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Berkeley Town Hall on Homelessness
@ North Berkeley Senior Center
Berkeley Town Hall on Homelessness
@ North Berkeley Senior Center
Mar 5 @ 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Your voice is needed! Breakfast will be provided! You will be reimbursed for transit (keep your receipt). 60591
10:00 am
Community Mobilization to Raise the Wage in Berkeley
@ Blue Door Cafe
Community Mobilization to Raise the Wage in Berkeley
@ Blue Door Cafe
Mar 5 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
The Bay Area is an expensive place to live and Berkeley is even higher, yet a majority on City Council are sitting on their hands, while families are forced to work and work and work yet can’t make ends meet. People in Oakland, SF and Emeryville have successfully pushed the wages higher. It is our turn now. We are gathering signatures to get an initiative on the November Ballot that will: Raise Berkeley’s minimum wage to $15 by October 2017 Raise it further each year by 3% + … Continued
10:30 am
Film Screening: This Changes Everything
@ Rialto Cinemas Cerrito
Film Screening: This Changes Everything
@ Rialto Cinemas Cerrito
Mar 5 @ 10:30 am – 2:30 pm
 What if confronting the climate crisis is the best chance we’ll ever get to build a better world? Inspired by Naomi Klein’s international non-fiction bestseller, This Changes Everything is an epic attempt to re-imagine the vast challenge of climate change. After the film, join us for light refreshments at nearby Nong Thon Restaurant and mingle with representatives from local environmental and social justice organizations. Learn how to get involved and take action now. Take low-carbon transport (bike, transit or walk) and enter a drawing for green giveaways! Film Screening: 10:30am … Continued
4:00 pm
Taking Power for the People: A New Electoral Strategy for the Oakland Left Part 4
@ First African Methodist Episcopal Church
Taking Power for the People: A New Electoral Strategy for the Oakland Left Part 4
@ First African Methodist Episcopal Church
Mar 5 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
For far too long, our political leaders have failed to represent Oakland’s true values. It is time for the Oakland Left to unite, recruit our own candidates and build political power to achieve meaningful change. At our last meeting we discussed: 1) Ballot initiatives as an organizing strategy – tenant protections, living wage and police accountabiity 2) The process for selecting candidates, 3) Developing a progressive campaign platform 4) Which races to focus on At our last meeting we also announced the formation of a new coalition with members including … Continued
6:30 pm
Rasmea Fights Back: The Struggle of Women, Immigrants and Political Prisoners
Rasmea Fights Back: The Struggle of Women, Immigrants and Political Prisoners
Mar 5 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
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6:30 pm
Rasmea Fights Back: The Struggle of Women, Immigrants, and Political Prisoners
Rasmea Fights Back: The Struggle of Women, Immigrants, and Political Prisoners
Mar 5 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
In honor of International Women’s Day Rasmea Fights Back: The struggle of Women, Immigrants & Political Prisoners Featuring: Nadine Naber, University of Illinois at Chicago & Rasmea Odeh Defense Committee #Justice4Rasmea Hosted by: The Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC) Rasmea Odeh is a 67 year old Palestinian American community leader who was tortured and falsely convicted by an Israeli military court. As a direct result, years later the US government convicted her of Unlawful Procurement of Naturalization, sentenced her to 18 months in prison and imminent deportation. The appeals … Continued
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