By Adrienne Fong
Am not back posting on a regular basis.
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Bay Area Progressive Action Calendar
ATW Bay Area / NorCal — Action Together West
ARTICLES
A. Yemen’s Houthis declare “fourth phase” of naval blockade – July 28, 2025
Yemen’s Houthis declare “fourth phase” of naval blockade – Middle East Monitor
B. Records Show Trump DOJ Forced to Drop Cases Against LA Protesters Due to Federal Agents’ Lies – July 28, 2025
C. Adalah Demands Immediate Release of 21 Activists Aboard the Freedom Flotilla Boat ‘Handala’, Unlawfully Intercepted by Israeli Forces – July 27, 2025
Will be sending an update later –
Hearings were scheduled to take place at the Detention Review Tribunal regarding the continued detention of several of the international activists who were aboard the Freedom Flotilla Coalition ship the ‘Handala’, pending their deportation. The hearings will take place at the Givon Prison in Ramleh.
D. Ibrahim Majed: “People think that the war between Iran and the US is over. The war didn’t even start yet” – July 27, 2025
Eva K. Bartlett. spoke with Lebanese political commentator Ibrahim Majed on Israeli expansionist intentions in the Levant and beyond.
“Today we’re at a point that the Americans have to push this project, it requires the division of the Levant—the division of Syria, of Iraq, of Lebanon. This is not something new, they spoke about it in the 80s, the70s, the 60s. In 2007, there was a study by the Israelis called “Beheading the Hydra”. This study spoke about diving the region into sectarian countries, and these countries have to be at war.
(about 40 min. long)
E. Israeli Military Attacks Handala in International Waters – July 26, 2025
https://freedomflotilla.org/2025/07/26/israeli-military-attacks-handala-in-international-waters/
F. The New York Times commitment to Zionism begins with its own staff – July 26, 2025
The New York Times commitment to Zionism begins with its own staff – Mondoweiss
G. ICE arrests all adults without children at S.F. immigration court today – July 25, 2025
ICE arrests all adults without kids at S.F. immigration court today
H. Anonymous SFPD accounts spread salacious rumors on Instagram – July 25, 2025
Anonymous SFPD Instagram spreads salacious dept. rumors
I. Former US Green Beret says Israel committed war crimes at Gaza food distribution site | BBC News – July 25, 2025
J. San Francisco Sheriff, Son of Migrants, Won’t Cooperate with ICE Despite DOJ Instruction – July 24, 2025
K. Egyptians launch symbolic initiative to deliver food to Gaza by bottles in sea, as starvation soars – July 24, 2025
https://www.newarab.com/news/egyptians-symbolically-send-food-gaza-bottles-sea
July 28 – some of the filled bottles with lentils have reached Gaza!
L. “Under the Microscope”: Activists Opposing a Nevada Lithium Mine Were Surveilled for Years, Records Show – July 23, 2025
Thacker Pass Protesters Surveilled by Law Enforcement for Years, Records Show — ProPublica
PETITIONS
1. Stop ICE’s human trafficking to foreign prisons
SIGN: Stop ICE’s human trafficking to foreign prisons | Demand Progress
2. Call Congress: Let Aid in Stop Forced Famine
Call Congress: Let Aid In, Stop Forced Famine — US CAMPAIGN FOR PALESTINIAN RIGHTS ACTION
3. Tell Congress to Unmask ICE
SIGN: Tell Congress to Unmask ICE | Win Without War
4. Tell Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: Cancel Elon Musk’s $200million AI contract!
SIGN: Tell Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: Cancel Elon Musk’s $200 million AI contract!
5. Tell Congress to keep the IRS fully funded to catch rich tax cheats
SIGN: Tell Congress to keep the IRS fully funded to catch rich tax cheats
6. Tell Major League Baseball: Keep ICE Out of Your Stadiums
SIGN: Tell Major League Baseball: Keep ICE Out of Your Stadiums
7. Tell Congress: Investigate CBS, Skydance, Trump
SIGN: Tell Congress: Investigate CBS, Skydance, Trump
EVENTS / ACTIONS
Monday, July 28 – Friday August 1
Monday, July 28
1. Monday, 3:00pm, People’s State of The Nations Address PSONA (Philippines)
SF Philippine Consulate
447 Sutter St. (in between Powell & Stockton)
SF
FIGHT BACK AGAINST THE FASCIST US-MARCOS REGIME! PEOPLE’S STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS (PSONA)
Letters will also be delivered to the Consulate regarding Justice for Brandon Lee
| *Accepting letters until August 5th. Anything received after July 25th will be given directly to the CHR in the Philippines.Our Demands to FerrerProvide transparency & updates to Brandon on his caseDenounce red-taggingPrioritize the welfare of Filipino migrants OVER TECH DEALSDemands to MarcosDismantle the Anti-Terror CouncilStop red-taggingRespect indigenous peoples’ rights to self determinationDemand the Armed Forces of the Philippines & Philippines National Police pay for their crimes! |
Join organizations across NorCal for the 2025 PSONA RALLY happening on July 28th. Join us to learn more about the campaign work in the region as we fight for the rights and welfare of Filipinos.
Info: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1056351873354803&set=pcb.1056351900021467
2. Monday, 5:00pm (PT); 8:00pm (ET), Virtual Intro to Bannering Workshop
RSVP: Virtual Intro to Bannering – Backbone Campaign
Zoom Link will be emailed to you once you sign up.
During this event, we will walk through the materials we use and how to put together a banner. We will also provide information on how you can get one of our banner kits to create and deploy a banner in your community.
Overpass bannering is a highly visible and 100% legal way for individuals and friends to take action together. It only takes 2-5 people and an hour of time to reach tens of thousands of people and make them feel less alone and able to stand up as well.
Info: Facebook
Tuesday, July 29
3. Tuesday, 8:00am – 4:30pm, Mobilize Against ICE; Stop The Abductions
ICE Court
100 Montgomery St.
SF
This presence is every Tuesday.
If ICE wants to abduct our neighbors, they will have to go throught us!
Come flier, make noise.
Be ready to resist.
4. Tuesday, 12:30pm, Rally to Save Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
Philip Burton Federal Building
450 Golden Gate Ave.
SF
Must have valid ID, Drivers License, Passport to enter building
12:30pm – Rally
2:00pm – Court Hearing (19th Floor, Courtroom 9) Court Hearing for Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua (There is also another court hearing on Friday, August 1, for Venezuela and Haiti) In solidarity with civil rights organizations and the National TPS Alliance (NTPSA) who sued the Trump administration over its termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Haiti. This unprecedented move threatens the stability and safety of millions who have built their lives in the United States with the promise of humanitarian protection.
Wednesday, July 30
5. Wednesday. 8:30am – 10:30am. Community Picket at Wells Fargo Global Headquarters
333 Market St.
SF
Join us Wednesday, July 30th, we’ll be back at the headquarters with a
rolling rowdy picket line to keep the momentum going. We want to make a
lot of noise, so bring your noisemakers, pots and pans and whatever else
you got.
Wells Fargo funds Palantir – a tech company that’s supercharging Trump’s
surveillance state. Palantir provides surveillance and tech
infrastructure to enable the ICE raids terrorizing communities across
the nation right now. Palantir has also been contracted to build a
database of personal information about Americans.
Wells Fargo funds weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems who’s
been fueling the genocide in Palestine with a constant flow of arms and
it funds some of the worst fossil fuels companies. The bank has also
recently rolled back its climate commitments (the only major U.S. bank
to do so) and are engaged in trying to stop an ongoing unionization
effort at their branches.
Info: Community Picket at Wells Fargo Global HQ : Indybay
6. Wednesday, 12Noon – 3:00pm, Protest Medicare/Medicaid Cuts On 60th Anniversary Of Medicare At Pier 33 & Bridges Plaza
12Noon – Press Conference at Pier 33 Alcatraz
2:00pm – 4:00pm Rally at Harry Bridges Plaza
Healthcare Not Prisons
Join a national day of action on 60th anniversary of Medicare. The massive cuts in medicaid and privatization of medicare will mean that millions of people in California and throughout the country will be shut off from healthcare. We will be have a rally and press conference at Pier 33 and Alcatraz Tours to protest Trump’s plan to return Alcatraz to be a functioning prison. He plans to spend hundreds of millions to turn this major tourist site for a prison. The recently passed Trump bill will provide $130 billion for more ICE and prisons throughout the country.
At the same time he is cutting a trillion dollars from healthcare.
We will rally at Harry Bridges Plaza next to the Ferry Building and will speak out and education about the need for national single payer to get rid of the control of the insurance companies and billionaires from control of this industry.
Host: National Single Payer
Info: Protest Medicare/Medicaid Cuts On 60th Anniversary Of Medicare At Pier 33 & Bridges Plaza : Indybay
7. Wednesday, 4:00pm (PT); 7:00pm(ET), MIT Center of the Gaza War
Online register: MIT: At the Center of the War on Gaza: A Report from MIT Activists
Activists in the MIT Coalition for Palestine expose the direct relationships between their university, the Israeli military, and American companies who service it. They discuss the remarkable work the MIT community is doing for Gaza under intense duress.
Mila Halgren is a postdoctoral associate in MIT’s Brain & Cognitive Sciences Department and organizer with the MIT Coalition for Palestine. She’s one of many scientists working to end MIT’s military research for the Israeli Occupation Forces.
Richard Solomon is a Ph.D. student at MIT where he studies political economy and Middle East politics. He’s a member of the MIT Coalition for Palestine, Boston DSA and a union steward for United Electric Local 256.
Host: Massachusetts Peace Action
Info: MIT: At the Center of the War on Gaza: A Report from MIT Activists
8. Wednesday, 6:00pm – 7:00pm, Protect TPS, Protect Families, Community Vigil
Phillip Burton Federal Building & US Courthouse
450 Golden Gate Ave.
SF
All are invited to participate
Host: NorCal TPS Coalition Coordinator
