Peace & Freedom Party’s co-sponsored Suds, Snacks & Socialism monthly forum series is back at Starry Plough Pub in Berkeley (3101 Shattuck Avenue; click here for map) on Saturday, April 1. All are welcome to discuss the topic What are the Prospects for World Peace?

(Can’t participate in person? Join the forum online! Click here to register.)

As the U.S. and other NATO countries send more weapons to Ukraine in response to Russia’s invasion, we could be facing the most dangerous situation since the Cuban Missile Crisis. The world seems to be breaking into two warring camps, one led by the United States and the other by Russia and China. Seemingly unreachable, the potential for nuclear attack and environmental destruction make peace necessary for everyone's survival.

Join our panelists to discuss the present situation and what it would take to create the peaceful world we need.

• Anthony D’Agostino – Emeritus Professor of History at San Francisco State University, and author of The Rise of Global Powers: International Politics in the Era of the World Wars; and
• Richard Tan – Bay Area criminal and civil rights attorney, Marxist thinker and activist.

At the turn of the 20th century, socialist women in the U.S. and in Europe separately proposed a Women’s Day to promote equality in the trade union and socialist movements. The first International Women’s Day was held on March 19, 1911. It was changed to March 8 in 1913, four years before Petrograd women textile workers struck for peace and bread.

Serving as moderator is Marsha Feinland of PFP.

The program will start promptly at 2:30pm PT and is expected to wrap up by 4:30pm. To join the forum, click here or write This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for login instructions.

Please help us celebrate our return to the Starry Plough by ordering food and/or drinks. Please try to arrive early to place your order so that you do not miss any of the presentations. An open discussion will follow the presentations. We will be accepting donations which will be divided among the sponsoring organizations.

This forum is co-sponsored by the Oakland Greens, the Alameda County Peace & Freedom Party and Bay Area System Change Not Climate Change. The forum is part of our ongoing Socialist Forum Series on the first Saturday of every month. Our purpose is informed political discussion, and the views expressed are those of the speakers only, not official positions of the Peace & Freedom Party or our fellow co-sponsors.

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On Saturday, March 11 at 10:30 a.m., ILWU Local 10 will be broadcasting an event entitled Bearing Witness in the Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal live from Philadelphia at Local 10, 400 North Point in San Francisco.

Mumia Abu-Jamal was falsely convicted and sentenced to death on July 3, 1982, after being targeted by the FBI, framed by the Philadelphia police, and convicted based on the prosecution’s agenda.

The Philadelphia event is headlined by Judge Wendell Griffen (ret.). Judge Griffen has gone on record stating that Mumia is innocent and should be released immediately. Other speakers at the event include Dr. Cornel West, Dr. Johanna Fernandez, Dr. Marc Lamont Hill, and Linn Washington.

In addition, a short report back on the recent ILWU delegation to South Africa and the work stoppages/actions by ILWU, the NUMSA (National Union of Metalworkers, South Africa's largest union), and the RETUSA (Revolutionary Transport Union of South Africa) for Mumia's freedom last month.

The Peace and Freedom Party supports this event, as we do any positive action aimed at the release of Mumia Abu-Jamal and all political prisoners.

Click on image at right to see the full event flyer in PDF format.

Can’t make the ILWU event live? Watch the live stream right here on PeaceAndFreedom.us!

Peace & Freedom Party’s co-sponsored Suds, Snacks & Socialism monthly forum series is back at Starry Plough Pub in Berkeley (3101 Shattuck Avenue; click here for map) on Saturday, March 4. All are welcome to discuss The Global Struggle for Women’s Rights.

(Can’t participate in person? Join the forum online! Click here to register.)

At the turn of the 20th century, socialist women in the U.S. and Europe separately proposed a Women’s Day to promote equality in the trade union and socialist movements. The first International Women’s Day was held on March 19, 1911. This date of observance was changed to March 8 in 1913, four years before Petrograd women textile workers struck for peace and bread.

Join us to discuss historic and current developments in Iran, Ireland, the U.S. and elsewhere as we continue to organize and fight for gender equity, human rights, and socialism. Guest speakers include:

• Norma Gallegos – coordinator, National Mobilization for Reproductive Justice SF and Freedom Socialist Party;
• Urszula Wislanka – Polish exile, member of News & Letters, and author of numerous writings including “Revolutionary Activity of Polish Women”
• Mary McIlroy – Peace & Freedom Party member, and former member, Irish Republican Socialist Party.

Serving as moderator is Marsha Feinland of PFP.

The program will start promptly at 2:30pm PT and is expected to wrap up by 4:30pm. To join the forum, click here or write This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for login instructions.

Please help us celebrate our return to the Starry Plough by ordering food and/or drinks. Please try to arrive early to place your order so that you do not miss any of the presentations. An open discussion will follow the presentations. We will be accepting donations which will be divided among the sponsoring organizations.

This forum is co-sponsored by the Oakland Greens, the Alameda County Peace & Freedom Party and Bay Area System Change Not Climate Change. The forum is part of our ongoing Socialist Forum Series on the first Saturday of every month. Our purpose is informed political discussion, and the views expressed are those of the speakers only, not official positions of the Peace & Freedom Party or our fellow co-sponsors.

For more information email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Peace & Freedom Party’s co-sponsored Suds, Snacks & Socialism monthly forum series returns to the Starry Plough Pub in Berkeley (3101 Shattuck Avenue; click here for map) on Saturday, February 4. All are welcome to discuss Haiti Past, Present and Future.

And if you can’t come to Berkeley, the Suds, Snacks & Socialism forum will be streamed online; just click here to register for the online version.

Black History Month is a product of the struggle for African and African-American liberation. The Haitian Revolution of 1791-1804 marked the beginning of liberation movements by and for African and all enslaved peoples in the Western Hemisphere. In this forum, we will look back at this significant event and its continuation as Haiti bears the brunt of capitalist domination. Additionally, an update on the case of U.S. political prisoner Mumia Abu Jamal will be provided.

Guest speakers include:

• Pierre Labossiere – co-founder of the Haiti Action Committee (HAC) and the Haiti Emergency Relief Fund (HERF);
• Robert Roth – co-founder of the Haiti Action Committee; and
• Gerald Smith – co-founder of the Oscar Grant Committee (OGC) against police brutality and an activist in the struggle to free Mumia Abu Jamal.

Serving as moderator is Marsha Feinland of PFP.

The program will start promptly at 2:30pm PT and is expected to wrap up by 4:30pm. To join the forum, click here or write This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for login instructions.

This forum is co-sponsored by the Oakland Greens, the Alameda County Peace & Freedom Party and Bay Area System Change Not Climate Change. The forum is part of our ongoing Socialist Forum Series on the first Saturday of every month. Our purpose is informed political discussion, and the views expressed are those of the speakers only, not official positions of the Peace & Freedom Party or our fellow co-sponsors.

For more information email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..