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Sunflower Alliance General Assembly: What’s Next?
@ Bobby Bowen Progressive Center
Sunflower Alliance General Assembly: What’s Next?
@ Bobby Bowen Progressive Center
Apr 16 @ 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Everyone in the Sunflower Alliance community is strongly encouraged to come to our next meeting, a brainstorming session on future directions and possible new campaigns. Because decision points on a couple of our campaigns are coming soon, we have a chance to look to the future and decide where to go next. Your ideas and input are especially needed in this discussion.62750
3:00 pm
Occupy Oakland General Assembly
@ Oscar Grant Plaza
Occupy Oakland General Assembly
@ Oscar Grant Plaza
Apr 16 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
 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
6:30 pm
Liberated Lens film night: 1916, The Irish Rebellion
@ Omni Commons ballroom
Liberated Lens film night: 1916, The Irish Rebellion
@ Omni Commons ballroom
Apr 16 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Narrated by Liam Neeson, this award-winning, landmark documentary tells the dramatic story of the events that took place in Dublin during Easter Week 1916, when a small group of Irish rebels took on the might of the British Empire. The film – featuring a combination of rarely-seen archival footage, new segments filmed on location worldwide, and interviews with leading international experts – also uncovers the untold story of the central role Irish Americans played in the lead-up to the rebellion. Although defeated militarily, the men and women of the Easter … Continued
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Protest Sheriff Ahern’s Cooperation with ICE
@ Glen Dyer Jail
Protest Sheriff Ahern’s Cooperation with ICE
@ Glen Dyer Jail
Apr 17 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Sheriff Ahern not only continues to cooperate with ICE by notifying ICE on prisoner releases, but he is also the head of the California Sheriffs’ Association, which promotes the same practices. He even signed a letter as the head of their political action committee to support the nomination of arch racist Jeff Sessions for U.S. Attorney General. Keep the pressure on Ahern to stop cooperating with ICE! #NotMySheriff #StopICE Bring your signs and loud voices! Please contact us if you would like to endorse.62729
5:00 pm
Occupella: Tax the Rich Rallies
Occupella: Tax the Rich Rallies
Apr 17 @ 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
Militarization of Police: What does it mean for Berkeley?
@ The Way
Militarization of Police: What does it mean for Berkeley?
@ The Way
Apr 17 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
A discussion about agreements between local police and federal enforcement and surveillance agencies. Welcome & Opening Comments: Pastor Michael McBride, The WAY Moderators: Councilmembers Davila & Harrison SPEAKERS TBA Closing remarks: Mayor Arreguin 62705
6:00 pm
Occupy Forum: Refuse Fascism: Driving the Trump Regime from Power
@ Black and Brown Social Club
Occupy Forum: Refuse Fascism: Driving the Trump Regime from Power
@ Black and Brown Social Club
Apr 17 @ 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! Refuse Fascism: Driving the Trump Regime from Power Trump/Pence Regime is a fascist regime. The whole thing. Trump’s extreme woman-hating and attacks on abortion rights, his racist backing of even more violent and aggressive policing, his supremacist cabinet members, his nuclear threats and $50+ billion increase to the budget. Every cabinet post, every executive order, every tweet is a link in the chain of a … Continued
7:00 pm
Statewide Conference Call for Universal Health Care
Statewide Conference Call for Universal Health Care
Apr 17 @ 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm
There is a conference call on how we win Medicare for All in California that we need you to be on. We have a real opportunity to solve the health care crisis in California and lead the way for the nation with the passage of S.B. 562. That’s why Our Revolution is joining the California Nurses Association and over 70 organizations statewide in sponsoring this bill, which would guarantee: Medicare for All in California More lives saved through preventative treatment Improved quality in health care delivery The elimination of health … Continued
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“A Time to Break Silence”; Tax Day Protest
@ Federal Building
“A Time to Break Silence”; Tax Day Protest
@ Federal Building
Apr 18 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
50th Anniversary Public Readings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Beyond Vietnam” speech What: On Tax Day, in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s prophetic speech, “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence,” multi-issue peace and justice activists will do three public, participatory readings of the speech in front of Oakland’s Federal Building. When: There will be three readings, starting at 12 noon, 2 pm and 4 pm. Each reading will take approximately one hour, with 16 readers taking turns. A closing ceremony will follow the … Continued
3:30 pm
March to Defund KXL in SF
March to Defund KXL in SF
Apr 18 @ 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm
The Defund DAPL Coalition is on the march to urge the SF Board of Supervisors to continue their divestment from banks financing Transcanada, the company constructing the KXL Pipeline right through Lakota lands of the Great Sioux Nation. A related demand is for the City conduct a feasibility study for a municipal bank so we can rid ourselves of these parasitic banks once and for all. Join us as we march along Market Street, home to many branches of banks financing DAPL and Keystone XL, including Chase, Wells Fargo, Citibank, … Continued
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Join us to call for sanctuary workplaces!
@ Oscar Grant Plaza Amphitheater
Join us to call for sanctuary workplaces!
@ Oscar Grant Plaza Amphitheater
Apr 18 @ 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Street Theater Performance + City Council Meeting On the heels of Emeryville City Council, Oakland City Council will pass a resolution on April 18thcalling for sanctuary workplaces for immigrant workers. This is part of a month-long escalation heading into the May 1st mass strike in which tens of thousands of Bay Area workers will walk off the job to demand immigrant rights. Before the Council meeting, roughly 300 immigrant workers, community supporters, and faith leaders will rally outside City Hall. They will then jam into City Council chambers and join … Continued
5:30 pm
Oakland City Counil: Support Universal Healthcare
@ Oakland City Hall, Oscar Grant Plaza
Oakland City Counil: Support Universal Healthcare
@ Oakland City Hall, Oscar Grant Plaza
Apr 18 @ 5:30 pm – 11:00 pm
16-0782 1 S11 Support Of Senate Bill 562 (Lara & Atkins), The Healthy California Act City Resolution Subject: Support Of Senate Bill 562 (Lara & Atkins), The Healthy California Act From: Councilmember Kaplan Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution In Support Of Senate Bill 562 (Lara & Atkins), The Healthy California Act, That Would Create The Heathy California Program To Provide Comprehensive Universal Single-Payer Health Care Coverage And A Health Care Cost Control System For The Benefit Of All Residents Of The State WHEREAS, every Californian should have a right to … Continued
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Community Security Training Series
@ Main Branch, SF Public Library - Learning Studio
Community Security Training Series
@ Main Branch, SF Public Library - Learning Studio
Apr 18 @ 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
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SURJ presents Tim Wise, Anti-Racism Educator and Author
@ First Congregational Church
SURJ presents Tim Wise, Anti-Racism Educator and Author
@ First Congregational Church
Apr 18 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Acclaimed anti-racism author and educator Tim Wise will speak at a benefit to raise funds for Legal Services for Prisoners with Children(LSPC) and All of Us or None’s statewide mobilization to Sacramento on May 7 & 8 – “Quest for Democracy Advocacy Day.” LSPC Executive Director Dorsey Nunn will also speak about the importance of this mobilization for formally incarcerated people, families of incarcerated people, and their supporters. Wise will speak on “The Great White Hoax: Racism, Divide-and-Conquer and the Politics of Trumpism,” a presentation that explores the rise of … Continued
7:00 pm
The Frontlines Are Everywhere: Grand Jury Resistance Tour
@ Qilombo
The Frontlines Are Everywhere: Grand Jury Resistance Tour
@ Qilombo
Apr 18 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
This Spring, NoDAPL water protectors and legal team members will be facilitating trainings across Turtle Island sharing knowledge about resistance to the grand jury convened against water protectors at Standing Rock. We want to build our capacities for strong movement defense against state repression. As extraction becomes the norm and the government ramps up its repression against those who stand in resistance, this workshop holds valuable information for those who struggle for Indigenous sovereignty, earth liberation and a future without oppression. This two-hour workshop is open to all who have … Continued
7:00 pm
Women’s Strike Planning Meeting for May 1st General Strike
@ Omni Commons basement
Women’s Strike Planning Meeting for May 1st General Strike
@ Omni Commons basement
Apr 18 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
 Continue the momentum of the Women’s March in January and the Women’s Strike March 8th, planning towards a May 1st General Strike! All welcome! 62567
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6:30 pm
Oakland Privacy: Fighting Against the Surveillance State in the Age of Trump.
@ Omni Commons
Oakland Privacy: Fighting Against the Surveillance State in the Age of Trump.
@ Omni Commons
Apr 19 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
 Join the Oakland Privacy Working Group to organize against the surveillance state, against Urban Shield, and to advocate for privacy and surveillance regulation ordinances to be passed around the Bay Area, including the Alameda and San Francisco County Boards of Supervisors, the BART Board of Directors, and by the Oakland and Berkeley City Councils. We are also engaged in the fight against Predictive Policing and other “pre-crime” and “thought-crime” abominations, drones, improper use of police body cameras, ALPRs, requirements for “backdoors” to your cellphone and against other invasions of privacy by … Continued
7:30 pm
An Evening with Omar El Akkad – Author of “American War: A Novel”
@ St. John's Presbyterian Church
An Evening with Omar El Akkad – Author of “American War: A Novel”
@ St. John's Presbyterian Church
Apr 19 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
 El Akkad was born in Cairo, Egypt, and grew up in Doha, Qatar, until he moved to Canada with his family. He is an award-winning journalist and author who has traveled around the world to cover many of the most important news stories of the last decade. His reporting includes dispatches from the NATO-led war in Afghanistan, the military trials at Guantanamo Bay, the Arab Spring Revolution in Egypt, and the Black Lives Matter movement in Ferguson, Missouri. “American War: A Novel” is an audacious and powerful debut novel: a … Continued
7:30 pm
Anti Police-Terror Project General Meeting
@ EastSide Arts Alliance
Anti Police-Terror Project General Meeting
@ EastSide Arts Alliance
Apr 19 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Monthly APTP meeting, held on every 3rd Wednesday of the month. The Anti Police-Terror Project is a project of the ONYX ORGANIZING COMMITTEE that in coalition with other organizations like Idriss Stelley Foundation, Community READY Corps and Workers World is working to develop a replicable and sustainable model to end police terrorism in this country. We are led by the most impacted communities but are a multi-racial, multi-generational coalition.62378
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Come support No Coal in Oakland in court!
@ United States Courthouse/Federal Building, 17th Floor, Room 4
Come support No Coal in Oakland in court!
@ United States Courthouse/Federal Building, 17th Floor, Room 4
Apr 20 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
This is the first important hearing in the lawsuit by developer Phil Tagami attempting to overturn the City of Oakland’s ban on coal storage and handling at the former Oakland Army Base. The Court will hear a motion by Sierra Club and San Francisco Baykeeper to be accepted as “intervenors” so that they can participate as full parties supporting the City’s effort to defeat Tagami’s lawsuit. In addition, the court will consider two motions to dismiss sections of the lawsuit – one seeking dismissaal of Tagami’s claim for breach of … Continued
6:00 pm
The Evolution of Organic: PREMIER at Castro Theater
@ Castro Theater
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Earth Day Action for Environmental & Climate Justice
@ US EPA, Region 9 Office
Earth Day Action for Environmental & Climate Justice
@ US EPA, Region 9 Office
Apr 21 @ 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
 On this 92nd day of the Trump Administration, Earth Day 2017 takes on a special urgency. Over 60 groups from urban, rural and Indigenous communities and their allies will rally together in front of the regional offices of the EPA, with delegations coming from across California and even Arizona. This rally will be followed by a march to the Federal Building at the corner of 7th and Mission Streets. As Trump regime’s attacks on environmental protections, health, civil rights and justice continue to escalate, so does our movement’s need … Continued
6:30 pm
East Bay Climate Action Expo
@ David Brower Center
East Bay Climate Action Expo
@ David Brower Center
Apr 21 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Celebrate Earth Day! Come meet many of the people and local organizations in the East Bay that are working to stabilize our climate and promote environmental justice. Find out how you can have an impact on this critical issue at the East Bay Climate Action Expo. Leonardo DiCaprio’s acclaimed film, Before the Flood, will screen at 7pm in the Brower Center’s Goldman Theater. Before the Flood explores many facets of climate change and discovers what must be done to prevent catastrophic disruption of life on our planet. The Climate Action … Continued
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9:00 am
Science Talk At Cal: Food Systems, Water, Climate Change
@ Blum Center, UC Berkeley
Science Talk At Cal: Food Systems, Water, Climate Change
@ Blum Center, UC Berkeley
Apr 22 @ 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Don’t miss free ‘Science Talk @Cal‘ conference 4/22 w/ #BayArea reporters/experts on food, water & climate change: https://t.co/shSA5gaH5V pic.twitter.com/1ZvN6oCw3M — UC Berkeley J-School (@ucbsoj) March 7, 2017 62562
10:00 am
Planting Justice Work Party!
@ Planting Justice Nursery
Planting Justice Work Party!
@ Planting Justice Nursery
Apr 22 @ 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
11:00 am
March for Science
@ Chelsea Manning Plaza
March for Science
@ Chelsea Manning Plaza
Apr 22 @ 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
 The March for Science – San Francisco celebrates public discovery, understanding, and distribution of scientific knowledge as crucial to the freedom, success, health, and safety of life on this planet. We are a nonpartisan group, marching in support of the following goals: Communication, Funding, Policy, Literacy, and Diversity. 11:00 AM Speeches From Bay Area Members Adam Savage: Inventor & Host of MythBusters Dr. DJ Patil: Former U.S. Chief Data Scientist Dr. Jennifer R. Cohen: SMASH Academy Site Director at Level Playing Field Institute Eric Valor: Founder of SciOpen Research Group … Continued
12:30 pm
Student & Worker Power Teach-in
@ Crossroads Dining Commons
Student & Worker Power Teach-in
@ Crossroads Dining Commons
Apr 22 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Join the Undergraduate Workers Union to learn about the intersections of student labor and rising tuition at the #1 public university in the world! Hear about opportunties for building solidarity with students and workers across departments on the UC Berkeley campus. Come help student workers school Cal Dining on worker justice! #LivingWagesNOW #NoJusticeNoPizza62800
1:00 pm
Oakland Justice Coalition General Meeting
@ Siegel & Yee
Oakland Justice Coalition General Meeting
@ Siegel & Yee
Apr 22 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
2018 ELECTION WATCH: Who represents you? JOIN THE CONVERSATION Do you feel represented by your elected officials? Join the Oakland Justice Coalition for our general membership meeting this Saturday, April 22nd from 1pm-4pm at 499 14th Street, Suite 300 as we review the local political landscape, review the records of incumbents, and discuss the 2018 elections. ATTENDING ON SATURDAY? CLICK HERE TO RSVP and to receive the full agenda. 62803
4:00 pm
Berkeley March for Science
@ Sproul Plaza
Berkeley March for Science
@ Sproul Plaza
Apr 22 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Today’s political environment bears witness to unprecedented attacks on truth, science, and our planet. This Earth Day, April 22nd, we march to affirm that: – public funding for scientific research is a social good – climate change is real – environmental abuses are human rights abuses – scientific truths are not subject to political manipulation – scientists MUST engage with government to support these truths Bring your lab coats! Bring your rally signs! We gather together to defend our planet and our institutions through civic engagement and sustained political action … Continued
5:00 pm
National Call To Action! Justice for Diallo Neal!
@ Oscar Grant Plaza, Oakland City Hall
National Call To Action! Justice for Diallo Neal!
@ Oscar Grant Plaza, Oakland City Hall
Apr 22 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Dear Friends, Families and Social Justice Advocates, Together We Stand and Open Circle – Families United For Justice is announcing a National Day of Action for Justice for Diallo Neal. We are calling on all families and coalitions to join us and the mother of Diallo Neal, Gilda Baker, as we rally for an investigation to take place. Diallo Neal was killed in a motorcycle “accident” in October 2005 after a chase with California Highway Patrol. Five years passed before his mother, Gilda Baker, began to put together the pieces … Continued
7:00 pm
Speakers for a New America Tour: “First They Came for the Homeless”
@ Luggage Store Gallery
Speakers for a New America Tour: “First They Came for the Homeless”
@ Luggage Store Gallery
Apr 22 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Please join us in a California speaking tour of front line leaders in the movement to end homelessness in America. Proceeds from the Tour will benefit the People’s Tribune, in order to finance papers for homeless and other writers to distribute so they can tell their stories. Speakers: . Mike Zint – homeless leader from ‘OccupySF, founding member of ‘First they came for the homeless’ and the Poor Tour intentional tent community/action . Bilal Mafundi Ali –People’s Commission for Justice and the San Francisco Coalition on Homelessness . Silvia Hernandez– … Continued
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