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Tribe, Conservation Groups Sue Six Rivers National Forest to Protect Sacred Sites “We participated in good faith in the Forest Service’s collaborative process and we were assured that our sacred areas would be protected and our cultural values respected. It’s now obvious that those were hollow promises,” said Leaf Hillman, Natural Resources Director for the Karuk Tribe....
Posted: Fri, May 14, 2010 8:57am PDT
GRIETA EN EL MURO: blog de pensamiento GRIETA EN EL MURO será sobre todo un recopilatorio de textos que pueden situarse en una zona de intersección entre pensamiento emancipativo y no-autoritario -especialmente en sus vertientes anarquista y marxista crítica- y el pensamiento judío....
Posted: Wed, May 12, 2010 5:44am PDT
Gentrification Journalism in Oakland and the Bay Area Over the last month, gentrification journalism has been a buzz-word in the Bay Area’s media market, especially after the Journalism Innovations Conference that was held at USF two weeks ago....
Posted: Tue, May 11, 2010 7:16pm PDT
Student Forum to Discuss Local Race Relations Youth, students and all members of the public are encouraged to lend their voices against hate and ignorance on May 13 at Napa valley College. An evening discussion will be led by a panel of students and instructors about stopping acts of racial violence and promoting tolerance on local campuses....
Posted: Sun, May 9, 2010 4:13pm PDT
Coalition for Justice for Oscar Grant Demands Fair Trial at Final Mehserle Hearing WHO: Los Angeles Coalition for Justice for Oscar GrantWHAT: Press Conference, Rally, and Johannes Mehserle Hearing WHERE: 210 W. Temple Street; Criminal Justice Center, Front Steps DATE: Friday, May 7, 2010TIMELINE: Gathering Begins—7:00 AM Press Conference—8:00 AM Hearing Begins—8:30, 9th Floor, Dept 104CONTACT: Aidge Patterson, aidge@aestheticscrew.com, 323-304-5941 ...
Posted: Fri, May 7, 2010 8:57am PDT
San Francisco makes one more faint attempt to keep HOPE alive at Hunters Point Shipyard. San Francisco's Mayor's Office of Economic Development makes one more faint attempt to keep HOPE alive at Hunters Point Shipyard and Candlestick Point. The sell outs were brought in numbers - fed and paid to make some drab statements. Mostly, the same refrain that has been heard before. " We want jobs". " We want housing". Well, that remains to be seen. Lennar has been know to look you in the EYE and LIE. The area is polluted and still under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Navy. We demand that ...
Posted: Thu, May 6, 2010 11:50pm PDT
Opposition Builds against Controversial Gang Injunctions Oakland, CA – A diverse group of over 100 community members from across the Bay Area rallied outside of the Alameda County courthouse last week to oppose the city’s attempt to institute a highly controversial gang injunction. Due to objections raised by the ACLU about procedural errors, the hearing was postponed until May 27th. Community members who organized the rally welcome the postponement as an opportunity to continue building momentum to stop the injunction, which many consider to be ...
Posted: Mon, Apr 26, 2010 9:56am PDT
Windows smashed at Kosher businesses in oakland Oakland police are investigation attacks on two kosher businesses as possible hate crimes...
Posted: Fri, Apr 23, 2010 8:22am PDT
Local Anti-Racist Shot in Downtown Portland Shortly after midnight on Saturday, March 27, a man was brutally attacked in the heart of downtown Portland. His attacker shot him and left him lying in the street. He is currently in the Intensive Care Unit in an area hospital, fighting to overcome extensive injuries....
Posted: Wed, Apr 21, 2010 11:38am PDT
Black farmers not all of one voice about the new Black Farmer “settlement” A fresh bearing on the issue of the ‘Black Farmer Settlement.’ Not everyone's on the same page....
Posted: Sat, Apr 17, 2010 7:37pm PDT
Embarcadero BART protest keeps pressure on transit agency Over 200 protesters disrupted the evening commute at Embarcadero BART station in San Francisco on April 8 demanding justice for Oscar Grant who was murdered on an Oakland train station platform New Year's Day 2009.
BART police and employees went along for the ride, following protesters -- who chanted, played drums and horns -- on trains to Montgomery, Powell St and Civic Center stations. There were a few minor delays, and one man was arrested for allegedly blocking a train door....
Posted: Sat, Apr 10, 2010 2:50pm PDT
John Stewart Company breaks ground to build 800 units in gated community at HUNTERS VEIW. The John Stewart Company a Property Management Company controls thousands of units at the Presidio of San Francisco, Treasure Island, the Tenderloin, Northridge, - here, there and everywhere. The John Stewart Company secured over $100 million in grants from our cashed strapped State of California to develop Hunters View. At Hunters View at Hunters Point - aka Middle Point - 267 units will be torn down. Over 800 units will be built, high rise with less Open Space. Mayor Gavin Newsom encourages...
Posted: Wed, Apr 7, 2010 8:01am PDT
Hunters Point Shipyard and Candlestick Project put on fast track sans ACCOUNTABILITY. LENNAR the Rogue Developer is trying its best to hoodwink the entire world in broad daylight. Backing LENNAR the Pacific Heights Mafia. Mayor Gavin Newsom who is spineless and a poor leader - is in bed with the most corrupt entities to fill his empty campaign coffers. In the mean time we the people have not seen to review our comments to the Draft, EIR. Nor has one single meaningful meeting been held in the community - linked to the Draft, EIR. The SF Planning Commission was given yet one mor...
Posted: Fri, Mar 26, 2010 9:37am PDT
BART Cop Involved in Grant murder fired 'The officer, Marysol Domenici, was one of the first two BART police officers to respond to the call of a fight on board a BART train. Her partner was Tony Pirone, the officer Grant's family and their attorney blamed for escalating the situation that led to the shooting by fellow officer Johannes Mehserle, now charged with murder."...
Posted: Thu, Mar 25, 2010 5:32pm PDT
A Call For Help A young woman named Holly is being prosecuted in Alameda County for an arrest that took place during the January 14, 2009 Oscar Grant protests. She is asking anybody who attended those protests to review their video or photos to see if they have photos of the scene. She is also asking if anyone, who took video/photos of both the January 7th and January 14th protests, would be willing to share their footage, and possibly testify at trial about the general atmosphere of the Oscar Grant protest...
Posted: Thu, Mar 25, 2010 12:29pm PDT
Black Farmers: Fear, Apathy and Indifference When 1.15 billion dollars is within the hands of Black Farmers next year we can elevate a public policy conversation preparing for the 2012 Farm Bill conversation to elimanate systemic institutional racism in current USDA public policy predicated upon 1862 and the United States Slave Trade....
Posted: Wed, Mar 24, 2010 1:41pm PDT
State Department to hold sessions on Compliance with International Human Rights The State Department will hold listening sessions on US Compliance with International Human Rights Obligations in Berkeley and San Francisco March 25th and 26th....
Posted: Tue, Mar 23, 2010 4:17pm PDT
518 YEARS AFTER THE GREAT CATASTROPHE Originally published in December 31 2007, on the eve of 2008; re-circulated as a reminder in 2010 of what is year 518 AGC (After the Great Catastrophe)...
Posted: Mon, Mar 22, 2010 6:50am PDT
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