By Adrienne Fong
Not back posting on a regular basis.
Things are happening very rapidly in the Middle East – Gaza, West Bank, Lebanon, Iran, Yemen, and even in the U.S. etc….
RESOURCES:
UPDATES WITH BAY RESISTANCE and get plugged to actions you can support, text “Resist” to 888-850-0928
GI HOTLINE (877) 477-4497
Center On Conscience and War: 800-379-2679 (toll free) In Washington DC
– Share these numbers to people who know active duty service members
There are events listed on Indybay that might be of interest to you(many listings in the South, North & East Bays and beyond the bay area)
Please post your actions on Indybay: https://www.indybay.org/calendar/?page_id=12
Bay Area Progressive Action Calendar: ATW Bay Area / NorCal — Action Together West
Global Sumud Flotilla & Freedom Flotilla Trackers (on the way to Break the Siege on Gaza)
Tracker of Sumud Flotilla: https://globalsumudflotilla.org/tracker/
Tracker of Freedom Flotilla: Freedom Flotilla Tracker – Freedom Flotilla
ARTICLES
A. Israel deports two abducted Gaza aid flotilla activists – May 10, 2026
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/10/israel-deports-two-gaza-aid-flotilla-activists
B. Judge Disqualifies DA Rosen from Stanford 11 Case – May 8, 2026
https://www.instagram.com/p/DYFmf_JjLwx/
C. Stanford Medical Professor Fired for Bringing Genocide Awareness to Campus
https://www.instagram.com/p/DYFb6TWCQn3/
See Petition # 3
D. Clashes reported between Iranian, US forces near Strait of Hormuz – May 8, 2026
https://thecradle.co/articles/clashes-reported-between-iranian-us-forces-near-strait-of-hormuz
E. For Immediate Release (trigger warning) Reports of Severe Physical & Sexual Violence by IOF Soldiers Against Participants Emerge Following Illegal Israeli Interception of Flotilla…..May 7, 2026
F. S.F. judge denies DA Jenkins’ attempt to bar word ‘genocide’ from Palestine protest trial – May 6, 2026
G. Korean Atomic Bomb Victims Organize Peoples Tribunal For Justice – May 4, 2026
Korean Atomic Bomb Victims Organize Peoples Tribunal For Justice – PopularResistance.Org
4 PETITIONS
1. Don’t Leave it Up to Trump. Congress Must End War on Iran
SIGN: Don’t Leave it Up to Trump. Congress Must End War on Iran! | Win Without War
2. Block Trump from sending 10,000 laser-guided precision kill rockets to Israel
SIGN: Block Trump from sending 10,000 laser-guided precision kill rockets to Israel | Demand Progress
3. SIGN ON: SUPPORT HEALTHCARE WORKER FACING POLITICAL REPRESSION
SIGN: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSctJTtI2XK3LjxYztYJACRd1EbyZSVFXe25TeAka9tK41e9og/viewform
4. Tell Big Tech CEO’s: Stop Funding Dirty Energy for AI Data Centers
SIGN: Big Tech is Big Oil’s #1 accomplice
May Execution Petitions
May 14, 2026 at 10:00 am CT:
Raymond Johnson in Oklahoma
May 14, 2026 at 6:00 pm CT:
Edward Busby in Texas
May 20, 2026 at 10:00 am MT:
Leroy McGill in Arizona
May 21, 2026 at 6:00 pm ET:
Richard Knight in Florida
May 21, 2026 at 10:00 am CT:
Tony Carruthers in Tennessee
EVENTS / ACTIONS
Sunday, May 10 – Thursday, May 14
Sunday, May 10
1. Sunday, 12Noon – 2:30pm, 20th Anniversary: Mother’s Day Golden Gate Bridge Walk for Peace
“Golden Gate Bridge Welcome Plaza”: Gather at SF Side of Golden Gate Bridge on the East side of Hwy 101.
Northbound 101 traffic: Exit just before bridge entrance
Southbound 101 traffic: Exit just after exiting bridge.
Limited parking!
We honor all mothers:
“All Mothers Have the Right to Raise Their Family in Peace!”
“Every War is a War on Children!”
Our Calls:
-US-Israeli Hands Off Iran, Palestine, and Lebanon
-STOP THE GENOCIDE
-Tax $$ for Human Needs, NOT War!
– Abolish Colonialism
-Abolish War
-War is Ecocide!
Fun Flashmob dance; Bring flags from around the world to wear as capes on the bridge to create a global presence: “The People of the World Demand Peace.” (Especially needed – flags from: Palestine, Iran, Lebanon, Ukraine, Russia, Sudan, Venezuela, Cuba and Somalia!) Bring signs (maximum allowed: 2’x3′). Extra signs will be available. (Flags not allowed on poles.)
Bring your mother, grandmother, children, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, aunts and uncles and friends! Join the global call: ABOLISH WAR NOW…For Our Mother Earth!
11:30-Noon: Gather at the “Welcome Plaza” on the SF side of the bridge.
Noon-12:30:
-Group Public Reading of The Mother’s Day Proclamation – written in 1870 by Julia Ward Howe, after the carnage of the U.S. Civil War; A call for women of the world to unite for the noble cause of world peace!
-Flash Mob Dance to: “War, What is it Good for? Absolutely Nothing!”
Instructional video:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZS_LxsUFWLRB03Mdx1yESE_iVYNHnPiQ/view
Don’t dance? Help us display the international flags!
12:30-1:30: Peace Walk to middle of the Golden Gate Bridge and back to the Plaza, including short vigil in middle of bridge facing the traffic with signs. “The People of the World Demand Peace!” (About a 1.25 round trip walk)
1:30-2:00: Short Rally with speakers, Music/song.
2:00-2:30: Informal Celebration for World Peace: Bring light snacks to share!
Will your organization co-sponsor or endorse the event? Please contact us!
For More Info: toby4peace [at] sonic.net
Info: Mother’s Day Golden Gate Bridge Walk for Peace : Indybay
Monday, May 11
2. Monday – Friday Golden Gate Bridge 7 of 26 Trial
Trial started on April 30th and is expected to last 6-8 weeks.
Tentative schedule:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DX_AGSJFLFo/?hl=en&img_index=2
Court:
400 McAllister, Room 604
SF
Monday, 5/11 there is only morning session.
Mission Local has been covering the trial.
3. Monday, 12:30pm – 1:30pm, No Monarchs Monday: Weekly Protest at Tesla in San Francisco
At the Tesla Dealership
999 Van Ness (corner of Van Ness and O’Farrell)
SF
Join us to stand up for democracy, civil liberties, and the planet, and against the fascist/authoritarian Trump Regime!
ABOLISH ICE! END THE WAR ON IRAN!
Bring a sign if you have one.
Info No Monarchs Monday: Weekly Protest at Tesla in San Francisco : Indybay
4 Monday, 4:00pm, BART Police Civilian Review Board Meeting
In person:
2150 Webster St.
Oakland
By Phone:
(833) 548-0282
Access Code: 851 7951 8861
Zoom:
bit.ly/BART11
Public Comment:
BPCRB@bart.gov
Subject: “public comment”
We are demanding the immediate resignation of Deputy Chief Antoinette Turner.
What we saw was not just misconduct.
It was violence.
It was kidnapping.
Footage shows Shaquille Coleman, an unhoused Black man, being assaulted by San Leandro police officers, his hair violently pulled, and then taken across city lines and dumped in Oakland. At the scene was Antoinette Turner, then a lieutenant, watching and laughing as it happened.
That is not public safety.
That is abuse, displacement, and a complete disregard for human dignity.
Today, Turner holds a top leadership role at BART overseeing so-called “Progressive Policing and Community Engagement.” There is nothing progressive about violence. There is nothing about this that reflects community.
Turner previously served as an Internal Affairs investigator at BART Police, a role meant to uphold integrity and investigate misconduct. Instead, she stood by and enabled harm. At the same time, she holds regional leadership positions, including Vice President of the Bay Area chapter of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, and participates in youth engagement through the Boys & Girls Club.
She is not fit to hold any of these positions.
From APTP https://www.instagram.com/p/DYC9367CeBx/?img_index=1
Tuesday, May 12
5. Tuesday, 12Noon – 1:00pm, STOP Musk & Altman’s Threat To The Workers Of The US & The World! (Press Conference)
Oakland Federal Building
1301 Clay St.
Oakland
Join trade unionists and working people about the dangers of AI and it’s introduction in every working place and for the public. From education, artists, writers to healthcare and logistics with autonomous vehicles, millions of workers are threatened with the loss of their jobs and not only are workers threatened but the public and the commons. We cannot allow the tech billionaires to destroy our world for more profits and provide support for the Trump dictatorship. Project 2025 which is being implemented ends any oversight and regulation of all technology and this is an existential threat to workers, the public and our society. Working people and the rights of the public are above the interests of these billionaires. There will be presentations from NUHW Kaiser licensed clinical social worker Ilana Marcucci-Morris about the dangers of the use of AI and chat boxes to replace workers in responding to patients with mental health problems.
We will also have a speaker from the CFA about the CSU contract with Open AI which has military contracts to profit from wars and genocide. They will also discuss the dangers of the Chancellor’s $17 million contract with Altman’s open AI to make the CSU the first AI powered University without consultation and consent with the faculty and puts the profits of Open AI above the public interests of the CSU students and the public of California.
Info: Enough Is Enough-STOP Musk & Altman’s Threat To The Workers Of The US & The World! : Indybay
Wednesday, May 13
6. Wednesday, 12Noon – 1:30pm, Rally to Fight Back Against SFDPH Program Cuts & Clinic Closures that Will Kill
South East Mission Geriatric Clinic
3905 Mission St.
San Francisco
In addition to laying off all 4 clinical nurse specialists at Laguna Honda, the SF Department of Public Health plans to close 3 community clinics serving vulnerable populations. They are also making moves to undermine and potentially eventually dismantle the Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Program.
These clinics, programs, and positions are vital to the people they serve and the entire SF community. They are unique and will leave their patients without accessible options. Join us for a rally to fight back.
SF Mayor Daniel Lurie and the Department of Public Health are threatening to close three healthcare centers that provide critical care including for youth, poor and seniors.
Southeast Mission Geriatric clinic which is close to Bernal Heights and in the Excelsior said they offer wraparound care for seniors, including mental health care for many immigrants
who endured trauma and witnessed atrocities in their home countries.
Host Sf City Workers
Info: Rally to Fight Back Against SFDPH Program Cuts & Clinic Closures that Will Kill : Indybay
7. Wednesday, 6:30am – 8:00pm, Discussion Group — “The Revolutionary Party: Its Role in the Struggle for Socialism”
New Valencia Hall
747 Polk St (nr. Ellis),
San Francisco
Also on Zoom–register at
https://bit.ly/RevolutionaryPartyStudyGroup
Donation: $3-6/session
(located 7 blocks from Civic Center BART and on/or near the Muni #5, 19, 27, 31, 38 & 49)
Wheelchair accessible entrance
Reading and Discussion Group — “The Revolutionary Party: Its Role in the Struggle for Socialism” by James P. Cannon
The 99% is rising up against war, repression, and crackdowns on civil liberties. Mass protest is a crucial component, but conscious collective action by workers is key. How can we ensure that our struggles for systemic change are inclusive of those who need change the most? What is the way to foster accountable leadership, free of opportunism and ruling class influence?
Participate in this three-session discussion exploring the role of a revolutionary party in organizing an inclusive movement for radical change.
Host: Freedom Socialist Party
Info: Discussion Group — “The Revolutionary Party: Its Role in the Struggle for Socialism” : Indybay
Thursday, May 14
8. Thursday, 7:00am – 7:00pm, AFSCME 3299 UCSF Strike at St. Francis & St. Mary’s Hospitals
St. Francisco & St. Mary’s Hospitals
SF
May 14th UC AFSCME 3299 Workers on Open-ended STRIKE!
http://www.afscme3299.org
UC workers deserve better than second-class treatment from UC. UC continues to break the law, making it impossible for workers to get the contract that they deserve.
We have filed two Unfair Labor Practices (ULPs) against UC over their unlawful imposition of healthcare increases and other unlawful terms, and their refusal to bargain over our housing benefits, and UC still hasn’t made things right.
Our ULP committee says ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
We are ready to Strike UNTIL WE WIN!
Our strike is legal, and the Labor Board has ruled that virtually all service and patient care workers can go on strike. A small number of employees will report to work, and some workers will be required to be on call to take care of patients.
Info: AFSCME 3299 UCSF Strike at St. Francis & St. Mary’s : Indybay
9. Thursday, 4:00pm – 6:00pm, Tell Target to Stand Up To ICE!
Metreon Target:
789 Mission Street. Meet on the sidewalk by the Mission Street entrance.
SF
Tell Target: We will boycott until they Stand Up To ICE!
Join us to say: Until Target acts to protect its workers and guests from ICE, we will not shop at Target!
We will hold signs, hand out flyers, and explain why we must all boycott Target until they Stand Up To ICE!
Bring a sign if you have one.
