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Student Strikes Against War - Feb15 
On February 15, 2007, students at UC Santa Barbara, Columbia University, and Columbia College in Chicago will be on strike against the war. Solidarity actions are planned at a dozen other schools - including 5 in the Bay Area: San Francisco State, Lowell High School, Mills College, UC Berkeley, and UC Santa Cruz. Thousands are expected to attend nation-wide....
Posted: Tue, Feb 13, 2007 2:46am PST
Money for Wages, Not for War! Rally 2/15 
RALLY - Feb15 - 12pm - Baytree Plaza - UC Santa Cruz
Since 2005, UC Custodians have been fighting for livable wages. UC has identified the money for custodians and other low wage workers, but to this day, UC refuses to pay out this money. Stand united with campus workers, and help us encourage UC to release the money!
Under the slogan, "Money for Wages, Not for War!" students will encourage the UC (and U.S.) to focus on supporting human needs - especially those of their own workers - ov...
Posted: Tue, Feb 13, 2007 2:07am PST
Cars Stop, Bikes Yield - Editorial Riding a bike everyday can change your perspective on things. Going to the gym becomes less of a priority, conversations about gas prices aren't very interesting, and certain traffic laws start to make less sense. Stop signs in particular strike me as absurd.
Let's be honest, how many times have you ridden through a stop sign without giving it a second thought?...
Posted: Mon, Feb 12, 2007 2:36pm PST
Open Letter to the San Francisco Bay Area and Monterey Bay Area 
We would also be interested in finding out if there are any other groups working on this particular issue, as not to "reinvent the wheel." So if someone from a group working on the Livermore issue can contact Kyoko, that would be great....
Posted: Mon, Feb 12, 2007 11:57am PST
Peter Young Released! 
Its been a long two years for Peter, but finally on February 01, 2007 at about 9am - he was released! A small gathering of supporters greeted him outside the prison doors and whisked him away to a much quieter and loving environment. That evening Peter was able to enjoy dinner with his friends as he unwound from prison. Already his supporters have planned a little party to welcome him back....
Posted: Mon, Feb 12, 2007 12:03am PST
Caravan to Cuba Calls for Volunteers Each year the Pastors for Peace Caravan to Cuba directly challenges the United States government by openly traveling to island nation. A delegation from Santa Cruz makes the trip each year. This is the call for "Caravanistas" for the summer 2007 caravan. To get more information about the Santa Cruz delegation visit: http://mblas.net/cubacaravans...
Posted: Fri, Feb 9, 2007 11:18pm PST
Sit In At Farr's Office to Demand Cut Off The War Funds! Feb. 16 
Protest To Bring The Troops Home Now!
Friday Feb. 16,
Santa Cruz County Building, 701 Ocean Street
Sit in at Representative Sam Farr’s Office to Demand:
Cut Off The War Funds!...
Posted: Fri, Feb 9, 2007 11:13am PST
Camp Quixote Supporters To Call Free Radio Tonight (2/8) Homeless activists and their supporters have responded to the anti-homeless Pedestrian Obstruction Law (Olympia Washington's latest version of the Santa Cruz Downtown Ordinances) with civil disobedience. On February 1st they created a homeless-run encampment--Camp Quixote. Ray, an Olympia activist, will call in tonight around 6:15 PM on Free Radio Santa Cruz at 101.1 FM (www.freakradio.org) to educate, agitate, and organize....
Posted: Thu, Feb 8, 2007 12:37pm PST
Queer/ Violence (2/6) 
Tuesday February 6, 2007 8:00 pm
film screening
“Queer/ Violence”
Chris Vargas and Eric Stanley
Social Science two Room 75 UCSC...
Posted: Sun, Feb 4, 2007 6:05pm PST
Confronting the Coonerty in his Lair: Another Protest at B.S. Santa Cruz 1-3 PM Today (Friday February 2nd) A Gathering in the "Free Speech Zone" Outside Vice-Mayor Coonerty's Bookshop Santa Cruz Asking for Answers to Simple Questions About Homeless Survival Shelter and Public Access to Information: Get Fed (Thanks to Jumbogumbo Joe Schult'z Vegan Yumyums), Have Fun, Sing & Sign Petitions! Help the Vice-Mayor hear the voice of those his cops are harassing....
Posted: Fri, Feb 2, 2007 8:32am PST
Free Skool Marks Two Years of Learning Outside the System 
Grassroots project has grown to include hundreds of classes and continues to blur the line between teachers and students...
Posted: Thu, Feb 1, 2007 2:25pm PST
Se Necesita Maestros de Free Skool ¿Tienes unas habilidades y conocimien-tos únicos? ¿Quieres compartir lo que sabes en una manera interactiva y no autoritaria? ¿Te gusta aprender en un ambiente informal?...
Posted: Thu, Feb 1, 2007 12:35pm PST
Herbal First Aid and Emergency Medicine Courses 
Want to be prepared in the case of an emergency? Do you prefer to use natural remedies? The American School of Herbalism will be offering a five week course in Herbal First Aid and Emergency Medicine, starting Wednesday evening, February 28th....
Posted: Thu, Feb 1, 2007 12:20pm PST
Free Skool Teachers Needed Spring Quarter runs March 1st to May 31st. The Free Skool Spring Quarter teacher registration deadline is coming up February 10th. If you are interested in teaching a class or would like to help, contact us today....
Posted: Thu, Feb 1, 2007 10:48am PST
Tactical Ice Cream Unit 
The Center for Tactical Magic will be crusing into Santa Cruz with the Tactical Ice Cream Unit. The TICU is a mobile community command center that looks like the unlikely bastard love-child of an ice cream truck and a SWAT van......
Posted: Sun, Jan 28, 2007 11:45pm PST
AUDIO: Benefit for The COUP at Moe's Alley on 1-21-07 
This is a recording made by yours truly of the live improv jam band formed by members both past and current of Sambada, Mr. Free, Ozomatli, The COUP, and Sila and the Afrofunk experience. This was an all star line up of musicians and MC's with a common cause of helping The COUP after their tragic bus accident.
See http://sandiego.indymedia.org/en/2006/12/124008.shtml for more info on the bus accident and its effects on the band....
Posted: Sun, Jan 28, 2007 1:58pm PST
Santa Cruz: A Pro-Choice City (audio/mpeg 1.8MB) The Santa Cruz City Council has passed a resolution declaring Santa Cruz a pro-choice city. The resolution-passed last night-is part of a larger Pro-Choice Cities Campaign, aimed at getting California and major U.S. cities to support pro-choice. The resolution came just days after the Walk for Life West Coast abortion opponents rallied in San Francisco....
Posted: Wed, Jan 24, 2007 6:12pm PST
Melanie Phillips, In Her Own Words 
On Jan. 23, a diverse group of about 30 students protested a speech by British bigot Melanie Phillips at UC Santa Cruz. The protest, primarily organized through the internet, drew attention to Phillips' hate speech and ensured that she was held accountable for her statements. The flyer below was passed around before the event, while the attached double-sided fact sheet was passed out to attendees....
Posted: Wed, Jan 24, 2007 12:57pm PST
Standoff at La Vie Restaurant 
A man blockaded himself inside La Vie restaurant this morning sometime around 9am and remained inside for many hours....
Posted: Tue, Jan 23, 2007 9:20pm PST
Another Letter to Santa Cruz Vice-Mayor Coonerty about the City's Sleeping Ban In continuing correspondence with attorney, bookseller, and vice-mayor Ryan Coonerty, HUFF and three other homeless civil rights organization sent the following letter to him, asking for clarification of his support for the City's MC 6.36.010a, banning homeless outdoor and vehicular sleeping from 11 PM to 8:30 AM....
Posted: Mon, Jan 22, 2007 9:23pm PST
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