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What are the motives and likely effects of Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan? We will be looking at these questions in the light of the interlocking crises of the US empire, US capitalism and the US Democratic Party. We will start the discussion with short presentations by ICSS members Gene Ruyle and Raj Sahai and other invited speakers, including David  Ewing, Chair of the US-China Friendship Society. LOGIN INFORMATION Our Zoom room will be opened up as usual at 10:15 am for anyone to join and discuss technical matters, catch up … Continued

Alameda County Board of Supervisors Meeting on AB 481Find the Zoom link for the Board meeting here! The American Friends Service Committee has let us know that next week, the Board will be reviewing a military equipment use policy from Sheriff Ahern that would continue to authorize using his arsenal of military weapons for any purpose, including future pre-dawn raids on families. The sheriff’s military equipment inventory includes over 450 assault weapons, 3 armored vehicles, 162 drones, and much more. See the full toolkit from AFSC here, and make your … Continued

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Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the the online invite. For August, 2022 we’re reading the first four chapters of  Beyond Money – A Postcapitalist Strategy, by Anitra Nelson. Available at Pluto Press, Amazon.  For September, we’re reading the remaining chapters. ‘A fascinating portal into arguments about why we need to get beyond money’ – Harry Cleaver What would a world without money look like? This book is a lively thought experiment that deepens our understanding of how money is the driver of political power, environmental destruction and social … Continued

The México Solidarity Project, SINTTIA, and the continuing importance of international working class solidarity The presentation will include clips from a documentary film and current footage from Labor Notes 2022 Conference with commentary. Not pedantic or dogmatic — more observational with moments of humor (sorely needed). Our speaker, Anne Lewis, is an independent documentary-maker and professor of practice at UT-Austin. Her work reveals working class people fighting for social change. Anne was associate director/assistant camera for HARLAN COUNTY, U.S.A. After the strike, she moved to the east Kentucky coalfields where … Continued

Maybe you’ve been getting our emails for months or years but never come to a DSA event. Maybe you’re a veteran leftist with decades of battles under your belt. Maybe you’re a new member ready to take the next step and get organized.   Wherever you’re coming from, we want to hang out with you! 🌹  Hear what we’re currently working on 💪  Get more involved in critical fights right here in the East Bay 🥨  Eat some snacks Right now, we’re grappling with a conservative attack on our reproductive … Continued

John Fisher, son of the late Donald Fisher (of The Gap and related corporate wealth), personifies the connections between these two struggles.  Not only is Fisher (the younger), principal owner of the A’s, pushing for the gentrification grab at the Howard Terminal, but he is a major force in the push for charter schools. not only in Oakland, but nationally, through the Kipp Schools network. Given the continuing struggles on both fronts, with the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) / Oakland Police Department (OPD) repressive actions at the Parker Liberation … Continued

Online Event Location:  https://www.seetickets.us/event/Fight-forOurRightsAbortionAccessFundraiser/494100  1015 Folsom presents Fight for Our Rights: Abortion Access Fundraiser 100% OF ALL PROCEEDS DONATED TO NNAF & PLANNED PARENTHOOD 70186

The screening will be followed by an interview and Q&A discussion with the film director Omar Qattan. Register Ways to help Palestinians: 1) Sign the following: https://www.codepink.org/gaza2022 https://action.sumofus.org/en/a/paypal-stop-discriminating-against-palestinians?sp_ref=772035514.99.176208.e.0.2&referring_akid=107071.16341133.OhWp6y&referring_source=fwd&source=mlt https://palestine.salsalabs.org/suspendallusaidtoisrael/index.html?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=6345228c-829a-455a-8830-27686ab7fb68 https://www.notechforapartheid.com/ https://nwttac.dci-palestine.org/contact_your_lawmaker_about_hr_2590?utm_campaign=may_14_gaza_update_nwttac&utm_medium=email&utm_source=dcipalestine&emci=898aaa6a-50ba-eb11-a7ad-501ac57b8fa7&emdi=720e95c4-78ba-eb11-a7ad-501ac57b8fa7&ceid=13259655#/ https://ampalestine.salsalabs.org/sanctionisrael/index.html https://www.gazaunlocked.org/act2019MELPA https://secure.everyaction.com/1bUDFJrq_kWz5sjKEeyoPQ2?emci=5d4149d1-36af-eb11-85aa-0050f237abef&emdi=48af3b35-3eb3-eb11-a7ad-0050f271b5d8&ceid=1631053 http://nwttac.dci-palestine.org/petition_end_solitary_confinement?recruiter_id=219146 https://defundracism.org/ 2) Call your US House Representative (202-225-3121) and tell them to cosponsor HR2590, The Palestinian Children & Families Act, so that Israel cannot use US funds to imprison and torture Palestinian children. 3) Learn more about Palestine at: – American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) – US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR) – Rebuilding Alliance … Continued

oin the Bay Area chapter of the Climate Reality Project and three African climate activists to discuss what people living in the U.S. need to know about supporting and backing the leadership of climate activists in Africa and other places outside the U.S. Register here. This is the fifth in their series of workshops on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ), in preparation for the U.N. COP27 in Egypt in November. The workshop will explore: What do people living in the U.S. need to know about supporting and backing the leadership of climate … Continued

Online Event Location:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/6th-annual-environmental-justice-summit-tickets-323494780597  The Environmental Justice Summit is a bold platform for representation and activism that elevates and amplifies the voice and power of people of color as leaders in the environmental justice movement. This festival will take place on August 20th on the Presidio Main Parade Lawn in San Francisco, CA. Environmentalism is a movement that impacts all classes, colors, and demographics of society and yet there is a lack of diversity in the environmental movement. People of color are strong supporters of environmental issues, more so than is … Continued

Please plan to stay all day. Bring hats, water, lunch, chair or blanket. There preps are an opportunity to lean into the long history of nonviolent direct action, working with affinity groups and Consensus Process decision-making, jail solidarity inside and outside of jail, with plenty of practice in role playing. Contact: weddress777@gmail.com70192

Our speaker will be Professor Gerald Horne, Moores Professor of History at the University of Houston has published dozens of books.  Hear his presentation on his latest:  “The Counter-Revolution of 1836:  Texas Slavery & Jim Crow and the Roots of U.S. Fascism,” 2022, which has implications for California and Indigenous History–and the prospects for a unique form of fascism. Our Zoom room will be opened up as usual at 10:15 am for anyone to join and discuss technical matters, catch up with each other, say Hi, etc.. The program (and … Continued

JOIN US FOR AN EXCITING WEBINAR ON CHEVRON v MONTEREY COUNTY, the case pending before the California Supreme Court that will determine the right of our cities and counties to regulate fossil fuel production. Meet the Protect Monterey organizers whose successful ballot initiative to ban drilling and fracking in their county was challenged by Chevron and its army of oil industry bullies, and overturned by reactionary California Superior Court judges. Hear from the one of the attorneys who will arguing before the state Supreme Court to defend the century-old right … Continued

Kick-off meeting to create Slingshot issue #136. Slingshot is an independent radical newspaper published in Berkeley since 1988. * Brainstorm articles for next issue * Discussion forum for your article ideas * Orientation on how you can submit articles, art, photographs * Help us discuss our audience and themes for the next issue * Discuss fundraising and distribution * Your chance to comment on Slingshot Everyone is welcome. Issue #136 is due out Fall 2022 Deadline for Issue #136 is September 24, 2022 This is an in-person meeting. Masks are … Continued

Online Event Location:  https://action.aclu.org/webform/trainings-change-makers-safeguarding-your-data-digital-sphere  Are you an organizer looking to shrink your digital fingerprint in the surveillance state? Get equipped with tools to combat digital surveillance and gain skills to understand digital privacy in our one-hour workshop with Adamma Izuegbunam Chau, Director at Cyber Collective. 70188

Organized debtors just won big. And we’re not stopping til all the debt is ALL gone. After months of dragging his feet, Biden has finally announced his plan of debt cancellation: up to $10,000 for borrowers with incomes under $125,000 a year and up to $20,000 of cancellation for Pell grant recipients. We know this is far from what justice demands – to close the raccial wealth gap, to unchain generations of indebted families, to actually have a reparative higher education policy. We know the road ahead is long, with … Continued

Register Lessons From The 2022 National Protest In Ecuador. is hosted by the DSA International Committee. For 18 days in June 2022, the people of Ecuador, led by the indigenous and poorest, fought austerity to a halt. Tens of thousands barricaded highways, paralyzed the capital and much of the nation. Eight people were killed and hundreds injured by police. Led by the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie), poor and working people won major economic and political concessions, and other demands are in negotiation. Top leaders of this “Paro … Continued

Dear friends, We are inviting you and your family, co-workers, cultural and community members, and activists to enjoy the 2022 CompArte: The Emiliano Zapata Community Festival. The Chiapas Support Committee in partnership with the Peralta Hacienda Historical Park is organizing CompArte [2]: The Emiliano Zapata Community Festival at Peralta on Saturday, August 27, 2022, from 12:00-4:00 pm. We invite you to enjoy an afternoon of music, poetry, art, tamales, aguas frescas, good food, and community! CompArte Festival & Solidarity CompArte was started in 2016 [3] by the Zapatistas (EZLN, Ejército … Continued

Sunday Morning at the Marxist Library LEPAIO: Labor Education Project on the AFL-CIO International Operations. The AFL-CIO has since its existence been involved in taking money from the CIA and other government agencies for international operations around the world  It has supported coups in Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala, Indonesia, Ukraine, and attempted coups in Venezuela, Cuba. It now operates in over 60 countries without real transparency and reports to the membership of the AFL-CIO members. Most workers in the AFL-CIO do not know about this history or the fact that … Continued

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