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Butte County Sheriffs kill two pot farmer/guards
A Sac Bee article described the raid of Butte County Sheriffs on a cannabis field that resulted in two Mexican immigrants shot to death by the Sheriffs during the raid.....
Posted: Wed, Jun 15, 2005 4:26pm PDT
One less recruit
This morning the Counter-recruitment demonstration for buses arriving at the Military Entrance Processing Station, 3870 Rosin Ct, #105, in Sacramento, California celebrated when a mother and her daughter changed their mind and left before the young girl was administered the oath or signed the eight-year contract for military service....
Posted: Wed, Jun 15, 2005 11:57am PDT
ASA Spokesperson Trainings in Central Valley and So. Cal
Over the next couple of weeks, ASA will be holding four trainings and
strategy sessions across the state to prepare patients and advocates to
effectively lobby local officials and to be media spokespeople. The
trainings will be held in San Diego, Los Angeles, Bakersfield, and
Sacramento (see below for dates and locations)....
Posted: Tue, Jun 14, 2005 8:46pm PDT
Action Alert: Estuary Fisheries Imperiled by the South Delta “Improvement” Project
I urge everybody to call or fax the governor to declare a "cease-fire" on additional water exports from the California Delta until the ecology of the estuary and its fishery resources are restored....
Posted: Tue, Jun 14, 2005 4:40pm PDT
TRACY- 13 hate, 250 love
Love wins the June 11 "battle of Tracy". Hate loses....
Posted: Tue, Jun 14, 2005 7:48am PDT
Civil Rights Town Hall Meeting!
Townhall meeting in response to the arrests in Lodi, California...
Posted: Tue, Jun 14, 2005 1:35am PDT
More Police Spying in Fresno?
Contradictory statements by Fresno Police suggest local cops are busy spying on film makers connected to the hip-hop scene...
Posted: Sat, Jun 11, 2005 8:08am PDT
Sacramento Weekend of Resistance LOCATION CHANGED!
There has been a last minute problem in the original venue for Jeff Free Luers weeken of resistance in sacramento. It is now located at 629 15th St. from 3pm ot 7pm....
Posted: Fri, Jun 10, 2005 6:01pm PDT
Nevada County Equality California: June is Gay Pride Month
June is celebrated internationally as Gay Pride Month. Nevada County Equality California (NC EQCA) is celebrating Gay Pride Month with three events. We invite the residents and community leaders of Nevada County to join us....
Posted: Thu, Jun 9, 2005 11:16pm PDT
Events to Support Jeff "Free" Luers in Sacramento and Modesto
Friday June 10th, (Modesto), and Saturday June 11th, (Sacramento), various collectives will be hosting events to support political prisoner Jeff "Free" Luers....
Posted: Thu, Jun 9, 2005 3:37pm PDT
Leftist Victories in Latin America Create New Opportunities for SOA Opponents
This is an updated version of an earlier article about the campaign of SOA Watch to close down the School of the Assassins. Representative Doris Matsui has become the 105th co-sponsor of HR 1217, the bill to shut down the SOA, thanks to great organizing work by local activists Leisa Barnes Faulkner, Janice Freeman and Lorraine Krofchok!...
Posted: Thu, Jun 9, 2005 9:06am PDT
The Peace and Social Justice Calendar
The Fresno Peace and Social Justice calendar...
Posted: Wed, Jun 8, 2005 8:54pm PDT
Sacramento Gets It - Kids & Teachers Are Not Lab Rats !
Author Assemblymember Cindy Montanez (D., 39th District), stands up for the health of kids, teachers, and school employees with AB 405...
Posted: Wed, Jun 8, 2005 1:35am PDT
Local Activist Joins Fast For Economic Justice in Iraq
Leisa Faulkner of Progressive Democrats of America and School of Americas Watch will join an international fast for economic justice in Iraq being held in Geneva, Switzerland....
Posted: Wed, Jun 8, 2005 12:06am PDT
Sacramento Medical Marijuana Protest
In response to the Supreme Court decision overturning Raich, medical marijuana patients and advocates gathered in front of the Federal court building in Sacramento to urge congress to pass the Hinchey-Rohrabacher Amendment to the Justice Appropriations bill . 11 pictures, Action items, Example letter, Talking Points and the Syllabus of the decision....
Posted: Tue, Jun 7, 2005 4:38pm PDT
SMUD Vote to Annex Yolo County a Victory for Public Power
Bucking national trends towards privatization, the SMUD Board on May 19 voted to annex Yolo County....
Posted: Tue, Jun 7, 2005 12:39am PDT
Tues at 12pm: Sacramento Press Conference for Medical Marijuana Rights
When: June 7th at noon.
Where: Sacramento Federal Courthouse, at 5th and I st....
Posted: Mon, Jun 6, 2005 6:11pm PDT
One man's struggle to find medical marijuana in a county hell-bent on prohibition
My dad isn't your typical pot smoker. And while he harbors a healthy skepticism toward the Bush administration, he's not exactly a political activist. But he is plagued by disease, which his doctors like to call Parkinson's....
Posted: Sun, Jun 5, 2005 10:06pm PDT
Horns + Vs tell us to stop maiming this whole generation in wars based on lies
Horns + Vs tell us to stop maiming this whole generation in wars based on lies. We are at Peace Corner in Fresno with our passing family. 1 minute video...
Posted: Sun, Jun 5, 2005 1:14pm PDT
PCFFA Calls For Focus On Real Problems Facing Salmon
Here is the press release from the right wing Pacific Legal Foundation, followed by the excellent response by the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations. In spite of a record estimate of Central Valley chinook salmon, commercial fishermen along the coast are suffering from a slashed season because of the legacy of the Bush administration-engineered fish kills on the Klamath River in 2002....
Posted: Sat, Jun 4, 2005 9:42pm PDT