By Adrienne Fong
See list of Calendar of Events on Palestine from AROC: https://www.araborganizing.org/events/
If your post is about Palestine you can also list your action on the AROC calendar
Many other events are listed on Indybay that might be of interest to you (many actions re Palestine in the South, North & East Bays are also listed)
Please post your actions on Indybay: https://www.indybay.org/calendar/?page_id=12
See Indybay for other listings of events
ARTICLES
A. Today In ‘Every Accusation Is A Confession’ – July 31, 2024
Today In ‘Every Accusation Is A Confession’ – Caitlin Johnstone
B. US hands $500m military aid boost to Philippines amid China tensions – July 30, 2024
See Event # 2
C. Venezuela: As US Leaders Call Fraud, US Observers Endorse Results
Venezuela: As US Leaders Call Fraud, US Observers Endorse Results (consortiumnews.com)
D. ‘Aggressive’ homeless camp sweeps begin in San Francisco – July 30, 2024
‘Aggressive’ San Francisco homeless camp sweeps begin (sfstandard.com)
See Event # 5
E. Latest Israeli school attack shocks Gaza – July 29, 2024
Latest Israeli school attack shocks Gaza | The Electronic Intifada
Sign Petition # 1
F. A homeless crackdown is looming – so why is SF slashing its outreach budget? July 26, 2024
https://sfstandard.com/2024/07/26/budget-outreach-homeless-sweeps/
PETITION
1. Stop Arming Israel: Not another bomb!
SIGN: Stop Arming Israel: Not another bomb! (actionnetwork.org)
Scheduled August Executions (click on name to sign petition)
August 7, 2024 at 6:00 pm CT:
Arthur Burton in Texas
August 8, 2024 – just after 12:00 am midnight MT
Taberon Honie in Utah
EVENTS / ACTIONS
Wednesday, July 31 & Thursday, August 1
Wednesday, July 31
1. Wednesday, 11:00am – 12Noon, Support Detained Immigrants
ICE
630 Sansome St.
SF
*The event will be live streamed through Instagram @im4humanintegrity
Call ICE: For those unable to attend in person, we will provide a call script to contact the ICE office during the protest (11 AM – 12 PM). This will help amplify the strikers’ demands and disrupt business as usual.
Your support is needed for the courageous individuals currently on hunger strike at the Golden State Annex ICE Detention Center. On the 12th day of their strike, ten detainees decided to end their hunger strike after facing the threat of transfer to a notorious facility in Texas, known for its brutal force-feeding practices. However, the struggle for justice continues, and your involvement can make a significant difference.
| What’s Happening? |
| Hunger Strike and Labor Strike: Since July 1st, 42 people have been detained at Golden State Annex have been on a hunger strike, escalating their ongoing labor strike. They are protesting the inhumane conditions and demanding immediate action from ICE and GEO Group. Their labor strike, which started with 59 participants, continues with at least 50 people refusing to work for $1 a day. |
| The Strikers’ Demands:1. Terminate the Contracts: End the detention contracts for Golden State Annex and Mesa Verde by December 2024.2. Freedom: Review cases for fair release, including timely 6-month ICE custody reviews.3. End Solitary Confinement: Solitary confinement must be stopped as it constitutes torture.4. Adhere to Standards: Provide adequate medical care, nutritious food, and stop retaliation against those who speak out.5. Free Phone Calls: Eliminate charges for phone calls to families, lawyers, and communities. Host: Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity |
2. Wednesday, 12:00Non – 1:00pm, End US War Provocations: Blinken-Austin Out of the Philippines!
SF Federal Building
90 7th Street (between Mission St. & Market St.)
SF
Show your indignation against the latest in the onslaught of US schemes and legislation to provoke war against China and enhance the counterinsurgency responsible for war crimes in the PH!
On July 30th, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken & Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will be holding a 2+2 ministerial meeting in Manila with Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo and Secretary of National Defense Gilbert Teodoro to strengthen defense ties with the Marcos II regime and announce an additional $500m of military aid to the PH on top of the $2.5b proposed in the PERA Act.
Reject PERA! Pass the PHRA! US Out of the Philippines and all Asia Pacific! From Palestine to the Philippines, Stop the US War Machine!
Host: SFCHRP, MALAYA Movement + Others
Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/C-A_-_evV7t/
3. Wednesday, 2:00pm, Officer Involved Shooting in SF– Town Hall Meeting
Virtual Town Hall
This virtual town hall will be streamed on SFGovTV’s
YouTube page (https://www.sfgovtv.org/SFPDTownhall )
Also on SFPD’s Facebook site
Public Comment Call-In: 1 (415) 655-0001 / Access Code: 2663 456 4937
Press *3 to raise hand and speak.
As part of the San Francisco Police Department’s commitment to accountability and transparency with our community, a virtual town hall meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. to provide the community with an update on the investigation of the officer-involved shooting that occurred in the area of Willow Street and Van ness Ave on Sunday, July 21, 2024.
Following a presentation by the SFPD command staff, time will be allotted for viewers wishing to offer public comment.
Persona name killed by SFPD is Alexander Antonio Lopez, 28 Y?O
Info from: https://www.sanfranciscopolice.org/community/events/ois-town-hall-meeting-0
4. Wednesday, 7:00pm – 9:00pm, Is Fascism Coming To The USA?
474 Valencia St. (nr. 16th St.)
SF
MUNI #49,,#14, #22
16 Street BART
(Panel Discussion)
Part of 2024 Labor Fest
The rise of fascism not only in the US but in Argentina, France, Turkey, India and around the world is a life and death question for working people and the entire population.
This panel will discuss why fascism is growing, how it is organized, what the history of fascism is. It will also look at what working people and unions need to do to prepare for it and defeat it.
Sponsored by:
United Front Committee For A Labor Party (www.ufclp.org)
Revolutionary Workers Front
Info: https://laborfest.net/event/is-fascism-coming-to-the-usa/
Thursday, August 1
5. Thursday, 12Noon, Arrest & Jail the Billionaires Not the Homeless: Labor Party NOW!
SF City Hall
1 Dr. Carleton B. Goodlett Pl
SF
The ruling by the US Supreme Court that homeless people and people with drug addictions can be arrested and jailed was supported by Democrats California Governor Newsom and San Francisco Mayor London Breed.
They want massive arrests to clear the streets while thousands of people have no place to go. They will be taken to jail where the costs are even higher and the jails are already overcrowded. What Mayor Breed and the billionaires who she represents do not want to do is build housing for the working class and poor. The more than 80 billionaires in San Francisco and their candidates want more police and repression instead of a capital tax on their stolen wealth to build housing for people.
The gentrification and housing policies by Breed and the Democrats has led to a mass departure of working people who can no longer afford to live where they work. That is why the cities empties out and is a further cause of capitalist economic decline. There are 16,000 empty flats in San Francisco but people are sleeping and dying in the streets every day.
We need a massive program for working class and poor housing and public control of healthcare including mental healthcare instead of relying on non-profits with low paid workers. More police and repression will not solve this economic and social crisis. While the Mayor, Newsom and the Democrats support more billions for more genocide in Gaza, the war in Ukraine and the encirclement of China.
The more than 800 US military bases should should be shutdown and the main enemy is at home. It is the criminal billionaires and technofascists who are driving us toward fascism.
Host: United Front Committee For A Labor Party
Info: Arrest & Jail the Billionaires Not the Homeless: Labor Party NOW! : Indybay
