time … Continued Socialist Night School Film Night: The Battle of Chile 7:00 pm Socialist Night School Film Night: The Battle of Chile @ East Bay Community Space May 21 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Socialist Night School takes a post-convention breather on May 21 for our first film night, the second session in our three-part series on imperialism and internationalism. We’ll be holding a special screening of Part I of Patricio Guzman’s The Battle of Chile, the legendary documentary about the social revolution that brought Salvador Allende to power in Chile in the 1970s and its violent repression. Here’s your chance to see what the Village Voice called “the major political film of our times.” We will also have LaCroix and snacks! See the … Continued	22 Lawsuit Trial Date: Berkeley’s Homeless v City of Berkeley 8:00 am Lawsuit Trial Date: Berkeley’s Homeless v City of Berkeley @ Federal Courthouse, Courtroom 12, 19th floor May 22 @ 8:00 am – 11:30 am Tickets A trial will be held to determine whether the City of Berkeley persecuted First They Came for the Homeless, aka The Poor Tour, a group of politicized homeless individuals, for their political activities. Jury selection commences on the 20th.66470 LIBERATE THE CAGED VOICES 7:00 pm LIBERATE THE CAGED VOICES @ Octopus Literary Salon May 22 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets California Prison Focus presents “Liberate the Caged Voices”, to foster engagement between the community and those living behind bars through music, letters, and poetry. 66569 Review of Berkeley Police surveillance policies 7:00 pm Review of Berkeley Police surveillance policies @ South Berkeley Senior Center May 22 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets This police review commission meeting will feature a discussion on the Berkeley Police Department’s surveillance policies regarding the following: +Body Worn Cameras +Automatic License Plate Readers +GPS Trackers +More? There will also be a discussion on data collection and analysis from police stops. Public comment will be at the very start of the meeting, with additional time at the very end of the meeting. Heads Up… local Blue Lives Matters activist Christine Schwartz will be at the meeting filming public speakers for the purposes of harassment. She has habitually been … Continued	23 Toward a Regional Climate Emergency Mobilization 5:00 pm Toward a Regional Climate Emergency Mobilization @ New Berkeley City Hall, 6th Floor May 23 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Now that the cities of Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond, and San Francisco have committed to emergency climate mobilization, regional action is the necessary next step. City council members in Berkeley and Richmond are leading an effort to organize a regional meeting next fall, to start planning specific Bay Area-wide strategies for a just transition to a green economy. The goals of this campaign are to: Pass Climate Emergency Declarations and Fossil Fuel Free Resolutions with explicit commitments to an emergency climate mobilization and just transition across municipalities and regulatory bodies of … Continued Movie Night at Reem’s 6:00 pm Movie Night at Reem’s @ Reem's Bakery May 23 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Movie Nights at Reem’s The Arab Film and Media Institute and Reem’s are partnering to bring some of our favorite Arab films to Oakland. Screenings are free + the amazing team at Reem’s will be serving the full menu throughout the evening. And that’s not all! There will be movie snacks (including za’atar popcorn!), April 11: Refugee Stories Far from a one-size-fits-all marking of “experience” so often depicted on Western media outlets when it comes to the plight of the refugee, this program of 5 powerful short documentaries spotlight the … Continued Wellstone Club: “Alameda County Politics, Urgent and Overlooked: Sheriff Ahern, Public Safety, Sanctuary, Housing 6:00 pm Wellstone Club: “Alameda County Politics, Urgent and Overlooked: Sheriff Ahern, Public Safety, Sanctuary, Housing @ Humanist Hall May 23 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Speakers Alameda County Supervisor Wilma Chan, District 3 Alameda County Supervisor Keith Carson, District 5 Brian Hofer, Chair of Oakland Privacy Commission potluck at 6PM – meeting at 6:45PM Please Bring Something to Share 66452 Beer and Roses DSA Labor Social 6:30 pm Beer and Roses DSA Labor Social @ Blind Tiger May 23 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Join East Bay DSA’s Labor Committee for their regular Beer and Roses Social! Hang out with other members who are interested in the labor movement, hear about what’s happening in the East Bay DSA Labor Committee, and learn how you can get involved! 65416	24 Friday’s for the Future #FridaysForFuture 10:00 am Friday’s for the Future #FridaysForFuture @ Oscar Grant Plaza amphitheatre May 24 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am Tickets By Young Adults from St. Paul’s Episcopal School About #FridaysForFuture #FridaysForFuture is a movement that began in August 2018, after 15 years old Greta Thunberg sat in front of the Swedish parliament every schoolday for three weeks, to protest against the lack of action on the climate crisis. She posted what she was doing on Instagram and Twitter and it soon went viral. On the 8th of September, Greta decided to continue striking every Friday until the Swedish policies provided a safe pathway well under 2-degree C, i.e. in line … Continued Free Chelsea Manning Oakland Weekly Friday Vigil 12:00 pm Free Chelsea Manning Oakland Weekly Friday Vigil May 24 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Tickets TILL SHE IS FREE OR MARYTRED YEAH IT/S VERY SERIOUS BASTA !!! FREE CHELSEA MANNING WEEKLY VIGIL optional after meeting/party rain cancels.66601 The Housed for the Unhoused 4:00 pm The Housed for the Unhoused @ Oscar Grant Plaza May 24 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets Housed folks: show up this Friday w/ POOR Magazine in solidarity with your unhoused neighbors who are getting swept & criminalized all over the Bay. This brutality won't end until housed & unhoused folks stand together. 1pm SF City Hall4pm Oakland City Hall#StopTheSweeps pic.twitter.com/OyyWlaewQ8— DSA San Francisco (@DSA_SF) May 22, 2019 66609 Memorial for Homeless Berkeley Resident William Caldeira, aka ‘300’ 7:00 pm Memorial for Homeless Berkeley Resident William Caldeira, aka ‘300’ May 24 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets 66610	25 Families Belong Together \| Peaceful Action Protest 11:30 am Families Belong Together \| Peaceful Action Protest May 25 @ 11:30 am – 4:30 pm Tickets The U.S. government lost track of some 1,475 immigrant children, perhaps more, who were placed in sponsor homes. At least 389 migrant children have been separated from their families since a federal judge ruled to stop the practice in June 2018. Families are still being separated at an alarming rate. Babies and young children continue to be exposed to inhumane conditions. WE MUST CONTINUE TO BRING AWARENESS OF THIS ISSUE TO OUR COMMUNITIES AND TO MAKE A STAND AGAINST THIS PRACTICE. Please join us for a PEACEFUL PROTEST on SATURDAY, … Continued AFRICAN LIBERATION DAY 12:00 pm AFRICAN LIBERATION DAY @ Tassafaronga Center May 25 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Tickets The All African People’s Revolutionary Party and Eastside Arts Alliance invite you to African Liberation Day, featuring solidarity statements from the Haiti Action Committee, performance by Mistah Fab, food and more! 66607 Reception & Book Talk: Ghosts of Gold Mountain 1:00 pm Reception & Book Talk: Ghosts of Gold Mountain @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center May 25 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets Book talk and signing with Gordon H. Chang for Ghosts of Gold Mountain: The Epic Story of the Chinese who Built the Transcontinental Railroad. GHOSTS OF GOLD MOUNTAIN: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, on sale May 7, 2019) by award-winning scholar Gordon H. Chang is a groundbreaking account that draws on unprecedented research to recover the Chinese railroad workers’ stories and celebrate their role in remaking America. An invaluable correction of a great historical injustice, GHOSTS OF GOLD MOUNTAIN returns these … Continued Earth Strike: Now or Never Rally 3:00 pm Earth Strike: Now or Never Rally @ Oscar Grant Plaza May 25 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets Governments worldwide, especially the US, are failing to act on climate change. Hundreds of millions if not billions will face the wrath of natural disasters that an be prevented through cooperative action. They won’t listen – we need to force them. Rally the world for a general strike!66592 KPFA Movie Matinee: Mi Familia 3:00 pm KPFA Movie Matinee: Mi Familia @ New Parkway Theater May 25 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets “When I was born here, this was Mexico, and where I die, this is still Mexico.” El Californio, from Mi Familia. A second-generation Mexican immigrant narrates his family history, beginning with the journey of his father, Jose, across Mexico to Los Angeles where he meets Maria, and starts a family. Each subsequent generation contends with political and social hardships, ranging from illegal deportations in the 1940s to racial tensions and gang fights in the ’60s and ’70s. Yet through it all, or perhaps because of it, the family remains strong. Join … Continued
26 Sunday Morning at the Marxist Library 10:30 am Sunday Morning at the Marxist Library @ Niebyl Proctor Library May 26 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Tickets Sun, May 12 Turkey at the cross roads of imperialism Turkey is struggling to find a new and better position in the world while fascism erodes the economy, human rights, freedom of press and all opposition. New “elections” on March 31 is only a sham as mounting evidence of corruption piles. Turkey has lost on Syria, a quagmire it planned on winning big with the bog guys. As Turkey oscillates between European Union, the USA and Russia, it finds itself more and more irrelevant. Contrary to the big plans of becoming a leader in … Continued TANC General Assembly 3:00 pm TANC General Assembly @ Omni Commons May 26 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets TANC General Assembly! Our general assemblies are open and free for anyone to join. We’ll be discussing ongoing projects: tenant organizing, houseless organizing, public housing organizing and more. Rent is too high, and we’ve got to organize and fight against marketized housing. Come through and let’s get organized against the housing market! – – – – – – – – – – – – We are a group of Bay Area tenants who are fed up with rising rents, evictions, and harassment at the hands of landlords. We are fed … Continued Occupy Oakland General Assembly 4:00 pm Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza May 26 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets NOTE: During the Plague Year of 2020 GA will be held every week or two on Zoom. To find out the exact time a date get on the Occupy Oakland email list my sending an email to: occupyoakland-subscribe@lists.riseup.net The Occupy Oakland General Assembly meets every Sunday at 4 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 … Continued Free Dinner and a Movie Discussion Night – Oakland Greens 6:30 pm Free Dinner and a Movie Discussion Night – Oakland Greens @ It's Your Move Games May 26 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets The Oakland Greens 2019 FREE Dinner and a Movie discussion series. As usual, the doors at the It’s Your Move Games and Hobbies store will open at 6:30 p.m., a free dinner will be provided at 7 p.m., and the movie will start promptly at 7:30 p.m. 65437	27 Earth Strike Bay Area Meeting 6:00 pm Earth Strike Bay Area Meeting @ Longhaul May 27 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Twitter: @EarthStrikeSFBA Facebook: @EarthStrikeBA We, the people of the world, are striking to save our planet. Leading climate scientists have warned that we only have until 2030 to prevent global temperature increases from exceeding 1.5ºC. At that time, many effects of Climate Change will be irreversible, and the consequences will be dire. If the global average temperature increases reach 2°C, the results will be catastrophic; famine, droughts, floods, wildfires, the spread of infectious diseases and mass extinction– all on an unprecedented global scale. It would mean the collapse of the … Continued Bay Area Landless Peoples Alliance 6:30 pm Bay Area Landless Peoples Alliance @ Omni Commons May 27 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Meeting of homeless activists and homed supporters from around the Bay Area. Resist!66465	28 Homeless Rights – Life Enrichment Cmte, Oakland City Council 4:00 pm Homeless Rights – Life Enrichment Cmte, Oakland City Council @ Oakland City Hall May 28 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets Hey folks! time to roll deep to the Life Enrichment Committee (LEC) at Oakland City Hall. on the agenda is a crucial report and recommendation that if passed and implemented as policy will upgrade the quality of life in every encampment across Oakland while we wait for permanent deeply affordable housing to be built, and will protect informal settlements with tiny homes like the village from being sabatouged and destroyed. for the past 5 months, Councilwoman Nikki Fortunato Bas has been leading the charge to ensure the city of Oakland will not … Continued East Bay DSA Social – Berkeley 7:00 pm East Bay DSA Social – Berkeley @ Moxie Beer Garden May 28 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Come hang out with East Bay DSA members and talk about socialism, current events, historic events, the future, music, your cat, someone else’s cat, etc. We’ll tell you about upcoming East Bay DSA events and how you can get involved! 66499	29 Chevron: Stop Plan for Oil Drilling in the Arctic! 9:30 am Chevron: Stop Plan for Oil Drilling in the Arctic! @ Chevron Park Auditorium May 29 @ 9:30 am – 11:30 am Tickets Join the SF Bay Chapter of the Sierra Club — and many others — outside the annual Chevron shareholders meeting. We’ll tell Chevron not to move forward with a plan they’re considering to begin drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. There are no words. Just come. Please bring signs, water, and good energy. We will meet at the plaza across the street near Peet’s Coffee. There is no parking in front of Chevron Park, but there is parking at the plaza where we will convene. Carpool: If you … Continued Support the Coalition for Police Accountability’s Effort to Intervene in Oakland’s Negotiated Settlement Agreement 2:00 pm Support the Coalition for Police Accountability’s Effort to Intervene in Oakland’s Negotiated Settlement Agreement @ Federal Courthouse, Dept 2, 17th Floor May 29 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets The Coalition for Police Accountability filed a motion to be Intervenors in the 16 year-long Negotiated Settlement Agreement (NSA). Our motion was opposed by the City, by Plaintiffs’ Attorneys and, of course, the OPOA. Here’s an excerpt of the City of Oakland’s response to our motion: “Today is a much different day than when the NSA began. For one thing, the City is in compliance with all but four tasks. Dkt. No. 1238. The City is faithful to the idea that with strong medicine like the new policies the Department has … Continued Forum: Eyewitness Venezuela with Gloria La Riva 7:00 pm Forum: Eyewitness Venezuela with Gloria La Riva May 29 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets With guest speakers: David Paul, Embassy Protection Collective Carolina Morales, Venezuelan activistOn the heels of a month-long trip through Venezuela in the midst of growing U.S. aggression, anti-war activist Gloria La Riva will speak on the current situation in Venezuela, with a progressive perspective on the crucial issues facing the Venezuelan people: the U.S. economic sanctions, the U.S. media blockade, and the people’s organizing efforts to overcome the aggression. La Riva will show exclusive first-hand video footage from her trip and answer the questions: • What is the Bolivarian revolution … Continued	30 Earthstrike 10:00 am Earthstrike @ Downtown Berkeley Starbucks May 30 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am Tickets Meeting tomorrow 10am @ Downtown Berkeley Starbucks til whenever just to hang out, do art, talk about general plans.— Earth Strike California (@EarthStrikeSFBA) May 30, 2019 66631 Rally for Berkeley’s Homeless Community 11:30 am Rally for Berkeley’s Homeless Community @ MLK Civic Center Park May 30 @ 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Tickets 66612 People’s Park Movie Night – Sorry to Bother You 6:30 pm People’s Park Movie Night – Sorry to Bother You @ People's Park May 30 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets In a continued effort for community building, they're showing @BootsRiley's film, Sorry to Bother You, tonight at People's Park. pic.twitter.com/gZxXszABzx— Alastair Boone (@alastairboone) May 30, 2019 66638 Screening of ‘The One Percent’ 6:30 pm Screening of ‘The One Percent’ @ Bobby Bowens Progressive Center May 30 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets It’s almost time for May’s monthly potluck and free movie at the Bobby Bowens Progressive Center! This month we will be screening The One Percent (1h 16m) Schedule: 6:30pm Potluck / 7pm Screening Join us on May 30 for the documentary The One Percent, created by Jamie Johnson, heir to the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical fortune. The film examines the system that allows a growing divide between the wealthy and the poor in America. Johnson interviews a number of America’s richest people and asks them about the inherent dangers of … Continued	31 Free Chelsea Manning Oakland Weekly Friday Vigil 12:00 pm Free Chelsea Manning Oakland Weekly Friday Vigil May 31 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Tickets TILL SHE IS FREE OR MARYTRED YEAH IT/S VERY SERIOUS BASTA !!! FREE CHELSEA MANNING WEEKLY VIGIL optional after meeting/party rain cancels.66601

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About OccupyOakland.org

This website was created in the fall of 2011. Most of it is now moribund, but the Occupy Oakland Calendar, which lists activist events in the East Bay (and occasionally elsewhere) is still maintained, the Search facility works to find earlier posts and keep OO’s history alive, and articles are occasionally still posted to the front page.

The Occupy Oakland General Assembly met in-person weekly (with a rare skip) since October 10th, 2011 up until the pandemic, at which point we went to bi-weekly Zoom meetings. We do checkins, go over the activist events of the past meeting interval, and have general discussions on politics and revolution.

For many years, until the pandemic, we put on a Feed the People event monthly at Oscar Grant Plaza, where all were welcome to come and partake of a freshly cooked, savory meal, before our GA.

If you would like to participate while the pandemic is still amidst, send an email to occupyoakland-request@lists.riseup.net. Check the calendar or this text to see if we have resumed in-person meetings.