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April 16-18, 2004: SF Bay Area Anarchist People of Color Conference

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2/25/04: While many are continuing to challenge Black History Month as a means to confine black society to one month a year of nostalgia, activists are mobilizing to take the struggle to a new level. As February ended, new call-outs were being made for upcoming conferences and mobilizations, while several venues in the Bay Area still continue to shine a light on the history of people of color everywhere.

For example, Oaklandish screened "All Power To the People", a film documenting the Black Panthers' history of organizing in the Bay Area, while James Spooner's documentary "Afropunk: The Rock'n'Roll Nigger Experience" screened again in March, to a people-of-color-only audience.
On February 27th, legendary Rap Artist KRS-ONE performed and informed Oakland.: Oakland hosting a live concert and panel discussion featuring the region's hip-hop activist greats, KRS-One, an MC, intellectual, teacher, founder of the Temple of Hip Hop, peace advisor to the United Nations and author of a new book, Ruminations, performed at the Historic Sweets Ballroom 1933 Broadway in Oakland. Opening for him were Jahi and the Life, Youth Speaks and master DJs D’Jam Hassan (Best Kept Secret) and Sake-One (Local 1200). The concert was preceded by a panel discussion entitled “The Intersection of Hip Hop and Electoral Politics” which was moderated by KPFA Hard Knock Radio’s own Davey D. This was a rare appearance by KRS-One along with several of the region’s Hip-Hop activist greats: Jeff Chang, author Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: A History of the Hip Hop Generation, Aya De Leon, Hip-Hop theater artist and co-author / How to Get Stupid White Men Out of Office, Dereca Blackmon, organizer / National Hip-Hop Political Convention (Bay Area LOC), T-Kash, band member / The Coup, Josh Koenig, Technology Director, Music for America, a representative of Rock the Vote, and Ricardo “Kool Aid” Chavez, MC and political organizer / La Paz and the son of historic civil rights leader, Dolores Huerta. Opening remarks will be provided by Gregory Frankel, President, On Up Initiatives. The panel discussion was held at We the People Auditorium, 200 Harrison Street @ 2nd in Jack London Square. For info about other similar events, see Uma Productions

In addition, "Let It Burn", a film documenting the Black Liberation Movement screened March 4 in San Francisco. The Anarchist People of Color Conference is fast-approaching in April. In addition, the Anarchist Cafe on March 13 was a benefit for Sherman Austin this year.

Organizers are also still invited to help with the APOC Summer Festival '04, whose West Coast dates are still to be announced.
Stay tuned for upcoming coverage from Enemy Combatant Radio and Indybay on how you can get involved with the Anarchist People of Color Conference and the campaign to free Sherman Austin.

On Friday, February 20th, several students from the School of Social Justice and Community Development (SSJCD) were detained, harrassed and threatened by members of the Oakland Police Taskforce during off-campus lunch. The students were illegally searched, threatened with physical violence and repeatedly called "nigger" by white officers. When SSJCD teachers questioned the officers as to why their students were being detained, an Officer Glover stated sarcastically "Under Reasonable Suspicion of Being Black." When asked for their badge numbers, the officers laughed and refused to give that information to the school staff. The Ella Baker Center has called for a rally against racism and police brutality tomorrow, Februrary 26th at 4pm at the Eastmont Mall Police Substation, located at 7200 Bancroft Street, Suite 273 in Oakland. For more information, contact George Galvis at 510-501-4185 and stay tuned for an Enemy Combatant Radio interview!

The U.S. Marines and formerly exiled mass killers are now in control of Haiti.
Extended Indymedia Haiti Coverage

Pauline Hwang and Helen Luu work with the Colours of Resistance (COR), which is a grassroots network of people who consciously work to develop anti-racist, multiracial politics in the movement against global capitalism. Chris Crass interviews them about their political experiences, lessons they have learned, and the work they are currently engaged in. Read the interview

1/12/2004: Just days after the 200th anniversary of the Haitian Revolution, hunger is ravaging parts of Haiti where recent floods have destroyed crops, and the crisis facing President Aristide's government has worsened. Students and others have taken to the streets, both for and against Aristide, and several protesters have died. How much is the US involved in destabilizing the Aristide administration? Listen to reports from Haiti on the January 8th and 9th editions of Flashpoints. Read more about last month's "student revolt", intended by the US-backed opposition to provoke outside military intervention, and from corporate sources, last week's "general strike".
1/13: Protesters force 7 radio stations off the air | 1/14: Former military leader arrested in Florida | Brief History Of Haiti | 1/15: Haiti's Cracked Screen: Lavalas Under Siege While the Poor Get Poorer | 1/16: Updates in English from the Haitian Press Agency

Events were held all over the Northern California in observation of the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
On Monday January 19th, there was a march in San Francisco starting at the Caltrain station. Several hundred anti-war ( 1  2 ), anti-death penalty and labor activists joined with the mayor and several Clear Channel radio stations in a march through downtown.
Photos:  1   2   3   4   5   6  |  Video:   1
Martin Luther King Jr. day was also celebrated in Fresno as 1,500 people took to the streets. Photos:  1   2   |   Video:   1
Atlanta Protested A Bush Visit To MLK's Tomb ( 1  2  3 )