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Fighting for equal food access in Oakland
Pueblo, along with Cycles of Change, is working to get fresh produce to low-income seniors in under-served areas of Oakland....
Posted: Thu, Jun 12, 2008 3:46pm PDT
SF Vegan Activist Being Held at ICE Detention Center in Need of Support
A local activist who has been involved with SF FNB and Homes not Jails, among many other things, was arrested in Seattle in late May on a petty charge and was taken to the Northwest Detention Center, a notorious privatized ICE facility owned by the GEO Group, after an ICE raid of the jail he was in.
He needs letters of support, friends, calls for vegan meals [he is on a hunger strike], and legal aid locally [Tacoma.]...
Posted: Thu, Jun 12, 2008 1:09pm PDT
Rally at Berkeley City Council to prevent Bevatron structure pulverization
This past Tuesday, June 10, Berkeley residents & activists gathered against UC Berkeley's plan to pulverize the Bevatron structure, which would spread nuclear dust onto the doorsteps of thousands....
Posted: Thu, Jun 12, 2008 12:17pm PDT
More Medicare cuts to doctors in Santa Cruz County!
10% Medicare cuts to doctors in Santa Cruz in July and how you might help prevent it....
Posted: Thu, Jun 12, 2008 9:25am PDT
Elder Housing Project seeks urgent assistance with Environmental Review
Redbird is seeking help with a phase one environmental review on a site they hope to purchase for an elder housing facility. The catch; that review must be completed before July 10, 2008....
Posted: Wed, Jun 11, 2008 3:27pm PDT
New ordinance tackles drinking at teen parties
Did the Santa Cruz Sentinel fire their editors and proof readers too?
First the article talks about "The City Council" without saying Which City Council. Then it talks about "The county Board of Supervisors." Then the article talks about the council again. Next the article quotes "Councilman Edward Din" without saying where he is a councilman. Edward Din is a member of the Watsonville City Council.
The first line could say "Police in Watsonville"
The second line could say "The Watsonville ...
Posted: Wed, Jun 11, 2008 11:50am PDT
Homeless beating victim dies in Santa Barbara
Isla Vista is a dense city of about 12,000 adjacent to UC Santa Barbara, which is set somewhat apart from the town of Santa Barbara by 2-3 miles of wetlands and upper-class estates. Most buildings are apartment blocks and most residents are renters, while the rest of the area has few apartments or low income housing options. While it is assumed that most people in the area are students, there are a substantial number of workers with or without children....
Posted: Wed, Jun 11, 2008 10:42am PDT
Unnatural Causes is Inequality Making us Sick? Community Dialogue and Film
515 Cortland Ave, The Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center...
Event Date: Wed, Jun 18, 2008 6:00pm PDT
Posted: Wed, Jun 11, 2008 10:15am PDT
ONU: EE UU debe permitir independencia de Puerto Rico
. La Organización de Naciones Unidas (ONU) reafirmó nuevamente este lunes el derecho de Puerto Rico a la autodeterminación e independencia y pidió a Estados Unidos que permita al Estado libre asociado ejercer ese derecho libremente....
Posted: Tue, Jun 10, 2008 11:10pm PDT
Worst of SF Planning Meeting
584 Castro St #A...
Event Date: Sat, Jun 14, 2008 2:00pm PDT
Posted: Tue, Jun 10, 2008 10:57pm PDT
Fuel protests sweep across Europe
Tuesday, June 10, 2008 :Spain is the latest country to be hit as a wave of protests against high fuel prices has spread to France and Portugal. The price of diesel has risen to 1.30 a litre, up from 0.95 a litre a year ago, and in other European countries prices are as high as 1.50 a litreequivalent to US$9 a gallon. In recent days, oil prices topped a record US$139 per barrel, and investment bankers Goldman Sachs say the price could rise to US$200 over the next year....
Posted: Tue, Jun 10, 2008 10:27pm PDT
India: Fuel price hikes deepen political crisis of Congress Party-led government
Tuesday, June 10, 2008 :The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) governments June 4 announcement of gasoline, diesel oil, and cooking-gas price increases of between 11 and 16 percent has sparked angry protests across India and been the occasion for much posturing on the part of the political establishment....
Posted: Tue, Jun 10, 2008 10:26pm PDT
"BioJustice 2001" Film Screening
Free Skool (4246 Wightman St.)...
Event Date: Wed, Jun 18, 2008 6:30pm PDT
Posted: Tue, Jun 10, 2008 10:13pm PDT
"King Corn" Documentary Screening
Libertalia (3834 5th Ave.)...
Event Date: Mon, Jun 16, 2008 6:00pm PDT
Posted: Tue, Jun 10, 2008 10:07pm PDT
Say Goodbye to Biotech Party!
Children's Park Downtown San Diego, Across from the Convention Center...
Event Date: Thu, Jun 19, 2008 1:00pm PDT
Posted: Tue, Jun 10, 2008 9:59pm PDT
Autry’s Day in Court
A report of what happened in court today....
Posted: Tue, Jun 10, 2008 3:55pm PDT
Video presentation and talk about Bolivia
Center for Nonviolence
515 Broadway...
Event Date: Tue, Jun 17, 2008 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Tue, Jun 10, 2008 2:30pm PDT
UN: New HIV Infections Outpace Drug Treatment
Tuesday, June 10, 2008 :(United Nations) Despite a stepped up global battle against AIDS, the numbers of people newly infected with HIV are far and away outpacing the numbers beginning antiretroviral drug treatments, U.N. officials said Monday....
Posted: Tue, Jun 10, 2008 6:39am PDT
Health and Happiness 2008
Grand Hyatt Regency
5101 Great America Parkway
Santa Clara, CA 95054...
Event Date: Tue, Jul 15, 2008 6:00pm PDT
Posted: Mon, Jun 9, 2008 10:24pm PDT