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Strike Debt Bay Area Economics Reading Group: "Limits."
Omni Commons (check whiteboard near entrance for more specific area/room location)
4799 Shattuck, Oakland, CA...
Event Date: Sat, Feb 8, 2020 4:30pm PST
Posted: Sun, Jan 12, 2020 10:33am PST
International Day of Solidarity with Okinawa in San Francisco / 沖縄国際連帯デーinサンフランシスコ
On December 14th, despite majority local opposition, the Japanese central government with the support of the U.S. military, renewed construction for a new base in Henoko, Okinawa. This phase of construction began by filling in ocean with sediment as part of irreversible land reclamation work in the ecologically rich Oura Bay. A protest against a US base Henoko in Okinawa was also held in San Francisco at the Japanese consulate....
Posted: Sun, Jan 12, 2020 9:05am PST
Move to Amend and Efforts to End Corporate Rule -- One decade after "Citizens United"
Niebyl-Proctor Library, 6501 Telegraph Ave., near Alcatraz, Oakland...
Event Date: Sun, Jan 12, 2020 5:00pm PST
Posted: Sun, Jan 12, 2020 8:01am PST
Culture Jam at Facebook HQ: Protesters Hijack Giant "Like" Billboard Pt. I
In the tradition of billboard liberators everywhere, activists projected slogans on to the giant thumbs up sign, also known as the "like" sign, outside Facebook Headquarters on January 9....
Posted: Sat, Jan 11, 2020 5:38pm PST
Solitary Man: A Visit To Pelican Bay State Prison
U U Center
1187 Franklin/Geary Streets
San Francisco...
Event Date: Sun, Jan 19, 2020 1:00pm PST
Posted: Sat, Jan 11, 2020 4:32pm PST
Remembering Michael Canright
Michael Canright was a native San Franciscan, founder of the San Francisco Tenants Union, Zen student, union carpenter. father and grandfather....
Posted: Sat, Jan 11, 2020 2:55pm PST
Short Video of Facebook Protest, FB HQ, Menlo Park, 1.9.20 (video/quicktime 240.3MB)
A small but mighty group of Community Leaders and Members protested at Facebook to stand up against the FB policies and practices that compromise our data and democracy....
Posted: Sat, Jan 11, 2020 1:15pm PST
So how'd you become an activist
Redwood Gardens--2951 Derby St.--Berkeley,Ca 94705...
Event Date: Sun, Jan 12, 2020 7:30pm PST
Posted: Sat, Jan 11, 2020 12:57pm PST
Sunset Peace Vigil in Foster City
In front of Foster City City Hall (610 Foster City Blvd)...
Event Date: Tue, Jan 14, 2020 5:00pm PST
Posted: Sat, Jan 11, 2020 11:09am PST
Rocha Has To Go! AFT 2121 CCSF Members Protest Cutbacks & Union Busting
San Francisco City College AFT 2121 members at FLEX day protested and. called for the removal of the chancellor Mark Rocha who has recently cut 300 classes sent a letter to SF Mayor London Breed and the Board of Supervisors saying this was part of the restructuring no funds were needed....
Posted: Fri, Jan 10, 2020 6:58pm PST
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. National Service Day Event
Akwaaba Hall
7911 MacArthur Blvd.
Oakland...
Event Date: Mon, Jan 20, 2020 10:00am PST
Posted: Fri, Jan 10, 2020 3:40pm PST
"Thumbs Down" Protest at Facebook
Photos: Leon Kunstenaar/Pro Bono Photo
Protesters converge on Facebook headquarters....
Posted: Fri, Jan 10, 2020 3:38pm PST
No Iran War — Golden Gate Bridge Peace Walk
Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco
11:45 am: Gather on the SF side of the eastern walkway of the Golden Gate Bridge. Parking available on southeast and southwest corners, just remember to take the last exit on hwy 101, northbound, as you approach the bridge, or, southbound, take the first exit after you leave the bridge. Arrive very early for best parking, or carpool. Public transportation below.
Noon: Walk begins on the eastern walkway from the southeast/S.F. side. Short, silent...
Event Date: Sun, Jan 12, 2020 12:00pm PST
Posted: Fri, Jan 10, 2020 2:30pm PST
40th Anniversary of San Jose Remembrance Day of Japanese Descent Imprisonments WWII
San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin, 640 North Fifth Street, San Jose, CA...
Event Date: Sun, Feb 16, 2020 5:00pm PST
Posted: Fri, Jan 10, 2020 10:50am PST
Arizona border wall contractor's parent company is among world's most polluting companies
The parent company of Southwest Valley Constructors -- now building the border wall, violating all federal protection laws, destroying endangered species and bulldozing the pristine Sonoran Desert -- is a global mining and construction corporation that is listed as one of the most polluting companies in the world....
Posted: Fri, Jan 10, 2020 9:09am PST
Weekly Demo "Basta Stop Torturing & Killing of Julian and Chelsea
Fruitvale & MacArthur Oakland 94602...
Event Date: Fri, Jan 10, 2020 4:00pm PST
Posted: Fri, Jan 10, 2020 4:09am PST
Fresno Peace in Iran Vigil Coordinates with Nationwide Protests
Over 100 people attended a vigil for peace with Iran in Fresno at 5 p.m. on January 9, in one of around three hundred demonstrations around the United States. The protest was coordinated with others by being held at the same time on the same day with the same message: no war with Iran....
Posted: Fri, Jan 10, 2020 1:42am PST
The Shortwave Report 01/10/20 Listen Globally!
A weekly 30 minute review of international news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio and the internet. With times, frequencies, and websites for listening at home. 3 files- Highest quality broadcast, regular broadcast, and slow-modem streaming. Sputnik Radio, Spanish National Radio, and Radio Havana Cuba....
Posted: Thu, Jan 9, 2020 4:47pm PST
Perils of 5G-Our Streets, Our Choice?! Dafna Tachover, Karl MARET
Thousand Oaks Baptist Church, 1821 Catalina Ave near Colusa, north Berkeley....
Event Date: Fri, Jan 17, 2020 7:00pm PST
Posted: Thu, Jan 9, 2020 2:19pm PST
5G Community Discussion with Dafna Tachover, Max Anderson, Lloyd Morgan
South Berkeley Senior Center, 2939 Ellis St. near Ashby, Berkeley. The nearest BART station is Ashby....
Event Date: Thu, Jan 16, 2020 7:00pm PST
Posted: Thu, Jan 9, 2020 1:46pm PST