When:
January 20, 2026 @ 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Where:
Oakland City Hall, 14th & Broadway, Oakland, CA
Oakland’s civilian oversight of the Oakland Police Department is under direct attack, and it is not accidental. Right now, the Oakland Police Officers Association and their astroturf allies, backed by Bay Area tech billionaires, are actively working to dismantle independent oversight of OPD. Even worse, Oakland City Council leadership is allowing it to happen. Unpaid community volunteers on the Oakland Police Commission do the hard, thankless work of holding OPD accountable to the people. Since September 2025, City Council President Kevin Jenkins, at the urging of OPOA President Hu Nguyen, … Continued
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January 18, 2026 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Where:
Online
Iran In The Crosshairs: Regime Change Then Invasion Speaker: Kit Klarenberg To Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87388824824?pwd=QTWNvr8cGeGo1ZDW7x9Y8W0sDaNxRc.1 Meeting ID: 873 8882 4824 Passcode: 042428 Violent demonstrations have rocked Iran in recent weeks, prompting Donald Trump to promise that “help is on the way” as a US Navy carrier strike group sails to the Middle East, preparing for an attack on Iran. According to the mainstream media and politicians, Iran is a “regime in crisis” that is murdering its citizens to put an end to a mass democratic uprising. While Trump … Continued
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When:
January 21, 2026 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where:
BAM House, 1540 Broadway, Oakland, CA
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When:
January 19, 2026 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Where:
Oscar Grant Plaza, 14th & Broadway, Oakland, CA
This is not ceremony. This is collective action. We will be in the streets reclaiming Dr. King’s radical legacy and launching two weeks of people-led action against state violence, mass incarceration, displacement, and fascism at every level. 78489
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When:
January 15, 2026 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Where:
Online
Register As the political landscape in Alameda County continues to shift, we believe it is critical to come together as community members, organizers, advocates, and partners to reflect honestly on where we are and where we need to go. This virtual gathering will create space to discuss: How the current District Attorney’s priorities are impacting community safety Where we believe the DA is falling short of what our communities actually need The policy priorities community wants to see centered: including rehabilitation, diversion, accountability, and investment in our neighborhoods instead … Continued
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When:
January 8, 2026 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Where:
Online
This week, the Department of Education will start garnishing the wages of debtors in default on their student loans. This wave of garnishments is the first since 2020, and will impact millions of debtors with loans in or near default. Just days after starting yet another unnecessary war abroad, billionaire Trump will start collecting pennies from some of the poorest debtors in the country. Two of the largest employers garnishing the wages of their workers? Walmart and Dollar Tree. The Department of Education intentionally pushes debtors towards payment to get out … Continued
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When:
January 11, 2026 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Where:
Online
Green Sunday Dan Kovalik will discuss the US invasion of Venezuela and kidnapping of its president Nicolas Maduro, as well as the threats to Colombia and the extrajudicial killing of civilians in the Caribbean and the Pacific. He will talk about the history of US intervention in this region and the legal issues raised by current US actions Dan Kovalik is a human and labor rights attorney and the author of a number of books, including “The Plot to Overthrow Venezuela: How the US Is Orchestrating a Coup for Oil” and most … Continued
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When:
February 7, 2026 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Where:
Online
Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the online invite. All are welcome! For our February, 2026 meeting we will be reading and discussing the first three chapters of A Paradise Built in Hell by Rebecca Solnit (Amazon) (Alibris). For our March meeting we will finish the book. The most startling thing about disasters, according to award-winning author Rebecca Solnit, is not merely that so many people rise to the occasion, but that they do so with joy. That joy reveals an ordinarily unmet yearning for community, purposefulness, and meaningful work … Continued
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When:
January 3, 2026 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Where:
Powell & Market, San Francisco
Explosions have been reported across Caracas, Venezuela as an apparent U.S. bombing campaign has begun targeting the country. This war is not about drug trafficking, it is not about democracy — it is about stealing Venezuela’s oil and dominating Latin America. It is an outrageous escalation in a campaign of murder in international waters and piracy targeting civilian ships trading with Venezuela. We need to take to the streets and say no to another endless war! The people of this country do not want another war! A U.S. war would … Continued
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When:
January 4, 2026 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Where:
Online
Speaker: Jack Rasmus To Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87388824824?pwd=QTWNvr8cGeGo1ZDW7x9Y8W0sDaNxRc.1 Meeting ID: 873 8882 4824 Passcode: 042428 Why the real economy is stagnant and on the cusp of recession; why inflation is double what is reported and jobs are contracting; the impact of Trump’s policies on taxes and tariffs; the consequences of $2 trillion in military spending and a $1.8 trillion federal government deficit; the growing BRICS challenge and the falling U.S. dollar. The contradictions in 21st-century US capitalism SPEAKER BIO: Dr. Jack Rasmus, Ph.D Political Economy, teaches economics at St. … Continued
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