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FIRED BIOTECH CRITIC PROFESSOR FILES LAWSUIT
A well-respected professor at the University of California in Berkeley has been fired after publishing a scientific paper exposing the reckless contamination of irreplaceable native Mexican corn varieties by genetically engineered corn exported from the U.S....
Posted: Wed, Apr 27, 2005 4:44pm PDT
Shareholders Challenge ChevronTexaco: Damage to Amazon is Bad for Business
On the eve of ChevronTexaco's annual shareholder meeting in San Ramon, California state pension funds, social investment firms, and environmental and human rights organizations jointly voiced strong concerns regarding ChevronTexaco's activities in sensitive areas like the Ecuadorian Amazon jungle....
Posted: Tue, Apr 26, 2005 11:52pm PDT
Alameda school is awaiting first lady
Laura Bush scheduled to visit Chipman Middle on Thursday to observe...
Posted: Tue, Apr 26, 2005 11:49pm PDT
Tonight Police Accountability Under Attack at Oakland Public Safety Meeting
Police Accountability is under attack in the City of Oakland. Come on down to city hall tonight to speak out for community safety and social, economic, and racial justice in Oakland.
Join members of PUEBLO's Campaign for Community Safety and Police Accountability, the ACLU, and other concerned community members tonight, April 26, 2005, at Oakland City Hall (at 14th and Broadway) to speak at the Public Safety Committee's meeting. Meeting starts at 7:30pm, urgent agenda items will be addre...
Posted: Tue, Apr 26, 2005 1:07pm PDT
Planning meeting today for NGLTF Creating Change Conference Nov 2005, Oakland
The First Host Committee meeting for the 18th Annual Creating Change Conference is today April 26, 2005 at 7pm. The meeting will take place at the Oakland Marriott City Center ( easily accessible by BART )....
Posted: Tue, Apr 26, 2005 12:56pm PDT
Skool Yard Skolars - FREE hip-hop event - Saturday, May 14, 2005
5/14:
Calvin Simmons Middle Skool
2101 35th Avenue
East Oakland California
12 – 5 PM FREE...
Posted: Mon, Apr 25, 2005 6:11pm PDT
Sounds from People's Park (audio/mpeg 9.2MB)
Voices from the 35th anniversary celebration for the Paople's Park in Berkeley, A24, 2005. Aired on 4/25 on Flashpoints, KPFA / Pacifica radio....
Posted: Mon, Apr 25, 2005 4:34pm PDT
West Oakland Resident View on the Wood St. Development Project
This article represents true community opinion regarding the Wood St. Development Project. Unfortuatunely, the coalitions and grass root groups never bother to asked before representing us....
Posted: Mon, Apr 25, 2005 3:08pm PDT
May 17th is Take Back Our Schools Day
FLYER IS ATTACHED
May 17th is Take Back Our Schools Day in Oakland...
Posted: Mon, Apr 25, 2005 2:08pm PDT
Berko march against ROTC; more news
... for queer page: People's Park birthday party, NoPepperSpray, Washington state, interior decorating in a private space, more news links......
Posted: Mon, Apr 25, 2005 7:30am PDT
Photos from Berkeley Earth Day 4/23/05
Even though the weather was iffy, tons of people still went to Civic Center Park at Center and MLK for the annual Earth Day celebration and the weekly Saturday Farmers' Market....
Posted: Mon, Apr 25, 2005 12:19am PDT
“Challenging U.S. Human Rights Violations Since 9/11” - Berkeley HR Org's New Book is Out
Its both horrific and amazing to see so much information on the many human rights violations of past few years in one book. Most importantly, however, this is a book tells us, and shows us with historical examples, what we can do about it....
Posted: Sun, Apr 24, 2005 11:08am PDT
4/28: Torture Teach-in at UC Berkeley
The faculty members have challenged White House, State Department and Justice Department proponents of this new policy to defend their views in a public “teach-in” to be held April 28th, according to Prof. L. Ling-chi Wang of Ethnic Studies and a co-convener of the teach-in organizing committee....
Posted: Sat, Apr 23, 2005 10:43pm PDT
for Oakland City Council: Aimee Allison: Antiwar, Progressive & Green
Green Party candidate Aimee Allison is running for Oakland City Council in District 2's special election, which is happening right now. To learn more about her campaign, I talked with two volunteers who are walking precincts for her....
Posted: Sat, Apr 23, 2005 12:00pm PDT
Oakland police misconduct trial misses the point
This article discusses the possibility the Oakland Police Dept. misconduct case, the "Riders" trial, may be rigged to protect the District Attorney's office, and the judge in the case may be part of the deal....
Posted: Sat, Apr 23, 2005 2:15am PDT
Oakland Schools Are Guinea Pigs in Billionaires’ Experiments
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Posted: Fri, Apr 22, 2005 12:17am PDT
Teachers’ Union Leadership Urges Rejection of Tentative Contract
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Posted: Fri, Apr 22, 2005 12:15am PDT