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By Adrienne Fong<\/p>\n

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<\/iframe> <\/p>\n – Since the Iran War \u2013 there has been an increase of active duty service people applying for C.O. status<\/p>\n – Share these numbers to people who know active duty service members<\/p>\nThere 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)<\/p>\nPlease post your actions on Indybay: https:\/\/www.indybay.org\/calendar\/?page_id=12<\/p>\nBay Area Progressive Action Calendar: ATW Bay Area \/ NorCal \u2014 Action Together West<\/p>\nARTICLES<\/p>\nA. Christa Pike’s lawyer says she has not regained consciousness since her failed Tennessee execution \u2013 October 4, 2026 \nhttps:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/nation\/christa-pikes-lawyer-says-she-has-not-regained-consciousness-since-her-failed-tennessee-execution<\/p>\nB. Top US officials discuss renewed war in Iran, Yemen intervention: Report – October 3, 2026 \nhttps:\/\/thecradle.co\/articles\/top-us-officials-discuss-renewed-war-in-iran-yemen-intervention-report <\/p>\nC. October 30th, unions, civil society and activists around the world are uniting to shutdown over than 50 ports for their complicity in genocide and militarism.<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DeCYVAIMmcS\/?hl=en <\/p>\nD. The double standards of a failed execution \u2013 October 3, 2026 \nhttps:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/opinions\/2026\/10\/3\/the-double-standards-of-a-failed-execution <\/p>\n Had Christa Pike faced the death penalty in the Middle East, there would be relentless outrage and condemnations.<\/p>\nE. Kim Iversen: NEWSFLASH: The US sponsors more terror than Iran \u2013 October 2, 2026 \n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I don&apos;t know who still needs to hear this\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LFurAoutsuk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\nF. Connie Chan \u2013 Supports a Full Arms Embargo on Israel with Goal to End Genocide and the Apartheid State. October 2, 2026<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DeBMcQ5hbHA\/?hl=en<\/p>\nG. Coal company\u2019s $1 billion lawsuit against Oakland dismissed = October 2, 2026 \nCoal company\u2019s $1 billion lawsuit against Oakland dismissed<\/p>\nH. Witnesses recount Christa Pike\u2019s survival of two lethal injections \u2013 video \u2013 October 1, 2026 \nhttps:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/video\/2026\/oct\/01\/witnesses-recount-christa-pikes-survival-of-two-lethal-injections-video <\/p>\n Thank you to everyone who have been signing monthly petitions of scheduled executions <\/p>\nI. Nurses March to Demand that Palantir Stop Targeting their Patients \u2013 October 1, 2026<\/p>\nNurses March to Demand that Palantir Stop Targeting their Patients : Indybay <\/p>\nJ. An Open Letter to the Honorable People of the United States of America \u2013 September 29, 2026<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/img9.irna.ir\/d\/r2\/2026\/09\/29\/0\/173138753.pdf?ts=1790679102019 <\/p>\n Iran\u2019s IRGC Publishes 26-Page Open Letter To Directly to AMERICANS<\/p>\nK. US Senate blocks resolution demanding accountability over Israeli violence in West Bank -September 29, 2026 \nhttps:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/sep\/29\/senate-resolution-west-bank-israel-violence <\/p>\nL. Greenland Deal: Trump Drops Threat to Annex Island in Favor of Greater U.S. Military Role \u2013 September 29, 2026 \n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Greenland Deal: Trump Drops Threat to Annex Island in Favor of Greater U.S. Military Role\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mJSBvj7uxEE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> \nM. Newsom signs laws targeting ICE with shock glove ban, detention center tax – September 29, 2026 \nhttps:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/09\/29\/ca-shock-glove-ban-signed-01094029 <\/p>\nN. NRC Wants to Bulldoze Workplace Radiation Protections – September 28, 2026 \nNRC Wants to Bulldoze Workplace Radiation Protections – Confined Space<\/p>\n5 PETITIONS<\/p>\n1. Block the Sale of Bombs to the Saudi Military<\/p>\n SIGN: Block the Sale of Bombs to the Saudi Military | Win Without War <\/p>\n The Trump administration just greenlit a $5 BILLION weapons sale to Saudi Arabia \u2014 including the same 2,000-pound bombs the Saudi military has previously used to kill civilians in Yemen. <\/p>\n2. Who needs $1,760 more? You or Pete Hegseth\u2019s recless Pentagon?<\/p>\n SIGN\u201d Who needs $1,760 more? You or Pete Hegseth\u2019s reckless Pentagon? | Win Without War<\/p>\n3. Tell Governor Gavin Newsom to commute every death sentence in California<\/p>\n SIGN: Tell Governor Gavin Newsom to commute every death sentence in California – RootsAction <\/p>\n4. STOP Censoring Posts About Cornell Gang Rape<\/p>\n SIGN: STOP Censoring Posts About Cornell Gang Rape – Action Network <\/p>\n5. Stand With Awaj\u00fan and Wampis Women! \n SIGN: Stand With Awaj\u00fan and Wampis Women! | Amazon Watch <\/p>\n In Condorcanqui, in the Peruvian Amazon, Awaj\u00fan and Wampis women are demanding protection and justice for survivors of sexual violence. Through the Awaj\u00fan Wampis Women\u2019s Council Umukai Yawi (COMUAWUY), they accompany survivors, organize community defenders, and provide refuge where government services fall short. Between 2023 and August of 2026, 525 cases of sexual violence against minors were officially reported, but the authorities brought charges in only 33 of those PETITIONS for Scheduled October Executions (Click on name to sign)<\/p>\nOctober 7, 2026 at 6:00 pm CT: \nJamaal Howard in Texas(opens in new tab)<\/p>\nOctober 13, 2026 at 6:00 pm ET: \nWilliam Thompson in Florida(opens in new tab)<\/p>\nOctober 20, 2026 at 6:00 pm ET: \nWilliam Reaves in Florida <\/p>\nEVENTS \/ ACTIONS<\/p>\nMonday, October 5 \u2013 Saturday, October 9<\/p>\nMonday, October 5 <\/p>\n1. Monday, 12:30pm \u2013 1:30pm, No Monarch Monday: Weekly Protest at Tesla in San Francisco <\/p>\nTesla Dealership \n999 Van Ness (corner of Van Ness and O’Farrell) \nSF <\/p>\nJoin us to stand up for democracy, civil liberties, and the planet, and against the fascist\/authoritarian Trump Regime!<\/p>\nABOLISH ICE! END THE WAR ON IRAN! \nBring a sign if you have one. <\/p>\nInfo: No Monarch Monday: Weekly Protest at Tesla in San Francisco : Indybay<\/p>\n2. Monday, 5:00pm \u2013 7:00pm, Ed Panel: AI, Drones, Flock Cameras, Data Centers, Techno Fascists & Labor<\/p>\nAdobe Bookstore \n3130 24th St. (bet, Shotwell & Folsom) \nSF <\/p>\nThe massive introduction of AI, models and agents with drones, flock cameras and Data centers is threatening all democratic, human and labor rights. It is being done secretly and without any control or oversight by the techno fascists who run San Francisco, the US and the world.<\/p>\nThis panel will look at how this technology is being used on the public and working people and how people and organizations are organizing to defend communities and labor.<\/p>\nOn October 14th (Wednesday) there will be meeting of the San Francisco police commission at SF City Hall at 5:30 and there will be a hearing on whether to expand the drones in San Francisco. This has been partly funded direct ly by techno billionaires Chris Larson. There will be discussion on how to build a united front to challenge these attacks and threats.<\/p>\nThe construction and introduction of this technology is also threatens war and humanity as well as our environment.<\/p>\nInitial Speakers: \nAIAC, SF DeFlock, Stop AI, WorkWeek <\/p>\nInfo: Ed Panel: AI, Drones, Flock Cameras, Data Centers, Techno Fascists & Labor : Indybay <\/p>\nTuesday, October 6 <\/p>\n3. Tuesday, 6:30pm \u2013 8:00pm, Care Vs. Criminalization- Rethinking Street Response to Homelessness<\/p>\nMedicine for Nightmares Bookstore \n– 3036 24th Street \nSF <\/p>\nThe Coalition on Homelessness is hosting a hybrid community panel entitled \u201cCare vs. Criminalization: Rethinking Our Street Response to Homelessness\u201d with formerly homeless folks, public health workers, and civil rights advocates discussing the overview of the current state of criminalization of homeless people and a new vision for a street response in San Francisco.<\/p>\nCome hear a panel of speakers and learn how to get involved to protect the human rights of homeless people and implement a vision of compassionate solutions that work.<\/p>\nSpeakers include former Supervisor Dean Preston, representatives from Public Defender, ACLU, Unhoused Leader Couper Arana, and Harm Reduction Therapy Center.<\/p>\nInfo: Care Vs. Criminalization- Rethinking Street Response to Homelessness : Indybay<\/p>\nWednesday, October 7 <\/p>\n4. Wednesday, 8:00am \u2013 9:30am, Protest on October 7th: PG&E \u2013 Cancel the Palantir contract & Reduce our utility rates!<\/p>\nHilton Union Square \n333 O\u2019Farrell St \nSF <\/p>\nMeet up in front of the main entrance to the Hilton Hotel at 333 O’Farrell. We will bring signs and banners to hold, but feel free to bring your own calling out PGE for their complicity with Palantir, as well as continually putting their own profit over the economic well being and the health and safety of the residents of California. <\/p>\nPG&E is also partnering with Palantir Technologies, the same company that provides software to ICE, used to track and harm immigrants. <\/p>\nOn October 7th in SF, PG&E is sponsoring the \u201cPower & Energy Society Resiliency Summit\u201d and the PG&E CEO will be making the keynote address.<\/p>\nJoin us! Let PG&E and conference attendees know PG&E needs to cancel the Palantir contract and make utility rates affordable!<\/p>\nInfo from: Oil & Gas Action Network <\/p>\nInfo: https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/events\/protest-pge-on-october-7th <\/p>\n5. Wednesday, 6:30pm, Honoring Our Martyrs \u2013 Vigil <\/p>\nSan Francisco State University \nHassani Bell Bench in the Quad \nSF <\/p>\nJoin us on October 7th at the Hassani Bell Bench in the Quad at 6:30pm to honor our martyrs. May we see a Free Palestine in our lifetime<\/p>\nHost: SFSUGUPS<\/p>\nInfo: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DeAQh5VScp2\/?hl=en<\/p>\nThursday, October 8<\/p>\n6. Thursday, 4:00pm \u2013 6:00pm, Tell Target to Stand Up To ICE! <\/p>\nMetreon Target \n789 Mission Street. \nMeet on the sidewalk by the Mission Street entrance \nSF <\/p>\nJoin us to say: Until Target acts to protect its workers and guests from ICE, we will not shop at Target! \nWe will hold signs, hand out flyers, and explain why we must all boycott Target until they Stand Up To ICE. \nBring a sign if you have one. <\/p>\nHosts: Jamie, Hazel, Cat<\/p>\nInfo: Tell Target to Stand Up To ICE! : Indybay<\/p>\nFriday, October 9<\/p>\n7. Friday, 10:00am, Oakland Arms Embargo: Mass Mobilization at FedEx<\/p>\nFedEx Shipping Center, \n9190 Edes Ave \nOakland <\/p>\nALL OUT FOR THREE YEARS OF GENOCIDE, SHIPPED BY FEDEX!<\/p>\nFor the last 3 years, Israel has been relentless in its genocide and bombardment of Gaza and increased settler violence and ethnic cleansing in the West Bank. We know that without an arms embargo, the bombs won\u2019t stop. As we\u2019ve seen with Trump\u2019s latest weapons package, the 2,000-lb bombs that have been dropped in Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran will only continue\u2014and FedEx is responsible for making this possible.<\/p>\nIt is our moral duty to hold corporations like FedEx accountable for their pivotal role in the genocide of Palestinians. FedEx is a key facilitator of the supply chain of death that for Israeli\u2019s fleet of F-35 fighter jets that target people in Palestine, Lebanon, and Iran.<\/p>\nOakland and the Bay Area stand with Palestine, and we will not allow our revolutionary history to become tainted by complicity in genocide<\/p>\nFor more information: https:\/\/armsembargonow.com\/.<\/p>\nInfo: Oakland Arms Embargo: Mass Mobilization at FedEx : Indybay<\/p>\n8. Friday, Oct. 9 \u2013 Oct. 11, NAZA screens at NEW PEOPLE October 9\u201311, then moves to The Roxie on October 12 <\/p>\nNew People Cinema \n1746 Post St. (In Japantown) \nSF<\/p>\nTickets: https:\/\/roxie.com\/film\/new-people-naza\/#:~:text=NAZA%20screens%20at%20NEW%20PEOPLE,who%20designed%20and%20operated%20them.<\/p>\nOfficial Trailer: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YIBRLEEaueo<\/p>\nNOTE: Film will also be shown in Marin, Oakland and the South Bay \u2013 check your local areas<\/p>\nIn secret conversations on the rooftops of Tel Aviv at night, the systems behind Israel\u2019s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza are revealed by the people who designed and operated them.<\/p>\nDirectors Note:<\/p>\nWe made this film out of a sense of obligation to use our position as Israeli filmmakers and journalists to examine the systems behind the mass killing of Palestinian civilians for which our country is responsible. While filming members of Israel\u2019s military on rooftops at night in Tel Aviv over the past three years, we found ourselves asking the very questions that were asked by our grandparents\u2019 generation and throughout the 20th century: how does one group of people allow the total dehumanisation of another?<\/p>\nWhat do the inner workings of such a system look like? Many of the revelations in the film were published almost immediately as we learned of them, in the months following the October 7th attacks, by The Guardian (one of NAZA\u2019s producers), in collaboration with reporting partners +972 Magazine and Local Call. The film lets us explore something deeper than we could in our investigative journalism alone: not only the words being said but also those that are not said, the silence. It is up to all of us to break that silence.<\/p>\n\u2013 Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor<\/p>\nInfo & Tickets: https:\/\/roxie.com\/film\/new-people-naza\/#:~:text=NAZA%20screens%20at%20NEW%20PEOPLE,who%20designed%20and%20operated%20them. <\/p>\nSaturday, October 10 <\/p>\n9. Saturday, 11:00am \u2013 12Noon, No More Techno Fascists Buying Elections in San Francisco Speak-out<\/p>\n2620 Larkin St. \nSF <\/p>\nBillionaire Chris Larson Spending Tens Of Millions To Stop Billionaires Tax & Pushing For More AI, Flocks, and Less Democracy In San Francisco & The State<\/p>\nThe techno fascist billionaires who run the San Francisco Democratic party are putting tens of millions of dollars to buy the 2026 election in San Francisco and California. Trump supporter Chris Larson is spending nearly $100 million not only against Proposition 40 which is a one time 5% tax on billionaires but also for pro-capitalist candidates and propositions. \nHe along with Mayor Lurie is also supporting Propositions D, E & F which will further take away more democratic rights and give us more corruption by the billionaires. <\/p>\nLurie already is contracting out hundreds of millions of dollars to private companies to eliminate public jobs and turn over public jobs to private contractors who are his billionaire supporters like Salesforce.<\/p>\nLarson has personally funded Flock cameras in San Francisco to further militarize the City, and Mayor Lurie wants a massive increase in Drones with AI which are primarily targeted working class parts of San Francisco including Bay View Hunters Point and the Mission District.<\/p>\nHost: UFCLP<\/p>\nInfo: No More Techno Fascists Buying Elections in San Francisco Speak-out : Indybay<\/p>\n10. Saturday, 6:00pm, Crisis in the West Bank\u2014Defending Palestinian Lands<\/p>\nUUSF \n1187 Franklin Street (corner Geary) \nSF <\/p>\n RSVP, email humanrights@uusf.org<\/p>\nDinner & Solidarity Presentation for Ralph Fenn, who is leaving for the West Bank in November to help with the olive harvest and being a \u201cprotective presence\u201d to farmers there. <\/p>\n He will speak about his reasons for going to Palestine. We will hear from Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb, who will reflect on the sources and resolution of violence there, and Jeff Pekrul, who will share his observations from 2004. Both Ralph and Jeff are members of the Human Rights Working Group at UUSF.<\/p>\n Please join us for an exciting presentation and complimentary dinner.<\/p>\n~ ~ ~ ~ ~<\/p>\nUPCOMING EVENTS<\/p>\nOctober 23, Friday, 6:30pm \u2013 8:30pm, Three Years of Ongoing Genocide: A Conversation with Ali Abunimah, Lara Kiswani, and Cat Brooks (Oakland)<\/p>\nFirst Congregational Church of Oakland \n2501 Harrison St. \nOakland<\/p>\nTickets Sliding Scale https:\/\/events.humanitix.com\/mecaxabunimahxoak<\/p>\nJoin the Middle East Children’s Alliance on October 23 at First Congregational Church Oakland as we welcome Ali Abunimah, Lara Kiswani, and Cat Brooks for this special event in solidarity with Palestinians who have faced three years of ongoing genocide in Gaza and beyond.<\/p>\nProceeds from this event support projects of the Middle East Children’s Alliance <\/p>\nAli Abunimah is executive director of The Electronic Intifada. He is the author of One Country, and The Battle for Justice in Palestine.<\/p>\nLara Kiswani has has been active in anti-war, Palestinian liberation, and Third World solidarity movements for over two decades. She is the Executive Director of the Arab Resource & Organizing Center (AROC), which serves thousands of poor and working-class Arabs and Muslims. AROC has built and led local, national, and international campaigns and coalitions advancing Palestinian liberation while also strengthening broader struggles for racial, social, and economic justice.<\/p>\nCat Brooks is co-founder and executive director of Anti-Police Terror Project and Justice Teams, host of Law & Disorder on KPFA, and a long-time performer, organizer, and activist.<\/p>\nInfo: Middle East Children\u2019s Alliance: https:\/\/www.mecaforpeace.org\/event\/oakland-ca-ali-abunimah-three-years-of-ongoing-genocide\/<\/p>\nSaturday, October 24, 5:00pm \u2013 9:00pm, Three Years of Ongoing Genocide: A Conversation with Ali Abunimah and Lara Kiswani (MENLO PARK)<\/p>\nSequoia Room, Arrillaga Family Recreation Center \n700 Alma St \nMenlo Park<\/p>\nReception 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm. Meet and Greet with our special guests and MECA Staff. Refreshments and entry to main event included. Limited tickets! Program starts at 7 p.m.<\/p>\nTickets: https:\/\/events.humanitix.com\/mecaxmenlo26 <\/p>\nJoin the Middle East Children’s Alliance as we welcome Ali Abunimah, Lara Kiswani, and Samia Shoman for this special Silicon Valley event in solidarity with Palestinians who have been facing three years of ongoing genocide and learn more about MECA’s humanitarian efforts in Gaza and beyond.<\/p>\nWe’re also honored to welcome accomplished violinist Basma Edrees and friends for a special musical performance.<\/p>\nInfo: https:\/\/events.humanitix.com\/mecaxmenlo26<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Adrienne Fong Not back posting on a regular basis. 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