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Californian restaurants hosting huge foie gras dinner -- April 16
Sounds like the cause for a major
demonstration at the restaurants. And some letters to the editors of
local newspapers in the meantime....
Posted: Sat, Mar 26, 2005 8:09pm PST
Police, Community Discuss Taser Guns In Seaside
NAACP calls for special meeting after two deaths following police use of Tasers in Monterey County. A larger meeting on the issue of Taser guns is scheduled for April 21 at the Monterey College of Law....
Posted: Sat, Mar 26, 2005 1:08am PST
WITHERED Arts Journalism?
"All historic epochs have cynics who pontificate that everything under the sun has been accomplished, and that there are "no more movements" on the horizon. Such proclamations are the clearest sign that all hell is about to break loose. Artists have always reacted to the world around them - with their collective actions forming schools or movements. To declare that we are in a "post-movement" period while the world is burning is nothing short of delusional."...
Posted: Fri, Mar 25, 2005 10:29pm PST
Human Finger Found in Wendy's Chili in San Jose
Authorities seek hand with a missing finger...
Posted: Thu, Mar 24, 2005 11:24pm PST
Officials: Diner finds finger in chili
A diner at a Wendy's fast food restaurant in San Jose, California, found a human finger in a bowl of chili prepared by the chain, local officials said Wednesday....
Posted: Thu, Mar 24, 2005 10:30pm PST
Movie Producer Penny Little Comes to San Jose to Finalize Filming of Electile Dysfunction
On Saturday, March 26th at 2:00 P.M. at the St. James Senior Center in San Jose (199 North Third Street), speakers, musicians, and concerned citizens will meet to discuss the problems with the voting machines used in the last presidential election and plan actions to get an open, secure, and accurate voting system in place for the future. Penny Little, the producer and director of the movie “Electile Dysfunction” will be there, camera in hand, to film activists, organizers, and members of the...
Posted: Thu, Mar 24, 2005 5:40pm PST
Vegetarians advocate awareness of abuse in the meat industry
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Posted: Tue, Mar 22, 2005 6:38pm PST
San Jose M20 Stop The War March and Rally
Despite heavy rain on and off throughout the afternoon, over 2000 protesters gathered Sunday, March 20th in San Jose and marched to the Plaza de Cesar Chavez as part of the South Bay Mobilization for Peace's Stop the War Event....
Posted: Mon, Mar 21, 2005 2:00pm PST
'Wild 94.9' Supports High School Student Walk-out in East Side San Jose
I was amazed to see that this mainstream radio station is really doing local activism and probably having a significant impact, despite being a Clear Channel station. I'd heard the Doghouse guys before cutting down Bush as stuff got worse recently, but now they're really doing something concrete. A girl called in to say how the students will be wearing all pink in support of their teachers and will go into the hallways starting in second period and will stay out there all day, if possible. Th...
Posted: Mon, Mar 21, 2005 8:51am PST
Santa Cruz MMJ Prosecutions
Santa Cruz's tolerance for medical marijuana hasn't stopped it from
prosecuting providers who push the envelope too far, as in the case
reported below.
Also, on March 11, a Santa Cruz County jury convicted Roger
Mentch, a caregiver-cultivator who was arrested with 191 plants in
2003....
Posted: Fri, Mar 18, 2005 2:10pm PST
Protest Loss of $2 B in Santa Clara County
> WHERE: JOIN HUMAN AGENDA IN THE PALM TREE AREA NEXT TO THE ARENA
> ("SHARK TANK")
>
> WHEN: SUNDAY, MARCH 20 AT 1:00 PM: ASSEMBLE, NETWORK, SNACK & DRINK
> AT 1:30 JOIN THE MARCH LEAVING FROM CAHILL STATION...
Posted: Wed, Mar 16, 2005 8:15pm PST
Meatout write-up on coastsider.com
A friend did a wonderful write-up about our meatout and hopefully it will appear in this week's Pacifica Tribune!!...
Posted: Wed, Mar 16, 2005 11:49am PST
Santa Cruz Professor Attacked as Lesbian After Removing Hate Literature
Commentary on the News *Exclusive to Indymedia*Nationally prominent University of Santa Cruz professor Nancy Stoller was attacked on a SF Chronicle -linked website as a "lesbian" who was ganted tenure "because she was a lesbian."...
Posted: Mon, Mar 14, 2005 5:59pm PST
Marriage Celebrations all over California Tonight
The SF Superior Court ruled that that the state's exclusion of same-sex couples from
civil marriage is unconstitutional.
Take Action Tonight in Your Local Community to Celebrate this Historic Marriage
Decision!...
Posted: Mon, Mar 14, 2005 3:28pm PST
3/14: Reception in Honor of WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH
MONDAY, MARCH 14TH
5-6 P.M.
ISAAC NEWTON AUDITORIUM
COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER
70 W. HEDDING STREET
SAN JOSE, CA...
Posted: Sun, Mar 13, 2005 7:26pm PST
Tasers, Beatings, & Systemic Abuse: An Inside Look At San Jose Police Brutality
From Fault Lines Issue # 9...
Posted: Sun, Mar 13, 2005 8:54am PST
Structures of Fear Falling at Escuela Popular in San Jose CA
Todos los días los estudiantes de Escuela Popular en San Jose, CA deberían hacer ruido, o sea, participación, intervención en la vida diaria de la escuela, exigencia ética--discutir, lo que pasa en EP: el paternalismo y nepotismo basado en el temor que no permite cambios....
Posted: Fri, Mar 11, 2005 8:02pm PST