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imageReactionary "Street Art" Campaign Backed by Billionaire Michael Moritz Targeted by Graffiti Artists
"Fentalyfe" Poster Campaign Redecorated
by Indybay
In a pseudonymous communiqué published on Indybay on May 21, "some vandals" write: Under the cover of night, with the Frisco fog as our accomplice, a crew of friends vandalized over 10 of the right-wing, pro-police “Fentalyfe” street poster installations.... These disturbing posters are part of a $300k campaign, by reactionary group Together SF, that is shaming drug and Narcan users, and calling for the racist criminalization of poor people....
Posted: Wed, May 31, 2023 11:52pm PDT
imageSecurity Guard Tackles, Punches, Shoots, and Kills Banko Brown Over Alleged Shoplifting
Community Demands Justice for Banko Brown
by Indybay
Banko Brown was a 24-year-old transgender organizer in San Francisco. On April 27, Walgreens' security guard Michael Anthony shot and killed Banko after accusing him of shoplifting. Anthony was arrested by SFPD. When the SF DA refused to file charges, the community was outraged. Banko's friends and community members have continued to protest to demand accountability for the killing. On May 26, Banko's family filed a wrongful death civil suit....
Posted: Wed, May 31, 2023 10:19pm PDT
imageLong-Time Industry Goal Is to Hamper CEQA by Expanding Exemptions, Limiting Challenges
Governor Modifies Environmental Law to Expedite Favored Projects
by Indybay
On May 19, Governor Newsom announced a legislative package and signed an executive order that would gut the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to expedite the construction of the Delta Tunnel, Sites Reservoir, and other controversial infrastructure projects, drawing condemnation from environmental groups. On May 25, the California Senate Budget Committee voted to temporarily block the plan, ending the proposal for this legislative year....
Posted: Sat, May 27, 2023 11:27pm PDT
imageSolidarity Rally Held in San Francisco Against US Nuclear Submarine Base
Aussies Say No to Nuclear Sub Base at Port Kembla
by Indybay
An international day of action was held on May 5 against a US nuclear submarine base in the Australian Port Kembla. Rallies took place at Port Kembla and in San Francisco against the base and the Australian, UK, and US military alliance (AUKUS). Several speakers representing Veterans for Peace, union activists, and others spoke of their opposition to the build-up of a war with China, along with using Australia as a pawn in that effort....
Posted: Fri, May 26, 2023 5:28pm PDT
imageNorthern California Marks International Workers Day for Labor and Immigrant Rights
May Day 2023
by Indybay
In San Francisco on May 1, IBU-ILWU ferry boat workers marched and rallied at Alcatraz Cruises at Pier 33 which is owned by the anti-union Hornblower company. In San José, union members and allies gathered from throughout the South Bay and beyond, then took to the streets. They chanted, "Up, up with liberation! Down, down with deportation!" In Fresno, around 200 people marched through downtown to advocate immigrants' rights....
Posted: Thu, May 25, 2023 11:06pm PDT
imageCritics Say Bankruptcy Stiff-Arms Sexual Abuse Survivors by Limiting Their Options in Court
Oakland Catholic Diocese Files for Bankruptcy Over Sexual Abuse Lawsuits
by Indybay
On May 8, the Catholic Diocese of Oakland announced that it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the Northern District of California, as a direct result of facing over 330 child sexual abuse lawsuits. Similarly, the Diocese of Santa Rosa filed for bankruptcy protection two months ago. SNAP writes: Everything about this bankruptcy strikes us as wrong. It is all about keeping money and secrets....
Posted: Thu, May 25, 2023 9:15pm PDT
imageTradition of Revolutionary Protest Continues in Paris and Across France as Labor Fights On
French Working People Will Not Accept Retirement Age Increase
by Indybay
Though technically legal, over seventy percent of the French people feel that the way President Macron pushed through legislation raising the retirement age was a violation of their democratic rights. He relied on Article 49.3, which allows legislation to pass without voting. Even though the Constitutional Assembly claimed the increase was legitimate, working people continue to reject the "reform." Huge demonstrations have wracked the country....
Posted: Tue, Apr 25, 2023 9:41am PDT
imageProtests Continue Despite US Supreme Court Allowing Access to Abortion Pill Temporarily
Abortion Medication Safe "For Now" But Perhaps Not for Long
by Indybay
A Trump-appointed federal judge ordered the FDA to withdraw its decades-old approval of mifepristone nationwide on April 7. Mifepristone is used in more than 50% of abortions. On April 21, the Supreme Court issued a stay against any mifepristone bans or restrictions, sending the issue back to the Fifth Circuit. While this is seen as at least a temporary victory, defenders of reproductive justice rights say that the fight is far from over....
Posted: Fri, Apr 21, 2023 11:51pm PDT
imageBig Oil Sponsors Dinners and Awards for California Journalists, Gets Favorable Mentions
Greenwashing Oil Company Reputations Through the Media
by Indybay
The Western States Petroleum Association and big oil companies peddle their influence through a variety of means, from campaign spending and lobbying legislators to creating astroturf groups and sponsoring business-friendly journalistic events. Numerous media events are paid for by oil dollars, earning the companies favorable mentions by journalistic organizations. Meanwhile, a total of 897 oil drilling permits have been approved thus far in 2023....
Posted: Mon, Apr 17, 2023 7:28pm PDT
imageDrag Activists March in San Francisco Against Nationwide Anti-Trans/Queer Bills
Drag Up and Fight Back
by Indybay
So far in 2023, lawmakers in 46 states have introduced more than 650 anti-LGBTQ bills. Citing these vicious attacks on trans people, drag artists, and the entire LGBTQ+ community, demonstrators said that they are standing up for not only themselves but for others who cannot do so. More than 1,000 rallied and marched starting at San Francisco's Union Square on April 8 in a show of solidarity that had the atmosphere of a colorful festival....
Posted: Fri, Apr 14, 2023 9:51pm PDT
imageWave of Anti-Trans State Legislation Nationwide Moves Queer and Trans Youth to Act
Queer/Trans Youth Organize National Day of Action
by Indybay
Queer Youth Assemble, a national organization that serves LGBTQ people under age 25, organized a national day of action on March 31. Planned to coincide with the annual Trans Day of Visibility, the event was in response to the wave of anti-trans state legislation introduced by Republican lawmakers recently, which seeks to restrict minors' access to transition-related healthcare and prohibit the instruction of LGBTQ-related topics in schools....
Posted: Tue, Apr 4, 2023 9:05pm PDT
imageNational Day of Protest Against the War in Ukraine Demands Human Needs Be Met
Anti-War Protest Marks 20th Anniversary of Iraq War
by Indybay
On March 18, Answer Coalition and numerous other anti-war organizations rallied and marched in San Francisco. Banners and signs demanded peace in Ukraine, abolishing NATO, the diversion of taxpayers' money to meet human needs, and the end of US aggression toward other nations. Counter demonstrators said Russians are committing genocide and Ukrainians need more weapons. March 19 was the twentieth anniversary the US invasion of Iraq....
Posted: Sat, Apr 1, 2023 8:18pm PDT
imageClimate Justice Protest at Wells Fargo Rages as Major Storm Slams San Francisco
Street Theater Vision of Apocalyptic Death and Destruction
by Indybay
On March 21, an extreme wind and rain "atmospheric river" smacked San Francisco as demonstrators showed up and cut up for climate justice. Elder activists portrayed our anticipated climate future with street theater in front of Wells Fargo headquarters and sang out new lyrics to tunes familiar to their generation. A coalition of environmental groups that organized the event included a new movement of people aged 60 and beyond called Third Act....
Posted: Sat, Mar 25, 2023 9:31pm PDT
imageUltra Zionist Netanyahu Government Protested Worldwide, Including Within Israel
Palestinians Demand Freedom at Israeli Consulate in SF
by Indybay
In Israel, the reascension to power of former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to head an extreme Zionist government in Israel has provoked huge protests, even spreading to the Israeli military. Settler terrorism against Palestinians, while rampant before, has even more leeway under the new government. A series of protests against the occupation and moves to disempower Israeli courts have happened in San Francisco....
Posted: Sat, Mar 11, 2023 2:16pm PST
imageProtestors Call on Merced DA to Prosecute Cruelty at Foster Farms, Not Animal Rescuers
Animal Rescuers Face Trial in Merced
by Indybay
On February 15, activists gathered at the office of Merced County District Attorney Nicole Silveira to ask her to prosecute documented criminal animal cruelty and worker abuse at Foster Farms’ slaughterhouse in Livingston, instead of prosecuting the individuals who rescued two animals from just outside the facility. Two women are being charged with theft, with the trial set to begin March 7 at Merced County Superior Court....
Posted: Mon, Mar 6, 2023 9:49pm PST
imageCalifornia Legislation Under Consideration to Establish a Windfall Profits Cap for Oil Refiners
Chevron Doubles Profits as Consumers Gouged at the Gas Pumps
by Indybay
The news of Chevron’s record profits and record oil and gas production in the U.S. comes as data from the Bureau of Land Management reveals that President Biden approved more oil and gas drilling permits in his first two years in office than former President Trump. Legislation is under consideration in California to establish a windfall profits cap on how much oil refiners can make in profit per gallon of gasoline....
Posted: Thu, Mar 2, 2023 5:50pm PST
imageThe University of California Berkeley Leads in Grave Robbing of Native Americans
UC Berkeley Refuses to Return Thousands of Native Remains
by Indybay
The University of California Berkeley has the largest number of human remains of Native Americans, in violation of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. UC Berkeley has the remains of at least 9,075 Native Americans that it has not made available for return. Only one percent have been offered for return, in violation of the NAGPRA law. UCB continues to hoard the remains and artifacts in its possession....
Posted: Tue, Feb 28, 2023 10:00pm PST
imageBay Area Stands Up for Tyre Nichols After Video of Viscous Murder Released
Justice for Tyre Nichols: Solidarity from the Bay to Tennessee
by Indybay
On January 7, Tyre Nichols was savagely beaten by Memphis police, dying three days later. The first Bay Area demonstrations were called in both San Francisco and Oakland upon released video on January 27. In the days since, a march was held in Oakland, an Oakland police cruiser was set on fire, and a rally was held in Menlo Park. The ILWU stopped work to demand the release of Mumia Abu-Jamal, joined by Tyre Nichols' siblings....
Posted: Tue, Feb 21, 2023 10:29pm PST
imageAs Sole Owner, Elon Musk Bends Twitter Toward His Own Personal Ends
No Free Speech or Democracy with Oligarchy
by Indybay
On October 27, Elon Musk purchased the social media company Twitter for $44 billion. He proceeded to gut infrastructure and slash workers, including unionized janitorial staff. Musk welcomed back avowed neo-Nazis while banning leftist accounts and critical journalists. A series of protests have been held at Twitter's headquarters in San Francisco. A huge mural was painted on the street: "No Free Speech or Democracy with Oligarchy."...
Posted: Fri, Feb 17, 2023 2:42pm PST
imageAnnual SF Counter-Protest of Anti-Abortion March Comes Amid New Post-Roe Reality
Renewed Sense of Urgency Driving Reproductive Rights Actions
by Indybay
The year 2023 could have been a moment to celebrate the half century of reproductive choice afforded by Roe v Wade. Instead, post-Roe, women are resisting further attacks. On January 21, San Francisco turned out to counter-protest the annual so-called "Walk for Life," when thousands are bussed in to demand a total end to reproductive freedom. On January 22, dozens of Women's Marches were held in cities throughout the country....
Posted: Sat, Jan 21, 2023 2:29pm PST
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