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Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the online invite.  All are welcome! For our October, 2025 meeting we will be reading and discussing the first three chapters of The Age of Insecurity: Coming Together as Things Fall Apart (The CBC Massey Lectures) by Astra Taylor (Amazon) (Anansi).  For our November meeting we will finish the book. Finalist, 2024 Governor General’s Literary Award for Nonfiction Finalist, 2024 Writers’ Trust Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing These days, everyone feels insecure. We are financially stressed and emotionally overwhelmed. The status quo … Continued

  Sunday Morning Marxist Forum Speaker: Raj Sahai To Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87388824824?pwd=QTWNvr8cGeGo1ZDW7x9Y8W0sDaNxRc.1 Meeting ID: 873 8882 4824 Passcode:  042428 � +1 646 931 3860 US � +1 669 444 9171 US How Should Conscious Workers View Class Struggle in the 21st Century? In his book in Italian language, published in 2013, its English translation published in May 2025, Titled: Class Struggle: A Political and Philosophical History; Italian Marxist Philosopher Dominico Losurdo argued that Class Struggle is much more than Workers against Capitalists, it encompasses National, Petit Bourgeois and Gender … Continued

  Every day in the United States the stakes of our work are getting clearer: We must push back against authoritarianism and oligarchy for democracy and a livable planet.  Those who profit off of the destruction of people and the planet are attempting to further consolidate their power and are threatening so much that we hold dear. Maybe you have been fighting back.  And maybe you still want more skills and more friends in this fight. Join this webinar to connect, build skills, and learn more about what organizers across the … Continued

Each person wishing to speak on items must fill out a speaker’s card. Persons addressing the Privacy Advisory Commission shall state their names and the organization they are representing, if any. Members of the public can also raise their hand in Zoom if they have a question on an agenda item. The chair will determine the time allotted to speak on an agenda item. 1. Call to Order, determination of quorum 2. Open Forum/Public Comment on Non-Agenda matters 3. Action Items: a. Annual Reports 1. CrimeTracer Forensic Logic 2024 (OPD) … Continued

This coming Friday, November 7th, the California State Lands Commission will take historic action to fully decommission offshore oil and gas infrastructure before the end of its productive life! This sets a bold and exciting example of how to effectively respond to the climate crisis and hold oil corporations responsible for paying to clean up their mess. Before the State Lands hearing, all are invited to attend a “retirement party” for oil platform Esther.  After over 60 years of oil spill risks, this decrepit and dangerous platform off Seal Beach in Orange … Continued

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      “Come join us for a medicinal day at Clinton park (655 International Blvd) in Oakland November 9th 9-5pm. Free ancestral medicine offerings from cafe collective students. No sign-up required. Options for masked providers, outdoor treatments, and masks provided. Vietnamese interpretation available.” 78408

Speaker: Pierre Labossiere, with an introduction by Marilyn Langlois To Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87388824824?pwd=QTWNvr8cGeGo1ZDW7x9Y8W0sDaNxRc.1 Meeting ID: 873 8882 4824 Our guest, Pierre Labossiere, will provide an update on the current situation in Haiti. He will explain who the players are and debunk media narratives about the nature of so-called “gangs” in Haiti that have been covertly supported by imperialist and outside forces tied to the “Core Group” and their Haitian collaborators. The self-appointed “Core Group,” with representatives from the US, France, Canada, Brazil, Germany, Spain, EU and OAS, is de … Continued

Green Sunday:  Who wins in a war with Iran? Join Zoom Meeting:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85449203697 By the time you read this, we may already be at war with Iran. That is how imminent most analysts think it is. If so, my talk will be quite different from what I intend at this writing, because I am among a small minority who believe it will not happen, and not out of wishful thinking, but rather cold analysis.  In either case, my analysis is framed around Iran’s place in the Axis of Resistance, its military and … Continued

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85449203697 Meeting ID: 854 4920 3697 By the time you read this, we may already be at war with Iran. That is how imminent most analysts think it is. If so, my talk will be quite different from what I intend at this writing, because I am among a small minority who believe it will not happen, and not out of wishful thinking, but rather cold analysis.  In either case, my analysis is framed around Iran’s place in the Axis of Resistance, its military and strategic capability, … Continued

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  The Oakland Police Commission will vote on OPD’s request to acquire new military equipment. We’re calling on the Commission to hold the line and reject any new military equipment. Oakland doesn’t need more weapons — we need investment in our people and our communities.78443

Protective Presence Against Occupation of Palestine – Conversation with Will (in-person in East Bay; audio online option) In person East Bay CA; details w/ RSVP (option for audio online) From Will: ​I just returned from three weeks in the occupied West Bank during the olive harvest, where international volunteers were invited to do nonviolent protective presence work with Palestinian farmers resisting military and paramilitary violence. Settling civilians in occupied territory is a war crime (Geneva articles 49, 85; ICC article 8) backed by US empire; nonviolent presence imposes privileged western bodies … Continued

https://bfuu.org/events/antiwar-coalition-teach-in Saturday, November 15, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm UNITED NATIONAL ANTIWAR COALITION Teach-In � Educational Conference Free Palestine!  No To Ice Raids!  Hands off Venezuela! Speakers include: Pierre La Bossiere, Chair., Haiti Action Comm., Judith Mirkinson, Bay Area National Lawyers Guild, Rick Sterling, Mt. Diablo Peace & Justice Center,  Paul Cox, Nat. Pres. Vets For Peace, Jeff Mackler, UNAC Admin. Comm.  Kevin Cooperr, Innocent death row political prisoner  Jack Fleck, Intternational Comm., 350.org, Dr. Monadel Herzallah, US Palestine Community Network, Nora Barrows-Friedman, Associate Editor Electronic Intifada  Phoebee Thomas Sorgen, … Continued

On Saturday, November 15, at 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET, we will offer an introduction to Extinction Rebellion US and the principles of Non-Violent Direct Action, followed by presentations from members of Scientist Rebellion and Mothers Rebellion, two of XR’s most active affiliate groups. The presentations will provide context for a general discussion of effective ways to spread the word about the urgency of the climate crisis when so many people are already suffering the immediate impacts of a cruel and lawless authoritarian government. We know that this is not … Continued

Fascism, ICE, Project 2025 & Why We Need A General Strike: A Panel Join a forum on the ICE raids, militarization of our cities, the government shutdown and the calls for a general strike by Brandon Johnson, the Mayor of Chicago and Sara Nelson, President of AFA-CWA. Working people are under assault from the fascist immigration raids to the attacks on public education, public services, healthcare and the government shutdown to the US support for Israeli genocide and the Trump’s war on Venezuela and Colombia. The danger of martial law … Continued

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Join us for the discussion of our next film, Petra Kelly – Act Now!, which will be available to view online for one week before our discussion on Saturday, November 22, at 7:00 p.m. PT. Petra Kelly, feminist co-founder of the German Green Party, was a pioneering advocate for peace, environmental protection, and human rights. Inspired by the civil rights movement and Martin Luther King Jr.’s concept of civil disobedience, she championed radical social change and solidarity worldwide. Her issues are today more topical than ever before. 90 mins | … Continued

In memoriam, a Thanks-Giving Celebration of the Centennial Life of ANN FAGAN GINGER Champion of Peace, Human Rights, and the Rule of Law Berkeley’s  Oracle of Justice in Music ~ Song ~ Poetry ~ Video ~ Remembrance ~ Giveaway Ceremony 2:30 til 4:00 pm Community Fellowship, Refreshments  4:00  All are welcome.78439