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Caltrans issues final EIR for project that will degrade Richardson Grove 
A coalition of conservation organizations has vowed an "all out legal challenge" to defend Richardson Grove State Park from a Cal Trans highway widening project.
“This is a statewide issue and anyone who cares about the redwoods, the integrity of our state parks, and the rural charm of Humboldt County should weigh in to overturn this project,” said Kerul Dyer, Richardson Grove campaign coordinator for the Environmental Protection Information Center. “The final environmental report is dis...
Posted: Sun, May 23, 2010 4:39pm PDT
Groups Vow Legal Challenge Against Highway Widening Threatening Humboldt Redwoods "Since time immemorial, the grove has held, and still holds, great cultural and spiritual significance for local indigenous tribal peoples, some of whom trace their ancestry to this place," said Priscilla Hunter, chair of the InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council, a coalition of 10 federally recognized Native American tribes that oppose the project.
Here is the press release from Jeff Miller of the Center for Biological Diversity...
Posted: Wed, May 19, 2010 3:36pm PDT
Richardson Grove Action Camp! May 28-30 at the Grove 
FOR THOSE WHO ARE WAITING FOR THE "MAGIC MOMENT" TO JUMP INTO THE SAVE RICHARDSON GROVE CAMPAIGN(SRG), THE TIME IS RIGHT NOW! CALTRANS MAY BE CUTTING TREES AT RICHARDSON GROVE STATE PARK AS YOU READ THIS CALL TO ACTION. A camp for all those interest in direct action will take place at the state park itself on May 28-30. Contact humboldtforestdefense@gmail.com for more info....
Posted: Sun, May 16, 2010 1:20pm PDT
Tribal Leaders Mark MLPA Closure of Sacred Site with Historic Ceremony 
“It is ironic that some of the people for responsible for the destruction of ocean resources are the ones that are now telling us that we need to be stewards, even though we have been the stewards of the ocean for centuries,” said Nelson Pinola, chair of the Point Arena Pomo Rancheria. “We need to change this law.”
Photo of tribal gathering at Danaka courtesy of Violet Wilder: woman in buckskin dress, Violet Parrish Chappell; in purple, Vivian Parrish Wilder; in pink jacket, Vana Parrish ...
Posted: Mon, May 10, 2010 5:38pm PDT
California Cops Ready To Waste More Money 'Eradicating' Pot 
Local, state and federal law enforcement officers will gather May 10-13 at the U.S. Grant Hotel in San Diego to begin "organizing" this year's Campaign Against Marijuana Planting (CAMP), which has failed annually since 1983 to achieve its stated goal: reducing cannabis use and availability by "eradicating" illegal grow sites....
Posted: Sun, May 9, 2010 2:07pm PDT
Video Covers Historic Tribal Gathering at Stewarts Point (Danaka) 
A video of the blessing ceremony by the Kashia Tribe of Pomo Indians, on the Richardson Ranch lands at Stewarts Point, will be aired on MCTV Channel 3 on Wednesday, May 5 at 8:30 p.m. and again on Saturday, May 8 at 8:30 p.m. As of May 1, the Kashia Pomo will be banned from ceremonial and subsistence gathering under Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) Initiative.
Photo of tribal gathering at Danaka courtesy of Violet Wilder: woman in buckskin dress, Violet Pa...
Posted: Wed, May 5, 2010 7:35am PDT
Tribal Leaders to Gather off Stewarts Point the Day before MLPA Closure 
More than 200 people are expected to come together in an effort to protect rights of California coastal tribes to gather seaweed, shellfish and fish as they have for thousands of years as an integral part of their culture and religion. This is a historical event - one to be noted and remembered by all - as many tribes will be attending....
Posted: Thu, Apr 29, 2010 2:22pm PDT
CIA TORTURE METHODS USED AGAINST FILIPINO PRISONERS IN ARROYO MILITARY CAMP 
Recent research indicates that CIA torture methods are being used in the Philippines by state security agencies. Worsening human rights violations, esp. extrajudicial killings and abductions, demonstrate a clear pattern of torture used by the AFP/PNP and paramilitary groups to suppress political activists and dissent, as documened by Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, United Natiohs Rapporteurs, and numerous international bodies. The case of the Morong 43 illustrates the pattern....
Posted: Thu, Apr 29, 2010 11:41am PDT
Never Turn Back: SNCC's 50th Anniversary Gathering and the Ongoing Battles for Democracy 
Full and firsthand report on the SNCC 50th Anniversary Gathering in Raleigh, NC, April 15-18...
Posted: Tue, Apr 27, 2010 1:43pm PDT
Israel's Open Secret: Nuclear Armed and Dangerous Israel's nuclear arsenal threatens humanity...
Posted: Fri, Apr 23, 2010 12:50pm PDT
Mirant Plant continues to operate while Sophie Maxwell get shafted with her cronies. 
The Mirant Power Plant continues to operate while Sophie Maxwell and her cronies get shafted - one more time. Sophie Maxwell thinks she will leave her termed out office - leaving a fake legacy - having shut two Power Plants. She had really nothing much to do with the closing of the Hunters Point jumping on the bandwagon at the last moment. And now she will have nothing much to do with the total closure of the Mirant Power Plant....
Posted: Tue, Apr 13, 2010 3:23am PDT
SF Redevelopment Agency plans to place prefabricated building on Parcel A - Lot D. 
The San Francisco Redevelopment Agency has not conducted one single meaningful meeting with the Public at Large attending to discuss placing a prefabricated building on Parcel A - Lot D to conduct training and use the building as a Community Center. The money to acquire and place this building will spend, Stimulus Money - Federal Money - our tax payers money. The sore point in this hasty, fast tracked, sordid planning - the area is polluted. The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has fi...
Posted: Sat, Apr 3, 2010 6:58pm PDT
City's Big Guns Show Up in Court: Singing Ban Trials Rescheduled to April 6 and April 12 The heckler's veto citations orchestrated by Officer Shoenfeld last January 6th through hostile resident Sean Riley were shown to have significant city government backing Friday morning in the Courtroom 1. City Attorney John Barisone made an unexpected appearance with 3 cops, and 2 witnesses, in order to false prosecute activist "Beggarbacker" Becky Johnson, a long-time homeless activist, writer, and blogger with HUFF (Homeless United for Friendship & Freedom). An earlier Thursday trial for...
Posted: Sat, Mar 27, 2010 5:13pm PDT
Homeless Couple victorious against contempt charges A stunning victory for Defense Attorneys Jonathon Gettleman and Mark Briscoe by defeating City Attorney John Barisone’s attempt to have the homeless couple, Anna Richardson and Miguel DeLeon jailed summarily for 15 days and charged $1,000 for each new infraction citation....
Posted: Sat, Mar 20, 2010 8:44pm PDT
Homeless Frame-Up by Cops and City Attorney Defeated in Rare Court Victory The City's "Go to Sleep; Go to Jail" campaign suffered defeat with two "Not Guilty" verdicts after a four-hour contempt hearing for Anna Richardson and Miguel deLeon. Judge Timothy Volkman returned to the plain language of MC 6.36.010c which makes sleeping, even on blankets, even with your possessions around you, a legal activity during the day if you have no intention of remaining overnight and haven't "set up a campsite", no matter how much that infuriates police officers who want you to ...
Posted: Sat, Mar 20, 2010 4:59pm PDT
Critique of Gay Marriage by radical Queers - KPFA's Women's Magazine (audio/mpeg 54.0MB) This panel of radical Queers criticize the gay marriage movement and present the racist and assimilationist aspect of this movement. Lisa Dettmer interviews Lisa Duggan, Matt Richardson, Marlon Bailey, and Mattilda Bernstein,...
Posted: Thu, Mar 18, 2010 1:54am PDT
Queer of Color's Critique Gay Marriage (audio/mpeg 44.4MB) Recorded in 2006 at UC Berkeley - Panel of Queer Graduate Students of Color who criticize the gay marriage movement for being racist, heteronormative and classist. Speaker are Matt Richardson, Marlon Bailey, Sara Kaplan and Priya Kandaswamy,...
Posted: Thu, Mar 18, 2010 1:35am PDT
Belchworthy Breakfast & SpeakOut Friday March 19th at 8:30 PM Backing 2 Homeless Musicians Please pass on the following info (or download it as a flyer) to muster as wide support as possible for Anna Richardson and Miguel deLeon, who the City is trying to jail for the "sleepcrime"--that is, the crime of being homeless and needing to sleep in public places.
The text is included below and hopefully I'll be able to post the flyer with formatting later....
Posted: Thu, Mar 18, 2010 12:28am PDT
Jail for Sleep Hearing for Two Homeless Musicians 701 Ocean St. Department 4 in the court of Judge Volkman...
Event Date: Fri, Mar 19, 2010 9:00am PDT
Posted: Mon, Mar 15, 2010 10:52am PDT
Jill Richardson and Jason Mark in San Francisco Viracocha on Valencia at 22nd...
Event Date: Thu, Mar 11, 2010 6:30pm PST
Posted: Thu, Mar 11, 2010 12:35am PST