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Campaign in Defense of Jose Luis, Now Demands Healthcare
Companeros, my son who is in the Security Housing Unit (SHU), aside from the inferno the prisoners are facing inside the SHU from the high temperatures, he is losing his eye sight. Please support my son by calling these people enclosed here and your reps in your area. Attached is also a letter that I am sending the Corcoran SHU prison. (Below) is a letter addressed to the prison with demands.
Tierra y Libertad! Quetza
Senator Gloria Romero
State Capitol Building
Room 5051
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Posted: Sat, Jul 23, 2005 11:48pm PDT
Weekly Alert: Court Support, Council Mtgs & Legal Training
We have another busy week coming up. Cynthia Blake and David Davidson
need your support in court this Tuesday! Later in the week, you'll have
a chance to learn about your legal rights at the ASA Legal Training in
Berkeley....
Posted: Sat, Jul 23, 2005 10:18pm PDT
Bryan Epis' sentencing hearing postponed to November 28
Yesterday Judge Damrell postponed Bryan Epis' sentencing hearing to
November 28. (It was previously scheduled for August 1.) Please let
the people on your mailing lists know so they don't show up in
Sacramento on the 1st....
Posted: Sat, Jul 23, 2005 1:20pm PDT
300,000 marijuana plants worth 1.8 billion dollars seized in California
Authorities in California have seized almost 300,000
marijuana plants with a street value of 1.8 billion dollars, law
enforcement officials said....
Posted: Sat, Jul 23, 2005 1:13pm PDT
Bad Week for Governor Schwarzenegger
The Governor faced more trouble this week
following a the revelation that he had a multi-million dollar
contract dependent on advertising for nutritional supplements...the Governor taking advantage of a loophole in
campaign finance laws to collect rent from political action
committees that he controls...
Posted: Thu, Jul 21, 2005 5:38pm PDT
Forum in LA Friday 7/22 - Stop LAPD Terror!
Date/Time: Friday, July 22nd, 7:30 pm
Where: IAC office - 5274 W. Pico Blvd. Rm. 203, Los Angeles
Contact: (323) 936-7266...
Posted: Thu, Jul 21, 2005 5:07pm PDT
David Rovics performs in Bay Area Thursday through Sunday 24th (audio/mpeg 3.3MB)
David Rovics is performing in the Bay Area Thursday the 21st through Sunday the 24th of July....
Posted: Thu, Jul 21, 2005 1:20pm PDT
Scottish Parliament to Consider Resolution to Support Klamath Rvr Tribe's Campaign to Remove Dams
Glasgow, Scotland - Member of Scottish Parliament (MSP) Robin Harper announced
today that he will be introducing a resolution to support the Hoopa, Karuk, Klamath,
and Yurok Tribe's efforts to have Klamath River Dams removed, and the fishery
restored....
Posted: Wed, Jul 20, 2005 11:27pm PDT
McWilliams' Last Words: No Retreat, No Surrender
"I refuse to allow the govt. to control my life. That's what so much
of this has been about - my right to use a medicine that worked for
me."...
Posted: Wed, Jul 20, 2005 8:40pm PDT
UC Nurses Strike Delayed by Court Order (audio/mpeg 9.0MB)
Interview with CNA bargaining team member Manny Punzalan of UCLA...
Posted: Wed, Jul 20, 2005 6:05pm PDT
Report from the Fry-Schafer Legal Defense Committee
An El Dorado County physician and
attorney, facing 40 years in prison for
allegedly selling marijuana from their medical clinic, are accusing prosecutors
of building their case on a foundation of lies and law-enforcement bias against
medical marijuana....
Posted: Wed, Jul 20, 2005 5:19pm PDT
San Francisco is Numero Uno! (video/quicktime 18.6MB)
Arturo Rodriguez, president of the United Farm Workers, explains why San Franciscans are key to the success of the Gallo Boycott.
Four-minute QT movie. 19MB....
Posted: Tue, Jul 19, 2005 8:31pm PDT
ASA Statement on MMJ ID Card Program & AG Statement
Statement from Kris Hermes, Legal Director of Americans for Safe Access
regarding the reinstatement of the California Medical Marijuana ID Card
Program...
Posted: Tue, Jul 19, 2005 4:48pm PDT
Calif. resumes ID Card program
After receiving legal advice from the California attorney general that
operating the pilot program would not aid and abet marijuana users in
committing a federal crime, Shewry directed staff of the California
Department of Health Services (CDHS) to resume operations that were
suspended on July 8....
Posted: Tue, Jul 19, 2005 9:03am PDT
Diverse Anti-Racist Coalition Confronts, Disrupts the MinuteMen in California
From San Diego Indymedia
The California MinuteMen started their operations in Campo, California, one hour east of San Diego on July 16th. They were confronted, disrupted and chased away by a diverse coalition of organizations from San Diego, Los Angeles, Mexico, Portland and many other cities. The Anti-MinuteMen, No Border Camp continues and actions will continue day and night until the MinuteMen leave Campo. On Sunday night the corporate media reported that the MinuteMen had given up afte...
Posted: Mon, Jul 18, 2005 4:22pm PDT
Refugee status denied for Steve Kubby
There’s a
hearing to be held on Monday July 25th, 2005 at 11:00
am in Dept. 10 located at 11546 B Avenue, Auburn,
California....
Posted: Sun, Jul 17, 2005 11:28pm PDT
LAPD Bullet Killed Girl in Clash
A police officer fired the shot that killed a 19-month-old girl held hostage by her father at a Watts auto lot, according to autopsy results released Wednesday....
Posted: Sun, Jul 17, 2005 4:16pm PDT