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The Bay Area Coalition to Fight the Minutemen is organizing a bus to leave San Francisco on Friday night at 10 pm to go down to San Diego for the No Border Encuentro. The cost is $30 per person (this is to cover the cost of gas and the bus). Aug. 27-28, the Organic Collective is hosting a No Border Encuentro in San Diego. There will be two fun-packed days of border tours, music, speakers, workshops, direct action training, and strategy sessions....

A coalition of various community groups from Northern California and our allies will unite Wednesday August 17th to have an action where we will send a message to the legislators in Sacramento that immigrants have a right to an unmarked drivers license and to respond to the Governors open invitation to the vigilante group, the Minutemen!!...

What various workers' rights struggles and campaigns have achieved ::: How multiple challenges of class and immigrant status affect workers ::: Why building alliances amongst all workers is critical today :::::: a panel discussion at the Center for Political Education, San Francisco, on August 11th, 2005. 84 minutes....

The Imperial Valley Press at http://www.ivpressonline.com has posted a poll asking: 'A group known as Friends of the Border Patrol announced that it hopes to use private residences in Calexico to set up "watch stations" when it begins operations. Would you volunteer your property to this group for the purpose of "securing" the border?'...

The photograph below shows Don Silva, a top spokeperson for Save our State (SOS), the immigrant bashing group founded by Joe Turner of Ventura County, California, holding up the blue banner, "DEPORT ILLEGAL ALIENS," along with a man reputed to be "Advocate," at the Saturday, July 16th, 2005 rally against the day laborer center in Laguna Beach, California. A woman reputed to be "Dixieland_Delight" poses before the camera while waving an American flag. Both "A...

Major Media Opportunity? BUT WHERE ARE THE ANTI-GLOBES- MINUTE-Men grabbing media spotlight, on Anti-Globalization Issue. World Bank Refugees, escaping to USA, overwelming border patrol. Direct result of Policies instituted by WTO/Gatt/Nafta/IMF/WB . Uninformed Public hurt by Anti-globalists" abscence,...

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....

ON JULY 6, IMMIGRANTS WILL CONFRONT GOVERNOR AND STATE LEGISLATORS OVER DRIVERS LICENSES AND THE MINUTEMENT !! PLEASE JOIN US IN SACRAMENTO !...

The Heads Up Collective presents Televising the Revolution a Radical Film Series This month's feature is a benefit for: PODER (People Organized to Demand Environmental and Economic Rights)...

Join students and youth from around the country for a week of skill shares, reflection, community-building, trainings, and a two-day national strategy session as we plan for the next phase of youth activism after the historic and precedent-setting victory of the Taco Bell boycott. The Encuentro will take place in Immokalee, FL, from August 1-7....