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Dream Day 2019: Celebrating Mike ‘Dream’ Francisco’s 50th Birthday
@ Mosswood Park
Dream Day 2019: Celebrating Mike ‘Dream’ Francisco’s 50th Birthday
@ Mosswood Park
Aug 17 all-day
 On Aug. 17, Mosswood Park in Oakland will be full of people gathered in celebration of the 50th birthday of the late, great Mike “Dream” Francisco. Dream, a legendary graffiti writer, was raised in Alameda and spent time all over the Bay Area. But he found a home on the walls of Oakland—specifically those near 23rd Avenue and East 12th Street, in what’s known as Oakland’s 23rd Yards. He got his first taste of writing in 1983, and from that moment on, Dream used the walls of the Bay Area … Continued
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Town Hall: Reduce Air Pollution in West Oakland
@ West Oakland Youth Center
Town Hall: Reduce Air Pollution in West Oakland
@ West Oakland Youth Center
Aug 17 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
 Join West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District in a town hall meeting for a West Oakland Community Action Plan to improve health by reducing air pollution. West Oakland is one of the communities targeted for action under AB 617, which created a program to reduce exposure in communities most affected by air pollution. This is your chance to give feedback on the plan. Invited speakers: Christina Garcia, California Assembly member Libby Schaaf, Mayor of Oakland and more. Light breakfast, refreshments, and lunch provided. … Continued
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30 Days of Actions to Close the Camps. Every day in August at Noon. ICE. SF
@ ICE Offices, San Francisco
30 Days of Actions to Close the Camps. Every day in August at Noon. ICE. SF
@ ICE Offices, San Francisco
Aug 17 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Protests, actions, poetry readings…to demand that immigration detention centers be closed and families reunited. Daily schedule: https://bit.ly/32MTXEs A month-long protest outside ICE in downtown San Francisco, organized through word of mouth, networking, and social media, will take place every day from Noon to 1pm during the month of August, by a different sector, group, or organization: librarians, lawyers, public health and health care workers, poets, drummers, journalists, tenants rights activists, educators and students, mothers and families, bar and restaurant workers, environmental activists, grandmothers, the interfaith community… WHEN: Every day in … Continued
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Nonviolent Direct Action Training – East Bay
@ East Bay Community Space
Nonviolent Direct Action Training – East Bay
@ East Bay Community Space
Aug 17 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Please REGISTER in advance here: https://forms.gle/LcZoL7uKySCghnMP9 This training will take participants through many of the strategies, tools and considerations of non-violent direct action, including power and privilege, de-escalation, blockades, legal, direct action organizing models, and the opportunity to form affinity groups. This training will be an important place to get plugged into for upcoming actions around the Climate Strike Week of Action beginning on September 20. WHO: DiRT (Diablo Rising Tide, the San Francisco bay area chapter of Rising Tide North America.66948
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Peace and Freedom Party Annual Potluck Picnic
Peace and Freedom Party Annual Potluck Picnic
Aug 17 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
 Alameda County PFP’s summer potluck picnic! If you’re in the San Francisco area, the local Peace and Freedom party invites you to their annual summer potluck picnic. Everyone is welcome to join! Come and meet PFP members, hang out and discuss the issues of the day. Please bring food which does not require additional cooking on-site. Also, please bring your own non-disposable plate, cup and eating utensils if possible. We hope to see you there! 66847
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Racial Solidarity BBQ – DSA
@ Defemery Park
Racial Solidarity BBQ – DSA
@ Defemery Park
Aug 17 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Come out to an East Bay DSA Racial Solidarity Committee BBQ Social at DeFremery Park on Saturday, August 17th from 1pm to 3pm! We will have delicious free food and great conversation as we hang out and talk about socialism and what the Racial Solidarity Committee has been up to! All folks interested in DSA and racial justice work are welcome, but people of color are especially encouraged to attend. Feel free to bring a dish to share, although we will provide a spread regardless! Children are very welcome! Please … Continued
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The Fight Against Monsanto’s Roundup: The Politics of Pesticides
@ Revolution Books
The Fight Against Monsanto’s Roundup: The Politics of Pesticides
@ Revolution Books
Aug 17 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
A presentation and discussion with Mitchel Cohen, editor of the new book, The Fight Against Monsanto’s Roundup: The Politics of Pesticides Chemical poisons have infiltrated all facets of our lives. More than half a century since Rachel Carson issued Silent Spring – her call-to-arms against the poisoning of our drinking water, food, animals, air, and the natural environment – The Fight Against Monsanto’s Roundup looks at the politics underlying the mass use of pesticides and the challenges people around the world are making against the purveyors of poison and the … Continued
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