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PLEASE FEATURE: Hunger Strike Enters Fourth Day
Dolores Huerta to visit Fast4Education Hunger Fasters
Frank Ogawa Plaza, 14th St. and Broadway in Oakland, CA
1:30-2:00 PM
DAY 4 OF THE HUNGER FAST!
Vigil at 8PM Every Night!...
Posted: Thu, May 13, 2004 12:50pm PDT
Urgent Call for Solidarity as Fast 4 Education enters Day 4
*Dolores Huerta will be visiting the strikers at Frank Ogawa Plaza at 1:30pm today to share a few words of support and encouragement with the fasters.
**Nightly candlelight vigil at 8pm in Frank Ogawa Plaza
14th & Broadway, in front of Oakland City Hall(near 12th St BART)...
Posted: Thu, May 13, 2004 3:55am PDT
Photos and Update from Day 3 of the Fast 4 Education
This is a photo of Fred Jackson(one of the fasters) - the older African American man with the hat on in the pic, and some teachers and youth from the community that are involved in supporting the Fast 4 Education....
Posted: Thu, May 13, 2004 1:02am PDT
SFSU Students Rally to "Save the CSU"
San Francisco State University students walk out on classes to demonstrate outrage at state-wide spending cuts in education....
Posted: Wed, May 12, 2004 6:55pm PDT
Hunger Strike Enters Day 3
HUNGER STRIKE FOR EDUCATION ENTERS DAY 3: WAYS YOU CAN HELP
1. Attend vigil at 8PM every night
2. Help Strikers Move to Sleeping Space
3. Needs List
4. Rally, Saturday at noon
5. Endorse
6. Call City Hall!...
Posted: Wed, May 12, 2004 11:25am PDT
URGENT ACTION: Support Hunger Strike for Education
URGENT ACTION: CALL OAKLAND CITY OFFICIALS AND DEMAND
THAT THEY SUPPORT THE HUNGER STRIKE FOR EDUCATION...
Posted: Tue, May 11, 2004 11:29am PDT
Hunger Strike 4 Education Begins at Oakland City Hall
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Kids, Parents and Teachers Return from 70-Mile March
and Announce a Full-Fledged Fast 4 Education
Ongoing at Frank Ogawa Plaza, 14th and Broadway at the Oakland City Hall, 12th Street BART Station...
Posted: Mon, May 10, 2004 2:38pm PDT
Opening Ceremony at 5/1 ENI Teach-in
At the beginning of the teach-in, the crowd gathered together to hear about why people had come out that morning, and to participate in a ceremony to help focus their energy for the day....
Posted: Sun, May 9, 2004 11:39pm PDT
Education Not Incarceration Teach-In/Speak-Out
These are just the photos for ENI's teach-in/speak-out from May 1. THey asked me to upload them and I'm not sure if anyone has submitted the story yet....
Posted: Sun, May 9, 2004 2:30pm PDT
Community Support Needed to Hunger Strike for Education
The March 4 Education will be beginning a hunger strike in Oakland on Monday. They need us to be there at Frank Ogawa Plaza at the Oakland City Hall (14th and Broadway) beginning at 5PM on Monday in big numbers with legal observers. They are asking to camp there, but there is no such permit for this space, so they need our support and protection to negotiate using this space....
Posted: Sat, May 8, 2004 7:17am PDT
Hunger Strike for Education Begins Monday
Itinerary
Thursday-Sunday Prep for Fast
Sunday (May 9th)
Sunday 2:30p.m. Prep Meeting at Opportunity West 3720 Barrett Ave. Richmond, CA. 94806
6:00p.m. Drop off supplies at March 4 Education Ally Office (Downtown Oakland)
11:00p.m. Fasters arrive at March 4 Education Ally Office (Downtown Oakland)
Monday (May 10th)
6:30a.m. Fasters arrive at Frank Ogawa Plaza-set up camp, begin fast
12:00p.m. Press Conference on 12th hour of fast-Present Demands
5:00p.m. Community Rally
8:00p...
Posted: Fri, May 7, 2004 12:15pm PDT
UCB Faculty Votes to Resist Patriot Act
The UC Berkeley Academic Senate voted Thursday to urge the University to take all possible steps to avoid compliance with the Patriot Act, and to assist in the defense of faculty members who have Patriot Act cases brought against them....
Posted: Thu, May 6, 2004 8:37pm PDT
Education not Incarceration Teach-in - Speak-out a Huge Success
The Education not Incarceration Teach-in - Speak-out on May Day was a huge success. Here is some of our media coverage. More personal coverage and pictures to follow....
Posted: Sun, May 2, 2004 11:42pm PDT
Response to SFSU Dept & Degree Programs Dissolution
A response to the SFSU President's cuts to degree programs and course at SF State University....
Posted: Fri, Apr 30, 2004 10:49am 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
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
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
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