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Hundreds of Foster Farms Workers on Strike
100's of Foster Farms workers went on strike yesterday, in protest against unfair wages and working conditions, and also for respect and dignity on the job....
Posted: Wed, Oct 26, 2005 7:20am PDT
No human being is illegal! Stop the Minutemen!
The English and Spanish wording of a flyer followed by the PDFs of both flyers for a rally to help stop the Minutemen on Saturday in Sacramento....
Posted: Wed, Oct 26, 2005 2:17am PDT
Iraq War Town Hall Meeting/Vigils on Wednesday Oct. 26
Make sure that you attend the Town Hall Meeting on the Iraq war in Sacramento on Wednesday at 7 p.m.!...
Posted: Wed, Oct 26, 2005 2:12am PDT
A Picture of the Circle of Folks at the October 22nd Rally - Vigil in Fresno
A picture of Ellie Bluestein, in the foreground with the candle, part of the Central California Criminal Justice Committee. To her right is Elfie Ballis a media maker with Sun Mt, Rev. Floyd Harris who leads the National Action Network, and Gloria Hernandez from Comite No Nos Vamos....
Posted: Tue, Oct 25, 2005 11:11pm PDT
Poultry plant workers go on strike
Associated Press -- LIVINGSTON, Calif. -- Hundreds of northern San Joaquin Valley poultry
plant workers went on strike Tuesday morning, accusing Foster Farms of
unfair labor practices....
Posted: Tue, Oct 25, 2005 2:59pm PDT
Central Valley Youth Call on State to Shut-Down the CYA and fund alternatives
Over 200 Participants attended the 2005 Escuelas Si! Pintas No! (Schools Yes! Prisons No!) 3rd Annual Central Valley Youth Organizing Summit to advocate for the State to re-direct funds used to lock-up young people to support community-based, owned and operated alternatives to incarceration....
Posted: Tue, Oct 25, 2005 2:06pm PDT
Pictures from October 22nd Rally and March in Fresno
People came from up and down the San Joaquin Valley and beyond with stories about their family members encounters with the Police. We were also remembering those whose lives were stolen by Police, Everado "Lalo" Torres'(picture of family below) whose life was taken by a Madera police officer when she supposedly mistook her glock for her taser....
Posted: Tue, Oct 25, 2005 10:01am PDT
Update: Fresno Jail Support Information for Joe Fortt, Dustin Costa, and James Holland
Thunder Rector has been released on bail (great family/attorney team effort!), but three other medical cannabis prisoners in Fresno County Jail still need support as they face Federal trial....
Posted: Tue, Oct 25, 2005 12:07am PDT
We won’t let crooked cops rest
We won’t let crooked cops rest. 3 minutes video...
Posted: Mon, Oct 24, 2005 7:08pm PDT
Police brutality targeted - Alleged victims rally outside the Fresno Police Department.
Here is a well written article about the October 22nd Vigil and March that happened in Fresno on Saturday. A
reportback and photos will be posted soon....
Posted: Mon, Oct 24, 2005 2:07pm PDT
Sacramento Area Peace Network Distribution List Alert #4, 10/23/05
Don't miss the Town Hall Meeting on the Iraq war in Sacramento on Wednesday....
Posted: Mon, Oct 24, 2005 2:57am PDT
A Fresno Mother's Horrific Bus Ride Home
Another in an increasing number of reported incidents of police abuse in Fresno, California....
Posted: Sun, Oct 23, 2005 8:49am PDT
Another Federal Medical MJ Arrest
Another California patient has been federally charged for growing
medical marijuana...
Posted: Sat, Oct 22, 2005 4:30pm PDT
10/21: ASA Weekly Alert
*1) October 22nd, El Dorado: AAMC Meeting
2) October 22nd, San Francisco: Phone Banking for HHS Action
3) October 23rd, Los Angeles: LA ASA Meeting
4) October 23rd, San Francisco: Art Party & Phone Banking for HHS Action
5) October 24th, Fresno: Court Support for Dustin Costa
**6) October 24th, Fresno: Court Support for Joe Fortt
7) October 24th, San Francisco: SF ID Card Program Community Meeting
8) October 25th, San Francisco: Board of Supervisors to Vote on
Dispensing Regulations
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Posted: Fri, Oct 21, 2005 5:36pm PDT
Operation Copwatch - Fresno Cops Turned in Other Cops, and the Chief is calling in the FBI
Just one more reminder why people need to continue struggling against police brutality and for police accountability in Fresno.
Come out to the October 22nd Vigil this Saturday in Downtown Fresno at 5:30 p.m.
for more info go to: Letter from a member of Fresno Copwatch: Reminder for Oct. 22nd Vigil in Fresno
http://indybay.org/news/2005/10/1775353.php...
Posted: Thu, Oct 20, 2005 1:29pm PDT
Arnold in Fresno on Oct 20th - Lets Dog Him F.S.U. Style!!
For more info on how to fight the Governator's special interest election go to the Alliance for a Better California(ABC) website below....
Posted: Wed, Oct 19, 2005 4:37pm PDT
The ill childhood of Ari Vatanen's son at UK's boarding school
Today's YP writes about reveals Kim Vatanen's - the son of Ari Vatanen - ill childhood based on nature writer Juha Jormanen's book "Hell Isle - Kim Vatanen's seven years in Boarding School [Helvetinsaari - Kim Vatasen seitsemän vuotta sisäoppilaitoksessa (Gummerus)]". Article also reveals how Kim Vatanen had to use therapy improving his mental health....
Posted: Wed, Oct 19, 2005 12:44pm PDT
Thunder Rector is out of jail!
Thunder Rector has been released from the Fresno County Jail. He is
currently on his way to Nirvana in Modesto, where he will be
residing....
Posted: Mon, Oct 17, 2005 11:23pm PDT
Letter from a member of Fresno Copwatch: Reminder for Oct. 22nd Vigil in Fresno
This report comes from a member of Copwatch, a member of Comite No Nos Vamos, and a leader in efforts to demand that the Fresno Police be held accountable to the community members who they are supposed to serve and protect. (below is a picture of the author speaking at a press conference on June 23....
Posted: Mon, Oct 17, 2005 6:37pm PDT
Cindy Sheehan Asks Governor Schwarzenegger to Pull California Guard out of Iraq (Updated)
Cindy Sheehan was in Sacramento twice last week, first at the State Capitol on Wednesday and then at the 16th & Broadway anti-war rally on Saturday evening. This is an updated version of an article I wrote on Thursday....
Posted: Mon, Oct 17, 2005 3:40pm PDT