Join us for a lively discussion on the impacts of the BP oil disaster on Gulf Coast communities, BP/Big Oil's mishandling of the spill, grassroots responses and solutions we can support in the Bay Area to end our dependence on fossil fuels, realize climate justice and move beyond corporate capitalism.

WHEN:	7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, July 20
WHERE:	La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley

Featuring:

Rose Braz, Center for Biological Diversity. Since the BP explosion, the center's decisive action and in-depth investigating have exposed massive government corruption and lax environmental review, leading to major media exposés and six lawsuits to secure a full cleanup and wildlife protection.

Antonia Juhasz, will have just returned from the Gulf, meeting with impacted communities and groups. She is director of the Chevron Program at Global Exchange and the author of "The Tyranny of Oil: The World's Most powerful Industry" and "What We Must Do to Stop It."

Lindsay Imai, with Urban Habitat's Transportation Program, advocating for affordable, reliable and socially just public transit system in the Bay Area.

Carla Perez, Movement Generation Justice & Ecology Project and Mobilization for Climate Justice West.


With MCs:

Ana Orozco, Communities for a Better Environment and Dave Room, Bay Localize

Teach-In Sponsored by:

Mobilization for Climate Justice West & The Center for Biological Diversity

For more information, email mcjbay@gmail.com or visit www.ActForClimateJustice.org/west.

Also, before the Teach-In, don't miss:

Nonviolent Direct Action Training
4:30 to 6:30 p.m. @ La Peña

Prepare for upcoming mass actions to resist BP/Big Oil and for climate justice.

Sunday, Aug. 29 will be a National/Bay Area mobilization - Save the Date! A free and open workshop on the basics of nonviolent direct action, how it works and how to keep our power in confrontations with authorities. Please come on time and stay for the whole time. Training sponsored by Mobilization for Climate Justice West.