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Eyewitness Report: Haiti on the Brink First Baptist Church - Fellowship Hall
305 North California Avenue (at Bryant), Palo Alto
Wheelchair accessible...
Event Date: Tue, Jun 10, 2008 7:30pm PDT
Posted: Wed, May 28, 2008 1:57pm PDT
Iraq Moratorium #9 in San Mateo and Palo Alto 
Members of the Raging Grannies Action League do an action for peace every third Friday of the month,
and on many other days of the month as well!
Saturday May 10 found us marking Mother's Day Eve with a performance in San Mateo on stage with MC Shahid Buttar.
Friday May 16 (third Friday) we serenaded patrons at Cafe Sophia in Palo Alto.
Patrons came for the cuisine of Afghanistan and stayed for the entertainment!...
Posted: Fri, May 16, 2008 5:17pm PDT
Parents, Kids, and Bike-riders Against Budget Cuts 
Who Supports Education Budget Cuts in California?
WE DON'T!
Who says NO to Schwarzenegger's proposed cuts?
Parents, Kids, and Bike-riders!...
Posted: Thu, May 15, 2008 3:07am PDT
Grannies Against Education Cuts! 
Many, if not most, of the Raging Grannies are retired teachers, nurses, and social workers. We support teachers and nurses unions in a big way~!
Wednesday, May 14 found us scurrying around the intersection of El Camino Real and San Antonio Rd. where Mtn. View and Los Altos meet. We were part of a peninsula length demonstration against Education Budget Cuts....
Posted: Thu, May 15, 2008 2:39am PDT
Gov's Proposed Education Cuts draw Demos 
San Francisco peninsula teachers, parents, principals, school aides, students and board members joined education advocates statewide in protesting state budget cuts yesterday.
Demonstrators rallied along a 40-mile stretch of the historic El Camino Real.
Protests were timed to coincide with Governor Schwarzenegger's release of his revised state budget proposal....
Posted: Thu, May 15, 2008 1:53am PDT
Policing Press Freedom in Palo Alto 
Since 1993, May 3 has been proclaimed by the United Nations as World Press Freedom Day . In Palo Alto CA this year, the day was marked by an attack on the local press by the chief of police. In this town, it's not enough to watch out for police on the streets - the police chief may swoop down on your keyboard too....
Posted: Mon, May 12, 2008 11:52pm PDT
Teachers & Students Present Poll Results: Iraq/Recession 
Californians say that Getting Out of Iraq is Best Way to Help the Economy!
Teachers and students from Redwood City and Menlo Park Announced Results of
**MoveOn Poll to Several Media Outlets and a Large Gathered Crowd**...
Posted: Fri, Apr 25, 2008 1:43am PDT
PoP dEFECT RADIO: What is Net Neutrality (audio/mpeg 3.5MB) Audio mixes about Net Neutrality featuring samples from FCC Hearing on Internet Practices 04-17-08 Stanford Ca. music and media on the subject. Expect more to follow....
Posted: Wed, Apr 23, 2008 3:23pm PDT
Political Censorship at Stanford U. 
SCAI *Students Confronting Apartheid by Israel* held a rally at
Stanford University today to protest an act of political censorship
by administration officials. About 80 members of the larger Stanford
community attended....
Posted: Mon, Apr 21, 2008 4:19pm PDT
FCC commissioners hear panelists, public overwhelmingly support net neutrality 
Expert panelists and the public testified before the Federal Communications Commission on April 17, 2008 at Stanford University, overwhelmingly supporting network neutrality and transparency in the interest of democracy, freedom of speech, and right to information. But will the FCC follow the advice?...
Posted: Mon, Apr 21, 2008 2:47am PDT
Lawrence Lessig: The Future of the Open Internet in America (audio/mpeg 24.1MB) Audio of Lawrence Lessig presentation to the FCC on the future of the open Internet in America. "Preserve what has worked in driving this economy -- and what has worked is a neutral network."...
Posted: Fri, Apr 18, 2008 6:59pm PDT
FCC Hearing: Internet Freedom Under Attack (Pt. I) 
New York Times Reports: "The Raging Grannies Greet F.C.C."
Boy howdy did we, with signs, songs, chants.
Lyrics below by Granny Gail
Chants by Granny Ruth
Photos (first 3) by Sharat G. Lin...
Posted: Fri, Apr 18, 2008 1:32am PDT
FCC Hearing Part 2 
The Federal Communications Commission met at Stanford University on April 17 to hear discussion on the future of the internet....
Posted: Fri, Apr 18, 2008 1:03am PDT
FCC Hearing Part 1 
The Federal Communications Commission met at Stanford University on April 17 to hear discussion on the future of the internet....
Posted: Fri, Apr 18, 2008 12:37am PDT
FCC Public Hearing: Public Comment period on Internet Practices, PALO ALTO Audio of Public Comment period and Closing Remarks during the FCC Public Hearing on Internet Practices hosted by Stanford Law School's Center for Internet & Society on broadband network management practices and Internet-related issues Thursday, April 17, 2008. Dinkelspiel Auditorium PALO ALTO, Calif....
Posted: Thu, Apr 17, 2008 9:40pm PDT
COMCAST announces "Internet Bill of Rights": Get to FCC Hearing to Protest! 
COMCAST is drafting A BILL OF RIGHTS for ISP's and Internet users.
But the cable giant has forgotten one thing: to invite Internet users, policymakers and advocates to the table!
photo: Raging Granny activist in costume and ready for Thursday April 17 demonstration at FCC Hearing at Stanford University....
Posted: Wed, Apr 16, 2008 12:04pm PDT
Where Your Income Tax Money Went Demo 
San Mateo Peace Action wanted everyone to know
where their hard earned 2007 tax money went
Raging Grannies joined in for a musical message to the
*GOOD FOLKS OF SAN MATEO*
at historic St. Matthew Station Post Office
TAX DAY APRIL 15, 2008...
Posted: Wed, Apr 16, 2008 1:58am PDT
Silicon Valley Tech Company Illegally Fires Cal Poly Student Workers for Unionizing 
Pomona, Calif - After being subjected an unannounced pay cut from $10/hr to $8/hr, Cal Poly student marketing representatives Austin Garrido and Sarah Doolittle were fired by their employer, Mountain View-based Uloop.com, for attempting to organize a worker's union. The students were fired from their part-time jobs 20 minutes after posting a message in an online inter-company form announcing their intention to form a union. Doolittle and Garrido have filed charges with the National Labor Rela...
Posted: Wed, Apr 16, 2008 1:33am PDT
Net Neutrality! Update on April 17 FCC Hearing at Stanford U. 
HOW YOU CAN BE PART OF PULIC COMMENT PERIOD detailed information below
AND the Raging Grannies invite you to the pre-hearing entertainment
11 to Noon
In front of Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Stanford University (directions below)
Photo above by Craig Morse with just a hint of what's in store.......
Posted: Mon, Apr 14, 2008 8:34pm PDT
Comcast Blocks the Internet, Then the Public 
Activists vow, "No more dirty tricks from Comcast!" At the first FCC hearing into Comcast's proven BLOCKING of internet communication, the nation's largest cable company hired seat warmers who promptly fell asleep, preventing interested citizens from attending and providing public comment.
TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT ELSE COMCAST AND OTHER BIG TELCOS HAVE DONE RECENTLY...
Posted: Sat, Apr 12, 2008 8:07pm PDT
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