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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
Sixth Annual BASTARD conference details
Where: UC Berkeley Dwinelle Hall
When: 10 am - 5 pm Sunday March 19th...
Posted: Sun, Mar 19, 2006 9:27am PST
Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour
BRINGING BACK THE NATIVES GARDEN TOUR. Free! Sunday, May 7, 2006, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at various locations throughout Alameda and Contra Costa counties. Register for passes and a printed guide to 65 bird- and butterfly-friendly, pesticide-free, water conserving, low maintenance gardens that contain 30% or more native plants. Native plants will be available for sale at nearly twenty gardens, and more than 60 talks will be offered throughout the day. Registration is required at www.BringingB...
Posted: Sun, Mar 19, 2006 9:21am PST
Thousands in Walnut Creek march against Iraq War and occupation
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: Sun, Mar 19, 2006 1:49am PST
Anti-War March and Rally in Walnut Creek, CA
Amid honks and waves of support for passersby Peace makes marched and rallied in Walnut Creek to recognize and mourn the third anniversary of the United States attack on Iraq...
Posted: Sat, Mar 18, 2006 9:02pm PST
Cal Student Activists are Threatened and Detained in UCB Administration Building
Students with the Sweat-Free Campaign were threatened and detained by UC police after entering a UC Berkeley Administration building (California Hall) to deliver a letter to Chancellor Birgeneau. This event is the latest in an escelating series of actions by Students Organizing for Justice in the Americas to pressure the UC into ending the sourcing of collegiate apparel from sweatshops....
Posted: Fri, Mar 17, 2006 3:56pm PST
Northern California Ethnic Media Hit the Classrooms
BERKELEY, Ca.– On March 11 representatives of more than 35 ethnic media outlets from Northern California switched roles as purveyors of news and educators to become students for a day, soaking up information on hot news topics and new multimedia and business techniques....
Posted: Fri, Mar 17, 2006 6:21am PST
Oakland DEA Busts Pot Candy Factory
They said the items were sold to marijuana clubs and via
internet. Thirteen people were arrested, including the ringleaders.
KPIX called it the DEA's "biggest bust yet" in this district....
Posted: Fri, Mar 17, 2006 12:17am PST
Oakland DEA activity
Medical marijuana patient activist Angel
Raich was arrested today at the Oakland federal building while
protesting the DEA's raid on Riverside County patient Gary Silva. Meanwhile, a few blocks away, the DEA was raiding a marijuana
grow facility at 1740 Telegraph Ave....
Posted: Thu, Mar 16, 2006 10:11pm PST
More info on Angel Raich's arrest by a federal agent
I was arrested for "Non-Conformity with Verbal directions of a police
officer."...
Posted: Thu, Mar 16, 2006 10:08pm PST