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Marine brings a bit of the war home
They train guys to kill, send them out to kill, lie to them, fuck over them, cut their benefits, then send them back to do additional round of kill-or-be-killed and meanwhile they apparently expect these guys to behave like model citizen robots....
Posted: Tue, Jan 11, 2005 1:20pm PST
Pending Actions & 9th Circuit Page on Beardslee Possible Execution 1/19
On Jan 19, 2005 at 12:01 a.m., the State of California will murder a human being, Donald Beardslee, with our tax dollars, unless we do everything we can to stop this barbarism, the death penalty, which has been abolished in Europe, and is rarely used except in the most backward countries, like the USA....
Posted: Mon, Jan 10, 2005 9:26pm PST
Anybody But Hahn? A Mayoral Convention for the Animals
A few months ago, the country heard the Democrats' mantra "Anybody but Bush." On January 9, 2005 at the Citizens for a Humane Los Angeles mayoral convention at Beverly Garland's Holiday Inn in North Hollywood, one group of animal rights and welfare advocates supported the "Anybody but Hahn" theory while another argued "Vote your Heart."...
Posted: Mon, Jan 10, 2005 12:42pm PST
proposed CA legislation on petting zoo improvements
Action Alert on Petting Zoo legislation...
Posted: Fri, Jan 7, 2005 3:52pm PST
Demand Clemency for Donald Beardslee: Events
Please Help Us Demand Clemency for Donald Beardslee
by Attending These Important Events!...
Posted: Thu, Jan 6, 2005 2:01pm PST
PFLAG Study Finds Gay Students' Needs Largely Ignored
Nation's Schools Leave Many Behind: PFLAG Study Finds Gay Students' Needs Largely Ignored...
Posted: Thu, Jan 6, 2005 12:29pm PST
Bay Area Democracy Activists' Work Pays Off
This morning's hearing is online at kpfa.org and on pacifica stations and affiliates nationwide...
Posted: Thu, Jan 6, 2005 10:32am PST
Roe v. Wade Anniversary Demonstration
On January 22nd, join the San Francisco Area Pro-Choice Coalition for a Roe v. Wade Anniversary Demonstration...
Posted: Thu, Jan 6, 2005 10:01am PST
Schwarzenegger Prescription Drug Proposal Puts Drug Firms in Control
Schwarzenegger Prescription Drug Proposal Puts Drug Firms in Control, Leaves Seniors Without Protection, Says Consumer Group...
Posted: Wed, Jan 5, 2005 11:18pm PST
Family of Pacifica Taser victim hires top lawyer, who blasts stun gun use
Family members said officers had bulled their way into the home, shoving aside Saulsbury's 68-year-old grandmother and shocking a peaceful Saulsbury even after they handcuffed him. They said police had also "Tased'' Saulsbury's father....
Posted: Wed, Jan 5, 2005 5:37pm PST
The Web: 'Tidal wave of generosity' online
Great story about how online contributions are an integral part of the tsunami relief effort....
Posted: Wed, Jan 5, 2005 10:53am PST
E-mail addresses for Letters to the Editor
Below are Letters to the Editor email addresses for daily newspapers in California. Note that newspapers will not print your letter if they know you are sending it to everyone. Thanks for speaking for the voiceless! :)...
Posted: Mon, Jan 3, 2005 10:20am PST
California's Sex Offender Database: Is Your Home at Threat Level Red?
The easily accessible Megan's Law Database could have a negative impact on California, raising fears, achieving little and impacting real estate values....
Posted: Sun, Jan 2, 2005 11:08pm PST
UFCW screws supermarket workers at the behest of Safeway shareholders in Sacramento area
Grocery workers would take hit
Proposed deal with Safeway has higher medical expenses....
Posted: Sun, Jan 2, 2005 3:24pm PST
CALIFORNIA PARENTS GAIN RIGHT TO KNOW ABOUT CHEMICALS USED AT K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOLS
CONTACT:
School Pesticide Reform Coalition http://www.nopoison.org or at 1-888-NO-POISON....
Posted: Sun, Jan 2, 2005 1:22pm PST
Dark Mondays Encourage Immigrants to Not Buy Gas on Mondays in CA
What is a DARK MONDAY? MAPA's call to observe DARK MONDAYS and not purchase gasoline one day a week is an economic boycott, which targets the energy industry throughout California and in any state where our message is well received....
Posted: Sun, Jan 2, 2005 11:03am PST
Monday Gas Boycotts Attempt to Shake Governor
One year after a boycott to protest California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's failure to sign into law a measure allowing undocumented immigrants under certain circumstances to receive a driver's license, a group of local activists have launched another boycott to demonstrate the positive impact undocumented workers have on the state's economy....
Posted: Sun, Jan 2, 2005 12:04am PST
Do same-sex couples make good parents?
Arkansas judge says Yes.
Could his decision influence California Supreme Court?...
Posted: Sat, Jan 1, 2005 10:23pm PST
More about Marine Killed by Police in LA
Marine Kills Trans Prostitute in L.A.
Los Angeles police shoot and kill Iraq war veteran after he dumps body
in Hollywood...
Posted: Fri, Dec 31, 2004 12:09pm PST