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10:00 am No More Presidents
No More Presidents
Jan 8 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
No More Presidents
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1:00 pm Sunflower Alliance General Assembly @ Richmond Progressive Alliance
Sunflower Alliance General Assembly @ Richmond Progressive Alliance
Jan 8 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Join us for a discussion with Brooke Anderson of Climate Workers, talking about connecting the labor movement with the climate movement. Plus updates on our campaigns. We need your participation and your voice. 62176
3:00 pm Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza
Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza
Jan 8 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Occupy Oakland General Assembly @ Oscar Grant Plaza | Oakland | California | United States
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.  (In prior years we have agreed … Continued
6:30 pm Community Democracy Project @ Omni Commons - Disco Room
Community Democracy Project @ Omni Commons - Disco Room
Jan 8 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
The Community Democracy Project is your connection to direct democracy in Oakland! Convened out of Occupy Oakland in Fall 2011, we’re gathering steam on a campaign to bring the people back in touch with the city’s resources through participatory budgeting. Picture this: Across Oakland, Neighborhood Assemblies are regularly held in every community. People come together to tackle the important issues of their neighborhoods and of the city. At these assemblies, people don’t just have discussions–they learn from one another, from city staff, and they make fundamental decisions about how the … Continued
7:00 pm Free Movie: Dogtown Redemption @ Longhaul
Free Movie: Dogtown Redemption @ Longhaul
Jan 8 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Free Movie: Dogtown Redemption @ Longhaul | Berkeley | California | United States
Free Movie: Dogtown Redemption (2016 – A film by Amir Soltani & Chihiro Wimpish – 94 minutes) The story of recyclers in West Oakland – A journey through a landscape of love and loss, prejudice and poverty shot over 7 years. http://dogtownredemption.com For more event information: http://www.thelonghaul.org62170
7:00 pm Liberated Lens general meeting @ Omni Commons
Liberated Lens general meeting @ Omni Commons
Jan 8 @ 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
9:00 am Three Ways to Help Stop Urban Shield @ Anywhere
Three Ways to Help Stop Urban Shield @ Anywhere
Jan 9 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Join AROC in Taking Action to Stop Urban Shield! On Tuesday, January 10th, the Stop Urban Shield Coalition will be rallying to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors meeting, where the Sheriff is set to present on the militarized policing program and weapons expo Urban Shield. At the last meeting, the Sheriff’s department flat out lied to both the Supervisors and the general public, claiming that they were not applying for the federal funding that they use to hold Urban Shield. We knew otherwise, and a public records request proved us right. With a … Continued
4:00 pm No Fossil Fascism in Oakland @ Ron Dellums Federal Bldg
No Fossil Fascism in Oakland @ Ron Dellums Federal Bldg
Jan 9 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
This action, sponsored by Families Against Fossil Fuels, will call for “No Fossil Fascism for Our Kids.” Families will also march to the office of Phil Tagami, the developer who is now suing Oakland for blocking a coal export terminal. Event will include activities for children, drumming, and dancing.62256
4:30 pm Friends of the Public Bank of Oakland @ Small Wonder, probably upstairs
Friends of the Public Bank of Oakland @ Small Wonder, probably upstairs
Jan 9 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Join us in promoting a public bank for the City of Oakland! The Friends of the Public Bank of Oakland was formed by members of Commonomics and Strike Debt Bay Area in August, 2016. In November, we succeeded in getting the Oakland City Council to instruct the City Administrator to report on the usefulness of a feasibility study for creating The Public Bank of Oakland. Our next goal is to convince the City Council to commission that study as soon as possible, and incorporate it into a business plan for … Continued
6:00 pm OccupyForum: The Trump Presidency and the Crisis of United States Imperialism @ SEIU Local 2
OccupyForum: The Trump Presidency and the Crisis of United States Imperialism @ SEIU Local 2
Jan 9 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
OccupyForum presents Information, discussion & community! Monday Night Forum!! Occupy Forum is an opportunity for open and respectful dialogue on all sides of these critically important issues! The Trump Presidency and the Crisis of United States Imperialism   Almost daily since the 2016 election, the Obama administration and the Democratic Party Establishment has intensified its anti-Russia propaganda ­– while President-elect Trump claims that he plans to normalize relations with Russia. To explain the significance of that policy divergence, Professor George Wright will, first, outline the current geo-political situation in relationship … Continued
7:00 pm Oakland Tenants Union monthly meeting @ Madison Park Apartments, community room
Oakland Tenants Union monthly meeting @ Madison Park Apartments, community room
Jan 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Oakland Tenants Union monthly meeting @ Madison Park Apartments, community room  | San Francisco | California | United States
OTU’s Mission The Oakland Tenants Union is an organization of housing activists dedicated to protecting tenant rights and interests. OTU does this by working directly with tenants in their struggle with landlords, impacting legislation and public policy about housing, community education, and working with other organizations committed to furthering renters’ rights. The Oakland Tenants Union is open to anyone who shares our core values and who believes that tenants themselves have the primary responsibility to work on their own behalf. Monthly Meetings The Oakland Tenants Union meets regularly at 7:00 … Continued
10:00 am Stop Urban Shield! @ Alameda County Board of Supervisors, 5th Floor
Stop Urban Shield! @ Alameda County Board of Supervisors, 5th Floor
Jan 10 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Stop Urban Shield! @ Alameda County Board of Supervisors, 5th Floor | Oakland | California | United States
Press Conference and Rally Standing Up, Fighting Back: Moving Forward Against Trump and Militarism in the New Year From the disturbing images of police repressing indigenous resistance in Standing Rock to the often unreported near-daily SWAT raids in Black and Brown neighborhoods in our cities, we know that police militarization is a violent strategy of containment, control, and warfare. But we also know that all over the world, people are fighting back. The Stop Urban Shield coalition sees its work as a tangible and winnable step toward diminishing the destructive impacts of … Continued
10:30 am Mobilization to Demand a Vote Against Jail Expansion @ County Building, across the street from the Courthouse
Mobilization to Demand a Vote Against Jail Expansion @ County Building, across the street from the Courthouse
Jan 10 @ 10:30 am – 2:00 pm
We got word late yesterday, that Alameda County is racing forward with a terrible plan next Tuesday to spend over $61 million taxpayer dollars to build a new “mental health unit” at Santa Rita Jail. We need you to say NO to jail expansion and YES to community-based mental health care. The Alameda Jail Fight Coalition has been organizing to stop the jail expansion for over a year, and we need you next Tuesday! Join us, January 10th to stop the Alameda Board of Supervisors from selecting a contractor to … Continued
6:30 pm January Spokescouncil Meetings for MLK Week of Action! @ Omni Commons or First AME Church or elsewhere - see text
January Spokescouncil Meetings for MLK Week of Action! @ Omni Commons or First AME Church or elsewhere - see text
Jan 10 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
This year, Oakland’s Anti Police-Terror Project is calling on our Bay Area community to up the resistance level, as we reclaim the radical legacy of Martin Luther King and resist the fascist Trump agenda. This year the Reclaiming King’s Radical Legacy March on Monday (1/16) will launch 120 hours of direct action, culminating on #HellNawGuration Day (1/20). This year we are focused on immigrant rights, protection of our Muslim brothers and sisters, womens reproductive rights, loving our LGBTQ sisters, brothers and siblings, and the defense of Black life. As is … Continued
3:00 pm Speak-Out: Stop Restarting Japan’s Nuclear Reactors @ Japanese Consulate
Speak-Out: Stop Restarting Japan’s Nuclear Reactors @ Japanese Consulate
Jan 11 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
A speak out against the restarting of more than 40 of Japan’s nuclear power plants. The government has told the residents of Fukushima that it is safe but independent surveys show that it is still highly contaminated. Over 175 children have already been diagnosed with thyroid cancer and this is expanding. While the government is subsidizing Tokyo Electric Power Company which has had to be nationalized the Abe government is telling families and children that they have to return to Fukushima or their subsidy will be cut. The are economically … Continued
6:30 pm Book Discussion: Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age @ UC Labor Center
Book Discussion: Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age @ UC Labor Center
Jan 11 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Book Discussion: Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age @ UC Labor Center | Berkeley | California | United States
“Meaningful change can only happen with organizing that puts ordinary people at the center of their own struggle: there are no shortcuts to lasting social change.” A scholar and longtime organizer in the student, environmental and labor movements, McAlevey makes a compelling case that the gains of the two most successful social movements–labor and civil rights–gained their power from mass organizing, a strategy today’s progressives have mostly abandoned in favor of shallow mobilization or advocacy.  In order to win, progressive movements need strong unions built from bottom-up organizing strategies that … Continued
7:00 pm Coalition for Police Accountability @ PUEBLO office
Coalition for Police Accountability @ PUEBLO office
Jan 11 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Thanks to everyone who joined the Coalition for Police Accountability’s campaign which resulted in a victory of 83% at the polls on November 8th. But our work is not done. Now that we are poised to establish a meaningful, effective mechanism of civilian oversight of the Oakland Police Department, we need to stay engaged in the process. Some of us are working on the legislation that is needed in order to implement this charter change in the time frame required by the measure. If you want to join in that … Continued
5:30 pm No to SFPD Violence @ Minnie & Lovie Ward Recreational Center
No to SFPD Violence @ Minnie & Lovie Ward Recreational Center
Jan 12 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Come out to support the family of Sean Moore, who survived shooting by SFPD on January 6, 2017. Police need to use mental health professionals and their deescalation training instead of guns. The town hall is used to placate community members concerned about police violence and to promote the myth that additional weapons such as tasers would prevent future abuses of power. In fact, tasers kill. Announcement of Town Hall from Ingleside Police Station http://inglesidepolicestation.blogspot.com/2017/01/jan-6-2017.html Town Hall Meeting A town hall meeting will be held on Thursday, January 12, 2017 … Continued
7:00 pm Screening of: The Best Democracy Money Can Buy @ Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists’ Hall
Screening of: The Best Democracy Money Can Buy @ Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists’ Hall
Jan 12 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
This “Tale of Billionaires and Ballot Bandits” is Greg Palast’s documentary about steering an election through calculated racist disenfranchisement. Beginning with the 2000 election and continuing to the 2016 campaign, Palast interviews those who’ve been victimized, identifies schemes and villains, and presents the case for powerful corruption of the election system in the United States. Sponsored by the BFUU Social Justice Ctee as part of our Conscientious Projector series. Wheelchair accessible.62193
11:00 am Clear Your Criminal Background – Clean Slate Workshop @ Cosmopolitan Baptist Church
Clear Your Criminal Background – Clean Slate Workshop @ Cosmopolitan Baptist Church
Jan 14 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Pray 4 Oakland has partnered with the Alameda County Public Defender’s Office & Clean Slate Program as well as America Works Inc. to help community members clean their criminal records & obtain jobs! We have the ability to assist residents reduce convictions, clear some criminal records, terminate probation early, seal juvenile records and more! America Works Inc.specializes in job placement for “hard to employ” individuals. East Bay Works will be present to speak about their job opportunities for people with criminal records/backgrounds. The Traffic Amnesty program will be closing in … Continued
12:00 pm People Get Ready: Building Resistance in the Trump Era @ Dwinelle Hall, UC Berkeley
People Get Ready: Building Resistance in the Trump Era @ Dwinelle Hall, UC Berkeley
Jan 14 @ 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
The People Get Ready conference is just a week away! We hope this conference will be an empowering place for organizers and activists to think together to deepen our understanding of the political moment and ways to struggle for shifts in power. SESSIONS: Clampdown: Understanding Fascism, Imperialism, and White Supremacy Trying Times: Understanding the Impacts of Neoliberalism under Trump Are You Going to Go My Way?: Considering Alliances, Fronts, and other Left Formations Rocksteady: Exploring the Radical Potential of Community Defense Many Rivers to Cross: Navigating Opportunities and Tensions between … Continued
2:00 pm January Spokescouncil Meetings for MLK Week of Action! @ First AME Church
January Spokescouncil Meetings for MLK Week of Action! @ First AME Church
Jan 14 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
This year, Oakland’s Anti Police-Terror Project is calling on our Bay Area community to up the resistance level, as we reclaim the radical legacy of Martin Luther King and resist the fascist Trump agenda. This year the Reclaiming King’s Radical Legacy March on Monday (1/16) will launch 120 hours of direct action, culminating on #HellNawGuration Day (1/20). This year we are focused on immigrant rights, protection of our Muslim brothers and sisters, womens reproductive rights, loving our LGBTQ sisters, brothers and siblings, and the defense of Black life. As is … Continued