{"id":18491,"date":"2021-04-22T21:14:56","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T04:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=18491"},"modified":"2021-04-22T21:14:59","modified_gmt":"2021-04-23T04:14:59","slug":"articles-actions-petitions-events-for-friday-april-23-tuesday-april-27-from-adrienne-fong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2021\/04\/22\/articles-actions-petitions-events-for-friday-april-23-tuesday-april-27-from-adrienne-fong\/","title":{"rendered":"Articles ~ Actions\/Petitions ~ Events for Friday, April 23 &#8211; Tuesday, April 27 (from Adrienne Fong)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Few events that might be of interest\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>***<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>ASL interpretation<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Let me know if your event needs this service .<strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Please include<\/em><\/strong><em>&nbsp;<strong>Accessibility and ASL info in your events! And if your action is \u2018child friendly\u2019<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please post your actions on Indybay<\/strong>:<em>&nbsp;<\/em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indybay.org\/calendar\/?page_id=12\">https:\/\/www.indybay.org\/calendar\/?page_id=12<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>See Indybay &nbsp;for many other listings of events.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Site for other Bay Area Events<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-funcheap\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"zesnbeJpBz\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sf.funcheap.com\/city-guide\/list-upcoming-black-lives-matter-protests-sf-bay-area\/\">Upcoming List of Bay Area Protests (April 15 &#8211; May 29)<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" src=\"https:\/\/sf.funcheap.com\/city-guide\/list-upcoming-black-lives-matter-protests-sf-bay-area\/embed\/#?secret=zesnbeJpBz\" data-secret=\"zesnbeJpBz\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Upcoming List of Bay Area Protests (April 15 &#8211; May 29)&#8221; &#8212; Funcheap\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ARTICLES:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A. We Are Fighting for a World Where Ma\u2019Khia Bryant Would Have Lived&nbsp;<\/strong><em>\u2013 April 22, 2021<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/truthout.org\/articles\/we-are-fighting-for-a-world-where-makhia-bryant-would-have-lived\/?eType=EmailBlastContent&amp;eId=0f52bfa1-1c09-445b-a9c1-a20a565e06c6\">We Are Fighting for a World Where Ma\u2019Khia Bryant Would Have Lived (truthout.org)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>R.I.P.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&#x2665;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;Ma\u2019khia Bryant&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&#x2665;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>16 y\/o<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Also see article H &amp; Action # 7<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>B. How to Kill the Oil Hydra\u2014and Other Lessons From the Fight Against Keystone XL&nbsp;<\/strong><em>\u2013 April 22, 2021<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/article\/environment\/keystone-dapl-lessons\/\">How to Kill the Oil Hydra\u2014and Other Lessons From the Fight Against Keystone XL | The Nation<\/a><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>C. Biden\u2019s Drone Wars&nbsp;<\/strong><em>\u2013 April 22, 2021<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.counterpunch.org\/2021\/04\/22\/bidens-drone-wars\/\">Biden\u2019s Drone Wars &#8211; CounterPunch.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>D. The Rising Threat of Nuclear War is The Most Urgent Matter In The World&nbsp;<\/strong><em>\u2013 April 21, 2021&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/caitlinjohnstone.com\/2021\/04\/21\/the-rising-threat-of-nuclear-war-is-the-most-urgent-matter-in-the-world\/\">The Rising Threat Of Nuclear War Is The Most Urgent Matter In The&nbsp;World \u2013 Caitlin Johnstone<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>E. In Nation\u2019s Incarceration Capital, a New D.A. Is Freeing People From Prison&nbsp;<\/strong><em>\u2013 April 21, 2021<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theappeal.org\/politicalreport\/new-orleans-district-attorney-jason-williams-conviction-reviews\/?fbclid=IwAR2E7NWXw7VOtAZa7Uif_TbcaGy91F5mdlDpAw_UvWDymszxmZXuo3VIBm0\">In Nation\u2019s Incarceration Capital, a New D.A. Is Freeing People From Prison &#8211; The Appeal<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>F. Mass Protests Led to Chauvin\u2019s Conviction, Now They\u2019re Being Criminalized&nbsp;<\/strong><em>\u2013 April 21, 2021<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/truthout.org\/articles\/mass-protests-led-to-chauvins-conviction-now-theyre-being-criminalized\/?eType=EmailBlastContent&amp;eId=dcc14e1f-037d-437f-ae73-dc3f1fc75949\">Mass Protests Led to Chauvin\u2019s Conviction. Now They\u2019re Being Criminalized. (truthout.org)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>G. Man\u2019s Family Demands Answers From Alameda Police After He Dies In Custody&nbsp;<\/strong><em>\u2013 April 21, 2021<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-cbs-san-francisco\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ZwigH3a0nd\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com\/2021\/04\/21\/mans-family-demands-answers-from-alameda-police-after-he-dies-in-custody\/\">Man&#8217;s Family Demands Answers From Alameda Police After He Dies In Custody<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" src=\"https:\/\/sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com\/2021\/04\/21\/mans-family-demands-answers-from-alameda-police-after-he-dies-in-custody\/embed\/#?secret=ZwigH3a0nd\" data-secret=\"ZwigH3a0nd\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Man&#8217;s Family Demands Answers From Alameda Police After He Dies In Custody&#8221; &#8212; CBS San Francisco\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>R.I.P.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#x2665;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;Mario Gonzalez&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&#x2665;<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>H. Columbus Police Release Body-Camera Footage of Fatal Shooting of Black Teen&nbsp;<\/strong><em>\u2013 April 20, 2021<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/columbus-police-fatally-shoot-a-person-as-derek-chauvin-guilty-verdict-comes-down?fbclid=IwAR0amxoI7JjLlMeEMy9PWdtlvzOrEDWXlOyJVl6JU2fuxnSrYiS43Y7_BbM\">Columbus Police Release Body Camera Footage of Fatal Shooting of Black Teen Ma\u2019Khia Bryant (thedailybeast.com)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I. From joy to sadness, Bay Area families whose relatives were killed by police react to Derek Chauvin verdict<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eastbaytimes.com\/2021\/04\/20\/from-joy-to-sadness-bay-area-families-whose-relatives-were-killed-by-police-react-to-derek-chauvin-verdict-17\/?fbclid=IwAR1sBysP2H6J4BPDn1dntCpgZxOaOkkhhp5J-KIDARvjvlNOPF5mJcHNGWw\">From joy to sadness, Bay Area families whose relatives were killed by police react to Derek Chauvin verdict \u2013 East Bay Times<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>J. The Chauvin Trial is Dangerously Deceptive&nbsp;<\/strong><em>\u2013 April 20, 2021<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.counterpunch.org\/2021\/04\/20\/the-chauvin-trial-is-dangerously-deceptive\/\">The Chauvin Trial is Dangerously Deceptive &#8211; CounterPunch.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ACTIONS \/ PETITIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Demand Justice for Adam Toledo and his family!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;SIGN:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/action.momsrising.org\/sign\/Justice_For_AdamToledo\/?t=14&amp;referring_akid=15014.8086.sHuUN8\">MomsRising.org | Demand Justice for Adam Toledo and his family!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Tell your Governor that trans rights are human rights<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;SIGN:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/action.momsrising.org\/sign\/transyouth_healthcare_rights?t=20&amp;akid=15016%2E8086%2Eca1TEx\">MomsRising.org | Tell your Governor that trans rights are human rights.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. Tell Congress: Support H.R. 2590 The Palestinian Children &amp; Families Act Today!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;SIGN:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/act.jewishvoiceforpeace.org\/a\/palestinian-children-families-act?sourceid=1001430&amp;contactdata=Qt3LtauQ0V%2fSs24osRVbZwB3iLTwFtWqBux%2fQF2PvHSYIxZmpfbAwmJ11na2PP4pvk3N%2bC6Oq9ajGVjX2hGQGoThIYikM3khxslAma3ZE7oBFVzoXiBroszS9lmO4939EnrV3SKzknIrn7gfng63NNrJvw5eG1257HMQIe%2f4cIzpLIVol%2fhfy1mVDsnjdReo6%2btMAWnWn6PNTN3F479rczn0f3ZRBoTBHKfTsGolJD5NlCbLgkMhVZJjcc%2fu4VIhvpDGmFVC6Dv8slpH4Zq7WA%3d%3d&amp;emci=c772b932-c59e-eb11-85aa-0050f237abef&amp;emdi=b6b15c67-cc9e-eb11-85aa-0050f237abef&amp;ceid=148619\">https:\/\/act.jewishvoiceforpeace.org\/a\/palestinian-children-families-act?sourceid=1001430&amp;contactdata=Qt3LtauQ0V%2fSs24osRVbZwB3iLTwFtWqBux%2fQF2PvHSYIxZmpfbAwmJ11na2PP4pvk3N%2bC6Oq9ajGVjX2hGQGoThIYikM3khxslAma3ZE7oBFVzoXiBroszS9lmO4939EnrV3SKzknIrn7gfng63NNrJvw5eG1257HMQIe%2f4cIzpLIVol%2fhfy1mVDsnjdReo6%2btMAWnWn6PNTN3F479rczn0f3ZRBoTBHKfTsGolJD5NlCbLgkMhVZJjcc%2fu4VIhvpDGmFVC6Dv8slpH4Zq7WA%3d%3d&amp;emci=c772b932-c59e-eb11-85aa-0050f237abef&amp;emdi=b6b15c67-cc9e-eb11-85aa-0050f237abef&amp;ceid=148619<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4. Letter Supporting the Syrian People<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;SIGN:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/unac.notowar.net\/statement-of-solidarity-with-the-syrian-people\/\">Letter Supporting the Syrian People \u2013 Stop the Wars at Home and Abroad! (notowar.net)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5. Judge O\u2019Grady: No Prison Time for Daniel Hale<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;SIGN:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.codepink.org\/danielhale\">https:\/\/www.codepink.org\/danielhale<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6. Tell Congress to Protect Your Privacy &amp; Pass the Fourth Amendment\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;SIGN:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/act.freepress.net\/sign\/congress_protect_privacy\/?akid=17057.9502321.vnn-5q&amp;rd=1&amp;t=4\">Tell Congress to Protect Your Privacy and Pass the Fourth Amendment Is Not for Sale Act | Free Press<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>7.&nbsp;Ways to demand police accountability for Ma\u2019khia Bryant<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Call interim police chief Michael Woods<br>120 Marconi Blvd.<br>Columbus, Ohio 43215<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Office: (614) 645-4720<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fax: (614) 645-4551<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hours: M-F 8AM-4PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Call Columbus city council<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact info:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>90 West Broad St.<br>Columbus, Ohio 43215<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(614) 645-7380<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Call Mayor Andrew Ginther demanding police accountability for Ma\u2019khia Bryant<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>City Hall 2nd floor<br>90 West Broad Street<br>Columbus, Ohio 43215<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Office: (614) 645-7671<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:311@columbus.gov\">311@columbus.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EVENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Friday, April 23 \u2013 Tuesday, April 27<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Friday, April 23<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Friday, 1:00pm \u2013 2:00pm, Shut Down the Police Officers Association<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In person<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SF Police Officers Association (outside)<br>800 Bryant St. (@ 6<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Street corner)<br>SF<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wear masks; social distancing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RESIST with Mothers on the March, Black and Brown for Justice, Peace and Equality, Family\u2019s who loved ones have been killed by SFPD, and Community<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &#8211; Demand the San Francisco Police Officers Association be Shut Down!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &#8211; The SF Police Officers Association Be Declared a Non Grata Organization<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &#8211; Demand the Police Officers Bill of Rights be Abolished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &#8211; Jail Killer Cops \u2013 we want killer cops to be charged with murder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &#8211; Abolish the Police<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the trial of Chauvin in MN it is clear that ABOLISHION of the police with community control is the solution!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Friday, 4:00pm \u2013 6:00pm, Protest in Solidarity With Hunger Strikers for Yemen<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6342 Shattuck Ave.<br>Berkeley<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The current War on Yemen is starving millions of Yemenis as the country faces bombings, blockades, and partition. Foreign powers seek to divide the country in order get their slice of the pie. While some members of the U.S. establishment give lip service to ending the war, it is clear that they have no interest in doing so and do not care about the Yemeni people! We say no to this hypocrisy! We say no to the War on Yemen!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will be gathering to discuss the hunger strike and the situation in Yemen while also fasting in solidarity with Yemeni-American protestors Iman Saleh and her younger sister, Muna, who are weeks into their hunger strike in Washington, DC. We are also fasting in solidarity with hunger strikers in New York, Boston, and others across the country.<br><br>If you want to join or connect with others who are participating in the solidarity fast, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/unitedagainstwarandmilitarism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">facebook.com\/unitedagainstwarandmilitarism<\/a><br><br>OR fill out this Google form:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Host: Solidarity with Yemen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indybay.org\/newsitems\/2021\/04\/18\/18841720.php\">Protest in Solidarity With Hunger Strikers for Yemen : Indybay<\/a><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Saturday, April 24<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. Saturday, 12Noon \u2013 3<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><strong>00pm,&nbsp;On Mumia&#8217;s Birthday: The Only Treatment is Freedom!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gather at<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0Oscar Grant Plaza<br>14<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0St. &amp; Broadway<br>Oakland<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>March to DA Nancy O&#8217;Malley&#8217;s Office, 1225 Fallon Street, for a rally for Mumia&#8217;s freedom and against police terror.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mumia, who is an internationally known Black journalist and author will turn 67 on April 24 and demonstrations are being organized across the US to demand his freedom. He has been unjustly and inhumanely incarcerated for over 40 years. Join us on April 24 in Oakland to demand his freedom!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hosts: Support Alabama Amazon Workers, Bay Area No Justice Under Capitalism, Prisoner Solidarity Committee of Workers World Party &amp; Western Movement Assembly<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/458371328756917\">(4) On Mumia&#8217;s Birthday: The Only Treatment is Freedom! | Facebook<\/a>&nbsp; or&nbsp;&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indybay.org\/newsitems\/2021\/04\/12\/18841557.php\">Free Mumia! The Only Treatment is Freedom : Indybay<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4. Saturday, 12Noon \u2013 3:00pm, \u2018Stop the Hate\u2019 March Against&nbsp; Violence and Oppression<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meet at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mission High School<br>SF<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>March to SF City Hall<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check site for updates<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/stopasianhate\/\">#stopasianhate<\/a>&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/policebrutality\/\">#policebrutality<\/a>&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/islamaphobia\/\">#islamaphobia<\/a>&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/concentrationcamps\/\">#concentrationcamps<\/a>&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/kidsincages\/\">#kidsincages<\/a>&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/nojusticenopeace\/\">#nojusticenopeace<\/a>&nbsp;!! youth lives matter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CNqOeACJLhI\/?igshid=1o8qid9ag5rqb\">@janiamarsean on Instagram: \u201cnext saturday we live! repost repost #stopasianhate #policebrutality #islamaphobia #concentrationcamps #kidsincages #nojusticenopeace !!\u2026\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5. 12Noon \u2013 1:30pm, Save 1921 Walnut St. \/ Save People\u2019s Park<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1921 Walnut St.<br>Berkeley<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>End the UC\u2019s displacement, gentrification, and violence!<br><br>Protect community, protect history, protect People\u2019s Park and 1921 Walnut Street!<br><br>The University of California, Gov. Newsom and their billionaire cronies is trying to evict tenants of 1921 Walnut Street, a rent-controlled building, and destroy affordable housing in Berkeley, California to create student dorms. The UC is also trying to destroy People\u2019s Park, an open space, center for arts and culture, mutual aid, and poor people in the East Bay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hosts: TANC, 1921 Walnut &amp; People\u2019s Park Committee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indybay.org\/newsitems\/2021\/04\/10\/18841521.php\">Save 1921 Walnut, Save People\u2019s Park! : Indybay<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6. Saturday, 1:00pm \u2013 3:00pm, Street Panel:&nbsp;&#8220;Anti-Asian, Anti-Black and Anti-Poor Violence&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meet at<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3rd and Palou<br>San Francisco Bay View district<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Masks \/ social distancing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Outdoor event<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speak Out, Heal Up &#8211; Move thru the Hate<br>A Street Panel on Anti-Asian, anti-Black, Anti- Poor Violence on Stolen Land and Youth-Led Press Conference<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Come thru for this healing Intergenerational, Multi-Racial &#8220;street Panel&#8221; in ComeUnity on the Violence we all dealing with and where it comes from and where we go now. We will heal with prayer, poetry, truth and consciousness across the races- across the generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Co-Sponsored By POOR Magazine, The Bay View Newspaper, Krip Hop Nation and more to come-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/780983369216543\/\">(1) Street Panel on Anti-Asian, anti-Black, Anti- Poor Violence on Stolen Land | Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>7. Saturday, 3:00pm, Build A Revolutionary Movement&nbsp;<\/strong><em>(Meeting)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Compa\u00f1eros Del Barrio Pre-school<br>474 Valencia St. (nr. 16<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0St.)<br>SF<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Masks \/ social distancing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meeting is held outdoors \/ will be held indoors if it rains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our next meeting is on April 24th. Please come prepared to plan for our very 1st Peoples Assembly on May 1st! We are really excited to bring the people together and be a work in progress towards justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Flier:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CNnSKICh6mT\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CNnSKICh6mT\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>8. Saturday, 3:00pm \u2013 4:30pm, Celebrating the Achievements of UNIFA in Haiti<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Webinar registration:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mvla-net.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_18bdTWJySNW2XH-v0PPwHA\">Webinar Registration &#8211; Zoom<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A webinar and award ceremony hosted by the Mountain View High School district recognizing the work of the Universite de la Fondation Dr. Aristide [UNIFA)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Featuring Former First Lady Mildred Aristide<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Panelist:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mildred Aristide, member of the Board of Administration of UNIFA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Dr. Nellie Meyer, Superintendent of MVLA High School District<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kiyoshi Taylor, co-founder of Justice Vanguard, Los Altan of the Year 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Initiated by: Students for Haiti Solidarity<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HaitiActionCommittee\/photos\/a.10150347762544886\/10159222544419886\/\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>9. Saturday, 3 p.m., Holy Ground Ceremony for Mumia.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gather at<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Center and Huey Newton Street. Procession to Mandela Parkway,<br>Oakland.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mumia Abu-Jamal, incarcerated for over 40 years for a crime he did not commit, is facing serious medical complications and possible death. He has recently recovered from COVID and been diagnosed with Congestive Heart Disease. He is suffering from cirrhosis of the liver and a painful skin ailment. Mumia&#8217;s doctor has plainly stated that the only treatment for this courageous political prisoner is his freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us for 3 events coinciding with Mumia&#8217;s 67th birthday and demanding his immediate release from prison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mumia continues to inspire all of us and through his words, writings, and actions fights for all oppressed people who are struggle for freedom and liberation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us at all of these events to demand freedom for Mumia, freedom for all political prisoners and for the abolition of the criminal legal system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Partial list of endorsers:<br>Campaign to Bring Mumia Home; California United for Mumia; Labor Action Committee to Free Mumia; People&#8217;s Strike &#8211; Bay Area; Prisoners&#8217; Solidarity Committee of Workers World Party; SF Bay View National Black Newspaper; Party for Socialism and Liberation; Oscar Grant Committee; No Justice Under Capitalism<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hosts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/199217268408823\">FREE MUMIA! THE ONLY TREATMENT IS FREEDOM! Mobilize from April 20 &#8211; 24 in the Bay Area | Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>10. Saturday, 4:00pm, Frisco 500 \u2013 5<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;Anniversary<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meet at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Valencia &amp; 17<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0St.<br>SF<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nr. 16<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;Street BART &amp; MUNI # 22, 49 &amp; 14 lines<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rally &amp; March<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Revolutionary Speakers, Music, Poetry, Danzantes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Defund, Decolonize, &amp; Abolish<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was the day that the Frisco 5 Hunger Strikers were hospitalized after fasting at the Mission Police Station. We shut down SF City Hall that day\/evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People stood up to SF sheriffs, batons, violence and threat of mace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ira A. shared this last year:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;\u201cAnd&nbsp;Ilyich Sato and mama Cristina were in the hospital and we had been inspired by them and the rest of the Frisco 5, Ike Ali Pinkerton, Edwin Lindo and Selassi to become the Frisco 500 and then the Frisco 5000\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026we are so powerful when we come together. Chief Suhr was forced to resign. The people did that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd none of it brought back #MarioWoods or #LuisGongoraPat or #AlexNieto but I know that they are with the ancestors and know that we did not forget about them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo?fbid=4170730939633381&amp;set=a.286625418043972\">(1) Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;(to see flyer)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All are invited \u2013 All 5 Hunger Strikers will also be present!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sunday, April 25<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>11. Sunday, 11:30am \u2013 2:00pm,&nbsp;San Francisco Caravan: Say NO to the U.S. Blockade of Cuba!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meet at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1875 Marin St.<br>SF<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Sunday, we are planning an &#8220;End the U.S. Blockade of Cuba Caravan&#8221;, in many cities across the U.S. The ANSWER Coalition and the Cuba-Venezuela Solidarity Committee are two of the many sponsors and endorsers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Trump administration signed more than 240 measures against Cuba, tightening the blockade, including banning remittances from Cuban-Americans to their families in Cuba ($1.5 billion in 2019), placing Cuba on the &#8220;sponsor of state terrorism&#8221; list, forcing other countries to also deny Cuba trade. This is false and an outrage. It is Cuba that has suffered from U.S.-backed terrorist attacks that have killed 3,478 Cuban citizens and injured 2,099.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 60-year blockade is a violation of International law. It is a criminal and inhumane policy to punish the Cuban people for their independence and sovereignty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cuba has resisted 60 years of cruel blockade. It is time that we people in the United States stand with Cuba to say No More!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;We will have plenty of signs to share. You are welcome to bring your own as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A route is not finalized<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/267873651621702\">(1) San Francisco Caravan: Say NO to the U.S. Blockade of Cuba! | Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>12. Sunday, 12Noon,&nbsp;East Bay version of a&nbsp;<em>Puentes de Amor<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>In person:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Lake Merritt<\/em><br><em>At the Amphitheater \u2013 near the court house<\/em><br><em>Oakland<\/em><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>in the past couple of months, there has been a growing movement in the U.S. to advocate for changes regarding the blockade, OFAC restrictions to travel and positive engagement for collaborations for covid-relief, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The idea is to demonstrate our shared sense of support for Cuba as friends and family by celebrating our unity.&nbsp; We will have informational material to distribute to others who want to know more about our nation\u2019s current policies.<br><br>Across the country, support groups, inspired by the&nbsp;<em>Puentes de Amor<\/em>&nbsp;organizers in Miami, have dedicated the last Sunday of each month to participate in car caravans or other acts of solidarity that will declare our support and counter the negative messaging that has been constantly used since the Revolution by the U.S. government to attempt a \u201ctransition to democracy\u201d.<br><br>This event is in the spirit of collaboration with the San Francisco-based car Caravana por Cuba<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Host: International Committee for Peace Justice and Dignity<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/cf2bffcc764a\/the-world-embraces-cuba-5123278?e=f3ef7ba539\">Oakland Gathering to call for the End of the Blockade of Cuba (mailchi.mp)<\/a><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>13. Sunday, 1:00pm \u2013 3:00pm,&nbsp;Earth Day Celebration &amp; Mural Unveiling In Clarion Alley<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In person<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clarion Alley<br>Between Mission &amp; Valencia Streets &amp; 17<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0&amp; 18<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Streets<br>SF<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Come celebrate Earth Day and the unveiling of Extinction Rebellion San Francisco Bay Area\u2019s new mural, \u201cThe world is on fire,\u201d with music performances, art activities, storytelling and some surprises!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>David Solnit will perform a \u201cCantastoria\u201d: a short spoken-word, giant-picture-story &#8220;Line 3; Keep It In the Ground\u201d, illustrated with papercuts by Jan Burger of Paperhand Puppet Intervention.&nbsp;\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200bWe&#8217;ll have a musical performance from Sandra&nbsp;\u200band&nbsp;\u200bKiki&nbsp;\u200bof&nbsp;\u200b\u200bthe Sea Stars.&nbsp;\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200b\u200b\u200bThe&nbsp;\u200bPoster Syndicate&nbsp;\u200bwill have a screen printing&nbsp;\u200bstation set up to make posters on-site for you to take home.&nbsp;\u200bThere will be a&nbsp;\u200bcoloring station\u200b\u200b&nbsp;for children and adults alike, and food from&nbsp;\u200bMora Taco Truck\u200b\u200b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This event is outdoors and COVID-safe, so please follow community health guidelines, wear a mask, and bring hand sanitizer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:leanarosetti@gmail.com\">leanarosetti@gmail.com<\/a>&nbsp;for more info about Extinction Rebellion SF Bay Area\u2019s Art Working Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1843765869111925\">(1) Earth Day Celebration &amp; Mural Unveiling In Clarion Alley | Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tuesday, April 27<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>14. Tuesday, 11:00am (PT); 2:00pm (ET),&nbsp;Indigenous Women Land Defenders, Protection of Nature &amp; Human Rights, and the Escaz\u00fa Agreement<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Online registration:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tZ0qcu-trjIrHdzuAxtW4o5MqOQ7eSXM1IvJ?fbclid=IwAR0vMmy3AUaP2tzQNz-mprT-rZWPaz2mVkzub8euokA1ECOVwV3oxacdWok\">Meeting Registration &#8211; Zoom<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This WECAN and and Reacci\u00f3n Clim\u00e1tica event is being held during the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII). Spanish, Portuguese and English translation will be provided during the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Women are essential leaders across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), mobilizing for the protection and defense of forests and biodiversity, oftentimes leading resistance efforts to defend local territories, holding invaluable knowledge of local ecosystems, and advocating at the international level for further protection of human and Indigenous rights, forests, water, and our global climate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Please join the Women\u2019s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) and Reacci\u00f3n Clim\u00e1tica for \u201cIndigenous Women Land Defenders, Protection of Nature, and the Escazu Agreement&#8217;\u201d, an event to learn more about the Escaz\u00fa Agreement\u2014a critical new environmental policy in the LAC region. We will discuss how this vital piece of legislation can protect diverse ecosystems , the global climate, and Women Environmental and Human Rights Defenders (WEHRD) in their work to defend their rights and lands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speakers to date include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;Patricia Gualinga (Kichwa), Indigenous leader from Sarayaku, Spokeswoman for Mujeres Amaz\u00f3nicas Defensoras de la Selva (Ecuador)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;Mar\u00eda Luisa Rafael, Quechua leader, Human Rights and Environmental activist (Bolivia)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212; Carol Gonzales, Organizacion de Pueblos Indigenas de la Amazonia Colombiana OPIAC (Colombia)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212; Carmen Capriles, Founder of Reacci\u00f3n Clim\u00e1tica, WECAN Coordinator for Latin America (Bolivia)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212; Osprey Orielle Lake, WECAN Executive Director<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the event, women land defenders and policy advocates will highlight the challenges women face in securing human and Indigenous rights and participating in environmental and climate policy, while also sharing how the Escaz\u00fa Agreement can be a powerful tool for the protection of human rights, women land defenders, local territories and communities<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/454398032301948\/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A%5b%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22search_results%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22search%22%7D%5d%7D\">(1) Indigenous Women Land Defenders, Protection of Nature &amp; Human Rights, and the Escaz\u00fa Agreement | Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>15. Tuesday, 12Noon \u2013 1:00pm,&nbsp;Save CCSF&#8217;s Registered Nursing Program AFT 2121 Virtual Press Conference<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Register:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScTBDMRrv6pXEQthFlL-MZ21gUPVl9R3hCNt6lfCjT2Qinpzw\/viewform\">Students, Community, &amp; Faculty Speak Out: Save CCSF&#8217;s Registered Nursing Program AFT 2121 Virtual Press Conference Tues 4\/27 12-1pm (google.com)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students, Community, &amp; Faculty Speak Out to Save CCSF\u2019s RN program (City College of San Francisco)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CCSF is facing devastating cuts right now of over 50%, and this at exactly the time when our City is going to need accessible higher education most. CCSF is the single largest job\/skills trainer in the City. It&#8217;s majority student of color, and it&#8217;s been a safe harbor for generations. 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