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Stop Killing Us! An Action Against Police Violence 11:30 am
Stop Killing Us! An Action Against Police Violence @ California State Capitol
Jul 1 @ 11:30 am – 3:00 pm
Almost 600 people of color have been killed by police in California just in the last 5 years. On July 1, people who have been impacted by police violence–family members, formerly incarcerated, community members–will encircle the California Capitol building and hold up the names of those killed by police. Click the Ticket button on this page to receive event updates or to volunteer to hold up a name of the fallen. We call on state legislators to: –Defund the $31B police and prison industrial complex –Hold police who kill accountable … Continued
Eviction Moratoriums Survey 1:30 pm
Eviction Moratoriums Survey @ ONLINE, VIA 'ZOOM'
Jul 1 @ 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Join the Gray Panthers. Alex Werth from East Bay Housing Organizations will discuss “Eviction Moratoriums 101” – a presentation on the status of renter protections in Alameda County, Berkeley, and Oakland.  Slides available with q and a. If you knew Margy Wilkinson, who died Saturday night, we will take a little time to remember her. As time permits, we will conclude with member concerns, and action opportunities, including Berkeley Tenants Convention Online candidates forum July 5 To join Gray Panthers Zoom Meeting Time: July 1, Wednesday 1:30 — This is a … Continued
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San Francisco 4th of July Freedom Caravan: Defund Police, Defund War, Fund Life! 1:00 pm
San Francisco 4th of July Freedom Caravan: Defund Police, Defund War, Fund Life! @ San Francisco City Hall
Jul 4 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
We’re making 4 stops to call for liberty, with a speaker and activity at each stop, and a cool video to be made of the event. We’ll have flags and posters for decorating your cars. We are partnering with SF Bay Extinction Rebellion, DSASF IRIS, and other groups. The stops will center on: defunding police, defunding the Pentagon, funding community, protecting the Earth. 1:00 pm: Meet up at SF City Hall to decorate cars, get instructions and route maps. 1 Carlton Goodlet Place, SF. 1:30 pm: First Caravan Stop, 762 Fulton St., … Continued
Fuck the 4th Rally and March 2:00 pm
Fuck the 4th Rally and March @ Oscar Grant Plaza
Jul 4 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Fuck the 4th Rally and March @ Oscar Grant Plaza
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Defund OPD Teach-In 6:30 pm
Defund OPD Teach-In @ Online
Jul 9 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Want to know more about OPD’s share of the Oakland budget? Want to learn about the history of APTP’s Defund OPD campaign? Register for our Defund OPD Teach-In at https://t.co/yGOmYamK7D#defundopd #defundpolice pic.twitter.com/IaMyT2XcUm — Defund OPD (@DefundOPD) July 3, 2020  68016
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Justice 4 Sean Monterrosa 12:00 pm
Justice 4 Sean Monterrosa @ Vallejo City Hall
Jul 11 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Justice 4 Sean Monterrosa @ Vallejo City Hall
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Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group 4:30 pm
Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group @ ONLINE, VIA 'ZOOM'
Jul 11 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group @ ONLINE, VIA 'ZOOM'
***>> EMAIL STRIKE.DEBT.BAY.AREA@GMAIL.COM FOR ZOOM INFO A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE MEETING. <<*** Strike Debt Bay Area 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 July, August and September discussions we will be reading  ‘The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People’s Economy’ by Stephanie Kelton. (Find it at your local bookstore or through this site.) For July, we … Continued
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Tax the Rich to Fund Schools and Services: Three Parts 7:00 pm
Tax the Rich to Fund Schools and Services: Three Parts @ ONLINE, VIA 'ZOOM'
Jul 13 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Zoom connection link   EBDSA members have the opportunity to help pass the largest tax increase in history on California’s wealthiest commercial property owners, raising $10-12 billion per year for public education and social services. With the Movement for Black Lives uprising deepening into the call for defunding the police, it will be necessary to expand revenues required to build alternative, sustainable public services, and practices. Progressive taxation—especially taxing the rich—is an essential path to accomplish that goal. “Schools and Communities First” (SCF), on the November 3 ballot, is backed … Continued
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They Deserve Justice – Breonna Taylor and Vanessa Guillen: Caravan from Concord to Oakland and March 11:00 am
They Deserve Justice – Breonna Taylor and Vanessa Guillen: Caravan from Concord to Oakland and March @ Todos Santos Plaza
Jul 14 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
COME THRU AND SUPPORT! We need everyone to come and demand justice for Breonna Taylor and Vanessa Guillén. Keep in mind this will be a caravan to Oakland so make sure to eat and hydrate yourselves before you come. We will be marching in Oakland so bring any supplies you need! Stay 6ft apart and wear your masks at all times. As we all know there has been a lot of disagreements with the black and brown community but this is time to show people that WE can come together … Continued
Speakout against Racial Displacement & Defend the Portapotty 11:30 am
Speakout against Racial Displacement & Defend the Portapotty @ Driver's Plaza
Jul 14 @ 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
TOMORROW 7/14 there is a Speakout at Driver’s Plaza @ 11:30 am. This is organized by Auntie Frances Moore’s #SelfHelpHungerProgram and Phat Beets, who provide regular services like this food/PPE/sanitation supply drive by SHHP.SHOW UP to stand against racist displacement! pic.twitter.com/XvSLYgggAf— The Village, Oakland (@VillageOakland) July 13, 2020 68043
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Climate Activists Show Up for Essential Workers 11:00 am
Climate Activists Show Up for Essential Workers @ Mosswood Park
Jul 20 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Join Sunflower Alliance, the Sunrise Movement, and other climate activists to support workers at the Oakland Telegraph Ave. MacDonald’s, who have been on strike since May demanding PPE, sick pay, hazard pay and social distancing. The workers report that they were asked to wear dog diapers for PPE,  that they got no sick pay when they were sick and thought they had COVID, and that the store was not enforcing social distancing. Of the 33 workers, 12 ended up getting COVID and 31 of them are now on strike. See news … Continued
Strike for Black Health and Vitality 12:00 pm
Strike for Black Health and Vitality @ Highland Hospital
Jul 20 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Join workers walking out for Black Health and Vitality! Black healthcare workers, patients, and communities are on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic. Even before the pandemic, mismanagement of our public hospital system was depriving workers of access to vital resources and proper staffing. Unequal health outcomes for Black patients continue to pose a significant threat to public well being. With lives on the line, health professionals and patients alike are demanding action. Alameda Health System must become accountable to the public and put an end to its racist health … Continued
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Join Berkeley Copwatch! – Training Session 11:00 am
Join Berkeley Copwatch! – Training Session @ ONLINE, VIA 'ZOOM'
Jul 25 @ 11:00 am – 1:30 pm
Join Berkeley Copwatch! Register today for our new Berkeley Copwatch Volunteer Training 2020! If you’ve been looking for a way to plug into the movement that is happening NOW, this could be what you’re looking for. Topics Include: 1. Know Your Rights 2. How to Film Police 3. Shift Procedures 4. Overview of Berkeley Municipal Codes 5. De-Escalation Techniques and much more! Think globally, ACT LOCALLY! Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcuceysrj0uGNaFx1Bb7m9SXbOVALR6vFrl DONATE NOW! 68054
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Tax the Rich to Fund Schools and Services: Three Parts 7:00 pm
Tax the Rich to Fund Schools and Services: Three Parts @ ONLINE, VIA 'ZOOM'
Jul 27 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Zoom connection link   EBDSA members have the opportunity to help pass the largest tax increase in history on California’s wealthiest commercial property owners, raising $10-12 billion per year for public education and social services. With the Movement for Black Lives uprising deepening into the call for defunding the police, it will be necessary to expand revenues required to build alternative, sustainable public services, and practices. Progressive taxation—especially taxing the rich—is an essential path to accomplish that goal. “Schools and Communities First” (SCF), on the November 3 ballot, is backed … Continued
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