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PUEBLO Update!
Update on the ongoing struggle at People United for a Better Oakland....
Posted: Thu, Mar 11, 2004 1:18pm PST
Bogus charges dropped against one of the Oakland 25
A legal observer who was arrested at the Port Protest of April 7, 2003 has been cleared of bogus charges. She was one of the “Oakland 25”...
Posted: Thu, Mar 11, 2004 10:37am PST
Reminder: Anarchy Dance Party tonight
Join the newly formed Bay Area collective of Anarchy magazine for a benefit and Eighties Dance Party to celebrate the start of Anarchy weekend in the Bay Area. We will meet at the Long Haul at 3124 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley Ca. on Thursday 03/11 and dance from 9 pm until the wee hours....
Posted: Thu, Mar 11, 2004 5:47am PST
3/13 Women's Day Event
The Bay Area Socialist Party Local and the California Peace and Freedom Party invite
you to a celebration of International Women's Day this Saturday March 13 from 7-9pm...
Posted: Wed, Mar 10, 2004 11:38pm PST
UCB Develops Robotic Legs for US Soldiers
"We set out to create an exoskeleton that combines a human control system with robotic muscle," said Homayoon Kazerooni, professor of mechanical engineering and director of UC Berkeley’s Robotics and Human Engineering Laboratory. "We’ve designed this system to be ergonomic, highly maneuverable and technically robust so the wearer can walk, squat, bend and swing from side to side without noticeable reductions in agility. The human pilot can also step over and under obstructions ...
Posted: Wed, Mar 10, 2004 6:23pm PST
Thursday: Agriculture Under Occupation: Farming in the West Bank
Agriculture Under Occupation: Farming in the West Bank...
Posted: Wed, Mar 10, 2004 12:38pm PST
Barbara Lee Proposes Commission on Haiti
Good luck getting anything done in the fake congress . . . but it's nice to know she's doing what she can....
Posted: Wed, Mar 10, 2004 11:43am PST
SAVE OAKLAND'S SCHOOLS: Rally and Hearing March 16
On March 16, Oakland must tell our elected leaders:
The State Will Not Close Our Schools!
City Council Hearing on School Closures
Tuesday, March 16, Rally at 5PM, Hearing begins at 6:00 p.m., Oakland City Hall, 14th and Broadway (at the 12th Street BART Station)...
Posted: Wed, Mar 10, 2004 5:41am PST
Students Walk Out Against Budget Cuts in Contra Costa
Drastic cuts, including the closure of school libraries and the elimination of athletic programs, were approved by the school board at a meeting Monday night....
Posted: Tue, Mar 9, 2004 1:58pm PST
'Live Wire' - Communication Workers Local 9415 Newsletter - March
'Live Wire' - Communication Workers Local 9415 - Monthly Newsletter - March Edition...
Posted: Tue, Mar 9, 2004 1:52pm PST
3/19 event: Wedding Singer Blues
Marriage is For Everyone Wedding Reception and "Wedding SInger Blues" March 19th at 8 PM...
Posted: Tue, Mar 9, 2004 12:20am PST
Oakland Renters Urgent Action March 16 Against The NEO
Urgent Action To Keep Oakland Renters Safe From The Unfair Proposed Nuisance Eviction Ordinance!
March 16/6pm Oakland City Council Meeting!
No To Agenda Items, 16 through 16.3
Be There By 5:45 To Sign Up As A Speaker!...
Posted: Mon, Mar 8, 2004 10:54pm PST
Strike Averted at Oakland Port
SEIU LOCAL 790 REACHES TENTATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE PORT OF OAKLAND...
Posted: Mon, Mar 8, 2004 6:48pm PST
Wendy Campbell presents her new documentary: "Neturei Karta: Jews Against Zionism"
As in the words of Rabbi Weiss, the Zionist-dominated mainstream media blacks out any news about anti-Zionist Jews. This documentary seeks to remedy that injustice which in turn covers up from view Zionist Israel's atrocities and injustices committed against the Palestinian people, with the help of U.S. tax dollars and politcal power....
Posted: Mon, Mar 8, 2004 3:14pm PST
Last Words On Daniel Pipes Lecture Controversy – by Joseph Anderson
The Daniel Pipes invitation by Hillel to UC Berkeley prompted a Feb.10th formal letter to the Daily Californian, signed by many Jews and others, objecting to Pipes in the strongest possible terms. The letter described Pipes as “vilely xenophobic” and “echo[ing] messages directed against Jews in the past.” Signatories to the letter included Professor Emerita Bluma Goldstein, who lost over 30 members of her family in the Holocaust, but who nonetheless morally rejects nat...
Posted: Mon, Mar 8, 2004 1:40pm PST
What is going on at PUEBLO?
A cry for help for help appeared on a website. The progressive community was being asked to take sides in an internal dispute, but the strange message seemed to conceal more than it told. What was it all about and was it even legitimate?...
Posted: Mon, Mar 8, 2004 12:34pm PST
March 16, 1,000 to Rally to Save Oakland Schools
On March 16, Oakland must tell our elected leaders:
The State Will Not Close Our Schools!
City Council Hearing on School Closures
Tuesday, March 16 at Rally at 5PM, Hearing begins at 6:00 p.m., Oakland City Hall...
Posted: Mon, Mar 8, 2004 12:20pm PST
3/18 Protest Jerry Brown re: PUEBLO
LET'S FILL UP THE ROOM AND SPREAD THE WORD -----
WE ARE HOLDING JERRY BROWN ACCOUNTABLE FOR HIS BEHAVIOR.
On Thursday, March 18th at 6:30 PM, the Ethics Commission will hear the complaint
filed against Mayor Jerry Brown and Council Member Danny Wan by Rashidah Grinage,
obo PUEBLO. We are exceedingly fortunate to represented at the hearing by Bob Bloom,
one of the award-winning team of attorneys in the Judy Bari law suit .
The allegations are that Mayor Brown viol...
Posted: Sun, Mar 7, 2004 10:01am PST
Students And Teachers Protest Closure Of English Language Program At UC Berkeley Extension
On Thursday March 4th, over one hundred students and teachers and students rallied in front of UC Chancellor Berdahl's office to protest the proposed closure of Berkeley Extension's English Language Program(ELP). 32 faculty members will be laid off if the closure goes forward....
Posted: Sat, Mar 6, 2004 9:59pm PST