By Adrienne Fong
R.I.P.
♥ Pat Gray ♥
Pat was a woman of many talents, an artist, an educator, she even wrote an opera! Most of us knew her from OccupySF & Action Council.
She was also politically active in San Mateo County.
Pat “Walked Her Talk”
What she wrote on Facebook:
“I am politically active and very unhappy with the direction ‘our’ government is going. Our government is owned by and works for the wealthy people of this nation. The working people are being screwed. I don’t like this.”
Favorite Quote:
“You can fool all of the people all of the time when the government and the press work together. Don’t know who said it, but I know it is true. In the United States we are very badly informed by the major media because they, like the government are in the pay of the wealthiest 1% of the people of this nation”
Hold Pat’s family and friends in your thoughts
R.I.P.
♥ Aaron Bushnell ♥
See info in Articles
Not back posting on a regular basis.
List of Calendar of Events on Palestine from AROC: https://www.araborganizing.org/events/
Many other events are listed on Indybay that might be of interest to you
Please post your actions on Indybay: https://www.indybay.org/calendar/?page_id=12
See Indybay for other listings of events
ARTICLES
A. Veterans in Portland, OR burn their uniforms in honor of Aaron Bushnell – February 28, 2024
https://twitter.com/VetsAboutFace/status/1763053295591923821
B. Media’s Tone Deaf Coverage of Aaron Bushnell’s Death Omits Crucial Context – February 27, 2024
C. Palestinians mourn “heroic” Aaron Bushnell – February 27, 2024
Palestinians mourn “heroic” Aaron Bushnell | The Electronic Intifada
D. Community honors Aaron Bushnell, Air Force member who died after setting himself on fire – February 27, 2024
E. Biden’s Ukraine and Gaza War Bill Must Not Pass! February 27, 2024
F. Massive “Stop Cop City” banner dropped over SF overpass – February 27, 2024
Massive “Stop Cop City” banner dropped over SF overpass : Indybay
G. What’s Going On with Mumia’s Wrongful Imprisonment Town Hall Meeting NYC 2/24/24
What’s Going On with Mumia’s Wrongful Imprisonment Town Hall Meeting NYC 2/24/24 (youtube.com)
Speakers Mumia Abu-Jamal, A Special Recorded Message Bryant Arroyo, Environmental Activist and Jailhouse Lawyer, Ricardo Alvarez,MD, Mumia’s Consultant Doctor Jose Saldaña, Director, Release Aging People in Prison (RAPP) Noelle Hanrahan, Founder, Prison Radio Reverend Dr. Keith Collins, Church of the Overcomer Sara Flounders, Co-Director, International Action Center Pam Africa, by phone ,Founder, International Concerned Family and Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal
H. The fates of Gaza and Julian Assange are sealed together – February 23, 2024
The fates of Gaza and Julian Assange are sealed together | Middle East Eye
I. Palestinian UN representative Nada Tarbush, address at the UN Meeting of the Arms Trade Treaty in Geneva, Switzerland – February 22, 2024
https://www.instagram.com/middleeasteye/reel/C3sAQE3IDJY/
J. SF to Genocide Joe: “You Are Not Welcomed Here!” – February 22, 2024
SF to Genocide Joe: “You Are Not Welcome Here!” : Indybay
From National Lawyers Guild – SF Bay Area:
ICJ HEARINGS FEB. 19 to 26:
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1w/k1wlevnxjx
https://www.icj-cij.org/sites/default/files/case-related/186/186-20240209-pre-01-00-en.pdf
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR)/Defense for Children International-Palestine vs. Biden et. al case, Motion for Expedited Hearing and Briefing of Appeal:
https://ccrjustice.org/sites/default/files/attach/2024/02/112-12-24_Motion-expedite-ASP-Declw.pdf (Feb. 12, 2024)
5 PETITIONS
1. Become a grassroots co-sponsor of the Stop Politicians Profiting From War Act now!
2. Permanent ceasefire in Israel-Palestine and end unconditional aid to Israel!
SIGN: Permanent ceasefire in Israel-Palestine and end unconditional aid to Israel! | Demand Progress
3. Ask Your Rep. to Cosponsor Resolution to Free Assange
SIGN: Ask Your Rep. to Cosponsor Resolution to Free Assange – RootsAction
4. Tell Insurers: Stop Financing Toxic LNG Now!
SIGN: Tell Insurers: Stop Financing Toxic LNG Now! – Stop the Money Pipeline
5. SAVE Landline Service in California!
SIGN: Petition · SAVE Landline Service in California! · Change.org
The SF Living Wage Coalition needs help to move their office Saturday, March 2, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, 12 p.m. to 5:00pm Monday, 9:00am to 5:00pm Meet at 2940 16th Street, the corner of Capp Street, SFCall us at415-863-1225 with any questions or to get into the building.Bring a hand-truck or luggage carrier if you have one.
EVENTS / ACTIONS
(Thursday, February 29 – Sunday, March 3)
Thursday, February 29
1. Thursday, 11:00am -1:00pm, Insure our Future
Meet at:
1 Post St.
SF
The Bay Area climate community is planning a local action in coordination with the “Insure our Future” Global Week of Action. Together we will hold the insurance industry accountable for its role in the climate crisis. Without insurance, most new fossil fuel projects cannot go ahead and existing ones must close. This makes insurance the Achilles heel of the fossil fuel industry.
Info: Global Week of Action 2024 – Insure Our Future Global (insure-our-future.com)
Host: Bay Area Climate Justice Spokescouncil
Info: Insure our Future : Indybay
2. Thursday, 3:30pm – 4:30pm (Pt); 6:30pm – 7:30pm (ET), Silencing dissent: an Israeli civics teacher and a member of Knesset speak out
Registration: https://secure.everyaction.com/W3ZofVmwmkatGNE6aVQJ9Q2
Challenging dominant narratives in Israeli society can sometimes get you into trouble.
Meir Baruchin is an Israeli high school civics teachers who was arrested for sharing posts on his Facebook page of Palestinians who had been killed in Gaza.
MK Ofer Cassif is a member of the Knesset (Parliament) where his colleagues are trying to expel him because he voiced support for the South Africa case at the ICJ (International Court of Justice). They will talk about their experiences within the larger context of the Israeli national discourse and suppression of free speech
Both of them will talk about the repression that they faced as well as the overall repressive atmosphere in Israel and why that is happening. We will hold an empty chair for the Palestinians that we tried to invite as speakers, who cannot participate out of fear of retaliation or repression.
BIOs
Meir Baruchin, PhD, has been a high-school history and civics teacher for over 30 years. His doctoral thesis was on “Congressional Involvement in the Use of Armed Forces Abroad: The Clinton Administration.” Fun fact: he was declared an Honorary Texan by Gov. George W. Bush!
MK Dr. Ofer Cassif represents the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality (Hadash) in the Knesset since 2019. MK Cassif is part of the Communist Party of Israel (MAKI) political bureau, the sole shared Jewish-Arab party in Israel, for which Hadash acts as its parliamentary wing. He holds a PhD in political science from London School of Economics. Prior to his election to the Knesset he taught in the Hebrew University and Sapir College.
Host: Massachusetts Peace Action
3. Thursday, 4:00pm (PT); 7:00pm (ET), Webinar Presentation by VFP Nuclear Abolition Working Group: Warheads to Windmills
Online registration: Meeting Registration – Zoom
This webinar is sponsored by Veterans For Peace’s Nuclear Abolition Working Group and features two major anti-nuclear activists speaking on climate and nuclear weapons: Dr. Ivana Hughes and Dr. Timmon Wallis. They will speak on why both issues must be addressed with equal urgency, and then discuss how together we can build mass movement that can put an end to these threats
Dr. Ivana Nikolić Hughes is President of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation and a Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Chemistry at Columbia University. Her work on ascertaining the radiological conditions in the Marshall Islands has been covered widely. Dr. Hughes currently serves as a member of the Scientific Advisory Group to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
Dr. Timmon Wallis is Executive Director of NuclearBan.US and coordinator of the national Warheads to Windmills Coalition. He has a BA in Human Ecology and a PhD in Peace Studies, and has been writing, teaching and campaigning on the issues of climate and nuclear weapons for many years. His book, Disarming the Nuclear Argument, contributed to the negotiations which led to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and earned ICAN its Nobel Peace Prize in 2017. His most recent book, Warheads to Windmills: Preventing Climate Catastrophe and Nuclear War was published in December 2023.
Info: gerrycondon@veteransforpeace.org
4. Thursday, 4:30pm – 6:00pm, “Let Gaza Live” No $$ For Gaza Murder- RACCOON event at Ferry Building Plaza
Ferry Building Plaza
Between 2 monuments
SF
We will protest the genocide in Gaza enabled by USA support – with our large variety of expressive tools: 5 megaphones, 7 airhorns, 6 soccer trumpets, 30 whistles, a gallon of red paint for bloody handprints, pre-stamped postcards to send to representatives, dozens of Chalk sticks, dolls that we will shroud to commemorate the dead Palestinian children, stencils, and a Large Kite.
Join us to display your grief and fury and commitment to help the persecuted.
For more information: https://RACCOON.Today
Info: “Let Gaza Live” – RACCOON event at Ferry Building Plaza : Indybay & https://www.araborganizing.org/events/
Friday, March 1
5. Friday, 1:00pm – 2:00pm, Revolutionary Friday: Stop U.S. Funding for Genocide; End the Occupation
San Francisco Federal Building
90 7th Street (Corner of Mission & 7th Sts.)
San Francisco, CA
YES! A Resolution in SF for “A Sustained ceasefire in Gaza…” was passed in January.
South Africa has taken the case of Genocide by Israel to the International Court of Justice. One month after the ICJ order, Israel continues its 142 day – long Genocide on Gaza.
Many countries have withdrawn their support of Israel.
We must continue our actions in the streets and elsewhere, as we stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people.
Everyday, the bombing of Palestine continues. The death toll rises, abductions continue including of children, people are displaced, there is no accessible fresh water and food, hospitals have been bombed…Palestinians were told to go to Rafah
President Biden, Representative Pelosi and Senators Padilla and Butler, our elected federal officials, continue to vote for funds for military aid and weapons to Israel. All are resisting the peoples massive calls to stop funding Israel and for a ceasefire in Gaza. All are complicit in the genocide of the Palestinian People! We stand at the Federal Building to call these officials out.
All are welcomed to join the Revolutionary Workers Front and Mothers On The March, to demand an end to the genocide, illegal and violent occupation and apartheid inflicted on Palestinians by the Zionist Israeli government.
We have banners, signs, and chalk for sidewalk messaging. You are also welcomed to bring your own homemade messages.
WE CALL FOR:
• AN END TO ALL U.S. MILITARY AID AND WEAPONS TO ISRAEL
• END THE OCCUPATION / COLONIALIZATION OF PALESTINE
• AN END TO THE BLOCKADE OF PALESTINE
• A CEASEFIRE on the Palestinian people by the Zionist government
6. Friday, 5:00pm – 9:00pm, Craft Sale for Palestine
461 – 9th Street
Oakland
Accessibility Information: This event will be outdoors unless it is raining. The space does not have stairs and is wheelchair-accessible.
Masks are highly recommended.
Swing by @e14gallery for our Craft Sale for Palestine featuring local artists and makers
Handmade ceramics, beautiful art, baked goods, and more!
100% of proceeds benefit Middle East Children’s Alliance (@mecaforpeace) and Kinder USA (@KinderUSA)
Saturday, March 2
7. Saturday, 12Noon – ACTION: MILLIONS MARCH FOR PALESTINE!
Meet at:
Harry Bridges Plaza
SF
On March 2, millions across the world will march for Gaza! Join us in San Francisco as we join the call to hit the streets!
All out for Rafah! All out for Gaza! Stop the genocide!
Gaza is facing famine, its hospitals are besieged, threats of ground invasion in Rafah loom near, and Israel continues its onslaught on the over 2 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The mass movement for Palestine has led to the isolation of the US and Israel on the world stage. With growing internal divisions and heightened political pressure on Israel and the United States, it’s time to push even harder.
Our mobilizations in this moment can be more decisive than ever, and we must show our full strength now to ensure a lasting ceasefire and an end to the siege on Gaza.
Info: https://www.araborganizing.org/events/ or San Francisco: Millions March for Palestine! : Indybay
Sunday, March 3
8. Sunday, 11:00am – 1:00pm (PT); 2:00pm – 4:00pm (ET). The JUST PEACE WE WANT: Peace Talks in the Philippines and addressing the roots of the armed conflict
Online registration: Meeting Registration – Zoom
There is growing anger that the Philippine state tries to achieve “stability” through US backed counterinsurgency (COIN) campaigns that terrorize civilians.
There is growing understanding that genuine stability and peace can only be achieved by addressing the roots of the armed conflict.
The announcement at the end of 2023 about the potential resumption of peace talks between the NDFP and the GRP provides a good opportunity to discuss the role of peace talks in addressing the root causes of the civil war in the PH.
Join us for an introductory session on the history/background of peace talks, their achievements, and what we can do to support the Filipino people’s aspiration for just and lasting peace.
9. Sunday, 12:30pm – 2:30pm, Considering the Alternatives, 4 Organizations present their visions of a better world
Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco
1187 Franklin St.
SF
UUSF Human Rights Working Group
Global Conversations
Considering the alternatives: 4 organizations present their visions of a better world for humanity.
Four organizations with socialist and revolutionary perspectives will discuss the present moment, the need for radical change, how that change might come about and what a new society might look like.
Presentations with discussion to follow.
Info Considering the Alternatives, 4 Organizations present their visions of a better world : Indybay
