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Updated Call to Action: Vigils Honoring Steven McWilliams Currently, there are vigils planned in
sixteen cities across the country...
Posted: Fri, Jul 15, 2005 2:10pm PDT
Write to Judge Damrell on behalf of Bryan We are writing you today to ask that you send letters to Judge
Damrell in support of Bryan -- especially those of you who have
conditions for which medical marijuana is an effective
treatment, those of you who have seen loved ones with painful
medical conditions gain some relief from medical marijuana, and
those of you who know Bryan personally and can attest with
concrete examples as to what a good and kind person he is....
Posted: Thu, Jul 14, 2005 10:19pm PDT
7/18: West Hollywood to Vote on Dispensaries The West Hollywood City Council will vote on
interim guidelines for the six remaining medical
cannabis dispensing collectives on Monday, July
18. The proposed guidelines are much improved
from the first draft, which called for banning
the sale of edibles among other things....
Posted: Thu, Jul 14, 2005 10:02pm PDT
Schwarzenegger Comes Unhinged
Governor Paranoid Carol Norris writes that the Schwarzenneger luster was all cosmetic....
Posted: Thu, Jul 14, 2005 4:51pm PDT
Please Write Judge on Bryan Epis Resentencing We are writing you today to ask that you send letters to Judge
Damrell in support of Bryan -- especially those of you who have
conditions for which medical marijuana is an effective
treatment, those of you who have seen loved ones with painful
medical conditions gain some relief from medical marijuana, and
those of you who know Bryan personally and can attest with
concrete examples as to what a good and kind person he is....
Posted: Wed, Jul 13, 2005 4:22pm PDT
Patient Group Files Injunction to Stop CHP Seizures of Medical Marijuana PATIENT GROUP FILES INJUNCTION TO STOP CHP SEIZURES OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA...
Posted: Wed, Jul 13, 2005 11:27am PDT
LA County Moratorium & LAPD demonstration The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to extend the ban
on medical cannabis dispensaries in unincorporated areas of the
county for an additional 10 months this morning. This afternoon, 35 patients and advocates protested in front of the
LAPD headquarters in downtown Los Angeles calling for an end to raids
at local dispensaries....
Posted: Wed, Jul 13, 2005 7:56am PDT
Calling Out to All Photographers! Fault Lines, the free newspaper of Indybay.org, wants
your shots of social justice in action for our special
summer issue....
Posted: Tue, Jul 12, 2005 9:48pm PDT
Why do the gov's critics keep finding themselves targets of strange police scrutiny? Criticizing Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger can be risky business these days. It's a lesson that a small but growing number of activists have learned in recent months, after speaking out against the governor's policies and being subjected to unsettling police scrutiny.
The most recent incident was exposed by the San Jose Mercury News, which obtained evidence that the National Guard monitored members of CodePink and the Raging Grannies, families of soldiers killed in Iraq, and others who attende...
Posted: Tue, Jul 12, 2005 7:40pm PDT
CA State Senate Committee Passes Historic Marriage Equality Legislation With a 5-2 vote, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed Equality California-sponsored Assembly Bill (AB) 849, the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act, authored by Assemblymember Mark Leno (D-San Francisco), Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez (D-Los Angeles), and supported by more than 30 other co-authors. The Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act would grant equal marriage rights to same-sex couples and affirm the religious freedom of all Californians....
Posted: Tue, Jul 12, 2005 7:13pm PDT
5 PM UPDATE from the Federal Courthouse in San Diego SAN DIEGO, CA - 5pm (PST) - Michael Cardenas answered questions in front of the Grand Jury and was not taken into federal custody. Most of the questions were about a videotape of a Rod Coronado speech....
Posted: Tue, Jul 12, 2005 6:17pm PDT
7/17: Hey-Hey! Ho-Ho! Gallo's Greed Has Go To Go! JOIN THE NEW GALLO BOYCOTT SUNDAY JULY 17, 2005
11:30 am
Dolores Park
18th Street & Dolores
(across from Mission High School)...
Posted: Tue, Jul 12, 2005 3:17pm PDT
Steve McWilliams is Dead Cal NORML is sad to report that San Diego medical cannabis patient
activist Steve McWilliams has taken his life. McWilliams, who had
been fighting federal charges for growing a modest home garden for
the Shelter from the Storm Collective, was depressed over the Supreme
Court decision and in terrible pain, having been denied access to
medical marijuana since his arrest in 2002....
Posted: Tue, Jul 12, 2005 9:42am PDT
Raise the Fist case far from over On Aug 4, 2003 Sherman Austin was sentenced to a year in federal prison by judge Steven V. Wilson for a link he had on his web site (Raisethefist.com) to another page that contained information on explosive materials which he did not author. Austin was also sentenced to 3 years of strict probation in which he cannot have access to a computer or knowingly associate with any individuals or organizations who espouse violence for political or social change....
Posted: Tue, Jul 12, 2005 1:35am PDT
Three San Diego Activists Face Jail for Refusal to Cooperate in Federal Grand Jury ...
Posted: Tue, Jul 12, 2005 1:20am PDT
Angel Seda (St. Peter’s Housing) on immigrant civil rights demo :: ECR interview (audio/mpeg 27.7MB) Enemy Combatant Radio interviews Angel Seda, with St. Peter’s Housing, on their coalition's work to protest proposed California driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants with a special mark, and the governor's support for racist vigilantes. Ten civil rights protesters were arrested at the State Capitol last week and Angel describes brutality at the hands of homophobic cops. One hour newscast with headlines and community calendar by Christina and Halima....
Posted: Mon, Jul 11, 2005 8:16pm PDT
ROLDA ProLife Shelter Romania US 501-c-3 charity helping romanian homeless victims of humans 'abuses....
Posted: Mon, Jul 11, 2005 1:06pm PDT
Legacy of The New Deal in California (audio/mpeg 19.8MB) LaborFest lecture on the public works projects built by workers during the great depression...
Posted: Sun, Jul 10, 2005 7:32pm PDT
Two Urgent Actions on the Death Penalty! Ask your California State Legislators to co-sponsor the "California Moratorium on Executions Act" and Send a letter to the President and your U.S. Senators asking them to work together to find replacement for Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor...
Posted: Sun, Jul 10, 2005 2:28pm PDT
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