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Report on the "9/11 News Special You Never Saw"
Account of the four showings of the "9/11 News Special You Never Saw," the public response, the media response, the massive propaganda efforts of the State Department and world leaders....
Posted: Wed, Mar 16, 2005 5:59pm PST
2005 California Legislation – Action Alert 3/15/05
This is a summary of current legislation in Sacramento that affects aimals and tells how you can help....
Posted: Wed, Mar 16, 2005 5:35pm PST
LA Dispensing Collective Raided -- Take Action!
ASA has been alerted that yesterday (3/15/05), at about 6pm, Los Angeles Police
raided the United Medical Caregivers Clinic (UMCC), a medical marijuana
dispensing collective. The police obtained a search warrant and came with
approximately thirty officers to seize all of the collective's medicine and
money....
Posted: Wed, Mar 16, 2005 2:44pm PST
California Black Farmers - Not in our Name
We definitely need to fight the USDA and also produce new sources of capital and markets for Black farmers. However, the Pigford v. Glickman class action lawsuit is OVER and it did neither....
Posted: Wed, Mar 16, 2005 2:36pm PST
Illinois Considering Ban on Foie Gras
If it burps like a duck, it's full...
Posted: Wed, Mar 16, 2005 12:17pm PST
Gay Marriage Advocates in Santa Cruz Celebrate Judge Kramer's Ruling
On March 15, 2005, The GLBT Alliance, a Santa Cruz queer political organization, held a rally at the Town Clock to celebrate a decision in San Francisco Superior Court that same-sex marriage could be legal in California. At the rally, I spoke with Thomas Leavitt, co-chair of The GLBT Alliance. (4:56 / 2.3 MB)
Audio: Download the mp3...
Posted: Tue, Mar 15, 2005 11:06pm PST
Cal Nurses Association: Judge Blocks 2nd ‘Emergency’ Order on Safe Staffing
A Sacramento Superior Court judge today issued a second injunction against the Schwarzenegger administration, blocking its second “emergency regulation” to suspend key portions of the safe staffing law....
Posted: Tue, Mar 15, 2005 8:51am PST
Homeless Man Wrongfully Convicted Twice
Myron E. Howard, after having been previously convicted of child molestation, a crime he did not commit and a conviction that was subsequently overturned and its judgment vacated after being excluded as the perpetrator by post-conviction DNA testing, he was rearraigned on the same charges, denied the procedural defense of "double jeopardy," forced to enter a plea with the court to gain his freedom, and then convicted of one count of the earlier charged crimes for a second time....
Posted: Tue, Mar 15, 2005 7:36am PST
THIS WEEK AND NEXT: 2 Books Not Bars Campaign Events!
=== THURSDAY 3/17 ===
=== DAY OF ACTION IN SACRAMENTO ===
=== NEXT TUESDAY 3/22 ===
=== SPECIAL SCREENING OF "SYSTEM FAILURE" IN SOUTHERN CALIF.===...
Posted: Mon, Mar 14, 2005 10:40pm PST
National Center for Lesbian Rights Hails Decision as a Victory for Fairness and Equality
California Court Rules Same-Sex Couples Must Be Allowed To Marry
National Center for Lesbian Rights Hails Decision as a Victory for Fairness and
Equality...
Posted: Mon, Mar 14, 2005 3:57pm PST
Marriage Celebrations all over California Tonight
The SF Superior Court ruled that that the state's exclusion of same-sex couples from
civil marriage is unconstitutional.
Take Action Tonight in Your Local Community to Celebrate this Historic Marriage
Decision!...
Posted: Mon, Mar 14, 2005 3:28pm PST
Lepp Hearing Postponed this Past Friday--- What?
Lepp Hearing rescheduled this previous Friday...
Posted: Mon, Mar 14, 2005 12:55pm PST
Judge finds California's marriage law unconstitutional
A judge ruled Monday that California can no longer justify limiting marriage to a man and a woman......
Posted: Mon, Mar 14, 2005 12:35pm PST
Tired of feeling oppressed by yellow ribbon magnets, direct action contest alert
Contest call, do public service, remind the passive patriots that we mainly just tolerate them here, take direct action to win prizes, undermine patriotism at all costs....
Posted: Mon, Mar 14, 2005 11:10am PST
California Activist Groups Form State Association
Animals Gain Strong and Unprecedented Voice in Sacramento California Animal Association to Tackle Legislative Initiatives...
Posted: Mon, Mar 14, 2005 9:51am PST
chimpanzees in captivity
DawnWatch: Chimps shot dead in attack -- superb coverage from Anderson Cooper on CNN with Jeff Corwin 3/3/05...
Posted: Fri, Mar 11, 2005 4:54pm PST
Anti-Racist Organizing Needed To Confront Nazis Meeting in Northern California
* Apparently some Nazis are planning on having a show on the 18th of this month somewhere in Northern California at a bar that's supposedly friendly to white power bands and ideas. Rumor has it that this show will also be a tool for recruiting new members into their fold.*...
Posted: Fri, Mar 11, 2005 11:49am PST
Calif. gov’s ballot measures rev up opposition
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s road trip last week to gather signatures on three pet ballot measures has raised the likelihood of a special election later this year featuring a series of anti-people initiatives. Labor and community organizations are springing into action in response....
Posted: Fri, Mar 11, 2005 11:44am PST
CA Voting Systems and Procedures Panel Meeting
ALL ITEMS MAY BE RE-ORDERED TO BE HEARD ON ANY DAY OF THE
NOTICED MEETINGS.
THE ORDER OF BUSINESS MAY BE CHANGED WITHOUT NOTICE....
Posted: Thu, Mar 10, 2005 11:51pm PST
Gun battle with LA police leaves one man dead, another injured
The driver, 20-year-old Ryan Vargas, was wounded when police returned fire and was in critical condition at a local hospital, said Officer Kristi Sandoval, a police spokeswoman. His passenger, whose name has not been released, was found dead in the car after the shoot-out.
No officers were injured....
Posted: Thu, Mar 10, 2005 7:07pm PST