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Sen. Bernie Sanders: You Must Be Concerned About Corporate Control of the Media
Sen. Bernie Sanders: If You Are Concerned About Health Care, Iraq, the Economy, Global Warming You Must Be Concerned About Corporate Control of the Media
Tomorrow night President Bush will give his seventh State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress. Last weekend, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders gave what could be described as an alternate State of the Union before thousands gathered in Memphis, Tennessee at the third National Conference for Media Reform....
Posted: Mon, Jan 22, 2007 7:07am PST
‘Dr. King was nation’s greatest unionist’ Millions commemorate peace, civil rights leader
Last week, Americans marched, rallied, petitioned, held community service events and worshipped in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Here are only a few of the tens of thousands of events honoring King’s legacy, the civil rights movement and the fight for peace, dignity and economic justice for all....
Posted: Mon, Jan 22, 2007 7:01am PST
January 29 Action for Medicine Lake!
Native Peoples & Supporters To Protest at Calpine in San Jose against Proposed Power Plant at Sacred Medicine Lake near Mt. Shasta
Tribal Members to Deliver Eviction Notice to Calpine
Monday, January 29, 2007, San Jose, California
Rally at 10 a.m. at Plaza De Cesar Chavez Park
South Market Street and 50 W. San Fernando Street
Protest at high noon at Calpine Headquarters
50 W. San Fernando Street, San Jose...
Posted: Sat, Jan 20, 2007 10:12am PST
Direct Action Training for Sacred Site Protection
Communication Workers of America Local 9423 offices
2015 Naglee Avenue , San Jose , CA 95128....
Event Date: Sun, Jan 28, 2007 6:00pm PST
Posted: Sat, Jan 20, 2007 10:07am PST
Join Us in Protecting Sacred Sites -- Protest @ Calpine HQ in San Jose!
Rally at 10 a.m. at Plaza De Cesar Chavez Park
South Market Street and 50 W. San Fernando Street
Protest at high noon at Calpine Headquarters
50 W. San Fernando Street, San Jose...
Event Date: Mon, Jan 29, 2007 10:00am PST
Posted: Sat, Jan 20, 2007 10:03am PST
Gunitain ang Ika –20 taon ng Mendiola Masaker ng 1987
Sa Ika-22 ng Enero, 2007, gugunitain ng komunidad ng Pilipino sa Amerika ng Los Angeles, California sa ilalim ng Pesante-USA at ng Ecumenical Fellowship for Justice and Peace (EFJP) ang ika-20 taon ng masaker sa Mendiola noong Enero 22, 1987.
Noong 1987, matapos magdeklara ng 60 araw na tigil-putukan ang NDFP at ang gobyerno noon ni Corazon Aquino, mabilis na pinutol ng AFP ang tigil putukan at usapang pangkapayapapaan ng NDFP at GRP sa pagsupil sa militanteng rali ng mga magsasaka sa daa...
Posted: Fri, Jan 19, 2007 8:59pm PST
US Muslims Decry "24" Nuke Plot
WASHINGTON — American Muslims have decried Fox television network's action drama '24' season premier for stoking racial hatred against the Muslim minority....
Posted: Fri, Jan 19, 2007 3:11pm PST
Public Outcry against San Jose Police Brutality
People who deal with the SJPD on a daily basis gathered to share their experiences with each other and the Chief of Police, bringing the horrors of police brutality out into public view....
Posted: Fri, Jan 19, 2007 1:54pm PST
Mexica-Aztec New Year
Gardner Community Center
520 W. Virginia St.
San Jose, CA....
Event Date: Sat, Feb 10, 2007 11:00am PST
Posted: Thu, Jan 18, 2007 12:12pm PST
New Resolutions Lay Ground for Iraq War Showdown on Capitol Hill
Democratic Congressmembers Barbara Lee, Lynn Woolsey and Maxine Waters of California have introduced a bill calling for the withdrawal of all U.S. troops and military contractors within six months. The measure is one several new resolutions showing increased opposition to the White House plan to escalate the war in Iraq. We play an excerpt of Rep. Woolsey’s speech introducing her bill on the House floor....
Posted: Thu, Jan 18, 2007 8:32am PST
Bush Admin Backs Down on Illegal Wiretapping
The Bush administration has reversed its policy to eavesdrop on US citizens without court-approved warrants. On Wednesday, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales announced wiretaps will now be approved by the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court as required by law. But questions remain over the extent of the reversal....
Posted: Thu, Jan 18, 2007 8:31am PST
Announcing the formation of the SOUTH BAY OCCUPATION PROJECT
Several people from the 15th and 16th Congressional Districts represented by Mike Honda and Zoe Lofgren respectively, launched the South Bay Occupation Project (SBOP) today, January 17th. The SBOP was formed to organize and participate in the Occupation Project initiated by Voices for Creative Nonviolence (VCNC). (http://vcnv.org/project/the-occupation-project)...
Posted: Wed, Jan 17, 2007 8:54pm PST
Inside the Case Against Ex-Cheney Chief of Staff Lewis “Scooter” Libby
Jury selection for the trial of Vice President Dick Cheney’s former chief of staff has begun. Lewis “Scooter” Libby faces five counts of lying to federal investigators, perjury, and obstruction of justice. He is accused of lying to investigators and a grand jury during the investigation of the outing of CIA operative Valerie Plame. We speak with veteran investigative journalist Murray Waas....
Posted: Wed, Jan 17, 2007 2:30pm PST
Unions sue Bush Dept. of Labor over worker deaths
Poultry workers typically stand shoulder to shoulder de-boning chicken breasts mounted on cones flying by at the rate of dozens per minute. They must wear metal mesh gloves on their non-cutting hands to protect them from the razor sharp blades they and their co-workers wield at lightening speed....
Posted: Wed, Jan 17, 2007 7:37am PST
No Troop Escalation! Bring Our Troops Home Now!
Yesterday's (Jan. 11, 2007) NO TROOP ESCALATION! BRING OUR TROOPS HOME NOW! protest at
Stevens Creek Blvd. & Winchester Blvd. in San Jose was a big success! There were 100 people from
our community that made time in their schedule to make a statement on the street that
we oppose the NeoCon Troop Escalation, and that we continue to reject the failed Foreign
and Domestic Policies of the Bush Administration and ALL of their political partners in
Congress....
Posted: Fri, Jan 12, 2007 12:55pm PST
The Police in San Jose - 2nd Community Forum
East Side Union High School District, Administrative Offices, 830 North Capital Avenue, San Jose, CA (cross street Mabury)...
Event Date: Thu, Jan 18, 2007 6:30pm PST
Posted: Thu, Jan 11, 2007 2:21pm PST
San Jose: Protest The Iraq War and The Impending Troop Buildup
Roosevelt Park at 19th St & E Santa Clara St, San Jose, CA 95116...
Event Date: Thu, Jan 11, 2007 4:30pm PST
Posted: Wed, Jan 10, 2007 11:42am PST
Mountain View: No Escalation!
Mountain View Voices for Peace will meet at the corner of El Camino Real & Castro in Mountain View at 6 p.m. on Thursday, January 11....
Event Date: Thu, Jan 11, 2007 6:00pm PST
Posted: Tue, Jan 9, 2007 11:21pm PST
Mexica-Aztec New Year
Gardner Community Center
520 W. Virginia St.
San Jose, CA...
Event Date: Sat, Mar 10, 2007 11:00am PST
Posted: Tue, Jan 9, 2007 5:57pm PST
Bay area anti-war protests Thursday
Anti-war protests times and places on Thursday...
Posted: Tue, Jan 9, 2007 5:39pm PST