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Braving Borders - Progressive African Americans Speak on Immigration
Laney College, 900 Fallon Street in downtown Oakland...
Event Date: Wed, Jun 13, 2007 5:30pm PDT
Posted: Sat, May 26, 2007 5:01pm PDT
Oakland School Board Vote for a End to School Closures
Oakland Education Admin Building, 1025 2nd Ave(near Lake Merritt)...
Event Date: Wed, May 30, 2007 5:00pm PDT
Posted: Fri, May 25, 2007 5:53pm PDT
Nonviolence Training
Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church, 55 Eckley Lane, Walnut Creek, CA 94596...
Event Date: Sat, Jun 23, 2007 10:00am PDT
Posted: Fri, May 25, 2007 3:07pm PDT
Showing of Obsession at Berkeley Public Library
The movie Obsession which demonizes the peaceful religion of Islam is being shown at Berkeley Public Library on Sunday....
Posted: Fri, May 25, 2007 10:45am PDT
Palestinian patient dies after delay at Erez Crossing
PCHR strongly condemns the complicated and unjustified Israeli passage procedures at Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing, which led to the death of a Palestinian who had been granted permission to receive medical treatment at Israeli hospital as he was suffering from serious wounds....
Posted: Thu, May 24, 2007 6:56pm PDT
Cal State East Bay Holds Mock Wedding for Marriage Equality
California State University, East Bay's Queer/Straight Alliance hosted a mock wedding entitled: A Wedding To Remember to commemorate Marriage Equality Month....
Posted: Thu, May 24, 2007 6:12pm PDT
Update: Mass Firings At Berkeley Housing Authority
Local Attorney Says That Reports Make It Seem More Sordid At The BHA Than Things Really Are!...
Posted: Thu, May 24, 2007 5:33pm PDT
Holistic Disaster Preparation: Herbs & 1st Aid for A Community Response
The Humanist Hall: 390 27th Street, midtown Oakland
between Telegraph and Broadway, below Pill Hill.
http://www.humanisthall.net/DIRECTIONS.htm...
Event Date: Fri, May 25, 2007 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Thu, May 24, 2007 12:51pm PDT
Shelter In Place: Chlorine Gas Leak In Pittsburg, CA
Shelter In Place for Hazardous Materials Incident
Description: There is a hazardous chemicals emergency in Pittsburg
Instructions: People in the vicinity are advised to 'shelter in place' immediately. Go inside, and close all windows and doors. Turn off all heaters, air conditioners, and fans. Unless you are using your fireplace, close your fireplace dampers and vents. Cover any cracks around doors or windows with tape or damp towels. Stay off the phone unless you need to report a life-...
Posted: Thu, May 24, 2007 11:06am PDT
"All About Darfur"
Zocalo Coffeehouse
645 Bancroft Avenue
San Leandro ,CA...
Event Date: Thu, Jun 7, 2007 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Thu, May 24, 2007 9:47am PDT
Alameda County Green Sunday
Niebyl-Proctor Library,
6501 Telegraph Ave.,
at 65th in North Oakland....
Event Date: Sun, Jun 10, 2007 5:00pm PDT
Posted: Thu, May 24, 2007 9:37am PDT
'Obese' Iraqi President checks into US health clinic
Jalal Talabani, a former guerrilla fighter and now the Iraqi President, has checked into an American health clinic - in an effort to tackle his obesity problem....
Posted: Thu, May 24, 2007 8:41am PDT
Thanks Bush, Siniora: Refugees
CAIRO — After fleeing hell, many traumatized Palestinian refugees were "thankful" for world leaders and politicians who supported the Lebanese army's bombing of their crammed, overcrowded Nahr el-Bared camp during clashes with militants inside, prominent British journalist Robert Fisk reported on Thursday, May 24....
Posted: Thu, May 24, 2007 8:29am PDT
Sustainable Futures and The Living Land
Humanist Hall
390 27th Street, midtown Oakland, between Telegraph and Broadway, below Pill Hill
http://www.HumanistHall.net...
Event Date: Wed, Jun 6, 2007 7:30pm PDT
Posted: Wed, May 23, 2007 5:49pm PDT
Israel & Palestine - What Peace Could Look Like
Kehilla Community Synagogue, 1300 Grand Avenue, corner of Grand and Fairview, across the street from Ace Hardware...
Event Date: Thu, Jun 7, 2007 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Wed, May 23, 2007 3:20pm PDT
Profile of a War Profiteer in the Port of Oakland
SSA (Stevedoring Services of America) is the War Profiteer that was shut down on May 19th when Longshoremen refused to cross a community picket line in the Port of Oakland. Here's some background info on SSA....
Posted: Wed, May 23, 2007 12:25pm PDT
Country Joe Sings in Oaks Benefit
Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists, 1924 Cedar St. (at Bonita), http://www.bfuu.org...
Event Date: Fri, Jun 22, 2007 8:00pm PDT
Posted: Wed, May 23, 2007 9:35am PDT
To catch a war profiteer
Community picketers caught a war profiteer with three ships in a hurry to be unloaded and reloaded. The action was organized by the Port Action Committee...
Posted: Wed, May 23, 2007 12:42am PDT
Oaklandish Summer Calendar Launch Party
Parkway Speakeasy Theater
1834 Park Boulevard, Oakland, CA 94606...
Event Date: Thu, May 31, 2007 9:00pm PDT
Posted: Tue, May 22, 2007 10:46pm PDT
Candidate Alexander: Labor, War and Education Connects
Stewart A. Alexander, a presidential hopeful with the Peace and Freedom Party, applaud the actions of the ILWU Local 10 and Local 34 for lending their strong support to anti-war protesters at the SSA shipping terminals in Oakland, California. On May 19 the Port Action Committee, the Oakland Education Association, along with teacher, students and community activist demanded that the U.S. get out of Iraq and called on other unionists throughout the United States to mobilize in action to stop t...
Posted: Tue, May 22, 2007 8:17pm PDT