OAKLAND, Calif. — A meeting to celebrate the life and political contributions of Jim Altenberg will take place in San Leandro Nov. 16. Altenberg, 70, a member of the Socialist Workers Party for more than 20 years and a party supporter for the last two decades, died Oct. 31 after a long fight against cancer.
The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Senior Community Center, 13909 E. 14th St., in San Leandro. Speakers will include SWP leaders Betsey Stone, Norton Sandler and Dave Prince, and Jim White, a leader of the SWP supporters auxiliary. A buffet reception before the program will begin at 5:30. Messages for the meeting can be emailed to oaklandswp@gmail.com.