By Adrienne Fong<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Am not back posting on a regular basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Things are changing rapidly, faster than what is posted. <\/em>RESISTANCE<\/strong> matters!!!<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n RESOURCES:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n STAY UPDATED WITH BAY RESISTANCE and get plugged to actions you can support, text \u201cResist\u201d to 888-850-0928<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n GI HOTLINE (877) 477-4497<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n – Share this number to people who know active duty service members<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n See list of Calendar of Events on Palestine from AROC<\/strong>: https:\/\/www.araborganizing.org\/events\/<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n If your post is about Palestine you can also list your action on the AROC calendar<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n There are events listed on Indybay that might be of interest to you(many listings in the South, North & East Bays and beyond the bay area)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Please post your actions on Indybay<\/strong>: <\/em>https:\/\/www.indybay.org\/calendar\/?page_id=12<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Bay Area Progressive Action Calendar<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n ATW Bay Area \/ NorCal \u2014 Action Together West<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n ARTICLES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A. ICE protester charged with federal misdemeanors in S.F<\/strong>\u2013 August 21, 2025<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n ICE protester charged with federal misdemeanors in S.F.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n B. ICE pepper sprays protesters and press at S.F. immigration court <\/strong>\u2013 August 20, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n ICE pepper sprays protesters and press at S.F. immigration court<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n See Events # 1 & 13<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n C. Teen Immigrant\u2019s Release Propels Lawsuit to End ICE\u2019S Courthouse Arrests<\/strong> <\/strong>\u2013 August 19, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Teen Immigrant\u2019s Release Propels Lawsuit to End ICE\u2019s Courthouse Arrests – The Intercept<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n D. Navy Plans Blowing Up Radioactive Buildings in SF Hunters Point <\/strong>\u2013 August 19, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Blowing Up Radioactive Buildings in SF Hunters Point Contaminating the Community & Workers : Indybay<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n E. UN rapporteur: Hamas is an elected political force, not a band of murderers <\/strong>\u2013 August 18, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/www.middleeastmonitor.com\/20250818-un-rapporteur-hamas-is-an-elected-political-force-not-a-band-of-murderers\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n F. Netanyahu is on a mission to seize the Middle East. Will anyone stop him? <\/strong>\u2013 August 18, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Netanyahu is on a mission to seize the Middle East. Will anyone stop him? | Middle East Eye<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n G. Hamas is a Political Movement Not a Band of Murderers, Says UN Albanese <\/strong>\u2013 August 17, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n H. Mayor Lurie takes credit for immigrant legal aid he had little to do with <\/strong>\u2013 August 15, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Mayor Lurie takes credit for immigrant legal aid he had minor role in<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n I. The Fall of the Israel Lobby Has Begun \u2014 And This Is Just the Start | Denzel Washington speech <\/strong>\u2013 3 weeks ago<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Fall of the Israel Lobby Has Begun \u2014 And This Is Just the Start | Denzel Washington speech<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n PETITIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. Trump is Withholding School Funding to Pay for Billionaire Tax Breaks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n SIGN: Trump is Withholding School Funding to Pay for Billionaire Tax Breaks<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. Save the Social Security Administration!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n SIGN: Take Action!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n SIGN: Keep PragerU away from public education! | Demand Progress<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n EVENTS \/ ACTIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Friday, August 22 \u2013 Tuesday, August 26<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Friday, August 22<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. Friday, 8:15am \u2013 4:15pm, ICE out of San Francisco courts!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n SF ICE Court 1 block from Montgomery BART<\/p>\n\n\n\n Join neighbors, activists, grassroots organizations in resisting ICE abductions happening at immigration court hearings!<\/p>\n\n\n\n We meet every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday outside of one of the SF immigration court buildings to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Court is in session from 8am – 4pm. Including cleanup & last call for accompaniment home, we’re outside from 8am to 4:30pm \/ 4:45pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Serious violence<\/a> against protestors<\/a> has occurred<\/a>, but most days thus far have passed without incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Everyone is welcome and every one is vital, even if you can only participate for a little bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Info: ICE out of San Francisco courts! : Indybay<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. Friday, 9:00am, ALERT \u2013 Golden Gate 26: Show Up for the Golden Gate 26 \u2014 Rally and Public Comment!<\/strong> (NEW)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In person:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Golden Gate Bridge Welcome Center Coffee\/pastries provided<\/p>\n\n\n\n 9:00am \u2013 Rally<\/p>\n\n\n\n 10:00am \u2013 Golden Gate Bridge District Meeting<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pack the Public Comment!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Submit public comment during the Bridge District\u2019s Board meeting at 10am in person. You can submi<\/strong>t public comment via phone on the 22nd<\/strong> or via email by 5pm on Aug 21st . More details shared below, and talking points are in the link in our bio!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Call-in info: Call (415) 569-6446 at 9:45am to be let into the 10am meeting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Logistics and Sample Script are outlined in the Public Comment Toolkit: The Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District and DA Brooke Jenkins are using a $163K restitution claim to bolster a politically charged prosecution against the Golden Gate 26. They want to dissuade our community members from taking action against genocide, and we won\u2019t let them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n The prosecution of the GG26 is occurring within the context of escalating repression, from the revocation of student visas to the detention and deportation of individuals speaking out for Palestine. This restitution claim isn\u2019t about toll fees-it\u2019s about using institutional power to silence dissent and punish those who fight for collective liberation. The Bridge District now has a choice: to uphold its responsibility to the public, or to align with a conservative prosecution aimed at silencing their constituents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Info: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNmZQqrJgop\/<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. Friday, 10:00am \u2013 12:30pm, NOISE AGAINST GENOCIDE <\/strong>(NEW)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Israeli Consulate<\/p>\n\n\n\n 456 Montgomery St. Israel is about to complete their final genocidal solution with a massive ground invasion after horrific months of bombing, murder, starving civilians, blocking food, water, and aid. Bring noisemakers: This ongoing effort is being organized by an autonomous group of activists <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Please Join This Weekly Collective Action of Rage Against Genocide <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. Friday, 11:00am, Thiel Takedown – People Over Billionaires<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n RSVP & info: https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/events\/thiel-takedown-action-at-founders-fund<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Founders Fund (One of Peter Thiel\u2019s primary venture capital vehicles and a key early investor in Palantir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lyon & Lombard St. MUNI # 43<\/p>\n\n\n\n Peter Thiel is the co-founder and chairman of Palantir \u2013 the company that’s:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7 Enabling ICE to locate and kidnap immigrants<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7 Helping the Israeli military automate its “Kill Chain” in Gaza<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Building a mega-database for Trump containing your private personal information Through vehicles like Founders Fund and companies like Palantir, Thiel aims to make his dystopian business plans a reality<\/p>\n\n\n\n Info: Facebook<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n 5. Friday, 4:30pm \u2013 6:30pm, Stop AI Protest at OpenAI<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Open AI Offices Help us say, “Close OpenAI!” OpenAI is the company leading the race to smarter-than-human AI, also known as Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), i.e., an AI that is smarter than all human experts across all technical domains. Although libertarians have long espoused that technology always generally benefits workers, AGI would leave humans out of the loop in every major industry, and, ultimately, have no need for humans to repair or improve itself. AGI would mean mass unemployment, and a massive transfer of wealth to the 1%. 2,700 cited AI researchers said in a poll that there is a 19% chance of AGI causing human extinction, and Geoffrey Hinton, who won the Nobel Prize for his work in AI in 2024, says there is a 50% chance of AGI causing human extinction. Some experts, like Dr. Roman Yampolskiy, say the risk of extinction is 99.99%. Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, when asked about the worst case for AGI, said it could be, “lights out for all of us,” and later said AGI will arrive in 2025. It is impossible to have experimental evidence that the behavior of an AGI will stay safe indefinitely and that AGI will never want something that will lead to our extinction similar to how we often caused the extinction of many less intelligent species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We demand<\/strong> that workers, within their respective industry, are given the right to vote on what level of AI they are ok with, to stop themselves from becoming increasingly unemployable. We demand an end to the integration of AI into militaries worldwide. We demand that the US government shut down OpenAI, close any other company building AGI, and permanently ban the development of AGI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Info: Stop AI Protest at OpenAI : Indybay<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n 6. Friday, 5:00pm, Vigil for GAZA <\/strong>(NEW)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Cortland & Andover Stand with your neighbors!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Host: Bernal Bay Resistance<\/p>\n\n\n\n 7. Friday, 5:30pm, Make Noise for Gaza <\/strong>(NEW)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Grand Lake Theater (in front)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Oakland<\/p>\n\n\n\n Make some noise for Gaza! Please join us at 5:30 at the Grand Lake Theater for a kid-friendly action. Bring pots, pans, signs, snacks, and chalk! We can march around the intersection with the lights<\/p>\n\n\n\n Every Friday!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Info: Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Saturday, August 23<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Aaron Peskin – former President Board of Supervisors<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lori Brooke – Neighborhoods United SF<\/p>\n\n\n\n Stephen Torres – Neighborhood Activist<\/p>\n\n\n\n Christin Evans – Small Business Forward<\/p>\n\n\n\n Peter Stevens – Affordable Housing Developer<\/p>\n\n\n\n Among others<\/p>\n\n\n\n In San Francisco, opponents warn SB 79 could open the door to 7- to 15- story towers across 95% of the city, permanently reshaping neighborhoods with no guarantees of affordability, safety, or infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n SB 79 ignores San Francisco\u2019s earthquake vulnerability, narrow streets, and aging infrastructure. Without necessary upgrades, density increases pose serious safety hazards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n SB 79 allows developers to build large-scale, high-density projects based solely on proximity to transit stops\u2014even proposed, not-yet-built ones<\/strong>. It has already passed the State Senate and now faces a vote in the Assembly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n San Francisco is Not Exempt<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n To secure votes, Senator Wiener is dangling a so-called \u201cconditional exemption\u201d for cities with housing elements as extreme as SB 79. For San Francisco, this is not relief \u2014 it is a trap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The north and west sides already face Mayor Lurie\u2019s aggressive upzoning maps<\/a>, which satisfy Wiener for now. Meanwhile, residents of the Mission, Bernal Heights, Potrero, and other eastern neighborhoods were promised relief from further upzoning after years of major changes. Historic neighborhoods like Chinatown and North Beach are in the path of 79 too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n SB 79 breaks that promise subjecting these communities to further upzoning that drive demolitions, displacement, the loss of small businesses, and make neighborhoods even less affordable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Residents call this a betrayal of public trust \u2014 broken promises that divide the city while handing Senator Wiener, and his YIMBY lobbyist, exactly what they want. Sunday, August 24<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 10. Sunday, 12Noon \u2013 1:30pm, Public Discussion- Fight the Cuts: Disability Justice Now!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n New Valencia Hall Also on Zoom \u2014 Register at https:\/\/bit.ly\/DisabilityJusticeNow<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Wheelchair accessible<\/p>\n\n\n\n seven blocks from Civic Center BART & on or near Muni bus lines #5, 19, 31, 38 & 49<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lunch and socializing afterwards – Restore & expand healthcare and benefits Host: Freedom Socialist Party<\/p>\n\n\n\n Info: Public Discussion \u2014 Fight the Cuts: Disability Justice NOW! : Indybay<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n 11. Sunday, 3:00pm, Defend Workers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n UNITE HERE \u2013 Local 2 Hall<\/p>\n\n\n\n 209 Golden Gate Ave. Brought to you by Bay Area Labor for Palestine, hear from a panel of six working class activists from across social movements on the repression and attacks being faced by working people today under the Trump administration. Speakers will discuss the Palestine solidarity movement, immigrant rights movement, and the movement to defend ethnic studies. Panelists will share stories of workers organizing against the attacks and the connections we can draw across sectors to build a fight back to the attacks on our civil rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Panelist:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sang Kil, Professor at San Jose State Univerisity<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mike, AFGE \u2013 defending federal workers<\/p>\n\n\n\n Roslta, CNA defending the right to protest<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sergio, UESF, Defending ethnic studies<\/p>\n\n\n\n Floricil and Papeles Para Todos, defending immigrant workers<\/p>\n\n\n\n For more information: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNJ1DLhhPj5\/\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Defend Workers : Indybay<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n 12. Sunday, 7:00pm \u2013 8:30pm, From the Frontlines to Our Hearts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Berkeley Finnish Hall a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hear from someone like Sandra Adler Killen \u2014 a nurse and lactation consultant who, who with immense courage and compassion walked straight into a war zone (and will soon return) to support new mothers and babies. Sandra will share her experiences, along with the daily messages she continues to receive from colleagues on the ground in Gaza. Together we will gather in community \u2014 to hold our heartbreak and explore how we can meaningfully show up for the ongoing humanitarian crisis. Info: From the Frontlines to Our Hearts : Indybay<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Tuesday, August 26 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 13. Tuesday, 8:15am \u2013 4:15pm, ICE out of San Francisco courts!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n SF ICE Court 1 block from Montgomery BART<\/p>\n\n\n\n Join neighbors, activists, grassroots organizations in resisting ICE abductions happening at immigration court hearings!<\/p>\n\n\n\n We meet every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday outside of one of the SF immigration court buildings to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Court is in session from 8am – 4pm. Including cleanup & last call for accompaniment home, we’re outside from 8am to 4:30pm \/ 4:45pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Serious violence<\/a> against protestors<\/a> has occurred<\/a>, but most days thus far have passed without incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Everyone is welcome and every one is vital, even if you can only participate for a little bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Zoom registration:<\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/www.dci-palestine.org\/detained_tortured_disappeared_20250826<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Israel is the only country in the world that systematically detains, tortures, prosecutes, and imprisons children in a military detention system. Around 500 to 700 Palestinian children are targeted by this system each year, and the brutal abuse they face by Israeli forces has severely intensified since October 7, 2023. Now, Israeli forces are detaining, torturing, and disappearing Palestinian children from Gaza, with no accountability. For more information: https:\/\/www.dci-palestine.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Info: Detained, tortured, disappeared: The Israeli military\u2019s targeting of Palestinian children : Indybay<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Adrienne Fong Am not back posting on a regular basis. Things are changing rapidly, faster than what is posted. RESISTANCE matters!!! RESOURCES: STAY UPDATED WITH BAY RESISTANCE and get plugged to actions you can support, text \u201cResist\u201d to 888-850-0928 GI HOTLINE (877) 477-4497 – Share this number to people who know… Continue reading 3. Keep PragerU away from public education!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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–\u00a0https:\/\/bit.ly\/GG26toolkit<\/a>
Coming from the East Bay? Coordinate rides here:
–\u00a0Rideshare Spreadsheet:\u00a0https:\/\/bit.ly\/PublicCommentRideshare<\/a>
–\u00a0If you can make public comment on 8\/22, it would be ideal if you could also email your statement by 5 PM the day before (Thursday, 8\/21) to\u00a0districtsecretary@goldengate.org<\/a>\u00a0. This will ensure that they will see your message even if public comment is cut short or canceled.\u2728<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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F@ck these psychopathic monsters. Refuse to stay silent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
megaphones, pots and pans, drums, whistles, and your loudest voices.
Wear your keffiyehs, wave your Palestinian flags, and show up in solidarity with Gaza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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A long-standing backer of authoritarian ideas, he was an early donor also to the political careers of Donald Trump and JD Vance. Now, between Palantir’s massive government contracts and Trump’s assaults on democracy, he’s getting a handsome return on his investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1455 3rd<\/sup>\u00a0St
SF<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AI developers like OpenAI have stolen copyrighted works from creatives without their consent, and actively refuse to share royalties with any of them. It is ludicrous to think they’ll start sharing wealth with anyone who they’ve caused to be unemployable. If the rich no longer need human workers or human soldiers, and everyone but them is homeless, what will stop the rich from throwing out the trash? It is the job of the people to reserve their right to strike, and protest the corporations that are trying to lead us to this catastrophe.
Furthermore, OpenAI continues to work with military defense contractor Andurill to develop increasingly advanced AI weapons for the United States and Israel. There is no world where putting extremely smart AIs in military weapons is a good idea.
https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/openai-anduril-defense\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
SF<\/p>\n\n\n\n8. Saturday, 11:00am \u2013 12Noon, Protest Up Zoning<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
SF City Hall
Plaza side (Civic Center)
SF\u00a0<\/h1>\n\n\n\nFind out what actions you can take to stop the demolition of our cities.
Mary Lurie’s harmful upzoning has residents outraged – and now Senator Wiener is pushing even more height and density with zero affordability!<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/www.livablecalifornia.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nInfo:\u00a0Protest Up-Zoning | Facebook<\/a>\u00a0 or\u00a0Protest Up-Zoning : Indybay<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n
9. Saturday, 12Noon \u2013 2:00pm,\u00a0San Francisco: Tesla Takedown!<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
SF Tesla Dealership
999 Van Ness (corner of O\u2019Farrell)
SF<\/h1>\n\n\n\nTesla Takedown continues!
This is a peaceful protest.<\/h1>\n\n\n\nInfo:\u00a0San Francisco: Tesla Takedown! : Indybay<\/a>\u00a0<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
747 Polk St. (nr. Ellis)
SF<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Door donation $3-5 Lunch donation $10-15
Fundraiser for the Freedom Socialist newspaper<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Why an inclusive movement is key
– The key leadership of people with disabilities
– Build for a general strike
Speakers:
Brittanie Hernandez-Wilson \u2014 Disability Justice activist and community organizer
Sam Rubin \u2014 Disabled socialist feminist and former Special Education teacher<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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1970 Chestnut St.
Berkeley<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This evening also serves as a fundraiser for the Gaza Infant Nutrition Alliance, directly supporting mothers and babies in Gaza.
We\u2019ve also launched a new Instagram where we share the messages Sandy receives: @motherhoodunderseige.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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14. Tuesday, 9:00am-10:00am (PT); 12Noon \u2013 1:00pm (ET), Detained, tortured, disappeared: The Israeli military\u2019s targeting of Palestinian children<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
This webinar will train attendees on the basics of Israel’s military detention system and how it targets Palestinian children to exert control over the Palestinian people. Attendees will hear directly from Defense for Children International – Palestine about the hurdles faced by lawyers trying to provide legal aid for child detainees. This training will also include actions to take in support of Palestinian child detainees from the United States, United Kingdom, and other places around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n