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The 50th Anniversary of People’s Park @ People's Park
The 50th Anniversary of People’s Park @ People's Park
Apr 13 all-day
The 50th Anniversary of People’s Park @ People's Park
The 50th Anniversary of People’s Park is coming soon in April 2019! We are planning two major events with music, speakers and food in April, likely on Saturday April 13 and Sunday April 28, 2019, and many side events! Stay tuned!  65836
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9:00 am Promise to Protect Bay Area Trainings @ RSVP for details
Promise to Protect Bay Area Trainings @ RSVP for details
Apr 13 @ 9:00 am – 6:30 pm
We acknowledge that the Bay Area P2P training weekend takes place in occupied Ohlone territory. The Promise to Protect is a commitment to resist fossil fuels where you live and prepare to take creative action along the Keystone XL pipeline route when called upon by Indigenous leaders. *Make sure to RSVP at one of the links below to save your spot* Saturday training: https://actionnetwork.org/events/bayarea-saturday?source=direct_link&referrer=group-standearth Sunday training: https://actionnetwork.org/events/bayarea-sunday?source=direct_link&referrer=group-standearth With millions of dollars being poured into fossil fuel projects each year and TransCanada planning to begin building the pipeline this June, we … Continued
10:00 am Alameda County Emergency Preparedness Day @ Chabot Elementary School
Alameda County Emergency Preparedness Day @ Chabot Elementary School
Apr 13 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
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12:00 pm RV Ban Protest @ Berkeley City Hall
RV Ban Protest @ Berkeley City Hall
Apr 13 @ 12:00 pm – Apr 14 @ 12:00 am
RV Ban Protest @ Berkeley City Hall
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4:00 pm Transition Berkeley: OPEN MEETING and CELEBRATION! @ Terea Hall Pittman, South Branch, Berkeley Public Library,
Transition Berkeley: OPEN MEETING and CELEBRATION! @ Terea Hall Pittman, South Branch, Berkeley Public Library,
Apr 13 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
  Want to help build a better future for Berkeley?….. Transition Berkeley wants you! Curious about Transition Berkeley activities and projects? Wondering how you can be involved? Do you have ideas on how to help transform Berkeley into a more livable, equitable and sustainable place? Join us! And celebrate our 8th Anniversary and new nonprofit status! To build a better future, we have to act collectively and we have to act now! We’ll have light refreshments to share! Questions: click here 66298
4:30 pm ‘Doughnut Economics’ Reading Group @ Omni Commons
‘Doughnut Economics’ Reading Group @ Omni Commons
Apr 13 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
‘Doughnut Economics’ Reading Group @ Omni Commons
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
6:00 pm Art Build to Support the Fight to Stop Proposed Bay Area Refinery Expansion
Art Build to Support the Fight to Stop Proposed Bay Area Refinery Expansion
Apr 13 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Join us during the Promise to Protect training weekend for an evening art build to create imagery, messaging, and designs that support the fight to stop the proposed Bay Area refinery expansion. Oil giant Phillips 66 wants to dramatically expand its San Francisco Bay marine terminal and refinery so it can process more toxic tar sands from Canada. This would threaten worker safety, degrade our climate, and worsen the quality of life for everyone living in the shadow of the Phillips 66 refinery— and the entire Bay Area. Tar sands … Continued
7:00 pm Can We Feed the World Without Destroying It? @ South Berkeley Senior Center
Can We Feed the World Without Destroying It? @ South Berkeley Senior Center
Apr 13 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Can We Feed the World Without Destroying It? @ South Berkeley Senior Center
Agribusiness corporations claim their destructive practices are necessary to feed the world’s current large population. Come hear Eric Holt-Gimenez, executive director of Food First/Institute for Food and Development Policy, debunk this claim. He will explain how, on the contrary, the current global system causes injustice, hunger, poverty and environmental degradation. He will also describe the social movements that are fighting to take back control of the food systems we all depend on. Sponsored by the Revolutionary Workers Group Info/RSVP Background: Global agribusinesses are big fossil fuel users, adding to climate change by … Continued