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UC-Berkeley outraged at campus cops tasering UCLA student
November 20th demonstration at Sproul Plaza....
Posted: Tue, Nov 28, 2006 11:05am PST
Nov. 28-4pm Oakland Condo-Conversion Meeting! Be There!
Join Oaklanders To Keep Oakland's Councilmembers and Local Developers From Converting Oakland's Rental Housing Stock, Into Market Rate Condominiums!...
Posted: Mon, Nov 27, 2006 9:02pm PST
Audio coverage of Buy Nothing Day in Support of Sacred Sites
AUDIO COVERAGE of Buy Nothing Day action by Indian People Organizing For Change, linking consumerism and the struggle for Sacred Sites Protection & Environmental Justice....
Posted: Sat, Nov 25, 2006 11:50am PST
Buy Nothing Day Action 4 Sacred Sites Protection: Reportback, Invite, & Challenge
Buy Nothing Day Action 4 Sacred Sites Protection: Reportback, Invite, &
Challenge! Victory in reclaiming the earth will require a broad movement that can
help bridge cultures, issues, and nations....
Posted: Sat, Nov 25, 2006 9:36am PST
Buy Nothing Day Action Links Indigenous Cultural Survival & Environmental Justice
On the day after Thanksgiving, one of the busiest days in the American
retail calendar and the unofficial start of the international
Christmas-shopping season, Indian People Organizing for Change
(IPOC), invites all to the 5th Annual Buy Nothing Day Demonstration.
The site for the demonstration is the Bay Street Mall in Emeryville, CA,
which was recently built atop the Emeryville Shellmound despite protests
and strong objections from IPOC and supporters....
Posted: Thu, Nov 23, 2006 8:43am PST
Wanna End AIDS Now? Ask a Woman How!
Meet at WORLD office (414 13th Street) in downtown Oakland at 3:30 pm. We will gather and march over to City Hall for a rally and candlelight vigil beginning at 4:30pm....
Event Date: Fri, Dec 1, 2006 3:30pm PST
Posted: Wed, Nov 22, 2006 4:48pm PST
Thanksgiving Wishes from East Bay Animal Advocates
November 22, 2006 Issue...
Posted: Wed, Nov 22, 2006 3:47pm PST
ACTION ALERT: Buy Nothing Day Supports Sacred Sites & Environmental Justice!
Indian People Organizing for Change(IPOC), invites all to the 5th Annual
Buy Nothing Day Action In Support of Indigenous Cultural Survival and
Environmental Justice. The demonstration site is at the Bay Street Mall in Emeryville, CA, which was recently built atop the Emeryville Shellmound over the objections of
Indian People Organizing for Change and supporters....
Posted: Wed, Nov 22, 2006 12:36am PST
11/22: Rally for Justice for Oakland Airport Workers
This Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006 (the day before Thanksgiving), 11:00am-1:00pm
WHERE: Oakland International Airport out front between Terminals 1 & 2...
Posted: Mon, Nov 20, 2006 10:14pm PST
transgendered day of remembrance
transgendered day of remembrance...
Posted: Mon, Nov 20, 2006 9:40pm PST
"No Buying While Soldiers Are Dying": Boycott on NOVEMBER 24TH, Buy Nothing Day!
Boycott the War -- boycott shopping this holiday season! Send major corporations a message... You are committed to stopping the war and that includes withholding your money during the holidays and beyond....
Posted: Mon, Nov 20, 2006 4:10pm PST
Transgender Day of Remembrance-Picture story
Transgender Day of Remembrance in Alameda County....
Posted: Mon, Nov 20, 2006 2:52pm PST
Oakland Council in Pre-Dellums Rush to Reward Speculators
In November 1998, Republicans suffered huge losses at the polling place as a backlash to their impeachment effort against Bill Clinton. Nevertheless, the lame-duck House of Representatives voted to impeach the President anyway. Now Oakland City Councilman Ignacio De La Fuente (a failed Mayoral candidate) wants to rush through a condo conversion bill to reward his allies in the real estate industry – even though incoming Mayor-elect Ron Dellums opposes the plan. Dellums won over 50% of the vot...
Posted: Mon, Nov 20, 2006 7:40am PST
Dr. Mike Alcalay 1941 - 2006: Longtime AIDS Activist and Medical Marijuana Advocate Dies of Leukemia
Longtime advocate and activist, Dr. Mike Alcalay died Saturday in Oakland California of Leukemia. He was the medical director of a free medical marijuana clinic in Oakland. Alcalay lived with AIDS for over 20 years and was a medical marijuana patient himself. He was also a pediatrician and Vietnam veteran. We speak with his brother, Glenn....
Posted: Mon, Nov 20, 2006 7:01am PST
Prejudice and greed fuels Oakland's condo-conversion proposal
Oakland's City Officials Place Thousands Of Renters At Risk Of Homelessness, With Plan To Convert Oakland's Rental Housing Stock Into Pricey Condominiums!...
Posted: Sun, Nov 19, 2006 10:44pm PST
Critical Mass in Oakland!
Meet outside the 14th & Broadway BART station entry at Frank Ogawa Plaza (City Hall)...
Event Date: Fri, Dec 1, 2006 6:00pm PST
Posted: Sun, Nov 19, 2006 1:49pm PST
The annual Transgender Day of Remembrance
Preservation Park, 1233
Preservation Park Way, within walking distance of the
12th Street BART station near City Hall...
Event Date: Sun, Nov 19, 2006 4:30pm PST
Posted: Sat, Nov 18, 2006 12:18pm PST
Berkeley Curbside Recyclers new Contract includes modest gains, no losses, many unresolved
Last month, one dozen recyling drivers and loaders at the Ecology Center (in Berkeley California), approved their latest IWW Union contract. The recyclers are part of Municipal and Utility Service Workers Industrial Union 670, and the shop has been part of the IWW since 1989. Next door, the Berkeley Community Conservation Center's Buyback Recycling Shop has been with the union since 2000....
Posted: Fri, Nov 17, 2006 8:05am PST
IWW / Shattuck Cinema Workers reach out to Landmark Patrons and other Cinema Workers
The Shattuck Cinema Workers are releasing the following statements to Landmark Cinema Workers and Patrons:...
Posted: Fri, Nov 17, 2006 8:00am PST
Reclaim the Future (audio/mpeg 43.2MB)
"Green-Collar Jobs: The Next Step Forward" Eco-Equity Lecture presentation by Van Jones at the SF Green Festival. He is the founder and National Executive Director of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights.
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Posted: Tue, Nov 14, 2006 11:51pm PST