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ome and Kneel with us. Sponsors: Third Baptist Church, Rev. Amos Brown, NAACP and Wealth and Disparities in the Black Community, Phelicia Jones, Founder. Socially Distanced Protest (outside, 6’+ apart, wearing masks) Wealth and Disparities in the Black Community has been fighting for Justice for Black people since the 2015 killing of Mario Woods by San Francisco police. Colin Kaepernick of the San Francisco 49’ers took a knee to protest the firing-squad style murder of Mario Woods. This Monday we take a knee to honor George Floyd, known as Floyd … Continued

RSVP: https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1296/2020-06-02-socialist-night-school-medicare-for-all-after-bernie/ This pandemic lays bare how broken our market-based healthcare system is, as millions of Americans lose their employer-sponsored insurance and lack access to testing and treatment for COVID-19. Medicare for All is now more popular than it’s ever been, yet Democrats refuse to fight for it. Instead Speaker Pelosi is pushing for subsidizing COBRA — a massive giveaway to private insurers. Especially after Bernie’s presidential run, we have no blueprint for how to build the movement that we need to finally guarantee healthcare as a human right. How … Continued

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83424517084 Or Telephone: US: +1 669 900 9128 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 646 558 8656 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799 Webinar ID: 834 2451 7084 Agenda Items of Interest: 4. Federal Task Force Transparency Ordinance – OPD – FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force 2019 Annual Report – review and take possible action. 5. Surveillance Equipment Ordinance – OPD – Forensic Logic Impact Report and proposed Use Policy – review and take possible action.67940

Registration link. Are you ready to step into more action in defense of Black lives? Are you hungry to further support the demand to defund the police but not sure where to start? Are you curious about what the demand means and where the money would go? Join us for a webinar with powerful Black feminist leaders and long time criminal justice reform and police accountability organizers, Charlene A. Carruthers and Dr. Barbara Ransby, for a conversation on WHAT Defunding the Police means, HOW it can work and what YOU … Continued

Mayor London Breed has the power to move all unhoused San Franciscans into vacant units and hotel rooms, yet she has ignored calls from homeless people, community organizations, and even the Board of Supervisors to do so. Instead, she has chosen to leave thousands of our neighbors on the streets without access to bathrooms, basic hygiene, or shelter. Leaving people outside is inexcusable at any time. Doing so during a global pandemic is absolutely unconscionable. We need safe and permanent housing for all San Franciscans. We can’t wait another day! … Continued

Berkeley Copwatch is having a Know Your Rights training at 11am-1pm on Saturday. Open to the public. Register for the Zoom meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMudumuqD8tEtawzvElxvtPWXta4Qoen4iy67942

An evening to remember and honor the lives lost to COVID-19. As the death toll approaches 100,000 in the US, and social distancing restrictions are lifted in a patchwork fashion nationwide, we will safely gather to grieve and remember those lost. Gather at the Lake Merritt Amphitheater on Saturday, June 6th, at 8pm for a candlelight vigil. We will remember individuals and groups of people who have passed, due to both action and inaction. Bring your memories, your joy, and your pain. Bring candles, flowers, and pictures, or anything else … Continued

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Join us for a presentation and discussion for those interested in a better understanding of a revolutionary socialist perspective on our world. Activists from Speak Out Now will give a twenty minute presentation, which will be followed by a discussion in which attendees are encouraged to participate, ask questions, and make comments. All perspectives are welcome. This is Part One of a series. The following week, Sunday, June 14, we will host Part Two: Why We Need Socialism. Participants are encouraged to attend both if possible. Link to Facebook event … Continued

Vigil for #GeorgeFloyd Protest Matryrs, this Sunday June 7th 7pm, Lake Merrit #Oakland pic.twitter.com/goItFfqf4l— Oakland Uprising (@oaklanduprising) June 7, 2020 67950

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 Webinar: How to Stop the Lies. Register for the Webinar Part of the web we are caught in is fed by viral disinformation. Nowhere is this more acute than on the world’s biggest social media platform, Facebook, which has replaced broadcast television as the source of many people’s news – and many people’s lies. Sure you can #DeleteFacebook, but you can’t delete the impact it has on the world around you. Join the #ProtestFacebook coalition in a June 10 webinar to dig deep on what Facebook is doing to manipulate … Continued

***>> EMAIL STRIKE.DEBT.BAY.AREA@GMAIL.COM FOR CONNECTION INFO STARTING JUNE 7th. <<*** Strike Debt Bay Area proudly hosts a non-technical book group discussion monthly on new and radical economic thinking. Previous readings have included Doughnut Economics, Limits, Banking on the People, Capital and Its Discontents, and How to Be an Anti-Capitalist in the 21st Century. For our June meeting we will be reading the essay Coronavirus: scientific realities vs. economic fallacies by Georgi Marinov. An excerpt: Last month, the most egregious crime against the common citizen in US history was committed – people were given … Continued

Find connection info here The COVID-19 disease caused by the novel corona virus has turned into a global pandemic with almost 5.5 million people confirmedly infected and over 3.5 hundred thousand deaths around more than a hundred countries. Irrespective of the fact whether the virus is a bio-weapon or naturally mutated, our aim is to show how it has impacted upon the global capitalist economy. Contrary to what is being campaigned from the mainstream institutions, it will be shown that the capitalist economy already fallen into the jaws of death … Continued

Monthly interfaith prayer meeting, held on second Sundays, dedicated to healing. The Bahá’í community of Oakland is organizing this gathering for the community to connect, share prayers, writings and poems from all spiritual traditions, reflect and recharge and build coalitions interested in healing. “Thy name is my healing, O my God, and remembrance of Thee is my remedy. Nearness to Thee is my hope, and love for Thee is my companion. Thy mercy to me is my healing and my succor in both this world and the world to come. … Continued

Green Sunday (6/14): Police Racism and George Floyd: Our Past and Our Future  What makes a “good cop” go bad, and what can we do about it? We present two speakers to provide an analysis of police racism and police violence as it relates to the recent wave of #blacklivesmatter protests following the death of George Floyd at the hands (and knee) of Minneapolis police. There will be a discussion of the different systems of police racism and ideas for how to address this seemingly intransigent problem both broadly and locally. … Continued

Join us at the City Council meeting on Zoom to demand that they Defund OPD’s general fund budget by 50% ($150 million). City Council now takes public comment on all agenda items at the beginning of the meeting. Please log in or call in at 1:30 PM to place yourself in the queue to speak. The City Clerk will call your name or phone number when it’s your turn to speak. You will need to unmute yourself to speak when you are called. At the beginning of your comment, please … Continued

McDonald’s workers are striking after 11 workers and 4 family members tested positive for Covid 19. Owner, Michael Smith is refusing their demands for PPE, quarantine pay, closure for deep cleaning and has refused to even meet with them. Come make art to send a message to him and the community. EVERYBODY’S GOT A RIGHT TO LIVE! Please wear a mask, maintain 6 ft distance and stay home if you have fever/cough or other symptoms. While you’re here, RSVP for the June 20 Poor People’s Campaign Mass Assembly and Moral … Continued

IV. Hearing on the Oakland Police Department Budget and Action on Recommendations to City Council Pursuant to Charter provision 604 (B), the Commission will hold a public hearing on the Oakland Police Department budget. The Commission may also discuss the proposed Commission and CPRA mid-cycle budgets that are included in the City’s comprehensive budget. After conducting the hearing, the Commission will determine recommendations to the City Council regarding changes to the OPD budget, if any. Budget items were discussed on 4.23.20, 5.14.20, 5.28.20, and 6.11.20. (Attachment 4). a. Presentation of … Continued

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Join the largest digital and social media gathering of poor and low-wealth people, moral and religious leaders, advocates, and people of conscience in this nation’s history. A global pandemic is exposing even more the already existing crisis of systemic racism, poverty, ecological devastation, the war economy and militarism, and the distorted moral narrative of religious nationalism. On June 20, the 140 million poor and low-wealth people across this nation will be heard! The Poor People’s Campaign is organizing this important digital event. They write: The increasing urgency of a broad movement … Continued

East Bay DSA. Register here Brazil’s Landless Workers Movement (MST) is one of the largest social movements in Latin America, with over 2,500 land occupations and 900 encampments that they acquired through struggle. In the midst of a global crisis of capitalism, the coronavirus pandemic has aggravated already existing economic and political crises around the world. Brazil now has the highest amount of deaths per day due to COVID-19. This is a direct result of the actions taken by the protofascist Bolsonaro regime. The MST is calling this a genocidal … Continued

Get tickets here. Want to get involved with SURJ Bay Area? Join us at our first virtual Intro to SURJ meeting and learn about our current work and activities. SURJ moves white people to act for justice, with passion and accountability, as part of a multi-racial majority. You will hear about SURJ’s pathways for engaging in the work, including Study & Action, committee work, upcoming workshops, and events. We’ll answer your questions and share how you can get involved in the movement for racial justice. ACCESS The Intro meeting will … Continued

Join the largest digital and social media gathering of poor and low-wealth people, moral and religious leaders, advocates, and people of conscience in this nation’s history. A global pandemic is exposing even more the already existing crisis of systemic racism, poverty, ecological devastation, the war economy and militarism, and the distorted moral narrative of religious nationalism. On June 20, the 140 million poor and low-wealth people across this nation will be heard! The Poor People’s Campaign is organizing this important digital event. They write: The increasing urgency of a broad movement … Continued

In recent weeks, unhoused residents of the Wood Street Community who reside on the southern side of Wood st on Caltrans land were served eviction notices by officers of the Oakland Police Department. These residents were told that they would either have to move to an already populated area past Wood Street and West Grand Avenue or risk having their vehicles towed and possessions confiscated by the Oakland Police Department. Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, there has been an official “moratorium” on sweeps of houseless communities. Caltrans justifies breaking this … Continued

Join us at the City Council meeting on Zoom to demand that they Defund OPD’s general fund budget by 50% ($150 million). Let them know where you think the $150 million should be invested and what kind of programming keeps the community safe! City Council now takes public comment on all agenda items at the beginning of the meeting. Please log in or call in right at 12:00 PM to place yourself in the queue to speak. The City Clerk will call your name or phone number when it’s your … Continued

Zoom connection link The uprising against racism and police violence that erupted in the aftermath of the police murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor has been bolstered by important contributions by workers and their unions. Bus drivers and other public transit workers have refused to move arrested protesters and police. Teachers and other public education workers have agitated to kick the police out of our schools. And longshore workers stopped work on East and West Coast ports to demonstrate opposition to racist police violence. What role can workplace actions … Continued

 You can register for the event here. Join us for We Keep Us Safe: From Police & Prisons to Care & Community with author, community leader, and lawyer Zach Norris and Thrive co-hosts Aryeh Shell & Bethsaida Ruiz. We are at a historic moment. Our collective response to police violence and systemic racism is creating an opportunity to make a radical shift from a culture of fear and punishment to one of public health and true safety. As we work to transition away from police and prisons to systems of care and community, how can we bridge our … Continued

Full Agenda Select Agenda Items: IX. Status of Consensus Policy Changes and OPD Special Order (SO) 9025 on Suspension of the Carotid Use of Restraint The Commission will ask for a status update on pending policy changes related to Warning Before Shooting and Shooting at Moving Vehicles. The Commission will consider and may vote to approve SO 9025 on suspension of the carotid restraint. This is a new item. X. OPD General Order (DGO) on New Crowd Management Use of Force Restrictions and Mutual Aid Protocols. The Commission will discuss … Continued

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Last night at Oakland City Council, multiple council-members lamented the difficulty of putting community first response models into practice. We’d like to introduce Oakland to Anti Police-Terror Project Sacramento ‘s pilot program, MH First & prepare our city for an MH First Oakland launch. The People need COMMUNITY FIRST RESPONSE NOW So we’ll be recruiting, and that means training. We got you! This training prepares MH First responders for dispatching to assist folks experiencing mental health episodes and other crises. It includes mental health first aid, basic first aid, and … Continued

Check here for location or connection details near to the event    Produced and promoted by Michael Moore, Planet of the Humans critiques the mainstream climate change movement while proffering solutions of its own. This recent movie on climate change has in turn precipitated both a defense by some current climate activists as well as still more trenchant analyses on the causes and solutions to global warming. This program is at the Marxist Library addresses, from a left perspective, themes raised in the movie regarding climate change and its solutions. Our speakers represent … Continued

Press Conference: In Midst of Mounting Pressure and Day of Action, Oakland Council President Kaplan to Reopen Budget Vote; Commit to Join Bas, Labor, Community to Defund Police  #DEFUNDTHEPOLICE COALITION “DRIVE 4 JUSTICE” CAR CARAVAN TO HOMES OF MAYOR, CITY COUNCILMEMBERS TO CONDEMN OAKLAND’S PRO-COP, ANTIDEMOCRATIC BUDGET Oakland, Calif., — Today, Oakland City Council President Rebecca Kaplan will join a press conference of labor and community organizations near her home to commit to reopen the city budget, fund vital life affirming programs, and defund the police. After weeks of unprecedented … Continued