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Vigil for Oscar Grant 12:00 pm
Vigil for Oscar Grant @ Fruitvale Bart Station
Jan 1 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
OAKLAND!Please join us for Oscar Grant Day today at Fruitvale Station. In 2009 on this day Oscar was murdered. I’ll be speaking this afternoon and want to see you there. The gathering is from 12pm – 4pm. Meet Oscar’s family, activists, & organizers, and stand in solidarity.— Shaun King (@shaunking) January 1, 2020 67564
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The Politics of BDS 10:00 am
The Politics of BDS @ Netivot Shalom Library
Jan 5 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
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The Year in Review 10:30 am
The Year in Review @ Niebyl Proctor Library
Jan 5 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Sunday Morning at the Marxist Library Discussion Topic: Is this the year we will overthrow the hated dictatorship of the bourgeoisie?67523
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DSA Socialist Night School: Bernie 2020 & Democratic Socialism 7:00 pm
DSA Socialist Night School: Bernie 2020 & Democratic Socialism @ East Bay Community Space
Jan 7 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
DSA Socialist Night School: Bernie 2020 & Democratic Socialism @ East Bay Community Space
“If there is going to be class warfare in this country, it’s about time the working class won that war.” So says Bernie Sanders, the self-described democratic socialist who has a real shot at becoming president of the United States. The Democratic Socialists of America has thrown its weight behind Bernie’s campaign, which has inspired millions of working-class people to get involved in politics and to fight for a better world. This special edition of East Bay DSA’s Socialist Night School will tackle some fundamental questions about democratic socialism and … Continued
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Oakland Privacy Advisory Commission 5:00 pm
Oakland Privacy Advisory Commission @ Oakland City Hall
Jan 8 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Due to the New Year’s Holiday the January 2nd meeting of the PAC has been cancelled. A Special Meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday January 8th from 5-7pm at City Hall in Hearing Room 1.   Agenda items of possible interest: 4. Chief Privacy Officer report – Privacy Principles status update and implementation 5. Chair/Vice Chair report – 2020 planning, PAC annual report, report tracking, agenda management 6. Surveillance Equipment Ordinance – OPD – Live Stream Camera Impact Report and proposed Use Policy – review and take possible action 7. Surveillance … Continued
Film Screening: PushOut, The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools 5:30 pm
Film Screening: PushOut, The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools @ Lisser Hall, Mills College
Jan 8 @ 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm
The precarity of Black girls’ lives in school have been made visible by Dr. Monique Morris. Through her writing, advocacy, and now film, PUSHOUT, we now have the language to describe and understand what we see happening to Black girls in schools. Morris’ work has inspired debate and legislation with the recent sponsoring of the Ending Punitive, Unfair, School-based Harm that is Overt and Unresponsive to Trauma (P.U.S.H.O.U.T) Act,” by representatives Ayanna Pressley (D- MA), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.). The law identifies the many students made vulnerable by race, … Continued
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Justice 4 Kayla Moore 9:30 am
Justice 4 Kayla Moore @ James R. Browning U.S. Courthouse Courtroom 3, 3rd floor, Rm 307
Jan 9 @ 9:30 am – 11:30 am
Justice 4 Kayla Moore @ James R. Browning U.S. Courthouse Courtroom 3, 3rd floor, Rm 307
pic.twitter.com/fJ98EqLUkU— Berkeley Copwatch (@Copwatch411) December 24, 2019 67468
Oakland Police Commission 5:30 pm
Oakland Police Commission @ Oakland City Hall
Jan 9 @ 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Some agenda items of possible interest: X. Use of Force Working Group The Use of Force Working Group will present its revised draft report and a draft of the Oakland Police Department Use of Force Policy, Department General Order (DGO) K-03. The Commission will vote to approve the report and the revised DGO. This is item is continued from 12.12.19. (Attachment 10). XI. Presentation by National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (NICJR) of Proposed Pilot Juvenile Diversion Program David Muhammad of NICJR will deliver a presentation on the Neighborhood Opportunity … Continued
DSA Beer and Roses Labor Social 6:30 pm
DSA Beer and Roses Labor Social @ Telegraph Beer Garden
Jan 9 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Join the 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 EBDSA Labor Committee & learn how you can get involved.  67522
DSA: Beer & Roses Labor Social 6:30 pm
DSA: Beer & Roses Labor Social @ Telegraph Beer Garden
Jan 9 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Join the 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 EBDSA Labor Committee & learn how you can get involved.  67490
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Democracy Under Siege 7:00 pm
Democracy Under Siege @ Manny's
Jan 10 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Democracy Under Siege @ Manny's
Democracy Under Siege Join California Common Cause and special guest Leteefah Simon for a conversation on how we take back our democracy. 67546
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California Progressive Alliance Statewide Meeting
California Progressive Alliance Statewide Meeting @ Pauley Ballroom, UC Berkeley
Jan 11 all-day
Speakers include Chesa Boudin (new SF District Attorney-elect), Aaron Glantz (award-winning journalist and author of HOMEWRECKERS), Lee Camp (political satirist, author and activist), Jane Kim (CA Political Director for Bernie Sanders Campaign) and many other great speakers and panelists!   All are invited…please come join us celebrate our California progressive activism as we move forward together!! 8:30 am to 9:30 pm. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included with your ticket! All young people under 25  have their registration fee waived.  RSVP HERE for Youth Waiver.67528
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Humanity, Nature and the 5G Apocalypse 10:30 am
Humanity, Nature and the 5G Apocalypse @ Fellowship Hall
Jan 12 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Gar Smith (he/him), Guest Speaker An overview of the invisible health and environmental impacts of the “5G wireless revolution” that lies behind The Internet of Things. Gar Smith is an award-winning investigative reporter, co-founder of Environmentalists Against War, Editor Emeritus of Earth Island Journal, and author of Nuclear Roulette and the War and Environment Reader. WHAT’S the PROBLEM WITH 5G ? 5th Generation (not to be confused with 5 Gigahertz) wireless is not yet activated here, but some 5G-ready Small Cell WTF’s have been installed, and 1000’s are planned!  5G … Continued
What Is Socialism and What Good Is It? 10:30 am
What Is Socialism and What Good Is It? @ Niebyl Proctor Library
Jan 12 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Sunday Morning at the Marxist Library Speaker will be Eugene E Ruyle, Emeritus Professor of Anthropology, CSU Long Beach, currently with ICSS in Oakland. Gene will discuss his forthcoming book, Socialism for Americans: A Scientific Introduction to the Global Struggle for Socialism. Gene’s  basic idea is that although socialism takes different forms in different times and places, the revolutionary core of socialism lies in those societies that have actually had socialist revolutions: the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia and Eastern Europe, Korea, Vietnam, China, and Cuba. But this does not mean that the struggle for … Continued
Green Sunday: Move to Amend and Efforts to End Corporate Rule 5:00 pm
Green Sunday: Move to Amend and Efforts to End Corporate Rule @ Niebyl Proctor Library
Jan 12 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
On January 21, 2010, with its ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the Supreme Court ruled that corporations are persons, entitled by the U.S. Constitution to buy elections and run our government. The Supreme Court’s misguided principle failed to recognize that corporations are legal fictions and only human beings are people. The corruption resulting from this and previous Supreme Court rulings has consolidated our political system into a single party plutocracy – a single “Business Party” witt Democratic and Republican wings controlled by corporate money. Move to Amend … Continued
So how’d you become an activist 7:30 pm
So how’d you become an activist @ Redwood Gardens
Jan 12 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Lifelong activist Cynthia Papermaster co-ordinator for Code Pink, has led the protests against war criminal professor John Yoo, and went on a 84 day hunger strike to close the Guantamano Bay Prison will speak about these actions and more. 67601
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No Coal in Richmond: Council Vote 6:30 pm
No Coal in Richmond: Council Vote @ Richmond City Hall
Jan 14 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Vote on ‘No Coal’ Ordinance   At the December 3 Richmond City Council meeting, after hours of public testimony, the vote on the Richmond Coal Ordinance was delayed to a later meeting. Well, that meeting is now just around the corner! On Tuesday, January 14, the Richmond City Council will finally vote on the ordinance, which would phase out current coal and petroleum coke storage and handling at Richmond’s Levin terminal. It would also prevent future coal and petcoke operations in the city. Last year Richmond’s Levin terminal handled nearly … Continued
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Join Local Mayors to Support Robust Climate Action 12:00 pm
Join Local Mayors to Support Robust Climate Action @ Alameda city hall
Jan 15 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Stand with Alameda Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft, Albany Mayor Nick Pilch, and other elected officials to spread awareness of the need to: End state permits for new oil and gas wells, Implement a 2,500-foot human health and safety buffer zone around all oil and gas wells, Have the state commit to 100% clean renewable energy. These public officials, all members of the California branch of Elected Officials to Protect America (EOPCA), will highlight what cities are doing to raise awareness that local action makes a difference in curbing climate change. Launched in 2018, … Continued
MAKING OUR WAY HOME: The Great Migration and the Black American Dream 7:30 pm
MAKING OUR WAY HOME: The Great Migration and the Black American Dream @ St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Jan 15 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
“Blair Imani enlivens African American history for a new generation with her      dynamic and thoughtful account of African American migration and resilience.”                           —Jamia Wilson, Publisher of Feminist Press     Over the course of six decades an unprecedented wave of Black Americans left the south and spread across the nation in search of a better life. This migration sparked stunning demographic and cultural changes throughout twentieth-century America. Through gripping and accessible historical narrative paired with illustrations, author and activist Blair Imani portrays the largely overlooked impact of the Great Migration and how it affected – … Continued
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5G WIRELESS RADIATION EMITTERS – Discussion 7:00 pm
5G WIRELESS RADIATION EMITTERS – Discussion @ South Berkeley Senior Center
Jan 16 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
  The Berkeley City Council soon considers installation of 5G wireless telecommunication facilities in residential & commercial areas of Berkeley. Councilmembers Ben Bartlett & Cheryl Davila co-host a community discussion – including Q &A. For details, call 510.365.1500 or 510.919.6431. 67574
Diversity Film Series ‘The Long Shadow’ 7:00 pm
Diversity Film Series ‘The Long Shadow’ @ Ellen Driscoll Playhouse
Jan 16 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Jan 16 in Piedmont; also Jan 19 at 12:30 pm in Oakland at The New Parkway Theater, 474 24th Street, between Telegraph and Broadway Of all the divisions in America, none is as insidious and destructive as racism. The Appreciating Diversity Film Series’ first program of 2020 is the powerful documentary, The Long Shadow, which traces the history of slavery from the country’s founding, up through its ties to racism today. Director Frances Causey and Producer Sally Holst, both privileged daughters of the South, were haunted by their families’ slave-owning … Continued
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Oakland Climate Strike and Resilient Village 10:00 am
Oakland Climate Strike and Resilient Village @ Oscar Grant Plaza
Jan 17 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Join Oakland youth for a community Resilient Village to raise awareness on climate resilience and how youth can stand up for climate justice, with hands-on workshops on herbal making, civic engagement, art, water catchment, live art making, youth performances, an open mic, and more. This event will provide youth with strategies for addressing climate change within their families and communities and ways to work for climate justice on a local and global scale. This action is youth led and co-hosted by YVA, Mycelium Youth Network, Planting Justice and others. This … Continued
PG&E: Disability, Aging and Power – Envision a Grid That Works for Us and the Planet 3:00 pm
Concert for the Climate 6:00 pm
Concert for the Climate @ Classic Cars West
Jan 17 @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Concert for the Climate @ Classic Cars West
Hear a great lineup of local musicians and help raise money for strong regional action on climate.  This Concert for the Climate is a fundraiser for the Climate Emergency Mobilization Task Force, which is working to organize cities and counties throughout the Bay Area to declare climate emergencies and join a task force to address climate change as a region. This is the second in the exciting Concert for the Climate Series to help raise funds for CEMTF’s work. Classic Cars West is wheelchair accessible, not scent free, all ages, and … Continued
Community Circle on Gentrification 6:30 pm
Community Circle on Gentrification
Jan 17 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth and the East Bay Church of Religious Science are holding a restorative circle on the topic of gentrification. During the circle, everyone will have the opportunity to share how they are impacted by gentrification and how communities can organize to heal. Feel free to come and invite others to join the conversation.67615
Just Mercy- Community Screening & Solidarity Panel 6:30 pm
Just Mercy- Community Screening & Solidarity Panel @ Grand Lake Theater
Jan 17 @ 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm
This event is sponsored by AAPI Women Lead, Asian Prisoner Support Committee, and New Breath Foundation. Join us for a community screening of Just Mercy (https://justmercy.eji.org/), starring Jamie Foxx and Michael B. Jordan. There will be a “Solidarity through Struggle” panel after the film to discuss the range of impacts and experiences with the criminal justice system. Speakers to be announced. -Registration begins at 6:30 pm -Movie begins at immediately at 7 pm -Panel to begin after the movie Donations will be collected and matched for California Coalition for Women … Continued
Perils of 5G-Our Streets, Our Choice?! 7:00 pm
Perils of 5G-Our Streets, Our Choice?! @ Thousand Oaks Baptist Church
Jan 17 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Our Streets Our Choice* with 5G expert Dafna TACHOVER, Esq. and Karl MARET, MD/electrical engineer. Hosted by WiRED (Wireless Radiation Education and Defense) RSVP requested but not required via fb or email: 5GfreeBerkeley [at] gmail.com * http://www.mystreetmychoice.com WHAT’S THE PROB WITH 5G ? 5th Generation (not to be confused with 5 Gigahertz) wireless telecom facilities (WTF) will drastically increase: surveillance, hacking, fire risk, interference with weather prediction, property devaluations, energy use, worker endangerment, industrial clutter, co$t to cities and individuals, adverse health & environmental effects due to radiation! (For more info, see … Continued
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2020 Citizens’ Climate Lobby Northern California Regional Conference 8:30 am
2020 Citizens’ Climate Lobby Northern California Regional Conference @ Oakland Technical High School
Jan 18 @ 8:30 am – 6:30 pm
2020 Citizens’ Climate Lobby Northern California Regional Conference When: 2 Day Conference Saturday, January 18th, 8:30am – 6:30 pm Sunday, January 19th, 8:30-am – 12:30pm You are invited to the annual Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL) Northern California Regional Conference! CCL builds the political will for our elected representatives to take action on climate change. Our Regional Conference is an opportunity for newcomers and experienced CCL members to gather to learn, practice skills, inspire each other, and strategize in moving our country toward climate solutions. Rising temperatures, prolonged wildfire seasons, drought, … Continued
Women’s March Oakland 2020 10:00 am
Women’s March Oakland 2020 @ Oscar Grant Plaza
Jan 18 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
#OaklandCounts Women’s March Oakland 2020 has a single goal: getting all of us counted in 2020. At this nonpartisan, peaceful event, we will mobilize to raise awareness, volunteer hours and funding to get a complete Census count in Alameda County and make our voices heard at the polls. In addition to a march through the streets of downtown Oakland, this year’s event will feature our biggest Community Action Fair ever, with entertainment, food, art and a wide range of organizations offering opportunities to make a difference in Alameda County. The 2020 march is … Continued
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2020 Citizens’ Climate Lobby Northern California Regional Conference 8:30 am
2020 Citizens’ Climate Lobby Northern California Regional Conference @ Oakland Technical High School
Jan 19 @ 8:30 am – 6:30 pm
2020 Citizens’ Climate Lobby Northern California Regional Conference When: 2 Day Conference Saturday, January 18th, 8:30am – 6:30 pm Sunday, January 19th, 8:30-am – 12:30pm You are invited to the annual Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL) Northern California Regional Conference! CCL builds the political will for our elected representatives to take action on climate change. Our Regional Conference is an opportunity for newcomers and experienced CCL members to gather to learn, practice skills, inspire each other, and strategize in moving our country toward climate solutions. Rising temperatures, prolonged wildfire seasons, drought, … Continued
Sunday Morning at the Marxist Library: Talk and Discussion Series 10:30 am
Sunday Morning at the Marxist Library: Talk and Discussion Series @ Niebyl Proctor Library
Jan 19 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Sun, Jan 19, 2020: 10:30 am to 12:30 pm Group Reading: Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence. In honor of Dr. King’s birthday, we will discuss what many believe is the greatest speech by America’s greatest spiritual leader, a speech that cost him his life. It is not widely recognized that Dr. King was an open socialist who stated that: “There must be a better distribution of wealth, and maybe America must move toward a democratic socialism.” Reading the speech will take about an hour, leaving time for open discussion. … Continued
Movie Showing: The Power To Heal. (Healthcare for All) 11:45 am
Movie Showing: The Power To Heal. (Healthcare for All) @ first Congregational Church of Berkeley
Jan 19 @ 11:45 am – 1:00 pm
1st Church Berkeley and Health Care for All – Contra Costa County will show The Power to Heal Medicare And The Civil rights Revolution, a 56-minutes long public television documentary that tells a poignant chapter in the historic struggle to secure equal and adequate access to healthcare for all.67611
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Poetry, Prayers And Protest: Stand Against Gentrification 10:00 am
Poetry, Prayers And Protest: Stand Against Gentrification @ Oakland City Church
Jan 20 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
On Dr. Martin Luther King Day, come stand with members of the grassroots struggle for survival in the collapsing Bay Area Housing Market. Hear the poetry, the prayers and passionate testimonies of the struggle. No stars. No power brokers. No agendas. Just the people standing in the midst of struggle. A community lunch will follow. This event is FREE! Please bring family and friends. SHARE WITH THE UNHOUSED AND THOSE DEEP IN THE STRUGGLE!67567
6th Annual Reclaim MLK’s Radical Legacy Rally and March 12:00 pm
6th Annual Reclaim MLK’s Radical Legacy Rally and March @ Oscar Grant Plaza
Jan 20 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Save the date! Gather your friends and family. Reach out to your schools, unions, churches and other organizations. We’re organizing for the 5th Annual Reclaim MLK’s Radical Legacy Rally and March. Check the Facebook page for updates as we firm up plans. Message or email us if you’d like to get involved in the planning: aptpinfo@gmail.com67479
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DSA Night School: The State of Capitalism in 2020 7:00 pm
DSA Night School: The State of Capitalism in 2020 @ East Bay Community Space
Jan 21 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
It should be no surprise to say that the current state is one of crisis. Around the world we are seeing a rise in popular disapproval of the existing system from both the left and the right. And yet, it seems to be that right-wing authoritarians keep coming into power while left-wing movements can’t seem to take root in the halls of government. In order to grasp why this is happening, it’s necessary to understand how the political State relates to society. We will be trying to tackle some big questions: … Continued
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the ALAMEDA County Probate Reform Movement 1:30 pm
the ALAMEDA County Probate Reform Movement @ South Berkeley Senior Center
Jan 22 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Gray Panthers Berkeley East Bay hosts speakers from the ALAMEDA County Probate Reform Movement  to\ discuss the outsized role of the courts in forcing the sale of homes owned by Black families & seniors of all races through the hidden system of “legally” appointed Trustees, Guardians, and Receivers.  (Think Mr. Leonard Powell) Learn more about the national and Berkeley context in Councilmember Ben Bartlett’s op-ed in Berkeleyside and actions for legal and policy change. All welcome, free, wheelchair accessible, refreshments and social time after. 67630
MERGE LEFT: Fusing Race and Class, Winning Elections, and Saving America 7:30 pm
MERGE LEFT: Fusing Race and Class, Winning Elections, and Saving America @ KEHILLA SYNAGOGUE
Jan 22 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
MERGE LEFT: Fusing Race and Class, Winning Elections, and Saving America @ KEHILLA SYNAGOGUE
    IAN HANEY LÓPEZ MERGE LEFT: Fusing Race and Class, Winning Elections, and Saving America With Saru Jayaraman    “With great clarity and thoughtfulness, Ian Haney López shows why the path      to a truly just society lies in a multi-racial coalition of poor, working and    middle-class Americans…Powerful, urgent, and timely.”                                             ––Robert B. Reich           “In Dog Whistle Politics” López explained how coded racism in politics tears us     apart. He shows us how we can come together again in his new book, Merge Left.”                                                          —Van Jones       Ian Haney teaches in the … Continued
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Poor People’s Campaign Film: Sneak Preview 12:00 am
Poor People’s Campaign Film: Sneak Preview @ Redstone Bldg
Jan 23 @ 12:00 am – 8:30 pm
Poor People’s Campaign Film: Sneak Preview @ Redstone Bldg
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr.’s radical legacy, please join the Bay Area Poor People’s Campaign for a screening of a 45-minute sneak preview of We Cried Power, a documentary about the current Poor People’s Campaign. Martin Luther King Jr launched the first Poor People’s Campaign with a march on Washington in 1967. Following the screening, hear from active members of the Bay Area Poor People’s Campaign about their goal of raising the funds to get 150 Bay Area residents, including impacted people, to Washington, DC for the June 20th, … Continued
Decarceration and Public Safety 6:30 pm
Decarceration and Public Safety @ Quezada Center
Jan 23 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Decarceration and Public Safety @ Quezada Center
“Public safety” has often been used to justify increasing police presence in communities of color, prosecuting quality of life offenses, and continuing the crisis of mass incarceration. After decades of policies reinforcing increased interactions with the criminal justice system, it is clear that these policies are not working. Join the San Francisco chapter of the ACLU and its guest panelists as we explore how alternatives to policing and incarceration are ultimately more effective ways to promote public safety for all of us. Light dinner and refreshments will be provided. 67637
No One is Illegal – Open Borders Reading Group 7:00 pm
No One is Illegal – Open Borders Reading Group @ East Bay DSA Office
Jan 23 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
As workers, we need to understand our history and join with others to change it. What is the history of the US border? Who benefits from restrictions on immigration? Why is border enforcement getting more and more violent? Why have elite funded racist vigilantism and even the literal murder of immigrant labor organizers? Join us in reading No One Is Illegal by Justin Akers Chacon and Mike Davis, hosted by the East Bay DSA Racial Solidarity Committee. On our first meeting (this Thursday, January 23) we will discuss Part 1 of the … Continued
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Invasion: Film Screening and Discussion 8:00 pm
Invasion: Film Screening and Discussion @ Tamarack
Jan 24 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Invasion: Film Screening and Discussion @ Tamarack
All donations go to Unist’ot’en Camp. Pay what you can, no one turned away for lack of funds. In this era of “reconciliation”, Indigenous land is still being taken at gunpoint. INVASION is a new film about the Unist’ot’en Camp, Gidimt’en checkpoint and the larger Wet’suwet’en Nation standing up to the Canadian government and corporations who continue colonial violence against Indigenous people. The Unist’ot’en Camp has been a beacon of resistance for nearly 10 years. It is a healing space for Indigenous people and settlers alike, and an active example … Continued
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Appeal for Class-War Prisoners 3:00 pm
Appeal for Class-War Prisoners @ Oakstop
Jan 25 @ 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Appeal for Class-War Prisoners @ Oakstop
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Myron Clifton Novel Release + Reading: BLM-PD 7:00 pm
Myron Clifton Novel Release + Reading: BLM-PD @ Wolfman Books
Jan 25 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
In the not too distant future, the US has been taken over by white nationalists, and the institutionalized racism that has underscored the country’s entire history has once again been codified. California has seceded from the US, and a band of strong women plan to start the next civil war following the death of their friend at the hands of the police. This is BLM-PD. Amazon listing67646
songs of resilience 7:30 pm
songs of resilience @ Fellowship Hall
Jan 25 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Emma’s Revolution with Annie Patterson The award winning duo Emma’s Revolution (Pat  Humphries & Sandy O) are joining forces with Rise Up Singing creator Annie Patterson to sing songs of resilience in the spirit of Pete Seeger. Many people around the world have used the centennial of Pete’s birth this year as a chance to rededicate themselves to peace & justice – things Pete & Toshi Seeger spent their lives working on. As part of this Seeger celebration Annie performed a series of concerts with Pat and Sandy in New England last spring. You can buy tickets … Continued
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Sunday Morning at the Marxist Library: Talk and Discussion Series 10:30 am
Sunday Morning at the Marxist Library: Talk and Discussion Series @ Niebyl Proctor Library
Jan 26 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Sun, Jan 19, 2020: 10:30 am to 12:30 pm Group Reading: Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence. In honor of Dr. King’s birthday, we will discuss what many believe is the greatest speech by America’s greatest spiritual leader, a speech that cost him his life. It is not widely recognized that Dr. King was an open socialist who stated that: “There must be a better distribution of wealth, and maybe America must move toward a democratic socialism.” Reading the speech will take about an hour, leaving time for open discussion. … Continued
Free Dinner & Movie Discussion Night: ‘Her’ 6:30 pm
Free Dinner & Movie Discussion Night: ‘Her’ @ It's Your Move
Jan 26 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
The Oakland Greens (OGP) look forward to seeing you at the start of this year’s “Free Dinner & Movie Discussion Night” with MC and producer Vicente Cruz on the “Last Sundays” of every month from January through October. January 26, 2020 will screen the movie “Her” (2013) — a provocative  romantic drama film written, directed, and produced by Spike Jonze. The film follows Theodore Twombly (Joaquin Phoenix), a man who develops a relationship with Samantha (Scarlett Johansson), who is an artificially intelligent virtual assistant personified through a female voice. As … Continued
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Healthy California for All Commission 10:00 am
Healthy California for All Commission @ East End Complex Auditorium
Jan 27 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
The first public meeting Links to the agenda and press release Healthy California Now has chartered a bus from the Bay Area with a capacity of 56 people, first-come, first-served. They will be providing lunches to the first 100 people to register. If you do not need the charter bus and are able to carpool, please do so and organize among your colleagues to maximize efficiency. Please RSVP and find more information here. For people who cannot join us in Sacramento there is a teleconference option: Dial-In 877-692-8957; Participant Code: … Continued
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A Conversation about Consent: Addressing Intimate Partner Surveillance 7:00 pm
A Conversation about Consent: Addressing Intimate Partner Surveillance @ Hyatt Regency
Jan 28 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
At USENIX’s Enigma 2020 Conference, please join the Coalition Against Stalkerware for a conversation about how online tools can perpetuate harassment, stalking, abuse, and violence. And, most importantly, the role of Silicon Valley technologists and companies in addressing the intimate partner threat model. Agenda: Hosted: David Ruiz, Online Privacy Writer, (Malwarebytes) Lightning Talk: What’s at Stake ~ Corbin Streett, MSW, Technology Safety Specialist, Safety Net Project, National Network to End Domestic Violence Panel Discussion: Fighting digitally-enabled Intimate Partner Abuse Kim Zetter, award-winning investigative journalist, and author of “Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch … Continued
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The Reality Game: How the Next Wave of Technology Will Break the Truth 7:00 pm
The Reality Game: How the Next Wave of Technology Will Break the Truth @ City Lights
Jan 29 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
The Reality Game: How the Next Wave of Technology Will Break the Truth @ City Lights
Fake news posts and Twitter trolls were just the beginning. What will happen when misinformation moves from our social media feeds into our everyday lives? Despite Samuel Woolley’s warnings as early as 2013, the problem of online disinformation stormed our political process in 2016 and has only worsened since. Yet as Woolley shows in this urgent book, it may pale in comparison to what’s to come: human-like automated voice systems, machine learning, “deepfake” AI-edited videos and images, interactive memes, virtual reality, and more. In stories both deeply researched and compellingly … Continued
MONEY FOR AIDS, NOT WAR 7:30 pm
MONEY FOR AIDS, NOT WAR @ Quezada Center
Jan 29 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
  Veterans of the “Money for AIDS, Not for War” movement invite you to a lecture to discuss direct action as well as connections between war spending and social crises.  This ia a Shaping San Francisco lecture. For details, call 415-863-9977. 67648
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Sneak Preview: ‘We Cried Power’ documentary 6:00 pm
Sneak Preview: ‘We Cried Power’ documentary @ SEIU Local 1000
Jan 30 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Sneak Preview: 'We Cried Power' documentary @ SEIU Local 1000
About the film: “The documentary We Cried Power is an intimate account of a “season of resistance,” told through his eyes and the mothers, veterans, preachers, and students who are the voices and founding members of this new “fusion” movement. The film bears witness to the profound process by which those without power decide not to accept their powerlessness. Instead, they claim – through protest, dance, song, and poems, through testimony and tears – their birthright: to live decent lives in the United States of America.” Dara Kell, dir. (USA, … Continued
Why the rich are different to you and me: they pay fewer taxes. 6:30 pm
Why the rich are different to you and me: they pay fewer taxes. @ David Brower Center
Jan 30 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Why the rich are different to you and me: they pay fewer taxes. @ David Brower Center
Both Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination with a key policy plank: a new federal wealth tax. The details of the two plans differ, but they share an intellectual heritage: both campaigns consulted with and based their plans largely on the work of two UC Berkeley economics professors, Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman. At our next Uncharted Evening Ideas Fest on Jan. 30, we have Saez (left) in conversation with Tasneem Raja, Editor-in-Chief of our new Oakland newsroom, on “Why the rich are different to you and me: … Continued
Radical Reading Group 7:00 pm
Radical Reading Group @ Omni Commons
Jan 30 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
An informal discussion of Nick Estes’ book Our History is the Future about the history of indigenous resistance to capitalism and colonialism leading up to and including the Standing Rock #NoDAPL movement. This will be an ongoing reading series.67647
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