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Oakland: Oct 22nd is on! Police Issue March Permits Converge 1:30 pm Oakland City Hall/Frank Ogawa Plaza
2:00 pm March
3:30 pm Rally at City Hall/Frank Ogawa Plaza...
Posted: Sat, Oct 20, 2007 10:31am PDT
Mayor to Back Public Assembly Ban in Parking Lots; Interview Replayed 10-18 FRSC 6:15 PM In an interview Wednesday, Mayor Reilly announced her intention to cast the deciding vote to make it illegal to assemble, linger, or hang out in the 20 downtown surface parking lots. Those parking vehicles or bikes will have 15 minutes to come and go. She, Madrigal, Coonerty, Robinson, and Mathews voted to make all parking lots forbidden zones except for city workers and those with written permits....
Posted: Thu, Oct 18, 2007 3:11pm PDT
Oakland Denies Oct. 22nd March Permits- Please Call and Tell Them to Grant the Permits! The October 22nd Coalition says, "We are calling on our supporters to contact the Oakland Police Department at 510 777-8525, and demand that the march permit and sound permit for the march on October 22nd be granted." We are also calling the office of the Aide to the Mayor at 510 238-7366, to intervene, and that the march and sound permits be granted....
Posted: Wed, Oct 17, 2007 11:37pm PDT
Calendar for Organizing Oakland October 22nd Protest email the coalition to receive flyers...
Posted: Wed, Oct 17, 2007 1:02pm PDT
Justice for Gary King Jr.- Time change for weekly protests See Below...
Posted: Mon, Oct 15, 2007 5:30pm PDT
March To Stop Police Brutality Santa Rosa October 22nd Coalition March and Rally to Stop Police Brutality, Repression, & the Criminalization of a Generation
Santa Rosa represents our region in this year's Historic 12th National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, to give collective voice to People's grave concerns about law enforcement, both locally and globally...
Posted: Sat, Oct 13, 2007 9:42am PDT
"No Loitering" & "Ban on Gatherings" in Public Downtown Parking Lots Update Last Tuesday, City Council passed its First Reading of Vice-Mayor Coonerty's expansion of last year's "No Trespassing in Public Parking Garages and Lots" law. If given final passage on Tuesday October 23rd, the law will go into effect on November 22nd, making it illegal to linger in any of 9 square blocks downtown. It's already illegal to linger in 4 of those 9 square blocks. Waiting in or with your car or bike beyond 15 minutes will also become illegal. The citation will cost $124 or mor...
Posted: Sat, Oct 13, 2007 5:48am PDT
New Events Planned in Support of Mumia Abu-Jamal BAY AREA ORGANIZING FOR MUMIA:
- 10/20 - Organizing Meeting - SF, CA (new address below)
- 10/27 - March - SF, CA
- Date TBA - Stand with MUMIA the day after the U.S. Court of Appeals announcement in PA, NY, SF (in addition, rally in Philadelphia on the 3rd following Saturday)...
Posted: Fri, Oct 12, 2007 12:35pm PDT
City Presents “Plan” for Halloween in the Castro Friday, October 12, 2007 : With Halloween just three weeks away with no sanctioned party, the City has been vague about how to deal with thousands of people who may still come to the Castro. After the Police – and most city agencies – did not attend a recent meeting of anxious neighbors, the Police Commission held a hearing on October 10th to find out what plans the City has for the “non-event.” Frankly, the answers are not encouraging....
Posted: Fri, Oct 12, 2007 7:26am PDT
Defense Motion on Torture Statements Denied in SF 8 Case In front of a packed courtroom, SF 8 presiding
Judge Moscone denied a significant defense motion
asking that statements made under torture by
Harold Taylor in 1973 be precluded from consideration in this case....
Posted: Thu, Oct 11, 2007 10:55pm PDT
Eric McDavid Still Being Denied Vegan Food - Your Help Needed! Please call the jail and request that Eric be given vegan meals......
Posted: Thu, Oct 11, 2007 9:46pm PDT
William Rodriguez Will Speak about September 11th in Sacramento on Nov. 3 at 7 pm 
Give a true hero's welcome to William Rodriguez, the last man out of the World Trade Center #1 on September 11, 2001, when he speaks in Sacramento at the Coloma Community Center on Saturday, November 3, at 7 p.m. Rodriguez will recount his chilling, provocative story and discuss his lingering questions about the 911 attacks....
Posted: Thu, Oct 11, 2007 7:04pm PDT
West Sac Gang Injunction Lawyers Set Friday News Conference Lawyers representing defendants in the controversial West
Lawyers in the Sacramento "gang injunction" case will hold a major news conference
Friday to release new court documents urging the court to allow appointed
counsel for needy defendants....
Posted: Thu, Oct 11, 2007 5:16pm PDT
Father of Gary King Jr., Murdered by the Oakland Police to Speak Out Gary King Sr. , father of African man murdered by the Oakland police will speak at African People's Solidarity Day...
Posted: Tue, Oct 9, 2007 2:25pm PDT
10/11 Justice for Gary King Jr.- Protest at City Hall 12 noon- Oakland City Hall Steps- Frank Ogawa Plaza (14th & Clay Sts.)...
Posted: Mon, Oct 8, 2007 7:38pm PDT
Community Comedy Jam / Justice for Rudy Center Actually I am writting this to contact someone to cover a story for us at our event...
Posted: Mon, Oct 8, 2007 3:47pm PDT
Harassment of Homeless in RVs, a Letter from Donna Deiss Donna Deiss, founder of LIVE (Living in Vehicles Excellently), has been organizing homeless folks whose affordable housing is their car, van, or RV. She previously created TRUSC (Tenants Rights Union of Santa Cruz). Some of her prior articles include:...
Posted: Mon, Oct 8, 2007 1:40pm PDT
Gutted and Depleted Measure K Commission Meets Tonight 6 PM (10/8) The "Lowest Enforcement Priority" for Marijuana Initiative created Measure K last year with a 63% yes vote from the City. City Council sued the proponents to weaken its enforcement; City Manager has recommended cutting back its meetings. It meets tonight at City Hall 6 PM in City Council chambers. Show up and speak up!...
Posted: Mon, Oct 8, 2007 1:02pm PDT
Free the Jena 6: SF Oct. 2nd Rally - Part 3 (video/quicktime 50.7MB) The rally for the Jena 6 ended with Jonah Zern, a teacher from Oakland, and a San Francisco teacher speaking. Three-minute QT movie. 51MB....
Posted: Mon, Oct 8, 2007 12:56pm PDT
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