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Taser Task Force and the Death of Innocence (unedited)
This is a recap and follow-up to a previous story on the Palo Alto Taser task force ("Strange Fruit: The Task of Forcing Tasers on Palo Alto" at http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/03/06/18373044.php), detailing the players and their tricks. It was originally posted on the online forum of the Palo Alto Weekly newspaper, where passages were removed by Palo Alto Weekly staff....
Posted: Sat, Mar 24, 2007 4:37am PDT
Pics from Anti-War Rally in Palo Alto
Pics from Anti-War Rally in Palo Alto on Saturday March 17th....
Posted: Mon, Mar 19, 2007 9:48am PDT
East Palo Makes Good with Crime, Killings, and Violence
East Palo Alto (EPA) makes good by working hard and bringing the community, Community Based Organizations, Faith Based, City Officials, and the local Businesses to address Quality of Life issues in their neighborhood. This is the right method and it will bring great success. In San Francisco our City Attorney, Dennis Herrera, has been using the tool and wrong ploy of "Injunction" - it will , never ever work. Time to learn from EPA!...
Posted: Fri, Mar 16, 2007 12:56pm PDT
Love Life, Liberty? Impeach Bush/Cheney Rally/March in Palo Alto
Activists will rally at Lytton Plaza in Downtown Palo Alto at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 14, 2007 to voice their opposition to government policies and demand that Congress launch the “Impeachment” of Bush and Cheney. The rally will conclude with a presentation of demands at Congresswoman Anna Eshoo’s Emerson Street office. Like Pelosi, Eshoo doesn’t want to touch “Impeachment.”...
Posted: Wed, Mar 14, 2007 8:19am PDT
Palo Alto: Anti-War Rally - Out of Iraq Now!
City Hall Plaza
250 Hamilton Ave.
Palo Alto...
Event Date: Sat, Mar 17, 2007 12:00pm PDT
Posted: Fri, Mar 9, 2007 5:33pm PST
San Francisco - Nuclear Weapons Lab Backs Down
Bob Sarvey: We have achieved ... a major victory....
Posted: Wed, Mar 7, 2007 9:20am PST
Strange Fruit: The Task of Forcing Tasers on Palo Alto
Without saying what's the problem, the Palo Alto police chief and City Council are ready to declare that Taser is The Solution - with a little help from a "task force" that they declared represents the community....
Posted: Tue, Mar 6, 2007 1:35am PST
Raging Grannies at Monster Cable Workers' Demo
March 3, 2007: Grannies Went Undercover to Help Laid-Off Monster Cable Workers. With sunglasses on, we were sure to be unrecognizable....
Posted: Mon, Mar 5, 2007 7:51pm PST
Impeachment Rally/March on Eshoo's Office
Lytton Plaza
University x Emerson, Downtown Palo Alto
Eshoo's Office, 698 Emerson Street...
Event Date: Wed, Mar 14, 2007 10:00am PDT
Posted: Mon, Mar 5, 2007 10:18am PST
Screening of Film Documentary 'Why We Fight'
Unitarian Universalists of San Mateo
300 E. Santa Inez
San Mateo, CA 94402...
Event Date: Thu, Mar 22, 2007 7:30pm PDT
Posted: Thu, Mar 1, 2007 10:14pm PST
Youth Summit
Thank you for the support for the Feb. 3, EPA "Live In Peace" March & Rally event. We were thrilled with the community response and plan to continue the momentum.
EPA Peace & Unity is continuing the momentum by working together with one of our partners, OEPA.
You may also note, we are currently working on several projects with our partners to create a much more healthier and safer community
EPA Peace & Unity...
Posted: Tue, Feb 27, 2007 1:16pm PST
Last Minute annoucement of Minutemen rally in Saturday in Redwood City
Announcement from mainstream press of Minutemen rally Saturday in Redwood City...
Posted: Fri, Feb 16, 2007 4:01pm PST
EPA Youth/Raging Grannies Part III: STREET THEATER
Drum Roll Puh-LEEEEZ!
Part III: Roundin' Up Romic at the OSHA Corral
The Raging Grannies and members of Youth United for Community Action, residents of the SF peninsula city of East Palo Alto, pay a little visit to OSHA's San Francisco district office on February 6, 2007 to protest ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM and CORPORATE NEGLIGENCE...
Posted: Sat, Feb 10, 2007 9:23am PST
East Palo Activists/Raging Grannies PART II
PART II of 3. Youth United for Community Action and Raging Grannies at the San Francisco District office OSHA. Fighting against environmental racism and corporate negligence....
Posted: Sat, Feb 10, 2007 5:09am PST
East Palo Alto Youth Activists/Raging Grannies at OSHA
East Palo Alto has long been a dumping ground for high-tech's toxic by-products. The Raging Grannies, inspired by the high energy and spirit of youth activists in YUCA (Youth United for Community Action), added their voices to a rally in San Francisco at OSHA regional headquarters to convince OSHA to stop the environmental racism. Chanting "Justice for Froilan", demonstrators called for stiffer penalties for safety infractions at Romic Technologies. A big polluter, Romic also showed gros...
Posted: Sat, Feb 10, 2007 3:37am PST
East Bay Animal Advocates asks Lunardi's Supermarket to have a heart for chickens Sunday
On Sunday, February 11th, East Bay Animal Advocates (EBAA) will ask Lunardi's Supermarket to stop selling eggs from chickens raised in overcrowded, wire cages (known as battery cages):...
Posted: Wed, Feb 7, 2007 11:11am PST
"Live In Peace" March and Rally in East Palo Alto, Ca
Park your Vehicles at Home Depot parking lot in East Palo Alto.
Take the shuttle to Clarke and Donohoe Street. March and rally to Jack Farrell Park on Fordham Street! Hope to see you there!...
Event Date: Sat, Feb 3, 2007 10:00am PST
Posted: Fri, Jan 26, 2007 5:04pm PST
Video from Skate Against Torture
South Bay Mobilization and Act Against Torture skated against torture January 1 to protest Jeppeson, Inc.'s sponsorship of the Holiday Ice Rink in San Jose. Jeppeson organizes rendition flights for the CIA. Video clip 2 minutes 40 seconds....
Posted: Mon, Jan 15, 2007 4:03pm PST
Demo: Frying Pan Grannies and Vets for Peace
After the Bush speech of Jan 10, members of Veterans for Peace Chapter 101 and the Raging Grannies Action League joined forces to demonstrate with the theme: Out of the Frying Pan and into the Fire! We got news coverage from TV, print and radio and AP photos on Yahoo News....
Posted: Sat, Jan 13, 2007 4:03am PST
Anti-War demonstration in Palo Alto
The Peninsula Peace and Justice Center held a demonstration in Palo Alto.......
Posted: Thu, Jan 11, 2007 7:58pm PST