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Alameda County Human Relations Commission Unwilling to Support Civil Marriage Equality
On Wednesday, April 21, 2004, from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm Alameda County
residents had a chance to voice their opinions to the Alameda County Human Relations
Commission on whether the commission should recommend its support of civil
marriage for same-sex couples to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors....
Posted: Wed, Apr 28, 2004 11:53pm PDT
Araujo Murder Witness Called Liar & Deceitful
The key witness to the killing of transgendered teen Gwen Araujo was subjected to intense grilling Tuesday by the attorney for one of the three men accused of her murder....
Posted: Wed, Apr 28, 2004 11:36pm PDT
RELEASE: Hundreds to Gather for Education not Incarceration on Saturday
Bay Area Students, Teachers, Parents, Community Members Most Impacted by Cuts to Education and Rising Prison Populations Will Convene to Craft Solutions
Education Not Incarceration Teach-in and Speak Out to Attract Hundreds; Legislators Invited to Hear Solutions as CDC Declares “State of Emergency”...
Posted: Wed, Apr 28, 2004 4:09pm PDT
Le Chateau Residents Petition to Save Co-op
The petitions come after neighbors of the co-op filed 22 separate $5,000 small-claims lawsuits against the University Students’ Cooperative Association, citing noise violations among other complaints....
Posted: Wed, Apr 28, 2004 2:40pm PDT
5/2 Oakland Event on Haiti
PEN Oakland and Pro Arts Present
OPEN FORUM ON HAITI
PRO Arts Gallery in Oakland
Sunday, May 2, 5:00 PM...
Posted: Wed, Apr 28, 2004 10:54am PDT
Candlelight Vigil tonight for young lives stolen by the CYA
Today is the 100th day since the tragic deaths of Durrell Feaster, 18, and Deon Whitfield, 17. On January 19, authorities found Durrell and Deon hanged in the cell they shared in the California Youth Authority's Stockton facility....
Posted: Wed, Apr 28, 2004 10:13am PDT
Needs List for Education not Incarceration Teach-in - Speak-out and Youth Festival
Please check out our needs list for the Education not Incarceration Teach-in - Speak-out and Youth Festival on Saturday...
Posted: Tue, Apr 27, 2004 8:15pm PDT
The unexpected ending of the case against the Oakland 25
The DA had been prosecuting 25 victims of the police assault which took place on April 7, 2003 in the Port of Oakland. A year later, the ordeal of these people finally ended in a strange twist....
Posted: Tue, Apr 27, 2004 1:58pm PDT
4/29: NO TO DERSHOWITZ
Urgent call to protest Alan Dershowitz:
Thursday, April 29
Rally at 5:30 PM
Dershowitz speaks at 7:30 PM
@ Zellerbach Hall
(map: http://www.berkeley.edu/map/maps/DE34.html)...
Posted: Tue, Apr 27, 2004 10:56am PDT
Berkeley Bowl Memo about Labor Board Charges
This is a memo that Berkeley Bowl posted by the time clock last week for all employees to read....
Posted: Mon, Apr 26, 2004 10:49pm PDT
Education not Incarceration Teach-in - Speak-out Saturday
Education Not Incarceration Teach-in – Speak-out
Oakland Technical High School, 4351 Broadway
Saturday, May 1, 2004, 10AM – 3PM
(near the Macarthur BART and the Route 51 Bus Line)...
Posted: Mon, Apr 26, 2004 12:59pm PDT
People's Park 35th Anniversary Faire
Hundreds gathered in People's Park in Berkeley to celebrate its 35th anniversary. Bands played on stage, a skate park was set up with many different ramps, and there was even a carousel made out of bicycle parts....
Posted: Sun, Apr 25, 2004 6:38pm PDT
May 1st: Education not Incarceration - Teach-in - Speakout
Education Not Incarceration Teach-in – Speak-out
Oakland Technical High School, 4351 Broadway
Saturday, May 1, 2004, 10AM – 3PM
(near the Macarthur BART and the Route 51 Bus Line)...
Posted: Sat, Apr 24, 2004 6:41pm PDT
Cascadia Media Collective tonight!
SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 8 PM
The Cascadia Media Tour screens at the Long Haul tonight at 8 pm.
The Long Haul is a not-for-profit community space at 3124 Shattuck Ave., two blocks east of the Ashby BART station.
The Cascadia Media Collective is on the road with our newest video from the front lines of struggle against free trade, environmental exploitation and colonization....
Posted: Sat, Apr 24, 2004 11:17am PDT
Minority Students Blast UC Admissions Policies
Demands presented by the minority student groups included the appointment of a vice chancellor of minority affairs, active support for policies that support diversity, scholarships for students working with bridges and the student outreach centers, a multicultural student center.......
Posted: Fri, Apr 23, 2004 3:10pm PDT
(Berkeley City) Council Threatened With Med Pot Initiative
Worthington’s proposal on next week’s council agenda asks the council to adopt the Proposition 215 “Implementation Plan” which would, among other things, allow medical cannabis users in the city to increase the number of personal marijuana plants in their possession from 10 to 72. That is the same number as is currently allowed in Oakland....
Posted: Fri, Apr 23, 2004 3:03pm PDT
NLRB Decision Could Reverse Berkeley Bowl Union Defeat
“The theory is that the union didn’t win because of the unfair labor practices and it’s pointless to hold a second election because there would be no way to get back to the status quo that existed before the alleged unfair labor practices,” said Leong(Assistant Regional Director for the National Labor Relations Board office in Oakland)...
Posted: Fri, Apr 23, 2004 2:52pm PDT
Merel Brother's Testimony at Araujo Trial
A man who was at the house where transgender teen Eddie "Gwen" Araujo was killed, testified Thursday he tried to push Hayward man out the door to safety in the chaos that followed the discovery that she was biologically male....
Posted: Fri, Apr 23, 2004 1:40am PDT
Attorneys in Gwen Araujo Case Try to Discredit Woman Witness
Defense assails Araujo witness
Attorneys in transgender slaying case attempt to discredit woman who says she saw the beginning of fatal attack...
Posted: Fri, Apr 23, 2004 1:36am PDT
FBI to pay $2 million in Earth First suit
Activists were arrested, called eco-terrorists after bomb exploded in their car...
Posted: Fri, Apr 23, 2004 1:00am PDT