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Commander X taken from Mexico by the United States government 
On Friday June 11th, 2021 between 3:30 P.M. and 4:00 P.M. (Mexico City hours), Christopher Doyon was illegally detained. Known Worldwide as Commander X, this Hactivist has the quality of refugee recognized by the Mexican government, and even so he was handed over to the United States government, in violation of his human rights. We demand the Mexican government to act in benefit of the rights of Commander X and manage his urgent release....
Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2021 11:05AM
Journalist, Activist Kevin Gallagher Has Died Kevin Gallagher, age 36, was found deceased at his home in San Francisco. This announcement was made yesterday on June 10th. Gallagher was an an activist, journalist and researcher who raised awareness about the surveillance industry. Cause of death has not been announced at this time....
Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2021 2:30PM
Palestinians Backed by Education Unions UESF & UTLA Who Protest US Aid For Israel 
California education unions UESF in San Francisco and UTLA in Los Angeles have acted to support Palestinians, support the blockade of Israel and opposed US military and economic aid for Israel. Two members discuss their actions...
Posted: Tue Jun 8, 2021 10:08AM
Block ZIM Everywhere! Profiteering from Israeli Apartheid is Not Welcome Anywhere! International Week of Action 
For the past 12 days, the #BlockTheBoat protest has kept a cargo ship operated by ZIM — apartheid Israel's largest and oldest shipping company — from docking at the Port of Oakland. We are winning!...
Posted: Fri May 28, 2021 5:37PM
Two Bay Area Unions Call for Mumia Abu-Jamal's Immediate Release 
This motion on MOVE and Mumia Abu-Jamal was adopted by both the Oakland Education Association (OEA) on May 20 and the Adult School Teachers United (ASTU), Richmond, CA on May 22. The OEA will be releasing their statement soon....
Posted: Wed May 26, 2021 9:17PM
George Floyd Action In SF's Fillmore On May 22 people gathered in San Francisco's Fillmore District to mark the one year anniversary of George Floyd's death....
Posted: Wed May 26, 2021 6:27PM
5/15/21 From SF to DC for Palestine: Thousands on the March Perhaps 2,000 marched in San Francisco for Palestine with dozens of Palestinian flags on Mission Street from 16th to 24th Street and beyond and among other places, right under the noses of Congress and the White House, Washington DC had thousands of supporters of Palestine on the March on 5/15/21. See the livestream of DC at https://www.pscp.tv/w/1eaJbnAMYlZJX...
Posted: Sat May 15, 2021 8:47PM
Anti-Asian hate crimes in our society The following article speaks about the current events regarding anti-Asian hate crimes, some of the reasons behind it and what we can do as a society to make this situation better....
Posted: Sun May 9, 2021 7:59PM
Angela Y. Davis and the ILWU lead San Francisco May Day March 
On May Day marches occurred around the U.S. and around the world. While it is a labor holiday celebrated in 100 countries it is not recognized here where it originated in 1886 over the struggle for the 8 hour work day and safer working conditions.
Arguably, the largest demonstration in the U.S. occurred in San Francisco where an estimated 4,000 marchers, trade unionists, community groups and leftists, gathered at the Embarcadero and marched to Civic Center to commemorate the 1934 Maritime ...
Posted: Sun May 2, 2021 5:38PM
Members of Congress Request $50 Million to Save Monarch Butterflies 
WASHINGTON, April 29, 2021— For the first time ever, nearly 60 U.S. representatives have urged the House Appropriations Committee to spend $50 million per year to stabilize and help recover monarch butterflies. Today’s letter, led by Reps. Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) and Salud Carbajal (D-Calif.), notes that the monarch population has plummeted more than 80% in the past two decades....
Posted: Sun May 2, 2021 3:43PM
Remembering a True Giant: Thomas L. Berkley, Publisher of the Oakland Post News Group 
Memories of African-American Publisher and Owner of the Oakland Post Newspaper Group in Oakland, CA....
Posted: Sun May 2, 2021 9:52AM
Spirited SF Protest at KQED/NPR for Showing “Philly DA” That Censors Mumia…..Again 
On April 20, the day after Mumia’s open heart surgery his supporters in San Francisco held a spirited demonstration initiated by the Labor Action Committee to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal (LAC) to protest the Independent Lens TV series “Philly DA”....
Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2021 12:16PM
Police violence targets working people and youth of all racial and ethnic backgrounds 
While racism is a factor in many police murders and accounts for the fact that blacks and Native Americans are killed at a rate disproportionate to their share of the national population, it is workers and young people—of every skin color, gender, sexuality and national origin—who are the victims of the police. In presenting police violence as a racial issue, of whites against blacks, the media aims to divide the working class and cover up the socioeconomic background of those who are being ...
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2021 5:32AM
Boarding Up for Verdict Day With a verdict in the Derek Chauvin Trial for ex-cop Chauvin's murder of George Floyd predicted anytime after Monday, April 19, 2021, businesses and empty buildings are boarding up for a possible riot on Verdict Day. For the City's police preparations, see https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/sfpd-prepares-for-possible-protests-as-chauvin-trial-continues/...
Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2021 7:33PM
Letter to KQED for Mumia: Signed by Angela Davis, Boots Riley, and others 
This letter to KQED from Angela Davis, Boots Riley and others was written on April 11. It is reprinted here in full by the Jamal Journal, published by the uncompromising International Concerned Family and Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal....
Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2021 3:01PM
Free Mumia! protests: April 20 in SF at KQED, April 24 in Oakland 
April 20th: Protest at KQED Headquarters,50 Beale St., San Francisco; Protest against Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner, who is trying to keep Mumia imprisoned for life. Krasner is the star of a new PBS documentary, “Philly D.A.” Then, on April 24 in Oakland, (Mumia’s Birthday) – March and Car Caravan, Oscar Grant Plaza (14th and Broadway) to Alameda County Courthouse, 1221 Fallon Street, Rally on the steps of the Alameda County Courthouse, where the Panthers demonstrated for Huey Newton, on Mumi...
Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2021 2:34PM
Oakland Caravan, Traffic Jam, and Rally to Support Amazon Union Drive 
Continuing Actions in Support of Alabama Amazon Workers' Union Drive...
Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2021 12:35AM
Stop Racist Attacks! SF Chinatown Rally Against Murders, Systemic Racism & China Bashing Hundreds of San Francisco rallied in San Francisco at Portsmouth Square to protest the racist murders in Atlanta and the growing xenophobia and terror attacks on Chinese and all Asian people....
Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2021 11:22PM
Congress Introduces Bill to Save Western Monarch Butterflies 
Western Population Has Declined by 99.9%, Migration Collapsed...
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2021 5:22PM
Environmental Action at Mission Chase Bank 
Faiths Rise for Climate Justice in San Francisco and the World...
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2021 10:15PM