By Adrienne Fong
Not back posting on a regular basis. With the genocide going on in Palestine –am posting some updates & actions.
There are many events listed on Indybay that might be of interest to you, check it out!
Please post your actions on Indybay: https://www.indybay.org/calendar/?page_id=12
See Indybay for other listings of events
Please include Accessibility and ASL info in your events! And if your action is ‘child friendly’ These are JUSTICE issues!!
*** ASL interpretation – Let me know if your event needs this service .***
Articles in 2 sections – #2 is on Palestine
ARTICLES
A. SF officials knew weeks ago that Cruise vehicle dragged pedestrian – October 25, 2023
https://missionlocal.org/2023/10/cruise-drag-pedestrian-dmv-license/
B. San Francisco Lawmakers Urge Mayor to Relieve APEC Pressures on City October 24, 2023
San Francisco APEC Summit: Lawmakers Want Security Zone ‘Relief’ (sfstandard.com)
See Action # 7
C. Assange Freedom May Be Pivotal in Australia’s Support for US Cold War With China – October 23, 2023
D. APEC in S.F. will be epic? Some SoMa business owners say the summit will destroy them – October 20, 2022
APEC in S.F. will be epic? Some business owners say it will crush them (sfchronicle.com)
PALESTINE / ISRAEL Articles
See Events: # 2, 3, & 4
A. 2,913 Palestinian children killed in Gaza with U.S. approval | Defense for Children Palestine (dci-palestine.org) – October 26, 2023
2,913 Palestinian children killed in Gaza with U.S. approval | Defense for Children Palestine (dci-palestine.org)
B. WATCH: British-Palestinian children in Gaza call on Rishi Sunak to stop Israel’s massacre – October 26, 2023
C. House approves resolution backing Israel in first move by new Speaker – October 25, 2023
“Nine Democrats opposed the resolution: Reps. Jamaal Bowman (N.Y.), Andre Carson (Ind.), Cori Bush (Mo.), Al Green (Texas), Summer Lee (Pa.), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.), Ilhan Omar (Minn.), Delia Ramirez (Ill.) and Rashida Tlaib (Mich.). Republican Rep. Thomas Massie (Ky.) joined them.”
D. Zionist Think Tank’s Blueprint for Gaza Ethnic Cleansing – October 25, 2023
E. Israel to refuse visas to UN officials after Guterres speech on Gaza war – October 25, 2023
F. Scott Ritter Extra Ep. 109: Ask the Inspector
Scott Ritter Extra Ep. 109: Ask the Inspector – YouTube
Interview with Scott Ritter and Eva K. Bartlett
G. What really happened on 7th October? – October 24, 2023
What really happened on 7th October? (thecradle.co)
“Evidence is now emerging that up to half the Israelis killed were combatants; that Israeli forces were responsible for some of their own civilian deaths; and that Tel Aviv disseminated false ‘Hamas atrocities’ stories to justify its devastating air assault on Palestinian civilians in Gaza.”
H. Another American Genocide – October 24, 2023
4 PETITIONS:
1. Justice for Standing Rock: Stand Against Compromised Pipelines
SIGN: Justice for Standing Rock: Stand Against Compromised Pipelines – Action Network
2. Tell Atlanta City Council to Count the Signatures!
SIGN: MomsRising.org | #StopCopCity! Tell Atlanta City Council to Count the Signatures!
3. Demand Biden STOP Border Wall Construction
SIGN: Send a Letter: Demand Biden Stop Border Wall Construction! (actionnetwork.org)
The Biden Admin’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to fast-track their border wall construction will not only create dangerous conditions for migrants seeking refuge in the U.S., but will also trample protections for clean water, Indigenous graves, and endangered species.
4. Tell President Biden: Make birth control accessible to everyone
SIGN: Tell President Biden: Make birth control accessible to everyone! | Demand Progress
Call the President & your elected officials RE Palestine!
White House Comment Line
Open Tuesday-Thursday 11am-3pm EST
(202) 456-1111
Email Contact Page: https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/
Suggested demands:
-Tell them you oppose the use of American aid to pursue inhumane collective punishment
-Prioritize the immediate delivery of humanitarian aid to alleviate the suffering in Gaza
-Stop US funding of military aid and weapons to Israel
Senator Alex Padilla
(202) 224-3553 DC office
If voicemail box is full, try Senator Padilla’s other office locations: (415) 981-9369 San Francisco office; (916) 448-2787 Sacramento office, (559) 497-5109 Fresno office; (310) 231-4494 LA office; (619) 239-3884 San Diego office
Email Contact Page: https://www.padilla.senate.gov/contact/contact-form/
Senator Laphonza Butler
(202) 224-3841
https://www.butler.senate.gov/
Congressional Switchboard
(202) 224-3121
EVENTS / ACTIONS
Thursday, October 26 – Sunday, October 29
Thursday, October 26
1. Thursday, 5:00pm – 7:00pm, Rally for fair contracts! CCSF Faculty & Staff Readying to Strike in Defense of Our College
CCSF – Ocean Campus
MUB Parking Lot
Outside Board of Trustees Meeting
55 Frida Kahlo Way
SF
City College is the largest source of degrees and workforce training in San Francisco. We are a beacon of hope for our city, & tomorrow from 5-7pm that mission needs your support.
City College’s faculty (AFT 2121) and staff (SEIU 1021) are the teachers, custodians, tutors, counselors, and dedicated workers who make this college run. Tomorrow, as unions, we’re jointly hosting a rally for fair contracts and a stronger City College.
Severe understaffing and stagnant wages are hurting our students. Our award-winning student newspaper the Guardsman reported on this today–see ‘An Understaffed College.’ City College Nursing should not be cutting its enrollment by over 25% due to short staffing. Nearly 4,000 students should not be sitting on the waitlist for classes in August. With your support, and with our unity, we can change that. Spread the word & join us.
RSVP: https://bit.ly/Oct26MUB
Friday, October 27
2. Friday, 1:00pm – 2:00pm, Revolutionary Friday: Stop The Genocide Of Palestine! End The Occupation!
Israeli Consulate (Outside)
456 Montgomery St.
SF
Public Transportation: Nr. Montgomery St. BART
MUNI: # 1 California & any MUNI on Market St.
All are welcomed to join the Revolutionary Workers Front and Mothers On The March, in front of the Israeli Consulate to demand and end to the continued genocide, illegal and violent occupation and apartheid inflicted on Palestinians by the Zionist Israeli government
As of Thursday, October 26, Israeli forces have killed 2,913 Palestinian children in Gaza, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza, in less than three weeks since the Israeli military unleashed a massive military offensive on the Gaza Strip on October 7. The fatality and injury numbers provided by the Ministry of Health in Gaza only account for people admitted to hospitals, and an estimated 940 Palestinian children are reported missing under the rubble of destroyed buildings, indicating the actual death toll is much higher.
Despite massive global protest calling for a ‘Cease Fire’, Israel continues daily / nightly bombings of Gaza and the West Bank. The death toll increases daily.
Now they are also bombing Syria and the border of Lebanon.
Some U.S. college students have protested with their billionaire donors threatening to withhold donations.
Some European countries have banned demonstrations in support of Palestine and the people have taken the risk to demonstrate!
Our RESISTANCE to the U.S. policy makers is important to support the people of Palestine.
You are welcomed to bring your own homemade messages. We have banners, chalk for your sidewalk messaging.
Stand in solidarity with the people of Palestine!
WE CALL FOR:
• AN END TO ALL U.S. MILITARY AID AND WEAPONS TO ISRAEL
• AN END TO THE BLOCKADE OF PALESTINE
• A CEASEFIRE on the Palestinian People by the Zionist government.
• END THE APARTHEID / COLONIALIZATION OF PALESTINE
Info: Stop The Genocide Of Palestine! End The Occupation! : Indybay
Saturday, October 28
3. Saturday, 1:00pm, Stop the Genocide in Gaza!
San Francisco Ferry Building – Harry Bridges Plaza
Embarcadero, San Francisco
Join us this Saturday in San Francisco as peace and freedom loving people across the Bay Area to join millions across the world in demanding an immediate end to this genocidal war.
We said we’d be back. As conditions on the ground in Gaza escalate, the conscious people of the Bay Area will continue to raise their voices! Join us this Saturday to say NO to Genocide! Bring your friends, bring your families. Our numbers and our solidarity will only continue to grow. Long love Palestine! Long Live Gaza! Long Live International Solidarity! #CeasefireNow #NoToGenocide
The San Francisco Bay Area continues to rise up for Palestine! On Tuesday, October 24th the Mayor and City Council of Richmond, California passed a HISTORIC resolution in support of Palestinian freedom. This makes the Bay Area home to the first city in the US to call for the end of this genocidal war on the Palestinian people.
Host: AROC
Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy1jhf7yIg7/?img_index=1
4. Saturday, 3:30pm – 5:30 pm, The Peoples Assembly for Truth: Food / Discussion on the war in Palestine
Companeros Del Barrio
474 Valencia St. (outside)
San Francisco
Public Transportation:
BART – 16th Street
MUNI – # 22, 14, 49 lines
Free for Everyone
In the spirit of unity and sharing, we encourage every attendee to bring two or three of your favorite Tamales for our communal lunch.
OPEN DISCUSSION: We believe that open, honest conversations are the first step towards change. During the event, we will have an open discussion about what’s really happening with the genocide and occupation of a nation. We want to hear your thoughts, experiences, and insights. Your perspective is invaluable, and we’re here to listen. This event is an opportunity to stand in unity and solidarity with those affected by the war on Palestine.
Your presence and participation will contribute to a more inclusive and compassionate world.
Host: Revolutionary Workers Front
Info: The Peoples Assembly for Truth: Food / Discussion on Palestine : Indybay and The Peoples Assembly for Truth – Food / Discussion on the war in Palestine | Facebook
Sunday, October 29
5. Sunday, 9:00am – 10:45am, Climate Crisis & Militarism – Military Veterans & Allies Respond!
Unitarian Universalists of SF
Location Details:
1187 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94109 (corner of Geary Blvd).
or via Zoom:
oin Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/92382679109?pwd=UnpJUk1waEJZTGFxMFVQVW1HSmxIUT09
Meeting ID: 923 8267 9109 Passcode: 143104
The twin existential threats to life on Earth, the climate crisis and militarism, are regarded as too abstract and scary to deal with. How are they related, and what can we do about them? Veterans For Peace members of the Climate Crisis and Militarism Project (CCMP), Janet Weil, Steve Morse and Vincent Dijanich will discuss how military veterans who understand the intersection of climate and war/militarism, and allies, are responding with educational events, protests, campaigns to stop military air shows, attending UN COP conferences, and more. This lively, interactive presentation will include a brief quiz, and a lively Q & A session.
Janet Weil, a former national CODEPINK staffer, is an Associate Member of Veterans For Peace since 2011 and has served on the Climate Crisis and Militarism Project since its inception. Janet worked with Extinction Rebellion in Portland, Oregon. During the heady days of the Occupy Movement, she co-founded the SF 99% Coalition with UUSF members.
Steve Morse has been with Veterans for Peace for many years, and co-founded the Climate
Crisis and Militarism Project of VGP in 2020. He was active in the GI Resistance Movement that included time in Viet Name and US Army prisons. He has also worked as a mathematics teacher and as a coordinator of the GI Rights Hotline.
Vince Dijanich is a co-founder of Veterans For Peace Climate Crisis and Militarism Project and a Bay Area environmental activist.
Info: UUSF Sunday Forum: Climate Crisis & Militarism – Military Veterans & Allies Respond! : Indybay
6. Sunday, 12:30pm – 2:00pm, U.S. Capitalism/Imperialism Is there an alternative?
UU San Francisco
1187 Franklin St.
SF
Lunch & Conversation
This meeting is a group discussion, led by Bruce Neuburger. The essence of the U.S. is not democracy but capitalism – imperialism. Political leaders of the U.S., media voices, and many others insist that the United States is the great defender of democracy and a force for good in the world. And further that the U.S. is defending democracy in the face of growing threats from rivals, such as Russia and China, which are autocratic and anti- democratic. This talk will address this question and its implications. And, will offer a challenge to the notion that the world, the way it is presently organized, offers not only the best, but the only way human affairs can be organized. The intention of this presentation is to open discussion on issues critical to our world today and provide a space where controversial views can be discussed in an atmosphere of potentially sharp, but respectful, debate. Please join us for a most exciting presentation. All are welcome to join in the conversation, asking questions and providing your own ideas on the subject.
Info: Global Conversations: U.S. Capitalism/Imperialism Is there an alternative? : Indybay
7. Sunday, 3:00pm – 7:00pm, No APEC! Direct Action Training in San Francisco
518 Valencia• 518 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94110 US
The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a structure of rampant corporate capitalism, writing the rules of the global economy and concentrating power and wealth in the hands of the few while neutralizing people’s resistance movements.
APEC’s climate frame is one of greenwashing and false solutions while writing rules that benefit the fossil fuel, high finance sectors and other polluting sectors.
APEC will be gathering the week of November 13th at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. It’ll feature heads of state US President Joe Biden, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese PM Fumio Kishida, and many other members of APEC. It’ll also feature a CEO Summit with the heads of Exxonmobile, Citibank, Google, Meta, General Motors, Visa and others.
Get trained before APEC – there are opportunities every week in the East Bay and San Francisco. See you there!
For more information: https://actionnetwork.org/event_campaigns/…
Host: No 2 APEC Climate Bloc
Info: No APEC! Direct Action Training in San Francisco : Indybay
