{"id":34702,"date":"2024-07-06T22:34:53","date_gmt":"2024-07-07T05:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=34702"},"modified":"2024-07-07T19:51:13","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T02:51:13","slug":"articles-petitions-events-sunday-july-7-friday-july-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2024\/07\/06\/articles-petitions-events-sunday-july-7-friday-july-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Articles ~ Petitions ~ Events: sunday July 7 &#8211; Friday, July 12"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By Adrienne Fong<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Am not back posting on a regular basis.<\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>R.I.P.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2665<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;Steve Jacobson&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>\u2665<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please hold his partner Doris and his friends in your thoughts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp; -Steve was well known in many activist circles with his presence from the Occupy, Environmental, Indigenous Peoples, Immigration, Police Accountability movements and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; He was an active supporter and participant of the SF Occupy Forums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-He was always generous with his time and whatever he had to share, whether it was rides, food, good conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp; &#8211; Many know him for the hats that he had made of \u201cJail Killer Cops\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See list of Calendar of Events on Palestine 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>&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>If your post is about Palestine you can also list your action on the AROC calendar<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Many other events are<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>listed on Indybay that might be of interest to you&nbsp;<\/strong><em>(many actions re Palestine in the South, North &amp; East Bays are also listed)<\/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;See Indybay &nbsp;for &nbsp;other listings of events<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LaborFest July 1 \u2013 31, 2024 Calendar of Events:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/laborfest.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/laborfest.net\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ARTICLES<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>A. &#8216;Disturbing Milestone&#8217;: Israeli Settler Attacks in West Bank Surpass 1,000 Since October 7&nbsp;<strong><em>\u2013 July 5, 2024<\/em><\/strong><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/israeli-settler-attacks?utm_source=Common+Dreams&amp;utm_campaign=1a53300c2d-Top+News%3A+Fri.+7%2F5%2F24&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-3b949b3e19-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D\">&#8216;Disturbing Milestone&#8217;: Israeli Settler Attacks in West Bank Surpass 1,000 Since October 7 | Common Dreams<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">B. NATO\u2019s War Summit in Washington&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>&#8211; July 5, 2024<\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/consortiumnews.com\/2024\/07\/05\/natos-war-summit-in-washington\/?eType=EmailBlastContent&amp;eId=7cba1626-63ff-46af-ba77-9fbcbb98bf03\">NATO\u2019s War Summit in Washington (consortiumnews.com)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">C. &#8216;Bullsh*t&#8217;: Trump Slammed for Trying to Distance Himself From Project 2025&nbsp;<em>\u2013 July 5, 2024<\/em><em><\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/trump-project-2025-disavowal?utm_source=Common+Dreams&amp;utm_campaign=1a53300c2d-Top+News%3A+Fri.+7%2F5%2F24&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-3b949b3e19-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;Bullsh*t&#8217;: Trump Slammed for Trying to Distance Himself From Project 2025 | Common Dreams<\/a><br>D. Palestinian writer Susan Abulhawa visited Gaza twice this year between February and May,&nbsp;<em>&#8211; July 4, 2024<\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gazafreedomflotilla\/reel\/C9AqVSGh_oC\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gazafreedomflotilla\/reel\/C9AqVSGh_oC\/<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>From Gaza Freedom Flotilla Coalition \u2013 also posted by Eva K. Bartlett<\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">E. AS`AD AbuKHALIL: The Chances of an Israel-Lebanon War&nbsp;<em>\u2013 July 4, 2024<\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/consortiumnews.com\/2024\/07\/04\/asad-abukhalil-the-chances-of-an-israel-lebanon-war\/\" target=\"_blank\">AS`AD AbuKHALIL: The Chances of an Israel-Lebanon War (consortiumnews.com)<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">F. Happy Birthday Julian Assange &amp; Free Palestine from San Francisco \u2013 Golden Gate Bridge!&nbsp;<em>\u2013 July 3, 2024<\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d_grHav8qeQ\" target=\"_blank\">Happy Birthday Julian Assange from San Francisco! (youtube.com)<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>&nbsp;Video by Peter Menchini<\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">G. Mumia and Student Organizers for Palestine! July 3, 2024<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UlqVHLxzn_4\" target=\"_blank\">Mumia and Student Organizers for Palestine! July 3, 2024 (youtube.com)<\/a>&nbsp;<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>14 min. YouTube<\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">H. Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, convicted over 1975 FBI killings, denied parole&nbsp;<em>\u2013 July 2, 2024<\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/article\/2024\/jul\/02\/leonard-peltier-denied-parole?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0GLQ9Pj2rb42tMurF-AL8P1I2G7Vxrs5xLHHqD56swAJ6b5dcVWTbpHkg_aem_tuPlp6xmpyXLUCp8JbGmMw\">Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, convicted over 1975 FBI killings, denied parole | South Dakota | The Guardian<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I. There&#8217;s corporate Pride and actual Pride. We celebrated actual Pride&nbsp;<\/strong><em>\u2013 June 30, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=88icdM19OPc\">Pride 2024 &#8211; 4K (youtube.com)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Youtube Video by Peter Menchini<\/em><strong><em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>J. After a 4-year legal battle, Monsanto drops lawsuit against Mexico\u2019s GM corn ban&nbsp;<\/strong><em>\u2013 June 28, 2024<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mexiconewsdaily.com\/news\/monsanto-drops-lawsuit-mexico-gm-corn-ban\/?eType=EmailBlastContent&amp;eId=dbb9be60-640d-4063-9df0-910300f28439\" target=\"_blank\">Mexico wins 4-year battle against Monsanto over GM corn ban (mexiconewsdaily.com)<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">K. Breed, Chiu gave right-wing Supreme Court ammunition to criminalize poverty&nbsp;<em>\u2013 June 28, 2024<\/em><em><\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-48-hills wp-block-embed-48-hills\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"unDMASYGHe\"><a href=\"https:\/\/48hills.org\/2024\/06\/breed-chiu-gave-right-wing-supreme-court-ammunition-to-criminalize-poverty\/\">Breed, Chiu gave right-wing Supreme Court ammunition to criminalize poverty<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Breed, Chiu gave right-wing Supreme Court ammunition to criminalize poverty&#8221; &#8212; 48 hills\" src=\"https:\/\/48hills.org\/2024\/06\/breed-chiu-gave-right-wing-supreme-court-ammunition-to-criminalize-poverty\/embed\/#?secret=o2zT2YXJJT#?secret=unDMASYGHe\" data-secret=\"unDMASYGHe\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><em>See Event # 4<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4 PETITIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. End Supreme Court corruption, hold Thomas and Alito accountable<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;SIGN:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/act.demandprogress.org\/sign\/scotus-ethics-trump-immunity-moveon\/?source=mo\">End Supreme Court corruption, hold Thomas and Alito accountable! | Demand Progress<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Ban Israel&#8217;s sports teams until the Israeli government stops the genocide and illegal occupation of Palestine.<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/action.eko.org\/a\/fifa-ban-israel?akid=134930.952962.MuRSIi&amp;rd=1&amp;source=fwd&amp;t=12\">FIFA and all sports federations: ban Israel (eko.org)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. Tell Congress: #Rejecct the Speech by Israeli war criminal Netanyahu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/letters\/tell-congress-protestthespeech-by-israeli-war-criminal-netanyahu?source=facebook&amp;&amp;fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3fOqhcsJYiIKTSyaqaZWlxLvbqcq0Z1WlEG9BeEy3PigsVLmuOu0H0KtI_aem_pWh4jg0_E6q6Ds59gj4EvQ\">Tell Congress: #RejectTheSpeech by Israeli war criminal Netanyahu (actionnetwork.org)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4. Keep religion out of schools. America is not a theocracy.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;SIGN:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailykos.com\/campaigns\/forms\/sign-the-petition-keep-religion-out-of-schools-america-is-not-a-theocracy?detail=emailaction&amp;link_id=1&amp;can_id=4d8abb95a7895a1648b41bfa1ad2bb3b&amp;source=email-sign-the-petition-keep-religion-out-of-schools-america-is-not-a-theocracy-4&amp;email_referrer=email_2372617&amp;email_subject=re-sign-the-petition-keep-religion-out-of-schools-america-is-not-a-theocracy\">Sign the petition: Keep religion out of schools. America is not a theocracy. (dailykos.com)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EVENTS \/ ACTIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Sunday, July 7 \u2013 Friday, July 12<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sunday, July 7<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Sunday, 10:00am (PT); 1:00pm (ET),&nbsp;Gaza and Sana\u2019a: On the Front Lines of International Struggle<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Translation in English &amp; Spanish<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Register:&nbsp;Register at the link:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/email.samidoun.net\/emailblasts\/l\/KuDikU0aIWfp8eXdyTznyw\/3yHhCDL1wq892Zx1763kXYLXLQ\/Q60OpNTJ6P59I8ZX6v8Nlg\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/palyemen2<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>With<\/strong>&nbsp;our special guest, Mr. Nasr El-Din Amer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chairman of the Board of the Saba Agency and Vice Chair of the Media Authority of the AnsarAllah Movement, Yemen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the support of Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, Alkarama Palestinian Women\u2019s Mobilization and Al-Yudur Palestinian Youth&nbsp;Organization<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Sunday, 11:00am \u2013 1:00pm, Identity Politics, Unions &amp; The Working Class<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">474 Valencia St.<br>SF<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Panel Discussion<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Identity politics which pits workers against workers has been used within the labor movement to stop unionization and weaken the labor movement. It will examine the use by the corporations and the politicians to implement their policies by the use of identity politics to weaken and divide all working people.&nbsp; This panel will look at this struggle today in the working class and labor movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part of LABORFEST<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsored by Revolutionary Workers Front<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/laborfest.net\/event\/identity-politics-unions-the-working-class\/\" target=\"_blank\">Events for July 2024 \u2013 LaborFest 2024<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. Sunday, 2:30pm,&nbsp;Defend Workers! Labor 4 Palestine Panel on Repression<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kinflox<br>1951 Telegraph<br>Oakland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Registar ZOOM:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tZwvc--oqDMsGNVcYA314644_nyL4_bBw7T6#\/registration\">Meeting Registration &#8211; Zoom<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/defendworkers\">https?\/\/ps:\/\/tinyurl.com\/defendworkers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join Labor for Palestine &amp; No Tech for Apartheid for a forum of workers and activists facing repression in the \ufb01ght for Palestinian liberation!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will be a public panel discussion between a moderator and 4 workers across a variety of labor sectors who have experienced workplace repression for pro-Palestinian actions. The panel consists of an East Bay teacher, a tech worker, a nurse, and a university researcher who will all discuss their experiences of repression as well as what we can do as workers to fight back against it, both in the context of the struggle for Palestinian liberation and in the greater labor struggle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Host: Techworkerscoalition + 3 Othrs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>4. Sunday, 3:00pm \u2013 4:30pm &nbsp;Emergency Peoples Rally against Criminalization of Houselessness and Palestine Liberation Encampments<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>SF Federal Building<br>90 7<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;Street<br>SF<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;With the Grant Pass decision, the Supreme Court had made it illegal for people to build encampments both in support of Palestine and simply to live. This ruling is not only an anti-houseless anti-poverty measure, but also a direct response to encampments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will respond to this pathetic and cruel attempt at repression by taking back our streets and continuing the fight for Palestinian liberation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us to take a stand and make clear we are not going anywhere! San Francisco must hear our demands of ending all funds to Israel, the decriminalization of houselessness, as well as embrace the right to remain for houseless folks and Palestinians.<\/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; &amp; &nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indybay.org\/newsitems\/2024\/07\/05\/18867825.php\">Emergency Peoples Rally against Criminalization of Houselessness and Palestine Liberation : Indybay<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tuesday, July 9<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Tuesday, 9:00am (PT); 12Noon (ET), Webinar with &nbsp;Leaders of the Palestinian Labor Movement<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Webinar registration:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_MF-m0LJMQTKvIzX8sJglvg#\/registration\" target=\"_blank\">Webinar Registration &#8211; Zoom<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Labor Network for Ceasefire hosts a conversation with Palestinian trade union leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;We\u2019ll hear from representatives of the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate and the General Union of Transport and Communications Workers on their struggle to live, work, and organize under devastating conditions of war and military occupation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will also hear a special message from the General Union of Health Services Workers in Gaza. In addition, Workers in Palestine (UK) will report on their work to support world-wide international labor efforts to promote a ceasefire and permanent peace in Gaza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will be a unique opportunity for trade unionists in the United States and Palestine to communicate directly with one another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us as we build solidarity with our union siblings in Palestine, strengthen our call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, and work to forge a path for peace for working people everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Host: National Labor Network for Ceasefire<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Tuesday, 9:00am \u2013 10:00am (PT); 12Noon \u2013 1:00pm (ET),\u00a0Investigating Political Nonprofits, Scam PACs and More<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Virtual Event:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.propublica.org\/events\/investigating-political-nonprofits-scam-pacs-and-more\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.propublica.org\/events\/investigating-political-nonprofits-scam-pacs-and-more<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ProPublica\u2019s new 527 Explorer database delves into the shadowy world of political cash facilitated by nonprofits called 527s. In this webinar, we will show users how to follow the money.<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Every year, millions of dollars flow through obscure nonprofits known as 527s. The amount spent has only increased over the years, and more than $1 billion was spent in 2022. While all federal PACs are 527s, the organizations we\u2019re discussing are not regulated by the Federal Election Commission and do not have restrictions on who can contribute or how much they can give.<br><br>To help illuminate this group of 527 nonprofits, ProPublica built a searchable database allowing users to explore who funds these organizations and how they spend their money.<br><br>In this webinar, we will coach journalists on how to use our database, from generating story ideas to deciphering contributions and expenditures. We will also help readers\/general participants better understand money\u2019s influence on politics, enabling users to explore 527s by state, organization and more.<br><br>Our speakers include:<br><br>Brandon Roberts, news applications developer for ProPublica<br><br>Ellis Simani, data reporter for ProPublica<br><br>Ilya Marritz, reporter for the Boston Globe<br><br>Ruth Talbot, news applications developer for ProPublica<br><br>Ken Schwencke, news applications editor for ProPublica (moderator)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.propublica.org\/events\/investigating-political-nonprofits-scam-pacs-and-more\">https:\/\/www.propublica.org\/events\/inves<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indybay.org\/newsitems\/2024\/06\/25\/18867582.php\" target=\"_blank\">Investigating Political Nonprofits, Scam PACs and More : Indybay<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. &nbsp;Tuesday, 11:00am \u2013 1:00pm,&nbsp;Action Alert: March on Citibank in San Francisco<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Meet at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Harry Bridges Plaza<br>Across from Sf Ferry Building on Embarcadero<br>SF<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join the San Francisco Bay Area Third Act Working Group and 1000 Grandmothers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;We will march to two nearby Citibank offices (including their California corporate office location) before returning to the Ferry Building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>We anticipate live music, singing, puppets and a rocking chair brigade! Third Actors will circulate and collect signed Costco \u201cCut Up Your Citi Credit Card\u201d postcards throughout the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join the San Francisco Bay Area Third Act Working Group and 1000 Grandmothers on Tuesday July 9 for a lively, peaceful parade and rally in downtown San Francisco to tell Citibank \u2013 the biggest funder of fossil fuel expansion in the past 8 years \u2014 that the future of the world\u2019s children and grandchildren matter more than Citi\u2019s profits!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indybay.org\/newsitems\/2024\/06\/27\/18867628.php\">Action Alert: March on Citibank in San Francisco : Indybay<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>8. Tuesday, 5:00pm, Protest New Invasion of Haiti &amp; Police Brutality in Kenya<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meet at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SF Federal Building<br>90 7<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;St.<br>SF<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Haiti Action Committee condemns the arrival of 400 Kenyan police officers in Haiti and the US-backed invasion to prop up the repressive PHTK regime. The committee also stands in solidarity with the people of Kenya and their protests against IMF-backed austerity measures. The event will include a demonstration and press conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Haiti Action Committee condemns the arrival of 400 Kenyan police officers in Haiti on Tuesday, June 25th, as the advance force for the US-funded invasion to prop up and \u201cstabilize\u201d the repressive US-installed PHTK (Haitian Party of Tet Kale) regime. Even though PHTK leader Ariel Henry was forced out of power this past spring, the PHTK remains in control, dominating a newly-installed \u201ctransitional presidential council,\u201d thanks to US intervention&nbsp; For this new invasion, the Biden Administration is providing $300 million, including&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/05\/04\/us-military-assistance-haiti-violence-00156150\">weapons and equipment<\/a>&nbsp;in the form of 80 humvees, sniper rifles, riot control gear and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the US claims that the invasion is necessary to quell \u201cgang violence\u201d in Haiti, the \u201cgangs\u201d, more accurately understood as paramilitary death squads, have flourished under PHTK rule as part of the regime\u2019s&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.counterpunch.org\/2022\/12\/02\/us-tax-dollars-at-work-neocolonial-dictatorship-paramilitary-and-police-terror-in-haiti-today\/\">war<\/a>&nbsp;on the popular movement. It was the US-backed coup against President Jean-Bertrand Aristide in 2004 and the subsequent US\/ UN occupation of Haiti that created the conditions for this paramilitary violence to ravage Haiti. Calling for yet another US-backed invasion and occupation of Haiti is akin to asking arsonists to put out their own fire.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Haiti Action Committee likewise stands in full solidarity with the people of Kenya and their courageous protests against the International Monetary Fund (IMF)-backed austerity measures that the corrupt regime of President William Ruto has attempted to impose.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Join us to denounce this new invasion of Haiti.&nbsp; Join us to stand with the people of Kenya against the Ruto regime.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1509364049661961?ref=newsfeed\">Protest New Invasion of Haiti and Police Brutality in Kenya | Facebook<\/a>&nbsp; &amp;&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/haitisolidarity.net\/protest-new-invasion-of-haiti-july-9th-at-5pm-in-sf\/\">https:\/\/haitisolidarity.net\/protest-new-invasion-of-haiti-july-9th-at-5pm-in-sf\/<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>9. Tuesday, 5:00pm (PT); 8:00pm (ET), &nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Debunking Dangerous Deterrence Theory and Moving Toward Global Nuclear Weapons Abolition<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Online registration:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_dVSI9r7FTX6R9_BUBCt0Mg?emci=02a2c72e-b734-ef11-86d2-6045bdd9e096&amp;emdi=9a8fd949-4535-ef11-86d2-6045bdd9e096&amp;ceid=122506#\/registration\">Webinar Registration &#8211; Zoom<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For too long, deterrence theory has been used as the legitimizing foundation for US and global nuclear weapons policy. Deterrence is rarely examined, let alone questioned, but it is often waved around like some verbal magic wand to justify extremely dangerous and exorbitant policies that threaten life on Earth. Our speakers will examine the very frightening flaws of deterrence theory that have too often brought humanity to the brink of extinction, and offer practical strategies and tactics to replace it, and to advance the cause of global nuclear disarmament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will hear from the following experts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tadatoshi (Tad) Akiba, former Mayor of Hiroshima,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Japan Professor Elaine Scarry, Harvard University, author of Thermonuclear Monarchy: Choosing between Democracy and Doom<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jackie Cabasso, Western States Legal Foundation, United for Peace and Justice, Mayors for Peace<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emma Claire Foley, Defuse Nuclear War and Roots Action<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moderators: Joseph Gerson, Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security and Kevin Martin, Peace Action Education Fund<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Initiated By:&nbsp;<\/strong>Peace Action Education Fund and Campaign for Peace, Disarmament &amp; Common Security<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Co-Sponsors: &nbsp;<\/strong>Americans for Democratic Action Foundation of Southern California, Basel Peace Office, Bombshelltoe Policy x Arts, Chicago Area Peace Action. Gensuikyo, International Peace Bureau (IPB), Massachusetts Peace Action, New Hampshire Peace Action, Nuclear Abolition Now, NuclearBan.US, Pax Christi New York State, Peace Action Maine, Peace Action of San Mateo County, Peace Action Wisconsin, Physicians for Social Responsibility, United for Peace and J&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wednesday, July 10<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>10. Wednesday, 6:00pm \u2013 8:00pm, Living Wage Coalition Meeting<\/strong>Zoom Meeting registration: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tZMofuGsqDIvE9Kq7pHTjBe6b5ep2keiAzDm\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tZMofuGsqDIvE9Kq7pHTjBe6b5ep2keiAzDm<\/a> &nbsp;After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containinginformation about joining the meeting and the agenda. &nbsp;The Living Wage Coalition is building a grassroots movement of low-wageworkers and their allies to win economic justice.&nbsp; Anyone who works fulltime should be able to survive on what they earn and support themselvesand their children.&nbsp; We are engaged in a transformative rethinking ofthe economy that makes the goals of public policy living wage jobs forall. Come to be a part of discussing next steps in pursuing an economicjustice agenda.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">11. Wednesday, 6:30pm \u2013 8:00pm,&nbsp;Reading Circle \u2014 General Strike: A Key to Unlocking Worker Power Today<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New Valencia Hall<br>747 Polk St (near Ellis), San Francisco<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Zoom:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/GeneralStrikeReadingCircle\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/GeneralStrikeReadingCircle<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">$3-6 donation requested per session<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Working people are standing up to the bosses and union bureaucrats in record numbers. In this discussion series, we\u2019ll learn what a general strike is and why the leadership of people of color, women, LGBTQI+ folks and young workers is needed for a successful strike. We\u2019ll study past general strikes and discuss how to apply the lessons to build a powerful labor movement today.<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Info: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indybay.org\/newsitems\/2024\/06\/04\/18867005.php\">Reading Circle \u2014 General Strike: A Key to Unlocking Worker Power Today : Indybay<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thursday, July 11<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">12. Thursday, 4:00pm (PT); 7:00pm (ET),&nbsp;European Peace Movement Perspectives: Ukraine, Gaza, Nukes &amp; Elections<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Online registration:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.everyaction.com\/rqTeYq4Pr06l_NA_e9cKPQ2\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/secure.everyaction.com\/rqTeYq4Pr06l_NA_e9cKPQ2<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Russia&#8217;s summer offensive is on, and U.S. supplied weapons are being launched against targets threatening a wider, potentially nuclear, war. Israel&#8217;s genocidal assault on Gaza and settler violence in the West Bank continue, reinforced by U.S. and German weapons. The world&#8217;s sixty year-old arms control architecture is in shambles, and in the absence of strategic stability we are on the verge of an all out arms race. Europeans are going to the polls to elect a new European Parliament, and in the United States voters face the disheartening choice between Biden and the would-be dictator Trump.<br>How are the German and European peace movements responding, and what do they expect of us?<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reiner Braun,&nbsp;<\/strong>who will be in the United States for a counter-NATO conference and rally will be joining this CPDC\/MAPA webinar.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reiner Braun is among the most significant leaders of the German and European peace movements since 1982. The former President and Executive Director of the International Peace Bureau, he was the lead organizer of 2023 Ukraine Peace Summit held in Vienna. Over the years, he has been associated with the Krefelder Appeal, the Max Plank Institute, ILANA, INES, and the German Pugwash group. An organizer, speaker, and prolific author, he was &nbsp;the founder of the No to NATO\/No to War International Network, and a leading opponent of NATO&#8217;s war in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.everyaction.com\/rqTeYq4Pr06l_NA_e9cKPQ2\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/secure.everyaction.com\/rqTeYq4Pr06l_NA_e9cKPQ2<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">13. Thursday, 7:00pm \u2013 9:00pm, Public Workers, Privatization, Nonprofits and Union Busting<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>474 Valencia St.<br>SF<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part of LABLORFEST<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Panel discussion)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Public workers are under attack in San Francisco, the US and the world. The privatization of all public services are at epidemic proportions and in San Francisco, so called \u201cnon-profit\u201d workers are cleaning so called business districts and maintaining and doing public work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speakers will look at the attack on public services and how \u201cnon-profits\u201d are being used to undermine the public sector while destroying the conditions of these workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speakers:<br><strong><em>Cheryl Thornton<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 SF SEIU 1021 Community Healthcare V. Chair<br><strong><em>Cristine Guiterrez<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 RUF<br><strong><em>Monique Flambures<\/em><\/strong>\u2013 SEIU 2015 non-profit worker<br><strong><em>Brad Weidmaier<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 SEIU 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/laborfest.net\/event\/public-workers-privatization\/\" target=\"_blank\">Events for July 2024 \u2013 LaborFest 2024<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">14.&nbsp;Thursday, 7:00pm \u2013 9:00pm, Direct from Gaza: Report Back from a Bay Area Midwife<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Oakstop &#8211; California Ballroom,<br>1736 Franklin Street<br>Oakland, CA 94612&nbsp;<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bridget Rochios is a Certified Nurse Midwife and Reproductive Health Nurse Practitioner dedicated to reproductive justice and health equity. Born and raised in the East Bay, she combines her clinical expertise with a passion for social activism, working to improve healthcare access both locally and internationally.<br><br>In May 2024, driven by her commitment to global health and social justice, Bridget volunteered at Emirati Maternity Hospital in Rafah, Gaza. During her month-long mission with the Canadian organization Glia, she provided critical obstetric care alongside local healthcare providers amidst the ongoing genocide. This experience allowed her to witness firsthand the challenges faced by Palestinians and advocate for their healthcare needs.<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Jess Ghannam is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Global Health Sciences in the School of Medicine at UCSF. His research areas include evaluating the long-term health consequences of war on displaced communities and the psychological and psychiatric effects of armed conflict on children. Dr. Ghannam has developed community health clinics in the Middle East that focus on developing community-based treatment programs for families in crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Host: Middle East Children\u2019s Alliance<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/directfromgaza.eventbrite.com\/\">https:\/\/DirectFromGaza.eventbrite.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indybay.org\/newsitems\/2024\/07\/05\/18867828.php\" target=\"_blank\">Direct from Gaza: Report Back from a Bay Area Midwife : Indybay<\/a>&nbsp; &amp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/486477284065438?acontext=%7B%22source%22%3A%2229%22%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3A%22event_friend_going%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22null%22%7D&amp;notif_id=1720288740355730&amp;notif_t=event_friend_going&amp;ref=notif\" target=\"_blank\">Direct from Gaza: Report Back from a Bay Area Midwife | Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Friday, July 12<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>15. Friday, 1:00pm \u2013 2:00pm, Revolutionary Friday: End the Occupation of Palestine! Stop All Funding &amp; Weapons to Israel<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SF Federal Building<br>90 7<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;Street (corner of Mission &amp; 7<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;Street)<br>SF<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Sidewalk is flat W\/C accessible<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MUNI: # 14 Mission (the regular not rapid)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Our elected federal officials, President Biden, Senators Padilla, Butler and Representative Pelosi, continue to vote and support Aid and Weapons to Israel, despite mass opposition of the people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These funds are needed here in the US for healthcare, housing, education and jobs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On July 24th, Netanyahu has been invited to speak to Congress &#8211; Elected officials need to stop their support for genocide and Zionism.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over 40,000 Palestinians including over 14,500 children have been murdered by Israel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The death toll rises each day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Israel continues to bomb Palestine \u2013 people in \u2018safe camps\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;We must do more to STOP elected officials and corporations in their support of Israel. A&nbsp;<strong>GENERAL STRIKE For PALESTINE<\/strong>&nbsp;is needed to paralyze the US economy that supports genocide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;All are welcomed to stand with the Revolutionary Workers Front, the Aaron Bushnell Brigade, and Mothers On The March at the SF Federal Building to demand an end to the genocide, illegal and violent occupation and apartheid inflicted on Palestinians by the Zionist Israeli government and by U.S. federally elected officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Signs, banners and sidewalk chalk provided. You are also welcomed to bring your own signs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;We call for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp; &#8211; AN END TO ALL U.S. MILITARY AID AND WEAPONS TO ISRAEL<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp; &#8211; AN END TO THE SIEGE OF PALESTINE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp; -A GENERAL STRIKE FOR PALESTINE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Viva Viva Palestina!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Adrienne Fong Am not back posting on a regular basis. R.I.P. \u2665&nbsp;Steve Jacobson&nbsp;\u2665 Please hold his partner Doris and his friends in your thoughts. &nbsp; -Steve was well known in many activist circles with his presence from the Occupy, Environmental, Indigenous Peoples, Immigration, Police Accountability movements and more. &nbsp;&nbsp;&#8230; <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2024\/07\/06\/articles-petitions-events-sunday-july-7-friday-july-12\/\"> Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr; <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34702"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34702"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34702\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34717,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34702\/revisions\/34717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}