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T4CW: Jeff Duncan-Andrade on Teacher Education and Training (audio/mpeg 61.8MB) Teachers for Class War airs live every Monday at 6 PM.
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Posted: Tue, Feb 10, 2009 10:28pm PST
worldwide celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin On Thursday, February 12, 2009, there will be a worldwide celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Robert Darwin. His insight that all biological species have evolved from common ancestors through natural selection, first discussed in his monumental book, "On the Origin of Species" published in 1859, & then expanded upon 12 years later in "The Descent of Man," has become the cornerstone of modern biology....
Posted: Tue, Feb 10, 2009 2:49pm PST
UCPD's war on animal rights activists continues The University of California's war on activists continues...
Posted: Fri, Feb 6, 2009 3:07pm PST
San Francisco Teachers say: "STOP THE BUDGET CUTS!" - I (video/quicktime 42.3MB) The United Educators of San Francisco oppose Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposal to cut $10.8 billion from public education. California, now ranking 47th in school funding, would drop to 50th place in the U.S.
Three-minute QT movie. 42MB....
Posted: Thu, Feb 5, 2009 11:38am PST
Black Student Union at San Francisco State University show case African History Month. Black Student Union at San Francisco State is were it all began. Once you just said to utter the word "BSU" - at SF State and you could focus on what you wanted and get it. More, if the leaders of the SF BSU spoke - and they did speak up - the authorities and others listened. After years of stagnation - a few BSU students have taken on a task to light a "fire" and try their best to "enthuse" and "prod" and take the message of the SF Black Student Union - to a better place. Affect change - not...
Posted: Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:01am PST
I.C.E. Protest at CSUF 
About 50 students at Fresno State University protested today outside of a job fair held at the satellite student union. Protestors were opposed to the recruiting of students by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which is part of the Department of Homeland Security. This was the 3rd annual Federal Government Job Fair at Fresno State and the first time a protest was held at the event. Photos and an interview with two of the participants are below....
Posted: Tue, Feb 3, 2009 6:24pm PST
'Teachers For Class War' Returns to Freak Radio 
Teachers for Class War is back on the air at 101.1 FM, and here are our most recent two shows: On January 26th we interviewed Genevieve Siegel-Hawley of the Civil Rights Project about school segregation in the 21st Century. On February 2nd we spoke with George Ciccariello-Maher about the police murders of Gary King Jr., Oscar Grant, and the community response in the East Bay. Next week, Monday February 9th at 6 PM, we'll interview Jeff Duncan-Andrade of the Cesar Chavez Institute. Tune in liv...
Posted: Mon, Feb 2, 2009 10:42pm PST
8,500 University of California Workers Near New Contract, and More Bargaining News Monday, February 2, 2009 : Some 8,500 custodians, gardeners, cafeteria workers and drivers at the University of California, represented by AFSCME, announced a tentative contract settlement, ending an 18-month contract dispute that triggered a five-day strike last summer and protest rallies at regents’ meetings and elsewhere....
Posted: Mon, Feb 2, 2009 7:16pm PST
Berkeley: Queer Bonds Conference 
Berkeley Art Museum
UC Berkeley
2625 Durant Ave...
Event Date: Thu, Feb 19, 2009 9:00am PST
Posted: Sun, Feb 1, 2009 3:52pm PST
UC and service workers reach contract 8,500 UC Service Workers reached agreement with the University of California on a historic contract today that will lift thousands of families out of poverty. After a year and a half of bargaining, custodians, gardeners, food service workers and drivers won this historic agreement that will include significant wage increases, a pay system that rewards seniority and a first time ever statewide minimum wage for their job classifications....
Posted: Wed, Jan 28, 2009 3:54pm PST
Who Asked Us: Gov.'s Plan to Cut California School Days is Dangerous Originally From New America Media
Sunday, January 25, 2009 :YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia , Commentary, Will Hawk, Posted: Jan 25, 2009 >> Editor's Note: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed to shorten the 180-day California school year by five days in order to help with the large budget deficit. Will Hawk, a 16-year-old student at the San Francisco charter school City Arts and Technology, thinks that the last thing the American education system needs is less school.
Hawk is an inte...
Posted: Mon, Jan 26, 2009 8:11am PST
February 9, 2009: Rosa Parks Day in the State of California 
Rosa Parks was born on a small farm in rural Alabama. A magical place called Tuskegee. Rosa Parks, "The Mother of American Democracy" say's Van Jones, "the United States couldn't really say it was a democracy during segeration." In 2000, then Assemblyman Herb Wesson authored legislation to make the first Monday after February 4, Rosa Parks Day in California. Today, Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Association help celebrate the vision of health and wellness through the life of Rosa Par...
Posted: Mon, Jan 26, 2009 3:08am PST
Movement Building Potluck (Last of the Consent & Intimate Violence Workshop Series) 
Resource Center for Nonviolence
515 Broadway, Santa Cruz...
Event Date: Mon, Jan 26, 2009 6:00pm PST
Posted: Sat, Jan 24, 2009 10:40am PST
UC Enrollment Cuts Could Affect Community Colleges Thursday, January 22, 2009 : A new semester kicked off this week at the University of California’s flagship campus in Berkeley, but it’s hardly business as usual for California’s premier university system. Facing a looming budget deficit and slim prospects for help from the impoverished state government, UC announced a package of cuts ranging from an executive pay freeze to a 2,300 student system-wide cut in enrollment....
Posted: Sat, Jan 24, 2009 8:25am PST
Rosa Parks Day in California 
California Rosa Parks Day Celebration, Monday, February 9, 2009 continues the journey. The postive life example of Rosa Parks lives on, especially her vegetarian lifestyle. Wholistic health and wellness options can provide solutions to today's diet related challenges. California Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Assn will co-host events in our State Capitol and encourage statewide faith-based food and cultural celebrations to honor our "Modern Day Mother of Civil Rights."...
Posted: Thu, Jan 22, 2009 1:41am PST
Free Skool Teachers Wanted 
Do you have unique skills and knowledge? Do you want to see change in the world? Are you willing to share what you know in a non-authoritarian and interactive way in an informal setting?...
Posted: Wed, Jan 21, 2009 3:57pm PST
Gaza: A new awakening in the American-Arab youth Yasmin is a Bay Area activist working on South Asian and Palestinian issues. This article is based on observations on the involvement of American-Arab youth in the Gaza protests in the Bay Area and also about the change in the muslim community post 911....
Posted: Wed, Jan 21, 2009 10:34am PST
Free Skool Picnic & Running a Free Skool 
Music, food, frolicking...
Posted: Tue, Jan 20, 2009 3:35pm PST
Citizen Journalism Workshop - Inaugurate yourself this year A Citizen Journalism workshop being held at the Santa Cruz central branch Library. Open to all....
Posted: Sun, Jan 18, 2009 9:00pm PST
University of CA service workers sit-in at Chairman of the Regents office (video/mp4 108.8MB) University of CA service workers from at least five UC campuses escalate struggle in protracted contract dispute, sit-in at Chairman of the Regents Richard Blum's San Francisco office. Video on youtube....
Posted: Sun, Jan 18, 2009 12:44pm PST
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