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3/28 Cesar Chavez Parade and Festival
Join the celebration commemorating the life and work of labor and civil rights leader Cesar
Chavez
Sunday, March 28, 2004-SF
11 a.m. - Assemble for Parade 12 noon - Parade 1 p.m. - Program & Festival
Second Street Market Street Civic Center Plaza...
Posted: Thu, Mar 18, 2004 10:34am PST
Tonight: Biotic Baking Brigade Book Party
Come to the book launch of the Biotic Baking Brigade's Pie Any Means Necessary, meet editor and BBB spokesperson Agent Apple, partake of tasty vegan snacks, learn about pie making and throwing and have loads of fun! Music will be provided by the Infernal Noise Brigade...
Posted: Thu, Mar 18, 2004 10:20am PST
Emergency rally for Haiti Thursday 3/18 7pm at the House of Unity, Eastmont Mall
Emergency rally for Haiti An emergency rally in support of the Haitian people and for the return of Aristide, with updates from Pierre and Maria Labossiere, will be held Thursday, March 18, 7 p.m., at the House of Unity on the second floor of the Eastmont Mall Town Center, 73rd and MacArthur Boulevard in East Oakland, near McDonald’s. For more information, call Brother Jahahara Amen-RA Alkebulan-Ma’at at (415) 867-7120....
Posted: Thu, Mar 18, 2004 8:14am PST
The Future is Possible!
"Stagnations or recessions have blessed effects in the evolution of the econmy. They are necessary to stimulate innovations and reduce entrepreneurial lethargy.. The specter of deflation threatens when society and the economy close themselves to the messages of crisis.."...
Posted: Thu, Mar 18, 2004 5:44am PST
Jamaica, Venezuela Refuse to Recognize U.S.-Backed Haitian Government
Two days after President Aristide defied the Bush administration and the Haitian government by returning to the Caribbean, we go to Kingston, Jamaica to get a report from a veteran Jamaican journalist....
Posted: Wed, Mar 17, 2004 10:30am PST
Haiti: Class Hatred and the Hijacking of Aristide
But almost all Haiti-watchers agree that various
anti-Aristide forces have been at work in the
U.S. capital for as long as the former Catholic
priest has been leading his campaign on behalf of
the poor in the western hemisphere's most
impoverished nation....
Posted: Wed, Mar 17, 2004 10:30am PST
Haiti's New Government : Con-men out for your money
WHAT a shameful blunder by an unelected, interim Prime Minister of Haiti to have declared a suspension of that Caribbean nation's relations with the Caribbean Community....
Posted: Tue, Mar 16, 2004 11:07pm PST
Campaign for Tenure Justice for Ignacio Chapela
Come to the meeting this Thursday March 18 @ 6 PM 132 Mulford Hall Berkeley,
CA. For directions go to: http://www.berkeley.edu/map/maps/BC23.html
We will give a detailed background of the tenure issue and how to proceed....
Posted: Tue, Mar 16, 2004 9:20pm PST
Anarchist Cafe photos, Part 2
The second set of pix from the Anarchist Cafe, Friday March 12, 2004...
Posted: Tue, Mar 16, 2004 6:56pm PST
Anarchist Cafe photos
First set of pix from the Anarchist Cafe held Friday, March 12, 2004....
Posted: Tue, Mar 16, 2004 4:47pm PST
Action to Support Garment Workers Struggle for Justice: Tarrant México Ajalpan Campaign
Mexican workers to visit SF next week prior to NAFTA hearing...
Posted: Tue, Mar 16, 2004 2:20pm PST
The Plutocrats' Lust for Power
"Kevin Philips describes how the great assets arose. He uncovers a subtle form of corruption that rests on briberies and the ideology of the powerful.. Despite increasing wealth, this dream policy has resulted in falling real wages, increasing work stress and longer working hours.."...
Posted: Tue, Mar 16, 2004 5:37am PST
Coca-Cola Workers go on Hunger Strike in Colombia
This morning, Monday March 15, Coca-Cola union workers in Colombia began a hunger strike in front of the Coke bottling plants in Barrancabermeja, Bogotá, Bucaramanga, Cali, Cartagena, Cúcuta, Medellín, and Valledupar....
Posted: Mon, Mar 15, 2004 7:21pm PST
Alliance for Sustainable Jobs & Environment releases "Rogues Gallery"
Oakland, CA -- The Alliance for Sustainable Jobs and the Environment held a press conference today in front of the local HQ of Coca Cola to announce the release of their Rogues Gallery of corporate criminals....
Posted: Mon, Mar 15, 2004 6:55pm PST
Amy Goodman on CNN: Breaks News of Aristide's Return
Amy Goodman on CNN: Breaks News of Aristide's Return...
Posted: Mon, Mar 15, 2004 3:51pm PST
Haiti suspends ties with CARICOM
HAVANA, March 15 (Xinhuanet) -- Haitian appointed Prime Minister Gerard Latortue announced Monday he temporarily suspended his country's membership in the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) and withdrew Haiti's ambassador from Jamaica, reports from Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince stated....
Posted: Mon, Mar 15, 2004 3:49pm PST
Aristide leaves for Jamaica : Clearance came after tense stand-off in Bangui
Haiti's deposed president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, left the Central African Republic for Jamaica last night, after what appeared to be hours of stand-off and indecision by the country's leader, General Francois Bozize, over whether Aristide and his wife, Mildred, would be allowed to leave...
Posted: Mon, Mar 15, 2004 10:27am PST
Haiti suspends diplomatic relations with Jamaica
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- The interim prime minister said today he was recalling Haiti's ambassador to Jamaica and putting relations on hold over the return of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide....
Posted: Mon, Mar 15, 2004 10:15am PST
Shock Therapy Leads to Disaster
"The supporters of shock therapy actually argue that its failure was due to too little shock, not to an exaggerated haste - too much shock and not enough therapy. Thus the Iraqis should adjust better to an even more brutal dosage.."...
Posted: Mon, Mar 15, 2004 5:32am PST
Ex Mayor Willie Brown Carlyle Group, and CalPERS'
Ex Mayor Willie Brown's Investment Partners, and formerly the attorney for Catellus....
Posted: Sun, Mar 14, 2004 7:13am PST