{"id":14621,"date":"2020-05-15T10:34:50","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T17:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=14621"},"modified":"2020-05-15T10:34:53","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T17:34:53","slug":"articles-actions-events-friday-may-15-sunday-may-17-palestinian-nakba-listed-together-all-other-events-follow-from-adrienne-fong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2020\/05\/15\/articles-actions-events-friday-may-15-sunday-may-17-palestinian-nakba-listed-together-all-other-events-follow-from-adrienne-fong\/","title":{"rendered":"Articles ~ Actions ~ Events, Friday, May 15 &#8211; Sunday, May 17. Palestinian Nakba listed together; all other events follow (from Adrienne Fong)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Articles,\nActions, Events<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Am\nnot back posting on a regular basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013 <strong>Please<\/strong>\n<strong>post events on Indybay even if\nevent is digital<\/strong>:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indybay.org\/calendar\/?page_id=12\">https:\/\/www.indybay.org\/calendar\/?page_id=12<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\n<em>Thank you to all who are \u2013 <\/em><em>See\nIndybay for other events.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ARTICLES:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A.\nSolidarity means insisting on Palestinian right of return&nbsp; <\/strong><em>&#8211;\nMay 14, 2020<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/electronicintifada.net\/content\/solidarity-means-insisting-palestinian-right-return\/30191\">https:\/\/electronicintifada.net\/content\/solidarity-means-insisting-palestinian-right-return\/30191<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp; <em>See\nevents #\u2019s &nbsp;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>B.\n&#8216;No Excuse&#8217;: Senate Slammed for Reauthorizing Government Spy Powers\nWithout Crucial Privacy Protections <\/strong><em>\u2013\nMay 14, 2020<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/2020\/05\/14\/no-excuse-senate-slammed-reauthorizing-government-spy-powers-without-crucial-privacy\">https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/2020\/05\/14\/no-excuse-senate-slammed-reauthorizing-government-spy-powers-without-crucial-privacy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp; \u201c<em>The\nUSA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act of 2020 (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/116th-congress\/house-bill\/6172\/\"><em>H.R.\n6172<\/em><\/a><em>)\nreauthorizes three controversial Foreign Intelligence Surveillance\nAct (FISA) authorities that expired on March 15: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.csis.org\/analysis\/fact-sheet-section-215-usa-patriot-act\"><em>Section\n215<\/em><\/a><em>\nof the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 as well as the &#8220;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/it.ojp.gov\/PrivacyLiberty\/authorities\/statutes\/1286\"><em>lone\nwolf<\/em><\/a><em>\nand &#8220;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparitech.com\/blog\/vpn-privacy\/a-breakdown-of-the-patriot-act-freedom-act-and-fisa\/\"><em>roving\nwiretap<\/em><\/a><em>&#8221;\npowers. The legislation now heads back to the Democrat-majority\nHouse, which is under pressure to further amend it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>C.\nSan Francisco Shifts From Trashing Homeless Camps To Sanctioning Them\nAmid COVID-19 <\/strong><em>\u2013\nMay 14, 2020<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/05\/14\/855588754\/san-francisco-shifts-from-trashing-homeless-camps-to-sanctioning-them-amid-covid\">https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/05\/14\/855588754\/san-francisco-shifts-from-trashing-homeless-camps-to-sanctioning-them-amid-covid<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>D.\nPandemic Policing Is Expanding the Use of Surveillance Technology<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-truthout\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"WszR7F52ZN\"><a href=\"https:\/\/truthout.org\/articles\/pandemic-policing-is-expanding-the-use-of-surveillance-technology\/\">Pandemic Policing Is Expanding the Use of Surveillance Technology<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" src=\"https:\/\/truthout.org\/articles\/pandemic-policing-is-expanding-the-use-of-surveillance-technology\/embed\/#?secret=WszR7F52ZN\" data-secret=\"WszR7F52ZN\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Pandemic Policing Is Expanding the Use of Surveillance Technology&#8221; &#8212; Truthout\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/coronavirus-covid-19-live-updates-may-14-2020-102732872.html\">he\npandemic<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">E.\n&#8216;Sleeping while black&#8217;: Family seeks justice for Breonna Taylor,\nkilled in her bedroom by police <em>\u2013\nMay 13, 2020<\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/asleep-while-black-family-seeks-justice-for-breonna-taylor-killed-in-her-bedroom-by-police-210858395.html\">https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/asleep-while-black-family-seeks-justice-for-breonna-taylor-killed-in-her-bedroom-by-police-210858395.html<\/a>\n\n<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Rest\nin Peace &amp; Power<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\n&#x2665; Breonna\nTaylor &#x2665;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp; <em>See\nAction # 2<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">F.\nAmazonian indigenous community wins 24-year lawsuit against illegal\nloggers&nbsp; <em>&#8211;\nMay 13, 2020<\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/megaphone.upworthy.com\/p\/amazon-ashaninka-tribe-wins-lawsuit?fbclid=IwAR3rgNtHXzwZSvAooE5r1fLixc2q9OpaWWdIpAUk59EHZlefOnvzAzS69Gs\">https:\/\/megaphone.upworthy.com\/p\/amazon-ashaninka-tribe-wins-lawsuit?fbclid=IwAR3rgNtHXzwZSvAooE5r1fLixc2q9OpaWWdIpAUk59EHZlefOnvzAzS69Gs<\/a>\n\n<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>G.\nBorder wall construction ramps up during coronavirus pandemic <\/strong><em>\u2013\nMay 13, 2020<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-nationofchange\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"UZXhi8u5bA\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationofchange.org\/2020\/05\/13\/border-wall-construction-ramps-up-during-coronavirus-pandemic\/\">Border wall construction ramps up during coronavirus pandemic<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nationofchange.org\/2020\/05\/13\/border-wall-construction-ramps-up-during-coronavirus-pandemic\/embed\/#?secret=UZXhi8u5bA\" data-secret=\"UZXhi8u5bA\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Border wall construction ramps up during coronavirus pandemic&#8221; &#8212; NationofChange\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>H.\nSF supervisors cast final vote to close jail at Hall of Justice by\nNovember <\/strong><em>\u2013 May\n12, 2020<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/bayarea\/article\/SF-supervisors-cast-final-vote-to-close-jail-at-15265907.php\">https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/bayarea\/article\/SF-supervisors-cast-final-vote-to-close-jail-at-15265907.php<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I<\/strong><strong>.\nSFPD Chief: Restaurants and Cafes That Refuse<\/strong><strong>\nto Accept Cash Are Breaking the Law<\/strong><em>&#8211;\nMay 12, 2020<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/foodanddrink\/foodnews\/sfpd-chief-restaurants-and-cafes-that-refuse-to-accept-cash-are-breaking-the-law\/ar-BB13ZgIa?ocid=spartandhp\">https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/foodanddrink\/foodnews\/sfpd-chief-restaurants-and-cafes-that-refuse-to-accept-cash-are-breaking-the-law\/ar-BB13ZgIa?ocid=spartandhp<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>J<\/strong><strong>.\nMeet the 8-Year-Old Climate Activist Cleaning Up India <\/strong><em>\u2013\nMay 11, 2020<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalcitizen.org\/en\/content\/youth-climate-activist-cleaning-up-india\/?utm_source=Iterable&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=US_May_8_2020_Content_Digest\">https:\/\/www.globalcitizen.org\/en\/content\/youth-climate-activist-cleaning-up-india\/?utm_source=Iterable&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=US_May_8_2020_Content_Digest<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>K<\/strong><strong>.\nArmed activists escort black lawmaker to Michigan&#8217;s Capitol after\ncoronavirus protest attended by white supremacists<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/armed-activists-escort-black-lawmaker-to-michigans-capitol-after-coronavirus-protest-attended-by-white-supremacists-184000180.html?soc_src=hl-viewer&amp;soc_trk=fb\">https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/armed-activists-escort-black-lawmaker-to-michigans-capitol-after-coronavirus-protest-attended-by-white-supremacists-184000180.html?soc_src=hl-viewer&amp;soc_trk=fb<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>L.<\/strong><strong>\nHomeless Activists\u2019 Latest Tactic: Occupying Hotel Rooms&nbsp; <\/strong><em>&#8211;\nMay 11, 2020<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sfpublicpress.org\/news\/2020-05\/homeless-activists-occupy-hotel-rooms?fbclid=IwAR36JSMr-Ci_ASF5N7gW871XvESprexZNYl-H9AtG3IrvFdSmclk5_yOoHM\">https:\/\/sfpublicpress.org\/news\/2020-05\/homeless-activists-occupy-hotel-rooms?fbclid=IwAR36JSMr-Ci_ASF5N7gW871XvESprexZNYl-H9AtG3IrvFdSmclk5_yOoHM<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>M.<\/strong><strong>\nSioux tribe rejects South Dakota governor request to remove Covid-19\ncheckpoints<\/strong><em>&#8211;\nMay 10, 2020<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2020\/05\/09\/us\/south-dakota-sioux-tribes\/index.html\">https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2020\/05\/09\/us\/south-dakota-sioux-tribes\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp; <em>See\nAction # 3<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4\nACTIONS: <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1<\/strong><strong>.\n<\/strong><strong>Oppose\nHR 6666 the TRES Act Please Act Immediately<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/petitions.whitehouse.gov\/petition\/oppose-hr-6666-tres-act-please-act-immediately?fbclid=IwAR3F7lIx5M0e00xXU8mQqnuRyyhOooSS83fNzRqtn0qmBA0-sh_Aj4Q6G3w\">https:\/\/petitions.whitehouse.gov\/petition\/oppose-hr-6666-tres-act-please-act-immediately?fbclid=IwAR3F7lIx5M0e00xXU8mQqnuRyyhOooSS83fNzRqtn0qmBA0-sh_Aj4Q6G3w<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp; <em>The\npetition I originally posted re HR 6666 was removed. HR 6666 is still\nin committee, Keep your eyes \/ ears open \u2013 this is a dangerous!!!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2.\nDemand the officers are fired, and the charges are dropped against\nher boyfriend, Kenneth Walker<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp; SIGN:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/act.colorofchange.org\/sign\/justiceforbre-breonna-taylor-officers-fired\/?sp_ref=635345263.176.206799.e.653240.2&amp;referring_akid=42411.262383.W8Bslt&amp;source=em_sp\">https:\/\/act.colorofchange.org\/sign\/justiceforbre-breonna-taylor-officers-fired\/?sp_ref=635345263.176.206799.e.653240.2&amp;referring_akid=42411.262383.W8Bslt&amp;source=em_sp<\/a>\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3.\nTell South Dakota to Respect Tribes and Public\nSafety&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp; SIGN:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lakotalaw.org\/our-actions\/covid-noem\">https:\/\/www.lakotalaw.org\/our-actions\/covid-noem<\/a>\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4.\nBlackRock: Stop financing the climate catastrophe!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp; SIGN:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/actions.sumofus.org\/pages\/blackrock-stop-financing-a-climate-catastrophe\/?akid=73704.222562._bgTJJ&amp;rd=1&amp;source=fwd&amp;t=9\">https:\/\/actions.sumofus.org\/pages\/blackrock-stop-financing-a-climate-catastrophe\/?akid=73704.222562._bgTJJ&amp;rd=1&amp;source=fwd&amp;t=9<\/a>\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp; <em>BlackRock&#8217;s\nannual meeting is next week, and now is the time to turn up pressure\nto push<\/em><em><strong>\nBlackRock\u2019s $6 trillion in assets into our best weapon in the fight\nagainst climate change.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EVENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Friday,\nMay 15 \u2013 Sunday, May 17<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Nakba\nevents 1 \u2013 7 are listed together. <\/strong><\/em>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Other\nevents follow.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>~&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\n~&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ~&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ~&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\n~&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ~&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ~&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\n~&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ~&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ~<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Friday,\nMay 15<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Palestinian\nNakba<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1.\nVideos and selfies<\/strong>\nare a great way to express solidarity online! Create a short video\nclip or hold up a sign supporting the Palestinian people and their\nresistance through 72 years of ongoing Nakba. Your Tweets, Facebook,\nInstagram and other social media posts throughout the week can\nemphasize the critical importance of the Palestinian struggle! Use\nthe hashtags #Nakba2020 #PalestinianResistance\n#PalestinianStruggle&nbsp;and tag us at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/samidounpp\">@SamidounPP<\/a>\non Twitter so that we can re-share and boost your solidarity efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2.\nFriday, 11:00am (PT); 2:00pm (ET), Join actions to end the ongoing\nPalestinian Nakba<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Register: \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tZAudOGrpj4sHtLsr0NL6xWEmkOKdRiP99P-?timezone_id=America%2FLos_Angeles\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tZAudOGrpj4sHtLsr0NL6xWEmkOKdRiP99P-?timezone_id=America%2FLos_Angeles<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;ll\nthen receive a confirmation email with a link to join the rally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join\nthe global online Nakba Day Rally on May 15th 2020. We&#8217;ll be hearing\nfrom Palestinian speakers, performers and artists, as well as key\nfigures in the solidarity movement!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While\nfacing the daunting impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and Israel\u2019s\n#CoronaRacism, Palestinians everywhere are commemorating the 72nd\nanniversary of the Nakba&#8211;the pre-meditated and violently executed\nethnic cleansing of a majority of the Indigenous Palestinians from\nour homeland in 1948, at the hands of Zionist militias, to make room\nfor an exclusionary, settler-colonial state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join\nthe webinar on connections between struggles to end the ongoing Nakba\nand those of refugees, migrants and others without adequate housing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To\nhelp end the ongoing Nakba against the Palestinian people, we call\nfor strengthening campaigns to end international complicity in\nIsrael\u2019s regime of oppression, particularly cutting\nmilitary-security trade with Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\nreiterate our call for <strong>boycott\/divestment\npressure<\/strong>\non complicit Israeli and international corporations, like those\nlisted in the UN database or still omitted from it, like <strong>G4S,\nHewlett Packard<\/strong>\ncompanies, <strong>Elbit\nSystems, Caterpillar, Hyundai Heavy Industries, Volvo, Heidelberg\nCement, Cemex, CAF, PUMA, AnyVision<\/strong>\nand the <strong>NSO\nGroup<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guest:\nDAM \/\/ MANDLA MANDELA \/\/ JANNA JIHAD \/\/ DIANA BUTTU \/\/ ROGER WATERS\n\/\/ KEN LOACH \/\/ TRIO JOUBRAN \/\/ GHADA KARMI \/\/ REMI KANAZI \/\/ YARA\nHAWARI<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hosts:\nPalestinian BDS National Committee, Jewish Voice for Peace \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3.\nFriday, 11:00am (PT); 2:00pm (ET), Discussion with Nakba Survivors<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Register:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_RkoZpKolSaecC0qNyCUN8Q?timezone_id=America%2FLos_Angeles\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_RkoZpKolSaecC0qNyCUN8Q?timezone_id=America%2FLos_Angeles<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nakba\nDay &#8211; May 15th &#8211; commemorates the catastrophe (&#8216;Nakba&#8217;) of the\nPalestinians people ethnically cleansed, driven by planned massacres,\nfrom their homes and till this day denied the right to return to\ntheir own properties in their own homeland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>You\nare invited to join the webinar discussion between Musheir El Farra\nin Sheffield and Ghalaya Abu Moustafa (aged 81) and her cousin\nMuhammad Sayyid Abu Moustafa in Gaza, Palestine.<br>Glalaya and\nMuhammad are Palestinian refugees who witnessed the Nakba<br>Co-hosted\nby Sheffield PSC and Scottish\nPSC<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sheffieldpalestine\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sheffieldpalestine\/<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/scottishpsc\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/scottishpsc<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info\nfrom Samidoun \u2013 Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FB:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SamidounPrisonerSolidarity\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SamidounPrisonerSolidarity<\/a>\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4.\nFriday, 15:00- 17:00 \u2013GMT <\/strong>(<em>can\u2019t\nfigure out US time) <\/em><strong>Nakba72:\nThe Continuation of Colonisation &#8211; Annexation and Peace<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Free tickets:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/nakba72-the-continuation-of-colonisationannexation-and-the-future-of-peace-tickets-104121518264?ref=estw&amp;aff=efbeventtix&amp;fbclid=IwAR3oFpoybjWxsy6DA8S3JjuWzq0kGDTKrweSVybLX81BvnJArfZJWlMugsI\">https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/nakba72-the-continuation-of-colonisationannexation-and-the-future-of-peace-tickets-104121518264?ref=estw&amp;aff=efbeventtix&amp;fbclid=IwAR3oFpoybjWxsy6DA8S3JjuWzq0kGDTKrweSVybLX81BvnJArfZJWlMugsI<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With\nthe Nakba playing a central role in the process of expulsion and\ndispossession, this webinar seeks to discuss themes past and present\nacross a forum in which: a) the displacement of Palestinians as an\ninevitable consequence of Zionism will be discussed; b) the \u2018new\nnakba\u2019 and Israel\u2019s colonisation of the West Bank (including how\nthe Nation-State Law facilitates such colonisation) will be\ninterrogated; and, c) the future of the international community\u2019s\nPalestine policy and the prospects for a robust European and\ninternational opposition to annexation will be dissected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nunity deal signed between Prime Minister Netanyahu and Blue and White\nChairman Benny Gantz on 20 April 2020 has all but sealed the fate of\nthe largely defunct two-state paradigm, and has opened the doorway\nfor Israel to initiate legislation to annex large parts of Area C of\nthe West Bank. Starting July, the process of annexation is one that\nmany analysts expect to happen and one that will leave Palestinians\nwith only 15% of historic Palestine and with no control over its\nborders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What\nis more, out of the 120 members of the Israeli Knesset 68 MKs are\npro-annexation without condition while 34 MKs are pro-annexation\n(with conditions); only 18 MKs, 15% of the overall Knesset, are\nanti-annexation. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All\nof the conditions are in place, therefore, for the continued\ncolonisation of Palestinian land. This process of colonisation,\nhowever, is one that is by no means novel and its roots can be traced\nback to the ethnic cleansing and enforced displacement of\nPalestinians in the 1948 Palestine War (including both the 1947-1948\nCivil War and the 1948 Arab-Israeli War).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speakers:\n<br><br>Prof. Ilan Pappe &#8211; Ilan Papp\u00e9 is a professor with the\nCollege of Social Sciences and International Studies at the\nUniversity of Exeter. He was formerly a senior lecturer in political\nscience at the University of Haifa. He is the author of The Ethnic\nCleansing of Palestine, The Modern Middle East, A History of Modern\nPalestine: One Land, Two Peoples, and Britain and the Arab-Israeli\nConflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr.\nYousef Jabareen MK &#8211; Yousef Jabareen is a Palestinian member of\nparliament in Israel with the Joint List and has been a member of the\nIsraeli Knesset since 2015. Jabareen is a qualified attorney and has\nfiled numerous motions in Israel\u2019s High Court on issues regarding\nArab equality<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr.\nSalman Abu Sitta &#8211; An engineer by profession, Salman Abu Sitta is\nbest known for his cartographic work on Palestine and his work on the\nPalestinian Right of Return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr.\nHatem Bazian &#8211; Hatem Bazian is a co-founder and Professor of Islamic\nLaw and Theology at Zaytuna College, the 1st Accredited Muslim\nLiberal Arts College in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In\naddition, Prof. Bazian is a lecturer in the Departments of Near\nEastern and Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies at the\nUniversity of California, Berkeley. Dr. Bazian between 2002-2007,\nalso served as an adjunct professor of law at Boalt Hall School of\nLaw at the University of California, Berkeley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Host:\nEuroPal Forum<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/595772341287413\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/595772341287413\/<\/a>\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5.\nFriday, 5:00pm (PDT); 8:00pm (EDT), Friday Night Forums: Palestine\nand the Blockade on Gaza<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/araborganizing.us10.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=40bbc5d297cb5db1fd1a5ca21&amp;id=ea49eac929&amp;e=f299f3efb2\">Register\nhere<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_fSQJFHRzROKHyMqyqfM7Vg\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_fSQJFHRzROKHyMqyqfM7Vg<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On\nthe 72nd commemoration of al-Nakba, marking the colonization of\nPalestine, join AROC, CPE and The Red Nation for a Friday Night Forum\non&nbsp; Palestine and the Blockade on Gaza. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Featuring:<br>Osama\nTanous,&nbsp;Palestine-based pediatrician, masters student in Public\nHealth<br>Noura Erakat,&nbsp;Human Rights Attorney, Assistant\nProfessor at Rutgers University<br>Ziad Abbas,&nbsp;Middle East\nChildren&#8217;s Alliance<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Panelists\nwill be discussing COVID-19 amid apartheid and occupation,\ncommunity-based responses, and lessons for international solidarity\nwith Palestine. Moderated by Lara Kiswani.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6.\nFriday, 7:00pm (PT); 10:00pm (ET); 9:00pm (CT), Nakba: Never\nForgotten \/ 72 Years of Resilience<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;LIVE\non Zoom<strong>.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/salsa3.salsalabs.com\/dia\/track.jsp?v=2&amp;c=iEqApXhBccGDij75xTc%2F1WZHvz6obwZt\"><strong>Register\nhere<\/strong><\/a>:\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>May\n15th is recognized as a day that people across the globe commemorate\nas the Nakba, the greatest catastrophe that has ever befallen the\nPalestinian people. It has been more than seven decades since the\nState of Israel began its institutionalized theft of Palestinian land\nand oppression of the Palestinian people. Despite blow after blow and\ncatastrophe after catastrophe, the Palestinian people have remained\nresilient and have never given up.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>feature\nrenowned speakers such as renowned Palestinian historiographer,\nSalman Abusitta and Palestinias from across the diaspora including\nJerusalem, Gaza, and the refugee camps of Lebanon to discuss the\nimportant work that AMP is doing here in the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Host:\nAmerican Muslims for Palestine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Saturday,\nMay 16<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>7.\nSaturday, 11:00am (PT), Palestinian Youth Movement and National SJP\npresent: From Nakba to Return: The ongoing struggle for Palestinian\nliberation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Register:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_gi0y8B7rQlCPIc0QandOvQ\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_gi0y8B7rQlCPIc0QandOvQ<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nPalestinian Youth Movement and National Students for Justice in\nPalestine invite you to a community event in honor of the 72nd\ncommemoration of the Nakba: From Nakba to Return: The ongoing\nstruggle for Palestinian liberation. <br><br>We will be joined by\nPalestinian researchers, organizers, and artists for this community\nevent to discuss and highlight the ongoing struggle in Palestinian\nrefugee camps, the Right of Return, and our role as Palestinians and\nArabs in the diaspora. <br><br>We are excited to be hosting:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Dr.\nSalman Abu Sitta, Palestinian author, founder of the Palestine Land\nSociety, and researcher known for his groundbreaking work of mapping\nthe return of Palestinian refugees to historic Palestine;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nadia\nYounes, Palestinian community organizer and co-founder of Al Naqab\nCenter for Youth Activities in Lebanon whose doctoral research\nfocuses on decolonizing education for Palestinians in Lebanon;<br><br>Susan\nAbulhawa, Palestinian writer, political activist, and author of the\ninternational bestsellez, Mornings in Jenin, and several anthologies\nand poetry collections;<br><br>Lina Abojaradeh, Palestinian-Jordanian\nartist and PYM Ghassan Kanafani Resistance Arts Scholar who uses\npoetry, painting, videos, and comics to tell the story of Palestine\nand the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For\nquestions, please email <a href=\"mailto:palyouth.usa@gmail.com\">palyouth.usa@gmail.com<\/a>\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info\nfrom: Jewish Voice for Peace<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>~&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\n~&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ~&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ~&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\n~&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ~&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ~&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\n~&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ~&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ~<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Friday,\nMay 15<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>8.\nFriday, 12Noon \u2013 1:00pm,(PT)) We Take Care Of Us Webinar #2: Youth\nJustice Coalition &amp; Cat-911<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Register:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>second\nwebinar in our series #WeTakeCareofUs: Community Crisis Response!\nWe\u2019re delighted to host our friends Elizeth Virrueta and Anthony\nRobles from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/YouthJusticeLA\/\">Youth\nJustice Coalition<\/a>,\nwho\u2019ll be talking to us about their inspiring and innovative model,\nCAT-911: Community Alternatives to 911. Come learn how they are\ntraining teams in the community to respond to neighborhood\nemergencies without calling 911, including sexual assault, domestic\nviolence, inter-neighborhood conflict, substance abuse and overdose,\nwounds and injuries requiring emergency medical care, mental health\ncrises, and police violence. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*About\nthe Series*<br>Each week we will showcase an innovative model from\nacross the state of how communities are stepping up to address crises\nthemselves without relying on the police. <br><br>Our six-week series\nwill lift up alternative responses to mental health crisis,\nintercommunal violence, substance abuse, and intimate partner\nviolence. These approaches center healing and transformative justice\nand prove that we don\u2019t need cops when we have community.\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/wetakecareofus?__eep__=6\">#WeTakeCareOfUs<\/a>\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hosts:\nJustice Teams Network &amp; APTP<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1143322482696117\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1143322482696117\/<\/a>\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>9.\nFriday, 12Noon \u2013 3:00pm, Emergency Rallies \/ Press Conferences &amp;\nCar Caravan to Stop the Destruction of CCSF<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12:00\npm Mission Campus (1124 Valencia) <br>12:45\npm Car caravan to Fort Mason Center for Arts &amp; Culture <br>2:00\npm Fort Mason Campus (2 Marina Blvd., Building B) <br>These\nactions will be streamed live on Facebook and available on Zoom<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CCSF\nadministrators with the support of the SF Community College Board of\nTrustees are eliminating hundreds of classes without transparency or\na democratic process. They are planning massive layoffs of ESL\nfaculty which will prevent thousands of immigrant and undocumented\nstudents \u2013 Asian, Latin American, Middle Eastern, and more \u2013 from\ngetting critical classes at CCSF. This follows the decimation of the\nOlder Adults program in Fall 2019 when the administration, on the eve\nof registration, gutted 20% of the class offerings. <br><br>Moreover,\nthe interim chancellor is attempting to shutter the Ft. &nbsp;Mason\ncampus and possibly sell off the Civic Center campus too.\n<br><br>Furthermore, the Board of Trustees is allowing the\nprivatization of the PUC-owned Balboa Reservoir which the college has\nleased since 1946. Currently used for essential parking for thousands\nof working class community college students who do not have other\ntransportation options unless Bart and Muni increase their capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These\nrallies, press conferences and car caravan will inform the people of\nSan Francisco of the various threats to their beloved community\ncollege and alert them to the need to defend it before it is\ndestroyed. &nbsp; <br><br>San Francisco is a city with over 70\nbillionaires. They need to pay their fair share to keep City\nCollege\u2019s campuses and classes that serve the communities in San\nFrancisco who desperately need them. <br><br>These actions are\nsponsored by Higher Education Action Team (HEAT). HEAT supports&nbsp;fully\nfunded &nbsp;SFCCD, SFUSD and all public services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indybay.org\/newsitems\/2020\/05\/13\/18833019.php\">https:\/\/www.indybay.org\/newsitems\/2020\/05\/13\/18833019.php<\/a>\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>10.\nFriday, 2:00pm \u2013 3:30pm, Teach-In: Building Working Class AAPI\nPolitical Power in CA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Register:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/events\/apa-heritage-month-teach-in-building-working-class-aapi-political-power-in-california?source=direct_link&amp;&amp;fbclid=IwAR3Pr_iNEAwjRTvS4DmlHkl59nCREiXz3TBWWj30SmPNvieAZh0z95opmL4\">https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/events\/apa-heritage-month-teach-in-building-working-class-aapi-political-power-in-california?source=direct_link&amp;&amp;fbclid=IwAR3Pr_iNEAwjRTvS4DmlHkl59nCREiXz3TBWWj30SmPNvieAZh0z95opmL4<\/a>\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As\nwe celebrate APA heritage month, it\u2019s important to recognize that\nAsian American and Pacific Islander communities possess not only a\nculturally dense and diverse history, but also that our peoples stem\nfrom histories of resistance, survival, resilience, and power. Join\nus as we share and celebrate our communities\u2019 history of building\npower for working class Cambodian, Chinese, Hmong, Filipino, Lao,\nMien, Khmu, and broader Asian American and Pacific Islander\ncommunities throughout California. <br><br>We are a united front of\npeople who come from farmworkers, domestic workers, and refugees.\nTime and time again, our communities have fought to gain political\ninfluence. We\u2019ve battled the greed of corporate interests, the\nracism and xenophobia of white supremacy, and the intersectional\nstruggles of sexism, homophobia, and other oppressive structures that\nattempt to divide us and disempower us. But our common histories and\nvalues unite us in the fight for a better California that represents\nworking class AAPIs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While\nbanks bail out big corporations instead of supporting small\nbusinesses in the midst of COVID-19, our community groups are\ndelivering care packages to elders, providing work-from-home\nemployment opportunities for youth, and setting up emergency\nstabilization funds.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hosts:\nAAPIs for Civic Empowerment coalition, which consists of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kgalb\/\">Khmer\nGirls in Action<\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cpasf\/\">Chinese\nProgressive Association<\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Filipinos4justice\/\">Filipino\nAdvocates for Justice<\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/APEN4EJ\/\">Asian\nPacific Environmental Network (APEN)<\/a>,\nand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HIPCalifornia\/\">Hmong\nInnovating Politics (HIP)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/715738762576495\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/715738762576495\/<\/a>\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>11.\nFriday, 3:30pm (PT); 6:30pm (ET), <\/strong><strong>Renter\nNation Training Series \u2013 Power To The People: Organizing 101<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Webinar\nregistration: \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_6l98KtgWR9GErUmTRRZ8Cw\">https:\/\/zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_6l98KtgWR9GErUmTRRZ8Cw<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do\nyou believe that housing is a human right? Do you want to fight to\nprotect that right? <br><br>Are you new to tenant organizing? Do you\nwant to learn about the historic and current struggles around land\nand housing in the United States? <br><br>Do you want to better\nunderstand how race, class, and gender under capitalism intersect\nwith the housing system? <br><br>Join us for our weekly Renter Nation\nTraining Series on Friday nights and spend your end-of-the-week happy\nhour with other renters, homeowners, and community members to grow\nthe movement to win #HomesForAll!<br><br>May 15: Power To The People:\nOrganizing 101<br><br>May 22: The Politics of Housing: Past and\nPresent Struggles and Victories<br><br>May 29: Why Do We Pay Rent?\nLand and Housing under Capitalism<br><br>June 5: The Great Land\nRobbery: Land and Housing under Racial Capitalism<br><br>June 12:\nPower of the Renter Nation &#8211; How to Build a Tenant Union Part 1<br><br>June\n19: We Shall Not Be Moved &#8211; How to Build a Tenant Union Part 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From:\nRight to the City Alliance<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>12.\nFriday, 5:00pm \u2013 6:00pm, Online Panel: press freedom and human\nrights in the Philippines<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TO\nRSVP CLICK THE GREEN SAVE MY SPOT BUTTON AT:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.crowdcast.io\/e\/bulosancenter?fbclid=IwAR0JAoqYA4cQkmk-MB6UJP7jstln92zx0VzyDH0JXwqnsZ6iWMv3VmbYkYc\">https:\/\/www.crowdcast.io\/e\/bulosancenter<\/a>\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch\nthe documentary beforehand, it is available free on Youtube:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D_r1Zoa8KPYw%26fbclid%3DIwAR2EShNuLgWZWIrrmdg8em5seLkahSrNoPfhE4ApczHN8rLYI5xC_j_ww-E&amp;h=AT2WZPAA_i6OFtoOoeuEQ8bELXWvSlVrXD7uC8zd_EEEUYG9QUt2e6_h1QvbhiC1bu0WsN6r6SLW0J84ytIkQFbFIuzuXWjxnJCcsBK9Ac9NGsBOd_ABjnIvlsEgnxgR8Q\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_r1Zoa8KPYw<\/a>\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join\nthe Bulosan Center for Filipinos Studies at UC Davis, along with our\npartners, for an interactive discussion with Raffy Lerma, acclaimed\nphotojournalist and main subject of the National Geographic\ndocumentary The Nightcrawlers.<br><br>An unflinching, verit\u00e9-style\nexpos\u00e9, The Nightcrawlers follows a determined group of\nphotojournalists on their mission to chronicle the deadly battle\nbeing waged against the Philippines\u2019 drug epidemic \u2014 and the\ntragic cost of this brutal crusade. The group continues to cover the\ncrisis under increasingly adverse conditions &#8212; Amnesty International\nrecently reported that President Duterte extended his \u2018shoot to\nkill\u2019 mandate in the midst of the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hosts:\nBulosan Center for Filipinos Studies, Rise Up Yolo County, ICHRP US\nInternational Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines,\nPhilippine National Day Assoc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1758502814292221\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1758502814292221\/<\/a>\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Saturday,\nMay 16<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>13.\nSaturday, 9:00am \u2013 10:00am (PT); 12Noon \u001f\u2013 1:00pm (ET), <\/strong>DISARM\n&amp; DIVEST DURING COVID-19 &#8211; Part 2\n&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\nClick\nthe link below to join the webinar on\nZoom:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/u1584542.ct.sendgrid.net\/mps2\/c\/BQE\/ni0YAA\/t.31r\/r5awAWdRTUG1045VNys7cg\/h1\/jdI9kDDbrkaJUaG3q0pePotxm1svLDCpsmgKXMjqrSe-2FZiDKTfggQyPsCX8jmolFHgE5GTYoKQm788xXTC9mLA4ZHA92aW2X-2BaigyvLY4pdvhdpLF2mJUbpM6H6EW3iJktQSd1GnQh-2BGAZFzzQAWTWF76TrHxGTGFBUM-2FBKrsoF-2BCbA13WckeZe9jfY7nl646Aed3FgV-2BYKovfIRWbD9lmbndvAG8MmAy0GXUc3fEq4KE7olWOqkFQB-2F2ko9hk-2FevdgvHw-2FvytapBvzULvlAcrPqJG78eeQVrxV428fqfkg-3D\/JDx_\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/81679745485<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\nOr\niPhone one-tap :<br>US: +16465588656,,81679745485# or\n+13126266799,,81679745485#<br>Or Telephone:<br>Dial(for higher\nquality, dial a number based on your current location):<br>US: +1 646\n558 8656 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 669 900 9128 or\n+1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799<br>Webinar ID: 816 7974\n5485<br>International numbers available:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/u1584542.ct.sendgrid.net\/mps2\/c\/BQE\/ni0YAA\/t.31r\/r5awAWdRTUG1045VNys7cg\/h2\/jdI9kDDbrkaJUaG3q0pePqc6-2FesfQ9YKCVFQSX-2Bfdm1vcq3mDvvtT2vwy0DarYlM-2F3OWwBg8Vpwm9bU8NsrSaC7n3PMhtZ1PPi2pE84ZydRNGuWxSjNxo4kdB4YqBQonHk4Ld2UoDIBv-2BtOkHnA9lamRJNNtLHc43c8nhcn7rUft-2BUCWOq3BEfVONqHjCGOXs8Rflb0mlDPLN3zgVI04Mu9Cqa5qNZPLzfLgK8ubN5pX6nynouPdnNS29lHsE1vZ5Wjqvf-2BiZlZ9cCTda9Dalu2xIPmOGpvKOG6Y9jKnsYY-3D\/HyYs\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/u\/kuNizVJWo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\nKings\nBay Plowshares Pre-Sentencing Gathering<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\npanel will continue and expand their discussion of the need for civil\nresistance disarmament actions such as the Kings Bay Plowshares 7,\nthe continued build-up of militarism, and the destitute condition of\nour world before and during the pandemic. They will also speak on\ndivesting military funding to serve human needs during COVID-19 and\nbeyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nKings Bay Plowshares 7 are scheduled for sentencing for their\nnonviolent symbolic disarmament action at the largest nuclear\nsub-base in the world, on April 4th, 2018. Kings Bay is the Atlantic\nhome port to a fleet of Trident submarines that contain one-quarter\nof the U.S. deployed nuclear weapons. Their action occurred on April\n4, 2018, the 50th anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Dr.\nMartin Luther King, Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s\ntime to wash our hands of Trident, to demand that money should be\ndirected towards health care for all, particularly during the\nCOVID-19, for all future pandemics, for all human needs, and to cut\nfunding for the military. The next generation of Trident submarines\nwill cost $1.2 Trillion over the next ten years. The Nobel\nPrize-winning International Campaign for the Abolition of Nuclear\nWeapons (ICAN) has pointed out that the U.S. spent $35.1 billion on\nnuclear weapons in 2019. This could have provided: 300,000 intensive\ncare beds, 35,000 ventilators, and the salaries for 150,000 nurses\nand 75,000 doctors. Furthermore, if only a small portion of\nconventional weapons spending were redirected many more resources\ncould be available to provide for the rest of the world\u2019s survival\nneeds rather than the endless wars our government pursues now. Our\nworld would discover its real security lies in shared humanity, not\nin nationalist arrogance or domination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Defendants:\nCarmen Trotta of NYC St. Joseph House Catholic Worker; Mark Colville\nof New Haven, CT Amistad C.W.; Clare Grady of Ithaca C.W.; Fr. Steve\nKelly, S.J. (held for the last two years in GA county jails); Martha\nHennessy of NYC Maryhouse C.W. and a granddaughter of Dorothy Day,\nco-founder of the Catholic Worker movement; Elizabeth (Liz) McAlister\nof Baltimore\u2019s Jonah House and widow of Phil Berrigan, and Patrick\nO\u2019Neill of Fr. Charlie Mulholland C.W. in Garner, N.C. The\nsentencing recommendations call for 18 months for Liz McAlister\n(already served 17 months), up to 47 months for Steve Kelly (served\n2-yrs), and up to 27 months for the others. We do not know at this\ntime if the sentencing will take place in person on May 28 and 29 in\nthe Brunswick, GA courtroom or remotely by video conferencing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>14.\nSaturday, 10:00am \u2013 10:45am (PT); 1:00pm \u2013 1:45pm (ET), PCRF\nVirtual Benefit<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Register\nfor FREE\nhere:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fzoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2FWN_0AtDk7FxRViSphTeVBUuSQ%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1QwZrggchgeoCjdJ0HV8RfxYunvHxI69GcAajqZ5WqwIShSMACOSEfIU0&amp;h=AT0lRm1CqsxFUWGRnYQmlebbfgN4W_ZHFobJBeqoGqh3x5FKJDRQ3MYhKLpWXUxSR8YIcns6dMGupdJBFnno7YY-pjmpWotsUz7OaoAptxAA2HhAbGsgZGJpAtje9QQ6dw\">https:\/\/zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_0AtDk7FxRViSphTeVBUuSQ<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nPalestine Children&#8217;s Relief Fund is excited to announce our first\nvirtual benefit event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guests\nwill include PCRF leadership, and recorded endorsement friends of\nPCRF will be featured. <br><br>*Congresswoman<br>Rashida\nTlaib<br>*Theoretical Linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist &amp;\n<br>historian<br>Prof. Noam Chomsky <br>*Palestinian leader,\nlegislator, activist, and scholar<br>Dr. Hanan Ashrawi <br>*Physician,\nAuthor &amp; Humanitarian <br>Dr. Mads Gilbert <br>*Chaplain, The\nIslamic Center at NYC<br>Imam Khalid Latif <br>*Human rights activist\n&amp; writer, Author of \u201cThe General\u2019s Son,\u201d <br>and\n\u201cInjustice.\u201d <br>Miko Peled<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/165839498163765\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/165839498163765\/<\/a>\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>15.\nSaturday, 10:00am \u2013 2:30 (PT); 1:00pm \u2013 5:30pm (ET), What Road to\nSocialism? Workers World Party Meeting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Register:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_txXfYQgpSq6RhiWlc2xgaw\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_txXfYQgpSq6RhiWlc2xgaw<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As\nthe worldwide capitalist crisis continues to deepen, the question is\nnow more pressing than ever:<br>What Road to Socialism?<br><br>Join\nWorkers World Party for a special, extended webinar\ncovering:<br><br>\u2022COVID-19 and the current capitalist\ncrisis<br><br>\u2022Announcing a new book from WWP: What Road to\nSocialism?<br><br>\u2022Who is the working class?<br><br>\u2022The\ncrucial role of the working class in overthrowing capitalism<br><br>\u2022Why\ninternational solidarity against imperialism?: Defending socialist\ncountries, the right of oppressed nations to self-determination &amp;\nconnecting the war at home to the war abroad<br><br>\u2022What is\nfascism, &amp; how do we fight it?<br><br>\u2022The Science of Change:\nDialectical Materialism<br><br>\u2022Workers&#8217; Resistance &amp;\nOrganization:<br>Why We Need Workers&#8217; Assemblies<br>Rent\nStrikes<br>Organizing retail and grocery workers<br>Health Care\nWorkers<br>Mutual Aid<br>Bus Drivers<br>The Role of a Leninist Party\n&amp; Leninist Newspaper<br><br>While COVID-19 prevents us from\ngathering in large numbers, WWP remains committed to advocating for\nrevolutionary socialism, and organizing working and oppressed people\nto overthrow capitalism. We hope you can join us Saturday, May 16 for\nthis special webinar. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Host:\nWorkers World Party<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>16.\nSaturday, 2:00pm \u2013 5:00pm, Krip-Hop Nation\u2019s Covid19 Virtual\nBenefit.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tickets:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/krip-hop-nations-covid-19-artistic-flow-livestream-benefit-tickets-102623718304?fbclid=IwAR3ikTE0WnJjC1rAzMHd0f-P57wDSO7gj9J7dVWi8Jo_vadYOTR_WPtXTKI&amp;internal_ref=login\">https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/krip-hop-nations-covid-19-artistic-flow-livestream-benefit-tickets-102623718304?fbclid=IwAR3ikTE0WnJjC1rAzMHd0f-P57wDSO7gj9J7dVWi8Jo_vadYOTR_WPtXTKI&amp;internal_ref=login<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Free<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Krip-Hop\nNation, Disability Justice Culture Club &amp; the Longmore Institute\non Disability Present: Krip-Hop Nation\u2019s Covid19 Virtual Benefit.\n<br><br>Featuring disabled Hip-Hop Artists, DJs, Poets and Visual\nArtists from around the world. This virtual concert will raise funds\nfor people with disabilities in New York and Detroit. Come for the\ncypher, stay for the dance party. This concert is Krip-Hop&#8217;s first\ninternational virtual event. ASL interpreted. Please contact Emily\nBeitiks at <a href=\"mailto:beitiks@sfsu.edu\">beitiks@sfsu.edu<\/a>\nif you have any other access needs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hosts:\nKrip Hop Nation World-Wide, Disability Justice Club, Paul K. Longmore\nInstitute on Disability at SF State Univiersity<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/564292740870972\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/564292740870972\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>17.\nSaturday, 4:00pm \u2013 6:00pm, (PT); 7:00pm (ET), <\/strong>COVID-19:\nGlobal Pandemic &amp; Climate Disruption With Mike Davis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zoom\nMeeting:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/86502661479?pwd=Z3ZDeTJPaGF0U1NPWE9RaVdjdkdnUT09\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/86502661479?pwd=Z3ZDeTJPaGF0U1NPWE9RaVdjdkdnUT09<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meeting\nID: 865 0266 1479<br>Password: 746601<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One\ntap calling from mobile\nsmartphones:<br>+16699009128,,86502661479#,,1#,746601# US (San\nJose)<br>+13462487799,,86502661479#,,1#,746601# US (Houston)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dial\nby your location:<br>+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)<br>+1 346 248 7799\nUS (Houston)<br>+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)<br>+1 301 715 8592 US\n(Germantown)<br>+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)<br>+1 646 558 8656 US\n(New York)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nCOVID-19 pandemic has exposed the nature of the capitalist system for\nall to see. It has revealed the vulnerability of the poorest people\nin society. It has shown clearly who is essential to our health and\nwell being, and who is not. As the pandemic impacts societies across\nthe globe, it gives us a glimpse of what massive climate disruption\ncould also bring. The choice in front of us is clear \u2013 we have to\norganize our forces to save ourselves and life on our planet. <br><br>Join\nus for a discussion with Mike Davis, activist, professor and author\nof many books and articles about the impact of capitalism on the\nlives of working people and on the planet. As always, you will have\nan opportunity to ask questions and share your experiences from your\nworkplace and community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Host:\nSocialist Speak Out<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indybay.org\/newsitems\/2020\/05\/10\/18832968.php\">https:\/\/www.indybay.org\/newsitems\/2020\/05\/10\/18832968.php<\/a>\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>18.\nSaturday, 6:00pm (PT); 9:00pm (ET), <\/strong><em>#ReflectWithRashida\nevent: <\/em><em><strong>How\nCOVID-19 Disproportionately Impacts the Black Community<\/strong><\/em><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/u1584542.ct.sendgrid.net\/mps2\/c\/IQE\/ni0YAA\/t.31r\/IFuj4B7JRkewLWr4hY9aLg\/h4\/OMqVwN4xNkvSR-2FWqj-2FZ30pkPPo6Fjj-2FgKf-2B-2Fj7rPqM70A9RhPSZpstEE29l1AftgR7EYCa9CTyo-2FwW8-2FRMGH34OptMvak6tWcb1MTEYJwmXcc9pIpNieSZIta7lU61OwCXXvMQMyrU6P4YSb0Gpu2qD4u7njHq36mul9iVDf54c4TuVygUj0aWYxyWzC4tkstUdRo12CRf6NAncIqdSUkuwUFTdt61mnRdczJUypPybyofBD6FbL-2B6JJxBLHwWuPNnFack6hfRQrSycwyP5GbogJdSoweqN240Cnmsaib9JAdF7-2FUdNpuUuokcEW33itQtgtRcx73tJ7Ls0lGY6DhIJDS4mgUKoQK09L1nchnXo-3D\/wmQg\">RSVP\nHERE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What\ndo Dr. Cornel West, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, Marc Lamont Hill,\nand Phil Agnew all have in common? We\u2019ll be joined by leaders in\nthe Black community, including those mentioned above and Dr.\nBernadette Atuahene, Lauren Hood, Devita Davison, and Arthur Bowman.\nAnd local Black organizations\u2014that are fighting against systemic\nracism widened by COVID-19 and serving our families most in need\u2014will\njoin us, too, including Black Youth Project 100, Detroit Action,\nBrightmoor Food Alliance, and Operation Refuge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re\ncoming together in solidarity to highlight the disproportionate havoc\nCOVID-19 is wreaking on our Black communities. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\nin Wayne County, our communities with the largest Black\npopulations\u2014Highland Park, Redford Township, Ecorse, River Rouge\nand Romulus\u2014have roughly double the rate of infection as the rest\nof the county. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This\nis the same county that has a COVID fatality rate at 20%\u2014<em>more\nthan<\/em>\n<em>four\ntimes the Michigan state average. <\/em>And\nwithin Michigan overall, Black people make up 15% of the total\npopulation but 40% of the people who&#8217;ve died from COVID. <strong>This\nis outrageous, and we need to reflect on what&#8217;s going on and what we\ncan do about it.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sunday,\nMay 17<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>19.\nSunday, 10:30am \u2013 12:30pm (PT), U.S. Sanctions \u2013 The\nWeaponization of the Global Financial System<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zoom\nMeeting ID: 873 3950 1810 <br>Password: 795705<br>Join\nZoom meeting:\n<br><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/87339501810?pwd=cXJtNkwzYTBUUjI3eEphOW1BejZhZz09\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/87339501810?pwd=cXJtNkwzYTBUUjI3eEphOW1BejZhZz09<\/a>\n<br><br>Call in: +1 669-900-9128 <br>Look\nup int\u2019l numbers: <a href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/u\/kcOFhaNgyn\">https:\/\/zoom.us\/u\/kcOFhaNgyn<\/a>\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While\nwars have historically been fought with soldiers and guns, the sole\nsuperpower has realized its monopoly ability to wage financial war\nthrough sanctions and embargoes against its perceived enemies around\nthe world, such as Iran, North Korea, China, Cuba, Venezuela,\nNicaragua, Russia, Syria, Gaza, and many others. How and why does the\nUnited States alone exercise this extraterritorial power to such\ndevastating effect?\u200b\n<br><br>Dr. Sharat G. Lin has written and lectured on global\npolitical economy, public health, labor migration, social movements,\nand the arts of protest. He is with the San Jos\u00e9 Peace and Justice\nCenter and the Initiative for Equality. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Host:\nSunday\nMorning at the Marxist Library is sponsored by the Institute for the\nCritical Study of Society\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>20.\nSunday, 1:00pm, Safety First, Not Profit: Frontline Essential Workers\nSpeak Out!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zoom\n&amp; Phone<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>REGISTER\nHERE:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fmeeting%2Fregister%2FtZAkf--orzwjGNOuIDGLCR57lBK3KCTKiaYP%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1pT8wWpbvWLrOedDFsorXxCET4ASY2K1rF2akvzN3x8NaZ93sCInF0Uj0&amp;h=AT29KoR31OevybIi-2N2ZX2jju_d8MFfUGZocXdgzxqjuTJJHf709J03zgKzr9oFd04EwuSgbN2GnwXzGBYB-Jh5EvUUCYbBE_WuNHFeXXrbuEkVOTI59QS-VDGQWukHkQ\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tZAkf&#8211;orzwjGNOuIDGLCR57lBK3KCTKiaYP<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From\nhealthcare providers to grocery clerks, to utility workers, people\nstaffing essential services are being asked to sacrifice safety to\nreduce costs and protect profits. But there\u2019s more than enough\nwealth to provide the equipment, procedures, and distancing necessary\nto stop COVID-19 and all other workplace hazards.<br><br>Hear San\nFrancisco Water Department plumber Amy Gray-Schlink and Amazon-Whole\nFoods shopper Sam Rubin describe efforts to fight for worker\nprotections at their jobs, and what it will take to win. Add your\nexamples and ideas in the discussion that will follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Host:\nFreedom Socialist Party Bay Area &amp; New Valencia Hall<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/687933212006548\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/687933212006548\/<\/a>&nbsp;\nor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indybay.org\/newsitems\/2020\/05\/11\/18832988.php\">https:\/\/www.indybay.org\/newsitems\/2020\/05\/11\/18832988.php<\/a>\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Articles, Actions, Events Am not back posting on a regular basis. \u2013 Please post events on Indybay even if event is digital:https:\/\/www.indybay.org\/calendar\/?page_id=12 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Thank you to all who are \u2013 See Indybay for other events. ARTICLES: A. 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