Announcements

For event and activity announcements.

2012 Northern California Permaculture Convergence Oct. 12-14, Castro Valley

The Northern California Permaculture Convergence (formerly the Bay Area Regional Permaculture Convergence) is an annual event which brings together permaculture designers, sustainability enthusiasts, and communities in Northern California, the West Coast, and beyond for a weekend of intensive focus on a common goal: to design sustainable habitats, in accordance with nature, for humans, plants, animals, our greater bioregion, and the Earth at large. Practitioners across a wide-spectrum of skill-sets exchange ideas through concurrent workshops and discussions ranging from organic agriculture and wildcrafting to natural building and appropriate technologies; from environmental … Continued

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“Don’t Frack Our Bay” Rally. Interview with Adam Scow, Food & Water Watch by Willi Paul, PlanetShifter.com Magazine Day: Saturday, Sept 22, 2012 Location: 983 Marine Drive, San Francisco, CA 94129

“Don’t Frack Our Bay” Rally. Interview with Adam Scow, Food & Water Watch by Willi Paul, PlanetShifter.com Magazine Day: Saturday, Sept 22, 2012 Location: 983 Marine Drive, San Francisco, CA 94129 Oil and Gas companies have started fracking in the San Francisco Bay Delta and near the Sacramento River, which flows right into the Bay! In late September the State will propose regulations to allow fracking to continue. Here in San Francisco we will gather for a rally to tell the Governor and our state legislators that fracking must be … Continued

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Sacramento Creates ‘Protest Permits’ – Help us OMFG!

HELP US! — September 11th 2012, on the anniversary of the World Trade Center Attack, Sacramento City Council approved protest restrictions, on 9-11, adopting Chapter 12.74, abridging the First Ammendment Right of Freedom of Speech and Assembly; Adding a FEE and permit requirement to assemble. This is a traitorous act of treason and destruction of the Constitution by public servants elected to uphold oath of office. Help us by joining this Facebook Event; https://www.facebook.com/events/268495736603658/ We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are … Continued

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BANK ACTION THIS THURSDAY 27th!! on 10th & Broadway at 4PM

BANK ACTION THIS THURSDAY!! . Who:  Occupy Oakland Foreclosure Defense Group,  ACCE (Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment) and YOU!Where: 10th and Broadway, downtown Oakland When: Thursday, September 27th   —– Gather at 4 pm for pre-action briefing —– (Press conference after action)   Zaki Alshalyan, our neighbor, an Oaklander from the east side is facing a sale date of October 4th! We will be joining another community group, ACCE, to simultaneously take action on several banks in the downtown area. We are sending a “delegation” to accompany Zaki and … Continued

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Bannering for Bradley Manning/Occupy Issues at Berkeley Pedestrian Overpass – Sun 9/23/12 4-6pm

Bring a banner or join us bannering to support Bradley Manning and related Occupy issues Sunday Sept. 23 4pm-6pm at the Berkeley Pedestrian Overpass on I-80 near the University Ave off ramp. Parking available on both sides of the freeway, adjacent to the overpass pedestrian entrances. This location gets tremendous traffic congestion in the evening commute and weekend vacation travel and is a hot spot to communicate on important issues of the day.   40434

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Sacramento Abridges the First Amendment on the Anniversary of the World Trade Center Attack

Video Message; http://youtu.be/g8IB7X3f_lU Let us remember the words of Theodore Roosevelt “It is the people, and not the judges, who are entitled to say what their constitution means, for the constitution is theirs, it belongs to them and not to their servants in office — any other theory is incompatible with the foundation principles of our government.” September 11th 2012, on the anniversary of the World Trade Center Attack, Sacramento City Council approved protest restrictions, on 9-11, adopting Chapter 12.74, abridging the First Ammendment Right of Freedom of Speech and … Continued

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Occupy Monsanto Global Day of Action, September 17, in Davis

    Shut Down Monsanto! September 17, 2012 – 6am (all day) 1910 – 5th Street, Davis, California Whether you like it or not, chances are Monsanto contaminated the food you ate today with chemicals and GMOs. Monsanto controls much of the world’s food supply at the expense of food democracy worldwide. Take action against Monsanto during the week of September 17th, 2012. Organize locally to take action for a decentralized occupation of Monsanto facilities around the world on September 17, 2012   For more details about the Davis action, … Continued

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Occupy Vancouver, Canada, is hosting a solidarity anniversary event for Occupy Wall Street.

  Greetings Brothers and Sisters of Occupy, Occupy Vancouver, Canada, is hosting a solidarity anniversary event for Occupy Wall Street.  This will be held Pacific Standard time 4pm, Saturday, September 15th. Our KEYNOTE speaker will be my brother,  internationally renowned and award winning humanitarian, First Nations (Native Indian) Chief Phil Lane Jr. of the Ihanktonwan Dakota and Chickasaw Nations Chief Phil will speak to us about how a principle-centered approach creates sustainable, harmonious and unified movements for creating global transformation. THIS EVENT WILL BE LIVESTREAMED. At this juncture in time many Occupy groups … Continued

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Permeating the Main Stream! Join Us @ The 2012 NW Permaculture Convergence

Permeating the Main Stream! Join Us @ The 2012 NW Permaculture Convergence The 2012 NW Permaculture Convergence is an inclusive annual event which unites communities for a weekend of intensive focus on a common goal: to design sustainable habitats in accordance with nature for all humans, plants, and animals. Practitioners across a wide spectrum of skill sets exchange ideas through concurrent workshops ranging from organic agriculture and wild crafting to natural building and appropriate technologies; from environmental remediation and disaster preparedness to community dynamics and global justice. In addition to the workshop … Continued

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Ocuppy’s Stake in KPFA’s Board Election

  KPFA has been a strategic resource for Occupy Oakland.  The KPFA  station board (LSB) election has been extended so listeners can join for a $25 a year donation at kpfa.org until Thursday September 13th and still vote when the ballots go out in November. Please share this video of four longtime KPFA activists who are also Occupiers. United for Community Radio VoteCommunityRadio.org Our candidates include:   Preliminary List of UCR (United for Community Radio) Candidates   (This will not be final until September 13th, but it is likely to be … Continued

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