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Crowd protests Clinton in Sacramento (video/quicktime 2.0MB)
A fund raising party for Clinton was held in the Sacramento home of Eleni Tsakopoulos-Koualakis, but the event was derailed by a bomb investigation.
An empty coffin, frequently carried at local protests, was considered dangerous enough for the bomb squad to be called. Consequently, protesters and guests were herded away from the entrance to the house, where the coffin was located, and corralled with yellow tape. After two hours, the guests who remained on the street were led through a neigh...
Posted: Fri, Jun 1, 2007 3:08am PDT
Steve Pearcy (video/quicktime 2.5MB)
Steve Pearcy called for the protest and gave his reasons for being against funding Clinton as a candidate....
Posted: Fri, Jun 1, 2007 3:08am PDT
Iraq vet walks to end the war and occupation of Iraq (video/quicktime 6.4MB)
An Iraq War vet is walking around the California State Capitol, one lap for each dead soldier from California. Others join him carrying names of dead Iraqis and other US military who have been killed. 3:02min....
Posted: Wed, May 30, 2007 7:36pm PDT
Vigil for Peace (video/x-ms-wmv 8.7MB)
2:30 minute video of the St. Benedict Catholic Worker Mother's Day Vigil for Peace in Iraq at Blackstone and Nees (SE corner in front of River Park) in Fresno....
Posted: Sun, May 13, 2007 8:58pm PDT
Mother's Day - Raging Grannies Video (video/x-ms-wmv 14.8MB)
4 minute video of the Raging Grannies at Woodward Park on Mother’s Day 2007. Also see photos at: http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/05/13/18415728.php...
Posted: Sun, May 13, 2007 7:46pm PDT
4:18 minute video (video/x-ms-wmv 15.6MB)
This is a video of the first homeless person to look inside the container since the City of Fresno took their property at Olive and West Avenue earlier this mon...
Posted: Mon, Apr 30, 2007 2:19pm PDT
Will Nuclear Waste be Shipped on Central Valley Rail Lines? (video/x-ms-wmv 20.5MB)
Last week, in a presentation at CSU-Fresno about the proposal to build a nuclear power plant in this community, it was reveled that there are plans to ship nuclear waste products up the Central Valley on the railroad lines. David Weisman is seen in the 5:42 minute video below speaking at the forum - The Cost of Nuclear Energy: What’s Really at Stake? What he says is that if Yucca Mountain is opened, nuclear power from around the country will go right through Fresno....
Posted: Sun, Apr 22, 2007 8:14pm PDT
Press Conference video (video/x-ms-wmv 16.3MB)
Mayor Alan Autry and Fresno County Board of Supervisors speaking at today’s press conference. The video is about 4:30 minutes long....
Posted: Tue, Apr 17, 2007 5:01pm PDT
Chavez Day Video (video/x-ms-wmv 5.2MB)
1:27 minute video of the march...
Posted: Sat, Mar 31, 2007 6:18pm PDT
Video with Interview about the Strike (video/x-ms-wmv 11.0MB)
2:40 minute video includes interview with Douglas Ballis, an organizer for the Ironworkers International union explaining why workers at CMC Rebar are on strike...
Posted: Tue, Mar 27, 2007 6:34pm PDT
Sacramento's 4th Year Anniversary of the Invasion of Iraq (video/x-ms-wmv 51.0MB)
On March 17, 2007, people of Sacramento gathered to protest the Bush Administration and the Iraq War, marking the 4th anniversary of the US led invasion. (08:20, mp4, 18.5mb)...
Posted: Tue, Mar 27, 2007 6:11pm PDT
Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey at the Rally in the Valley (video/x-ms-wmv 43.7MB)
Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey spoke at the March 18, 2007 Rally in the Valley for Peace and Justice held in Fresno California. Woolsey spoke to a crowd of about 1,000 about why she opposes the war and occupation of Iraq. She introduced the first resolution calling for our troops to be brought home and convened the first congressional hearing on military exit strategies, and recently introduced H.R. 508 the Bring Our troops Home and Sovereignty of Iraq Restoration Act. The video is 11 minutes ...
Posted: Wed, Mar 21, 2007 8:51pm PDT
Fresno Says No To War (video/x-ms-wmv 2.1MB)
One thousand people came to the March 18, 2007 Rally in the Valley for Peace and Justice in downtown Fresno. Speakers included David Swanson, the director of Democrats.com and of ImpeachPAC.org and Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey from the Bay Area. In addition to a march, featured in a short clip below, there was a “Die-in” at the Federal Building. Entertainment at Eaton Plaza included the Raging Grannies, Jem Bluestein, and the Green Machine. This was the largest anti-war march Fresno has se...
Posted: Mon, Mar 19, 2007 2:02pm PDT
Video 8:11 minutes (video/x-ms-wmv 31.3MB)
Peace Fresno is organizing the Rally in the Valley for Peace and Justice. This anti-war event will take place on Sunday, March 18 from 1:30 - 5 PM....
Posted: Tue, Mar 6, 2007 9:18pm PST
Fight Back! (video/x-ms-wmv 12.5MB)
Lynne Stewart spoke in Fresno last night (Monday, February 26, 2007). Hear Lynne, in her own words, say why she is on this tour. In the first video clip she talks about her case and why she is on the road, telling her story. The second video clip is her view on the current state of attorney/client confidentiality. The first clip is 3:23 minutes and the second is 4:12 minutes....
Posted: Tue, Feb 27, 2007 4:31pm PST
Lynne Stewart (video/x-ms-wmv 15.6MB)
Lynne Stewart speaks about the current state of attorney/client confidentiality....
Posted: Tue, Feb 27, 2007 4:31pm PST
Portable Toilets for Fresno Homeless? (video/x-ms-wmv 10.7MB)
Fresno City council member Jerry Duncan today made a formal request to the City Manager’s office to put portable toilets near the homeless encampments in the downtown area. The lack of facilities has been a significant problem for both the homeless and business owners. Hear Duncan’s proposal in the 3 minute video clip (below)....
Posted: Tue, Feb 27, 2007 3:42pm PST
White Jew Barred from Stanislaus NAACP Election Slate (video/x-ms-wmv 4.7MB)
Robert Stanford, a Caucasian, Jewish civil rights activist has allegedly been barred from the slate of an upcoming Modesto/Stanislaus National Association for the Advancement of Colored People election....
Posted: Tue, Feb 20, 2007 7:29am PST
City of Fresno Cleans up Homeless Encampment (video/x-ms-wmv 16.6MB)
On Friday February 16, 2007 the City of Fresno removed trash from a homeless encampment at H and San Benito street in downtown Fresno. The video below shows Public Information Officer Rhonda Jorn explaining the new city policy. The City of Fresno was directed, by a federal court, to stop taking and immediately destroying homeless people’s property. For background information about that case, see: http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/11/23/18332519.php...
Posted: Sun, Feb 18, 2007 4:04pm PST