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On November 4th, tens of thousands of people will converge in Washington, D.C. for a truly historic march to demand no more U.S. aid to Israel and an end to the siege on Gaza now. Massive sister actions will take place around the world, and the Bay Area will be no exception! Join us in San Francisco on November 4th to show that the Bay stands with Palestine! Continued international pressure is the only way to end the genocidal Israeli siege on Gaza. Its residents continue to live cut off … Continued

On an international day of action to Power Up for Climate Solutions, join an action to protest Costco’s plan to build a mega new gas station next to its Novato warehouse. The project would include 14 fuel dispensers that accommodate 28 fueling positions, with three 40,000-gallon gasoline underground storage tanks and a 1,500-gallon additive storage tank. The site is right next to a pediatric clinic and a pristine watershed, and close to a huge wildlife area. In September 2022 the Marin County Superior Court ordered Novato to set aside its March … Continued

A forum presented by The Oscar Grant Committee Against Police Brutality and State Repression Doors open at 2:00 p.m. Please register in advance at https://bit.ly/PoliceBrutal-231104 to receive your personal link to participate in this event online The Oscar Grant Committee against Police Brutality and State Repression was formed in 2010 after the one-day shutdown of the Port of Oakland demanding Justice for Oscar Grant. Since then, the committee has been involved in struggles for justice for families of victims of police violence, opposition to police attacks on rallies and demonstrations, … Continued

The 1st annual Sacramento Anarchist Bookfair and Rock Against Racism benefit show is coming up on Sunday, November 5th, 10 AM. Currently, there are around 35-40 tablers confirmed, with several planned workshops and panels. The bookfair event will end around 6pm. At this time, a Rock Against Racism benefit show will begin at the Big Sexy Brewing Company (5861 88th St), also located in Sacramento, about 5 miles east of the bookfair space. We encourage you to attend both events! MASK UP! HELP US PREVENT THE SPREAD OF COVID Most … Continued

Speaker: Joti Brar of the Communist Party of Great Britain (Marxist�Leninist), abbreviated (CPGB-MML)    In the face of a renewed global crisis of overproduction, the imperialists have determined that, in the present conditions, their best chance of saving themselves and their system remains in huddling together under the military and economic leadership of the USA and aiming their combined force at the destruction of the primary centers of independence and sovereignty in the world – Russia and China. In doing so, they hope to bring about a repeat of the … Continued

Mothers around the globe are mourning for the mothers and children of Gaza. Join us Sunday Nov. 5th at 11 am for a march around Lake Merritt. Mothers, fathers, parents, and kin – bring your signs, strollers, carriers, and kiddos as we collectively hold our grief and RAGE.76392

DRAG QUEEN STORYTIME IS COMING TO THE NEW PARKWAY THEATER! The New Parkway is hosting our first-ever Drag Queen Storytime—Come for the hair, the glitter, the glamour, and the stories! Drag Queen Storytime can be enjoyed by everyone; whether you’re a kiddo yourself or a kid at heart, this event is for you! In November, we are proud to feature award-winning local drag artist Coco Buttah, with books donated by Out and About Books. Drag Queens and Kings serve as positive role models who encourage kiddos to be themselves and express their individuality without … Continued

NOTE: During the Plague Year of 2020 GA will be held every week or two on Zoom. To find out the exact time a date get on the Occupy Oakland email list my sending an email to: occupyoakland-subscribe@lists.riseup.net   The Occupy Oakland General Assembly meets every Sunday at 4 PM at Oscar Grant Plaza amphitheater at 14th Street & Broadway near the steps of City Hall. If for some reason the amphitheater is being used otherwise and/or OGP itself is inaccessible, we will meet at Kaiser Park, right next to … Continued

Hear from health and environmental experts. Japan has begun the release of over a million tons of radioactive water from Fukushima into the Pacific Ocean. Many experts have stated that this is a dangerous way to dispose of the waste. On July 11, 2023, the Berkeley City Council abstained on a proposal from the Peace and Justice Commission to oppose the discharge.  Since then Japan has twice released water from the damaged Fukushima Nuclear Plant into the Pacific Ocean.  The public will hear from prominent scientists, environmental experts, and health … Continued

Because of the COVID pandemic we will be meeting virtually via Zoom on the first Monday of the month. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82809764186?pwd=eWtjcXlsKzU1QkdSdk5xOUxseFl0Zz09 Meeting ID: 828 0976 4186 If you wish to get the password please subscribe to the Oscar Grant Committee mailing list by sending an email to: oscargrantcommittee-subscribe@lists.riseup.net The Oscar Grant Committee Against Police Brutality & State Repression (OGC) is a grassroots democratic organization that was formed as a conscious united front for justice against police brutality. The OGC is involved in the struggle for police accountability and is committed to … Continued

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we call on groups to walk out of work and/or school and join us in front of the SF Federal Building (90 7th street) at 2pm for a speak out! There is a growing global movement for a Free Palestine, but we have to keep the pressure! No business as usual until Palestine is free!76405

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Musicians, Poets, Magicians, Comedians, Storytellers, etc.: Sign-ups begin 6:30. Perform or just come to enjoy! Show time 7pm     Host: Phoebe Thomas Sorgen Phoebe is an activist/organizer and singer. She teaches/coaches vocal technique. Featured Artist: Dave Welsh Dave “Redd” Welsh is a labor and blues pianist/singer http://www.reddwelsh.com/ Suggested donations of $10 – $20 will benefit the BFUU & help cover expenses. No one is turned away for lack of funds! Volunteers appreciated! Sponsored by BFUU Social Justice Committee http://www.bfuu.org/social-justice Subscribe to the BFUU Social Justice Committee’s “Rise Up List”! Send an email to: bfuusjev-subscribe@lists.riseup.net76230

Calling all Bay Area families! Join us for a kid-friendly action and teach-in at the Oakland Federal Building! We will have art, music, a chance to record messages to children in Gaza, storytime for younger kids, a teach-in for older kids, and more. This is a great action to share with friends or family who are less comfortable bringing kids to big protests! Tell your neighbors, classmates, cousins, daycare families, and everyone else! We demand: 1. An immediate ceasefire in Gaza. 2. Let in sufficient humanitarian aid to Gaza. 3. … Continued

Speaker: Al Sargis. This talk will cover from the late 1970s to present, with main focus on the past few years. Two aspects: far rightwing direct action (e.g., direct attacks on racial, religious, gender, communist and other political attacks) and legislative rollbacks on the same groups (e.g., Moms for Liberty attempts to promote reactionary education policies). Also, it will cover various groups and their ideologies, chief social traits and international interconnections among them. Finally, some proposals to counter them. Our speaker, Al Sargis, is the founder of the Friedrich Engels … Continued

APEC will have major impacts on the climate crisis, the global economy, human rights, worker rights and more for decades to come. Meanwhile, as corporate CEOs and lobbyists are keynoting panels with world leaders, the people have been completely shut out of these discussions. Furthermore, APEC will only greenwash the climate catastrophe we are facing and will do nothing to phase us out of an economy based on fossil fuels. This Sunday there will be a rally and march to call out APEC and its devastating impacts on our global … Continued

NOTE: During the Plague Year of 2020 GA will be held every week or two on Zoom. To find out the exact time a date get on the Occupy Oakland email list my sending an email to: occupyoakland-subscribe@lists.riseup.net   The Occupy Oakland General Assembly meets every Sunday at 4 PM at Oscar Grant Plaza amphitheater at 14th Street & Broadway near the steps of City Hall. If for some reason the amphitheater is being used otherwise and/or OGP itself is inaccessible, we will meet at Kaiser Park, right next to … Continued

Join Zoom Meeting: Register in advance for this event: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwvceqhqjovGNPL5SeT-Kc6so0qA04wyl95  After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. An attack on our progressive District Attorney Pamela Price is being mounted that mirrors the attack on San Francisco’s progressive DA Chesa Boudin. This appears to be part of a coordinated national attack on prosecutorial reform funded by the same corporate and pro-police deep-pocket interests that have used media blitzes to attack protestors in Black Lives Matter, to attack protestors of Cop City in Atlanta, to … Continued

We will be celebrating the very first Global Donut Day! Global Donut Day is a day of local, community-led festivals centred around Doughnut Economics, distributed and connected across the world! It is a unifying day of local action and global connection. Global Celebration Want to see where your nearest festival is being held? Global Donut Day is being held both online and in-person worldwide. Check out our current list of Local Donut Festivals. The Global Online Programme In addition to the many local, community festivities happening around the world, there … Continued

OTU’s Mission The Oakland Tenants Union is an organization of housing activists dedicated to protecting tenant rights and interests. OTU does this by working directly with tenants in their struggle with landlords, impacting legislation and public policy about housing, community education, and working with other organizations committed to furthering renters’ rights. The Oakland Tenants Union is open to anyone who shares our core values and who believes that tenants themselves have the primary responsibility to work on their own behalf. Monthly Meetings The Oakland Tenants Union meets regularly at 7:00 … Continued

Come join your neighbors in connecting, learning and resource sharing! This month’s theme is Collaborative Communities – exploring different ways people live, work and steward together locally and globally. BRING: things you have in abundance…some extra garden harvest, clothes, books, tools… AND/OR: a dish or beverage to share (and your utensils/plate) or just your interest in building a resilient community – all are welcome! (Note: please be responsible for taking items or food you bring if they are left at the end of the event) Event info: click here 76408

Please join the Green Party in objecting to and shutting down the APEC summit in any way(s) that are non-violent! On Wednesday, November 15th, we’re planning a large scale, well organized, high visibility action to SHUT DOWN the APEC Summit. Form your teams and affinity groups, or just show up, and  join us in the streets. MORE INFO: Call to Action: SHUT DOWN APEC! SHUT DOWN THE CEO SUMMIT ON NOVEMBER 15th! How dare they hold this .01% power mongering event in SF!  How dare they call it “cooperative.”  Of … Continued

Please email contact@oaklandprivacy.org a few days before the meeting to get up-to-date location information or obtain Zoom meeting access info. (THE JANUARY 17TH MEETING, 2024 WAS MOVED TO JANUARY 24TH) Join Oakland Privacy to organize against the surveillance state, police militarization and ICE, and to advocate for privacy, surveillance regulation of both corporations and the state, and government transparency, around the Bay and nationwide. We fight against spy drones, facial recognition, tracking equipment, police body camera secrecy, anti-transparency laws and requirements for “backdoors” to cellphones; we oppose “pre-crime” and “thought-crime,” … Continued

Register. Anti Police-Terror Project is a Black-led, multi-racial, intergenerational coalition that seeks to build a replicable and sustainable model to eradicate police terror in communities of color. We support families surviving police terror in their fight for justice, documenting police abuses and connecting impacted families and community members with resources, legal referrals, and opportunities for healing. Donate 75655

The United States and Israel are committing a genocide against the Palestinian people. Our university and the UC system are complicit in this genocide through investments in companies that fund the Israeli war machine. With over 11,000 Palestinians martyred and no ceasefire in sight, we encourage you all to NOT buy anything from UC Berkeley affiliated stores or dining halls. Stand in solidarity with us by practicing BDS and demanding this institution divests from weapons manufacturers that arm Israel. With BDS is how we shut down the war machine On … Continued

Climate, Ableism & Accessibility 9 A M – N 0 0 N November 17, 2023 Register TODAY! Plea$e DONATE! ($5+) are accepted, appreciated & tax deductible! 9:00 – 9:15 AM Land Acknowledgement Corrina Gould, Tribal Chair, Confederated Villages of Lisjan & Co Founder, Sogorea Te Land Trust 9:15 – 9:25 AM Welcome Cheryl Davila, Founder, CEMTF & Former Councilmember, City of Berkeley Speakers & Co-Speakers 9:25 – 10:30 AM Emergency Preparedness and Climate Action: Insights From a Cross-Disability Perspective Emma Martin, Community Engagement Program Manager, Center for Independent Living (CIL) Michai Freeman, Systems Change Advocate, CIL Henry Maeko, Emergency Preparedness Outreach & … Continued

Last Thursday, the Inter-American Commission for Human Rights heard testimony on the use of “less lethal” weapons by police throughout the Americas. The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture has called for a prohibition on munitions used by police that fire multiple projectiles – what we call “scattershot” – because they are indiscriminate. Yet the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office has 900 of these munitions – and is asking for approval to keep using them, including in Santa Rita Jail.  This month the Alameda County Board of Supervisors will make decisions on … Continued

Jewish Voices for Peace is supporting this a and caravan in Berkeley organized by community members calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and a Free Palestine. Starting at the North Berkeley Bart station and marching (or car caravaning in case of rain) to MLK Civic Center Park.76447

Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the online invite. For our October meeting we are reading Parts 5 and 6 of Jackson Rising Redux: Building the Future in the Present. (PM Press, Amazon).  For our  November  meeting  we  are reading  Parts  7,  8 and  the  Afterwords. Mississippi is the poorest state in the US, with the highest percentage of Black people and a history of vicious racial terror. Black resistance at a time of global health, economic, and climate crisis is the backdrop and context for the drama captured in this … Continued

Speaker: Mark Albertson Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85175860127?pwd=bfZRQOSMuhX9Pfm4qhPMOZMrmE9Ohm.1 The 200-year history of the Monroe Doctrine is a history of US imperialism. Among Washington’s recent junior partners, Israel stands out as an accomplice to the US imperial project not only in the old world but in this hemisphere as well. Beginning with the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, the course of what is labeled Manifest Destiny (term was applied in 1845) will be charted through the 19th century.  The Monroe Doctrine of 1823 is a continuation of the planned expansion across the North … Continued

NOTE: During the Plague Year of 2020 GA will be held every week or two on Zoom. To find out the exact time a date get on the Occupy Oakland email list my sending an email to: occupyoakland-subscribe@lists.riseup.net   The Occupy Oakland General Assembly meets every Sunday at 4 PM at Oscar Grant Plaza amphitheater at 14th Street & Broadway near the steps of City Hall. If for some reason the amphitheater is being used otherwise and/or OGP itself is inaccessible, we will meet at Kaiser Park, right next to … Continued

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Connect with us at an upcoming event hosted by Bay Resistance as well as the Arab Resource & Organizing Center (AROC), the Center for Political Education, and the Anti Police-Terror Project. Please save the date for a #CEASEFIRE mass meeting on Sunday, November 26 and RSVP here. This is the moment where all of us should be joining together to move into immediate action to stop the genocide in Gaza. This is an opportunity for us to come together, to find clarity in the midst of uncertainty, and to deepen … Continued

NOTE: During the Plague Year of 2020 GA will be held every week or two on Zoom. To find out the exact time a date get on the Occupy Oakland email list my sending an email to: occupyoakland-subscribe@lists.riseup.net   The Occupy Oakland General Assembly meets every Sunday at 4 PM at Oscar Grant Plaza amphitheater at 14th Street & Broadway near the steps of City Hall. If for some reason the amphitheater is being used otherwise and/or OGP itself is inaccessible, we will meet at Kaiser Park, right next to … Continued

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End US military aid to Israel! Build an international movement to end the occupation! Join Socialist Alternative for meetings in SF and Oakland this week: Oakland: Wednesday 11/29 at 6 PM, “Ending the Massacre in Gaza: The Roots of Resistance” (Temescal Branch Library, 5205 Telegraph Ave, Oakland) RSVP for a meeting! In the face of daily horrors of bombing and the resulting rising Palestinian death toll, a majority of Americans think Biden should call for an actual ceasefire. Yet, instead Biden and congress have doubled down on backing the Israeli … Continued