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WEF Invades NYC; Thousands Take to the Streets in Protest
2/2&3: In NYC, thousands came out in...
Posted: Mon, Feb 4, 2002 12:00am PST
MLK 
Tributes to the work and life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. took place throughout the Bay Area this past week. Events included a demonstration against the war and racism in downtown SF on Jan 16, the day after MLK's birthday. See photos. On the observance of his birthday, hundreds of school children and community members met up with labor, Free Mumia, and peace activists to march in the rain from Caltran to Civic Center to honor and represent the legacy of his non-violent work for justice. ...
Posted: Wed, Jan 30, 2002 12:00am PST
marriott Hundreds of hotel and restaurant workers and community supporters picketed and rallied at the SF Marriott Hotel on Fri, Jan 25th. Marriott workers told the crowd what a contract means to them - a dignity and a voice on the job, and the same benefits as all the other workers at large, upscale hotels in San Francisco. See video & hear audio. sfmarriottboycott.org...
Posted: Wed, Jan 30, 2002 12:00am PST
nurses ratio requirements In an unprecedented move to ensure better patient care and working conditions, Gov. Davis enacted minimum nurse-to-patient ratio requirments for CA hospitals on Jan 22. The new rules spell out minimum numbers of licensed nurses needed to assure patient safety throughout the hospital setting, depending on the unit. Details...
Posted: Wed, Jan 30, 2002 12:00am PST
another defeat for just cause 1/22: The Oakland City Council passed the Spees/Brunner Task Force Deal to redefine current rent laws. Despite 70 people who spoke out against it during public comment, the already despised new rent
proposals passed by a vote of 6 to 2. The 2 people who spoke in its favor were John Holmgren of the Oakland Realtor's Association and Greg McConnell, a landlord lobbyist, both of whom served on the Task Force that drafted the plan.
The new rent law ends the moratorium on rent increases after e...
Posted: Tue, Jan 22, 2002 12:00am PST
idriss lawsuit 
The mother of Idriss Stelley, the young man killed by San Francisco Police Officers at the Metreon Theater, filed a civil rights lawsuit in federal court on Jan 29. The lawsuit names nine SFPD officers and alleges that 20+ shots fired at Idriss were unjustified. The lawsuit comes on the heels of a resolution unanimously passed by the SF Supervisors calling for psychiatric crisis intervention training for all SFPD officers. Justice for Idriss Website...
Posted: Wed, Jan 30, 2002 12:00am PST
raisethefist.com 2/4: Sherman of RTF was arrested in NYC during the WEF after being targeted out of a crowd of protesters and charged with loitering. Those charges were dropped but he was rearrested in connection with the LA FBI search warrant, which is now online.
1/25: SF Indymedia confirmed the heavily armed raid on the home of Raisethefist.com. Since then, the reports have spread quickly across the internet: slashdot, kuro5hin, politechbot, LA weekly and the Washington Post's newsbytes (corporate med...
Posted: Wed, Jan 30, 2002 12:00am PST
women in black 
Women in Black held an action in the affluent 4th Street shopping district in Berkeley on Jan 26. They marched in protest of the escalating violence in the Middle East. The demonstration also marked Tu B’Shevat, the Jewish New Year for trees, which is relevant today because trees are being targeted and destroyed in the conflict. Israeli forces are uprooting olive and fruit trees in Palestine. Photos...
Posted: Mon, Jan 28, 2002 12:00am PST
supes resolution 1/7: In response to community outrage about the 6/13/01 police killing of Idriss Stelley at the Sony Metreon Theater, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a resolution urging a dramatic increase in the police crisis intervention training program. One in every four calls to the police is regarding someone in psychiatric crisis, but currently less than 3% of SFPD officers are trained to respond. The resolution, passed on 1/7, urges the SFPD to train 25% of all first responder officers ...
Posted: Mon, Jan 7, 2002 12:00am PST
elf subpoena protests A day of action has been called for Feb 12 in protest of the subpoena served to Craig Rosebraugh, former spokesperson for the Earth Liberation Front, which orders that he appear before a U.S. Congressional subcommittee on "eco-terrorism." Read more...
Posted: Fri, Jan 25, 2002 12:00am PST
supes resolution 1/7: In response to community outrage about the 6/13/01 police killing of Idriss Stelley at the Sony Metreon Theater, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a resolution urging a dramatic increase in the police crisis intervention training program. One in every four calls to the police is regarding someone in psychiatric crisis, but currently less than 3% of SFPD officers are trained to respond. The resolution, passed on 1/7, urges the SFPD to train 25% of all first responder officers ...
Posted: Thu, Jan 25, 2001 12:00am PST
us & the philippines 
2/11: Bayan rebuff President Arroyo’s recent remarks that brand those opposing Balikatan war exercises and US intervention as “not Filipino” and “coddlers of terrorists.” On 2/8, a broad alliance of Filipino government employees said it might be forced into paralyzing operations of government agencies if the present administration does not heed the people's call to eject US military troops. Details
1/31: A US plane has gone down over the Philippines, as Filipino groups join World Economic...
Posted: Thu, Jan 25, 2001 12:00am PST
flame walk 
In their walk for peace, which began on 1/15, the Hiroshima Flame Interfaith Pilgrimage is marching across the US, carrying a flame constructed from embers of the Hiroshima bombing. The walk arrived in the SF Bay Area on 2/11 and met up with a concurrent homeless rights protest. It will reach the Lawrence Livermore Nuclear Laboratory on 2/14. The procession aims to stop the Star Wars missile defense program, honor Native people who are victims of nuclear development, and promote alternatives...
Posted: Wed, Jan 24, 2001 12:00am PST
MLK 
Tributes to the work and life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. took place throughout the Bay Area this past week. Events included a demonstration against the war and racism in downtown SF on Jan 16, the day after MLK's birthday. See photos. On the observance of his birthday, hundreds of school children and community members met up with labor, Free Mumia, and peace activists to march in the rain from Caltran to Civic Center to honor and represent the legacy of his non-violent work for justice. ...
Posted: Mon, Jan 21, 2002 12:00am PST
greenaction speaks 
Bradley Angel, Executive Director of Greenaction -- "IES underestimated the power of the community coalition, and our determination to stop the incinerators no matter what IES or the government did to support the company." Green Action is an organization which is part of the coalition that recently helped close the polluting IES incinerator in the Fruitvale district of Oakland. Read Full Interview...
Posted: Sun, Jan 20, 2002 12:00am PST
charges dropped 1/9: In a victory for Forest Activists in Humboldt County, the District Attorney has dropped all charges against 9 activists cited and released on October 24, 2001 while engaged in protests at the gate to the Hole in Headwaters logging plan. The activist maintain that they were doing nothing illegal having only engaged in friendly dialog with loggers on public property. The arrests were made by a security guard hired by Maxxam/PL who was backed by Carl Anderson, a former Sheriff, now head of...
Posted: Wed, Jan 9, 2002 12:00am PST
congressional inquiry 
1/11: As the Enron organized crime scandal keeps accelerating out of control, the Bush Oil Cartel is faced with startling accusations into their co-operation with fundamentalist terrorists.
On 1/8, a delegation demanding a Congressional inquiry into the cause of the 9/11 events gathered at Justin Heman Plaza and then proceeded up Market Street for a meeting with Senator Feinstein's staff. As the US corporate media persists in its failure to question the government's assessment of the res...
Posted: Tue, Jan 8, 2002 12:00am PST
adc condemns deportation 1/9: The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) has condemned a new Justice Department plan that focuses deportation efforts on Middle Eastern men. According to the ADC, the program reflects a bias inherent to numerous post-9/11 measures. A clear example is the Department's ongoing investigation of 5,000 young Arab men who entered the United States since Jan. 1, 2000. Males from Arab and Muslim states who apply for visas to visit the U.S. also have to wait an additional 20 days ...
Posted: Wed, Jan 9, 2002 12:00am PST
war updates 
Anti-War Coverage: "Next year will be a war year," Bush has declared, indicating there is no end in sight for the on-going bloodbaths in Palestine, Afghanistan, Iraq, Colombia and anywhere that US imperialism may be threatened:
• Learn about Afghanistan’s central geographic location and its very desired natural resources, namely oil reserves. Audio
• A chief consultant at Unocal has been appointed the U.S. Special Envoy to Afghanistan. This Unocal "consultant" has demanded US in...
Posted: Tue, Jan 1, 2002 12:00am PST
wef etc. 
NYPD & anti-capitalists prepare for confrontation in New York City
Feb 1st: Protests are underway in NYC, as a co-ordinated netstrike against the World Economic Forum has shut down their website. Thousands protested the Gap (see video), and NYPD stood guard for the rich.
San Francisco Protests: Activities in the Bay Area include a WEF solidarity protest on Saturday at 6pm, a demo for a Palestinian American woman fired from Macy's at noon, an all-day fair at Islais Creek, a WEF panel ...
Posted: Mon, Jan 21, 2002 12:00am PST
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