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Homeless Bill of Rights Day of Action @ Powell St. at the Cable Car Turnaround
Homeless Bill of Rights Day of Action @ Powell St. at the Cable Car Turnaround
Jan 19 – Jan 20 all-day
Join us for dinner ,outdoor entertainment and a sleep-in. Everyone deserves a #Right2Rest.    57821
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8:00 am Reclaiming King’s Legacy. @ All over the Bay Area.
Reclaiming King’s Legacy. @ All over the Bay Area.
Jan 18 @ 8:00 am – Jan 19 @ 8:00 am
Reclaiming King's Legacy. @ All over the Bay Area.
“You may well ask: ‘Why direct action? Why sit ins, marches and so forth? Isn’t negotiation a better path?’ You are quite right in calling for negotiation. Indeed, this is the very purpose of direct action. Nonviolent direct action seeks to create such a crisis and foster such a tension that a community which has constantly refused to negotiate is forced to confront the issue. It seeks so to dramatize the issue that it can no longer be ignored. My citing the creation of tension as part of the work … Continued
7:00 pm #MLKshutitdown Bay Love @ N. Oakland Farmers Market
#MLKshutitdown Bay Love @ N. Oakland Farmers Market
Jan 18 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
#MLKshutitdown Bay Love at N. Oakland Farmers Market. No other information available. 57898
8:00 pm Shut It Down: WAL-MART edition. @ Walmart Oakland (near the airport)
Shut It Down: WAL-MART edition. @ Walmart Oakland (near the airport)
Jan 18 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Facebook page & RSVP This action is being held by WAS – Workers Against the System; an affinity group of Anti-Police Terrorism Spokescouncil as part of the weekend reclamation of Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy weekend. Join us in our action to interrupt business as usual at the Oakland Walmart. We will raise awareness of John Crawford’s murder that happened August 5, 2014 inside of a southern Ohio Walmart store. We stand in solidarity and remembrance with his family against the injustice the system has served them; by murdering their … Continued
10:00 pm Stop the Spy Center from Encroaching Into Oakland – A Workshop on the DAC, its Privacy Policy and Surveillance Equipment @ OMNI Collective in the ballroom
Stop the Spy Center from Encroaching Into Oakland – A Workshop on the DAC, its Privacy Policy and Surveillance Equipment @ OMNI Collective in the ballroom
Jan 18 @ 10:00 pm – 11:30 pm
Stop the Spy Center from Encroaching Into Oakland - A Workshop on the DAC, its Privacy Policy and Surveillance Equipment @ OMNI Collective in the ballroom | Oakland | California | United States
The Domain Awareness Center was constrained last year to the Port of Oakland, and not allowed to come online until a privacy policy was put in place. The privacy policy has been written, and will come before the City Council beginning on February 10th. The Privacy Policy Committee and the Oakland Privacy Working Group have been working hard to make sure the privacy policy is very strong and it has become a national model. Now support is needed so that it won’t be watered down by the Council! The Privacy … Continued
11:30 pm Cryptoparty: A Digital Security & Privacy Workshop @ OMNI Collective, sudo room
Cryptoparty: A Digital Security & Privacy Workshop @ OMNI Collective, sudo room
Jan 18 @ 11:30 pm – Jan 19 @ 1:00 am
Cryptoparty: A Digital Security & Privacy Workshop @ OMNI Collective, sudo room | Oakland | California | United States
The first portion of the CrytoParty will be the DAC Workshop: Stop the Spy Center from Encroaching Into Oakland – A Workshop on the DAC, its Privacy Policy and Surveillance Equipment which begins at 2:00 PM.  The usual cryptoparty will begin at 3:30 PM. 57855
3:00 am Film Screening: Do the Right Thing by Spike Lee @ Longhaul, 2 blocks from Ashby BART
Film Screening: Do the Right Thing by Spike Lee @ Longhaul, 2 blocks from Ashby BART
Jan 19 @ 3:00 am – 5:00 am
Description (Drama 1984) Directed by Spike Lee – a community responds to the killing of a black man57858
8:00 am Reclaiming King’s Legacy. @ All over the Bay Area.
Reclaiming King’s Legacy. @ All over the Bay Area.
Jan 19 @ 8:00 am – Jan 20 @ 7:45 am
Reclaiming King's Legacy. @ All over the Bay Area.
“You may well ask: ‘Why direct action? Why sit ins, marches and so forth? Isn’t negotiation a better path?’ You are quite right in calling for negotiation. Indeed, this is the very purpose of direct action. Nonviolent direct action seeks to create such a crisis and foster such a tension that a community which has constantly refused to negotiate is forced to confront the issue. It seeks so to dramatize the issue that it can no longer be ignored. My citing the creation of tension as part of the work … Continued
7:00 pm Reclaiming Kings Legacy: A Jobs & Economy March for the People @ Fruitvale Bart Station Plaza
Reclaiming Kings Legacy: A Jobs & Economy March for the People @ Fruitvale Bart Station Plaza
Jan 19 @ 7:00 pm – Jan 20 @ 12:00 am
Reclaiming Kings Legacy: A Jobs & Economy March for the People @ Fruitvale Bart Station Plaza | Oakland | California | United States
“Equality demands dignity. And dignity demands a job and a paycheck that lasts through the week.” “When you have mass unemployment in the Negro community it’s called a social problem. When you have mass unemployment in the white community it’s called a depression” “We refuse to believe the bank of justice is bankrupt” — Martin Luther King, Jr—– Join the Anti Police-Terrorism Project (APTP) for a MLK day march that reclaims the spirit of King and celebrates his legacy of resistance! Facebook page & RSVP. There will be performances, speakers, … Continued
11:00 pm Save Our Sons @ Covenant Worship Center
Save Our Sons @ Covenant Worship Center
Jan 19 @ 11:00 pm – Jan 20 @ 1:00 am
#BlackLivesMatter. Join us as we discuss the national epidemic of police brutality, misconduct and associasted laws and legal procedures, as well as your rights when facing law enforcement and the state of our modern civil rights movement. Panelists: John Burris, Adante Pointer, Paul Henderson, Cephus Johnson Performance: Prentice Powell, spoken word artist.    57763
5:00 pm Court Support for MLK protesters. @ Wiley Manuel Courthouse, Dept 107
Court Support for MLK protesters. @ Wiley Manuel Courthouse, Dept 107
Jan 20 @ 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Please come at 9am and 2pm to support folks arrested at a march during MLK weekend. Let’s come out and support each other! Facebook event. Always check the event page and Antirepression for last minute changes.57915
1:30 am Berkeley City Council: Continued Discussion: Improving Police and Community Relations
Berkeley City Council: Continued Discussion: Improving Police and Community Relations
Jan 21 @ 1:30 am – 3:00 am
Special meeting of the Berkeley City Council: Continue the Council’s discussion on the issues raised at the January 17, 2015 City Council meeting regarding possible ways to improve community and police relations and addressing our response to what occurred in Ferguson, Missouri and beyond that will result in positive steps the City Council can pursue and, b) identify items for Council consideration at the February 10, 2015 Council meeting.  Special meeting agenda. A regular Berkeley City Council meeting begins at 7:00 PM.57924
4:30 pm Respecting Our Liberties: A Forum on Real Choices in the Age of Technology @ Milton Marks Conference Center
Respecting Our Liberties: A Forum on Real Choices in the Age of Technology @ Milton Marks Conference Center
Jan 21 @ 4:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Respecting Our Liberties: A Forum on Real Choices in the Age of Technology @ Milton Marks Conference Center | San Francisco | California | United States
Surveillance technologies such as automated license plate readers, body cameras and drones, to name a few, have the potential to give law enforcement an edge in fighting crime and bringing wrongdoers to justice. Yet the same technologies also raise serious concerns about privacy and civil liberties. Throughout California, elected representatives and law enforcement leaders are faced with the task of finding a balance that serves their community. At this Forum, speakers from California and elsewhere will discuss how law enforcement is procuring and using these technologies, how local communities are addressing the … Continued
11:30 pm Citizens United 5th Anniversary Protest March & Rally
Citizens United 5th Anniversary Protest March & Rally
Jan 21 @ 11:30 pm – Jan 22 @ 1:30 am
Join us on the 5th anniversary of the infamous Citizens United decision for the “Mourning in America” March and Rally. The 3.1 mile march will be kicked off by well known hip-hop artist for change, Khafre Joy. Marchers will be led by effigies of five of the Supreme Court Justices, and followed by a spirited band and a coffin with Uncle Sam inside. The rally will begin at 4:30 at at the Federal Building, the end-site of the march. Speakers will include Gayle McLaughlin, former mayor of Richmond who stood … Continued
12:00 am Memorial service: Mourning in America for Democracy @ Chelsea Manning Plaza
Memorial service: Mourning in America for Democracy @ Chelsea Manning Plaza
Jan 22 @ 12:00 am – 3:00 am
Memorial service: Mourning in America for Democracy @ Chelsea Manning Plaza | San Francisco | California | United States
Join a march and rally—in fact, a memorial service— to mark the 5th anniversary  of the death of democracy. On this day in 2010, the US Supreme Court issued its “Citizens United” ruling, which allows corporations and their billionaire masters to strangle democracy. Statement of the event organizers, Money Out! People In!: On this the anniversary of the Citizen United we: • Mourn the Supreme Court decisions granting corporations unlimited campaign spending rights. • Mourn our lost American democracy, • Mourn the loss of government that no longer works for us. … Continued
3:45 pm Thanks But No Tanks!
Thanks But No Tanks!
Jan 22 @ 3:45 pm – 4:45 pm
Thanks But No Tanks!
San Leandro, like other cities in the Bay Area, wants to acquire a tank.  Well, not a tank exactly; more like (actually, exactly like) an armored personnel carrier. The kind you see in war movies and Iraq footage. On January 8th a rally against the tank, followed by a San Leandro City Council meeting in which much opposition  to the acquisition of this vehicle was voiced, was held.  (The City Council plans to hold a vote sometime in February).  Most of the voices opposed were San Leandro Citizens, and a few … Continued
5:00 pm Court support for Ali Baba @ Vallejo Superior Court Department 24
Court support for Ali Baba @ Vallejo Superior Court Department 24
Jan 22 @ 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
On September 1, 2014 Anwar was falsely arrested during our 2nd Annual Community Appreciation BBQ, On this day we marched in solidarity with Ferguson and the family of Michael Brown, murdered by Ferguson Police , At the end of our march while returning back to our destination Ali Oakbaba was arrested falsely arrested by Vallejo Police , came from behind to capture and silence him for exercising his right to protest. Those of you who are active in the movement against police brutality know how dedicated he is to the … Continued
5:00 pm Court Support for Marsha @ Dep 701 Superior Court
Court Support for Marsha @ Dep 701 Superior Court
Jan 22 @ 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Come support Marsha at her next hearing.She was arrested while doing jail support for comrades. Check the Antirepression website and/or Facebook for last minute updates!57871
12:45 am PACK the BART Board Meeting for #blackfriday14! @ Kaiser Center 20th Street Mall, Third Floor, 344 20th St.
PACK the BART Board Meeting for #blackfriday14! @ Kaiser Center 20th Street Mall, Third Floor, 344 20th St.
Jan 23 @ 12:45 am – 2:45 am
PACK the BART Board Meeting for #blackfriday14! @  Kaiser Center 20th Street Mall, Third Floor, 344 20th St. | Oakland | California | United States
PACK the BART Board Meeting for #blackfriday14! Come to the BART Board meeting to demand justice! Free the Black Friday 14! No charges or fines! #notonedime. Facebook event. 1. Turn out to the BART Board of Directors meeting tomorrow, Thursday, January 22nd, at 4:45pm: The Bay Area Black Lives Matter chapter will be there, at 344 20th St, 3rd Flr, Oakland, CA, along with our Bay Area allies, to demand that the BART Board of Directors show the necessary leadership to put an end to this outrageous criminalization. And here … Continued
2:00 am Panel on Protests, Policing & Social Change in the East Bay @ Humanist Hall
Panel on Protests, Policing & Social Change in the East Bay @ Humanist Hall
Jan 23 @ 2:00 am – 5:00 am
On Thursday, January 22nd the Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club will host a wide ranging discussion on the status of local police agencies, their records in our East Bay communities and the invigorated social movement that is demanding these agencies respect the communities they were hired to serve. The panel will include Cat Brooks of ONYX and the Blackout Collective,  Attorney Jim Chanin, who along with John Burris brought the suit resulting in the federal oversight of OPD, Jesse Douglas Allen-Taylor, local journalist, author and political commentator, and Rasheed Shabazz, photojournalist … Continued
3:00 am Cops, Class and Race. How Police Protect the 1%. @ Dwinelle Hall Room 205
Cops, Class and Race. How Police Protect the 1%. @ Dwinelle Hall Room 205
Jan 23 @ 3:00 am – 5:00 am
Join the International Socialist Organization for a discussion about the origins and function of the police and their relationship to racism, class and capitalism.57910
3:00 am Osha Neumann Book Launch @ Middle East Children's Alliance
Osha Neumann Book Launch @ Middle East Children's Alliance
Jan 23 @ 3:00 am – 4:00 am
Osha Neumann Book Launch @ Middle East Children's Alliance | Berkeley | California | United States
Osha is a long time stalwart civil rights attorney, advocate for the disenfranchised, artist and renaissance activist. Thursday he will be a MECA on 1101 8th Street, Berkeley, signing his latest book, Doodling On The Titanic: The Making Of Art In A World On The Brink.  Faceplant 57927
4:00 am Black Lives Matter Film Series: “Watermellon Man” @ Longhaul
Black Lives Matter Film Series: “Watermellon Man” @ Longhaul
Jan 23 @ 4:00 am – 6:00 am
Every Thursday in January is Black Lives Film Night This week: “Watermellon Man” (1971) narrative of a white guy who wakes up as a black man  57824
4:30 pm Court Support for BARTFriday Arrestees @ San Francisco Superior Court
Court Support for BARTFriday Arrestees @ San Francisco Superior Court
Jan 23 @ 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Please come to court in San Francisco to support our 2 comrades who were arrested by the during #BARTFriday. BART police and SF Sheriffs retaliated against these two brave individuals while they were in custody. Particularly severe pain and trauma was caused to one of our arrestees, whose cane was stolen by BART PD, and despite repeated requests for mobility assistance, she was denied any help and police mocked her as they forced her to move about the BART station and jail without assistance. Facebook event & RSVP Check the … Continued
5:00 pm Court Support: Powell St Kettle Arraignements SF @ San Francisco Superior Court
Court Support: Powell St Kettle Arraignements SF @ San Francisco Superior Court
Jan 23 @ 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
 Always check Antirepression website and facebook for last minute changes.57931
11:00 pm Carl Dix Speaking on Police Murder of Black and Brown People @ Alameda College Student Center (Bldg S)
Carl Dix Speaking on Police Murder of Black and Brown People @ Alameda College Student Center (Bldg S)
Jan 23 @ 11:00 pm – Jan 24 @ 12:30 am
Carl Dix, co-founder of the Stop Mass Incarceration Network will be speaking on: POLICE MURDER BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE ALL THE DAMN TIME! Why does this happen? Why are they almost never punished for their crimes? And what will it take to end this? During the last few months, powerful, beautiful and determined protests have been dragging some of the reality of what it means to be Black or Latino in Amerikkka out into the open for all to see. People in Ferguson first stood up to say NO MORE … Continued
1:30 am Bella discusses #BlackLivesMatter on Radio @ Radio, 90.3 FM, KDVS Davis
Bella discusses #BlackLivesMatter on Radio @ Radio, 90.3 FM, KDVS Davis
Jan 24 @ 1:30 am – 2:30 am
@BellaEiko discusses why #BlackLivesMatter based upon her Oakland activism, KDVS Davis 90.3 FM, 5:30pm today, 1/23, http://t.co/5NTBGNjnXw— KDVS (@KDVS903fm) January 24, 2015 57965
2:00 am Seize the Time: Black Panthers Photography display, Reception. @ EastSide Cultural Center Gallery
Seize the Time: Black Panthers Photography display, Reception. @ EastSide Cultural Center Gallery
Jan 24 @ 2:00 am – 5:00 am
Bay Area tweeps: Check out this event on Friday>>#BlackPanthers, #Oakland 1968, Henry Raulston Photographs pic.twitter.com/U2ek7j7U6T— Sonny Lê (@sonnylebythebay) January 22, 2015 57966
3:00 am “Groundswell Rising”– a new film about fracking. @ First Unitarian Church
“Groundswell Rising”– a new film about fracking. @ First Unitarian Church
Jan 24 @ 3:00 am – 5:00 am
"Groundswell Rising"-- a new film about fracking. @ First Unitarian Church | Oakland | California | United States
“Groundswell Rising”– a new film about fracking Learn more about how fracking is poisoning our water and air, causing cancer and asthma, and how ordinary people are successfully fighting to stop the oil and gas industry from fracking in their communities.  This provocative and hopeful film documents a people’s movement, a groundswell rising, challenging a system that promotes profit over health. The film will be followed by a discussion with the director Renard Cohen and a representative of Bay Area 350 who will talk about the movement to ban fracking … Continued
8:00 pm Continue Work on the Berkeley Post Office Community Garden. @ Downtown Berkeley Post Office
Continue Work on the Berkeley Post Office Community Garden. @ Downtown Berkeley Post Office
Jan 24 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Continue Work on the Berkeley Post Office Community Garden. @ Downtown Berkeley Post Office | Berkeley | California | United States
The planting was a few weeks ago.  The gardening work continues. Join us! More information on  the Berkeley Post Office Defense against the sale and privatization here. Pictures and videos of the soil preparation and planting here. 57902
9:00 pm City Council Forum on #BlackLivesMatter @ Oakland City Hall, Oscar Grant Plaza
City Council Forum on #BlackLivesMatter @ Oakland City Hall, Oscar Grant Plaza
Jan 24 @ 9:00 pm – Jan 25 @ 1:00 am
City Council Forum on #BlackLivesMatter @ Oakland City Hall, Oscar Grant Plaza | Oakland | California | United States
You are invited to join a citywide discussion about the relationship between Black & Brown communities and Law Enforcement. On Saturday January 24, the Oakland City Council will convene a special meeting to hear from community groups and individuals about concerns raised in recent protest activities and to discuss what the City can do to improve police/community relations. If you would like to speak at the meeting, you can fill out a speaker’s card in advance or on the day of the meeting. #Oakland City Council #BlackLivesMatter forum flyer AND … Continued
9:00 pm Protect a Woman’s Right to Abortion: Protest the Walk For Life.
Protect a Woman’s Right to Abortion: Protest the Walk For Life.
Jan 24 @ 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Sponsored by Radical Women and SFSU Rebel Voices. The Walk for Life is a pro-life event that opposes reproductive rights, taking place two days after the anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Stand with us as we defend the right to a safe and legal abortion!57874
3:00 am Celebrations of Gill Tract Community @ Subterranean Arthouse
Celebrations of Gill Tract Community @ Subterranean Arthouse
Jan 25 @ 3:00 am – 5:00 am
Celebrate resilience to inspire resistance! Celebrations of Gill Tract Community * Photography * Paintings * Prints * * Videos * Songs * Poetry * Stories * We are calling in the Gill Tract family for a celebration of resilience and hope in the local, grassroots struggle for food sovereignty. Join us as we come together to share the art, community, and inspiration that has been sown, grown, and tended over the twenty year struggle for the piece of land that occupies our hearts. Please get in touch with us to … Continued