Please include ACCESSIBILITY info on events
Check Indybay for other events: https://www.indybay.org/calendar/?page_id=12
UPDATES:
A. Accepting rights award, Kaepernick decries ‘lawful lynching’ (April 21, 2018)
B. HSBC to stop financing most new coal plants, oil sands, arctic drilling (April 20, 2018)
C. Snipers ordered to shoot children, Israeli general confirms (April 22, 2018)
D. Leahy Law would cut aid to Israel, but no one wants to enforce it (April 19, 2018)
https://israelpalestinenews.org/leahy-law-would-cut-aid-to-israel-but-no-one-wants-to-enforce-it/
E. Peru: 89-Year-Old ‘Wise Woman’ Indigenous Leader Murdered (April 20, 2018)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Monday, April 23 – Wednesday, April 25
Monday, April 23
1. Monday, 8:30am – 9:30am, Final 3 Days! Gascón: Charge Killer Cops or Resign!
Hall of Justice
850 Bryant St.
SF
The family of Luis Góngora Pat (killed by SFPD over two years ago) and supporters will hold the final 3-day countdown to D.A Gascón’s self-imposed deadline to make a charging decision in his case. From Monday to Wednesday, April 23-25, from 8:30-9:30am.
Luis’s family and community impacted by police impunity across San Francisco demand “Gascón: Charge Killer Cops or Resign!”
***WED. APRIL 25th 5pm CLOSING PRESS CONFERENCE & VIGIL****
At 5pm on WED. April 25th, at the end of Gascón’s last day to meet his deadline, AND on what would have been Luis Góngora Pat’s 48th birthday, his family will close the 15-day countdown with a press conference accompanied by community members.
A vigil will follow. (MORE SOON)
Sponsor: Mayan War Room in honor of Luis Góngora Pat
Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/623936597958401/
2. Monday, 9:30am – 6:00pm, Impasse Resolution Proceedings between City and County of S.F. and S.F. Police Officers’ Association
Hall of Justice
850 Bryant St., Room 551 (5th Floor)
SF
There are 5 more days of arbitration, unless the parties reach agreement or the arbitrator comes to a decision prior to the final day. It would be great to have at least 1-2 folks in the room at all times. Anand with the No Justice No Deal Campaign has put together a sign up list. Click here to sign up: a sign-up sheet Even if you can only stay for part of a shift please come.
An update: tomorrow is likely to be a full day of hearings, potentially followed by mediation on Tuesday (and possibly Wednesday). Apparently, the arbitration board chair sets the schedule each morning.
Your presence and support during the hearings shows that the community is concerned about these negotiations.
Schedule days for hearings this week: Mon. April 23, Tue. April 24, Wed. April 25
Schedule of Meetings / Agenda +More info: http://sfdhr.org/sites/default/files/documents/Notices/Public-Notice-POA-Negotiations.pdf
3. Monday, 5:00pm – 8:00pm, STOP TORTURE at SFO (#Justice4Jerome)
San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
780 McDonnell Road
SF
On April 17th, 2018, Jerome Succor Aba, 25-year old peace advocate from Mindanao, was illegally detained for 28 hours, interrogated, and tortured by US Customs and Border Protection. At SFO before deporting him back to the Philippines, his home country.
Join us as we rally and denounce the Customs and Boarder Protection and the Department of Homeland Security ’s treatment of Aba. We must hold the U.S. government’s accountability for its Guantanamo-style repression of detainees.
VIDEO of Jerome’s experience at SFO: https://youtu.be/sTD7UYNcfA8
Sponsors: Migrante Northern California & 7 Other groups
Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/216913375733579/?notif_t=plan_user_joined¬if_id=1524456261380639
4. Monday, 6:00pm – 8:00pm, Rising Tides, Rising Voices: A Panel on Climate Justice
Anna Head Alumnae Hall
2537 Haste St.
Berkeley
ADA Accessible
RSVP here: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3379277
Refreshments will be provided!
Panelelist:
Jessica Tovar from Local Clean Energy Alliance,
Alvaro Sanchez from The Greenlining Institute,
Rachel Morello-Frosch from the College of Natural Resources – UC Berkeley,
Esther Goolsby from Communities For A Better Environment.
Both environmental degradation and environmental benefits are unevenly distributed along racial and economic lines. This intersection of environmental and social justice is something that we must put at the forefront of our environmental movement. Join us in a panel discussing these intersections, their impacts, and what we must do to ensure that the environmental movement is fighting for those most marginalized.
Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/178330992955865/
Tuesday, April 24
5. Tuesday, 8:30am – 9:30am, Final 2 Days! Gascón: Charge Killer Cops or Resign!
Hall of Justice
850 Bryant St.
SF
See item #1 for detail
6. Tuesday, 9:30am – 6:00pm, Impasse Resolution Proceedings between City and County of S.F. and S.F. Police Officers’ Association
Department of Human Resources
1 South Van Ness
4th Floor, Bayview Conference Room
SF
This might be a potential closed mediation day – check schedule of agenda for info.
Your presence and support during the hearings shows that the community is concerned about these negotiations.
Schedule days for hearings this week: Mon. April 23, Tue. April 24, Wed. April 25
Schedule of Meetings / Agenda +More info: http://sfdhr.org/sites/default/files/documents/Notices/Public-Notice-POA-Negotiations.pdf
7. Tuesday, 3:00pm, Say NO to the Condo Conversion for the Building Where 100-year-old IRIS CANADA was EVICTED
SF City Hall, Room 250
1 Dr. Carleton B. Goodlett Place
SF
The appeal on the rejection of the condo conversion application for 668-678 Page, which is where 100-year-old Iris Canada was evicted a year ago, will be heard at the Board of Supervisors meeting. We are asking board members to vote NO on the appeal. NO to the condo conversion of Iris Canada’s building. Don’t reward the people who evicted her.
Department of Public Works and the Planning Commission both have said NO to the application for condo conversion because city law says a building can’t convert if a senior has been evicted. The board should do likewise.
Info: Senior and Disability Action
8. Tuesday, 4:00pm – 6:00pm, Community and Teacher March for a Fair Contract
Meet at:
Lake Merritt Amphitheater
Oakland
Unite for Oakland Kids!!!
We are negotiating to prioritize STUDENT LEARNING over wasteful bloat in OUSD.
Oakland Teachers need a FAIR CONTRACT NOW. We are demanding SMALLER CLASS SIZE and FAIR COMPENSATION and the District has disrespected us over and over by offering us almost nothing.
On April 24th, we will show the District that Students, Families and Teachers are UNITED behind PUTTING STUDENTS AT THE CENTER!
Sponsor: Oakland Education Association
Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1992437647686611/
9. Tuesday, 5:30pm – 7:30pm, Sanctuary Rising
SF Public Library
100 Larkin St., Koret Auditorium
SF
a film screening and panel discussion addressing the history of the Sanctuary movement in San Francisco
Doors Open: 5:30 p.m.
Event Starts at 6:00 p.m.
In 2017, the SFAC Galleries launched Sanctuary City, a multiyear series of exhibitions and public programs featuring artists exploring San Francisco’s status as a Sanctuary City. Join us for our first of many programs planned for 2018!
Organized in partnership with the SF Office of Civic Engagement & Immigrant Affairs, Sanctuary Rising features a film screening by documentary film Director Theo Rigby followed by an expert panel addressing the history of the faith-based Sanctuary movement in San Francisco. The film and panelists will speak to the dramatic story of how San Francisco became a Sanctuary City in the 1980’s and how faith-based Sanctuary work is being enacted today in the Bay Area and throughout the country.
Rigby will screen an in-progress selection of work from Sanctuary Rising, a feature documentary that follows the dramatic fates of three undocumented individuals in sanctuary today and interweaves the story of the National Sanctuary movement in the 1980s. Following the screening, a panel of faith-leaders, refugees, organizers, and public officials will speak to the intricacies of the Faith-based Sanctuary movement throughout the last three decades. Each panelist will give a short presentation.
There will be a Q+A with all panelists and the filmmaker.
Panelists include:
Art Agnos, former Mayor of San Francisco
Jose Artiga, Executive Director, SHARE El Salvador/Fundación SHARE
Deborah Lee, Executive Director, Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity
Michael G. Pappas (moderator), Executive Director, San Francisco Interfaith Council
Eileen Purcell, Labor organizer and SF sanctuary movement co-founder.
Watch a video about Sanctuary in SF. https://vimeo.com/146736382
Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/2166528230339088/
10. Tuesday, 6:00pm – 9:00pm, Support Opposition to SB827 at Berkeley Council Meeting
Berkeley City Council Chambers, 2nd Fl.
2134 MLK Jr. Way
Berkeley
Speak in opposition to Scott Weiner’s SB827, a giveaway land-grab for big tech and luxury development. Tell Berkeley city government to sign a letter against SB827. This bill won’t just transform the Bay Area; show solidarity with Los Angeles progressive groups that are fighting against the gentrification that SB827 will bring.
The council agenda item is currently listed as being on the consent calendar, however it will likely be moved to action where people can give public statements.
Sponsor: Bay Resistance
Info: https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/04/13/18808440.php
11. Tuesday, 6:30pm – 8:30pm, Tibet Since 2008: A New Era of Resistance
Eric Quezada Center
518 Valencia St. (nr. 16th St. BART)
SF
The 2008 Beijing Olympics saw unprecedented demonstrations around the world in support of Tibetan people’s struggle for freedom and Independence. A number of Bay Area residents, through Students for a Free Tibet, were involved in this campaign, including being a part of direct actions on the iconic Golden Gate Bridge, the Great Wall of China, the Olympic Torch Relay through San Francisco and on the ground in Beijing during the 2008 Olympics. The 2008 uprising was a critical moment in Tibet’s history of resistance, reawakening a new generation of activists both inside and outside Tibet.
Join us to share stories from the 2008 uprising as experienced in Tibet, China, and around the world.
Special Guest:
Dhondup Wangchen is a self-taught Tibetan documentary filmmaker who conceived and shot the film “Leaving Fear Behind” to portray life in Tibet in advance of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Shortly after his footage was smuggled overseas, Wangchen disappeared into Chinese detention…
Dhondup faced six years of harsh imprisonment in the Chinese prison. On 25 December 2017, Dhondup arrives in safety in USA after an arduous and risky escape from Tibet
Laurel Sutherlin is a dedicated Tibetan freedom fighter and was a key actions team member during the 2008 Olympics Campaign,
Ginger Cassady is a former Board Member of Students for a Free Tibet International. She played a pivotal role as a roving spokesperson on the ground in Beijing for a cascading series of direct actions during the 2008 Olympics
Dorjee is the Executive Director of Students for a Free Tibet International. Dorjee was born in a Tibetan refugee settlement in India.
Moderator: Antonia Juhasz – Antonia is a leading energy analyst, author, and investigative journalist specializing in oil.
Sponsor: Students for a Free Tibet
Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/187828372014069/
Wednesday, April 25
12. Wednesday, 8:30am – 9:30am, Final Day! Gascón: Charge Killer Cops or Resign!
Hall of Justice
850 Bryant St.
SF
See item #1 and item #17
https://www.facebook.com/events/623936597958401/?event_time_id=623937501291644
13. Wednesday, 9:30am – 6:00pm, Impasse Resolution Proceedings between City and County of S.F. and S.F. Police Officers’ Association
Department of Human Resources
1 South Van Ness
4th Floor, Bayview Conference Room
SF
This might be a potential closed mediation day – check schedule of agenda for info.
Your presence and support during the hearings shows that the community is concerned about these negotiations.
Schedule days for hearings this week: Mon. April 23, Tue. April 24, Wed. April 25
Schedule of Meetings / Agenda +More info: http://sfdhr.org/sites/default/files/documents/Notices/Public-Notice-POA-Negotiations.pdf
14. Wednesday, 1:30pm – 4:30pm, Becoming Human: Lessons From The Ohlone Way, by Malcolm Margolin
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave.
Berkeley
Malcolm Margolin, author, publisher, and cultural bridge- builder will share on his four decades of deepening involvement with the Native communities of California and how that has reshaped his view of the world, getting older, and the meaning of community, art, and laughter in making change
Sponsor: Berkeley East Bay Gray Panthers
Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/424750124645391/
15. Wednesday, 4:00pm – 6:00pm, Divest San Francisco – Rally & March to City Hall
Meet at:
Bank of America
1525 Market St.
SF
Join us as we rally in front of Bank of America and march to San Francisco City Hall to demand the SF Board of Supervisors, SF Mayor, and SF Treasurer divest its $10+ billion dollar cash flow from Wall Street banks and create a People’s Bank!
April 25th is the day of Bank of America’s shareholder meeting and it is also one of the main banks that manages San Francisco taxpayer money. Bank of America, and most of Wall Street invests in things that do not align with SF values such as:
-the Dakota Access Pipeline
-fossil fuels
-gun manufacturers
-prison-industrial complex
-military-industrial complex
-predatory mortgage loans
We also demand that the San Francisco Employee Retirement System divest its $400+ million of investments in fossil fuels. SFERS has failed to divest from an industry that is not only destroying our planet, but costing retirees millions.
Sponsors include: SF Bernicrats + 14 Other groups
Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1967320926916027/
16. Wednesday, 4:45pm, Call out racism at SF Board of Appeals
SF City Hall, Rm. 416
1 Dr. Carleton B. Goodlett Pl.
SF
let the Board of Appeals know that upholding White Supremacy and ignoring the will of the people will not be tolerated. Demand they rehear the injunction to stop the removal of the Early Days statue and to decide in favor of the will of the people. Take down the monument that glorifies genocide!
Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/130931804428770/
17. Wednesday, 5:00pm, Closing Press Conference and Vigil
Hall of Justice
850 Bryant St.
SF
At 5pm on WED. April 25th, at the end of Gascón’s last day to meet his deadline, AND on what would have been Luis Góngora Pat’s 48th birthday, his family will close the 15-day countdown with a press conference accompanied by community members.
A vigil will follow. (MORE SOON)
Sponsor: Sponsor: Mayan War Room in honor of Luis Góngora Pat
Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/623936597958401/
18. Wednesday, 5:30pm – 7:30pm, Tech Profiling, Policing And Disruption of ‘Sanctuary Cities’
Academic Innovation Studio
117 Dwinelle Hall
UC Berkeley
A Conversation and Strategy Session with:
–Lara Kiswani, Executive Director, Arab Resource Organizing Center
–Christina Sinha, National Security and Civil Rights Program Co-Leader, Asian Law Caucus,
–Cat Brooks, Executive Director, Justice Teams Network & Co-Founder Anti-Police Terror Project
–Stephanie Lacambra, Attorney and Legal Analyst with Electronic Frontier Foundation
–Juan Prieto, Immigrant Rights Organizer / Statewide Communications Strategist, CIYJA
-facilitated by Leslie Dreyer, organizer with Housing Rights Committee and Artist in Residence with the UC ACES Program
Technologies coming out of the Bay Area are being used to surveil, profile, police and even deport vulnerable residents in our so-called Sanctuary Cities. Platforms claiming to promote democracy have corrupted it and recentralized power, while silencing dissent of targeted communities. Social media, license plate readers, facial recognition and AI are aiding local police, ICE, the Pentagon and beyond, and the most terrifying and distopian applications yet to be approved for use by our government get shipped abroad impacting the privacy and lives of international communities.
Combining analysis by legal experts and on-the-ground organizers, we’ll explore the following questions: What cross-movement strategies can we employ to keep undocumented folks and targeted communities safe? How can we pressure politicians who advance policies that threaten vulnerable residents, including immigrants of color, to work toward those that bring about real sanctuary? And how can we leverage our proximity to Bay Area-based tech surveillance behemoths to demand justice for those most impacted locally and abroad?
Cosponsored by UC Berkeley’s American Cultures Engaged Scholarship Program, Housing Rights Committee of SF,
Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society and the Arts and Design Initiative
Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/450538142033178/
19. Wednesday, 6:00pm – 7:30pm, Earth Day Free Screening: JANE
SF Main Library, Koret Auditorium
100 Larkin St.
SF
SF Green Film Festival is pleased to present this special Earth Day screening of JANE – a film about Jane Goodall and her early years in Gombe.
Using a trove of footage unearthed from the National Geographic archives, JANE tells the true story of Jane Goodall as a young woman whose chimpanzee research challenged the male-dominated scientific consensus of her time and revolutionized our understanding of the natural world.
Info: https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/03/22/18807646.php
