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Victory for Berkeley Activists In New York Billboard Dispute
“It’s a victory for us,” Schell said. “Now we get two billboards and we’re paying less than we were before.”...
Posted: Fri, Jul 16, 2004 11:23am PDT
7/16 - Spiritual Health is for Everyone - HERE Local 2850 Action
A protest will be held as follows:
Date: Friday, July 16th
Time: 4 - 6 PM
Place: entrance to Claremont Hotel in Berkeley...
Posted: Thu, Jul 15, 2004 2:36pm PDT
Free Screening "Independent Media in a Time of War" Sun 7/18
Not in Our Name Bay Area presents a free film screening Sunday, July 18 at 3 PM of "Independent Media in a Time of War" at the Parkway Pizza/Pub Theater, Oakland. The first in the "Resistance Cinema" series....
Posted: Thu, Jul 15, 2004 1:47pm PDT
Latino Janitors lose out by Sybase subcontracting
Ten of 15 janitors were fired after Sybase, Inc., based in Dublin, contracted Excel Building Services, a non-union company, for its janitorial services. Sybase is one of the largest independent software vendors in the world. Some business journals designate Sybase as one of the best places to work in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area.
When the Sybase janitors’ health insurance went up, Sybase dumped its union janitors. Hourly pay is $9.16 p/h. The janitors are losing all they have struggled...
Posted: Thu, Jul 15, 2004 1:35am PDT
BUMS' PARADISE in Emeryville
This Award-Winning Documentary screens this Saturday night, with music starting at 8 and the movie at 8:30pm. All permits secured, so we won't get shut down this time!...
Posted: Thu, Jul 15, 2004 1:20am PDT
Get Trained for the RNC
Upcoming trainings (Legal Observer, Know Your Rights, NYC Orientation) in the Bay Area, with RNC-specific information, so bring your friends! Check the web site for resource guides, too....
Posted: Wed, Jul 14, 2004 11:36am PDT
Second Set of Photos from 6/27 Urban Garden Center
Second set of photos from Urban Garden Center...
Posted: Wed, Jul 14, 2004 12:26am PDT
Photos from Urban Gardening Center Opening on 6/27/04
Photos from the grand opening of the Urban Gardening Center in South Berkeley...
Posted: Wed, Jul 14, 2004 12:20am PDT
7/18 Calling all artists, healers and performers for Local ART and cRafT shOw
{here are some ideas of what we're looking for: circus toys/puppets/carnival fashions/accessories/music/sculptures/stencils/drawings/paintings/dolls/visuals/indy media presentations/healing arts/antique to modern accepted/etc.} gypsies, clowns, and zombies welcome!...
Posted: Tue, Jul 13, 2004 4:47pm PDT
"More than a Million in the Streets!" Bay Area RNC Protest Update and Graphic
Join local efforts to get "More than a million in the streets when the Bush Team meets!" in NYC, August 29 through September 2....
Posted: Mon, Jul 12, 2004 10:48pm PDT
Oscar Niemeth Towing is on STRIKE!!!
Urgent Call for Solidarity from the Masters, Mates, and Pilots Union, San Francisco Bay Region...
Posted: Mon, Jul 12, 2004 9:36pm PDT
Section 8 in Trouble
The former head of a local African American landlords association has charged that the Berkeley Housing Authority’s new Section 8 rules will result in a severe reduction in available Section 8 housing and a drop in minority renters using the program....
Posted: Mon, Jul 12, 2004 10:42am PDT
Hellarity House under threat of eviction!!!
Long lived east bay house in Oakland known as Hellarity under threat of eviction!!!...
Posted: Sun, Jul 11, 2004 8:41pm PDT
Video/DVD Release Party
In 2003 Revolutionary Communist Party Chairman Bob Avakian delivered an historic talk in the United...
Posted: Sun, Jul 11, 2004 2:36pm PDT
MSNBC Reports on Locally Initiated "Apology to the Iraqi People"
MSNBC reports on a Bay Area initiated "apology to the Iraqi people."...
Posted: Sun, Jul 11, 2004 12:08pm PDT
ECR on KALX's Amandla tonight at 5:30 (audio/mpeg 4.9MB)
Enemy Combatant Radio segment to air on Amandla tonight at 5:30. On this weeks segment ECR looks at felony disenfranchisement and the post-release consequences of the "war on drugs."...
Posted: Sun, Jul 11, 2004 11:47am PDT
Mingus Amungus RNC Protest Benefit Video (video/x-ms-wmv 6.6MB)
1:50 min. Windows Movie (Windows Media Player required)
Not in Our Name benefit evening at Zazoo's with Mingus Amungus to support upcoming RNC protests in NYC....
Posted: Sat, Jul 10, 2004 2:32pm PDT
Mingus Amungus RNC Protest Benefit Photos
Not in Our Name benefit evening at Zazoo's with Mingus Amungus to support upcoming RNC protests in NYC....
Posted: Sat, Jul 10, 2004 12:44pm PDT
More Code Pink July 4th Pix
More photos from the 4th of July parade in Alameda....
Posted: Fri, Jul 9, 2004 10:40pm PDT
7/17: Training with PUEBLO on compaints to police review boards
PUEBLO and the Midnight Special Law Collective will offer a free, 4 hour workshop for the members of the community who wish to represent folks who bring complaints against police officers to local police review boards....
Posted: Thu, Jul 8, 2004 11:37pm PDT