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Prisons Are Genocide
Protest in front of Solano State Prison, Sat., Sept. 30th at 12:00 noon, 2100 Peabody Rd., Vacaville, CA...
Posted: Wed, Sep 13, 2006 2:32pm PDT
TAIWAN FILM FESTIVAL, Sept 29-Oct 1 at UC Berkeley & Stanford University- FREE
Stanford University and UC Berkeley...
Event Date: Fri, Sep 29, 2006 1:00pm PDT
Posted: Wed, Sep 13, 2006 1:41pm PDT
Terrorism, The 7th Day Adventists and Placer County Courthouse 9/11 Connection
The terror campaign to silence injured nurse practitioner Barbara Clark took on another new turn on 9/11/2006 at the Placer County Court House in Auburn, California. The Courthouse is seen by millions of people on their way to Reno when passing Auburn on I80. The courthouse was now the scene of an effort to terrorize her by the illegal use of 8 temporary restraining orders accusing her of threatening the staff of the hospital chain. Nurse practitioner Barbara Clark www.barbaraclark.org has...
Posted: Wed, Sep 13, 2006 10:56am PDT
Urgent Action Needed- Call the Governor!
Urge the Governor to Sign SB 1544 and SB 171...
Posted: Wed, Sep 13, 2006 10:39am PDT
Protest two-party monopoly on debate
On October 7th, the California Broadcasters Association will sponsor the
one and *only* debate in the California gubernatorial election. Featured
will be the two wings of corporate poltiics, Schwarzenegger and Angelides.
All other views will be excluded, including that of Janice Jordan, the only
woman in the race....
Posted: Wed, Sep 13, 2006 10:35am PDT
Photos posted online of DEA Agents in raid on medical marijuana dispensary in Van Nuys
Photographs of 5 of the 12 DEA agents involved in a raid on THC medical marijuana dispensary in Van Nuys, Ca....
Posted: Wed, Sep 13, 2006 5:33am PDT
Scholars discuss recent Israeli-Lebanon conflict to packed house at UC Berkeley
More than 300 attendants packed UC Berkeley’s Dwinelle Hall Thursday to hear a panel discussion on the history and context of the recent military conflict in Israel and Lebanon....
Posted: Tue, Sep 12, 2006 5:30pm PDT
Sept. 15 Solidarity Demonstration in Support of Rape Victim
Sept. 15, 2006 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Members of the Filipino/American Coalition for Environmental Solidarity (FACES) and Women for Genuine Security (WGS) will lay in symbolic protest around the Dewey Statue in Union Square Park, San Francisco in support of Filipina raped by US Marines at the former US military base....
Posted: Tue, Sep 12, 2006 4:09pm PDT
Did you see what Bansky did in Disneyland?
BREAKING: The Story Disneyland Doesn't Want You To Know
http://www.woostercollective.com...
Posted: Tue, Sep 12, 2006 1:02pm PDT
To Live and Let Live in South L.A.
The national debate over immigration reform has spotlighted simmering tensions between black and Latino communities, among other discords. Lost in the rancor are the voices of longtime black and Latino community leaders who insist that harmony is possible. A close look at South Los Angeles -- a community that was literally transformed in a decade by immigration -- shows the key role these leaders and old-fashioned community organizing play in tempering group rivalries at times of unsettling c...
Posted: Tue, Sep 12, 2006 8:21am PDT
A Uniform Voting System for California: Ending Private Control of our Elections
Hill (writing about the Republican and Democratic Party candidates running for California Secretary of State): "...putting the integrity of our votes into the hands of a 'network' of private corporations is really a recipe for disaster."
Forrest Hill is the Green Parety candidate running for California Secretary of State....
Posted: Tue, Sep 12, 2006 5:03am PDT
Taking Action in San Diego
In San Diego, ASA staff and activists are making sure patient voices are being
heard. By now you probably know what’s happening: county officials are trying
to overturn the state’s medical marijuana law and city officials colluded with
the DEA to shut all dispensaries there. Here’s a quick update on what ASA is
doing in response to the crisis....
Posted: Mon, Sep 11, 2006 11:51pm PDT
Do Superstores Like Wal-Mart Impact You?
AB 1840 (Horton), the "Health Care Disclosure" bill, tracks
corporations who pay their employees so little that they are
forced to rely on public assistance for health care for their
families. SB 1523 (Alarcon) would require superstores like
Wal-Mart and K-Mart to complete an independent report of the
economic impact on communities where they plan to build....
Posted: Mon, Sep 11, 2006 11:07pm PDT
Andronico's Market ends its sale of battery cage eggs!
Andronico's Market, a 10-store grocery chain based in the San Francisco Bay Area, will no longer sell eggs from chickens confined to tiny battery cages. Bill Andronico, president of the company, told East Bay Animal Advocates: "We have plans to be 100 percent cage-free on October 1, 2006. We take all issues around this matter very seriously, from the welfare of our employees to the welfare of the hens."...
Posted: Mon, Sep 11, 2006 11:55am PDT
An Open Letter To All U.S. Military Service Men and Women
911 was an inside job....
Posted: Sun, Sep 10, 2006 8:01pm PDT
White Power to the Peaceful in San Francisco, CalifAztlan
Barrio Defense Committee is attacked at the Michael Franti's hypocritical festival that promotes white people's drugfest at the expense of indigenous and African people....
Posted: Sun, Sep 10, 2006 1:41pm PDT
Kevin Cooper Update
Good news! The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, which has granted all 10 of Kevin Cooper's "certificates of appealability" (allowing him to pursue all 10 of his claims including Actual Innocence) has set a court date for Oral Arguments in the case (Nov. 2, 2006)...
Posted: Sun, Sep 10, 2006 10:50am PDT
Volvo Names Children's Environmental Health Advocate Hometown Hero
Robina Suwol , Executive Director of California Safe Schools (CSS)
selected by Volvo as one of 250 semi-finalists for the fifth anniversary
Volvo For Life Awards...
Posted: Sat, Sep 9, 2006 12:10am PDT
Tell Governator, Don't Terminate Hemp Bill
It's time to pump up support for the California
Industrial Hemp Farming Act! AB1147 has passed! Now we
need you to tell the
Governator (to approve it)...
Posted: Fri, Sep 8, 2006 2:08pm PDT
Naked Imperialism
Modern Times Bookstore, 888 Valencia Stree, SF, 415/282-9246, www.moderntimesbookstore.com...
Event Date: Wed, Sep 20, 2006 7:30pm PDT
Posted: Fri, Sep 8, 2006 11:33am PDT