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Abolish Stanford letter to DA Krasner: Release Mumia Abu-Jamal
This open letter to Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, just released by Abolish Stanford, urges him to immediately release Mumia Abu-Jamal from state custody...
Posted: Tue, Mar 16, 2021 7:48pm PDT
Stop AAPI Hate Rally in San Jose
San Jose City Hall Plaza, 200 E Santa Clara Street, San Jose, CA 95113...
Event Date: Sat, Mar 13, 2021 11:00am PST
Posted: Thu, Mar 11, 2021 11:39am PST
San Jose Demonstrators Say "No More Killer Cops Like Derek Chauvin!"
In San Jose--a peaceful protest to highlight the start of the trial for Derek Chauvin, the man accused of killing George Floyd. Members of Bay Area social justice groups came to speak as a collective voice for justice. At the end of the scheduled program, a smaller group moved into the intersection at Santa Clara Street and 4th St to block traffic and bring attention to the cause....
Posted: Tue, Mar 9, 2021 11:46pm PST
Justice for George Floyd! Solidarity Rally San Jose City Hall
San Jose City Hall, 200 E Santa Clara St, San Jose, CA 95113
MASKS and SAFE DISTANCING; Peaceful rally action...
Event Date: Mon, Mar 8, 2021 4:00pm PST
Posted: Fri, Mar 5, 2021 10:36am PST
San Jose Rally Demanding End the Forever Wars Now!
"Peace Corner": Intersection of Winchester Blvd & Stevens Creek Blvd at the border of San Jose & Santa Clara (intersection sidewalk in front of Santana Row)
MASKS & SOCIAL DISTANCING REQUIRED...
Event Date: Sat, Mar 20, 2021 12:00pm PDT
Posted: Tue, Mar 2, 2021 1:33pm PST
Quick Guide to the Anti-Maskers in Santa Cruz
The anti-mask protesters in Santa Cruz have been widely criticized for using tactics that have more in common with terrorism than political speech. After storming Trader Joe's as a mask-less group on February 13, the anti-maskers returned to Trader Joe's for a second protest on February 28. They call themselves the Santa Cruz Voluntaryists. Their defacto leader is a San Jose resident named David Rodriguez, who has been organizing "voluntaryist barbecues" with anti-vaccination protesters in Sa...
Posted: Mon, Mar 1, 2021 1:54pm PST
One of the Anti-Maskers who Stormed Trader Joe's Said She Carries a Knife
Staci Lares, who is one of the anti-mask protesters who stormed Trader Joe's in Santa Cruz on February 13, has stated that she carries a knife. "Mask nazis @ Tar J Know me & my knife now," Lares stated on social media in December, referring to a previous anti-mask protest she helped organize at a Trader Joe's in Santa Clara County. Lares' post about carrying a knife was made to David Rodriguez's Santa Cruz Voluntaryists Facebook group, where the protest at Trader Joe's in Santa Cruz was infor...
Posted: Thu, Feb 25, 2021 5:16pm PST
Three-Part Protest in Mountain View
In a California statewide day of action, health care professionals and activists rallied to enact a single-payer health care plan for the state--California Guaranteed Health Care for All, known as CalCare....
Posted: Sun, Feb 7, 2021 3:15am PST
Nine arrested in San Jose, California anti-eviction protest
In the heart of Silicon Valley, there are 25-30 eviction hearings a week despite the ongoing pandemic and an extended federal moratorium on evictions....
Posted: Sat, Jan 30, 2021 9:58am PST
Federal Bill Proposes Fracking, Drilling Halt on California’s Central Coast, Bay Area
WASHINGTON, January 25, 2021 — U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) reintroduced legislation today to create a moratorium on fracking and drilling along California’s Central Coast and in the Bay Area....
Posted: Mon, Jan 25, 2021 3:31pm PST
Hunger Strike Starts Tonight in Santa Clara County Jail
Prisoners of Santa Clara County Main Jail 7B will be standing in protest in the form of a hunger strike beginning tonight challenging their conditions of confinement and cruel and unusual punishment, specifically the jail and medical staff response towards Covid outbreaks in the jail.
The letter below is from the county jail prisoners to the Jail Administration....
Posted: Wed, Jan 13, 2021 7:56pm PST
Actions in SF, Oakland & San Jose To Demand Dropping Of Charges Against Assange/Snowden
Speak-outs were held at the Congressional offices of Congresswomen Barbara Lee, Zoe Lofgren and the home of Nancy Pelosi on December 10 /11 to call for support for Congressional Resolutions 1175 and 1162 which called for dropping the charges against Julian Assange and Edward Snowden. A statement was already read by fomer OSHA WPP Investigator and lawyer Darrell Whitman representing Whistleblowers United....
Posted: Sun, Dec 13, 2020 11:15am PST
Green Party and Peace & Freedom Party Endorsements
Here is info on endorsements by the Green Party and the Peace & Freedom Party for President, for the State Propositions, and for local races and measures:...
Posted: Sat, Oct 31, 2020 9:07am PDT
Small but Mighty Sunnyvale Demonstration for Black Lives Matter
October 3 Black Lives Matter protest in Sunnyvale, California...
Posted: Mon, Oct 5, 2020 5:02pm PDT
Goodbye and Good riddance to Palantir
Palantir's former HQ, 100 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto...
Event Date: Mon, Sep 21, 2020 5:30pm PDT
Posted: Mon, Sep 14, 2020 3:52pm PDT
Los Gatos BLM Demonstrators Shut Down Hwy 17/Face-off with Maga Hatters
On July 20, approximately 200 Black Lives Matter protesters gathered near the tony town's farmers market, marched through the small downtown area, then shut down Highway 17 for over an hour. But first, they encountered a small group of racist Trump supporters, seemingly emboldened by the presence of cops nearby....
Posted: Sun, Jul 26, 2020 8:29am PDT
Unity Rally - Re-imagine Public Safety
San José City Hall...
Event Date: Sun, Jul 26, 2020 2:00pm PDT
Posted: Fri, Jul 24, 2020 10:10pm PDT
March for C.T. Vivian and John Lewis
San Jose City Hall
200 E. Santa Clara Street
San Jose CA 95113...
Event Date: Fri, Jul 24, 2020 5:00pm PDT
Posted: Wed, Jul 22, 2020 11:12pm PDT
What's In A Name? $$$!
Desperate for funding, Caltrain hires a consultant to find out if slapping on some new names will help it out....
Posted: Fri, Jul 10, 2020 7:37pm PDT
Tell High Speed Rail Authority to Protect Wildlife, Avoid Destruction of Farmland
Today is the deadline to submit comments on the environmental analysis of running high speed rail from San Jose to Merced....
Posted: Tue, Jun 23, 2020 12:26pm PDT