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Labor Day BBQ at Snow Park, 2pm

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OO’s Nomads are hosting a potluck BBQ at Snow Park at 2 PM on Labor Day, September 3rd.  Bring a dish to share with your comrades & cronies. OK, Labor Day is the establishment’s alternative to May 1st, International Workers’ Day, celebrated by progressives all over the world. May Day started as a commemoration of 7 anarchists unjustly sentenced to execution after being railroaded after an incident at a workers’ demonstration in Chicago in 1866.  But even that attempted cooptation of workers’ own celebration of their solidarity had to be … Continued

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anti-racist training in east bay

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CHECK THIS OUT: Untraining Racism – September 15th Dear Friends and Colleagues, This organization has been an important part of my spiritual and political life for over 6 years. This introductory event is designed to support people’s awareness and activism around racism and white privilege. Please join me if you’re able and interested. Sincerely, Sean “Loving yourself is a political act. We are taught not to love ourselves, and from that place we are easily manipulated.” —Rita Shimmin Introductory Workshop The UNtraining: Healing Personal and Social Oppressions White People and … Continued

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Willi Paul’s Autumn 2012 Workshop Schedule: Santa Barbara, Oakland then the NW Convergence!

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Willi Paul’s Autumn 2012 Workshop Schedule:   Santa Barbara, Oakland then the NW Convergence! New Mythic Maps for the Transition Building a Creative Tool Kit for PDC Teachers and Designers Transition Tales – Video Stories from Us September 1, 2012 Mapping Future Myths for the Transition The Study of Myth Symposium  Workshop 11:00 am (Fee) Pacifica Graduate Institute, Santa Barbara, CA September 8, 2012 Community Myth Building Workshop Food N’ Justice Workshop series 11:00 am Free North Oakland Farmers’ Market 942 Stanford St, Oakland RSVP: http://tinyurl.com/8x48c6o October 5 – 7, 2012 Building … Continued

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“Occupy the Bay” Documentary Release Screening and Party – Friday 8/31/12 @6pm

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“Occupy the Bay” Documentary Release Screening and Party   “ABOUT THE FILM: “Occupy the Bay” is a documentary video project directed by Jonathan Riley and produced by Kevin Pina/Long Memory Productions. This one-hour documentary chronicles the local incarnation of the Occupy Movement, which officially started in September 2011 on Wall St., and then spread across the country and continues today. Rather than aiming to define the scope of the entire Occupy Movement, to create a one-sentence slogan articulating its goals, or to abstractly discuss its impact on the “national conversation,” … Continued

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URGENT: Ally with us to defend our community KPFA radio station

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KPFA & Pacifica, a strategic asset for social movements by Daniel Borgström daniel41@trip.net August 27, 2012 KPFA and the Pacifica radio network are a strategic asset for grassroots movements challenging the status quo. It has given Occupy some very good coverage. However, this cannot be taken for granted, because this radio station and network are under attack (from within). There is now an election going on for the KPFA board which could determine the future of this radio station and the Pacifica network. KPFA, at 94.1 FM, is the local … Continued

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CSC Torture Flights, CSC Accounting Frauds, CSC Is In SF Next Week

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We are seeking support for volunteers to help canvas and participate at Moscone Center in SF from Aug 27th to Aug 30th. For the VMWorld Conference and its Gold Sponsor CSC. Please see the background info bellow. Boycott CSC for the following reason: Crimes Against Humanity: CSC was responsible for the infamous CIA torture rendition ights across Europe. CSC chartered airplanes and facilitated the infamous torture of Khaled Al-Masri, a German Citizen. He was abducted and tortured onboard a plane provisioned by CSC. Investor Deception: In addition, CSC has deceived … Continued

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Activists’ tool: “Police Tape” the app from ACLU-NJ now available for download

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“Citizens can hold police accountable in the palms of their hands with “Police Tape,” a smartphone application from the ACLU of New Jersey that allows people to securely and discreetly record and store interactions with police, as well as provide legal information about citizens’ rights when interacting with the police. Thanks to the generosity of app developer OpenWatch, the ACLU-NJ is providing Police Tape to the public free of charge.” Article source: http://www.aclu-nj.org/yourrights/the-app-place/ Download for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.aclunj.policetape&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsIm9yZy5hY2x1bmoucG9saWNldGFwZSJd   39189

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“Occupy The Bay” Documentary

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First full-length screening of the new documentary about OO: “Occupy The Bay” Screening and Release Party August 31, 2012 25th Street Collective 477 25th Street (between Telegraph & Broadway) Oakland, Ca 94612 6-11 p.m. Sliding scale $25 down to $0 for those who are unemployed or underemployed Donation includes Film & Release Party All ticket sales & donation proceeds go towards the film and Occupy Oakland 6pm-7pm Cocktail and Social hour 7pm-8:15pm Film Screening and Q&A 8:15pm-11pm Release Party, including live music Food and Cocktails (beer, wine & mixed drinks) … Continued

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Occupy, the State of the Movement: A European Perspective: Wed. Cafe Med at 7PM

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Occupy, the State of the Movement Perspectives on Occupy Oakland By Einar Stensson Wednesday, August 29, 2012 7:00pm until 10:00pm It will be at the Cafe Mediteranneum: 2475 Telegraph Avenue  Berkeley, CA 94704 I am Einar Stensson, a sociologist at the Stockholm university and activist in the Occupy Stockholm movement during the fall of 2011. After studying the Occupy Oakland movement during my two months in the Bay Area, I will share my conclusions about the occupy movement based on the interviews (no identities will be revealed, only perspectives) I have … Continued

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Resist Grand Jury Teach-ins!

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Resist Grand Juries!   Please join us for a community grand jury teach-in 8/21/12 in Oakland and 8/22/12 in Santa Cruz. Grand juries are tools of government harassment that have long been used to intimidate and destroy radical movements. There are active grand juries convened in the Bay Area and the Pacific Northwest. Several people have been subpoenaed and are scheduled to appear before the grand jury in the coming months. They need your support! Come out and learn what grand juries are and how they operate, what your rights … Continued

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