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Remembering the Struggle: Honoring the Watsonville Cannery Strikers through Celebration Watsonville Downtown Plaza...
Event Date: Fri, Aug 1, 2008 5:00pm PDT
Posted: Wed, Jun 25, 2008 12:08pm PDT
Remembering the Struggle: Understanding the Watsonville Cannery Strike through Art Pajaro Valley Gallery
37 Sudden Street
Watsonville, CA 95076...
Event Date: Fri, Aug 1, 2008 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Wed, Jun 25, 2008 11:54am PDT
Calling all UC Students & Alumni: No More Nukes at Our University! A new online campaign is up that utilizes the strategic power of students and alumni to demand a peaceful and sustainable University. Check it out to learn more about the issue, join up and network with others. Together we can send a powerful message to the University of California that tells them we will not be complicit with the nuclear weapons industry!...
Posted: Tue, Jun 24, 2008 8:42pm PDT
Stand-off at Berkeley tree sit continues as City Council meets to discuss (audio/mpeg 1.9MB) The Stand-off between tree sitters and university police at the Oak Grove in Berkeley has continued unabated for more than a week. (4:10 MP3)...
Posted: Tue, Jun 24, 2008 6:49pm PDT
Consent & Intimate/Sexual Violence (workshop #1 of 7 week series) Zami! Co-op (in the library)
807 Laurel St. Santa Cruz, CA...
Event Date: Wed, Jul 2, 2008 6:00pm PDT
Posted: Mon, Jun 23, 2008 11:04pm PDT
NVC for Couples – Being Me and Loving You Wednesday, July 2, 16, 23 & 30, 7pm-9pm
Non Violent Communication Santa Cruz - Center for Compassion,
225 Rooney Street, Santa Cruz...
Event Date: Wed, Jul 2, 2008 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Mon, Jun 23, 2008 4:13pm PDT
UU Fellowship offering Free Same-Sex Marriages In celebration of the California Supreme Court decision on marriage equality, the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Santa Cruz County is offering free wedding services to same-sex couples through mid-July, 2008....
Posted: Mon, Jun 23, 2008 3:11pm PDT
Celebrating 200 Days of Tree-Sitting Resistance to UCSC Expansion 
On June 2nd, UC Santa Cruz students were joined by the legendary Raging Grannies of Santa Cruz and other community supporters in the celebration of 200 days of tree-sitting resistance to UCSC's 2005 Long Range Development Plan (LRDP). The gathering was called to fortify spirits, resupply the tree-sit, and plan for summer. Activities included a native plant workshop, songs by the Raging Grannies, discussions and a piñata....
Posted: Mon, Jun 23, 2008 1:52am PDT
Dykes Rally and March in Santa Cruz without Sponsors or Permits 
The 16th annual Santa Cruz Dyke March took place on May 31st to increase lesbian visibility and activism. The gathering, unsponsored and unpermitted, began at the clock tower and featured local poets and musicians. After a three and a half hour rally, queers from near and far, and allies, marched down Front St. to Laurel St. and then up Pacific Ave. while spectators lined the sidewalks....
Posted: Sun, Jun 22, 2008 4:51pm PDT
Democrats back $162 billion more war funding [The U.S. must leave by air, sea, and land as quickly as possible. U.S. imperialism has created a horrible situation, but that is no excuse to stay, and U.S. troops, Halliburton, etc. are only making matters worse. Over a million Iraqis are dead. These deaths are not just caused by the civil war that the U.S. has ignited, nor are they just caused by the death-squad government that the U.S. has put in power. U.S. guns and bombers are also the direct cause of a large number of deaths. Iraq need...
Posted: Sun, Jun 22, 2008 12:52pm PDT
Jeffrey Free Luers Prison Dispatch June 15, 2008 I’m experiencing one of those moments that can only be described as nostalgic. Yet, despite the accurate description of that word, it leaves me grasping for a better definition....
Posted: Sun, Jun 22, 2008 10:13am PDT
Santa Cruz closes all public space due to low humidity The park locations cited as being entirely closed include some city parks entirely surrounded by residential and business areas. Santa Cruz has a high population of homeless who are not served by shelters and live in parks and marginal land areas. Shelter space is particularly inadequate during summer, when some winter church shelters close. There have been three major fires near Santa Cruz this year due to dry and windy la nina conditions.
Sentine staff report
Article Launched: 06/21/200...
Posted: Sat, Jun 21, 2008 2:52pm PDT
Major Fires Off of Highway 1 In Aptos-Watsonville Consume Homes At approximately 2:00 p.m. fires started off of Highway 1 between Mar Monte Road and Airport Road. By 6:00 p.m., 1000 acres had already burned and several homes destroyed. It is currently burning out of control and continues to threaten the health and safety of people and animals in the area....
Posted: Fri, Jun 20, 2008 6:34pm PDT
South County fires UC Santa Cruz fire personnel have responded to fires that began this afternoon in the South County area, between Aptos and Watsonville. Please expect significant traffic delays on southbound Highway 1....
Posted: Fri, Jun 20, 2008 4:14pm PDT
indynewswire 6.20.08: (audio/mpeg 36.0MB) This news show airs weekly on Freak Radio, Friday mornings 10-12 noon, broadcasting news and opinion from independent media worldwide, focused on indymedia sites but also drawing from other websites. This week we heard audio from KBOO, Radio4All, Puerto Rico Indymedia, Portland Indymedia,...
Posted: Fri, Jun 20, 2008 11:55am PDT
Statewide Grassroots Movement Victorious in Stopping the Spray 
In a conference call with environmental and citizen groups, Secretary A. G. Kawamura confirmed that aerial spraying of pesticides is off the table in all urban areas. He went on to say that this includes all areas that are accessible by road: If there are roads, CDFA considers it an urban area....
Posted: Fri, Jun 20, 2008 10:37am PDT
Wikileaks Gets Hold of Counterinsurgency Manual 
How to covertly train paramilitaries, censor the press, ban unions, employ terrorists, conduct warrantless searches, suspend habeas corpus, conceal breaches of the Geneva Convention and make the population love it...
Posted: Fri, Jun 20, 2008 9:52am PDT
On the Greenspace vandalism To everyone who read that Greenspace lost a window to "anarchists" and cringed:...
Posted: Thu, Jun 19, 2008 10:27pm PDT
Aerial Pesticide Spraying Over Cities Stopped 
State stops aerial pesticide spraying over cities. Victory for thousands of Northern California City residents!...
Posted: Thu, Jun 19, 2008 3:52pm PDT
Breaking News: State backs down on LBAM spraying!! Sentinel story...
Posted: Thu, Jun 19, 2008 3:49pm PDT
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