On the first weekend in October, the city of Sacramento played host to two annual events: the Sacramento Climate Justice Festival and the 23^rd Freethought Day. Naturally, Peace & Freedom Sacramento County was there with our socialist, feminist, anti-imperialist alternative to the status quo who have no regard for our critical concerns

At the Freethought Day event sponsored by a number of atheist, agnostic and freethinking organizations held at the California state capitol on Sunday, October 6, up to seven comrades tabled at various times throughout the day, talking with folks about the Peace & Freedom Party and passing out Workers’ Voter Guides.

With the election on the horizon, our Voter Guides with its proposition recommendations were very popular. Most in attendance at Freethought Day said they either hadn’t begun to consider the props or were confused by all the ads. They eagerly welcomed our views on the propositions, and many were also interested in checking out the PFP-nominated presidential ticket of Claudia de la Cruz and Karina Garcia as well.

That Sunday was a 100-degree day, but the comrades stuck it out, passing out dozens of Voter Guides – All in all, a good day of election outreach and networking with other organizations.

The next edition of Peace & Freedom Party’s co-sponsored Suds, Snacks & Socialism monthly forum series at the Starry Plough Pub in Berkeley (3101 Shattuck Avenue; click here for map) will be held on Saturday, April 6. All are welcome to discuss the topic Immigration – Whose crisis is it?.

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The “immigration crisis” has become a universal theme in mainstream media. Yet the powers that promote anti-immigrant propaganda continue to exploit immigrant (and “native”) labor. Politicians vacillate, and while immigration laws and procedures are occasionally relaxed the trend is toward increased detention, deprivation and deportation.

Join our panelists to discuss the complex issues of immigration:

• David Bacon – photojournalist and author of Illegal People: How Globalization Creates Migration and Criminalizes Immigrants; and
• Carla Gomez – head of Crim-Immigration Defense for the San Mateo County Bar Association Private Defender Program.

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.

The next edition of Peace & Freedom Party’s co-sponsored Suds, Snacks & Socialism monthly forum series at the Starry Plough Pub in Berkeley (3101 Shattuck Avenue; click here for map) will be held on Saturday, March 2. All are welcome to discuss the topic Fighting the recall of Pamela Price.

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One year ago, Pamela Price took office. She was elected Alameda County District Attorney on a reform platform that focused on rehabilitation and addressing police misconduct and corruption within the D.A.’s office. Less than 7 months later the recall campaign, part of a backlash to criminal punishment reforms and fear-mongering over crime by police and their political allies, began.

Join our panelists to discuss what a criminal justice reform agenda looks like and to examine the forces advocating a return to repressive measures that have never kept us safe:

Civil rights attorney Walter Riley, and

Linton Johnson of the Protect the Win campaign.

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.

The next edition of Peace & Freedom Party’s co-sponsored Suds, Snacks & Socialism monthly forum series at the Starry Plough Pub in Berkeley (3101 Shattuck Avenue; click here for map) will be held on Saturday, January 6. All are welcome to discuss the topic The conflict in the Middle East, *not* according to the New York Times .

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The Israeli Government responded to the October 7 attack by Hamas with collective punishment of Palestinians in Gaza. The slaughter and destruction continues as the war expands in the region. American activists protesting Israel’s escalation and its support by the U.S. government are subjected to accusations of anti-Semitism and repression of dissent.

Join our panelists to discuss the roots of the conflict and current developments in the Middle East and in the U.S.:

• Stephen Zunes – professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of San Francisco and USF Middle Eastern Studies program coordinator; and
• Zach Weinstein – member of Labor for Palestine and Chair of the East Bay DSA Labor Committee.

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.