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3/22: Singing anti-corporate hymns and wearing white sheets, tinsel halos and wings made of cardboard, Larson and a dozen other angels were among an ad-hoc group of 60 media activists who gathered to call for a reversal of government policies that have left the US media system in the hands of a small group of global conglomerates. Photo I Video I More from DC IMC...

The SF Police Commission decided to keep the cops who assaulted 4 Hunter's Point teens on active duty, even after seeing and hearing eyewitness testimony, photographic evidence including the badge numbers of officers involved. The families of the teenagers have decided to return to the Police Commission on Wed, April 10th at the Hall of Justice at 5pm with a list of demands. On 2/27, 100 people showed up at the Police Commission to express their outrage about police violence and to demand tha...

3/24-3/28: RACE (Revolutionary Anti-authoritarians of Color) will host Lorenzo Komboa Ervin, author of Anarchism and the Black Revolution, on his latest speaking tour in the Bay Area. Come out and support the following events, where he's scheduled to appear: 3/27: Dinner and open discussion with Lorenzo - 7:30pm at Center For Political Education, 522 Valencia St., SF. $20 suggested donation to benefit political prisoner support work. Hosted by RACE. 3/28: Panel Discussion on the Role of Vi...

3/17: Last week, Bush instructed the Pentagon to prepare for nuclear strikes against 7 nations: China, Russia, Syria, Libya, Iran, Iraq, and North Korea. Not surprisingly, this profoundly disturbing move received minimal coverage in the corporate press. Despite popular opposition within the Philippines, the US also continues to amass troops there under the guise of fighting terrorism. A handful of US congressional representatives have finally begun to question the virtually unlimited milit...

After years of obstruction by FBI and Oakland PD, the Judi Bari v. FBI trial starts April 8. Stay tuned to SF Indymedia for full coverage. Latest Reports on new tree sits in Humboldt>>...

On April 19, the Prison Activist Resource Center and SF-IMC hosted a video screening at Berkeley Community Media. Also, a dual benefit show for RAWA & SF-IMC was held on April 21 at Gilman St. in Berkeley....

3/17: A new study finds that despite minor improvements, Indonesian sport shoe factories producing for Nike and Adidas Salomon still fall pitifully short of providing safe-working conditions. Meanwhile, 700 workers in shoe factories in Maine recently lost their jobs, as the company relocated production to sweatshops in China. The Chinese laborers will earn approximately 3% of what the U.S. employees had earned. 3/12: Upwards of 1000 people marched on Taco Bell's corporate headquarters in...

3/29-31: Anarchists will again converge in SF for the annual Anarchist Book Fair. Scores of anarchist conspirators and bookworms are expected to arrive this weekend for the 5th annual anarchist cafe this Friday and the Book Fair on Saturday at Kezar Pavilion. On Sunday, a Bay Area Anarchist Conference will take place at New College....

3/17: An Israeli tank shell slammed into a Bethlehem church compound on 3/14, as IDF troops invaded the city. The building also housed a hospital and an orphanage. For the past week, Israel has defied international outcry as they continue their blood-soaked raids into occupied Palestine. Using armed soldiers, F-16 bombings, missiles, attack helicopters and gunships, Israel has killed over 100 Palestinians (mostly civilians) and kidnapped more than 500 other people in the past week alone. H...

The first-ever city sponsored homeless summit, a free, all-day event, designed to bring together homeless people, service providers, advocates, commercial interests, city department heads, elected officials, and concerned neighborhood groups, took place at SF Herbst Theater on Thurs 3/7. Over 700 people attended a rally held on Sunday which has become an all-night vigil outside City Hall....