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10:30 am US foreign policy and struggles for self-determination in Africa     @ Online
US foreign policy and struggles for self-determination in Africa     @ Online
Apr 16 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Sunday Morning at the Marxist Library Ann Garrison will discuss US foreign policy and struggles for self-determination in Africa, particularly in the Horn of Africa and the African Great Lakes Region. She spent the spring of 2022 in Ethiopia and Eritrea. Our sppeaker is Ann Garrison, a Contributing Editor to Black Agenda Report, and a contributor to The Grayzone, Counterpunch, the San Francisco Bay View Newspaper, LA Progressive, and Pacifica Radio.  In 2014 she received the Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza Democracy and Peace Prize for reporting on conflict in the African … Continued
2:00 pm Public Land for Public Good: Celebration! Picnic! Vision Together! @ Lake Merritt Amphitheater
Public Land for Public Good: Celebration! Picnic! Vision Together! @ Lake Merritt Amphitheater
Apr 16 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Since we won in City Council last year, we’ve been hard at work making sure the City of Oakland uses public land for public good. As a result of that hard work, we are currently in an exclusive negotiating agreement with the city to build a people’s proposal on the E. 12th remainder parcel. It’s been a long, hard-fought battle, and though the work isn’t over, there is a lot to celebrate. So we thought we’d invite you to come join us to do that. RSVP here for a reminder. … Continued
4:00 pm Urgent! Save and Grow Public Transportation @ Online
Urgent! Save and Grow Public Transportation @ Online
Apr 16 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Urgent! Save and Grow Public Transportation @ Online
Online. Register here Are we about to lose even the inadequate public transportation we have? Could a just and sustainable public transportation system really meet our needs better than reliance on private cars? Public transit agencies experienced drastic financial losses as ridership plummeted during the pandemic. Ridership is going back up slowly, but not to its former levels — and soon the federal emergency funding that was keeping our transit agencies going will end. Public transportation advocates throughout California are fighting for increased state funding for local transit agencies to save … Continued