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2004 of 2380
SF Forum: Communities of Color Speak for Themselves
Sunday, May 2
4-7 PM
Women's Building
18th Street, between Guerrero and Valencia
Mission District...
Posted: Thu, Apr 29, 2004 9:06pm PDT
9-11 - Before and After!
Ralph Schoenman, a long time activist and author, will spek on "9-11 - Before and After" in Sacramento on Tuesday, June 1, 6 pm at the Coloma Community Center. He is compelling and fascinating speaker....
Posted: Thu, Apr 29, 2004 5:51pm PDT
Ever Made History in the Bathroom?
Upcoming PISSR Community Meeting...
Posted: Thu, Apr 29, 2004 5:37pm PDT
Education not Incarceration subsumed?
While I support the anti-war events taking place in the next two days, I don't feel good that the event that so many people from the Oakland community worked to plan for Education not Incarceration is being subsumed by it on this site. Our event is its own entity and I ask that you treat it as such. I feel like our event, which is being organized by a multi-racial group that is predominately people of color and is addressing issues that are deeply affecting communities of color should not b...
Posted: Thu, Apr 29, 2004 5:03pm PDT
Major oil spill Tuesday night
About one million gallons (3.8 million litres) of diesel fuel have been spilled from a broken pipeline near San Francisco Bay in the United States....
Posted: Thu, Apr 29, 2004 3:04pm PDT
Matt Gonzales at City Lights Tonight!
Matt Gonzales, Jack Hirschman, anti-Zionist journalist Jeffrey Blankfort, and others will speak at City Lights Bookstore at the Left Curve Release event at 7pm tonight!!...
Posted: Thu, Apr 29, 2004 1:09pm PDT
Response from Secretary Shelley on the Disenfranchisement of Terry Baum Voters
A response from California Secretary of State Kevin Shelley re: the SF Dept. of Elections' disenfranchisement of Terry Baum voters....
Posted: Thu, Apr 29, 2004 11:42am PDT
Oakland Pictures: Candlelight Vigil in Memory of 2 Youths Killed by CYA Guards 4/28/04
In Memory of Durrell Feaster and Deon Whitfield....
Posted: Thu, Apr 29, 2004 5:03am PDT
return Medicine Lake to native people
Calpine's proposal for geothermal drilling of Medicine Lake was pulled from the agenda in Sac Water Quality meeting. Now would be a good time to find a way to protect the healing waters of Medicine Lake before Calpine tries again to push development (they will, nature of the corporate beast)...
Posted: Thu, Apr 29, 2004 1:08am PDT
vigil Friday morning at the INS
Solidarity vigil this Fri April 30 from 7-9 a.m. at the INS building, Washington & Sansome in SF kicks off two Days of Mourning and Resistance for the recent escalation of the occupation in Iraq, as well as ongoing injustices in Palestine and here in the Bay Area with the targeting of immigrant communities. Stand with immigrants who are seeking justice and dignity....
Posted: Thu, Apr 29, 2004 12:01am PDT
Alameda County Human Relations Commission Unwilling to Support Civil Marriage Equality
On Wednesday, April 21, 2004, from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm Alameda County
residents had a chance to voice their opinions to the Alameda County Human Relations
Commission on whether the commission should recommend its support of civil
marriage for same-sex couples to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors....
Posted: Wed, Apr 28, 2004 11:53pm PDT
Araujo Murder Witness Called Liar & Deceitful
The key witness to the killing of transgendered teen Gwen Araujo was subjected to intense grilling Tuesday by the attorney for one of the three men accused of her murder....
Posted: Wed, Apr 28, 2004 11:36pm PDT
Conversation with Greg Palast & Jello Biafra
Maybe this should go in the Calendar.
Greg Palast and Jello Biafra will give a presentation at the Unitarian Church in North Berkeley on Thursday April 29th 7:30pm. Price: donation...
Posted: Wed, Apr 28, 2004 8:04pm PDT
RELEASE: Hundreds to Gather for Education not Incarceration on Saturday
Bay Area Students, Teachers, Parents, Community Members Most Impacted by Cuts to Education and Rising Prison Populations Will Convene to Craft Solutions
Education Not Incarceration Teach-in and Speak Out to Attract Hundreds; Legislators Invited to Hear Solutions as CDC Declares “State of Emergency”...
Posted: Wed, Apr 28, 2004 4:09pm PDT
Le Chateau Residents Petition to Save Co-op
The petitions come after neighbors of the co-op filed 22 separate $5,000 small-claims lawsuits against the University Students’ Cooperative Association, citing noise violations among other complaints....
Posted: Wed, Apr 28, 2004 2:40pm PDT
5/2 Oakland Event on Haiti
PEN Oakland and Pro Arts Present
OPEN FORUM ON HAITI
PRO Arts Gallery in Oakland
Sunday, May 2, 5:00 PM...
Posted: Wed, Apr 28, 2004 10:54am PDT
Candlelight Vigil tonight for young lives stolen by the CYA
Today is the 100th day since the tragic deaths of Durrell Feaster, 18, and Deon Whitfield, 17. On January 19, authorities found Durrell and Deon hanged in the cell they shared in the California Youth Authority's Stockton facility....
Posted: Wed, Apr 28, 2004 10:13am PDT
Chris Daly tells why the CYA must be shut down: BOOKS NOT BARS April 6th demo in SF (video/quicktime 15.7MB)
Our government's violence in both Iraq and the California Youth Authority arouse indignation, horror and frustration. Four minute QT movie. 16MB....
Posted: Wed, Apr 28, 2004 4:35am PDT