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Speak out against an unnecessary war with Russia which could possibly lead to the use of nuclear weapons. If the war starts before Feb. 1, this action will still take place, to voice our opposition. Emergency Action to say  “Negotiate, Don’t Escalate: No War With Russia” February 1, 2022 at 11:30- 1:30pm (PST) Ferry Bldg., San Francisco https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2022/01/26/18847610.php There will be banners, flyers asking people to call the White House and their member of Congress, and an info table.  Capitol Hill: 800-826-3688 We are on the brink of a massive … Continued

The U.S. and Russia have 90% of the world’s nuclear weapons. Call on Congress, the White House and the media to listen to the people of Ukraine, Russia and the U.S. who Don’t Want War, don’t want NATO expansion, don’t want to further enrich the war industry or risk nuclear annihilation. Instead, we want universal healthcare, quality education, eco sustainability, housing for all. green jobs! Bring signs or borrow Code Pink’s. Hold a sign and/or pass out flyers urging people to email and call the White House and Congress. Cheryl … Continued

  Stephen Gowans investigates why, when all the tools to avert a catastrophe were available, the world failed to prevent the Covid-19 disaster. He examines the business opportunities and pressures that helped shape the world’s failed response. His conclusion:  the novel coronavirus, a killer, had a helper in bringing about the calamity: capitalism, the killer’s henchman. Exposing the role profit-making played in creating the disaster, Gowans shows how capitalism, its incentives, and its power to dominate the political process, impeded the protection of public health and prevented humanity from using … Continued

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Join NOW for a conversation featuring feminist author and activist, Saru Jayaraman, on her recent book titled, “One Fair Wage: Ending Subminimum Pay in America. Time”. Speaker: Saru Jayaraman, One Fair Wage President and UC Berkeley’s Director of the Food Labor Research Center RSVP: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nJSmwZI_RrOhiJoMz2Al8Q After 9/11, together with displaced World Trade Center workers, Saru Jayaraman co-founded the Restaurant Opportunities Center (ROC), which grew into a national movement of restaurant workers, employers and consumers. She then launched One Fair Wage as a national campaign to end all subminimum wages in the … Continued

An online webinar on the way forward for policy and practices for sex worker rights in LA and California. Register The Stop the Raids Committee (https://stoptheraids.org/) formed to address the onslaught of raids and arrests of members of our sex work community – including our clients. We fully expect that those raids will ramp up in the run up to Super Bowl LVI, which will be held Sunday February 13th, 2022 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. ** Large sporting events like the Super Bowl see a huge increase in … Continued

Join Mother Jones reporter Ali Breland and Ellen Pao as they discuss tech and misinformation More info & RSVP: https://www.motherjones.com/events/in-conversation-with-ellen-pao/ We’ve spent decades communicating, organizing, and connecting online, but the recent surge of hate and extremism during a reckoning for racial justice, — and a pandemic have made social media even more embedded in our daily lives and the fabric of our democracy. These platforms can be filled with lies and bigotry, an issue that has launched a national conversation about the obligations of the companies that own and profit from … Continued

What is the People’s Budget amendment? Who is the Community Democracy Project (CDP)? How do I get on their extra special contact list to get personalized text messages about upcoming events? What is participatory budgeting? Why do they want the residents of Oakland to decide the entire city budget? Who’s funding this project? Who’s leading it? Do I get a prize or like… earn a badge for joining? If you have questions, come ask them! If you know some of the answers already, come help answer them from your own … Continued

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Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the the online invite. For February, 2022 we’re reading the first three chapters of The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity by the late David Graber and co-author David Wengrow. For March, we’re reading the next four chapters, 4-7. For April, we are finishing the book. All are welcome! “A dramatically new understanding of human history, challenging our most fundamental assumptions about social evolution―from the development of agriculture and cities to the origins of the state, democracy, and inequality―and revealing new … Continued

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Bourgeois ideologists have been successful in obscuring the class basis of various international conflicts. Too few on the Left actively counter those narratives.  We will discuss the consequences of this failure for the struggle for working class power, using Ukraine  as a kind of case study.  Attendees are invited and urged to bring their insights and knowledge to the discussion.  Richard Fallenbaum, a member of ICSS will make a brief introduction.. LOGIN INFORMATION Our Zoom room will be opened up, as usual, at 10:15 for anyone to join and discuss … Continued

  As you’re all aware, for the last several years I’ve been intimately involved in our MH “system”. It’s horrid and dysfunctional. In fact the WHO refers to the good old USof A, as being the worst place on the planet to be seriously mentally ill. Although it’s hard to, I believe them. For three years now I’ve been helping to organize a very grassroots family organization – Families Advocating for the Seriously Mentally Ill (FASMI). We have lobbied, advocated, found allies, spoken up and educated and organized ourselves. Now … Continued

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89559844652 Meeting ID: 895 5984 4652 Please join us this evening for a Green Sunday based on the themes in Michael Goldstein’s recently published book, Blessed Disillusionment: Letting Go of What Cannot Save Us, Turning to What Can. Goldstein’s presentation will basically track the book, explaining the limits of mobilizing people to protest every new ruling-class abomination, working to take over the Democratic Party, once more electing new and better people, seeking constitutional amendments to reform the political system, and “yes,” third parties. The thesis is that … Continued

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We need folks to show up to the Alameda County Courthouse in Oakland again to demand care, not incarceration for James Ramsey. James Ramsey, a young Black Oakland resident with severe mental illness is being held on trumped up charges at Santa Rita for the alleged assault of Chinatown Chamber of Commerce President Carl Chan. James needs care, not incarceration. James Ramsey has a history of mental illness and was living unhoused when the incident occurred. Both prosecution and defense agree that mental illness is an important factor in this … Continued

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The U.S. Postal Service is one of our nation’s oldest institutions, and it’s a lynchpin of our communities — allowing us to communicate with one another affordably, vote from our homes, and receive necessary supplies. But if privatizers in Congress and Postmaster General Louis DeJoy get their way, the USPS will soon cease to exist. The destruction of the post office is a national crisis, and we must rally to stop it. You’re invited to a sneak peek of Cinema Libre’s new documentary, The Great Postal Heist, an investigation into … Continued

  On February 2022, Vladimir Putin, President of Russia joined Xi Jinping, Presideent of the PRC, to take part in the opening ceremonies of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing. They also released a 5000 word document, “Joint Statement of the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China on the International Relations Entering a New Era and the Global Sustainable Development.” This document expresses the views of two of the world’s largest nuclear powers, both permanent members of the UN Security Council. As such, it merits the closest … Continued

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Links to join will be shared upon registration. RSVP Today In 57 out of 58 California counties, a district attorney election or recall will be on the ballot this June. Gain insight from our organizing experts and get prepared to influence the outcome of these upcoming elections. Here’s what we’ll cover during the one-hour webinar: Key district attorney races in priority regions How you can elect a DA who shares your values How you can work with ACLU NorCal to help get out the vote Reserve your spot and learn … Continued

Juan Parras Just over one year has passed since President Biden signed an Executive Order, directing all federal agencies to prioritize climate and environmental justice.  What is the significance of this groundbreaking Executive Order, what progress has been made since it was signed, and what still needs to happen both in the Biden administration and in Congress? Join a virtual conversation with community organizers and environmental justice activists Juan Parras from Texas, Theresa Landrum from Michigan, and Robert Taylor from Louisiana.  They will speak with Bryan Parras, Healthy Communities Organizer … Continued

Put POTUS On Notice: Digital Rally   President Biden campaigned on being a climate champion. But a year into his presidency – after millions of Black, Brown, Indigenous, and froontline communities and young people turned out in record numbers to the polls in the middle of a global pandemic to elect him – we’ve seeen Biden fail to tackle the climate crisis with the urgency it demands. Biden will give his first State of the Union address on March 1st. Before then, we’re gathering with partners in the Build Back … Continued

BAAQMD Meetings on Valero Emissions, February 24 & March 15 Exactly what harmful organic compounds have our friends in Benicia been breathing during all the years the Valero refinery failed to report its emissions?  BAAQMD will hold two important informational meetings to discuss the ongoing Serious Emission Violations incurred by the refinery.  Jack Broadbent, the Air District’s Executive Officer/Air Pollution Control Officer, has said: “Valero’s disregard for air quality regulations and public safety in the surrounding community warrants decisive action and significant penalties to deter violations in the future.  Valero did not report … Continued

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Join Haiti Action Committee for a February 26th march and protest commemorating the 18th year of continued US neo-colonial intervention and occupation of Haiti since the Feb. 29th 2004 coup that overthrew Haiti’s democratic government. Since then, the US government has backed a series of corrupt and brutal regimes which have brought Haiti nothing but misery, violence and chaos. Across Haiti, popular organizations are calling for the end of the US-backed regime and the installation of a transitional government. Yet the Biden Administration continues to insist on its choice of … Continued

Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82812417704?pwd=NTJLczViRGg4K0c2Um9MMXFjSVNrdz09 On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a pandemic. Almost two years have passed, and we in the US are now approaching 80,000,000 cases and close to 1,000,000 Covid deaths – the largest number of any country in the world – with no clear end in sight. The pandemic has swept through US society, leaving a path of disease, suffering, death, political and social upheaval, and economic destruction in its wake. The response by the US  government and capitalist politicians has been a complete disaster. … Continued

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Fun in the Sun on  – XRSFBay  Regen Event and Street Theater Performance at Mission Dolores Park It’s time to meet up and reach out! Join the membership of the XR SF Bay Area chapter for a regenerative and outreach event on the green and sunny slopes of Dolores Park. Our street theater performers (learn more here) will roam the crowd while flyering takes place, and members of Scientists’ Rebellion answer your questions and provide resources about the climate crisis. Let’s kick off the spring season of action with a … Continued

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