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Over the last three months, we’ve seen unprecedented attacks on working people and the fabric of our civil society – mass firings of federal workers, budgets gutted, crucial regulatory frameworks dismantled, horrifying attacks on the civil rights of our migrant neighbors, imperialist bloviating by the president from Greenland to Gaza…the list could go on.\ But something else is happening too. Across the country – from fruit fields in California to classrooms in Chicago, from kitchens in Queens to loading docks in Atlanta – working people are rising up to fight back. … Continued

Trabajadores Unidos Workers United is asking for support from allies to stand in solidarity with fastfood and Laundromat workers are standing up against wage theft, exploitation, disrespect—and they’re not standing alone. TUWU is with them. And we need you with us. Now is the chance to standing in solidarity with the workers to demand justice and send a clear message that San Francisco stands with immigrant workers! Location: Meeting point: May 1st, 10:00am at Civic Center Playground (between McAllister and Larkin St). If you have any question please reach out to TUWU Organizing Director, … Continued

Thursday May 1st, WE NEED YOU to join us in the streets to honor International Workers’ Day and demand justice for all immigrants, workers, and communities under attack! They’ve fired workers, deregulated protections, and spread fear all to build a system where the rich get richer while the rest of us suffer. But we’re not backing down. This May Day, we rise together — workers, immigrants, families — in solidarity and in defiance. We know our strength is in each other. We know this fight isn’t just about one policy or one … Continued

1. Call to Order, determination of quorum 2. Open Forum/Public Comment on Non-Agenda matters 3. Information Item: a. Report from Public Works regarding OPD request for video footage. 4. Action Items: a. April 3, 2025 PAC minutes b. Annual Reports 1. Biometric Crime Lab (OPD) 2. ALPR/FLOCK (OPD) 3. ATF (OPD) c. Use Policies 1. OPD Community Safety Camera Systems (OPD) 1   To observe and participate in the meeting via Zoom, go to: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85817209915 r One tap mobile: 1 669 444 9171  78208

Please register in advance at https://bit.ly/SSS_CampusSpeech to receive your personal link to participate in this event online Join us for Suds, Snacks & Socialism as we discuss The Assault on Campus Free Speech. We’ll examine the repression of the Palestinian solidarity movements on campus, the Trump administration’s revocation of 1,500 student visas, and the important role student activism plays in the fight for Palestinian liberation. Lari Cursaro – U.C. Berkeley graduate student in Public Policy *Organizations listed for identification purposes only. Please help us celebrate our return to the Starry Plough by ordering … Continued

Sunday, May 4, 2025: 10:30am-12:30pm Pacific Time 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   Speaker: S. Brian Willson in conversation with Gerry Condon On September 1, 1987, some of the most dedicated peace activists in the nation – including our two guests – were protesting outside the Concord Naval Weapons Station trying to block a Navy munitions … Continued

Dear HCA – Alameda and Contra Costa County members and supporters, As I know you all agree, we need to continue to stand up for what we value.  We continue to understand that comprehensive, affordable health care for all Californians continues to be a goal worth fighting for. In this era of proposed cuts in MediCal programs and shift toward for-profit Medicare, our voices are more important now than ever. We also continue to be saddened by the passing of our friend and single-payer champion, Dan Hodges, chair of the Alameda Chapter … 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

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The first 100 days of the second Trump administration has been filled with escalating attacks on immigrant communities. These past few months have been immensely challenging and often frightening but organizations like the ACLU along with supporters like you are fighting back from the courts to the streets. We are committed to standing up for our family, friends, and neighbors and to continue protecting our civil liberties for everyone! Please join ACLU NorCal for our monthly immigration update and call to action. We will update you on the latest from … Continued

We hope you all had an active and inspiring Earth Day, May Day, and Spring Rebellion. Our next Open House is this Saturday, May 10, at 11 am PT, 12 pm MT, 1 pm CT, 2 pm ET. Activists who participated in the Spring Rebellion will join us to talk about their local actions. We will also provide an overview of Non-Violent Direct Action in climate activism and brainstorm ideas about what activists need in this moment to fight climate collapse.   We hope to see you all there! Register Here for the May … Continued

Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the online invite.  All are welcome! For our May, 2025 meeting we will be reading the first fourteen essays in The New Possible: Visions of Our World Beyond Crisis (Barnes and Noble).  For our June meeting, we will read the remaining essays. 2020 upended every aspect of our lives. But where is our world heading next? Will pandemic, protests, economic instability, and social distance lead to deeper inequalities, more nationalism, and further erosion of democracies around the world? Or are we moving toward … Continued

Speaker: Bahman Azad To Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85175860127?pwd=bfZRQOSMuhX9Pfm4qhPMOZMrmE9Ohm.1 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     The US/Israel are actively and overtly preparing for war on Iran. From their perspective current conditions may be favorable for an attack due to several strategic and geopolitical factors. Iran could be nearing weapons-grade uranium enrichment levels, but it does not yet have a nuclear deterrent capability. Additionally, regional instability—such as … 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

David Swanson is the co-author, with Code Pink’s Medea Benjamin, of “NATO: What You Need to Know,” a concise, 200-page summary of NATO’s supremely violent, imperialist history. The North Atlantic Treaty signed in 1949 proclaimed its commitment to peace and the principles of the UN Charter, but “the real glue that brought NATO countries together was opposition to communism and socialism.” It was created not only to counter the USSR, but also to defeat European communist and socialist movements and crush revolutionary, anti-colonial struggles. At the time of its founding, Britain, France, Belgium, … 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

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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

Come join us as we plan SudoRoom’s non-profit and beyond future! We’re getting good momentum with great things ahead of us. ​This Wednesday meetup is open to members and the public. ​Main topics: ​Non-Profit status – how do we get there from here ​What will be made possible by non profit status ​Ideas for upcoming theme nights ​Ideas for collaborations with other cool spaces ​Coordination around major art and cultural events in the next few months in the SF Bay Area and beyond 78221

We’re fighting back against attacks on our students, educators, and communities launched by the Trump/Musk administration. Join educators and allies on May 17 to stand up for students and defend public education!78223

Workshop on how ICE operates and Knowing Your Rights, RSVP here 78225

For 77 years, the Palestinian people have been subjected to genocide, siege, dispossession, and forced displacement, enduring unfathomable brutality at the hands of the zionist colonial project. This year, the Palestinian people commemorate the 77th year of ongoing Nakba under the zionist entity’s murderous genocidal conditions. For the past two months, the zionist entity has imposed a complete siege on Gaza, barring the entrance of any food, water or medicine despite worsening conditions and international outcry. As the zionist entity continues its bombing campaign, murdering hundreds every single week and … Continued

“Police Brutality” That is the name of  my book. I invite all who are interested to come to a meeting. We will discuss relations between the police and the people, the effects of police violence, and its relations to many other issues – like housing, the homeless, and the nature of free speech. I do not make a case for cahoots. What I analyze is the police culture that can be brutal, and think that it moves toward their own end goal. I analyze local videos, local witnesses, and the … Continued

A call to discuss a book, with an open Q and A “Police Brutality” An analysis of the culture of the local police in the US By Steve Martinot Police Brutality discusses the current police culture in America and how it affects our lives. Steve Martinot will discuss his book, followed by an open Q&A. Discussion will also be about current matters,  such a the new community formed around objections to Elon Musk’s financial rioting; how Trump presents himself as having a “Royal Mind;” and the meaning of recent plainclothes … Continued

Speaker: Anthony D’Agostino To Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/87388824824?pwd=QTWNvr8cGeGo1ZDW7x9Y8W0sDaNxRc.1 Meeting ID: 873 8882 4824 Passcode:  042428 Call one of these numbers and enter the codes above: • +1 646 931 3860 US • +1 669 444 9171 US       Anthony D’Agostino is a diplomatic historian, emeritus of SF State University, and has written 5 books, along with many articles and reviews over the years, on the history of international politics, with attention to the Russian revolution, Soviet politics, the Gorbachev period, and the fall of the Soviet Bloc. The last book … Continued

Join us on Sunday, May 18th for a community-wide rummage sale! What better way to reduce, reuse, and recycle while supporting an amazing cause? 🥳 This will be a family-friendly event with food, music, and crafts alongside tons of awesome, gently used items. All proceeds will go directly to the beneficiaries surviving genocide. 🧤We will have new and vintage furniture, art supplies, pet supplies, outdoor gear, tools and construction supplies, music and audio gear, and more. ☎️CALLING FOR DONATIONS: If you have items to donate to the sale, please bring … 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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Join us this evening online and in person for our monthly general meeting! We’re meeting in person at The People’s House in Oakland, The Breathe Building in Sacramento or online. Register Here. Our monthly meetings are opportunities for or broader to community to be briefed on our work, learn more about how to support the work of APTP committees and participate in calls to action. 78230

Federal Court Hearing on Berkeley Homeless Union (BHU) v City of Berkeley lawsuit See https://berkeleyspeaks.org/unhoused-in-berkeley/ 3:25-cv-01414-EMC – Berkeley Homeless Union et al v. City of Berkeley et al Motion for Preliminary Injunction To enter Judge Chen’s virtual courtroom, please click the link below: https://cand-uscourts.zoomgov.com/j/1619911861?pwd=TjVma1lnMlJlNHR3ZE9QMkFjNkFndz09 Webinar ID: 161 991 1861 Password: 912881 For important information and guidance on technical preparation, please see https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/zoom/. All cases are being heard via the Zoom Webinar link above. Federal District Court Judge Edward Chen. will hold a hearing on the suit to prevent sweep of 8th and Harrison … Continued

Celebrate Judi Bari Day, May 24 May 13, 2025     The Bay Area IWW invites you to join them in commemorating Judi Bari Day (May 24th) to honor their late comrade and fellow worker.  Judi Bari was a revolutionary ecologist active in Earth First! and a member of the IWW.  Her story is detailed here, here, and here. Background: Just Before noon, on May 24, 1990, while driving through Oakland, Judi Bari and her comrade and fellow Earth First! / IWW member Darryl Cherney were nearly assassinated by a bomb placed under Judi’s … 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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Right now, ICE agents are ramping up operations inside immigration courts across the country. On Friday, California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice released a press statement alerting us that court buildings in San Francisco, Concord, and Sacramento have seen ICE agents asking people for their names and IDs, and even coordinating with ICE attorneys inside the courtroom to try to get cases dismissed, just to arrest people as they walk out. This aggressive tactic is a direct threat to due process and justice, putting families and communities at risk. While this is a terrifying development … Continued

Right now, ICE agents are ramping up operations inside immigration courts across the country. On Friday, California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice released a press statement alerting us that court buildings in San Francisco, Concord, and Sacramento have seen ICE agents asking people for their names and IDs, and even coordinating with ICE attorneys inside the courtroom to try to get cases dismissed, just to arrest people as they walk out. This aggressive tactic is a direct threat to due process and justice, putting families and communities at risk. While this is a terrifying development … Continued

Come join an anti-Trump Regime protest at El Cerrito Plaza (on San Pablo Avenue) — sponsored by Indivisible Euclid. Major messages will include “Protect Due Process” and “Melt I.C.E.” The event is open to everyone. No need to sign up in advance. Just show up. Bring signs! Let’s make this happen!78233

Right now, ICE agents are ramping up operations inside immigration courts across the country. On Friday, California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice released a press statement alerting us that court buildings in San Francisco, Concord, and Sacramento have seen ICE agents asking people for their names and IDs, and even coordinating with ICE attorneys inside the courtroom to try to get cases dismissed, just to arrest people as they walk out. This aggressive tactic is a direct threat to due process and justice, putting families and communities at risk. While this is a terrifying development … Continued

Demand Health not profit! Join nation-wide rallies May 31 for universal health care.  Get for-profit corporations out of our health care! ­National Single Payer has called a National Day of Action for May 31, 2025. In San Francisco, between 11 am and 1 pm, we will rally at Harry Bridges Plaza (Embarcadero and Market) and then march to the BlackRock offices (Howard and First). Here are two flyers for the SF action: one-page and palm-size Visit the Action website to: Listen to featured interviews with long-time activists Kay Tillow (Labor … Continued