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Chris Daly tells why the CYA must be shut down: BOOKS NOT BARS April 6th demo in SF (video/quicktime 15.7MB)
Our government's violence in both Iraq and the California Youth Authority arouse indignation, horror and frustration. Four minute QT movie. 16MB....
Posted: Wed, Apr 28, 2004 4:35am PDT
Veterans for Peace
We are planing to produce several different products that will includie; interviews of vets on the bus, VFP members and business owners who support our roadtrip to Boston, and the people we meet along the way. These interviews will be posted to the website as we travel to Boston....
Posted: Tue, Apr 27, 2004 1:50pm PDT
Death Penalty Focus- Urgent Action Needed!
There are 3 important action items. Please take a moment to help with one, two or all of the action alerts!!...
Posted: Tue, Apr 27, 2004 12:46am PDT
Malaika Parker spoke at the April 6th BOOKS NOT BARS demonstration in San Francisco (video/quicktime 13.8MB)
She explores the whole spectrum of brutality our children face culminating in the CYA. Two+ minute QT movie. 14MB....
Posted: Sun, Apr 25, 2004 9:54pm PDT
Do Not Buy on May 5th and 6th
Grand Economic Boycott -
Licenses for All Californians!...
Posted: Sat, Apr 24, 2004 2:37pm PDT
CA E-Voting Decertification - Need Letters to take Diebold out of CA
CA E-Voting Decertification - Need Letters to take Diebold out of CA...
Posted: Sat, Apr 24, 2004 12:28pm PDT
CAL Republicans planning November hijack?
Will California Republicans let same-sex marriage bill pass thru our state legislature -- only to put it on the November 2004 ballot, in order to motivate Republican voters?
Never assume our opponents are too dumb to play skillfully....
Posted: Fri, Apr 23, 2004 9:33am PDT
'Compromise' Nondiscrimination Policy Valid, State Says
Westminster, California) A California school district the balked at the state's nondiscrimination policy for schools because it covered the transgendered will be allowed to keep a "compromise" policy.
State law requires the small school district like all others in California to have a written anti-discrimination policy that includes protections for all LGBT students....
Posted: Tue, Apr 20, 2004 11:07pm PDT
Landmark Gay Marriage Vote in California
For the first time in US history, a state legislative body has voted in favor of issuing marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples....
Posted: Tue, Apr 20, 2004 10:55pm PDT
Religious Leaders Descend on Sacramento to Defend Pro-Same Sex Marriage Legislation
RELIGIOUS LEADERS DESCEND ON CALIFORNIA ’S CAPITOL IN SUPPORT OF EQUALITY CALIFORNIA ’S SAME-SEX MARRIAGE LEGISLATION
EQCA-Sponsored Marriage License Bill by Assemblyman Mark Leno Scheduled for Assembly Judiciary Committee Vote on April 20th...
Posted: Tue, Apr 20, 2004 1:05am PDT
KPFA staff vs. listeners
KPFA staff opposes community involvement in community radio!...
Posted: Mon, Apr 19, 2004 1:22am PDT
Bay Area Grocery Workers fight for Americas Healthcare
September 11, 2004, we are going to see a major class conflict take place with at least 30,000 grocery workers on the one side and Safeway, Albertsons and other major corporations on the other. Will the conflict result with a major defeat of the workers like what happened in Southern California?...
Posted: Sun, Apr 18, 2004 4:56pm PDT
Dorsey Nunn commits to the BOOKS NOT BARS campaign to abolish CYA (video/quicktime 15.1MB)
Nunn, a founder of All of Us Or None, questions whether the California Youth Authority did anything at all positive for his nephew in the ten years the State of California held him.
Four minute QT movie. 15MB....
Posted: Fri, Apr 16, 2004 10:04am PDT
Sac: Guerrilla Media in Action Tour
The Guerrilla Media in Action Tour
is coming your way!
We'll be in Sacramento Tuesday, April 20th
Location: SEIU Hall, 1911 F St. (wheelchair accessible)
Time: 6 pm ***watch for updates on Bay area shows, too**...
Posted: Thu, Apr 15, 2004 6:27pm PDT
Transnational Corporations Cut, Kill, and Export in Olancho, Honduras (audio/mpeg 5.1MB)
Honduran community activist Gilberto Flores and Jenni Petullo of Rights Action spoke about the history and current political situation in Honduras on April 13 in Santa Cruz, California.
Privatization of public services, the building of mega-dams, deforestation, and harmful mining practices, as well as human rights abuses are among the challenges facing Honduran communities. Flores and Petullo discussed how these problems fit within the context of corporate globalization, international financ...
Posted: Thu, Apr 15, 2004 2:19am PDT
SF APOC Conference
1st Ever SF BAY Anarchist People of Color Convergence...
Posted: Wed, Apr 14, 2004 5:35pm PDT
Critical Resistance; Breaking it Down (audio/mpeg 6.5MB)
Critical Resistance's 'National Field Organizer' spoke with people in Santa Cruz that are working to start a local chapter....
Posted: Wed, Apr 14, 2004 4:09pm PDT
4/28 Stop the Tragedies, Stop the Abuse Statewide Vigils
On Wednesday April 28, people up and down California will be coming together in a statewide candlelight vigil to remember Durrell Feaster and Deon Whitfield. On January 19, Durrell,18, and Deon,17, were found hanged in the cell they shared in the California Youth Authority (CYA), the state's youth prison system....
Posted: Wed, Apr 14, 2004 9:53am PDT
Indybay Print Collective Forming
The Indybay Print Collective is re-forming and needs help and volunteers....
Posted: Tue, Apr 13, 2004 1:08pm PDT
"TAX us? Then MARRY us!" 33 Cities Join Tax Day Protests for Equal Marriage Rights
33 cities will be demonstrating for equal marriage rights at post offices around the country on Tax Day, Thursday, April 15th. The protests will highlight the fact that marriage is a civil contract issued by the government which should be available to all consenting adults,...
Posted: Sun, Apr 11, 2004 9:08pm PDT