By Adrienne Fong
Am not back posting on a regular basis.
See list of Calendar of Events on Palestine from AROC: https://www.araborganizing.org/events/
If your post is about Palestine you can also list your action on the AROC calendar
There are many events listed on Indybay that might be of interest to you (many actions re Palestine in the South, North & East Bays and beyond the bay area)
Please post your actions on Indybay: https://www.indybay.org/calendar/?page_id=12
See Indybay for other listings of events
Many groups are now posting on INSTAGRAM
ARTICLES
A. Displaced Palestinians wait for aid amid the rubble of Gaza’s destruction – February 14, 2025
Displaced Palestinians wait for aid amid the rubble of Gaza’s destruction | Gaza News | Al Jazeera
B. Rights groups sue Trump administration over migrants transferred to Guantanamo – February 14, 2025
Rights groups sue Trump administration over migrants transferred to Guantanamo | Middle East Eye
C. SF’s new public health chief worked on opioid marketing at McKinsey – February 14, 2025
New SF health chief helped market opioid for McKinsey
D. PG&E reports profit of more than $2 billion for 2024 February 13, 2025
PG&E profits hop higher for full year but droop in final three months
E. Israeli raid on West Bank and other news on ceasefire day 26, with Nora Barrows-Friedman – February 13, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV3so-Pl2fQ
F. South Africa won’t withdraw genocide case against Israel after Trump threatens to cut off aid – February 12, 2025
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2025/02/12/742680/South-Africa-genocide-case-ICJ-Israel-Gaza-Trump-freezing-aid-white-farmers
G. Israel builds nine military bases, infrastructure in Syria – February 12, 2025
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250212-israel-builds-nine-military-bases-infrastructure-in-syria/
H. Performer raised Palestine & Sudan flags during US Super Bowl’s half-time show – February 11
I. Full board will hear Lurie’s attempt to fire pro-reform police commissioner – February 6
Full board will hear Lurie’s attempt to fire pro-reform police commissioner – 48 hills
SF Board of Supervisors will Feb. 25, when the Board of Supes will hold a Committee of the Whole meeting to consider the mayor’s request
3 PETITIONS:
1. Stop Trump’s Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza
Sign: AROC Action
2. Block Trump’s weapons sales to Netanyahu!
Sign: Block Trump’s weapons sales to Netanyahu! | Demand Progress
Petition to the U.S. Senate:
We urge you to support the introduction of joint resolutions of disapproval to stop the latest $8 billion weapons sale to Israel.
3. Tell Your Senators: Stop this hostile takeover!
Sign: Tell Your Senators: Stop this hostile takeover!
EVENTS/ACTIONS
Saturday, February 15 – Sunday, February 23
Saturday, February 15
(Chinese New Year parade- SF)
MUNI is FREE for this weekend
1. Saturday, 1:00pm, BAY AREA EMERGENCY ACTION STAND AGAINST TRUMP’S ETHNIC CLEANSING! JORDAN AND EGYPT, REJECT THE PLAN!
Powell Street BART Plaza
Powell St & Market St.
SF
In a press conference with Jordan’s King Abdullah Il, Donald Trump announced his intentions in plain and unequivocal terms: “We’re going to take it,” he said of Gaza. “We’re going to hold it.”
While Trump threatens “all hell” breaking out on Saturday at noon in his attempt to sabotage the ceasefire agreement, Israel continues to violate every provision of the agreement, as Trump threatens the Jordanian and Egyptian governments to get them to betray the will of their own people in allowing the forcible ethnic cleansing of Gaza.
The ceasefire violations and the looming threats of forcible expulsion and a return to war cannot go unchallenged. We must come together to refuse the continuation of these war crimes with our tax dollars and in our names. Our movement is at a crucial juncture, and we must take to the streets like never before.
Join in the call for an international day of action February 15, where we will take a stand against Trump’s plan for the ethnic cleansing of Gaza, and demand Jordan and Egypt do not give in to Trump’s treacherous plan.
Host: Bay Area Palestinian Youth Movement
Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/DF_u-mWJIxf/?img_index=1
2. Saturday, 3:00pm – 5:00pm, The Cuban Five Victory—Its Significance Ten Years Later
Eric Quezada Center for Culture & Politics
518 Valencia St.
SF
The Cuban Five – Gerardo Hernández, Antonio Guerrero, Ramón Labañino, Fernando González, and René González – were unjustly imprisoned by the U.S. in 1998 for trying to prevent terrorist attacks against Cuba. The last three members of the Cuban Five were released on December 17, 2014.
Watch excerpts from the film Will the Real Terrorist Please Stand Up, hear speakers from the campaign to Free the Five and activists who recently traveled to Cuba, and discuss what we can learn from this victory for Cuba solidarity work today and movements to free political prisoners!
Info: The Cuban Five Victory—Its Significance Ten Years Later : Indybay
Sunday, February 16
3. Sunday, 1:00pm – 3:00pm, 2025 Bay Area Day of Remembrance: Carrying the Light for Justice
AMC Kabuki 8 Theaters
1881 Post Street San Francisco, CA 94115
It will be followed by a candlelight procession through the streets of Japantown to a reception at JCCCNC, 1840 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
Tickets: suggested donation $10. 2025 Bay Area Day of Remembrance: Carrying the Light for Justice Tickets, Sun, Feb 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM | Eventbrite
Join us on Sunday, February 16th, from 1 to 3 PM to commemorate the signing of Executive Order 9066 and unite our Bay Area community against mass detention and deportation. The event will feature keynote speaker Mike Ishii, Executive Director of Tsuru for Solidarity, and will honor Dr. Satsuki Ina as this year’s Clifford I. Uyeda Awardee.
Info: Facebook (from Tsuru for Solidarity
Monday, February 17
President’s Day
Many listings of actions on Indybay
4. Monday, 11:00am – 3:00pm, Protest Trump/MAGA Fascism!
Multiple locations:
PROTEST & MARCH
Fruitvale Plaza, Oakland
Gather at 11:00am, march at 12:00pm to Lake Merritt
RISE TOGETHER RIDEOUT
3000 East 9th Street (parking lot)
Old schools, bikes and trucks: gather at 11:00am, rideout at 12:00pm and join the march to Lake Merritt
Contact for details and participation: @plrbayarea
ANTI-FASCIST FREE SPEECH ZONE
Lake Merritt at the columns
Culture, community, & information booths
Contact for details and participation: @revolutionbksb
Host: @revcomcorps_bay and @plrbayarea
Info: Protest Trump/MAGA Fascism! : Indybay
5. Monday, 12Noon – 2:00pm, National Day of Protest: Reject Musk & Trump’s illegal power grab of the U.S. government
Tesla
999 Van Ness Ave.
San Francisco
The Bay Area has long known who Elon Musk truly is, and his new venture, his foray into fascism, needs to be stopped. Join us for a nonviolent rally and sign holding meetup outside of the San Francisco Tesla showroom to let the entire city know that supporting Elon Musk is bad for democracy, and to remind our entire community that his dangerous actions won’t be tolerated.
This is a peaceful action. We will not enter the business, nor stop people from entering or exiting the property. No violence or threats against anyone will be tolerated. Tesla dealerships are owned by the company, so we are not impacting a small business.
Info: National Day of Protest: Reject Musk & Trump’s illegal power grab of the U.S. government : Indybay
Tuesday, February 18
6. Tuesday, 12Noon – 2:00pm, We Will Not Be Silent: Call on the Federal Govt. To Honor Indigenous Lands
Army Corps of Engineers, South Pacific Division Public Affairs Office
1455 Market Street
San Francisco
REGISTER: https://www.mobilize.us/greenpeace/event/754044/
The Dakota Access Pipeline has been operating illegally since the fight to since the camps were closed down. We had not given up.
Please join Idle No More SF Bay, Greenpeace, Movement Rights, OGAN and many others February 18th in San Francisco outside of the Army Corps of Engineers office on Market St. to amplify our call to action for completely stop to the Dakota Access Pipeline. This will also be an opportunity to hear about how Greenpeace as a known organization is currently being sued a staggering $300 million for taking a stance to protect the water from harms caused by DAPL.
Info: We Will Not Be Silent: Call on the Federal Govt. To Honor Indigenous Lands : Indybay
Wednesday, February 19
7. Wednesday, 12Noon, No Tax $ for Genocide (Press Conf & Class Action lawsuit amended to include Pelosi & other CA congress persons)
In front of courthouse
450 Golden Gate Ave
SF
Press conference and Class Action Lawsuit amended to include Pelosi and other California congress persons for complicity in genocide.
All are welcomed.
UPDATE Feb. 14th: Judge Chhabria dismissed and closed our case on Feb 10. The sole reason the Judge gave for dismissal was because we raised a “political” issue before the court and courts may only address “legal” issues. We vehemently disagree with his finding. Our filing clearly demonstrates the legal nature of our complaint extensively.
Our “people’s response” was accepted as a valid document on the court record. Importantly, his dismissal said nothing about our case being frivolous; and he even admitted that there was an off-chance that we may be able to establish standing. The absurd logic is that the Legislative and Executive Branches of government have the impunity to violate human rights, not to mention perpetrate genocide, without being held accountable by the Judicial Branch. This dismissal is important for our political and legal work moving forward to the international arena
International Campaign Announcement & Sign On
TAG will file a report with the United Nations Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review (UPR) by April 7, 2025. Every four years, the UPR reviews specific member countries, and the United States is up for review this year! Click here to join: TAG – International Campaign
Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/DFtdnUlR2bX/
8. Wednesday, 11:00pm – 1:30pm, Reaffirming Sanctuary
Meet at:
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 1111 O’Farrell St., San Francisco, CA 94109
(MUNI # 38 Geary – not R bus & 49 bus)
Schedule
11:00 AM: Interfaith Sanctuary Press Conference
Location: St. Mark’s Lutheran Church (1111 O’Farrell St., SF)
11:45 AM: Procession through Japantown (clergy attire & banners encouraged)
12:15 PM: Interfaith Vigil commemorating the 83rd Day of Remembrance
Location: Christ United Presbyterian Church (1700 Sutter St., SF)
| The Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity invites you to a Reaffirming Sanctuary Interfaith Press Conference and Vigil on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at 11 AM in San Francisco. Join hundreds of people from various faith traditions in this powerful public witness! At a time of mass enforcement actions threatening to separate families, faith communities must lead with courage, declaring the sacred moral vision to welcome immigrants as our siblings and stand against policies that tear communities apart. Sanctuary is an ancient and sacred tradition across many faiths—one of accompaniment, protection, and solidarity. The Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity has cultivated a network of 100+ sanctuary congregations in California to support immigrants and those targeted for deportation. For the past seven years, we have partnered with the Japanese American Religious Federation and other faith communities for an annual Day of Remembrance interfaith service. This interfaith prayer and ritual will reaffirm sanctuary and uplift the legacy of Japanese immigrants and Japanese American families who, in 1942, were forcibly separated and relocated to incarceration camps. |
| Co-Sponsors: · Pine United Methodist Church· Episcopal Diocese of CA· St Mark’s Lutheran Church· St John’s Presbyterian, SF· Faith Alliance for a Moral Economy· Imani Community Church· Hillcrest Congregational Church· Bay Resistance· Peninsula Solidarity Cohort· Sisters of Mercy· University Lutheran Chapel· Presbytery of San Francisco· Kehilla Community Synagogue, Immigration Committee· Unitarian Universalist of San Mateo and more! Host: Interfaith Movement for Human IntegrityInfo: Reaffirming Sanctuary: Bay Area Interfaith Press Conference and Vigil : Indybay |
Thursday, February 20
9. Thursday, 6:00pm – 9:00pm, Documentary Screening & Post Screening Panel: The Palestine Exception
UCSF
Cole Hall
513 Parnassus
SF
The Palestine Exception tells the story of the largest anti-war movement since the 1970s as students, faculty, and staff demand divestment from companies doing business with Israel and an end to the war in Gaza. The documentary unfolds as a story of college campuses as sites of both rebellion and repression, places where personal and collective histories converge in unexpected ways.
After decades of right-wing assaults on higher education, conservatives have partnered with academic institutional leadership in intensified attacks on free speech and academic freedom for those advocating for the rights and safety of Palestinians.
The Palestine Exception opens as college encampments that seeded a global student-led anti-imperial, anti-war movement have withstood these violent assaults and now vow to continue their liberatory organizing.
Join our SJP, FSJP at UCSF and community as we host a screening of this film and a post screening panel discussion with Dr Jess Ghannam (FSJP at UCSF) and guests.
Friday, February 21
10, Friday, 6:00pm -7:00pm, Monthly gathering at Alex Nieto’s Altar
Bernal Hill
SF
Nr #67 MUNI
All are welcomed to join Alex’s parents Refugio and Elvira Nieto on the 21st of each month as they remember Alex. It’s been over 10years since Alex was killed.
On March 21, 2014, Alex was murdered by SFPD officers Jason Sawyer, Richard Schiff, Nathan Chew, and Roger Morse, with 59 bullets.
DA Gacon (at the time) declined to file criminal charges against the officers. DA Jenkins let the attorney go who was working pm the case under Chesa Boudin.
There is still no justice for SFPD’s execution of Alex nor of any other victims of SFPD’s executions.
The new Memorial is still in the works.
Sunday, February 23
11. Sunday, 12 Noon, The Bibi Files (Documentary screening in SF)
RSVP required. This screening is in SOMA. Please register to receive the exact address and venue details. Register at innmvmt.org/bibifilesBay
or link in bio.
Free documentary
We will be screening THE BIBI FILES, the 2024 documentary from an Oscar-winning team exposing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netenyahu and the years-long investigations against him by Israeli authorities for corruption charges. Netanyahu’s quest to delay his own trial is central to understanding both his unrelenting assault on Palestine as well as his overhaul of the Israeli judicial system. Incorporating never-before-seen interrogation footage leaked to the filmmakers, this investigative documentary from 2024 offers a unique gaze into a startling world of political maneuvering and its devastating effects.
Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/DGEPBwzzwl9/
12, Sunday, 2:00pm -4:00pm, The People’s Arms Embargo Join the Global Day of Action to #Closebases
Travis Air Force Base
Airbase Parkway and Parker Rd.
Fairfield
Protest is planned for Monday, February 24th at 6:00am
Travis Air Force Base, an hour N.E. of San Francisco, transports U.S. weapons to Israel, aiding in the genocide in Gaza and ongoing war crimes in the West Bank, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and Iran.
Join us for some or all of these actions:
* Morning: Visit & and Leaflet at Churches in Fairfield
Volunteers needed! Contact Asad asadkabi [at] gmail.com
2:00 PM: Press Conference & Rally at Travis Main Gate
See links on our website for directions and carpooling
4:30 PM: Get to Know Us Gathering at local restaurant (Place TBD – check website)
6:00 AM next day: Return to Travis to reach base workers during morning commute.
Contact toby4peace@gmail
Plan to attend in-person Action Planning and Nonviolence Training
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15th, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Register on our website: http://www.peoplesarmsembargo.org
As part of the Global Day of Action to #closebases our messages are:
1. Stop arming Israel
2. Stop Mass Deportations (which are ethnic cleansing, just like Genocide)
3. Remember Aaron Bushnell (The first anniversary of his action against genocide is 2/25)
4. Fund human needs, not war
5. Support GIs not to participate in the machine of death
To stay laser focused on stopping weapons shipments, we ask that all refrain from verbal aggression or property damage (graffiti, nails in the road, etc.)
For more information: http://www.peoplesarmsembargo.orgg
For more info: WendyPalestine [at] gmail.com or Toby4peace [at] sonic.net
Info: The People’s Arms Embargo Join the Global Day of Action to #Closebases : Indybay
