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UCB Feb 26 Exiled Once Again: A Symposium on the Deportation of Southeast Asian Refugees
Asian Refugees
Date: Saturday, February 26th
Time: 10am-4pm
Location: Booth Auditorium, Boalt Hall School of Law, UC Berkeley
FREE!...
Posted: Wed, Feb 16, 2005 9:13pm PST
Anti-war Activist & Veteran Aimee Allison Enters Oakland District 2 Council Race
Being left out of the recent Oakland Tribune article on the race made me decide she needs a posting on here to alert people to this important candidacy and race. Aimee is a Green and was recently endorsed by the Oakland Green Party. Please consider helping out her campaign and coming to her kick-off party with Wilson Riles on Friday....
Posted: Tue, Feb 15, 2005 1:47pm PST
Press Conference Tuesday, 2/15: Medical Marijuana Group Lawsuit Against CHP, Governor
Press Conference Tuesday, February 15:
Medical Marijuana Group Lawsuit Against CHP, Governor
Patients Say CHP Defied State Law in Traffic Stops...
Posted: Mon, Feb 14, 2005 7:51pm PST
Richmond TOXICs generator
2/15/04, Tuesday, come to Richmond City Council meeting and help get a handle on the superfund-level site that developers are stirring up and poisoning us with...
Posted: Fri, Feb 11, 2005 6:39pm PST
Whistleblower Accuses Oakland Animal Shelter of Systemic Abuse
A former employee at the Oakland Animal Shelter has detailed what she says are systemic abuses by shelter management. The list of wrongdoings include euthanizing dogs that were cleared for adoption, euthanizing dogs without sedatives and in one case mistakenly leaving a live dog in a freezer in a barrel with dead dogs....
Posted: Fri, Feb 11, 2005 9:27am PST
Students ask UC Berkeley to reconsider lucrative agreement with Coca-Cola
Memorial to commemorate murders of Coke union leaders....
Posted: Thu, Feb 10, 2005 8:13pm PST
BACH meeting at rockridge library
2-nite at the rockridge library in oakland (5366 College Ave., 5 blocks south of rockridge BART) Bay Area Coalition for Headwaters and anyone concerned about deforestation, Maxxam/Pacific Lumber's corporate deceit and other forest issues please attend & b open 4 suggestions and dialogue.....
Posted: Thu, Feb 10, 2005 12:02pm PST
2/22: Stop Pesticides in Oakland
We need people to show up 2/22, at 12:30 and/or 7:30... read all about
this at www.eastbaypesticidealert.org and sign petition. What is going on is
disgusting... Oakland banned pesticides, then did 2 exemptions and is ready
to do a third....
Posted: Wed, Feb 9, 2005 11:28pm PST
Campaign Update: Two Hot Dates in February
For February, we have two events coming up (see below). Please join us as we
continue campaigning to close the California Youth Authority's abusive and wasteful
youth prisons and transform juvenile justice....
Posted: Wed, Feb 9, 2005 12:34pm PST
Free Radio Santa Cruz: Tracey James (Slave Revolt Radio) interview
Skidmark Bob intertviews Tracey James of Slave Revolt Radio (Berkley Liberation Radio 104.1fm) in the studio of Free Radio Santa Cruz. and talk about the show, the War in Iraq, Condi, Berkley liberation Radio....
Posted: Wed, Feb 9, 2005 12:07pm PST
2/11Mass Picket Against Oakland Wal-mart
Wal-mart with the support of Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown and Oakland Council President Ignacio De La Fuente is opening a massive scab store in Oakand at Hegenberger Rd. & 880. There will be a mass picket this coming Friday from 6:00 AM to 12:00 noon....
Posted: Wed, Feb 9, 2005 8:26am PST
Elite Fundraiser on Feb. 19 for the Animals
You can help the animals of Oakland!...
Posted: Tue, Feb 8, 2005 11:04pm PST
2/10: "My Rabbi" - Documentary & reception
Last chance to see the first screening of “My Rabbi”
–a documentary about six amazing women who chose to
become rabbis....
Posted: Tue, Feb 8, 2005 9:19pm PST
Black History, Uhuru Movement Style With Omali Yeshitela
Come hear the greatest black leader since the 1960's,
Omali Yeshitela, founder of the Uhuru Movement and the
African Socialist International (ASI). Yeshitela was
the keynote speaker at the Pan Africanist Congress of
Azania Youth Organization in South African and has
been on tour worldwide to build the ASI....
Posted: Mon, Feb 7, 2005 8:13pm PST
Feb 17, 7pm, Town Hall Meeting on Oakland Animal Shelter
The Oakland Animal Shelter has apparently not been a great place in the past, and the hiring of a new director is intended to cure that....
Posted: Mon, Feb 7, 2005 7:04pm PST
Oakland City Council Settles Claim Alleging Police Assaults (Cop Attack at Port Picket)
The city made no effort to negotiate with the most seriously injured people, said Chanin, who represents all of the plaintiffs who chose to settle. There was no negotiation at all. It was a take-it-or-leave-it offer.
Council President Ignacio De La Fuente (Glenview-Fruitvale) said while the city was willing to compensate those who were truly injured in the confrontation, it was not willing to settle frivolous lawsuits.
We can't let people take us to the cleaners, De La Fuente said.
C...
Posted: Fri, Feb 4, 2005 10:47am PST
Pre-register for Feb.19 CA MJ Activists' Conference
Calling all reformers! Please join us and other activists from all over the
state Feb. 19 to participate for the California Activists' Conference:
"Measure Z and Beyond: The Agenda for Marijuana Reform in California"...
Posted: Fri, Feb 4, 2005 12:06am PST
February 16! Defend Public Education in Oakland: Endorse and Attend
Organize to Defend Public Education in Oakland!
Community Meeting: Wednesday, Feb. 16 – 5-8 PM
Cox Elementary School – Cafeterium
(9860 Sunnyside Street at 98th Avenue – Take I-580 to
98th Ave)
Dinner and Childcare will be provided...
Posted: Thu, Feb 3, 2005 11:51am PST
EBAA's February 2005 Datebook
February 2005 Datebook:
East Bay Animal Advocates...
Posted: Wed, Feb 2, 2005 8:19pm PST