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Agent Walker Found Not Guilty
This morning, a San Jose jury reached a 'not guilty' verdict in the voluntary manslaughter trial of state drug agent Michael Walker. According to a Mercury News online report, a scuffle erupted outside the courtroom when 2 dozen protesters encircled Walker's defense attorney as he adressed reporters. No arrests were made.
If convicted, Walker would have faced a maximum of 11 years in prison for fatally shooting Rodolfo 'Rudy' Cardenas on Feb 17, 2004....
Posted: Tue, Dec 13, 2005 1:34pm PST
ADC-SF Press Release - DeAnza 8
We call on the Santa Clara County District Attorney to immediately drop any further prosecution of these cases...
Posted: Mon, Dec 12, 2005 5:38pm PST
Support Students Racially Profiled and Brutally Arrested at Campus Anti-War Protest!
Last month CODEPINK, South Bay Mobilization, ANSWER, De Anza College students, faculty and others participated in a three day protest against former Secretary of State Colin Powell at De Anza College Flint Center in Cupertino. On November 11, 2005, eight students were arrested at the event; one student was arrested inside the hall for disrupting Powell's speech. The seven youth arrested outside were all youth of color. They were singled out and brutally arrested though they had not broken any...
Posted: Mon, Dec 12, 2005 2:15am PST
Support the De Anza Students Brutally Arrested at Campus Anti-War Protest
Following the November 11 protests against war maker Colin Powell at De Anza College and the Santa Clara Sheriffs' brutal attack and arrest of seven young students, six of whom were Muslim and all of whom were of color, supporters came together at the request of the arrestees.
Take Action to Demand: Drop the Charges Now! Stop Racial and Religious Profiling!...
Posted: Mon, Dec 12, 2005 12:55am PST
Indybay Introduces New Regional Coverage, Redesign, and More
The website of the SF Bay Area Independent Media Center has expanded and continues to evolve!
Expanding to Include Regional Pages
Get Involved with Indybay
Indybay's Redesign: A New Look and Feel
Updates to How the Site Works
We Want to Hear Your Thoughts...
Posted: Sun, Dec 11, 2005 9:35pm PST
Concern For Tragedy, Or All Talk And No Walk?
Mercury News item:
After a San Jose police shooting that left two children without a mother and triggered an outcry among Vietnamese-Americans, the long legal saga of Bich Cau Thi Tran ended Tuesday with a $1.8 million settlement of a federal lawsuit...In exchange for the payment, all claims against officer Chad Marshall, former police chief William Lansdowne, then-assistant police chief Tom Wheatley, and current Chief Rob Davis will be dropped with no admissions of liability..."Our b...
Posted: Mon, Dec 5, 2005 1:50am PST
Walker Trial Update from Rudy's Daughter
We're anticipating that the trial should be coming to
an end soon...
Posted: Mon, Dec 5, 2005 12:29am PST
Holiday Peace Fair
peace and justice groups offer alternative gifts, musical entertainment, food...
Posted: Thu, Dec 1, 2005 10:12pm PST
San Jose Bike Party enjoys successful Buy Nothing Day ride
San Jose November Bike Party coincides with Buy Nothing Day, makes for a great ride....
Posted: Tue, Nov 29, 2005 12:07am PST
law enforcement practices forum will be held in March 2006
law enforcement practices forum will be held
sometime, probably late March 2006...
Posted: Thu, Nov 24, 2005 6:45pm PST
Agent Walker to Testify Tomorrow in Rudy Cardenas Case
Trial is at the Hall of Justice, 190
W. Hedding Street, 6th floor, Dept. 39...
Posted: Mon, Nov 21, 2005 10:58pm PST
LAST Powell DeAnza Pics!!
the last of the Nov. 11 DeAnza Protest pics. hope you enjoyed them; got a sense of the action and environment. (all of the pictures thus submitted have been done by me.)
-tbg...
Posted: Thu, Nov 17, 2005 12:22am PST
Powell Protest & Cops Attack..DeAnza College
some of the police pouncing and attacks will be on this page and some in the next page.....
Posted: Wed, Nov 16, 2005 11:23pm PST
Powell Protest Unity Pictures at DeAnza
the protest pictures continue......
Posted: Wed, Nov 16, 2005 9:35pm PST
Powell Pictures from DeAnza Continue yet again...
it kept moving...for several hours.....
Posted: Wed, Nov 16, 2005 8:49pm PST
Pictures Galore Powell Protest Nov.11
so many more pictures left......
Posted: Wed, Nov 16, 2005 6:07pm PST
Still more pics of Powell DeAnza Protest
still more pics of the protest....
Posted: Wed, Nov 16, 2005 4:06pm PST