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People's Radio Forum
This Sunday: another of the People's Radio Forums to discuss current issues at KPFA & th Pacifica Foundation, by listener representatives to the Local Station Board & others....
Posted: Wed, May 10, 2006 12:39pm PDT
Rally at Shattuck Cinemas
Bay Area GMB
Bay Area General Membership Branch Group...
Posted: Wed, May 10, 2006 5:16am PDT
WIN 2006: COME PRECINCT WALK in HAYWARD 5/13
FOR OUR CANDIDATES: RICHARD VALLE for COUNTY SUPERVISOR (2) bring new energy and accountability to the Board. Richard is the founder of Tri-CED Recycling and a former Teamster. He has served with distinction on the Unity City City Council....
Posted: Tue, May 9, 2006 10:59pm PDT
Shattuck Cinema Workers Call For Union
urelia River has worked six years at the Shattuck Cinema in downtown Berkeley, with a 50-cent increase in salary during that time, going from $6.75 to $7.25 an hour for almost full-time work. She earns no benefits....
Posted: Tue, May 9, 2006 6:14pm PDT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Shattuck Cinema Workers Push for Union
BERKELEY 8:30AM-- This morning workers at Landmark Shattuck Cinemas turned in authorization cards to the National Labor Relations Board, filing a certification petition for representation with the Industrial Workers of the World. Rising tensions at the Shattuck Cinemas over the year have pushed workers to demand an end to unfair working conditions and greater accountability from management....
Posted: Mon, May 8, 2006 9:36am PDT
May Day March for Immigrant Rights in Oakland (video/x-ms-wmv 36.7MB)
Immigrants and their supporters march down International Blvd. in Oakland, CA on May 1, 2006 (MayDay)....
Posted: Sun, May 7, 2006 2:05pm PDT
FREE Mothers Day Event 5/14@Parkway w/ Pablo Paredes, headRush, Aimee Allison, and more!
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Posted: Fri, May 5, 2006 1:14pm PDT
ACTION AGAINST MILITARY RECRUTING! MAY 15 4pm Downtown Oakland (updated info)
Celebrate the Right Not To Fight Wars!...
Posted: Fri, May 5, 2006 10:52am PDT
On the waterfront -- Oak to Ninth
Oaklanders decided to turn Oak to Ninth into a waterfront park, but in a backroom deal, the land was sold to a developer....
Posted: Wed, May 3, 2006 2:36pm PDT
In DECOTO si se PUEDE
Over 1,000 people marched through the streets of Decoto in support of the great American Boycott!...
Posted: Wed, May 3, 2006 1:08am PDT
Richmond marchers fill the streets in San Francisco and Richmond!!!! (video/x-msvideo 17.8MB)
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Posted: Tue, May 2, 2006 7:17pm PDT
Wednesday or Thursday; See How We're Growing
See What's Going on With Education Not Incarceration. Pick a meeting:
Wednesday, May 3rd - 6:30-8PM at the Niebyl Proctor Library
(6501 Telegraph Ave, just North of Alcatraz Ave)
Thursday, May 4th - 6:30-8PM at Just Cause Oakland's office
(1212 Broadway, on the 4th floor)
Refreshments will be served. Call us for rides or childcare help!...
Posted: Tue, May 2, 2006 11:20am PDT
LOOSE CHANGE 911 - Today at Grand Lake Theater
What explains the World Trade Center Building 7’s strange collapse? And, why wasn’t there any mention of it in the Official 9/11 Commission Report?
Why did the FBI confiscate surveillance cameras videos that could confirm what hit the pentagon? And, why haven’t they been released?
Why where there no plane intercepts when there was ample time to do so by air defense? Were there stand down orders?
These and other troublesome questions will be explored in the much talked abo...
Posted: Tue, May 2, 2006 7:16am PDT
The Time to Act is Now: Immigrants Strike in Oakland
This is a movement best symbolized by the endless procession of strollers, pushed by students, teachers, and workers. As the sun blazed in the brilliant blue sky overhead seemingly shade-less East Oakland, car horns blared deafening approval all along International Boulevard while ubiquitous Mexico and US flags fluttered. Students and workers, parents and children—boycotting school and work and clad in crisp white t-shirts—trekked the arduous nine mile hike from 98th St and International Blvd...
Posted: Tue, May 2, 2006 5:06am PDT
Concord: May Day Photos II
Over 5000 march in Concord, California...
Posted: Tue, May 2, 2006 12:02am PDT
Concord: May Day Photos I
Over 5000 march in Concord, California to demand justice for immigrants and workers alike....
Posted: Mon, May 1, 2006 10:54pm PDT
15,000 March on May 1st for Immigrant Justice in Oakland
Oakland, California (May 1, 2006) - About 15,000 people marched through Oakland today as part of the national mobilization and boycott for immigrant justice. Marching seven miles from the 98th Avenue to the downtown Federal Building, dozens gathered at every block along International Boulevard to cheer on and join the growing river of humanity. Overwhelming Latino and dressed in white, marchers declared “Amnesty Now!”, “No Human Being is Illegal”, “Justice and Liberty for All!” among countles...
Posted: Mon, May 1, 2006 9:43pm PDT
Immigration Rights Boycott March, Oakland CA (video/quicktime 6.8MB)
"The giant has risen." Many use these words to describe the recent awake of immigrant rights gatherings across the country. Walks-outs, protests, and today's boycott have brought the immigration issue to the forefront of all Americans. Join The Organic City film crew as we capture the moment on two minutes of video....
Posted: Mon, May 1, 2006 5:46pm PDT
East Oakland Immigrant March - 9:00
There will be a convergence on 98th Ave and International Blvd in East Oakland at 9:00am. If you live in the East Bay, please come support this march through Oakland!...
Posted: Sun, Apr 30, 2006 9:58pm PDT