Speaker: Karl Sanchez To Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87388824824?pwd=QTWNvr8cGeGo1ZDW7x9Y8W0sDaNxRc.1 Meeting ID: 873 8882 4824 Passcode: 042428 Call one of these numbers and enter the codes above:• +1 646 931 3860 US • +1 669 444 9171 US How to describe the character of Russian society during the Putin presidency brings forth strong opinions, including from Marxists. Karl Sanchez believes that one must distinguish ‘State Capitalism and the type of Socialism being employed by Russia and China. Currently all political-economies are hybrids – no nation is purely one or another. However, it … Continued
An Evening for Gaza
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Fundraiser Screening of “The Encampments” @ The New Parkway
Join us for an afternoon of community and fundraising! Watch the powerful documentary from Watermelon Pictures, executive produced by Macklemore, ‘The Encampments,’ about the hundreds of student-led solidarity camps protesting the genocide and occupation of Gaza. WHAT: Screening of “The Encampments” followed by an introduction to local orgs working on Palestinian solidarity. Learn and plug in! The building opens @ 12pm, and the film starts @ 12:30pm. Please arrive at the New Parkway early to check-in, visit our resources table, and get some food in the lobby. WHO: Watermelon … Continued
Stand up to Big Oil – Sacramento
By now you’ve probably seen or heard of Newsom’s hot mess of a “Petroleum Market Stabilization” bill that will reverse every gain we’ve fought so hard for on the oil and gas front. This coming Wednesday in Sacramento there will be a Joint Assembly Committee Hearing on “California’s Transportation Fuels Transition” to consider the bill’s disastrous proposals. This is our big chance to change hearts and minds in the legislature. The hearing will cover topics related to Newsom’s current proposals to expand oil and gas drilling across the state, as well as legislative proposals to cut refinery regulations. … Continued
Corporate Tour of Same
Join us a rowdy noisy tour of shame of some of the worst banking and insurance institutions in San Francisco’s financial district on Monday, August 18th at 11am. We will take direct action with a tour of shame to shut down business as usual and emphasize the connections between war, the climate crisis, capitalism, exploitation and oppression. We and allies will be led by a delegation of Gulf South residents, a region on the frontlines of climate disaster, representing communities hit hardest by the fossil fuel projects supported by the … Continued
80 Years after the US Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Are We on the Verge of Another Nuclear War?
Speaker: Gerry Condon 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 “Nuclear weapons are used every day. They are like a gun you point at somebody’s head.” – Daniel Ellsberg Eighty years ago, the US dropped nuclear bombs on the civilian populations of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Today, the world is closer to nuclear war even than during the Cuban missile crisis, and the Pentagon is planning a nuclear first-strike against China. Some say the … Continued
Fight The Trump Takeover Rally
The Texas House Democrats are denying quorum to stop the Trump takeover of Texas and block his attempt to rig the 2026 midterm elections. But Trump isn’t stopping in Texas. He’s targeting Missouri, Ohio, Florida, and every state he can twist to help him steal Congress next year. States like California and New York are starting to fight back. Let’s be clear: this fight started in Texas, but it doesn’t end there. This isn’t just about redistricting or one state’s politics. It’s about the future of our democracy. Trump is … Continued
STOP the DOGE DESTRUCTION
STOP the DOGE DESTRUCTION from 12 – 1:30 pm Location: at 1731 Fourth Street, between Virginia and Delaware, outside Tesla Showroom78327
ONGOING STOP the COUP PROTEST
ONGOING STOP the COUP PROTEST from 5 – 6 pm Focus: Rally every Friday Stop the Coup Protest, organized by Indivisible Elmwood78326