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Don’t execute Kevin Cooper! OAKLAND, Calif.--With a February 10 execution date looming, the Committee to Save Kevin Cooper and other activist coalitions in California are in high gear to stop the execution of this innocent man. Because Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is an open supporter of capital punishment, it’s critical to build a loud and high-profile movement to put pressure on him. Will the "Governator" kill a Black man during Black History Month, while also gutting the budget for education and social servic...
Posted: Fri, Jan 23, 2004 4:28pm PST
The 13th Annual Sparks Fly event benefiting women political prisoners Come out and support women political prisoners. Hold the date! Pass this on!...
Posted: Fri, Jan 23, 2004 12:37am PST
"Save Kevin Cooper" Contingent At MLK Day March 
Kevin Cooper is an inmate on death row at San Quentin State Prison. In 1985 he was convicted of the murder of the Ryen family and a houseguest in San Bernadino county. Much evidence has come forward that was never tested or presented before the jury at Kevin Cooper's trial that could possibly challenge his conviction....
Posted: Mon, Jan 19, 2004 3:17pm PST
Fresno Woman Arrested For Having a Bad Dream Denise Martin shared a dream she had with a friend. Her friend told the dream to Martin’s former employer and this led to Martin’s arrest and imprisonment....
Posted: Sun, Jan 18, 2004 8:42pm PST
Oakland 25 Pretrial 
Many supporters in the courtroom for the pretrial hearing. Judge issued continuance for motions to demur and dismiss for vindicative prosecution until February 6th 2pm. Arraignment set for March 5th and trial set for March 8th....
Posted: Fri, Jan 9, 2004 4:37pm PST
Mumia Abu-Jamal on enemy combatant radio (audio/mpeg 45.6KB) Prison Radio with Mumia Abu-Jamal is now airing on enemy combatant radio....
Posted: Thu, Jan 8, 2004 10:23pm PST
SFPD Harass Group For Having Anti Brown Sign At Newsom Inauguration 
While the Newsom victory was something to mourn, it did mark the end of one of the most corrupt mayoral reigns the city has ever known. One group showed up with a huge sign to celebrate this but was quickly pushed off to the side as pro-Newsom "protesters" were allowed to be within the line of sight of the TV cameras....
Posted: Thu, Jan 8, 2004 3:37pm PST
Pretrial hearing of the Oakland 25 on Jan 9th. Please attend! The DA is still attempting to prosecute 25 people who were attested at the docks on April 7th. Please come and show solidarity against this travesty of justice by attending the court session on January 9th....
Posted: Mon, Jan 5, 2004 11:46pm PST
1/13 SF Rally to Save AIDS Drug Assistance Program What: Rally in San Francisco to protest Governor Schwarzenegger's proposal to create a waiting list for the AIDS Drug Assistance Program. California's budget should not be balanced on the backs of people who need life-saving treatment!...
Posted: Sun, Jan 4, 2004 11:20pm PST
Chowchilla inmates sue over medical abuses Seven inmates at Central California Women's Facility in Chowchilla
have sued
prison medical staff members, alleging malpractice, negligence and
unprofessional conduct....
Posted: Wed, Dec 31, 2003 12:20am PST
Save Kevin Cooper We have just learned that San Quentin death row inmate Kevin Cooper has
been scheduled for execution on February 10, 2004. The Mobe has always supported
Kevin's struggle for justice and freedom. Now is the time, despite the
difficult holiday season, to do our best to stop his execution....
Posted: Sun, Dec 28, 2003 2:30pm PST
WE NEED AN INDEPENDENT POLICE AUDITOR, NOW! 
This is an interview on KFCF 88.1 FM about why we need an Independent Police Auditor in Fresno. The host is Pam Whalen and the guests are Nicholas DeGraff and The Rev. Floyd Harris....
Posted: Sat, Dec 27, 2003 7:51pm PST
Michael Moore Strikes Low Blow Against Mumia In 1995 his name appeared prominently among signers of a full-page ad in the New York Times demanding a new trial for U.S. political prisoner and innocent death row inmate, African-American journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal...when a figure of Moore's standing decided to reverse his position and side with those who seek to murder Mumia...a major blow has been struck......
Posted: Wed, Dec 24, 2003 1:02am PST
THE HIGH COST OF POLICE BRUTALITY 
Why does Fresno need an Independent Police Auditor?...
Posted: Thu, Dec 18, 2003 8:05pm PST
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS WHEN CONFRONTED BY THE POLICE 
Report back from workshop on police violence...
Posted: Thu, Dec 18, 2003 8:01pm PST
END THE BRUTALITY EPIDEMIC IN FRESNO! 
This is why we need an Independent Police Auditor in Fresno...
Posted: Thu, Dec 18, 2003 7:53pm PST
WE NEED AN INDEPENDENT POLICE AUDITOR NOW 
In January 2004 a proposal for an Independent Police Auditor for the City of Fresno will come before the city council....
Posted: Thu, Dec 18, 2003 7:45pm PST
The Port of Oakland in the light of Miami The Oakland police chief attempts to soften his image...
Posted: Fri, Dec 12, 2003 6:11pm PST
12/10 - Rally and Police Commission Meeting (11 photos) 
After a public comment session, Commission President Connie Perry ordered the room to be arranged "courtroom-style" for a hearing....
Posted: Thu, Dec 11, 2003 11:35pm PST
12/10 - Rally and Police Commission Meeting (13 photos) 
Protestors gathered outside the Thomas J. Cahill Hall of "Justice" on Bryant Street before attending a meeting of the San Francisco Police Commission. They called for justice for Sheila Detoy and all victims of police brutality....
Posted: Thu, Dec 11, 2003 11:09pm PST
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