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The Friends of Public Bank East Bay host general organizing meetings every Wednesday at 6pm via zoom If you’d like to join us, send us an email and one of our members will be in touch. We can match your interests and skill set to our needs! Public Bank East Bay hopes to open by 2025, as a transformative institution that keeps our money local, allowing local governments to divest from Wall Street and reinvest its profits back into our community. Public Bank East Bay’s initial loan policies will support … Continued

  1. Call to Order, determination of quorum 2. Open Forum/Public Comment on Non-Agenda matters 3. Review and approval of the draft November 20, February 6 and March 3 meeting minutes 4. Review and Possible Action on Federal Task Force Ordinance – OPD – Annual Reports: a. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) b. Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) c. Secret Service d. United States Marshall Service (USMS) e. Federal Bureau of Investigation Violent Crimes – Safe Streets (FBI) f. Federal Bureau of Investigation Child Exploitation (FBI) 5. Review and Possible … Continued

Trump, Musk, and their billionaire cronies are gutting Social Security, slashing Medicaid, and looting our government to bankroll their latest tax scam—unless we stop them. We’re taking to thee streets to say Hands Off. Join us! This mass mobilization day is our message to the world that we do not consent to the destruction of our government and our economy for the benefit of Trump and his billionaire allies. Alongside Americans across the country, we are marching, rallying, and protesting to demand a stop the chaos and build an opposition … Continued

Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. Berkeley is fighting back! They’re taking everything they can get their hands on—our health care, our data, our jobs, our services—and daring the world to stop them. This is a crisis, and the time to act is now. 🚨 On Saturday, April 5th, we’re gathering at the North Berkeley BART station to show our solidarity with a clear message: Hands off! 🚨 This mass mobilization day is our message to the world that we do not consent to the destruction of our … Continued

Weaponizing Antisemitism by Project Esther Speaker: Seth Morrison To Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85175860127?pwd=bfZRQOSMuhX9Pfm4qhPMOZMrmE9Ohm.1 Meeting ID: 851 7586 0127 Passcode: 580909 Project Esther is the Heritage Foundation’s roadmap to destroy the pro-Palestine movement in the US.  This McCarthy era-like project falsely conflates anti-zionism with antisemitism and then deceptively accuses pro-Palestine activists of antisemitism. Our speaker, Seth Morrison, is a leader in the Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), an articulate advocate to peace in West Asia, and a campaigner against the criminalization of pro- Palestinian speech. He has been active in Jewish organizations … 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

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

The Friends of Public Bank East Bay host general organizing meetings every Wednesday at 6pm via zoom If you’d like to join us, send us an email and one of our members will be in touch. We can match your interests and skill set to our needs! Public Bank East Bay hopes to open by 2025, as a transformative institution that keeps our money local, allowing local governments to divest from Wall Street and reinvest its profits back into our community. Public Bank East Bay’s initial loan policies will support … Continued

 “Tracking and Documenting Surveillance at the U.S.-Mexico Border.” This panel will discuss the massive increase in domestic surveillance throughout the border region. EFF’s Hannah Zhao and Saira Hussain will be joined by journalist Lauren Markham, Senior Staff Attorney at Just Futures Law Daniel Werner, and migrant justice organizer Alex Mensing as they explore digital civil liberties at the U.S.-Mexico border. I hope you are able to participate in the Q&A that will follow the discussion. You can also reply to this message now with a question for the panelists. We … 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. 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 and online tracking, police body camera secrecy, anti-transparency laws, and requirements for “backdoors” to cellphones; we oppose “pre-crime” and “thought-crime,” —  to list just a few invasions … Continued

Registration is required – secure your seat here. Tagalog version (Magrehistro Dito) Spanish version (Regístrate Aquí) Secure Justice invites you to participate in our east bay regional Privacy Self-Defense Workshop and Immigration Resource Fair, in Oakland. This important event will provide participants with practical resources and strategies to protect digital privacy rights, particularly for immigrants, Muslims, individuals seeking reproductive care, and the LGBTQ+ community. Event Details: What: Privacy Self-Defense Workshop and Immigration Resource Fait Who: Open to the general public (Max capacity: 150) Cost: Free* Extras: Coffee, tea, lunch, childcare, … Continued

Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the online invite.  All are welcome! For our March, 2025 meeting we will be reading the first four chapters of Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism by Yanis Varoufakis  (Penguin Random House, Amazon). For our April meeting, we will be finishing the book. Capitalism is dead. Welcome to technofeudalism. The perfect Christmas gift for the political visionaries in your life. In his boldest and most far-reaching book, the visionary economist and number-one bestselling author Yanis Varoufakis shows how the owners of big tech became the world’s … Continued

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Speaker: Eleonora de Lucena and Rodolfo Lucena To Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85175860127?pwd=bfZRQOSMuhX9Pfm4qhPMOZMrmE9Ohm.1 Meeting ID: 851 7586 0127 Passcode: 580909 The victory of President Lula in 2022 put a brake on the fascist crescendo in Brazil. But the government faces enormous challenges to keep up to its campaign promises. There are combined pressures from the financial market and the business elites, which are intertwined with and dependent on international financial capital. The increased size and strength of agribusiness, with fascist ideas and the power of local landlords, is also linked to … 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

A quick invite to Monday’s meeting space… Join for as long as you can or drop by to say hi! zoom details– https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89423587022?pwd=QW5CNjBvRG8zbk9QQnBkeTdEdC8yUT09 Meeting ID: 894 2358 7022 Passcode: 123456 One tap mobile +16694449171,,89423587022#,,,,*123456# US +16699009128,,89423587022#,,,,*123456# US (San Jose) 78181

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

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The Friends of Public Bank East Bay host general organizing meetings every Wednesday at 6pm via zoom If you’d like to join us, send us an email and one of our members will be in touch. We can match your interests and skill set to our needs! Public Bank East Bay hopes to open by 2025, as a transformative institution that keeps our money local, allowing local governments to divest from Wall Street and reinvest its profits back into our community. Public Bank East Bay’s initial loan policies will support … Continued

Featuring Photos & Videos from Wallmapu (Chile) Anne Petermann and Orin Langelle will show videos and photos, and discuss findings from GJEP’s human rights delegation in October focused on the Mapuche effort to reclaim land, culture, spirituality and food sovereignty. Join us for an evening of powerful stories, images, and solidarity   The indigenous Mapuche people have been mobilizing to take back their ancestral lands in Wallmapu (Chile) from vast industrial eucalyptus and pine plantations developed under the Pinochet dictatorship in the 1970s. Recovering their land is part of the … Continued

Canceling student debt is an economic and moral necessity. It would stimulate the economy, create millions of new jobs, and improve countless lives. But the fight for student debt abolition has never been just about canceling the student debt we’re struggling to pay right now. Student debt abolition means understanding that this debt is unjust, that it shouldn’t exist in the first place, and that we have a collective responsibility to future generations to change the system that creates it. We’re fighting for higher education as a universal, reparative public good – for … Continued

Bring a sign, bring yourself, bring a neighbor! Come to the Social Security Office and demand NO closing offices NO ending phone help NO breaking the system that sends out benefits NO layoffs of SSI staff that make it work NO new rules that cut benefits Accessibility Mainly flat ground No stairs or steps Dedicated seating Notes from the organizer: This event is on the sidewalks around the Social Security Office. We will designate one corner for people who are masking and taking other precautions. We will have a limited … Continued

RECONNECT RESIST   As we enter this era of crackdowns and suspensions of civil liberties, we must unite to defend our rights and our communities. We need to share knowledge and skills so that we can break barriers to holding cops accountable and create alternatives to police. This conference brings together local and national police accountability organizations to support communities and collectives facing police repression in its many forms. There will be a keynote speaker, panels on a range of topics related to police accountability and the state of our … Continued

Hosted by Green Eco-Socialist Network Join a participatory webinar with Ashley Brown, Gabe Medina,  Gloria Mattera, and Sean Dougherty for an engaging session that will introduce the Green Eco-Socialist Network and discuss key topics surrounding the Hands Off Rally and its broader implications. History of the Hands Off Rally: Delve into the origins and evolution of the Hands Off movement, highlighting significant milestones. Pros and Cons: Explore the advantages and disadvantages of the Hands Off approach. Mobilizing vs. Organizing: Learn the essential differences between mobilizing supporters for immediate action and organizing them for … Continued

This a local Indivisible event! Send a message that we do not approve or accept the chaotic and brutal destruction of trusted and crucial Federal programs and agencies that serve all of us.78188

STOP THE TRUMP ATTACKS ON THE PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT RALLY & MARCH SATURDAY, APRIL 19th, 2025 1:00 PM CONCORD BART PLAZA 78200

Speaker: Elicha Gastelumendi & Rick Sterling Elicha Gastelumendi and Rick Sterling will talk and show photos from their October 2024 visit to China. They were on their own in Shanghai and will describe what they saw in a regular community far from the booming downtown. Following that, they joined a delegation to Xinjiang organized by retired San Francisco Judge Julie Tang. Xinjiang is a large “autonomous region” thousands of miles west of Shanghai. This was a central gateway in the times of the Silk Road and in the developing Belt … 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

As attacks from this administration continue, we are meeting the moment to build our movements to fight fascism by launching our Bay Resistance Monthly Volunteer Meetings. Join our first Monthly Volunteer Meeting NEXT MONDAY, 6-8 in Oakland! RSVP HERE Access note: masks are required for this event. We will provide masks to those who need them In each volunteer meeting, folks will have a chance to hear directly from leaders in the Bay Resistance network groups, to plug into on-going organizing and volunteer opportunities, to gain shared political analysis of … Continued

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The Friends of Public Bank East Bay host general organizing meetings every Wednesday at 6pm via zoom If you’d like to join us, send us an email and one of our members will be in touch. We can match your interests and skill set to our needs! Public Bank East Bay hopes to open by 2025, as a transformative institution that keeps our money local, allowing local governments to divest from Wall Street and reinvest its profits back into our community. Public Bank East Bay’s initial loan policies will support … Continued

We love the Tesla Takedown protests and the impact they have been having on Elon Musk’s wallet. Join us next Saturday, April 26 outside the Tesla dealership on 4th Street in Berkeley. In addition to the usual protest, our Absurdist street theater group will perform! New Video Our street theater Absurdists have come up with a new skit in support of the Make Polluters Pay Superfund bill, currently before the California legislature. Watch it now and please share to Make Polluters PAY: 78206

Workers in the Crosshairs: The U.S. Trade War, Tariffs, and Globalization​ Speaker: Allan Miller To Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85175860127?pwd=bfZRQOSMuhX9Pfm4qhPMOZMrmE9Ohm.1 To join on the phone: Meeting ID: 851 7586 0127 Passcode: 580909 Call one of these numbers and enter the codes above: • +1 646 931 3860 US • +1 669 444 9171 US This Sunday, the Marxist Forum will analyze and discuss the U.S. trade war, tariffs, and globalization from a working class perspective. Allan Miller is a political activist and member of the ICSS Program Committee.  He has a PhD … 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

    The Oakland Greens Present:  FREE Dinner & a Movie Community Discussion Series, April 2025 — Sunday, April 27:  dinner begins at 6:30 PM; movie starts at 7 PM. Doors closed at 7:30 PM.   The Stanford prison experiment (SPE) was a controversial psychological experiment performed during August 1971. It was designed to be a two-week simulation of a prison environment that examined the effects of situational variables on participants’ reactions and behaviors.   However, it did not even survive six days. Stanford University psychology professor Philip Zimbardo ended the experiment early after realizing the guards’ abuse of the … Continued

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The Friends of Public Bank East Bay host general organizing meetings every Wednesday at 6pm via zoom If you’d like to join us, send us an email and one of our members will be in touch. We can match your interests and skill set to our needs! Public Bank East Bay hopes to open by 2025, as a transformative institution that keeps our money local, allowing local governments to divest from Wall Street and reinvest its profits back into our community. Public Bank East Bay’s initial loan policies will support … Continued