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Sitting Down for Peace A beautiful and spontaneous thing happened Friday night.
Four of us sat down on the street corner and by the
end of the night, hours later, a group of 14 of us sat
together. Jewish and Muslim, migrant and US born and
together we took a small step for peace.
From little things, sometimes big things grow......
Posted: Mon, Jul 24, 2006 10:36pm PDT
July 25, Save Berkeley Housing Authority Event! Save Berkeley Housing Authority!...
Posted: Mon, Jul 24, 2006 3:00pm PDT
Critical Resistance Oakland Update 2 . Find out what YOU can do to fight the Governator's plan to build ten
more prisons by coming to a CURB
meeting July 25th at 6pm.
3. Plan for a Safer Oakland monthly Outreach is a fun way to support our
work and meet people!
4. Demand Baseball Instead of Prison and again, Raise Money on July 28th
at the Oakland Coliseum.
5. Listen to CR Radio as we examine Governor Schwarzenegger's Special
Session Prison Expansion plan July 13th 4pm on 94.1!
6. Rock out with Hedwig and the Angry ...
Posted: Mon, Jul 24, 2006 12:33am PDT
8 a.m. 7/23 94.1 FM KPFA Special on MidEast Crisis Right now, 8 a.m., July 23, at 94.1 FM KPFA, Larry Bensky is hosting a 3 hour special on the Middle East Crisis with a wide variety of guest experts. This is a good way to get informed on the horrors of US/Israeli imperialism. KPFA also has many daily programs providing outstanding truthful information on the desperate deadly gasps of a dying social order, capitalism....
Posted: Sun, Jul 23, 2006 8:19am PDT
SAVE OAKLAND'S WATERFRONT. OPPOSE THE OAK TO NINTH DEAL! KICK OFF SUNDAY JULY 23! Hey folks, did you know that the Oakland City Council recently approved a deal which will sell off our waterfront real cheap to a private developer? We need to save our waterfront and public space for all of us. We need to oppose this deal. THIS IS AN ISSUE WORTH FIGHTING FOR AND THIS IS AN ISSUE WE CAN WIN! Here's what's going on....
Posted: Sat, Jul 22, 2006 1:50pm PDT
7/22: Stand Together in the Face of War with Bay Area Women in Black (oakland lake merritt Reply to: event-184235057@craigslist.org...
Posted: Sat, Jul 22, 2006 11:39am PDT
7/22 8 a.m. to Noon; 7/23 8-11 a.m. 94.1 FM KPFA MidEast Special Coverage Right now, 8 a.m., July 22, at 94.1 FM, KPFA, Kris Welch hosts special programming on the US/Israel invasion of Lebanon, the same's attacks on the Palestinians everywhere, the US war against Iraq and all other US blood for oil wars. It will include a live broadcast from a Tel Aviv peace rally....
Posted: Sat, Jul 22, 2006 8:19am PDT
Send Andronico's a Free Fax: No Cruelty to Animals! Andronico's Market, a grocery chain in the San Francisco Bay Area, says it is "committed to the highest standards of animal husbandry" but is selling eggs from chickens confined in battery cages. Go to and send a free fax to Andronico's telling them to adopt a cage-free egg policy....
Posted: Fri, Jul 21, 2006 11:04pm PDT
UC Unions, Employees Protest Pension Plan Changes Employees of the UC system are protesting plans to make workers contribute a portion of their salary to their retirement plan. Julia Harte is an intern at New America Media....
Posted: Fri, Jul 21, 2006 9:01pm PDT
7/21/06 7 pm & 7/22-23 in AM KPFA 94.1 FM Mid East Special Programs Right now at 7 p.m., July 21, 2006, KPFA at 94.1 FM is providing special Middle East programming on the US/Israel invasion of Israel, Gaza and who knows where next, hosted by Dennis Bernstein of Flashpoints (who has a fabulous Monday-Friday program from 5-6 p.m.). Also Sat & Sun Special Programs on Middle East....
Posted: Fri, Jul 21, 2006 7:04pm PDT
Panel sticks by decision on pot guru Ed Rosenthal A federal appeals court on Wednesday declined to reconsider its April decision to overturn the felony convictions of "Guru of Ganja" Ed Rosenthal of Oakland.
A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had found juror misconduct — a juror's conversation with an attorney-friend during deliberations — compromised Rosenthal's right to a fair verdict, and so warrants a new trial for the renowned marijuana activist...
Posted: Fri, Jul 21, 2006 2:03pm PDT
IWW Shattuck Cinema theater workers initiate contract struggle against management IWW memebers including Sharon, Jason and Bryan from Shattuck Cinemas and Bay Area IWW members Harjit and Leo met for four hours on Thursday to present contract proposals to Landmark corporate hired gun attorney Tom Pavone....
Posted: Fri, Jul 21, 2006 2:45am PDT
Resist at your peril Humanitarian groups the world over are decrying Israel's punitive strikes on the hapless civilian population of Lebanon rather more firmly than governments, writes Gamal Nkrumah...
Posted: Thu, Jul 20, 2006 1:05pm PDT
Dispensary Ban in El Cerrito The El Cerrito City Council had a second vote yesterday (Monday) on a
ban against dispensaries. Despite compelling arguments by Mikki Norris,
Chris Conrad, Richard Muller, and myself (with no testimony in favor of
a ban), the city council voted 3-2 to ban dispensaries......
Posted: Wed, Jul 19, 2006 11:13pm PDT
SSIP Choir meets tomorrow! Sistahs Steppin' in Pride is now forming a choir to perform on the stage
during our celebration on August 26th. Anyone who loves to sing is
welcome to attend the first rehearsal, Thursday, July 20th at 6:45 pm....
Posted: Wed, Jul 19, 2006 10:21pm PDT
IRV is on the Oakland Ballot! Opposed were Henry Chang and Larry
Reid....
Posted: Wed, Jul 19, 2006 3:45pm PDT
Homeland Security Spies on Student Anti-War Groups July 18, 2006
You probably know that the Pentagon has been spying on anti-war groups.
Now it turns out that Homeland Security has been working hand in glove with the Pentagon—at least in California.
The ACLU of Northern California released two documents on July 18 that reveal Homeland Security as a source of information for the Pentagon on protests at the University of California Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz....
Posted: Wed, Jul 19, 2006 3:38pm PDT
Pleasanton extends pot moratorium The City Council on Tuesday stopped short of banning medical marijuana dispensaries in Pleasanton, and sought more information on the impact dispensaries have had in other communities....
Posted: Wed, Jul 19, 2006 12:36pm PDT
PESTICIDE ALERT: 2 Nights of Spraying Without Public Notice got this from a list i'm on...
Posted: Tue, Jul 18, 2006 12:06pm PDT
Rafah Mosque Rugs Become Beds for Palestinians RAFAH, Egypt — The mosques of the Egyptian city of Rafah on the borders with occupied Palestine have for years become emblems of the excellent symbiosis that has developed between the Egyptians and the Palestinians, particularly at times of Palestinian need....
Posted: Tue, Jul 18, 2006 6:51am PDT
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