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12:30 pm Alchemy and Social Change @ Niebyl Proctor Library
Alchemy and Social Change @ Niebyl Proctor Library
Nov 20 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Alchemy and Social Change @ Niebyl Proctor Library | Oakland | California | United States
Sunday Morning at the Marxist Library Alchemy and Social Change A new attitude towards the material world emerged in late antiquity through the strange theories and practices of the alchemists. Did their attempts of achieve the elixir of life, the philosophers stone, and the transmutation of metals help give birth to science and the modern world? Our ICSS member, Lew Finzel, asks, What if Alchemy Lives? Implications for: ECOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY, LITERATURE, SEXUALITY, PHARMACOLOGY. Seating is limited, so plan to come early. We start promptly. FREE – but hat will be … Continued
12:30 pm Sunflower Alliance General: How Benicia Blocked Oil by Rail: @ Bobby Bowens Center
Sunflower Alliance General: How Benicia Blocked Oil by Rail: @ Bobby Bowens Center
Nov 20 @ 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Benicia residents who helped win the battle against Valero’s plan to bring crude oil by rail into their town will talk with us about how they did it. Plus updates on our campaigns. We need your participation and your voice! Come early to share a potluck lunch. 61988
3:00 pm Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza
Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza
Nov 20 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza | Oakland | California | United States
The Occupy Oakland General Assembly meets every Sunday at 3 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 the statues, on 19th St. between San Pablo and Telegraph.  If it is raining (as in RAINING, not just misting) at 3:00 PM we meet in the basement of the Omni Collective, 4799 Shattuck Ave., Oakland.  (In prior years we have agreed … Continued
6:30 pm Deconstructing the Police and Prison Systems: Panel Discussion @ Omni Oakland Commons
Deconstructing the Police and Prison Systems: Panel Discussion @ Omni Oakland Commons
Nov 20 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Join us on November 20th for a panel discussion focused on reimagining the police and prison systems. (We will continue to update this event with additional speaker information. If you’re interested in being a part of the panel, please email us at communitydemocracyproject@gmail.com) As always, light refreshments will be provided. Immediately following the discussion, we will hold our weekly strategy meeting during which we will discuss our campaign to bring participatory budgeting to Oakland. Read the full text of our initiative at communitydemocracyproject.org ______________________________________________ Speakers: Harrison Seuga with Asian Prisoner … Continued