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I Was a Target of Homeland Security
When I stepped into the San Francisco airport a week and a half ago to begin my vacation in Central America, I knew it wouldn’t be an easy experience. The recently unearthed suicide bomber plot in England had everyone talking, and three steps off the first escalator I heard ‘We are in Homeland Security Code Orange’ blaring over the building’s public address system. Regardless, I still felt confident I’d make it to my destination, even if it would take a little extra time. I was flying to Guat...
Posted: Wed, Aug 30, 2006 6:34am PDT
Pre-Trial Hearing in Norse Case Wednesday August 30 10 AM Dept 1
Attorneys David Beauvais and Kate Wells will be representing Robert Norse Wednesday August 30th in Dept. 1 in a pre-trial in-limine hearing. This is a hearing to limit what can be presented at jury trial on September 25....
Posted: Tue, Aug 29, 2006 11:54pm PDT
KATRINA anniversary FEMA PROTEST
Indict the Bush Regime for Criminal Negligence and Ethnic Cleansing of the Black and Poor people of New Orleans !
12:00 PM, Tuesday, August 29,
1111 Broadway (at 14th st.) Oakland, ca
NEVER FORGIVE AND NEVER FORGET!
PROTEST AND SPEAKOUT in front of the FEMA Bay Area offices. Indict the Bush Regime for Criminal Negligence and Ethnic Cleansing of the Black and Poor people of New Orleans! Is the Bush Regime guilty of mass murder and ethnic cleansing in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast....
Posted: Mon, Aug 28, 2006 7:54pm PDT
SONOMA COUNTY ACTIVIST GROUP PLACED IN JEOPARDY BY IRRESPONSIBLE JOURNALISM
A Sonoma County activist group, the Peoples Revolutionary Organization, has been falsely accused of committing vandalism by the local media based on recent events they held discussing graffiti (where Faultlines held a workshop amongst other speakers) and being politically involved in the community. The article written displays irresponsible journalism by not citing it's sources (one of the sources being indybay) or author and putting a legitimate organizations members/supporters in jeopardy. ...
Posted: Mon, Aug 28, 2006 10:53am PDT
08/25 Critical Mass: Mission Failed!
The "Critical Mass Bike Ride" of August 25th was neither massive nor critical. Within minutes of starting the ride, the bikers rode straight into a police ambush!...
Posted: Sat, Aug 26, 2006 4:52pm PDT
Medical Marijuana Grand Jury Convened in Connection with Ed Rosenthal
According to George Bevan, the Assistant U.S. Attorney
prosecuting the case, this is a new grand jury ostensibly convened to
investigate new information surrounding the prior indictment of Ed
Rosenthal....
Posted: Fri, Aug 25, 2006 12:03am PDT
Youth Activists Attacked by Hometown Newspaper
The Peoples Revolutionary Organization (PRO) have been attacked by the Argus-Courier....
Posted: Thu, Aug 24, 2006 8:50am PDT
Video Surveillance Project Gets Final Approval
The Fresno City Council approved the start of a massive police video surveillance project at their Tuesday, August 22 meeting. The last hurdle to approve this project was the acceptance, by the City Council, of a policy manual to regulate the use of the cameras. While much of the policy manual came from The Constitution Project (see http://www.constitutionproject.org/ ) and was protective of civil liberties, there were several key elements of the manual that community members strenuously ob...
Posted: Tue, Aug 22, 2006 10:40pm PDT
Rob Los Ricos & Richard Brown speak @ AK Press: Fundraiser for Rob Los Ricos & John Bowman
Fundraiser and Raffle for Rob Los Ricos and John Bowman
Thursday September 14th
7:00-9:00pm
AK Press 674 23rd St. Oakland, CA
Donations ($5-$10) at the door will go to Rob
Funds from raffle ticket sales will go to John...
Posted: Tue, Aug 22, 2006 1:00pm PDT
KPOO Black August hour rebroadcast TODAY at 4pm + other programs scheduled
KPOO, 89.5 fm. (www.kpoo.com) will rebroadcast Black August Commemoration today, August 22, from 4 - 5 p.m. (PST)....
Posted: Tue, Aug 22, 2006 12:44pm PDT
s.f. village voice - june 22, 2006 (audio/mpeg 35.6MB)
San Francisco Office of Citizen Complaint's Director Kevin Allen, Carloe Harvey,writer, enviromental and redevelopment social activist. Along with
Marlen Crump a recent police abuse victum. All share their insights and
personal experience's with La Mesha....
Posted: Tue, Aug 22, 2006 10:51am PDT
Village Voice 8/18/06 with La Mesha
Nothing to fear but fear itself people must break out of their welded
costumes, La Mesha with her guests, talk about; the campaign to end the death penalty and other issue's of racial and social justice,...
Posted: Fri, Aug 18, 2006 10:44pm PDT
Nadia Winstead - refuses to answer SF Grand Jury Questions
Nadia Winstead - refuses to answer SF Grand Jury Questions...
Posted: Fri, Aug 18, 2006 12:10pm PDT
Police Shootings Spotlight Growing Language Barriers in Suburbia
A year after two Korean men who spoke no English were shot and killed by police during a domestic dispute in Dublin, Calif., police departments across the state are still struggling with language barriers and cultural misconceptions when enforcing the law in ethnic communities. This article is part of a project of the American Society of Newspaper Editors, New America Media, ANG Newspapers, The Korea Times and The Korea Daily which the Knight Foundation has supported with fellowships for the ...
Posted: Thu, Aug 17, 2006 5:40pm PDT
Fresno cops pull another judge, jury, executioner killing of unarmed suspect
Fresno cops pull another judge, jury, executioner killing of unarmed suspect. 4 MINUTE VIDEO DOCU-POEM...
Posted: Thu, Aug 17, 2006 8:57am PDT
Did Willfully and Unlawfully Provide Food
Sonoma County Food Not Bombs Cited For “Providing Food to Indigent” in Las Vegas during protest to end new City of Las Vegas law....
Posted: Thu, Aug 17, 2006 8:10am PDT
Mumia film showing "A Case for reasonable Doubt?"
BFUU Hall
1924 Cedar St. at Bonita, Berkeley, California 94709...
Event Date: Fri, Aug 18, 2006 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Wed, Aug 16, 2006 11:01pm PDT
Support Grand Jury Resister this Thursday
Resist Grand Juries! Come out and Support Nadia!...
Posted: Wed, Aug 16, 2006 10:52am PDT
Protest Salinas Valley Prison & Ca. Treatment Facility
enter this address into mapquest.com. The protest will be in the public area out front of the prisons, two prisons on the same property. Just off Highway 101
31625 Highway 101
Soledad, CA 93960...
Event Date: Sun, Aug 27, 2006 6:00am PDT
Posted: Wed, Aug 16, 2006 4:17am PDT
Big Brother is Watching
$1.2 million in funding for video surveillance cameras in Fresno has already been approved by the City Council. However, that money will not be released until a policy manual for the cameras use has been approved. This issue will come before the council on Tuesday, August 22. The story below, written by someone who helped write the policy manual, explains why it should be opposed....
Posted: Tue, Aug 15, 2006 12:03pm PDT