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On the SF Peninsula, Creative Protest to Defuse Nuclear War
Right now is the closest the world has been to a nuclear war since the Cuban Missile Crisis. Elderly activists, joined by a few younger folks, recalled those days and protested during a long weekend of national action....
Posted: Fri, Nov 11, 2022 10:42pm PST
Signs and Banners at Women's March in San Francisco
Many causes came together as seen in messages displayed large and small....
Posted: Sun, Oct 9, 2022 9:11pm PDT
ONE LAST RIDE: An interview with Oliver Tree (audio/mpeg 99.1MB)
Interview with Santa Cruz born and raised Oliver Tree about his new album and upcoming show at the Santa Cruz Civic....
Posted: Mon, Sep 26, 2022 11:37am PDT
1993-The Year Spike Lee Came To North Richmond, California
A look back in 1993, when Film director/ producer, actor Spike Lee came to North Richmond, California to visit the Shields-Reid Community Center....
Posted: Tue, Sep 20, 2022 8:01pm PDT
THE ART OF THE INDIVIDUAL: An Interview with John Lydon (audio/mpeg 134.2MB)
2019 interview with John Lydon of Sex Pistols and Public Image Limited. Includes text and one hour, 10 minute audio recording....
Posted: Sun, Sep 11, 2022 5:46pm PDT
"Welcome Back" Hip-Hop & Neo-Soul Nite
People's Park, Berkeley...
Event Date: Sat, Sep 3, 2022 5:00pm PDT
Posted: Mon, Aug 29, 2022 10:58pm PDT
NUHW Kaiser Strike TikTok Video
Striking NUHW Kaiser clinicians rallied at the Kaiser headquarters in Oakland and did a TikTok video....
Posted: Fri, Aug 19, 2022 4:43pm PDT
Rally and Street Party for Safe Streets Oakland
The Northeast corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd & 55th Street, Oakland Ca...
Event Date: Fri, Aug 12, 2022 3:00pm PDT
Posted: Mon, Aug 8, 2022 12:49pm PDT
People's Park — Its Place in the History of Land Art
Much has been said about the political history of People's Park. People's Park is also an important piece of Land Art. Art historians and artists should speak up to preserve it. The destruction of the park by the University of California has temporarily been stopped by activists; however many trees were cut down. Legal advocates have requested a hearing, which a judge has granted. All demolition and pre-development work is legally halted until the October court hearing....
Posted: Fri, Aug 5, 2022 5:01pm PDT
DeFencePhest (audio/mpeg 72.7MB)
1st draft of the People's Park soundtrack from last weekend's De-Fence Phest...
Posted: Tue, Aug 2, 2022 1:38pm PDT
Handmaids and Hangers at Bay Area Bans Off Our Bodies Protests
Protesters painted bloody hangers on placards to symbolize the dangerous measures people resorted to in order to terminate pregnancies before Roe. "This is not about abortion" read one sign. Demonstrators know bans on abortion are just the beginning of extremist right wing attempt to take total control....
Posted: Thu, May 19, 2022 1:41am PDT
Soupstock 2022 - 42nd Anniversary of the Founding of Food Not Bombs
San Lorenzo Park - Duck Island
137 Dakota Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95060...
Event Date: Sun, May 22, 2022 12:00pm PDT
Posted: Fri, May 13, 2022 1:23pm PDT
Remembering Wire Coat Hangers Before Roe v. Wade (video/mp4 7.4MB)
On a national day of action on April 21, abortion rights activists in Berkeley, California cried out that the constitutional right to abortion is under threat. Interview with woman who says she does not regret two abortions is .mp4 27 seconds long....
Posted: Sat, Apr 23, 2022 5:18am PDT
Peoples Park 53rd Anniversary Concert!
2556 Haste St
Berkeley CA, 94704
(Center of the Park - At the Free Speech Stage)...
Event Date: Sun, Apr 24, 2022 12:00pm PDT
Posted: Thu, Apr 14, 2022 5:34pm PDT
First Ever Oscar Grant Day Celebrated at Oakland City Hall
Thirteen years after his death, the city of Oakland proclaimed his birthday, February 27, Oscar Grant Day. Oscar would have been 36 years old this year, had he not been murdered by BART police officer Johannes Mehserle on January 1, 2009. The first ever Oscar Grant Day was celebrated in front of Oakland city hall on February 26....
Posted: Tue, Mar 8, 2022 11:00pm PST
Whole Foods Protest on Bezos' Birthday
On a national day of action to Support Amazon Workers, Raging Grannies, Vigil for Democracy, and Dance of Peace protested in the street in front of Whole Foods in Palo Alto....
Posted: Fri, Jan 14, 2022 9:48pm PST
WorkWeek:Homeless/Journalist Attacked, South Africa Clover Strike & UAW Columbia Grads
WorkWeek covers the attack on Sausalito Homeless & Journalist Jeremy Porje, Next we cover the South African GIWUSA Clover Workers Strike & UAW Columbia Graduate Students Strike. We also program the SF Mime Troupe's "Red Carol"...
Posted: Sat, Jan 1, 2022 1:02pm PST
"Mark, You're Fired": Demonstrators Demand Zuckerberg's Removal
What was the ruckus in front of the Palo Alto home of Mark Zuckerberg on the afternoon of October 17? A caravan of about 20 cars that started with a decorating party at a nearby school parking lot descended on the Crescent Park neighborhood of the Facebook CEO...with their demand....
Posted: Wed, Oct 20, 2021 2:49am PDT
On Words As Weapons! Memorial For Labor Troubadoure Jack Hirschman
A memorial was held on October 2, 2021 to honor poet and Marxist Jack Hirschman who passed away on August 22, 2021...
Posted: Wed, Oct 6, 2021 10:31pm PDT
Remembering Jack Hirschman
The recent death of poet and activist Jack Hirschman as recalled by another writer and activist....
Posted: Mon, Aug 23, 2021 11:46pm PDT