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SF D.A. clears 5 police officers in fatal shooting of Cammerin Boyd
D.A. clears 5 police officers in fatal shooting
Victim fired first, reached again for gun, report says...
Posted: Fri, Apr 22, 2005 4:29pm PDT
Judge boots 'Riders' juror from retrial
Judge boots 'Riders' juror from retrial
Man said to side with ex-cops replaced; deliberations start anew...
Posted: Fri, Apr 22, 2005 4:20pm PDT
Berkeley cops kill pit bull while serving Hayward warrant
Berkeley cops kill pit bull while serving Hayward warrant
Owner says officer acted rashly when he shot dog; internal affairs to investigate...
Posted: Fri, Apr 22, 2005 4:17pm PDT
Who is UCPD officer D. Roby?
These links show that we've seen UCPD officer D. Roby at least twice in the last four days at protests at both UCSC and UCB (he might have been at the AIDE mobilization on Wednesday. If you can confirm this please do)...
Posted: Fri, Apr 22, 2005 1:15am PDT
IT’S ON IN APRIL: Faith Leaders Step Up, Youth-led Town Hall Coming Up
IT’S ON IN APRIL: Faith Leaders Step Up, Youth-led Town Hall Coming Up...
Posted: Thu, Apr 21, 2005 11:47pm PDT
ACLU/SC Sues Homeland Security Secretary Chertoff For Infringing on Whistleblower Rights
Aviation security experts and whistleblowers lend support for Federal Air Marshals' rights to expose security lapses and increase public safety...
Posted: Thu, Apr 21, 2005 11:23pm PDT
CSU-Fresno Students Demand An End to Police Spying
Students and their allies rally for academic freedom in Fresno. They are outraged that undercover law enforcement agents attended an event a student group organized....
Posted: Thu, Apr 21, 2005 10:42pm PDT
Loss of Civil Liberties
For the last 6 months, people have been calling me as a writer, to help with their legal problems. We have one not guilty in a jury trial, and working on some tough ones where people gave up their rights. In this instance, it's the police who are the perpetrators of the crime. With the help of officials, and innocent Lakota is going to be sentenced, while the real killers, the police, go free. Is that right?...
Posted: Thu, Apr 21, 2005 5:54pm PDT
Plaintiffs Subpoena Congressman in Pepper Spray Case
Attorneys for Plaintiffs Suing Humboldt Country Sheriffs' Dept. and Eureka Police have subpoenaed Republican Rep. Dan Lungren as a surprise witness to testify regarding his opinion of the Q-tip swabbing of pepper spray into the eyes of Headwaters Forest demonstrators in 1997, when he was Attorney General of California....
Posted: Thu, Apr 21, 2005 1:18pm PDT
PepperSpray Trial Update (audio/mpeg 5.2MB)
Plaintiff Spring Lundberg interviewed by David Grace on the 20th of April, 2005....
Posted: Wed, Apr 20, 2005 9:00pm PDT
Protest at Bay Area Red Cross Marks Palestinian Prisoners' Day
Two dozen activists protested outside the Bay Area Red Cross offices in San Francisco on Monday, April 18, to spotlight the International Committee of the Red Cross's shameful neglect of Palestinian political prisoners....
Posted: Wed, Apr 20, 2005 11:51am PDT
Monopoly zone
Finland protects against free trade and labour, commits juridical homicides and like to chaise millionaires....
Posted: Wed, Apr 20, 2005 12:56am PDT
Story of One Person's Fight for Housing Rights in Berkeley
On Friday, April 22nd, a judge in a federal court will decide about a motion from the city of Berkeley for summary judgement against Steve DeCaprio. Steve, in turn, has moved for a preliminary injunction against Berkeley, as well as summary judgement (the court would then judge based on what has been submitted, without any further proceedings). The hearing will take place in Courtroom 2 at 10am, in the Federal Courthouse in Oakland, which is located at 1301 Clay Street, 94612....
Posted: Wed, Apr 20, 2005 12:41am PDT
Justice for Melvin McHenry!
Press Conference and Rally in Support of the Family of 16-Year-Old Melvin McHenry Shot by Police Informant Patrick McCullough Defend the African Community's Right to Free Speech, Economic Development and Community Control...
Posted: Tue, Apr 19, 2005 9:59am PDT
The Security Mania
Since Margaret Thatcher's brazen slogan `I dont know any society-only individuals, the old pre-fascist social Darwinism has become socially acceptable again..The wolf is praised as exemplary for our future economy..To rightwing journals, all nature is seen as a single fitness center....
Posted: Tue, Apr 19, 2005 6:51am PDT
Videos expose false arrests at 2004 Republican Convention protests in New York
Seven months after the mass arrests of over 1,800 protesters at the Republican Convention in New York City last summer, 91 percent of the nearly 1,700 cases that have been concluded have resulted in acquittals or the dismissal of charges. Four hundred cases were dismissed after video recordings made by volunteer observers and others showed that there was no reason for the arrests, the New York Times reported last week. Some of the videos also exposed false testimony by the police....
Posted: Tue, Apr 19, 2005 6:37am PDT
Day of Solidarity with the Prisoners of Aachen, Germany
Call for International Action
Day of Solidarity with the Prisoners of Aachen, Germany:
Wednesday 4th of May 2005
Since the 23rd of March 2005, our comrades Gabriel, Jose, Bart and Begona are on trial in Aachen, Germany....
Posted: Tue, Apr 19, 2005 1:33am PDT
MOTHER'S DAY EVENT 5/7: Please Attend and Donate!
WHAT: Mother’s Day March and Rally
WHERE: Southern California (Location TBA)
WHEN: Saturday, May 7th, 5 PM
RSVP: Jakada, 510-428-3939 x226, jakada@ellabakercenter.org or Youth Justice
Coalition: 323-240-1449, freelanow@yahoo.com...
Posted: Tue, Apr 19, 2005 12:55am PDT
Need for MMJ Complaints to City of Oakland
council members and city officials
repeatedly stated that there had been few complaints to the city. Both
council members De La Fuente and Quan stated that they would be willing
to look at this issue again in six months to determine whether more
dispensaries were needed...
Posted: Tue, Apr 19, 2005 12:53am PDT
May 20th: Protest and March for Justice for Sammy Galvan!
Direct Action Anti-Authoritarians is calling for support for the march, rally, and protest being organized by the family and friends of murdered Sammy Galvan. Stop all killings and harassment under the pretext of "gangs"! Until we have community control, all our streets are under occupation!...
Posted: Tue, Apr 19, 2005 12:33am PDT