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10:30 am Sunday Morning at the Marxist Library @ ONLINE, VIA 'ZOOM'
Sunday Morning at the Marxist Library @ ONLINE, VIA 'ZOOM'
Nov 15 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Sun, Nov 15, 2020: 10:30 am to 12:30 pm The Ongoing War on Syria & Why it Matters | Rick Sterling will discuss the current situation in Syria and future prospects if Biden assumes the Presidency. Unreported in mainstream media, the US and allies continue to wage hybrid warfare on Syria – economically, politically, judicially and militarily. Why does the US persist in attacking Syria, preventing it from recovering and harming millions of Syrians? Will this change with a Democrat in the White House?  Why has this struggle become a focal point … Continued
1:00 pm DSA General Meeting @ ONLINE, VIA 'ZOOM'
DSA General Meeting @ ONLINE, VIA 'ZOOM'
Nov 15 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Join us for our November nonvoting General Meeting of East Bay DSA! Please RSVP and invite other comrades to hear updates on our campaigns and events. Agenda TBA. The meeting will be conducted via ZOOM. RSVP and you’ll receive an email with the link.68328
2:00 pm Sign Garden for Justice – Threatened! @ Civic Center
Sign Garden for Justice – Threatened! @ Civic Center
Nov 15 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Sign Garden for Justice - Threatened! @ Civic Center
This black youth-led event is being threatened ‘oath keepers’ and other violent white identity extremists today. Please come support local youth organizers. 68334
2:00 pm Single-Payer Health Organizing
Single-Payer Health Organizing
Nov 15 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
https://twitter.com/DSA_SF/status/131937090330671104068291
5:30 pm Hey Fred! Keep Your Hands Off of The Town!! @ Offices of Game Changer, LLC.
Hey Fred! Keep Your Hands Off of The Town!! @ Offices of Game Changer, LLC.
Nov 16 @ 5:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Rally to Oppose billionaire Fred B. Craves (via his shell company, Game Changer LLC) and the city of Oakland’s attempt to further gentrify West Oakland! Game Changer LLC, the Alameda Sheriff, and the Oakland Police department are evicting homeless people in West Oakland, displacing the poorest Oaklanders in a time of global Pandemic! Game Changer is planning to develop land in Oakland to turn a profit and leave the people with nothing! Let’s take the struggle to their front door! For more event information: https://theunitedfrontagainstdisplacement….68326
1:00 pm Transitioning from Fossil Fuel Dependency @ Online
Transitioning from Fossil Fuel Dependency @ Online
Nov 17 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Join a conversation about the transition away from a fossil fuel economy and learn about some of the implications and strategies for facilitating a just transition.  Speakers will address will national-level economics, state approaches, and community initiatives at the center of our clean energy transition. Panelists are: Patrick Heller, Natural Resource Governance Institute Roger Lin, UC Berkeley Environmental Law Clinic Sarah White, Governor’s Office of Planning & Research Sponsored by the Center for Law, Energy & the Environment at Berkeley Law. Register here.68336
10:00 am Utility Service is a Human Right @ Online
Utility Service is a Human Right @ Online
Nov 18 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Register here The economic disasters affecting so many people during this pandemic have made even it more clear that we must stop shutoffs of energy and water — basic human needs.  Join the Network for Energy, Water, and Health in Affordable Buildings for a webinar on protecting the right to these basic necessities. Leading innovators will share stories on how they are changing the narrative in this country on energy justice and utility service as a human right. Learn from a local organizer who mobilized during the pandemic to stop the … Continued
2:00 pm Understanding the Moment: Where We’ve Been & Where We’re Going w/ Women’s March @ Online
Understanding the Moment: Where We’ve Been & Where We’re Going w/ Women’s March @ Online
Nov 18 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Understanding the Moment: Where We've Been & Where We're Going w/ Women's March @ Online
RSVP: https://www.mobilize.us/womensmarchaction/event/363000/ For the past four years, we’ve been marching, organizing millions of women voters, and mobilizing this women-led movement to defeat Trump. We’re beyond proud of this moment, but what does it mean? What do the exit polls tell us, or not? What if Trump doesn’t concede? Where do we go from here? What else can we do? Join Women’s Marchers on Wednesday evening for an hour-long webinar to celebrate our collective win, reflect on how we got here, understand the moment we’re in, and what is still to come. … Continued
3:00 pm ‘Through the Night’: Film & Discussion on Rise of Multiple Job Workers & 24 HR Daycare @ Online
‘Through the Night’: Film & Discussion on Rise of Multiple Job Workers & 24 HR Daycare @ Online
Nov 18 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
'Through the Night': Film & Discussion on Rise of Multiple Job Workers & 24 HR Daycare @ Online
VIRTUAL SCREENING: “Through the Night” A Virtual Watch Party & Panel Discussion of the documentary THROUGH THE NIGHT by Black womxn director, Loira Limbal RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/through-the-night-screening-panel-discussion-tickets-125979376707 In collaboration with our partners at 1199 SEIU Rhode Island and Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence (RICADV), SISTA Fire RI will be hosting a virtual screening of the documentary “Through the Night”. The documentary looks at the impact the modern economy is having on Womxn of Color and our families. We invite you to join us on the evening of November 18th, 2020 at … Continued
5:00 pm Demilitarize Oakland PD Town Hall
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Demilitarize Oakland PD Town Hall
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Nov 18 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Register Here. Join us for a youth-led conversation on how militarized police impacts our communities and how we can work toward influencing local policy that #DefundsThePolice. With testimony by Oakland youth on police militarization and from Mental Health First, moderated by BAY Peace. With small group discussions led by 67 Sueños, Urban Peace Movement, Young Women’s Freedom Center, The Village, BAY Peace, Council of American Islamic Relations, AFSC, and National Lawyers Guild.68347
6:30 pm Intro to DSA @ ONLINE, VIA 'ZOOM'
Intro to DSA @ ONLINE, VIA 'ZOOM'
Nov 18 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Democratic Socialist politicians like Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Rashida Tlaib are raising the expectations of millions of people across the United States and bringing them into a political awakening. The membership of DSA, the largest socialist organization in the United States, is rapidly growing by the thousands. Millions of working-class Americans are calling for Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, universal rent control, and more. But what is democratic socialism? What does it mean to be a member of DSA? How do socialists look at the crises of … Continued
6:30 pm Oakland Privacy: Fighting Against the Surveillance State @ ONLINE, VIA 'ZOOM' - SEE BELOW
Oakland Privacy: Fighting Against the Surveillance State @ ONLINE, VIA 'ZOOM' - SEE BELOW
Nov 18 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Oakland Privacy: Fighting Against the Surveillance State @ ONLINE, VIA 'ZOOM' - SEE BELOW
Email contact@oaklandprivacy.org a few days before the meeting to obtain Zoom meeting access info. Join Oakland Privacy to organize against the surveillance state, police militarization and ICE, and to advocate for surveillance regulation around the Bay and nationwide. We fight against spy drones, facial recognition, police body camera secrecy, anti-transparency laws and requirements for “backdoors” to cellphones; we oppose “pre-crime” and “thought-crime,” —  to list just a few invasions of our privacy by all levels of Government, and attempts to hide what government officials, employees and agencies are doing. We … Continued
6:45 pm Let’s Own PG&E Campaign @ ONLINE, VIA 'ZOOM'
Let’s Own PG&E Campaign @ ONLINE, VIA 'ZOOM'
Nov 18 @ 6:45 pm – 8:15 pm
Learn about why a for-profit PG&E will never work for the people or the planet and be a part of winning a Community-owned, Community-controlled PG&E.   Join Zoom Meeting https://dsausa.zoom.us/j/93277685636 Meeting ID: 932 7768 5636 Password: PGE68329
7:00 pm APTP General Membership Meeting @ Online
APTP General Membership Meeting @ Online
Nov 18 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Join us for our virtual monthly membership meeting to hear what’s going on and talk about how you can get involved. Agenda: James Burch, APTP Policy Director, on Oakland’s Reimagining Public Safety Task Force Opening discussion on planning APTP’s 7th Annual Reclaim MLK Day, which will be two days before the Biden inauguration. Let’s start planning our demands. We won’t let Biden compromise our struggle! Each attendee must separately register. Do not share your registration confirmation with others. APTP General Membership meetings are held the third Wednesday of every month … Continued
11:00 am A Just Transition for Labor @ ONLINE, VIA 'ZOOM'
A Just Transition for Labor @ ONLINE, VIA 'ZOOM'
Nov 19 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Tens of thousands of workers have jobs in fossil fuel and related industries.  How do we secure a just transition that guarantees good jobs with benefits for these workers in the new clean energy economy?  Carol Zabin is a labor economist who recently completed a comprehensive report for the California legislature called Putting California on the High Road to answer that question.  Please read the executive summary of the report before joining this deep-dive discussion.  You will also hear from the perspective of the state agency charged with implementing the report’s findings and … Continued
11:00 am Out of Mesopotamia @ Online
Out of Mesopotamia @ Online
Nov 19 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Out of Mesopotamia @ Online
Online Event Location:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/azadeh-moaveni-and-salar-abdoh-tickets-126610642841  Azadeh Moaveni and Salar Abdoh discuss the intersections of their new books ReTargeting Iran – published by City Lights Books & Out of Mesopotamia – published by Akashic Books. About ReTargeting Iran, edited by David Barsamian, with Azadeh Moaveni and others The United States and Iran seem to be permanently locked in a dangerous cycle of brinkmanship and violence. Both countries have staged cyber attacks and recently shot down one another’s aircraft. Why do both countries seem intent on escalation? Why did the U.S. abandon the nuclear … Continued
5:00 pm Creating police-free schools: A national conversation
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Creating police-free schools: A national conversation
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Nov 19 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Register Here The safety of students of color is jeopardized by use of police in schools—and across the country, students and allies are working for police free schools. In this webinar we will hear from young organizers from St. Louis, Chicago, and Oakland about the successful strategies and stumbling blocks in their work on this issue. Whether you are already engaged in a campaign locally, or just want to learn more, please join us to envision a future that invests in school safety through student wellbeing, not policing.68348
8:30 am Bay Area Summit: The Way Forward for Climate Justice @ Online
Bay Area Summit: The Way Forward for Climate Justice @ Online
Nov 20 @ 8:30 am – 12:00 pm
RSVP Join the Bay Area Climate Emergency Mobilization Task Force for the finale of its Virtual Summit Series: For an Environmentally Just and Regenerative Future. This final summit —  “Where Do We Go From Here for Climate Justice?” — will review the previous topics and discuss plans for the future. WHEN Friday, November 20 8:30 – 9:00 am Doors Open / Meet & Greet Attendee Mixer 9:00 – 9:15 am Land Acknowledgement / Welcome/ Plenary Councilmember Cheryl Davila, City of Berkeley Corrina Gould, Co-Founder, Sogorea Te Land Trust Amos White, Vice … Continued
4:00 pm Fighting State Murder: Racism, the Police, and the Death Penalty @ Online
Fighting State Murder: Racism, the Police, and the Death Penalty @ Online
Nov 20 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Fighting State Murder: Racism, the Police, and the Death Penalty @ Online
RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fighting-state-murder-racism-the-police-and-the-death-penalty-tickets-127358860781 Cost: FREE or donation Join family members of death row prisoner Rodney Reed, Rodrick and Sandra Reed, police torture victim and former juvenile life without parole prisoner Mark Clements, author and scholar Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, and journalist Liliana Segura for a discussion about fighting racism in the criminal “injustice” system. The massive uprising this year against police brutality and murder has sharply illuminated the racism of not only the police, but also the institutions that protect them. This struggle has thrown into sharp relief questions about the true nature of … Continued
10:00 am No More Excuses: Join us to Wake the Zuck Up @ Mark Zuckerberg's house
No More Excuses: Join us to Wake the Zuck Up @ Mark Zuckerberg's house
Nov 21 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Let Us Know You’re Coming Every day on Facebook, Donald Trump lies with impunity about the outcome of the 2020 elections. His posts, including recent ones claiming, “I won the election,” and calling the election fake, rigged, and a hoax, have been shared literally hundreds of thousands of times. By providing a megaphone for these lies to be spread and amplified with minimal correction, Facebook and its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, have undermined our social fabric for profit. Please join us outside of Mark Zuckerberg’s house in San Francisco on Saturday … Continued