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UCSC Sweat Free Coalition present Chancellor with ‘sweat free’ cake On Thursday, March 16, about a dozen members of the UCSC Sweat Free
Coalition presented Chancellor Denton with a ‘sweat free, sugar free’
cake after putting on “The Naked Truth Fashion Show” in front of the
Bay Tree Bookstore....
Posted: Fri, Mar 17, 2006 7:30pm PST
UCSC anti-war group SAW makes demands of administration concerning career fair. 
On Wednesday morning at UCSC, members of the group SAW (Students Against War) delivered a letter to the administration concerning the future of military recruiters at job fairs on campus....
Posted: Fri, Mar 17, 2006 12:35am PST
Monterey Sherriff break arm and attempt coverup So you break an arestees arm, what do you do. Well most times they would whip up a good story,
but this time they try and cover it up...
Posted: Thu, Mar 16, 2006 7:57pm PST
SEIU 415 Workers Strike and Rally at the Santa Cruz County Building 
On March 14th, 1,800 Santa Cruz County workers launched a one-day strike against the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors which they say, "so far refuses to provide wages comparable to that of comparable workers in comparable counties."...
Posted: Thu, Mar 16, 2006 1:39am PST
PSA: March 25 Iraq War Speakers Event (audio/mpeg 1.4MB) Please join us at the Veteran's Memorial Building in downtown Santa Cruz, on Saturday March 25 at 2:30 PM for an emergency public discussion about Iraq, Iran, and the constitutional crisis in the US....
Posted: Wed, Mar 15, 2006 12:43pm PST
Why I Didn't Strike On March 14th 2006 On March 14th I decided to do something I had never done and never expected to do. I walked through strike lines and worked while all my co-workers spend the entire day, sometimes in heavy rain, fighting fo a better contract. But, I had to disagree with my union....
Posted: Wed, Mar 15, 2006 10:09am PST
SEIU Strike Rally Shakes SC County Building 
After 6 months of working without a contract and County administrators' attack on workers' salaries and health care, the 1,800-strong SEIU 415 went on strike on March 14. Pickets were set up all across the county - from Santa Cruz to Watsonville - yet the highlight of the day was a mid-afternoon rally at the County Building where, after reportedly marching through 5 stories of the building, hundreds of workers danced in the streets to old school hits and more by SEIU's own DJ. With solidarity...
Posted: Wed, Mar 15, 2006 3:23am PST
Santa Cruz County Workers’ Strike: A Success From http://www.seiu415.org/chapters/county/contract/StrikeSuccess.htm...
Posted: Wed, Mar 15, 2006 2:31am PST
Midwest Immigrants and Allies Pour into Chicago Against HR4437 
On Friday, March 10, 2006, downtown Chicago saw a pro-immigrant march estimated at tens of thousands, perhaps hundreds of thousands, of people, all rousing opposition against the infamous anti-immigrant Sensenbrenner Bill. Protesters carried hand-lettered signs saying "No Human Being is Illegal," "George Washington Was An Immigrant," "We are America," "My Mexican immigrant son died in Iraq," "I'm a dishwasher-not a criminal," and "Don't d...
Posted: Tue, Mar 14, 2006 5:34pm PST
STAY TUNED FOR YOUTH AND POWER 2006 
YOUTH AND POWER APRIL 17TH IN WATSONVILLE, CA....
Posted: Tue, Mar 14, 2006 12:56pm PST
!!!!!March For Immigrant Rights This Friday in Santa Cruz!!!!! !!!!MARCH FOR IMMIGRANT RIGHTS THIS FRIDAY!!!!!
DENOUNCE HR4437!!...
Posted: Tue, Mar 14, 2006 11:53am PST
Gadabout Film Festival at Santa Cruz Guerilla Drive-In 
The Gadabout is a nationally touring film festival that screens a program of 20+ international short films. Independent in every sense, these films share the same willingness to challenge the conventions set for filmmaking....
Posted: Mon, Mar 13, 2006 11:18pm PST
STRIKE Support!!! Tue. 3/14 Join SEIU 415 picket lines 
The strike is on!
Your action is requested to support 1,800 Santa Cruz County workers who are striking on Tuesday, 14 March.
Please forward this message to co-workers and progressive email lists so we can spread the word about this ONE DAY action....
Posted: Mon, Mar 13, 2006 8:46pm PST
County Workers Appeal for Equal Treatment This week, Santa Cruz county workers will strike for 1 day. There will likely be a longer strike after March 27th if the Board of Supervisors does not show more leadership.
We are the 1,800 people who work to serve the health, safety and quality of life of this community. We are public health nurses, road maintenance workers, social workers, computer operators, secretaries, child support workers, lifeguards and much more.
The last thing we want is to be out on strike rather than servin...
Posted: Mon, Mar 13, 2006 8:28pm PST
No Poor in the Parking Garages! (3/16) Downtown Commission to Consider New Anti-Homeless Law
Parking Lots & Garages to be Off-Limits to the Poor!
Speak Out and Chow Down !
OUR FREE FOOD AND YOUR FREE SPEECH
7:45 AM Thursday 3-16 City Hall 809 Center St....
Posted: Mon, Mar 13, 2006 7:44pm PST
Santa Cruz Ballot Initiative for Sensible Marijuana Policy (audio/mpeg 3.0MB) Petitioners are gathering signatures around Santa Cruz, to qualify a ballot initiative that would de-emphasize marijuana prosecutions. Reporter-At-Large Vinny Lombardo has the details... TRT: 3:15...
Posted: Mon, Mar 13, 2006 12:16pm PST
UC SweatFree Coalition stages sit-in at the Office of the President On Friday, March 10, 17 students from 5 UC campuses (San Diego, Riverside, Santa Cruz, Berkeley, and Davis) participated in a mini-sit-in at the University of California Office of the President (UCOP). Lasting about an hour, we staged the sit-in to protest the lack of action taken by President Dynes to enforce our university's Code of Conduct for Trademark Licensees and cut contracts with Coca-Cola....
Posted: Sun, Mar 12, 2006 8:50pm PST
SEIU 415 emergency strike solidarity alert - action requested Your action is requested to support 1,800 Santa Cruz County workers preparing to strike this week. Please forward this message to co-workers and progressive email lists. In addition to the action requested below, please contact your local union leadership to ask them to take action as well....
Posted: Sun, Mar 12, 2006 6:39pm PST
The Project, March 2006 The Project is a monthly radical newpaper for the UCSC campus and Santa Cruz Community. It is run is a non-hierarchical fashion mainly by UCSC students, with an emphasis in anti-capitalism and local activism aimed at democratizing the university system.
The purpose of this newspaper collective is to document and inspire strategic radical actions that are relevant to local, regional, and global socioeconomic justice. We believe independent media plays a crucial role in facilitating dialogue,...
Posted: Sun, Mar 12, 2006 3:58pm PST
UC Sweat-Free Coalition Crashes UCOP 
Students from UCSD, UCR, UCSB, UCSC, UCB and UCD crashed UCOP to meet President Dynes in person and demand an end to the use of sweatshops to produce UC apparel and uniforms. Students occupied the president's hallways for one hour. We were promised a meeting with Dynes and then later chose to leave the building once we were satisfied....
Posted: Sun, Mar 12, 2006 11:35am PST
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