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imageRecognition For Filipino World War II Veterans, Now!
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by Justice For Filipino Ameircan Veterans
Yesterday, we came to San Francisco Office of Speaker Nancy Pelosi to protest and express our support to SB 1315 and opposition to HR 6897 of Congressman Bob Filner. HR 6897. As we protest, we heard that SB 1315 passed but take out all provisions pertaining to our veterans. This says the Congress does not recognize their war time services and do not give the same benefits as our American counterparts have. It is an insult to Filipino American community and the historical contributions o...
Posted: Tue, Sep 23, 2008 9:30am PDT
calendarMinutemen in SF at City Hall! Protest Their Racism and Hatred by
THURSDAY - SEPTEMBER 25, 2008 > > >>> 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM > > >>> On the Steps of San Francisco CITY HALL - > Civic Center Plaza...
Event Date: Thu, Sep 25, 2008 11:00am PDT
Posted: Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:39pm PDT
imageBush Withholds Salmon Disaster Money As He Pushes For Corporate Bailouts!
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by Dan Bacher
As George Bush pushes Congress to bail out Wall Street corporations, he refuses to immediately release $70 million out of the $170 million appropriated by Congress for disaster relief to salmon fishermen and businesses impacted by this year's salmon closures....
Posted: Mon, Sep 22, 2008 11:03am PDT
textCalifornia budget: $7 billion in cuts, tax breaks for big business by wsws (reposted)
Monday, September 22, 2008 :California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, together with Democratic and Republican legislators, agreed Friday on the final details on Californias budget for the 2008/2009 fiscal year, breaking a 12-week impasse....
Posted: Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:38am PDT
text9/30 Ralph Nader and Matt Gonzalez in Oakland, CA by Peace And Freedom Party
The Peace and Freedom Party is having a a campaign rally for their candidates Ralph Nader and Matt Gonzalez on Tuesday Sep 30 at the Grand Theater in Oakland...
Posted: Thu, Sep 18, 2008 12:26pm PDT
textPALIN Coming to Town! by Raging Grannies
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 25 Republican VP candidate Palin's fundraiser has MOVED from forested Woodside to the SANTA CLARA CONVENTION CENTER. Hey, San Francisco friends, Santa Clara is NOT that far away! We'll be posting up-to-the minute details as we know them to http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/09/16/18538748.php (on the Indybay Calendar). Right now demo is scheduled for approximately 11 to 1pm. Public transportation routes will be posted. Keep your eyes on Indybay!...
Posted: Tue, Sep 16, 2008 5:45pm PDT
imageSF VA Impedes Veterans for Peace from Registering Voters
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by Indybay NEWSFLASH
San Francisco Veterans Administration Impedes Veterans for Peace from Registering Voters On September 12 two members of VFP Chapter 101 attempted to register veterans at the San Francisco VA facility. They were told their visit would be delayed for an investigation into each visitor's political activities. Lawyer Scott Rafferty stated in a press release of September 15 that this violates a February 2008 court mandate. He has filed an emergency motion to enforce that mandate. Indybay F...
Posted: Mon, Sep 15, 2008 1:02pm PDT
calendarReportback from the Mobilizations Against the DNC and RNC by
Station 40 3030b 16th St. (& Mission St.) San Francisco...
Event Date: Tue, Sep 16, 2008 7:30pm PDT
Posted: Mon, Sep 15, 2008 12:00pm PDT
textSF Democrats Promote Deafening Noise in Chinatown by @
Leave to the election frauding reactionary San Francisco Democratic Party to connect a bicycle festival to promoting the horrifying noise better known as the Garbage American Culture at Portsmouth Square at Kearny and Washington, San Francisco, at noon, on Sunday, Sept 14, 2008, driving out the poor Chinese seniors trying to escape their slum hotels, the only housing this backward country offers much of the workingclass....
Posted: Sun, Sep 14, 2008 5:48pm PDT
textPeace & Freedom Presidential Candidates Part 2 by sgl
From Aug. 1st, in Sacramento, CA, hear the Peace and Freedom Party State Convention debate among the four Presidential candidates Click here to download or listen to mp3 Total Duration 1:46:39...
Posted: Sat, Sep 13, 2008 2:52pm PDT
documentRNC & DNC report Back
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by Dallas B
Come hear Fresno Activists share their stories from the Protests outside the RNC & DNC...
Posted: Fri, Sep 12, 2008 10:55am PDT
textProtest Palin Visit Sept. 25! by Mark C. Eades
Bay Area Democrats and progressives should organize to protest McCain/Palin fundraiser with Silicon Valley Republicans....
Posted: Wed, Sep 10, 2008 11:08am PDT
imageBay Area activists "celebrate big oil" at RNC
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by Jeff Paterson, Courage to Resist
Bay Area activists joined tens of thousands to protest at the RNC in St. Paul, Minn. last week. For these two actions, Courage to Resist, Global Exchange, Oil Change USA, Rainforest Action Network, Codepink and the Ronald Reagan Home for the Criminally Insane hosted “rallies” in “support” of Big Oil’s in-bed relationship with the Republicans. The first street theater production took place outside a GOP party at Epic Entertainment, sponsored by the American Petroleum Institute. For the second,...
Posted: Mon, Sep 8, 2008 2:32pm PDT
imageThurs Noon SF MySpace - Protest Excluding 3rd Parties from Debates & Corporate Domination
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by Debate Nader,McKinney & Barr
Anti-war Voices, Single Payer, Solar not Nuclear or "Clean" Coal, Justice for Palestinians, Repeal Taft Hartley, Living Wage for All Workers, Impeach Bush & Cheney, etc Voices are being excluded from the Presidential Debates. Fight back against the corporate dictatorship of the Commision on Presidential Debates...
Posted: Wed, Sep 3, 2008 8:11pm PDT
documentFed'l Agency Seeks Independent Report on San Francisco Presidio Proposals
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by Gary Widman
The federal agency charged with advising the President and Congress on historic preservation has taken the rare step of requesting the Secretary of the Interior prepare a report on controversial proposals to build a contemporary art museum, large hotel and movie multiplex in the Presidio of San Francisco, a national historic park. (ACHP letter dated 8/19/08 attached)...
Posted: Wed, Sep 3, 2008 2:06pm PDT
calendarRNC Protest Coverage on Free Radio Santa Cruz 101fm by Skidmark Bob
Free Radio Santa Cruz 101fm http://www.freakradio.org/...
Event Date: Tue, Sep 2, 2008 2:00pm PDT
Posted: Tue, Sep 2, 2008 8:53am PDT
imageHappy Labor Day from Cindy for Congress
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by Cindy Sheehan for congress Newsletter Repost
Cindy Sheehan, writing on behalf of her pro-Labor, power-to-the-people campaign in San Francisco, wishes everyone a Happy Labor Day. She also sends regards to those still struggling with the aftermath of hurricane Katrina....
Posted: Mon, Sep 1, 2008 2:36pm PDT
imageCandidates to Face Downtown Garage Plan
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by Rick Longinotti
At 7pm, Wednesday, Sept. 3, at Louden Nelson Center, the candidates for Santa Cruz City Council will be asked to support alternatives to building a 5-story garage at the site of the Farmers Market. Alternatives include bus passes for downtown employees, and cash/credit for employees using alternative transportation. Candidates will also be asked their vision on a rail trail and other sustainable transportation measures. A photo survey of parking garages over Labor Day weekend indicates that t...
Posted: Mon, Sep 1, 2008 10:12am PDT
textLocal Democracy Law Faces Federal Challenge by Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap and Megan Wade Antieau
A local measure in Humboldt County California that challenges corporate personhood and the constitutional rights of corporations has been challenged in federal court....
Posted: Sat, Aug 30, 2008 4:03pm PDT
textPeace & Freedom Presidential Candidate Debate and the Imperial Presidency by sgl
From Aug. 1st, in Sacramento, CA, hear the Peace and Freedom Party State Convention debate among the four Presidential candidates. Click here to download or listen to mp3 Total Duration 1:46:39...
Posted: Sat, Aug 30, 2008 11:37am PDT
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