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imagePeople Confront Flag Waving Fans of the Border Patrol
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by doug m
50+ people of various ages and origins gathered on three corners of the intersection of Bascom and Hamilton in Campbell, CA to confront and show disapproval and resistance to the flag waving fans of the Border Patrol....
Posted: Sun, May 13, 2007 1:41pm PDT
image9-11 Action in Downtown San Jose on May 11th
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by doug m
On May 11th, The Black Packet initiated an action in the San Jose/South bay area in support of an independent investigation of the crimes of 9-11-01. 10 people from around the Bay Area showed up to distribute information and talk to people walking by at the south end of Cesar Chavez Park in downtown San Jose. Brian brought along the giant "9/11 Commission Report" with the holes in it (pictured below) , some signs,and two large twin towers with the bill of rights and constitution going down w...
Posted: Sun, May 13, 2007 12:59pm PDT
imageRaging Grannies Declare Campbell Hate-Free Zone
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by Granny Begood
San Jose Raging Grannies and Action League Raging Grannies joined at least 10 other peace groups to declare Campbell, CA a HATE-FREE ZONE when Minutemen came to town May 12, 2007...
Posted: Sun, May 13, 2007 12:05am PDT
imageSuccessful Challenge to Minutemen on South Bay Streets
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by Granny Begood
Location: Campbell, California (adjoining San Jose) at the busy intersection of Hamilton and Bascom Avenues. Dedicated activists from a dozen peace and immigrant rights groups responded to the call: Counter protest against civilian border patrol advocates, The Minutemen!...
Posted: Sat, May 12, 2007 11:38pm PDT
textDemocrats Helped Create the Mess We’re in by Tommi Avicolli Mecca, Beyond Chron (reposted)
It’s a fine mess the Democrats got themselves into now. As House Speaker Nancy Pelosi summed it up, “the president refuses to listen to the American people who want this war to end.” Her comment came on the heels of the president’s latest threat to veto any more appropriations bills that attempt to wind down the war by withdrawing troops....
Posted: Sat, May 12, 2007 7:56am PDT
textWatching the Cops on Cinco de Mayo by Anonymous Copwatcher
An account of Copwatch on Cinco de Mayo in San Jose. Plus viode by another Copwatcher....
Posted: Fri, May 11, 2007 4:49pm PDT
textForced hospice forced for profit hospice by Johnny Sutton
Our relative was forced to receive for profit hospice in Monterey County, CA. She did not ask for hospice. We are opposed to forced hospice of the elderly or anyone and opposed to for profit hospice. Hospice should be voluntary and a family decision....
Posted: Fri, May 11, 2007 3:17pm PDT
imageCinco de Mayo Copwatch
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by sjcopwatch
Last year, six copwatchers were arrested and charged with crimes like lynching and inciting a riot for their efforts to videotape police actions and hold officers accountable for said actions. This year, the community responded in force, cameras in hand, to watch the cops....
Posted: Wed, May 9, 2007 1:55am PDT
calendarCounter Protest Against Minutemen in Campbell by Granny Ruth
Hamilton at Bascom, Campbell, CA (near San Jose)...
Event Date: Sat, May 12, 2007 11:30am PDT
Posted: Wed, May 9, 2007 12:57am PDT
calendar2007 Don Edwards Civil Liberties Award – Presentation & Reception by ACLU of Santa Clara Valley
Sainte Claire Hotel - 302 S. Market Street (at San Carlos), San Jose CA 95113...
Event Date: Sun, May 20, 2007 3:30pm PDT
Posted: Tue, May 8, 2007 4:09pm PDT
textSunnyvale cop jailed for bribes, returning sex slaves by Chronicle repost
16:56 PDT SAN JOSE -- A former Sunnyvale police officer was sentenced today to a year and a day in federal prison for helping two brothels avoid police raids, find fleeing prostitutes and collect tens of thousands of dollars in bogus immigration fees from employees who were illegal immigrants....
Posted: Mon, May 7, 2007 6:37pm PDT
calendarEmergency Mountain View Farm Meeting by Sean
500 Castro Street at the Mountain View City Council Chambers- 2nd Floor...
Event Date: Tue, May 8, 2007 5:00pm PDT
Posted: Mon, May 7, 2007 5:32pm PDT
textWhy Don't Gonzales and Wolfowitz Just Resign? by Huff Post (reposted)
The flip side of the why-don't-people-resign-on-principle-anymore question is: why-don't-the-people-who-obviously-should-resign-resign?...
Posted: Sat, May 5, 2007 9:51am PDT
textRicardo Flores Magón: Manifesto a Todos Los Trabajadores del Mundo by danielsan-RFM
To view the text in English click on the link below and get to page 134 http://books.google.com/books?id=JHOd18yUxrAC&dq=magon+manifesto+dreams+of+freedom&printsec=frontcover&source=web&ots=4kFUS8u_r-&sig=PNyxfV028M0jC7HGniF7Bgol91s#PPA120,M1...
Posted: Tue, May 1, 2007 11:32pm PDT
imageMay Day in San Jose
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by ariel
Thousands of people marched and danced in the streets of San Jose to build community in response to racist legislation, recent raids and deportations in the immigrant communities. Miles de personas marchaban y bailaban en las calles de San Jose para demonstrar comunidad como respuesta a legislación racista, redades recientes y deportaciónes en las comunidades immigrantes....
Posted: Tue, May 1, 2007 9:30pm PDT
calendarSan Jose: Protest Bush's Veto Of Bring The Troops Home Bill by South Bay Mobilization/John Thielking
Corner of Stevens Creek and Winchester Blvd, San Jose, CA plus other locations in other cities....
Event Date: Wed, May 2, 2007 5:00pm PDT
Posted: Tue, May 1, 2007 4:35pm PDT
calendarSempervirens Fund Anniversary Picnic by Melanie Kimbel, Membership Director
Roaring Camp Railroad, Felton http://www.roaringcamp.com/...
Event Date: Sun, May 20, 2007 10:00am PDT
Posted: Tue, May 1, 2007 2:57pm PDT
textChicago: Armed Government Raid in Heart of Mexican Community: by Revolution
This is a scene that is becoming much too commonplace: people are shopping, eating, and hanging out on a main strip in the heart of a Latino community in the United States--and suddenly, swarms of federal law enforcement agents move in, hold people at gunpoint, and take people away. Their families may not see them again. Children separated from their parents....
Posted: Mon, Apr 30, 2007 8:44pm PDT
textIgnore the TV: May Day in Oaxaca / Que ignora la tele: El primero de mayo en Oaxaca by danielsan
Events taking place tomorrow, International Workers Day, demonstrate the beginning of a resurgence in protest in Oaxaca, Mexico. Eventos para mañana, el Día Internacional del Obrero, demonstran el principio de un resurgimiento de protesta en Oaxaca, Mexico....
Posted: Mon, Apr 30, 2007 1:39pm PDT
imageBirdseye: Onizuka AFB, satellite operation facility
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by Dorothea
The Onizuka Air Force Station, operated by the National Reconnaissance Office at Moffett Field in Sunnyvale was decommissioned this week after 46 years of operation. http://www.schriever.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123050054...
Posted: Sun, Apr 29, 2007 10:25am PDT
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