Articles & Article on Coronavirus ~ Resources ~ Actions ~ Events (from Adrienne Fong)

Please hold  Clark Sullivan ♥ in your thoughts. No visitors are allowed at the facility at this time Info below if you would like to send him a note

 Clark remains hospitalized at:

 Kindred Hospital San Francisco Bay Area
 2800 Benedict Dr., Room 415-2
San Leandro

NOT back posting on a regular basis

– Please post events on Indybay: https://www.indybay.org/calendar/?page_id=12

    Thank you to all who are – See Indybay for other events.

ACCESSIBILITY: Please include Accessibility Information on events

At this time I’m not posting events that are being held indoors, unless the event is made available on the internet.

Some events are being held via the internet – I know this puts a divide with those that “have” and the “have nots”

Am posting some articles and there is a section that has Coronavirus related articles onlyand a resource section

ARTICLES:

A. Citing coronavirus, homeless families seize 12 vacant homes in L.A.: ‘We have to do this’ – March 18, 2020

https://news.yahoo.com/citing-coronavirus-homeless-families-seize-020851585.html

B. Why is the U.S. bombing Iraq During a Pandemic?  March 18, 2020

C. Israeli MP presents bills to annex Jordan Valley, impose death penalty on Palestinians – March 18, 2020

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-bills-annex-jordan-valley-and-impose-death-penalty-palestinian?fbclid=IwAR2DcbngXHzlvYLLgzQWSgrKXal1TxYai1-6tjG1crSdbS6Oc8LxJibHEM0

D. Chelsea Manning is Free and Quarter Million in Fines  Paid! – March 14, 2020

https://couragetoresist.org/chelsea-manning-is-free-and-quarter-million-in-fines-nearly-paid/?fbclid=IwAR31u8azRJHmeUR3BFzmijN5h_JDqrgV5Co7gjxvKIlViGgpqrgg0PVoGiY

E. Unhoused Mothers in L.A. Take Over Vacant House, Demand Local Gov’t Use Vacant Properties to House People Immediately

https://www.democracynow.org/2020/3/16/headlines/unhoused_mothers_in_la_take_over_vacant_house_demand_local_govt_use_vacant_properties_to_house_people_immediately?fbclid=IwAR1fRyLM4BGoJuRzoR7WfA3Lj-oLr1FVfduB2CbGcIChn114ieFOEqwlwJ4

F. US keeping two carriers in Mideast, moving Patriot missile batteries into Iraq as Iran tensions mount – March 13, 2020

https://www.militarytimes.com/flashpoints/2020/03/13/us-keeping-two-carriers-in-mideast-moving-patriot-missile-batteries-into-iraq-as-iran-tensions-mount/

G. Space Force: The tragic weaponization of space  – March 11, 2020

Coronavirus Related Articles

A. Coronavirus: California prepared to enact martial law if its a ‘necessity’, governor says  – March 18, 2020

https://news.yahoo.com/coronavirus-california-prepared-enact-martial-215237009.html

B. Italy reports 475 coronavirus deaths in one day, cases top 35,000 – March 18, 2020

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/488267-italy-reports-475-deaths-in-one-day?fbclid=IwAR2ZPvR3nuuGw0YTtjpKd8E1Vv594VuveeKCUM_fGliI6a4yW-4vhOTsLQg

C. Coronavirus: San Francisco, Contra Costa prosecutors join national call for jail releases – March 17, 2020

https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/Coronavirus-San-Francisco-Contra-Costa-15137291.php

D. Amid Coronavirus Pandemic, Bolsonaro’s Brazil Begs for Cuban Doctors – After Expelling Them – March 17, 2020

E. Pentagon Preparing Navy Hospital Ships Mercy, Comfort for Coronavirus Response  – March 17, 2020

F. Cuba gives permission for cruise ship carrying COVID-19 patients to dock citing solidarity and health as a human right – March 16, 2020

https://cuba-solidarity.org.uk/news/article/3956/cuba-gives-permission-for-cruise-ship-carrying-covid-19-patients-to-dock-citing-solidarity-and-health-as-a-human-right

G. Equating coronavirus with terror, Netanyahu turns surveillance powers on Israelis – March 15, 2020

https://www.972mag.com/netanyahu-surveillance-coronavirus/?fbclid=IwAR0nXltL-8jIiNXneRaLysJP3s23xrjG4_tCK7s1pmmqZg1U8Tdp5BKspgg

H. Coronavirus Updates: Cuba Sends Doctors to Italy – March 13, 2020

https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Trump-Declares-State-of-Emergency-Over-Coronavirus–20200313-0014.html?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=socialnetwork&fbclid=IwAR0D2xUsCX9jd6AkaIC82LXDdEiC54higCKJTwgFwP9eYoHMIbHv9fJRgEQ

I. Federal judge cites coronavirus in decision blocking Trump admin cut to food stamps – March 13, 2020

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/487551-federal-judge-cites-coronavirus-in-decision-blocking-trump-admin-cut

J. Coronavirus fears prompt call for SF police to halt arrests in non-violent cases – March 12, 2020

K. Under US sanctions, Google removes Iran’s coronavirus app – March 11, 2020

https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2020/03/11/620625/Google-Iran-coronavirus-US-sanctions-Trump-medicine

L. Meet the FREE, Public Hand-Washing Stations Popping Up Around SF – March 10, 2020

M. How testing failures allowed coronavirus to sweep the U.S

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/06/coronavirus-testing-failure-123166?fbclid=IwAR1rdmuTZySUMk27FVwiWA-WNoNTpNs6Dwf8JkYUt3Uzz4_o2qbHQBKgStg

RESOURCES during this crisis:

LIST: Financial resources to help if you are impacted by coronavirus

https://abc7news.com/finance/list-financial-resources-to-help-if-you-are-impacted-by-coronavirus-/6004153/?fbclid=IwAR3SGKi9IJMp0r0o0Ui53TieOyo8ysJCAJ3DKi3j5d2FCxOaQhTO5PY5bTM

Info on Free Student Meals  in SF & OAKLAND during Covid19 school closures:

SAN FRANCISCO: Where Families Can Get Free Breakfast and Lunch in San Francisco During School Closures

OAKLAND: Free Student Meals During COVID-19 Closure

https://www.ousd.org/covid-19studentmeals?fbclid=IwAR1OjPotpuUaTcOFCzdVMQ-I5HDWPXWwStw9H7ANLU4zuJbTQeOMmNG2zs8

Local volunteers offer delivery service to elderly, at-risk-population in San Francisco – March 18, 2020

From APTP -some resources that could be of use to you during this crisis:

Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) guidelines to help keep you and your family safe. According to the CDC:

  1. Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after you have been in public or after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing.
  2. Cover your mouth with your elbow when coughing and sneezing.
  3. Avoid close contact with others who are sick.
  4. Adhere to your state and local guidelines for movement about your community.
  5. Clean and disinfect commonly used surfaces using EPA-registered household disinfectants like Clorox or Lysol.

Most importantly, please consult your health care provider if you feel sick.

ACTIONS

Urgent action needed: Armed police attack Indigenous people and lands:

1. Protect Indigenous Sovereignty: Demand fossil fuel profiteers JPMorgan Chase and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. defund the Coastal GasLink pipeline

  SIGN: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/sign-the-petition-to-protect-indigenous-sovereignty-demand-fossil-fuel-profiteers-jpmorgan-chase-and-kohlberg-kravis-roberts-co-divest-from-coastal-gaslink-pipeline?source=20200303_WetsuwetenSolidarity_FOE&referrer=group-friends-of-the-earth-action

2. Demand the House pass the Ban Fracking Act!

  SIGN: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/sign-the-petition-demand-the-house-pass-the-ban-fracking-act?source=20200218_SW_BanFracking_GP&referrer=group-greenpeace-usa&redirect=https%3a%2f%2fengage.us.greenpeace.org%2fonlineactions%2f2HsFgkVa2Umgx37897yUSA2%3futm_source%3ddailykos%26utm_medium%3demail%26utm_campaign%3dclimateleadership%26utm_content%3ddkos%26sourceid%3d1007420&emci=16ec6fc8-2062-ea11-a94c-00155d03b5dd&emdi=bc78eb8c-c963-ea11-a94c-00155d03b5dd&ceid=357301

3. Stop Wall Street from using the coronavirus to weaken regulations

  SIGN: https://act.demandprogress.org/sign/coronavirus-wall-street-mo/

4. Add your name now to ensure all people, regardless of immigration status, have access to care and support to face the COVID-19 pandemic!

  SIGN: https://unitedwedreamaction.org/covid/?link_id=0&can_id=4d8abb95a7895a1648b41bfa1ad2bb3b&source=email-firstname-default-friend-we-made-a-video-for-you-2&email_referrer=email_741512___subject_1003680&email_subject=corona-being-undocumeted-what-you-can-do

5. Tell Congress: We demand nurses are protected during COVID-19.

  SIGN: https://act.medicare4all.org/signup/covid-19-protect?akid=s16976..h8_cmj&fbclid=IwAR1rYLwMenJdebgVr86vVI-PHf0dNsfkvMJRwJsbd0NHNDBXuAUyF8soqs0

6. Put Workers First in any Airline & Airport Bailout

  SIGN: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/workers-first-in-any-airline-and-airport-bailout/?link_id=1&can_id=4d8abb95a7895a1648b41bfa1ad2bb3b&source=email-urgent-demand-workers-first-in-any-airline-airport-bailout&email_referrer=email_754411___subject_1009211&email_subject=_urgent-demand-workers-first-in-any-airline-airport-bailout

7. Pay laid off arena and stadium workers

  SIGN: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/pay-laid-off-arena-and-stadium-workers?link_id=3&can_id=4d8abb95a7895a1648b41bfa1ad2bb3b&source=email-urgent-petition-pay-laid-off-arena-stadium-workers&email_referrer=email_751259&email_subject=_urgent-petition-pay-laid-off-arena-stadium-workers

8. President Trump: Halt Humanitarian Sanctions on Iran to Combat Coronavirus

  SIGN: https://www.niacaction.org/halt-humanitarian-sanctions-to-combat-coronavirus/?emci=044b4746-6d65-ea11-a94c-00155d03b5dd&emdi=0ef76484-b667-ea11-a94c-00155d03b5dd&ceid=270073

9. Pass the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

SIGN: https://secure2.convio.net/npwf/site/Advocacy;jsessionid=00000000.app20111a?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1323&NONCE_TOKEN=3984872A84889A32249B480C5F3BC71D

10. Tell the FCC: Stop the Spread of Misinformation About Coronavirus

  SIGN: https://act.freepress.net/sign/journ_misinfo_fcc/?akid=14283.9502321.e-WRGG&rd=1&t=4

EVENTS

Thursday, March 19

1. Thursday, 5:00pm – 6:30pm, SFMTA Budget Online Open House

You are invited to an online SFMTA Budget Open House on Thursday, March 19 from 5 – 6:30 p.m. to gather your input and answer your questions about the key transportation decisions to be made for Fiscal Years 2021-2022. Details on how to participate will be posted on this site.

https://www.sfmta.com/projects/meeting-transportation-needs-growing-city-sfmta-budget-fiscal-years-2021-2022?fbclid=IwAR1bfOTYpepoZ9WgVBq3yyhxI23zf0jf3qNAvSbCdBAkgwEnUq2CKO_KhX0

To provide your input or ask a question ahead of time, please e-mail sfmtabudget@sfmta.com, leave a voice mail at 415.646.2222, or tweet @sfmta_muni #SFMTAbudget 

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) invites you to share your ideas and let us know your priorities for the fiscal year 2021-2022 budget.

This Open House is one of several opportunities to hear and discuss the budget outlook, including proposals related to Muni fares and service, bike projects, pedestrian infrastructure, taxis, parking, street improvements and more.

Friday, March 20

2. Friday, 11:00am – 12:30pm (EDT);  8:00am – 9:30am (PDT) Webinar: Caregiving, the Unwaged Work Protecting People & Planet

*** RSVP here to receive Zoom link within 24 hours. ****
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/webinar-valuing-caregiving-the-unwaged-work-that-protects-people-and-the-environment-tickets-100185379166

The workshop we planned for the 64th UN Commission on the Status of Women has even more urgency now as the global pandemic has exposed how central caregiving is to life and survival, and how much caregivers are relied on for services governments are not providing. But where is the relief package for caregivers? We hope you can join in the webinar and follow us at: #CAREINCOMENOW

Unpaid work contributes $16 trillion to the world economy.

With
SELMA JAMES – founder of the Intl Wages for Housework Campaign and coordinator of the Global Women’s Strike from London;

LIZ HILTON, Empower (Thailand);

LEDDY MOZOMBITE, Domestic Workers Federation and Global Women’s Strike (Peru);

PEGGY O’MARA, former editor of Mothering Magazine;

MARGARET PRESCOD, Women of Color in the Global Women’s Strike and Intl Black Women for Wages for Housework; host of “Sojourner Truth” on Pacifica Radio;

REV. LIZ THEOHARIS, Poor People’s Campaign – A National Call for Moral Revival;

Chaired by PHOEBE JONES, Women in Dialogue. Q&A to follow the presentations.

The Webinar aims to discuss and gather support for ● global implementation of measuring & valuing unwaged caregiving work ● the impact of COVID-19 on caregivers’ work ● accessing resources for survival and beyond – free healthcare, paid maternity leave, benefits, piped water & more for this work which is central to combating poverty & climate change ● campaigning for a Care Income for all caring for people, communities & the environment (Green New Deal for Europe, 2019).

Hosts: Global Women’s Strike Philadelphia, Women of Colour Global Womens Strike, Global Women’s Strike

Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/566505370874824/

 Saturday, March 21

3. Saturday, 6:00pm – 7:00pm, Alex Nieto’s Sixth Angelversary (Light a candle in remembrance of Alex)

Six years ago today,

On March 21, 2014, Alejandro “Alex” Nieto, 28 years old, was killed when he was struck by 14 to 15 bullets (of a total of 59 shots) fired by four San Francisco Police Department officers, on Bernal Hill Park, without justification. The officers who killed Alex Nieto are: Sgt. Jason Sawyer (then lieutenant. He is also the killer of John Smart in 1998!), Officer Roger Morse, Officer Richard Schiff, and Officer Nathan Chew.

Please hold Refugio and Elvira Nieto and their family and friends in  your thoughts today. If you feel moved, light a candle in remembrance of Alex.

4. Saturday, 10:00pm, ’48 Hours’ Visits death row inmate Kevin Cooper in San Quentin

10pm time is for SF.

Check your local CBS station for time where you reside.

A CBS News producer shares her eye-opening experience meeting a death row inmate for the first time.

Sneak Peek of program

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kevin-cooper-san-quentin-state-prison-48-hours/

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