{"id":18250,"date":"2021-04-06T13:09:41","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T20:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=18250"},"modified":"2021-04-06T13:11:51","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T20:11:51","slug":"articles-actions-petitions-special-appeal-for-us-political-prisoners-events-for-tue-4-6-sun-4-11-from-adrienne-fong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2021\/04\/06\/articles-actions-petitions-special-appeal-for-us-political-prisoners-events-for-tue-4-6-sun-4-11-from-adrienne-fong\/","title":{"rendered":"Articles ~ Actions \/ Petitions~ Special appeal for US political prisoners ~ Events for Tue. 4\/6 &#8211; Sun. 4\/11 (from Adrienne Fong)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Few events that might be of interest\u2026Am NOT back posting&nbsp;on a regular basis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>***<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>ASL interpretation<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Let me know if your event needs this service .<strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Please include<\/em><\/strong><em>&nbsp;<strong>Accessibility and ASL info in your events! And if your action is \u2018child friendly\u2019<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please post your actions on Indybay<\/strong>:<em>&nbsp;<\/em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indybay.org\/calendar\/?page_id=12\">https:\/\/www.indybay.org\/calendar\/?page_id=12<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>See Indybay &nbsp;for many other listings of events.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Note:&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><em>I have not listed any Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) an animal rights group that list a variety of events on Indybay, when listed the internet police block what I try sending out. Please check Indybay for their events<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Site for other Bay Area Events<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-funcheap\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"JbH1GE5Z9K\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sf.funcheap.com\/city-guide\/list-upcoming-black-lives-matter-protests-sf-bay-area\/\">Upcoming List of Bay Area Protests (April 3 &#8211; May 29)<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" src=\"https:\/\/sf.funcheap.com\/city-guide\/list-upcoming-black-lives-matter-protests-sf-bay-area\/embed\/#?secret=JbH1GE5Z9K\" data-secret=\"JbH1GE5Z9K\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Upcoming List of Bay Area Protests (April 3 &#8211; May 29)&#8221; &#8212; Funcheap\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ARTICLES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A. Unaccompanied Minors Sent to Contaminated Military Bases&nbsp;<\/strong><em>\u2013 April 5, 2021<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-consortiumnews\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"qcyVcfwLHq\"><a href=\"https:\/\/consortiumnews.com\/2021\/04\/05\/unaccompanied-minors-sent-to-contaminated-military-bases\/\">Unaccompanied Minors Sent to Contaminated Military Bases<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" src=\"https:\/\/consortiumnews.com\/2021\/04\/05\/unaccompanied-minors-sent-to-contaminated-military-bases\/embed\/#?secret=qcyVcfwLHq\" data-secret=\"qcyVcfwLHq\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Unaccompanied Minors Sent to Contaminated Military Bases&#8221; &#8212; Consortiumnews\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>B. Over objections of Dem Hawks, Biden agrees to indirect Talks with Iran in Vienna to return to the 2015 Nuclear Deal&nbsp;<\/strong><em>\u2013 April 3, 2021<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.juancole.com\/2021\/04\/objections-indirect-nuclear.html\">Over objections of Dem Hawks, Biden agrees to indirect Talks with Iran in Vienna to return to the 2015 Nuclear Deal (juancole.com)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>C. Biden administration lifts Trump sanctions on ICC officials<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>\u2013 April 2, 2021<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/news\/biden-administration-lifts-trump-sanctions-icc-officials?fbclid=IwAR1nm6xkoCX_6tSkipyeyry_5pXTAJ8jrPJzQJyobiWAsr6oZAz6nKc3q30\">Biden administration lifts Trump sanctions on ICC officials | Middle East Eye<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>D. Even as a White Helmets boss admits \u2018former\u2019 militant links, Canadian national media talks \u2018Russian disinfo\u2019&nbsp;<\/strong><em>\u2013 April 2, 2021<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/op-ed\/519996-white-helmets-canada-militants\/\">https:\/\/www.rt.com\/op-ed\/519996-white-helmets-canada-militants\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>E. Military Analyst Daniel Hale Jailed for Exposing Drone Killings to Public&nbsp;<\/strong><em>\u2013 April 1, 2021<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/accuracy.org\/release\/military-analyst-daniel-hale-jailed-for-exposing-drone-killings-to-public\/?fbclid=IwAR0scxmoNRnpViy9LNanhqBGjl5trKhZX6sOYn_dEVjebgRGOfHBbVoZ1UQ\">Military Analyst Daniel Hale Jailed for Exposing Drone Killings to Public &#8211; accuracy.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>See action # 5<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>F. India\u2019s farmers strike for their lives<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/socialism.com\/fs-article\/indias-farmers-strike-for-their-lives\/?utm_source=FSP+-+Bay+Area&amp;utm_campaign=75d89f13c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_09_26_07_27_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_fe79b4a482-75d89f13c8-53743049\">India\u2019s farmers strike for their lives &#8211; Freedom Socialist Party (socialism.com)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>See event # 10<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><br>G. Regarding The Farewell Of Romaine \u201cChip\u201d Fitzgerald&nbsp;<\/strong><em>\u2013 April 1, 2021<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indybay.org\/newsitems\/2021\/04\/01\/18841297.php\">https:\/\/www.indybay.org\/newsitems\/2021\/04\/01\/18841297.php<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;See \u201cSpecial appeal\u201d section<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>H. Dozens of SFPD officers quit before facing serious discipline. An \u2018informal\u2019 policy seeks to fix it.&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><em>3\/31\/21<\/em><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/missionlocal.org\/2021\/03\/dozens-of-sfpd-officers-quit-before-facing-serious-discipline-an-informal-policy-seeks-to-fix-it\/?fbclid=IwAR3Hf09UEwyujL6TFKuYKB1-Tk_CJHUA3SIEZ3piA66DVicvluXgBjC2skg\">Dozens of SFPD officers quit before facing serious discipline. An &#8216;informal&#8217; policy seeks to fix it. &#8211; Mission Local<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ACTIONS \/ PETITIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. President Biden: Support an arms embargo for Burma<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;SIGN:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/act.winwithoutwar.org\/act\/president-biden-support-arms-embargo-burma?source=em20210403&amp;t=6&amp;referring_akid=6892.294094.71oSrS&amp;fbclid=IwAR1CbrfcMJM51e4nSjQmOR13nk5ro-1MYJNGVu9QBEKDbnMkkyXeV47McRI\">President Biden: Support an arms embargo for Burma. | Win Without War<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. #SaveSheikhJarrah \u2013 Take Action \u2014 Sign our Petition to Members of Congress!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;SIGN:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/al-awda.org\/savesheikhjarrah-take-action-sign-our-petition-to-members-of-congress\/?fbclid=IwAR1rPUuWBax7cjjSvS0NfTd8tn_VNXuNdThyy5zyiYywMx_znvZBs7K9nT0\">#SaveSheikhJarrah \u2013 Take Action \u2014 Sign our Petition to Members of Congress! | Al-Awda: The Palestine Right to Return Coalition (al-awda.org)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Palestinians in Sheikh Jarrah, Jerusalem, are facing FORCED EVICTION by the Zionist occupation on 2 May.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3.&nbsp; Biden: End ALL weapons sales to Saudi Arabia &amp; the UAE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;SIGN:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/act.winwithoutwar.org\/act\/biden-end-all-weapon-sales-saudi-arabia-uae?source=em20210405&amp;t=9&amp;referring_akid=6894.294094.iY5rjW\">Biden: End ALL weapon sales to Saudi Arabia &amp; the UAE | Win Without War<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4. Sign The Petition to Drop All Charges Against Steven Donziger<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;SIGN:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/petitions\/drop-all-charges-against-steven-donziger\/?source=EM_C_210405petition_O_FD_4_NG_N_L2\">Sign The Petition to Drop All Charges Against Steven Donziger &#8211; Action Network<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Petition will be delivered on Monday, April 12<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>For almost 30 years, this father, human rights advocate, and attorney has been fighting for Indigenous people who were poisoned by Chevron\u2019s 16 billion gallons of toxic oil dumping in the Amazon. The oil company then strong-armed a US judge &amp; now he\u2019s under unconstitutional house arrest for over 600 days for protecting his sources &#8211; which he has a legal obligation to do &#8211; so they don\u2019t go after them, too. If this could happen to him, it could happen to you or anyone who dares to speak up<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5. Petition to Free Daniel Hale<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;SIGN:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/couragetoresist.org\/free-daniel-hale-petition\/\">https:\/\/couragetoresist.org\/free-daniel-hale-petition\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6. Tell FERC: Put people over polluters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;SIGN:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/action.foe.org\/page\/28124\/action\/1?ea.tracking.id=Email&amp;ea.url.id=808934&amp;forwarded=true\">FOE: Take Action<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>~&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><strong>Special Appeal:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Below are freedom campaign sites and recent articles for&nbsp; longtime US-held political prisoners. Ways to learn, donate, support, spread the word.&nbsp;Sundiata and Ruchell are in their 80s. FREE THEM ALL<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Special appreciation to Verbena for the info and for organizing this.<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sundiata Acoli &#8211;<\/strong>&nbsp;84 yrs old, in prison since 1973<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/campaigns.organizefor.org\/petitions\/bring-sundiata-home\">Petition to Bring Sundiata Home<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-real-news-network\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"AeFOu8GVRU\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therealnews.com\/bring-sundiata-home-the-case-for-freeing-elderly-political-prisoners\">&#8216;Bring Sundiata home&#8217;: The case for freeing elderly political prisoners<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" src=\"https:\/\/therealnews.com\/bring-sundiata-home-the-case-for-freeing-elderly-political-prisoners\/embed#?secret=AeFOu8GVRU\" data-secret=\"AeFOu8GVRU\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;&#8216;Bring Sundiata home&#8217;: The case for freeing elderly political prisoners&#8221; &#8212; The Real News Network\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-bring-sundiata-home\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"O0hczhYdQY\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sundiataacolifc.org\/\">Homepage<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" src=\"https:\/\/sundiataacolifc.org\/embed\/#?secret=O0hczhYdQY\" data-secret=\"O0hczhYdQY\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Homepage&#8221; &#8212; Bring Sundiata Home\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mumia&nbsp;Abu-Jamal &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong>66 yrs old, in prison since 1982&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/tom-wolf-pour-la-lib%C3%A9ration-de-mumia-abu-jamal\">Petition to PA Gov for Mumia&#8217;s Freedom<\/a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/campaigns.organizefor.org\/petitions\/to-da-krasner-stop-defending-mumia-abu-jamal-s-conviction\">Petition to Philly DA Krasner to Stop Defending Conviction of Mumia Abu-Jamal&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/prisonradio.org\/\">prisonradio.org<\/a>,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/jamaljournal.com\/\">jamaljournal.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ed Poindexter &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong>74 yrs old, in prison since 1971<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/nebraska-board-of-pardons-free-ed-poindexter-from-prison-now\">Petition to Free Ed Poindexter from Prison Now<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jamaljournal-politicalprisoners.blogspot.com\/2021\/04\/50-years-of-injustice-free-black.html\">https:\/\/jamaljournal-politicalprisoners.blogspot.com\/2021\/04\/50-years-of-injustice-free-black.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thejerichomovement.com\/news\/take-action-demand-freedom-political-prisoner-ed-poindexter\">https:\/\/thejerichomovement.com\/news\/take-action-demand-freedom-political-prisoner-ed-poindexter<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-4-urban\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"aN5Olq23UQ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/4urban.org\/community-engagement\">Community Engagement<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" src=\"https:\/\/4urban.org\/community-engagement\/embed#?secret=aN5Olq23UQ\" data-secret=\"aN5Olq23UQ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Community Engagement&#8221; &#8212; 4urban\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ruchell &#8220;Cinque&#8221; Magee &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong>82 yrs old, in prison since 1962<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/pardon-ruchell-cinque-magee\">Petition:&nbsp;Pardon Ruchell &#8220;Cinque&#8221; Magee<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeruchellmagee.org\">https:\/\/www.freeruchellmagee.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Mutulu Shakur &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong>70 yrs old, in prison since 1986<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-wordpress\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"gmeYX1plRg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mutulushakur.com\/\">Home<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" src=\"https:\/\/mutulushakur.com\/embed\/#?secret=gmeYX1plRg\" data-secret=\"gmeYX1plRg\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Home&#8221; &#8212; \" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ua-m7AANkQ4\">film Dope is Death<\/a>&nbsp;+&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dopeisdeath.com\/\">podcast<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Veronza Bowers &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong>75 yrs old, in prison since 1973&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-san-francisco-bay-view\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"XcspRGt37v\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sfbayview.com\/2019\/12\/veronza-bowers-in-search-of-a-sound-lessons-from-bamboo\/\">Veronza Bowers: In search of a sound \u2013 lessons from bamboo<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" src=\"https:\/\/sfbayview.com\/2019\/12\/veronza-bowers-in-search-of-a-sound-lessons-from-bamboo\/embed\/#?secret=XcspRGt37v\" data-secret=\"XcspRGt37v\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Veronza Bowers: In search of a sound \u2013 lessons from bamboo&#8221; &#8212; San Francisco Bay View\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.veronza.org\/home.html\">http:\/\/www.veronza.org\/home.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Leonard Peltier &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong>76 yrs old, in prison since 1976<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ipetitions.com\/petition\/Pine_Ridge\/\">Petition for&nbsp;<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ipetitions.com\/petition\/Pine_Ridge\/\">Congressional Hearings on COINTELPRO and the Pine Ridge &#8220;Reign of Terror&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-international-leonard-peltier-defense-committee\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"1RDYEBwnmN\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whoisleonardpeltier.info\/\">Home<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whoisleonardpeltier.info\/embed\/#?secret=1RDYEBwnmN\" data-secret=\"1RDYEBwnmN\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Home&#8221; &#8212; International Leonard Peltier Defense Committee\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Xintachtli&nbsp;(Alvaro Luna Hernandez)<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; 68 yrs old, in prison since 1996<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-san-francisco-bay-view\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"R8ooCVb2sH\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sfbayview.com\/2021\/03\/chicano-political-prisoner-xinachtli-calls-on-all-freedom-fighters-liberation-movement-organizations-to-unite-to-build-the-national-united-front-prison-lives-matter-movement\/\">Chicano political prisoner Xinachtli calls on all freedom fighters, liberation-movement organizations to unite to build the National United Front Prison Lives Matter movement<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" src=\"https:\/\/sfbayview.com\/2021\/03\/chicano-political-prisoner-xinachtli-calls-on-all-freedom-fighters-liberation-movement-organizations-to-unite-to-build-the-national-united-front-prison-lives-matter-movement\/embed\/#?secret=R8ooCVb2sH\" data-secret=\"R8ooCVb2sH\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Chicano political prisoner Xinachtli calls on all freedom fighters, liberation-movement organizations to unite to build the National United Front Prison Lives Matter movement&#8221; &#8212; San Francisco Bay View\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-freealvaro-net\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"eU9lapniwp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/freealvaro.net\/\">Callout for Xinachtli&#8217;s parole letters<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" src=\"https:\/\/freealvaro.net\/embed\/#?secret=eU9lapniwp\" data-secret=\"eU9lapniwp\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Callout for Xinachtli&#8217;s parole letters&#8221; &#8212; freealvaro.net\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Imam Jamil Al-Amin (formerly H. Rap Brown)&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8211; 77 years old, in prison since 2000&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/fulton-county-district-attorney-paul-howard-new-trial-for-imam-jamil-al-amin-fka-h-rap-brown\">Petition for New Trial for Imam Jamil Al-Amin<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-san-francisco-bay-view\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"nwkJo44Zmv\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sfbayview.com\/2014\/06\/free-imam-jamil-al-amin-his-wife-attorney-karima-al-amin-tells-of-the-us-47-year-campaign-to-silence-h-rap-brown\/\">Free Imam Jamil Al-Amin! His wife, attorney Karima Al-Amin, tells of the US\u2019 47-year campaign to silence H. Rap Brown<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" src=\"https:\/\/sfbayview.com\/2014\/06\/free-imam-jamil-al-amin-his-wife-attorney-karima-al-amin-tells-of-the-us-47-year-campaign-to-silence-h-rap-brown\/embed\/#?secret=nwkJo44Zmv\" data-secret=\"nwkJo44Zmv\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Free Imam Jamil Al-Amin! His wife, attorney Karima Al-Amin, tells of the US\u2019 47-year campaign to silence H. Rap Brown&#8221; &#8212; San Francisco Bay View\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/whathappened2rap.com\">https:\/\/whathappened2rap.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Russell Maroon Shoatz<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; 77 yrs old, in prison since 1972 (with two escapes) &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-link is-provider-free-russell-maroon-shoatz\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellmaroonshoats.wordpress.com\/about\/\">About<\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>~&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><strong>EVENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tuesday, April 6 \u2013 Sunday, April 11<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tuesday, April 6<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Tuesday, 3:00pm (PT); 6:00pm (ET),&nbsp;Digital Dragnet &#8211; How the Surveillance State is Spying On You<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Register:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.everyaction.com\/rJ0heTzylk-YBx64x4e7yA2\">Digital Dragnet &#8211; How the Surveillance State is Spying On You (everyaction.com)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;APTP co-founder Cat Brooks will be speaking at&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/antipoliceterrorproject.us18.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=86c28eafe8b87b74d7e695df0&amp;id=1a18696802&amp;e=0129c65b20\">Mijente<\/a>&#8216;s digital town hall with Representative Ilhan Omar on tech surveillance, the Department of Homeland Security, and how the federal government\u2019s surveillance machinery is being turned against activists, immigrants, protesters, and the rest of us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mijente has been leading the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/notechforice.com\/\">No Tech for ICE<\/a>&nbsp;campaign since 2018, primarily organizing against tech companies that provide technology to ICE and CBP that enables deportations and border enforcement. We&#8217;ve worked with dozens of immigrant and civil rights groups, academics, students, shareholders, and lawmakers on different parts of the campaign, targeting the corporate ties to immigration enforcement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, with President Joe Biden elected, we know the administration has inherited a sweeping surveillance state that has strong bipartisan support. Top Democrats have spoken of their support for a \u201cvirtual wall\u201d on the border and have routinely expanded the surveillance technologies available to ICE, CBP, the police, and various law enforcement agencies. Contracts with companies like Palantir have been renewed under the Biden administration, continuing to supercharge agencies like ICE in their mission to deport every undocumented person in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Tuesday, 4:00pm -5:30pm, Art and Imagination Inside Prisons: Making, Learning &amp; Teaching Art Behind Bars<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Online<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RSVP:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/art-and-imagination-inside-prisons-tickets-144030060789\">Art and Imagination Inside Prisons Tickets, Tue, Apr 6, 2021 at 6:00 PM | Eventbrite<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This conversation will explore art-making inside the prison industrial complex as a practice of freedom by incarcerated artists. Panelists will discuss artworks crafted behind the prison wall and the creative processes involved in making, learning, and teaching art behind bars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the second event in a three-part series. We encourage you to register for&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/144026129029\">Art as Transformation: Music and Drama for Incarcerated Youth (3\/30)<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/144031462983\">Freedom-Making in an Age of Mass Incarceration (4\/13)<\/a>&nbsp;as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This series is a prelude to&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitesnakeprojects.org\/productions\/death-by-life\/\"><em>Death By Life<\/em><\/a>, a virtual opera presented by White Snake Projects, which explores the intersection of systemic racism and mass incarceration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Featured Artists:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Carole Alden<\/strong>, architectural crochet artist<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Renaldo Hudson<\/strong>, visual artist<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Michelle Daniel (Jones)<\/strong>, multimedia artist and New York University doctoral student<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jesse Krimes<\/strong>, visual artist<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Damon Locks<\/strong>, teaching artist with the Prison + Neighborhood Arts\/Education Project<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moderator:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Alice Kim<\/strong>, Director of Human Rights Practice, Pozen Center Human Rights Lab<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Host: Human Rights Lab and White Snake Projects<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indybay.org\/newsitems\/2021\/03\/24\/18841041.php\">Art and Imagination Inside Prisons: Making, Learning, &amp; Teaching Art Behind Bars : Indybay<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wednesday, April 7<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. Wednesday, 10:00am \u2013 11:00am,&nbsp;5 year commemoration of the Life of Luis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luis\u2019s Altar<br>Shotwell (nr 19<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;Street)<br>SF<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wednesday will mark 5 years since Luis&#8217;s life was unjustly stolen by SFPD police violence. We invite community members to help set the altar, and meet with family to commemorate the life of Luis G\u00f3ngora Pat on April 7th at 10am.&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.justice4luis.org\/?fbclid=IwAR35MxTXkQXzhnmKAuzSZbVXOB7qQTQfnH6XwuXOoWn24_VAY7EiOAormHs\">www.justice4luis.org<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1260197811043540\/\">5 year commemoration of the Life of Luis | Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4. Wednesday, 5:00pm, Aunt Lute and POC United presents the Panel: Creating Our Own \u2018Table\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Free Online register:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/aunt-lute-x-poc-united-presents-the-panel-creating-our-own-table-tickets-133253297199\">Aunt Lute x POC United Presents the Panel: Creating Our Own &#8220;Table&#8221; Tickets, Wed, Apr 7, 2021 at 5:00 PM | Eventbrite<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This panel will explore how writers of color are creating their own paths to book distribution, community- and audience-building.<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many marginalized writers celebrate the moment that they receive \u201ca seat at the table,\u201d and this is quite often their goal. Yet, others of us believe that having a seat at the table is another way of waiting to be included or invited to attend, thereby still centering whiteness. This panel will focus on writers of color who are creating their own tables<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tongo Eisen-Martin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Originally from San Francisco, Tongo Eisen&nbsp;was recently named San Francisco&#8217;s eighth poet laureate and is a movement worker and educator who has organized against mass incarceration and extra-judicial killing of Black people throughout the United States. He is launching Black Freighter Press, a platform for building movement culture and supporting Black literary arts, with a specific focus on incarcerated poets, Bay Area poets of color, and Black women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tara Betts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tara Betts is the author of the poetry collections Break the Habit, Arc &amp; Hue, and the forthcoming Refuse to Disappear.&nbsp;Aside from coediting several anthologies, Tara is Poetry Editor at The Langston Hughes Review and the Lit Editor at Newcity. She is currently working on establishing The Whirlwind Learning Center on Chicago&#8217;s South Side as a space for arts education, community space, and cultural programming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Neelanjana Banerjee<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Neelanjana Banerjee&#8217;s writing has appeared in Prairie Schooner, PANK Magazine, Virginia Quarterly Review, World Literature Today and many other places.&nbsp;She is the Managing Editor of Kaya Press, an independent press dedicated to Asian Pacific American and Asian Diasporic literature. She teaches writing and literature classes at UCLA and Loyola Marymount University. She lives in Los Angeles, and is at work on a novel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indybay.org\/newsitems\/2021\/03\/10\/18840668.php\">Aunt Lute and POC United presents the Panel: Creating Our Own &#8216;Table&#8217; : Indybay<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5. Wednesday, 5:30pm \u2013 7:00pm, Demand that CCSF rescind faculty layoffs and expand job training programs!&nbsp;<\/strong><em>(Rally)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CCSF Wellness Center<br>800 Ocean Ave.<br>SF<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join SLASH (SF League Against Systemic Harm) at our rally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The City College of San Francisco administration has sent out lay-off notices to 163 full time faculty members, claiming a budget shortfall. However, there are funds available to maintain programs and staffing as they are currently. The threatened cuts are really about downsizing the college during a period when working people need<br>education and job retraining to recover from the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rally will feature CCSF faculty, students, graduates and community members who will share their experiences about the importance of the college and demand that the layoffs be canceled and that job training programs, community-based courses, and academic equity initiatives be expanded. All are welcome to voice their concerns at<br>an open mic after the scheduled speakers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indybay.org\/newsitems\/2021\/04\/05\/18841404.php\">Rally to Rescind CCSF Faculty Layoff Notices &amp; Expand Job Training Programs : Indybay<\/a>&nbsp; and&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/835627273828519\">Rally to Rescind CCSF Faculty Layoff Notices &amp; Expand Job Training Programs | Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Board of Trustees&#8217; Budget and Audit Committee will be meeting on Thursday, April 8 at 11am<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Link to the board meeting and instructions on signing up for the public comment:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/eepurl.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=1df2f51e18d817919a1845ecf&amp;id=d391adaed7&amp;e=6c8e688d21\">Sign up to speak at public comment<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everyone is&nbsp;encouraged to speak during the public comment to let the committee know that you are opposed to the layoffs and<br>program cuts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thursday, April 8<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6. Thursday, 1:00pm,&nbsp;Honoring Revolutionary Poverty Skola Shero Ancestors<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On\/Off facebook<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ancestor Forest at Homefulness-honors 3 powerFULL Revolutionary Poverty \/Disability Shero Ancestors with a humble a tree planting and prayer bringing ceremony<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kiilu Nyasha, is a revolutionary journalist, Black Panther, Organizer, Poverty \/Disability Skola and Mentor to POOR Magazine who transitioned on her spirit journey April 18, 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barbara Brust, is a Poverty \/Disability Skola, warrior shero in the Come-Unity and founder of Consider the Homeless in Berkeley, transitioned on her spirit journey Feb 21, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Geraldine Ambrose, a domestic worker, a gentrifUKation victim, poverty disability skola, mama of 3 and grandmomma of so many, who cleaned the toilets and washed the clothes of wealth-hoarders in SF only to be evicted from her home of 40 years to homelessness in Sacramento<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us in a humble prayer and tree-planting ceremony for these warrior ancestors at the sacred Ohlone\/Lisjan land us landless, houseless, indigenous peoples call&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/homefulness?__eep__=6&amp;__cft__%5b0%5d=AZXarikcIPa60cdU5Bz9DserBXGTIedqEIE03Lxks7rEGKV86_ezaoVjj589RUZyfzOyvOQWkRYffDZ-89P7Ylg-tJR9cc20_AGvOVqBEhqlb5IxLkkMLN2asaKUSNxXxrc&amp;__tn__=q\"><strong>#Homefulness<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><br><\/strong>Host: POOR Magazine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/2877260669212034\">(1) Honoring Revolutionary Poverty Skola Shero Ancestors | Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>7. Thursday, 6:00pm<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>\u2013 7:00pm, \u201cBuild Bridges, Not Walls\u201d: New Book Talk w \/ Journalist &amp; Activist Todd Miller<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Free \u2013 online<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Register:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/todd-miller-in-conversation-with-nick-estes-tickets-142193910815\">Todd Miller in conversation with Nick Estes Tickets, Thu, Apr 8, 2021 at 6:00 PM | Eventbrite<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In personal stories from twenty years of activism and reporting, an award-winning journalist calls on readers to imagine a world without borders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Todd Miller has been reporting from international border zones for over twenty-five years. In Build Bridges, Not Walls, he invites readers to join him on a journey that begins with the most basic of questions: What happens to our collective humanity when the impulse to help one another is criminalized?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A series of encounters\u2014with climate refugees, members of indigenous communities, border authorities, scholars, visionaries, and the shape-shifting imagination of his four-year-old son\u2014provokes reflections on the ways in which nation-states create the very problems that drive immigration, and how the abolition of borders could make the world a more sustainable, habitable place for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Is it possible to create a borderless world? How could it emerge, and how might it be better equipped to solve the global emergencies threatening our collective survival? Build Bridges, Not Walls is an inspiring, impassioned call to envision\u2014and work toward\u2014a bold new reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Host: City Lights Booksellers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indybay.org\/newsitems\/2021\/03\/22\/18840995.php\">&#8220;Build Bridges, Not Walls&#8221;: New Book Talk w\/ Journalist &amp; Activist Todd Miller : Indybay<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Friday, April 9<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>8. Friday, 10:00am \u2013 12Noon, Wells Fargo: Protect Future Generations Defund Line 4 &amp; Fossil Fuels!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wells Fargo World Headquarters<br>420 Montgomery St. (between California &amp; Sacramento Sts)<br>San Francisco<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10:00am \u2013 12:Noon \u2013 Street Mural &amp; Music<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12:30pm \u2013 March to Black Rock<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>STREET MURAL ACTION: Help paint a giant street mural as community groups will paint circle murals of solutions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PROTECT NEXT GENERATIONS SIGN PROJECT: Rows of (distanced) people vigiling will line the street, holding signs with the faces of the next generation in their lives (kids, grand kids, nieces\/nephews, siblings, relatives, friends, yourself&#8230;). Bring a photo of a young person\/s in your life (8 12\/x11 landscape\/horizontal format) and we will have screen printed DEFUND LINE 3 &amp; FOSSIL FUELS\/PROTECT FUTURE GENERATIONS posters (and tape\/glue to attach it).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MARCH TO BLACKROCK: BlackRock owns a big part of Wells&#8211;and must vote fire Wells Board Chair if they are to walk their climate talk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WHY:<br>WELLS FARGO: Wells Fargo has been the world\u2019s third largest financier of fossil fuels over the last five years, with $223 billion in lending and underwriting over 2016-20. It is the world\u2019s leading funder of fracked oil and gas.We Call on all Wells shareholders to Fire Board Chairman Charles Noski; Help us urge city, county, state state pensions and retirement funds, endowments of universities and cultural institutions, foundations, etc to protect future generations by voting Noski out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/defundline3?__eep__=6&amp;__cft__%5b0%5d=AZWGxS0srBF-S00BjJ8JO1EwyJbORAMjFOZql0q21OvwBN-3KrxTG8IOV0DBYiU4IqC3q0IQSoA60LZlR3-HlDDxwp5Y_ymkvsCWInRweEp1ZY9gP8xwAYqoyctWyiPM-mw&amp;__tn__=q\"><strong>#DEFUNDLINE3<\/strong><\/a>: Because Stopping This Pipeline is a Matter of Justice<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe fight to stop the Line 3 tar sands pipeline is about justice for the land. It\u2019s about justice for the water. Justice for Anishinaabe people whose culture and way of life it threatens. Justice for people all over the world who are being impacted by the climate crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hosts: East Point Peace Academy, DIRT, Extinction Rebellion SF Bay Area, Idle No More SF Bay, 1000 Grandmothers Bay Area<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/282846953288589\">(17) WELLS FARGO: PROTECT FUTURE GENERATIONS DEFUND LINE 3 &amp; FOSSIL FUELS! | Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>9. Friday, 1:00pm \u2013 2:00pm, Shut Down the Police Officers Association<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SF Police Officers Association<br>800 Bryant St. (at 6<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;St.)<br>SF<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wear masks; social distancing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RESIST with Mothers on the March, Black and Brown for Justice, Peace and Equality, Family\u2019s who loved ones have been killed by SFPD, and Community<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &#8211; Demand the San Francisco Police Officers Association be Shut Down!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &#8211; The SF Police Officers Association Be Declared a Non Grata Organization<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &#8211; Demand the Police Officers Bill of Rights be Abolished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &#8211; Jail Killer Cops \u2013 we want killer cops to be charged with murder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &#8211; Abolish the Police<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Saturday, April 10<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>10. Saturday, 10:30am \u2013 2:00pm, March on Golden Gate Bridge&nbsp;<em>(Support of Farmers in India)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meet Location: Crissy Field &#8211; 1989 Long Ave. San Francisco, California 94129<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Where to park:<br>Main Parking (Lot 8): West Bluff Picnic Area<br>Overflow Parking (Lot 9): Fort Point<br>Senior\/Handicap Parking (Lot 6): Welcome Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022Starting point for the march will be at West Bluff Picnic Area<br>\u2022March will begin promptly at 11:15am, come early to find parking<br>\u2022Please wear comfortable shoes and clothes (anticipate windy conditions)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>\u2022Mask &amp; social distancing are mandatory at all times<br>\u2022Public restrooms available at all lots<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please join us for an iconic march on the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge in solidarity with the Indian Farmers. Farmers have been on the borders leading into Delhi for over 120+ days. With over 300+ deaths so far, the Indian government has yet to acknowledge the injustice towards its own citizens. The purpose of this march is to raise awareness for the farmers as they protest to have the 3 new farm bills repealed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For any questions or concerns please email us at&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:bayareakisaanmovement@gmail.com\">bayareakisaanmovement@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/kisaanmajdoorektazindabad?__eep__=6&amp;__cft__%5b0%5d=AZWXKKokWb9X-dOsbGRpSAnq4sDSNRpv0iC0CKPqJABPml0nlgRVEL6hf-D-SPlWniDULSdNURG0EvtmmV3XX9BsXJ-0OwDFyKu_1jUFgF8jY_T7GZF3Zfw4nq1xqVd_jDc&amp;__tn__=q\">#kisaanmajdoorektazindabad<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/nofarmersnofood?__eep__=6&amp;__cft__%5b0%5d=AZWXKKokWb9X-dOsbGRpSAnq4sDSNRpv0iC0CKPqJABPml0nlgRVEL6hf-D-SPlWniDULSdNURG0EvtmmV3XX9BsXJ-0OwDFyKu_1jUFgF8jY_T7GZF3Zfw4nq1xqVd_jDc&amp;__tn__=q\">#nofarmersnofood<\/a>&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/farmersprotest?__eep__=6&amp;__cft__%5b0%5d=AZWXKKokWb9X-dOsbGRpSAnq4sDSNRpv0iC0CKPqJABPml0nlgRVEL6hf-D-SPlWniDULSdNURG0EvtmmV3XX9BsXJ-0OwDFyKu_1jUFgF8jY_T7GZF3Zfw4nq1xqVd_jDc&amp;__tn__=q\">#farmersprotest<\/a>&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/sanfrancisco?__eep__=6&amp;__cft__%5b0%5d=AZWXKKokWb9X-dOsbGRpSAnq4sDSNRpv0iC0CKPqJABPml0nlgRVEL6hf-D-SPlWniDULSdNURG0EvtmmV3XX9BsXJ-0OwDFyKu_1jUFgF8jY_T7GZF3Zfw4nq1xqVd_jDc&amp;__tn__=q\">#sanfrancisco<\/a>&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/bayarea?__eep__=6&amp;__cft__%5b0%5d=AZWXKKokWb9X-dOsbGRpSAnq4sDSNRpv0iC0CKPqJABPml0nlgRVEL6hf-D-SPlWniDULSdNURG0EvtmmV3XX9BsXJ-0OwDFyKu_1jUFgF8jY_T7GZF3Zfw4nq1xqVd_jDc&amp;__tn__=q\">#bayarea<\/a>&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/goldengatebridge?__eep__=6&amp;__cft__%5b0%5d=AZWXKKokWb9X-dOsbGRpSAnq4sDSNRpv0iC0CKPqJABPml0nlgRVEL6hf-D-SPlWniDULSdNURG0EvtmmV3XX9BsXJ-0OwDFyKu_1jUFgF8jY_T7GZF3Zfw4nq1xqVd_jDc&amp;__tn__=q\">#goldengatebridge<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/787440045213626\/\">MARCH ON GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE | Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>11. Saturday, 1:00pm \u2013 3:00p,&nbsp;Public Safety in the Mission<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mission Dolores Park<br>19<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;&amp; Dolores Streets<br>SF<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RSVP here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*ASL interpretation available upon request.*<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(This event is for our neighbors in the Mission, but all are welcome.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us on Saturday for a community rally to discuss how to achieve public safety for all, without police! Meet several organizations from our neighborhood, hear about their work, and learn how to continue these conversations about defunding the police with our friends and neighbors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;We&#8217;ll also have take-what-you-need supplies (clothing, menstrual items, etc.) available!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Host: Defund SFPD Now<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/466814911187183\">(4) Public Safety in the Mission | Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sunday, April 11<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>12. Sunday, 1:00pm, March to Save CCSF&nbsp;<\/strong><em>(Student led)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10:00am \u2013 11:30am \u2013 morning ZOOM component<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp; RSVP for the Zoom!&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/linktr.ee\/CCSFStudentCoalition?fbclid=IwAR1II6KEH0UohbQgKT-BZ3_Ku1HevOeKtG5tMZrkIKWZgJ6sLpadRS-zd0g\">linktr.ee\/CCSFStudentCoalition<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1:00pm Meet at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>24<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;&amp; Mission Sts.<br>SF<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WE\u2019RE MARCHING. From 24th &amp; Mission BART to Dolores Park. March will be livestreamed via Instagram<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We want to KEEP our faculty and staff, ALONGSIDE:<br><br>&nbsp;ETHNIC STUDIES: African American Studies will get cut by 33%; Philippine Studies Department, the ONLY department in the nation, may close.<br>&nbsp;IMMIGRANT &amp; INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: ESL classes are getting slashed, potentially losing up to 53% of faculty.<br>&nbsp;LGBT STUDIES: if this faculty gets laid off, certain classes will get cut affecting programs &amp; the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/sexualhealtheducatorcertificate?__eep__=6&amp;__cft__%5b0%5d=AZXCm-M_aiwsCctYDxYXWxzkUSlRHcCJtBQCav0h0DbYSx0lNvFRq07AEm1PafqwP7-mu8J91ij9xtIgCzhYOKWEZTQb_OdcZzVE1Ju2OpRpR-ilH6RxFqG480vp7i6nQyU&amp;__tn__=q\"><strong>#SexualHealthEducatorCertificate<\/strong><\/a>.<br>&nbsp;DISABILITY RIGHTS: Students with disabilities, and DSPS staff\/faculty are outraged that the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/dsps?__eep__=6&amp;__cft__%5b0%5d=AZXCm-M_aiwsCctYDxYXWxzkUSlRHcCJtBQCav0h0DbYSx0lNvFRq07AEm1PafqwP7-mu8J91ij9xtIgCzhYOKWEZTQb_OdcZzVE1Ju2OpRpR-ilH6RxFqG480vp7i6nQyU&amp;__tn__=q\"><strong>#DSPS<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;program may get cut by 40%!!<br>ENDING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND ALL GENDERS: Our ONLY self defense class got cut, our Women&#8217;s and Gender Studies<br>faculty got pink slips with classes and programs like Project SURVIVE<br>threatened.<br>&nbsp;HEALTH EDUCATION: during this pandemic, nursing &amp; child development students want to protect their education!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Host:&nbsp;&nbsp; CCSF Collective and PUSO CCSF<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/280751330169680?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A%5b%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22search_results%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22search%22%7D%5d%7D\">(2) March to Save CCSF! | Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>13. Sunday, 3:00pm \u2013 4:00pm, SF Rally \u2013 Stop the Nukes and Japan Olympics<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In person<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>San Francisco Japanese Consulate<br>275 Battery St. (nr. California St.)<br>SF<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Masks \/ physical distancing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite a world pandemic including in Japan, the Suga Japanese government is going ahead with the Olympics which will also be held in radioactive contaminated Fukushima.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Japanese government is also proposing to dump over a million tons of radioactive water into the Pacifica because the melted nuclear rods in the broken reactors continue to leak and must be cooled by water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nuclear clean-up workers including workers from overseas and other workers continue to get contaminated with no proper health and safety education and tens of thousands of bags of radioactive waste continue to remain scattered throughout the prefecture with no place to go. &nbsp;The government is also seeking to spread the contaminated waste throughout Japan in road construction and other projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The criminal negligence of having the Olympics under these circumstances with a full blown pandemic and a three leaking nuclear reactors is a sign of insanity and a danger to not only &nbsp;Japan but the world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No Nukes Action asks you to join us to demand the cancellation of the Olympics, the halt to re-opening Japan\u2019s &nbsp;nuclear plants and defense of the Fukushima people. We oppose as well the militarization of Asia including the development of the new Haneko base in Okinawa. The residents continued to be terrorized by US military jets and helicopters. The US is even training with these aircraft in the center of Tokyo despite the great dangers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indybay.org\/newsitems\/2021\/04\/05\/18841408.php\">SF Rally At Japan Consulate: Stop The Nukes &amp; Japan Olympics : Indybay<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Few events that might be of interest\u2026Am NOT back posting&nbsp;on a regular basis ***&nbsp;ASL interpretation&nbsp;\u2013 Let me know if your event needs this service .*** Please include&nbsp;Accessibility and ASL info in your events! 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