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At a press conference on April 13th, the Cascadia Forest Alliance delivered the heart breaking news that 22 year old forest defender Beth O'Brien died after falling from a rope ladder between two tree-sitting platforms at Eagle Creek, near Portland, Oregon. Beth had recently arrived in Oregon and was well known and much loved in northern California. She worked on many social justice issues and was a Food Not Bombs activist in Santa Rosa. Tragically, Beth was not wearing the safety har...

4/10: Police brutality activists returned to the Police Commission's public meeting yesterday in an effort to call attention to evidence of systemic racism in the SFPD--including the assault of five black children in Hunter's Point, and the deaths of Idriss Stelley, Gregory Hooper, and Richard Tims. The Police Commission agreed to attempt to improve relations between blacks and police by signing a "Memorandum of Understanding" with the African-American Community Relations Board , but families...

4/11: The Anti-Capitalist Convergence has put out a call for anti-authoritarians coming to Washington, D.C., for the April 20 anti-war protests to protest the bloody occupation of Palestine by blockading the Washington Hilton, where Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will be speaking on Monday, April 22, 2002. Full Story...

The human rights situation continues to worsen in Palestine as Israel Defense Force troops sustain their invasion into the West Bank. Reports from inside the Occupied Territories say that mass graves are being dug for the victims of the invasion's deadly force. While Israeli human rights advocacy groups attempt to record the atrocities suffered by those under siege in Bethlehem and Jenin, 500 local activists protested the destruction on Friday, 4/12, at the Israel Consulate in San Francisco. ...

In the historic civil rights lawsuit of two Earth First! organizers against the FBI and Oakland Police Dept., jury selection is complete and the first witnesses began taking the stand on Wednesday, April 10, 2002. Opening remarks were made by the plaintiffs on Tuesday afternoon, with the defense making its opening remarks Wednesday morning. The jury is a diverse group that well represents the mixed culture of the Bay Area. Judi Bari's 21-year-old daughter Lisa Bari, who has been in ...

4/17 update from Palestine IMC: Colin Powell's visit with Yasser Arafat in his besieged compound proved fruitless, and "peace" remains elusive. Following Powell’s departure, President Arafat came out to make a statement to the media present. He thanked Powell for his visit but made clear that Bush is not exerting any tangible pressure upon Sharon to leave Palestinian areas, without which there can be no solution. Full details: Palestine IMC Read this urgent appeal from the 40 internationals...

4/15: More than 100 day laborers and supporters held a press conference on the steps of SF police headquarters to protest recent harassment by police, as well as the looming threat of collaboration between INS and local law enforcement. Speakers outlined the group's demands (including a request to meet with the Police Chief, who has so far failed to return calls from the SF Day Labor Program) and local musicians led songs of resistance. The crowd then marched to the INS offices, where chanti...

Demonstration at UC Berkeley 4/9: Hundreds of activists demonstrated in solidarity with Palestine today, marching through UC Berkeley's campus and occupying Wheeler Hall (the home of many Middle Easter studies classes) for several hours. 78 demonstrators were charged and released; one was charged with felony assault on a police officer and brought to Berkeley jail. A small group of marchers chanted outside the jail for several hours until bail was made. Pro-Israel demonstrators were out in...

Unedited video of speakers Oakland revote rally on 11/11. This is the first of four parts. The diversity is to great to edited someone out. This segment is almost 10 min. Total of the four will be 37 minutes. This is the first. see website below for more info....

4/10: Police brutality activists returned to the Police Commission's public meeting in an effort to call attention to evidence of systemic racism in the SFPD--including the assault of 5 black children in Hunter's Point, and the deaths of Idriss Stelley, Gregory Hooper, and Richard Tims. The Police Commission agreed to attempt to improve relations between blacks and police by signing a "Memorandum of Understanding" with the African-American Community Relations Board , but families of victims s...

Participate in 4/9 Palestinian Solidarity Demonstration on U.C. Berkeley Campus, Sproul Plaza at Noon. The protest is part of a national day of action in response to Israeli military aggression and also commemorates the 1948 massacre in the Palestinian village of Deir Yassin. Demands will include U.C. Berkeley's immediate divestment from Israel. 4/7 update from Palestine IMC Witnesses in Azza camp have reported shelling into the camp. A group of internationals there are on the floor and gi...

4/2: Hundreds of people marched through downtown Berkeley to in solidarity with Palestinians under continued attack by the IDF (Isreali Defense Forces). The procession culminated at the freeway entrance on University & 6th Sts, effectively blocking traffic for several hours. Police deliberately showered several protesters in the face with pepper spray and, for no apparent reason, seized one woman into custody. She was freed a half hour later, as the crowd angrily agitated for her release....

3/13: Hundreds of people marched through the North Beach district of SF to show their solidarity with Palestinian resistance. This came in response to a week of brutal Israeli aggression and violence, equipped and funded by GWB and the bloated US military machine. Leaflet from March | Photos: 1, 2 | Report | Israeli Activists March Towards Ramallah | Demos in Chicago & DC...

3/13: Hundreds of people marched through the North Beach district of SF to show their solidarity with Palestinian resistance. This came in response to a week of brutal Israeli aggression and violence, equipped and funded by GWB and the bloated US military machine. Leaflet from March | Photos: 1, 2 | Report | Israeli Activists March Towards Ramallah | Demos in Chicago & DC...

Nearly one thousand union members and labor supporters marched through downtown Oakland on 3/23 to speak out against the "war on terrorism" at home and abroad. See photos Immigrant airport workers are one example of those facing the devestating domestic fall-out. On International Women's Day, the SF Day Labor Program Women's Collective held a speak-out about the on-going mistreatment of domestic workers and presented their collective as an alternative to exploitation and abuse....

3/22: Singing anti-corporate hymns and wearing white sheets, tinsel halos and wings made of cardboard, Larson and a dozen other angels were among an ad-hoc group of 60 media activists who gathered to call for a reversal of government policies that have left the US media system in the hands of a small group of global conglomerates. Photo I Video I More from DC IMC...

The SF Police Commission decided to keep the cops who assaulted 4 Hunter's Point teens on active duty, even after seeing and hearing eyewitness testimony, photographic evidence including the badge numbers of officers involved. The families of the teenagers have decided to return to the Police Commission on Wed, April 10th at the Hall of Justice at 5pm with a list of demands. On 2/27, 100 people showed up at the Police Commission to express their outrage about police violence and to demand tha...

3/24-3/28: RACE (Revolutionary Anti-authoritarians of Color) will host Lorenzo Komboa Ervin, author of Anarchism and the Black Revolution, on his latest speaking tour in the Bay Area. Come out and support the following events, where he's scheduled to appear: 3/27: Dinner and open discussion with Lorenzo - 7:30pm at Center For Political Education, 522 Valencia St., SF. $20 suggested donation to benefit political prisoner support work. Hosted by RACE. 3/28: Panel Discussion on the Role of Vi...

3/18: A mobilization is underway in Quito, Ecuador to protest two of the largest neo-liberal programs in the western hemisphere -- Plan Colombia and the proposed Free Trade Agreement of the Americas. From 3/14-20, people from more than 20 countries are converging for the International Permanent Camp for Social Justice and the Dignity of People. Organizers say the objective of the camp is to show the correlation between US championed free trade agreements like FTAA and Plan Columbia style mili...

3/17: Last week, Bush instructed the Pentagon to prepare for nuclear strikes against 7 nations: China, Russia, Syria, Libya, Iran, Iraq, and North Korea. Not surprisingly, this profoundly disturbing move received minimal coverage in the corporate press. Despite popular opposition within the Philippines, the US also continues to amass troops there under the guise of fighting terrorism. A handful of US congressional representatives have finally begun to question the virtually unlimited milit...

After years of obstruction by FBI and Oakland PD, the Judi Bari v. FBI trial starts April 8. Stay tuned to SF Indymedia for full coverage. Latest Reports on new tree sits in Humboldt>>...

On April 19, the Prison Activist Resource Center and SF-IMC hosted a video screening at Berkeley Community Media. Also, a dual benefit show for RAWA & SF-IMC was held on April 21 at Gilman St. in Berkeley....