NOT back posting on a regular basis
Please hold the following activist in your thoughts…
Refugio Nieto as he heals from surgery
Jackie Barshak as she is in treatment for Stage 3 lung cancer. She welcomes well wishes.
Melvin Starks as he continues to heal.
Renay Davisas she continues treatment for cancer.
Please include Accessibility and ASL info in your events! And if your action is ‘child friendly’ This is a JUSTICE issue!!
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Please post your actions on Indybay: https://www.indybay.org/calendar/?page_id=12
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Articles are in two groups – 2nd group is on Ukraine
ARTICLES
A. Why has this housing for homeless Oaklanders been sitting empty for months? – March 2, 2022
Why has housing for homeless Oaklanders been empty for months? (mercurynews.com)
B. Mayor decides not to ask for more money for the cops after all – March 2, 2022
Mayor decides not to ask for more money for the cops after all – 48 hills
C. Biden Earns Standing Ovation with Police Funding Remarks – March 1, 2022
See Petition # 4
D. Some at-home COVID tests from Biden admin contain toxic chemical, poison control centers warn – March 1, 2022
E. Stangel jury begins deliberations after fiery closing arguments – February 28, 2022
https://missionlocal.org/2022/02/closing-arguments-jury-in-stangel-trial-to-begin-deliberations/
Jury resumes deliberations on Monday, March 7
| 20013301 | STANGEL, TERRANCE J | TRIAL | 850 BRYANT ST | 27 | 2022-03-07 | 09:00 AM |
F. Jury to decide fate of SFPD officer accused of excessive baton beating – February 28, 2022
Jury to decide fate of SFPD officer accused of excessive baton beating (sfchronicle.com)
G. Fighting the Oakland school closures – February 28, 2022
Fighting the Oakland school closures – 48 hills
H. City College Board votes to lay off at least 50 full-time faculty – February 25, 2022
City College Board votes to lay off at least 50 full-time faculty – 48 hills
I. Maria Primachenko
See event # 10 – street mural will be of one of her art pieces
Info on Ukraine
See Events # 10 & # 11
1. Ukraine, Palestine and the propaganda of war – March 2, 2022
Ukraine, Palestine and the propaganda of war (israelpalestinenews.org)
2. Arab refugees see double standards in Europe’s embrace of Ukrainians – March 2, 2022
Arab refugees see double standards in Europe’s embrace of Ukrainians – Middle East Monitor
3. What the Media Is HIDING About Ukraine/Russia – March 1, 2022 (Jimmy Dore)
What the Media Is HIDING About Ukraine/Russia – YouTube
4. What you don’t know about the war in Ukraine – February 25, 2022
What you don’t know about the war in Ukraine – #сФилином – YouTube
5. The Israel Factor in Neocons’ Anti-Russia Warmongering over Ukraine – February 1, 2022
The Israel Factor in Neocons’ Anti-Russia Warmongering over Ukraine (israelpalestinenews.org)
6. Top Weapons Companies Boast Ukraine-Russia Tensions Are a Boom for Business – January 27, 2022
Top Weapons Companies Boast Ukraine-Russia Tensions Are a Boon for Business – In These Times
8 PETITIONS:
1. Ukraine-safeguard 15 nuclear reactors with international peacekeepers
SIGN: Ukraine- safeguard 15 nuclear reactors with international peacekeepers (avaaz.org)
2. Stop the Execution of Michael Gonzales in Texas
SIGN: Stop the Execution of Michael Gonzales in Texas – Action Network
March 8th is the execution date
3. President Biden: Set them free
SIGN: President Biden: Set them free (reprieve.org)
Nearly 800 men have been detained in Guantánamo Bay since the notorious prison camp opened in 2002 – but only 12 of them have ever been charged with a crime.
As of October 2021, these three men are cleared for release.
- Asadullah Haroon Gul
- Ahmed Rabbani
- Saifullah Paracha
No one should ever be locked up without charge or trial. The wrongful imprisonment of these men has stolen almost 20 years of their lives and exposed them to torture, abuse and ill-treatment.
4. Tell President Biden: Defund the police. Invest in public safety instead.
SIGN: Tell President Biden: Defund the police. Invest in public safety instead. | Grassroots Law
5. Acquire Housing for Homeless Families! Buy homes for homeless families!
SIGN: Petition · Acquire Housing for Homeless Families! Buy homes for homeless families! · Change.org
6. Tell DOE: No Coercion in Nuclear Waste Dump Siting
SIGN: ACT NOW! Tell DOE: No Coercion in Nuclear Waste Dump Siting (salsalabs.org).
7. Free Kendrick Now!
SIGN: Free Kendrick Now! | ColorOfChange.org
Kendrick Fulton is being sent to county jail! Why? Because he lost his housing
8. petition to state legislatures: Block Republican efforts to erase Black history education.
EVENTS
Friday, March 4 – Tuesday, March 8
Friday, March 4
1. Friday, 1:00pm – 3:00pm, Justice For Jesus Adolfo Delgado
In person
SF Police Headquarters
1251 3rd Street – at Mission Rock
(SF Munit – K-T street car)
SF
Please join the family of Jesus Adolfo and The Mothers on March as they call out the Chief of police on the 4th year Aniversary of this senseless murder.
Jesus was shot at 99 times by 10 SFPD Officers.
Info: Justice For Jesus Adolfo Delgado | Facebook
2. Friday, 4:00pm – 5:00pm, Barbara Lee, Endorse a War Powers Resolution
In person
Oakland Federal Building
1301 Clay St.
Oakland
activists will gather in front of the Oakland Federal Building to demand that Congressional representative Barbara Lee to join Representatives Jayapal (D-WA) and Defazio(D-OR) and endorse a War Powers Resolution to end US support for the War in Yemen.
The conflict in Yemen has raged for over 7 years and is the greatest humanitarian crisis in the world today. The war is being waged by a coalition led by Saudi Arabia, a key US ally in the middle east. The Saudi War effort is entirely dependent on US political and military support.
One year ago, President Biden pledged to end support for “offensive” action in Yemen. Since that time, the war has only escalated with Biden’s recent pledge to send more fighter jets and weapons in the last month. A war Powers Resolution would end the US’s role in supporting a terrible blockade that is starving the country as Saudi Arabia drops bombs on civilian targets. Congress has allowed this war to go on long enough
endorsed by United Against War and Militarism, Hands off Yemen, Malaya Movement East Bay and the Palestinian Youth Movement.
Info: Barbara Lee, Endorse a War Powers Resolution! : Indybay
3. Friday, 4:00pm – 6:00pm, Emergency Forum: War in Ukraine
In person:
Revolution Books Berkeley
2444 Durant Ave.
Berkeley
Masks & proof of vax required
Live streamed from NY—Watch online https://www.youtube.com/RevolutionBooksNYC
Come hear Andy Zee, host of the Revolution-Nothing Less show and spokesperson for Revolution Books in dialogue with Raymond Lotta, a political economist who writes for the revcom.us website.
Come with your questions on the underlying causes and dangers of this war, the actual history of Ukraine, the role of the U.S. in all this—and our role, as people living within the US, the main oppressor in the world today.
“‘[T]he essence of the conflict between the U.S. and countries like Russia and China is not one between “democracy” and “authoritarianism,” but is a matter of rivalry among imperialist powers, all of which are monstrous oppressors of masses of people, and none of which represent or act in the interests of humanity…’
Info: EMERGENCY FORUM: WAR IN UKRAINE : Indybay
4. Friday, 5:00pm – 6:00pm, Lessons from Selma Bridge Crossing & Civil Rights Movement for Moral Actions Today w/ PPC
Online: Livestream: https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/livestream/
Join us for an interfaith discussion about how the lessons of the Selma Bridge crossing and the civil rights movement can be applied to our future
and where we are being called into action from here.
As we approach 57 years since the march across Edmund Pettus bridge, we are faced with the haunting reality that the forces that stood against equal voting rights are still at work. These same forces are not only opposing equal voting rights for all but are also oppressing living wages, denying universal healthcare, rejecting ecological restoration, cutting care for our children, withholding rights for the immigrant, funding the war economy, and more. We refuse to let these forces of evil have the last say in this fight for justice. Join us on Friday, March 4 at 8pm ET / 7pm CT for an interfaith discussion about how the lessons of the past can be applied to our future and where we are being called into action from here.
Info: A Moral Cry For A Moral Crisis | A Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee Public Conversation | Facebook or Lessons from Selma Bridge Crossing & Civil Rights Movement for Moral Action Today w/ PPC : Indybay
5. Friday, 6:00pm – 7:00pm, Community vigil for the New Bataan 5
In person
SF Union Square
Geary & Powell Sts.
SF
the New Bataan 5: a group of five individuals including two volunteer teachers for the Lumad community who were killed last week by members of the Philippine military.
Their killiing is not an isolated event as attacks against human rights defenders have heightened in the Philippines especially after the passage of the Anti Terror Law in 2020, which conflates activism and terrorism.
Hear from a variety of different speakers representing various communities such as youth and teachers who will share their insight on how the brutal murder of the New Bataan 5 is emblematic of a larger issue against indigenous communities and activists in the Philippines.
Terror tagging or red tagging is a common tactic utilized by the Philippine government, police and military to criminalize activists and those critical of the government. Indigenous communities face an onslaught of these attacks due to the value of their ancestral lands to corporations and foreign entities.
You are invited to sign onto the Unity Statement: Justice For the New Bataan 5! (google.com)
Host: SFCHRP & Malaya Movement SF
6. Friday, 7:00pm (PT), PSL forum: Crisis in Ukraine & anti-war analysis
Online registration: Webinar Registration – Zoom
ABOLISH NATO!
Ukraine – Russia – NATO: what’s behind the crisis?
Hear from anti-war organizer Gloria La Riva on the latest events in Europe, the root of the crisis, and how to get involved in the anti-war movement.
The Russian military operation in Ukraine highlights that the world has reached a dangerous fork in the road.
It is critically important for people in the United States, who are receiving the bulk of their information from the capitalist media that functions as an echo chamber for the U.S. government, to know that the current crisis is the byproduct of a long effort by the United States to establish absolute domination throughout Europe.
The U.S. policy is aimed at undermining Russia’s security by surrounding it with advanced missiles that can reach their Russian targets in less than 10 minutes.
The conflict currently exploding in Ukraine and rippling throughout the region and the entire world is hugely dangerous. The reckless and provocative actions of the U.S. government and its allies must cease immediately. The economic warfare being unleashed against Russia — which will first and foremost affect the country’s working class — will only deepen the crisis, as would troop deployments anywhere in Europe.
Host: Party For Socialism & Liberation
Saturday, March 5
7. Saturday, 10:00am, No School Closures Rally & March, East Oakland
In person met at
1390 66th Street
Oakland
11:00am – March leaves at
1:00pm – Arrives at 29th Ave.
No School Closures, Shut Down the Town
(1) Oakland Not For Sale | Facebook
8. Saturday, 1:00pm – 3:00pm, National Day of Action: Protest U.S. Enabled Blockade of Yemen
In person
Lake Merrit Amphitheater
Between 12th Street and 1st Ave., Lake Merritt Blvd.
Lake Merritt, Oakland, across from Alameda County Court House and MOCA Museum
Oakland
Demonstrators from all around the nation will convene at the offices of congressional delegation with the message “Introduce a Yemen War Powers Resolution Now!” California activists, Yemeni Americans and over 70 organizations country-wide are coordinating a national day of protest to end the war on Yemen. The United States began supporting the Saudi/UAE-led coalition’s war and blockade of Yemen in March 2015. The war is starving a child to death every 75 seconds.
Co-hosts: Yemeni Alliance Committee, AROC, CODEPINK Golden Gate, DSA SF, DSA East Bay, PLM, PYM, PSL, ANSWER, Malaya
Info: (4) National Day of Action: Protest U.S.-Enabled Blockade of Yemen | Facebook or National Day of Action: Protest U.S.-Enabled Blockade of Yemen : Indybay
Sunday, March 6
9. Sunday, 10:00am, No more War & NO more War ON the poor from Ukraine to Oakland to Palestine to Haiti
In person – meet at:
Broadway & Divisadero (occupied Yelamu)
SF
No more War & NO more War ON the poor from Ukraine to Oakland to Palestine to Haiti….Houseless/ Indigenous Black & Brown youth , elders & families demand no more War in Ukraine or ON our schools,tents ,Black, Brown Disabled Houseless PoLice Terrorized bodies , ancestors & our MamaEarth
This Sunday -prayer, Poetry and povertySkolaz from all corners of MamaEarth (all Danzantes invited DM Miguel Muteado Silencio ) warriors from West Papúa to Kashmir Palestine to Ukraine
POOR Magazine Facebook
Info email: poormag@gmail.com
10. Sunday, 1:00pm – 3:00pm, No WAR, No NATO Expansion – Street mural action
In person
Harry Bridges Plaza
(nr Ferry Building
SF
Help paint a street mural of one of Maria Pryimachenko’s artworks destroyed in the bombing of the Ivankiv Museum.
Some Bay Area artists will paint a giant version of Maria’s artwork called “A Dove Has Spread Her Wings and Asks for Peace” on the ground in conjunction the Stop the War in the Ukraine Action in San Francisco at 1pm, at Harry Bridges Plaza near the Ferry Building. Join us and help paint.
See event # 11
Initiated by David Solnit
Info: Facebook
11. Sunday, 1:00pm – 3:00pm, Peace in Ukraine Rally (Global Action)
In person
SF Ferry Building
The Embarcadero
SF
(possible march)
Global Day of Action: Join CODEPINK and friends in San Francisco to say “Stop the War in Ukraine. Russian Troops Out. No to NATO expansion”. Help hold banners and posters, distribute informational flyers, and speak out for peace!
More info & RSVP: https://www.peaceinukraine.org/cp/san_francisco_ca_usa
Host: Peace in Ukraine Coalition
Info: San Francisco: Peace in Ukraine! Global Day of Action Rally : Indybay
Monday, March 7
12. Monday, 4:00pm (PT); 7:00pm (ET), Honduras: Water and Land Defenders and U.S. Policy
Online registration: Meeting Registration – Zoom
As Hondurans honor the memory of Berta Cáceres this month, we will be joined by her daughter Bertha representing the Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations in Honduras (COPINH) and Víctor Fernández from the Broad Movement for Dignity and Justice (MADJ)
We’ll discuss Berta’s legacy and what the recent election of President Xiomara Castro could mean for the ongoing struggle against destructive extractive projects in the country. MAPA speakers will describe past and upcoming solidarity work and how you can take action in solidarity with the Honduran people
Speakers:
Bertha Zúniga Cáceres is a General Coordinator of COPINH and a social movement leader in Honduras. She is the daughter of Berta Cáceres and has worked tirelessly over the past six years to demand justice for her mother and expose the criminal structure behind her murder.
Víctor Fernández, co-founder of MADJ, is a leading Honduran human rights lawyer and social movement leader. Previously, as President of the Association of Honduran prosecutors he was part of a 38-day hunger strike against corruption. He also leads the team of lawyers representing the family of murdered indigenous leader Berta Cáceres.
Brigitte Gynther is School of the America Watch’s Program and Research Coordinator and has lived and worked in Central America for the past decade. She spent several years as a human rights accompanier in Honduras, documenting human rights violations and accompanying human rights organizations and social movements. She closely accompanied Berta Caceres prior to her 2016 assassination and was deeply involved in efforts to seek justice following her murder.
Allison Lira is the Director of the Honduras program for the Witness for Peace Solidarity Collective and is based in northern Honduras. She accompanies at risk human rights defenders and communities and works with grassroots organizations to document human rights violations.
Host: Massachusetts Peace Action
Info: https://masspeaceaction.org/event/honduran-water-defenders-and-the-massachusetts-connection/
Tuesday, March 8
International Women’s Day
13. Tuesday, 12 Noon – 2:00pm Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights on International Women’s Day!
In person
Sproul Plaza – Entrance nr. Telegraph & Bancroft
UC Berkeley
One hour rally to be followed by march through the city of Berkeley.
We Refuse to Let the U.S. Supreme Court
Deny Women’s Humanity & Decimate Their Rights!
ABORTION ON DEMAND & WITHOUT APOLOGY!
Everyone for reproductive justice is welcome. Our first hour of this action will be a rally on the campus in Sproul Plaza (near campus entrance) where we will rise up to say Roe v. Wade must stand.
Roe was the landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the Constitution of the United States protects a pregnant woman’s liberty to choose to have an abortion without excessive government restriction. Yet Roe v. Wade protects so much more than abortion rights. It protects other core, basic human rights including marriage equality and access to contraceptives and fertility treatments like IVF. This is EVERYONE’s cause. Step up and step out with us!
Without an immediate and large uprising, the Supreme Court stands poised to decimate this landmark decision. The Women’s March, which in past years organized actions on International Women’s Day, has abandoned the cause of preserving Roe v. Wade and is already planning for a post-Roe America. We say NO to that response. Join us in Berkeley as we rise up on March 8 as part of a national day of action.
Host: Bay Area Coalition for IWD Action
Info: Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights on International Women’s Day! : Indybay
14. Tuesday, 5:00pm International Women’s Day 2022:Defend Abortion Rights! Rally
In person
Meet at:
Powell & Market St.
SF
Women’s rights are under attack. The unelected and unaccountable body of the Supreme Court is threatening to reverse decades of struggle for abortion rights by undermining the precedent of Roe v. Wade in Mississippi and Texas.
The Democratic Party stands idly by while the assault on women’s reproductive rights and bodily autonomy continues, disproportionately effecting poor women and working-class women of color. Join us in the streets to make our voices heard!
On Feb. 28, the Senate voted on the Women’s Health Protection Act, defeating the bill in a 46-48 vote. The WHPA, a landmark bill that would have enshrined the right to abortion access
The Senate vote is disappointing but not surprising, as Senate Republicans and conservative Democrats continue to refuse to represent the interests of their constituencies. If politicians’ votes reflected the will of the people, WHPA would pass easily—80% of Americans support access to abortion in all or most cases.
We demand abortion to be legalized nationwide! We demand an end to state-sanctioned violence against women here in the U.S. and abroad! We demand an end to systemic exploitation of women’s work and labor worldwide!
