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The Governor’s appointment of Democrat Susan Kennedy as his chief of staff has been trumpeted in the San Francisco Chronicle as a “potentially dramatic change” reflecting his “penchant for making out-of-the ordinary decisions.” Really?...
Posted: Fri, Dec 2, 2005 1:51pm PST
Please join with California unions and unions across the country
to celebrate International Human Rights Day by declaring your
support for our fundamental freedom to form unions....
Posted: Fri, Dec 2, 2005 1:50pm PST
At 4 pm today I located the grieving family of Bruce Frausto who died at Pleasant Valley Prison on November ll.
Had a prisoner not tipped me off to it, this tragedy would have gone completely under the radar of the media....
Posted: Thu, Dec 1, 2005 11:52pm PST
In Memory of Jasa 'Haille' Anguillo
So Other Young Women and Girls Don't Die
A true story and educational unit on youth domestic
violence, the criminal justice system, and community action.
http://www.justicewomen.com/teen_domestic_violence/tv_index.html...
Posted: Thu, Dec 1, 2005 6:48pm PST
+ more news links for queers and allies...
Posted: Thu, Dec 1, 2005 5:59pm PST
It looks like he wanted to make a media splash about testing voting machines to see if they could be hacked, then, as with all the wmd stories, let reality play out differently and the news stories correcting the situation will only come out later, buried and unseen by most. Remember, this is the guy who was INSTALLED after the witch hunt (headed up by the Chronicle) forced out Kevin Shelley, who tried to put in security measures against vote fraud....
Posted: Wed, Nov 30, 2005 9:46am PST
West Coast anti-war and 9/11 Truth Activist Carol Brouillet was recently interviewed by Toward Freedom magazine. Following is the text of the interview....
Posted: Wed, Nov 30, 2005 9:38am PST
A conversation with death row prisoner Stanley Tookie Williams from his cell in San Quentin. He helped start the Crips street gang - his greatest regret - but behind bars he has become a leading advocate for the end of gang violence. He has written nine books and has been nominated several times for the Nobel Peace Prize. He is scheduled to die on Dec. 13 unless Governor Schwarzenegger grants him clemency. Actions are planned across the world today in what has been described as International ...
Posted: Wed, Nov 30, 2005 6:44am PST
NOVEMBER 30, 2005
Day of Action Against the Scheduled Executions
(in conjunction with World Cities Against the Death Penalty Day)
Rallies and Press Conferences will be held in front of City Halls and other locations across the State of California and across the world calling for a halt to all executions. City and County Officials will be invited to participate....
Posted: Mon, Nov 28, 2005 9:53pm PST
People around the country are taking action to stop the execution of
Stan Tookie Williams, the California death row prisoner who is scheduled to
be executed on December 13....
Posted: Mon, Nov 28, 2005 9:49pm PST
On November 25, 2005, Foster Farms--the largest poultry producer in the
Western United States-- announced its ''excellent'' record of humane
practices. Don Jackson, president of Foster Farms, said, "With all of
the noise and mis-characterization of the facts in today's marketplace,
we want consumers to know that Foster Farms is absolutely committed to
the humane treatment of all animals."...
Posted: Sun, Nov 27, 2005 1:48am PST
+ more news links, opinion, events......
Posted: Sat, Nov 26, 2005 3:57am PST
Emergency Protest for Prisoners Health Care crisis Dec 2 - outside the offices of Rod Hickman, the number one man in charge of the prisons. 10 am until we drop, Friday. Dress in black, we need a crowd to bring out the national media's attention to the preventable deaths taking place in California's prisons due to medical neglect. These people did not have a death sentence but they're getting one....
Posted: Fri, Nov 25, 2005 5:47pm PST
Seven Years of Transgender Remembrance and Our Work is Just Beginning...
Posted: Thu, Nov 24, 2005 7:26pm PST
NOVEMBER 30, 2005
Statewide Day of Action Against the Scheduled Executions
(in conjunction with World Cities Against the Death Penalty Day)...
Posted: Thu, Nov 24, 2005 6:43pm PST
"Forrest's candidacy is a welcome addition to a race
currently dominated by corporate money and influence," Cafiero
said. "[The public] can count on Forrest to raise issues in the race
that would be swept under the rug by the two major parties."...
Posted: Tue, Nov 22, 2005 1:10pm PST
A perspective on the inhumanity of the state's crusade against Tookie Williams. Article by Kalima Aswad, a Politically Active Prisoner in Vacaville, CA....
Posted: Mon, Nov 21, 2005 6:20pm PST
People around the country are taking action to stop the execution of
Stan Tookie Williams, the California death row prisoner who is scheduled to
be executed on December 13....
Posted: Sun, Nov 20, 2005 10:22pm PST
Stop Diebold electronic voting! CA's Republican plans to STEAL YOUR VOTE....
Posted: Sun, Nov 20, 2005 12:20pm PST
Free Speech fight in Fresno...
Posted: Sun, Nov 20, 2005 8:51am PST