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Do you care about animals? This is the community for you! 🐶🐷🐮🐔🐱🐟
We are a community of hundreds of activists all around the San Francisco Bay Area! We host event to directly help animals such as animal sanctuary volunteer days and pigeon destringing. We also host events to advocate for social change and animal rights like out weekly Saturday Morning Meetups, protests, marches, and conferences!
Our community is growing every day, join us! Our events and community are open to anyone and everyone who cares about animals! So if you are vegan, an animal rights activist, vegetarian, or just interested in learning more, then you are welcome here!
Reach out to us if you have any questions [community@dxe.io](mailto:community@dxe.io)
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Veganism Is Anti-Oppression & Solidarity Across Species with APEX Advocacy
2414 6th St, Berkeley, 2414 6th St, Berkeley, CA, USAt this week’s Meetup come hear from Yasmin Badshamiah (she/they) who is the Director of Communications at APEX Advocacy. Yasmin will be talking with us about veganism as a liberation practice, unlearning colonial habits in mainstream veganism, and what becomes possible when animal liberation is built in relationship with other liberation struggles. Yasmin Badshamiah will introduce APEX Advocacy’s approach to animal justice and invite folks to get closer to what we’re building at APEX. Q&A to follow.
More about the speaker: Yasmin is a NorCal-based writer, mother, long-time vegan, and strategist, Yasmin builds narrative power for total liberation. After working inside traditional animal rights communications, Yasmin stopped trading truth for palatability and defanged politics. At APEX, they shape language for animal justice that keeps us whole and moves people into solidarity with all beings. Yasmin's organizing spans mutual aid, Palestine advocacy, youth work, and cultural event production. They co-created a California Arts Council–funded queer youth poetry + spoken word program and served as a core facilitator for APEX’s 2025 Pre Animal Activist Week BIPOC convening.
Learn more, support, and donate to APEX Advocacy at: https://www.apexadvocacy.org/
Fresh coffee, tea, and a delicious plant-based brunch will be provided at the Meetup as well!
Where: Berkeley Animal Rights Center West (2414 6th St, Berkeley)
When: Saturday, April 18th 11am-12:30pm
What: Community hangout and presentation- ARC West is a 30 minute walk from North Berkeley BART and only a 10 minute walk from the 51B bus stop at University and 6th St.
- Dogs that like other dogs are welcome at this event!
- There will be plant-based brunch and coffee, donations accepted
- If you cannot join in person, you can join at 11:15am on Zoom at this link: dxe.io/meetupzoom
Every Saturday at 11am we have Meetups for everyone and anyone who cares about animals and making the world a better place!
Learn more about our values here: dxe.io/values
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Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) is a grassroots network of animal rights activists. Through open rescue, demonstration, and disruption, we are creating a world where every animal is safe, happy and free.DxE cultivates a welcoming and supportive community. We ask that all those who attend our events (online and offline) respect our Code of Conduct which can be reviewed at dxe.io/conduct
To learn about our vision, goals, strategy and more check out the San Francisco Bay Area chapter Activist Handbook here dxe.io/handbook
If you have any questions or concerns, please e-mail sfbay@directactioneverywhere.com3 attendees
Petco - Stop Selling Animals!
2308 S Shore Ctr, Alameda, CA 94501-5760, United States, 2308 S Shore Ctr, Alameda, CA, USJoin us in demanding that Petco stop selling animals!
Most people shop at Petco because they care for animals. They may have no idea that the animals on the store’s shelves come from horrifically cruel breeding mills and some species are even kidnapped from their habitats in the wild. Shockingly, the majority of animals bred and shipped to pet stores die before they even reach the store shelf.
Selling animals is costing millions of them their lives. Animals are not commodities and Petco must stop treating them as such!
When: Sunday, April 19th 12noon
Where: Meet outside of MOD Pizza at 2308 S Shore Center, Alameda, CA
Accessibility: We will walk a short distance from the meeting location to the store where we will mostly be standing for about an hour.If you would like to learn more about this campaign and get involved in the Bay Area to help end the retail sale of animals in pet stores please sign up at dxe.io/adoptdontshop and take action at dxe.io/actionsteps
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Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) is a grassroots network of animal rights activists. Through open rescue, demonstration, and disruption, we help build a world where every animal is safe, happy and free.
DxE cultivates a welcoming and supportive community. We ask that all those who attend our events (online and offline) respect our Code of Conduct which can be reviewed at dxe.io/conduct.
To learn about our vision, goals, strategy and more check out the San Francisco Bay Area chapter Activist Handbook here: dxe.io/handbook
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Oral Arguments in Wayne Hsiung’s Sonoma Rescue Trial Appeal
350 McAllister St, San Francisco, CA, USPlease join us Thursday, April 23rd 10am at 350 McAllister St, San Francisco for court support in the oral arguments of Wayne Hsiung’s appeal of his felony conviction in his Sonoma County rescue trial. Esteemed legal scholar Justin Marceau will deliver arguments on Wayne’s behalf.
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When: Thursday, April 23rd 9:30am
Where: 350 McAllister St, San Francisco
Wear: Nice attire is appreciated if possible
Accessibility: This action will involve some walking and standing. We’ll have a couple chairs on hand if you’d like a rest. Legal risk of this protest is relatively low.---
Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) is a grassroots network of animal rights activists. We ask that all those who attend our events (online and offline) respect our Code of Conduct which can be reviewed at dxe.io/conduct.
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SACRAMENTO: The Truth About Grimmius Cattle Co. Outreach Event
2006 J St, Sacramento, CA 95811, 2006 J St, Sacramento, CA, USPlease join us for an outreach event to raise awareness about the standard cruelty of the dairy industry. We will be focusing on "calf-raising" operations in California, like the Grimmius Cattle Co.
Every single day, newborn calves are ripped from their mothers and shipped to facilities like Grimmius to be raised for the dairy and beef industries.
A DxE investigation documented the rough handling of newborn calves and their intensive confinement in small, barren hutches for the first few months of their lives—when they are at their most vulnerable.
We will show this evidence to the public and advocate for these animals through conversations.
At this event, we will:
* Show DxE’s investigation footage from Grimmius Cattle Co. on a TV screen
* Hold peaceful one-on-one conversations with the public about the reality of the dairy industry
* Distribute informational materials---
WHEN: Saturday, April 11th at 9am
WHERE: Midtown Farmers Market in Sacramento meeting at the southeast corner of 20th St and J St, Sacramento. Coordinates are 38°34'35.7"N 121°28'47.5"W
WHO: Everyone is welcome who believes in justice for animals. However, please do not come if you have or recently had symptoms of or exposure to COVID-19.
ACCESSIBILITY: This event will involve standing for extended periods or possibly holding a TV.---
Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) is a grassroots network of animal rights activists. Through open rescue, demonstration, and disruption, we help build a world where every animal is safe, happy and free.
DxE cultivates a welcoming and supportive community. We ask that all those who attend our events (online and offline) respect our Code of Conduct which can be reviewed at dxe.io/conduct.
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