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The New Bad News for California About Blackwater Letter by Jeremy Scahill for Courage Campaign citing the Orwellian disaster in store for us with Blackwater gaining access to our state....
Posted: Mon, Jun 9, 2008 4:48pm PDT
June 2008 Friendly Fire Newsletter! 
Welcome to the June 2008 Friendly Fire Newsletter!...
Posted: Mon, Jun 9, 2008 12:10am PDT
Global Day of Action Against Starbucks! 
Starbucks locations worldwide...
Event Date: Sat, Jul 5, 2008 12:00pm PDT
Posted: Sun, Jun 8, 2008 9:55pm PDT
Action Alert: Massive Support Needed to Pass Delta Restoration Bill through Senate! 
The California State Assembly voted 41-31 on May 29 for Assembly Bill 1806, the Fish Rescue Plans Bill sponsored by Assemblywoman Lois Wolk (D-Davis) to protect the declining fisheries in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The bill was originally set to be heard by the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee on June 10, but the hearing has been re-scheduled for Tuesday, June 24. A massive outpouring of letters and phone calls is needed to push this billl through the State Senate. We also ...
Posted: Sun, Jun 8, 2008 10:02am PDT
Klamath River eNews - Arcata Un-Dam the Klamath Report Back from Omaha June 17 Check out the latest Klamath River eNews from Malena Marvin, Outreach and Science Director for the Klamath Riverkeeper. Join the Klamath Justice Coalition, Karuk Tribe and Klamath Riverkeeper at a community presentation and discussion on Klamath River Tribal members' and fishermens' recent trip to Omaha, NE to confront the richest man in the world, Warren Buffett about the Klamath dams. The event is set for June 17, 7pm, D St. Community Center at 14th and D in Arcata, CA....
Posted: Fri, Jun 6, 2008 2:02pm PDT
Can Obama Solve the Problems in Our Communities? Black People Are Under Attack!
Organize to Fight Back
African People & Our Allies -
Uhuru House Forum, 7 to 9pm,
7911 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland
510-569-9620...
Posted: Wed, Jun 4, 2008 9:16pm PDT
Schwarzenegger Proclaims Drought, Calls For New Dams, Canal 
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger used Wednesday's press conference at the State Capitol, where he signed an executive order proclaiming a drought in California, as yet another opportunity to push his plan to build more dams and improve "conveyance"- a euphemism for the construction of the peripheral canal....
Posted: Wed, Jun 4, 2008 5:21pm PDT
Judge Rules Against TriMet in Free Speech Case over Klamath Dams Ad 
Judge Henry C. Breithaupt ruled Monday that Trimet Bus Company's refusal of a “political” advertisement urging PacifiCorp ratepayers to support Klamath River dam removal was unconstitutional, on both state and federal grounds. This is a big victory for both free speech and river restoration. I greatly commend the Karuk Tribe, Friends of the River and the ACLU for standing up for free speech in a time of increasing restrictions on freedom of expression by the Bush administration, state and loc...
Posted: Tue, Jun 3, 2008 5:04pm PDT
Mayors for peace... and more 
Bay Area activists Jes Richardson and Leslie Angeline provide ideas about promoting peace....
Posted: Sun, Jun 1, 2008 9:27pm PDT
Earth First! Radio News for May 29, 2008 (audio/mpeg 27.9MB) Earth First! Radio News is a No Compromise weekly radio program produced at Free Radio Santa Cruz. Focussing on Direct-Action and Bio-diversity, EF! Radio provides Eco-action and activist news, calls-to-action, updates and commentary on current events worldwide. Stories from Earth First!, Sea Shepherd International, Earth Liberation Front, Animal Liberation Front, Greenpeace, Canopy Action Network and actions by many other movements and local groups that defend Mother Earth are included with ...
Posted: Sat, May 31, 2008 12:40am PDT
Klamath River Tribes Host Salmon Bake Tonight to Kick Off SalmonAid Festival 
Don't miss the wild salmon bake, hosted by members of three Klamath River Tribes, at Ocean Beach in San Francisco, at 6:30 p.m. today. The bake will be followed by the two-day SalmonAid Festival at Jack London Square in Oakland on Saturday and Sunday from noon to 7 p.m.
Photo: Ron Reed, Karuk Tribe cultural biologist, dip nets for salmon on the Klamath River at Ishi-Pishi Falls. Courtesy of Karuk Tribe, Orleans....
Posted: Fri, May 30, 2008 11:58am PDT
June 2nd- Monetary Crisis/Solutions Radio Show with Richard Cook and Ellen Brown, 8-10pm 
On Questioning War- Organizing Resistance, the weekly radio show, hosted by Carol Brouillet, the topic will be the current monetary/financial crisis and possible solutions with authors Richard C. Cook and Ellen Brown who have been writing about the history of money, the currenct crisis and monetary reform....
Posted: Fri, May 30, 2008 11:27am PDT
Utah Phillips remembered in Labor Beat video 
Link to video of clips of Utah Phillips from Labor Beat archives....
Posted: Tue, May 27, 2008 7:34am PDT
The "Golden Voice of the Great Southwest": Legendary Folk Musician, Activist Utah Phillips, 1935-2008 Tuesday, May 27, 2008 :Utah Phillips, the legendary folk musician and peace and labor activist, has died. He passed away in his sleep in his Nevada City home Friday night of congestive heart failure. He was 73 years old. A memorial service is being planned for Sunday....
Posted: Tue, May 27, 2008 7:22am PDT
CA Representatives Who Voted to Fund the War in Iraq for Another Year Congress’ Memorial Day recess gives voters a one-week window of opportunity to let their representatives know their thoughts on war funding (HR 2642) before the House votes again after the recess. If passed in its present form, Iraq war funding will be locked in for another year....
Posted: Mon, May 26, 2008 12:13am PDT
The Iraq Body Count Exhibit is Up in Sacramento! 
A dedicated group of volunteers completed setting up a stunning display of the human costs of the Iraq war and occupation on Sunday at 2:15 p.m. Many thanks go to all those who helped up set up 120,000 flags representing people from Iraq and the U.S. killed in Bush's war and occupation.
Photo: Iraq Body Count Exhibit completed on the Capitol Mall. Photo by Debra Reiger....
Posted: Sun, May 25, 2008 4:44pm PDT
Earth First! Radio News for May 22, 2008 (audio/mpeg 24.2MB) Earth First! Radio News is a No Compromise weekly radio program produced at Free Radio Santa Cruz. Focussing on Direct-Action and Bio-diversity, EF! Radio provides Eco-action and activist news, calls-to-action, updates and commentary on current events worldwide. Stories from Earth First!, Sea Shepherd International, Earth Liberation Front, Animal Liberation Front, Greenpeace, Canopy Action Network and actions by many other movements and local groups that defend Mother Earth are included with ...
Posted: Fri, May 23, 2008 7:07pm PDT
Scientists, Architects & Engineers 9/11 Truth Radio Show w' Kevin Ryan, Richard Gage, AIA 
On next Monday, May 26th's Questioning War- Organizing Resistance Radio Show, Scientists, Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth, including Kevin Ryan, co-editor of the Journal for 9/11 Studies, Richard Gage, AIA, founder of ae911truth.org, Structural Engineers-Ron Brookman and Kamal Obeid, Fire Protection Engineer- Scott C. Grainger will note the failures and areas of agreement in the scientific understanding of the destruction of the World Trade Center buildings in the official reports....
Posted: Fri, May 23, 2008 12:59pm PDT
Call Bay Area Rep: School of Americas (Torture) Disclosure Amendment to Aid Human Rights Legislation requiring School of the Americas "torture" school to reveal information about graduates and teachers to human rights workers. This amendment is described below and there are links to send an email etc.
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/727/t/3823/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=24657
Contact your Bay Area rep now....
Posted: Wed, May 21, 2008 1:17pm PDT
WTO Protesters to Donate Class Action Settlement Funds through "Money to Movements' WTO Protesters give settlement money back to Global Justice Movements....
Posted: Tue, May 20, 2008 10:22am PDT
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