Please encourage groups you are involved in to post events on Indybay: https://www.indybay.org/calendar/?page_id=12 Thank you to all who are posting there! Check Indybay for other events that might interest you. ACCESSIBILITY: Please include Accessibility Information on events! CHILDCARE Please indicate if available for events. ARTICLES A. Trump administration uses false argument to revoke… Continue reading
March 06, 2019 by OtherWords Pro-Israel politicians don’t speak for young Jews like me. They shouldn’t pretend to. by Sarah Gertler Substantive criticism of Israel is not anti-semitism, says Gertler. “What is anti-semitic is the cacophony of mainstream media and politicians saying that criticizing U.S. policy toward the state of Israel is the same… Continue reading
March 5, 2019 (DemocracyNow.org) “How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States.” That’s the title of a new book examining a part of the U.S. that is often overlooked: the nation’s overseas territories from Puerto Rico to Guam, former territories like the Philippines, and its hundreds… Continue reading
March 05, 2019 by Common Dreams “People power prevailed over #BackersofHate—there’s no overstating the importance of organizing.” by Julia Conley, staff writer Dozens of New Yorkers assembled outside JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon’s home last summer, demanding that his bank divest from private prisons which run immigrant detention centers. (Photo: @altochulo/Twitter)… Continue reading
March 06, 2019 by Common Dreams “The Save the Internet Act is one of the few pieces of congressional legislation that actually does what it says in the title.” by Jake Johnson, staff writer “Since the FCC foolishly repealed net neutrality, we’ve seen a wild west where monopoly telephone and… Continue reading
International Highlights (xrebellion.org) South Africa – February 7, March 15 and 23 Rebels used South Africa’s recent state-of-the-nation address to raise awareness of Extinction Rebellion’s demands, by holding a mock parliament and making their own address to the nation. There’s an ongoing, dynamic discussion about how XR can best tackle South… Continue reading
March 05, 2019 by Common Dreams “Instead of throwing her under the bus, Democratic leadership should have Rep. Omar’s back in pushing back against increasingly dangerous attacks and threats from the far right.” by Eoin Higgins, staff writer Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) waves to supporters at an election night results… Continue reading
(thebeaverton.com) 1 MONTH AGO byALEX HUNTLEY(@AJHUNTLEY) Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada – A freight train carrying over 50,000 litres of fresh water has derailed, devastating several open pit mines and tailing ponds in the Fort McMurray area. No injuries were reported when 12 cars of pristine river water from British Columbia jumped the tracks… Continue reading
Periodic Announcements Please encourage groups you are involved in to post events on Indybay: https://www.indybay.org/calendar/?page_id=12 Thank you to all who are posting there! Check Indybay for other events that might interest you. ACCESSIBILITY: Please include Accessibility Information on events! CHILDCARE Please indicate if available for events. ARTICLES: A. Oakland teachers strike ends with union… Continue reading
2 Events ~ March 6th & March 7th Community vigil for “Dopher,” Jesús Adolfo Delgado Duarte a year after his murder by SFPD Wednesday, March 6, 2019 6:00pm Meet at: Altar Capp St. (between 21st & 22nd Streets) San Francisco Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/2073937502674370/ See info below graphic On March 6th, the family of Adolfo “Dopher” Delgado… Continue reading
