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11:00 am East Bay Alternative Book & Zine Fest 2018 @ Omni Commons
East Bay Alternative Book & Zine Fest 2018 @ Omni Commons
Dec 8 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
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The East Bay Alternative Book & Zine Fest is back at the Omni Commons in Oakland. We are introducing a Zine Store at EBABZ Fest this year. Drop off your zines and let EBABZ Fest volunteers manage your sales. Apply here: http://bit.ly/ebabzstore2018 Workshops: 12:00 – 1:15 PM: Writing From the Margins: Creativity & Embodiment for Artists of Color with Fatima Nasiyr https://www.facebook.com/events/2025491594197387/ 1:30 – 2:45 PM: Mixed Media Sticker Making with Rafael Tapia III https://www.facebook.com/events/196382107933370/ 3:00 – 4:15 PM: Letterpress Basics with Kristi Holohan https://www.facebook.com/events/580478732409174/ After Party: https://www.facebook.com/events/1916456818469234/65380
12:30 pm ACLU Bill Of Rights Day @ Impact Hub
ACLU Bill Of Rights Day @ Impact Hub
Dec 8 @ 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm
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Beyond the Bay: Building Power for California’s Future Come celebrate with us at the ACLU Foundation of Northern California’s annual Bill of Rights Day at the Impact Hub Oakland. Recognize bold leaders and celebrate a year of legislative successes for civil rights and civil liberties in California. This year’s honorees include: Basim Elkarra for his unwavering commitment to expanding civil rights for Muslim Americans and all Americans, and for building respect and understanding between ethnic groups, faith communities and government agencies. Lisa Honig for her exceptional, decades-long commitment to civil liberties and … Continued
4:30 pm ‘Doughnut Economics’ Reading Group @ Omni Commons - check whiteboard for room
‘Doughnut Economics’ Reading Group @ Omni Commons - check whiteboard for room
Dec 8 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
‘Doughnut Economics’ Reading Group @ Omni Commons - check whiteboard for room | Oakland | California | United States
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Doughnut Economics Reading Group: Creating a world with neither human suffering nor planetary peril Doughnut Economics: 7 ways to think like a 21st century economist By Kate Raworth Chelsea Green Publishing (2017) The capitalist economic system defines every aspect of our lives: the schooling and medical care we get, where we live, and how we sustain ourselves. The system works for a lucky few and exploits everyone else. And it’s a real threat to the survival of our species (and many others) on this planet. We know the system needs to change—but we … Continued
7:00 pm People’s Assembly for Migrant Caravan Solidarity @ First Presbyterian Church
People’s Assembly for Migrant Caravan Solidarity @ First Presbyterian Church
Dec 8 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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Calling all organizations, crews, congregations and affiliations around the Bay to join a People’s Assembly and formation of the Migrant Welcome Committee of the Bay Area. On October 12, a caravan of refugees departed San Pedro Sula, Honduras fleeing rampant violence and grinding poverty, headed for the US border. Step by step, they called their trek an “exodus” as they gained steam and powered ahead 6,000-strong out of Mexico City toward Tijuana. With other caravans on the way, a crisis is building up on the US-Mexico border that will not … Continued
December 8, 2018