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Modesto Demands Justice for Sammy Galvan!
Around 50 protesters gathered outside of the Modesto Police Station to protest the August police murder of Sammy Galvan. Protestors also brough attention to police harassment of homeless, anarchists and other activists, and people of color....
Posted: Sat, Jan 15, 2005 3:00pm PST
California governor urged to grant clemency to Death Row inmate Donald Beardslee: Pt. 2 (video/quicktime 20.3MB)
"Pain can not be passed along; it can only be spread" - Joy Sojoodi, Murder Victims' Families for Reconciliation. Four-minute QT movie. 20MB....
Posted: Fri, Jan 14, 2005 6:51am PST
California governor urged to grant clemency to Death Row inmate Donald Beardslee (video/quicktime 14.6MB)
Beardslee's clemency hearing is tomorrow (Friday, Jan. 14th) in Sacramento. Time and place at the end of the movie. Three-minute QT movie. 14MB....
Posted: Thu, Jan 13, 2005 4:52pm PST
Pending Actions & 9th Circuit Page on Beardslee Possible Execution 1/19
On Jan 19, 2005 at 12:01 a.m., the State of California will murder a human being, Donald Beardslee, with our tax dollars, unless we do everything we can to stop this barbarism, the death penalty, which has been abolished in Europe, and is rarely used except in the most backward countries, like the USA....
Posted: Mon, Jan 10, 2005 9:26pm PST
Demand Clemency for Donald Beardslee: Events
Please Help Us Demand Clemency for Donald Beardslee
by Attending These Important Events!...
Posted: Thu, Jan 6, 2005 2:01pm PST
Keep Space For Peace: Protest at Vandenberg AFB 9/25/04 (video/quicktime 44.5MB)
On Saturday, September 25, 2004, there was a protest at Vandenberg Air Force Base in northern Santa Barbara County as part of the International Week of Protest to Stop the Militarization of Space.
(higher-resolution Time: 6:21 Size: 44.4 MB)...
Posted: Thu, Jan 6, 2005 5:47am PST
Mike Farrell to Speak in Davis on Jan. 23
Mike Farrell will speak on "Injustice in America - the Death Penalty" on Jan. 23 in Davis....
Posted: Sun, Jan 2, 2005 5:19pm PST
Prepare for Mumia's Hearing and Events!
1/17 - Organize for Mumia at MLK March, SF
1/29 - Organizing Meeting, SF
2/11- Hearing in Philadelphia!
4/23 - National Actions...
Posted: Sat, Jan 1, 2005 7:41pm PST
Santa Ana police brutality protestor sentenced $1000 misdemeanor
On October 22nd, many of you have heard that the small community organized
march against Police Brutality on the impoverished streets of SantaAna was
brutalized with people receiving various levels of injuries, arrests, and
criminal charges....
Posted: Fri, Dec 31, 2004 12:36am PST
Protest in Modesto Against Police Murder of Man
Modesto Police shot and killed Sammy Galvan, for having a Swiss Army knife during a domestic call. According to witnesses, he possed no threat to law enforcement....
Posted: Thu, Dec 30, 2004 10:24pm PST
What Have Peace Fresno Members Learned Since the Infiltration
This article updates readers on what has happened to Peace Fresno since they were infiltrated by a member of the Joint Terrorism Task Force. What lessons have been learned? What would they have done differently? What are Peace Fresno’s current projects?...
Posted: Tue, Dec 28, 2004 9:32pm PST
Stop Cross-Gender Pat Searches! - Ca Prison Focus Launches Dignity for Women Prisoners
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Posted: Wed, Dec 22, 2004 12:38pm PST
An Review of the San Jose Taser Usage Study
On Dec. 3 2004 Robert Davis, Chief of Police, San Jose California released the results of the department's own study of its Taser usage. The report does not address the safety of the public or of persons taken in custody when Tasers are deployed. It also does not address the key question of Taser usage: do they really reduce the force used, or are they being deployed in circumstances where force would not normally be used? Furthermore, it contains an inconsistency that casts a doubt on the i...
Posted: Sun, Dec 19, 2004 5:45am PST
Urgent! Execution date set for Donald Beardslee
The State of California has set an execution date of January 19th for death
row inmate Donald Beardslee. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has granted him
one more hearing, and there is a chance he could be saved from execution
there....
Posted: Sun, Dec 19, 2004 12:52am PST
SAF Blasts Proposed San Francisco Handgun Ban: 'We Beat That In 1982'
SAF Blasts Proposed San Francisco Handgun Ban: 'We Beat That In 1982'...
Posted: Thu, Dec 16, 2004 11:20pm PST
Man Shot and Killed by UC Davis Police
A Latino Man in his twenties was shot by UC Davis police. According to corporate media, the police were called because he was standing outside student housing, talking "incoherently" and aggressive towrds students.....
Posted: Thu, Dec 16, 2004 12:23pm PST
SF Activist in Trouble in Canada
Why I filed for refugee status in Canada and ended up in prison...
Posted: Tue, Dec 14, 2004 6:25pm PST
Lighting our candles to celebrate UN human rights declaration & its real implementation
Lighting our Fresno candles to celebrate UN human rights declaration & call for its real implementation. l minute video...
Posted: Sun, Dec 12, 2004 4:30pm PST
Story from inside the Main Jail in San Jose
Nancy Rutherford is a nurse who worked dispensing medication to prisoners in the San Jose Main Jail. A naturally empathetic person, she was criticized for not being callous enough with the prisoners. Unable to bear the brutality in the Jail and under pressure from corrections officers, she left her job after two months. In this exclusive interview, she spoke with Indymedia reporter Peter Maiden....
Posted: Mon, Dec 6, 2004 10:55pm PST
S.J. releases Taser report
S.J. releases Taser report
STUN GUN USE BROKEN DOWN BY RACE, ETHNICITY BY COPS...
Posted: Sat, Dec 4, 2004 11:50am PST