By Adrienne Fong
Not back posting on a regular basis.
Things are happening very rapidly in the Middle East – Gaza, West Bank, Lebanon, Iran, Yemen, and even in the U.S. etc….
RESOURCES:
UPDATES WITH BAY RESISTANCE and get plugged to actions you can support, text “Resist” to 888-850-0928
GI HOTLINE (877) 477-4497
Center On Conscience and War: 800-379-2679 (toll free) In Washington DC
– Share these numbers to people who know active duty service members
There are events listed on Indybay that might be of interest to you(many listings in the South, North & East Bays and beyond the bay area)
Please post your actions on Indybay: https://www.indybay.org/calendar/?page_id=12
Bay Area Progressive Action Calendar: ATW Bay Area / NorCal — Action Together West
ARTICLES
A. The Global Sumud Flotilla is under attack – April 29, 2026
https://www.instagram.com/p/DXuh2sOCGeQ/
Our boats were approached by military speedboats, self-identified as “israel”, pointing lasers and semi-automatic assault weapons ordering participants to the front of the boats and to get on their hands and knees.
Boat communications are being jammed and an SOS was issued.
Tracker of Sumud Flotilla: https://globalsumudflotilla.org/tracker/
FFC and Thousand Madleens Tracker: https://freedomflotilla.org/ffc-tracker/
B. The Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza – A cry at sea to the world’s dormant conscience – April 29, 2026
C. Report: 52 Iranian ships breach US blockade within 72 hours April 29, 2026
Report: 52 Iranian ships breach US blockade within 72 hours – Middle East Monitor
D. UAE Quits OPEC as Many Countries Ramp Up Oil Production Despite Worsening Climate Crisis – April 29, 2026
E. On His 72nd Birthday, Philadelphia Marches to Free Mumia – april 28, 2026
https://popularresistance.org/on-his-72nd-birthday-philadelphia-marches-to-free-mumia/
F. Israeli authorities pursue another extension to Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya’s imprisonment
G. NYT: DHS Seeks to Deny Green Cards to Immigrants Who’ve Criticized Israel – April 27, 2027
H. US bill to grant Americans serving in Israeli army same rights as US troops – April 27, 2026
I. Death by Firing Squad: Sister Helen Prejean on Trump’s Moves to Ramp Up Executions – April 27, 2026
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/4/27/death_penalty
The last federal execution was in 2020 when trump was president
See Petition # 5
J. San Francisco Activists to Be Tried for Protest on Golden Gate Bridge April 26, 2026
See Event # 1
K. The brutal Lurie budget: Cuts for everyone except the cops and the very rich – April 23, 2026
L. Epstein fallout fails the survivors — again
Epstein fallout fails the survivors — again – Freedom Socialist Party
M. Three U.S. Supreme Court Justices Decry “Inexplicable” Texas Refusal to Test DNA in Rodney Reed Case – March 25, 2026
6 PETITIONS:
1. Amazon: Cut your contracts with the Israeli military
SIGN: Amazon: Cut your contracts with the Israeli military
Netanyahu’s war machine has killed tens of thousands of civilians across Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran. The company fueling it is a household name — and most people have no idea.
Amazon’s cloud contract with Israel is powering the surveillance systems that build AI kill lists — facilitating deadly airstrikes on hospitals and schools. And when shareholders filed a human rights proposal demanding answers, they rejected it.
Amazon’s board meeting is a few weeks away.
2. Roblox: cut ties with any company linked to Peter Thiel!
SIGN: Roblox: cut ties with any company linked to Peter Thiel!
3. No War on Cuba! Pass a war powers resolution and end the humanitarian crisis
SIGN: No War on Cuba! Pass a war powers resolution and end the humanitarian crisis. | Win Without War
4. Tell Congress: No More Tax Dollars for ICE & CBP. ICE & CBP Out of Our Communities.
SIGN: Tell Congress: No Funding for ICE and CBP
5. The U.S. Is Bringing Back Firing Squad Executions. It’s Time to Abolish the Death Penalty.
SIGN: petition: The U.S. Is Bringing Back Firing Squad Executions. It’s Time to Abolish the Death Penalty.
The DOJ wants to bring back the ‘firing squad’ for federal executions
6. Tell HUD: No red tape evictions!
Tell HUD: No red tape evictions! / ¡Dile a HUD: No a los desalojos por papeleo! – Action Network
PETITIONS of 2 April Executions + May Scheduled Executions (Click on the name to sign)
April 30, 2026 at 6:00 pm ET:
James Hitchcock in Florida
April 30, 2026 at 6:00 pm CT:
James Broadnax in Texas
May 14, 2026 at 10:00 am CT:
Raymond Johnson in Oklahoma
May 14, 2026 at 6:00 pm CT:
Edward Busby in Texas
May 20, 2026 at 10:00 am MT:
Leroy McGill in Arizona
May 21, 2026 at 6:00 pm ET:
Richard Knight in Florida
May 21, 2026 at 10:00 am CT:
Tony Carruthers in Tennessee
EVENTS / ACTIONS
Thursday, April 30 – Sunday May 3
Thursday, April 30
1. Thursday, 9am, 12Noon,4pm, JUSTICE FOR LYLE PRIJOLES, KAI SOREM, AND THE NEGROS 19!
Register to join us on Zoom: tinyurl.com/NORCALJ4N19
Join NorCal ICHRP and Malaya Movement on Thursday, April 30th for three one-hour phone barrage sessions! Sessions will start with an orientation and training for participants. No experience needed!
We are calling for our representatives to take action to demand justice for Lyle Prijoles and Kai Sorem, two Filipino-Americans, who were murdered alongside 17 others by the Armed Forces of the Philippines in the Toboso massacre in Negros Occidental. Hour-long sessions will start with a 10-minute orientation for all participants. If you can’t join the sessions, please still call your representatives and check out the Advocacy Toolkit: tinyurl.com/Negros19-Advocacy-Toolkit
On April 19-20, 2026, the US-Backed Armed Forces of the Philippines carried out a 12-hour military operation in Negros Occidental that killed 19 people – including human rights organizers, youth activists, journalists, children, and peasant advocates – and displaced 653 residents. This was an undeniable violation of human rights and international humanitarian law. We demand an independent investigation, access to and return of the victims’ remains to their families, an inquiry into US involvement in this massacre, transparency and accountability from the Philippine government and the AFP for the war crimes they committed.
Info: DEMAND JUSTICE 4 THE NEGROS 19! – 4/30 PHONE BARRAGE
2. Thursday, 9:00am (?),7 of the GG26 who are facing felony conspiracy and false imprisonment charges are headed to trial
Hall of In-Justice
850 Bryant St.
SF
Seven of the GG26 who are facing felony conspiracy and false imprisonment charges are headed to trial this Thursday 4/30 in department 22 at 850 Bryant, SF. Trial will then unfold at 400 McAllister, SF at the Civic Center Courthouse in San Francisco. Trial is expected to last 6-8 weeks. Join our signal announcment thread (link in linktree) to stay up to date!
The solidarity site didn’t provide a time for Thursday.
Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/DXuLM-blHqs/?img_index=1
3. Thursday, 6:15pm – 8:15pm, International Hotel: The Struggle for Housing Justice
St. James Church
4620 California St (between 8th & 9th Ave)
SF
btw 8th-9th Avenues – Muni #1 California stops on the block.
Doors open at 6:15pm; Program begins at 6:45pm
As we approach International Workers Day, we’re highlighting the historic fight for the International Hotel (I-Hotel).
Come to the WSTA general meeting to hear directly from I-Hotel activists and learn how their struggle continues today amid modern forms of urban renewal like upzoning and YIMBYism.
In 1977, all residents of the hotel were violently evicted after the building was purchased by a multinational corporation. However the tenants, who were predominantly poor migrant Filipino and Chinese workers, organized and led a powerful fight against the eviction and helped to spark the modern housing rights movement that continues to have a lasting impact today.
The I-Hotel was a single-room occupancy hotel located in what was known as Manilatown in San Francisco.
Explicitly racist “urban renewal” policies targeted predominantly communities of color under the guise of removing “blighted” ares of the city. In reality, these efforts reflected a collusion between government and private financial interests, using state power to create vast profit opportunities at the expense of working people.
Filipino migrant workers were the majority of the hotel’s tenants. Forced to migrate due to US and Japanese imperialist plunder of their homelands, they faced further labor exploitation in the US.
But where there is oppression, there is resistance!
In response, tenants organized for their right to housing, building a broad-based mass movement with community organizations across the city that brought together thousands of activists to confront the police on the day of eviction.
Host: Westside Tenants Association
Info: International Hotel: The Struggle for Housing Justice : Indybay
Friday, May 1
International Workers Day
4. From Bay Resistance: Bay Area May Day Actions (See Indybay for other actions)
San Francisco:
11 AM: SFO Shut Down, **Updated location: SFO International Departures Terminal (Meet outside on the sidewalk)
2 PM: Workers’ Needs Over Billionaires Greed. No War. No Cuts. No ICE, Civic Center
· Sign up to volunteer here
· March with the Bay Resistance contingent: join the signal chat here for location details.
4 PM: Workers Over Billionaires Rally, Embarcadero Plaza SF
Oakland:
9 AM: Bring Joyous Rebellion to the Oakland Airport, Meet at 99 Hegenberger Road
· Text OAKLAND to 58910
2 PM: Oakland May Day March, Fruitvale Plaza
· Sign up to volunteer here
· March with the Bay Resistance contingent: join the signal chat here for location details.
San Jose:
2 PM: San Jose May Day, King & Story to San Jose City Hall
Santa Rosa:
2 PM: Singing Resistance Target Action, 1980 Santa Rosa Ave
4 PM: Santa Rosa May Day, South West Park to Julliard Park
Berkeley:
11 AM: Berkeley May Day March, 2300 Ellsworth Way
There are many more actions happening in the Bay for May Day, this is not an exhaustive list! Learn more about the above events at bayresistance.org/may-day-2026 and other find actions across CA at camayday2026.org/.
Saturday, May 2
5. Saturday, 3:30pm – 5:30pm Working class perspectives-consequences of Iran War on the World, Latin America and in U.S
518 Valencia St. (between 16th & 17th Sts)
SF
Wheelchair accessible
Public Transportation: 16th Street BART
SF MUNI # 22, 49 & 14
You are invited to our working – class perspective on the war in Iran, and its consequences on the world, Latin America and the working class here at home.
We are living through an important moment, and we need to know what we need to do.
NATIONAL GENERAL STRIKE for WORKERS RIGHTS.
Host: Ilyich “Equipto” Yasushi Sato
Info: Working class perspectives-consequences of Iran War on the World, Latin America and in U.S : Indybay
Sunday, May 3
6. Sunday, 1:00pm – 3:00pm, Boycott Chevron Picket
Chevron Corporate Station
5500 Telegraph Ave,
(Telegraph at 55th)
Oakland
Join a monthly demonstration at the Chevron in North Oakland, 5500 Telegraph in Oakland | FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH, 1-3 PM (RAIN CANCELS)
Signs and chants will be provided. Bring your energy and tambourines!
Israel’s genocide machine couldn’t run without power from Chevron. Israel’s war on Gaza and Occupation of Palestine contributes to the climate catastrophe. Chevron supplies light and energy via its operation and co-ownership of two major Israeli-claimed fossil gas fields in the Mediterranean.
Chevron’s extraction activities are funneling millions of dollars in tax revenues to Israeli government coffers, directly fueling Israel’s system of settler colonialism and violence against all Palestinians. In 2022, those revenues amounted to over $462 million.
BDS is a global nonviolent Palestinian led movement, and we demand that Chevron immediately cut its contracts with genocidal Israel, and end its role in climate devastation globally.
Following in the tradition of the anti-apartheid gas station boycotts of the 60s & 70s, Palestinians and allies are building a global movement to hold Chevron accountable for its crimes through a coordinated boycott of Chevron gas stations and products around the world.
