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11/8 in Oakland: National Black Justice Coalition African American Town Hall Meeting
First Congregational Church of Oakland
2501 Harrison Street @ 27th street
Oakland, CA 94612
In the Gallery; enter from parking lot off Harrison Street
Tuesday Nov. 8th 6:30pm...
Posted: Fri, Nov 4, 2005 12:53pm PST
Europe Looking Into Report of CIA Jails--List of Prison Planes Here
Two countries the media declined to name...a complete list of CIA shell companies and aircraft....
News media reported Thursday that the group Human Rights Watch "claims records and other evidence point to POLAND and ROMANIA as countries that allowed their territory to be used by the CIA to hold top suspected al-Qaeda captives." We report that HRW knows that from tracing the movements of CIA planes and we provide a list of the planes....
Posted: Fri, Nov 4, 2005 12:37pm PST
11/11: Veterans Day March to Honor LGBT Vets
VETERANS DAY MARCH TO HONOR LGBT VETERANS AND DENOUNCE DISCRIMINATORY “DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL” POLICY...
Posted: Fri, Nov 4, 2005 12:21pm PST
11/5: Black Solidarity Day 2005
Saturday, November 5, 2006
4 - 7 pm
5707 Telegraph Ave....
Posted: Thu, Nov 3, 2005 11:44pm PST
11/7-25: Sacred Site/Shellmound Peace Walk
Beginning at Sogorea-Te' Shellmound-Glen Cove (Vallejo, CA) traveling
through the Bay Area
ending at the Emeryville Huchium Shellmound (Bay Street Mall)...
Posted: Thu, Nov 3, 2005 10:53pm PST
Gone Tomorrow: The Hidden Life of Garbage
Author and filmmaker Heather Rogers will talk about her new book "Gone Tomorrow: The Hidden Life of Garbage", a political history of rubbish in the United States. Joining her will be organizer and activist Monica Wilson from the grassroots group Global Anti-Incinerator Alliance, who will discuss recent Bay Area struggles against new garbage incinerators and the importance of addressing waste disposal issues in the context of race and class....
Posted: Thu, Nov 3, 2005 10:04am PST
International Week of Solidarity with Political Prisoners (Update)
Update on the Week of Scheduled Events...
Posted: Wed, Nov 2, 2005 10:04pm PST
Protest outside Chevron refinery leads to fight, traffic jam
Chron story on Chevron protest...
Posted: Tue, Nov 1, 2005 2:20pm PST
11/10: The Role of Labor Unions in the Struggle for LGBT Equality
Thursday, November 10
Pre-Conference Institute 9:00-6:30 PM
Room 207
Organize Out: Working with Labor Unions...
Posted: Sun, Oct 30, 2005 9:56pm PST
Upcoming Event in Support of Democracy in Haiti - Sat 11/19
Anna’s Jazz Island
2120 Allston Way, Berkeley.
Saturday, November 19th
2-5 P.M....
Posted: Sun, Oct 30, 2005 9:36pm PST
10/30: U.S. Empire: the Case of Haiti- rsvp first
Sunday, October 30
5:30 p.m.
Trinity United Methodist Church
2362 Bancroft Way, Berkeley...
Posted: Sat, Oct 29, 2005 10:52am PDT
Convicted On Account Of Being Goth
On Wednesday, Oct. 19, a 16-year-old boy was arrested in the brutal slaying of Pamela Vitale, a prominent defense attorney's wife who lived quietly in the San Francisco suburb of Layfayette, Calif. The boy's name and photo were soon published throughout Bay Area media when he was taken in for questioning later that day -- something that rarely happens to juveniles taken into custody, even in cases as severe as this one. By Friday, newspapers were portraying the young man as a "goth kid&q...
Posted: Sat, Oct 29, 2005 9:14am PDT
10/29 Labor & 11/8 Election on KPFA 94.1 FM
On Saturday October 29 between 10:00 AM and 12:00 noon there will be statewide programming on labor and the elections on KPFK (LA) and KPFA radio, 94.1 FM. It can also be heard on the web....
Posted: Fri, Oct 28, 2005 8:42pm PDT
Mills College Students Staging Sit-In as Board of Trustees Meets
Mills College students with a long list of grievances are at this moment staging a sit-in at the library as the Board of Trustees meets inside....
Posted: Fri, Oct 28, 2005 12:35pm PDT
NOV.5 REVIVE! A Conscious Dance Party Benefit for New Orleans Grassroots Relief!!
We need your help to get the word out.......
Please forward to everyone you know!!!!
International Capoeira Angola Foundation - Oakland Presents:
REVIVE! REVEL with a CAUSE!
For the survivors of Hurricane Katrina...
A dance party benefit for New Orleans based
Families and Friends of Louisiana's Incarcerated Children....
Posted: Fri, Oct 28, 2005 9:29am PDT
Bay Area school workers fight for contracts
School workers and teachers here and across the bay in Oakland are ramping up their struggle in long and difficult contract talks....
Posted: Fri, Oct 28, 2005 6:41am PDT
Save the Critical Mass/Reclaim The Streets bike sound system!
Please help save the SF Bay Area Critical Mass/Reclaim The Streets Bike Soundsystem by donating to cover the costs of fighting the two remaining court cases....
Posted: Fri, Oct 28, 2005 4:08am PDT
10/28 at 6:30 in Richmond: Vigil for Craig Holden
5TH AND CHESLEY
RICHMOND CA 94801...
Posted: Thu, Oct 27, 2005 5:00pm PDT
Berkeley Freeway Overpass Vigil to Mark 102,000 Killed in Iraq
60 people gathered on the University Ave pedestrian walkway this evening to mark the 2,000th US troop fatality in Iraq, and the over 100,000 Iraqis killed because of our government's unjust and illegal war on Iraq. Folks held candles, played drums as part of the nationwide vigils held across the country....
Posted: Wed, Oct 26, 2005 11:00pm PDT
Berkeley Honda Rallies: Thursdays and Saturdays
Please join us at one of our weekly Berkeley Honda rallies: Thursdays 4:30-6pm and Saturdays 1-2:30 pm...
Posted: Wed, Oct 26, 2005 10:19pm PDT