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Middle Eastern activists confront the racism and being marginalized in the peace movement. "Instead of just feeling sorry for us and only wanting to go on the street and scream that you are fighting for us, please I beg of you to come visit some of us, talk to some of us, and if you can learn of our history ... Involve us, don't fear us." More Anti-war News includes the 12/5 international student strike against the war; a Sonoma Valley info leaflet; reports on suffering Afghanis and the cont...

Women in Black held an action in the affluent 4th Street shopping district in Berkeley on Jan 26. They marched in protest of the escalating violence in the Middle East. The demonstration also marked Tu B’Shevat, the Jewish New Year for trees, which is relevant today because trees are being targeted and destroyed in the conflict. Israeli forces are uprooting olive and fruit trees in Palestine. Photos...

On Fri, 3/1, a video screening will take place at AK Press in Oakland to benefit the upcoming 7th Annual Bay Area Anarchist Bookfair and the SF Bay Area IMC. Films include the February Indymedia Newsreal, Strong Roots: The Landess Worker's Movement in Brazil, S-11 Redux by Guerrilla News Network. Snacks, chai and books will be plentiful. Details...

4/17: Scores of pro-Israel demonstrators took to Sproul Plaza on UC Berkeley's campus to commemorate the founding of the state of Israel, which came at the cost of the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians. Photos & details...

5/9: "I was wheeled in here in an ambulance-- will I be wheeled out in a hearse?"Women in the Central California Women's Facility prison in Chowchilla say that their medical needs are routinely neglected. Activists say, "People have been left to die because they?re not getting the medical care they need." The California Department of Corrections refuses to speak to the media. Full story On 5/13, protest the continued abuse of women at the CCWF nursing facility and Governor Davis' failure to...

9/25: Saying that the Ché Café link to the website of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) violated a law that bans "providing material support to support terrorists," administrators with the University of California at San Diego (UCSD) ordered its removal. UCSD officials claim that it 'could be interpreted as a violation of the [PATRIOT Act].' The lengths to which the Bush Administration will go to silence dissent and crack down on political radicals of all stripes remains to be...

Protesters with glowing smiles march against Davis-PG&E Bailout and for Public Power....

Sign and Protester outside PG&E offices Jan. 24th....

Protesters outside PG&E offices. Jan 24th Notice creative "Crybaby Billionaires" sign on upper left....

Sign seen outside PG&E offices. SF Jan 24th...

Marchers in support of a PEOPLES GAS and ELECTRIC COMPANY. SF Jan 24th...

Protesters & Sign outside PG&E corporate office. Jan 24th....

12/13/2003: On Saturday, around one hundred people took to the streets of Fresno to demand an end to the war in Iraq. The "Bring the Troops Home" march was organized by Peace Fresno. Photos...

11/14/2003: The students say that there are “Cockroaches in the cafeteria, rats are all over the campus, and the bathrooms don’t work!” The final insult to the 500 students, who walked out of school on November 14, was when the Fresno Unified School Board authorized a $25,000 salary increase for Superintendent Santiago Wood. The students were angered and outraged that the school districts top administrator would be given and accept a salary increase when their school was falling apart. Over 5...

Fall, 2003Everyone's favorite radio monopolizer, Clear Channel, sponsored Halloween in the Castro this year. Clear Channel are the same folks who brought us this spring's pro-war rallies and own over 1200 radio stations; Along with Wells Fargo and a host of other companies, they officially sponsored the event, which included 14 gated entryways, a search upon entrance, and a three dollar "donation." A resolution introduced by Supervisor Bevan Dufty on July 1, 2003, was adopted by the Board of ...

The Senate is on the verge of passing legislation that would give federal prosecutors extraordinary powers to shut down raves or other musical events in yet another backwards step in the so-called "War on Drugs." The bill would increase the poorly-named "crack house statute," enabling the government to shut down clubs where drugs are found even if the owner isn't involved in any way. The legislation ostensibly is aimed at "protecting children" and "reducing drug use," but instead is another f...

"Young folks are listening to KMEL, not the news, " said Nicole Lee, organizer for Let’s Get Free. "We need the station to include the voices of our youth leaders, not blame them, and be willing to look at the public policies that are the root causes of the problems in our communities." Looking at root causes is not something that the corporate media is accustomed to doing, and KMEL, a Clear Channel station, is no exception, who last year fired popular host Davey D after he dared to questio...

Sacramento--Thousands of teachers, students and parents will rally on Thursday 5/8 against Governor Davis' proposal to gut millions of dollars from education while padding the state's prison budget. Protesters will ask lawmakers to save the jobs of thousands of pink-slipped teachers and improve school funding by reducing prison spending. "It speaks very poorly of how we choose to invest in the future when the only area of state spending slated for an increase is prison spending," says Wayne A...

Total time 20:45. Hear the voices of the Mattole Forest Defenders, as they introduce themselves and describe the struggle to defend some of the last of the ancient Douglas Fir forests from plunder by Maxxam/ Pacific Lumber Company. The activists describe the area, confrontations with police and logging crews, pepper spray and arrests, and the complex blockades they have built twelve miles into PL company land to keep the trees standing, with contact information at the end. Community and Micro...

Cronyism and Money Beat a Grassroots Electoral Campaign James Ross:One of Newsom's grassroots volunteers, a well-known high budget political shark. David Pottruck:Newsom's grass-roots support, the CEO of Charles Schwab, under scrutiny for white collar crime. Street protests have dogged Newsom every time he tried to pull one over on the public....

11/14: A poll released by channel 5 shows Supervior Matt Gonzalez leading the race for the Mayor's office, 49% to 47% over Supervisor Gavin Newsom. Prior to today, Newsom, Mayor Brown's hand-picked successor, had been seen as the front-runner in the race since he finished first in the 11/6 elections. With the advent of today's poll however, it's evident that progressive voters who supported Ammiano and Alioto are now overwhelmingly supporting Matt Gonzalez. The surprising change in favor o...

The World Summit on the Information Society, (WSIS) is continuing in Geneva, Switzerland. Throughout the week you can tune in to the HighNoon video and audio stream. Activists are demanding that the UN Summit address issues of intellectual property, human rights, the right to communicate, infowar, the rights to cheap generic medicine, and to free software as a model for technological development. During the preparation of the conference the police raided and initially shutdown the Polymedia l...

2/14/2003: Several hundred Oakland residents marched today to demand that money go to Oakland schools and libraries rather than to kill the innocent people of Iraq. The United States is the wealthiest nation in the world, why can't it provide all its students an equitable and quality education? Report and Links...