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calendarJeffrey J. Kripal speaks on Esalen by thomas gladysz
The Booksmith 1644 Haight Street San Francisco, CA 94117...
Event Date: Tue, May 22, 2007 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Fri, May 4, 2007 2:56pm PDT
textCal Student Worker Support Rally Today!!! by SWAG
CAL STUDENT WORKER RALLY FOR EQUAL PAY, FRIDAY 2PM SPROUL PLAZA...
Posted: Fri, May 4, 2007 9:03am PDT
textSCHOOL MATTERS: Blacks Lose Faith in Education by Carolyn Goossen, NAM (reposted)
Among the findings of a statewide survey of Californian's thoughts on the state's public education system, is the fact that African Americans are steadily losing faith in the system, while Latinos remain optimistic. Carolyn Goossen writes on education and other issues for NAM....
Posted: Fri, May 4, 2007 7:07am PDT
textTwo UCSD TAs Fired for Political Reasons by AA
This week two UCSD teaching assistants were dismissed from their positions for political reasons in a blatent abuse of administrative power and a violation of free speech....
Posted: Thu, May 3, 2007 4:25pm PDT
calendarSAC: McClatchy High School Student Protest by
In front of McClatchy High School 3066 Freeport Blvd., Sacramento, CA...
Event Date: Fri, May 4, 2007 3:30pm PDT
Posted: Thu, May 3, 2007 2:53pm PDT
imageTake Action May 11-12: SFA Days of Action vs. Burger King!
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by SFA
The historic Taco Bell and McDonald's agreements were two huge steps down the path to farmworker justice, and students and youth were pivotal in both campaigns. Today, the movement for Fair Food continues as the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and its allies look to expand the precedents of these agreements to the world's #2 burger chain: Miami-based Burger King....
Posted: Thu, May 3, 2007 2:09pm PDT
textFree Skool Picnic & Running a Free Skool by Free Skool Santa Cruz
We have fun, we meet people, we eat, we talk, we have workshops, we play soccer, we have music....
Posted: Thu, May 3, 2007 11:33am PDT
textSchool Beat: Why I Hate Standardized Testing by Lisa Schiff‚ Beyond Chron (reposted)
April is standardized testing month in the San Francisco Unified School District. For the second week in a row, kids of all ages are sitting down to sheets of multiple-choice questions, armed with newly sharpened pencils for battling sets of fill-in-the-bubble options. This is hardly the image we all have of students guided by creative teachers as they tackle challenging, engaging studies....
Posted: Thu, May 3, 2007 7:51am PDT
imageLos Calles Son Del Pueblo
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by amanda
On Tuesday, May 1, the MIRA Coalition (Movement for Immigrant Rights Alliance) organized a march in solidarity with International Workers day and to denounce the ongoing raids affecting communities all across the country. Students also demanded an end to the militarization of the US-Mexico border, amnesty for undocumented migrants and to close the detention centers being used by ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) to house entire families and other detained persons. The students met up ...
Posted: Thu, May 3, 2007 1:37am PDT
imageMay Day 2007 March from UC Santa Cruz to Downtown
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by ~Bradley
Hundreds of students and workers rallied at UCSC's Baytree Plaza and then marched to downtown Santa Cruz to meet up with families from the Beach Flats. The demonstration, which ended in the Beach Flats, was part of the international workers day celebrations popularly known as May Day. The M.I.R.A. Coalition, Movement for Immigrant Rights Alliance, at UCSC organized students and workers in the march against the current inhumane situation undocumented immigrants are facing and to demand the fo...
Posted: Thu, May 3, 2007 1:23am PDT
imageDanny Glover Stands with Workers and Joins Boycott Against UC Berkeley (and 3 other UCs)
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by AFSCME 3299 (repost)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 26, 2007...
Posted: Wed, May 2, 2007 11:37pm PDT
textDay 4: Blitz Week by SWAG
DAY 4: CAL STUDENT WORKER BLITZ WEEK Informational Picket at Clark Kerr Dining Commons RALLY TOMORROW AT 2PM ON SPROUL PLAZA...
Posted: Wed, May 2, 2007 10:03pm PDT
textCalifornia Safe Schools Celebrates Pioneering Pesticide Policy by California Safe Schools
Eight Year Anniversary of Embracing the Precautionary Principle...
Posted: Wed, May 2, 2007 9:31pm PDT
textTeach-in on UC-BP deal by imcista
Another teach-in on the pending deal between the University of California and British Petroleum will take place this evening starting at 7 p.m. -- tune in here for live webcast coverage relayed by Indybay....
Posted: Wed, May 2, 2007 5:26pm PDT
imageBlitz Week Pictures 2
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by SWAG
More photos from the first 2 1/2 days of Blitz Week....
Posted: Wed, May 2, 2007 3:54pm PDT
imageBlitz Week Pictures 1
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by SWAG
Some pictures from the first 2 1/2 days of Blitz Week....
Posted: Wed, May 2, 2007 3:43pm PDT
calendarCal Student Worker Rally by Student Worker Action Group
Sproul Plaza on the Berkeley campus (corner of Telegraph Ave and Bancroft Way)....
Event Date: Fri, May 4, 2007 2:00pm PDT
Posted: Wed, May 2, 2007 3:08pm PDT
textHundreds of Students Walk Out of Classrooms to Support Immigrant Rights by Democracy Now (reposted)
Students once again played a key role in the May Day protests. In Los Angeles, city officials reported around six hundred students walked out of class to join the march for immigrant rights. Meanwhile in Detroit, dozens of students were arrested for taking part in a walkout that also protested the planned closure of dozens of schools. We speak with two student organizers:...
Posted: Wed, May 2, 2007 7:53am PDT
imagePhotos From May Day Immigrant Rights Rally In Berkeley
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by Z
Here are some photos from the 2007 May Day immigrant rights protest in Berkeley...
Posted: Tue, May 1, 2007 5:47pm PDT
textWatsonville Students Walk Out by Ramiro
PVHS students walked out today in Watsonville to demand justice for migrant people...
Posted: Tue, May 1, 2007 1:04pm PDT
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