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Schwarzenegger Lies About Prop. 66 - 3 Strikes Amendment Prop.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger lies about Proposition 66 when he says 'violent prisoners will get out of prison and roam the streets.'...
Posted: Fri, Oct 22, 2004 10:32am PDT
Black and White Images from Immigrant Rights March in LA
Severeral thousand people marched through downtown Los Angeles demanding immigrant rights....
Posted: Wed, Oct 20, 2004 9:52am PDT
Leonard Peltier for President
Leonard Peltier is the Presidential candidate of the Peace and Freedom Party in California. This article gives an overview and update of his case and his campaign for a presidential pardon....
Posted: Sun, Oct 17, 2004 11:20am PDT
FRSC Raid Video from Santa Cruz Indynewsreal
FCC Raids FRSC On Wednesday, September 29, armed federal agents seized the equipment and antenna from our beloved 10 year old pirate radio station – Free Radio Santa Cruz. This segment documents the action that day and the community’s reaction and their support of the station.
Video: QuickTime movie at 25.8 MB (small) or 53.1 MB (large)...
Posted: Fri, Oct 15, 2004 12:25am PDT
3 Strikes locks up Blacks at 13 times the rate of whites
Washington, D.C. - New data released Wednesday by the Justice Policy Institute revealed that California’s Three Strikes law disproportionately locks up African Americans and Latinos compared to whites. According to this first-of-its-kind analysis of the racial and ethnic makeup of Three Strikes defendants, African Americans are given life sentences under Three Strikes at nearly 13 times the rate of whites and the Latinos are incarcerated under Three Strikes a staggering 82 percent more than w...
Posted: Thu, Oct 14, 2004 9:09pm PDT
SPEARED 500 TIMES FOR FUN AT FIESTA
A SPEARED bull calf is chained up and carted off on a lorry, its corpse a twisted mess after being stabbed with 500 lances....
Posted: Tue, Oct 12, 2004 4:21pm PDT
Seeking Volunteers to help the Akha Hill Tribe
Seeking volunteers to help the Akha Projects...
Posted: Mon, Oct 11, 2004 12:33am PDT
10/16: Immigrants Rights March
he California Coalition for Immigrant Rights
and Against the Raids is organizing a massive Immigrant Rights March
and Rally to take place on October 16, 2004 at 10:00 a.m...
Posted: Tue, Oct 5, 2004 11:57am PDT
Audio Documentary of SoCal Grocery Worker Strike (audio/mpeg 18.6MB)
Audio Documentary of SoCal Grocery Worker Strike: A Critical Look at the UFCW Strategy. This piece aired on KPFA & KPFK on Labor Day. It’s 40 minutes....
Posted: Wed, Sep 29, 2004 8:40pm PDT
Mercury Contaminated Swordfish Found in California Stores
Contaminated Swordfish Found in California Grocery Stores;
Mercury Levels in Swordfish Dangerously High Says New Study...
Posted: Wed, Sep 29, 2004 12:19pm PDT
What About the Children? Bush takes back promised health care funds.
At midnight on September 30, 2004, according to a new report issued today by the consumer health group Families USA, approximately $1.1 billion in federal funds previously allocated for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) will be taken back from the states and returned to the U.S. Treasury. Those funds approximate the annual cost of providing health coverage for 750,000 of the 8.5 million children who are currently uninsured....
Posted: Tue, Sep 28, 2004 11:17am PDT
SoCal Grocery Worker Strike History & Analysis
This article looks at the SoCal grocery workers' strike and specifically the failure of the union (UFCW) to prepare and execute an effective strategy. It looks at the same issues as does the accompanying audio documentary, but goes further to look at the current and future role of unions in general. It was written for the forthcoming issue of Processed World magazine....
Posted: Tue, Sep 28, 2004 8:25am PDT
Make Ancient Forest Logging History
On Monday, October 4th HUNDREDS will gather in the Siskiyou Wild Rivers area of southwestern Oregon for a peaceful protest rally to stop the Biscuit Logging Project - the largest logging project in U.S. history!...
Posted: Sat, Sep 25, 2004 12:44pm PDT
Maquiladora Tour in Tijuana all are invited
You are invited to learn about Tijuana maquiladora workers' conditions and struggles. Tour to Tijuana's Industrial area:
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 9 am to 3 pm meeting in San Diego, CA...
Posted: Fri, Sep 24, 2004 7:54pm PDT
Media EmergenC, IndyMedia Convergence, San Diego, Oct. 6-9, 2004 (audio/mpeg 627.9KB)
Media EmergenC - A four day Independent Media Convergence in San Diego, October 6-9, 2004. The National Association of Broadcasters' "Radio Road Show" is in San Diego this year and Media Activists will be there to tell the NAB, "We Want Our Airwaves Back!" Join this convergence in person or virtually on the internet....
Posted: Fri, Sep 24, 2004 4:15am PDT
"DP heavy" versus "DP lite" -- a California dilemma
Domestic Partnerships come in two loose sizes -- "heavy" (like Vermont Civil Union) and "lite" (less obligations, less rights, etc.). Each state-registered California couple must SOON decide which, if any, suits their particular needs.
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(Please reprint/forward SUN's commentary freely within California. But please DON'T reprint/forward Rona Marech's report, which is © 2004 by the SF Chronicle.)...
Posted: Thu, Sep 23, 2004 11:19am PDT
The Web: New views on the 'digital divide'
This is a great story about the impact of the digital divide....
Posted: Wed, Sep 22, 2004 8:25pm PDT
On the grocery workers' struggle
About the California & Washington St. grocery workers' struggles: AFL-CIO leaders' sabotage the workers' economic struggles, just as they sabotage the workers' desire to fight the Iraqi occupation...
Posted: Wed, Sep 22, 2004 5:24pm PDT
American Anarchist Motion Picture
A historical documentary video is now available---free for educational use. Explains the legacy of several American-style anarchists from Emma to Ammon...
Posted: Fri, Sep 17, 2004 10:03am PDT
Weekly fisheries news bulletin service of Fishlink - 3 September 2004
Dungeness Crab Trap Limits on California Governor’s Desk; Oregon Seeks MSC Certification. PFMC TO MEET IN SAN DIEGO; GROUNDFISH ISSUES DOMINATE AGENDA OREGON CLOSES SPORT FISHERY ON POPULAR GROUNDFISH STOCKS:...
Posted: Thu, Sep 16, 2004 12:55am PDT