{"id":31430,"date":"2024-02-01T20:32:17","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T04:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=31430"},"modified":"2024-02-01T20:37:03","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T04:37:03","slug":"articles-4-petitions-events-for-thursday-feb-1-sunday-feb-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2024\/02\/01\/articles-4-petitions-events-for-thursday-feb-1-sunday-feb-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Articles ~ 4 Petitions ~ Events for Thursday, Feb. 1 &#8211; Sunday, Feb. 4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By Adrienne Fong<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>List of Calendar of Events from AROC<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.araborganizing.org\/events\/\">https:\/\/www.araborganizing.org\/events\/<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Many events are<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>listed on Indybay that might be of interest to you<\/strong><\/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>\u00a0See Indybay \u00a0for \u00a0other listings of events<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ARTICLES<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A. Lawsuit to block US aid to Israel over campaign against Hamas dismissed&nbsp;<em>\u2013 January 31, 2024<\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.courthousenews.com\/lawsuit-to-block-u-s-aid-to-israel-over-campaign-against-hamas-dismissed\/\">https:\/\/www.courthousenews.com\/lawsuit-to-block-u-s-aid-to-israel-over-campaign-against-hamas-dismissed\/<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">B. Where Are the Progressives as Biden Marches Toward War?&nbsp;<em>\u2013 January 31, 2024<\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/opinion\/biden-wider-middle-east-war?xrs=RebelMouse_fb&amp;ts=1706711929&amp;fbclid=IwAR1mlo8CrnMoNzW8i_GQIt8QxC1Zei_dAZu605dOsnutCjvTcWHkntD0FEw\" target=\"_blank\">Opinion | Where Are the Progressives as Biden Marches Toward War? | Common Dreams<\/a>\u00a0<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">C. Yemen\u2019s Houthis Speak to MintPress About U.S. Attacks, Their Blockade of Israel&nbsp;<em>\u2013 January 30, 2024<\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4rEmD9KL3Qo\">Yemen\u2019s Houthis Speak to MintPress About U.S. Attacks, Their Blockade of Israel (youtube.com)<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">D. Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan\u2019s online rant spurs threats to supes, police reports&nbsp;<em>\u2013 January 30, 2024<\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/missionlocal.org\/2024\/01\/y-combinator-ceo-garry-tans-online-rant-spurs-threat-to-supe-police-reports\/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Mission+Local&amp;utm_campaign=b9256a9d42-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_01_31_06_09&amp;utm_term=0_-b9256a9d42-%5bLIST_EMAIL_ID%5d\">SF supes receive threats in mail following CEO Garry Tan&#8217;s tweets (missionlocal.org)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">E. American Medical Association won\u2019t stand up for Gaza\u2019s health workers&nbsp;<em>\u2013 January 29, 2024<\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/electronicintifada.net\/content\/american-medical-association-wont-stand-gazas-health-workers\/44271?utm_source=EI+readers&amp;utm_campaign=caaecbf869-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_e802a7602d-caaecbf869-299173401\">American Medical Association won&#8217;t stand up for Gaza&#8217;s health workers | The Electronic Intifada<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><br>F. A Radically Different World Since Assange\u2019s Indictment&nbsp;<\/strong><em>\u2013 January 29, 2024<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/consortiumnews.com\/2024\/01\/29\/a-radically-different-world-since-assanges-indictment\/?eType=EmailBlastContent&amp;eId=aceb9b42-f152-460c-9338-0b10a3d92083\">A Radically Different World Since Assange\u2019s Indictment (consortiumnews.com)<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>G. US and UK Also Committing Genocide Crimes in GAZA; Former UN Official&nbsp;<\/strong><em>\u2013 January 26, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/therealnews.com\/us-and-uk-also-committing-genocide-crimes-in-gaza-former-un-official\">US and UK also committing genocide crimes in Gaza: Former UN official (therealnews.com)<\/a>&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">H. Alabama carries out nation\u2019s first execution with nitrogen gas<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Alabama carries out nation\u2019s first execution with nitrogen gas\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uufBqaf-qrA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I.&nbsp; Video by Art Kock \u2013 outside Oakland Federal Building \u2013&nbsp;<\/strong><em>Aerial view \u2013 January 26 \u2013 turn on your sound<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/allaboutlight\/videos\/942046010590146\">Facebook<\/a><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>J. &nbsp;Photos by Peg Hunter on Facebook from Oakland Federal Court House&nbsp;<\/strong><em>\u2013 January 26<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Federal Court hears charges of failing to prevent, and aiding and abetting genocide, filed against Biden, Blinken and Austin &#8211; Oakland, CA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, inside the Federal Building in Oakland, a federal court heard a lawsuit brought against President Biden, Secretary of State Blinken, and Secretary of Defense Austin. Palestinian plaintiffs charge them with complicity in Israel&#8217;s genocide of the people of Gaza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Outside the courthouse, hundreds of people filled 14th street to carefully unroll long sections of white paper filled with the names of 6,700 Palestinians killed in the first month following October 7th. The finished white banner of names measured 220&#8242; long and was held on one side by people wearing green and on the other side by people wearing black, with a triangle of people wearing red at the top, to signify the Palestinian flag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Directly in front of the courthouse, others painted the street with a huge and beautiful street mural reading &#8220;BIDEN: COMPLICIT IN GENOCIDE &#8211; NO BOMBS TO ISRAEL&#8221;, and groups in the Plaza gathered in other creative ways to stand in solidarity with the plaintiffs, represented by Center for Constitutional Rights, who were pleading their case inside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo?fbid=10223912259621114&amp;set=pcb.10223912267301306\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4 PETITIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Tell Congress: Demand Biden reinstate UNRWA funding.<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;SIGN:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org\/resource\/tell-congress-demand-biden-reinstate-unrwa-funding\/?sourceid=1001761&amp;emci=512569df-46c0-ee11-b660-002248223197&amp;emdi=1cbb73ae-5ac0-ee11-b660-002248223197&amp;ceid=148619\">Tell Congress: Demand Biden reinstate UNRWA funding. &#8211; JVP (jewishvoiceforpeace.org)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Tell Biden \u2013 Comply with the ICJ Ruling: End all arms and military funding to Israel&nbsp;<\/strong><em>\u2013 January 29, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;SIGN:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/letters\/complywithicj\/\">Tell Biden\u2014Comply with the ICJ Ruling: End all arms and military funding to Israel &#8211; Action Network<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. Break down barriers to abortion. Support the Abortion Justice Act.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;SIGN:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/forms\/sign-the-petition-break-down-barriers-to-abortion-support-the-abortion-justice-act?source=group-takeitbackorg&amp;referrer=group-takeitbackorg&amp;redirect=https:\/\/secure.actblue.com\/donate\/tib_abortion_justice_act&amp;link_id=1&amp;can_id=4d8abb95a7895a1648b41bfa1ad2bb3b&amp;email_referrer=email_2189893&amp;email_subject=stand-up-for-the-abortion-justice-act&amp;refcodeEmailReferrer=email_2189893\">actionnetwork.org\/forms\/sign-the-petition-break-down-barriers-to-abortion-support-the-abortion-justice-act?source=group-takeitbackorg&amp;referrer=group-takeitbackorg&amp;redirect=https:\/\/secure.actblue.com\/donate\/tib_abortion_justice_act&amp;link_id=1&amp;can_id=4d8abb95a7895a1648b41bfa1ad2bb3b&amp;email_referrer=email_2189893&amp;email_subject=stand-up-for-the-abortion-justice-act&amp;refcodeEmailReferrer=email_2189893<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4. Support critical reforms for racial justice and equality<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;SIGN:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/forms\/sign-the-petition-support-critical-reforms-for-racial-justice-and-equality-3?source=2024racialjustice_DK&amp;redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.actblue.com%2Fdonate%2Fkos2024%3Frefcode%3D20240118RacialJustice&amp;link_id=3&amp;can_id=4d8abb95a7895a1648b41bfa1ad2bb3b&amp;email_referrer=email_2189231&amp;email_subject=sign-the-petition-say-no-to-systemic-racism-in-policing&amp;refcodeEmailReferrer=email_2189231\">actionnetwork.org\/forms\/sign-the-petition-support-critical-reforms-for-racial-justice-and-equality-3?source=2024racialjustice_DK&amp;redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.actblue.com%2Fdonate%2Fkos2024%3Frefcode%3D20240118RacialJustice&amp;link_id=3&amp;can_id=4d8abb95a7895a1648b41bfa1ad2bb3b&amp;email_referrer=email_2189231&amp;email_subject=sign-the-petition-say-no-to-systemic-racism-in-policing&amp;refcodeEmailReferrer=email_2189231<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><em>&nbsp;police brutality remains a painful reality<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EVENTS \/ ACTIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Thursday, February 1 \u2013 Sunday, February 4<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FEBRUARY is BLACK HISTORY MONTH<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thursday, February 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Thursday, 8:30am, &amp; Friday Feb. 2, Pack the court for the Bay Bridge 78<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hall of Justice<br>850 Bryant St.<br>SF<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pack the court for the Bay Bridge 78! The #BayBridge78 are back in court on the heels of San Francisco\u2019s historic ceasefire resolution, joining the millions demanding an end to the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. Join us to tell San Francisco DA @BrookeJenkins_SF to DROP THE CHARGES: Thursday, Feb 1 &amp; Friday, Feb 2 Gather at 8:30 AM 850 Bryant Street, San Francisco We will not be silent while DA Brooke Jenkins targets 78 community members who took action for a ceasefire and end to US military aid to Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DA Jenkins has consistently refused to hold police officers accountable for murder, but now she is pursuing serious charges against 78 protesters for their acts of civil disobedience to demand a ceasefire and an end to US military aid to Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The movement for a Free Palestine will not be silenced by political repression! Over 170 local and national organizations have endorsed the campaign to drop the charges against the Bay Bridge 78, who are facing 5 charges each. Pack the courts and demand the DA DROP THE CHARGES NOW!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/act.grassrootslaw.org\/go\/13571?t=1&amp;akid=20467%2E1460114%2EKR87Ey\">You can learn more about the #BayBridge78 and take action with the Drop the Charges toolkit.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.araborganizing.org\/events\/\">https:\/\/www.araborganizing.org\/events\/<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Thursday, 9:00am (PT); 12N00 (ET),<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Virtual Global Rally Against Complicity in Gaza Genocide<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ZOOM registration:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_c-IGX2UgRECzI6YP0EHrXw?link_id=7&amp;can_id=752660279ed175040c5834a31e339c33&amp;source=email-virtual-event-sat-feb-3-at-1030-est-from-turtle-island-to-kashmir-to-palestine-settler-colonialism-is-a-crime&amp;email_referrer=#\/registration\">Webinar Registration &#8211; Zoom<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Given several North American and European governments&#8217; unconscionable decision to defund the UN aid agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) &#8211; even as the International Court of Justice has ruled that Israel is plausibly committing genocide in Gaza, including through deprivation of humanitarian aid &#8211; we are organizing a global online rally to demand: Defund genocide, not aid to the genocided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Join Ronnie Kasrils, Roger Waters, Michael Lynk, Gabor Mate, Shawan Jabarin, Vijay Prashad, Gayatri Spivak, Susan Abulhawa, and many others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indybay.org\/newsitems\/2024\/01\/31\/18862723.php\">Virtual Global Rally Against Complicity in Gaza Genocide : Indybay<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. Thursday, 12Noon \u2013 2:00pm, SFSU Rally for Red Week<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RALLY ON MALCOLM X PLAZA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SF State University<br>SF<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;re declaring&nbsp;<strong>RED WEEK&nbsp;<\/strong>for the first week back to campus at SFSU!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s build on our strike energy and start our semester grounded in the collective joys and struggles of fighting for the people&#8217;s university.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, be sure to&nbsp;<strong>wear<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>RED&nbsp;<\/strong>all week to show your support for faculty &amp; a fair contract!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/cfa-sfsustrikeready\/red-week\">CFA-SF Strike Ready &#8211; Red Week (google.com)<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>4.Thursday, 5:30pm, Saoirse Huriya Irish Palestinian Solidarity Meeting&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Starry Plough<br>3101 Shattuck Ave.<br>Berkeley<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us! Our kick off meeting Thursday 5:30pm at the Starry Plough. Opening remarks, solidarity action planning meeting and a music exchange, a solidarity session with Irish and Palestinian music and dance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Plus a pop up food kitchen featuring Yemeni and Mediterranean food from Tanoor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info: https:\/\/www.araborganizing.org\/events\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Thursday, 6:30pm,&nbsp;<strong>Film Screening &#8211; The Hour of Liberation has Arrived&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Medicine For Nightmares<br>3036 24<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0St.<br>SF<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Masks required<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nostalgic for Nothing Cinema is a new mobile cinema showing radical films in the Bay Area. We are back with two films next week (1\/29 and 2\/1) that capture the militancy of the liberation movements of Palestine and Oman. We have much to learn and reflect from past struggles; let their militancy and determination continue to inspire our anti-imperialist movements today. A short discussion will follow each film. THE HOUR OF LIBERATION HAS ARRIVED \/ dir. Heiny Srour \/ 1974 \/ 62 mins&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the late 60s, Dhofar rose up against the British-backed Sultanate of Oman, in a democratic, feminist guerrilla movement. Director Heiny Srour and her team crossed 500 miles of desert and mountains by foot, under bombardment by the British Royal Air Force, to reach the conflict zone and capture this rare record of a now mostly-forgotten war<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.araborganizing.org\/events\/\">https:\/\/www.araborganizing.org\/events\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Friday, February 2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6. Friday, 8:30am, Pack The Court for The Bay Bridge 78&nbsp;<\/strong><em>(See action #1)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. Friday, 1:00pm \u2013 2:00pm, Revolutionary Friday:&nbsp;Stop U.S. Funding for Genocide; End the Occupation<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>SF Federal Building<br>Corner of 7<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0&amp; Mission Sts.<br>SF<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The International Criminal Court ruled on provisional measures on January 26.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The court &nbsp;ordered the Israeli government to ensure its military does not commit violations of the convention in Gaza, punish those who incite genocide, immediately provide basic services and humanitarian assistance to Gazans, prevent the destruction of evidence that could show violations of international law, and submit a report to the ICJ on all steps it takes to implement the above measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ICJ did not grant South Africa&#8217;s request for a cease-fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the court\u2019s rulling\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bombing of Palestine continues, health care facilities are still targeted as well as nutrition lines. The death toll rises, abductions continue including of children, people are displaced, there is no fresh clean water, aid trucks have been limited to enter Gaza by Isreal. &nbsp;etc.<br><br>President Biden, Representative Pelosi and Senators Padillia and Butler are our elected federal officials, they continue to vote for funds for military aid and weapons to Israel. All are resisting the massive calls to stop funding Israel and for a ceasefire in Gaza. All are complicit in the genocide of the Palestinian People! We stand at the Federal Building to call these officials out.<br><br>All are welcomed to join the Revolutionary Workers Front and Mothers On The March, to demand an end to the genocide, illegal and violent occupation and apartheid inflicted on Palestinians by the Zionist Israeli government.<br><br>We have banners, signs, and chalk for sidewalk messaging. You are also welcomed to bring your own homemade messages.<br><br>We Call on the elected Federal officials to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; End ALL U.S. Military Aid and Weapons to Israel<br>&#8211; End the Blockade of Palestine<br>&#8211; End the Apartheid \/ Colonialization of Palestine<br>&#8211; A Ceasefire on the Palestinian People by the Zionist government<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>VIVA PALESTINA!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. Friday, 7:00pm \u2013 9:00pm,&nbsp;Film: I Am Not Your Negro<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Revolution Books Berkeley<br>2444 Durant Ave.<br>Berkeley<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the year of the James Baldwin Centennial, join us to watch and discuss: I Am Not Your Negro, directed by Raoul Peck.<br><br>Filmmaker Raoul Peck&#8217;s Oscar-nominated documentary I Am Not Your Negro features the work of the late writer, poet, and social critic, James Baldwin.<br><br>At the time of his death in 1987, he was working on a book, Remember This House, in which he wanted to explore the lives of three of his civil rights movement contemporaries and close personal friends: Medgar Evers, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X. It was never completed, but his notes for that project became the foundation for Peck&#8217;s film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two timely quotes by James Baldwin:<br>&nbsp; &#8220;To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a state of rage almost, almost all of the time \u2014 and in one&#8217;s work.&#8221;<br>&nbsp; &#8220;Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indybay.org\/newsitems\/2024\/01\/22\/18862326.php\">Film: I Am Not Your Negro : Indybay<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Saturday, February 3<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>8. Saturday, 12Noon, Chevron Out of Palestine<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chevron Refinery<br>Gate 14, Castro St.<br>Richmond, CA\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See RSVP page<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp; &#8211;&nbsp; If you need a ride from BART (Shuttles will be running from Richmond BART from 11:30 \u2013 12:30 and the back at 1:15 \u2013 please RSVP<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp; &#8211; Have access needs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RSVP:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/events\/chevron-out-of-palestine?source=direct_link&amp;referrer=group-oil-and-gas-action-network-ogan\">RSVP to join us: Chevron out of occupied Palestine! (actionnetwork.org)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A group of Bay Area Environmental Justice organizations, Richmond activist organizations, and pro-Palestine groups are planning a rally outside the Chevron refinery; connecting Chevron to the genoicde in Palestine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There will be art and speakers. We plan to turn out the Bay Area and have the event be safe for youth. We are working on finalizing all the details and social media accounts, I can update once we have those<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Israel and Chevron\u2019s profit from the gas Chevron extracts is used to fuel their apartheid state. As Israel bombs Gaza and slaughters Palestinian families, Israel and Chevron profit from gas extracted off the coast of Palestine. This leaves Palestinians without any share of the profit and gives Israel full control of Gaza\u2019s electricity and the energy available. Chevron and Israel have gained billions of dollars while stealing Palestinian access to resources such as income and food sources like fishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.araborganizing.org\/events\/\">https:\/\/www.araborganizing.org\/events\/<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>9. Saturday, 4:00pm, Meeting re Corruption of Non-profits &amp; Argentina<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Companeros Del Barrio<br>474 Valencia St.<br>SF<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the mainstream media some non-profits in SF have been exposed for their corruption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Come learn more and brainstorm what we can do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>10. Saturday 3:00pm \u2013 6:00pm, Myanmar Spring Revolution Candlelight Vigil<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Civic Center<br>SF<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3 years of peoples resistance against facism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Host: Northern California Burmese Democracy Forces<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sunday, February 4<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>11. Sunday, 2:00pm \u2013 4:00pm, The Occupation of the American Mind&#8221; &#8211; Film screening &amp; discussion<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Pine United Methodist Church<br>426 33<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0Ave.<br>SF<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This in-person event at Pine Church in the Richmond district in San Francisco is intended to educate and activate the community by discussing ways in which we can support the struggle of the Palestinian people<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.araborganizing.org\/events\/\">https:\/\/www.araborganizing.org\/events\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>12. Sunday, 4:00pm (PT); 7:00pm (ET), Philippine Labor Fights Back!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Register:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/phlaborwebinar\">tinyurl.com\/phlaborwebinar<\/a><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us for a webinar on US-backed counterinsurgency in the Philippines and its impacts on the Philippine labor movement and workers struggles under the Marcos Jr. Regime. We will be joined by speakers from Kilusang Mayo Uno, a labor center in the Philippines promoting genuine, militant and patriotic trade unionism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Repression against workers organizing in the Philippines continues to heighten under President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos Jr. A joint report published by the the International Labor Organization and Trade Unions in the Philippines highlights recorded violations of international labor standards and rights including cases of state interference with the right to self organize through extrajudicial killings, forced disappearances, illegal arrest and detention, threats and intimidation, and terror tagging of labor leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While workers in both the US and the Philippines are suffering from low wages and poverty, unstable employment, understaffing, inhumane working conditions and attacks on the right to unionize, we must strengthen our solidarity between the workers of our countries and our shared fight for workers rights across the world!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From SF CHRP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Adrienne Fong List of Calendar of Events from AROC:&nbsp;https:\/\/www.araborganizing.org\/events\/&nbsp; Many events are&nbsp;listed on Indybay that might be of interest to you Please post your actions on Indybay:&nbsp;https:\/\/www.indybay.org\/calendar\/?page_id=12 \u00a0See Indybay \u00a0for \u00a0other listings of events ARTICLES A. 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