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Oakland Privacy Advisory Commission – Postponed Until June 8th
5:00 pm
Oakland Privacy Advisory Commission – Postponed Until June 8th
Jun 1 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Postponed Until June 8th Relevant Agenda Items: 4. Sanctuary Contracting Ordinance – CPO – Presentation of Annual Report a. Review and take possible action 5. Surveillance Technology Ordinance – OPD – Annual Reports a. Review and take possible action on the annual reports for ShotSpotter, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles/Drones, StarChase/GPS Tracker, Biometric Crime Lab 6. Surveillance Technology Ordinance – DPW – Illegal Dumping Cameras 1) Annual Report, and 2) Proposed Amended Use Policy a. Review and take possible action on the annual report and use policy74982
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People’s Park Community Meeting
1:00 pm
People’s Park Community Meeting
@ Grassroots House
Jun 3 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Help us plan the bucket brigade to bring water back to the park and keep the plants alive since UC had the water switched off again. We hope to see people from many organizations as we work toward long term stewardship and maintenance of the park in perpetuity. This is to build an inclusive community wide planning and working group to revitalize our National Landmark park and to create a Commons for all.75002
Public Forum on the OPD Budget
1:00 pm
Public Forum on the OPD Budget
@ West Oakland Public Library
Jun 3 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
https://twitter.com/OakPoliceComm/status/166084256634937753774967
Attack on Trans People: A Page in the Fascist Playbook
2:30 pm
Attack on Trans People: A Page in the Fascist Playbook
@ Starry Plough
Jun 3 @ 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Doors open at 2:00 p.m. Please register in advance at https://bit.ly/230603_AttackOnTrans to receive your personal link to participate in this event online Fascism is authoritarianism and class war combined with destruction of social relations within the working class. In order to gain power, fascist movements amplify already-existing prejudices among working-class people, positioning themselves as the defenders of “normal” people against the “others.” Trans people are currently under attack with both street-level violence and legislation. These attacks, and the propaganda aimed at getting working-class people to support them, are part of … Continued
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A Bleak Road Ahead for the Global Economy
10:30 am
A Bleak Road Ahead for the Global Economy
@ Online
Jun 4 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the World Bank – three of the most highly regarded international economic organizations – all prediict lowered growth expectations for the decade ahead. If three major capitalist institutions are foretelling economic uncertainty and instability, it is because we are exiting a distinctive era of capitalist restructuring. That era gave capitalism a new lease on life, with growing profits, hyper-accumulation, and vastly expanded speculative investments. Little of that enrichment was shared with the masses, resulting in unprecedented inequalities of … Continued
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Oakland Privacy Advisory Commission – Postponed Until June 8th
5:00 pm
Oakland Privacy Advisory Commission – Postponed Until June 8th
Jun 8 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Postponed Until June 8th Relevant Agenda Items: 4. Sanctuary Contracting Ordinance – CPO – Presentation of Annual Report a. Review and take possible action 5. Surveillance Technology Ordinance – OPD – Annual Reports a. Review and take possible action on the annual reports for ShotSpotter, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles/Drones, StarChase/GPS Tracker, Biometric Crime Lab 6. Surveillance Technology Ordinance – DPW – Illegal Dumping Cameras 1) Annual Report, and 2) Proposed Amended Use Policy a. Review and take possible action on the annual report and use policy74982
Corrections in Ink: Author Talk with Keri Blakinger
7:00 pm
Corrections in Ink: Author Talk with Keri Blakinger
@ The Booksmith
Jun 8 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Booksmith will host author Keri Blakinger for the paperback launch of “Corrections in Ink,” which she will discuss with “Orange is the New Black” author, Piper Kerman. The conversation will be moderated by Mother Jones criminal justice reporter Samantha Michaels. Masks will be required and capacity will be limited. RSVP recommended. Because we’re limiting capacity, we can’t guarantee we’ll have space for walk-ins. The best way to ensure you’ll get a seat is to order the Book + Seat ticket through this link. Our free RSVPs for this event have already been reserved. … Continued
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The Purity Fetish And The Crisis Of Western Marxism
10:30 am
The Purity Fetish And The Crisis Of Western Marxism
@ Online
Jun 11 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
In The Purity Fetish and the Crisis of Western Marxism, Carlos L. Garrido provides a comprehensive development of his concept of the purity fetish, tracing the outlook to the Eleatic school of Ancient Greek philosophy, and showing how it has appeared in 20th century Western Marxism and in contemporary U.S. socialism. In every form the purity fetish takes in Western Marxism’s politics, Carlos argues that one finds not only the failure to obtain truth, but also the inability to create a revolutionary movement. Our speaker is Carlos Garrido is a … Continued
Green Sunday: Palestine: 75 Years of Continuous Nakba and Continuous Struggle
5:00 pm
Green Sunday: Palestine: 75 Years of Continuous Nakba and Continuous Struggle
@ Online
Jun 11 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Zionist settler colonialism is escalating its fascist policies in a rush to annex what’s left of Palestine. Palestinian resistance is growing and taking root among the new generations. The international solidarity movement is expanding, including in the United States. What are the next steps? Zeiad Abbas Shamrouch is Executive Director of the Middle East Children’s Alliance and a Palestinian refugee from Dheisheh Refugee Camp in the West Bank. He is the cofounder of the Ibdaa Cultural Center in Dheisheh. Zeiad is also a filmmaker, journalist and educator who has … Continued
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Marathon Shutdown: No Just Transition
12:00 pm
Marathon Shutdown: No Just Transition
@ Online
Jun 14 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Register here UC Berkeley Labor Center will host an online conversation about their new report, Fossil Fuel Layoff, which details what happened to Marathon workers in Martinez after the refinery shut down last year—a case study of the reasons why planning and funding for just transition are essential. The report shows that, on the whole, workers from the shuttered Marathon Refinery ended up with lower pay and worse working conditions. About a quarter are unemployed. Workers who found jobs faced an average pay cut of 24%. And the industry where the largest … Continued
Invest in Oaklanders, not OPD
4:00 pm
Invest in Oaklanders, not OPD
@ Oakland City Hall
Jun 14 @ 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm
 In person at Oakland City Hall or online at http://bit.ly/oakmtg-0614 Make sure to fill out a speaker card in person or email to cityclerk@oaklandca.gov to request making comment on item 2 via Zoom. You can also send letters to the Mayor & city council today demanding a budget that invests in Oaklanders, not more police: 75038
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Juneteenth Oakland
12:00 pm
Defining & realizing a Green education
6:00 pm
Defining & realizing a Green education
@ Online
Jun 17 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
 This year, the Oakland Greens will review various components of a Green educational system and, most importantly, how those opportunities could be funded. In general, we believe the best way to effect cultural change is to create an educational system that is fundamentally different from what is currently offered. The 2023 season is our fourth year of action in what has been called a fresh feel for local alternative community politics. Become producers of the systems within your community, not just consumers. As usual, we’ll begin with the most diverse, … Continued
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Indian Telecom’s Spectacular Rise and the Nature of Monopoly Capital in India.
10:30 am
Indian Telecom’s Spectacular Rise and the Nature of Monopoly Capital in India.
Jun 18 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
The Indian state has hitched the wagon of the country’s development to the engine of the nation’s big capital, perhaps like no other time in the India’s history. Big private capital today not only occupies the commanding heights of the Indian economy, but its propaganda dominates the imagination of the ruling elite and even that of the popular classes. The pinnacle of this development is epitomized by the stupendous growth and reach of the Indian telecom sector. The ruling elite rests their case of claiming ultimate success by citing the … Continued
Juneteenth Remembering Celebration – Main Event
11:00 am
Juneteenth Remembering Celebration – Main Event
Jun 18 @ 11:00 am – 7:00 pm
Press Release from the Berkeley Juneteenth Association: 36th Annual Berkeley Juneteenth Festival Remembers the Hope and Promise of Emancipation The Berkeley Juneteenth Festival is proud to return for its 36th year with the inclusion of JUNETEENTH WEEK, from June 11-18, 2023, which will expand festival day informational spaces to workshops and open houses by community partners who support social equity programs. All community events are free and open to the public. Beginning on Sunday, June 11 there will be an interfaith Prayer Service hosted by Pastor Mike at the McGee … Continued
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Burning Forests as a Climate Solution? No Way!
6:00 pm
Burning Forests as a Climate Solution? No Way!
Jun 20 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
 Online. Register here. Help stop a climate and environmental justice disaster being market as renewable energy (on the theory that burning wood is fine because growing trees will absorb the released CO2). A company called Golden State Natural Resources is proposing to build two massive wood pellet mills in California. They would: * log in national forests and on private land (billing this as a “forest resiliency” measure) * break the wood up into pellets in facilities that would pollute neighboring communities * transport the pellets by rail or truck across … Continued
Hardware Hacking Tuesdays – SudoRoom
7:00 pm
Hardware Hacking Tuesdays – SudoRoom
@ Omni Commons
Jun 20 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Hardware hack night – each Tuesday, we welcome sudoers new and old to bring their hardware projects to the space, or simply come by to learn and tinker! All welcome, 7pm til… whomever’s left standing! You can also jump in virtually via https://meet.waag.org/turtlesturtlesturtles ! Some stuff people have been working on: Pimping out cool bicycles with lights for the East Bay Bike Party the dancing robot arm stable diffusion watercolor painting IRL 75083
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350 Bay Area Climate Justice Awards
7:00 pm
350 Bay Area Climate Justice Awards
@ Online
Jun 21 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Join 350 Bay Area and 350 Bay Area Action for their fourth annual Climate Justice Awards event “honoring leaders who have been working at the many intersections of climate justice,” who will share stories of their work and their wins. We are delighted at their picks, and have had the extreme pleasure and honor of working with several of the honorees. Ian Cohen and Alexi Lindeman are stalwarts of the No Drilling in Contra Costa campaign, having organized over 300 Contra Costa high school students for an Antioch march last … Continued
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Pride Solidarity March – Santa Rosa
11:00 am
Healing Portal at the Peoples’ House
1:00 pm
Listening Session: Privacy and Policing
5:00 pm
Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: Poverty by America, by Matthew Desmond
5:00 pm
Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: Poverty by America, by Matthew Desmond
@ Online
Jun 24 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
 Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the online invite. For our June and July meetings we are reading Poverty by America, by Matthew Desmond. For our June meeting we’ll be reading the first five chapters. For the July meeting we will finish the book. The United States, the richest country on earth, has more poverty than any other advanced democracy. Why? Why does this land of plenty allow one in every eight of its children to go without basic necessities, permit scores of its citizens to live and die on … Continued
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Sunday Morning at the Marxist Library: Haiti: An Anti-imperialist Perspective.
10:30 am
Sunday Morning at the Marxist Library: Haiti: An Anti-imperialist Perspective.
@ Online
Jun 25 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
The US is spearheading an effort to reinvade and reoccupy Haiti, according to our speaker who last visited the island republic last month. Danny Shaw will report on the different ingredients in the neocolonial hybrid war in Port-au-Prince; the guns, the so-called gangs, and the neocolonial state. He has been working with the Haitian left both in Haiti and in the diaspora since 1998 and speaks Kreyòl. Our speaker, Danny Shaw, teaches Latin American and Caribbean Studies and Race, Ethnicity, Class and Gender at the City University of New … Continued
Save Leslie Lewis’ Home
3:00 pm
Save Leslie Lewis’ Home
Jun 25 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
 Join Moms 4 Housing and Community Ready Corps TOMORROW for a press conference in support of Leslie Lewis, a Black elder who is working to save his family home. Mr. Lewis is now a tenant in the home he was born in after his family lost ownership of the property through a predatory foreclosure. The new owner is showing the home to prospective buyers, despite Mr. Lewis’ desire to re-purchase the house himself. Sign and share the petition to save the Lewis family home, and come stand with Mr. Lewis this Sunday at 271 … Continued
The Oakland Greens Free Movie & Discussion: Harlem Nights
6:00 pm
The Oakland Greens Free Movie & Discussion: Harlem Nights
@ Online
Jun 25 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
In the waning days of Prohibition, Sugar Ray (Richard Pryor) and his adopted son, Quick (Eddie Murphy), run a speakeasy called Club Sugar Ray. When gangster Bugsy Calhoune (Michael Lerner) learns that Sugar Ray’s place is pulling in more money than his own establishment, the Pitty Pat Club, he pays corrupt cop Phil Cantone (Danny Aiello) to close Club Sugar Ray down. The Oakland Greens Free Movie discussion series is a virtual community building event held on ZOOM. Discuss lighting, script writing, cinematography, and the interesting question, “Could certain films … Continued
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New York Liberation School – a community study session
5:00 pm
On the University of Puerto Rico Debt Struggles and Resistance
5:00 pm
On the University of Puerto Rico Debt Struggles and Resistance
@ Online
Jun 26 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
PEAKER: Maria del Mar Rosa Rodriguez In 2016, PROMESA law was signed by President Obama to restructure Puerto Rico’s debt. A Federal Oversight Management Board (FOMB) of unelected Wall Street bankers was imposed to control all finances on the islands and renegotiate the debt. Austerity, privatization, hurricanes, earthquakes and a pandemic added to the Puerto Rican crisis. The University of Puerto Rico, as a social project and also as a site of political resistance, has been one of the main targets of the FOMB who has insisted on dismantling it … Continued
Coding Owls – Women & NonBinary Night at SudoRoom!
7:00 pm
Coding Owls – Women & NonBinary Night at SudoRoom!
@ Omni Commons
Jun 26 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
The Sudo Room, a creative community and hackerspace at Omni Commons, invites all Women/NB people for “Coding Owls – A WNB Coding Night”: bring your computer and a coding project and have fun! We can help each other if you have coding related questions/bugs or just keep company while hacking! If you are a beginner, we can help you get started (even if you’ve never coded before!). And if you’re an intermediate programmer looking for a challenge, we can help you find problems to work on. No computer? No problem: … Continued
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Hardware Hacking Tuesdays – SudoRoom
7:00 pm
Hardware Hacking Tuesdays – SudoRoom
@ Omni Commons
Jun 27 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Hardware hack night – each Tuesday, we welcome sudoers new and old to bring their hardware projects to the space, or simply come by to learn and tinker! All welcome, 7pm til… whomever’s left standing! You can also jump in virtually via https://meet.waag.org/turtlesturtlesturtles ! Some stuff people have been working on: Pimping out cool bicycles with lights for the East Bay Bike Party the dancing robot arm stable diffusion watercolor painting IRL 75083
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Chrome Privacy NOW!
12:00 pm
Chrome Privacy NOW!
@ Online
Jun 29 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Google’s Chrome browser needs to stop preventing us from opting out globally from websites that are tracking our every online move. Chrome Privacy now! At this webinar, we’ll organize to pressure Google to provide the universal opt-out on Chrome, refine a demand letter to the company, and plan for a visit to Google to deliver our demand letter. register! Google claims to be a privacy-conscious company. But the lack of a global privacy control in their Chrome browser contradicts those value statements. Google makes efforts to protect online spying by … Continued
Debt Collective: Student Debt Update Call
5:30 pm
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