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Berkeley Bowl, Inc. Anti-Union Flyer #2 & Rebuttal, Call for Solidarity..
This is the second in a series of anti-union flyers that the Company, otherwise known as Berkeley Bowl, has handed out since they caught wind of the current union organizing drive....
Posted: Fri, Jun 6, 2003 7:08am PDT
We took a tour of Pacific Lumber last week!
Activists take a company tour of adversary Pacific Lumber, in Humboldt CA......
Posted: Fri, Jun 6, 2003 6:16am PDT
U.S. Hands Off Cuba
Demonstrations demanding "U.S. Hands Off Cuba" took place in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco and New York City on May 17 to 20, 2003....
Posted: Fri, Jun 6, 2003 1:02am PDT
PM pix of Bechtel action
had a tasty commentary but the fuckin server deleted it once again...
Posted: Fri, Jun 6, 2003 12:21am PDT
Latinos Who Think It's Better Now Should Reread Salazar
On Wednesday, it will be 31 years since my friend, mentor and former Times colleague Ruben Salazar was killed. Salazar was the first Mexican American journalist to write for this newspaper specifically about Latino issues, and he did it with such prescience that his work is still quoted....
Posted: Thu, Jun 5, 2003 9:23pm PDT
The Importance of the Skeptical Jury
The light sentence received by Ed Rosenthal still leaves him a felon. It is to be hoped that future federal marijuana trial jurors will better understand their rights and responsibilities....
Posted: Thu, Jun 5, 2003 9:19pm PDT
Spring Protests: 6/5 Group's Charges Dismissed
The 100 SF spring peace protesters scheduled for hearing on 6/.5/03 had their charges dismissed because there was no police report, according to KPFA, 94.1 FM, 6 p.m. news, 6/5/03....
Posted: Thu, Jun 5, 2003 6:29pm PDT
Bechtel Direct Action Photos 6/5/03
Two hundred anti-war protesters converged this moring on Bechtel's world headquarters in downtown San Francisco to demand that it be "held accountable, not more profitable!"
"A better world is possible - No War, No Empire - Uproot the system behind them" was a popular patch worn by many....
Posted: Thu, Jun 5, 2003 4:47pm PDT
Hungry For Justice?
Mobilization Meetings for June 20-25 Sacramento Convergence...
Posted: Thu, Jun 5, 2003 3:37pm PDT
$500,000 settlement in killing by cops
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/06/05/BA275268.DTL...
Posted: Thu, Jun 5, 2003 3:22pm PDT
More Bechtel Protest Info
Just before 1:00 pm there was another round of arrests....
Posted: Thu, Jun 5, 2003 1:22pm PDT
Top Police Brass Show Up At Bechtel To Support Their Corporate Masters
The Bechtel protest was reasonably large (100-200 people) but the number of police was disproportionate and included most of the top brass in the department. One would think they would have something better to do... but then again they use the protests as an excuse to get overtime that they know was not needed....
Posted: Thu, Jun 5, 2003 12:00pm PDT
Republicans Gone Wild! at Bechtel
16 pics of the June 5th demonstration at Bechtel HQ can be found here:
http://www.whileseated.org/photo/cat_war_is_peace_photos.shtml...
Posted: Thu, Jun 5, 2003 11:12am PDT
Pictures From Bechtel Protest In SF
Around 7 AM on June 5th 2003, several hundred activists gathered at Bechtel headquarters to protest Bechtel's profiting off of the suffering of the Iraqi people. Over a dozen people locked arms and were arrested. Protests are continuing all day....
Posted: Thu, Jun 5, 2003 11:01am PDT
SF "Geezers Ball"
In San Francisco, name of annual Geezers Ball predictably provokes controversy....
Posted: Thu, Jun 5, 2003 9:32am PDT
$10 a month plan to help support North Coast Earth First!
We still have a shot at a media office this month, yet we still need your help to make it happen. 50 people could make it happen;)
Please help if your can...
Posted: Thu, Jun 5, 2003 9:07am PDT
Upcoming Events at New College
Thursday June 5, 6:00 PM at New College - FILM SCREENING and DISCUSSION: "PALESTINE IS STILL THE ISSUE" - An evening of film, discussion and poetry to benefit the International Solidarity Movement. More upcoming events at New College....
Posted: Wed, Jun 4, 2003 11:22pm PDT
Speakout Friday at Oakland High School
Come support the students of Oakland High School as they Speakout against repression in their schools and community.
Friday June 6th
12:30pm...
Posted: Wed, Jun 4, 2003 11:18pm PDT
Allah brutalization by Eric Schatz & Mike Oxman 4-10-03
On April 10, 2003, Eric Schatz and his two climbers tortured and assaulted two tree-sitters in the Freshwater drainage. Here's some still images from the video that was taken....
Posted: Wed, Jun 4, 2003 5:20pm PDT