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Karl Marx’s 200th Birthday
@ Niebyl Proctor Library
Karl Marx’s 200th Birthday
@ Niebyl Proctor Library
May 6 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
We will celebrate the two hundredth birthday of Karl Marx (b. March 5, 1818) with discussion led by three volunteers who will share their views on the contemporary significance of Marx: Antonio Trossero, an Argentinian labor leader and political exile living in the Bay Area; Eugene Ruyle, Emeritus Professor of Anthropology, Cal State Long Beach; and Raj Sahai, our ICSS member from India, and longtime Bay Area resident. Sun, May 6, 2018: 1-2 pm Planning Session We get together after the morning session on the first Sunday of every month to discuss things in general and … Continued
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Wealth & Income Inequality Seminar – Strike Debt Bay Area
@ Omni Commons, Disco Room (upstairs)
Wealth & Income Inequality Seminar – Strike Debt Bay Area
@ Omni Commons, Disco Room (upstairs)
May 6 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
 Wealth & Income Inequality: A Two-Part Workshop by Strike Debt Bay Area Everywhere we look, everything from the headlines to our paychecks to the tents under the freeway remind us that rich people are getting richer and poor people are getting poorer. But it can be hard to understand exactly how and why that is happening. If we can’t understand it, we can’t change it. And change it we must! After a look at the causes of runaway inequality in Part 1, we’ll talk about some fairer ways to provide economic security for all in Part … Continued
11:00 am
Wealth & Income Inequality: A Two-Part Workshop
@ Omni Commons
Wealth & Income Inequality: A Two-Part Workshop
@ Omni Commons
May 6 @ 11:00 am – 12:45 pm
 Wealth & Income Inequality: A Two-Part Workshop by Strike Debt Bay Area Everywhere we look, everything from the headlines to our paychecks to the tents under the freeway remind us that rich people are getting richer and poor people are getting poorer. But it can be hard to understand exactly how and why that is happening. If we can’t understand it, we can’t change it. And change it we must! After a look at the causes of runaway inequality in Part 1, we’ll talk about some fairer ways to provide economic security for all in Part … Continued
3:00 pm
Human Rights Forum on Racism
Human Rights Forum on Racism
May 6 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Mobilization to Submit Reports to the U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination It comes as no surprise that the Trump administration seems to have failed to submit its report to the U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) by the deadline November 20, 2017. The Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute (MCLI) continues to reach out to the community to ensure that all forms of racism by the federal, state, and local governments in the U.S. are included in a shadow report to be submitted by MCLI and … Continued
6:30 pm
Community Medics Campfire Party!
Community Medics Campfire Party!
May 6 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
The People’s Community Medics teach basic emergency first aid skills free of charge “BECAUSE NO ONE SHOULD DIE WAITING FOR AN AMBULANCE.” Currently, Sharena Diamond Thomas is the only first aid trainer at the People’s Community Medics and she has asked us, The Community Democracy Project (Oakland)* to help her find other folks in Oakland willing to help her do this incredibly important and life-saving work. We’re honored to help her out and invite YOU to come join us. Feel free to bring food (and booze! because we’re also celebrating Shawn and Tia‘s birthdays!) *The Community … Continued
7:00 pm
Readings from Mumia Abu-Jamal’s brand new book
@ Oakstop
Readings from Mumia Abu-Jamal’s brand new book
@ Oakstop
May 6 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Come and hear co-authors, Mumia Abu-Jamal (who will call in during the event) and Stephen Vittoria, plus readers Pam Africa, Tyson Amir, Cat Brooks, Ayanna Davis, Aya de Leon, Emory Douglas, Derethia DuVal, Anita Johnson, devorah major, and others, recite passages from Dreaming of Empire. This is the first in Mumia Abu-Jamal’s most ambitious work to date, a trilogy written as he struggles for life. 5-20 donation at the door, no one turned away for lack of funds64575
7:30 pm
COLLUSION: How Central Bankers Rigged the World
@ St. Johns Presbyterian Church
COLLUSION: How Central Bankers Rigged the World
@ St. Johns Presbyterian Church
May 6 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
 A searing exposé of the collusion between central bankers as they control global markets and dictateeconomic policy… The 2008 financial crisis unleashed a chain reaction that turbo-boosted the influence of central Bankers and triggered a massive shift in the world order. Central banks and institutions like the IMF are overstepping the bounds of their mandates and directing the flow of money without any checks or balances. Meanwhile, the open door between private and central banking ensures endless manipulation against a backdrop of government support. Packed with details about the power … Continued
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