2012-01-25 "Don't Let B of A Take Mama Josie's Home"
[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dont-Let-B-of-A-Take-Mama-Josies-Home/179988002102170]
 REALLY, REALLY URGENT MATTER, PEEPS!
PLEASE GIVE THIS YOUR I-M-M-E-D-I-A-T-E ATTENTION!
 Just got word that as soon as our dear friend Josie Jenkins nailed down a really solid new job, which will clearly put her in a position to start paying down her past due mortgage balance and also looks to be just days away from qualifying from a mortgage modification program administered by the State of California, B of A has told her it simply can't wait any longer... her home must be auctioned off at 1:30 tomorrow (Thursday!)
 Sounds to me like the big rush has a lot more to do with seeing their opportunity to add yet another piece of prime Napa real estate to their portfolio slip away than anything else.
 We can't let this happen!
  Especially after Josie single-handedly fed the Occupy Napa movement week after week after week, we just gotta step up and find a way to stop this, folks!
 B of A: You Will Not Take Mama Josie's House — Thursday, January 26 at 1:30pm at Napa Superior Courthouse.

Josie Jenkins, victim of anti-Humanitarian foreclosure practices, also known as fascism!

2012-01-26 "Protesters Say They'll Block Foreclosure;  Members of Occupy Napa say they'll do "what it takes" to stop the scheduled foreclosure sale of a local woman's home this afternoon" by Louisa Hufstader
[http://napa.patch.com/articles/protesters-say-they-ll-block-foreclosure]
Members of the Occupy Napa group are rallying around a local woman they call "Mama Josie," who expects to lose her home in a foreclosure sale this afternoon.
Napa community activist and volunteer Josie Jenkins says her house will be sold at auction on the steps of the old Napa courthouse on Brown Street at 1:30 p.m.
"I asked for a postponement but Bank of America has refused," Jenkins wrote in an email to Patch last night.
"I recently applied again for assistance from the Making Home Affordable federal program and the State program called Keep Your Home California since I have just gotten a job with Napa County. Together with that assistance I should be able to pay my mortgage. The Bank has been saying I just need to find a job. Just as I accomplish that (no small feat at my age) they pull the plug," Jenkins wrote.
Jenkins's activist colleagues are not taking the news passively.
"B of A: You Will Not Take Mama Josie's House," is the name of a Facebook page calling for a protest to block the foreclosure sale.
Another call to action appears on the Occupy Napa Facebook page:
Be at this event in big numbers at 1:30 p.m. Thursday to help us shut this bank auction down! Bring your friends, family, neighbors, fellow citizens with you, too. Mic check? Hell, yeah! And so much more, if that's what it takes!
 If this can't be resolved WITH B of A's cooperation, we are fully prepared to obstruct its efforts to carry out this travesty.
The 1:30 p.m. auction and protest are expected to take place on the courthouse steps at 825 Brown Street in downtown Napa.

SAVE KUSF!

JUST SAY NO TO CORPORATE RADIO
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Culture Calender

Northbay Uprising Calender of
Conscious and Psychedelic events

from around the San Pablo bay area

Other calenders focusing on the metropolis outside the San Pablo bay:

[http://northbayuprising.blogspot.com/2009/08/links_09.html]

2012-01-28 
Arlene Francis Center
99 Sixth st., Santa Rosa



2012-01-29

2012-01-19 Northbay Uprising radio interview with Thelma of the African Connection:
[http://www.stickam.com/viewMedia.do?mId=192720158]

Video chat by Stickam.com

2012-01-31The Art For Kids exhibit, entitled "The Passion for Pattern" will continue through January 31 in the Children's section of the Benicia Library.
This exhibit features works by students of Art For Kids and is an overview of children's self-initiated exploration of the process of pattern. Included works are by Stella Keppie, Rose VanDerWerf, Elle Moyer, Devon Hughes, Avalon Keene, Fiona Lovett, Haydn Bradley and Justin Hughes.
SUPPORT KIDS ART!


2012-02-10


Fresh and Fly Productions Presents:
2012-03-03 "Sactown Underground"
 
 Sacramento's dance scene has produced many great dancers and crews such as Flex Flav, Underground Flow, Devious, Airsteps, Fallen Kings, Jabbawockeez, Quest Crew, and so many more. It's time to see who's holding down the scene and representing for our city now. This is your time to get your crew name among the list of SacTown''s illest. Its time to take it back to the underground y'all.
Hosted by: Phatso Fresh
* Bboy Crew Battle (Minimum 3, Maximum 6). Bboy Battle Prize $600 + gear and trophy.
* All Styles Battle 1 on 1. All Styles Prize $150 + gear and trophy. (Open to all different styles of dance- Popping, Locking, Turfing, Jerking, Waacking, House, Tutting, Bboying, and so on)
* 10 on 10 Next Generation Battle featuring: Bay Area vs The Valley
When: Saturday March 3rd 2012. Time: Doors open @4pm. Battles will start @5pm.
Price: $10 @ the door, $7 Pre sale. Tickets will be available on FreshandFlyProductions.com starting in January.
Location: 45 Quinta Ct. Suite D, Sacramento, Ca 95823, On the corner of Mack Rd. and Stockton Blvd. (near Burger King)
Music by -
* Dj Quantum (Head Hunters)
* Joemega Weapon the Soul Juggler (Flow Fanatics/Dragon Diggers)
Supported by -
* The Bboy Federation (BboyFed.com)
* Universal Bboy Clothing (ProtectorsofHiphop.com)
For vending and sponsorship info please contact Phatso Fresh [phatsofresh@freshandflyproductions.com]
Fresh and Fly Productions [http://freshandflyproductions.com]

Ongoing Culture

 
Vallejo -

"Whazzup: A Guide to Events in and around Vallejo"
Compiled by Ruscal Cayangyang, available at "Vallejo Independent Bulletin" [http://ibvallejo.com]





Ozcat Radio's calender
[http://www.ozcatradio.com/707-calendar.html]

Poetry by the Bay
Every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month
Panama Red Coffee Co. 289 Mare Island Way, Vallejo Ferry Bldg Vallejo, CA 94591
Hosted by: Profet of ProfeticLyrics [http://www.myspace.com/profeticlyrics]; [http://www.youtube.com/user/profeticlyrics]
DJ: Hybrid of Epidimik Records
Hip-hop, rock, and spoken word!
THIS IS A FREE EVENT for the community to come & enjoy live performances from some of the Bay Area's talent & to share their thoughts during our open mic session.
Bands play from 7:30-8:30 followed by Open Mic from 8:30-10pm.
For information: profeticlryics@gmail.com

A Sweet Dee Production
Macwon and T-Street's hip-hop showcase
1st and 3rd Thursday of the month




College Night
Every Tuesday, 8pm until closing, with Ozcat's Curtis J The Prince
Mark's Sports Bistro, 110 W. American Canyon rd. suite L-7 & L-8, American Canyon / [707-561-0093]


Jammin' Wednesday Night Open Mic
The Townhouse, 401 Georgia Street, Suite A Vallejo, CA 94590 / (707) 553-9109
[http://www.myspace.com/townhousevallejo]
Every Wednesday night. Friendly to ALL types of people. Bring an instrument or your poetry and jam with Vallejo's best! Hosted by Vallejo musicians Jessica Ryan and Tom Hamilton. For booking and info: Jessica (707) 297-0613 [leave a message]

Songbird Lounge
Date & Time: 1st and 3rd Friday, 7pm
Location: Consumer Music [927 Tennessee Street, Vallejo, California 94590] [707-642-7368] [consumermusic@sbcglobal.net] [www.consumermusiconline.com]
There's so much talent in our local area and Consumer Music wants you to see it. We present local artists in our Songbird Lounge and the talent ranges from singing, guitar solos, drums, etc. If you love to perform, come on down.
We would love to present you at the Songbird Lounge.

Fusion Friday
Last Friday of the month, 7pm
Location: Consumer Music [927 Tennessee Street, Vallejo, California 94590] [707-642-7368] [consumermusic@sbcglobal.net] [www.consumermusiconline.com]
Join us as we showcase a local talent and then follow up with a jam! All musicians welcome!


Napa Valley -

Open Mic Night with free Waffles!
Slack Collective Art Studios and Gallery
964 Pearl St. suite B, Napa
Every 2nd Friday of the month, 11:30am until 2:00pm
It is a small yet meaningful hidden oasis for performing artists of all mediums and for all the people that stumble upon it for the first time. The poet, the dancer, the singer, the musician and even the comedian claim a space to share their passions. Take the Mic or take a seat! Meet new people and hold a space of meaningful culture, or simple recreation--step out and open yourself to Napa's Open Mic at Slack Collective Studios! Get some yummy, warm waffles!

Services, Announcements and Ongoing events

 

Lamorinda Peace and Justice
The Lamorinda Peace and Justice Group meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month from 7 to 9pm in the fireside room of Lafayette Methodist Church, 955 Moraga Road, Lafayette. Our group is committed to working to support a healthy planet, a thriving local community, and a safe, equitable world for all. For more information, call 925-946-0563
  

Faith Food Fridays
Free Groceries / Food
Every Friday – 4pm until 6pm
826 Solano ave. @ Curtola parkway
For more information, visit www.faithfoodfridays.com, or call Benjamin Buggs [510-978-2396]
This is a ministry of Faith Bible Church of Vallejo, located at 901 Solano ave.
2011-12-23: Please join us as we celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ at this week's Faith Food Fridays grocery and children's toy distribution. Contributions can be dropped off Thursday between 5pm-7pm or Friday between 2pm and 6pm. May God bless you and surround you with His gifts of peace, joy and love!
Photograph showing Benjamin Buggs doing the work of a higher order for the community!



Boss or Landlord problems?
We are a mutual support organization of workers and tenants. Together we stand up to unjust bosses and landlords. We win through strategy, struggle, support and solidarity.
Eastbay Solidarity Network [510-629-6561] [eastbaysol@gmail.com]


Model Railroad Society Train Show
Come and see the largest HO scale layout on permanent display in the Bay Area and one of the largest in the USA. Last Friday of the month, 8 to 10pm, $2
Walnut Creek Model Railraod Society [2751 Buena Vista Avenue] [925-937-1888]
 

Moschetti's coffee roasting company is inviting the public to try out free samples of the coffee and tea products available from the company, which roasts & sells coffee beans directly from the source to the coffee lover.
Every Saturday, from 9am until 12 noon, you can come and enjoy a warm conversation with friends while sipping certified organic, fairtrade artisan coffees from around the world, many of which are available in the Bay Area only from Moschetti's coffee roasting company!  
11 Sixth st., Vallejo, where Curtola Blvd. crosses Solano Avenue.
For more information, you can contact Moschetti's at [707-556-9000] [Fabrice@moschetti.com]
 
 
Northbay Movement for a Democratic Society (MDS)
  
 
Gathering Of The Tribes
Every 1st and 3rd Friday of the month, 5pm to 6pm
at Panama Red Coffee House
289 Mare Island Way, Vallejo


Occupy Vallejo movement General Assembly
Every Thursday, 6pm to 7pm
at the Ozcat Liberated Zone
1104 Georgia st.,Vallejo

 
Vallejo Inter-Tribal Council
[www.vallejointertribal.org]
Working to keep alive the Native American culture
"We recognize our relationship to the past and to the future because they are the same thing" Winona Laduke


Legal Help: Free or low-cost services
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"Lawyer in the Library" Program
Benicia Public Library
150 E. L St., Benicia
First Thursday of month at 6 p.m. (sign-ups start 5 p.m.)
Brief legal advice and referrals
Translators welcome
746-4343
www.benicialibrary.org
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"Lawyer in the Library" Program
John F. Kennedy Library 505 Santa Clara St., Vallejo
First and third Wednesdays of month at 4 p.m. (arrive early)
1-866-57-ASKUS (1-866-572-7587)
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Legal Services of Northern California
1810 Capitol St., Vallejo
(707) 643-0054 or 1-800-270-7252
www.lsnc.net
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Referral Service
Solano County Bar Association
744 Empire St., Suite 201, Fairfield
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to noon.
$45 for matching client with attorney plus 1/2 hour consultation
(707) 422-0127
www.solanobar.org
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Solano County Small Claims Advisor
General Information: (707) 207-7335
Direct consultation line: (707) 422-7433
Accessible Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to noon.
www.solanocourts.com/Courts/SmallClaims.html
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Dispute Resolution Service
Solano County Bar Association
744 Empire St. Suite 201, Fairfield
(707) 422-5087


SafeQuest Solano
Services for sexual assault and domestic violence victims
(707) 421-6881 or (866) 487-7233
www.safequest.org


Equal Rights Advocate Advice and Counseling Hotline
1-800-839-4ERA
www.equalrights.org


Workers Rights Clinic
(415) 864-8208
Wednesdays, 6 to 7:30 p.m.


Women's Employment Rights Clinic
(415) 442-6647


Senior Legal Hotline
(800) 222-1753
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m.; Thursday until 7 p.m.

Action Calender

The Uprising! from PuppetGov on Vimeo.

2011-01-26


2012-01-27 "Occupy the United Nations: INDIGENOUS DAY OF RESISTANCE"
Indigenous Unity March at 10:30 AM
 Meet at the Human Rights Commission, 25 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA
 March to the United Nations Plaza, Market & Hyde st., San Francisco
 Indigenous Rights Forum & Rally 11:00 AM
An Indigenous led Movement to Decolonize and Occupy the United Nations to demand repatriations for the theft of Tribal Lands, gold and other natural resources; and address issues of Civil Rights Violations, Hate Crimes, Broken Treaties, and the Human Rights inherent to ALL Indigenous People.
 For More Information
 Contact: United Native Americans,Inc.
 UnitedNativeAmericansInc@g​mail.com
 (510)672-7187


2011-01-28 "People's Movement Assembly entitled What California Can Learn from Latin America"
10:00 am to 4:00 pm (bring a brown bag lunch); at the Humanist Hall, 390 27th St, Oakland, between Broadway and Telegraph; co-sponsored by East Bay Social Forum and Task Force on the Americas; $5-20 donation, no one turned away for lack of funds.

Note: The Northbay Uprising upholds freedom and life. By posting for a cause against a war with Iran, we declare we do not support the fascist policies of Iran, but that we support the People of Iran against a murderous war which, if Iraq is any example, will kill MILLIONS of innocent lives, and may end up with another Holocaust of the Jewish People in Israel.
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2012-02-04 "EMERGENCY DEMONSTRATION TO STOP U.S. WAR AGAINST IRAN"
NO WAR!  NO SANCTIONS! NO INTERVENTION! NO ASSASSINATIONS!
No War On Iran: National Day of Action Feb 4 [http://www.facebook.com/events/214341975322807]
[StopWarOnIran.org]
A broad spectrum of U.S.-based anti-imperialist and anti-war organizations, including the International Action Center, agreed on a Jan. 17 conference call to hold coordinated protests across the country on Saturday, Feb. 4.
The demands will be: “No war, no sanctions, no intervention, no assassinations against Iran.”
The ad-hoc group that took part in the call decided that although there are only two weeks to organize, it will invite anti-war forces around the world to join in to make this emergency protest a global day of action.
All agreed on the need to stop U.S. imperialism and/or Israel from launching a military attack on Iran. There was also a consensus that the new sanctions President Barack Obama signed into law on Dec. 31 -- with the goal of breaking the Iranian central bank -- were themselves an act of war aimed at the Iranian people. The political activists on the call raised the danger of a wider war should fighting break out in or around Iran.
While the organizations involved had varied assessments of the Iranian government, they all saw any intervention from U.S. imperialism in the Southwest Asian country as a threat to the entire region and to peace. Some of the people on the call who are originally from Iran and who were in touch with family and friends there conveyed the Iranian people’s anger at the recent assassination of a young scientist.
There was agreement to make “no assassinations” one of the demands to show solidarity with the Iranian population as well as to condemn the U.S. and its allies for criminal activities against Iran and its people.
As of Jan. 19, the organizations that called the actions or endorsed later included the United National Anti-War Coalition (UNAC), the International Action Center (IAC), SI! Solidarity with Iran, Refugee Apostolic Catholic Church, Workers World Party, World Can’t Wait, American Iranian Friendship Committee, ANSWER Coalition, Antiwar.com, Peace of the Action, ComeHomeAmerica.us, St. Pete for Peace, Women Against Military Madness (WAMM), Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality-Virginia, WESPAC Foundation, Peace Action Maine, Occupy Myrtle Beach, Minnesota Peace Action Coalition, Twin Cities Peace Campaign and Bail Out the People Movement (BOPM).
Individual endorsers include authors David Swanson, “When the World Outlawed War,” and Phil Wilayto, “In Defense of Iran: Notes from a U.S. Peace Delegation’s Journey through the Islamic Republic”; and U.N. Human Rights Award winner Ramsey Clark, a former U.S. attorney general.

Ongoing Action!

Justice for Guy Jarreau!
Guy was murdered by Vallejo Police on 2010-12-11, and then vilified by his murderers in the mainstream media as a "thug" who deserved to be shot. Guy Jarreau was a student at Napa Valley College who worked for community peace, fed the homeless and acted as a youth mentor. Today, Vallejo Police feel they are above the law, and are white-washing the incident and withholding the video evidence that would show what really happened. Stand up for Community Justice!
Watch the Documentary: [http://northbayuprising.blogspot.com/2012/01/justice-for-guy-jarreau-jr.html]

 

Occupy Movement is about YOUR Civil Rights!
To Mayors and Police Chiefs,
OUR PERMIT TO OCCUPY PUBLIC SQUARES AND PARKS IS THE FIRST AMENDMENT, which affirms "the right of the people to peaceably assemble and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
When people across the Middle East occupied public squares, leaders in Washington mostly cheered those protesters and warned Middle East governments not to use force to clear them. Those other societies don't have a First Amendment. Yet Washington affirmed the universal right to assembly and protest.
We DO have a First Amendment. The force being used to clear non-violent protesters from public squares in our country is unacceptable. It must stop.
Add your name to this petition at: [http://act.rootsaction.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=4882]

Vigil at Oscar Grant Plaza
[http://www.occupyoakland.org] current as of 2011-12-20:
There is an ongoing overnight vigil at Oscar Grant plaza.
It’s been very, very cold at nights, and folks are facing harassment by the Oakland PD resulting in continual loss of belongings, and a feeling of isolation.
Please help the Occupy Oakland vigil, with food, clothing, money, visits, etc.!
Please offer your companionship if you have time, and/or contribute these urgently needed items by bringing them down to the vigil:
* food (preferably hot)
* wool socks
* thermal long bottoms and tops
* hats
* blankets
* sleeping bags
Laundry is also a challenge. If you know of an available washer/dryer that can be moved to the 10th Street house, the 10th Street folks can help the vigil people with laundry. If you can help by doing laundry for the vigil members, that would be wonderful too.
Finally, if you can check with the 10th Street (at Mandela) house occupiers to get a grocery list and then bring them back food that they can cook for the vigil, that would also be very helpful.


Protest Chevron!
The Chevron Corporatoin is currently appealing its property tax assessment and trying to get the County to pay them a refund of $150 million dollars at hearings in Martinez. If ordered to pay these refunds, County, City and school districts would have to slash vital health, education and public services and lay off employees.
Chevron, which has long had reduced property taxes thanks to loop holes in Proposition 13, is able to hire a army of expensive lawyers to try to bully the county into accepting a settlement. Community groups, unions, and everyone  who cares about justice say it is time to stop the 1% from bleeding the rest of us.
See the resolution passed at Richmond City Council at [www.richmondprogressivealliance.net]
For more information call [510-412-2260]
We are the 99%, Chevron is the 1%!
 


OCCUPY AND DEFEND OUR HOMES!
It's Time to Keep Families in their Homes!
It's time that Big Banks work with families and pay to rebuild our communities:
* Agree to across-the-board reductions in payments on the principal loans
* Commit to rebuilding our communities by funding public education and vital public services
* Put families in foreclosures back in their homes
Take the Pledge to Defend our Communities, Homes and Families!
Call [877-633-9251] or email [oohousingnetwork@gmail.com]
Help Defend Gayla Newsome RECLAIM Her Home by calling:
* Martin Goodman, President of Residential Mortgage Income Fund: [858-752-6150]
SUGGESTED SCRIPT: "Hello, I am calling for Martin Goodman. I am calling on behalf of homeowner Gayla Newsome. She wants to stay in her home. Your company wrongfully foreclosed on Gayla and you need to recognize her right to stay in the house that's hers. Thank you."
* Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan Chase Bank (who made $20.8 million  in 2010).
Call him NOW! [212-270-0121]
Chase's failure to work with Gayla helped lead her into Foreclosure.
SUGGESTED SCRIPT: "Hello, I am calling to leave a message for Jamie Dimon. I am calling on behalf of homeowner Gayla Newsome. She wants to stay in her home and I am calling you up to ask that you do the right thing and give her a loan modification with a principal writedown. Thank you."