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Human Rights Advocates to Rally in Sacramento for Farm Workers California Department of Housing & Community Development
2020 W El Camino Ave, Sacramento, California 95833...
Event Date: Fri, Dec 9, 2016 12:00pm PST
Posted: Tue, Dec 6, 2016 1:48pm PST
Nurses: Tragic Fire Highlights Need for Real Action in Oakland on Affordable Housing Crisis 
The horrid loss of life in the Oakland warehouse fire Saturday night should be a call for first grieving followed by action on the broader problem plaguing Oakland and similar Bay Area communities – inadequate affordable housing, said the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United today....
Posted: Mon, Dec 5, 2016 5:30pm PST
SF Solidarity With Korean General Workers Strike Against President Park Geun-hye 
Supporters of the Korean general strike against the President Park Geun-hye government spoke out at the San Francisco Korean consulate on November 30, 2016. Also muscian Vic Sadot wrote about the strike and the struggles facing the Korean workers and people....
Posted: Thu, Dec 1, 2016 9:50am PST
Low Paid Workers March, Rally And Demand $15 And A Union At SFO 
Hundreds of workers marched and rallied at San Francisco International Airport for $15 an noun and a union....
Posted: Wed, Nov 30, 2016 8:30pm PST
Help Open Uhuru Jiko Community Kitchen in Oakland, CA #GivingTuesday 
The African People’s Education and Defense Fund Joins #GivingTuesday
to Raise Funds to Open Uhuru Jiko Community Kitchen in Oakland, CA...
Posted: Mon, Nov 28, 2016 9:21am PST
1/20/17 SF General Strike Call In the SF Examiner, 11/27/16, Peter Gallotta and Gabriel Haaland of the Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club called for a general strike on 1/20/17 in San Francisco when the latest Hitler to be selected as president is crowned, Donald Trump, after losing the popular vote but winning the concession to slaveholders, the Electoral College vote....
Posted: Sun, Nov 27, 2016 12:06pm PST
JPN American Community Rallies In SF Against Racism & Xenophobia and Attacks on Minorities 
Hundreds of Japanese Americans, Japanese and supporters of human rights attended a rally at the San Francisco Peace Plaza in Japan Town to call for unification against racism, xenophobia and attacks on immigrants, LBGT and minorities....
Posted: Thu, Nov 24, 2016 3:05pm PST
China Rock Miner Poet Chen Nianxi 陳年喜 In San Francisco 
Chen Nianxi 陳年喜 a rock miner poet came to San Francisco on November 18th and 19th, 2016. His poetry is part of the first anthology of modern Chinese working class poets called Iron Moon: The Poetry of Chinese Migrant Workers....
Posted: Mon, Nov 21, 2016 4:51pm PST
Boycott Driscoll's Day of Action in Santa Cruz Ca. 11-19-16 
Today, on rainy Saturday, we Demonstrated and handed out flyers at Santa Cruz Whole Foods on Soquel Ave.and Santa Cruz Safeway on Morrissey ave.
The Union of Independent, National and Democratic Farmworkers (SINDJA) calls for all independent and autonomous boycott committees to unite for a global day of action on November 19th: (And we did!)...
Posted: Sat, Nov 19, 2016 11:13pm PST
Santa Cruz Residents Begin Organizing for a General Strike on Inauguration Day 
Community members in Santa Cruz have called for a general strike on January 20, 2017, Inauguration Day, and have begun organizing events leading up to the date. On November 21, there will be a general strike planning meeting held at UC Santa Cruz, and on November 22 there will be a march to the Santa Cruz City Council to demand council members commit to a real sanctuary city status for the Santa Cruz. Organizers of the general strike are asking community members not to work or attend school o...
Posted: Sat, Nov 19, 2016 5:36pm PST
"Reinstate NALC Steward Angela" Protest At SF Against Workplace Bullying/Union Busting 
Supporters of NALC 214 chief steward Angela Bibb-Merritt rallied and spoke out at the SF federal building on November 16, 2016 against her suspension and the massive workplace bullying and union busting going on at the post office. Many stewards have been harassed and bullied by management....
Posted: Fri, Nov 18, 2016 2:30pm PST
50th Anniversary of Kwanzaa at the California State Capitol 
Today, our “California Grown” Pan African holiday challenges us to place a higher value on ancient African cultures while utilizing modern scientific methodology toward expanding the practice of our ancient/future, showcasing an understanding of the "first fruits of the harvest."...
Posted: Wed, Nov 16, 2016 5:15pm PST
Boycott Driscoll's Day of Action in Santa Cruz 
Whole Foods Market
911 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz...
Event Date: Sat, Nov 19, 2016 1:00pm PST
Posted: Thu, Nov 10, 2016 5:15pm PST
Driscoll's Boycott Demonstration in Watsonville Ca. 11-9-2016 
Boycott Driscoll's continues, and will untill a bargaining agreement for better working condititions and wages can be signed!...
Posted: Thu, Nov 10, 2016 9:54am PST
Anti-Fascist Yvette Falarca Returns to Teaching Victory, Victory is Our Cry! The Class Struggle is the Reason Why! Anti-Fascist teacher returned to her teaching job today....
Posted: Wed, Nov 2, 2016 8:15pm PDT
SF Trade Unionists Speak Out In Defense Of Standing Rock Sioux Native People, Land & Water 
Trade unionists from the NNU-CNA and CWA UPTE participated in a solidarity rally for the Standing Rock Sioux tribe which has come under tremendous repression by police and the national guard. The AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka has called for support for the pipeline and the building trades leadership including Teamsters president James Hoffa called for the national guard to be brought into defend the union workers on the pipeline....
Posted: Fri, Oct 28, 2016 5:30pm PDT
Jail The Bankers, Expropriate Wells Fargo And Make It A Public Bank — Rally In SF 
A protest was held at the corporate headquarters of Well Fargo bank in San Francisco on October 26, 2016 calling for the jailing the executives and managers that carried out criminal activity to illegally open 2 million accounts. The rally also called for the expropriation of the bank and for it to become a public bank for working people and the public....
Posted: Thu, Oct 27, 2016 6:56pm PDT
Facebook, Israel & Suspension Of Lethbridge Professor Hall & BFT Teacher Yvette Felarca 
WorkWeek radio looks at the firing of Canadian professor Anthony Hall and the role of Facebook, the Israeli government and Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook. Next WorkWeek looks at the suspension of Berkeley Federation of Teacher executive board member Yvette Felarca who was suspended from her teaching position after attending a rally against the nazis in Sacramento....
Posted: Thu, Oct 27, 2016 1:32pm PDT
Resolution to Support Berkeley Teacher and Civil Rights Activist Yvette Felarca The Oakland Education Association (OEA) Representative Council passed the following resolution in support of Yvette Felarca:...
Posted: Wed, Oct 26, 2016 4:14am PDT
Defend Anti-Fascist Teacher Yvette Felarca at Berkelely School Board 2020 Bonar Street (at University), Berkeley, CA (then march to 1231 Addison Street - around the corner from 2020 Bonar)...
Event Date: Wed, Nov 2, 2016 6:30pm PDT
Posted: Tue, Oct 25, 2016 2:40am PDT
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