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February 2005 Jobs with Justice Update
- DC Hotel Workers Win New Contract!
- National Student Labor Week of Action March 31- April 4, 2005
- JwJ Joins Delegation to the 2005 World Social Forum
- Janitors win Justice at Providence College!
- Jobs with Justice Tour with Indian Allies a Success!
- NE JwJ Coalitions Take on Verizon Wireless
- Victory at Intelicoat!!!
- Central OR JwJ Organizes Panel and Discussion on Immigrant
Rights
- Atlanta JwJ WRB Holds Hearing on Public Transit
- JwJ Celebrates International H...
Posted: Wed, Feb 9, 2005 12:05pm PST
Thank Attorney General Bill Lockyer
California Attorney General Bill Lockyer and Superintendent of Public
Instruction Jack O'Connell recently filed a courageous and pioneering
lawsuit to
protect the rights of California women!...
Posted: Wed, Feb 9, 2005 11:17am PST
The Web: New bids for eBay customers
A story about the fees for eBay and its rivals....
Posted: Wed, Feb 9, 2005 10:50am PST
Air Arnold: New Message for the Governor in the Skies Above the Capitol During Gov's Fun
Air Arnold: New Message for the Governor in the Skies Above the Capitol During Gov's Fundraiser...
Posted: Tue, Feb 8, 2005 11:15pm PST
Urge Congress to Oppose the REAL ID Act
ongress is expected to vote later this week on the REAL ID Act,
introduced by House Judiciary Committee Chairman James
Sensenbrenner (R-WI) on January 26, 2005....
Posted: Tue, Feb 8, 2005 9:21pm PST
3 Days of 9-11 Events in SF Bay Area - March 9th - 11th, 2005
Three 9/11 events in March will feature the film, "The 9-11 News Special You Never Saw - The Great Conspiracy" and include appearances by Barrie Zwicker, Webster Tarpley, Michael Kane & Peter Phillips...
Posted: Tue, Feb 8, 2005 11:51am PST
Longer Tours Take Their Toll On Reservists, Guard Employers
A story about extended duty of reservists and the affects on businesses....
Posted: Mon, Feb 7, 2005 7:02pm PST
It's Freedom to Marry Month. Take some action!
February is Freedom to Marry Month and it is a great time to focus on increasing
awareness and understanding of the importance of civil marriage rights for everyone
regardless of gender....
Posted: Mon, Feb 7, 2005 3:43pm PST
Medicinal Marijuana Week: February 12-19, 2005
Here is MMJ Week 2005 schedule from ASA Website,
including some info I added to the CAMJP Event that?s
kicking off the 3rd Annual Medical Marijuana Week
2005! Don't miss the action, it will surely bring
lotsa joy and satisfaction...
Posted: Mon, Feb 7, 2005 3:22pm PST
Redding - MMJ Patient Caregiver Arrested
Justin Watt, who runs a MMJ patients' delivery service in Redding,
was arrested by Shasta County sheriffs for possession of MJ & hashish
in his car. Watts says he was picking up medicine for his patients
in full legal accordance with SB 420....
Posted: Mon, Feb 7, 2005 3:19pm PST
Super Bowl Party at Arnold's...Nurses, Patients, Students, Disabled Protest at Gov's Home
When: 2 PM, Sunday, February 6
Where: 12989 Chalon Road/ Corner of Mandeville Canyon Road & Chalon (North of Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles)...
Posted: Sat, Feb 5, 2005 11:13am PST
Same-Sex Couples Must Be Allowed To Marry In New York, Court Rules
Same-Sex Couples Must Be Allowed To Marry In New York, Court Rules; Lambda Legal Says Decision Is ‘Historic, Well Reasoned and Fair’
Lambda Legal brought the case under the state Constitution, saying gay New Yorkers weren’t being treated equally under the law because they couldn’t marry...
Posted: Sat, Feb 5, 2005 10:52am PST
Synthetic Earthquakes
Synthetic Earthquakes, or diplomacy by other means...
Posted: Fri, Feb 4, 2005 11:39pm PST
845 marijuana plants seized
A total of 845 indoor grown marijuana plants and records of the sale of
marijuana were seized from Steven Lance Berry's LANKASH Caregivers Clinic
Tuesday morning, according to Sgt. Rusty Noe, County of Mendocino Marijuana
Eradication Team commander....
Posted: Fri, Feb 4, 2005 11:03pm PST
Chiapas Support Calendar of Events
Ramon Peñate Díaz, La Red de Defensores Comunitarios por los Derechos Humanos (the Network of Community Defenders for Human Rights), Chiapas, Mexico And Miguel Pickard,
Center for Economic and Political Research for Community Action (CIEPAC), Chiapas, Mexico will be talking at these events.....
Posted: Fri, Feb 4, 2005 4:47pm PST
2/5: Madera to be invaded by anti-gays
The Campaign for Children and Families (CCF), a Sacramento-based group, has called for two rallies this month in support of traditional
marriage and in opposition to AB 19. The "California Rallies to Protect Marriage" will take place in Madera on February 5, and in Sacramento on February 14....
Posted: Thu, Feb 3, 2005 11:57pm PST
LA police acquitted over beating
Prosecutors in Los Angeles have decided not to press charges against a Hispanic police officer filmed hitting a black suspected car thief with a torch....
Posted: Thu, Feb 3, 2005 11:06pm PST
Respected comrade targeted by racist police.
Respected comrade targeted by racist police.
An injury to one is an injury to all. Alton has been threatened in his car by police before. He called the police and made it clear that he would not let them murder him. Being commited to defending yourself is distinctly different from "threatening to attack a police officer." That the officers in question knew of his statement, made at a previous profiling incident, is further evidence of a criminal conspiracy among racist police....
Posted: Thu, Feb 3, 2005 8:08pm PST
Court Clears Execution for Crips Founder (Stanley "Tookie" Williams)
A federal appeals court Wednesday refused to consider blocking the execution of Stanley "Tookie" Williams, a founder of the notorious Crips street gang who was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize while in prison....
Posted: Wed, Feb 2, 2005 9:23pm PST
New RN TV Ad Hits Gov. Schwarzenegger’s Attack on Nurses as ‘Special Interest’
Prominent Hollywood Director, Producers Volunteered to Create Ad - Ad to run on broadcast of dramatization of Schwarzenegger’s life
Press Release from California Nurses Association followed by article in today's SF Chronicle....
Posted: Wed, Feb 2, 2005 6:39am PST