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Leonard Peltier for President Leonard Peltier is the Presidential candidate of the Peace and Freedom Party in California. This article gives an overview and update of his case and his campaign for a presidential pardon....
Posted: Sun, Oct 17, 2004 11:20am PDT
Rope a Dope Gee, what might be the key to salvaging the U.S. economy (other than simply ridding the government of conservatives)?...
Posted: Sun, Oct 17, 2004 9:26am PDT
3 Strikes locks up Blacks at 13 times the rate of whites Washington, D.C. - New data released Wednesday by the Justice Policy Institute revealed that California’s Three Strikes law disproportionately locks up African Americans and Latinos compared to whites. According to this first-of-its-kind analysis of the racial and ethnic makeup of Three Strikes defendants, African Americans are given life sentences under Three Strikes at nearly 13 times the rate of whites and the Latinos are incarcerated under Three Strikes a staggering 82 percent more than w...
Posted: Thu, Oct 14, 2004 9:09pm PDT
Wintu Unhappy with CALFED about Shasta dam raising Government boreocratic failures decades old failed to recognize Wintu tribal status, refuse to correct their mistake. Now the lack of tribal status could prevent the Wintu from effective opposition to the proposed CAL-FED raising of Shasta dam that would flood sacred spiritual sites along the McCloud River.....
Posted: Thu, Oct 14, 2004 11:24am PDT
Consider the Internet an Electronic Voting Machine -- vote swap California has about 1 million 'spare' votes for Kerry. Use VotePair to swap them with third party supporters in swing states....
Posted: Thu, Oct 14, 2004 12:41am PDT
10/21 and 10/22: Stop Police Brutality events October 22nd is the national day of protest to stop police brutality, repression, and the criminalization of a generation. A lot of work against police brutality has been done in the San Jose area recently, since there were several killings by police this year, and there will be an event the evening of 10/21. As expected, there will also be an event in SF on Friday, but in a NEW LOCATION and at a new time. WEAR BLACK on October 22nd, even if you can't make it to the protest! Bring a cand...
Posted: Wed, Oct 13, 2004 1:08am PDT
SPEARED 500 TIMES FOR FUN AT FIESTA A SPEARED bull calf is chained up and carted off on a lorry, its corpse a twisted mess after being stabbed with 500 lances....
Posted: Tue, Oct 12, 2004 4:21pm PDT
South African revolutionary in Bay Area Tiyani Lybon Mabasa, a longtime leader of South Africa's Liberation Struggle and currenly leader of the Socialist Party of Azania, will speak in the Bay Area on Oct. 12-Oct. 14. See below or indybay calendar for details....
Posted: Tue, Oct 12, 2004 2:26pm PDT
Let's Exapnd and Continue the Million Worker March Movement The Million Worker March is a historic mobilization for the U.S. working class. Never before has the labor movement stood independent of the Democrats and Republicans to clearly state the class needs of those who do all the work in this country.
This is what one socialist group, Workers Action, suggests to strengthen and expand this groundbreaking movement....
Posted: Mon, Oct 11, 2004 4:00pm PDT
Seeking Volunteers to help the Akha Hill Tribe Seeking volunteers to help the Akha Projects...
Posted: Mon, Oct 11, 2004 12:33am PDT
Wireless World: WiFi transforms transport This is a great story about WiFi saving lives....
Posted: Sun, Oct 10, 2004 5:45pm PDT
California Cities and Counties do Business with Company Possibly Connected to Online Hate Call the personnel department of your local government (city or county) and ask whether they do business with Sigma Data Systems. If they do, forward them this article....
Posted: Sat, Oct 9, 2004 7:39am PDT
The Bovine Excrement Meter Burns Out The officials stressed they had no evidence of any specific threats involving the schools in eight districts located in California, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, New Jersey and Oregon....
Posted: Fri, Oct 8, 2004 10:50am PDT
KPFA: Stop the Closed Door General Manager Hire A statement from Mike Alcalay, Lincoln Bergman, Jeffrey Blankfort, Riva Enteen, Maria Gilardin, Bill Mandel, Henry Norr, Les Radke...
Posted: Thu, Oct 7, 2004 3:05pm PDT
Jeff Blankfort: Time to Take Back KPFA? KSFO/KGO corporate executive Marnie Tattersall is now in charge of KPFA's General Manager hiring process....
Posted: Tue, Oct 5, 2004 3:03pm PDT
5 Yrs After Signing of Landmark Law, Local Grps Working to End Anti-Gay Harassment@Schools Statewide Coalition Awards Local Grants to Support Changes in Schools...
Posted: Tue, Oct 5, 2004 12:22pm PDT
10/16: Immigrants Rights March he California Coalition for Immigrant Rights
and Against the Raids is organizing a massive Immigrant Rights March
and Rally to take place on October 16, 2004 at 10:00 a.m...
Posted: Tue, Oct 5, 2004 11:57am PDT
Truckers Join IWW, Win 2-Day Strike More than 200 Stockton owner-operator truckers working out of the rail yards in California's Central Valley have joined the IWW since July and won several victories....
Posted: Tue, Oct 5, 2004 10:55am PDT
California Election Web Forum The California Election Web Forum is a brand new message board where people can discuss the various propositions....
Posted: Mon, Oct 4, 2004 3:22pm PDT
Eddy Lepp Faces Charges in District Court Eddy Lepp appears for arraigment in US District Court...
Posted: Mon, Oct 4, 2004 12:04pm PDT
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