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Janye’s Release Date!
Janye’s Release Date!
May 14 all-day
Janye Waller has been in prison for too long, but we hope to have him back on the outside in a month and a half! He’s really going to need our support when he’s out! He got evicted right before his imprisonment so he’ll need to sort out housing and everything else to get back on his feet. Please, please consider making a donation to his support fund! rally.org/supportjanye Noelle, one of his main supporters, was recently interviewed on the anarchist radio show, The Final Straw. Check it out, it’s … Continued
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12:30 pm Sunflower Alliance Future Directions General Assembly @ Bobby Bowen Progressive Center
Sunflower Alliance Future Directions General Assembly @ Bobby Bowen Progressive Center
May 14 @ 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Please join us as we continue our discussion about where the Sunflower Alliance should go from here. The more of our members and friends participate. the better our plans will be. We need your participation and your voice. Plus updates on our campaigns. Potluck lunch 12:30 PM Meeting 1 – 3 PM 62914
3:00 pm Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza
Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza
May 14 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza
The Occupy Oakland General Assembly meets every Sunday at 3 PM at Oscar Grant Plaza amphitheater at 14th Street & Broadway near the steps of City Hall.  If for some reason the amphitheater is being used otherwise and/or OGP itself is inaccessible, we will meet at Kaiser Park, right next to the statues, on 19th St. between San Pablo and Telegraph.  If it is raining (as in RAINING, not just misting) at 3:00 PM we meet in the basement of the Omni Collective, 4799 Shattuck Ave., Oakland.  (Note: we meet at 3:00 PM … Continued
7:00 pm Brace Belden (A Foreign Fighter for Rojava) in Conversation @ Omni Commons ballroom
Brace Belden (A Foreign Fighter for Rojava) in Conversation @ Omni Commons ballroom
May 14 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Join us for a evening with Brace Belden (aka @pisspiggranddad), recently back from fighting with the Syrian Democratic Forces in Rojava). Brace, who gained notoriety with his uncompromising, and uncompromisingly witty tweets from Rojava will talk about his time on the battlefield, being a foreigner in solidarity amongst the Kurdish ranks and the complex balance of political forces on the ground as well as how what is happening in Rojava is relevant to the Bay Area.62962
7:00 pm Liberated Lens General Meeting @ Omni Commons
Liberated Lens General Meeting @ Omni Commons
May 14 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
We document current events, make films together, steward an editing suite and share a film equipment library. We also host film screenings, often with local directors, and put on an annual short film festival for independent Bay Area filmmakers. Our goal is to make the digital filmmaking accessible – no overpriced college degree or certificate program required! We are also a good group to reach out to if you’d like to screen a film at the Omni. We can be reached at [ liberatedlens@lists.riseup.net ]. We usually meet in the … Continued
7:15 pm Indivisible Berkeley General Assembly @ Finnish Hall
Indivisible Berkeley General Assembly @ Finnish Hall
May 14 @ 7:15 pm – 9:30 pm
OUR GOAL Indivisible Berkeley is a part of the national Indivisible Movement. Our mission is to resist the agenda of the current administration and promote a progressive and inclusive agenda by effecting change through the political system at all levels of government. We seek to embracedemocratic and progressive and promote inclusivity, respect, empathy, and fairness in all of our actions. OUR VALUES Our team will uphold democratic and progressive values, not only in the political sphere but in our day-to-day interactions with each other. This means inclusivity, equality, respect, and … Continued
7:30 pm Amy Goodman & Democracy Now!: Covering the Movements Changing America @ First Presbyterian Church
Amy Goodman & Democracy Now!: Covering the Movements Changing America @ First Presbyterian Church
May 14 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
KPFA Radio 94.1FM presents AMY GOODMAN & DEMOCRACY NOW! Covering the Movements Changing America Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan, Hosted by Cat Brooks advance tickets: $15: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2915178: T: 800-838-3006 or Marcus Books, Books Inc/Berkeley, Pegasus (3 sites), Moe’s, Walden Pond Bookstore, Diesel a Bookstore, Mrs. Dalloway’s, $18 door, KPFA benefit kpfa.org/events WHEELCHAIR ACCESS Twenty years ago Amy Goodman began hosting a show on Pacifica Radio called Democracy Now!. She wanted to focus on the issues and movements too often ignored by corporate media. Today Democracy Now! Is the largest public … Continued