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Carpenters Union Opposes Contractor Bidding on UC Santa Cruz Housing Project
On May 3, members of Carpenters Union Local 505 distributed information at the base of the UC Santa Cruz campus about W.E. O’Neil Construction Co., which is bidding on the 17-acre Family Student Housing development proposal slated for the East Meadow. The union is currently appealing UC Santa Cruz’s refusal to disqualify W.E. O’Neil for the construction project, claiming the company falsified the bid. “W.E. O’Neil attempted to hide the fact that a worker was killed by electrocution on a recen...
Posted: Mon, May 6, 2024 8:09pm PDT
“KAYAKTIVISTS” Paddle Against Chevron
Kayaks confront oil tankers...
Posted: Mon, May 6, 2024 1:27pm PDT
Students at UC Davis Launch Gaza Solidarity Encampment
On May 6, students at UC Davis launched an encampment on campus in solidarity with the people of Gaza. Students have issued a set of demands, and are requesting support at the encampment....
Posted: Mon, May 6, 2024 1:06pm PDT
Defend Berkeley Schools (rally)
Old City Hall, 2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Berkeley CA 94703...
Event Date: Wed, May 8, 2024 4:00pm PDT
Posted: Mon, May 6, 2024 8:55am PDT
"Arcadia" - Interview with Director Chloe Xtina on Plans to Film "Arcadia" in Santa Cruz (audio/mpeg 78.0MB)
Chloe Xtina is a Sundance Ignite x Adobe fellow and she'll be shooting her third short film in Santa Cruz in mid-May. “Arcadia” is the story of a young woman’s “sexual awakening infused with the precarity of climate collapse.”...
Posted: Mon, May 6, 2024 8:40am PDT
Interloper at Stanford Encampment Assaults Students Gets Arrested
On May 3, a belligerent person interrupted a solemn vigil at Stanford University's pro-Palestine encampment. He verbally and and physically assaulted student demonstrators, leading to his arrest by Stanford police....
Posted: Mon, May 6, 2024 2:12am PDT
SDS Humboldt Statement on the End of the Occupation of Siemens Hall
It may be the end of the occupation, but we’re only just getting started...
Posted: Sun, May 5, 2024 9:46am PDT
May Day March for Immigrants' Rights in Fresno
There was a march May Day through downtown Fresno, calling for immigrants' rights....
Posted: Sat, May 4, 2024 9:25pm PDT
Day of Forest Action May 28th (audio/mpeg 9.4MB)
45 million acres to be cut for fire prevention
9m45s...
Posted: Sat, May 4, 2024 9:16pm PDT
Students and faculty protest the war against Palestine at Cal State University Fresno
Two hundred turned out for a sit-in for Palestine at Cal State University Fresno on Wednesday, May 1. The event lasted several hours and was peaceful....
Posted: Sat, May 4, 2024 9:13pm PDT
Day Three at UCSC's Gaza Solidarity Encampment
The Gaza solidarity encampment at UC Santa Cruz has grown significantly since it was established on May Day. Tents now stretch beyond the limits of Quarry Plaza. The mood at the camp was tranquil on the afternoon of May 3; groups of students participated in study groups on the Student Union decks as a teach-in was being held in front of Ivéta Cafe. Educational programming has been robust at the encampment, with full event schedules being posted daily by Students for Justice in Palestine....
Posted: Sat, May 4, 2024 10:38am PDT
Youth and Age Together in Action on Earth Day
Photos from Earth Day event April 19 in front of Palo Alto City Hall in King Plaza...
Posted: Sat, May 4, 2024 12:32am PDT
W.E. O’Neil Construction Co. Unqualified to Bid on U.C. Santa Cruz Student Housing Project
W.E. O’Neil Construction Co. Unqualified to Bid on U.C. Santa Cruz Student Housing Project, Carpenters Union Alleges
University of California should reject W.E. O’Neil bid based on new evidence. Carpenters Local Union 505 Says Construction Company Falsified State Bid...
Posted: Fri, May 3, 2024 3:00pm PDT
Bay Area Autonomists Reflections on UCB, SFSU, and USF Camps
a reflection and context for why the bay area's movement in solidarity with Palestine has been stifled...
Posted: Fri, May 3, 2024 12:30pm PDT
SF Workers Rally for a General Strike for Palestine & Labor Party on May Day 2024
A May Day rally was held at Harry Bridges Plaza in San Francisco and ILWU 10 longshore workers, healthcare workers, non-profit workers and students spoke out about the struggles of working people and the link with the struggle of Palestinian workers and people....
Posted: Thu, May 2, 2024 6:59pm PDT
Sit-in at CSU-Fresno to Stop Genocide in Gaza
A sit-in was held in Fresno to protest U.S. genocidal policy in Israel/Gaza....
Posted: Thu, May 2, 2024 2:19pm PDT
Port Closure Prompts Palestine Support Rally at BART Station
A quick victory for Bay Area resistance to Israeli war crimes...
Posted: Thu, May 2, 2024 10:30am PDT
Workers Speak Out in SF Mission on May Day 2024 & Bring Solidarity with Palestine
Workers rallied in the Mission district in San Francisco to commemorate May Day 2024 and spoke out about the attacks on workers in the US and Palestine....
Posted: Thu, May 2, 2024 5:59am PDT
Stanford Faculty Members Speak Out in Solidarity at Student Encampment
During the second round of encampment at Stanford University, supportive faculty and staff members encouraged student activists. Top photo: Students listen to speakers....
Posted: Wed, May 1, 2024 9:21pm PDT
On May Day, UCSC Students Establish Gaza Solidarity Encampment
Today, students at UC Santa Cruz marched for International Workers' Day and established a Gaza solidarity encampment at Quarry Plaza....
Posted: Wed, May 1, 2024 7:06pm PDT