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Hundreds gather in the Bayview to vent and formulate plans to address Racial Tensions.
Hundreds gather in the Bayview at the Southeast Commission Facility to vent and formulate plans to address Racial Tensions. The District Attorney's Office tried some, the San Francisco Police Department tried harder - but with all the statistics and rosy wordings - the people wanted more services, better understanding - but most of all Safety for all. The politicians were there - mostly pathetic losers. The Mayor did sent his cronies - mostly standing far away and observing....
Posted: Wed, May 12, 2010 12:13am PDT
Gentrification Journalism in Oakland and the Bay Area
Over the last month, gentrification journalism has been a buzz-word in the Bay Area’s media market, especially after the Journalism Innovations Conference that was held at USF two weeks ago....
Posted: Tue, May 11, 2010 7:16pm PDT
Screening of "This is England" to benefit Antifascist bail fund
Station 40
3030B 16th Street (@Mission St.)
San Francisco, CA 94103...
Event Date: Wed, May 12, 2010 8:00pm PDT
Posted: Mon, May 10, 2010 10:19pm PDT
Tribal Leaders Mark MLPA Closure of Sacred Site with Historic Ceremony
“It is ironic that some of the people for responsible for the destruction of ocean resources are the ones that are now telling us that we need to be stewards, even though we have been the stewards of the ocean for centuries,” said Nelson Pinola, chair of the Point Arena Pomo Rancheria. “We need to change this law.”
Photo of tribal gathering at Danaka courtesy of Violet Wilder: woman in buckskin dress, Violet Parrish Chappell; in purple, Vivian Parrish Wilder; in pink jacket, Vana Parrish ...
Posted: Mon, May 10, 2010 5:38pm PDT
Student Forum to Discuss Local Race Relations
Youth, students and all members of the public are encouraged to lend their voices against hate and ignorance on May 13 at Napa valley College. An evening discussion will be led by a panel of students and instructors about stopping acts of racial violence and promoting tolerance on local campuses....
Posted: Sun, May 9, 2010 4:13pm PDT
Mayor Newsom is responsible for the violence perpetrated on innocent Asian Americans in SF
In January 2010 an American Chinese man was assaulted at a Third Street Lightrail hub. He succumbed to his injuries in April. Some of us organized a vigil and the Mayor was no where to be seen. Nor were the many folks that Mayor Gavin Newsom gathered mostly lackeys at City Hall recently - who will jump on any bandwagon to gain their five minutes of fame. I did not see the Mayor at the Human Rights Commission meeting held in China town. There were other focused meetings and the Mayor was no wh...
Posted: Sat, May 8, 2010 6:09pm PDT
Coalition for Justice for Oscar Grant Demands Fair Trial at Final Mehserle Hearing
WHO: Los Angeles Coalition for Justice for Oscar GrantWHAT: Press Conference, Rally, and Johannes Mehserle Hearing WHERE: 210 W. Temple Street; Criminal Justice Center, Front Steps DATE: Friday, May 7, 2010TIMELINE: Gathering Begins—7:00 AM Press Conference—8:00 AM Hearing Begins—8:30, 9th Floor, Dept 104CONTACT: Aidge Patterson, aidge@aestheticscrew.com, 323-304-5941 ...
Posted: Fri, May 7, 2010 8:57am PDT
San Francisco makes one more faint attempt to keep HOPE alive at Hunters Point Shipyard.
San Francisco's Mayor's Office of Economic Development makes one more faint attempt to keep HOPE alive at Hunters Point Shipyard and Candlestick Point. The sell outs were brought in numbers - fed and paid to make some drab statements. Mostly, the same refrain that has been heard before. " We want jobs". " We want housing". Well, that remains to be seen. Lennar has been know to look you in the EYE and LIE. The area is polluted and still under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Navy. We demand that ...
Posted: Thu, May 6, 2010 11:50pm PDT
Hunger Strike - Cinco De Mayo
Here's just a little sample from the third day of the hunger strike outside California Hall on UC Berkeley campus....
Posted: Thu, May 6, 2010 2:25am PDT
SF Live TV - Elizabeth Martinez: 500 Years of Chicana Women's History (video/mp4 14.9MB)
Kiilu's guest is Elizabeth Betita Martinez, legendary Chicana activist, historian, lecturer, and author of six books. She is currently the Director of the Institute for MultiRacial Justice in San Francisco. Betita is also one of the select international women nominated for the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize....
Posted: Wed, May 5, 2010 6:23pm PDT
Video Covers Historic Tribal Gathering at Stewarts Point (Danaka)
A video of the blessing ceremony by the Kashia Tribe of Pomo Indians, on the Richardson Ranch lands at Stewarts Point, will be aired on MCTV Channel 3 on Wednesday, May 5 at 8:30 p.m. and again on Saturday, May 8 at 8:30 p.m. As of May 1, the Kashia Pomo will be banned from ceremonial and subsistence gathering under Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) Initiative.
Photo of tribal gathering at Danaka courtesy of Violet Wilder: woman in buckskin dress, Violet Pa...
Posted: Wed, May 5, 2010 7:35am PDT
Town Hall on Gang Injunctions & Gentrification in Oakland and April 8th BART Action, 4/10/10: audio (audio/mpeg 22.4MB)
In this week's Town Hall for Justice for Oscar Grant, Minister Keith Muhammad speaks about being at this year's Li'l Bobby Hutton Day in West Oakland. Minister Keith recounts BART's coverup of the murder of Oscar Grant and describes how gang injunctions fit into gentrification of neighborhoods for the benefit of developers. Krystof from No Justice No BART discusses the April 8th BART action in San Francisco stations that demanded the firing of Tony Pirone. Minister Keith reports on a rec...
Posted: Wed, May 5, 2010 12:00am PDT
Support May Day Arrestees (Weds.) at 9 a.m. at 850 Bryant
850 Bryant St., San Francisco...
Event Date: Wed, May 5, 2010 9:00am PDT
Posted: Tue, May 4, 2010 11:05pm PDT
¿Quien es un inmigrante? Who is an Immigrant? (Part 2) (video/quicktime 52.0MB)
Six-minute QT movie. 52MB....
Posted: Tue, May 4, 2010 8:48pm PDT
Oakland Police gun down unarmed deer
Oakland residents were shocked to see a deer frolicking in the flatlands of East Oakland, but were even more disturbed when an Oakland Police officer murdered the deer on Saturday....
Posted: Tue, May 4, 2010 5:34pm PDT
Leidesdorff Exhibit in San Francisco Mission Delores Basilica
The African Cuban, Danish Jewish "Founding Father of California" authentic historical legacy will come alive during the entire month of May at the Mission Delores Basilica. May 1848, William Alexander Leidesdorff, Jr. died under mysterious circumstances and his ongoing legacy continues to reflect systemic institutional racism challenging modern scientific methodology utilizing primary source documentation....
Posted: Tue, May 4, 2010 11:32am PDT
Oakland’s Health Disparities in Black & White
On Tuesday May 18th, 2010 from 7-9pm, at the Humanist Hall, 390- 27th St. in Oakland, the African People’s Education & Defense Fund is hosting a public community forum on African community control of health care....
Posted: Tue, May 4, 2010 2:18am PDT
Stop the Bay Area National Anarchists!
Mainstream Media is reporting that a group of fascists with the Bay Area National "Anarchists"(BANA) were attacked as they left an anti immigration march....
Posted: Sun, May 2, 2010 2:39pm PDT
Town Hall to Create Alternatives to Proposed Gang Injunctions
Oakland City Council Chambers, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza between 14th St. and 15th St. on Clay St., Oakland, CA...
Event Date: Sat, May 8, 2010 8:00am PDT
Posted: Thu, Apr 29, 2010 1:38pm PDT
Opposition Builds against Controversial Gang Injunctions
Oakland, CA – A diverse group of over 100 community members from across the Bay Area rallied outside of the Alameda County courthouse last week to oppose the city’s attempt to institute a highly controversial gang injunction. Due to objections raised by the ACLU about procedural errors, the hearing was postponed until May 27th. Community members who organized the rally welcome the postponement as an opportunity to continue building momentum to stop the injunction, which many consider to be ...
Posted: Mon, Apr 26, 2010 9:56am PDT