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April 6, film screening of "The Take" in Santa Cruz to benefit Indybay 
Santa Cruz Indymedia activists were given a copy of The Take, a new film by Avi Lewis and Naomi Klein about worker expropriation of factories in Argentina after the 2001 economic collapse. There will be a free screening of this excellent documentary on Wednesday, April 6th, 7:00pm, at Barrios Unidos (1817 Soquel Ave)....
Posted: Wed, Mar 30, 2005 12:32pm PST
Supreme Court Ruling Imminent in Medical Marijuana Case A Supreme Court ruling is imminent in the medical marijuana case Raich v. Ashcroft. Experts from the nation’s leading drug policy reform organization will be available for comment on the ruling....
Posted: Mon, Mar 28, 2005 10:09pm PST
Four Successful Events, Two Film Awards, and One Big Thank You!! * March 17th: Bringing the Solutions to the Capitol
* March 22nd: Three Major Events Around the State!
* “System Failure,” Now an Award-Winning Film!
* Thank You, Working Assets Members! Making It Happen for the Ella Baker Center!...
Posted: Mon, Mar 28, 2005 8:50pm PST
on now: Critical Mass Radio Network (audio/x-mpegurl 0.0KB) Tune in to the Critical Mass Radio Network today from noon to midnight (PST)....
Posted: Fri, Mar 25, 2005 2:37pm PST
Movie Producer Penny Little Comes to San Jose to Finalize Filming of Electile Dysfunction 
On Saturday, March 26th at 2:00 P.M. at the St. James Senior Center in San Jose (199 North Third Street), speakers, musicians, and concerned citizens will meet to discuss the problems with the voting machines used in the last presidential election and plan actions to get an open, secure, and accurate voting system in place for the future. Penny Little, the producer and director of the movie “Electile Dysfunction” will be there, camera in hand, to film activists, organizers, and members of the...
Posted: Thu, Mar 24, 2005 5:40pm PST
The SHORTWAVE REPORT 3/25/05 ¡LISTEN GLOBALLY! A weekly 30 minute review of news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio. With times and freqs for listening at home. 2 files- broadcast and slow-modem streaming. Free to rebroadcast. China, Netherlands, Cuba, and Russia....
Posted: Thu, Mar 24, 2005 3:26pm PST
Judge Patel Supports Medical Cannabis, But Lepp's Release Still Uncertain Charles "Eddy" Lepp's appearance in Federal Court yesterday on cannabis cultivation charges revealed Judge Marilyn Patel's support for medical cannabis use by defendants already out on bail....
Posted: Wed, Mar 23, 2005 1:42pm PST
Out of Iraq! March 19 March & Rally 
Thousands came out in San Francisco in spite of forecasts of rain to protest two years of war and occupation in Iraq.
The march and rally started at Dolores Park and headed through the Mission to Civic Center Plaza....
Posted: Sat, Mar 19, 2005 9:10pm PST
Santa Cruz MMJ Prosecutions Santa Cruz's tolerance for medical marijuana hasn't stopped it from
prosecuting providers who push the envelope too far, as in the case
reported below.
Also, on March 11, a Santa Cruz County jury convicted Roger
Mentch, a caregiver-cultivator who was arrested with 191 plants in
2003....
Posted: Fri, Mar 18, 2005 2:10pm PST
SF & 725 Other Communities Say "End the War!" This weekend, on the two-year anniversary of the Iraq War, San Francisco will join 725 other towns and cities around the United States in calling for the troops to come home now....
Posted: Fri, Mar 18, 2005 9:22am PST
725+ Communities Say "End the War!" It's historic: This weekend, on the two-year anniversary of the Iraq war, people will gather in
more than 725 communities, in all 50 states, to mourn the devastating losses and call for the
troops to come home now....
Posted: Thu, Mar 17, 2005 10:34pm PST
Assembly Mulls Hemp Bill Assemblyman Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, is pushing a bill that would
allow California farmers to grow industrial hemp. That comes about a
year after the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the federal
government did not have the authority to regulate hemp under the 1970
Controlled Substance Act....
Posted: Thu, Mar 17, 2005 9:05pm PST
The SHORTWAVE REPORT 3/18/05 ¡LISTEN GLOBALLY! A weekly 30 minute review of news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio. With times and freqs for listening at home. 2 files- broadcast and slow-modem streaming. Free to rebroadcast. Netherlands, Cuba, China, and Russia....
Posted: Thu, Mar 17, 2005 4:42pm PST
92% of UC Service Workers Vote to Strike Low-Wage Workers Say 'Disrespect' and 'Bad-Faith Bargaining' Are Key...
Posted: Thu, Mar 17, 2005 8:46am PST
Beware a Wolfowitz in Sheep's Clothing: Washington Backs Indonesian Military Again When I saw Paul Wolfowitz’s smug grin in the January 17 issue of The New York Times, trouble was clearly on the horizon....
Posted: Wed, Mar 16, 2005 4:36pm PST
Gay Marriage Advocates in Santa Cruz Celebrate Judge Kramer's Ruling 
On March 15, 2005, The GLBT Alliance, a Santa Cruz queer political organization, held a rally at the Town Clock to celebrate a decision in San Francisco Superior Court that same-sex marriage could be legal in California. At the rally, I spoke with Thomas Leavitt, co-chair of The GLBT Alliance. (4:56 / 2.3 MB)
Audio: Download the mp3...
Posted: Tue, Mar 15, 2005 11:06pm PST
Santa Cruz Professor Attacked as Lesbian After Removing Hate Literature Commentary on the News *Exclusive to Indymedia*Nationally prominent University of Santa Cruz professor Nancy Stoller was attacked on a SF Chronicle -linked website as a "lesbian" who was ganted tenure "because she was a lesbian."...
Posted: Mon, Mar 14, 2005 5:59pm PST
Questioning Nativism: Info for Letters to Protect Exotic Deer In Point Reyes QUESTIONING NATIVISM: INFORMATION FOR LETTERS TO PROTECT EXOTIC DEER IN POINT REYES FROM BEING HARMED...
Posted: Mon, Mar 14, 2005 9:56am PST
March 19 Momentum Builds Across Country The A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition demonstration in San Francisco has gained
growing support in the recent days and weeks. Tens of thousands will
march....
Posted: Sat, Mar 12, 2005 4:48pm PST
The SHORTWAVE REPORT 3/11/05 ¡LISTEN GLOBALLY! A weekly 30 minute review of news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio. With times and freqs for listening at home. 2 files- broadcast and slow-modem streaming. Free to rebroadcast. Netherlands, China, Cuba, and Russia....
Posted: Thu, Mar 10, 2005 4:01pm PST
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