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Betsy’s Coffee Club Virtual Letter Writing Party

Code Pink Action Calendar

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Indy Bay

ION -Foundations in Noetic Leadership – online workshop

Mobilize -Listing of Events Mobilize Filter

Move To Amend MAKING SENSE WITH MOVE TO AMEND (every Friday)

San Francisco Station -Bay Area SF Station Filter

SF Fun & Cheap

Swing Left East Bay Phonebank to protect voting rights in Key states

The Nation live—online—at one of our upcoming events.

Washington Post Live – Collection of programs online

World Beyond War – Upcoming Antiwar Events Everywhere

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2021-03-31 6pm Claudio Saunt & Mickey Huff – KPFA

2021-03-31 6pm Rally in Support of Dandelion Union! (in person)

2021-03-31 12pm Sierra Forum: A New Era for Lands Conservation a forum hosted by Christine Hill of Sierra Club’s Our Wild America, in conversation with Congressman Raúl Grijalva, Shanna Edberg of the Hispanic Access Foundation, and Dan Ritzman of Lands, Water & Wildlife (Sierra Club). We’ll discuss the new era of equity-centered conservation.

2021-03-31 “Time to THRIVE” day of action March 31, led by the Green New Deal Network. It’s time for Congress to urgently deliver green jobs, care jobs, justice, green infrastructure, climate solutions, Indigenous tribal sovereignty, and real democracy for all of our people. Socially distanced events will take place in person (outdoors only) and online throughout recess 

2021-03-31 NNU Medicare for All Leadership School Interest Form

2021-03-30 5pm Capitol Calling Party: Vaccine Equity CODEPINK Congress will focus on vaccine equity in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Hosts Marcy Winograd, Medea Benjamin, and Hanieh Jodat Barnes will be joined by Robert Weissman, President of Public Citizen

2021-03-30 12pm-1pm(through June) Medicare for All elective at UCSF “How to Win Medicare for All,” This lecture series is open to the public and sponsored by UCSF Students for a National Health Program. All are welcome, but you may only receive credit if you are a UCSF student. It is completely free, so please forward widely!

2021-03-30 1pm Rep Mark deSaunier Townhall impact of coronavirus on students and getting back to school

 2021-03-30 1pm “Gerrymandering: What to Expect in 2021 and How to Avoid it in 2031.” FairVote senior fellow Daley will speak with Professor Michael Latner, senior fellow at the Union of Concerned Scientists’ Center for Science and Democracy; Carlos Ochoa, communications director with More Equitable Democracy; and Carolyn Fiddler, communications director of the Daily Kos to talk about which state lines to watch, why independent commissions are one great solution to preventing partisan gerrymandering, and what policy solutions could make gerrymandering obsolete in the future.

2021-03-30 10am AB 1177 Press Conference The next step in bringing public banking to California will be in the news. Since the passage of AB 857, several regions are moving ahead rapidly in establishing public banks to enable cities and local governments to better manage their finances and fund their priorities. But another concern we have is to improve conditions for those individuals who are ‘unbanked’ or ‘underbanked.’ 

2021-03-29 3:30pm Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Town hall

2021-03-29 7am They The People: A Trans and Non-Binary Town Hall

2021-03-28 4pm Virtual NVDA Registration Come build skills in non-violent direct action to stop Line 3! We’ll be holding a two-session training from 6-8 pm *central time* on both Saturday, March 27th and Sunday, March 28th.

2021-03-28 3:30pm Justice for Tyrell Wilson (in person)

2021-03-28 11am The Party Question in DSA

2021-03-27 4pm Virtual NVDA Registration Come build skills in non-violent direct action to stop Line 3! We’ll be holding a two-session training from 6-8 pm *central time* on both Saturday, March 27th and Sunday, March 28th.

2021-03-27 11am San Francisco | Stop Anti-Asian Violence, Stop China-Bashing! (in person)

2021-03-27 10am The THRIVE Agenda presents a bold new vision to revive our economy. The United States is facing multiple and overlapping crises – old and new. Our response to these crises in this moment will shape our society for decades. This bold agenda outlines the policies we need to build from the ashes of these crises that enables dignified work, healthy communities, a stable climate, and racial, economic, gender, and environmental justice.

2021-03-27 9am The Negative Impact of Unilateral Coercive Measures in the Americas: Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela

2021-03-26 4pm Six Years of War on Yemen

2021-03-26 1pm White Supremacy and Cancel Culture: Countering Attacks on Anti-Racism Work

2021-03-26 12;30pm Rise Up with Asians March (in person)

2021-03-26 11am Noetic Perspectives of Cancer Join IONS Director of Research Helané Wahbeh, IONS Scientist Garret Yount, and IONS Fellow Joshua Weiss as we explore noetic perspectives of cancer. Western medicine has made great progress with cancer prevention and treatment. However …

2021-03-25 6pm Community Webinar Town Hall hosted by Supervisor Glover & DA Becton – COVID-19 & The Black Community

2021-03-25 5pm ACLU Systemic Equality Action Series -Postal Services

2021-03-25 4pm Does My Vote Count? — The Future of the Electoral College

2021-03-25 4pm Agent Orange: Lasting Legacy of the Vietnam War

2021-03-25 3pm “What Went Wrong in Florida?”

2021-03-25 9am Win Without War #YemenCantWait: Where do we go from here? what comes next for the United States and Yemen. Together, we’ll learn updates about what is happening on the ground, how we can end U.S. complicity in this crisis, and what we need to do to move toward justice and accountability. And we hope you’ll join us!

• Dr. Shireen Al-Adeimi, Assistant Professor at Michigan State University
• Ms. Sama’a Alhamdani, founder of Yemeniaty blog, Visiting fellow at the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS) at Georgetown University, and director of the Yemen Cultural Institute for Heritage and the Arts (YCIHA)
• Mr. Abdulwasea Alsocotri, Policy and Advocacy Lead, Oxfam Yemen

2021-03-24 6pm Author Interview: Disturbing the War with Lenny Siegel

2021-03-24 5pm Sara Nelson & Kshama Sawant: Build a Fighting Union Movement

2021-03-24 4pm “Indigenous Peoples’ Human Rights in Migration,” featuring Juanita Cabrera Lopez (Maya Mam), Luis Marcos (Q’anjob’al Maya), Giovanni Batz (K’iche’ Maya). 

2021-03-24 11am Hear the Asbestos & Mesothelioma Experts

2021-03-24 10am Overcoming Political Polarization – Post Carbon Institute

2021-03-24 9am The Nation: How a Climate-Justice Champion Can Win Office in Rural America

2021-03-24 8am Homeownership in America: Prioritizing Attainability in 2021 Pt 2

2021-03-23 7pm Michael Eric Dyson & Sabrina Jacobs: Reckoning With Race in America – KPFA

2021-03-23 5pm Solidarity with Haiti and Closing Guantánamo

2021-03-23 3pm For the People Activist Training: Our Chance To Transform Our Democracy

2021-03-22 10am One Year of COVID-19: Protecting Our Financial Health

2021-03-21 1-8pm THE COLD WAR TRUTH COMMISSION: A Day of Education, Testimonials and Action

2021-03-21 2:45pm Backlash to Justice: Overcoming Roadblocks to Dismantling System Racism

2021-03-21 1-7pm THE COLD WAR TRUTH COMMISSION: A Day of Education, Testimonials and Action

2021-03-20 2pm-4pm NOW Chapter Meeting with Rep. Mark DeSaulnier

2021-03-20 2pm International 5G Awareness & Action Day – TOMORROW PROTEST & flyering 2:00 PM Meet in front of Verizon, 2209 Shattuck @ Allston, downtown BERKELEY
Say “NO” to having antennas on every block throughout every city & radiation beaming everwhere from satellites.   5G Harms Hugely Outweigh Industry Hyped Benefits!

2021-03-20 11:30am End the Endless Wars: US Troops Out of the Middle East!

2021-03-20 9:30 am Workers of the World: Growth, Change and Rebellion 

2021-03-19 5pm The Condor & The Eagle

2021-03-19 Making Sense with Move to Amend – Ep. 33

2021-03-19 10am Special Israeli Apartheid Week screening of “Mayor”

2021-03-19 10am Defund Line 3 Campaign Rally

2021-03-18 7pm WORLDBEYONDWAR (California Chapter) as they host Carley Towne, from CODEPINK, for their monthly meeting

2021-03-18The Feminist Case for A Peace Agreement to End the Korean War Confirmation

2021-03-18 4pm For Ourselves, For Each Other Getting to the Other Side of the Pandemic Join HRC President Alphonso David, Dr. Anthony Fauci and others for an LGBTQ community event focused on keeping our community safe, the vaccines and getting to the other side of the pandemic. 

2021-03-18 3:30pm Pushing for Progress: Lessons Learned in Georgia During the presidential election of 2020, Georgia became a major battleground as the state made a historic flip from red to blue. All eyes remained on the state as two progressive Senate candidates flipped control of the Senate to Democrats. This panel will examine what worked and why, from massive grassroots organizing to the candidates themselves and their bold progressive messaging.

2021-03-08 3pm Womxn Act for Climate Justice – International Women’s Day Online Event

2021-03-06 2:30pm Suds, Snacks, and Socialism BYO: Celebrating International Women’s Day

2021-03-06 11am Bay Area Kshama Solidarity Rally and Fundraiser

2021-03-06 9am-2:30pm The Black Is Back Coalition discuss Fascism, Neoliberalism and the way forward for colonized African people in the U.S.

2021-03-05-14 Earth Film Festival

2021-03-04 Tri-Valley CAREs’ monthly Letter to the Editor

2021-03-02 1pm What is Ranked Choice Voting?

2021-03-01 4pm The Arrest of Meng Wanzhou & the New Cold War on China

2021-03-01 9am War Abolition 101 (online course registration)

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