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STOP THE MUNI FARE HIKE
A rally ,called by the Coalition For Transit Justice, was held Monday, 1/31/2005 on the steps of San Francisco City Hall to protest the proposed Muni fare hike. ....
Posted: Mon, Jan 31, 2005 5:27pm PST
Social Security Tele-Truth Campaign
Join The Tele-Truth Campaign To Call the DIRTY THREE!...
Posted: Sat, Jan 29, 2005 7:44pm PST
BTL:White House Campaign to Privatize Social Security Based on...
...Phony Crisis ~ Interview with economist John Miller, conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris...
Posted: Sat, Jan 29, 2005 5:04am PST
Mayor Newsom's budget cuts protested: Plan B (video/quicktime 17.6MB)
The demonstrators move inside to present their grievances to the mayor but find the door closed to them. Part I of this January 13th action is at
http://www.indybay.org/news/2005/01/1714922.php
Four-minute QuickTime movie. 18MB....
Posted: Fri, Jan 28, 2005 7:42pm PST
Please Stand with Homeless People in SF This Sunday, Jan 30, 3--4pm!!!
Sunday, January 30 *
3:00 - 4:00 pm
SF Civic Center Plaza
(Polk Street end - 1 block from Civic Center BART)...
Posted: Fri, Jan 28, 2005 6:57pm PST
El humo del tabaco aumenta el riesgo de cáncer en niños
El humo del tabaco denominado 'humo de segunda mano' triplica el riesgo de cáncer en niños a lo largo de su vida....
Posted: Fri, Jan 28, 2005 7:35am PST
Protest Against Brown's Curfew Plans in Oakland (audio/mpeg 2.7MB)
Audio from 1/26 demonstration at Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown's loft apartment protesting his plans to implement a curfew for all future probationers and parolees between 10pm and 6am....
Posted: Thu, Jan 27, 2005 9:06pm PST
Stop PRIVATIZATION of Social Security - CHARLES SCHWAB headquarters (video/quicktime 15.3MB)
San Francisco Labor Council, the State Federation of Labor, Senior Action Network and Gray Panthers demonstrated in San Francisco January 26, 2005. Three-minute QT movie. 15MB....
Posted: Thu, Jan 27, 2005 1:22pm PST
California Compassionate Choices Act - Location Change for February 4 Legislative Hearing
The second hearing, regarding issues of mental competency, will be
held on February 4, 2005, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in
Sacramento. Please note: the location of this hearing has been
changed!...
Posted: Wed, Jan 26, 2005 11:36pm PST
Cutting the Wire
The Brazilian Landless Workers Movement is the largest social movement in Latin America and one of the most successful grassroots movements in the world. Hundreds of thousands of landless peasants have taken onto themselves the task of carrying out a long-overdue land reform in a country mired by an overly skewed land distribution pattern. Less than 3% of the population owns two-thirds of Brasil's arable land....
Posted: Wed, Jan 26, 2005 6:57pm PST
Geary Corridor Citizen Advisory
The San Francisco County Transportation Authority (SFCTA) is
conducting a Geary Corridor Transit Study. A Geary Corridor
Citizens Advisory Committee has been formed as part of this
process. The study will likely focus on how to implement Bus Rapid
Transit (BRT) West of Van Ness Blvd....
Posted: Wed, Jan 26, 2005 5:21pm PST
Stop MUNI Cuts - Free Fax!
Send a free fax telling the MTA not to balance the MUNI budget on the backs of public transit riders....
Posted: Wed, Jan 26, 2005 1:46pm PST
Dont LEt them Steal our Security from us
Hundreds of elders unite in San Francisco to fight Bushs' lies about the Social Security Program...
Posted: Mon, Jan 24, 2005 11:03pm PST
"Fight or Walk: The Chicago Transit Fare Strike"
The purpose of this article is to help us discuss the strengths and weaknesses of our fare strike campaign in Chicago, as well as to help groups in other cities who want to organize around transit issues. When we first decided to do this campaign, there wasn’t much to read on how other people had organized fare strikes. Hopefully this can be useful to other groups who want to use similar tactics....
Posted: Sun, Jan 23, 2005 12:11am PST
Critique of Authoritarianism in the Anti-Gentro Gay BID Campaign
A group of activists affiliated with Anarchist People of Color (APOC) and Gay Shame: a virus in the system, who fundamentally differ from the authoritarian organizing style detailed below came together to make visible our dissent. This letter is a result of ongoing discussion and is an attempt to speak to concerns that have been silenced....
Posted: Sat, Jan 22, 2005 2:55pm PST
The death of Mandela’s son and the ANC’s AIDS policy
On January 6, a frail and grief-stricken Nelson Mandela announced that his son, Makgatho Mandela, had died of AIDS. Makgatho, 54, was Mandela’s only surviving son. His first son, Madiba Thembekile, died in a vehicle accident in 1969 while Mandela was still in prison....
Posted: Fri, Jan 21, 2005 10:53pm PST
The Message Of Mary Jesus
Mary Jesus Of Oakland Sacrificed Her Life To Get The Following Message To You!...
Posted: Fri, Jan 21, 2005 5:58am PST
HANDS OFF SOCIAL SECURITY! Part Two (video/quicktime 31.6MB)
At the Pacific Stock Exchange:
Michael Lyon, SF Gray Panthers.
SF Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi.
Tim Paulson, Executive Director of the SF Labor Council.
Mary McGill, Central Contra Costa Gray Panthers.
Six-minute QT movie. 32MB....
Posted: Thu, Jan 20, 2005 9:48pm PST
HANDS OFF SOCIAL SECURITY! (video/quicktime 22.2MB)
March to the Pacific Stock Exchange.Three-minute QT movie. 22MB....
Posted: Wed, Jan 19, 2005 8:51pm PST
March to Save Social Security - San Francisco
From the Pacific Stock Exchange to the SF Chamber of Commerce ending up at the office of Sen. Diane Feinstein. January 18, 2005....
Posted: Tue, Jan 18, 2005 9:33pm PST