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Call for "ceasefire" without Israeli withdrawl is unacceptable Amnesty International has called for a "Lebanon/Israel Ceasefire Vigil" in San Francisco and Santa Cruz this evening (Monday). They fail to call for the withdrawl of Israeli troops, thus objectively siding with the U.S. and French imperialists' pro-Israel proposal. Anti-imperialists should attend these actions, but carrying signs that at least include the demand for Israeli withdrawl from Lebanon, and perhaps mentioning Gaza and the West Bank as well....
Posted: Mon, Aug 7, 2006 4:47am PDT
Monday Emergency Ceasefire Vigil Lighthouse Point, 701 West Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA...
Event Date: Mon, Aug 7, 2006 7:30pm PDT
Posted: Sun, Aug 6, 2006 10:27pm PDT
Hiroshima Day: Buddhist Peace Fellowship Displays Names of Iraq War Dead (audio/mpeg 4.4MB) Each year on August 6, many peace activists, commemorate the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, with protests & marches. Some use street theatre and satire to bring a message of peace. Others choose a more subtle approach, trying to connect with people on a personal level. One such group is the Buddhist Peace Fellowship of Santa Cruz. Members of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship used the Hiroshima Day anniversary to draw attention to the casualties of the war in Iraq. All day at the corner of C...
Posted: Sun, Aug 6, 2006 6:58pm PDT
UCSC Selected as 'Best of the Best' for GLBT Students UCSC Selected as 'Best of the Best' for GLBT Students...
Posted: Sun, Aug 6, 2006 1:04pm PDT
Silencing the Violence with Art in Action 
The 6th annual Art in Action performance, Stop the Violence, took place in Santa Cruz on August 3rd....
Posted: Sat, Aug 5, 2006 2:24am PDT
AUDIO: Palestinian Ambassador Afif Safieh Speaks In Santa Cruz, CA The Palestinian Ambassador to the United States Afif Safieh was on a West Coast speaking tour hosted by the American Friends Service Committee http://www.afsc.org and The Resource Center for Nonviolence. http://www.rcnv.org
He spoke on July 31st at the Veterans Memorial Hall in Santa Cruz, CA to about 300 people and took questions from the crowd after his presentation....
Posted: Thu, Aug 3, 2006 10:30pm PDT
Oakland Police Infiltrators Took Control Of Anti-War Group 
Just as the Santa Cruz police were caught spying on organizers of anti-war parade, Oakland police also infiltrated the anti-war movement....
Posted: Thu, Aug 3, 2006 7:08pm PDT
13th Annual WOC Film and Arts Fest at UCSC Aug 3 - 6 
The theme of this year's Women of Color Film Festival, Regenerations, draws inspiration from the number 13 in the Mayan calendar, which symbolizes transformation, movement, and change. This event builds upon the tremendous history established by previous film festivals to bring emerging and well-established filmmakers, artists, media activists and community members to our campus. As the longest running festival of its kind, the UCSC Women of Color Film and Video Festival has sparked dialogue ...
Posted: Thu, Aug 3, 2006 12:57pm PDT
SC Guerilla Drive-in: THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK Fri, Aug 4th 8:30pm West-side screening of a powerful documentary film -The Times of Harvey Milk-...
Posted: Thu, Aug 3, 2006 6:56am PDT
Art in Action: Stop the Violence (8/3) (audio/mpeg 11.8MB) The 6th annual Art in Action performance, Stop the Violence, will take place in Santa Cruz on August 3rd. On August 2nd, Art and Action co-founder and coordinator, Xiomara, called Free Radio Santa Cruz to spread the word about the upcoming performance. Sage, an Art in Action participant from Washington D.C., spoke about some of her experiences at the 10 day Art and Action camp in Ben Lomond and recited a poem. (25:45 minutes)...
Posted: Wed, Aug 2, 2006 9:16pm PDT
Stop Funding Israeli War and Occupation in Palestine and Lebanon (8/4) (audio/mpeg 2.1MB) On August 4th, advocates of peace and justice will gather in downtown Santa Cruz to denounce Israeli attacks on Lebanon and Palestine. On August 2nd, David called Free Radio Santa Cruz and got on the air to spread the word about the demonstration. (4:39 minutes)...
Posted: Wed, Aug 2, 2006 7:58pm PDT
critically ill AIDS patient evicted for no reason I am a 58 year old disabled marine pipefitter and caregiver for Shane who is critically ill with AIDS. Despite tremendous effort, many calls and emails we are being evicted tommorrow at 9 AM Dept. 9 at the Santa Cruz County Courthouse. The landlord is evicting us for no reason as state law states a landlord only has to give a 30 day notice without any reason to evict any tenant unless they are in a rent controlled or protected area which Santa Cruz is not. Please come to the trial 9 AM
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Posted: Tue, Aug 1, 2006 3:12pm PDT
March and Rally for Peace in Santa Cruz 
In response to recent gun shots and assaults in Santa Cruz, a march and rally took place on July 29th as a way for various communities to unite against violence and call for peace in the streets. Three seperate marches, Live Oak/East Side, Beach Flats and West Side, converged at Louden Nelson Park. White Hawk Aztec Dancers led moms, dads, kids, musicians, students, workers, people living in rehabilitation homes, folklóricos and others through the streets of Santa Cruz. The rally in the park c...
Posted: Tue, Aug 1, 2006 1:27am PDT
Bicycle Love! Mid Summer Mystery Ride (8/4) 
Friday August 4th
Wear Red 4 Bike Love
Meet @ 5:30 and Ride @ 6:00pm
Pacific and Cooper
info: scbikefun(AT)sbcglobal.net...
Posted: Mon, Jul 31, 2006 8:00pm PDT
Corporate media mogul and world leaders gathering in Pebble Beach 
Rupert Murdoch, Tony Blair, and cohorts will be meeting at a media conference titled, "Imagining the Future," at the Pebble Beach resort for 5 days that begins this weekend....
Posted: Sat, Jul 29, 2006 3:10pm PDT
Activists Call for Impeachment; City Council Blocks The Vote! 
On July 25th, Santa Cruz activists, guided by the Coalition for Impeachment Now (COIN), attended the last Santa Cruz City Council meeting of the summer in an effort to get "our city representatives" to place a measure on the ballot in November calling for the impeachment of George Bush and Richard Cheney....
Posted: Fri, Jul 28, 2006 2:35pm PDT
Marcha y Reunion Contra La Violencia (7/29) Por El Amor A Nuestros Hijos
Alto A La Violencia!
Marcha y Reunion Contra La Violencia...
Posted: Fri, Jul 28, 2006 1:24pm PDT
March and Rally Against Violence! (7/29) (audio/mpeg 3.6MB) For The Love Of Our Children
Stop The Violence!
March and Rally Against Violence...
Posted: Fri, Jul 28, 2006 1:17pm PDT
ACLU Report Documents Government Monitoring of Lawful Protest Federal, state and local agencies have infiltrated or monitored the political activity of Californians throughout central and northern California in what has become a disturbing trend, according to an ACLU-NC report released today....
Posted: Thu, Jul 27, 2006 10:03pm PDT
Seabright attack flyer The following flyer was posted in the Seabright neighborhood, detailing the attack that the woman survived. The flyer has been torn down, possibly by the police, as it challenges conventional responses to violence against women: "ATTACK"
On Thursday, July 20, around 10:15pm, I was attacked on Cayuga between Logan and Idaho. A man in his early 30's with short (buzzed) dark hair, wearing a white hooded sweatshirt knocked me to ...
Posted: Thu, Jul 27, 2006 4:51pm PDT
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