Newsitem List
438 of 520
Middle School Students in Oakland Walkout
This morning dozens of middle school students in east Oakland organized a walkout to protest H.R. 4437...
Posted: Thu, Mar 30, 2006 5:55pm PST
Oil Addiction Anonymous Meeting
Admitting you have a problem is always the first step in breaking an addiction. Luckily, President Bush has taken that first step by admitting to the nation that America is addicted to oil. Join us for a Bay area discussion on Breaking our Addiction to Oil. For more information, go to: www.jumpstartford.com...
Posted: Thu, Mar 30, 2006 2:01pm PST
Oakland Students Join Mexico to SF March for Peace
Oakland, California (March 27, 2006) - Fernando Suarez del Solar, father of one of the first US soldiers killed in the Iraq war, and Iraq War military resisters Pablo Paredes and Camilo Mejia lead their “coalition of the willing” into the last day of their 241 mile march for peace that started on March 12 in Tijuana, Mexico....
Posted: Wed, Mar 29, 2006 9:41pm PST
Tuesday--City Council on Oak to 9th
The Oakland City Council will hold a public hearing on the Oak to Ninth project Tuesday, March 28th at 6:30 p.m....
Posted: Tue, Mar 28, 2006 2:06pm PST
Pics of March for Peace at Okland & Fruitvale Schools!!!!
March for Peace From Tijuana to San Francisco inside Fruitvale and Oakland schoolyards!! There were even high school walk-outs!...
Posted: Mon, Mar 27, 2006 5:35pm PST
Berkeley 3/28 & 4/1: Into to the IWW
Problems at Work? Don't Fight Alone!...
Posted: Sun, Mar 26, 2006 3:41pm PST
241 MILE LATINO PEACE MARCH IN OAKLAND/SF: MON MARCH 27
MON MARCH 27: Oakland and San Francisco: JOIN IT!
Final leg of the 241 mile Latino Peace March-- that aims to raise Latino voices of opposition to the War in Iraq-- will march through Oakland and San Francisco all day, joining the immigrant rights hunger strike and culminating in a 5pm Culmination Ceremony at Dolores Park. Join us!...
Posted: Sat, Mar 25, 2006 12:21am PST
Oakland Raid Update
received this update via email on thursday...
Posted: Sat, Mar 25, 2006 12:01am PST
EBWC- Spring courses and Events!
Sign up now for April/ May Environmental classes!
Check out our upcoming events and workshops!...
Posted: Fri, Mar 24, 2006 9:39pm PST
East Bay Animal Advocates March 24, 2006 E-Alert
3/24/2006 Issue...
Posted: Fri, Mar 24, 2006 10:22am PST
Exhibit on occupied factories in Venezuela opens Sunday
Below is the Preface to the catalog for the exhibit, "5 factories—worker control in venezuela", that opens this Sunday, March 26 at 2 PM at the University Art Museum in Berkeley. See the calendar entry for March 26 for more info. (Note: Museum admission will be free that day.)...
Posted: Fri, Mar 24, 2006 6:31am PST
UCB Study linking preschool personality to political orientation draws wide attention
BERKELEY – A study linking early childhood personality to political orientation 20 years later has been generating considerable news media attention. The longitudinal study, conducted by Jack Block, a professor emeritus of psychology at UC Berkeley, and his wife, Jeanne, now deceased, was published online last October in the Journal of Research in Personality. The Toronto Star ran a story on the study on March 19....
Posted: Thu, Mar 23, 2006 7:46pm PST
Oakland Teachers Vote to Authorize a Strike
Oakland teachers are one step closer to striking against the privatization agenda of state administrator Randy Ward. This could be a turning point in Bay Area class struggle if the teachers are able to shut down the schools, encourage students to stay out, garner widespread community solidarity, and turn back Ward's attempt to whittle down their healthcare and hold down their wages. A victory against Ward's austerity regime could inspire workers' struggles everywhere and help start taking the...
Posted: Thu, Mar 23, 2006 7:08am PST
SHAC 7 Defense Fundraiser, Friday March 31
Join East Bay Animal Advocates for an evening to raise funds for the SHAC 7 Defense Fund....
Posted: Wed, Mar 22, 2006 3:19pm PST
Oak to Ninth: a hearing
"Working people want jobs. They don't care about leukemia," a speaker from the developers' team told the Oakland Planning Commission on March 15th....
Posted: Wed, Mar 22, 2006 3:08pm PST
3/27: Help save the Sunshine Ordinance in Berkeley
WHEN: Monday, 3/27, at 7:00 PM
WHERE: 2180 Milvia St., 6th Floor...
Posted: Tue, Mar 21, 2006 10:36pm PST
Fundraiser for 1st Oakland Cooperative in 30 Years!
MANDELA FOODS COOPERATIVE FUNDRAISER
MARCH 30TH, 2006
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
2501 HARRISON STREET
OAKLAND, CA 94607
DOORS OPEN 5:30 PM...
Posted: Tue, Mar 21, 2006 11:20am PST
Video: Thousands march in Walnut Creek against Iraq War (video/x-ms-wmv 7.3MB)
Walnut Creek, California (March 18, 2006) - Nearly three thousand people marched through downtown Walnut Creek today to protest three years of unjust war and occupation. The march was by far the largest anti-war mobilization in the collective memory of this suburban city an hour east of San Francisco. Despite the area’s more conservative reputation, marchers were greeted by a constant chorus of car horns voicing support. War without end? Not in our name....
Posted: Tue, Mar 21, 2006 9:18am PST
3/22: Rally for Affordable Health Care for Oakland School Employees
WHEN: THIS WEDNESDAY, 3/22 FROM 4:00 to 5:30pm
WHERE: OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING, 1025 2ND AVENUE, OAKLAND (off Rt 880 by the Lake)...
Posted: Mon, Mar 20, 2006 10:57pm PST
GirlFest Coming to Bay Area March 24-26 Concerts Comedy Workshops and Film Fest.
GiRL FeST Bay Area is a multimedia art festival and conference that will take place March 24-26, 2006 at venues in Berkeley and in San Francisco, California. GiRL FeST's mission is to prevent violence against women and girls through education and art....
Posted: Sun, Mar 19, 2006 11:39am PST