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In S.F., a celebration of all things Boston "We're the scariest thing that the religious right can imagine,'' said the woman in the wedding dress -- rally organizer Molly McKay of Marriage Equality of California, a group that champions equal rights for same-sex couples. "We're two people of the same sex who want to get married and live normal married lives -- that's pretty scary."...
Posted: Wed, Nov 19, 2003 10:27am PST
Berkeley student paper locks out photographers Six student photographers are fighting exploitive working conditions at the student newspaper....
Posted: Tue, Nov 18, 2003 9:06pm PST
Protest for EZLN in front of Mexican Consulate 
Here are some pictures of the demo in front of the Mexican Consualte on Nov 17. It was in commemoration of 20 years of Zapatismo and considering the meeting in Miami it comes at a good time....
Posted: Tue, Nov 18, 2003 7:14pm PST
Critics question new billboard deal in Oakland Serena Chen, policy director for the American Lung Association of the East Bay and a former member of the Oakland Billboard Coalition, a broad-based task force responsible for drafting the billboard amortization program, said Clear Channel's offer doesn't seem to be a good deal for the city.
"I'm disappointed that all the work staff did previously to make sure the city got a fair deal with swapping billboards is not being followed," she said....
Posted: Tue, Nov 18, 2003 5:57pm PST
Help Save Alameda County’s Public Hospitals and Clinics Healthcare in Alameda County faces the greatest crisis in its history. Due to unprecedented Federal and State budget deficits, funding cuts and exploding health care costs, ACMC, like most health care safety net systems across the country, is facing severe financial problems. As a result, the Medical Center was forced to close two primary clinics and reduce medical services. These closures displaced tens of thousands of patients and resulted in dramatic increases in emergency room visits thro...
Posted: Tue, Nov 18, 2003 5:21pm PST
San Quentin Trial for Racial Segregation Details on illegal practices of racial segregation in San Quentin. Trial wil be held on November 24 at Marin County Superior Court....
Posted: Tue, Nov 18, 2003 5:07pm PST
RELEASE: Education not Incarceration Day of Action FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 18, 2003
For more information:
Alice do Valle (Spanish/English), Justice Now, 510-839-7654 ext. 4#, cell 510-499-4361
Dara Tom (English), cell 510-504-5455
Californians Will Visit Legislators, Hold Rallies to Send Clear Message to Policy-Makers:
We Want Money For Education Not Incarceration...
Posted: Tue, Nov 18, 2003 4:39pm PST
Newsom parodies 
No on Newsom! Print and distribute these flyers around town....
Posted: Tue, Nov 18, 2003 4:13pm PST
An Account of EFF/Diebold Court Case A first-hand account of what happened during the Diebold vs EFF court case yesterday....
Posted: Tue, Nov 18, 2003 2:25pm PST
COAST SEAFOODS OPERATIONS UNDER REVIEW - Humboldt Bay Coast Seafoods Corporation, the largest aquaculture company on the West Coast, has finally applied for the permit required under the Clean Water Act to conduct its oyster cultivation operations....
Posted: Tue, Nov 18, 2003 12:11pm PST
URGENT -- Berkeley 3 Found Guilty; Your Support is Needed for Student Antiwar Activists Free speech at Berkeley is under attack. Antiwar student organizers need
your immediate help.
UC Berkeley Dean of Students Karen Kenney turned the clock back decades by approving
sanctions against three Berkeley students for their part in a peaceful on campus sit-in on March 20, the day after the War on Iraq started....
Posted: Tue, Nov 18, 2003 1:22am PST
Matt Gonzalez to speak at anti-privatization conference Privatization, Contracting Out, Labor and Our Communities...
Posted: Mon, Nov 17, 2003 9:07pm PST
Bay Area's Most Notorious and Destructive Corporations Support Newsom for Mayor Who's the candidate of the Bechtel Corporation, ChevronTexaco and the Gap? Gavin Newsom, of course. A review of the 2003 contributions to the Newsom for Mayor committee (provided below) reveals heavy giving by each of these corporations and their executives to Gavin Newsom. Newsom talks about bringing more business to San Francisco. Are these the types of businesses he means?...
Posted: Mon, Nov 17, 2003 8:28pm PST
Sacramento Opposes Patriot Act The Sacramento City Council on last Thursday joined 209 other cities and three states in opposition to the Patriot Act....
Posted: Mon, Nov 17, 2003 8:23pm PST
Report back from 6th Rachel Corrie Banner Project Demonstration 
6th Rachel Corrie Banner Project Demonstration, This Time in Front of Congresswoman Barbara Lee’s Office...
Posted: Mon, Nov 17, 2003 6:08pm PST
Tuesday 6PM SF: Former CIA Brass At Nikko Hotel to Promote Increased Domestic Spying Connecting the Dots: Reforming the Intelligence Community Post 9/11.
Location: Nikko Hotel, Grand Ballroom, 222 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
6PM Tuesday Nov 18th 2003...
Posted: Mon, Nov 17, 2003 3:52pm PST
SF Bay Area IMC screens "Kilometer Zero" Cancún WTO film Here are some upcoming events sponsored by the San Francisco Bay Area Independent Media Center! Please tell your friends and come out and support this valuable community resource.....
Posted: Mon, Nov 17, 2003 2:39pm PST
CIA public event on Tues 11/18 There was a segment about this event on Michael Krasne's show this morning. The event is called Connecting the Dots: Reforming the Intelligence Community Post 9/11....
Posted: Mon, Nov 17, 2003 10:23am PST
Education Not Incarceration: Prof. Ruth Gilmore, Nov. 13th: Part 2b. (video/quicktime 9.6MB) Ruth Wilson Gilmore explains the ins-and-outs of the prison-industrial complex. The test will be on sneaky loans: lease-revenue bonds. Part 2b. Three minute QT movie. 9MB....
Posted: Mon, Nov 17, 2003 9:51am PST
Education Not Incarceration: Prof. Ruth Gilmore, Nov. 13th: Part 2a. (video/quicktime 8.1MB) Ruth Wilson Gilmore explains the ins-and-outs of the prison-industrial complex. The test will be on sneaky loans: lease-revenue bonds. Part 2a. Three minute QT movie. 8MB....
Posted: Mon, Nov 17, 2003 9:43am PST
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