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The Ride of Silence (5/21) 
Join cyclists worldwide in a silent slow-paced ride (max. 12 mph/20 kph) in honor of those who have been injured or killed while cycling on public roadways.
Who: cyclists especially, but also runners, and others who legally share the road
May 21, 2008, 7pm
• to mourn those cyclists already killed by motorists
• to raise awareness (among motorists, police, and city officials) of cyclists on the road
• to have motorists know we only want to share the road we ride on
• to show th...
Posted: Mon, Apr 28, 2008 6:24pm PDT
CANCELLED! - David's UCSC Hearing University Inn, 611 Ocean St....
Event Date: Tue, May 6, 2008 4:00pm PDT
Posted: Mon, Apr 28, 2008 3:43pm PDT
Prospective Students of Color Visit UCSC and Demand a Fair Contract for Workers 
On April 11th, hundreds of prospective and current UC Santa Cruz students demonstrated their solidarity with UC workers by demanding that UC settles a fair contract for service and patient care workers. According to the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 3299, the labor union representing the workers, a fair contract means moving away from poverty wages, secure healthcare and pension benefits for families, and a $15 minimum wage just to survive....
Posted: Sun, Apr 27, 2008 11:59pm PDT
Movement for Immigrant Rights Alliance (MIRA) on the significance of May 1st 
We are UCSC students and members of the Movement for Immigrant Rights Alliance, M.I.R.A. Movement for Immigrant Rights Alliance (M.I.R.A) is a coalition of community members and diverse organizations working together to build a unified voice for people with migrant backgrounds, particularly those labeled undocumented. We aim to raise public awareness about the rights and living conditions of immigrants who are continuously attacked and dehumanized by the media and public policy. Through dialo...
Posted: Sun, Apr 27, 2008 2:47am PDT
"Students, Workers and Alumni for Justice!" at UCSC Reunion Weekend Luncheon 
The All-Alumni Reunion Luncheon held in the College 9/10 multipurpose room at UC Santa Cruz on April 26th was interrupted when students marched in demanding fair contracts for UCSC's underpaid service workers. The luncheon was part of the annual UCSC Reunion Weekend where alumni were invited back to campus to "learn how innovation is going global, sip wine, tour new facilities on campus, explore the "unnatural" history of UCSC, and more..." The brief interruption was widely supported by alumn...
Posted: Sun, Apr 27, 2008 12:33am PDT
Alumni Luncheon Interruption to Demand Fair Wages for UCSC Workers 
The All-Alumni Reunion Luncheon held in the College 9/10 multipurpose room at UC Santa Cruz on April 26th was interrupted when students marched in demanding fair contracts for UCSC's underpaid service workers. The luncheon was part of the annual UCSC Reunion Weekend where alumni were invited back to campus to "learn how innovation is going global, sip wine, tour new facilities on campus, explore the "unnatural" history of UCSC, and more..." The brief interruption was widely supported by alumn...
Posted: Sat, Apr 26, 2008 8:21pm PDT
Assaulted by State Parks sanctioned technology that emitted microwaves on Seabright Beach Thursday, day before yesterday, April 24 in the afternoon at Seabright Beach someone with some kind of microwave thing was making practice announcements. It looked a bit like a small satellite dish and it was connected to equipment in the back of an SUV. The guy said he was working with the State Park guy who at that moment was nearby giving a ticket to a young couple who had made a very small fire....
Posted: Sat, Apr 26, 2008 10:50am PDT
indynewswire: april 25th 2008 (audio/mpeg 42.8MB) This news show airs weekly on Freak Radio, Friday mornings 10-12 noon, broadcasting news and opinion from independent media worldwide, focused on indymedia sites but also drawing from other websites....
Posted: Fri, Apr 25, 2008 12:06pm PDT
Palestinian Ambassador Speaks in Monterey & Santa Cruz 
4:00 at Irvine Auditorium, Monterey Institute of International Studies
7:30 p.m. at United Methodist Church, 250 California Street (near Bay) in Santa Cruz...
Event Date: Wed, Apr 30, 2008 7:30pm PDT
Posted: Wed, Apr 23, 2008 7:53pm PDT
PoP dEFECT RADIO: What is Net Neutrality (audio/mpeg 3.5MB) Audio mixes about Net Neutrality featuring samples from FCC Hearing on Internet Practices 04-17-08 Stanford Ca. music and media on the subject. Expect more to follow....
Posted: Wed, Apr 23, 2008 3:23pm PDT
Military and FBI Recruiting Protested at UCSC "Career" Fair 
The tradition of students un-welcoming the military to UC Santa Cruz and disrupting their attempts to recruit is alive and well, as demonstrated during the "Career" Fair on April 22nd. Students Against War rallied in the Baytree Plaza and marched to the "Career" Fair held in the multipurpose rooms for Colleges 9/10. Campus police, administrators, faculty, other staff and students collected backpacks and identification cards from the students who entered the "Career" Fair. Colorful helium ball...
Posted: Wed, Apr 23, 2008 3:21pm PDT
Aerial Spray Lawsuit Thur. April 24, 8:30am Dept 4 
SC City and SC County have combined legal actions against CDFA. Our day in court is here!
We MUST fill the courtroom!!...
Posted: Wed, Apr 23, 2008 2:50pm PDT
FUN WITH SCRAP METAL with Trash Orchestra and the Bike Church! (4/26) A Trash Orchestra Build Day with the Bike Church...
Posted: Wed, Apr 23, 2008 2:14pm PDT
Students Rally and March Against Military Recruiters at UCSC "Career" Fair 
The tradition of students un-welcoming the military to UC Santa Cruz and disrupting their attempts to recruit is alive and well, as demonstrated during the "Career" Fair on April 22nd. Students Against War rallied in the Baytree Plaza and marched to the "Career" Fair held in the multipurpose rooms for Colleges 9/10. Campus police, administrators, faculty, other staff and students collected backpacks and identification cards from the students who entered the "Career" Fair. Colorful helium ball...
Posted: Wed, Apr 23, 2008 1:47pm PDT
PeaceTalks: Interview about the 7th Annual ReelWork 2008 May Day Labor Film Festival (audio/mpeg 20.0MB) George Cadman of Free Radio Santa Cruz 101.1 FM interviews Jeffrey Smedberg, one of the organizers of the 7th Annual ReelWork 2008 May Day Labor Film Festival....
Posted: Wed, Apr 23, 2008 11:41am PDT
How the Light Brown Apple Moth Got Me to Boycott Fiji (bottled) Water I've been boycotting Fiji bottled water because the owner of Fiji water is spraying me....
Posted: Tue, Apr 22, 2008 2:51pm PDT
May Day Rally at UCSC and March to Santa Cruz 
12pm Quarry Plaza
2 - 4pm March to San Lorenzo Park...
Event Date: Thu, May 1, 2008 12:00pm PDT
Posted: Mon, Apr 21, 2008 9:48pm PDT
March, Rally and Direct Action Against Military Recruiters at UCSC on April 22nd 
As students of UC Santa Cruz, we oppose the presence of military recruiters on campus. As an employer that uses predatory and discriminatory practices in recruitment, recruiters directly represent the homophobic, sexist and racist ideologies that have no place in this University. Furthermore, the military’s inhumane treatment of soldiers during and after tours of duty – through, for example, the neglect of the psychological and medical consequences of war – demonstrates that they view troops ...
Posted: Mon, Apr 21, 2008 7:48pm PDT
Students Blaze at UC Santa Cruz on Four Twenty, 2008 
Thousands of students from around the Monterey and San Francisco Bay Areas participated in a "Four Twenty" celebration in Porter Meadow at UC Santa Cruz on April 20th, 2008. Four Twenty (420) is a time of day when people, often a group of friends, smoke cannabis together or eat foods cooked with it. For that reason, April 20th has evolved into a counterculture holiday where people gather to celebrate and consume cannabis. Porter Meadow at UCSC has traditionally been the largest 420 gathering ...
Posted: Mon, Apr 21, 2008 1:02am PDT
Thousands Celebrate 420 at Porter Meadow thousands of people got stoned on Four Twenty, 2008, despite university attempts to harsh their mellow. crowd participants noted the numbers appeared to be the biggest crowd ever for 420. diversity was awesome. "nadie es ilegal" and "disarm ucsc no war" appeared on large banners. there were kites, drum circles, face painting, all kinds of joints, bongs, pipes and ounces rolled into blunts....
Posted: Sun, Apr 20, 2008 6:37pm PDT
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