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Book Club: ‘Can’t Pay, Won’t Pay: The Case for Economic Disobedience and Debt Abolition’
4:30 pm
Book Club: ‘Can’t Pay, Won’t Pay: The Case for Economic Disobedience and Debt Abolition’
@ Online
Jun 1 @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
 https://twitter.com/StrikeDebt/status/152400714676085555269750
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Oakland Privacy Advisory Commission
5:00 pm
Oakland Privacy Advisory Commission
@ Online
Jun 2 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85817209915 Relevant Agenda Items: 5. Surveillance Equipment Ordinance – DVP – Apricot 360 database a. Review and take possible action on Impact Report and proposed Use Policy 6. Surveillance Equipment Ordinance – OPD – Annual Reports (Automated License Plate Readers, Cell-Site Simulator, Biometric Crime Lab, Forensic Logic/Coplink, GPS Tag Tracker, ShotSpotter, Live Stream Camera, Mobile Fingerprint ID, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles/Drones) a. Review and take possible action on the annual reports 7. Surveillance Equipment Ordinance – DOT – Mobile Parking Payment … Continued
International Sex Workers Day: Film Screening
6:30 pm
International Sex Workers Day: Film Screening
@ Adobe Books and Art Cooperative
Jun 2 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Screening of a documentary film about the occupation of churches by sex workers in 1975 in France which International Sex Workers day commemorates. Readings from Prostitutes Our Life which documents powerful words from sex workers on strike then. Connecting that historic action with present day organizing against violence, poverty, racist enforcement of the prostitution laws and discussion.69765
Justice 4 Sean Monterrosa
7:00 pm
Justice 4 Sean Monterrosa
Jun 2 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
https://twitter.com/tal_moore/status/153242839514504806969790
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David Rovics Concert LiveStreamed
1:00 pm
David Rovics Concert LiveStreamed
@ Online
Jun 4 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
“I’ll do a concert from my living room, livestreamed on Twitch and other platforms (just click the link when the time comes and I’ll appear), archived afterwards.”69793
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Anarchists Book Fair
Anarchists Book Fair
Jun 5 all-day
https://twitter.com/BayAreaBookFair/status/150235728632437146169775
Seminar: White Nationalism & Intervention
11:00 am
Seminar: White Nationalism & Intervention
@ Online
Jun 5 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
https://twitter.com/crc_accomplices/status/153183065415695155269788
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Webinar: Sea Level Risks and Resilience
10:00 am
Webinar: Sea Level Risks and Resilience
@ Online
Jun 7 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Get the latest information on a new study that maps the future pattern of sea level rise in the coastal US, flood risks to coastal wetlands, and where conservation efforts could help. Register here Climate Central will present scientific, policy, and other experts discussing the findings of their new report, their implications, and strategies for enhancing wetlands. Journalists who have covered the topic will also speak. This workshop will include embargoed information from a peer-reviewed paper scheduled for publication on June 8. Media representatives are invited to submit questions during live … Continued
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Webinar: Investing in Building Electrification
10:00 am
Webinar: Investing in Building Electrification
@ Online
Jun 8 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
About a quarter of California’s greenhouse gas emissions come from residential and commercial buildings. Hear from policy-makers and green energy experts talking about the investments necessary to quickly and equitably de-carbonize residential and commercial buildings in California.Some cities have taken the first steps toward all-electric buildings, like banning gas infrastructure in new construction, but current efforts don’t go nearly far enough.Register here Speakers: California Senator Josh Becker, who represents most of San Mateo County and the northern part of Santa Clara County. He is the author of several bills focused on accelerating … Continued
Book Club: ‘Can’t Pay, Won’t Pay: The Case for Economic Disobedience and Debt Abolition’
4:30 pm
Book Club: ‘Can’t Pay, Won’t Pay: The Case for Economic Disobedience and Debt Abolition’
@ Online
Jun 8 @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
https://twitter.com/StrikeDebt/status/152400714676085555269750
Webinar: Investing in Building Electrification
6:23 pm
Webinar: Investing in Building Electrification
Jun 8 @ 6:23 pm – 7:23 pm
Register here About a quarter of California’s greenhouse gas emissions come from residential and commercial buildings. Hear from policy-makers and green energy experts talking about the investments necessary to quickly and equitably de-carbonize residential and commercial buildings in California.Some cities have taken the first steps toward all-electric buildings, like banning gas infrastructure in new construction, but current efforts don’t go nearly far enough.Speakers: California Senator Josh Becker, who represents most of San Mateo County and the northern part of Santa Clara County. He is the author of several bills focused on accelerating … Continued
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MACRO conversation
6:30 pm
MACRO conversation
@ Online
Jun 9 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
This Thursday, Oakland Councilperson Carroll Fife will be going live in conversation with the Mobile Assistance Community Responders of Oakland (MACRO) Program as well as Jame Burch from the Anti-Police Terror Project. They will talk about where the program is currently at and the state of public safety overall in Oakland. To watch, go to the Facebook, Twitter or YouTube page on Thursday June 9th at 6:30pm. You can read more about MACRO here.69800
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US Sanctions & Future American Economic Empire
10:30 am
US Sanctions & Future American Economic Empire
@ Online
Jun 12 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
US sanctions are not new and have been applied by the US in both recent history (Venezuela, Iran) and well prior (Japan 1937-45, Latin America, Africa). However, the scope & magnitude of US sanctions against Russia today represent a quantitative, as well as qualitative, higher stage and escalation of sanctions as a tool of US imperialism. The presentation will describe what’s in the US six packages of sanctions announced to date, distinguish between financial sanctions from goods & trade sanctions and individuals’ sanctions, and estimate their current stage of implementation … Continued
Sunflower Alliance Webinar: For a Stronger State Climate Plan
4:00 pm
Sunflower Alliance Webinar: For a Stronger State Climate Plan
@ Online
Jun 12 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
RSVP to action@sunflower-alliance.org Save the date for a discussion with California climate justice leaders about the growing movement to oppose the weak and inadequate draft climate plan proposed by the California Air Resources Board. Learn how we can join the push for a plan that would rapidly phase out fossil fuels and bring justice to frontline communities. The CARB draft plan Doesn’t shut down any of the gas power plants that currently pollute our neighborhoods; keeps all fossil fuel gas plants operating Builds many new polluting power plants Plans for excessive … Continued
Green Sunday: The Future of Peoples Park
5:00 pm
Green Sunday: The Future of Peoples Park
@ Online
Jun 12 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
In the 1960s, students organized a Free Speech movement to resist the University of California, Berkeley, to counter administrative bans on flyering on the campus. 53 years later, there is a new battle brewing over Peoples Park with its community advocating for civic space and the University offering housing projects. As tensions grow between the City’s establishment and Park protesters, many people are caught in the middle trying to navigate college, Covid-19, and Berkeley’s unaffordable housing crisis. One of the greatest challenges facing the Peoples Park community is that … Continued
Staged reading of ROE produced by Actors Ensemble of Berkeley
5:00 pm
Staged reading of ROE produced by Actors Ensemble of Berkeley
@ Brower Center
Jun 12 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Staged reading of ROE produced by Actors Ensemble of Berkeley performance of Roe by Lisa Loomer directed by Susannah Wood and organized by Carol Marasovic of the City of Berkeley Commission on the Status of Women Admission is free – reservations are highly recommended, https://www.aeofberkeley.org/productions/upcoming-shows/378-roe-by-lisa-loomer donations to cover the production costs are welcome send to: Berkeley Actors Ensemble / ROE, PO Box 663, Berkeley, CA 94701 ROE at 7 pm at the Marsh 2120 at Allston Way Staged reading of ROE produced by Actors Ensemble of Berkeley performance of … Continued
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SF: Support the Compassionate Alternative Response Team (CART)
4:00 pm
SF: Support the Compassionate Alternative Response Team (CART)
@ Online
Jun 16 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
https://twitter.com/sfdefender/status/153708904257091584069812
Staged reading of ROE produced by Actors Ensemble of Berkeley
5:00 pm
Staged reading of ROE produced by Actors Ensemble of Berkeley
@ Brower Center
Jun 16 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Staged reading of ROE produced by Actors Ensemble of Berkeley performance of Roe by Lisa Loomer directed by Susannah Wood and organized by Carol Marasovic of the City of Berkeley Commission on the Status of Women Admission is free – reservations are highly recommended, https://www.aeofberkeley.org/productions/upcoming-shows/378-roe-by-lisa-loomer donations to cover the production costs are welcome send to: Berkeley Actors Ensemble / ROE, PO Box 663, Berkeley, CA 94701 ROE at 7 pm at the Marsh 2120 at Allston Way Staged reading of ROE produced by Actors Ensemble of Berkeley performance of … Continued
Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Crisis
7:00 pm
Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Crisis
@ Online
Jun 16 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Please join KPFA for a very special Zoom Event when we welcome Britt Wray and her new book, Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Crisis, in conversation with KPFA’s Sabrina Jacobs. “Wray proves to be consistently empathetic. Climaate activists feeling near the end of their rope will find this full of wisdom.”\Kirkus Reviews Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Crisis is an impassioned generational perspective on how to stay sane amid climate disruption. TICKETS AND MORE INFO AVAILABLE HERE69795
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APTP Mental Health First Training (in-person)
10:00 am
APTP Mental Health First Training (in-person)
@ Location will be shared upon registration
Jun 18 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
This Saturday we will have an MH First Training open to ALL community members… Register for MH First Training Community, APTP’s MH First (MH1) is Oakland’s first and only non 9-1-1 crisis response line for mental health, substance use and domestic violence and is available from 8 pm to 8 am, Fridays & Saturdays, covering the hours when traditional mental health hotlines are closed. A mental health crisis should not be a death sentence. We are hosting our first in-person training in a minute! Join us to build alternatives to … Continued
Alameda County Budget 101 Training presented by the Care First Community Coalition.
11:00 am
Alameda County Budget 101 Training presented by the Care First Community Coalition.
@ Online
Jun 18 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Come to our annual Alameda County Budget 101 Training presented by the Care First Community Coalition. You’re invited to the annual Alameda County Budget 101 Training presented by Restore Oakland, American Friends Service Committee & the Care First Community Coalition This will be a zoom webinar, registration is required. In this training, we will provide you with fundamental tools to demystify the county budget process and who the decisionmakers are. You’ll also learn about Care First Community Coalition‘s budget demands that are being made by incarcerated folks, their loved … Continued
Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things
4:30 pm
Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things
@ Online
Jun 18 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
 Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the the online invite. For May, 2022 we’re reading the first four chapters of A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things. A Guide to Capitalism, Nature, And the Future of the Planet, by Raj Patel and Jason W Moore. UC Press, Amazon For June, 2022, we’ll be finishing the above book. All are welcome! “Nature, money, work, care, food, energy, and lives: these are the seven things that have made our world and will shape its future. In making these things … Continued
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Roe v. Wade to be abolished?
10:30 am
Roe v. Wade to be abolished?
Jun 19 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
That’s the intent of the pending Supreme Court decision, a draft copy of which has already been leaked to the media. This will be a human rights disaster for women. On May 11,2022 the U.S. Senate voted down the Women’s Health Protection Act 49 to 51. The WHPA would have made abortion legal, eliminating the role of the Supreme Court on the issue of abortion and nullifying the pending Supreme Court decision, How do we fight back against this grossly undemocratic decision? We certainly can’t trust the Democratic Party leadership. … Continued
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Hold Biden to his Climate Promises! Film Premier
4:00 pm
Hold Biden to his Climate Promises! Film Premier
@ Online
Jun 20 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Catch the premier of this new short film from the People vs Fossil Fuels coalition. Dear President Biden, a new documentary film by Jon Bowermaster, shares the stories of leaders from the People vs. Fossil Fuels coalition and the fossil fuel resistance movement who are fighting to protect communities, water, and public health. Online. Register here The screening of this 35-minute short film will be followed by a discussion with the filmmaker, and the organizers and climate activists featured in the film. The discussion will also share ways to get involved and hold President … Continued
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World Refugee Day: Conversation on Helping Ukraine’s Refugees Fleeing War (hybrid event)
12:30 pm
World Refugee Day: Conversation on Helping Ukraine’s Refugees Fleeing War (hybrid event)
@ Online & Commonwealth Club
Jun 21 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
As we mark World Refugee Day, an international day to honor refugees, we invite you to celebrate the strength and courage of all those forced to flee their homes in Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion in February. In-person: $10 members & $20 nonmembers Online: $5 members & $10 nonmembers RSVP: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2022-06-21/helping-ukraines-refugees Multiple organizations and individuals are lending their support to the estimated 6.8 million refugees from Ukraine who have fled to Poland, Romania and throughout the European Union. In addition, there are an estimated 8 million people displaced … Continued
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Another Death at Santa Rita: Community Vigil
4:00 pm
Another Death at Santa Rita: Community Vigil
Jun 22 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
https://twitter.com/APTPaction/status/153939364875574067269830
Know Your Rights: A Workshop Series. California’s Open Meeting Law.
6:00 pm
Know Your Rights: A Workshop Series. California’s Open Meeting Law.
@ Online
Jun 22 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
 Online Event Location: https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/2022/05/know-your-rights-a-summer-workshop-series/?mc_cid=27b96c2210 In this session, open-government experts will offer an introduction to the Ralph M. Brown Act, California’s main open meetings law. Learn tips for exercising your right to speak out at public meetings so you can raise awareness about injustices and demand answers and actions from public officials. Learn about your rights to make public comment, such as whether you can attend and speak anonymously, and what kind of restrictions government officials can put in place on your ability to speak out and express yourself. 69827
Yippie Girl: Author Reading
7:00 pm
Yippie Girl: Author Reading
@ Books, Inc
Jun 22 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
In 1968, a 24-year-old woman moved to Berkeley, California and immediately became enmeshed in the Youth International Party, aka The Yippies, a recently-formed satirical protest group. In the next few years, Judy Gumbo (a nickname given her by Eldridge Cleaver), was soon at the center of counter-cultural activity—from protests in People’s Park, to meetings at Black Panther headquarters, to running a pig for President at the raucous Democratic National Convention in Chicago, a protest that devolved into violent attacks by the police and arrests that led to the notorious Chicago … Continued
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Reproductive Freedom and Privacy
3:00 pm
Reproductive Freedom and Privacy
@ Online
Jun 23 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
https://twitter.com/STOPSpyingNY/status/153675534919321190469809
Anti-SWEEPstakes Showdown
7:00 pm
Anti-SWEEPstakes Showdown
Jun 23 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
 NO COPS IN PRIDE (or anywhere) STREET SWEEPS KILL QUEERS ‘Love Will Keep Us Together,’ but only for the state. Mayor London Breed sweeps houseless queer and trans youth from the Tenderloin just in time for corporate Pride’s open air beer garden. The preparation is a community affair as Urban Alchemy, case managers, and Karen “safety” snitch have rubbed their fingers raw by calling 911. Two million people scamper in to attend San Francisco’s massive LGBTQ+ themed blue lives matter march— a dress rehearsals for death squads. It’s no secret … Continued
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Fund CART: Compassionate Alternative Response Team. SF.
10:00 am
Fund CART: Compassionate Alternative Response Team. SF.
Jun 24 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
https://twitter.com/CausaJusta1/status/153972606973700096069833
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Schools and Labor Against Privatization BBQ (Oakland)
2:00 pm
Schools and Labor Against Privatization BBQ (Oakland)
@ Parker Liberation
Jun 25 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
The SLAP BBQ! If you are able to contribute to ensure we have enough food please Venmo donations to the handle @slapbayarea . OR if you do not have Venmo but want to donate ahead of time please email Ronan G, ronanronang@gmail.com.69836
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Burn the Page: A True Story of Torching Doubts, Blazing Trails, and Igniting Change
5:00 pm
Burn the Page: A True Story of Torching Doubts, Blazing Trails, and Igniting Change
@ Online
Jun 26 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Please join KPFA for a very special matinee Zoom Event on when we welcome Delegate Danica Roem and her new book, Burn the Page: A True Story of Torching Doubts, Blazing Trails, and Igniting Change in conversation with Charlie Jane Anders. “this colorful, no-holds-barredd account of Roem’s life and political work still delights for its unabashed candor. An inspiring story of self-acceptance and determination.”Kirkus Reviews An inspirational memoir-meets-manifesto by Danica Roem, the nation’s first openly trans person elected to US state legislature. TICKETS AND MORE INFO AVAILABLE HERE Danica Roem made national … Continued
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Socialist Night School: Black Reconstruction in America: The General Strike
6:30 pm
Socialist Night School: Black Reconstruction in America: The General Strike
@ Online
Jun 28 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
“Easily the most dramatic episode in American history was the sudden move to free four million black slaves in an effort to stop a great civil war, to end forty years of bitter controversy, and to appease the moral sense of civilization.” W.E.B Dubois’ classic book “Black Reconstruction in America” flipped prevailing narratives about Reconstruction on their head. Bringing a materialist analysis of history to the forefront. Dubois analyzes the conditions of the white workers, the north, planters, and slaves before the Civil War and how these conditions led to … Continued
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Home in the Bay | A Reading Series: The Second Event
5:00 pm
Home in the Bay | A Reading Series: The Second Event
@ Online
Jun 29 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
 What does home mean to you? Aunt Lute Books is pleased to present Home in the Bay, a California-based reading series centering the voices of those impacted by houselessness, gentrification, migration, and colonization. We are partnering with Sogorea Te’ Land Trust, POOR Magazine, Poets Reading the News, Black Freighter Press and the Anti-Eviction Mapping Project, organizations doing radical work around our relationships to place and location as well as to each other. Join us for the next event in the series, a virtual reading featuring talented writers, storytellers, and folklorists … Continued
Decolonial Futures and Environmental Justice – with Dr. Vandana Shiva
7:00 pm
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