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The Peace & Justice Center of Sonoma County presents "Power to the Peaceful," a march and rally featuring music, poetry, non-violence training, plus speakers and information about peace and justice, living wage, farm workers, fair trade, socially responsible investing and more. Meet at 10:00 a.m. for a march starting at 11:00 a.m. from the Roseland Shops Parking Lot, 655 Sebastopol Rd. The rally and picnic will take place from noon - 5:00 p.m. at Julliard Park, Santa Rosa Ave. (near...
Posted: Thu, May 27, 2004 11:57am PDT
This Memorial Day weekend, local members of the global peace movement will converge at Promise for Peace, a festival to unite the grassroots, celebrate peaceful living and inspire creative action. This first-time gathering will bring together activists and artists to create an interactive peace village integrating ancient wisdom with modern values. Low impact living structures will be space for intensives led by luminaries including authors and activists Dr. Kevin Danaher and Starhawk. Sol...
Posted: Wed, May 26, 2004 5:40pm PDT
The history of Earth Day and a Sonoma State University Celebration...
Posted: Fri, May 14, 2004 11:35am PDT
An event was held in Santa Rosa, California by the North Bay Progressive Newspaper featuring two individuals dedicated to the movement as well as providing correct information about what really happened and is happening in Haiti now....
Posted: Fri, Apr 30, 2004 7:32am PDT
The Living Wage Coalition of Sonoma County is one of the many coalitions in the United States dedicated to the rights of people to earn a wage that can support them. This article speaks of the gains of the organization and movement as well as a proposed Ordinance for a Living Wage in Sonoma, Ca....
Posted: Fri, Apr 16, 2004 1:28pm PDT
This weekend and next in Sonoma County;
A chance to plug into the RECLAIM THE COMMONS MOBILIZATION, and learn skills for organizing...
Posted: Thu, Apr 8, 2004 6:58pm PDT
Resolution urging recognition of same-sex unions first in Sonoma County...
Posted: Thu, Mar 18, 2004 12:32am PST
Hoopa Tribe and Friends of the River mark the International Day of Action Against Dams by protesting Nothern CA Power Agency (NCPA). NCPA has filed suit blocking Trinity River Restoration plan. The Trinity flows through Hoopa Reservation....
Posted: Sat, Mar 13, 2004 11:00am PST
This story is about the continuing fight to end foie gras sale and production in a community and state as well as the proposal of a promising bill that may pass in the CA State Senate to ban the production in California....
Posted: Fri, Mar 12, 2004 1:53pm PST
Mendocino County voters ban biotech crops
First county in U.S. to bar gene-altered farming...
Posted: Wed, Mar 3, 2004 10:17am PST
Work to create solidarity with United Farm Workers...they're striking against the bosses and could use support from the larger Bay Area community....see you there......
Posted: Tue, Feb 24, 2004 12:23pm PST
"Women's Prison," a dramatic interpretation of turbulent times in Iranian history shown through the eyes of female prison inmates....
Posted: Thu, Feb 12, 2004 10:34am PST
Hundreds Protest at the Gates of San Quentin as the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issues a stay of execution for Kevin Cooper...
Posted: Wed, Feb 11, 2004 10:14am PST
Thousands gathered outside the gates of San Quentin prison Monday night to protest the execution of Kevin Cooper....
Posted: Mon, Feb 9, 2004 11:55pm PST
Kevin Cooper, who is to be executed on Feb. 10, says choosing to make a life for himself on death row was the hardest decision he ever made. He spoke to Dennis Bernstein, the executive producer of Flashpoints on KPFA/Pacifica Radio, and Leslie Kean a special Flashpoints correspondent....
Posted: Fri, Feb 6, 2004 4:17pm PST
Critical Resistance Radio brings you this 15-minute piece on the death penalty and Kevin Cooper, featuring an interview with Kevin's lawyer....
Posted: Fri, Feb 6, 2004 12:44am PST
Four activists participating in one of a statewide series of demonstrations in support of condemned prisoner Kevin Cooper were arrested Tuesday for blocking the gates to San Quentin prison, where the convicted quadruple murderer is scheduled to die by lethal injection just after midnight next Tuesday....
Posted: Tue, Feb 3, 2004 10:01pm PST
David Rovics will perform in a benefit concert for Not In Our Name - Sonoma County, Students for Media Democracy, and the Mobilization to End Globalization on Saturday February 7, 2004 at 8:00PM at Sonoma State University....
Posted: Fri, Jan 30, 2004 10:45am PST
Did the Vallejo Police Department supply a suspected mass murderer with the knife used to kill a 5-year old child and was there a subsequent police cover-up?...
Posted: Fri, Oct 4, 2002 12:11pm PDT