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Oakland Educators Plan Strike for March 24th Dear Friends,
Oakland educators are amazing people who perservere in tremendously difficult teaching conditions. A few years ago the Oakland Unified School District reported that 30% of teaches in Oakland left the school district every year due to the challenges of teaching there. The OEA also does a fantastic job in building a stronger community and fighting for education justice in Oakland. When the OEA states that it is going on strike we can be sure that this is not about self-interes...
Posted: Mon, Mar 8, 2010 10:37am PST
RELATOS ZAPATISTAS RADIO SHOW for MARCH 7, 2010 (audio/mpeg 113.2MB) 2 hour show including:
- the month of march in zapatista history - durito storytime - interview with victor hugo lópez (FrayBartolomé de las Casas Human Rights C Center) - mitzitón noticias de la otra update - march 20 day of action announcement - discussion of la otra with gustavo esteva interview - discussion of march 4th day of action in defense of public education (berkeley, oakland, davis)...
Posted: Mon, Mar 8, 2010 10:04am PST
Protests take over downtown Oakland streets 
Over 250 protestors took to the streets of downtown Oakland for an unscripted direct action March following the March 4 "Day of Action." Protestors march in the streets of downtown Oakland, past the UC Office of the President all the way tothe 880 freeway, where they later took over the freeway. 150 people were arrested....
Posted: Mon, Mar 8, 2010 5:08am PST
Oakland Police attack protestors on 880 freeway after education protest 
Towards the end of the March 4 'Day of Action' to Defend Public Education, over 150 people took over an Oakland freeway in a direct action that caused traffic to be shut down for an hour. When police closed in on protestors, some began hitting students with their clubs in their legs, arms and backs....
Posted: Mon, Mar 8, 2010 4:40am PST
BLR Interview with Mar. 4 Oakland freeway arrestee Paisley Cuttlefish (audio/mpeg 75.6MB) Interview with BLR DJ Paisley Cuttlefish about her role and injuries in the March 4th I-880 freeway takeover in defense of public education on the Peppermint Churchfire show....
Posted: Mon, Mar 8, 2010 1:02am PST
March Fourth Oakland Photo Essay 
Some photos taken at Laney and Frank Ogawa Plaza on March fourth....
Posted: Sun, Mar 7, 2010 11:05pm PST
March 4th Rally at Cabrillo College 
Here are some pictures from the rally at Cabrillo College on March 4th....
Posted: Sun, Mar 7, 2010 10:46pm PST
March 4th, 2010: Police Attack 880 Interstate Takeover (video/quicktime 142.3MB) Riot Police Attack Demonstrators Blocking Traffic...
Posted: Sun, Mar 7, 2010 9:02pm PST
Rebuttal to “Why Did the March onto the 980 Freeway Happen” A rebuttal to “Why Did the March onto the 980 Freeway Happen”....
Posted: Sun, Mar 7, 2010 4:51pm PST
OPD Delighted in Beating People on I-880 on March 4th 
The following are a very small sample of the wounds inflicted by OPD on March 4th. These photos show the legs of three women who were beaten, taken over 48 hours after having been attacked by the Oakland Police Department. No one fought the police but the police unleashed their batons upon anyone within swinging distance regardless of size, age, or gender. Oakland police beat people already on the ground. OPD taunted people as they beat them....
Posted: Sun, Mar 7, 2010 3:52pm PST
Students Fight Back 
Photos from the March 4th student strike in Berkeley/Oakland...
Posted: Sun, Mar 7, 2010 3:27pm PST
I-880 Freeway Takeover - Photos. 
Here are some more photos from the I-880 action....
Posted: Sun, Mar 7, 2010 3:27pm PST
March 4th, 2010: Police Attack 880 Interstate Takeover The Oakland riot police swept in and without a call for dispersal started swinging batons and beating people before arresting them. The highway was shut for over two hours with traffic gridlocked across the Bay Area. Corporate journalists covering the action were allowed to leave while the independents were rounded up along with demonstrators....
Posted: Sun, Mar 7, 2010 2:48pm PST
An Analysis of I-880 Direct Action I was a legal observer at the March 4th rallies and was doing legal observation on the march that ended up blocking 880. I did not go on the highway, as many people who were on the march chose to not go when we saw this decision being made. I am very concerned at the message below and felt a need to respond....
Posted: Sun, Mar 7, 2010 10:44am PST
Alameda: THE MARCH 4th DEMONSTRATIONS. WHERE DOES THE MOVEMENT GO FROM HERE? Alameda Public Library, Oak Street at Lincoln. The Forum is held every second Saturday evening from 7 to 9:30 pm in Conference Rooms A/B at the Alameda Free Library, 1550 Oak St., Alameda, California....
Event Date: Sun, Mar 14, 2010 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Sun, Mar 7, 2010 9:52am PST
March 4th Second March and Oakland Freeway Takeover 
I was one of the many arrested on the freeway. Head to http://berkeleyliberationradio.net/?q=node/175 to read about what happened and view many more photos!...
Posted: Sat, Mar 6, 2010 8:52pm PST
March Fo(u)rth: Report and Pictures from the East Bay 
Protests in the East Bay saw broad participation from university students, faculty, workers and staff, public school teachers, middle school and high school students, and delegations from Japan, Brazil, and Germany. Protesters denounced the privatization of public education, budget cuts, teacher layoffs, and cut programs. A march from Berkeley to downtown Oakland was followed by a smaller snake march through rush hour traffic that ended with the occupation of the 880 freeway....
Posted: Sat, Mar 6, 2010 7:26pm PST
Original Rap performed for March 4 Student Strike @ CCSF (video/avi 112.8MB) Here is a 2 and half minute video clip of the rap performance by 'RE-VOLT' at the opening rally at San Francisco City College....
Posted: Sat, Mar 6, 2010 3:35am PST
March 4 Rally at San Francisco Civic Center in Opposition to Education Funding Cuts 
A huge crowd gathered at San Francisco's Civic Center March 4, 2010 to demand an end to cuts in educational spending....
Posted: Fri, Mar 5, 2010 11:04pm PST
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