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Iraq Moratorium Mall Walkers Confront Marine Recruiters
Mall Walkers for Peace including members of San Mateo Peace Action, Declaration of Peace, Veterans for Peace, San Mateo Democracy for America and the Raging Grannies strolled the Hillsdale Mall in San Mateo California where they were greeted by many folks pleased with the message on their t-shirts: Troops Home Now!
***Members of SMDFA and the Raging Grannies met MARINE RECRUITERS under the holly and mistletoe at the Mall's Central Christmas Display***...
Posted: Fri, Dec 21, 2007 11:45pm PST
Sutter Nurses Strike Rally - Burlingame
A couple cell phone photos from the California Nurses Association strike rally in front of the Mills-Peninsula Medical Center in Burlingame, CA on Friday, December 14th. A few hundred striking Sutter nurses rallied for improved patient care, better healthcare and retirement for nurses, against the closure of St. Luke's hospital in San Francisco, and more. See www.calnurses.org for info....
Posted: Mon, Dec 17, 2007 8:49pm PST
Palo Alto's NO IRAN ATTACK Resolution: Judy Kleinberg Speaks
In a 6-3 vote on December 10, 2007, the Palo Alto city council passed a resolution calling for the United States government "to refrain from any preemptive action in dealing with any unconfirmed threat" and to use peaceful methods to resolve issues with Iran.
On December 13 councilwoman Judy Kleinberg who co-authored, introduced and made a passionate plea for a YES vote on the resolution, met with anti-war activist Iranian-Americans, MoveOn members, and Raging Grannies in Palo Alto's Lytto...
Posted: Fri, Dec 14, 2007 10:15pm PST
Palo Alto Formally Adopts 2nd Anti-War Resolution
Raging Grannies Action League & MoveOn members delivered a NO ATTACK ON IRAN petition with more than 1,700 signatures
to Congresswoman Anna Eshoo as part of an anti-war rally on Dec 13 2007. They took the opportunity to thank rally guest
Councilwoman Judy Kleinberg for the City's anti-war resolution of Dec 10.
Photos courtesy Justin Miel
For permission to reprint contact justin@gotmiel.com...
Posted: Fri, Dec 14, 2007 9:25pm PST
Iraq Moratorium: Antiwar Leafletting at Caltrain Stations
Caltrain stations up and down the Peninsula...
Event Date: Fri, Nov 16, 2007 7:30am PST
Posted: Thu, Nov 15, 2007 4:09pm PST
San Francisco Baykeeper: One Week After the Oil Spill
The San Francisco Baykeeper will testify about the Cosco Busan bunker fuel spill in front of Assemblywoman Loni Hancock and Members of the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources tomorrow in Emeryville....
Posted: Thu, Nov 15, 2007 12:00am PST
Stanford Welcomes Rumsfeld: NOT!
***STANFORD SAYS NO TO WAR***
Students & Supporters Rallied Against Rumsfeld appointment to Hoover Institution as a "Distinguished Fellow"
Stanford Campus 11/08/07
Raging Grannies Action League includes alumnae who revisited their alma mater with song and street theater...
Posted: Thu, Nov 8, 2007 2:47pm PST
Dia de los Muertos en Palo Alto
**Dia de los Muertos en Palo Alto**
Day of the Dead in Palo Alto...
Posted: Fri, Nov 2, 2007 3:34am PDT
Stop Cargill Inc. from Paving SF Bay
Take action to stop Minnesota-based agribusiness giant Cargill from filling San Francisco Bay. Former Bay wetlands are no place to build a massive development! Fight Cargill and preserve this threatened former wetland site on Redwood City's bayfront.
Go to http://www.savesfbay.org/action...
Posted: Thu, Nov 1, 2007 10:18pm PDT
Iraq Moratorium, Friday, Oct 19 - TROOPS OUT NOW! SUPPORT LT. WATADA!
Moratorium events: Downtown SF, Federal Building, at least five in the Mission, one in the Haight; in the East Bay, University/Acton and the docks. Processions from Burlingame and San Jose, meeting in Palo Alto. Leafleting at numerous transit hubs....
Posted: Thu, Oct 18, 2007 12:17am PDT
Eshoo sneaks Redwood City townhall in TOMORROW Sat Oct. 13
Congressperson Anna Eshoo gives 2 day notice of her 1PM Saturday Oct 13th Redwood City townhall meeting. It will take place at the San Mateo Co. Board of Supervisors' Chambers at 400 County Center....
Posted: Fri, Oct 12, 2007 1:36pm PDT
Wear Orange on Friday to Impeach Bush and Cheney
World Can't Wait activists leafletted Palo Altoans, asking them to wear orange
on Fridays to show support for the restoration of democracy and the rule of law...
Posted: Wed, Oct 10, 2007 11:12am PDT
Nurses Step Up Plans for California’s Biggest RN Strike This Decade
California’s largest strike of registered nurses in a decade is scheduled to begin Wednesday morning, October 10 at 15 Northern California hospitals, involving 5,000 RNs....
Posted: Tue, Oct 9, 2007 7:28am PDT
Slaves Anonymous - Creating Emancipation - World's First Public Meeting
Small Meeting Room (upstairs)
Redwood City Main Library
1044 Middlefield (near Jefferson)
Redwood City, California...
Event Date: Mon, Oct 15, 2007 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Sun, Oct 7, 2007 9:57pm PDT
Raging Granny Street Theater Boos Bush Healthcare Veto
Parent, Grandparents, Kids and Raging Grannies Protest Bush Veto
--Stroller Derby in Downtown Palo Alto for Kids Healthcare--
Photos by Justin Miel (unless otherwise noted)...
Posted: Sun, Oct 7, 2007 3:30am PDT
Listening For a Change
Lytton Plaza
University x Emerson
Downtown Palo Alto...
Event Date: Wed, Oct 31, 2007 11:00am PDT
Posted: Fri, Oct 5, 2007 12:30pm PDT
See the Bush Stroller of Death Sideswipe Child Health Care
THURSDAY - October 4th:
Grandparents with babes in arms will steer their tender cargo away as the Bush Stroller of Death makes it way down the streets of downtown Palo Alto, crushing child health care in its wake! MoveOn.org, the Raging Grannies, and (this just in) Supervisor Liz Kniss will all decry the Bush Veto of legislation that would have helped over 600,000 children without care in California alone!...
Posted: Thu, Oct 4, 2007 1:34am PDT
10/4: Bush Vetoes Children's Health Care: Join the Outrage
Bush has Vetoed legislation for Providing Children's Health Care
Parents, Grandparents, kids and Raging Grannies to Stage Demonstration in Palo Alto, CA...
Posted: Wed, Oct 3, 2007 12:58pm PDT
CYNTHIA MCKINNEY IN BAY AREA ALL THIS WEEK!: SEE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS!
EVENTS IN OAKLAND, BERKELEY & SAN MATEO from October 4TH to October 7TH!: see places and times below....
Posted: Mon, Oct 1, 2007 12:14pm PDT
Peace Dove Descends on San Mateo: Iraq Moratorium Vigil
Lightning punctured the sky as a Peace Dove burdened by weapons of war descended on San Mateo's historic Central Park.
*Declaration of Peace San Mateo* organized this vigil attended by 150 people and sponsored by groups including the
*Raging Grannies Action League*...
Posted: Sat, Sep 22, 2007 12:48am PDT