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She’s a Witch! 
Loralee Bergdall, who identified herself as a community activist, read a statement from the women targeted in a mailer from Madera County Board of Supervisors District 5 candidate Mark Reed at a June 2 press conference. Photo by Mike Rhodes...
Posted: Tue, Jun 28, 2022 9:44pm PDT
21st Folsom Juneteenth, Stolen Legacy - Reclaiming California Pioneers of African Descent 
Historic Folsom District - Leidesdorff Plaza...
Event Date: Sat, Jun 25, 2022 11:30am PDT
Posted: Sat, Jun 25, 2022 6:59am PDT
Roe is overturned -- Protests Today, near you This morning, the Supreme Court formally overturned Roe v. Wade. Protests, which had been scheduled for awhile all over the country for "Decision Day", will now be taking place later today....
Posted: Fri, Jun 24, 2022 9:43am PDT
California Juneteenth Paid Holiday for All 
The long and difficult journey to establish Juneteenth as a National Holiday has strong roots in California. Nearly 2,000 US Colored Troops from California helped preserve the Union and begin the legal ending of chattel slavery that continues today. Alignment with US Law, signed by President Biden for all Federal employees is good. A paid holiday for all Californians may take a bit more time and need your assistance. No need to rush, 20 years ago AB 1749 (Longville) made the difference wi...
Posted: Thu, Jun 23, 2022 9:41pm PDT
Stolen Legacy - California Pioneers of African Descent will seek United Nations support 
William Alexander Leidesdorff, Jr. was born on a farm in 1810, St. Croix, Virgin Islands to his African-Cuban mother, Anna Marie and Danish-Jewish father, William Leidesdorff, Sr. He was born a Danish citizen, naturalized a U.S. citizen in 1834, New Orleans, Louisiana and obtained Mexican citizenship in 1843, Monterey, Alta California. Leidesdorff died very suddenly in 1848, a day before public announcement of the Gold Rush at Negro Bar, he is buried inside the Catholic Mission, San Francisco...
Posted: Tue, Jun 21, 2022 6:27pm PDT
2022 California Juneteenth Holiday still an optional notion for some reason 
20 years ago California Juneteenth National Freedom Day was established as “optional” and today AB 1655 offers another “optional” path toward celebrations of our unique California Journey From Slavery to Freedom beginning on 1535 in Baja California Sur....
Posted: Tue, Jun 21, 2022 8:17am PDT
CA State Parks Commission considers one of the most endangered historic sites in America 
California State Park and Recreation Commission may visit one of the most endangered historic preservation sites in America. Negro Hill, Mormon Island and Negro Bar Gold Mining District represents "hidden figures" from the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. As the Nation celebrates Juneteenth Freedom, California State Parks regional staff continues a generational effort to erase, distort and destroy all authentic golden legacy by people of African descent during the Californi...
Posted: Wed, Jun 15, 2022 9:58am PDT
2022 California Juneteenth - National Freedom Day 
In the coming years over 100 California cities with @100,000+ residents will begin to discover our unique California Juneteenth Legacy, helping manifest equity and greater inclusion throughout the 5th largest economy in the world. Today, "Mining for Freedom" or the authentic "Golden Legacy" of our California USCT who fought, bleed and died for freedom is a fierce debate impacting future generation....
Posted: Mon, Jun 13, 2022 10:58am PDT
Oil industry stops bill banning oil drilling in CA waters from moving forward 
California oil and gas regulators have approved 150 offshore drilling permits in state waters since January 1, 2019. Of those permits, five were for new wells and the rest were for reworking existing wells, according to an analysis of permits approved through October 1, 2021 and posted at www.NewsomWellWatch.org by Consumer Watchdog and FracTracker Alliance....
Posted: Sun, Jun 12, 2022 12:29pm PDT
58 California legislators have taken over $10,000 in 'dirty donation's 
A May 2022 update to its Tracking the Dirty Dollars Project by Sierra Club California provides some clarity why California’s environmental policies don't live up to the “green” words of the state’s politicians. This update reveals that only 15 legislators have not received campaign contributions from polluters and their allies since January 1, 2021....
Posted: Sun, Jun 12, 2022 12:13pm PDT
Sacramento Region Juneteenth Celebrations of Freedom 
Freedom is never free, and our unique "California Grown" Journey from Slavery to Freedom began in 1535 with Spanish Conquistadors arriving in Baja California Sur and the Mission/Presidio System of enslaved and free people of African and Indigenous descent began a long and difficult path of generational genocide, enslavement and affliction to arrive at a new beginning we call 1865 Juneteenth, Freedom Day Celebration....
Posted: Tue, Jun 7, 2022 9:28am PDT
#WearOrange: ARTivism Event- Sidewalk Chalking Remembrances for Lives Lost to Gun Violence 
Davis, CA - please RSVP to receive event location
Please bring extra sidewalk chalk, water & masks...
Event Date: Fri, Jun 3, 2022 4:00pm PDT
Posted: Tue, May 31, 2022 9:57am PDT
#WearOrgange: End Gun Violence CA State Capitol Press Conference Rally 
California State Capitol, 10th street between L Street and N Street, Sacramento, CA 95814...
Event Date: Thu, Jun 2, 2022 9:00am PDT
Posted: Mon, May 30, 2022 7:30am PDT
Current Challenges to Voting Rights & the Role of League of Women Voters 
Del Norte Hall, Room 1004, California State University, Sacramento, 6000 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95819; program is free, but a small campus parking fee may apply
Fully vaccinated card, properly worn masks, and social distancing required...
Event Date: Fri, Jun 3, 2022 10:30am PDT
Posted: Sat, May 21, 2022 1:01pm PDT
Discover the Historic Gold Mining Town of Negro Bar, Sacramento County, California 
Since the California Gold Rush Era, the Gold Mining Town of Negro Bar, Sacramento California remains a crown jewel along today's American River Parkway; the debate will preserve or erase all authentic aspects of people of African Descent from California History....
Posted: Wed, May 18, 2022 2:55pm PDT
Honorable William Alexander Leidesdorff, Jr. at Negro Bar State Historic Park 
Enslaved and Free, people of African Descent played a profound role in authentic California History. US Army Corp of Topographical Engineers led by John C. Fremont testimony shows the placement of the "African Founding Father of California" and so many "hidden figures" soon valued and preserved at Negro Bar State Historic Park in a good way. Negro Hill, Mormon Island and Negro Bar, Gold Mining Towns on the way to California Statehood, September 9, 1850....
Posted: Mon, May 16, 2022 3:45pm PDT
California YIMBY Endorses Republican Joe Patterson for State Assembly 
Pro-luxury development group California YIMBY has endorsed real estate broker Joe Patterson, a Republican candidate for State Assembly in District 5 in the June 7 primary election. Additionally, California YIMBY Victory Fund PAC has contributed $2,500 to Patterson's campaign. In California, YIMBY organizations are well known for attacking socialist candidates, and those on the left, in favor of moderate Democrats. This endorsement of Patterson for state assembly, a bread and butter Republican...
Posted: Sat, May 14, 2022 10:28pm PDT
Florida Approves Risky Release of Billions of Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes in Scientifically Flawed Experiment FDACS' approval came despite unresolved public health and environmental concerns raised by scientists, public health experts and environmental groups about potential impacts of the release....
Posted: Fri, May 13, 2022 1:05pm PDT
2022 World Trade Month - Expanding California African Global Trade 
Since 1938, the United States has recognized May as World Trade Month and used it as an opportunity to celebrate the importance of international trade to the U.S. economy. 2022 Africa Unity Week is helping organize and promote The World Conference of Mayors and Black Towns and Historic Settlements Alliance in California as we build global unity. Together, we must build greater awareness and highlight the role of international business and trade in our communities....
Posted: Sun, May 8, 2022 5:19pm PDT
Sacramento: Bans Off Our Bodies! March & Rally for Roe at CA State Capitol 
California State Capitol- west steps, 10th St and L Street and N Street, Sacramento, CA 95814...
Event Date: Sat, May 14, 2022 11:00am PDT
Posted: Thu, May 5, 2022 6:39pm PDT