The only way to disrupt the oil industry's political influence is with people power. Join us in Sacramento for a march and rally and send a clear message to our elected officials to swear off dirty oil money! Last year, in lobbying alone, the oil … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2017
Rock the Contra Costa BOS Vote on CCE, May 2
Should unincorporated Contra Costa join Marin Clean Energy or East Bay Community Energy? The Contra Costa Board of Supervisors will consider their choice of Community Choice Energy programs at this historic meeting. Your testimony before the board … [Read more...]
Refinery Town author, Sunflower Alliance General Assembly, Apr 30
Join us for a discussion with Steve Early, author of Refinery Town, the book that tells the story of how progressives took back political power in Richmond, the city Chevron used to own. Plus reports from our campaigns. We need your participation and … [Read more...]
May Day General Strike for Human Rights and Equality, May 1
May Day is International Workers Day. Since 2006, it has been a national day of immigrant rights marches in the US. Immigrant rights organizations, unions, the California Women’s March and the Bay Area Climate Mobilization are supporting the call for … [Read more...]
Community Choice 101, May 11
East Bay Community Energy is launching soon in Alameda County, as an alternative to PG&E for electricity. Soon there will be more voice and more choice about where our electricity comes from. Learn more about how Community Choice energy … [Read more...]
Rally for Healthy California, Apr 26
Single payer fans, listen up! SB562, The Healthy California Act, will have its first hearing this week when the Senate Health Committee votes whether to advance it up the legislative ladder. Health care is a human right. And communities threatened … [Read more...]
Will Berkeley Divest from Wells Fargo? April 25
The Economic Justice Team of Indivisible Berkeley is lobbying to get the City of Berkeley to pass a resolution that calls for divestment from Wells Fargo Bank and moving the city's money to other, more community-sustaining financial institutions. … [Read more...]
Bay Area People’s Climate Mobilization, Apr 29
Join people from more than 50 community, labor, and environmental organizations gathering at Lake Merritt for Justice, Jobs, Peace and Planet, as part of the national climate mobilization on the 100th day of the Trump … [Read more...]
March to Defund KXL in SF, Apr 18
The Defund DAPL Coalition is on the march to urge the SF Board of Supervisors to continue their divestment from banks financing Transcanada, the company constructing the KXL Pipeline right through Lakota lands of the Great Sioux Nation. A related … [Read more...]
Refinery Town Comes to SF, Apr 27
Richmond city council member Melvin Willis and writer Steve Early will speak at a free public forum about how progressives took back political power in Richmond, the city Chevron used to own. The forum is sponsored by the Progressive Democrats of … [Read more...]
Sunflower Alliance General Assembly: What’s Next? Apr 16
Everyone in the Sunflower Alliance community is strongly encouraged to come to our next meeting, a brainstorming session on future directions and possible new campaigns. Because decision points on a couple of our campaigns are coming soon, we have a … [Read more...]