BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//No Coal in Oakland - ECPv6.17.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:No Coal in Oakland X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://nocoalinoakland.info X-WR-CALDESC:Events for No Coal in Oakland REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20150308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20151101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20160313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20161106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20170312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20171105T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160519T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160519T183000 DTSTAMP:20160507T231459Z CREATED:20160507T231459Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160507T231459Z UID:665-1463677200-1463682600@nocoalinoakland.info SUMMARY:NO weekly meeting on May 19 2016 DESCRIPTION:No Coal in Oakland will not meet on 19 May. Please join us next Thursday! URL:https://nocoalinoakland.info/event/no-weekly-meeting-on-may-19-2016/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160517T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160517T180000 DTSTAMP:20160516T151326Z CREATED:20160516T151326Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160516T151326Z UID:698-1463506200-1463508000@nocoalinoakland.info SUMMARY:City Council Open Forum\, May 17th DESCRIPTION:Please come out for a half hour on Tuesday May 17\, 2016 to remind the City Council that we want a ban on coal. New faces and new voices at this week’s Open Forum will go a long way to helping the council understand how broadly Oakland wants a ban on coal. You only have to speak for one minute\, and it’s at the beginning of the agenda: you can arrive at 5:30 and leave by 6:00. \nSign up for Open Forum in advance at\nhttp://www2.oaklandnet.com/Government/o/CityClerk/s/SpeakerCard/SpeakerCard/OAK032373 \nFor Item\, enter “Open Forum” (or either word if it doesn’t accept both). Bring the confirmation number with you to the meeting. \nYou may already have your own “elevator speech” about coal based on your own experience. Please consider that it’s important to keep making the point that there is no way to mitigate the impact of coal dust on the West Oakland community or the impact of burning coal anywhere on our climate crisis everywhere. We need a ban\, not regulations. You can also advocate the proposed inclusion of crude oil\, fuel oils and gasoline in the ordinance — but please tell the council that these additional inclusions must not delay a coal ordinance! URL:https://nocoalinoakland.info/event/city-council-open-forum-may-17th/ LOCATION:Oakland City Hall\, 1 Frank Ogawa Plaza\, Oakland \, CA\, 94612\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160512T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160512T183000 DTSTAMP:20160503T214109Z CREATED:20160503T214109Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160503T214109Z UID:637-1463072400-1463077800@nocoalinoakland.info SUMMARY:Weekly NCIO Meeting DESCRIPTION:Our weekly planning meetings are jam-packed with ideas and energy. Newcomers are welcome; come one-half hour early and we’ll be happy to give you a brief personal orientation on No Coal in Oakland and our various activities. URL:https://nocoalinoakland.info/event/weekly-ncio-meeting-8/ LOCATION:West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project\, 349 Mandela Parkway\, Oakland\, CA\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160509T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160509T200000 DTSTAMP:20160430T222039Z CREATED:20160430T222039Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160430T222039Z UID:629-1462813200-1462824000@nocoalinoakland.info SUMMARY:Council Hearing on Crude Oil\, Fuel Oils and Gasoline DESCRIPTION:The City Council is holding a hearing regarding banning additional fossil fuels at OBOT\, the marine terminal that is the focus of the campaign to keep coal out of Oakland.  This hearing will consider crude oil\, fuel oils and gasoline. Come to show community support for the banning of all of these fossil fuels. \nTo read the City’s notice of the hearing\, click here.  To sign up to speak\, click here.  For item\, you can enter “oil.”  There is only one item on the agenda. \n  URL:https://nocoalinoakland.info/event/council-hearing-on-crude-oil-fuel-oils-and-gasoline/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160505T050000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160505T183000 DTSTAMP:20160430T135826Z CREATED:20160430T135826Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160430T135826Z UID:626-1462424400-1462473000@nocoalinoakland.info SUMMARY:Weekly NCIO Meeting DESCRIPTION:Our weekly planning meetings are jam-packed with ideas and energy. Newcomers are welcome; come one-half hour early and we’ll be happy to give you a brief personal orientation on No Coal in Oakland and our various activities. URL:https://nocoalinoakland.info/event/weekly-ncio-meeting-7/ LOCATION:West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project\, 349 Mandela Parkway\, Oakland\, CA\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160503T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160503T223000 DTSTAMP:20160503T213650Z CREATED:20160313T055530Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160503T213650Z UID:438-1462296600-1462314600@nocoalinoakland.info SUMMARY:City Council Action On Coal DESCRIPTION:Please show up for the next chapter in the campaign to keep coal out of Oakland!  On Tuesday\, May 3\, the City Council will be voting whether to hire Environmental Science Associates to review and synthesize the extensive evidence regarding the health and safety dangers of coal. \nIt is time for the City Council to set a date to vote on the ordinance banning coal. They have promised this vote before the summer recess\, but this may not be possible within the timetable ESA proposes.  Let’s insist that the City Council put the vote for the ordinance on their calendar. We have had more than enough delays in this process! \nThe proposed contract with ESA does not include any public health experts or reflect any public health expertise. The Council wants a review of the evidence in order to substantiate an ordinance banning coal from OBOT\, the bulk marine terminal to be built at the former Oakland Army Base. They should have hired public health experts for this task. The ordinance requires findings that coal would place residents and workers “in a condition substantially dangerous to their health or safety.” The absence of public health experts in the review process is a critical deficiency. \nNo Coal in Oakland pushed the City to hire public health experts rather than ESA. But even if the City does hire ESA\, an independent panel of civic-minded public health experts will be reviewing the evidence\, preparing their own report and correcting any inadequacies or inaccuracies in the report from ESA. Nationally-respected public health experts in and close to Oakland have formed a panel to do this work at no cost to the City. \nAt the council meeting\, speakers can support the independent panel and criticize the City for not hiring such experts themselves. \nBACKGROUND \nThe initial proposal from ESA was strongly criticized by No Coal in Oakland and allies because it was expensive and time consuming\, and because ESA has frequently minimized public health concerns\, most recently in the Environmental Impact Report they wrote for the Valero refinery in Benicia\, which was widely criticized in a campaign against refinery expansion that is still going on. \nIn response to our concerns\, the city asked ESA to modify their proposal for a shorter and less expensive review. We criticized this scope of work because it did not include any public health experts. \nOn April 14\, public health experts\, led by Health Impact Partners (HIP)\, submitted to city officials an outline of a proposal to do their own review of the evidence. Based in downtown Oakland\, HIP is a national leader in the field of health impact assessment. They proposed to work with PSE Healthy Energy\, an Oakland-based energy science and policy institute\, and to create a panel to review their work\, consisting of Bay Area public health experts with a variety of backgrounds\, including environmental health (air quality\, water quality and noise)\, environmental justice\, occupational health and medicine\, and epidemiology. \nThe City rejected this extremely thoughtful proposal. \nGiven this response\, the public health experts decided to create their own independent panel. This group has already begun to meet and review the evidence submitted on and after September 21. They will write a report substantiating the danger to health and safety\, and will be prepared to critique any inadequacies and inaccuracies in the ESA report. \nThere was some discussion by city officials of the possibility of hiring one public health expert on a fee-for-service basis. However\, this offer stalled. After more than a week\, there was no response to his effort to contact the City to discuss the possible role he could play. Given this impasse\, we understand that the organizers of the independent panel have decided to move forward on their own. Time is short and the process cannot wait. \nAs a result\, at this point we are not asking the City to hire any public health experts. This essential review will be done by the experts who have stepped forward on their own to protect the health and safety of Oakland residents. We appreciate their initiative and will be supporting them to do this essential work. \nHOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING \nThe public can speak on City Council agenda items\, although each speaker gets only one minute. It is possible for others to “cede time” to allow a speaker an additional couple of minutes. We encourage our supporters to sign up to speak and cede time at the meeting. \nUse this link: \nhttp://www2.oaklandnet.com/Government/o/CityClerk/s/SpeakerCard/SpeakerCard/OAK032373 \nOn the form enter your name\, the date of 5/3/16\, ‘13’ in the “Item Number\,” ‘City Council’ as the choice for “Comm/CouncilName.” \nYou can indicate you wish to speak\, name a person to whom you will cede your time or leave this blank. You can always cede time at the council meeting if you have submitted this form. \nAfter entering your speaker card form\, you will get a confirmation number. Bring this with you to the meeting. \nNote that the lot behind City Hall on Clay Street has free parking after 4:30 p.m. on City Council meeting nights. \n  URL:https://nocoalinoakland.info/event/city-council-open-forum-3/ LOCATION:Oakland City Hall\, 1 Frank Ogawa Plaza\, Oakland \, CA\, 94612\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160428T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160428T183000 DTSTAMP:20160430T135454Z CREATED:20160430T135454Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160430T135454Z UID:625-1461862800-1461868200@nocoalinoakland.info SUMMARY:Weekly NCIO Meeting DESCRIPTION:Our weekly planning meetings are jam-packed with ideas and energy. Newcomers are welcome; come one-half hour early and we’ll be happy to give you a brief personal orientation on No Coal in Oakland and our various activities. URL:https://nocoalinoakland.info/event/weekly-ncio-meeting-6/ LOCATION:West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project\, 349 Mandela Parkway\, Oakland\, CA\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160425T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160425T170000 DTSTAMP:20160421T174945Z CREATED:20160418T183058Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160421T174945Z UID:598-1461571200-1461603600@nocoalinoakland.info SUMMARY:State-wide Call-in to Call-out Gov. Brown DESCRIPTION:Please call Governor Jerry Brown\, Oakland’s former mayor\, on Monday\, April 25th\, to join our daylong Call-in to Call-out Governor Brown! \nLast July at the Vatican\, Governor Jerry Brown said to the Pope that 90% of coal must stay in the ground to avoid climate disaster. \nBut what is our professed climate leader doing to stop coal trains from coming through his hometown? \nNothing! \nLet Brown know that lofty proclamations are not enough. \nPLEASE JOIN US IN A STATE-WIDE CALL-IN to CALL OUT BROWN\nMonday\, April 25 between 8 am and 5 pm \nCall: 916-445-2841 \nFax: 916-558-3160 \nTwitter: @JerryBrownGov \nEmail: https://govnews.ca.gov/gov39mail/mail.php \nLet Gov. Brown know that he can no longer remain silent. \nRemind Gov. Brown that\, in the words of Rev. Martin Luther King\, Jr.\, “The hottest places in Hell are reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict.” \nWe are calling on Brown to: \n\nPublicly oppose the export of coal from the new bulk terminal being built in West Oakland. We are asking Gov. Brown to defend his fellow Oaklanders who already suffer the health consequences from the worst air quality in all of Alameda County.\n Affirm his support for Senator Loni Hancock’s two bills about coal and use the power of his office to promote and pass them.\n\nPlease visit NoCoalinOakland.org or contact nocoalinoakland@gmail.com for more information. \n  \n  \n  URL:https://nocoalinoakland.info/event/state-wide-call-in-to-call-out-gov-brown/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160414T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160414T183000 DTSTAMP:20160313T055958Z CREATED:20160313T055958Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160313T055958Z UID:440-1460653200-1460658600@nocoalinoakland.info SUMMARY:Weekly NCIO Meeting DESCRIPTION:Our weekly planning meetings are jam-packed with ideas and energy. Newcomers are welcome; come one-half hour early and we’ll be happy to give you a brief personal orientation on No Coal in Oakland and our various activities. URL:https://nocoalinoakland.info/event/weekly-ncio-meeting-5/ LOCATION:West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project\, 349 Mandela Parkway\, Oakland\, CA\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160411T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160411T193000 DTSTAMP:20160327T215001Z CREATED:20160327T215001Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160327T215001Z UID:560-1460397600-1460403000@nocoalinoakland.info SUMMARY:Interfaith Community Meeting On Coal DESCRIPTION:The Rev. Ken Chambers\, pastor of West Side Missionary Baptist Church\, will host a Community Meeting on Coal at the church one half block from Main Post Office off of 7th Street near the West Oakland BART station. URL:https://nocoalinoakland.info/event/interfaith-community-meeting-on-coal/ LOCATION:Westside Missionary Baptist Church\, 732 Willow Street\, Oakland END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160407T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160407T183000 DTSTAMP:20160313T055849Z CREATED:20160313T055849Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160313T055849Z UID:439-1460048400-1460053800@nocoalinoakland.info SUMMARY:Weekly NCIO Meeting DESCRIPTION:Our weekly planning meetings are jam-packed with ideas and energy. Newcomers are welcome; come one-half hour early and we’ll be happy to give you a brief personal orientation on No Coal in Oakland and our various activities. URL:https://nocoalinoakland.info/event/weekly-ncio-meeting-4/ LOCATION:West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project\, 349 Mandela Parkway\, Oakland\, CA\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160406T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160406T140000 DTSTAMP:20160330T033532Z CREATED:20160330T032802Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160330T033532Z UID:563-1459936800-1459951200@nocoalinoakland.info SUMMARY:No Coal Tabling at Oakland Earth Expo DESCRIPTION:We’ll have an NCIO Table at the annual EarthExpo. Come by to chat or to staff our effort anytime. There’ll be food\, fun\, giveaways\, and “how to” demonstrations from dozens of environmental & social change organizations\, green businesses\, artists\, community groups\, local food purveyors AND US!! HELP SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT NO COAL IN OAKLAND URL:https://nocoalinoakland.info/event/no-coal-tabling-at-oakland-earth-expo/ LOCATION:Frank Ogawa/Oscar Grant Plaza\, Oakland City Hall\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160405T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160405T183000 DTSTAMP:20160330T190528Z CREATED:20160313T050802Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160330T190528Z UID:434-1459877400-1459881000@nocoalinoakland.info SUMMARY:City Council Open Forum DESCRIPTION:Many of our No Coal In Oakland activities occur at the Oakland City Council’s Open Forum. Since coal will not be on the agenda on April 5\, this is an opportunity to speak to council members at Open Forum and remind them of our opposition to coal. Open Forum is always the first item on the agenda. We need you to speak. You can sign up to speak by filling out the form at this link: \n      http://tinyurl.com/OaklandSpeakerCard/ \nOn the form enter your name\,  the date of 4/5/16\,   ‘open’ in the “Item Number”\,  ‘City Council’ as the choice for “Comm/CouncilName”  and finally ‘Yes’ as the choice for “Wish to Speak Concerning this Item.” \nAfter entering your speaker card form\, you will get a confirmation number that you should bring with you to the meeting. Only 15 people usually have a chance to speak at the beginning of the meeting. If more are signed up they will be able to speak when Open Forum continues at the end of the agenda. \nThere will be many interesting topics on the council agenda April 5. \nPLEASE SPEAK.  We need as many people as possible letting the Council know how many of us are concerned enough to come to the Council Meeting. \nCoal may be on the agenda of the 4/19 meeting of the City Council. URL:https://nocoalinoakland.info/event/city-council-open-forum-2/ LOCATION:Oakland City Hall\, 1 Frank Ogawa Plaza\, Oakland \, CA\, 94612\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160402T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160402T140000 DTSTAMP:20160330T031450Z CREATED:20160330T030434Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160330T031450Z UID:561-1459594800-1459605600@nocoalinoakland.info SUMMARY:Canvassing To Ban Coal & Support Our Allies DESCRIPTION:No Coal In Oakland is supporting the Oakland Justice Coalition canvass effort. Along with NCIO flyers and petitions\, you can also support three initiatives–giving the Citizen’s Police Review Board real power\, fighting exorbitant rent hikes with improved rights for tenants and raising the Oakland minimum wage. More info can be found at http://www.facebook.com/events/1737287603158328/ . URL:https://nocoalinoakland.info/event/canvassing-to-ban-coal-support-our-allies/ LOCATION:West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project\, 349 Mandela Parkway\, Oakland\, CA\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160331T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160331T183000 DTSTAMP:20160313T043051Z CREATED:20160313T043051Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160313T043051Z UID:433-1459443600-1459449000@nocoalinoakland.info SUMMARY:Weekly NCIO Meeting DESCRIPTION:Our weekly planning meetings are jam-packed with ideas and energy. Newcomers are welcome; come one-half hour early and we’ll be happy to give you a brief personal orientation on No Coal in Oakland and our various activities. URL:https://nocoalinoakland.info/event/weekly-ncio-meeting-3/ LOCATION:West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project\, 349 Mandela Parkway\, Oakland\, CA\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160324T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160324T183000 DTSTAMP:20160313T042840Z CREATED:20160313T042840Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160313T042840Z UID:432-1458838800-1458844200@nocoalinoakland.info SUMMARY:Weekly NCIO Meeting DESCRIPTION:Our weekly planning meetings are jam-packed with ideas and energy. Newcomers are welcome; come one-half hour early and we’ll be happy to give you a brief personal orientation on No Coal in Oakland and our various activities. URL:https://nocoalinoakland.info/event/weekly-ncio-meeting-2/ LOCATION:West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project\, 349 Mandela Parkway\, Oakland\, CA\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160317T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160317T170000 DTSTAMP:20160307T051133Z CREATED:20160307T045912Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160307T051133Z UID:370-1458234000-1458234000@nocoalinoakland.info SUMMARY:Weekly NCIO Meeting DESCRIPTION:Our weekly planning meetings are jam-packed with ideas and energy. Newcomers are welcome; come one-half hour early and we’ll be happy to give you a brief personal orientation on No Coal in Oakland and our various activities. URL:https://nocoalinoakland.info/event/weekly-ncio-meeting/ LOCATION:West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project\, 349 Mandela Parkway\, Oakland\, CA\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160315T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160315T183000 DTSTAMP:20160313T050448Z CREATED:20160307T055041Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160313T050448Z UID:378-1458061200-1458066600@nocoalinoakland.info SUMMARY:City Council Open Forum DESCRIPTION:Many of our No Coal In Oakland high school activists will speak to the council on why they don’t want coal in Oakland.  Backing them up will be health care providers: Doctors\, Nurses\, Public Health officials and other health care workers who will be talking about the toxic effects of coal on the human body.  PLEASE NOTE THE EARLY START TIME FOR THIS CITY COUNCIL MEETING! URL:https://nocoalinoakland.info/event/city-council-open-forum/ LOCATION:Oakland City Hall\, 1 Frank Ogawa Plaza\, Oakland \, CA\, 94612\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160314T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160314T193000 DTSTAMP:20160229T224855Z CREATED:20160222T000424Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160229T224855Z UID:136-1457978400-1457983800@nocoalinoakland.info SUMMARY:Interfaith Community Meeting On Coal DESCRIPTION:The Rev. Ken Chambers\, pastor of West Side Missionary Baptist Church\, will host a Community Meeting on Coal at the church one half block from Main Post Office on 7th Street near the West Oakland BART station. URL:https://nocoalinoakland.info/event/community-meeting-against-coal/ LOCATION:Westside Missionary Baptist Church\, 732 Willow Street\, Oakland END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160310T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160310T183000 DTSTAMP:20160304T080703Z CREATED:20160222T035725Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160304T080703Z UID:130-1457629200-1457634600@nocoalinoakland.info SUMMARY:Weekly NCIO Meeting DESCRIPTION:Our weekly planning meetings are jam-packed with ideas and energy.  Newcomers are welcome; come one-half hour early and we’ll be happy to give you a brief personal orientation on No Coal in Oakland and our various activities. URL:https://nocoalinoakland.info/event/weekly-meeting/ LOCATION:West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project\, 349 Mandela Parkway\, Oakland\, CA\, United States END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR