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Mothers Breastfeed and Protest at Facebook's HQ in Palo Alto
M.I.L.C. (Mothers International Lactation Campaign) reports that recently, Facebook has started 'pulling a myspace' by not allowing people to post profile pictures of babies nursing. The pictures have been reported as 'obscene' and have been removed- their posters warned not to repost or fear being kicked off of Facebook.
On December 27, M.I.L.C. demonstrated in front of Facebook's headquarters in Palo Alto, CA in response to Facebook designating breastfeeding photos as obscene, removing t...
Posted: Sun, Dec 28, 2008 12:12am PST
Facebook Discriminates Against Nursing Moms
Members of Mothers International Lactation Campaign (MILC) held a *nurse-in* in front of Facebook's Palo Alto office today for three hours. Together with the Raging Grannies, who contributed a song written for the occasion (lyrics below) they protested Facebook's removal of user-posted images that show women breastfeeding their babies....
Posted: Sat, Dec 27, 2008 9:44pm PST
Breastfeeding is NOT obscene~Facebook's attitude is!
Facebook's removal of photos of breastfeeding is demeaning and oppressive! Women, including grandmothers, kids, infants, and breastfeeding moms protested in front of Facebook headquarters in downtown Palo Alto today....
Posted: Sat, Dec 27, 2008 2:05pm PST
Protest Facebook! :: Action against breast-phobia, in Palo Alto and on Net
on the Internet, internationally ;
and outside Facebook HQ, 156 University Avenue,
Palo Alto, northern California, U$A
.................
Event Date: Sat, Dec 27, 2008 11:00am PST
Posted: Tue, Dec 23, 2008 1:17pm PST
See the Movie *Milk* but NOT at CineArts Palo Alto/San Jose
Cinemark CEO Alan Stock donated $9,999 to Yes on 8 campaign, yet is "milking" money out of movie-goers hurt by the passage of that shameful proposition.
Photo: Demonstrators in front of CineArts on Santana Row (San Jose) on December 20, by Gloria Nieto....
Posted: Mon, Dec 22, 2008 10:00pm PST
Sun Shines on *Revoke Prop 8* Marchers headed to Supreme Court
Tracie and Val made their way through the rain up the historic El Camino Real, walking from Sunnyvale this morning. By the time they got to Palo Alto the weather was clear and beautiful. The sun shines on those who rally for justice!
The marching duo started in LA on November 17. They have been housed and greeted by many supporters along their way. Today's rally near Stanford U. was sponsored by the Raging Grannies. The couple, married in Canada last April, plans to arrive in San Franci...
Posted: Mon, Dec 15, 2008 8:56pm PST
'Tis the Season to Support FAIR TRADE
The Raging Grannies Action League and Global Exchange offer tips for shopping with social justice in mind, during this holiday season and throughout the year. New lyrics to holiday tunes accompany the photos below; they were taken on December 12 at:
***RED ROCK CAFE where the Raging Grannies crashed open mic night
and
***at a peace and justice rally sponsored by Mountain View Voices for Peace...
Posted: Sat, Dec 13, 2008 3:22am PST
Revoke Prop 8 Rally Monday in Palo Alto
Corner of Embarcadero and El Camino Real in Palo Alto
In front of Town and Country Shopping center
across from Stanford and Palo ALto High School...
Event Date: Mon, Dec 15, 2008 3:00pm PST
Posted: Fri, Dec 12, 2008 2:13am PST
Raging Grannies/Anti-Prop 8 Protest Comic
A comic about the Nov 15th Anti-Prop 8 Protest in Mountain View, hosted by the Raging Grannies....
Posted: Thu, Dec 11, 2008 10:43am PST
Palo Alto Cops Still Profiling!
palo alto cops still staring at african americans or people who might look similar...
Posted: Sun, Nov 23, 2008 1:31pm PST
Police Chief Resigns Amid Accusations of Racial Profiling
The city of Palo Alto announced today that its controversial police chief will retire shortly. Palo Alto is home to Stanford University and many high tech companies and is in the midst of a controversy over racial profiling sparked by statements made by Police Chief Lynne Johnson.
Photo: *Rally and March on City of Palo Alto In Response to Racial Profiling* courtesy of the Raging Grannies....
Posted: Thu, Nov 20, 2008 10:22pm PST
Cougars on the Loose in Downtown Mountain View
They rage against injustices and they dance with younger men and women at their children's and grandchildren's weddings.
*Cougars for Justice!*
Top Photo by Justin Miel: Three members of the Raging Grannies Action League at the No on 8 Rally of November 15 in Mountain View, California sing out *against* Proposition 8 and *for* equal rights for gay and lesbians....
Posted: Mon, Nov 17, 2008 4:08pm PST
Lesbian & Gay Marriages Honored at Mountain View City Hall
Part street theater, part ceremony of recognition, these protesters on the San Francisco peninsula said it in drama, song and signs:
*Will Your Marriage be Next?*
*Protect Us from Tyranny of the Majority*
*If anyone has reason why these two should not be wed...move back to Utah!*
All Photos copyrighted by Justin Miel except second to last photo by bdu under Creative Commons License....
Posted: Sun, Nov 16, 2008 11:36pm PST
Raging Granny Rally Draws Hundreds in Mountain View Pt. II
More from the Raging Grannies' *Say No to Prop 8* action in usually quiet downtown Mountain View, California.
Top photo: Granny Brides by R. Robertson...
Posted: Sat, Nov 15, 2008 10:38pm PST
Raging Granny Rally Draws Hundreds in Mountain View
A demonstration pulled together on very short notice drew hundreds of protesters to the SF peninsula town of Mountain View. The Raging Grannies had to work fast to organize, but their team of *Granny Brides* were prepped for action from a similar demo a few days earlier in nearby Palo Alto. So they revved up their Taxi Crate amplifier and went to town...to DOWNtown Mountain View, that is, where they met up up with like-minded folks, many of whom are also active in the immigrant rights and a...
Posted: Sat, Nov 15, 2008 7:13pm PST
Join *Raging Granny Brides* Rally 1:00pm This Saturday
NOTE THE TIME OF THIS RALLY IS AT 1:00pm
Join us this Saturday November 15. Be a part of History!
It's a National Day of Action for Marriage Equality and Grannies and friends will do their part!
See the Raging Granny wedding procession!...
Posted: Wed, Nov 12, 2008 7:22pm PST
WTO Chief Says Free Trade Plays Small Role in Job Losses: A Critical View
Pascal Lamy, head of the World Trade Organization, argues that free trade in a regulated environment drives economic growth worldwide. Speaking at Stanford University, he dismissed claims that free trade is responsible for job losses. Yet in every case where trade barriers have been dropped between structurally dissimilar economies, free trade has introduced profound socio-economic distortions, income inequality, and job displacement....
Posted: Wed, Nov 12, 2008 6:55pm PST
Rays of Hope Shine on Prop 8 Protesters
Saddened at the passage of Proposition 8, banning same-sex marriage in California, demonstrators Monday night were nonetheless hopeful that it will be invalidated. Palo Alto neighborhoods were full of *No on 8* yard signs before the November 4 election. On November 10, Demonstrators lit candles as the sun set on a busy intersection near Stanford University....
Posted: Wed, Nov 12, 2008 3:44am PST
East Palo Alto Residents Ask: "Am I a Suspect?"
A pattern of racial traffic stops in Palo Alto is statistically clear.
At a *Rally Against Racial Profiling* on November 9 Goro Mitchell, East Palo Alto activist and Planning Commission member, said that 56 percent of all traffic stops for "vehicular failure", such as tail or brake lights not working, are for cars driven by African Americans or Latinos.
Two young men, one Latino and one African American, have created a T-shirt to draw attention to this injustice. Story, photos by R. Ro...
Posted: Tue, Nov 11, 2008 7:25pm PST
Peninsula Families and Church Members Hold Candles High
In Redwood City children drew No on 8 posters and held them up at a major intersection. St. Paul's Episcopal Church was well represented there.
More families and church groups showed up in Palo Alto as well, bolstered by a Stanford University contingent and the Raging Grannies who sang songs. At one point there were about 200 people present....
Posted: Tue, Nov 11, 2008 3:18pm PST