Publish to Newswire
Add an EventNewsitem List
325 of 450 
Peter Young Speaks in Santa Cruz (audio/mpeg 34.3MB) On February 23rd, Peter Young, an animal liberation activist and former Green Scare prisoner, spoke at the Louden Nelson Center in Santa Cruz before a screening of "Behind the Mask" at a benefit for the SHAC 7.
Peter grew up in Los Gatos and moved to the state of Washington at the age of nine. He went to college at the University of Washington where he became involved in animal rights activism. In 1997, Peter and a friend liberated over 8,000 mink and foxes from various fur farms in a two-...
Posted: Thu, Feb 28, 2008 10:44am PST
No Way Out of the California State Prison Merry-go-round (video/mp4 22.7MB) Interviews with prisoners and inmates illustrate a clear need for change in the California prison release program that is under consideration now. Prisons are run on fear. The gangs rule. Most inmates have no skills. They want and need education and training before they hit the streets....
Posted: Thu, Feb 28, 2008 9:07am PST
US district court judge orders shutdown of whistleblower web site Thursday, February 28, 2008 :In an extraordinary act of censorship, lawyers representing the Swiss bank Julius Baer (BJB) obtained an injunction against the Dynadot corporation, US domain name registrar for the Wikileaks web site. Judge Jeffrey White of the Federal District Court in San Francisco issued the injunction February 15 in a lawsuit BJB filed against Wilikeaks and Dynadot....
Posted: Thu, Feb 28, 2008 7:52am PST
Fresno Police Department Ignores Citizen Complaints 
The Central California Criminal Justice Committee (CCCJC) held a Press Conference today where they announced that the Fresno Police Department (FPD) has stopped responding to citizen complaints. The CCCJC and the ACLU of Northern California says this is in clear violation of California Penal Code § 832.7....
Posted: Tue, Feb 26, 2008 3:59pm PST
Luis Fernandez to Speak on "The Policing of Dissent" March 29, 7 pm Come hear Luis Fernandez speak about "the Policing of Dissent" in Sacramento on March 29, 7 pm. at the Lung Center Building, 909 12th Street....
Posted: Mon, Feb 25, 2008 5:45pm PST
3/10: Press conference about Family Communications Bill Families
are not only systematically cut off from contact with their kids by multiple
barriers to communication....
Posted: Mon, Feb 25, 2008 4:48pm PST
police_break_into_home (video/avi 17.9MB) video of police entry on Riverside Avenue video in h.264...
Posted: Mon, Feb 25, 2008 12:34pm PST
Eric McDavid's Sentencing Moved This is just a quick note to let you know that Eric's sentencing has been
moved once again. Sentencing is now set for March 6. The new trial
motion is still on calendar for February 28th at 9 am....
Posted: Mon, Feb 25, 2008 8:25am PST
Home Invasion Robbery on Riverside; Suspects Get Away 
On February 24th, police broke through the front door of a home on the 700 block of Riverside Avenue in downtown Santa Cruz at about 10pm. The Santa Cruz Police Department, UCPD, Santa Cruz County Sheriffs, and a Park Ranger all participated in the raid which took place after police officers spent the day monitoring the house and looking inside windows, including while a young women was taking a shower. Police refused to produce the warrant until they were leaving the house with their hands f...
Posted: Mon, Feb 25, 2008 6:32am PST
Green Scare Tactics Return to Santa Cruz 
On February 24th, police broke through the front door of a home on the 700 block of Riverside Avenue in downtown Santa Cruz at about 10pm. The Santa Cruz Police Department, UCPD, Santa Cruz County Sheriffs, and a Park Ranger all participated in the raid which took place after police officers spent the day monitoring the house and looking inside windows, including while a young women was taking a shower. Police refused to produce the warrant until they were leaving the house with their hands f...
Posted: Mon, Feb 25, 2008 5:44am PST
Police Outside of Home on Riverside Avenue 
Neighbors report that police have been waiting outside of a residence on the 700 block of Riverside Avenue in downtown Santa Cruz since about 2:00pm on Sunday, February 24th. Police declined to comment on their reason for being there, other than to say it was an "ongoing investigation." Approximately 25 people on bikes showed up at 7:15pm to witness the police in the side-yard of the residence and waiting on Riverside Avenue. There is speculation that the police are waiting for a warrant....
Posted: Sun, Feb 24, 2008 8:43pm PST
SF8 Court Date 
85O Bryant Street, San Francisco
Courtroom 23...
Event Date: Thu, Feb 28, 2008 11:00am PST
Posted: Sat, Feb 23, 2008 8:31pm PST
Update on DQU: Community Meeting Tonight, Board Meeting Saturday This is the latest update on the situation at DQU from Christal West. The students, including the three arrested, returned to DQU today. I was over there for a couple of hours to interview the students. There will be an emergency meeting tonight at 7 pm at UC Davis South Hall and a Board of Trustees meeting on Saturday at 11 a.m. For more information, you can contact Ignacio Barragan at (714) 423-0716 or Christal West at (916)204-3367 or mecha@ucdavis.edu...
Posted: Thu, Feb 21, 2008 4:18pm PST
Urgent News Advisory: Yolo County Sheriffs Arrest Students at DQ University Today Here is the news release about the arrests at DQ University today....
Posted: Wed, Feb 20, 2008 5:53pm PST
Memorial for Anita Gay, Grandmother Slain by Berkeley Police South Berkeley Community Church
1802 Fairview, Berkeley
(near Ellis St.)...
Event Date: Thu, Feb 21, 2008 6:00pm PST
Posted: Wed, Feb 20, 2008 9:59am PST
The West Coast Tree-sit Raids 
Tree-sit raids and what you can do to help! Please visit the inclosed links....
Posted: Tue, Feb 19, 2008 2:10pm PST
Berkeley Copwatch - Anti Recruitment Protest Feb 14th 2008 (shattuck square) This is footage of a police action against anti war activists protesting the marine recruiting located in Berkeley California. This incident took place on Feb 14th 2008 late afternoon...
Posted: Mon, Feb 18, 2008 11:19pm PST
Critical Resistance presents: Gender, Health Care and the Prison Industrial Complex Louden Nelson Community Center
301 Center Street
Santa Cruz CA...
Event Date: Thu, Feb 21, 2008 7:15pm PST
Posted: Mon, Feb 18, 2008 6:04pm PST
"Lethal & Less-lethal seminar" in SF on March 24-26 so this is interesting- one can find out what the "new developments in the
legal, psychological, and physiological aspects of force encounters" are. Do you think they do what the Stolen Lives Project does and dissect each death at the hands of law enforcement?...
Posted: Mon, Feb 18, 2008 5:31pm PST
Gabriela León at UC Santa Cruz: Sunday Walk to the Zócalo of Oaxaca (audio/mpeg 14.5MB) Gabriela León Vázquez gave an artist talk at UC Santa Cruz on January 29th about her exhibition at UCSC's Sesnon Gallery, Sunday Walk to the Zócalo of Oaxaca (Paseo dominical por el Zócalo de Oaxaca). She was born in Cuautla, Morelos, Mexico in 1973, and is currently living and working in Oaxaca. The exhibition, on display until March 8th, is a multi-media artistic response to the popular revolt and resistance that unfolded in Oaxaca in 2006 and 2007, including photos from the Peoples' Guelag...
Posted: Mon, Feb 18, 2008 1:09pm PST
325 of 450