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Huelga de hambre en la prisión Pelican Bay de California 
Firmen una petición en línea en apoyo a las justas demandas de los presos....
Posted: Sat, Jul 2, 2011 5:13pm PDT
Fish and Game Commission fails to affirm tribal rights 
“I cannot accept the part about the fishing license. The Fish and Game has taken an unjust and patronizing step,” said Yurok Tribal Chairman Thomas O’Rourke Sr. “No one can separate these resources from our culture.”
Yurok Tribal Member Richard Myers cleans mussels inside of Patrick's Point State Park. The Park does not recognize the rights of indigenous tribes who depend on gathering there to perpetuate their lifeways.
Photo by Matt Mais, Yurok Tribe....
Posted: Wed, Jun 29, 2011 11:43pm PDT
Tell CBS Outdoor to Remove Racist Billboards in Oakland Ask Jeff McCuen of CBS Outdoor to remove the racist billboards from our community. As we have seen from recent media coverage, they are linked to a right-wing national campaign to completely eliminate a woman’s right to choose – and of course, starting with women of color....
Posted: Wed, Jun 29, 2011 8:14am PDT
OFD Paramedic Whistleblower Announces Community Action Meeting, 6/29 
OFD Paramedic Whistleblower Sean Gillis announces a community action meeting on Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 at 6 p.m. at Peets Coffee in downtown Oakland (Broadway at 12th) to plan action to pressure Mayor Quan and the City Council to authorize Gillis to re-start his investigation of OFD misconduct against Oscar Grant and to address other issues presented in Gillis' civil suit....
Posted: Sat, Jun 25, 2011 8:59am PDT
Which Way Forward [Justice for Oscar Grant and All Victims of the Police] 
390–27th St. (between Broadway and Telegraph)
Oakland...
Event Date: Sun, Jun 26, 2011 1:00pm PDT
Posted: Wed, Jun 22, 2011 12:44am PDT
Glen Cove Day 67 update – Spiritual Marathon Departs from Pit River 
On June 19, the 33rd annual 500 Mile American Indian Spiritual Marathon departed from Pit River Territory in Northern California. The runners are scheduled to arrive at Sogorea Te (Glen Cove) in Vallejo on June 23rd, as their final destination, after passing through the Mount Shasta area, along the Sacramento River and the shores of Clear Lake.
Photo courtesy of http://protectglencove.org....
Posted: Tue, Jun 21, 2011 7:47am PDT
Paramedic Whistleblower Alleges Oscar Grant Cover Up; Evidence of System-Wide Racism 
Paramedic Sean Gillis, an instructor and supervisor at the Oakland Fire Department, filed suit on Friday, June 17th, 2011 against OFD. In his complaint, Gillis alleges OFD mistreated Oscar Grant in its response to Grant 9-1-1 calls on January 1st, 2009, destroyed evidence related to the mistreatment, ordered Gillis to stop his investigation of the call response, and is currently retaliating against Gillis for exposing same....
Posted: Mon, Jun 20, 2011 5:43pm PDT
Tribal members gather to protest proposed MLPA closures 
"Our rights are not negotiable," said Hoopa Tribal Citizen Dania Rose Colegrove, an organizer for the Klamath Justice Coalition, who gathered seaweed and mussels along with 11 others at Patrick's Point. "The state of California, under the MLPA Initiative, is trying to make us into 'recreational users.' However, where we gather as Tribal members is none of their business."
Photo: Members of the Yurok, Hoopa and Karuk Tribes walk down a path in Patrick's Point State Park following the harve...
Posted: Sat, Jun 18, 2011 7:57pm PDT
Oakland Protests Release of Oscar Grant's Killer Johannes Mehserle, 6/12/11: video, 3 of 3 (video/mp4 20.4MB) On Sunday, June 12th, hours before Johannes Mehserle was set to be released from Los Angeles County Jail for having killed Oscar Grant by shooting him in the back, hundreds rallied in Oakland at Fruitvale BART station, marched downtown, and then spoke out at 14th and Broadway. While the energy was high at Fruitvale and throughout the hour and a half march, once the main crowd arrived downtown to a small waiting contingent and numbers started to drop not long after, morale sagged. Neverthele...
Posted: Fri, Jun 17, 2011 8:12pm PDT
Karuk Tribe, conservation groups win suit against US Forest Service “Supervisor Kelley has no respect for this community or native cultures as is evidenced by their actions on the ground," stated Leaf Hillman, Natural Resources Director and Ceremonial Leader for the Karuk Tribe. "With this court order we are hopeful that we can move forward to provide fire protection for our communities without sacrificing our sacred sites.”...
Posted: Fri, Jun 17, 2011 2:56pm PDT
Oakland Protests Release of Oscar Grant's Killer Johannes Mehserle, 6/12/11: video, 2 of 3 (video/mp4 43.4MB) On Sunday, June 12th, hours before Johannes Mehserle was set to be released from Los Angeles County Jail for having killed Oscar Grant by shooting him in the back, hundreds rallied in Oakland at Fruitvale BART station beginning at 3pm. A second rally was scheduled for 14th and Broadway at 5:30pm. While no permits from the city were requested nor granted for any demonstrations that day, it wasn't much of a secret that the main point of travel between the two demos would be a march down Inter...
Posted: Fri, Jun 17, 2011 1:43am PDT
We Are All Oscar Grant 
This is an article I wrote for streetgangs.com about the release of Johannes Mehserle. Besides the article, these links are to other photos and video of the protest rally/march at Fruitvale BART station, down International Blvd to City Center Downtown Oakland at Broadway & 14th Frank H. Ogawa Plaza June 12, 2011....
Posted: Thu, Jun 16, 2011 10:42pm PDT
Tribes express coastal gathering rights in ancestral territory Armed with only tribal identification cards, Native Americans from Tolowa Country to the Wiyot Nation will be assembling on culturally critical beaches Saturday to harvest marine resources, according to a news release from the Yurok Tribe.
“The Tribe’s rights are nonnegotiable,” said Yurok Chairman Thomas O’Rourke Sr. “As long as we are here, we will continue to gather in culturally appropriate way that is beneficial to all species.”...
Posted: Thu, Jun 16, 2011 1:57pm PDT
Oakland Protests Release of Oscar Grant's Killer Johannes Mehserle, 6/12/11: video, 1 of 3 (video/mp4 39.4MB) On Sunday, June 12th, hours before Johannes Mehserle was set to be released from Los Angeles County Jail for having killed Oscar Grant by shooting him in the back, hundreds rallied in Oakland at Fruitvale BART station. From 3pm to just after 4pm, before a march to downtown began, numerous speakers addresses the injustice of Mehserle serving less time than most people convicted of lesser offenses. Included here are four videos of speakers at Fruitvale including members of Oscar Grant's famil...
Posted: Wed, Jun 15, 2011 1:16am PDT
NLG Files Lawsuit Against Oakland Police for Mass Arrest of Oscar Grant Marchers on Nov 5th 
The mere failure to obtain a permit, such as a parade permit or sound permit, is not a sufficient basis to declare an unlawful assembly....
Posted: Tue, Jun 14, 2011 1:37pm PDT
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Robert J Perry's Order to Release Johannes Mehserle 
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant Johannes Mehserle be released from custody on Monday, June 13, 2011.
- (Rampart/CRASH Judge) Robert J Perry...
Posted: Mon, Jun 13, 2011 11:23pm PDT
Oakland Protests Release of Oscar Grant's Killer Johannes Mehserle, 6/12/11: photos 
On Sunday, June 12th, hours before Johannes Mehserle was set to be released from Los Angeles County Jail for having killed Oscar Grant by shooting him in the back, hundreds rallied in Oakland at Fruitvale BART station, the scene of the crime, marched up International Boulevard, and again rallied downtown at 14th & Broadway to protest Mehserle's lenient conviction, sentencing, and time served. Today there was a protest at the Los Angeles County Superior Court, followed by a march to the U.S. ...
Posted: Mon, Jun 13, 2011 11:09pm PDT
March for Justice of Oscar Grant Protests Release of Mehserle (video/mp4 36.6MB) Video of beginning of march (2:23)...
Posted: Mon, Jun 13, 2011 9:36pm PDT
Oscar Grant Demonstration Photo Documentary 
Not our largest group ever, nice to see everyone just the same....
Posted: Mon, Jun 13, 2011 6:54pm PDT
Police Presence at Community Protest Against Mehserle's Release 
Compared to previous Justice for Oscar Grant demonstrations, the presence of law enforcement was reduced. Absent were the riot gear clad, mutual aid invaders of the past. Still, possibly a few hundred BART, Oakland police officers attended the June 12 protest at Fruitvale BART and in downtown Oakland....
Posted: Mon, Jun 13, 2011 5:18am PDT
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