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WHAT 39% OF ALL AMERICANS WANT FOR MUSLIMS
Americans admit to favoring IDs and other restrictions for Muslims...
Posted: Sat, Aug 12, 2006 11:23pm PDT
SF Voice For Israel Sounds Like Old Fashioned Racism And Bigotry
At the August 12th protest against the destruction of Lebanon, hundreds of pro-Israel protesters showed up to try to chant down the anti-war speakers. While some signs called for peace, many were extremely racist or called for more killing....
Posted: Sat, Aug 12, 2006 5:55pm PDT
Two more dead in the Bayview Hunters Point area in broad daylight
Two more dead in broad daylight in the Bayview right on 3rd Street. In the morning you see foot patrol for a few hours but then they take a hike. Two young men dead because of turf war and this brings the total to 58. The SF Police Department and the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) under Allen Nance must reveal the name of the dead so far on the MOCJ website. The MOCJ has been talking the talk but cannot walk the walk....
Posted: Sat, Aug 12, 2006 9:22am PDT
Sikh Grandfather Stabbed in Hate Crime
A Santa Clara Sikh man was the victim of a July 30 stabbing that authorities allege was a hate crime. The incident comes on the heels of a recent spike in hate crimes in the surrounding areas of this San Francisco Bay Area county. On average, five hate crimes are reported each month in Santa Clara County, but 13 such crimes were reported in June, according to the local Network for a Hate-Free Community....
Posted: Sat, Aug 12, 2006 8:57am PDT
California State Fair ~ A friendly reminder
Business as usual showcasing California Agribusiness, a friendly reminder. 2007 Farm Bill should reflect a shared responsibility to embrace a "solutions based" notion of racial justice....
Posted: Fri, Aug 11, 2006 9:17pm PDT
Food Justice a growing movement
1310 Potrero Avenue @ 25th Street. San Francisco....
Event Date: Wed, Aug 16, 2006 8:00pm PDT
Posted: Thu, Aug 10, 2006 1:52pm PDT
Re-Occupied Territory: Anarchist Thoughts while on Indigenous Land
DAAA Collective report on trip to indigenous land, in the central valley....
Posted: Wed, Aug 9, 2006 1:42pm PDT
Poll: 68% of Jews would refuse to live in same building as an Arab. Zionism=Racism
"Racism is becoming mainstream. When people talk about transfer or about Arabs as a demographic time-bomb, no one raises their voice against such statements. This is a worrisome phenomenon," Bachar Ouda, director of the Center for the Struggle Against Racism, said on Tuesday. The report covered the year 2005 and the center will, in the future, present monthly and bi-annual polls....
Posted: Wed, Aug 9, 2006 9:25am PDT
free movie: "As Long As the Rivers Flow: The Grassy Narrows Blockade Story"
Station 40: at the intersection of 16th and Mission...
Event Date: Wed, Aug 9, 2006 9:00pm PDT
Posted: Tue, Aug 8, 2006 11:23am PDT
Rod Coronado Sentenced to 8 Months Today!
Rod recieved an eight month sentence and was taken into custody at about noon today. The judge felt that it was very important to preserve fear of/respect for the law, otherwise anarchy may prevail....
Posted: Mon, Aug 7, 2006 9:09pm PDT
USDA/CBO Partnership "Vision" comes to the 2006 California State Fair
2006 California State Fair and Exposition may benchmark a changed paradigm for Black Farmers and Agriculturalists participation showcasing "California Grown" food, fiber and fuel to the world....
Posted: Mon, Aug 7, 2006 8:46am PDT
German Parliament members demand Mumia's immediate release
"Mumia has been on death row for 25 years now. The political motivation behind his verdict is obvious. As an activist against the ubiquitous racism of US society, he was sentenced in a trial that failed to meet basic legal standards. The evidence in his favor is overwhelming, and its neglect by the relevant judicial authorities constitutes a scandal in its own right. "...
Posted: Sat, Aug 5, 2006 6:54pm PDT
California Black Farmers Continue to Find Solutions With USDA
The Third Annual USDA Partners Meeting is filled with hope and fears of wonderful words and empty promises. There is a clear sense of opportunity and solutions. The Office of The Assistant Secretary For Civil Rights is a key partners in facilitating a benefical relationship for inclusion of Black participation in the food, fuel and fiber industries in the Great State of California. The U.S. Senate is considering our Dear Sista Honorable Margo M. McKay, she will continue a stong legacy of o...
Posted: Thu, Aug 3, 2006 2:02pm PDT
13th Annual WOC Film and Arts Fest at UCSC Aug 3 - 6
The theme of this year's Women of Color Film Festival, Regenerations, draws inspiration from the number 13 in the Mayan calendar, which symbolizes transformation, movement, and change. This event builds upon the tremendous history established by previous film festivals to bring emerging and well-established filmmakers, artists, media activists and community members to our campus. As the longest running festival of its kind, the UCSC Women of Color Film and Video Festival has sparked dialogue ...
Posted: Thu, Aug 3, 2006 12:57pm PDT
UCSC Women Of Color Film Fest
PORTER COLLEGE at the UCSC CAMPUS...
Event Date: Sat, Aug 5, 2006 5:30pm PDT
Posted: Thu, Aug 3, 2006 12:45pm PDT
Video Showing of "LUMUMBA
African People's Solidarity Day Campaign Office, 1601 2nd Ave(near E. 18th and Lake Merritt), Oakland...
Event Date: Fri, Aug 4, 2006 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Thu, Aug 3, 2006 8:08am PDT
Youth Rally Capitol Hill for Renewal of the Voting Rights Act
Washington -- NAACP members and conventioneers last week marched to the U.S. Capitol to show support for extending the Voting Rights Reauthorization Act of 2006. The Senate passed the legislation by a unanimous vote of 98-0. Seven days earlier, the House of Representatives also voted to extend the Act by a 390-33 margin....
Posted: Wed, Aug 2, 2006 6:23pm PDT
AMERICAN MUSLIM NEWS BRIEFS - 8/1/06
ISLAM-INFONET: CA Assailant May Have Mistaken Sikh for Muslim / ACLU, CAIR Demand End to Citizenship Delays / Israeli Rabbis Say Enemy Has No 'Innocents'...
Posted: Wed, Aug 2, 2006 12:16am PDT
Mel Gibson goes on antijewish drunken tirade
The report says Gibson then launched into a barrage of anti-Semitic statements: “F*****g Jews… The Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world.” Gibson then asked the deputy, “Are you a Jew?”...
Posted: Sun, Jul 30, 2006 8:46pm PDT
Dropping leaflets during war: The Nazis during WWII and today in Lebanon by the Israelis
From mass targeting of mobile phones with voice and text messages to old-fashioned radio broadcasts warning of imminent attacks, Israel is deploying a range of old and new technologies in Lebanon as part of the psychological operations ("psyops") campaign supplementing its military attacks....
Posted: Sun, Jul 30, 2006 3:16pm PDT