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textPL's Mattole Watershed Analysis- A Threat to the Mattole by SAF
Update on the Mattole....
Posted: Sun, Jul 23, 2006 6:52pm PDT
textOccupants at Hunters Point exposed to dangerous radiological elements daily by Francisco Da Costa
Mayor Gavin Newsom and his administration is quick to make plans to take over large areas that have been contaminated with radiological elements. Daily occupants at Hunters Point are exposed and suffer from adverse elements and the source of the elments are the hot spots that surround them. The City and County of San Francisco has not cleaned up over 450 hot spots outside the Superfund Area that is the Shipyard at Hunters Point. Yet Mayor Gavin Newsom wants to to build homes and other facilit...
Posted: Fri, Jul 21, 2006 10:51am PDT
textHelp save San Francisco's endangered Recreational Park Land by Matt Magaña
Help save San Francisco's Recreational Park Land. Please attend the Rec & Park Commissioner's meeting next Wednesday, July 26, 8:30 AM, City Hall, Room 416....
Posted: Fri, Jul 21, 2006 8:16am PDT
textAct Now to Save San Francisco's Natural Areas! by Center for Biological Diversity
Please support San Francisco's Natural Areas Program by attending a critical hearing next week and/or writing a letter to support it...
Posted: Thu, Jul 20, 2006 3:04pm PDT
documentJuly 22nd Benefit Concert for New Orleans & Bayview Hunters Point
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by Bradley Angel & Marie Harrison
"From New Orleans to Bayview Hunters Point, Benefit Concert for Environmental and Social Justice" Saturday, July 22, 8 pm at Cellspace, 2050 Bryant Street, San Francisco, featuring African music, revolutionary Hip Hop, spoken word, speakers from New Orleans and Bayview Hunters Point struggles for justice. Benefit for Common Ground New Orleans and Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice. Donation $15-30 sliding scale....
Posted: Thu, Jul 20, 2006 1:31pm PDT
textPESTICIDE ALERT: 2 Nights of Spraying Without Public Notice by good to know
got this from a list i'm on...
Posted: Tue, Jul 18, 2006 12:06pm PDT
textRichmond Residents to Speak Out and Fight Proposed Crematorium by West County
Richmond residents will pack City Council meeting Tuesday, July 18th at 7 p.m. to denounce proposed zoning changes that would allow toxic-spewing crematorium in heavily-polluted neighborhood. "We want clean air and justice, not more pollution & environmental racism"...
Posted: Mon, Jul 17, 2006 12:38pm PDT
textResults of SB1056 Assembly Agriculture Committee Hearing, June 28 by Environmental Commons
On Wednesday June 28th, the California Assembly Agriculture Committee unanimously supported SB1056. This bill strips local control of seeds, claiming the state should have sole authority of seeds and nursery stock....
Posted: Sat, Jul 15, 2006 9:45pm PDT
imageRally for the Klamath River Salmon!
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by Stormy Staats, Klamath River Citizen
Klamath River Tribes, fishermen, and citizens are fighting to remove PacifiCorp’s Klamath dams and BRING THE SALMON HOME! The fate of the dams is still under negotiation and Portland based PacifiCorp, the dams owner (Warren Buffet being the company’s largest share holder) needs to hear from the people of the Klamath and all those who are supportive in person....
Posted: Thu, Jul 13, 2006 12:51pm PDT
textGlobal Warming Destroys Wine Industry by Andy Commons
Global Warming spells disaster for much of the multibillion-dollar wine industry....
Posted: Tue, Jul 11, 2006 8:03am PDT
calendarSF: West Coast Green-Volunteers Needed by Alesha Myers
Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, 99 Grove Street, San Francisco, CA 94102...
Event Date: Thu, Sep 28, 2006 9:00am PDT
Posted: Mon, Jul 10, 2006 12:15pm PDT
documentPDF's of the handout and poster from today's SCF solidarity rally/march
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by urbanites for zucchini proliferation
Posted here is the text from a leaflet handed out at today's Santa Cruz rally and march in solidarity with the South Central Farm. The text is followed by PDF files of the leaflet and also of an 11x17 poster that was put up throughout downtown during the march. Download, print, and distribute!...
Posted: Sun, Jul 9, 2006 6:27pm PDT
audioSouth Central Farmers Statement of Solidarity with Santa Cruz Rally (audio/mpeg 4.5MB) by Solid A
Leslie Moraga, South Central Farmers media coordinator, gives a statement of solidarity with Santa Cruz protestors. This message will be broadcast at today's South Central Farmers solidarity rally in Santa Cruz....
Posted: Sun, Jul 9, 2006 12:01pm PDT
textWest Nile Spraying - Community Activism Meeting by Eve Bowers
Announcement of community activism meeting to prevent West Nile spraying in Sacramento...
Posted: Sat, Jul 8, 2006 11:02pm PDT
imageSigns of Solidarity with the South Central Farm
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by ~Bradley
Santa Cruz activists have been busy like bees in preparation for Sunday's rally in solidarity with South Central Farmers. Folks living in the Santa Cruz area, some of which have been down to the South Central Farm in Los Angeles, are inspired by the SCF and dedicated to spreading awareness and solidarity for the South Central Farmers; Campesinos that have been cultivating 14 acres of land and feeding hundreds of families in South Central LA for 14 years. On Saturday, July 8th, a day before th...
Posted: Sat, Jul 8, 2006 5:42pm PDT
imagePhotos From The Oakland Solidarity Rally For South Central LA Community Farm
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by Z
Recent bulldozing of the United State’s largest urban farm by developer Ralph Horowitz has not crushed the spirit of the movement to save the farm by farmers and supporters worldwide. Despite the massive destruction by developer’s bulldozers July 5th and 6th, 48 hrs. after Independence Day, South Central Farmers and supporters are continuing their united vision to preserve the property now and for future generations. On July 8th there was a rally at the Grand Lake Farmer's Market in Oaklan...
Posted: Sat, Jul 8, 2006 4:26pm PDT
audioAudio From The Oakland Solidarity Rally For South Central LA Community Farm (audio/mpeg 5.8MB) by Z
Recent bulldozing of the United State’s largest urban farm by developer Ralph Horowitz has not crushed the spirit of the movement to save the farm by farmers and supporters worldwide. Despite the massive destruction by developer’s bulldozers July 5th and 6th, 48 hrs. after Independence Day, South Central Farmers and supporters are continuing their united vision to preserve the property now and for future generations. On July 8th there was a rally at the Grand Lake Farmer's Market in Oakla...
Posted: Sat, Jul 8, 2006 2:53pm PDT
calendarOakland: South Central Farm International Day of Solidarity by Aaron Lehmer
CALL TO ACTION! South Central Farm International Day of Solidarity Save the South Central Farm & Support Small Farms Worldwide! WHERE: Grand Lake Farmers Market, Oakland (near Lake Merritt at the corner of Grand and Lake parkway alongside the 580 Freeway) WHEN: July 8, 2006 – 10 am – 2 pm FEATURING: Music, food, Julia Butterfly Hill, Van Jones, and other speakers Map: http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=37.8113&longitude=-122.2479&zoom=7...
Event Date: Sat, Jul 8, 2006 10:00am PDT
Posted: Fri, Jul 7, 2006 2:45pm PDT
textLast Minute Phone Call Reverses Old-Growth Logging Approval... For now. by Save Ancient Forests
the plan is once again open to public comment. more info at: http://saveancientforests.blogspot.com/...
Posted: Fri, Jul 7, 2006 12:06am PDT
textSpecial BCA E-Alert for California - Universal Health Care by Breast Cancer Action
Breast Cancer Action and partner organizations will be hosting community forums throughout the state to help build support for universal health care....
Posted: Thu, Jul 6, 2006 10:59pm PDT
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