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Berkeley Peace & Justice Commission to Consider Resolution Limiting Corporate Rights, Mon
Also on the agenda--9/11 investigation. It is apt to be a lively, fascinating meeting. Leave after public comment if you don't have time....
Posted: Fri, Apr 30, 2004 11:10am PDT
Program for Education not Incarceration Teach-in - Speak-out TOMORROW!
EDUCATION NOT INCARCERATION
TEACH IN / SPEAK OUT
SATURDAY MAY 1, 2004
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Oakland Tech High School
4351 Broadway near 45th Street
Near Macarthur BART and Bus Route 51...
Posted: Fri, Apr 30, 2004 8:33am PDT
Defense hammers at star witness in Araujo trial
Defense attorneys continued to pound away Wednesday at the character of the prosecution's key witness in the trial of three men charged with killing a transgender Newark teenager....
Posted: Fri, Apr 30, 2004 12:12am PDT
Education not Incarceration subsumed?
While I support the anti-war events taking place in the next two days, I don't feel good that the event that so many people from the Oakland community worked to plan for Education not Incarceration is being subsumed by it on this site. Our event is its own entity and I ask that you treat it as such. I feel like our event, which is being organized by a multi-racial group that is predominately people of color and is addressing issues that are deeply affecting communities of color should not b...
Posted: Thu, Apr 29, 2004 5:03pm PDT
Oakland Pictures: Candlelight Vigil in Memory of 2 Youths Killed by CYA Guards 4/28/04
In Memory of Durrell Feaster and Deon Whitfield....
Posted: Thu, Apr 29, 2004 5:03am PDT
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