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Protest At Pelosi's SF Office Over Military Support For Israeli Government & Evictions 
A rally was held on July 2, 2021 at the offices of Congressional leader Nancy Pelosi to demand that she and Congress stop the arming of Israel and ending US economic aid to the apartheid state....
Posted: Thu, Jul 8, 2021 10:22pm PDT
Members of Congress Urge Secretary Haaland to Use Emergency Authority to Save Western Monarchs 
WASHINGTON, June 29, 2021 — Fourteen members of Congress, led by Reps. Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) and Salud Carbajal (D-Calif.), urged Interior Secretary Deb Haaland today to take immediate action to protect the western population of monarch butterflies from extinction using her emergency authority under the Endangered Species Act....
Posted: Wed, Jun 30, 2021 11:24am PDT
Everything you wanted to know about the George Floyd Uprising (but were afraid to ask) (audio/mpeg 48.8MB) Audio recording of the 'Everything you wanted to know about the George Floyd Uprising (but were afraid to ask)' talk on June 3rd, 2021 in Oakland, CA...
Posted: Thu, Jun 24, 2021 1:04pm PDT
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 PDT
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 PDT
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 PDT
Red Road to DC Totem Pole Journey June 6, 2021 
Presented by Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History and Our Shared Responsibility
The free event was held from 10 am. to 1 pm. at Tyrrell Park at 1305 East Cliff Drive Santa Cruz City and the Museum were honored to host "Lummi Nation House of Tears Carvers" as they prepare to travel to Washington DC....
Posted: Sun, Jun 6, 2021 7:46pm PDT
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 PDT
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 PDT
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 PDT
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 PDT
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 PDT
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 PDT
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 PDT
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 PDT
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 PDT
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 PDT
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 PDT
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 PDT
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 PDT
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