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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
Felton Prevails in Six-Year Fight to Acquire Water System from Cal-Am and RWE
"This is great victory for the the citizens of Felton and should inspire other communities to challenge private water utilities that are extorting huge, unjustified rate increases," said Jim Mosher, who heads up Felton FLOW's legal committee....
Posted: Mon, Jun 9, 2008 9:38pm PDT
Fresno Mayor Autry to Eat Crow at 10 AM on Tuesday
A courtroom appearance by Mayor Alan Autry could make or break the settlement between the City of Fresno and the homeless.
Just last week, Fresno agreed to pay more than two million dollars to people living in a downtown camp.
The city cleaned up the area where the homeless were staying and threw away their personal possessions.
A judge ordered Autry to his courtroom Tuesday morning because of a statement issued last week from the City and a quote from Mayor Autry after it was announced.
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Posted: Mon, Jun 9, 2008 9:30pm PDT
Help Save the California Breast Cancer Research Program
The California Breast Cancer Research Program (CBCRP) provides funding for
innovative breast cancer research in California. Now, the future of this program is in jeopardy.
In order to save money, the University of California Office of the President (UCOP),
the administrative home for the CBCRP, has decided to gut the CBCRP....
Posted: Mon, Jun 9, 2008 4:04pm PDT
Small California Town Overthrows Corporate Giant for Control of Water
This is a great victory for the citizens of Felton and should inspire other communities to challenge private water utilities that are extorting huge, unjustified rate increases and failing to protect sensitive watershed properties. The SLV Water District has done an excellent job representing us and we look forward to having them manage the Felton water system."
In addition, the agreement states that Cal-Am will donate the 250 acres of forested watershed land in hopes of getting a tax break...
Posted: Mon, Jun 9, 2008 2:45pm PDT
Extreme cuts to vital mental health services for Santa Cruz residents planned
Local Groups Will Be Holding a Rally to Preserve Mental Health Service. Children, incarcerated individuals, and individuals with mental illness are losing their services or will receive reduced services. Please attend the upcoming rally and/or public hearings and contact the County Supervisors!...
Posted: Mon, Jun 9, 2008 11:55am PDT
Spain: Improve Care for Migrant Children
Brussels, June 9, 2008) - An investigation by the Spanish Ombudsman has revealed serious shortcomings in two Canary Islands emergency care centers housing up to 200 unaccompanied migrant children, Human Rights Watch said today. This criticism from Spain's main human rights body underlines the need for the authorities in Madrid and the Canary Islands to improve care for migrant children....
Posted: Mon, Jun 9, 2008 8:21am PDT
United Nations conference offers derisory level of aid for millions hit by food prices
Monday, June 9, 2008 :The summit on soaring food prices, convened by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in Rome last week, was dominated by fears of social unrest brought about by the rising price of food staples and a dramatic increase in the price of fuel....
Posted: Mon, Jun 9, 2008 7:29am PDT
US: FEMA trailers caused at least 17,000 illnesses among Katrina survivors
Monday, June 9, 2008 :Approaching three years since the devastation of the US Gulf Coast by Hurricane Katrina, a public health nightmare continues for thousands of survivors who were housed in government-supplied trailers....
Posted: Mon, Jun 9, 2008 7:27am PDT