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UCB Faculty Votes to Resist Patriot Act The UC Berkeley Academic Senate voted Thursday to urge the University to take all possible steps to avoid compliance with the Patriot Act, and to assist in the defense of faculty members who have Patriot Act cases brought against them....
Posted: Thu, May 6, 2004 8:37pm PDT
Independent Truckers Strike! Part 4 
Strike continues despite media reports that state otherwise....
Posted: Thu, May 6, 2004 1:14pm PDT
Port of Oakland Press Release Claiming Trucker Reached an Agreement with the Port 
This is the press release that folks over at the Port of Oakland sent out without even allowing the workers to decide whether or not they agreed to the supposed agreement or not....
Posted: Thu, May 6, 2004 10:11am PDT
Police, Port Authorities, and Companies Attempt to Force Strikers Back To Work 
Pictures and a reportback on the role that the Port of Oakland authorities, the Police, and the Oakland Tribune played in the strike today, Wednesday May 5th. A more extensive report will be written later in the week....
Posted: Thu, May 6, 2004 6:44am PDT
DASW Labor Solidarity Working Group Call to Rally Today 5/6 at 4pm 
CALL to SUPPORT STRIKING INDEPENDENT TRUCKERS
RALLY/PICKET/RAISE FISTS - THURSDAY May 6th, 4 pm
Port of Oakland Commission Offices, 530 Water St., Jack London Square
(Striking Truckers Representatives will be negotiatiing with the companies starting at 5pm inside 530 Water St.)...
Posted: Thu, May 6, 2004 4:10am PDT
Teamster's Informational Flyers for Oakland Truck Driver Strike 
2 informational flyers handed out by the Teamsters today at the APL gate. One is about the profits that the steamships are making, and one is about the profits the oil companies have been making....
Posted: Thu, May 6, 2004 3:50am PDT
Truckers' strike continues; community support needed The truckers' strike is still going, despite an inaccurate report announcing that truckers would return to work Wednesday....
Posted: Thu, May 6, 2004 3:42am PDT
Independent Truckers Strike! Part 3 
Independent truckers carry their strike into the fourth day!...
Posted: Wed, May 5, 2004 8:34pm PDT
Call for Solidarity Meeting at APL Gate, Oakland Docks at 6pm Whether that means talking to other folks you know and encouraging them to visit the strikers at the Oakland Docks, calling that friends of yours who works for the corporate media, or even just forwarding this call to action to your friends....
Posted: Wed, May 5, 2004 1:29am PDT
Tuesday Night @ the Oakland Docks 
Tues night at the Oakland docks...scab trucks came in, and left later by police escort , while the truckers who hold the contracts watch on the sidelines and protest loudly at the scandal before their eyes....
Posted: Wed, May 5, 2004 12:53am PDT
URGENT: Support striking truck drivers in Oakland! Call for demonstration of community support...
Posted: Tue, May 4, 2004 11:24pm PDT
Wed May 5 at UC Berkeley: "Media Regime Change" with McChesney, Nichols, Mander & Chideya An evening with Robert McChesney, John Nichols and Jerry Mander -- "Media Regime Change - Obstacles & Opportunities" -- Moderated by Farai Chideya, host of “It’s Your Call” on KALW 91.7 fm / Information Radio -- Wednesday, May 5th, Reception at 5:30 pm, Public Event at 7:00 pm at UC Berkeley...
Posted: Tue, May 4, 2004 10:08pm PDT
Truck Drivers Still on Strike at Oakland Port 
I will post more of a reportback later in the week. I am busy posting pics, updating the main story, and spending time at the docks. Come out and join the strikers for a while if you can. The strike is on indefinitely, as the workers have commited to stay out in solidarity until all the drivers get the same deal. If the workers decide to settle or any authorities decide to attack the strikers I will try and post an update within a half hour(or get someone else too)....
Posted: Tue, May 4, 2004 3:23pm PDT
Jack London Square may be converted into a mall The Port of Oakland classifies the open spaces of Jack London Square as "non-performing real estate," rather than as a community asset. They plan to build a shopping mall. Please attend the city council hearing at 7 p.m. on Tuesday , May 18th and speak up....
Posted: Tue, May 4, 2004 1:55pm PDT
8/8: Books Not Bombs 
Recently, everywhere you look school budgets are cut, libraries closed and social programs gutted -- yet, against a major deficit and budget crunch funding for nuclear weapons continues to rise. For example, in the bay area city of Livermore two schools will close, while at the same time funding for nuclear weapons increases at the nearby Livermore nuclear weapons lab!...
Posted: Tue, May 4, 2004 9:12am PDT
Key Witness In Gwen Araujo Case Expresses Regret A key prosecution witness wrapped up six days of testimony today by saying that he feels "regret" for not stopping the beating and strangulation death of Newark transgender teenager Eddie Araujo....
Posted: Tue, May 4, 2004 12:31am PDT
5/6: Benefit for CodePink and MoveOn.org Event
Thursday, May 6, 7pm
Benefit for CodePink and MoveOn.org
Enjoy a great night at the Grand Lake Theater, benefitting CodePink and MoveOn.org....
Posted: Tue, May 4, 2004 12:20am PDT
PUEBLO Re-Builds: Statement from the Interim Board Walter Riley, Grover Dye, Anne Weills, the Interim Board of PUEBLO (People United for a Better Oakland) describe the situation at PUEBLO and the critical tasks they have identified to rebuild PUEBLO....
Posted: Mon, May 3, 2004 12:22pm PDT
Education not Incarceration Teach-in - Speak-out a Huge Success The Education not Incarceration Teach-in - Speak-out on May Day was a huge success. Here is some of our media coverage. More personal coverage and pictures to follow....
Posted: Sun, May 2, 2004 11:42pm PDT
MTC Raids Bike Funds On April 28th, the MTC voted to shift Regional Bike monies to freeway spending. Particularly hard hit will be Alameda County....
Posted: Sun, May 2, 2004 10:05pm PDT
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