Getting involved: Political events in the Bay Area
Political events in the Bay Area
Political events this week in the Bay Area:
Facebook Live town hall:
Hosted by Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Hillsborough, from 7 to 8 p.m. Speier will take questions from users who comment on the stream.
Information on travel ban:
Attorneys from the Council on American-Islamic Relations and Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Asian Law Caucus will answer questions on President Trump’s executive order temporarily barring immigrants from seven mostly Muslim nations, along with all refugees.
Protest Planned Parenthood:
A series of protests outside Planned Parenthood clinics in the Bay Area as part of a nationwide call to defund the organization.
Protests in Support of Planned Parenthood:
In response to the anti-Planned Parenthood protests, a “solidarity” event is being held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. outside the Redwood City Health Center on 2907 El Camino Real in Redwood City.
A “Stand with Planned Parenthood” event is being held at 10 a.m. outside the San Jose Health Center, 1691 The Alameda in San Jose.
A “family-friendly rally” at Ocean Beach where people will form a human chain that reads, “Resist.”
Hosted by Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Hillsborough, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Carol Channing Auditorium in Lowell High School, 1101 Eucalyptus Drive in San Francisco.
Organizations including the American Civil Liberties Union and the Council on American-Islamic Relations will hold an event for people to get involved in the political process, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Oakland Peace Center, 111 Fairmount Ave. in Oakland.
Sarah Ravani is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer.