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Political events in the Bay Area

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To list an event, email Sarah Ravani at sravani @sfchronicl­e.com.

Rallies and protest events are a part of political life in the Bay Area. Here’s a roundup of what’s happening in the next few weeks.

SUNDAY

Forum: A Jewish Community Forum to discuss the political climate and how it affects the Bay Area Jewish community, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Jewish Community High School of the Bay, 1835 Ellis St., San Francisco. Tickets available: http://bit.ly/ 2mSh7qK.

Author series: A conversati­on with Aya de Leon, a local poet, author and performanc­e artist, and Kate Raphael, author and producer of the KPFA-FM radio show “Women’s Magazine,” on how to organize against President Trump. The talk will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Eric Quezada Center for Culture and Politics, 518 Valencia St., San Francisco.

Community conversati­on: Sierra Club San Francisco chapter leader Arthur Feinstein leads a discussion on local and statewide environmen­tal issues, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Northern Police Station Community Room, 1125 Fillmore St., San Francisco. RSVP: www.sierraclub.org/san-fran cisco-bay/activities.

MONDAY

Political discussion: Panel talk on how to be involved at the local, state and federal level, hosted by the United Democratic Club. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Internatio­nal Brotherhoo­d of Electrical Workers Local 6 union, 55 Fillmore St., San Francisco.

Climate change discussion: Occupy Sonoma County asks, “Is Global Climate Disruption Happening to Us or For Us?” The event is free and will focus on how humans impact climate change. It is from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Peace and Justice Center, 467 Sebastopol Ave., Santa Rosa.

TUESDAY

Protest: The Bay Area Resistance is calling for a boycott of banks to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline and other projects it opposes. A rally will be held at 5 p.m. outside the First Congregati­onal Church, 2501 Harrison St., Oakland. The rally is followed by a march to Wells Fargo, Chase, Bank of America and U.S. Bank in Oakland.

THURSDAY

Panel on women: Hosted by the California Historical Society, a panel on the roles women played in resistance and social protest movements in the Bay Area during the 1960s and 1970s. The event is free for members, $10 for nonmembers. It is at 6 p.m. at the California Historical Society, 678 Mission St., San Francisco.

MARCH 25

Summit: The California Clean Money Campaign is hosting a summit on how to get “dark money” out of politics. The event is from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universali­st Church, 505 East Charleston Road, Palo Alto. Register: www.yesfairele­ctions.org.

Danville town hall: Hosted by Mayor Renee Morgan with Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, state Sen. Steve Glazer, Assemblywo­man Catharine Baker and Contra Costa County Supervisor Candace Andersen. The event is from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial Building, 400 Hartz Ave. Contact Nat Rojanasath­ira, assistant to the town manager, at (925) 314-3328 or nrojanasat­hira@ danville.ca.gov for more informatio­n.

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