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Date Wednesday January 01 Time 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM Event Type Vigil/Ritual Organizer/Author Oscar Grant Foundation Location Details Fruitvale BART station 3401 E 12th St, Oakland 94601 We want to remember the life of Oscar and as we remember his life there are others who lost their life by community violence. We want to remember them as well. This year we will have a family who lost their son on the same day as Oscar. Help us remember him as well. Come out and support Youth Speakers | Poets … Continued

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

Come by our open Delegates Meetings every Thursday evening at 7pm! We’ll give space to brief announcements, updates from working groups, proposals up for consensus, and discussion around important issues. The schedule is created weekly at the following url: https://pad.riseup.net/p/omninom This meeting usually happens in the Ballroom, but the the location may change depending on the access needs of people attending and other events taking place in the building.67526

A gathering of unhoused people and their allies to prevent the criminalization of poverty and homelessness.67570

National Day of Action U.S. Troops Out of Iraq! Answer Coalition On Saturday, January 4 the ANSWER Coalition, CODEPINK and others are calling on people from around the United States to organize local demonstrations to demand: NO MORE U.S. TROOPS TO IRAQ OR THE MIDDLE EAST! U.S. OUT OF IRAQ NOW! and NO WAR/NO SANCTIONS ON IRAN! In response to the massive protests in Iraq following the latest U.S. aerial assault that killed scores of Iraqis, Donald Trump has ordered 750 more U.S. troops to the Middle East and potentially … Continued

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Sunday Morning at the Marxist Library Discussion Topic: Is this the year we will overthrow the hated dictatorship of the bourgeoisie?67523

Please join us for our regular Sunday meeting of the Sunflower Alliance. We welcome newcomers, old friends, and regulars to hear updates on current campaigns and discuss future plans. We need your participation and your voice! Come early to hang out and share a potluck lunch. 67542

The Occupy Oakland General Assembly meets every Sunday at 3 PM at Oscar Grant Plaza amphitheater at 14th Street & Broadway near the steps of City Hall.  If for some reason the amphitheater is being used otherwise and/or OGP itself is inaccessible, we will meet at Kaiser Park, right next to the statues, on 19th St. between San Pablo and Telegraph.  If it is raining (as in RAINING, not just misting) at 3:00 PM we meet in the basement of the Omni Collective, 4799 Shattuck Ave., Oakland.  (Note: we meet at 3:00 PM … Continued

Long Haul Meeting: First Sunday of Every Month  from 4pm – 6pm The Long Haul is an anarchist resource center and community space. Our goal is to provide the shell for a space that feels alive with people, projects, and ideas (whether in concert or conflict)–where together we negotiate a tension with society. We provide a office/meeting space and a non-profit umbrella for a variety of projects/collectives, as well as hosting for numerous social and political events. We also house the Infoshop . What is the Infoshop? The Infoshop is a combination of a … Continued

The Long Haul is an anarchist resource center and community space. Our goal is to provide the shell for a space that feels alive with people, projects, and ideas (whether in concert or conflict)–where together we negotiate a tension with society. We provide a office/meeting space and a non-profit umbrella for a variety of projects/collectives, as well as hosting for numerous social and political events. We also house the Infoshop . What is the Infoshop? The Infoshop is a combination of a lending library, computer room, zine making space, activist reading room, and a … Continued

Homes Not Jails is hosting a Locksmithing Lab. Learn how to pick. Learn about locks. Every 1st and 3rd Monday Omni commons Basement67568

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

Join the Sunrise Movement for a workshop with a diverse crowd of activists, futurists, technologists, scientists, and policymakers to examine emerging trends and map out visions of the future to help inform our actions today. The invitation to the workshop explains,  “We are each called to work on this issue in many different ways and it is important that we align on a common direction and purpose for the changes we need.” Panel Danielle Plat, Political Lead Bay Area Sunrise Movement Shayna H. Hirshfield-Gold, Oakland’s 2030 Equitable Climate Action Plan Lead Other Speakers: TBD … Continued

“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

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

Join us in planning, organizing and building for the 6th Annual MLK Day Weekend, including the Monday, 1/20, Rally and March. Come to two remaining planning meetings on Wednesday, 1/8 at Omni Ballroom, and Wednesday, 1/15 at Eastside Arts Alliance, 2277 International Blvd, Oakland, CA 94606 both at 7pm. We’re joining with many organizations to lift up the radical legacy of Martin Luther King all weekend long. We invite people and organizations to plan events all weekend, culminating in our 6th Annual Rally and March on Monday, 1/20, at noon … Continued

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Reclaim the Commons – Enough is Enough – January 9 By now, many of us want to throw Facebook over the side of a bridge. Privacy violations, government orders, hate speech, disinformation, censorship …. the list goes on. But here’s the reality. FB is a communications platform that reaches billions of people, a public town square and a powerful influencer. It isn’t easy to build up that kind of scale again and it won’t be quick. Zuckerberg got lucky. It’s the people that make social media and we make it … Continued

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Well…TUPAC SAID IT BEST “THEY GOT MONEY FOR WAR BUT CAN’T FEED THE POOR.” Despair is not an option! JOIN US! BRING SIGNS OR MAKE ONE THERE! JUST COME AND BRING FRIENDS! LET’S KEEP ON MAKING LOTS OF NOISE!!! SIGN UP TO ATTEND 67584

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

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

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

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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We start a new book for the new year.  All are welcome at host Strike Debt Bay Area’s economics book group discussion. We meet once a month.  For January we are reading the first three chapters of “Limits (Why Malthus Was Wrong and Why Environmentalists Should Care” by Giorgos Kallis (Amazon, Stanford University Press).  For February, the remaing chapters.  Not a problem if you will have missed January – the chapters are short and it is easy to catch up for February! Previous books er have discussed include Kate Raworth’s … Continued

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

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

East Bay DSA’s bimonthly voting general meetings (GMs) include deliberation and voting on member-submitted resolutions, member announcements, reports from our committees, and more. With our new regular schedule, member-submitted resolutions will be accepted on a rolling basis. Please email them to resolutions@eastbaydsa.org. The submissions deadline for each meeting is three weeks before the meeting. Want to make sure our meeting runs smoothly? Sign up to volunteer with the meetings committee. This is a great, low-commitment role for new and experienced members alike. Please use the same form if you have child supervision … Continued

The Occupy Oakland General Assembly meets every Sunday at 3 PM at Oscar Grant Plaza amphitheater at 14th Street & Broadway near the steps of City Hall.  If for some reason the amphitheater is being used otherwise and/or OGP itself is inaccessible, we will meet at Kaiser Park, right next to the statues, on 19th St. between San Pablo and Telegraph.  If it is raining (as in RAINING, not just misting) at 3:00 PM we meet in the basement of the Omni Collective, 4799 Shattuck Ave., Oakland.  (Note: we meet at 3:00 PM … Continued

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

Doors open at 7. We start promptly at 7:30. Questions? Email info@indivisibleberkeley.org. ADA Accessibility: The Finnish Hall has stairs leading up to the entrance so is not ADA accessible. Indivisible Berkeley brings the Trump Resistance to 4000+ of our closest neighbors in Berkeley and surrounding communities. Our mission is to resist the Trump agenda by engaging our elected officials at all levels of government and promote progressive and democratic values. Read our entire mission statement here. Participation in Indivisible Berkeley activities constitutes agreement with our terms of participation.67527

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

The Moms who occupied a vacant house in West Oakland on Nov 18th, owned by a development corporation, lost their court case Friday, the judge ordering the Sheriff to evict them “within five days.” At their press conference at the house after the decision, the Moms called for people to stand with them beginning at 6:30 AM at 2928 Magnolia (one block off Adeline), Oakland.  Should you be willing to risk arrest in non-violent civil disobedience the Moms and their allies have lawyers available and ready to help.  Otherwise, there … Continued

If you would like to come early and get an introduction to the concepts of public banking, or more locally to who we are and what we do, please email us and someone will come meet you at 5:30. Working Group Meetings: Some of our working groups meet between organizers’ meetings, and others just confer by phone and email. You can plug into any one of these: Outreach to Organizations Outreach to Individuals Digital Outreach Advocacy (working with politicians) Governance California Public Banking Alliance Fundraising Operations Just send us a note and we’ll help … Continued

OTU’s Mission The Oakland Tenants Union is an organization of housing activists dedicated to protecting tenant rights and interests. OTU does this by working directly with tenants in their struggle with landlords, impacting legislation and public policy about housing, community education, and working with other organizations committed to furthering renters’ rights. The Oakland Tenants Union is open to anyone who shares our core values and who believes that tenants themselves have the primary responsibility to work on their own behalf. Monthly Meetings The Oakland Tenants Union meets regularly at 7:00 … Continued

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

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

Join Oakland Privacy to organize against the surveillance state, police militarization and ICE, and to advocate for surveillance regulation around the Bay and nationwide. We fight against “pre-crime” and “thought-crime,” spy drones, facial recognition, police body camera secrecy, anti-transparency laws and requirements for “backdoors” to cellphones, to list just a few invasions of our privacy by all levels of Government, and attempts to hide what government officials, employees and agencies are doing. We draft and push for privacy legislation for City Councils, at the County level, and in Sacramento. We advocate … Continued

Our 6th Annual Rally and March to Reclaim MLK’s Radical Legacy is right around the corner, and we need all hands on deck! As U.S. imperialism pushes us to the brink of yet another war, it’s important that we recall Dr. King’s condemnation of U.S. wars, capitalism, racism, and imperialism. In that spirit, we will come together for the 6th year on MLK Day where we will uplift the struggles against ICE and concentration camps, against police terror and prisons, for housing for all, against school closures and cops in … Continued

“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

  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

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

Come by our open Delegates Meetings every Thursday evening at 7pm! We’ll give space to brief announcements, updates from working groups, proposals up for consensus, and discussion around important issues. The schedule is created weekly at the following url: https://pad.riseup.net/p/omninom This meeting usually happens in the Ballroom, but the the location may change depending on the access needs of people attending and other events taking place in the building.67526

Join SURJ’s Mobilization Committee for our annual “Wake-Up Call” during the 6th Annual Reclaim Martin Luther King Jr.’s Radical Legacy Weekend. We’ll be calling commuters in with broadcasts of inspiring MLK speeches, passing out information on alternatives to calling the police, and inviting people to come out to Monday’s big MLK Day rally and march (see https://www.facebook.com/events/747077179148170/ for more info).67626

MLK’s Radical Legacy and Climate Strike, January 17-20 The Anti Police-Terror Project will celebrate the sixth annual Reclaim MLK’s Radical Legacy weekend, starting with support for a youth-led climate strike and Resilient Village Friday January 17.  Throughout the weekend people and organizations will hold events, culminating with the sixth annual march and rally on  Monday. Events will highlight the struggles against ICE and concentration camps, for housing for all, against school closures and cops in the schools. They will support families and community against police violence, movements for land and growing our own … Continued

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

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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

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

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

Intentional Activism – What if we could – wait for it – have fun AND create the world we want to live in at the same time?  Tickets  Do you feel passionate about social justice, but don’t know where to get started? Are you a seasoned activist experiencing burnout? What if activism didn’t have to feel like you’re preparing for battle? What if we could – wait for it – have fun AND create the world we want to live in at the same time? In activist circles it can … Continued

Join us to build “The Right to Exist” Village no experience necessary! (But if you’re a builder, give us a call.) For the past three years, The Village in Oakland #feedthepeople has participated in Reclaiming Dr. Martin Luther King’s Radical Legacy by reclaiming unused and/or neglected public landed owned by the City of Oakland to build temporary emergency shelter for our brothers and sisters living on the streets. The goals are simple: 1. Let people get off the ground, out of tents and into something safe until permanent deeply affordable … Continued

#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

CRC Allies & Accomplices (CRCAA) is calling on white folks to join us to talk about how to effectively fight against the persistent re-establishment of white supremacy by incorporating the 5 methods in your life, work, and organizing. This event is part of APTP’s #96Hours of action to #ReclaimMLKOak. We know that white supremacy is the status quo, and that if we do not actively combat it, white supremacy will persistently re-establish itself – no matter where we are. We believe that to effectively combat white supremacy, white people must … Continued

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

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

Please join us for our regular Sunday meeting of the Sunflower Alliance. We welcome newcomers, old friends, and regulars to hear updates on current campaigns and discuss future plans. We need your participation and your voice! Come early to hang out and share a potluck lunch. 67542

This month we will learn from a community of people who have practiced not calling the police for more than 20 years while living through their own collective traumas, colonization, gentrification, family violence, eviction, incarceration, displacement, betrayal and attempted takedown. Here is a description from POOR Magazine/Homefulness: “This workshop will include teaching on poor and traumatized peoples accountability, how to REdefine a western wite supremacist notion of security, and how to hold each other through trauma and into a true definition of interdependent safety. Walking this walk among a poor … Continued

This is a time to gather people from different areas/groups who, on the face of it, may seem to be part of disparate movements and causes and join together to “awaken” and “unify” to a common purpose. We will work to create a deep social change to make a better way to live together in symbiosis on this little blue planet. A people’s assembly is one of the goals of what we will be working towards.     67625

The Occupy Oakland General Assembly meets every Sunday at 3 PM at Oscar Grant Plaza amphitheater at 14th Street & Broadway near the steps of City Hall.  If for some reason the amphitheater is being used otherwise and/or OGP itself is inaccessible, we will meet at Kaiser Park, right next to the statues, on 19th St. between San Pablo and Telegraph.  If it is raining (as in RAINING, not just misting) at 3:00 PM we meet in the basement of the Omni Collective, 4799 Shattuck Ave., Oakland.  (Note: we meet at 3:00 PM … Continued

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

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

Homes Not Jails is hosting a Locksmithing Lab. Learn how to pick. Learn about locks. Every 1st and 3rd Monday Omni commons Basement67568

RALLY AND UNDISCLOSED ACTION! The time it long over due for those in poverty to be heard. Unhoused,advocates, and allies will be coming in from across CA. we will have a rally and an undisclosed action. On Nov 4 2019 we had to disrupt a meeting with 350 statewide representatives. Our main demand was that we be at the table in these forums panels and homeless policy workshops. We have been approached by less then a handful of reps. We wrote a statement with 21 demands. We also mentioned we … Continued

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

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

    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

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

“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

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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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

The People of the World Say: No War On Iran! The Trump administration is dragging the United States into a war with Iran that could engulf the whole region and could quickly turn into a global conflict of unpredictable scope and the gravest consequences. The people of the world need to rise up and stop it. For all who believe in peace, for all who are opposed to yet another catastrophic war, now is the time to take action. On Saturday, January 25 in cities across the globe, there will … Continued

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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

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

The Occupy Oakland General Assembly meets every Sunday at 3 PM at Oscar Grant Plaza amphitheater at 14th Street & Broadway near the steps of City Hall.  If for some reason the amphitheater is being used otherwise and/or OGP itself is inaccessible, we will meet at Kaiser Park, right next to the statues, on 19th St. between San Pablo and Telegraph.  If it is raining (as in RAINING, not just misting) at 3:00 PM we meet in the basement of the Omni Collective, 4799 Shattuck Ave., Oakland.  (Note: we meet at 3:00 PM … Continued

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

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

Fred Craves is the owner of Gamechanger LLC. For over a year, he and his lackeys, The Law offices of Alan J horowitz and “the Evictors” have been harrassing The West Oakland Wood St community, all in attempt to develop the land beneath their feet. Join The United Front Against Displacement and The West Oakland Wood St Community in a Rally against the Law offices of Alan J Horowitz. These law offices call themselves “The Evictors” and specialize in helping landlords evict working people. The Billionaire Fred Craves is using … Continued

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

In this training for DSA organizers, we will explore our personal stories together, and discover how they inform and support our political movement. Personal stories are important because they allow us to identify with each others experiences, motivate us to fight for common aims and ultimately build solidarity. Adapted from Marshall Ganz’s “Public Narrative,” this training will challenge you to put aside the logical reasons why we need to win a better world and rather consider the emotional & personal reasons. We’ll talk about what makes a story compelling and … Continued

EOC General Body Meeting Join us for our monthly general body meetings to learn more about us, pressing topics/issues in East Oakland and how you can take action! The East Oakland Collective (EOC) is a member-based community organizing group invested in serving the communities of deep East Oakland by working towards racial and economic equity. With programming in civic engagement and leadership, economic empowerment and homeless services and solutions, we help amplify underserved communities from the ground up.  We are committed to driving impact in the landscape, politics and economic climate … Continued

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

  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

The number of social justice movements is growing  That means there are more people relying on  “Public Comment” at City Council meetings. Why do people rely on “Public Comment”? Because they are locked out of policy-making !   “Public comment” is a form of non-participation, A form of silencing of the people###### The rules of council need to be changed so that: 1.      those who will be affected by a policy get to participate in writing and deciding the policy 2.      the council stops silencing people with its procedures.   … Continued

Do you have a goal to clear debt, start a business, and/or enhance your quality of life? Do you face barriers to loans from traditional financial institutions? Want to improve your credit score? Ever heard of a lending circle? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then the East Oakland SuSu Lending Circle Program is just for you! Join us for an orientation to learn exactly how East Oakland SuSu Lending Circle Program works. *Light refreshments provided. *Ages 18+ welcome. *Facilities are wheelchair accessible. RSVP>>. ABOUT The East Oakland SuSu … Continued

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

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