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5/21: We Are Everywhere and reportback- David Martinez and Jo Wildings
This Just In: We Are Everywhere tour joined by San Francisco based filmmaker David Martinez and British activist Jo Wildings! Recently returned from Iraq where they were kidnapped by the resistance and then released unharmed, they will present video and stories from their experiences.
May 21 - Long Haul...
Posted: Mon, May 17, 2004 2:58pm PDT
5/17 Richmond 6pm: Put the State on Trial - Still Seperate, Still Unequal Schools
OAKLAND/RICHMOND
(510) 452-2728
Mock Trial and Rally, 6-8pm at Richmond High School, 1250 - 23rd Street, Richmond, 94804
Members of a fast for education will also be participating....
Posted: Mon, May 17, 2004 1:08am PDT
Concord Truckers Protest
About 100 independent truck drivers formed a picket line in Concord on
Friday evening, where they beseeched local trucking companies to increase
rates and improve working conditions....
Posted: Mon, May 17, 2004 12:19am PDT
"Fed Up" Screens as Reclaim the Commons Fundraiser
East Bay Green Bloc presents -
A Fundraiser for Reclaim the Commons at the Long Haul (3124 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley)
TONIGHT, Sunday May 16th, (sorry for the short notice!), 7pm....
Posted: Sun, May 16, 2004 12:34pm PDT
Haiti Solidarity March and Rally
Haiti Solidarity March and Rally
Tuesday, May 18, 4pm
14th and Broadway in Oakland...
Posted: Sun, May 16, 2004 12:27pm PDT
A View from the Bay Bridge
Civil Liberties Victory in Oakland Courts: All Charges Dropped Against Port Anti-War Protesters; Longshoremen Plan Mass March on Washington...
Posted: Sun, May 16, 2004 10:40am PDT
[gangbox] TROQUEROS REVOLT....
TROQUEROS REVOLT....can the California port truckers wildcat strike lead to the reunionization of the freight industry???...
Posted: Sat, May 15, 2004 5:44pm PDT
PROTEST DEATH PENALTY AT BOXER FUNDRAISER
PROTEST THE DEATH PENALTY, A MAJOR HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION, AT BOXER FUNDRAISER IN BERKELEY...
Posted: Sat, May 15, 2004 12:49pm PDT
6/2: GMO-Free Alameda County
We are announcing the newly formed organization, GMO Free Alameda County-
GMO Free Alameda County is a community group dedicated to keeping
genetically modified crops (GMOs) out of Alameda County’s ecosystems and
food supply.
Our goal is to pass legislation banning the development of GMO crops in
Alameda County....
Posted: Fri, May 14, 2004 11:26pm PDT
Fast 4 Education Rally on Saturday from 12-6pm
Performers and Musicians confirmed for the rally thus far include - Jen Ro, Kiwi, Duce Eclipse, Jason Mateo. Ride from X-felons, Kaira Espinoza, Abbye, and many more. If you are a local artist or poet feel free to stop by and share some words, art, or a piece to celebrate the resistance of the fasters and the community to the State of California's misplaced spending priorities....
Posted: Fri, May 14, 2004 7:23pm PDT
Cabbies Win NLRB Union Ruling
“It’s a struggle just to make it,” said Zadran, who suffers from an irregular heartbeat and confesses that cab driving expenses have kept him from taking a vacation in the past seven years. “But I didn’t have no choice. If I didn’t work my kids will be on the streets. The moment I heard [the drivers got a union] I was so happy.”...
Posted: Fri, May 14, 2004 4:29pm PDT
For 8 days in May, Truckers closed the Port of Oakland
For eight days in May, the Port of Oakland was virtually shut down by truckers striking for better conditions. The same port had been closed down by antiwar protesters just three weeks before, so a small contingent of us from Direct Action to Stop the War (DASW) joined them as a community support group and reported their struggle on Indymedia....
Posted: Thu, May 13, 2004 8:31pm PDT
Facing Termination(Fast 4 Education Special Report)
a special report by an Oakland resident and College/Career Advisor at Castlemont and Life Academy High Schools...
Posted: Thu, May 13, 2004 8:16pm PDT
PLEASE FEATURE: Hunger Strike Enters Fourth Day
Dolores Huerta to visit Fast4Education Hunger Fasters
Frank Ogawa Plaza, 14th St. and Broadway in Oakland, CA
1:30-2:00 PM
DAY 4 OF THE HUNGER FAST!
Vigil at 8PM Every Night!...
Posted: Thu, May 13, 2004 12:50pm PDT
5/16/04 Oakland 25 Victory Party (Corrected Date)
Bring your pictures, songs, spent police cartridges and other paraphernalia....
Posted: Thu, May 13, 2004 5:29am PDT
Urgent Call for Solidarity as Fast 4 Education enters Day 4
*Dolores Huerta will be visiting the strikers at Frank Ogawa Plaza at 1:30pm today to share a few words of support and encouragement with the fasters.
**Nightly candlelight vigil at 8pm in Frank Ogawa Plaza
14th & Broadway, in front of Oakland City Hall(near 12th St BART)...
Posted: Thu, May 13, 2004 3:55am PDT
Photos and Update from Day 3 of the Fast 4 Education
This is a photo of Fred Jackson(one of the fasters) - the older African American man with the hat on in the pic, and some teachers and youth from the community that are involved in supporting the Fast 4 Education....
Posted: Thu, May 13, 2004 1:02am PDT
Bums' Paradise documentary
This Award-Winning Documentary screens this Thursday, May 13th @ 7pm at the Albany High School Library.
It's free, but donations are encouraged =)...
Posted: Wed, May 12, 2004 12:54pm PDT
Hunger Strike Enters Day 3
HUNGER STRIKE FOR EDUCATION ENTERS DAY 3: WAYS YOU CAN HELP
1. Attend vigil at 8PM every night
2. Help Strikers Move to Sleeping Space
3. Needs List
4. Rally, Saturday at noon
5. Endorse
6. Call City Hall!...
Posted: Wed, May 12, 2004 11:25am PDT