By Adrienne Fong

Not back posting on a regular basis

Please include Accessibility and ASL info in your events! And if your action is ‘child friendly’ This is a JUSTICE issue!!

*** ASL interpretation – Let me know if your event needs this service .***

Please post your actions on Indybay: https://www.indybay.org/calendar/?page_id=12

 See Indybay  for  other listings of events

Articles are in two sections – first are general articles; second regarding Tyre Nichols and other police accountability issues – SF and beyond.

ARTICLES:

A. White House confronted over tanks for Ukraine – January 28, 2023

White House confronted over tanks for Ukraine — RT World News

  See Petitions # 1 & 2

B. Israeli Forces Bomb Gaza Hours After Killing 9 Palestinians at a Refugee Camp – January 27, 2023

https://www.commondreams.org/news/israeli-forces-bomb-gaza

C. S.F. to appeal ‘untenable’ court ruling on homeless response – January 25, 2023

S.F. to appeal ‘untenable’ court ruling on homeless response | Politics | sfexaminer.com

D. California shooting victims: Who died in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay attacks – January 26, 2024

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/california-shooting-victims-who-died-monterey-park-half-moon-bay-attacks-2023-01-26/

   Asian Pacific Environmental Network

      Bing

      In times like this, we’re grateful to our community for coming together through song, ritual, and spirit to honor those who have passed and make space for our grief, anger, and love.

        #montereypark #halfmoonbay #oakland

     There needs to be access to mental health for all people. Seems like the first services that are cut are mental health services, what isn’t cut is inadequate.

     As an American Asian, I know it’s hard for many Asiansespecially males to admit or seek help.

     Another issue that is rarely raised is how the VN imperialist war affected many immigrants from South East Asia on many different levels.

E. Harvard reverses decision on role for Israel critic after outcry  – January 19 2023

Harvard reverses decision on role for Israel critic after outcry | Harvard University | The Guardian

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This section is regarding Tyre Nichols, & issues concerning police, hearings etc in SF and beyond….

  On Friday eve. ANSWER organized a protest in SF.

  See Event # 6 for protest in Oakland on Sunday in solidarity with Tyre Nichols (Host: APTP)

    Please support solidarity events regarding Tyre Nichols and your local community events calling for police accountability!!

1. I used to audit law enforcement. Trust me, Oakland police are incapable of investigating their own  – January 27, 2023

Oakland Police Department cannot be trusted to investigate its own (sfchronicle.com) 

  By: LaDoris Hazzard Cordell is a retired California Superior Court judge and former Independent Police Auditor for the City of San Jose

2. SF Bay Area police agencies respond following release of Tyre Nichols traffic stop video – January 27, 2023

https://abc7news.com/sf-bay-area-tyre-nichols-video-protest-memphis-san-francisco/12742820/

Warning – below video is graphic – There are many opinions out there on this.

 Please keep Tyre’s family in your thoughts….

3. Bodycam video shows Tyre Nichols being beaten, tased by Memphis police | New York Post

Bodycam video shows Tyre Nichols being beaten, tased by Memphis police | New York Post – YouTube 

4. Following allegations of misconduct, hearing delayed for SFPD officer who shot Keita O’Neil – January 27, 2023

Following allegations of misconduct, hearing delayed for SFPD officer who shot Keita O’Neil

5. Supervisor argues S.F. is on verge of ‘a catastrophic police staffing shortage.’ Here’s what he wants to do about it – January 23, 2023

Supervisor argues S.F. is on verge of ‘a catastrophic police staffing shortage.’ Here’s what he wants to do about it (sfchronicle.com)

6. ‘Assassinated in cold blood’: activist killed protesting Georgia’s ‘Cop City’ – January 21, 2023

  https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/21/protester-killed-georgia-cop-city-police-shooting

  See Petition # 3

7. What the death of a Black teacher after LAPD tasing should teach S.F. about its Police Department – January 19, 2023

LAPD taser death shows police weapons only as good as those using them (sfchronicle.com) 

   See Petition # 4

8. Officer Kenneth Cha homicide case pushed back  – January 19, 2023

Cop Watch: Oversight drama, police homicide case, reforms update – Mission Local 

9. Record Police Killings in 2022 Show Need to Continue Organizing for Abolition – January 15, 2023

Record Police Killings in 2022 Show Need to Continue Organizing for Abolition – Truthout

10. Activists Demand Independent Investigation After Cops Kill Protester in Atlanta – January 2023

Activists Demand Independent Investigation After Cops Kill Protester in Atlanta – Truthout

   See petition # 3

5 PETITIONS

1. Negotiate, Don’t Escalate – Diplomacy for Ukraine

  SIGN: Negotiate, Don’t Escalate – Diplomacy for Ukraine (everyaction.com)

2. Tell Congress: Cut Pentagon spending and keep funding for social programs!

  SIGN: Tell Congress: Cut Pentagon spending and keep funding for social programs! | Win Without War

3. Tell Corporations: Divest from Cop City

    SIGN Tell Corporations: Divest from Cop City | ColorOfChange.org

4. LAPD Murdered Another Black Man. Justice for Keenan Anderson!

  SIGN: petition: LAPD Murdered Another Black Man. Justice for Keenan Anderson! (thepetitionsite.com)

5. Get Belo Mining Out of the Amazon

  SIGN: Mining Company Belo Sun Out of the Amazon! | Amazon WatchYES

EVENTS

Saturday, January 28 – Tuesday, January 31

Saturday, January 28

Many of the important Saturday events were online – hoping that there will be recordings of them that I can post.

My apologies to the organizers for not posting earlier.

1. Saturday, 8:00am – 3:00pm (PT); 11:00am – 6:00pm (ET) The International People’s Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism: Sanctions, Blockades, and Economic Coercive Measures  

THE INTERNATIONAL PEOPLE’S TRIBUNAL ON US IMPERIALISM – YouTube

After two years of dedicated organizing, we are excited to officially announce the launch of the International People’s Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism: Sanctions, Blockades, and Economic Coercive Measures. This project is a first ever international effort to build systems of accountability—rooted in global cross-movement solidarity—both within and outside of the law, to challenge the violence of imperialism through sanctions. With an impressive group of internationally renowned jurists from across the world, we interrogate sanctions not from the perspective of those who enforce them, but from the perspective of those most impacted by them, namely the peoples of Asia, Africa, and South America.

This half-day event will take place on January 28, 2023, at People’s Forum located at 320 W 37th St, New York, NY 10018, by an international coalition of over 30 organizations. The Tribunal will last for approximately six months and will conclude with a closing event hosted by the Simón Bolívar Institute in Caracas, Venezuela in July 2023.

The launch event will feature a distinguished group of jurists, scholars, and activists, including:

• Nina Farnia, Co-chair of the Tribunal Steering Committee & Professor of Law, Albany Law School
• Niloufer Bhagwat, Confederation of Lawyers of Asia and the Pacific
• Brian Becker, ANSWER Collation
• Mireille Fanon Mendès-France, The Frantz Fanon Foundation
• Booker Omole, Communist Party of Kenya
• Carlos Ron, Vice Minister of Foreign Relations for North America
• Suzanne Adely – President National Lawyers Guild & Tribunal Steering Committee
• Alfred-Maurice de Zayas, Former United Nations Independent Expert
• Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz, Historian & Scholar
• Claudia De La Cruz, People’s Forum
• Sara Flounders, Sanctions Kill
• Helyeh Doutaghi, Co-chair of the Tribunal Steering Committee & Adjunct Professor, Carleton University

Host: ANSWER

2. Saturday, 11:00am (PT); 2:00pm (ET), European Peace Movements:”Together We Can Change the World”

International webinar register: Meeting Registration – Zoom

In unity there is strength. Peace movements in Europe are working for a ceasefire and negotiations to end the Ukraine War. They are organizing to oppose deployment of new U.S. nuclear weapons under the cover of NATO’s Nuclear Sharing doctrine and working in support of the Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. They are deeply critical of NATO expansion and are working to cut their nations’ military budgets and ambitions to fund their health care and education systems. And they are challenging their governments’ racist responses to their immigration crises.

To help build our movements and to encourage collaborations, the Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security and Mass. Peace Action have organized this a webinar to more deeply engaged with movement leaders in Britain, Germany, Italy and Finland.

 Plan to join us. Speakers include:

Lisa Pellletti Clark, former Co-President of International Peace Bureau and
active member of the Italian Blessed Are the Peacemakers (Beati i costruttori di pace)

Ulla Klotzer, Women for Peace and Women Against Nuclear Power

Tom Unterrainer, Chair of Britain’s Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and a Director of the Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation

Speaker from German ICAN, (International Campaign Against Nuclear Weapons) – invitation pending
Co-sponsored by Campaign for Peace, Disarmament & Common Security and Massachusetts Peace Action

3. Saturday, 1:00pm (PT), Haiti and the Philippines Today: Join the Resistance to Foreign Intervention and Plunder

Online register: Webinar Registration – Zoom

Featuring:
Maud Jean-Michel, Haitian human rights activist and radio journalist
Pierre Labossiere, co-founder of Haiti Action Committee
Leslie Mullen, member of Haiti Action Committee
Rhonda Ramiro, Chair of BAYAN USA

Learn about the role of imperialism in creating the crisis today in Haiti, the realities of plunder, the deepening resistance by the Haitian, the refugee crisis, and what people outside of Haiti can do to stand in effective solidarity. Learn about the parallels between the struggle in Haiti and the people’s movement in the Philippines, likewise confronting US-backed repression. Learn about the necessity to unite struggles through international solidarity.

For more information, contact action.haiti@gmail.com  or go to www.haitisolidarity.net

Host: Haiti Action Coimmittee

4. Saturday, 2:00pm – 5:00pm,    ART BUILD: THIRD ACT & FRIENDS-STOP FUNDING FOSSIL FUELS

In person

Climate Justice Arts Project at Bridge Art & Storage facility:
23 Maine Ave, Richmond, CA.

There will be a sign at the gate with info about how to enter. Please bring bikes, park cars on the street and walk in. It’s over a mile walk from Richmond BART.

SAT 4:30PM-5PM
BANK ACTION:
STOP FUNDING FOSSIL FUELS
WELLS FARGO: 

9800 San Pablo Ave, El Cerrito, CA (El Cerrito Plaza-near Trader Joes, etc)
(10 minute drive-5 miles from Art Build) 

COVID SAFETY: If you have any possible symptoms please stay home. 

Join Third Act activists and artists from around the country for a two hour art build (2pm-4pm) followed by a group photo and sing-along at a nearby bank

2-4pm ART BUILD:
We will paint and rig fabric patches and flags, paint banners, cut fabric, add safety pins and screen print for the upcoming March 21 Day of Action (More info at: thirdact.org). We will also learn songs with Ly Aya of The Peace Poets.

We will be working outdoors, so bring sun protections and warm layers.

Info: (2) ART BUILD: THIRD ACT & FRIENDS-STOP FUNDING FOSSIL FUELS | Facebook 

Sunday, January 29 

5. Sunday, 2:00pm-4:00pm, Moving Forward Together! A Fireside Chat with Disability Rights Leader Judith Heumann

Online register: Webinar Registration – Zoom

In 1977, disability rights leader Judith Heumann led disabled activists and allies in San Francisco in the Section 504 Sit-in, which sparked a national movement that led to the passage of the Americans With Disabilities Act. Her work also helped overturn the long standing myth that we couldn’t afford to accommodate a minority of people with disabilities in the East Bay and beyond. Join us to hear what people with lifelong disabilities have to teach us so we can all move forward together!

Info from SF Gray Panthers b  

6. Sunday, 5:00pm, Emergency March and Rally: Justice for Tyre Nichols in Oakland

In person

Meet at Oscar Grant Plaza
14^th & Broadway St.(12St. BART)
Oakland

**Note: This action will center Black folks standing for Black lives. Allies and accomplices welcome.**

Solidarity from the Bay to Tennessee!

Tyre Nichols was beaten to death by five police gang unit officers in Memphis, TN, following a traffic stop that never should have happened. As the nation braces for the body cam footage to be released, the Anti Police-Terror Project (APTP) is calling for rolling protests from Tennessee to the Bay.  (Video has been released)

APTP will hold a rally and march on Sunday, January 29 at 5 pm to stand in solidarity with the family of Tyre Nichols and to demand an end to police doing traffic enforcement in every US city.

In the first days of 2023, the Los Angeles Police Department murdered three people in a span of two days. One of those stolen lives was school teacher Keenan Anderson whose fatal engagement with law enforcement began with a traffic stop.

Here in Oakland, Black people are eight times more likely to be stopped by law enforcement than their white counterparts. Despite orders from a federal monitor and a statewide task force dedicated to ending racial profiling, OPD can’t seem to stop targeting Black community members with pretextual stops.

We demand police out of traffic enforcement and an end to police terror, period!

Demands of the Family:

• Release the body cam footage
• Charge the officers
• Name all officers and public personnel that were on the scene
• Release the officers’ files

Memphis Community Demands:

• Pass the Data Transparency ordinance
• End the use of pretextual traffic stops
• End the use of unmarked cars and plainclothes officers
• Dissolve the SCORPIAN, OCU & MGU — end the use of task forces
• Remove police from traffic enforcement entirely

We take the streets in Oakland because a loss of Black life anywhere is an affront to the humanity and safety of Black lives everywhere. The violence that stole the life of Tyre Nichols in Tennessee is sadly a daily occurance in America. Traffic stops are the primary way Black people both enter the criminal legal system and serve as the igniting factor for daily and deadly acts of violence against our bodies. It is beyond time to remove badges and guns from traffic stops and tickets, and protect Black life.

Host: Anti Police-Terror Project

Info: Emergency March and Rally: Justice for Tyre Nichols in Oakland : Indybay

Tuesday, January 31

7. Tuesday, 3:00pm, SF Supervisors Hearing on Laguna Honda Hospital

In person or remote

In person

SF City Hall (Board of Supervisors Meeting)
1 Dr. Carleton B. Goodlett Pl,  (Rm. 250)
SF

Agenda item # 36, 3 PM

Instructions for phone in:

Phone-in and Email Instructions: Here is the Supervisors’ January 31 Agenda. including item 36, the 3 PM hearing on Laguna Honda.

Phone in: Please phone in your comment at 415-655-0001- 2491 350 8822, # #. As soon as the Laguna Honda hearing is announced, press *3, and start speaking when you hear “your line has been unmuted.” (You may have to wait a while to speak.)

Email: Email your comments to the Board’s clerk alisa.somera@sfgov.org. Say that it is in reference to the assigned file number 230035, and ask that your email be included in the “correspondence file” to make it part of the hearing’s official record. There is no limit on number of words

A public hearing on Laguna Honda Hospital’s

 (1) Strategy for Recertification and

(2) Submission of a Closure and Patient Transfer and Relocation Plan. The Department of Public Health is requested to be present, and presumably answer Supervisors’ questions.

Please tell the Board: No deadly evictions of patients! No closure of Laguna Honda! No loss of badly-needed beds in this recently-built facility! Read more on talking points here.

As of now, the Federal CMS has NOT given a postponement on restarting deadly evictions and LHH closure on February 2, 2023. The 120-bed cut is still planned. Community pressure is building on the Federal CMS to NOT force LHH to resume the deadly evictions that killed 12 out of 56 discharged last Summer. Read much more on these deaths.

But even if CMS grants a reprieve by January 31, this reprieve will only be temporary, and vital long-term issues persist:

** How to make sure that the conditions that led to LHH’s closure don’t reappear, especially since Breed is demanding General Fund reductions of 5% for 2023-24, and 8% for 2024-5?

** How to force DPH to appoint experienced and credentialed nursing home managers?

** How to force DPH and the City to deal with the intersecting crises of (1) Reestablishing Laguna Honda as a skilled nursing facility for all, (2) providing affordable and supportive housing, (3) providing mental health & substance use care, and (4) providing supports and services for seniors and people with disabilities to stay at home where possible. Each of these crises affects each other, but are also caused by each other.

Info from Gray Panthers – SF

8. Tuesday, 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PT); 7:00pm – 9:00pm (ET), Report from Peru – Sharpening Class Conflict and Protests 

Online

Zoom discussion: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85907977991?pwd=YnBPbFFwcStueEJtcEFUVnN6ais0UT09  (Time of event)

In July 2021, Pedro Castillo, a leftist strike leader and former schoolteacher, was elected president of Peru.

On December 7, 2022, President Pedro Castillo made a surprise address to the nation. He announced the dissolution of the Congress and replacing it with an “exceptional emergency government” and called for new elections. In a US supported parliamentary/military coup, he was subsequently arrested and deposed from power. Working people of Peru have a right to handle their own political affairs without US imperialist intervention.

The class struggle has since sharpened greatly with regular mobilizations of working people, the poor, and farmers. A large part of Peru is now militarized and in a state of emergency to crush the protests. Tanks, together with groups of soldiers and assault police, patrol the streets daily, seeking to intimidate the protesters and the people who come out to join them. The regime has even started falsely labeling protesters “terrorists” in order to victimize them. 

Reporting from Peru
Hear: Cesar Zelada – Cesar has been a labor activist, housing organizer, and student leader. He is involved in the battles for social justice in Peru and is currently participating in the unfolding protests there. He is a member of the Agrupacion Vilcapaza organization in Peru. 

Host: Boston May Day Committee

Info: Report from Peru – Sharpening Class Conflict and Protests : Indybay