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Felony Charges Against RedRed RedRed, a woman from Portland, is facing a felony and sentence of up to 5 years on charges that she broke a window during the WTO/USDA protests in Sacramento in late June. Supporters, even the corporate media, say that evidence clearly refutes this claim, namely that the window in question was not broken until two days after RedRed was taken into custody for posession of a gas mask. RedRed has asked that supporters take a moment to contact the Sacramento District Attorney to demand that the c...
Posted: Wed, Jul 30, 2003 12:00am PDT
Cuba Forum 
A public forum, sponsored by the International Action Center, took place on 6/21 in San Francisco. The forum covered the latest events in Cuba, an analysis of the role of Bush's administration, the Pentagon and Miami's extremist rightwing in U.S. policy toward Cuba and ways to mobilize anti-war forces in response. Video: Part 1 | Part 2 - FreeTheFive.org...
Posted: Wed, Jul 30, 2003 12:00am PDT
see this movie 
"The Weather Underground", a new documentary by independent filmmakers Sam Green (SF-based) and Bill Siegel opened this weekend. The Tuesday 7/29 7pm show at the Castro Theatre will be a benefit screening for the Video Activist Network and SF-IMC. There will also be a benefit screening for the Jericho Movement and the Friends of Marilyn Buck on Wednesday 7/30 7pm at the Shattuck Cinema in Berkeley. Please come out to support these projects and see a great film!
theweatherunderground.com...
Posted: Mon, Jul 28, 2003 12:00am PDT
Anti-war Movement Retrospective Since October 6th 2003, the San Francisco anti-war movement has played an integral role in demanding an end to US international aggression and domestic repression. In this half hour documentary produced by Pauline Bartolone and Sarah Olson, the most influential figures in the San Francisco peace movement tell us the story of their mobilization since Oct 2002. Their voices are weaved into sounds from the street, highlighting the emotions of the most intense anti war movement in the US. Full re...
Posted: Mon, Jun 16, 2003 12:00am PDT
Criminal Injustice in Sacramento RedRed, a latina womyn from Portland, is facing a felony and 5 years in prison on the false charge that she broke a window of the California state building during the WTO/USDA protests in Sacramento. Authorities claim that the window was broken on Sunday, when she was arrested; the problem with their story is that the window in question was not broken until 2 days after she was taken into custody for posession of a gas mask. RedRed has asked that supporters contact the Sacramento DA to dema...
Posted: Sat, Jul 26, 2003 12:00am PDT
SFPD's unholy alliance with the DEA 7/23/2003: SF medical cannabis patients and caregivers are filing formal complaints against the police department for turning them over to the federal governmnent, in direct violation of the SF "medical cannabis sanctuary" resolution, and will be testifying before the Police Commission on 7/23; supporters will rally on the steps of the Hall of Justice at 5pm. In December of 2001, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a resolution declaring the city a "Sanctuary for Medical Cannabis" ...
Posted: Wed, Jul 23, 2003 12:00am PDT
Ruling class denounces workers' protest 7/21, Fruitvale: A small crowd of "business and community leaders" and City Council President Ignacio De La Fuente rallied against Oakland's Centro Legal, which has been organizing for day laborers' right to earn a living, and in support of the city's two-year-old anti-solicitation ordinance, which threatens contractors with $1,000 fines for picking up workers off the street. The rally also supported the Oakland Day Laborer Center and Volunteers of America, the Christian organization which r...
Posted: Wed, Jul 23, 2003 12:00am PDT
Rally to Support Berkeley Bowl 
Upwards of 100 people rallied on 7/20 to support Berkeley Bowl workers who are struggling to unionize. Photos
Berkeley Bowl workers have been organizing over the last couple of months. Management responded almost immediately to the union organizing efforts. People were talked to, called upstairs in an effort to gather information, and cliche -- and potentially illegal -- anti-union tactics were begun. Labor News...
Posted: Tue, Jul 22, 2003 12:00am PDT
Berkeley's Suitcase Clinic 
"It's that little oasis of a crossroads where the young students of Cal-Berkeley and the local homeless population have a chance to spend an evening together on a weekly basis, and for a brief moment the cultural barriers of American life seem to momentarily disappear. This clinic helps to serve all of those involved no matter which side of the human spectrum they may be coming from. " Full article...
Posted: Tue, Jul 22, 2003 12:00am PDT
Oakland to Pay $2M to settle Bari lawsuit The Oakland City Council voted unanimously in closed session to pay $2 million to settle the civil rights lawsuit of Earth First! activists Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney, who sued Oakland police investigators and FBI agents after the pair were injured in a 1990 car bombing and then were falsely accused of being "eco-terrorists" responsible for the bomb. Read more | JudiBari.org...
Posted: Tue, Jul 22, 2003 2:30pm PDT
Mr. Ridge Goes to San Francisco 
As secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Tom Ridge is a major actor in the contemporary development of a full-fledged police state in the US. Over a hundred people demonstrated outside an event he spoke at on 7/23, corraled into a small protest pen by the SFPD. Photos: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 Meanwhile, as part of Ridge's latest initiative, Minor League Baseball and the Boy Scouts of America are "helping prepare U.S. citizens to secure our nation." View propaganda....
Posted: Fri, Jul 18, 2003 12:00am PDT
The Weather Underground 
Thirty years ago a group of American radicals announced their intention to overthrow the U.S. government. In "The Weather Underground", former members, including Bernardine Dohrn, Bill Ayers, Mark Rudd, David Gilbert and Brian Flanagan, speak publicly about the idealistic passion that drove them to "bring the war home." Outraged over racism and the Vietnam War, the Weather Underground bombed targets across the country that they considered emblematic. The group's carefully organized clandestin...
Posted: Thu, Jul 17, 2003 12:00am PDT
Lockheed Martin Demands $41,000 from Arrestees 
7/17: Lockheed Martin is retaliating against 52 arrestees who blockaded its entrances on 4/22. They and the Sunnyvale DA are not only fully prosecuting demonstrators with misdemeanor charges, but are demanding that the arrestees pay $41,000 directly to Lockheed Martin as restitution for their alleged legal and security costs. If Lockheed and the DA succeed, a legal precedent will be set that says a corporation can sue protesters for costs the company associates with protests. The first pre-t...
Posted: Tue, Jul 15, 2003 12:00am PDT
Free Billy Nessen Billy Nessen, a freelance writer who lived for many years in Berkeley and who has made something of a career out of reporting from international trouble spots, is sitting in an Indonesian jail in Aceh, facing potential charges that could leave him behind bars for the rest of his life. Read about how you can help from the SF Bay Guardian....
Posted: Thu, Jul 10, 2003 12:00am PDT
FCC Courtesy Call 
Given these times of ever-increasing media consolidation, it comes as no surprise that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) would pay a visit to a small, independent micropower radio station and attempt to shut it down. This is just what happened on 7/2, when San Francisco Liberation Radio (SFLR) received a courtesy call from FCC agents, who requested permission to inspect the premises and see a broadcast permit. SFLR has filed several FCC license applications, which may provide the l...
Posted: Thu, Jul 10, 2003 12:00am PDT
Report on Secret Service Intimidation On 4/23, two Oakland High School students were interrogated by the Secret Service separately for over an hour. 10th grade English teacher Sandy Whitney called the Secret Service, after she heard the students saying what she interpreted to be remarks that threatened the life of President George Bush, during a classroom discussion about the war on Iraq. Students were alleged to have said "Bush is whack." Audio report...
Posted: Thu, Jul 10, 2003 12:00am PDT
ILWU Antiwar Action Committee 
The ILWU Anti-War Action Committee will be sponsoring a forum on...
Posted: Thu, Jul 10, 2003 12:00am PDT
Old Growth Protest taken to Houston 
Drawing attention to Houston-based MAXXAM's role in the logging of trees in Northwest California, two forest defenders have climbed trees in Memorial park and set up treesits (listen to an interview with one of the treesitters).
They're also protesting increasing violence against their fellow activists in California who are trying to stop irresponsible, and in some cases, illegal logging by Pacific Lumber - owned by MAXXAM. They've hung a huge banner between their sits that reads, "Stop Max-...
Posted: Wed, Jul 9, 2003 12:00am PDT
LaborFest '03 
On 7/5, the memory of those workers who died in the San Francisco General Strike of 1934 was honored with the Opening Night of the 10th Annual LaborFest 2003, a month-long series of videos, music, drama, poetry readings, boat rides and mural tours honoring the people who do the work, the working class. LaborFest...
Posted: Mon, Jul 7, 2003 12:00am PDT
Happy Fourth of July! 
HAPPYFOURTH OFJULY3pm flag burning begins in people's parku.s. out of iraq / philippines / colombia / the worldu.s. out of u.s....
Posted: Fri, Jul 4, 2003 12:00am PDT
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