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6:30 pm Liberated Lens film night: FREISTUNDE – Doing Nothing All Day @ Omni Commons
Liberated Lens film night: FREISTUNDE – Doing Nothing All Day @ Omni Commons
Apr 2 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
A documentary about democratic schools in England, Germany and Israel, where students have complete control over their time. No curriculum, no classes, no tests, no grades – unless the students ask for it. Students and staff run the school as a democratic community, with equal voices. In partnership with AERO http://educationrevolution.org/ and the Alliance for Self-Directed Education http://self-directed.org/ Homepage of the documentary: https://doingnothingalldayengl.wordpress.com/ Doors open at 6:30pm, film stars at 7pm A panel of students and staff from local self-directed environments will answer your questions after the film! Free snacks … Continued
8:00 pm David Rovics Punk Baroque World Tour Concert @ The Backroom
David Rovics Punk Baroque World Tour Concert @ The Backroom
Apr 2 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
David Rovics Punk Baroque World Tour Concert @ The Backroom | Berkeley | California | United States
This Sunday  check out the great folksinger David Rovics, a long-time friend of Occupy.  He even did a benefit concert for Occupy Oakland, grok some of his videos in the post about that show. He will be playing in Berkeley at the Backroom at 1984 Bonita Ave. Admire his nifty new electric cello in this video that I sent to all of my tenants: Words to live by, I hope they take it to heart, but I still check my boots every morning for snakes. Enjoy the rest of his 2016 … Continued
8:00 pm David Rovics Punk Baroque World Tour Concert Comes to the East Bay @ The Backroom
David Rovics Punk Baroque World Tour Concert Comes to the East Bay @ The Backroom
Apr 2 @ 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Check out the great folksinger David Rovics, a long-time friend of Occupy.  He even did a benefit concert for Occupy Oakland. Groove on some of his videos in the post announcing that show. He is giving a concert Sunday evening in Berkeley. Listen to his words to live by and admire his nifty new electric cello in this video that I sent to all of my tenants: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bz83YEDjykY&t=53s I hope they take it to heart, but I still check my boots every morning. Enjoy the rest of his 2016 album … Continued
5:00 pm Occupella: Tax the Rich Rallies
Occupella: Tax the Rich Rallies
Apr 3 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Tax the Rich Rallies every Monday from 5-6 pm on upper Solano in front of the Oaks Theater and the Chase Bank. All are welcome! Also We’ll be at  SURJ (Stand Up for Racial Justice) event that starts at the Grand Lake Theater on Saturday April 1st from noon-1 :00 PM. For our calendar of events, songs to download and more: www.occupella.org. 62623
6:00 pm Occupy Forum: The Inevitability of Systemic Corruption in our Regulatory Agencies in a Capitalist System @ Black and Brown Club
Occupy Forum: The Inevitability of Systemic Corruption in our Regulatory Agencies in a Capitalist System @ Black and Brown Club
Apr 3 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
WE WILL BEGIN WITH A SPECIAL 15-minute presentation about the upcoming anniversary actions of the SFPD shooting of Luis Gongora Pat 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 Inevitability of Systemic Corruption in our Regulatory Agencies in a Capitalist System With Steve Zeltzer and George Wright     Our Bay Area Air Quality Under Threat and The Fired Whistleblowers at the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) The recent revelations from … Continued
2:00 pm Emergency Press Conference: Fire Victims Being Evicted from Temporary Shelters
Emergency Press Conference: Fire Victims Being Evicted from Temporary Shelters
Apr 4 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Emergency Press Conference with Families who have received April 6th Deadline at Temporary Shelter and Need Housing and Reparations West Oakland Fire Victim Families, Elders and Children Have Nowhere to go “All fire victims will have to leave the “temporary shelter” with or without  any money or housing on April 6th,”  reported Audrey Candy Corn, POOR Magazine reporter, single mama of 3 and founder of TAZ clothing company who has been on the ground from Day 1 standing , advocating and caring for all the low-income families who lost everything … Continued
4:30 pm OPPOSE GORSUCH! Town Hall @ Grand Lake Theater and Splash Pad Park intersection
OPPOSE GORSUCH! Town Hall @ Grand Lake Theater and Splash Pad Park intersection
Apr 4 @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
YOU’RE INVITED! TOWN HALL @THE CORNERS: OPPOSE GORSUCH!!!!!   CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS With reports out that the FBI has evidence Trump associates coordinated directly with Russian officials to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, there can be no excuse for the Senate to hand the administration a lifetime seat on the Supreme Court. As of today, there are at least 41 Democrats opposed to Trump’s pick, the extreme right-wing judge Neil Gorsuch–enough to stop him from getting the 60 votes needed to confirm a Supreme Court justice – and … Continued
6:00 pm Community Security Training Series @ Main Branch, SF Public Library - Learning Studio
Community Security Training Series @ Main Branch, SF Public Library - Learning Studio
Apr 4 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
EFF Launches Community Security Training Series EFF is pleased to announce a series of community security trainings in partnership with the San Francisco Public Library. High-profile data breaches and hard-fought battles against unlawful mass surveillance programs underscore that the public needs practical information about online security. We know more about potential threats each day, but we also know that encryption works and can help thwart digital spying. Lack of knowledge about best practices puts individuals at risk, so EFF will bring lessons from its comprehensive Surveillance Self-Defense guide to the … Continued
7:00 pm Film Showing: 1984 @ Elmwood Theater
Film Showing: 1984 @ Elmwood Theater
Apr 4 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
On April 4, 2017, over 180 art house movie theatres across the country in 165 cities and in 43 states, plus five locations in Canada, one in England, and one in Swedenftower will be participating collectively in a NATIONAL EVENT DAY screening of the 80’s movie 1984 starring John Hurt, who sadly died last month. This date was chosen because it’s the day George Orwell’s protagonist Winston Smith begins rebelling against his oppressive government by keeping a forbidden diary. These theaters owners also strongly believe in supporting the National Endowment … Continued
7:00 pm Justice for Ebbie Mondragon at Hayward City Council @ Hayward City Hall
Justice for Ebbie Mondragon at Hayward City Council @ Hayward City Hall
Apr 4 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Join the family of Elena “Ebbie” Mondragon at the next Hayward City Council meeting to demand both the truth and real accountability for her recent killing by Fremont police. (Hayward PD is “investigating” since it happened there.) Unidentified Fremont detectives – driving an unmarked car in Hayward – shot 16 year-old Ebbie on March 14th in the middle of an apartment complex and concocted a very suspicious story to justify killing an innocent girl. Ebbie’s family misses her deeply and remembers her as a kind young woman who was a … Continued
7:00 pm SB 562 Training (Single Payer Healthcare) @ CNA
SB 562 Training (Single Payer Healthcare) @ CNA
Apr 4 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Training session for how to advocate for #SB562 and speak to organizations about it this Tues evening in Oakland at CNA Headquarters. RSVP 👇 https://t.co/bIFUqyzdvM— Healthy CA (@4HealthyCA) April 3, 2017 You are invited to a training on SB 562 in Oakland, which will be geared toward teaching people the details of the bill, how to speak to others about the bill, and how to answer the hard questions. Food will be provided. Please RSVP to this event so that we can order the right amount of food. If there … Continued
8:00 am Support the J20 Resisters! Tell DA Gascon to drop the charges! @ Court House
Support the J20 Resisters! Tell DA Gascon to drop the charges! @ Court House
Apr 5 @ 8:00 am – 10:45 am
Support needed for the J20 Resisters! Tell DA George Gascon to drop the charges! District Attorney George Gascon has filled unjust charges against a group of Bay Area activists for civil disobedience taken in opposition to tech complicity with the Trump administration on Inauguration Day 2017. The group of activists, the “J20 Resisters”, are being arraigned this Wednesday April 5th at 9am at 850 Bryant, in San Francisco. Friends of j20 Resisters will be holding a press conference beforehand at 8am and we are asking anyone who can to come … Continued
9:00 am Pretrial for Cesar @ Rene Davidson Courthouse, Dept 7
Pretrial for Cesar @ Rene Davidson Courthouse, Dept 7
Apr 5 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Come to support Cesar, who was arrested at an anti trump demo on election day. Lets pack the court! 62601
6:30 pm Think & Drink: Trump’s Impact on the Bay Area, Californians, and Federal Politics, with Darwin BondGraham @ Mechanics Institute, 4th Floor
Think & Drink: Trump’s Impact on the Bay Area, Californians, and Federal Politics, with Darwin BondGraham @ Mechanics Institute, 4th Floor
Apr 5 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Almost 100 days into Trump’s presidency, how are we feeling the impacts of the new administration in urban, state, and federal politics? From ACA reform threatening gains in insurance coverage for Californians to concerns about ICE raids across both Southern and Northern California to the current jeopardy around Caltrain electrification, how are local politicians responding? How is this affecting historical political dynamics, alliances, and tensions at each level of government? We’ll hear from longtime investigative and political reporters in Oakland and San Francisco Darwin Bond Graham and Joe Eskenazi; along … Continued
6:30 pm Film and Presentation: CAPITALISM & DEMOCRACY: Can They Co-Exist? @ Fellowship Hall
Film and Presentation: CAPITALISM & DEMOCRACY: Can They Co-Exist? @ Fellowship Hall
Apr 6 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Transition Berkeley Presents… How can we shift our economic structure to be more equitable and humane? Please join Transition Berkeley for a short film: “How Class Works”, an animated overview by Richard Wolff. The film will be followed by a talk and discussion led by local author and distinguished Marxist scholar Richard Lichtman, who has taught at UC Berkeley, SF State, and the Wright Institute. His topic will be Marxism 101: Capitalism and Democracy – Can They Co-exist? Is capitalism the root cause of the climate crisis? How can we … Continued
7:00 pm Book Discussion: The Unbanking of America: How the New Middle Class Survives. @ Books Inc
Book Discussion: The Unbanking of America: How the New Middle Class Survives. @ Books Inc
Apr 6 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
http://www.booksinc.net/event/lisa-servon-books-inc-alameda Lisa Servon discusses her new book, The Unbanking of America: How the New Middle Class Survives. With pieces featured on consumer financial services featured in the Wall Street Journal, the Atlantic online, and The New Yorker online, among many others, professor Lisa Servon discusses her new book, The Unbanking of America: How the New Middle Class Survives. An urgent, absorbing expose–why Americans are fleeing our broken banking system in growing numbers, and how alternatives are rushing in to do what banks once did. What do an undocumented immigrant in … Continued
7:00 pm Electrifying! Toward Fossil Fuel-Free Homes @ Oakstop
Electrifying! Toward Fossil Fuel-Free Homes @ Oakstop
Apr 6 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Want to know what you can do in your own home to contribute to a more sustainable future?  In this debut event of the Local Clean Energy Alliance Presents series, learn how you can help your city meet climate action plan goals, and increase the effectiveness of Community Choice energy (CCE), a public alternative to PG&E for electricity. Guest presenter Pierre Delforge of the Natural Resources Defense Council will discuss how to slash emissions from natural gas appliances like furnaces and water heaters, and why it matters. This is the … Continued
7:00 pm Electrifying! Toward Fossil Fuel-Free Homes @ Oakstop
Electrifying! Toward Fossil Fuel-Free Homes @ Oakstop
Apr 6 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Want to know what you can do in your own home to contribute to a more sustainable future?  In this debut event of the Local Clean Energy Alliance Presents series, learn how you can help your city meet climate action plan goals, and increase the effectiveness of Community Choice energy (CCE), a public alternative to PG&E for electricity. Guest presenter Pierre Delforge of the Natural Resources Defense Council will discuss how to slash emissions from natural gas appliances like furnaces and water heaters, and why it matters. This is the … Continued
10:00 am March Against Police Terror in the Sanctuary City for Luis Gongara Pat
March Against Police Terror in the Sanctuary City for Luis Gongara Pat
Apr 7 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Friday April 7th, 2017 is the One Year Anniversary of the death of Luis Góngora Pat at the hands of the SFPD. Luis was a 45 year old indigenous Mayan Mexican, an immigrant worker and a family man who for a decade and a half supported his wife and three children in the small town of Teabo by sending remittances from his dishwasher and line cook earnings. In 2014, he and his brother were illegally evicted from their home in the Mission District during the peak housing crisis of San … Continued
5:30 pm Alameda: Come Back Out! City Council Rent Ordinance Meeting @ Alameda City Hall
Alameda: Come Back Out! City Council Rent Ordinance Meeting @ Alameda City Hall
Apr 7 @ 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Come back out for Part 2 of the City Council’s meeting on reviewing the rent ordinance! We held an amazing press conference on Tuesday, featuring 12 speakers representing five local groups, two political positions, and multiple faith leaders. We heard from Gray Harris, VP of Alameda’s school board; an Alameda special ed teacher and renter; Imam Musa Balde of the Islamic Center of Alameda; and Mariele, a 17-year-old Encinal High student. In addition to the Alameda Renters Coalition, we heard from Alameda Progressives, Renewed Hope Housing Advocates, Filipino Advocates for … Continued
8:00 am Refinery Corridor Healing Walks
Refinery Corridor Healing Walks
Apr 8 @ 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Walk #1:  Saturday, April 8 (Scroll down for the additional walks) We will begin near the Pittsburg Marina at 3 Marina Blvd in the City of Pittsburg, California 8:00 a.m. Water Ceremony & Registration 9:30 a.m. Walk Begins There are several places along the walk where folks can join the walk – please see the details of the route below. The walk will end at Martinez Shoreline Park, end of Ferry Street in the City of Martinez, California Please feel free to join us for the prayers for the water at 8:00 … Continued
10:00 am “Let’s Change the World” – Tom Andrews @ First Unitarian Church
“Let’s Change the World” – Tom Andrews @ First Unitarian Church
Apr 8 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Tom Andrews President of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee World-Renowned Human Rights Leader Give an inspiring lecture entitled “Let’s Change the World” Light brunch will be served. 62709
10:00 am Planting Justice Work Party! @ Planting Justice Nursery
Planting Justice Work Party! @ Planting Justice Nursery
Apr 8 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Happy Equinox! Spring is here ~ plants are leafing out, peaches and plums are blooming, and folks are planting our perennial plants throughout the country.  It is the busiest time of the year for the nursery with finishing up cuttings, seeding, grafting fruit trees, weeding and fertilizing, potting up bare root plants, and shipping out plant orders.  We are very grateful to the many volunteers that have gotten their hands dirty with us this past month.  We had nearly 30 volunteers come through at our work party on March 4th, … Continued
12:00 pm West Oakland Holistic Community Clinic & Cafe @ West Oakland Healing Arts
West Oakland Holistic Community Clinic & Cafe @ West Oakland Healing Arts
Apr 8 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Offerings: Massage therapy Energy work Acupuncture Birth Doula Practitioners Herbal Medicine Resource library Free Hot Meal Free Store Cafe Space to hang out, eat, make art and discuss what healing means to us by us and for us. 62423
1:00 pm Responding to Mental Health Crisis Without the Police: A Community Conversation @ Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists
Responding to Mental Health Crisis Without the Police: A Community Conversation @ Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists
Apr 8 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
BERKELEY COPWATCH PRESENTS What can mental health care and crisis response look like without police involvement? Join the Justice 4 Kayla Moore Coalition and Berkeley Copwatch for a forum to address that question. The forum will feature individuals and organizations who are fighting for, building and living out mental health alternatives to the police. We will also discuss next steps for our campaign to fight for changes in how our communities and the City of Berkeley approach mental health crises. 62596
1:00 pm Supporting M4BL Policy Platform: A Legislative Strategy Workshop @ Seneca Family of Agencies
Supporting M4BL Policy Platform: A Legislative Strategy Workshop @ Seneca Family of Agencies
Apr 8 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
How can we build our capacity and leverage our grassroots power to support the Movement for Black Lives Policy platform? Please join the SURJ Policy Working Group on Saturday April 8th from 1pm to 4pm for an interactive legislative strategy session and workshop that will demystify the legislative process, build our legislative capacity, and highlight the legislative priorities and strategies of our POC partners. All levels of experience are welcome! In addition to break-out discussion groups, we will hear from special guests Bridget Kolakosky, Legislative Director for Senator Holly Mitchell, … Continued