Events

On March 6, 2012, Israeli President Shimon Peres will come to Temple Emanu-El in San Francisco to give a talk titled “Israel and the Jewish People: A Vision of Tomorrow.” In light of this theme, we want to show Peres what our vision of tomorrow would look like by warmly greeting him with a mass protest against apartheid outside of the temple. Shimon Peres, as seen by the choice of his themed talk, is a positive thinker. He likes to put things into positive light and make the future look … Continued

We refuse to pay for the crisis created by the 1%. We refuse to accept the dismantling of our schools and universities, while the banks and corporations make record profits. We refuse to accept educational resegregation, massive tuition increases, outrageous student debt, and increasing privatization and corporatization. They got bailed out and we got sold out. But through nationally coordinated mass action we can and will turn back the tide of austerity. We call on all students, teachers, workers, and parents from all levels of education — pre-K-12 through higher … Continued

On Leap Day, use your extra day to attend a funeral for capitalism, which will include a eulogy, procession through the streets with a New Orleans style brass band, a burial, and dancing on the grave to follow. We invite you to join us at 6:00 PM at Oscar Grant Plaza (14th & Broadway in downtown Oakland) for a funeral procession through the streets to an undisclosed gravesite. Funeral attire suggested. Bid farewell to a system that brings us meaningless jobs, billionaires, shopping malls, structural poverty, and ecological collapse. May … Continued

Support the workers at the Castlewood Country Club in their contract fight. When: Saturday, February 25, 2012, 9:30 AM Where: Downtown Pleasanton, corner of Bernal Avenue and Main Street Transportation: Rides will be available from Oscar Grant Plaza at 8:00 AM. Drivers/cars are needed. We are also providing shuttles from Dublin/Pleasanton BART from 9:00 – 10:00 AM. The two year anniversary of the lockout of the Castlewood Country Club workers is on February 25, 2012. We will be marching from downtown Pleasanton to the country club for a rally and … Continued