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Labor Anti-War Rally at Dolores Park (audio/mpeg 6.9MB)
Labor held its own rally at Dolores Park during the 9/24 San Francisco anti-war Rally. Harry Brill represents the Berkeley Honda dealership strikers. Michael Eisenscher speaks on behalf of Labor Against the War. formed after a 2003 AFL-CIO vote to oppose the war in Iraq, the first formal labor resolution directly opposing U.S. government war policy. (8 minutes)...
Posted: Tue, Sep 27, 2005 8:04pm PDT
San Francisco Anti-War Rally at Jefferson Park (audio/mpeg 22.9MB)
Audio from the first half hour of the 9/24 anti-war rally at Jefferson Park after a reported 50,000 person March. Speakers include Calvin Gibson and Alicia from ANSWER; Henry Clark of the West County Toxics coalition; a Free Palestine Alliance Representative; and a muslim activist reporting on conditions in the Sudan, calling for impeachement of Bush. (25 minutes)...
Posted: Tue, Sep 27, 2005 6:52pm PDT
Jen Discusses Resistance to Border Vigilantes (audio/mpeg 6.3MB)
Jen from Richmond Indymedia was in San Diego in early August to document resistance to border vigilantes and returned this month to witness the failure of the Friends of the Border Patrol at the hands of grassroots mobilizing. Jen was a guest on Free Radio Santa Cruz's Indynewswire show on September 26 to discuss the recent demonstration that took place in the California border town of Calexico. (13:45 / 6.3 MB)...
Posted: Mon, Sep 26, 2005 9:36pm PDT
TODAY & TOMORROW: STATEWIDE "CALL ARNOLD" DAYS!!
As part of our campaign to close California's most notorious youth prison -- Chad -- we have declared today and tomorrow (9/26 & 9/27) to be statewide "Call Arnold" Days! We need everyone to call Governor Schwarzenegger and tell him to close the Chad youth prison immediately. Then -- we need you to get 10 of your friends to call him too! It will take no more than 10 minutes -- please join the action!...
Posted: Mon, Sep 26, 2005 10:37am PDT
Protest for Peace October 8, 2005 at Vandenberg AFB
1-3pm
Front gate of Vandenberg Air Force Base, at the Intersection of Hwy 1 and Casamila-Lompoc Rd. (six miles north of Lompoc on Highway 1 in Santa Barbara County, CA)...
Posted: Sat, Sep 24, 2005 3:22pm PDT
Local Animal Sanctuary Seeking Farm Hand
Animal Place, a 60-acre sanctuary for farmed animals in Vacaville, seeks a resident farm hand to assist with all aspects of animal care at the sanctuary....
Posted: Sat, Sep 24, 2005 12:21pm PDT
Last Night: Do-It-Yourself New Year's Parade & Celebration
Did your First Night celebration go belly-up? And you weren't looking forward to the usual boring city-sponsored New Year's Eve fare anyway. A trend is afoot. Let's do our own parade. A Last Night celebration. We reclaim our streets and usher in the new year with our own celebration....
Posted: Thu, Sep 22, 2005 11:54pm PDT
California Assembly & Senate Say NO to Experimentation On K - 12 Public School Kids!
"Kids go to school to learn, not to die"
Nicholas Baker...
Posted: Thu, Sep 22, 2005 8:31pm PDT
Fishbain Drops Civil Suit vs. CHP
Jason Fishbain has dropped his civil suit against the CHP for pulling him
over because he had an air freshner on his rear-view mirror....
Posted: Thu, Sep 22, 2005 5:01pm PDT
GOVERNOR'S NEW NUMBER IS 916-445-2841!
The phone number for the Governor's office in Sacramento has just been changed...
Posted: Thu, Sep 22, 2005 12:42pm PDT
Fight Government Repression
Fight Government Repression!
Free Mumia Abu-Jamal! Hands Off Assatta Shakur!
Hands Off Lynne Stewart!...
Posted: Wed, Sep 21, 2005 9:24pm PDT
Favorable CA Appellate Decision for Collectives and Cooperatives
The recent CA appellate court decision in People v. Urziceanu marks the rare
occasion when CA courts eke out further protection for patient
collectives/cooperatives as well as dispensing collectives/cooperatives....
Posted: Mon, Sep 19, 2005 9:09pm PDT
Equality California: 12 Days of Equality- Day 7
Equality California: 12 Days of Equality
Day 7: What We Teach Our Children...
Posted: Sun, Sep 18, 2005 8:46pm PDT
Greens Outraged At Governor's Veto of Same-Sex Marriage
Greens' Lavender Caucus 'outraged' at Governor's decision to veto same-sex marriage bill, promise they will 'be back'...
Posted: Sat, Sep 17, 2005 4:14pm PDT
Greens Applaud Senate Passage of Minimum Wage Increase
Green Party of California urges quick signature by governor of minimum wage legislation to provide aid for 'working poor'...
Posted: Sat, Sep 17, 2005 4:08pm PDT
The Next Injured Worker/Patient Rally will be held on September 30, 2005
For years Kaiser Permanente has delayed treament by not disclosing an illness to employees and patients. People are dying and this needs to be stop. Your civil rights are being denied. The right to be informed, the right to receive care in a timely manner, the right to be involved in your health care. Join our rally and let your voice be heard at Kaiser Permanente, 2025 Morse Avenue, Sacramento, CA at 12:00 on Friday, September 30, 2005....
Posted: Fri, Sep 16, 2005 9:07am PDT
AB 405 STOP HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION ON CHILDREN
ASSEMBLYMEMBER MONTANEZ & CALIFORNIA SAFE SCHOOLS
PROTECTS CALIFORNIA'S MOST VULNERABLE...
Posted: Fri, Sep 16, 2005 1:05am PDT
ASA Weekly Alert- Stuff Happening All Over California!
As usual, there's a lot coming up in the next two weeks. We hope to see
you at some of these events. If you have any questions or would like me
to post an alert, just shoot me an email....
Posted: Thu, Sep 15, 2005 11:55pm PDT
Supporters of CA Same-Sex Marriage Urge the Governor to Reconsider
Advocates of the gender-neutral marriage bill work to mobilize support, in hopes of convincing the Governor to sign the bill....
Posted: Thu, Sep 15, 2005 4:03pm PDT