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Central Coast Represents at the Anti-War March in SF
Central Coast represents at the October 27 anti-war march in San Francisco....
Posted: Sun, Oct 28, 2007 6:07pm PDT
Anti War Protest San Francisco, October 27, 2007
Grandma for Peace...
Posted: Sun, Oct 28, 2007 4:25pm PDT
Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People (11/6)
Join us Tuesday, Nov. 6th Louden Nelson 7:30PM-- in viewing this groudbreaking ocumentary that reveals a stark pattern of Arab stereotyping and its disturbing similarity to other racist caricature throughout history...
Posted: Sun, Oct 28, 2007 11:36am PDT
Big Sur, Nepenthe, and Other Things
A description of Big Sur and it's place in the world...
Posted: Sun, Oct 28, 2007 8:59am PDT
Peace March
It was wonderful to see every walk of life involved in the peace march.
If you would like to see more photos, please email me at CameraShyH2O@aol.com
or phone 831-239-6687....
Posted: Sun, Oct 28, 2007 8:23am PDT
2007 Practical Activism Conference at UCSC featuring Angela Davis (audio/mpeg 13.2MB)
Hundreds of students crowded into the College Nine-Ten Multipurpose Room on October 27th for the 5th annual Practical Activism Conference at UC Santa Cruz. The room's capacity was maxed out when Angela Davis spoke and approximately 175 students heard the speech through speakers setup outside the Multipurpose Room. Activist organizations based on campus and in the community were tabling, food was provided and the workshops were very well attended....
Posted: Sat, Oct 27, 2007 11:56pm PDT
Practical Revolution Conference - an anarchist response
workshops, speakers, hors devours!
this year's conference will take place when we...um...get our act together.
Location: smouldering ruins of a shopping mall....
Posted: Thu, Oct 25, 2007 4:01pm PDT
Stop the Spray March / Rally (10/27)
12-2pm SATURDAY 10/27
Santa Cruz Clock Tower
Water & Pacific Ave...
Posted: Wed, Oct 24, 2007 9:03pm PDT
Union Rights at La Bahia Rally Recap
A repost of an email sent out by Ned Van Valkenburgh of the Northern California Carpenters Regional Council to the Monterey Bay Central Labor Council's email list....
Posted: Wed, Oct 24, 2007 4:13pm PDT
Protest the spray! First meeting in Prunedale (10/24)
Protest the spray! If you feel that the spraying is unnecessary please come and protest!...
Posted: Wed, Oct 24, 2007 12:15pm PDT
Student of Color Conference
The 19th annual Student of Color Conference will be held at UCSC at colleges Eight, Porter and Oakes....
Event Date: Sat, Nov 10, 2007 9:00am PST
Posted: Wed, Oct 24, 2007 1:30am PDT
Council Kills Public Space in the Parking Lots
It will now be illegal to hang out (i.e. trespass) in any of the city's 20 downtown public parking lots. This amounts to at least 5 square blocks of previously accessible public space. If you are parking or retrieving a car or bike, you will have 15 minutes to do so, but it will be illegal to sit in and stay near your car (for more than 15 minutes). There is no requirement that police warn you before ticketing you....
Posted: Tue, Oct 23, 2007 10:24pm PDT
Hatred and Ignorance on Display for "Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week"
This report is published to raise awareness and as a call out for people to counteract the messages of hate, ignorance and bias on display at UC Santa Cruz and other college campuses.
Three young men sat behind a table in the Baytree Plaza at UC Santa Cruz on October 22nd as part of "Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week." The men and their table of hate-charged literature denouncing Islam were largely ignored for the hour they sat in the plaza. The table had a black, green and red sign for "Islam...
Posted: Tue, Oct 23, 2007 12:45am PDT
Interview With Romaine "Chip" Fitzgerald: 38 Years Locked Down (audio/mpeg 11.2MB)
Romaine "Chip" Fitzgerlad is the longest held Black Panther prisoner. Locked down for 38 years, Chip was due his parole a long long time ago. Still strong and still revolutionary, Chip discusses his history, his case, and most importantly...his commitment and wisdom on the current struggle for social justice and freedom. Currently housed at Imperial Valley State Prison, Chip's supporters include the Monterey Bay NAACP, the Anarchist Black Cross, the Watsonville Brown Berets, the Prisoners o...
Posted: Mon, Oct 22, 2007 9:44pm PDT
Employment Non-Discrimination Act: Make Your Voice heard
Support the Baldwin Amendment, which would add gender identity back into the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)...
Posted: Mon, Oct 22, 2007 2:25pm PDT
Post-Apocalyptic Film Festival at Santa Cruz GDI Fri Oct 26th
I have been looking forward to this showing all summer, no for as long as we've been doing GDI, no maybe my entire life. Since I was wee I imagined a twisted, blasted landscape in which I, the sole survivor, could finally live out my dreams of freedom and watch the earth regrow and reclaim the cancerous works of mankind. On Friday we water the seeds of the apocalypse. Come join us. -Rico...
Posted: Mon, Oct 22, 2007 12:23pm PDT
Labor, Community to Protest La Bahia Project (10/23)
Rally for Union Rights
6 pm-6:40 pm
Tuesday, October 23
Beach and Westbrook in Santa Cruz (across from La Bahia site)
Then we will go to City Hall for 7 p.m. public comment period.
We'd love to see you and anybody else you can bring to the demonstration (chanting, picket-line, signs, some speeches at the end)!...
Posted: Mon, Oct 22, 2007 12:13pm PDT
Step It Up! Action to Stop Global Warming
Pacific Avenue in front of Bookshop Santa Cruz...
Event Date: Sat, Nov 3, 2007 2:00pm PDT
Posted: Sun, Oct 21, 2007 10:42pm PDT
2007 Practical Activism Conference at UCSC (10/27)
This year's conference will take place on SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2007.
Practical Activism is a free, student-led conference providing learning opportunities and tools to create local and global change.
This day-long conference takes place at the University of California at Santa Cruz.
Workshops, Speakers, Tabling Organizations, Creative Activism Activities, Live Music, and More....
Posted: Sun, Oct 21, 2007 8:37pm PDT