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Alameda County Green Sunday
Niebyl-Proctor Library,
6501 Telegraph Ave.,
at 65th in North Oakland....
Event Date: Sun, Jun 10, 2007 5:00pm PDT
Posted: Thu, May 24, 2007 9:37am PDT
'Obese' Iraqi President checks into US health clinic
Jalal Talabani, a former guerrilla fighter and now the Iraqi President, has checked into an American health clinic - in an effort to tackle his obesity problem....
Posted: Thu, May 24, 2007 8:41am PDT
Thanks Bush, Siniora: Refugees
CAIRO — After fleeing hell, many traumatized Palestinian refugees were "thankful" for world leaders and politicians who supported the Lebanese army's bombing of their crammed, overcrowded Nahr el-Bared camp during clashes with militants inside, prominent British journalist Robert Fisk reported on Thursday, May 24....
Posted: Thu, May 24, 2007 8:29am PDT
Sustainable Futures and The Living Land
Humanist Hall
390 27th Street, midtown Oakland, between Telegraph and Broadway, below Pill Hill
http://www.HumanistHall.net...
Event Date: Wed, Jun 6, 2007 7:30pm PDT
Posted: Wed, May 23, 2007 5:49pm PDT
Israel & Palestine - What Peace Could Look Like
Kehilla Community Synagogue, 1300 Grand Avenue, corner of Grand and Fairview, across the street from Ace Hardware...
Event Date: Thu, Jun 7, 2007 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Wed, May 23, 2007 3:20pm PDT
Profile of a War Profiteer in the Port of Oakland
SSA (Stevedoring Services of America) is the War Profiteer that was shut down on May 19th when Longshoremen refused to cross a community picket line in the Port of Oakland. Here's some background info on SSA....
Posted: Wed, May 23, 2007 12:25pm PDT
Country Joe Sings in Oaks Benefit
Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists, 1924 Cedar St. (at Bonita), http://www.bfuu.org...
Event Date: Fri, Jun 22, 2007 8:00pm PDT
Posted: Wed, May 23, 2007 9:35am PDT
To catch a war profiteer
Community picketers caught a war profiteer with three ships in a hurry to be unloaded and reloaded. The action was organized by the Port Action Committee...
Posted: Wed, May 23, 2007 12:42am PDT
Oaklandish Summer Calendar Launch Party
Parkway Speakeasy Theater
1834 Park Boulevard, Oakland, CA 94606...
Event Date: Thu, May 31, 2007 9:00pm PDT
Posted: Tue, May 22, 2007 10:46pm PDT
Candidate Alexander: Labor, War and Education Connects
Stewart A. Alexander, a presidential hopeful with the Peace and Freedom Party, applaud the actions of the ILWU Local 10 and Local 34 for lending their strong support to anti-war protesters at the SSA shipping terminals in Oakland, California. On May 19 the Port Action Committee, the Oakland Education Association, along with teacher, students and community activist demanded that the U.S. get out of Iraq and called on other unionists throughout the United States to mobilize in action to stop t...
Posted: Tue, May 22, 2007 8:17pm PDT
Berkeley Housing Authority Troubles Get National Attention
Berkeley Housing Authority Troubles Become National Breaking Story!...
Posted: Tue, May 22, 2007 6:33pm PDT
Berkeley: Alternative Currencies - Money for Local Living Economies 2007
A VIDEOGRAPHER IS NEEDED FOR THESE LECTURES.
THESE ARE TOP, NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED SPEAKERS.
Lessons From The Global Field - San Francisco USA
University of California, Berkeley
May 31, 2007, 8:30 a.m - 5:00 p.m. Full Schedule Now Available http://ccit.wji.com/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=73
A day filled with speakers and practitioners from the field of complementary currencies. Practitioners from around the World will represent diverse efforts and best practices. Building on last ...
Event Date: Thu, May 31, 2007 8:00am PDT
Posted: Tue, May 22, 2007 5:54pm PDT
Memorial for Dr. Tod Mikuriya
Quaker Berkeley Friends Church
located at 1600 Sacramento Street (at Cedar, 1 block
from North Berkeley BART)....
Event Date: Fri, May 25, 2007 4:30pm PDT
Posted: Tue, May 22, 2007 1:02pm PDT
Tod Mikuriya - Psychiatrist, Medical Marijuana Advocate Passes
Tod H. Mikuriya, a Berkeley psychiatrist who helped draft
California's medical marijuana law, died at his home Sunday of
complications of cancer. He was 73....
Posted: Tue, May 22, 2007 12:55pm PDT
Relieving Tension Headaches & Migraines with Acupuncture
Elephant Pharm
1607 Shattuck Ave
Berkeley, CA 94709...
Event Date: Wed, Jun 13, 2007 10:00am PDT
Posted: Tue, May 22, 2007 10:58am PDT
Juicing for Health
Elephant Pharm
1607 Shattuck Ave
Berkeley, CA 94709...
Event Date: Sat, Jun 23, 2007 11:30am PDT
Posted: Tue, May 22, 2007 10:56am PDT
5/31-6/1: Radical Performance Fest, in Oakland
Dear Friends,
The longest-running Bay Area political arts festival is on again. This
year, it is being produced by Art in Action graduate, poet and
performer, Alicia Raquel.
All proceeds go to support Art in Action youth scholarships. Your
presence means everything to us...hope you can make it!
$15, but NO ONE turned away for lack of funds...call Alicia, if you
can donate food or want to volunteer. Info below...pass it on! (Sorry
for double posts....
Posted: Tue, May 22, 2007 9:09am PDT
Port workers in Oakland have refused to cross picket lines set up by community members protesting war profiteering
Port workers in Oakland have refused to cross picket lines set up by community members protesting war profiteering...
Posted: Tue, May 22, 2007 8:10am PDT
Courage to Resist Mailing and Pizza Party!
3935 Opal Street, Oakland CA 94609
At the corner of 40th St., near Broadway--10 min. walk towards the hills from Macarthur BART....
Event Date: Wed, May 23, 2007 6:00pm PDT
Posted: Tue, May 22, 2007 7:44am PDT
Mass Firings At Berkeley Housing Authority
Troubles At The Bekeley Housing Authority Result In The Proposal Of Mass Firings!...
Posted: Tue, May 22, 2007 1:59am PDT