By Adrienne Fong
See list of Calendar of Events on Palestine from AROC: https://www.araborganizing.org/events/
Many other events are listed on Indybay that might be of interest to you
Please post your actions on Indybay: https://www.indybay.org/calendar/?page_id=12
See Indybay for other listings of events
ARTICLES
A. Biden White House Signs on to New Gates-Funded Pandemic Surveillance Plan
Biden White House Signs on to New Gates-Funded Pandemic Surveillance Plan • Children’s Health Defense (childrenshealthdefense.org)
See Petition # 3
B. Assange Extradition Case Moves Forward While The CIA Covers Its Tracks – April 17, 2024
Assange Extradition Case Moves Forward While The CIA Covers Its Tracks – Caitlin Johnstone
C. Opening the Devil’s Door in Asia-Pacific – April 17, 2024
Opening the Devil’s Door in Asia-Pacific (consortiumnews.com)
D. Why I “arrested” von der Leyen for aiding Gaza genocide – April 17, 2024
https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/david-cronin/why-i-arrested-von-der-leyen-aiding-gaza-genocide
E. S.F. DA Jenkins has a message for anyone delayed during Golden Gate Bridge protest – April 17, 2024
S.F. DA has message for those delayed by Golden Gate Bridge protest (sfchronicle.com)
F. Gaza protesters on Golden Gate Bridge jailed on felony charges – April 16, 2024
Gaza protesters on Golden Gate Bridge jailed on felony charges – 48 hills
G. Report Sounds Alarm Over Growing Role of Big Tech in US Military-Industrial Complex – April 17, 2024
Report Sounds Alarm Over Growing Role of Big Tech in US Military-Industrial Complex | Common Dreams
H. US Marine Scott Ritter: “As an American I’m am SCARED over what’s about to happen” | Redacted News – April 16, 2024
YouTube – about 22min ong.
I. Revolt in Northern England: No Ceasefire, No Vote – April 16, 2024
Revolt in Northern England: No Ceasefire, No Vote (consortiumnews.com)
J. Justice for Abu Ghraib – April 15, 2024
Justice for Abu Ghraib | Center for Constitutional Rights (ccrjustice.org)
K. Wildly inaccurate story leads to death threats for activist, 48hills writer – April 14, 2024
Wildly inaccurate story leads to death threats for activist, 48hills writer – 48 hills
L. From The River To The Sea – Coloring book
Facebook and https://1804books.com/products/pre-order-from-the-river-to-the-sea-a-colouring-book
This South African illustrator, Soweto-based Nathi Ngubane and author created a coloring book for kids to learn about Palestinian history, resilience and freedom
M. Haiti; Fanmi Lavalas Presentation,on April 6 April 6th 2024
Fanmi Lavalas Presentation, April 6th 2024 – Haiti Action Committee (haitisolidarity.net)
Haiti Action Committee is honored to post the transcript of a presentation by Fanmi Lavalas executive committee members, Dr. Maryse Narcisse and Joel “Pacha” Vorbe, delivered via zoom during our April 6th event at Eastside Arts Alliance in Oakland, California.
See Event # 2
4 PETITIONS:
1. Protect Journalists in Gaza: Boycott the White House Correspondents Dinner
SIGN: Protect Journalists in Gaza: Boycott the White House Correspondents’ Dinner – Action Network
2. Tell your U.S. Congress Members to Protect Taxpayers from the High Costs of Nuclear Power and STOP the Dirty Deal!
SIGN: Take Action! Tell your Senators to STOP the marriage of bills S. 1111 and H.R. 6544! (salsalabs.org)
3. Tell Your State Legislators: Don’t Give Up Control Over Public Health to the World Health Organization
4. Stop the “Make Everyone A Spy” expansion of mass surveillance!
SIGN: Stop the “Make Everyone A Spy” expansion of mass surveillance! | Demand Progress
EVENTS / ACTIONS
Friday, April 19 – Monday, April 22
Friday, April 19
1. Friday, 10:00am, San Francisco: Protest March to Reclaim Earth Day – No to Genocide! No to Ecocide!
Meet at:
Embarcadero Plaza
Market & Steuart Sts.
SF
Then we march to our targets: Blackrock and Bank of NY Mellon
RECLAIM EARTH DAY – NO to GENOCIDE! NO to ECOCIDE!
Imperialists out of Palestine, Congo, and Sudan!
Join Youth Vs. Apocalypse and hundreds of youth for our annual youth-led Earth Day action, centering intersectional demands that target the root of oppression.
This year, we are witnessing the US fund the active genocide with over 36,000 Palestinians martyred by the Israeli occupation, we must keep our eyes on the struggles happening all over the Global South. We have a responsibility, as US and western imperialist forces are responsible for this mass suffering. We know it’s our duty as climate justice organizers in the belly of the beast to put pressure on the ruling class in power to ensure liberation for the masses of people, domestically and internationally.
This is why a large coalition of youth leaders and environmental movement organizers have come together to organize an Earth Day action centered around uplifting Palestine, Sudan, and Congo – three countries going through massive violence at the hands of western imperialism.
We believe that the oppression going on in Palestine, Sudan, and Congo is directly related to our core values of environmental justice, youth power, indigenous land stewardship, and the right to self-determination.
From The Bay and Congo to Sudan and Palestine, we say no more extracting resources at the sacrifice of human life and environmental health. All three of these countries are being targeted by greedy corporations, war-profiteering politicians, and imperialist governments to further their genocidal agendas and widen their profits. As they exploit and murder entire communities, they are also destroying the land. Genocide will always be coupled with ecocide. The youth, the people, and the land share a common enemy. As environmental justice organizations, we must stand against imperialism to advance the liberation of the masses of oppressed people and protect the land and its right to flourish.
We will march from the Embarcadero Plaza to our targets: Blackrock and Bank of NY Mellon (BNY Mellon), due to their involvement in investing in imperialist institutions responsible for resource extraction, war, violence, and genocide in the Global South. Blackrock is invested in various corporations furthering imperialism in Palestine, Congo, and Sudan. BNY Mellon is invested in Elbit Systems which is Israel’s largest weapons firm playing a huge role in the current Genocide against Palestinian people.
We are uplifting the movement demands set forth by Palestinian, Sudanese, and Congolese movement organizers. We have an additional demand set forth by the youth leading this event:
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE REQUIRES THE END OF IMPERIALISM. Imperialists out of Palestine, Congo, and Sudan!
More info: https://actionnetwork.org/events/reclaiming-earth-day-end-imperialism
Info: San Francisco: Protest March to Reclaim Earth Day – No to Genocide! No to Ecocide! : Indybay
2. Friday, 12Noon, Palestine Solidarity Announcements- Special guests: Pierre Labossiere & Robert Roth
We’re back tomorrow with another PSA—join us tomorrow at 12p noon PT for updates and a conversation featuring our comrades with Haiti Action to talk about the crucial importance of Palestine-Haiti Solidarity in this current period of intensified imperialist aggression.
Info: Webinar: Palestine Solidarity Announcements : Indybay
Saturday, April 20
3. Saturday 12Noon – 3:00pm, Bayview Hunters Point Community Peoples Earth Day-Peace Walk & Environmental Justice Rally
Meet at:
Bayview Plaza
3801 3rd Street
SF
Walk to HPNS outdoor area near 451 Galvez Ave.
Info: https://allthingsbayview.org/
Sunday, April 21
4. Sunday, 12:00Noon (PT); 3:00pm (ET), Voices from the Holy Land Online Film Salon: “Destroying Healthcare: Israel’s War on Gaza Hospitals”
Online registration: Meeting Registration – Zoom
After you register, you will immediately get an Approved response on the screen – BUT then look in your email for an email From: Zoom with the word “Confirmation” at the end of the subject line…there you’ll find the link and password to watch the film in advance of the Salon event.
Thirty-six hospitals served 2.2 million residents in Gaza on October 6, 2023. The United Nations says that only twelve are “partially functioning” today. Israeli bombs, missiles and artillery have destroyed the rest.
Ambulances and vehicles transporting medical supplies have also been destroyed. Electricity and fuel is severely restricted, with doctors operating in the dark. Medicine, including anesthesia, adrenaline and pain-killers are depleted. Surgery (including amputations on children) is done while patients are wide-awake and screaming in pain. Wounded women and children are dying because of the lack of medical care. Doctors and medical personnel have been killed, evicted, or forced to flee.
Try to imagine Hell. VFHL will focus on Gaza healthcare and hospitals through three videos. Panelists will discuss the destruction of hospitals, collapse of the healthcare system, shortages of medical supplies, unimaginable working conditions, international laws regarding hospitals in war zones, and the needs for rebuilding medical capacity.
discussion of the situation with:
– Ghassan Abu-Sittah – Palestinian surgeon at Al Shifa and Al Ahli Arab Hospitals
– Clyde Farris – Orthopedic Surgeon at Al Shifa Hospital; formerly with Doctors Without Borders (MSF)
– Eileen Shields-West: Journalist, chair emeritus of Refugees International (RI) and chair of THE SEED Foundation
Our moderator will be Chris Giannou – former Chief Surgeon at ICRC and former Executive Committee member of Palestine Red Crescent Society
5. Sunday, 3:00pm – 5:00pm, Westside Neighbors for a Ceasefire
– JFK Promenade @ Pelosi Drive – across from the tennis courts, SF
Neighbors, community members, and organizations on the westside of San Francisco will gather to continue the many echos calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and for a free Palestine. From the river to the sea!
Info: https://www.araborganizing.org/events/
6. Sunday, 3:00pm – 6:00pm, Commemorating 8 years since the Frisco 5 hunger strike
474 Valencia St.
SF
Public transportation:
16th Street Bart
MUNI: # 22, # 14, # 49
Free entrance, free food & drink
All are welcomed – All ages
Dialogue, timeline research, & conversation on what took place,why, and where we’re at now in SF politics / police
Info: Facebook
7. Sunday, 6:00pm – 7:00pm Monthly gathering at Alex Nieto’s Altar
Bernal Hill
SF
MUNI – # 67stops nearby
All are welcomed to join Alex’s parents Refugio and Elvira Nieto as they remember Alex and their call for justice.
On March 21, 2014, Alex was murdered by SFPD officers Jason Sawyer, Richard Schiff, Nathan Chew, and Roger Morse, with 59 bullets.
DA Gacon (at the time) declined to file criminal charges against the officers. DA Jenkins let the attorney go who was working pm the case under Chesa Boudin.
Last month on the 10th Angelversary of Alex’s murder, drawings of the proposed memorial were shown publicly for the first time.
Monday, April 22
