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McDonald's Protesters Win in Court LONDON, Feb. 15 -- The longest-running case in English legal history neared the end of the road Tuesday when the European Court of Human Rights ruled that two environmental activists whom McDonald's successfully sued for libel 15 years ago did not receive a fair trial and had been denied freedom of expression....
Posted: Wed, Feb 16, 2005 11:22pm PST
RANT-A-THON: A fun fundraiser where folks can pay to Don't miss the first ever "RANT-A-THON," sponsored by Straight Out Scribes!...
Posted: Wed, Feb 16, 2005 4:15am PST
Newsom is lying The reports about the homeless numbers dropping is a lie....
Posted: Tue, Feb 15, 2005 7:49am PST
Call for a Mass Mobilization April 15-17th, 2005 During the Spring Meetings of the World B The April 16, 2005 meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank will represent the five year anniversary of the first major demonstrations against these institutions in the United States...
Posted: Mon, Feb 14, 2005 8:43pm PST
David Rovics in San Jose 
(11 Feb, 2005) David Rovics performed Friday night at Centro Aztlan in San Jose for a benefit for the Barrio Defense Committee. The enthusiastic crowd was tapping and clapping and singing along throughout the show....
Posted: Mon, Feb 14, 2005 11:40am PST
Emergency SCRAP News Conference set for Mon. Feb. 14, 10am Santa Cruzans for Responsible Planning (SCRP)
P.O. Box 7564
Santa Cruz, California 95061
SCRAP Media Contacts:
Ron Pomerantz, (Fire Captain) 423-2293, Katherine Beiers (former SC Mayor) 426-6108, Bill Malone (President, SC People’s Democratic Club) 420-1133, Jim Conway (President, Clear View Court Homeowners Ass.) 212-0205...
Posted: Mon, Feb 14, 2005 11:27am PST
Hindu Hardliners Burn Valentine Cards NEW DELHI, India -- Nearly 50 Hindu hardliners burned Valentine's Day cards and posters in the Indian capital on Monday, protesting the international day of love that they say imposes Western values on India's youth....
Posted: Mon, Feb 14, 2005 10:53am PST
HOST CHRIS ROCK SHOCK: ONLY GAYS WATCH OSCARS Concern deepened after Rock claimed only gays watch the Oscars!...
Posted: Mon, Feb 14, 2005 10:41am PST
Hunters Point is going global With the gut-wrenching film “Straight Outta Hunters Point” hitting stores on DVD on Feb. 22, and the Spike Lee movie “Sucker Free City” coming out this month on the 12th, you can surely say that the reputation of the Bay View Hunters Point community is going global. But what does that mean to the residents of this community? Will we profit from the making of these films, or will we be left behind fighting the same fight we’ve been fighting?...
Posted: Mon, Feb 14, 2005 7:41am PST
Don't miss the bus as the 16th Friendshipment Caravan to Cuba comes through a city near y Break the blockade and challenge the immoral US foreign policies against Cuba....
Posted: Sun, Feb 13, 2005 8:38pm PST
URGENT: Your Help Needed to Protect Free Speech in San Diego! Please forward widely! On January 20th at the Reclaim the Streets demonstration in downtown San Diego, journalist Carly Delso-Saavedra and activist Janice Jordan were both arrested on charges that, according to witnesses, were fabricated. If you have photos or videotape of any arrests made that night...
Posted: Sun, Feb 13, 2005 8:35pm PST
Worldwide Candlelight Vigil: Feb 19, 2005 repeal of the NSL!-- Repeal the NSL of South Kor Dear Friends,
Over 600 people around the world signed the petition to abolish the
National Security Law of South Korea in last December, the endorsers
included Noam Chomsky, Nawal El Saadawi, Howard Zinn, Bruce Cumings and
Michael Parenti. Despite huge international solidarity and hunger strikes
participated by over 1000 people in South Korea, the law that would have
repeal the NSL was not passed....
Posted: Sun, Feb 13, 2005 8:33pm PST
SF Muni Fare Inspectors attempt to enforce nonexistent ban on photography Attack of the SF Muni Fare Inspectors -- Unsuccessfully attempting to enforce a nonexistent ban on photography in the Muni System...
Posted: Sun, Feb 13, 2005 3:56pm PST
Activists Set to Rally on Valentine's Day NEW YORK -- Chocolates and flowers still abound, but Valentine's Day is acquiring a new, politically tinged layer of symbolism: For many activists, it's now the date of choice to mobilize on matters of the heart -- advocating abstinence, decrying divorce, rallying nationwide to demand gay marriage....
Posted: Sat, Feb 12, 2005 11:48pm PST
George H. W. Bush gets a bloody nose 
see: http://www.houston.indymedia.org/...
Posted: Fri, Feb 11, 2005 9:34pm PST
Actor Ossie Davis Found Dead in Hotel NEW YORK - Ossie Davis, an actor distinguished for roles dealing with racial injustice on stage, screen and in real life — and perhaps best known as the husband and partner of actress Ruby Dee — has died at the age of 87....
Posted: Fri, Feb 11, 2005 11:37am PST
The San Francisco Season of Sharing Fund 100% of your donation provides direct assistance to Bay Area families, elderly and disabled individuals. Funds are distributed throughout the year and all expenses are covered by San Francisco and its partners....
Posted: Fri, Feb 11, 2005 11:10am PST
Playwright Arthur Miller Dies at 89 Arthur Miller, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright whose most famous fictional creation, Willy Loman in "Death of a Salesman," came to symbolize the American Dream gone awry, has died. He was 89...
Posted: Fri, Feb 11, 2005 11:01am PST
10th Annual Love Fest 2005 Sat 2/12/2005
7:00 p.m., 9:30 p.m.
Part of Valentine’s Day
fee/admission: $10-$12.
La Pena Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94705
(510) 849-2568
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Spoken word with Aya de Leon, Ise Lyfe, Meliza Banales and Shailja Patel.
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Posted: Fri, Feb 11, 2005 10:55am PST
America can't shrug off Ayn Rand Last week marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of one of America's most popular, most mocked and most enduring writers, Ayn Rand, author of novels such as "The Fountainhead" and "Atlas Shrugged"...
Posted: Fri, Feb 11, 2005 10:45am PST
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