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9/9: In solidarity with actions in Cancún, México, bay area anti-WTO and anti-war activists blockaded the toxic ChevronTexaco refinery in Richmond, which is receiving and processing Iraqi crude oil under the auspices of the American occupation. Despite a heavy police presence during the march and direct action, the mood was calm and joyful as 22 demonstrators linked arms and used lockboxes to blockade the truck entrance to the refinery. Photos: 1 | 2 | 3 Reports: 1 | 2 One day earlier, in a keynote speech at an oil industry conference, the vice chairman of ChevronTexaco described recent developments in the Middle East as quite positive for the corporation, which has seen earnings quadruple and is expecting a formal invitation from Iraq's new oil ministry to help appropriate the country's oil and gas business.

On 810, a day that marked the anniversaries of the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, citizens of Northern California joined together to demand global disarmament, starting here in the Bay Area. The rally and march included music, art, speakers and Interfaith prayer and ceremony. Livermore nuclear weapons lab is one of two design labs for nuclear weapons in the US and has come under heavy criticism for being unable to account for hundreds of thousands of dollars in costs in the past months. 1 | 2 8/10 KPFA Commemoration | California Peace Action | Western States Legal Foundation | Tri-Valley Cares

Dozens of residents of Humboldt County, California turned out Saturday, Aug. 9, in solidarity with worldwide commemorations of the 58th anniversary of the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Since October 6th 2003, the San Francisco anti-war movement has played an integral role in demanding an end to US international aggression and domestic repression. In this half hour documentary produced by Pauline Bartolone and Sarah Olson, the most influential figures in the San Francisco peace movement tell us the story of their mobilization since Oct 2002. Their voices are weaved into sounds from the street, highlighting the emotions of the most intense anti war movement in the US. Full report

6/17: An 18-page report released by Human Rights Watch clearly states that "they did not find conclusive evidence of bullet damage" on the school where soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division were allegedly fire upon by Iraqi protestors. U.S. soldiers killed 20 protestors and wounded 90 during demonstrations in al-Fallujah on 4/28 and 4/30. On 6/18, U.S. troops shot and killed several rock-throwing Iraqi protestors in Baghdad.

Hundreds gathered in Oakland's Fruitvale District for a march and rally to protest the wars in Iraq and the Philippines, and racist, anti-immigrant policies of the Bush administration in the United States.

Photos & Video | IMC Philippines | Asian & Pacific Islander Coalition Against the War

Thousands gathered in Berkeley on 6/15 to listen to punk rock heroine Patti Smith and others during an anti-war benefit concert for ANSWER.

Photos & Video: 1 - 2 - 3 | Why Patti Smith Mattered