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12-21-04 a 65 year old disabled senior was coerced
and taken into Alta Bates and held there. the bills are about $1,500.00 now. he needs help to get his name off....
Posted: Sat, Mar 5, 2005 4:24pm PST
East Bay Pesticide Alert and representatives
of a few other environmental groups met with the City
Attorney yesterday. We won a little victory at this
meeting: The City will be required to produce a full
Environmental Impact Review if they continue to push
for this ordinance....
Posted: Sat, Mar 5, 2005 2:25pm PST
Have you enjoyed spending time at Indybay.org? Do you appreciate it as a special tool for dissemination of information about local activism and a place to have thoughtful, respectful discussions about politics? Would you like to know more about how the website works? Have you thought about getting involved with the Indybay website?
There will be a one-hour Indybay website orientation Saturday, March 12th for those who would like to help Indybay.org continue to be the useful project that...
Posted: Sat, Mar 5, 2005 8:20am PST
On March 1st, 6 Oakland community members conducted a sit-in in the office of the State Administrator of Oakland Schools. They sat in not as an end in itself, but as a means to galvanize the Oakland community for much bigger actions to come.
Next Steps: Town Hall Meeting to Defend Public Education in Oakland: Tuesday, March 8th, 6-8PM at the First Congregational Church, 2501 Harrison Street.
Rally and Direct Action: Tuesday, March 15th, 4PM, Oakland State Building, 1515 Clay Street...
Posted: Fri, Mar 4, 2005 6:36am PST
On Wednesday March 2, Critical Resistance and All of Us or None organized a rally and march on Oakland City Hall demanding jobs for former prisoners and end to scapegoating of former prisoners under Jerry Brown's curfew policy....
Posted: Thu, Mar 3, 2005 6:10pm PST
On March 2 All of Us or None and Critical Resistance were outside Oakland City Hall demanding jobs from the City of Oakland for people coming out of prison on parole or probation.
Part One: The Box. Three-minute QT movie. 12MB....
Posted: Thu, Mar 3, 2005 2:32pm PST
Thursday, March 3rd – 7 PM
Against the Empire: A Night of Radical Folk Legends
Featuring Robb Johnson, David Rovics, and Folk This! performing their greatest hits.
$7...
Posted: Thu, Mar 3, 2005 1:29pm PST
Making The News, The Rolling Letter Campaign Targets Rep. Jim McCrery!...
Posted: Wed, Mar 2, 2005 7:00pm PST
Health care purchasers last week called on the elected members
of the Peninsula Health Care District to include pricing &
quality protections in a contract it is negotiating with
Sutter's Mills-Peninsula Medical Center in San Mateo County.
CalPERS, Blue Shield and Blue Cross report that Sutter's prices
are as much as 80% higher than the statewide average, allowing
Sutter to earn record profits...
Posted: Wed, Mar 2, 2005 4:08pm PST
TODAY, WEDS., March 2 2:30 PM
American Blinds Corp.
1168 San Luis Obispo St
Hayward, CA 94544...
Posted: Wed, Mar 2, 2005 3:26pm PST
Registrants
> on this free tour
> will receive passes to 56 gardens, and a printed
> garden guide. Garden
> talks will be scheduled throughout the day. A
> variety of bird- and
> butterfly-friendly, pesticide-free, water
> conserving, low maintenance
> gardens that contain 30% or more native plants will
> be open on
> Sunday, May 1, 2005, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at
> various locations
> throughout Alameda and Contra Costa counties....
Posted: Wed, Mar 2, 2005 10:47am PST
JOB MARCH ON CITY HALL
EMPLOYMENT FOR FORMER PRISONERS - NOT SCAPEGOATING!
Wednesday, March 2, 11am
Oakland City Hall (12th and Broadway)...
Posted: Wed, Mar 2, 2005 7:55am PST
the u.s. body count will probably be over 1500 by the time
we vigil tomorrow evening; the iraqi count way over 100,000.
center & shattuck,
downtown berkeley BART, 5:30 p.m....
Posted: Tue, Mar 1, 2005 11:37pm PST
Six Oakland Community Members Arrested at Oakland
School District HQ Demanding Meeting With State
Superintendent Jack O'Connell....
Posted: Tue, Mar 1, 2005 10:14pm PST
The Bush Campaign To Privatize Social Security Is Crumbling! Please Take A Moment To Join Our Rolling Letter campaign To Push The Profiteers Over The Edge! We Need As Many As Possible To Flood The New York Times With Letters To Condemn Rep. Jim McCrery! Thanks In Advance For Your Help!...
Posted: Tue, Mar 1, 2005 9:24pm PST
Six Oakland Community Members Arrested at Oakland
School District HQ Demanding Meeting With State
Superintendent Jack O'Connell...
Posted: Tue, Mar 1, 2005 8:01pm PST
Show your support! Come to 1025 2nd Ave NOW!...
Posted: Tue, Mar 1, 2005 4:14pm PST
Go to Local Impact and send a free fax to help save Oakland's Adult Education program....
Posted: Tue, Mar 1, 2005 2:22pm PST
Go to Local Impact and send a free fax to help fight the growing use of pesticides by the City of Oakland....
Posted: Tue, Mar 1, 2005 2:14pm PST
Please attend Green Party member Aimee Allison's first debate with 8 other candidates for the Oakland City Council District 2 special election! This event is sponsored by the League of Women Voters....
Posted: Mon, Feb 28, 2005 6:03pm PST


