Activism

SF Art Orgs & Mayor Breed Ask Congress for Aid to the Arts
Mayors across the US, guided by 15 or so San Francisco arts organizations and Mayor London Breed’s office, wrote to Congress this week, asking the Fed to step up it’s support for the arts. The SFS thanks Mayor @LondonBreed, the SF Arts Alliance, & this group of 22 additional mayors

Honor Your Mom by Bailing Out Someone Else’s for Mother’s Day
For the past couple years I’ve been doing something extra special for my mom on Mother’s Day. It’s not flowers, it’s not candy, it’s not even a card. I’ve been helping bail someone else’s mother out of jail. And I’ll be doing the same this year.

Supervisor Preston Wants to Double Real Estate Tax for SF’s Most Wealthy
Dean Preston has always been on the side of renters in San Francisco. Before being elected to the Board of Supervisors he founded and ran Tenants Together, California’s only statewide renters’ rights organization. He was also instrumental in getting 2018’s Proposition F passed, which gave anyone in San Francisco facing

Rent Strike in the Mission Advocated by David Bowie Church Leader
Via – Lysol Tony-Romeo, David Bowie Church Hi my name is Lysol Tony-Romeo, and I’m here to recruit you! To not pay rent this month. In addition to being the Revered of your local David Bowie Church I’m the master tenant of a house of 9 people in the Mission.

Essential Worker Strikes Planned at Amazon, Instacart, Walmart for May Day
Essential Worker Strikes Planned at Amazon, Instacart, Wallmart for May Day, it is unclear if business will be disrupted and to what degree

Joe Exotic is Crashing Zoom Calls to Raise Money for Hospitality Workers
Guest Post by Chris Luecke With the shelter-in-place mandate being in effect for over a month now, you’ve probably accomplished at least 2 things: You’ve binge watched Tiger King on Netflix and know more about exotic cats than you ever imagined. You’ve taken part in so many Zoom calls for

The 2020 Census is Out & It’s Important
The 2020 Census is happening now. You can respond online, by phone, or by mail: https://www.2020census.gov/en/ways-to-respond.html This is the first census in history you can complete online here! The Census is really important to our Democracy. The more we know about our communities, the better decisions we can make as

Artists Around the World Create Dope PSAs for the “Erase COVID” Campaign
Legendary Bay Area poster artist Lil Tuffy reached out to me the other day about this awesome campaign that’s using art to raise awareness, and money, to support folks during COVID. Fifty-two artists from seven countries are creating work for the Erase COVID campaign, and the profits of each piece sold