Please hold the following activist in your thoughts…
Dwight & Linda, Dwight’s mother passed last Thursday. Dwight’s time since before Covid has been devoted to making sure his Mother was cared for.
Cecile Pineda as she recovers from a stroke.
Refugio Nieto as he heals from surgery
Jackie Barshak as she is in treatment for Stage 3 lung cancer. She welcomes well wishes.
Melvin Starks as he continues to heal.
Renay Davis as she continues treatment for cancer.
Articles are in 2 sections – 2nd is on Ukraine / Russia. (not in mainstream media)
Special section PETITIONS regarding UPCOMING EXECUTIONS – for May & Update on others
Please include Accessibility and ASL info in your events! And if your action is ‘child friendly’ This is a JUSTICE issue!!
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Please post your actions on Indybay: https://www.indybay.org/calendar/?page_id=12
See Indybay for other listings of events
ARTICLES:
A. Experts: Melissa Lucio faces tough fight to get new trial – April 27, 2022
Experts: Melissa Lucio faces tough fight to get new trial | AP News
See Petition 1 under ‘Postponed Executions’
B. Steven Donziger Is Finally Free. Onward Toward Justice for the People of Ecuador! – April 26, 2022
Steven Donziger Is Finally Free. Onward Toward Justice for the People of Ecuador! | Amazon Watch
Human rights lawyer Steven Donziger walked free Monday after 993 days of detention stemming from his decades-long legal fight with Chevron
C. Caitlin Johnstone: The Billionaire Savior of Twitter
Caitlin Johnstone: The Billionaire Savior of Twitter – Consortium News
“Elton Musk’s talk about free speech will only matter if and when Twitter stops censoring Russian media and people who question the official narrative about Ukraine”
(and on other issues! – my opinion)
D. Chris Hedges: Alice Walker & the Price of Conscience – April 26, 2022
Chris Hedges: Alice Walker & the Price of Conscience – Consortium News
See Petition # 5
E. Federal judge grants temporary restraining order to STOP the Biden administration lifting Title 42 at the border
https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/25/politics/title-42-blocked/index.html
F. Youth-Led SF Climate March Commemorates Earth Day With Focus on Environmental, Racial Justice – April 24, 2022
G. Explosion at Nigerian illegal oil refinery kills more than 100 – April 23, 2022
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/23/explosion-at-nigerian-illegal-oil-refinery-kills-more-than-100
Unemployment and poverty in oil-producing Niger Delta has made illegal crude refining an attractive but deadly business.
H. IPI calls on UK Home Secretary to block Assange extradition – April 22, 2022
IPI calls on UK Home Secretary to block Assange extradition – International Press Institute
See Petition # 6
UKRAINE / RUSSIA
A. If You Only Follow Mainstream McNews, You Have No Clue About Ukraine – April 13
If You Only Follow Mainstream McNews, You Have No Clue About Ukraine – Orinoco Tribune – News and opinion pieces about Venezuela and beyond
A few listed non-mainstream resources
B. Western Claims of Russian Mass Graves Near Mariupol Another Fake News Hoax–I Know, I Went To See For Myself – April 24, 2022
Western Claims of Russian Mass Graves Near Mariupol Another Fake News Hoax–I Know, I Went To See For Myself – In Gaza (wordpress.com)
C. State National Guards to send armored vehicles to Ukraine – April 23, 2022
D. Israel is still arming Ukrainian Nazis – April 21, 2022
Israel is still arming Ukrainian Nazis | The Electronic Intifada
Petitions:
1. Tell California Legislators to Oppose CARE Court Now!
SIGN: Tell California Legislators to Oppose CARE Court Now! (actionnetwork.org)
in California — Assembly Bill 2830 and Senate Bill 1338 — would establish a so-called “CARE Court” that would criminalize homelessness and mental illness throughout the state, forcing people into conservatorships instead of providing housing and access to care. The proposal would give the state and ordinary citizens the power to initiate a process to force anyone to court-ordered treatment. If they refuse or the treatment is not deemed “successful”, the state will have more power than ever to impose hospitalization, state conservatorship, forced medication, or criminal penalties.
2. Wall Street’s Moment of Truth: Email State Treasurers
SIGN: Wall Street’s Moment of Truth: Email Your State Treasurer – Stop the Money Pipeline
This Tuesday: Citi, Wells Fargo, and Bank of America all have their annual general meetings
3. Stop U.S. tax dollars from funding human rights abuses against Palestinians!
4. End U.S. Military & Police Aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Hondouras!
5. Stand With Alice Walker: Anti-Zionism is NOT Anti-Semitism!
SIGN: Stand With Alice Walker
6. Peace and Justice Organizations call for Freedom for Julian Assange (Individuals can also sign)
7. Tell Amazon: Stop blocking the Amazon Labor Union!
8. Tell Japan to stop financing LNG development in the Philippines
Right now, activists in the Philippines are campaigning to stop a massive buildout of gas infrastructure in the Batangas region and across the country.
EXECUTIONS Scheduled for May
May 3, 2022, Tuesday
Stop the Execution of Carman Deck in Missouri
SIGN: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/stop-the-execution-of-carman-deck-in-missouri
Carman Deck is scheduled for execution in Missouri on May 3, 2022 for the 1996 murders of James and Zelma Long.
In continuing to schedule executions, Missouri makes itself an outlier in its use of the death penalty
for the last two years since the pandemic began, Missouri has been one of only five states that has carried out an execution – in both 2020 and 2021.
May 11, 2022, Wednesday
Stop the Executions of Clarence Dixon in Arizona
SIGN: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/stop-the-execution-of-clarence-dixon-in-arizona/
or his 1977 killing of Deana Bowdoin, a 21-year-old Arizona State University student.
If it takes place as scheduled, this would be the state’s first execution in eight years. Dixon has been on death row more than 40 years.
May 13, 2022, Friday
Stop the Execution of Brad Sigmon in South Carolina (New)
SIGN: Stop the Execution of Brad Sigmon in South Carolina – Action Network
Brad Sigmon, 63, is scheduled for execution in South Carolina on May 13, 2022 for the murders of David Larke and Gladys Larke.
Under South Carolina law, he has to make a choice to die by electrocution or by firing squad.
Postponed Executions – Please continue to sign the petitions
Texas death row inmate to get Supreme Court review
https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/texas-death-row-inmate-supreme-court-review-84294892
– Rodney Reed case
1. Melissa Lucio: Innocent Woman on Death Row in Texas (Stay of Execution on April 25)
SIGN: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/melissa-lucio-innocent-woman-on-death-row-in-texas-2
Also: Visit the FreeMelissaLucio.org campaign website for more actions
2. Please Stop the Execution of Oscar Smith (Execution is postponed – original date was April 21)
SIGN: Please Stop the Execution of Oscar Smith (actionnetwork.org)
Please still sign this petition
3. Stop the Execution of Richard Moore in South Carolina (Execution Stayed on April 20th)
SIGN: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/stop-the-execution-of-richard-moore-in-south-carolina/
EVENTS
Wednesday, April 27 – Sunday, May 1
Wednesday, April 27
1. Wednesday, 4:00pm-5:00pm (PT); 7:00pm-8:00pm (ET), End US-Sponsored Dictatorships and Terror in Haiti!
Online registration: Meeting Registration – Zoom
With Dr. Jemima Pierre, associate professor of African American Studies, UCLA and Coordinator of Haiti/Americas Committee of the Black Alliance For Peace
In this webinar we will address the following topics among others:
1. What is going on in Haiti since the assassination of the puppet dictator Jovenel Moise last summer?
2. Before his assassination, Jovenel Moise, unleashed horrific massacres in poor neighborhoods such as Lasalin and Bel Air by using paramilitaries (“gangs”) like the G9 death squad, led by former policeman Jimmy “Barbecue” Cherizier. What is the current state of terror in Haiti?
3. Who assassinated Jovenel Moise?
4. Who is the current puppet dictator Ariel Henry and how did he become president of Haiti?
5. What is the significance of the demand that France pays back, $33 billion, which is the current value of the money France extorted from Haiti following its successful slave rebellion of 1804. It took Haiti 122 years to pay this debt.
6. On August 30th, 2021, the popular organizations in Haiti including Fanmi Lavalas, met at the Hotel Montana and signed what is known as the “Citizens Conference for a Solution to the Crisis” or Montana Accord for short, laying out the steps towards a transition to democratic governance in Haiti. What is in the Accords? What was the response of the Biden administration to the Montana Accords?
7. What is the status of Haitian refugees in the US and along the US border with Mexico?
8. What is the way forward in Haiti?
Please also see Event # 7 for Saturday
Host: Massachusetts Peace Action
Thursday, April 28
2. Thursday, 9:00am, Court hearing of SFPD’s Officer Kenneth Cha for homicide of Sean Moore
In person
Hall of Justice
Dept. 20 (2nd Floor)
SF
This will be the first hearing in Dept. 20. The last judge in Dept. 9 didn’t let Cha’s attorney from the POA (Police Officer Association) further delay advancing the case to Dept. 20.
Officer Cha does not need to be present at this hearing
The Moore Family will be present. All are welcomed to be present to support the family.
Case NumberCase TitlePurpose Location Dept Date Time
21010958 CHA,KENNETH HEARING 850 BRYANT ST 20 2022-04-280 9:00 AM
See FB page for history: (1) FREE SEAN MOORE ! | Facebook
3. Thursday, 3:30pm (PT); 6:30pm (ET), Unshackling Freedom
RSVP: bit.ly/emlaunch42822
- James Kilgore, author of Understanding E-Carceration
- Emmett Sanders, Project Researcher for Challenging E-Carceration
- Briana Payton, Chicago Community Bail Fund
- Ambrose Brooks S, Dignity and Power Now
- Julie Mao, Just Futures Law
Our demand is clear: we aren’t looking to reform EM, we’re looking to abolish it as a part of the struggle to end mass incarceration.
Host: Media Justice
Friday, April 29
4. Friday, 1:00pm – 2:00pm, Shut Down the San Francisco Police Officers Association
In person
SF Police Officers Association (outside)
800 Bryant St. (@ 6th St.)
SF
RESIST with “Mothers On The March”, Families whose loved ones have been killed by SFPD or other law enforcement angencies, and the Community.
Our Demands:
– The Police Officers Association be SHUT DOWN!
– The SF Police Officers Association Be Declared a Non Grata Organization
– Abolish the ‘Officers Bill of Rights’
– Jail Killer Cops – we demand killer cops be charged with murder
– Abolish the Police!
The POA has defended police officers that have executed and terrorized people in our communities
If you can’t attend please contact Mayor London Breed and the SF Board of Supervisors tell them you OPPOSE funding for the SFPD!
Mayor London Breed:
Tel: (415) 554-6141
Email: MayorLondonBreed@sfgov.org
Contact info for SF Board of Supervisors:
Roster of Members | Board of Supervisors (sfbos.org)
5. Friday, 2:00pm – 4:00pm, Stop Privatizing Oakland – No Stadium at Howard Terminal ~ No School Closures! No Cuts
In person – gather at:
2:00pm – Rally at Oscar Grant Plaza (Oakland City Hall)
3:00pm – March to 1000 Broadway
Oakland
Oakland teachers will be striking and joining with ILWU longshore workers on April 29 against privatization and closures of Oakland schools and the privatization and destruction of the Port Of Oakland by the Mayor and Democratic Party City Council supported by the leadership of the Alameda Labor Council and Alameda Building Trades. There will be a rally at 2PM at Oscar Grant Plaza and march through Oakland.
The billionaires are after our public resources here in the City of Oakland. The Oakland School Board has recently voted to close 11 public schools, despite overwhelming opposition from the community. School closures disproportionately harm communities of color. They are part of a long-term plan by corporations to destroy public education – selling them off to real estate developers or converting them into charter schools. Oakland does not have “too many schools,” as the district says. Oakland has too many charter schools!
Meanwhile, the City of Oakland is planning to spend $855 million in taxpayer money to construct a new A’s stadium and condo complex at Howard Terminal, which is crucial to the port of Oakland. These privatization schemes are part of the gentrification of Oakland — attacking working-class communities, destroying union jobs, and displacing
low-income residents of the Bay Area.
This year May Day (International Workers Day) falls on a Sunday, so our action will be two days earlier, on April 29. The ILWU Local 10 has informed the port that they will be having Port Shutdown! School Shutdown!
Host: SLAP (Schools and Labor Against Privatization)
Info: Stop Privatizing Oakland! Day Of Action By Teachers & ILWU Longshore Workers : Indybay
6. Friday, 4:30pm , Shut Down The Port To Stop Privatization & Union Busting
In person
Middle Harbor Shoreline Park,
2777 Middle Harbor Rd
4:00pm – Shuttles will be available from West Oakland BART Station (info about shuttles from AROC)
Community pickets at the Port of Oakland.
Meanwhile, the City of Oakland is planning to spend $855 million in taxpayer money to construct a new A’s stadium and condo complex at Howard Terminal, which is crucial to the port of Oakland. These privatization schemes are part of the gentrification of Oakland — attacking working-class communities, destroying union jobs, and displacing
low-income residents of the Bay Area.
See more info Event # .
Info: Shut Down The Port To Stop Privatization & Union Busting : Indybay
Saturday, April 30
7. Saturday, 11:00am – 1:00pm (PT); 2:00pm – 4:00pm (ET), Haitians Voices of Resistance Today
Register: Webinar Registration – Zoom
Haitian Voices of Resistance Today:
A Webinar Featuring Dr. Maryse Narcisse, Coordinator of Fanmi Lavalas and Joel Edouard “Pacha” Vorbe. Both are Members of the Executive Committee of Fanmi Lavalas.
Learn about the courageous and deepening struggle by the Haitian people to remove the US-backed dictatorship of Ariel Henry and to end the US/ UN occupation of Haiti.
Endorsers:
Advancing the Research, Africans Deserve Reparations, All African People’s Revolutionary Party, African Children’s Advanced Learning Center, ANSWER Coalition-SF Bay Area, Anti Police-Terror Project, Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC), Black Cultural Zone, Bay Area Youth Arts, Center for Political Education, Chiapas Support Committee, Communist Workers League, Ecumenical Peace Institute, End Solitary Santa Cruz County, Four Nations, Freedom Archives, Global Exchange, Global Women’s Strike, International Action Center, Justice Vanguard, Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, Massachusetts Peace Action, National Lawyers Guild-SF, NorCal TPS Coalition, Peace & Freedom Party of Santa Cruz County, Peninsula Peace and Justice Center, People’s Eye Photography, People’s Alliance Bay Area, Priority Africa Network, San Francisco Bay View, San Francisco Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines, Task Force on the Americas, Venceremos Brigade – Bay Area, Venceremos Brigade – National, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) East Bay, CA Branch; Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) San Francisco, CA Branch; Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) Santa Cruz, CA Branch; Women of Color in the Global Women’s Strike
Workers World
Proceeds from this event will benefit the Haiti Emergency Relief Fund.
For more information, go to www.haitisolidarity.net or email action.haiti@gmail.com .
8. Saturday, 1:00pm – 3:00pm, Frederick Douglass & Other Black Transcendentalists
Online
Join ZOOM Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/99245067041?pwd=YUFGWE91SXZhUkdpZjNjNFVXVWpCZz09
Dial by your location (+1 669 900 6833)
Meeting ID: 992 4506 7041 Passcode: 460429
Join us for this examination of the life of Frederick Douglass and of early abolitionists and their role in U.S. history. Rev. Dr. John Buehrens, Unitarian Universalist minister, is an historian and author of many books on American spiritual and social justice movements of the 19th & 20th Centuries.
Just as the 1619 Project and Indigenous history have given us a new perspective on America’s myths of origin, so have new findings about the 19th century interactions of Black and many other abolitionists, especially the Transcendentalists. Be prepared for surprises! Q&A session and discussion will follow this presentation. This online event is the 3rd of the series DANGEROUS TRUTHS produced by the Human Rights Working Group and The Forum of the First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco.
Info: Dangerous Truths 3: Frederick Douglass And Other Black Transcendentalists : Indybay
Sunday, May 1
May Day
9. Sunday, 10:00am – 12Noon, SF 2022 May Day 1 Action – For Workers Victory & Stop The Wars Here & Abroad
In person – gather at:
Harry Bridges Plaza
Embarcadero
Between SF Ferry Building & Market St.
SF
March is to Civic Center.
There are numerous contingents participating.
Join Bay Area Labor on May 1st as we recreate the famous 1934 May Day march up Market Street from the Embarcadero to Civic Center for a rally. We are so pleased to have the amazing ANGELA DAVIS as a special guest speaker again this year.
Celebrations of International Workers’ Day, also called May Day, date back over 100 years to the fight for an eight-hour workday. In San Francisco, May 1 has also played host to a rich history of collective action by workers—and this year will be no different.
Info from: from two different sites on Indybay
Info: Bay Area Labor May Day Parade & Rally : Indybay And SF 2022 May Day 1 Action- For Workers Victory & Stop The Wars Here & Abroad : Indybay
