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Our Sunday morning programs are scheduled pretty much on a “first come, first served” basis and confirmed at our planning sessions. The opinions expressed are those of the speakers only and do not represent a group consensus on the issues by the members of ICSS. Our general practice is to allot at least half of the time to comradely discussion of the issues so that we include as many voices as practical . Check here close to the date each week for subject matter and Zoom info if not below: https://icssmarx.org/icss-sched-latest.html … Continued

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On Youtube here. in McElroy is a postdoctoral researcher at New York University’s AI Now Institute, researching the digital platforms and technologies used by landlords in order to surveil, track, and racialize tenants. Erin is cofounder of the Anti-Eviction Mapping Project, a data visualization, critical cartography, and multi-media collective documenting gentrification struggles and forms of resistance, while also creating data and tools in order to support the work of housing justice. Erin earned a doctoral degree in Feminist Studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz, with a focus on the … Continued

There are four finalists for the job of Oakland police chief and they’re being interviewed in a virtual forum tonight from 6:30 to 8:30 by several members of the Police Commission and Mayor Libby Schaaf. The public can tune in on Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, or by telephone.68318

n Thursday Nov. 5, ATA Gallery’s Other Cinema pop ups on car-free Valencia St. with the second of its Plague-Time Play-Time screenings. On tap is a feature-length 16mm program of musical films mostly from the 60s and 70s, curated around the theme. The archival material, spliced together in a non-stop compilation, is guaranteed to warm the hearts of even the most discouraged pandemic survivor. And, despite the masks, the party’s fun will be especially out in force because of the defeat of Donald Trump just 36 hours earlier!! Free champagne … Continued

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EMAIL STRIKE.DEBT.BAY.AREA@GMAIL.COM FOR ZOOM INFO A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE MEETING. MAX HAIVEN, THE AUTHOR, WILL BE JOINING OUR DISCUSSION IN DECEMBER! 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, How to Be an Anti-Capitalist in the 21st Century, and The Deficit Myth. For our October discussion we will be reading the first two chapters of  ‘Revenge Capitalism: The Ghosts of Empire, the Demons of Capital, and the Settling … Continued

Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83397516505?pwd=ZEd3VFdoMldLeHd1K2NLSnlCSFJadz091 11/7/20 The Olympics, Fukushima & The Madness Panel Discussion November 7, 2020 (Saturday) 7:00 PM No Nukes Action is hosting an international panel on the proposed 2021 Olympics and the continuing health and nuclear crisis at Fukushima. Although the Covid-19 pandemic continues unabated in the US and around the world, the Japanese govern- ment and Prime Minister Suga says that they plan to have the Olympics in 2021 regardless of the conditions. At the same time, the govenment still has not removed the melted nuclear material … Continued

Our Sunday morning programs are scheduled pretty much on a “first come, first served” basis and confirmed at our planning sessions. The opinions expressed are those of the speakers only and do not represent a group consensus on the issues by the members of ICSS. Our general practice is to allot at least half of the time to comradely discussion of the issues so that we include as many voices as practical . Check here close to the date each week for subject matter and Zoom info if not below: https://icssmarx.org/icss-sched-latest.html … Continued

RSVP here (scroll down) Join the East Bay DSA Labor Committee for a 7-part study series on labor organizing in the 1930s, open to all and designed for anyone engaged or interested in workplace or non-workplace based movement work. The Left has always played an essential role in building movements for social justice. The current pandemic and the deepening economic crisis presents us with urgent challenges. Especially since ours is a new socialist movement without tons of experience in labor and other working-class movements, we need to learn as much … Continued

RSVP here Learn about the plan for a fully unified system that would enable riders to travel seamlessly across the nine-county Bay Area with a single transit fare and free transfers. This webinar will explain the Integrated Transit Fare Vision recently proposed by Seamless Bay Area, with a map on their website showing how it would work. The Bay Area has 27 transit agencies with different fare structures — so using transit can be confusing, expensive, and sometimes unfair.  What if there were one simple map to figure out how much you pay … Continued

Eventbrite webinar link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chris-hedges-the-culture-of-despair-tickets-120320183909  With the election over, it’s the perfect time to get the reliably candid response of one of our few great journalists.  “Chris Hedges has been telling truth to (and against) power since his earliest days as a radical journalist. He is an intellectual warrior who confronts American empire in the most incisive, challenging ways. The insights he provides into the deeply troubled state of our nation cannot be found anywhere else. Like many of our most important thinkers, he has been relegated to the margins because … Continued

Join the East Bay DSA Political Education Committee for an analysis of what’s happened since election day. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84783105991?pwd=Tlk5SENqWHFHV216M1lSZkRtUGk2dz09 Meeting ID: 847 8310 5991 Password: 89702868327

Livestream here: https://www.facebook.com/SierraClub/ Take a good rest everyone, because our work begins again now! To secure a more stable climate and equitable communities, it will take a mass movement uniting to fight for climate, racial and economic justice for all. Join us for the third in our series of Sierra Club mass calls, where we’ll be talking about the path towards historic climate action under a Biden-Harris administration, drilling down into the specifics of our plan to get there (hint: it involves you!), and sharing next steps for how each of … Continued

Join DSA San Francisco’s education committee as we dive into the topics of socialism, economic democracy, and what a more just world could look like. This event is for people of all background but will taught with those new to socialism in mind. Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZUldOqsqTwjGtM0RER2hAuP1PSen… After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.68331

RSVP The proposal to put nuclear energy into East Bay Community Energy’s power mix was defeated in April, but it’s back! Join the Local Clean Energy Alliance, first in a webinar, then at the EBCE directors’ meeting to tell them: No nukes! In April, the board voted 10-5 against a proposal  to accept PG&E’s offer of nuclear energy from its Diablo Canyon power plant, after 64 community members spoke out against accepting it. However, EBCE staff has once again proposed accepting PG&E’s nuclear energy. This time the issue is being … Continued

As resegregation reshapes the Bay Area, low-income communities of color are increasingly living at the expanding edges of our region, where they struggle to find quality jobs, schools, and public transportation, decent affordable housing, and a political voice. Generating policy alternatives to the region’s unjust land use, housing, and transportation systems have not been enough to stop this trend. To truly achieve regional equity in an era of resegregation, we must demand transformative politics that increases the political power of disenfranchised communities.68313

The Sierra Club’s  Green Friday programs are back — and now, virtual! This educational and entertaining monthly series brings you speakers on the most important environmental issues of our time. Join us the second Friday of each month. The Zoom room opens at 7:00 PM and the program begins at 7:30 PM. Please register to receive meeting sign-in info: https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=7013q0000020SiSAAU&mapLinkHref= On November 13th, Extinction Rebellion speakers will address “The Coming Extinction and What to do about it.” Founded by youth in Britain in 2018, Extinction Rebellion is a global movement … Continued

Sun, Nov 15, 2020: 10:30 am to 12:30 pm The Ongoing War on Syria & Why it Matters | Rick Sterling will discuss the current situation in Syria and future prospects if Biden assumes the Presidency. Unreported in mainstream media, the US and allies continue to wage hybrid warfare on Syria – economically, politically, judicially and militarily. Why does the US persist in attacking Syria, preventing it from recovering and harming millions of Syrians? Will this change with a Democrat in the White House?  Why has this struggle become a focal point … Continued

This black youth-led event is being threatened ‘oath keepers’ and other violent white identity extremists today. Please come support local youth organizers. 68334

Join a conversation about the transition away from a fossil fuel economy and learn about some of the implications and strategies for facilitating a just transition.  Speakers will address will national-level economics, state approaches, and community initiatives at the center of our clean energy transition. Panelists are: Patrick Heller, Natural Resource Governance Institute Roger Lin, UC Berkeley Environmental Law Clinic Sarah White, Governor’s Office of Planning & Research Sponsored by the Center for Law, Energy & the Environment at Berkeley Law. Register here.68336

Register here The economic disasters affecting so many people during this pandemic have made even it more clear that we must stop shutoffs of energy and water — basic human needs.  Join the Network for Energy, Water, and Health in Affordable Buildings for a webinar on protecting the right to these basic necessities. Leading innovators will share stories on how they are changing the narrative in this country on energy justice and utility service as a human right. Learn from a local organizer who mobilized during the pandemic to stop the … Continued

RSVP: https://www.mobilize.us/womensmarchaction/event/363000/ For the past four years, we’ve been marching, organizing millions of women voters, and mobilizing this women-led movement to defeat Trump. We’re beyond proud of this moment, but what does it mean? What do the exit polls tell us, or not? What if Trump doesn’t concede? Where do we go from here? What else can we do? Join Women’s Marchers on Wednesday evening for an hour-long webinar to celebrate our collective win, reflect on how we got here, understand the moment we’re in, and what is still to come. … Continued

VIRTUAL SCREENING: “Through the Night” A Virtual Watch Party & Panel Discussion of the documentary THROUGH THE NIGHT by Black womxn director, Loira Limbal RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/through-the-night-screening-panel-discussion-tickets-125979376707 In collaboration with our partners at 1199 SEIU Rhode Island and Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence (RICADV), SISTA Fire RI will be hosting a virtual screening of the documentary “Through the Night”. The documentary looks at the impact the modern economy is having on Womxn of Color and our families. We invite you to join us on the evening of November 18th, 2020 at … Continued

Register Here. Join us for a youth-led conversation on how militarized police impacts our communities and how we can work toward influencing local policy that #DefundsThePolice. With testimony by Oakland youth on police militarization and from Mental Health First, moderated by BAY Peace. With small group discussions led by 67 Sueños, Urban Peace Movement, Young Women’s Freedom Center, The Village, BAY Peace, Council of American Islamic Relations, AFSC, and National Lawyers Guild.68347

Democratic Socialist politicians like Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Rashida Tlaib are raising the expectations of millions of people across the United States and bringing them into a political awakening. The membership of DSA, the largest socialist organization in the United States, is rapidly growing by the thousands. Millions of working-class Americans are calling for Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, universal rent control, and more. But what is democratic socialism? What does it mean to be a member of DSA? How do socialists look at the crises of … Continued

Tens of thousands of workers have jobs in fossil fuel and related industries.  How do we secure a just transition that guarantees good jobs with benefits for these workers in the new clean energy economy?  Carol Zabin is a labor economist who recently completed a comprehensive report for the California legislature called Putting California on the High Road to answer that question.  Please read the executive summary of the report before joining this deep-dive discussion.  You will also hear from the perspective of the state agency charged with implementing the report’s findings and … Continued

Online Event Location:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/azadeh-moaveni-and-salar-abdoh-tickets-126610642841  Azadeh Moaveni and Salar Abdoh discuss the intersections of their new books ReTargeting Iran – published by City Lights Books & Out of Mesopotamia – published by Akashic Books. About ReTargeting Iran, edited by David Barsamian, with Azadeh Moaveni and others The United States and Iran seem to be permanently locked in a dangerous cycle of brinkmanship and violence. Both countries have staged cyber attacks and recently shot down one another’s aircraft. Why do both countries seem intent on escalation? Why did the U.S. abandon the nuclear … Continued

Register Here The safety of students of color is jeopardized by use of police in schools—and across the country, students and allies are working for police free schools. In this webinar we will hear from young organizers from St. Louis, Chicago, and Oakland about the successful strategies and stumbling blocks in their work on this issue. Whether you are already engaged in a campaign locally, or just want to learn more, please join us to envision a future that invests in school safety through student wellbeing, not policing.68348

RSVP Join the Bay Area Climate Emergency Mobilization Task Force for the finale of its Virtual Summit Series: For an Environmentally Just and Regenerative Future. This final summit —  “Where Do We Go From Here for Climate Justice?” — will review the previous topics and discuss plans for the future. WHEN Friday, November 20 8:30 – 9:00 am Doors Open / Meet & Greet Attendee Mixer 9:00 – 9:15 am Land Acknowledgement / Welcome/ Plenary Councilmember Cheryl Davila, City of Berkeley Corrina Gould, Co-Founder, Sogorea Te Land Trust Amos White, Vice … Continued

RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fighting-state-murder-racism-the-police-and-the-death-penalty-tickets-127358860781 Cost: FREE or donation Join family members of death row prisoner Rodney Reed, Rodrick and Sandra Reed, police torture victim and former juvenile life without parole prisoner Mark Clements, author and scholar Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, and journalist Liliana Segura for a discussion about fighting racism in the criminal “injustice” system. The massive uprising this year against police brutality and murder has sharply illuminated the racism of not only the police, but also the institutions that protect them. This struggle has thrown into sharp relief questions about the true nature of … Continued

Sun, Nov 15, 2020: 10:30 am to 12:30 pm The Ongoing War on Syria & Why it Matters | Rick Sterling will discuss the current situation in Syria and future prospects if Biden assumes the Presidency. Unreported in mainstream media, the US and allies continue to wage hybrid warfare on Syria – economically, politically, judicially and militarily. Why does the US persist in attacking Syria, preventing it from recovering and harming millions of Syrians? Will this change with a Democrat in the White House?  Why has this struggle become a focal point … Continued

Trump was defeated. But Biden & Harris won’t solve the multitude of problems that working people are faced with, from COVID and climate devastation to police killings of people of color. What will work, based on history, are mass movements. They have been the catalyst for working people’s gains. Today this is truer than ever. Join an online discussion on how to build a revolutionary feminist groundswell in 2021. Register here: https://bit.ly/Beyond-Biden68350

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Sun, Nov 15, 2020: 10:30 am to 12:30 pm The Ongoing War on Syria & Why it Matters | Rick Sterling will discuss the current situation in Syria and future prospects if Biden assumes the Presidency. Unreported in mainstream media, the US and allies continue to wage hybrid warfare on Syria – economically, politically, judicially and militarily. Why does the US persist in attacking Syria, preventing it from recovering and harming millions of Syrians? Will this change with a Democrat in the White House?  Why has this struggle become a focal point … Continued

Please join us for this Zoom meeting using the link below: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87119438221?pwd=YUNnVkEwYUh2d29tWnpDamJoelo2QT09 Meeting ID: 871 1943 8221 Passcode: 025469 Dial by your location +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) Dr. Benjamin Madley, author of An American Genocide: The United States and the California Indian Catastrophe, 1846-1873 We are honored to be able to present Professor Benjamin Madley at this holiday weekend Zoom meeting. In our quest to educate ourselves about American history, and after celebrating our most American holiday, Thanksgiving, it is fitting that we look closely at the … Continued