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2018 California Black History Month ~ 170th Anniversary of the California Gold Rush 
Our ongoing journey towards sustaining an inclusive exhaustive treatment of our California Pan African Heritage includes scientific evidence, primary source documents and powerful oral traditions that predate Baja California conquest during the Age of Sail....
Posted: Tue, Jan 16, 2018 9:06pm PST
Laney Land Is Not For Sale! Community, Students & Faculty Rally Against A's Land Grab 
Dozens of students, faculty and community members protested the attempted land grab of Laney College land by A's billionaire owner John Fisher. Students, community members, faculty members and community members rallied at the Peralta Community College board meeting and spoke out against privatization of the Laney land....
Posted: Wed, Dec 13, 2017 2:08pm PST
Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers: Winter of Discontent 
December 6, 2017 marked the one-year anniversary of the teacher’s union contract campaign for a decent raise on our salary schedule and the removal of a cap on our health and welfare benefits....
Posted: Mon, Dec 11, 2017 8:49pm PST
BCR, Identity Europa rallying tonight at Sproul Plaza Berkeley College Republicans and Identity Europa are holding a rally 6:30PM tonight at UC Berkeley campus, using Kate Steinle's death as a prop to push their agenda....
Posted: Thu, Dec 7, 2017 11:46am PST
Homelessness and Mental Illness within Sonoma County Our research teams decided to look into the homeless mentally ill within Sonoma County. Specifically, the resources and programs that are avaliable to this vulnerable population....
Posted: Wed, Dec 6, 2017 7:51pm PST
Social Justice and Social Justice Week at Sonoma State University Our research team aimed to dissect the term social justice and simplify its complex meaning. We did so by collecting data from interviews and surveys. The answers to our interview questions represent the complexity of this topic....
Posted: Wed, Dec 6, 2017 2:08pm PST
IYSSE mounts campaign against UC Berkeley police censorship In response to claims that new policies at UC Berkeley have made "free speech available to only those that the police deem safe or those wealthy enough to pay for it,” the university said it would modify its policy to make it less onerous.
The fundamental thrust of the policy remains unchanged, however. Student groups can still be required to pay the police if they wish to hold a meeting....
Posted: Fri, Dec 1, 2017 10:53pm PST
Are the Mentally Ill Homeless Falling through the Cracks of Society? Did an investigative research project for Sonoma State University’s Investigative sociology class. Our topic was the social problem of homelessness. However, we mainly focused on a specific group of the homeless community; those who suffer from mental illness. The mentally ill homeless seem to have fallen through the cracks of society. We looked for a possible resolution to issue of mental health among the homeless population, and looked into what is already available....
Posted: Thu, Nov 30, 2017 10:34am PST
DACA in the shadows The article will focus on the effects and problems 3,000 DACA recipients face in Sonoma County.
Unfortunately, today DACA isn't getting enough recognition from the media nor is receving government action....
Posted: Wed, Nov 29, 2017 6:14pm PST
Personal Op-Ed Report on Social Justice Research at Sonoma State University about the believe of Social Justice....
Posted: Wed, Nov 29, 2017 2:15pm PST
Social Justice Week at Sonoma State University Social Justice has had a negative connotation in the media lately, it is seen as something that goes against traditional beliefs. In reality, social justice is a movement that allows people to stand up for those who don’t have a voice, those who have been structurally and racially disempowered in today’s world. It is important to be able to fight for our rights and against social injustices such as police brutality, socioeconomic status, and health disparities....
Posted: Wed, Nov 29, 2017 12:23pm PST
Hundreds Demand Stop The School Cuts At OUSD: OEA Teachers, Parents & Students Rally 
Hundreds of teachers, students and parents rallied to protest the multi-million dollar cuts that the Oakland Unified School District is ordering to deal with the financial crisis. At the same time they are approving more charters costing millions of dollars from public tax funds and the city is spending millions of dollars for more police and militarization of the schools in poor communities....
Posted: Tue, Nov 28, 2017 9:29am PST
Sonoma State University: Economic Inequality, Gender Bias, Racism, Police Brutality, and LGBTQ Discrimination Social Justice Issues have been sought out throughout the Sonoma State University to figure out how it is that they effect the way our students and professors go about on campus. The following Op-Ed indicates major points that will be part of the final research paper....
Posted: Mon, Nov 27, 2017 10:03pm PST
Expanding Kwanzaa in the "Farm to Fork Capitol of America" 
Kwanzaa, first fruits of the harvest, provides us a renewed focus and opportunity to expand Pan African Agriculture opportunity in the "Farm to Fork Capitol of America" showcasing Pan African Cuisine throughout the Greater Sacramento Region....
Posted: Sat, Nov 25, 2017 6:14pm PST
Protest Budget Cuts to Oakland Schools at OUSD School Board Meeting La Escuelita School auditorium, on 1050 2nd Ave., (near E. 10th St)....
Event Date: Mon, Nov 27, 2017 5:30pm PST
Posted: Wed, Nov 22, 2017 4:48pm PST
2017 California State Capitol Kwanzaa Celebration 
California State Capitol
Lst Entrance and 4th Floor Room 4203...
Event Date: Sat, Dec 30, 2017 12:00pm PST
Posted: Wed, Nov 22, 2017 3:03pm PST
Stop Rocketship Charter In WCCSD: Hundreds Oppose Charters And Union Busting 
Hundreds of UTR teachers, students and parents demanded that a proposed Rocketship charter school not be approved and also that teachers receive a wage increase that will allow them to continue to live in the East Bay....
Posted: Thu, Nov 16, 2017 10:21pm PST
2017 California State Capitol Kwanzaa "First Fruits of the Harvest" 
Today, California Agriculture leaders are poised to embrace Kwanzaa as part of a new paradigm to quantify and qualify equity and equal opportunity throughout California Food and Agriculture industries in the Great State of California and globally....
Posted: Thu, Nov 9, 2017 12:19am PST
Privatization of Laney and CCSF and "The Fight For 52 cent" On 1934 Minneapolis Gen Strike 
KPFA Pacifica WorkWeek radio looks at the privatization grab of Laney College land by the A's owner John J. Fisher who also is a major union buster and privatizer pushing the K.I.P.P. and the Rocketship charter schools. He wants part of Laney college for a new A's stadium. WorkWeek also looks at the land grab by capitalist developers and SF mayor Ed Lee who wants to turn over public land next to CCSF for developers that would threaten the college and lead to more problems for the working cla...
Posted: Wed, Nov 1, 2017 11:47am PDT
One of California's Largest School Boards Replaces Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples' Day 
Richmond, CA - The West Contra Costa Unified School District Board of Education voted at there meeting on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples' Day. The five member board voted unanimously to make each second Tuesday of October officially Indigenous Peoples' Day....
Posted: Thu, Oct 19, 2017 11:39am PDT
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