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San Francisco Walk Against Rape
Start: Justin Herman Plaza. Finish: Mission Dolores Park...
Event Date: Sat, Apr 28, 2007 10:00am PDT
Posted: Mon, Feb 12, 2007 2:34pm PST
How I got kicked off the Kucinich.us site
Dennis is extremely busy so I do not think he is aware of what is happening, and they are counting on this.
If anyone out there cares, please help me let Dennis know that his web team is working against him, not for him....
Posted: Mon, Feb 12, 2007 12:14pm PST
Help Us Please
The Westboro church will be at my brother's funeral in San Francisco to protest, we don't know what do. We were notified by the Navy today that they planned on being in attendance we don't know what to do, anybody have any suggestions...
Posted: Mon, Feb 12, 2007 12:14pm PST
Open Letter to the San Francisco Bay Area and Monterey Bay Area
We would also be interested in finding out if there are any other groups working on this particular issue, as not to "reinvent the wheel." So if someone from a group working on the Livermore issue can contact Kyoko, that would be great....
Posted: Mon, Feb 12, 2007 11:57am PST
Court to refine medical-marijuana law
The California Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to consider whether being a primary caregiver can be a defense against criminal charges of cultivating marijuana under the state's 1996 medical marijuana law....
Posted: Sun, Feb 11, 2007 9:42pm PST
Take Action During Medical Marijuana Week, February 12-18, 2007
Celebrate Medical Marijuana Week with us by educating your community, urging Congress to protect medical cannabis patients, writing letters to the editor, and more!...
Posted: Sun, Feb 11, 2007 9:14pm PST
new mailing address for Stephanie Landa
I wanted to let everyone know that today's mail from Stephanie Landa carries
the good news that she has gotten out of solitary and has been given a bed!...
Posted: Sun, Feb 11, 2007 12:45pm PST
3/21: Take a Stand for Reproductive Freedom!
join the ACLU-NC at the California Coalition for
Reproductive Freedom's Reproductive Freedom Day 2007 to educate
your legislators about important reproductive freedom issues, network
with other women's health activists, and learn about emerging
issues....
Posted: Sun, Feb 11, 2007 12:24pm PST
Black History Month~California State Capitol
Sacramento is the Capitol of the State of California, yet very briefly during Black History Month does any mention of early California History in context of Black Sacramento ever get shared. There is no "Black" self shown in the vast majority of era museums, libraries or schools. How do you teach California children self-esteem when self is an "open secret?"...
Posted: Sun, Feb 11, 2007 5:59am PST
Tell Governor Schwarzenegger to Stop the MMJ ID Card Fee Increase
Please take a few minutes today to contact Governor Schwarzenegger and CDHS Director, Sandra Shewry to express your outrage over the proposed fee-hike on California's sick and dying patients....
Posted: Sat, Feb 10, 2007 9:31pm PST
Naval blockade in Sulu
The Philippine armed forces fielded more than 10 warships around Sulu in what could be the single biggest naval blockade meant to trap Abu Sayyaf terrorists in their lair.
Armed Forces chief Gen. Hermogenes Esperon Jr. said yesterday the naval blockade formed part of the "small unit tactics" designed to eventually wipe out local and foreign terrorists holed out in Sulu, as part of the military’s ongoing offensive dubbed Oplan Ultimatum....
Posted: Sat, Feb 10, 2007 8:41pm PST
DC Anarchist Anti-war Network CALL TO ACTION DC 3/10-20
The DC Anarchist Anti-War Network is a non-hierarchial non-organization in which everyone who wants to be a member can simply vote with their feet and with their voice.
CALL TO ACTION: March on DC 3/10 - 3/20...
Posted: Sat, Feb 10, 2007 11:44am PST
Little Hoover Commission releases report on California corrections crisis
Calls for immediate action by Governor, Legislature to muster political will for prison reform or give the task to an independent commission...
Posted: Fri, Feb 9, 2007 9:20pm PST
AJLPP: THE RECENT JUDGMENT OF EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE: A BIG BLOW TO THE CAUSE OF PEACE
The Alliance for the Just and Lasting Peace in the Philippines (AJLPP)-USA vehemently condemn the recent judgment by the European Court of Justice that dismissed the appeal of Prof. Jose Maria Sison for access to the secret documents used by the Council of the European Union. By putting Prof. Sison in the so-called terrorist list and imposing on him punitive sanctions, the European Court dealt the peace process in the Philippines, a very heavy blow
Mario Santos, AJLPP National Coordinator ...
Posted: Fri, Feb 9, 2007 10:45am PST
Ella's Voice: February 2007
Welcome to Ella's Voice, Ella Baker Center's new bi-monthly E-Newsletter. Here's the
latest news about our four campaigns for justice, opportunity and peace in urban
America....
Posted: Thu, Feb 8, 2007 7:18pm PST
February/March Critical Resistance organizing!
Upcoming CR Oakland Organizing Opportunities and Allied Events...
Posted: Thu, Feb 8, 2007 5:23pm PST
California Food & Justice Coalition February Newsletter
> :: Farm Bill News
> :: Internships with CFJC
> :: New Resources and Reports
> :: Funding Opportunities
> :: Roots of Change Fund Information & Outreach Meeting
> :: World Hunger & Food Price Protest (from Hunger Action Los Angeles)
> :: ACTION: Stop Amendments That Would Cut Farm Workers from the Minimum Wage
> (from UFW via Hunger Action Los Angeles)
> :: Member Announcements jobs, events, alerts and more.......
Posted: Thu, Feb 8, 2007 5:14pm PST
California Taser Panel to View Weapon's Effects
hm, can't find original url
The members of the Palo Alto Taser Task Force, beginning their journey toward a decision about whether stun guns should be a part of any police officer's equipment in the city, will get as close as they can Tuesday to test-driving the experience....
Posted: Thu, Feb 8, 2007 4:18pm PST
Contact Your Congress Member to support this legislation to assist Black Farmers
California Black Farmers represent less than 1/4th of 1% of all California Farmers.
Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Association remains optimistic of a new relationship with the USDA and Congress can provide equal opportunity and equity throughout the upcoming 2007 Farm Bill debate.
9th Annual National Black Land Loss Summit
Returning Black Farmers to the Land “A Gathering of Minds to Develop a New Strategy”
Saturday, February 17, 2007, Franklinton Center, North Carolina...
Posted: Thu, Feb 8, 2007 2:53pm PST
Jonah Goldberg Day - Call the Los Angeles Times
On February 8, 2005, Los Angeles Times columnist, Jonah Goldberg, wrote this:
"I predict that Iraq won't have a civil war, that it will have a viable constitution, and that a majority of Iraqis and Americans will, in two years time, agree that the war was worth it.
It is time to call this "chickenhawk" demagogue to account....
Posted: Thu, Feb 8, 2007 1:46pm PST