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New threats against Detroit teachers as strike begins As thousands of Detroit teachers manned picket lines in the first day of their strike against the school district’s demands for wage cuts and other concessions, state and local Democratic Party politicians denounced the walkout and demanded they return to work prior to the scheduled beginning of classes on September 5. At the same time, school officials said they would apply for a court order to end the strike....
Posted: Tue, Aug 29, 2006 8:09am PDT
Shall we Begin to face Cultural Impearlism The world is transforming into a global village and it is the need of international community to wake up to the culrural wars. Do we need to defend our culture or does it need any modifications...
Posted: Tue, Aug 29, 2006 6:05am PDT
Detroit teachers strike against concessions Detroit teachers are set to man picket lines Monday morning following a nearly unanimous vote to strike at a mass meeting held Sunday at the Cobo Arena in downtown Detroit. The strike, by more than 7,000 teachers and support staff, is the first since a nine-day walkout in 1999 that ended in a stalemate. Seven years later, the stakes are much higher....
Posted: Sun, Aug 27, 2006 10:16pm PDT
US Marine recruiting at SJSU, first day of the semester 
US Marine recruiting at SJSU, first day of the semester...
Posted: Sat, Aug 26, 2006 11:21pm PDT
Detroit teachers need a new political strategy 
The following statement will be distributed by supporters of the Socialist Equality Party at a mass meeting of Detroit teachers on Sunday, August 27. The teachers are meeting to vote on strike action against the demand of the school district for drastic cuts in wages and benefits in a new contract. The leaflet is also posted as a PDF file. We urge teachers to download and distribute it at Sunday’s meeting....
Posted: Sat, Aug 26, 2006 10:03am PDT
LITERACY PROGRAM BENEFITS 3,700 SF/BAY AREA AT RISK KIDS 
Literacy Program Benefits At-Risk Kids...
Posted: Fri, Aug 25, 2006 10:08am PDT
ITVS Community Cinema presents "THE WORLD ACCORDING TO SESAME STREET" Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Public Library, 100 Larkin st. (Civic Center)...
Event Date: Tue, Sep 12, 2006 5:30pm PDT
Posted: Thu, Aug 24, 2006 2:51pm PDT
Summer Radio Camp - Build an FM Transmitter Radio Camp sessions will be held at the Free Radio Berkeley shop in
West Oakland, California. Address is 2311 Adeline St., unit P. Between
23rd St. and West Grand. Phone number is 510-625-0314...
Event Date: Fri, Sep 1, 2006 10:00am PDT
Posted: Tue, Aug 22, 2006 1:40pm PDT
Republican War on Science The Booksmith
1644 Haight Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
www.booksmith.com...
Event Date: Tue, Sep 12, 2006 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Mon, Aug 21, 2006 4:50pm PDT
Gavilan College introduces new faculty members Gavilan College, the community college serving south Santa Clara and San Benito Counties, introduces new faculty in Music, Psychology, Theater, ESL, Counseling, and Biology to the South Bay comunity....
Posted: Mon, Aug 21, 2006 1:25pm PDT
US education failing once again... 
video interview reveals lack of knowledge regarding draft and counter recruiting info....
Posted: Sun, Aug 20, 2006 1:26pm PDT
US education fails again 
youth are unprepared when it comes to fending off military recruiters......
Posted: Sun, Aug 20, 2006 12:54pm PDT
Action Alert: 8/21-25 Week of Action for Safer Schools!!! A youth-led week of action will take place next week (August 21-25) to help ensure the passage of SB 1437 and AB 606. Please do your part to create safer schools and protect LGBT students from harassment and discrimination in schools!!!...
Posted: Fri, Aug 18, 2006 7:05pm PDT
The Aloha Festival - the Presidio of San Francisco The Aloha Festival started 12 years ago at the Presidio of San Francisco. Since its start it has drawn thousands of people from all over to attend this 2 day festival every single year. The festival is held the first week of August - the week end Saturday and Sunday....
Posted: Fri, Aug 18, 2006 2:46pm PDT
The World Can't Wait -- Drive Out the Bush Regime! Youth Conference Aug. 23-27 WEST COAST YOUTH AND STUDENTS CONFERENCE
WED. AUGUST 23, 2006 – SUN. AUGUST 27, 2006 in SAN FRANCISCO...
Posted: Fri, Aug 18, 2006 2:04pm PDT
Alexander Wants Student Tips Tax Exempted Stewart Alexander, Candidate for California Lieutenant Governor, want college students to be tax exempted for tips received in service related jobs; such as restaurants, food delivery, pet grooming, and other services where tips are traditionally paid. Many college students work minimum wage jobs and rely on tips as an additional source of income to pay there way through college....
Posted: Thu, Aug 17, 2006 9:30am PDT
Detroit public school workers face new concessions threat The Detroit Public School district is threatening a new round of mass layoffs unless teachers and other school employees accept $105 million in concessions from wages and benefits to offset a projected budget shortfall for the 2006-2007 school year. Teachers are expected to bear the brunt of the concessions, and are being asked to give up $89 million in cuts from wages, medical benefits and changes in work rules....
Posted: Wed, Aug 16, 2006 7:23am PDT
Engaging a New Generation of Activists- Anti-Poverty Teach-in, Strategy Forum Laney College Theater, 900 Fallon Street, Oakland CA...
Event Date: Fri, Sep 1, 2006 6:00pm PDT
Posted: Tue, Aug 15, 2006 11:18am PDT
Evolutionary Science as an Implement of Personal Empowerment 
Scientists who study human evolution have made great discoveries into the origins of human emotions and how they affect people and interpersonal relationships. People can put these discoveries to use in their everyday lives—if they learn about them....
Posted: Sun, Aug 13, 2006 11:53pm PDT
SJSU Medpot: Stop the Cal State Universities from Arresting Medical Marijuana Patients First a disabled homeless medical marijuana patient was rousted at 2:30am. She was cited under Education Code 89031 for sleeping! Much worse to us, her medical marijuana was siezed despite her new card and doctor's note. When I looked into it and protested, I was arrested and held (handcuffed) for ninety minutes by SJSU PD. Stop the ignorance, protest the intolerance!...
Posted: Sun, Aug 13, 2006 10:23pm PDT
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