November 11
ARTICLES:
A. Promoting World Peace, Not Glorifying War – November 11, 2021
https://consortiumnews.com/2021/11/11/promoting-world-peace-not-glorifying-war/
B. Kaiser faces potentially crippling strike as unions representing about 100,000 plan walkouts – May 11, 2021
https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/health-and-medicine/article255737926.html
C. Health Care Coverage Axed for Striking WVa Hospital Workers – November 11, 2021
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/west-virginia/articles/2021-11-11/health-care-coverage-axed-for-striking-wva-hospital-workers
D. The US is Set to Make Nuclear War More Likely – November 10, 2021
The US is Set to Make Nuclear War More Likely – CounterPunch.org
E. Stand with Daniel Hale
Daniel is the DRONE Whistleblower. Open the site for more info
Also see Action / Petition # 4 and info on how to write to him.
ACTIONS / PETITIONS:
1. Return the Palestinian School Building and Clinic
TIME-SENSITIVE: Return the Palestinian School Building and Clinic – Action Network
2. Ask your representative to sign on to a letter to rectify the unjust imprisonment of Steven Donziger!
Tell Attorney General Garland to Free Donziger – NooWorld
3. Stop the arming of drones for the Bundeswehr – outlaw autonomous weapon systems!
English Version – AI Scientists 4 Peace
Scroll all the way down the letter then click “sign”
4. President Biden Pardon Daniel Hale
President Biden: Pardon Daniel Hale! (codepink.org)
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To write to Daniel Hale:
Daniel
Everette Hale 26069-075
USP Marion
P.O. Box 1000
Marion,
Illinois 62959
Instructions to write: Stand with Daniel Hale
Use plain white paper, no cards, with black or blue ink, handwritten or printed. Use standard size envelopes, no packages.
You can send up to 3 pages, single-sided.
Please use a physical address as the return address, not a P.O. Box. Also be aware that Daniel can’t respond to group or organizational letters, only to individual persons.
Daniel can receive photos (in color) in the mail, fun memes, transcripts (such as of interesting podcasts) and printouts of news articles.
Hand drawings are allowed
EVENTS
Friday, November 12 – Monday, November 15
Friday, November 12
1. Friday, 6:30am – 8:00am, San Francisco Rally to Protect Immigrants Now!
Senator Dianne Feinstein’s Office– Plaza outside
1 Post St
SF
RSVP: San Francisco Rally to Protect Immigrants NOW | United We Dream Action
Masks / social distancing
**This
event is sponsored and run by volunteers; UWDA is not sponsoring or
conducting these events.**
Join us in San Francisco at our “We
are Undeniable” Rally
We have a window of opportunity to
deliver citizenship and relief to millions of people, something which
has not been done in over 30 years.
New
leadership in the White House and Congress means we can win permanent
protections, for our immigrant families and loved ones, but only if
we apply pressure to hold lawmakers accountable.
Together
we’ll make our voices heard! The Biden administration and Congress
must do what is right and ensure that America lives up to its
promises and values of liberty and justice for all by passing
citizenship for all 11 million undocumented immigrants who call our
country home.
Info: San Francisco Rally to Protect Immigrants Now! : Indybay
2. Friday, 12 Noon, Rally Against Conservatorship!
Outside:
Zuckerberg SF General Hospital
Potero Ave. & 23rd Street
SF
November 12 is the date of Britney Spears’ next court hearing, and hopefully her conservatorship will be dissolved. However, there are thousands of people around the state who continue to be deprived of their rights under the conservatorship system.
Join us in protesting outside of San Francisco’s General Hospital, where many people begin the process of conservatorship. We demand housing, voluntary mental healthcare, and supported decision-making for all people with disabilities!
Hosts: Voluntary Services First: a coalition against SB1045, Senior and Disability Action + 2 Other groups
Info: Rally Against Conservatorship! | Facebook
3. Friday, 1:00pm – 2:00pm, Shut Down the Police Officers Association
In person
SF Police Officers Association (outside)
800 Bryant St. (@ 6th Street)
SF
– Demand the San Francisco Police Officers Association be Shut Down!
– The SF Police Officers Association Be Declared a Non Grata Organization
– Call for the abolishment of the ‘Officers Bill of Rights’
– Jail Killer Cops – demand killer cops be charged with murder.
The POA has supported and defended officers who have executed people in our communities.
If you can’t attend contact Mayor London Breed tell her that you oppose funding for SFPD:
Telephone:
(415) 554-6141
Email: MayorLondonBreed@sfgov.org
4. Friday, 4:00pm, Where the Death Penalty Gets It Wrong
Emmanuel
Mennonite Church
Gainesville Florida
Online: anyone on/off facebook: Death Penalty Action | Facebook
When being mentally disabled won’t stop your execution but having your pastor excluded does?
When evidence of innocence is is irrelevant?
When the victim’s family doesn’t want it, but the prosecutor insists on seeking death?
Join us for WHERE THE DEATH PENALTY GETS IT WRONG
With national death penalty experts & movement leaders SueZann Bosler, Charles Keith, Doug Pagitt & Abraham Bonowitz
Info: Where the Death Penalty Gets It Wrong | Facebook
5. Friday, 5:00pm – 6:00pm, Freedom to Vote, Time to Act: Protest Rally for Voting Rights in San Francisco
Dianne Feinstein Office (outside)
1 Post St.
SF
Join Indivisible East Bay on Fight Back Friday for our Freedom to Vote: Time to Act! protest event to urge the Senate to act swiftly to pass robust national standards for federal elections, and to use every lever of power and influence to get this done.
all
Americans should have a voice in decisions that impact their lives.
Join us Friday in San Francisco to demand our leaders act now to
protect our freedom to vote.
For months we have been calling for
national standards to protect our vote and get dark money out of
politics. But the same faction that has been spreading lies about
COVID and incited the Jan 6 attack on the capitol is now exploiting a
Senate loophole to block legislation supported by a majority of
Americans.
The good news: we have transformative legislation that is ready to be approved – thanks to raising our voices to demand national legislation. The next step is for our leaders to exercise their majority to overcome the loopholes in the Senate and pass the #FreedomToVoteAct.
Info: Fight Back Friday Rally for Voting Rights | Facebook or Freedom to Vote, Time to Act: Protest Rally for Voting Rights in San Francisco : Indybay
6. Friday, 7:00pm, Discussion on CHINA, SOCIALISM, and the NEW COMMUNISM
Revolution Books Berkeley
2444 Durant Ave.
Berkeley
On/off facebook: Discussion on CHINA, SOCIALISM, and the NEW COMMUNISM | Facebook
From 1949-1976, China was a socialist country and was a beacon of revolution and socialism to people worldwide. When Mao died in 1976, his closest supporters (the Gang of 4) were arrested and power was seized by forces Mao identified as “capitalist roaders,” who immediately upon taking control set out to restore capitalism. Those rulers today claim the mantle of socialism – while inequalities deepen and China increasingly clashes with the U.S.
Is
China socialist or capitalist?
What is real socialism?
What is at stake in this history are fundamental questions of the nature of capitalism and of socialist society, why we need revolution, why it is that socialism can be turned back to capitalism, and what can be done to advance beyond this era of exploitation and oppression
Info: Discussion on CHINA, SOCIALISM, and the NEW COMMUNISM | Facebook or Is China Socialist or Capitalist? What is Real Socialism? : Indybay
7. Friday, 7:00pm – 8:30pm, Virtual Forum – Against U.S. Imperialism: from Iran to Sudan
Register: Webinar Registration – Zoom
Back in 2015, Trump broke the “Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action,” or the Iran Nuclear deal, and reimposed sanctions, causing great suffering to Iranians. Now, President Biden, against his campaign promises, is continuing on the same path. At the recent G20 Summit in Rome, Biden threatened Iran to force them to rejoin the negotiations– which Iranians have asked for all along! Join us to analyze the current situation and learn how to resist imperialism at home.
*Featured speaker: Mazda Majidi, co-author of “Socialists and War”
Plus: a look at Sudan and solidarity with the people’s struggle against the military coup.
Host: PSL
Info: Against U.S. imperialism: from Iran to Sudan | Facebook or Virtual Forum – Against U.S. Imperialism: from Iran to Sudan : Indybay
Saturday, November 13
8. Saturday, 2:00pm (PT); 5:00pm(ET), AFL-CIO, Imperialism, Zionism and Palestine- UFCLP Panel
Online Register in advance for this meeting:https://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZIkfu6przkpHNZ2IM8…
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
There has been a strong surge in support for Palestinian workers and people during the past year. From CWA UPTE at UC, UESF and CUNY AFT PSC in New York, union locals have voted to oppose US military and economic aid and supported boycott of Israel.
This panel will look at this history and the efforts of the supporters of Israel to shut down debate, free speech and to intimidate trade unionniists and workers to reamain silence about apartheid Israel and support for it by the US government, and the AFL-CIO leadership which receives funding from the US government through the National Endowment of Democracy.
Speakers:
Lisa Milos, UPTE UCSF Delegate To SF Labor Council & CWA 2021 Convention
Rabab Abdulhadi, SFSU Professor & Chair Of Arab & Muslim Ethnicities & Diasporas Department
Carol Lang, AFT PSC CUNY College Faculty Member
Stan Heller, Retired Connecticut AFT Local 1547* member
Sponsored by United Front Committee For A Labor Party UFCLP https://www.facebook.com/masslaborpartyusa/
Info: AFL-CIO, Imperialism, Zionism and Palestine-UFCLP Panel : Indybay and For A Mass Labor Party In The USA | Facebook
9. Saturday, 2:30pm – 4:30pm, Glasgow Climate Summit: What the Sierra Club Won’t Tell You
Online register: Meeting Registration – Zoom
Although no one in the climate justice movement expects much from the global climate summit in Glasgow, it does provide a platform for activity and discussion.
Join
the speakers at this forum, who will report on the actions and
discussions about the state of the climate justice movement and
particularly on the growing eco-socialist wing of the movement.
Anne
Petermann – Executive Director of the Global Justice Ecology
Project
John Foran – professor of sociology at UC Santa Barbara,
involved with several programs including Environmental Studies
Phil
Gasper –teaches philosophy at Madison College in Wisconsin and has
been an environmental activist for over 40 years
Info: The Glasgow Climate Summit – What The Sierra Club Won’t Tell You : Indybay
10. Saturday, 3:00pm – 5:00pm, Let’s Talk About Covid and the Community – Round Table Discussion
In person (in doors)
Mothers On The March invite you to The People’s Assembly at:
Black & Brown Social Club
474 Valencia St. (between 15th & 16th Streets)
SF
Topic: Covid, What they haven’t told you.
All are welcomed.
Public Transportation info:
BART – 16 Street BART
SF MUNI lines # 22, 49 & 14
11. Saturday, 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PT), Facing Eviction with KQED’s ‘SOLD OUT’
The Commons – KQED Headquarters
2601 Mariposa St.
SF
$15 – In Person, Free – Livestream.
KQED’s
housing podcast takes on eviction. Join “SOLD OUT” hosts
Erin Baldassari and Molly Solomon live as they pull apart the problem
of eviction with people from the frontlines of the struggle for
housing in the Bay Area.
Through data deep dives and personal
stories, you’ll learn about the physical, financial and psychological
strain that eviction places on thousands of Californians each year;
how history, race, money and policy influence who gets displaced; and
how for some “mom and pop” landowners, losing rental income
might mean losing everything.
Guests:
Tim
Thomas, Research Director, Urban Displacement Project
Anne Tamiko
Omura, Executive Director, Eviction Defense Center
Krista
Gulbransen, Executive Director, Berkeley Rental Housing Coalition
Info: Facing Eviction with KQED’s ‘SOLD OUT’ : Indybay
Sunday, November 14
12. Sunday, 1:00pm – 3:00pm, Kill the Drill: Banning neighborhood oil and gas drilling
Online. RSVP to action@sunflower-alliance.org.
Oil
and gas drilling poisons people. The campaign to stop neighborhood
oil and gas drilling is winning big victories. Join us to hear from
frontline community leaders and researchers about:
Los Angeles
County’s ban on oil and gas drilling in unincorporated areas of the
county
Newsom’s announcement of a plan to ban oil and gas
drilling within 1 KM of homes and schools – how a movement of
people in frontline communities won this huge victory, and what needs
to be done to strengthen it
The
progress of the movement to ban oil and gas drilling in Contra Costa
County, northern California’s fossil fuel hub.
Speakers:
•
Dr. Amanda Millstein, Richmond physician and co-founder of Climate
Health Now, on the health effects of oil and gas drilling
•
Shoshana Wechsler, Sunflower Alliance and the Contra Costa
Sustainability Commission, on the growing local movement against
drilling
• A frontline community member on struggles against
neighborhood drilling and statewide action
Info: Kill the Drill! Banning neighborhood oil and gas drilling : Indybay
13. Sunday, 1:00pm – 3:30pm, Labor, Forever Wars and Environmental Crisis What’s the Connection?
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89836429943?pwd=eUpoVXZJM0ZyMTRLODFaaEtQYXJxQT09
Meeting ID: 898 3642 9943
Passcode: 905873
Dial by your location
+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
Michael
Eisenscher is a 5-decade long veteran of labor, peace, environmental
and other social justice struggles. He is a delegate to the Alameda
Labor Council from Peralta Federation of Teachers. He taught the
Labor Economics course at Laney College for six years. He is
co-founder of the Alameda Labor Council Climate & Environmental
Justice Caucus and Labor Rise for Climate, Jobs, Justice & Peace,
and is a member of Labor Network for Sustainability. For nearly 14
years he was National Coordinator of US Labor Against the War.
He
will discuss the interconnection of militarism, the environmental
crisis and the labor movement and address the questions: Can we
decarbonize our economy if we don’t also demilitarize our foreign
policy? Is it possible to transition to a sustainable renewable
energy society without making fossil fuel and other workers road kill
on the path to the future?
Host: Humanists & Non-Theists of First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco
Info: Labor, Forever Wars and Environmental Crisis – What’s the Connection? : Indybay
14. Sunday, 1:00pm – 4:00pm, Community Care in the Mission
In person
Dolores Park
SF
Free Food and clothes, take what you need! And other community resources
(Event was rescheduled from Oct to Nov because of the rain)
Host: Defund SFPD
Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CVTZy2KhGYN/
15. Sunday, 3:00pm – 4:30pm, Climate Crisis: A “Perfect Storm” of Interlocking Injustices for Poor, Indigenous, POC
Online
Please RSVP at: tinyurl.com/ClimateCrisisEvent
Event will be Closed Captioned. ASL and Spanish interpretation available on request. Email california@poorpeoplescampaign.org .
Organized by the California PPC Policy & Education working group, this mid-November webinar has an all-star lineup of presenters:
• Tom
Goldtooth, Chair of the Indigenous Environmental Network
•
William Barber III with the Climate Reality Project
• Jacqueline
Patterson, Chair of the Chisholm Legacy Project
• Josiah Edwards
with the Sunrise Movement
Climate change is a uniquely pressing crisis. It brings us face to face not only with the injustice of ecological devastation, but with a “perfect storm” of interlocking injustices including poverty, racism, militarism, and religious nationalism.
This webinar’s speakers will help us better understand the nature of this crisis while providing critical insight into ways Indigenous communities and people of color are especially impacted.
Info: Climate Crisis Event | Facebook and Climate Crisis: A “Perfect Storm” of Interlocking Injustices for Poor, Indigenious, POC : Indybay
Monday, November 15
First day of Kaiser Permanente Strike
16. Monday, 9:00am – 10:00am, We Demand for the People: Economic, Voting & Immigration Rights! (Washington DC Rally)
Live stream
Livestream
website: https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/livestream/
Livestream
on FB: https://www.facebook.com/anewppc/
Join
us outside the US Supreme Court in Washington D.C. or online via
livestream
for a Moral Monday rally and action!
Voting
Rights!
Economic & Worker Rights!
Immigrant Rights!
Climate
Justice!
Racial Justice!
Congress
is coming back to Washington D.C. on Monday, Nov 15 and we need to
meet them there to demand they Build Back Better from the Bottom Up
and pass voting protections to save our democracy from coordinated
attacks across the country.
This is our final shot to make
sure all of the lifesaving elements and programs are included in the
plan:
–6 million 3- & 4 year-olds will benefit from
universal pre-K
–4 million people get health insurance by
expanding Medicaid
–Extends Child Tax Credit for millions of
parents
–$250 million saved by giving government power to
negotiate drug prices
–4-week paid family and medical
leave
The BBB is not THE solution, but is an important step,
in a series of steps, in order to invest in the lives and livelihoods
of the people– especially the 140 million poor and low-income people
in this country.
Host: Poor People’s Campaign
Info: We Demand for the People: Economic, Voting & Immigrant Rights! Washington DC Rally w/ PPC : Indybay
17. Monday, 12Noon, Eviction Protest
In person
3661 19th Street
SF
STOP EVICTIONS! Speculators are trying to use the Ellis Act to evict us from our long-term homes. JOIN OUR PROTEST and send a clear message to the owners to stop the eviction. Housing is a human right!
(We are a group of 20 seniors, LGBTQ, Asian American, and working class people living in a large 12-unit rent-controlled building in the Mission.
Host: 3661 19th Street Tenants
