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			1	2	3	4 Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: “Mine!: How the Hidden Rules of Ownership Control Our Lives” 4:30 pm Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: “Mine!: How the Hidden Rules of Ownership Control Our Lives” @ Online Dec 4 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the the online invite. For December, 2021 we’re reading the first half of “Mine!: How the Hidden Rules of Ownership Control Our Lives” by Heller & Saltzman. Amazon., Powells. For January, 2022 we’re reading the second half. Strike Debt Bay Area hosts this 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, The Deficit Myth, Revenge Capitalism, the Edge of Chaos blog symposium , Re-enchanting the World: … Continued
5 Venezuela’s Mega-elections 10:30 am Venezuela’s Mega-elections @ Online Dec 5 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Tickets Venezuela’s Mega-elections The Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela has provided international leadership to the anti-imperialist struggle and a promise that a better world is possible. Consequently, it has been targeted for regime change by the US, which has illegally blockaded the country causing immense human suffering. The extreme right opposition will be participating in the November 21 mega-elections, rather than boycotting, for the first time in years. If the extreme right does well, the US and its sycophantic press will proclaim that socialism has failed in Venezuela and the (in fact, … Continued	6	7	8	9 No Moratorium on Solar 9:00 am No Moratorium on Solar Dec 9 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Protect Solar Farms In Alameda County On Thursday, Dec 9th at 9:00am the Alameda County Board of Supervisors will be voting on a proposed moratorium for utility-scale solar farms in Alameda County. Most proponents of solar are urging a NO vote on the moratorium. See this doc for more info on how to contact your supervisor if you live in Alameda County, and how to join the meeting on Thursday to give your public comment. Info here! 69482 First Class: The U.S. Postal Service, Democracy, and the Corporate Threat 6:00 pm First Class: The U.S. Postal Service, Democracy, and the Corporate Threat @ Online Dec 9 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets On line. Free. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/christopher-w-shaw-in-conversation-with-ralph-nader-tickets-168501012063 Celebrating the release of First Class, which investigates the essential role that the postal system plays in American democracy. Christopher W. Shaw and Ralph Nader (joining via telephone) to discuss First Class: The U.S. Postal Service, Democracy, and the Corporate Threat by Christopher W. Shaw published by City Lights Books Moderated by Katherine Isaac. Ralph Nader will be joining us via telephone. The fight over the future of the U.S. Postal Service is on. Political ideologues and corporate interests have long sought to remake … Continued	10 COVID Vaccine clinic – Hot meals & $50 gift cards 10:00 am COVID Vaccine clinic – Hot meals & $50 gift cards Dec 10 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am Tickets https://twitter.com/Keith_Carson/status/146683367542994534669475	11 Eviction-Free BBQ 1:00 pm Eviction-Free BBQ @ SF Panhandle Dec 11 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets https://twitter.com/DSA_SF/status/146790141175733862669481
12 Update on Recent Events in the Russian Federation 10:30 am Update on Recent Events in the Russian Federation @ Online Dec 12 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Tickets Just back from Ukraine, where he is reporting for Moscow-based RT and making a documentary on Donbass, correspondent Don Courter will give an update on recent events in the Russian Federation and the situation in Ukraine Our speaker, Don Courter, is a Moscow-based RT correspondent and host of The Revolution Report. LOGIN INFORMATION We Intend to start the presentation as close to 10:30 am as possible, but the Zoom room will be opened up, as usual, at 10:15 for anyone to join and discuss technical matters, catch up with each … Continued ***Green Party Holiday Party* 5:00 pm *Green Party Holiday Party* @ It's Your Move (Store) Dec 12 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Celebrate the Holiday Season with old friends and new. We’ll have good fun, yummy food, and open dialogue at the 2021 Annual Potluck Holiday Party. Please bring masks and proof of vaccination (or of a negative Covid test between 12/9 and 12/12). Note: Covid tests in North Oakland, at no charge to individuals, with a turnaround time of 24 hours, are available via: https://www.testthepeople.org/ We will also likely have an outdoor party in the first half of next year. Where: *It’s Your Move Games and Hobbies*** Please bring a … Continued	13 Sheriff Oversight Town Halls 6:00 pm Sheriff Oversight Town Halls @ Online Dec 13 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Those we trust to keep our community and all of its members safe must answer when they fail to do so. Ongoing oversight is good government. The US Justice Department recently found conditions in the Alameda county jail violate constitutional rights and subject the 40% in custody who need mental health services to “unlawful harm.” Law suits are costing the county millions. Our county sheriff’s department needs a major transformation and ongoing oversight. Assembly Bill 1185 provides for a community-based Oversight Board and an Inspector General with subpoena power to … Continued	14 Sheriff Oversight Town Halls 6:00 pm Sheriff Oversight Town Halls @ Online Dec 14 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Those we trust to keep our community and all of its members safe must answer when they fail to do so. Ongoing oversight is good government. The US Justice Department recently found conditions in the Alameda county jail violate constitutional rights and subject the 40% in custody who need mental health services to “unlawful harm.” Law suits are costing the county millions. Our county sheriff’s department needs a major transformation and ongoing oversight. Assembly Bill 1185 provides for a community-based Oversight Board and an Inspector General with subpoena power to … Continued	15 PUBLIC BANKING 101: THE POTENTIAL OF “GREEN BABY BONDS” 7:00 pm PUBLIC BANKING 101: THE POTENTIAL OF “GREEN BABY BONDS” @ Online Dec 15 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets On Dec 15th, at 7:00 pm PST, renowned economist Michael Shuman and journalist Mark Sommer will join us to discuss the potential of “green baby bonds.” Register here. During World War II the Roosevelt administration ran short of money to finance the war effort and turned to ordinary citizens to buy “war bonds” in denominations from $25 to $1,000, small enough to be affordable to every American adult. Half the U.S. population, 85 million Americans, bought Series E bonds, generating $185 billion in 1945 dollars. The same concept could generate … Continued	16 10 Years After Occupy 6:00 pm 10 Years After Occupy @ Online Dec 16 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets https://twitter.com/BayArea4Bernie/status/147161071564338380869489	17	18
19 Haiti’s Crisis and the Popular Resistance 12:00 pm Haiti’s Crisis and the Popular Resistance @ Online Dec 19 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Tickets Join DSA SF’s International Solidarity Organizing Committee for a panel on the high-level history of Haiti from the 1804 revolution to the present day, the current situation in Haiti, the role of US imperialism historically and present day, and the current popular resistance in Haiti and in the belly of the beast. Speakers: Dr. Jemima Pierre is a Haitian-born activist, writer, and scholar. She is the coordinator of the Haiti/Americas committee of the Black Alliance for Peace and an editor and contributor to the Black Agenda Report. She is also … Continued	20	21	22	23	24	25
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