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David Rovics concert benefit for Occupy Oakland, Mon. Dec. 10

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David Rovics Benefit for Occupy Oakland on December 10th   There will be a concert benefit for Occupy Oakland at the Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library on Monday, December 10th, doors open at 6 PM, music at 7 PM. Tickets will be $10 a piece or whatever you can afford.  There will be free food, as well as beverages for sale. Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library 6501 Telegraph Ave. Oakland, California David’s music is simply wonderful, sometimes moving and emotional, often hysterically funny, but always vitally concerned with making the world a better place. … Continued

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Let’s Feast & Occupy the Plaza: 2nd Annual Occupresence Convivial, Nov 22nd

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Please Join us at Oscar Grant Plaza for our 2nd Annual Occupresence Convivial. This will be a day full of delicious foods, entertainment, the return of  “Grateful Mic”, and family fun to help celebrate each other, our friendships, and reaffirm our presence & commitment to community service. Help make Thursday, November 22nd, a fun loving day of gratitude, by sharing and bringing your favorite food dish, music makers and instruments, movies, videos, and anything else that will help make this day memorable for those who normally go without. Bring Friends … Continued

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BREAKING: Senate bill rewrite lets feds read your e-mail without warrants

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 Revised bill highlights ✭ Grants warrantless access to Americans’ electronic correspondence to over 22 federal agencies. Only a subpoena is required, not a search warrant signed by a judge based on probable cause. ✭ Permits state and local law enforcement to warrantlessly access Americans’ correspondence stored on systems not offered “to the public,” including university networks. ✭ Authorizes any law enforcement agency to access accounts without a warrant — or subsequent court review — if they claim “emergency” situations exist. ✭ Says providers “shall notify” law enforcement in advance of any plans to tell their customers that they’ve been the target of a warrant, order, or subpoena. ✭ Delays notification of customers … Continued

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Emergency Global Actions for Gaza

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Emergency Global Actions for Gaza Israel launched “Operation Pillar of Clouds” earlier this week with a series of air strikes. More than a dozen people have been killed so far including women and children. International solidarity activists are in the streets all over the world, we have to be in SF. Please share this event with your networks, bring your banners and signs n spirit to the action! Day 1: Thursday Nov 15th at 5:15pm at Israeli Consulate Day 2: Friday Nov 16th at 4:00pm at Israeli Consulate For additions … Continued

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Debt Resistance! The People’s Bailout Telethon Thurs. Nov. 15th – Livestream simulcast at NPML

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The Rolling Jubilee project and the Strike Debt initiative aim to leverage the debt collection system as a tool for direct action and mutual aid. We buy defaulted debt for pennies on the dollar, just as debt collectors would, but instead of attempting to collect it, we abolish it. For every dollar of defaulted debt we buy, $20 of debt will be abolished. This program launches on Thursday November 15th with a The People’s Bailout, a live “telethon” event in NYC  – where the goal is to raise $50,000, every … Continued

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PETITION: Stop the Drones!

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The Alameda County Sheriff wants to put surveillance drones in our skies for “large crowd control disturbances” and more. So we are getting organized. Join the Alameda County Against Drones (ACAD) coalition to keep drones out of Oakland. SIGN OUR PETITION: http://www.change.org/petitions/alameda-county-sheriff-do-not-purchase-or-deploy-drones If you would like to learn more about ACAD and the drone resistance movement, find us here: Web: https://nomby.wordpress.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/nomby Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ACADrones Thank you! ACAD 43740

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#defendjodie: Friday Phone Blast!

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#defendjodie Friday Nov 09 We’ve secured the house and marshalled support. Now we pile the pressure on the banksters attacking Jodie!   Pressure on the corporate offices is a crucial part of forcing them to the negotiating table, of forcing them to treat Jodie like a human being. We are calling on all our supporters today to CALL JOHN SHELDON Managing Director at Morgan Stanley in SF 415.576.2083 Call his office 10 times today! Tie up the lines! Shut his office down until they negotiate with Jodie! a sample script: … Continued

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Bay Area Families March Against Police Brutality – TODAY!! Sat Nov 10 @12pm 14th&Broadway, Oakland

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  Every 36 hours in the US, a black person is killed by law enforcement. In 2012, Bay Area Police have killed at least 12 black and brown people. One one officer has ever been convicted in California of killing a black or brown person. And Johannes Mehserle, who killed Oscar Grant, served only 11 months in prison and now wants to return to a law enforcement job! Alan  Blueford, an 18-year old African-American student from Skyline High School, was shot and killed by Oakland Police Officer Miguel Masso on May … Continued

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