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Thousands Mob Clinton In Berkeley
There was a rock concert parking lot feel to downtown Berkeley Tuesday as thousands camped out to get Clinton to sign prebought copies of his book. Several protesters played "Love me I'm a Liberal" on a boombox and yelled at the crowd about how Clinton's policies while in office were as bad as Bush's but the crowd chanted down the protesters wanting to endulge in nostalgia rather than think about government policies. Clinton signed books from around 12:300 until 4:00 at which point ...
Posted: Tue, Jun 29, 2004 7:26pm PDT
6/29/04 Section 8 Update- Advocates Struggle To Stop Alameda Evictions
The Following Is A Mixed Bag Of News & Reports About The Struggle To Save Section 8 Housing For The Poor. Included Is The Latest On The Section 8 Crisis, Including E-Mails & Letters From A Few Of The Advocates In The Struggle To Offer A Behind The Scenes Look At How The Struggle To Save Section 8 Families In Alameda Are Taking Shape! Please Forward The Following Information To Anyone That You May Know That Is Involved In The Struggle To Save Section 8 Housing Or Those That Are Participants I...
Posted: Tue, Jun 29, 2004 3:44pm PDT
Israeli peace and justice activist speaks tonight, berkeley
Tanya Reinhart, peace activist from Israel, will speak Tuesday night on the continuing crisis of the Israeli occupation of Palestine....
Posted: Tue, Jun 29, 2004 11:47am PDT
BART, An Overpriced Nazi Babysitter
a personal account of being fucked by BART...
Posted: Tue, Jun 29, 2004 11:07am PDT
Revenue Machine
Berkeley reinvents the speed-trap to apply to pedestrians....
Posted: Tue, Jun 29, 2004 1:10am PDT
6/29, Oakland: Risk Management in Oakland?
> We can't let these political pranks go by without comment. Come and stand with
> us on Tuesday night, and DEMAND that Council implement the Risk Management
> policy they adopted in January NOW!...
Posted: Tue, Jun 29, 2004 12:13am PDT
Truckers Update for Tuesday
The latest on the truckers' situation...
Posted: Mon, Jun 28, 2004 11:07pm PDT
Stop incineration in the East Bay
Voice your opposition to Alameda Power & Telecoms toxic plan to build a "gassification" (incinerator) in either Oakland, San Leadro or Alameda. In addition to toxic emissions such as dioxin & mercury, this plan includes importing waste into the East Bay for incineration & will also destroy any waste reduction and recycling efforts....
Posted: Mon, Jun 28, 2004 1:36pm PDT
"Fear Will Not Silence Us! Art Show Video (video/x-ms-wmv 8.3MB)
2:20 minute video (Windows Media Player required) of the Not in Our Name sponsored anti-militarism art show “Fear will not silence us!”, June 26....
Posted: Mon, Jun 28, 2004 12:59pm PDT
"Fear Will Not Silence Us!" 6/26 Art Show Photos
Photos of the Not in Our Name sponsored anti-militarism art show “Fear will not silence us!”, June 26....
Posted: Mon, Jun 28, 2004 11:55am PDT
Update on Monday 6/28 Truck Driver Strike
Update on Truck Driver Strike...
Posted: Sun, Jun 27, 2004 12:46am PDT
Berkeley Protests Prof. Yoo, Author of Torture Memo (video/x-ms-wmv 6.4MB)
1:52 min. Windows Movie (Windows Media Player Required)A hundred people gathered at Berkeley BART and marched to the Boalt Hall Law School to protest US Berkeley Prof. Yoo contributions to Justice Department torture memos and the PATRIOT Act yesterday, 25 June 2004....
Posted: Sat, Jun 26, 2004 1:39pm PDT
Farouk Abdel Muhti to Speak at Socialist Organizing Conference on 7/11
Farouk was recently released after being detained for 718 days in a US Jail.
Please pass on this information and encourage folks to come out and hear his story....
Posted: Sat, Jun 26, 2004 11:20am PDT
Hundred Protest UC Berkeley Prof. Yoo, Author of Torture Memo
A hundred people gathered at Berkeley BART and marched to the Boalt Hall Law School to protest US Berkeley Prof. Yoo contributions to torture memos and the PATRIOT Act....
Posted: Sat, Jun 26, 2004 12:13am PDT
Berkeley Protests John Yoo, UCB Law Professor Who Wrote Justice Dept Memo On Torture
Around one hundred people gathered at Berkeley BART at 5PM to protest UCB professor John Yoo. Yoo was revealed to be the author of two Justice Department memos, one defining torture in a very restrictive fashion and one arguing against the rights of prisoners at Guantanamo. Yoo also argued that as Commander and Chief, Bush could legally violate international human rights laws....
Posted: Fri, Jun 25, 2004 9:22pm PDT
Section 8 tenants fight eviction
On May 14, 1,659 families and over 600 landlords received notice from the Alameda Housing Authority informing them that there may not be any rent money for the month of June. Tenants and landlords were advised to use their security deposits to pay the rent and to negotiate a way for the renters to repay back the spent security deposits....
Posted: Fri, Jun 25, 2004 5:33pm PDT
ALERT--ALAMEDA PROTEST TO SAVE SECTION 8 TENANTS
Join The Protest To Stop The Forced Relocation Of 274 Families From Their Housing!...
Posted: Fri, Jun 25, 2004 8:23am PDT
HUD SECRETARY DENIES POLICIES CAUSE EVICTIONS!
The Bush Administration's Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Maintains That No One Faces Eviction Due To His Policies. Meanwhile, Thousands Of People Are Being Evicted Due To The Despicable Policies Of HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson, And The Disaster Stories Are Spreading Like Wildfire!...
Posted: Fri, Jun 25, 2004 12:15am PDT
Alternate view of Oakland Police Dept. "Riders" prosecutions by DA Tom Orloff
An explanation, with legal citations, for the inherent conflict of interest Alameda County District Attorney Tom Orloff has in prosecuting the Oakland "Riders" renegade cops...
Posted: Thu, Jun 24, 2004 5:35pm PDT