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inaugural protests in the Emerald Region, California
Activists throughout Humboldt and Mendocino rejoice in successful protests & parades...
Posted: Thu, Jan 20, 2005 11:15pm PST
Over 10,000 Protesters at ANSWER's DC Demonstration
OVER 10,000 ANTIWAR PROTESTORS AT
A.N.S.W.E.R. MASS CONVERGENCE SITE
ON INAUGURAL PARADE ROUTE
BETWEEN 3RD & 4TH ST. ON PENNSYLVANIA AVE....
Posted: Thu, Jan 20, 2005 4:20pm PST
Freewayblog the Inaugural and win $100!
Please join us on the freeways on January 20th to celebrate four more years of shock and awe....
Posted: Wed, Jan 19, 2005 2:49pm PST
"Witness to an Execution" an Essay
I wrote the following in 2001 when Robert Lee Massie was executed and stood outside last night as Donald Beardslee was killed by the State of California. I hope the following will provide some insight into some of the emotions of what happened last night. Feel free to reproduce.
Jonah Zern
Member, Education not Incarceration...
Posted: Wed, Jan 19, 2005 9:59am PST
Beardslee Executed Despite Community Opposition
Prison officials declared Donald Beardslee, at 12:29am. Beardslee is the first man to be executed in California in nearly three years....
Posted: Wed, Jan 19, 2005 3:16am PST
Beardslee Executed Despite Community Opposition
Prison officials declared Donald Beardslee, at 12:29am. Beardslee is the first man to be executed in California in nearly three years....
Posted: Wed, Jan 19, 2005 3:05am PST
Donald Beardslee executed
Prison officials declared Beardslee dead at 12:29 a.m.....
Posted: Wed, Jan 19, 2005 12:44am PST
Aid in Dying Bill to be Introduced in California
California Assembly members Lloyd Levine, D-Van
Nuys and Patty Berg, D-Sebas-Topol and majority
whip, will introduce an aid-in-dying bill
fashioned after the successful Oregon law. The
bill will be introduced by February 18....
Posted: Tue, Jan 18, 2005 10:53pm PST
Murderer Beardslee to be terminated
At one minute past midnight this evening, Donald Beardslee of Redwood City will be executed at San Quentin prison....
Posted: Tue, Jan 18, 2005 10:41pm PST
1/18 10pm-12 am KPFA 94.1 FM Live Coverage of Execution & Protest
KPFA at 94.1 FM will have live coverage of the execution at San Quentin tonight, 1/18/05 from 10 p.m. to 12 a.m. (or however long this barbarism takes) as well as of the protests which are taking place right now....
Posted: Tue, Jan 18, 2005 7:24pm PST
Republican Websites Hacked in Protest of the Inauguration
In solidarity with the billions around the world who are being oppressed under the Bush agenda, The Internet Liberation Front has hacked and defaced six Republican websites who push forward the sick and violent ideology of warfare, capitalism, and profit over people.
The will of the people was not expressed in these elections. Imperialist war, tax cuts for the rich, and ecological destruction are not in the interest of working people or the stability of our global society. The bush adminis...
Posted: Tue, Jan 18, 2005 2:05pm PST
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebrated in Santa Cruz (video/quicktime 32.4MB)
A coalition of Santa Cruz organizations invited the entire community to honor the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by joining in activities to promote peace, equality and social justice on Monday, January 17th. People throughout Santa Cruz commemorated the holiday by engaging in community service activities - making MLK's birthday a "Day on, not a Day off"....
Posted: Tue, Jan 18, 2005 10:36am PST
RECLAIM THE STREETS!!!--San Diego, CA--J20
Street Party in San Diego! Meet at 7pm, at 3rd and Broadway, on January 20th to reclaim our streets from the chains of cars and commerce for the liberation of community and creativity.
What to bring? What to wear? What will this look like? Wear your favorite Dia De Los Muertos outfit or your favorite Irish outfit or your favorite celebratory outfit! Bring noisemakers, drums, bagpipes! Be prepared to dance and celebrate the the reclamation of public space, the commons, autonomy and collecti...
Posted: Tue, Jan 18, 2005 2:42am PST
1/14: Update about return of property- some victories
Thought folks would like to know that a patient and caregiver cited by
CHP in Marin County was recently awarded his 2 pounds of manicured
medical marijuana returned....
Posted: Tue, Jan 18, 2005 1:01am PST
Mexican Mural School - Art of Estaño
A new website reveals the history of the Mexican Muralist Movement and one American artist’s personal connection to it. Philip Stein, also known as Estaño, worked alongside the famed Mexican Muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros from 1948 to 1958. He assisted the Mexican master in painting some of his most famous murals. Now a brand new website showcases the stirring artworks created during Estaño’s long career....
Posted: Mon, Jan 17, 2005 2:51pm PST
Open Letter To Boxer: A gift audio clip of Condi
Dear Senator Boxer,
Thanks for standing up for the election challenge, it took a lot of courage to do that, I hope you have more where that came from. I've read that you are gearing up to battle Condi's appointment- if you really want to ask her tough questions, I have a gift for you. This audio excerpt of a speech Condi gave 6 months after 9/11:
http://la.indymedia.org/uploads/condi-terrible_accident.mp3
After seeing the first plane hit, Condoleeza's "first thought was, what a te...
Posted: Mon, Jan 17, 2005 11:02am PST
Court denies hearing for condemned killer
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Saturday declined to rehear an appeal from condemned killer Donald Beardslee, who is scheduled to die at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday....
Posted: Sun, Jan 16, 2005 9:50pm PST
'Car-sit' EV Vigil Underway NOW In Sacramento!
Sacramento - This weekend in Sacramento, Ford electric vehicle (EV) drivers, climate protection advocates, healthcare professionals, solar energy experts and human rights and peace activists will begin an 'EV vigil' to protest Ford Motor Company's confiscation and destruction of its all-electric, zero-emission Ranger pickup trucks. Inspired by civil rights sit-ins and powered by a 5,000-watt mobile solar array, citizens for clean cars are prepared to buckle-in for an extended 'car sit' over ...
Posted: Sun, Jan 16, 2005 12:28pm PST
GENERAL STRIKE ON 1/20
You CAN do something to show this government you find their policies repugnant. STRIKE! EVERY ONE OF YOU STRIKE AGAINST THIS REGIME ON 1/20!...
Posted: Sat, Jan 15, 2005 2:18pm PST
LGBT caravan to Napa
On Saturday, February 5th, at 9:30am, car loads of LGBT activists
from San Jose, San Francisco, Sacramento, Santa Cruz and Reno will
roll into Napa for a fun-filled day of precinct-walking and phone
banking on behalf of Chris Edwards. Chris is a local business owner,
a longtime Democratic activist and civic leader, the co-chairperson
of the Napa Valley Gay Lesbian Political Caucus...
Posted: Sat, Jan 15, 2005 12:24pm PST