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Thursday, May 2 • 7:00 – 9:00 pm
FEATURED SURJ EVENT: When We Fight We Win: Building Community Power to Dismantle the Prison System Recent years have seen important fights and wins in the struggle to dismantle the prison system in California - from repealing sentence enhancements, to shutting down jail expansion, to working to restore voting rights to folks on parole. Come to this SURJ event, moderated by former Black Panther leader and political prisoner Ericka Huggins, to hear about victories and strategies from four frontline leaders: Sandra Johnson, Senior Organizer, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children (LSPC)/ All of Us or None (AOUON); Eric Henderson, Policy Director, Initiate Justice; and Ivette Alé and Amber-Rose Howard, Statewide Coordinators, Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB). Their stories will highlight the many ways you can also contribute to creating a more progressive vision of justice. Tickets sliding scale $5 - $25 to benefit LSPC/AOUON, Initiate Justice, and CURB. Info and tickets here. Location: First Congregational Church of Oakland, 2501 Harrison Street, Oakland Thursday, May 2 • 7:00 – 9:00 pm
FEATURED SURJ EVENT: When We Fight We Win: Building Community Power to Dismantle the Prison System Recent years have seen important fights and wins in the struggle to dismantle the prison system in California - from repealing sentence enhancements, to shutting down jail expansion, to working to restore voting rights to folks on parole. Come to this SURJ event, moderated by former Black Panther leader and political prisoner Ericka Huggins, to hear about victories and strategies from four frontline leaders: Sandra Johnson, Senior Organizer, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children (LSPC)/ All of Us or None (AOUON); Eric Henderson, Policy Director, Initiate Justice; and Ivette Alé and Amber-Rose Howard, Statewide Coordinators, Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB). Their stories will highlight the many ways you can also contribute to creating a more progressive vision of justice. Tickets sliding scale $5 - $25 to benefit LSPC/AOUON, Initiate Justice, and CURB. Info and tickets here. Location: First Congregational Church of Oakland, 2501 Harrison Street, Oakland Monday, April 15 • 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Equity Indicators and the People's Budget: Week 1 - Housing Join Community Ready Corps Allies and Accomplices for this deep dive into the Equity Indicators Report for the City of Oakland. Released last year, it clearly shows the effects of white supremacy on our community. Oakland received a failing score of 33.5 out of a possible 100 across all indicators, the lowest score of all cities that participated in this national study. This week's workshop on the Housing Indicators is the first of a 6-week series to help us develop a deeper analysis and to call attention to the kinds of changes needed in the City's budget and policies. Event is free. More info about this session and upcoming sessions here. Location: ACCE, 2501 International Blvd, Oakland Tuesday, April 9 • 7:00 am – 4:00 pm
Hearing on AB 392 - Police Use of Force Join the Anti Police-Terror Project (APTP) mobilization to Sacramento for the first hearing on AB 392, a bill that stipulates that police officers should avoid using deadly force whenever possible. A common-sense bill modeled after best practices already in place in some departments, this legislation will reduce police killings and save lives. There will a free bus going to the state capital from Oakland. Learn more about AB 392 here. Location: California State Capitol, 12th and N Streets, Sacramento Saturday, April 6 • 2:00 - 5:00 pm
Talking With Kids About Race: Reading Between the Lines Parents and their children, educators, and caregivers are invited for an afternoon of storytelling and story learning. Sponsored by SF SURJ, Abundant Beginnings, and others, we will explore how stories can lead us into critical conversations about race and justice and share practices for being more concrete about about what racism is, how it works, and how we can stop it. Presenters include illustrator and animator Christian Robinson, Costanoan Ohlone and Chumash storyteller and educator Kanyon Sayers-Roods, Islander spoken word artist June Lynn Kealoha-Hall, and educators Shayna and Dylan Cureton from Abundant Beginnings. Location: S.F. Main Public Library, 100 Larkin St. San Francisco |
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