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Premiere screening of new documentary exposes the pillaging of the ocean
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Posted: Tue, Aug 17, 2004 4:44pm PDT
Inclusive Wedding Press Release
First of two events on August 29th to stand for equal marriage rights in the heart of the conservative central valley....
Posted: Tue, Aug 17, 2004 3:05pm PDT
Protest Irradiated Foods in Schools
Urge Senator Dean Florez to Vote YES on AB 1988!
Protect Parents Right to Know What Their Children Eat at School!
Stop The Use of Questionable Technology on Children!...
Posted: Tue, Aug 17, 2004 2:50pm PDT
Possible Hate Crime Murder in Fresno Area
We found out about a crime that was committed in the Fresno, CA, area. The
victim, Joel Robles, 29 years-old, Mexican, and possibly a
transgender-related crime. Information is limited at the moment, but we do
know Joel was stabbed three times to death. The Fresno police, from our
sources, have been describing this case as a possible "crime of passion" to
local residents and press....
Posted: Tue, Aug 17, 2004 10:34am PDT
Bay Area Black in the Life Events This Week
Check out these events happening this week hosted by Bay Area Black in the Life celebrating
African-American same gender-loving/transgender-loving community. Directions to all events
available on the website (www.bbitl.net)....
Posted: Tue, Aug 17, 2004 10:25am PDT
August 17, Tenant/Housing Disaster News
It's Half Way Through The Month Of August And Indications From Around The Nation Show That This Nation Is Definitely Having A Housing Crisis!...
Posted: Tue, Aug 17, 2004 5:44am PDT
UNITE HERE! Local 2: The March from Yerba Buena Gardens to Local 2 Square (video/quicktime 20.4MB)
One wing started out from Union Square and greeted the Yerba Buena Gardens wing as it entered Local 2 Square. This video features Local 2 organizer Kevin O'Connor. Three-minute QuickTime movie. 20MB....
Posted: Tue, Aug 17, 2004 2:29am PDT
Blow the Whistle on the 9-11 Cover-Up!
Blow the Whistle on the 9-11 Cover-Up! NO to the Global Police State! Here's an idea that should spread across the country to put a halt to the lies, crimes, wars engineered by the criminals in the White House....
Posted: Mon, Aug 16, 2004 10:56pm PDT
Tom the Nurse's Trial[s] Part XXlll
Tom the Nurse goes to San Francisco Superior Court...Part XXlll...
Posted: Mon, Aug 16, 2004 8:09pm PDT
VICTORIA ASHLEY & JOSEPH ANDERSON DEBUNK KERRY AND "ABB"-THINK ON KPFA'S HARD KNOCK RADIO!
Victoria Ashley & "Joseph from Berkeley" Anderson discuss 3rd party politics, Nader/Camejo, the Greens, and Kerry, on KPFA-fm out of Berkeley, CA....
Posted: Mon, Aug 16, 2004 7:54pm PDT
8/16 Tenant/Housing News Update
Oakland And Alameda Face Mass Evictions! 80 Units Of Housing At Risk For The Elderly Section 8 Tenants In Oakland At The Park Village Apartments! 1,200 People Face Eviction In Alameda With No Help From City Officials To Block The Evictions! The Housing Crisis Unfolds In Cities Around The Nation!...
Posted: Mon, Aug 16, 2004 5:45pm PDT
Wednesday - Rally in Support of Palo Alto's "Temporary" Workers
Support Palo Alto’s hourly and temporary workers as they organize for a voice, respect, and access to basic benefits! The workers will submit their petition to unionize at City Hall on Wednesday and need you to show the City that they have the support of the Palo Alto community....
Posted: Mon, Aug 16, 2004 5:38pm PDT
Stop The CCGIA from holding its conference in San Jose in Sept.
We are urging citizens of our community to call the Double Tree
to stop this event from happening. Michael Walker was just recently indicted on
voluntary manslaughter and the public was shown how unprofessional the BNE is....
Posted: Mon, Aug 16, 2004 3:48pm PDT
Backgrounder on Cammerin Boyd case
This Wednesay, Aug. 18, come to the SF Police Commission meeting to demand that disciplinary charges be filed against the officers who shot Cammerin Boyd in cold blood! For anyone who doesn't remember or isn't familiar with the Boyd case, here's an article from June......
Posted: Mon, Aug 16, 2004 3:39pm PDT
Fault Lines Issue 3 Hits the Streets!
Issue 3 of Faultlines has hit the streets!...
Posted: Mon, Aug 16, 2004 1:03pm PDT
Salmon Festival, Klamath River restoration
Spawning salmon's survival requires the removal of Pacificorp's dams on the Klamath River. Let Scottish Power show true greeness by providing homes with solar panels instead of hydroblocking energy waste. Organic farmers with crop diversity could use less river water in the Klamath Basin than current agribusiness monoculture....
Posted: Mon, Aug 16, 2004 12:36pm PDT
Tues 8/17: Court Date to Challenge Military Stop-Loss
Attorneys for a decorated combat veteran serving in the Army Reserve
will announce Tuesday the filing of a petition challenging a "stop loss"
order that requires the reservist to remain in the military beyond the
term of his enlistment for possible duty in Iraq....
Posted: Mon, Aug 16, 2004 10:41am PDT
Mon, 2pm: SF Press Conference About Central Park RNC Demo in NYC
Press conferences nationwide will be held to announce details of the campaign for a permit to rally on the Great Lawn in Central Park. A press conference will be held Monday August 16th, in San Francisco at 2 p.m. on the steps of City Hall....
Posted: Sun, Aug 15, 2004 11:10pm PDT
Call to Organize Local Antiwar Actions on August 29
But if you cannot make it to New York City on August 29, we urge you to organize local August 29 actions of any and all sorts. It will be very powerful to have hundreds of local actions to amplify our demand to bring the troops home now and reject the entire Bush Agenda....
Posted: Sun, Aug 15, 2004 11:09pm PDT
UNITE HERE! Local 2: John Wilhelm speaks (video/quicktime 11.6MB)
One of Local 2's main goals for their new contract is to have it last for two years. Then it would expire in 2006. The goal, Wilhelm, president of UNITE HERE! says, is to have all contracts expire at the same time. There would then be a unified fight against the half-dozen or so corporations controlling the industry in the US and Canada. Four-minute QT movie. 12MB....
Posted: Sun, Aug 15, 2004 8:55pm PDT