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Interview With First Navy War Resister: Pablo Paredes
On May 11, 2005, Pablo Paredes, a U.S. Navy Petty Officer, 3rd Class, will face a court martial for refusing to fight in the Iraq war. In Dec. 2004, Pablo refused to board a Navy ship as it left San Diego, Ca., becoming the first Navy personnel to refuse to go. I interviewed Pablo by email on May 6, 2005....
Posted: Sat, May 7, 2005 3:31pm PDT
CA Bill Would Increase Fine for MJ
A bill that would increase the fine for possession of
one oz. or less of marijuana to $250 has been reported out of the
Senate Public Safety Committee....
Posted: Fri, May 6, 2005 11:50pm PDT
Lockyer: CA Courts Must Follow State Over Federal Law, ASA Statement
Lockyer: CA Courts Must Follow State Over Federal Law
Advocates Demand Wider Broadcasting of Opinion...
Posted: Fri, May 6, 2005 11:45pm PDT
Anarchism Now Conference at UCSC on May 7
On May 7th the UCSC Anarchist Research Cluster and the Center for Cultural Studies will host a one-day conference and conversation exploring and contextualizing contemporary anarchism....
Posted: Fri, May 6, 2005 10:49pm PDT
DEA & LAPD raided L.A. dispensary tonight
received on a list at 8:20 tonight...
Posted: Fri, May 6, 2005 10:42pm PDT
Northern California USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Campaign Kick-Off
San Francisco: Saturday June 4, 2005 – 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
San Francisco Holiday Inn, 1500 Van Ness Avenue
San Jose: Sunday, June 5, 2005 – 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
San Jose Hyatt, 1740 North First Street
Seating limited. RSVP...
Posted: Fri, May 6, 2005 10:37pm PDT
Schwarzenegger 'just got off the boat'
Retired Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-Colorado), a member of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, blasted California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) for trying to "literally extort" tribes, The Biloxi Sun Herald reported....
Posted: Fri, May 6, 2005 7:03pm PDT
Human Argument Against War
It has been months since I publicly refused to assist in destroying Iraq. I did so by refusing to Board the USS Bon Homme Richard and refusing to become complicit in this illegal and morally anemic plight in Iraq. There have been moments when it seemed to me that the military would work within the rule of its own laws and grant me Conscientious Objector Status, but those moments are far behind me. I see even clearer now, that like the last 4 and a half years of my own life, everyone who has e...
Posted: Fri, May 6, 2005 2:14pm PDT
J-Lo's Movie Opening Takes Defensive Countermeasures Against Anti-fur Activists
DawnWatch: New York Times J. Lo film coverage focuses on anti fur protests 5/4/05...
Posted: Fri, May 6, 2005 9:58am PDT
Massive Die-off of Delta Fish - Part 2 (audio/mpeg 22.1MB)
Interview with Senior Scientist Greg Karris, of Communities for a Better Environment, about the massive loss of fish in the upper bay....
Posted: Thu, May 5, 2005 11:02pm PDT
SUV runs down three kids – no charges filed
On May 5, 2005, ten-year-old Benito Guevara was struck and killed by a SUV on a busy road near his home. Thirteen-year-old Brian Zambrano and 11-year-old Gaspar Valencia survived the incident, but are hospitalized in serious condition....
Posted: Thu, May 5, 2005 6:46pm PDT
Oppose Discriminatory Constitutional Amendments SC 1/ACA 3
URGENT ACTION ALERT
Discriminatory Anti-LGBT California Constitutional Amendments Set for May 10th Vote...
Posted: Wed, May 4, 2005 10:16pm PDT
Santa Cruz Indymedia Newsletter May 4, 2005
SANTA CRUZ INDYMEDIA UPDATE, MAY 4, 2005...
Posted: Wed, May 4, 2005 3:24am PDT
"United for Safety 2005"
Celebrating programs and policies that protect health and the environment....
Posted: Tue, May 3, 2005 11:14pm PDT
ACLU Criticizes Governor Schwarzenegger’s Comments on Controversial “Minuteman” Program
Gov. Schwarzenegger’s recent off-the-cuff statement that he supports the work of a handful of vigilantes in Arizona staked out on the Mexico-U.S. border without the support of the U.S. government, the Border Patrol or even President Bush is bad governance...
Posted: Tue, May 3, 2005 5:03pm PDT
Singing and Soapboxing during May Day 2005 in Santa Cruz (audio/mpeg 676.7KB)
The first seven tracks were recorded at the Clock Tower and the last two tracks were recorded outside the Poet and the Patriot....
Posted: Mon, May 2, 2005 7:55pm PDT
AB 405 California Decides Whether to Ban Use of Experimental Pesticides in Schools
California Assembly Bill 405
will protect California public K-12 children, teachers, school workers, and community members from pesticide products where the health effects are unknown....
Posted: Mon, May 2, 2005 7:42pm PDT
Bob Herbert Contradicts CIVIC's Myth of a Compassionate Occupation
Compare and contrast...
Posted: Mon, May 2, 2005 5:45pm PDT
Massive Die-off of Delta Fish (audio/mpeg 5.0MB)
Interview with EPA Biologist Bruce Herbold about the massive loss of fish in the bay....
Posted: Mon, May 2, 2005 5:25pm PDT
Proposition 36 at Major Crossroads, Needs Your Help To Stay Alive
Cops are still actively trying to overturn your vote in the California legislature. Aided by a few drug court judges, prosecutors and narcotics officers are fighting to pass SB 803 (Ducheny) http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0801-0850/sb_803_bill_20050426_status.html, which will allow prosecutors to deny treatment to nonviolent possession offenders, and add more jail days for those who do get into Proposition 36's treatment instead of incarceration program....
Posted: Sat, Apr 30, 2005 11:50pm PDT