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Family and Friends Demand Justice at Memorial for Derrick Gaines 
On June 12, family members held a memorial for Derrick Gaines, a 15 year old who was shot and killed by an officer with the South San Francisco Police Department on the evening of June 5th. Police claim that Gaines, who was walking with a friend near an Arco gas station, was engaging in "suspicious behavior". They tried to stop him, and they say he ran and produced a gun. It was at that time a still unnamed officer shot and killed Gaines. Community members want justice for Derrick Gaines, an...
Posted: Thu, Jun 14, 2012 12:46am PDT
Memorial & Ritual in Celebration of Derrick Gaines, 14, Killed by SSF Police on 6-5-12 2300 Westborough Avenue, San Francisco, by the ARCO Station where SSF PD killed little Derrik....
Event Date: Tue, Jun 12, 2012 4:00pm PDT
Posted: Tue, Jun 12, 2012 1:55am PDT
May Day in Mountain View: Stop S-Comm! 
Carrying signs in Spanish, Chinese, English, and Tagalog, demonstrators called out for immigrant rights on May Day in Mountain View, California....
Posted: Wed, May 2, 2012 1:08am PDT
Eco-Shopping Trip with the Raging Grannies: Boycott Sodastream! (video/mp4 47.9MB) Members of the Raging Grannies Action League went shopping at an Eco-Fair on Earth Day. This video follows the Grannies on their trip. Grannies say: be careful when you eco-shop; not all ecological products are conscience friendly!
1:45 (one minute forty five second) video...
Posted: Thu, Apr 26, 2012 2:49am PDT
Occupy Saltworks: Stop Cargill and DMB! 1700 Seaport Blvd, Redwood City, CA 94063...
Event Date: Mon, Apr 23, 2012 3:00pm PDT
Posted: Fri, Apr 20, 2012 10:22am PDT
Carol Brouillet Enters Race for Congress Carol Brouillet, long time Palo Alto activist, is challenging Anna Eshoo for California’s 18th Congressional district. Ms. Brouillet co-founded the International Media Project, the Who’s Counting Project, and the Northern California 9/11 Truth Alliance to connect people, vital ideas and important information to nurture healthy social change, economic justice, and ecological sustainability....
Posted: Tue, Apr 3, 2012 2:54pm PDT
Etch A Sketch Image Won't Disappear Soon: Message Delivered to Republicans at Romney Event 
Protest at a Mitt Romney fundraising event caused a lot of commotion for people trying to gain entrance to the Sofitel Hotel in Redwood City, California on Monday. Some paid as much as $25,000 to attend, only to arrive at the hotel to find out the entrance was blocked by marching demonstrators; even activists from Occupy Oakland joined the rallying crowd. A giant Etch A Sketch with rotating messages was displayed in front of the hotel....
Posted: Wed, Mar 28, 2012 12:54am PDT
Dinner is Over, Republicans! Protest at Romney Fundraiser (video/quicktime 33.0MB) video length 0:30...
Posted: Tue, Mar 27, 2012 11:18pm PDT
Occupy Oakland, Occupy Redwood City and Republican Spoofers Protest Romney Fundraiser 
Demonstrators protesting at a Mitt Romney fundraiser in Redwood City, California on March 26th included some who mocked the Republicans attending the event....
Posted: Tue, Mar 27, 2012 9:09pm PDT
More footage from Palo Alto Apple Protest (video/mp4 27.9MB) The Raging Grannies caught on video at March 12 protest in front of Apple store in Palo Alto. The Grannies dance and march up and down in front of store entrance...
Posted: Wed, Mar 14, 2012 11:51pm PDT
Raging Grannies Get their Hands Up at Apple Protest (video/mp4 6.7MB) Everybody Get Your Hands Up! Raging Grannies for Workers' Justice at Apple in Palo Alto, CA on March 12, 2012.
Short video 0:14....
Posted: Tue, Mar 13, 2012 12:09am PDT
Apple Profits Record High...Still Abusing Workers in China (video/quicktime 56.7MB) Third time's the charm! The Raging Grannies at the Apple store in Palo Alto CA, call for corporate responsibility at their third demonstration there....
Posted: Mon, Mar 12, 2012 7:46pm PDT
Protest Apple's Labor Abuses in China (video/mp4 68.5MB) The Apple store in downtown Palo Alto is the site of monthly protests by the Raging Grannies and labor activists.
451 University Ave (x-street Kipling)...
Event Date: Mon, Mar 12, 2012 3:00pm PDT
Posted: Sun, Mar 4, 2012 10:10pm PST
In Silicon Valley, Protesters Line Up Outside Apple HQ during Shareholder Meeting 
Protesters demonstrated against labor abuses in front of Apple's headquarters in Cupertino, California during a shareholder meeting today. Demonstrators said that while Apple is setting revenue records, it is making only small concessions to treat workers in China better. Meanwhile, regular protests continue outside the Apple store in Palo Alto, where Apple co-founder Steve Jobs lived.
Top photo: Protest outside Apple's Cupertino headquarters on Feb 23, 2012....
Posted: Thu, Feb 23, 2012 8:48pm PST
Occupy Redwood City: Rally and General Assembly Courthouse Square, 2200 Broadway Street (between Hamilton and Middlefield, across from The Fox Theatre)...
Event Date: Fri, Feb 17, 2012 5:00pm PST
Posted: Fri, Feb 17, 2012 1:09pm PST
Dance Video from Apple Protest (video/mp4 68.5MB) The Raging Grannies get robotic on Apple at their downtown Palo Alto, CA store on February 13, 2012.
Video is 2 min 36 sec in length. See also: text and photo below video....
Posted: Wed, Feb 15, 2012 5:13pm PST
Protest at Apple as Company Announces FLA Inspections Have Started in China 
Apple announced on Monday that the Fair Labor Association (FLA) started its first inspections at a factory in Shenzhen, one of the largest plants in China, where many Apple products are manufactured. Questioning the effectiveness of FLA inspections, protest group the Raging Grannies delivered a message with street theater to the Apple store in Palo Alto. The Grannies said that the Fair Labor Association's funding comes from the organizations it monitors creating a conflict of interest and ask...
Posted: Tue, Feb 14, 2012 2:47pm PST
Protest at APPLE in Palo Alto 
Apple Store
451 University Ave.
Palo Alto
x-street is Kiplling
store is across the street from the historic Varsity Theater that was usurped by the now closed Borders Bookstore...
Event Date: Mon, Feb 13, 2012 3:00pm PST
Posted: Mon, Feb 13, 2012 12:43am PST
Pro-Choicers of All Ages March through Downtown Los Altos 
200 marched through downtown Los Altos in the annual Step Out for Choice event sponsored by AAUW of Mountain View-Los Altos. They rallied the day after the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade to celebrate the passage of that historical ruling....
Posted: Wed, Jan 25, 2012 2:05pm PST
Protest Apple's Labor Abuses in China Apple Store
451 University Ave.
Palo Alto, CA
x-street is Kipling
across from (now closed) Borders Bookstore/former Varsity Theater...
Event Date: Wed, Jan 18, 2012 11:45am PST
Posted: Sun, Jan 15, 2012 11:46pm PST
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