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The Last Pirate walking tour
American Youth Hostel
312 Mason St.
San Francisco, CA...
Event Date: Sun, Nov 22, 2015 9:30am PST
Posted: Sat, Nov 21, 2015 11:23am PST
It is time to shut down all Fraternity Houses. The “Greek System” is destroying society
It is time to shut down all Fraternity Houses. The “Greek System” is destroying society, say experts....
Posted: Fri, Nov 20, 2015 8:04pm PST
The Convent's First Annual "Art's Not Dead, SF" Group Exhibition
The Convent Arts Collective
660 Oak Street
San Francisco, CA 94117...
Event Date: Thu, Dec 3, 2015 6:00pm PST
Posted: Fri, Nov 20, 2015 7:08pm PST
ENDURING POWER: The Middle Eastern and Iranian Women’s Story, A photography exhibit
Resource Center for Nonviolence, 612 Ocean St., Santa Cruz, CA 95060...
Event Date: Fri, Dec 4, 2015 6:00pm PST
Posted: Fri, Nov 20, 2015 4:50pm PST
Activists vow to mobilise at Paris #COP21 climate change summit despite protest ban
At a press conference in Paris on Friday afternoon activists unveiled how they would mobilize people in France to have a say despite the state of emergency that prohibts mass protests....
Posted: Fri, Nov 20, 2015 4:06pm PST
The Malonga Center windows: A tale about Oakland city priorities
Public records requests reveal that the city of Oakland prioritized the noise complaint of one individual over an entire decades-old arts community....
Posted: Fri, Nov 20, 2015 2:56pm PST
Film: The Harvest (La Cosecha)
909 12th Street, Sacramento...
Event Date: Tue, Nov 24, 2015 7:00pm PST
Posted: Fri, Nov 20, 2015 1:11pm PST
The Beast Side Living (and Dying) While Black in America by D. Watkins
Ann Lucas Lecture Series
San Jose State University
Science Building Room 142...
Event Date: Wed, Dec 2, 2015 5:00pm PST
Posted: Fri, Nov 20, 2015 12:46pm PST
Yes, Climate Change is here: Yes, there are solutions (but we must act fast)
Starry Plough Pub,
3101 Shattuck Ave,
at Prince St in Berkeley...
Event Date: Sat, Dec 5, 2015 2:00pm PST
Posted: Fri, Nov 20, 2015 11:31am PST
Salmon Fishermen, Consumer Groups Criticize FDA Approval of Frankenfish
"Genetically engineered salmon pose a serious potential threat to wild salmon stocks that our members rely on to make a living or fish for food and sport," the group said in a statement. "In addition, GE salmon also pose a threat to salmon protected by the federal Endangered Species Act."
Photo courtesy of the Center for Food Safety....
Posted: Fri, Nov 20, 2015 10:37am PST
Puerto Rico Government Meets with Debt Holders in New York
Puerto Rico's Government Development Bank is meeting with advisers of some of the finance firms that own Puerto Rico's debt to present a plan to comprehensively resolve the island's debt crisis....
Posted: Fri, Nov 20, 2015 10:17am PST
Monsanto Patenting World's Seeds, Controlling World's Food, Causing Cancer, Killing Bees,
Monsanto Patenting World's Seeds, Controlling World's Food, Causing Cancer, Killing Bees, Using PCB's, DDT, Agent Orange, Carcinogenic Growth Hormones, Brain Lesion Causing Aspartame...
Posted: Fri, Nov 20, 2015 9:43am PST
Interview with WBOK Black talk radio host and cartoonist John Slade (audio/mpeg 22.3MB)
Janet Hays interviews the imitable John Slade - New Orleans native, black cartoonist/author of Afro Brother Spacemen, WBOK Black talk radio host...
Posted: Fri, Nov 20, 2015 7:45am PST
FDA Approves First Genetically Engineered Animal for Human Consumption Over the Objections
WASHINGTON, DC (November 19, 2015) – Center for Food Safety today announced plans to sue the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to block the agency’s approval for sale and consumption of the genetically engineered AquaAdvantage® salmon developed by AquaBounty. The suit will be filed in coordination with other colleague plaintiffs....
Posted: Fri, Nov 20, 2015 1:16am PST
Write for Rights: Amnesty Intl USA calls for Albert Woodfox's immediate release
Today, in conjunction with the "Write for Rights" campaign, Amnesty International USA issued an email action alert focusing on Albert Woodfox, where Amnesty reiterated the organization's call for Albert's immediate release. Along with urging supporters to add their name to Amnesty's online petition to Louisiana Attorney General James Caldwell, Amnesty is also asking people to write letters to both AG Caldwell and to Albert....
Posted: Thu, Nov 19, 2015 6:15pm PST
Other Voices: Deciphering Syria
Midpen Media Center
900 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303...
Event Date: Tue, Dec 1, 2015 7:00pm PST
Posted: Thu, Nov 19, 2015 5:46pm PST
The Shortwave Report 11/0/15 Listen Globally!
A weekly 30 minute review of international news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio and the internet. With times, frequencies, and websites for listening at home. 3 files- Highest quality broadcast, regular broadcast, and slow-modem streaming. Spanish National Radio, Sputnik Radio, Radio Deutsche-Welle, NHK World Radio Japan, and Radio Havana Cuba....
Posted: Thu, Nov 19, 2015 5:11pm PST
March from Beach Flats Community Garden to Santa Cruz City Hall (video/mp4 42.4MB)
It has been very inspiring to see so many people putting so much energy and work into keeping the Beach Flats Community Garden alive in its entirety. We want to recognize and give a big thanks to all the gardeners, the Beach Flats community, and organizers who are moving forward with great spirit and continue to bring people together to support el jardín....
Posted: Thu, Nov 19, 2015 3:35pm PST
Understanding ISIS - Who or What is it? Why does it exist? What does it accomplish?
The new militant “Islamic State” with “caliphate” galore is only the manufactured progression of going from empire's own stateless antediluvian actors playing their scripted “Taliban - Al Qaeda terrorist” role as public enemy number one of the United States and the civilized world, to stateful antediluvian actors playing their scripted “ISIS - terrorists' expansionist” role as public enemy number one of the United States and the civilized world. Twenty-first century barbarians being brought t...
Posted: Thu, Nov 19, 2015 3:20pm PST
FDA Approves Unlabeled GMO Salmon Despite Widespread Opposition from Scientists, Consumers
Ignoring Calls for More Comprehensive Studies, FDA Fails to Protect Public...
Posted: Thu, Nov 19, 2015 3:11pm PST