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Rose City Antifa writes: "This July, David Irving, a British neo-fascist and fraudulent historian, goes on the road in the United States, planning to hold approximately one and a half dozen speaking engagements over the course of a month. As militant anti-racists and anti-fascists, we are making a public call for resistance at each stop along the way of this tour."
"David Irving is a British writer of histories who has been involved with the fascist political scene since the 1960s. Always known for the pro-Hitler bias of his books, approximately two decades ago Irving made the transition to being a fully-fledged Holocaust-denier, when he testified at the trial of neo-Nazi Ernst Zündel in Canada, and also arranged the publication of Fred Leuchter’s widely-refuted report on gas chambers at Auschwitz. In addition to spreading blatant historical lies, Irving has publicly stated that 'The Jews are the architects of their own misfortune'. Unsurprisingly, Irving has been an extremely popular speaker at neo-Nazi rallies in Germany."
"In the British libel case Irving v. Penguin Books and Lipstadt, the final ruling in favor of the defendants confirmed that Irving 'is an active Holocaust denier' and that 'he is anti-Semitic and racist and that he associates with right-wing extremists who promote neo-Nazism.' In 2006, Irving was jailed in Austria after pleading guilty to a charge of “trivializing the Holocaust”, which is a crime in that county. Since his release, Irving has been marketing himself as a former 'political prisoner'."
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Rose City Antifa: Statement on Anti-Semites and their Collaborators | Nazis not welcome: Antifascist victory in Houston | Portland Anti-Racists Raise Awareness about Local Neo-Nazis | English nazi, David Irving, dis-invited to speak in Cork, Ireland. | David Irving's views based on 'vomit-inducing theories' | Reportback from Anti-Racist Action on David Irving NYC Event
Feeling the Hate In Jerusalem on the Eve of Obama's Cairo Address |
Israeli Border Police Videos Document Abuse of Palestinian Civilians | Israeli Housing Minister: Spread of Arab population must be stopped
AntiFa Network | Anti-Racist Action
On June 6th, a candlelight vigil and march for Luis Gutierrez Navarro, a farm worker killed by undercover Yolo County Sheriff's deputies, was held at the Department of Motor Vehicles in Woodland, CA. On April 30th, twenty-six-year old Luis Gutierrez was walking home from the Woodland DMV after taking a Driver's License test when he was approached by three undercover gang suppression officers who shot six bullets, killing him in broad daylight.
On wednesday, May 27, members of "Achoti" (my sister), a feminist organization representing jews of color (Mizrahim-Jews who emigrated from Arab countries) and members of the Democratic Mizrahi Rainbow, came to the Jerusalem Theater to demonstrate a convention about culture in Israel. The activists held signs that looked like bank checks with names of cultural institutions and the amount of money given to each. One check (in the picture below), addressed to "Mizrahi culture" had no money on it and the wording "void" was added.
In Israel, 90% of the state budget is given to institutions who represent a european and ashkenazi (Jews who emigrated from western countries) culture. To justify this kind of elocution of resources, European culture is described as important and needed for people's education and well being, while Mizrahi and arab culture are describe as redundant and empty.
In a leaflet given to those who have come to the convention, it was emphasized that israel is not located between the Alps and Bavaria in Europe, but in the Middle East. That most of the residents of Israel are not from a European background.  Read more |
On May 28th, students, staff, workers, and faculty rallied at the base of the UC Santa Cruz campus to protest the UC administration’s decision to cut Community Studies department staff, Latin American Latina/o Studies professors, and director positions at the American Indian Resource Center and the Women’s Center. The rally was organized by the New UC coalition to ensure universal access to education, and to promote freedom of thought in the university.
The preliminary hearing in the trial of Johannes Mehserle for the murder of Oscar Grant III on January 1st, 2009 began on Monday, May 18th at the Alameda County court house. To be decided in the preliminary hearings were such issues as if there is enough evidence to proceed with a trial of Johannes Mehserle or if the murder charges should remain or be reduced, and so forth. Indybay has thorough reports from inside the court room during the entire hearing, with defense and prosecuting attorneys presenting video evidence and questioning witnesses as they established their cases. BART police officers testifying tried to show that they were in danger and fearful at the time of the shooting, but video evidence, as well as their own contradictory statements, repeatedly showed them to be lying.
Outside the court house, demonstrators gathered in the mornings and afternoons in order to press for an effective prosecution of Johannes Mehserle, for justice for Oscar Grant and other victims of police violence. Activists noted that if a conviction cannot be secured for a police officer who shoots a citizen in the back on video, then police everywhere can act with impunity and no community will be safe from police abuse. The hearing concluded on June 4th when Judge Clay declared that Mehserle will stand trial for murder. The family of Oscar Grant gratefully acknowledged community activists and supporters who rallied at the court house.
June 18th Update:
Notes on the Mehserle Arraignment of 6/18/09
June 3rd-4th:
Reports from Inside the Courtroom June 3rd-4th |
The People vs. Johannes Mehserle: Days 6 & 7 |
Family of Oscar Grant Celebrates Victory, Mehserle to Face Murder Charge, 6/4/09
May 26th-27th:
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Reports from Inside the Courtroom May 26th-27th |
 Town Hall Reports from Inside Mehserle Hearing, 5/30/09
May 18th-20th:
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Reports from Inside the Courtroom May 18th-20th |
Message of Thanks from the Family of Oscar Grant |
Killer Cop Going To Court All Week
Previous Trial-Related Indybay Feature:
BART Officer Who Shot Oscar Grant Has Bail Set At $3 Million
Also See:
Town Hall on Mehserle, BART, NOBLE, Meyers-Nave, & OPD's Jimenez, Oakland, 6/20/09 |
Murdering Cop to Face Murder Charges… The Struggle Continues |
Town Hall for Justice for Oscar Grant, Oakland, 6/13/09 |
Town Hall for Justice on Victory of Murder Charge for Mehserle, 6/6/09 |
Reflections on Courtroom Conditions at the Mehserle Trial |
The Murder of Oscar Grant and the Continuing Struggle for Justice |
Cop faces murder trial in Oscar Grant case |
Mehserle gets murder charges! |
Town Hall Reports from Inside Mehserle Hearing & Orloff Recall, 5/30/09 |
Town Hall for Justice on Mehserle Hearing, BART Review, & Caravan, 5/23/09 |
Week One Oakland Report: Hearing for Killer Cop Mehserle! |
The People Vs. Mehserle Teach-In |
A badge is not a license to murder: Make sure the murderer Mehserle is charged with murder |
Free the Minister of Information JR! Convict killer cop Johannes Mehserle! |
Town Hall for Justice on BART Review, Mehserle Hearing, & Recall, 5/16/09
On Saturday, June 6th at 6pm at Santa Cruz Barrios Unidos, author, elder and activist Betita Martinez presents the film made as a companion to her book, "500 Years of Chicano History: Viva la Causa." The film is an introduction to Chican@ history from the point of view of the people who lived it. This film is sympathetic to the issues of oppressed peoples, without flinching for the difficulties facing “el Movimiento” including class, sexism, interracial unity, and homophobia.
The event is being presented by Being John Brown and Barrios Unidos. The California Coalition of Barrios Unidos began as a community based peace movement in the violent streets of urban California in 1977. Being John Brown is a group of activists committed to challenging white supremacy. Read more
With Mexican flags and music, Cinco de Mayo was celebrated in San José on May 3rd with the usual pride and enthusiasm. People were just trying to have some safe fun driving slowly down Santa Clara Street, the main thoroughfare from Mexican Heritage Plaza and the east side of the city into downtown. The crowds were smaller than previous years, but that did not stop San José police from targeting Latinos.
Dharshan Chandramohan writes: Brothers and sisters, I am an ஈழம் தமிழர் — For those of you who don't know, that means that I am Tamil by ethnicity; and that my roots are unshakably and unmistakably planted in the Northern land of the country called Sri Lanka. I have to say this — over and over — because like in Palestine, there are droves of people who claim that I do not exist, that my people are not indigenous to the land that we have lived on for centuries, that they have a legitimate claim — moreover, a religious, sacred claim to that land.
The Sri Lankan Government has heralded this year as the year that they get rid of the
Tamil Tigers — read "Tamil Problem" — read "Tamil People". And as a result the Sri Lankan
Military has burnt the LTTE out of their de facto capital, out of their last stronghold, and into
the jungle where, at most recent estimate, they have been confined to an area of 115
square miles — within which 250,000 Tamil civillians are at risk — and being bombed daily — with over three hundred civilians killed this week. The Sri Lankan Army calls them human
shields. Further north, the Tamil people of யாழ்ப்பாணம் — in English, Jaffna — where my parents were born, are living under military occupation and over one million Tamils are
living as internally displaced people. That's one million out of an estimated total population
of 3 million — of which 250,000 are being systematically carpet bombed.
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Tamil war zone hospital hit again | Bloodbath unfolding in Sri Lanka | UN urges halt in S Lanka fighting | Sri Lankan Civilians Caught Between Worsening Military-Tamil Rebel Clashes | Sri Lankan suicide bombing: more hypocrisy from Washington | Killings and Concentration Camps: A Colossal Humanitarian Tragedy is Underway in Sri Lanka and No One is Saying a Word, Arundhati Roy | Large Protests Erupt In Support Of Tamils, Indymedia UK
Past Indybay Coverage Of Sri Lanka
After months of pressure for greater transparency in BART policy making by Oscar Grant's family, community members, and activists, BART has scheduled its first public meeting on police oversight for Saturday, May 2nd in Oakland. Activists intend to remind BART that they still question if BART even needs its own police force, as well as to continue to demand that General Manager Dorothy Dugger and BART Police Chief Gary Gee be held accountable.
The Watsonville Brown Berets celebrated their 15th anniversary with a dinner and salsa dance on Saturday, April 25th at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Aptos. The Brown Berets have worked in their own community and built solidarity with others for the past 15 years. With a focus on youth, education, social justice, direct action and community events, thousands of people have participated in, or been affected by, their grassroots activities.
On Wednesday, April 8th, fifteen buses and numerous carpools headed to Sacramento to demand that legislators begin to address the concerns of all the people of California in the laws they pass. Caravan for Justice II, building on the numbers of the first caravan, included residents from San Francisco, Oakland, Richmond, East Palo Alto, San Jose, Antioch, Modesto, Stockton and across Northern California. The coalition came to Sacramento to demand changes in laws and policies that disproportionately and negatively effect people of color in California. Injustices confronted included three strikes, gang injunctions, parole/probation, voter disenfranchisement, the power of police and prison guard unions, the police bill of rights, and other aspects of the California prison industrial complex which continues to grow while budgets for education and community services shrink. Caravan for Justice III will be held some time in May.
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Also See:
Contentious and Conversational BART Police Review Committee public meeting, 4/20/09 |
Town Hall for Justice on AB312, BART, Orloff Recall, and Caravan for Justice III, Oakland, 4/18/09 |
Town Hall for Justice for Oscar Grant, Oakland, 4/11/09: photos and audio
Previous Indybay Feature: Caravan for Justice I
On Saturday, April 11th, at the West Oakland Public Library, family, friends, and former Black Panthers celebrated Lil' Bobby Hutton Day in honor of the 17-year-old Black Panther murdered by Oakland police in 1968. Bobby Hutton was the first member to join the Black Panther Party (originally the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense) after its founding by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale in Oakland in the Fall of 1966. The group Family and Friends of Lil' Bobby Hutton have been marking the day since 1998, shortly after their work for the release of Geronimo Pratt was complete. Pratt was freed in 1997 after being wrongfully convicted and spending 27 years in prison. Family and Friends of Lil' Bobby Hutton are currently working on fund-raising and finalizing the design for a statue they intend to erect in Lil' Bobby Hutton Park (aka DeFremery Park) across the street from the West Oakland library.
Speakers included Joyce Hutton, Bobby Hutton's niece, Emory Douglas, Melvin Dixon, Billy X, Ronald Freeman, Jerry Abrams, and more. The celebration included a poetry contest and featured sketches and a clay study of the future statue to honor Bobby Hutton.
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See Also:
Media, Revolution, and the Black Panther Party — Kiilu Nyasha Interview |
Black Panthers History "Honoring Huey P. Newton", Berkeley, 2/22/09
David Santos is being charged with two felonies and one misdemeanor after having been arrested during the January 7th demonstrations in downtown Oakland that followed the murder of Oscar Grant. He is the only minor to face felony charges. On Friday, April 10th, friends and supporters came to the Alameda County Juvenile Courthouse for his pretrial hearing to demand that the charges be dropped. According to David, he was wrongly arrested and is being targeted by the state for being a person of color, a communist (a member of the Revolution Club), a community organizer, and being from East Oakland. David’s lawyer Mark R. Vermeulen, from the NLG, made the point that David was arrested and jailed while Johannes Mehserle, the BART police officer who killed Oscar Grant, had not yet been arrested and was still free. David Santos' trial was pushed off until June.
Photos | April 10th hearing announcement
KPFA programmer and SF BayView writer and editor JR Valrey, of the Prisoners of Conscience Committee and Block Report Radio, was photographing and reporting on the events of January 7th when he was also arrested and charged with a felony. Like David, JR believes that he was falsely charged and that his charges have not yet been dropped by District Attorney Tom Orloff due to his long-time social justice activism. JR Valrey's upcoming court dates are Thursday, April 23rd, at 9am in Courtroom 115, and Tuesday, April 28th, at 2pm in Courtroom 115.
Read More:
Oakland PD brutally arrests Minister of Information JR |
Oakland rebellion: Eyewitness report by POCC Minister of Information JR
Andrew Louis is the third known person facing felony charges resulting from January 7th. He says he couldn't just look and watch — he felt like he had to do something to try to make sure police do not kill again. Andrew Louis goes back to court on Wednesday, April 22nd at 9am.
Audio Interview
See Also:
JR Speaks at the ILWU Forum on Racism, Repression and Rebellion |
JR MCs "Town Bizness" Townhall Meeting on Oscar Grant and Police Terror |
David Santos Speaks at NJNB Demonstration (3:00 min into video) |
Lou Brown speaks about the felony case against David Santos | Stop The Political Persecution of a Young Revolutionary |
Groups demand all charges be dropped against the Oakland 100 |
Arrestee Solidarity, March for Stolen Lives, & More |
Pack the Courtroom for JR vs. Charges from Oscar Grant Protest
On Thursday, April 9th, No Justice No BART assumed control of the agenda for the BART Board meeting, which previously had been set to cover the raising of BART fares and the reducing of train service later this year. Demonstrators took turns voicing their objections to the lack of accountability and the apparent cover-up attempts at BART regarding the murder of Oscar Grant. BART's many failures were recounted, including the claims in a recent court filing that exonerated Johannes Mehserle's fellow officers as having been afraid of Oscar Grant and that the murder was merely a "tragic accident." Demands included the firing of General Manager Dorothy Dugger, BART Police Chief Gary Gee, and BART police officer Tony Pirone. NJNB pressed the BART Board over their broken promise to hold public meetings at times convenient for working people in Oakland.
After numerous speakers, a demonstrator independently threw red paint onto BART General Manager Dorothy Dugger. Gabe Meyers was tackled and arrested by police. Gabe reported that he might have to do jail time. Gabe Meyers: Why the paint?
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Meeting Announcement |
No Justice No BART
On Thursday, April 2nd at the MacArthur BART station, No Justice No BART defied the intimidation of two dozen riot police and metal barricades yet again and distributed fliers with campaign objectives to over 1000 commuters coming and going during rush hour. Many riders expressed support during discussions with demonstrators. Some even joined the rally to express their dissatisfaction with BART and its handling of the murder of Oscar Grant.
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Previous No Justice No BART Feature:
Rockridge BART Station Demo
See Also:
Contentious and Conversational BART Police Review Committee public meeting, 4/20/09 |
Town Hall for Justice on AB312, BART, Orloff Recall, and Caravan for Justice III, Oakland, 4/18/09 |
Glacial Pace of BART Oversight; AB 312's Civilian Oversight Committee Dead on the Tracks |
Lil' Bobby Hutton Day, 4/11/09 |
Ex-police chief McNamara "plays the race card" |
Huge Racial and Gender Disparity in BART's Contracts; More on 4/9/09 Board Meeting |
Town Hall on BART Filing, Orloff Recall, & Caravan for Justice II, 4/4/09 |
Remembering Oakland Police Riot & Human Rights Violations - April 7, 2003 |
BART claims officers defended themselves against Oscar Grant and not at fault in murder |
The BART Board is clueless |
Media, Revolution, and the Black Panther Party - An interview with Kiilu Nyasha |
Kristian Williams - Police in America Preserve Social Inequality |
Club Feral benefit to Support the Oakland 100 |
Town Hall Addresses Lovelle Mixon, Oscar Grant, & the OPD, 3/28/09 |
Oakland Citizens' Police Review Board - 2008 Review, Pending Cases, March Agenda, 3/26/09
Kiilu Nyasha, former member of the Black Panther Party in Oakland, was recently interviewed on a wide variety of topics. Kiilu Nyasha quotes George Jackson from a passage in his book Blood In My Eye: “Settle your quarrels, come together, understand the reality of our situation, understand that fascism is already here, that people are dying who could be saved, that generations more will live poor butchered half-lives if you fail to act. Do what must be done, discover your humanity and your love in revolution.”
On Tuesday, March 24th, members of the Kahana movement marched through the outskirts of Umm el-Fahm, a Palestinian town. The Kahana movement, a political party in Israel that vocally advocates the expulsion and extermination of all Palestinians living in Israel, was protected by more than 2500 military personal. Many residents and activists were determined to not allow the march to happen and clashed with the military. Thirteen residents were arrested, and 13 were wounded. Another 15 members of the military were also injured, among them the deputy police commissioner.
On Saturday March 21st, five people were killed, after police pulled over a man in East Oakland.
Copwatch13 writes: "[F]or the second time in recent months, police in Oakland shot and killed a young African American man apparently after prematurely resorting to the use of deadly force when alternative remedies were available. This time, the haste on the part of police caused them to lose two of their own just after two other officers had just been shot...." A vigil and rally for Lovelle Mixon and his family was held Wednesday, March 25th.
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