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On Wednesday, September 15, 2010 hundred of seniors, disabled, low income Californians and their advocates rallied at the State Capitol to demand that the state legislature pass a fair, revenue generating budget with no more cuts to vital programs that thousands of families depend on for their survival....
Posted: Sat, Sep 18, 2010 3:52pm PDT
Arrests.
Ten-minute QT movie. 63MB....
Posted: Tue, Sep 7, 2010 12:09pm PDT
Occupation of the intersection in front of BP continues and the SF Police issue their second warning.
Mai D. reports back on her recent trip to New Orleans.
Seven-minute QT movie. 53MB....
Posted: Fri, Sep 3, 2010 5:37am PDT
This last part of the march is from the Environmental Protection Agency to the BP offices at the corner of New Montgomery & Mission.
Three-minute QT movie. 32MB....
Posted: Tue, Aug 31, 2010 2:20pm PDT
For the third straight morning, outraged Santa Cruz County residents gathered at the gates of Wellington Energy at 38th and Portola in Capitola, successfully blocking what they say is a forced installation of radiating ‘smart’ meters against the will of residents and nearly two dozen local governments throughout the Greater Bay Area. This morning, about two dozen protesters gathered at the gates of Wellington Energy, peacefully blocking the driveway as trucks started to drive out to install ...
Posted: Mon, Aug 30, 2010 3:55pm PDT
"Fix Fell" Street Action at Arco Gas Station in San Francisco.
Video is 5'44" and is produced and edited by Dina Boyer. Pictures by Dina Boyer...
Posted: Sun, Aug 22, 2010 1:49pm PDT
James Keys is running in the November 2010 elections to replace termed-out Chris Daly on the SF Board of Supervisors.
Four-minute QT movie. 21MB....
Posted: Fri, Aug 13, 2010 12:35pm PDT
Norman Solomon spoke at August 6th peaceful direct action at the Lawrence Livermoore Nuclear Weapons lab. Solomon spoke of different experiences in different War facilities, and the outcome of these Nuclear experimentation being human sacrifice....
Posted: Sat, Aug 7, 2010 12:09am PDT
Our guest, Gioioa von Disterlo, is the current Civil Rights Organizer at Coalition on Homelessness. She also works as a staff writer and writer facilitator for Poor Magazine. Gioioa has organized in San Francisco for seven years, and has worked on a range of community issues including abuse, disability, mental health, racism, queer institutional predation, global systems of oppression, and civil rights....
Posted: Fri, Aug 6, 2010 5:14pm PDT
Despite opposition from the City of Scotts Valley and the County of Santa Cruz, PG&E continues to install inaccurate, potentially health damaging 'smart' meters onto homes and businesses. Some Scotts Valley neighbors have had enough....
Posted: Wed, Aug 4, 2010 10:29pm PDT
I stopped by the Peace camp protest against the City's sleeping ban this morning and got a short interview with Ed Frey it's been a month since it started at the time I was there a church group was serving breakfast. So far no citations only visit from Sheriff's Deputy's....
Posted: Wed, Aug 4, 2010 4:52pm PDT
The marchers find the Hotel Sierra open and waiting.
Seven-minute QT movie. 32MB.
RALLY AT 16TH & MISSIONPart IPart IIPart IIIMARCH TO THE SIERRA HOTELSHELTER by Dee Allen
OPEN HOUSE: This is Pt. VI: Open House at the Hotel Sierra, finally back in the business of providing shelter....
Posted: Mon, Aug 2, 2010 10:02am PDT
Dee Allen reads his poem, "Shelter," which he dedicates to the late English housing activist Colin Ward.
Two-minute QT movie. 9MB.
RALLY AT 16TH & MISSIONPart IPart IIPart IIIMARCH TO THE SIERRA HOTEL
SHELTER by Dee Allen: This is V, Dee's poem.
Open House at the Hotel Sierra...
Posted: Wed, Jul 28, 2010 6:15pm PDT
PGandE continues to install their inaccurate, carcinogenic, and overpriced (not so) smart meters onto people's homes in Scotts Valley, Santa Cruz County, despite the City and County demanding a halt to any further meter installation. Neighbours are blocking access by PG&E contractors- Wellington Energy- and demanding that the CPUC put a halt to this ill-conceived program....
Posted: Tue, Jul 27, 2010 6:08pm PDT
The July 19th rally ends and the march down Mission St. to the Hotel Sierra begins.
Three-minute QT movie. 25MB.
RALLY AT 16TH & MISSIONPart IPart IIPart III
MARCH TO THE SIERRA HOTEL: This is Pt. IV, the march.
SHELTER by Dee Allen
Open House at the Hotel Sierra...
Posted: Sun, Jul 25, 2010 11:42am PDT
On July 19th an unoccupied & locked hotel in San Francisco with 42 rooms is opened up so homeless people would have a place to sleep.
Eight-minute QT movie. 42MB.
RALLY AT 16TH & MISSIONPart IPart II
Part III - This is Pt. 3
MARCH TO THE SIERRA HOTEL
SHELTER by Dee Allen
Open House at the Hotel Sierra...
Posted: Sat, Jul 24, 2010 2:15pm PDT
On July 19th an unoccupied & locked hotel in San Francisco with 42 rooms is opened up so homeless people would have a place to sleep.
Seven-minute QT movie. 31MB.
RALLY AT 16TH & MISSIONPart I
Part II - This is Pt. 2
Part III
MARCH TO THE SIERRA HOTEL
SHELTER by Dee Allen
Open House at the Hotel Sierra...
Posted: Thu, Jul 22, 2010 3:19pm PDT
On July 19th an unoccupied & locked hotel in San Francisco with 42 rooms is opened up so homeless people would have a place to sleep. Five-minute QT movie. 24MB.
RALLY AT 16TH & MISSION
Part I - This is Pt. 1
Part II
Part III
MARCH TO THE SIERRA HOTEL
SHELTER by Dee Allen
Open House at the Hotel Sierra...
Posted: Thu, Jul 22, 2010 10:05am PDT
Our Guest, Ricardo Alvarez, is the medical director of Clinica Esperanza, the Mission Neighborhood Health Center's HIV clinic, a multidisciplinary clinic serving the needs of mostly Latino uninsured or underinsured HIV patients....
Posted: Sat, Jul 10, 2010 3:12pm PDT