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Triumph without Winners
"The 12% of the world population who live in America and Western Europe are responsible for 60% of the consumption while a third of the world population only consume 3.2%." Controlling
consumption instead of allowing consumption to control us is crucial. Translated from the German...
Posted: Sun, Jan 25, 2004 7:48am PST
Protest dismantling of home health care
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – More than 1,000 home health care providers and recipients gathered Jan. 13 outside the State Capitol to answer the call to battle against Gov. Arnold Schwartzenegger and the vicious cuts he proposes as a part of solving California’s budget problems. The protest was organized by SEIU Local 250 and the AFSCME home care workers department....
Posted: Sat, Jan 24, 2004 8:24am PST
Commission Delays Condo-Conversion De-Regulation
De-Regulation Of Oaklands Condo-Conversion Ordinance Is On Hold For Now, While Activists Urge The Community To Organize Against Any Further Attempts To Displace Oaklands Renters!...
Posted: Thu, Jan 22, 2004 12:24am PST
1/28: Shelter From The Storm: A Benefit for the Homeless
To offset the
state
budget cuts, please come out and celebrate community spirit and
generosity
by listening to some down home, great music....
Posted: Wed, Jan 21, 2004 10:37pm PST
Defend elders & disabled (SF, Jan. 25)
On Jan. 25 in SF, U-U Sunday Forum will discuss cuts in California programs for elderly and disabled citizens....
Posted: Sun, Jan 18, 2004 12:50pm PST
Schwarzenegger budget to slash health and education in California
By Rafael Azul and Jerry Isaacs
17 January 2004...
Posted: Sat, Jan 17, 2004 6:15pm PST
Analysis of Arnold's Cuts To Health Programs
Rough & Dirty Analysis of the Governor’s 2004-05 Budget Proposal...
Posted: Thu, Jan 15, 2004 3:16pm PST
The Case of Leonard Peltier
Below you will find a new detailed article on the case of Leonard Peltier. This article explains why Leonard’s case is so important to all of us and why support events like the Feb. 7th Tacoma Peltier March are needed to be supported by all who believe in social justice and peace....
Posted: Mon, Jan 12, 2004 3:21pm PST
Michael Parenti to Speak At a Press Conference Against the Sleeping Ban in Santa Cruz
Michael Parenti will be speaking at a press conference against the Sleeping Ban in Santa Cruz (MC 6.36.010 a & b) on Tuesday, January 13, at 3:30PM outside Mayor Scott Kennedy's City Council meeting at Santa Cruz City Hall. Micky Z., Yves Engler and many other people will be a the press conference. A statement by Cynthia McKinney will also be read (McKinney will have already left town after her presentation on Monday night).
While we all feel a national unity to throw Bush out of office,...
Posted: Mon, Jan 12, 2004 10:31am PST
1/13 Crawl for Justice!
January 13, 2004 at 11:00 AM
Sacramento Federal Courthouse, 5th and I Streets
Our very last chance to save civil rights for people with disabilities. If we lose this Supreme Court appeal,
we will be officially and legally the Inferior Americans, not entitled to the opportunities of this country....
Posted: Fri, Jan 9, 2004 9:25pm PST
California Autism Coalition Position On IHSS Cuts
California Autism Coalition Position On IHSS Cuts -please distribute widely...
Posted: Tue, Jan 6, 2004 11:15am PST
Rally In Support Of Disability Rights During Governor's First State of the State Address
SACRAMENTO - A large crowd of hundreds of supporters for In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) and other rights and services for children and adults with disabilities and seniors are expected Tuesday afternoon for a march and sidewalk demonstration and rally to urge Gov. Schwarzenegger to reverse his proposal to eliminate the IHSS Residual Program and to keep the State's promise to people with disabilities in his 2004-05 proposed budget that he will submit to the Legislature on Friday. The m...
Posted: Tue, Jan 6, 2004 11:08am PST
Does "security" justify violence?
In Haight-Ashbury, bystander watches security guard drive a man away from public sidewalk in front of RJ coffeehouse....
Posted: Mon, Jan 5, 2004 6:08pm PST
1/13 SF Rally to Save AIDS Drug Assistance Program
What: Rally in San Francisco to protest Governor Schwarzenegger's proposal to create a waiting list for the AIDS Drug Assistance Program. California's budget should not be balanced on the backs of people who need life-saving treatment!...
Posted: Sun, Jan 4, 2004 11:20pm PST
Veterans' Drug Bills May Soar
WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration is considering
dramatic increases in the fees military retirees pay for
prescription drugs, a step that would roll back a
benefit extended just 30 months ago and could alienate
an important Republican constituency at the dawn of the
2004 campaign season....
Posted: Sat, Jan 3, 2004 5:17pm PST
San Jose's Spending Priorities: The Grinch That Stole Christmas
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Posted: Sat, Jan 3, 2004 3:11am PST
BART, AC Transit: will there be action?
The answer to the question in the title depends on YOU! Original post follows (see also: http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2003/12/1668788_comment.php)...
Posted: Sat, Jan 3, 2004 12:09am PST
Medi-Cal Restructuring:The Other Shoe Waiting to Drop.
Meeting on plans to restructure Medi-Cal / Medicaid....
Posted: Fri, Jan 2, 2004 9:50pm PST
Schwarzenegger's proposed cuts to welfare would hit San Franciscans hard
As the new governor sets out to remedy the state's multibillion-dollar deficit – exacerbated by his decision to reduce the vehicle license fee – no social program is safe from the budget axe. Tucked into the long list of cuts is a 5 percent slashing of CalWORKS grants, which would result in an average loss of $35 a month for most of the 500,000 families on the program statewide....
Posted: Thu, Jan 1, 2004 5:41pm PST