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5/16: American Resistance In a week that has seen Ariel Sharon's Likud Party vote to once again smash dreams of a free Palestine, and Sharon's strategic delay of a military invasion into the Gaza Strip, American activist resistance to the Occupation continues. Haggai Matar, 18, one of 462 Israelis who have refused to serve in the Israeli Defense Forces, speaks on the importance of Jewish-Arab collaboration for justice in Palestine. Audio and Video Haggai Matar, 18, one of 462 Israelis...

5/9: "I was wheeled in here in an ambulance-- will I be wheeled out in a hearse?"Women in the Central California Women's Facility prison in Chowchilla say that their medical needs are routinely neglected. Activists say, "People have been left to die because they?re not getting the medical care they need." The California Department of Corrections refuses to speak to the media. Full story On 5/13, protest the continued abuse of women at the CCWF nursing facility and Governor Davis' failure to...

5/9: UC-Berkeley has reinstated Students for Justice in Palestine as a campus organization, but criminal charges against them are still being pursued after intensified actions in solidarity with Palestinian resistance took place on campus, including a non-violent takeover of Wheeler Hall. SJP is asking for all concerned individuals to show solidarity and take action. Rallies were held on 5/2 and 5/6 and more protests are planned in coming weeks. Read More 1 | 2 | 3 | Photos of 5/6 Demo | Phot...

5/15: The jury was on recess today as a shocking turn of events unfolded at the Oakland Federal Building: Judge Wilken dropped two defendants from the Judi Bari v. FBI/OPD trial, FBI agents Hemje and Conway. These were the agents investigating the Cloverdale bombing incident shortly before Judi Bari was bombed, and are alleged to have masterminded the preparation of files for release to Judi Bari, including the FBI's failure to release crucial files -- the so-called 57 missing documents. Th...

In Oakland: Local unions and anti-capitalists protested at the INS building against federal government immigrant sweeps, which are resulting in hundreds of arrests. Photos In San Francisco an anarchist/anti-capitalist march proceeded from the Mission District to meet up with a labor rally at Diane Feinstein's offices. Photos May Day Around the World: As usual, the workers holiday has been marked by protests and riots around the world to remind the rich that class war is still on ... ...

In San Francisco, Jews For a Free Palestine organized a protest against the Jewish Community Federation's fundraiser for Israel. Thirteen protesters attended the fundraiser at the Four Seasons Hotel and were arrested after unfurling a banner and linking arms inside the event. Photos:  1   2 A short history of the current crisis | Comentario en Español por Edward Said...

5/24: Tune in to SF Indymedia's webcast this afternoon (now streaming) As the jury headed home for a long weekend at 1:30 PM, deliberations are set to extend into a second week since closing arguments ended on 5/17 - read the jury instructions. Lawyers are on 10-minute notice until the verdict is handed down. On Monday 5/20, the government made a motion to deny the jury's request for the text of the U.S Constitution's 1st and 4th Amendments. On 5/21 the jury requested a bottle of white-out...

5/14: Protest Against Proposed Budget Cuts 5/16: Rally & Press Conference at Hearing SF Supervisors are considering nasty new measures that threaten to further criminalize homelessness. The prospective legislation includes jail time for life sustaining activities, fingerprinting of homeless people, and increased bureaucracy in the provision of shelter services. Community groups have joined to create counter proposals that address some of the issues and allow for homeless people to ...

Despite mainstream press accounts indicating otherwise, Mumia Abu-Jamal remains on death row. A Federal judge has "granted" him the right to be resentenced, while ignoring the polygraph backed deposition of the confessed killer Arnold Beverly. The state, however, is appealing the resentencing decision. There was a mass march and rally to free Mumia Abu-Jamal on 5/11 in San Francisco. Support for Mumia in this time of civil liberty deprivation is essential in order to overturn his wrongfu...

Yesterday, Wednesday, May 8, 2002, the Plaintiffs rested their case after testimony by their final two witnesses and the videotaped deposition of Judi Bari, and a videotape of television news coverage was entered into evidence. Judi’s deposition brought tears to the eyes of many in the audience and the jury box. It concluded with a radiant smile from Judi when she learned that the FBI and OPD attorneys, who’d sought to delay her testimony for years despite calling her their prime suspect, d...