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Postal Heritage Day at the Berkeley Post Office

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Date:

Saturday, July 25, 2015

Time:

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Event Type:

Party/Street Party

Organizer/Author:

Dave Welsh

Email:

sub [at] sonic.net

Location Details:

Downtown Berkeley Post Office 2000 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA

The birthday of our public Post Office will be celebrated this year in Berkeley on Saturday, July 25th, from 12:00 noon till 2 pm, with music going on after that.

The postal unions have written to President Obama, asking that the occasion be celebrated every year as Postal Heritage Day. In Berkeley, we've been celebrating it every year at 2000 Allston Way since our struggle to save the P.O. began in July of 2012. So we'll be celebrating three years of so-far successful struggle to prevent a sale of the building. Portland, Seattle and other cities are also holding Postal Heritage Day celebrations.

2015 also marks the 100th anniversary of the opening of the new Berkeley Main Post Office in 1915.

Peter Byrne will be speaking at the event - with new revelations about CBRE corruption in the sale of post offices. Josh Kornbluth is being asked if "Ben Franklin" can be there. Dave Welsh, Hali Hammer, and the band "Galaxy Chamber" and possibly more to come will provide music.

Added to the calendar on Tue, Jul 14, 2015 6:08AM

§The 240th Birthday of Our Public Postal Service

by Mike Wilson

Mon, Jul 20, 2015 5:40PM

Saturday, July 25, Noon to 2:00PM on the steps of Berkeley’s Main Post Office 2000 Allston Way at Milvia St.

Revolutionaries have long-known that secure communication is vital to success. That's just one reason why we honor the longevity of a publicly controlled network of confidential correspondence.

Our Public Postal Service turns 240 on July 25. Come celebrate with us as we honor the sustained well-being of: The best provider of un-surveilled communication, The biggest and best example of how to run a business without paying huge executive salaries, The world’s largest union employer, A place in every city and town where all can gather.

Peter Byrne, Investigative journalist, has new revelations for us about the contract between the USPS and Richard Blum’s real estate company, CBRE.

The songs of solidarity will be led for us by: Dave Welsh, Key Pounder for Public Spirit & Hali Hammer, Troubadour of Common good.

ALSO PERFORMING ON THE POST OFFICE STEPS: Mrs. T-Bill Banks, Comedian & Chuck, Reggae Poet AND! GalaXxy Chamber, The Gothadelic Sound of People Power

No way this won’t be a good time!

Saturday, July 25, Noon to 2:00PM on the steps of Berkeley’s Main Post Office 2000 Allston Way at Milvia St.

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§Celebrate?

by me

Tue, Jul 21, 2015 7:56AM

Why would a homeless person celebrate? In violation of the Constitution, we are systematically denied the right to use a post office.

Meaning, the Christian churches, Christian zombies, and so forth, who "help the homeless" routinely do exactly what the FBI may not do--read so much as the front of your mail. But places like Primavera Works in Tucson hand homeless people mail which has actually been opened.

"Oops looks like this one got opened by mistake."
http://www.primavera.org/index_flash.html

If you want to do anything to "help the homeless," try a legal assault on the USPS for denying the homeless rights to use their system.

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