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Farm Bill August Action Alert :: Urge CA Senators to Stand Up for Reform
email received last Thursday...
Posted: Mon, Aug 13, 2007 7:43pm PDT
Climate Change, Empowerment, and Despair
Part of tour initiated by deep ecologist John Seed, please join us for an inspiring program on climate change that will move you from hopeless despair into renewed empowerment and effective grassroots action. Sponsored by Rainforest Information Centre, Rainforest Action Network, and the Pachamama Alliance. For more information about the event: www.climate.net.au OR www.community.ran.org/node/288....
Posted: Mon, Aug 13, 2007 3:50pm PDT
Mexico: Mobilisation continutes for the release of jailed student activists
solidarity...
Posted: Mon, Aug 13, 2007 11:45am PDT
Principal at New NYC Arabic-Language School Forced To Resign
Monday, August 13, 2007 :
The principal of New York City's first public school dedicated to the study of Arabic language and culture resigned under pressure after she was quoted explaining that the word "intifada" literally means "shaking off" in Arabic. Debbie Almontaser's remarks were in response to a question over the phrase "Intifada NYC," that was printed on T-shirts sold by AWAAM, a Brooklyn-based girl's empowerment organization. The shirts have no relation to her school....
Posted: Mon, Aug 13, 2007 7:39am PDT
SAVE WALL ST WITH LASCAR EV
Dr. Michio Kaku and Stephen Hawking worry about the darnedest things that tend to scare tards yet scheming springs eternal and Silicon never rusts. The Dr. confused miniaturization for advancement when he speculated that "quantum electronics" might spell an end to the usefulness, tool set, and skills in Silicon Valley. The technology considered here could also save WALL STREET, the valley and the human race....
Posted: Sun, Aug 12, 2007 10:50am PDT
Few Defend UC Lab in Heated Meeting on EIR
Friday, August 10, 2007 : Berkeley residents came to share concerns about the fuel on the hill Wednesday night, and by the time the meeting had ended, only one voice had been raised in its unconditional defense. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) officials called the gathering to collect comments to be addressed in the environmental impact reviews of two major projects already greenlighted by the UC Board of Regents....
Posted: Sat, Aug 11, 2007 9:21am PDT
Kids in Gardens
Martin Luther Middle School, San Francisco...
Event Date: Sat, Oct 13, 2007 9:00am PDT
Posted: Fri, Aug 10, 2007 12:49pm PDT
More Than Your Standard Garden
Richmond Field Station, Richmond, CA...
Event Date: Sat, Nov 3, 2007 10:00am PDT
Posted: Fri, Aug 10, 2007 12:44pm PDT
Mexico: Students arrested- urgent solidarity needed!
solidarity with the Mexican revolution...
Posted: Fri, Aug 10, 2007 10:38am PDT
Law Student Union Summer Building Next Gen of Labor Lawyers
Friday, August 10, 2007 : The next generation of labor lawyers spent this summer learning firsthand what it's like to work on the front lines in an organizing campaign and the problems workers face when they try to form a union....
Posted: Fri, Aug 10, 2007 7:42am PDT
Diabetic Kids Win School Settlement
Originally From New America Media
Friday, August 10, 2007 : There are more than 15,000 school-age children in California with diabetes, but only about 30 percent of California’s schools have a school nurse on campus on any given day. All that’s about to change, reports NAM healthcare editor Viji Sundaram....
Posted: Fri, Aug 10, 2007 7:06am PDT
Who’s Afraid of Antioch College…and Why Are They Trying to Shut It Down?
The move to close Antioch is part of the assault on the rebellious legacy of the 1960s—and part of attempts to shut down critical thinking and dissent on campuses today....
Posted: Thu, Aug 9, 2007 9:13pm PDT
Eleventh of Every Month Action!
corner of Ocean and Water Street in Santa Cruz (right by the Government building)...
Event Date: Sat, Aug 11, 2007 12:00pm PDT
Posted: Thu, Aug 9, 2007 6:52pm PDT
[Hidden Due To UC Take Down Order] Halt UC Berkeley vivisection!
UC Berkeley engaging in cruel and useless experiments.
Shameless experiments conducted by: Yang Dan, Jack Gallant, Ralph Freeman, Frederic Theunissen, Jeffery Winer, John Casida
PLEASE WRITE TO THE UC REGENTS AND THE INDIVIDUAL CAMPUSES TO ASK THEM TO PHASE OUT LIVE ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION.
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Posted: Thu, Aug 9, 2007 6:33pm PDT
Oakland Unified Employees Robbing from Students
For the 4th time this year, Madison Middle School in East Oakland was robbed by someone with access to the building. Despite complaints from the staff concerning security, OUSD is making no effort to address an obvious "inside job." It took months after 3 break ins to get the locks changed on the inside of the building, but the job neglected the most valuable area of the school: the computer lab with 30 one year old flatscreen computers. School is equipped with security cameras, which mys...
Posted: Thu, Aug 9, 2007 6:10pm PDT
Ross Valley School Board Meeting: food service contract
110 Shaw Drive in San Anselmo.
Meeting length a guess...
Event Date: Thu, Aug 9, 2007 6:00pm PDT
Posted: Wed, Aug 8, 2007 10:35am PDT
Mexico: Stop the repression of the students and Militante
solidarity with the struggles in Mexico...
Posted: Tue, Aug 7, 2007 10:26am PDT
School System Allows Group To Promote 'Gay Conversion' To Students
Tuesday, August 7, 2007 : (McLean, Virginia) The School board in Arlington County, Virginia has agreed to allow a so-called ex-gay group to distribute material to high school students claiming homosexuality can be reversed. The school system's decision settles a lawsuit by the group Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays, or PFOX....
Posted: Tue, Aug 7, 2007 10:13am PDT
Novato Unified School District Trustees Meeting
end of meeting a guess
1015 Seventh St....
Event Date: Tue, Aug 7, 2007 6:00pm PDT
Posted: Tue, Aug 7, 2007 12:51am PDT