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SF, April 14, "No More Pig Logic: Criminalization and Solidarity in Communities of Color"
"No More Pig Logic: Criminalization and Solidarity in Communities of Color"
Saturday, April 14, 2-5pm, La Raza Centro Legal, 474 Valencia St. Suite
295 San Francisco
Join a participatory discussion on the opportunities and challenges in
building a multi-ethnic, multi-racial people-of-color movement in the
US where we learn from each others' histories of resistance to
capitalism, white supremacy and colonialism. This afternoon discussion
will break down criminalization and the ways ...
Posted: Wed, Mar 28, 2007 1:18am PDT
Efren Paredes, Jr. Update
The Governor's office is seeking to release 5,500 prisoners who will not pose a threat to society if released. Efren meets that criteria, and he has the family support, a guaranteed employment opportunity available, and home placement to go to if released; things many other prisoners do not have....
Posted: Tue, Mar 27, 2007 6:56pm PDT
Beyond Prison Day Press Release
Here's the press release for Beyond Prison Day tomorrow at the State Capitol....
Posted: Tue, Mar 27, 2007 4:49pm PDT
WAR in Santa Cruz: Know Your Rights
We offer you another tool to add to your arsenal of resistance... Know Your Rights...
Posted: Tue, Mar 27, 2007 2:10pm PDT
Federal Hoedown: In Court with Four Attorneys, Three Mayors, One Cop, and a Bad Judge
After five years, the Norse vs. City of Santa Cruz trial is scheduled to begin tomorrow in San Jose--Wednesday March 28 at 8:30 AM 280 S. 1st St. with jury selection....
Posted: Tue, Mar 27, 2007 8:16am PDT
Foro de Migrawatch mp3 Audio Aviso (audio/mpeg 952.7KB)
Oficiales de inmigracion han estado haciendo redadas por todo el pais. Recientemente en Los Angeles, mas de 750 personas fueron deportadas. El ano pasado, la migra se llevo a mas de 100 personas del Condado de Santa Cruz. En memoria del gran Cesar Chavez, los invitamos a crear un Plan de Accion para Watsonville en caso que regrese la migra. Tendremos abogados expertos en el proceso inmigratorio, activistas, sacerdotes y politicos locales. Se contestara cualquier pregunta acerca de inmigracion...
Posted: Mon, Mar 26, 2007 11:50pm PDT
Taser Task Force Meeting in Palo Alto
The public needs to challenge the adoption and use of tasers by the Palo Alto Police Department. This meeting will be one of the few oportunities which will allow public input- please come. March 27, 2007, 1305 Middlefield Road, Lucie Stern Community Center...
Posted: Mon, Mar 26, 2007 1:24pm PDT
Beyond Prison's Day March 28- state capitol
Join us at BEYOND PRISONS DAY, MARCH 28, 2007, where we mobilize to the State Capitol to say no more prisons!
March 28, 2007
The State Capitol, Sacramento
9AM-3PM
Over 200 people have already registered with us to rally and visit with legislators in opposition to prison expansion plans and to reduce the number of people in prison....
Posted: Sat, Mar 24, 2007 1:27pm PDT
Legislative Watch 2007
As bills make their way through committee, CJCJ takes a moment to review promising legislation and unfortunate scare tactics in the area of criminal and juvenile justice. Among the most courageous: Assembly Member Sally Leiber proposes an end to youth prisons; Assembly Member Carter proposes restorative justice in juvenile justice; Senator Yee proposes the end of life without parole sentences for juveniles convicted of murder. Governor Schwarzenegger has also presented various reform possib...
Posted: Sat, Mar 24, 2007 11:02am PDT
Taser Task Force and the Death of Innocence (unedited)
This is a recap and follow-up to a previous story on the Palo Alto Taser task force ("Strange Fruit: The Task of Forcing Tasers on Palo Alto" at http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/03/06/18373044.php), detailing the players and their tricks. It was originally posted on the online forum of the Palo Alto Weekly newspaper, where passages were removed by Palo Alto Weekly staff....
Posted: Sat, Mar 24, 2007 4:37am PDT
Mumia Emergency: 5/17 Oral arguments, Philadelphia's 3rd Circuit; SF Organizing Meeting 3/
3/31 - Organizing Meeting - SF
4/15 - Hip Hop for Mumia - NYC
4/21 - Writers for Mumia - NYC
4/24 - Rally - Mumia's Birthday - Philadelphia
**5/17** Oral arguments - 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals - Philadelphia...
Posted: Fri, Mar 23, 2007 10:01pm PDT
Len Harrison expecting a phone call from NPR West
Len Harrison, Josh Wolf's dad, and Steve Rhodes await the arrival of Jim Bennett, who will engineer the SF end of the phone conversation with NPR West in Culver City....
Posted: Thu, Mar 22, 2007 9:04am PDT
Free the S.F. 8! Short video from the 3/13 rally
Free the S.F. 8! Short video from the 3/13 rally at the San Francisco Hall of Torture and Murder, 850 Bryant.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujMN5H8fgbo...
Posted: Wed, Mar 21, 2007 5:05pm PDT
confronting the ILEA in san salvador - the SOA for the police
Celebrate the lives of Oscar Romero and Rufina Amaya and learn about the new US police training academy (ILEA - San Salvador)...
Posted: Tue, Mar 20, 2007 9:48pm PDT
Josh Wolf's Dad can use some help!
Wednesday afternoon | 1:45pm | Federal Building: 450 Golden Gate...
Posted: Tue, Mar 20, 2007 8:24pm PDT
Free Josh Wolf: Andy Blue (video/quicktime 47.0MB)
Andy Blue reads a statement from Josh.* Five-minute QT movie. 47MB....
Posted: Wed, Mar 14, 2007 2:42pm PDT
Strong showing at rally for SF 8; hearing postponed
As the
sun peeked over the city skyline Tuesday morning,
a lively and vocal crowd of supporters of the
political prisoners known as the San Francisco 8
rallied in front of the county jail at 850
Bryant, where six of the men are now being held....
Posted: Wed, Mar 14, 2007 11:14am PDT
Birdseye: FBI
The purpose of the birdseye series is to provide a reminder of the of the presence of military contractors, and unethical domestic and international military/law enforcement institutions in our shared geographical space in the San Francisco Bay area. The economy of this region is highly dependent upon this industry.
Here, the public front offices for the Federal Bureau of Investigation are presented. Despite the fact that the FBI spends much of its time on investigating major violent cri...
Posted: Tue, Mar 13, 2007 9:27am PDT
Is Blogger Josh Wolf a Political Prisoner?
In spite of a ban on press access at the Dublin facility where he is held, Wolf has been gaining international attention for his stand and numerous professional press organizations world-wide have rallied to his cause. So, it is conceivable that the judge or the Justice Department, who have clearly been using the case to send a signal to other journalists, may have determined they have reached a point of diminishing returns....
Posted: Sun, Mar 11, 2007 6:29am PDT
JOSH WOLF Mediation Ends (for now) After One Session (audio/mpeg 8.4MB)
Rez Sakaroff reports on the KPFA Friday morning news, March 9, 2007. Three-minute MP3 file. 8MB....
Posted: Fri, Mar 9, 2007 9:48am PST