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Haiti Solidarity March and Rally
Haiti Solidarity March and Rally
Tuesday, May 18, 4pm
14th and Broadway in Oakland...
Posted: Sun, May 16, 2004 12:27pm PDT
A View from the Bay Bridge
Civil Liberties Victory in Oakland Courts: All Charges Dropped Against Port Anti-War Protesters; Longshoremen Plan Mass March on Washington...
Posted: Sun, May 16, 2004 10:40am PDT
[gangbox] TROQUEROS REVOLT....
TROQUEROS REVOLT....can the California port truckers wildcat strike lead to the reunionization of the freight industry???...
Posted: Sat, May 15, 2004 5:44pm PDT
PROTEST DEATH PENALTY AT BOXER FUNDRAISER
PROTEST THE DEATH PENALTY, A MAJOR HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION, AT BOXER FUNDRAISER IN BERKELEY...
Posted: Sat, May 15, 2004 12:49pm PDT
6/2: GMO-Free Alameda County
We are announcing the newly formed organization, GMO Free Alameda County-
GMO Free Alameda County is a community group dedicated to keeping
genetically modified crops (GMOs) out of Alameda County’s ecosystems and
food supply.
Our goal is to pass legislation banning the development of GMO crops in
Alameda County....
Posted: Fri, May 14, 2004 11:26pm PDT
Cabbies Win NLRB Union Ruling
“It’s a struggle just to make it,” said Zadran, who suffers from an irregular heartbeat and confesses that cab driving expenses have kept him from taking a vacation in the past seven years. “But I didn’t have no choice. If I didn’t work my kids will be on the streets. The moment I heard [the drivers got a union] I was so happy.”...
Posted: Fri, May 14, 2004 4:29pm PDT
For 8 days in May, Truckers closed the Port of Oakland
For eight days in May, the Port of Oakland was virtually shut down by truckers striking for better conditions. The same port had been closed down by antiwar protesters just three weeks before, so a small contingent of us from Direct Action to Stop the War (DASW) joined them as a community support group and reported their struggle on Indymedia....
Posted: Thu, May 13, 2004 8:31pm PDT
Facing Termination(Fast 4 Education Special Report)
a special report by an Oakland resident and College/Career Advisor at Castlemont and Life Academy High Schools...
Posted: Thu, May 13, 2004 8:16pm PDT
PLEASE FEATURE: Hunger Strike Enters Fourth Day
Dolores Huerta to visit Fast4Education Hunger Fasters
Frank Ogawa Plaza, 14th St. and Broadway in Oakland, CA
1:30-2:00 PM
DAY 4 OF THE HUNGER FAST!
Vigil at 8PM Every Night!...
Posted: Thu, May 13, 2004 12:50pm PDT
5/16/04 Oakland 25 Victory Party (Corrected Date)
Bring your pictures, songs, spent police cartridges and other paraphernalia....
Posted: Thu, May 13, 2004 5:29am PDT
Hunger Strike Enters Day 3
HUNGER STRIKE FOR EDUCATION ENTERS DAY 3: WAYS YOU CAN HELP
1. Attend vigil at 8PM every night
2. Help Strikers Move to Sleeping Space
3. Needs List
4. Rally, Saturday at noon
5. Endorse
6. Call City Hall!...
Posted: Wed, May 12, 2004 11:25am PDT
URGENT ACTION: Support Hunger Strike for Education
URGENT ACTION: CALL OAKLAND CITY OFFICIALS AND DEMAND
THAT THEY SUPPORT THE HUNGER STRIKE FOR EDUCATION...
Posted: Tue, May 11, 2004 11:29am PDT
Hunger Strike 4 Education Begins at Oakland City Hall
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Kids, Parents and Teachers Return from 70-Mile March
and Announce a Full-Fledged Fast 4 Education
Ongoing at Frank Ogawa Plaza, 14th and Broadway at the Oakland City Hall, 12th Street BART Station...
Posted: Mon, May 10, 2004 2:38pm PDT
TONIGHT! ECR reports on Iraq and immigrant driver's licenses on KALX!
Enemy Combatant Radio does a segment on KALX 90.7FM every other Sunday in Berkeley at 5:30pm. You can also hear the segment posted later to the site....
Posted: Sun, May 9, 2004 12:57am PDT
Community Support Needed to Hunger Strike for Education
The March 4 Education will be beginning a hunger strike in Oakland on Monday. They need us to be there at Frank Ogawa Plaza at the Oakland City Hall (14th and Broadway) beginning at 5PM on Monday in big numbers with legal observers. They are asking to camp there, but there is no such permit for this space, so they need our support and protection to negotiate using this space....
Posted: Sat, May 8, 2004 7:17am PDT
Oakland Trucker Strike May Be Over...
After taking off for the afternoon, I returned tonight around 8:30pm to find a few dozen workers still talking about the strike and what to do next. Essentially the strike was broken up this afternoon when the Port of Oakland went to court to obtain an injunction "against the continuing unlawful disruption of transportation in the harbor area"....
Posted: Fri, May 7, 2004 9:51pm PDT
Update: Port authorities give strikers order to leave
Today at around 1pm Port Authorities tried to give strikers legal papers to force them to leave Port property(aka the APL main gate where they are picketing)....
Posted: Fri, May 7, 2004 2:03pm PDT
Hunger Strike for Education Begins Monday
Itinerary
Thursday-Sunday Prep for Fast
Sunday (May 9th)
Sunday 2:30p.m. Prep Meeting at Opportunity West 3720 Barrett Ave. Richmond, CA. 94806
6:00p.m. Drop off supplies at March 4 Education Ally Office (Downtown Oakland)
11:00p.m. Fasters arrive at March 4 Education Ally Office (Downtown Oakland)
Monday (May 10th)
6:30a.m. Fasters arrive at Frank Ogawa Plaza-set up camp, begin fast
12:00p.m. Press Conference on 12th hour of fast-Present Demands
5:00p.m. Community Rally
8:00p...
Posted: Fri, May 7, 2004 12:15pm PDT
Monday: Hearing re Violence Prevention vs. More Cops in Oakland
Oakland City Council
VIOLENCE PREVENTION SPECIAL PUBLIC HEARING
Monday, May 10
4:00 PM-8:30 PM
Oakland City Hall, Council Chambers...
Posted: Fri, May 7, 2004 12:03pm PDT