May 1: May Day Against the War and For Immigrants Rights

SAN FRANCISCO MAY DAY ACTIONS
THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2008

Join Direct Action to Stop the War (DASW) in solidarity with immigrants and ILWU dockworkers on May Day. Dockworkers are taking direct action against the war by stopping work at West Coast ports on International Workers’ Day. Meanwhile, immigrant rights groups will again be marching this year demanding amnesty.

DASW will also go to the military recruitment center and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Let’s call for an end to the war and protest the military’s bribing of immigrants to enlist in the war as a fast track to citizenship!

“Support dockworkers’ direct action!”
“The war is illegal — immigrants aren’t!”

THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2008
NO PEACE, NO WORK!
Join us all day, or for part of it.

10:30 AM
Join the DASW contingent in the ILWU’s anti-war march
>> Meet at Beach St. at Mason St. (Take Muni F-Market.)

NOON
Join DASW at the ILWU’s anti-war rally
>> Justin Herman Plaza (Embarcadero BART)

12:30 PM
March/protest at military recruitment center & ICE
>> Depart from Justin Herman Plaza (Embarcadero BART)

2:30 PM
Join DASW at the immigrant rights rally and march.
(Please, no direct action here, per immigrant groups’ request.)
>> Dolores Park (18th St. at Dolores, 16th Street BART)

Get text message updates on May 1st: text ‘follow daswmayday’ to ‘40404′

MORE INFORMATION:
dasw.mayday@gmail.com

April 19: Strategizing & Planning Meeting

On Saturday, DASW will be having a strategizing and planning meeting.

When: Saturday, April 19, 3-5 pm
Where: Veterans Building, 401 Van Ness (between Grove and Mcallister), San Francisco

In this meeting, we will focus on creating a strategic framework for DASW, and discussing possible next steps.

April 5: Evaluation & Next Steps Meeting

Direct Action to Stop the War is holding its next meeting (with potluck!):

Saturday, April 5
4 PM
UNITE-HERE Local 2
209 Golden Gate @ Leavenworth (near Civic Center BART)

Arrive at 4 and share your favorite potluck dishes! Please try to bring your own plate and fork!

Please take some time before this meeting to consider the following questions (and, if applicable, discuss them with your affinity group):

- What were your goals for M15 and/or M19? What were your affinity group’s goals?
- Were those goals met? How, and how not?
- What are some lessons from this organizing effort that you will carry forward into your work?
- Of all the things that were great about M15 and/or M19 and the organizing effort leading up to the days of action, what was your favorite?
- If you could change one thing about M15/M19 and the organizing effort leading up to the days of action, what would it be?

In the spirit of Praxis, the majority of this meeting will be evaluatory, but there is a section for talking about next steps.

Hope to see you there!

Upcoming meetings for arrestees

There will be two meetings for all arrestees from March 15th and March 19th. This will be a chance for you to talk to lawyers and organize your legal defence.

Monday, March 24th
7:00pm - 9:00pm
AK Press
674 23rd St #A
Oakland, CA

Sunday, March 30th
2:00pm - 4:00pm
St. Martin de Porres
225 Potrero Ave.
SF, CA

Here are some things to keep in mind regarding your cases:

* Hold on to all your jail paperwork - especially your citation!
* Think before you talk (blog, email, etc.) about any potentially illegal activities that happened around your arrest - you could get you or other folks in trouble
* Keep an eye on the legal website for updates - http://midnightspecial.net/dasw
* Try to make one of the arrestees meetings
* There will be an announcement email list for updates - if you haven’t given Legal your contact info, please download an outtake form from their website (http://midnightspecial.net/dasw/arrestees.html) and email it to dasw-legal (at) unsealed.net.
* Attorneys will be organized attorneys through the National Lawyers Guild to represent you at your arraignments

March 20: Rally & Hearing Against Chevron’s Dirty Crude Refining Expansion!

CLEAN AIR, HEALTHY KIDS, NOT DIRTY CRUDE!

Thursday, March 20, 2008
6:15 - Rally Outside of Richmond City Hall
7:00 - Planning Commission Hearing (bring food and snacks– we need folks to stay for the whole hearing!). To testify people need to sign up before 7pm and 1-3 minute public testimony will take place around 10pm.

Richmond City Council
1401 Marina Way South (past Regatta)

*Carpool-Offer a Ride or Catch one at 5:45 Richmond BART (510 967-7377)
* AC transit bus #74 stops near by
* Driving Directions: From Oakland/East of Richmond:Take I-580 W. Take the CUTTING BLVD exit toward HARBOUR WAY SOUTH. Turn RIGHT onto CUTTING BLVD. Turn RIGHT onto MARINA WAY S.

Community Demands:

* No Increase In pollution! Reduce Current Pollution Levels!
* Environmental justice, worker justice and right to know are a must!
* Chevron’s expansion must provide a meaningful
public review process, including considering alternatives to refining dirtier crude!
* Recirculation of the EIR! Suspend the approval process until there is full disclosure of changes in crude oil stock & its impacts!

We are encouraging all residents of Richmond and surrounding communities (Bay Area-wide) to make testimony at this hearing. Please demand that the Planning Commission suspend the process, recirculate the Final EIR (environmental impact report) as it is missing emissions data and does not disclose the true scope of this project.

Additionally, let them know that you don’t want any dirtier crude refined in Richmond.

See Communities for a Better Environment.
See the agenda on the hearing and more info.

For more information please contact:
Jessica Tovar 510-302-0430 ext 24
Dr Henry Clark 510- 232-3427