This is an audio recording of the event held last Thursday April 14, 2011 at Stanford University to launch the campaign to divest from Israeli apartheid! Sponsored by the Stanford student group 'Students Confronting Apartheid by Israel'

Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 10:14PM

On the Fifth-Year Anniversary of Rudy Cardenas Murder by Law Enforcement. On Saturday February 14, 2009, an interview was conducted with Jesse Villarreal, who is Rudy Cardenas nephew, at a local coffee shop in Santa Cruz. Jesse spoke about the incidents leading to his uncle’s murder, the organizing efforts to bring attention to the issue, the results of the case, and how this incident are similar to the case involving the murder of Oscar Grant. To hear the interview please click the foll...

Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 6:34PM

Interviews With Donna and Darlene Wallach, who are sailing from Cyprus to Gaza on August 5, to challenge Israeli control of Gaza.

Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 11:51PM

Gina Bowers is an organizer with SEIU Local 1877, which represents 6,000 Bay Area janitors. SEIU gave out leaflets to those who invest in Intel, and several janitors and their supporters made their way into the meetings, where they demanded better pay and benefits from one of the Bay Area's high tech giants. Gina explains that the rejected offer included a stipulation that a janitor work two and a half years before becoming eligible for benefits and compares the contracts offered to local janitors to the more favorable conditions in Los Angeles, San Francisco, or New York City. She also invited folks to attend and support Thursday's March to Bridge the (Economic) Gap, beginning in East Palo Alto and marching to Stanford University, where Janitors will walk out.

Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 1:29PM

As shareholders left, most were unwilling to comment on the Janitorial dispute, but this man listened to their demands with an ear for labor and environmental concerns. He explains that Intel tried "to deflect pressure," saying it’s not their responsibility and to deal with the contractor, “...essentially trying to wash their hands of the issue.” This Intel investor believes labor and environmental concerns “have a major material impact on the marketplace” and are relevant, saying “It wasn’t on the agenda but it was I would say the primary point of conversation in the [shareholders] meeting.” Disclaimer: In every corporate media story I've heard or read about the Janitors Strike, industry officials have been unwilling to comment. No one from Intel offered a statement, and I didn't hunt anyone down. At this point, the targeted corporations seem to be silent on the issues. SEIU published this list: "SEIU has a dispute with Acme/GCA, Able, ABM, Brilliant, Customized Performance, Diamond, DMS, ISS, Little Giant, OneSource, Pacific, Service by Medallion, Service Performance, Somers, UBS, and United Maintenance. No dispute with any other employer." http://www.seiu1877.org/ Both SEIU and UNITE HERE! have websites with loads of information about the campaign and the strike, and UNITE HERE! passed out a booklet detailing widespread corporate irresponsibility on the part of Intel with chapter titles "High Road or Rough Road?" "Low taxes or else" "Generosity on the Public's Dime" "Trickle Down Violations" and "Responsibility in the Balance." http://www.DemandResponsibleIntel.com

Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 1:29PM

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Posted: Sat Jun 2, 2007 8:30PM

Carol Garvey read an amazing statement focused on the male witnesses/enablers/perhaps-perpetrators who have apparently not contributed to the body of evidence for the investigation. She pleads with the boys who were in the room to come forward, to break the code of silence, to break ranks and identify the rapists. "They are hiding behind you, the witnesses, hoping that the jock code of silence holds and that they won't be found out for the cowards that they are, even while tarnishing your good name. I call you who witnesses the event 'boys' because that is what you are. Real men would come forward and name the perpetrators. If the perpetrators are allowed to go free, they will keep that sense of entitlement and be free to rape again. The girls and women you love will not be safe. Your unborn daughters will not be safe. I know that may sound funny to you, but when I was raped thirty-four years ago, the man was old enough to be my father. After he raped me and I was crying hysterically he tried to calm me by saying 'I never meant to hurt you--I thought you wanted it, and I have a daughter your age.' So I ask you boys to examine your heart, the kind of people you are, and the kind of people you want to be, and for your family, and for your college, which is also my alma matter, and for your community, and most of all for your selves: Do the right thing, and report the perpetrators. We'll all be better for it, and your good name will not be scarred forever for a crime you didn't commit." She is the President of DAWN (Democratic Activists for Women Now), a local Democratic Party organization.

Posted: Sat Jun 2, 2007 8:30PM

During the press conference, I noticed that the KCBS (740 AM) reporter showed up late, and allowed the door to slam behind him, interrupting the statement of Katherine Redmond with a loud bang (probably quite noticeable in the audio). After the conference wrapped up, I noticed the same reporter talking to Redmond, and got a bit closer just in time to hear him ask her if she "understood the reasoning" (!) of lacking sufficient evidence to secure a conviction. Astounded, I listened to her on-point response about the eye witnesses never called to testify. I also watched the KCBS reporter give a 'dude-nod' to a male acquaintance, and chew gum throughout her response to his question. After this interaction, I spoke with Redmond about her organization and its work. She founded the National Coalition Against Violent Athletes after she was raped while at school at Nebraska, carrying the first Title IX lawsuit that dealt with rape on a college campus. For Redmond, this whole case is simply astounding. "None of this makes sense," she says, "You don't get a more egregious open-and-shut case like this." She decries the "system of protection in place" to protect athletes, but goes on to say that the public is responding to cases like this better than in the past, saying that "the public (now) believes that athletes get away with things." MP3 audio above.

Posted: Sat Jun 2, 2007 8:30PM