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Stop the Violence in Gaza, West Bank, Lebanon & Israel: Press Conference, Protest, and Vigil
Santa Cruz County building and Courthouse - 701 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz
6:30 pm evening event at Town Clock at Water St. and Pacific Ave....
Event Date: Mon, Oct 7, 2024 12:00pm PDT
Posted: Sun, Sep 29, 2024 8:24pm PDT
Using Research to Uncover Campus Complicity in Israeli Genocide in Palestine
Across the US, students organizing against Israel’s assault on Gaza have made essential use of power research, uncovering financial ties between the Pentagon and campus labs and mapping out connections between university trustees and the war machine....
Posted: Sun, Sep 29, 2024 7:05pm PDT
Governor Signs California Bill to Affirm Local Choice on Oil, Gas Operations
SACRAMENTO, Calif., September 25, 2024 — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill today that affirms local governments’ authority to protect communities by limiting or banning oil and gas operations, methods and location....
Posted: Wed, Sep 25, 2024 3:38pm PDT
Strike Back at CEO Phil Kramer's "Housing Matters" Estates
Housing Matters (more properly known as "Funding Matters")
115b Coral St.
Santa Cruz, CA...
Event Date: Tue, Sep 17, 2024 10:00am PDT
Posted: Mon, Sep 16, 2024 3:14pm PDT
Civil Rights Groups Sue UCSC for Unlawful Campus Bans and Response to Student Protests
September 9, 2024 - Today, the ACLU Foundation of Northern California, the Center for Protest Law & Litigation, and civil rights attorney Thomas Seabaugh filed a lawsuit against the University of California Santa Cruz for banning more than 100 students and faculty members from campus after they were arrested at a pro-Palestine protest this past May....
Posted: Mon, Sep 9, 2024 1:13pm PDT
SF Mime Troupe: "American Dreams" - Interview With Director Velina Brown (audio/mpeg 96.2MB)
Interview with Velina Brown, director of "American Dreams" 2024 San Francisco Mime Troupe play....
Posted: Thu, Sep 5, 2024 4:07pm PDT
California Senate Passes Bill to Affirm Local Choice on Oil, Gas Operations
SACRAMENTO, Calif., September 1, 2024 — The California Senate has passed a bill affirming local governments’ authority to protect their communities by limiting or banning oil and gas operations, methods and locations. The bill also passed the Assembly concurrence vote and now goes to the governor for a final signature....
Posted: Mon, Sep 2, 2024 10:57am PDT
What Food Not Bombs Really Does
"We are seeking to end hunger and poverty not just feed it."
says Keith McHenry.
If you're ready to join the movement, there are 7 steps....
Posted: Sun, Sep 1, 2024 2:26pm PDT
A Harm Reduction Proposal for the Santa Cruz City Council not on its Agenda
Two activists from HUFF send documentation of city police abuse in sweeping the camps of those outside and demand
changes....
Posted: Mon, Aug 26, 2024 2:54pm PDT
California Bill to Affirm Local Choice on Oil, Gas Operations Goes to Senate Vote
SACRAMENTO, Calif., August 15, 2024 — The California Senate Appropriations Committee passed a bill today that would affirm local governments’ authority to protect communities by limiting or banning oil and gas operations, methods and locations. The bill will now go to a full state Senate vote....
Posted: Fri, Aug 16, 2024 6:10pm PDT
Protest to Oppose Newsom's "Hide Out or Get Out" Executive Order Banishing Those Outside
Protests are continuing against the step-up in attacks on those living in survival encampments in Santa Cruz. One response to the cruel "clean-up:" operation in Pogonip last Monday (7-29) is a Protest against the cruel "Housing Matters" hoax 4-6 PM Monday August 5 on the corner of River St. and Highway 1. National groups also denounce Governor Newsom's Executive Decree....
Posted: Wed, Jul 31, 2024 9:27pm PDT
Police Raid of Encampment In Pogonip, Santa Cruz
Pogonip Forest In Santa Cruz. Park on River St and walk up Golf Club drive all the way up to the green gate entrance to Pogonip....
Event Date: Mon, Jul 29, 2024 8:30am PDT
Posted: Fri, Jul 26, 2024 1:04am PDT
Two Flyers at the Recent Protest Against the Gaza Genocide and the S.C. Anti-Homeless Raid
At recent protests as part of what some of us call the Vigil against Two Wars (the Gaza Genocide and the S.C. War Against the Poor), I distributed two flyers--mostly concerned with the City's ongoing camp-destroying campaign against folks living outside....
Posted: Sat, Jul 20, 2024 2:41pm PDT
Labor Union Sues UC for Awarding Contract to Company that Covered Up Worker's Death
Labor Union Sues University of California for Awarding $120,000,000 Contract to Company that Covered Up Worker's Death...
Posted: Tue, Jul 16, 2024 10:06am PDT
Vigil for Peace at Panetta's Office
Santa Cruz County building, 701 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz...
Event Date: Mon, Aug 5, 2024 10:00am PDT
Posted: Tue, Jul 16, 2024 9:29am PDT
Monterey Rally for Palestinian Liberation
Window on the Bay Park, 717 Del Monte Ave, Monterey...
Event Date: Sun, Jul 14, 2024 3:00pm PDT
Posted: Wed, Jul 10, 2024 11:50am PDT
After violent crackdown, UC Santa Cruz continues to trample student and faculty rights
In a June 12 account in Mondoweiss, Students for Justice in Palestine at UC Santa Cruz detailed the brutal, nine-hour, multi-agency police assault against unarmed protesters on their campus....
Posted: Mon, Jul 8, 2024 1:32pm PDT
retaliation arson attack on construction site at university of kkkalifornia berkeley
phase two of the #Escalate movement heats up at u.c. berkeley with a construction site set on fire in broad daylight. this was done in retaliation for u.c.pd's violent assaults on vulnerable student demonstrators and to punish the university of kkkalifornia system for supporting the genocidal zionist-Israel entity. this was an autonomous initiative in concert with the current WEEK OF ACTION currently underway: operation campus flood....
Posted: Sun, Jun 16, 2024 3:45pm PDT
Lawsuit Challenges Seaside’s Destructive General Plan
SEASIDE, Calif., June 14, 2024 — The Center for Biological Diversity and LandWatch Monterey County sued the city of Seaside on Thursday for approving a general plan update that failed to fully consider the environmental harms of future development....
Posted: Sun, Jun 16, 2024 8:04am PDT
Operation Campus Flood - pamphlet now available
Pamphlet version of a Call to Action that has been circulating in the Bay Area. Screen reading and print-ready versions now available for download...
Posted: Sat, Jun 15, 2024 12:00am PDT