Public Forum with KSHAMA SAWANT in person! $20 at the door. No one turned away for lack of funds How can we build an effective movement to achieve justice & peace? Trillion$ For Human Needs Not Wars & Environmental Destruction! Abolish ICE! Free Palestine! Kshama Sawant: ten-year elected socialist to the Seattle City Council, leader of the Revolutionary Workers Party/Workers Strike Back, current candidate for U.S. Congress, leader of Seattle getting highest hourly minimum wage in the nation! Jeff Mackler: Socialist Action National Secretary, twice a candidate for the U.S. presidency, … Continued
USSR History: Khristian Rakovsky — Trotsky’s Japanese Spy
Speaker: Grover Furr To Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/87388824824?pwd=QTWNvr8cGeGo1ZDW7x9Y8W0sDaNxRc.1 Meeting ID: 873 8882 4824 Passcode: 042428 Khristian Rakovsky, born in Bulgaria, 1873, was a physician, a political activist. He was a Trotsky ally from early on, who helped found Nashe Slovo, a journal edited by Menshevik leader, Julius Martov. He served as a diplomat during the Russian Civil War. He was chairman of the Council of People’s Commissars from 1919 to 1923. From 1923 he was with the Left Opposition. In 1929 Khristian Rakovsky was exiled for his participation in Trotsky’s faction. … Continued
Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: The Pacific Circuit
Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the online invite. All are welcome! For our April, 2026 meeting we will be reading and discussing the first three chapters of The Pacific Circuit, by Alex Madrigal (Amazon) (MacMillan). For our May meeting we will finish the book. Alexis Madrigal reveals how understanding Oakland explains the modern world. In The Pacific Circuit, the award-winning journalist Alexis Madrigal sculpts an intricate tableau of the city of Oakland that is at once a groundbreaking big-idea book, a deeply researched work of social and political history, and … Continued
Criminal Syndicates, Mafia, CIA, and Politicians: The Enterprise-Octopus as a part of the Ruling Class
Criminal Syndicates, Mafia, CIA, and Politicians: The Enterprise-Octopus as a part of the Ruling Class There is a history of collusion and cooperation between intelligence agencies, criminal syndicates and government officials. This talk will present an overview of this history, from WW2 to the present, and attempt to tie together deep events and cover ups that keep the public in the dark. The Octopus, whose activities Danny Casolaro attempted to reveal before his murder, provides a useful metaphor for the compartmentalization of activities by syndicates controlled by relatively few at … Continued
Stand Up for Science National Day of Action
Join the National Day of Action to Stand Up For Science on March 7, 2026. We will be rallying from 1-3pm at Civic Center Plaza with info tables on how you can get involved from 12pm. Science makes our lives healthier, safer, and more just — from vaccines and clean water to climate resilience and life-saving research. But recent federal policy shifts have put scientific funding, diversity in research, and public trust in evidence at risk. That’s why we’re joining scientists, students, healthcare workers, educators, and community allies on March … Continued
The Global Struggle for Women’s Rights
Suds, Snacks, and Socialism at the Starry Plough The Global Struggle for Women’s Rights Please register in advance at https://bit.ly/SSS-WomensRights to receive your personal link to participate in this event online March is the month when we honor the history of approximately half the world’s population. On this day before International Women’s Day, our speakers will discuss some pioneers in women’s reproductive freedom in the U.S., and women’s movements in Ireland, Iran, and beyond. Emer Martin – Award-winning Irish novelist; Co-founder of Saoirse Hurriya (Palestinian/Irish Solidarity Committee); member of Fremont Education Association … Continued
BAY AREA: HANDS OFF IRAN! RALLY AGAINT US-ISRAELI AGGRESSION!
Israel and the United States have struck Iran. In the last hour, large clouds of smoke could be seen billowing from areas in central Tehran. The site of impact in the downtown area appeared to be in close proximity to Iranian government buildings. A US official confirmed that the United States is participating in the strikes, and that the US is coordinating with Israel in launching the attack. The United States and its proxy military base of Israel are openly and brazenly attacking a sovereign nation’s capital. They are doing … Continued
Mass Training to prepare to shut it down on May Day
On Saturday, March 14, we’re coming together for a Mass Training to prepare to shut it down on May Day: No Work. No School. No Shopping. This is bigger than organizing towards a single day of action. This is about building a mass non-cooperation movement to confront fascism and defend our communities. We are watching an authoritarian project consolidate power in real time. Billionaire oligarchs hoarding wealth. Corporations collaborating with repression. Immigrants targeted. Dissent criminalized. Rights and public goods stripped. This is how fascism advances: by dividing working people, concentrating … Continued
The Other : Screening
Special screening of “The Other” at the New Parkway Theater on March 1st, 12:30-2:30 PM, organized by SF Bay Area Friends of Standing Together. This award winning documentary explores the complex relationship between Israelis and Palestinians and the transformative journey that ensues when they meet ‘the other’ amidst the the conflict and occupation. The film is a testament to what we are all capable of as humans. Filmed from 2017 to 2023, it includes recent reflections from peacebuilders and anti-occupation activists post-October 7th. Tickets are $15 each and are priced … Continued
Update from Venezuela
To Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87388824824?pwd=QTWNvr8cGeGo1ZDW7x9Y8W0sDaNxRc.1 Meeting ID: 873 8882 4824 Passcode: 042428 • +1 646 931 3860 US • +1 669 444 9171 US Speaker: Roger Harris On February 12, the imperialist newspaper Financial Times published the results of a poll claiming that 72% of respondents felt Venezuela was ‘moving in a positive direction’ after the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on January 3rd. They also claimed that US-supported Maria Corina Machado enjoys commanding popularity over interim President Delcy Rodriguez, even though President Trump has admitted that Machado … Continued