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7/24: Potluck+Presentation on Progressive Residential Cmties Many of our members have expressed interest in forming
progressive residential communities, ranging from communes
to condos, from group houses to co-housing to co-op apartment
buildings. Such intentional communities have traditionally been
centers for activism, community-building, and personal support.
Attorney Jesse Palmer will make a presentation on legal and
financial aspects of making these dreams a reality...
Posted: Fri, Jul 23, 2004 11:49pm PDT
Sat. 7/24 & 7/31: Oakland Rallies Against Gentrification & Wal-Mart, for Housing and Jobs Updates from Just Cause Oakland...
Posted: Thu, Jul 22, 2004 7:33pm PDT
Books not Bombs - Rally and March to Livermore Nuclear Weapons Lab 
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Posted: Wed, Jul 21, 2004 7:53pm PDT
The editors of CounterPunch on their new book Serpents in the Garden The editors of CounterPunch speak on their new book:
Serpents in the Garden: Liaisons with Culture and Sex
Thursday, July 22 – City Lights Bookstore SF
Friday, July 23rd – AK Press Oakland
Sunday, July 25th – Diesel Books Oakland...
Posted: Wed, Jul 21, 2004 9:49am PDT
Alameda Cty Board of Supes Doesn't Follow Laws About Medical Center The Alameda County Board of Supervisors are either unwilling or unable to ensure the
competent administration of Measure "A" funds. In fact the Board of Supervisors are
almost entirely occupied thinking up new ways to take funds away from the Medical
Center and put them back in the county's pocket (a 1.7 million dollar rent increase
being the most recent example)....
Posted: Wed, Jul 21, 2004 12:34am PDT
7/21, 7pm, meeting at Gill Tract Since 1945, various UC Berkeley faculty members have used this land as a site for research in biological control, the practice of controlling pest populations by creating a system with stable populations of natural enemies. In the past ten years the Gill Tract has, at times, been utilized as an urban farm, employing at-risk youth and providing food for local non-profits and community members. Currently, UCB faculty members use the Gill Tract for agricultural-related research....
Posted: Tue, Jul 20, 2004 11:21pm PDT
Weds 7/21: Cheap Fahr. 911 Screening for Youth! We wanted to let you know about a special youth
screening
of Fahrenheit 9/11 at the Grand Lake Theater in
Oakland on
Wednesday, July 21. Details are below. Please spread
the
word....
Posted: Mon, Jul 19, 2004 5:35pm PDT
Help needed: South Berkeley Community Garden is for Sale After 17 years as a community asset, the South Berkeley Community Garden
is for sale at the market value of $445,000. The garden is being
liquidated as part of a large estate of a deceased Berkeley man....
Posted: Mon, Jul 19, 2004 12:10pm PDT
Rally to Stop the Violence: Money for Prevention not Police Education not Incarceration (www.ednotinc.org) Rally
to Stop the Violence- Money for Prevention, not
Police
Tuesday, July 20th
5PM Oakland City Hall (14th and Broadway)...
Posted: Sat, Jul 17, 2004 12:08pm PDT
NPR Marketplace editor George Lewinski is trying to destroy a Berkeley institution The University Students' Cooperative Association, the nonprofit that manages the co-op system, is under serious pressure from Chateau's neighbors to clean the place up. Earlier this year, the neighbors filed 22 small-claims lawsuits demanding a cumulative $110,000 in damages from the USCA....
Posted: Fri, Jul 16, 2004 4:31pm PDT
Cab Drivers to Vote on Union; Company Refuses to Bargain Affiliation with Local 70, which represents East Bay transportation workers, could also help the cab drivers during the bargaining process. Even though the cab drivers won employee classification, the owner of Friendly cab company has refused to bargain....
Posted: Fri, Jul 16, 2004 11:25am PDT
Victory for Berkeley Activists In New York Billboard Dispute “It’s a victory for us,” Schell said. “Now we get two billboards and we’re paying less than we were before.”...
Posted: Fri, Jul 16, 2004 11:23am PDT
7/16 - Spiritual Health is for Everyone - HERE Local 2850 Action A protest will be held as follows:
Date: Friday, July 16th
Time: 4 - 6 PM
Place: entrance to Claremont Hotel in Berkeley...
Posted: Thu, Jul 15, 2004 2:36pm PDT
Free Screening "Independent Media in a Time of War" Sun 7/18 
Not in Our Name Bay Area presents a free film screening Sunday, July 18 at 3 PM of "Independent Media in a Time of War" at the Parkway Pizza/Pub Theater, Oakland. The first in the "Resistance Cinema" series....
Posted: Thu, Jul 15, 2004 1:47pm PDT
Latino Janitors lose out by Sybase subcontracting Ten of 15 janitors were fired after Sybase, Inc., based in Dublin, contracted Excel Building Services, a non-union company, for its janitorial services. Sybase is one of the largest independent software vendors in the world. Some business journals designate Sybase as one of the best places to work in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area.
When the Sybase janitors’ health insurance went up, Sybase dumped its union janitors. Hourly pay is $9.16 p/h. The janitors are losing all they have struggled...
Posted: Thu, Jul 15, 2004 1:35am PDT
BUMS' PARADISE in Emeryville 
This Award-Winning Documentary screens this Saturday night, with music starting at 8 and the movie at 8:30pm. All permits secured, so we won't get shut down this time!...
Posted: Thu, Jul 15, 2004 1:20am PDT
Get Trained for the RNC Upcoming trainings (Legal Observer, Know Your Rights, NYC Orientation) in the Bay Area, with RNC-specific information, so bring your friends! Check the web site for resource guides, too....
Posted: Wed, Jul 14, 2004 11:36am PDT
Second Set of Photos from 6/27 Urban Garden Center 
Second set of photos from Urban Garden Center...
Posted: Wed, Jul 14, 2004 12:26am PDT
Photos from Urban Gardening Center Opening on 6/27/04 
Photos from the grand opening of the Urban Gardening Center in South Berkeley...
Posted: Wed, Jul 14, 2004 12:20am PDT
7/18 Calling all artists, healers and performers for Local ART and cRafT shOw {here are some ideas of what we're looking for: circus toys/puppets/carnival fashions/accessories/music/sculptures/stencils/drawings/paintings/dolls/visuals/indy media presentations/healing arts/antique to modern accepted/etc.} gypsies, clowns, and zombies welcome!...
Posted: Tue, Jul 13, 2004 4:47pm PDT
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