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The Infamous "Violence Is Not Justice" PSA (video/mp4 3.6MB) So, Youth Uprising wants us all to know that "violence is not justice." Okay, but that's a straw man argument. Who actually advocates violence as an end in and of itself? No one. Why blindly repeat talking points from the powers that be that define property destruction as "violence"? The real violence that happened on the streets in January '09 was cops beating and tasing people, more often than not quite randomly. Protesters didn't hurt a single person. Now the cops are prepared to b...
Posted: Sat, Jul 3, 2010 3:35pm PDT
Mayor Newsom fails on all fronts, fake appointments, vain verbosity fall by the wayside 
Mayor Gavin Newsom is losing on all fronts. Even as he thinks he will occupy a position in Sacramento as a side kick to the new Governor. Most San Franciscans welcome Newsom's departure - good riddance of very bad rubbish. In Sacramento, if at all he makes it - the man will be put in his place. Queer folks know how he had played them and others knew before that not to trust - this slimy, weasel of a character. In recent times to placate some, Newsom - has in a hurry made appointments as commi...
Posted: Sat, Jul 3, 2010 6:50am PDT
Oakland Transforms as it Prepares for Street Rebellions The trial of Johannes Mehserle, the cop who killed Oscar Grant, has re-awoken a rebellious campaign against police brutality in Oakland, California. Throughout the past week, graffiti has appeared all over Oakland. Around Lake Merritt, powerful messages have shown up around the walkway; from “BART Targets Black People” to “Justice for Oscar Grant III or Else,” it was one of the first major public awareness campaigns to remind Oakland, as well as the law enforcement community, that the city w...
Posted: Fri, Jul 2, 2010 9:29pm PDT
A Short Statement: NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE No justice, No peace. This is a mantra that has been repeated tirelessly by hundreds if not thousands since the days following the shooting. If there is no justice, there will be civil unrest in whatever manner the citizens see fit....
Posted: Fri, Jul 2, 2010 10:08am PDT
For All Who Fight For Justice! - "I could care less where we're from." Can't We All Get Along? These were the words that Rodney King came up with after his own beating, also caught on film, unleashing the worst property destruction and violence seen in the U.S. since the urban riots of the 60's....
Posted: Fri, Jul 2, 2010 9:11am PDT
“Don't Over-react!” Organizers Demand Police Grant Right to Assemble After Mesherle Verdict 
Tony Coleman speaking at press conference called by Oakland General Assembly for Justice for Oscar Grant, on Broadway and 14th Street, Oakland, on July 1, 2010.
Photo: Jonathan Nack...
Posted: Fri, Jul 2, 2010 1:58am PDT
Press Conference Regarding Day of Verdict Gathering at 14th & Broadway, 7/1/10: video 
The Oakland General Assembly for Justice for Oscar Grant held a press conference to forcefully assert the people's right to gather publicly on the day of the verdict in Johannes Mehserle's trial for the murder of Oscar Grant and to confront the distractions and misinformation currently being spread across the city by the Mayor's office, the Oakland police department, and local non-profit organizations. Speakers reiterated that the focus now and on the day of the verdict should be on justice f...
Posted: Thu, Jul 1, 2010 11:39pm PDT
An Open Letter to Those Who Criticize and Attack For background on what Nicole is talking about, see:
Justice or Just Us? Beyond the Hype of the Mehserle Trial
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/07/01/18652398.php
A Friendly and Open Letter to East Bay Clergy, Non-Profit Executives, and Elected Official
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/07/01/18652396.php
Lessons Never Learned: Nonprofits and the State, Redux
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/06/30/18652347.php
Join a Speak-Out or Make Music to Express Yourself If...
Posted: Thu, Jul 1, 2010 1:39pm PDT
Justice or Just Us? Beyond the Hype of the Mehserle Trial An article from the Ella Baker Center wrestling with the complexities of 'justice' in the Mehserle trial and Oscar Grant case....
Posted: Thu, Jul 1, 2010 1:32pm PDT
A Friendly and Open Letter to East Bay Clergy, Non-Profit Executives, and Elected Official A Friendly and Open Letter to East Bay Clergy, Non-Profit Executives, and Elected Officials....
Posted: Thu, Jul 1, 2010 12:51pm PDT
Lessons Never Learned: Nonprofits and the State, Redux Lessons Never Learned: Nonprofits and the State, Redux
RAIDER NATION COLLECTIVE, Oakland and Los Angeles...
Posted: Wed, Jun 30, 2010 11:58pm PDT
Message to the Community Regarding the Upcoming Oscar Grant Verdict MESSAGE TO THE COMMUNITY FROM THE BLACK ELECTED OFFICIALS AND CLERGY OF THE EAST BAY REGARDING THE UPCOMING OSCAR GRANT VERDICT...
Posted: Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:46pm PDT
Oakland Organizers Defend Right To Assemble After Mehserle Verdict 
14th & Broadway
(at the flag poles in Frank Ogawa Plaza)
Oakland...
Event Date: Thu, Jul 1, 2010 11:00am PDT
Posted: Wed, Jun 30, 2010 3:40pm PDT
Racism Fuels the Possibility of Acquittal and Rebellion : Chronicle of a Riot Foretold Racism Fuels the Possibility of Acquittal and Rebellion
Chronicle of a Riot Foretold
By GEORGE CICCARIELLO-MAHER
Oakland....
Posted: Wed, Jun 30, 2010 1:14pm PDT
Mehserle Trial Motion JNOV A Motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict, or JNOV is rumored to have been filed at the Mehserle trial, which Superior Court Judge Robert Perry could rule on today. If he denies this motion, jury instructions will be argued between defense and prosecution as scheduled. It is not certain at this point which side made the motion, though it is likely the defense as it seems they had made an earlier motion for Directed Verdict which was denied, a prerequisite for filing a JNOV....
Posted: Wed, Jun 30, 2010 10:20am PDT
oscar grant flyers spotted around south berkeley 
lots of flyers spotted around south berkeley regarding oscar grant...
Posted: Wed, Jun 30, 2010 9:58am PDT
Tears Flow as the Defense Rests in Mehserle Trial After 13 days of testimony, the defense rested June 29, 2010, in People v. Johannes Mehserle with the calling of Dr. Thomas Rogers to the stand. A 31-year forensic pathologist and a physician of 40 years, Rogers was wheeled into the courtroom due to a recent surgery on his foot....
Posted: Tue, Jun 29, 2010 10:33pm PDT
California MLPA Process Scapegoats Native Cultures Tribal activists essentially took over a meeting of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) Initiative in Eureka today and demanded an opportunity to speak on the record. For about an hour Native Americans as well as non-native supporters from the North Coast criticized the process and demanded tribal representation on the science panel.
As a journalist who has written dozens of articles investigating the conflicts of interests, violation of tribal gathering and...
Posted: Tue, Jun 29, 2010 5:52pm PDT
Ishmael Reed on KPFA: "The last thing Oakland needs is a riot". "The last thing Oakland needs is a riot" Ishmael Reed on KPFA's morning show 6/28/10....
Posted: Tue, Jun 29, 2010 10:46am PDT
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