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Wednesday May 7
7pm Close Guantánamo & Dismantle the Inhumane…
Thursday May 8
11am Mother’s Day Action – Resilient Mothers, Thriving…
6pm On Fierce Vulnerability A Conversation With Kazu…
Saturday May 10
8pm People’s Music
Sunday May 11
9:30am David Strachan & Davi Barker: “Memoir of a…
12pm 19th Annual Mothers Day Golden Gate Bridge Walk…
Saturday May 17
11am #Bare2Breakers Weekenders’ SF Naked Bike Ride
2pm Trump Must Go NOW! Rally & March
Sat Feb 22 2025 (Updated 04/03/25)
Demonstrators Protest Elon Musk Outside of Tesla Showrooms
Musk and Trump Blasted for Attempting Fascist Takeover
Activists in Northern California are not waiting for court challenges to stop Elon Musk and his so-called Department of Government Efficiency. Protests are ongoing and have cropped up outside Tesla showrooms in Berkeley, San Francisco, Palo Alto, Corte Madera and Seaside, amongst other locations. The earliest of these happened on a national day of action on February 15. The action at the Van Ness Tesla location in SF grew to about a thousand people.
Tue Jan 14 2025 (Updated 01/21/25)
Activists Declare “Health Care For People, Not For Profit”
Healthcare Profiteers Encounter Protest at Investors Gathering
On January 13, demonstrators rallied outside the Westin St. Francis in San Francisco to protest the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Investors Conference which brought together capitalists from around the world who profit from denying health care. They delivered the message that “health care is for people, not for profit” and also connected the genocide of Palestinians to the healthcare system.
Thu Aug 1 2024 (Updated 10/14/24)
Protests Demand Netanyahu’s Arrest for War Crimes
Actions Protesting Israel’s Attempted Genocide of Palestinians Continue
On July 24, Israel’s Prime Minister came to the US and addressed a joint session of Congress. However, more than a dozen legislators boycotted the speech because they, as do millions gthroughout the world, consider him to be a genocidal war criminal. Throughout Northern California and the US, demonstrations continue to demand Netanyahu’s arrest and that the US stop enabling Israel’s military as it kills Gazans by the tens of thousands.
Wed Apr 24 2024 (Updated 06/12/24)
Occupations Established at Universities Across California
Across the Globe, Students Set Up Encampments in Solidarity with Palestinians
Students at UCB, Cal Poly Humboldt, Stanford, Sonoma State, SF State, Sacramento State, USF, UCSC and UCD joined students at colleges throughout the country to establish occupations in support of Palestinians. Outrage at Israel’s attempted genocide in Gaza has produced a movement of encampments at Harvard, Columbia, Yale, MIT, NYU, UT Austin, and more. Police have arrested hundreds, and yet the protests persist and expand.
Mon Jun 3 2024 (Updated 06/11/24)
Faith Leaders Fast and March for Gaza in SF
War-Supporting Politicians Targeted Throughout the Bay Area
On May 31, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Muslim, and Jewish clerics held a pray-in to demand that Senator Padilla stop supporting Israel’s genocide of Palestine. Dressed in black, protesters, many with their small children and carrying effigies of killed Palestinian children, marched in a slow, mournful procession to Padilla’s office’s street. There they painted a large mural bearing a Papal message of peace while religious leaders addressed the crowd.
Tue Jun 11 2024 (Updated 06/16/24)
Memorial Procession for Journalists Murdered by Israel
Two Years After Shireen Abu Akleh Was Killed, There Still Is No Justice
On May 11, a procession was organized in San Francisco to mark the two years since Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was killed by an Israeli military sniper. There still has been no justice for Shireen, and this impunity has led to an unprecedented attack on journalists. An estimated 140 journalists and media workers have been killed in Palestine since October 7, with more arrested, injured, and missing.
Tue Jun 11 2024 (Updated 06/13/24)
Fishery’s Expansion Threatens Endangered Leatherbacks
Only a Couple of Thousand Adult Leatherback Turtles Remain in the Pacific Ocean
In an inexplicable move, the National Marine Fisheries Service has allowed a little known fishery that targets bottom-dwelling sablefish to expand into federally designated habitat for critically endangered Pacific leatherback turtles off the coasts of Oregon and California. The fishery’s lines can wrap around sea turtles’ necks or front flippers, anchoring them to heavy pots on the seafloor, resulting in injuries and deaths.
Sun Apr 28 2024 (Updated 06/16/24)
Bay Area Shuts it Down on May Day
International Workers’ Day 2024 Actions Included Urgent Support for the Palestinian People
May Day actions this year were organized with urgency in solidarity with the Palestinian people, heeding the call from the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions to stand with Gaza. Workers and peoples around the world called for an immediate ceasefire. Marches and rallies filled the streets across Northern California on May 1, and there was no business as usual at the Port of Oakland as officials closed the port in anticipation of planned protests.
Mon May 13 2024 (Updated 05/20/24)
Young People Reclaim Earth Day
Actions Call on Biden to Declare a Climate Emergency and End Fossil Fuels
From April 19-22, thousands of young people from across Northern California took part in multiple national days of action calling on President Biden and other decision makers to declare a Climate Emergency and End Fossil Fuels. In San Francisco, Youth Vs. Apocalypse’s annual youth-led Earth Day action centered intersectional demands around uplifting Palestine, Sudan, and Congo, countries suffering violence due to western imperialism.
Wed Mar 20 2024 (Updated 03/25/24)
Indybay Beats Back Illegal Search Warrant and Gag Order
Victory! EFF Helps Indybay Resist San Francisco Police Warrant and Gag Order
On January 24, SFPD served a search warrant on Indybay, seeking identifying information about the author of a communiqué. The warrant included a non-disclosure order. After pushback from Electronic Frontier Foundation attorneys, SFPD agreed to take no further action on the warrant. Indybay and EFF then filed a motion to quash the warrant and vacate the gag order. On March 7, the gag order was vacated and the warrant was confirmed void.
From the Calendar
Close Guantánamo & Dismantle the Inhumane Deportation… Wed May 7th 7pm
Mother’s Day Action – Resilient Mothers, Thriving… Thu May 8th 11am
On Fierce Vulnerability A Conversation With Kazu Haga… Thu May 8th 6pm
Informational & Recruitment Meeting with The Revcom… Sat May 10th 3pm
People’s Music Sat May 10th 8pm
David Strachan & Davi Barker: “Memoir of a Reluctant… Sun May 11th 9:30am
19th Annual Mothers Day Golden Gate Bridge Walk for… Sun May 11th 12pm
#Bare2Breakers Weekenders’ SF Naked Bike Ride Sat May 17th 11am
Trump Must Go NOW! Rally & March Sat May 17th 2pm
Day of Action: Fight Back Against Federal Attacks on… Sat May 17th 3pm
Mwangi Mukami: “Nothing About Us Without Us: The Path… Sun May 18th 9:30am
CAAMFest Mothers Day Screening Wed May 21st 12pm
From San Francisco to Palestine: Colonialism Must Go! Wed May 21st 7pm
San Fransisco: Demand Health Not Profit! March for… Sat May 31st 11am
2025 San Francisco Trans Film Festival Call For… Thu Jun 5th 11pm
