BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:www.indybay.org PRODID:-//indybay/ical// v1.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:Indybay-18795228 SEQUENCE:18929542 CREATED:20170109T093100Z DESCRIPTION:Strike Hate Out! On Inauguration Day we say that we will not idly sit by and allow hate to rule. We say no more business as usual and announce our inauguration of a new era of resistance to hate subjugation and inequality. \n\nSchedule for the day: \n\n9:00 - 10:30 am: People’s Inauguration at UCSC Campus \nKresge College Crier's Tower \n\n11:00 am: UCSC Campus Walkout \n\nRally at Quarry Plaza and march to Downtown \n12:00 – 1:30 pm: General Strike Rally at the Clock Tower \n1:30 – 3:45 pm: Workshops, Teach-ins, and Art Projects \n\n1:00 - 3:00 pm: Rising Waves Art Project (Pacific & Soquel) \n\n3:30 pm: Peace Mob, gathering at Mission Plaza Park \n\n1:30 – 2:15 pm: Session #1 \nSanta Cruz Public Library: Reproductive Justice \nSubRosa: Spiritual Activism \nFelix Kulpa Gallery: The Singing Scientist \n\n2:15 – 3:00 pm: Session #2 \nVeterans Memorial Building: Sanctuary City Santa Cruz \nSanta Cruz Public Library: Political Change and Emerging Technologies \nSubRosa: Post-Snowden Privacy \nFelix Kulpa Gallery: Santa Cruz Tenants Organizing Committee \n\n3:00 – 3:45 pm: Session #3 \nVeterans Memorial Building: Sanctuary City Santa Cruz (continued) \nSanta Cruz Public Library: Unions, Revolutions, and other Social Change \nSubRosa: Yes on Ranked Choice \nFelix Kulpa Gallery: Why Anti-Capitalism Now \n4:00 – 4:30 pm: Knock down effigy of Trump’s proposed border wall (Pacific Ave. & Mission St.) \n5:00 pm onward: General Assembly at Clock Tower to discuss future plans, organizing actions, and resources for resisting a Trump administration \n\nWhy General Strike? (A Primer) \n\nWe must fight systems of oppression together in our society. \n\nOn the Day of Trump's Election, spontaneous protests broke out across the United States. People saw the danger represented in Trump's politics and refused to comply with business as usual. Out of those protests, a nationwide call has gone out for a General Strike on the day of the Presidential Inauguration, January 20th. \n\nWhat is a General Strike? Why a General Strike? \n\nA General Strike is a political action in which the general population refuses to engage in work, they close the doors to their workplaces and their schools. Born out of early 20th century labor movements, we can thank General Strikes for the 8 hour workday, minimum wage, and the weekend, among other accomplishments. \n\nThe General Strike is one of the strongest political tools that the people have at our disposal. General Strikes have the power to force governments to their knees. Just in these past few months: a General Strike forced the South Korean President to resign, a General Strike forced the Polish government to roll back restrictive anti-choice legislation. \n\nOur political system only offers limited input for ordinary people in the form of voting and lobbying our "elected representatives." When it fails the people, we have little recourse to act within the system. A General Strike has the power to bring the system to a halt, to force those in power to hear the people. \n\nIn addition to the disruptive power of the General Strike, it is also a demonstration of solidarity. Trump won an election based on hate and fear. We seek to overcome that hate and fear with mutual respect and love. With Solidarity. By joining together in the General Strike we show that we are able to overcome a politics based on individualistic difference. We will stand together and defend each other in the face of misogynistic and racist attacks, cuts to social services, environmental catastrophe, and impoverishment. \n\nInstead of being forced to rely on a broken system that only offers false choices between hatred and corruption, by striking we show that we are ready and able to build a new order. One that is not based on hate, fear, and profit, one that is built on solidarity, mutual-aid, and respect. When we do not work, when we do not go to school, when we do not allow business as usual, we show that we will not allow politics as usual to rule us. We will not allow a racist, misogynistic billionaire to rule us. \n\nIt is important to not normalize Donald Trump’s governance. A first step to building a meaningful opposition to his rule is to make sure the day is not a normal work day. We have no illusions that not going to work on January 20th is going to bring down the Trump administration and systems of oppression in a single day. But striking together is the first step towards building the meaningful solidarities and organization that will allow us to actually oppose and survive his administration.\n\n\nSanta Cruz General Strike Organizing Committee\nhttps://santacruzgeneralstrike.wordpress.com\nhttps://www.facebook.com/GeneralStrikeSC/\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/01/09/18795228.php SUMMARY:J20 General Strike Santa Cruz LOCATION:11:00 am: March from UCSC (and various schools) to downtown\nNoon-1:30 pm: Gather at Santa Cruz Clock Tower URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/01/09/18795228.php DTSTART:20170120T190000Z DTEND:20170121T020000Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR