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Raging Granny Brides Against Prop 8 Pt. II
All photos by Justin Miel. Please contact Justin@gotmiel.com for permission to reprint.
The Raging Granny Brides Sang "Invalidate Prop 8" at Demo in Palo Alto on November 10, 2008....
Posted: Mon, Nov 10, 2008 11:57pm PST
Raging Granny Brides Against Prop 8
Two Granny bride couples pucker up for a Mock Wedding photo op!
Members of the Raging Grannies Action League joined about 200 other demonstrators against Proposition 8 this evening at the corner of Embarcadero and El Camino Real in Palo Alto.
Photos by: R. Robertson, E. Moran and friends who got handed their cameras....
Posted: Mon, Nov 10, 2008 10:11pm PST
Erase + Racism = Eracism
Tamala Williams wears an Eracism hat. She spoke of her 43 years living with racism in the Palo Alto environs. Tamala joined about 200 others at the *March on Palo Alto Against Racial Profiling* on Sunday, November 9th....
Posted: Sun, Nov 9, 2008 11:56pm PST
March Against Racial Profiling
The march against Racial Profiling today started in East Palo Alto. It ended with a rally of several hundred people in front of Palo Alto's City Hall.
Rally sponsor: East Palo Alto African American Leadership Summit & Coalition for Change...
Posted: Sun, Nov 9, 2008 7:03pm PST
Backlash Against Palo Alto Police Chief
Palo Alto's police chief said that her officers would be stopping African American males to determine who they were and what they were doing in the city of Palo Alto.
Community leaders including the mayor of Palo Alto expressed shock at the chief's statement. Congresswoman Anna Eshoo said the police chief should rescind her comments and orders or resign.
A march and rally against racial profiling is scheduled for Sunday, November 9....
Posted: Sun, Nov 9, 2008 2:48am PST
Palo Alto: Solidarity Vigil to Protest Prop. 8
Palo Alto at the corner of El Camino Real and Embarcadero and north along El Camino in Redwood City at Jefferson Ave., Belmont at Ralston, and San Mateo at Fifth Ave....
Event Date: Mon, Nov 10, 2008 5:00pm PST
Posted: Fri, Nov 7, 2008 7:10pm PST
Prominent Mormon/ex-49'er Steve Young displays *No on 8* Yard Sign
Photo: *No on 8* activists pass out yard signs and buttons in downtown Palo Alto's Lytton Plaza.
If the number of yard signs are any indication, residents of Palo Alto, California are strongly against Proposition 8 which would reverse the decision of the California's Supreme Court and eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry. Even former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Steve Young and his wife, Barbara, both Mormons, have posted *No on 8* yard signs in front of their Palo Alto...
Posted: Sun, Nov 2, 2008 7:19pm PST
East Palo Alto Tenants Ask: "When Will Justice be Served?"
On October 27, Judge Beth Freeman ruled against tenants seeking affirmation of East Palo Alto's authority to enforce and implement its own Rent Stabilization Ordinance.
Photos: R. Robertson and E. Moran
Top Photo: Rally Before the Hearing by R. Robertson...
Posted: Tue, Oct 28, 2008 1:02am PDT
California Youth Skip Halloween to Protest Scary Anti-Immigrant Policies
California Youth Skip Halloween to Protest Scary Anti-Immigrant Policies- Denounce Immigration Raids and Deportations...
Posted: Wed, Oct 22, 2008 2:57pm PDT
Eleventh Hour ICE Raids Resolution: Too Little Too Late?
The ICE program named *Return to Sender* has people asking, “are these human beings they are talking about, or sacks of mail?”
On October 20 immigrant rights activists appealed to the Palo Alto City Council for immediate passage of a resolution urging the US Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) to enforce laws in accordance with Constitutional protections against unreasonable searches and seizures.
Photos: Sharat Lin...
Posted: Wed, Oct 22, 2008 12:40pm PDT
Shock Doctorin'
How do you engineer a crisis? But more importantly, once you have a crisis, how do you figure out who engineered it, who ignored it, and who is actually worth listening to?...
Posted: Sun, Oct 19, 2008 12:08am PDT
Standing Ovation at Stanford for No to Neoliberalism
Neoliberalism is the economic view that emphasizes the importance of economic growth and asserts that social justice is best maintained by free market forces with minimal government interference. Author Naomi Klein called it a myth in a speech to over 600 people in a standing room-only auditorium at Stanford University last night. She was rewarded with a standing ovation....
Posted: Fri, Oct 17, 2008 10:55pm PDT
"What's Your Fair Share for Health Care?"
A forum with public officials, co-sponsored by Peninsula Interfaith Action, San Mateo County Central Labor Council, San Mateo County ACORN, and Legal Aid Society of San Mateo. Come back a difference! Shine a spotlight on access to quality, affordable health care for the uninsured. Join the effort to make this real.
Special Guests: Jerry Hill, San Mateo County Board of Supervisors
As well as other elected officials and representatives from the Health Plan of San Mateo.
Thursday October 16, ...
Posted: Fri, Oct 10, 2008 2:12pm PDT
Labor, Community Protest Palin Fundraiser in Burlingame
Several hundred protestors greeted Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin when she visited the San Francisco Bay Area to raise funds for the sagging McCain-Palin campaign Sunday, October 5 in Burlingame.
+ More photos from rally......
Posted: Thu, Oct 9, 2008 4:00pm PDT
Geographically Challenged Palin Screws Up in Burlingame, CA
Palin began her remarks at an appearance in San Mateo County, California by saying she was glad to be in Marin County. Her winks and waves have inspired San Franciscans and surrounding area residents to roast her with costumes and look-alike contests.
Top Photo:
Left: "Silver Lincoln" rode his bike in front of demo in Burlingame Oct 5, but is reportedly a Republican.
Right: Palin look-alike Eve Moran....
Posted: Mon, Oct 6, 2008 8:08pm PDT
Palin Protesters in Burlingame
Board the Strange McCain Bus for a ride along Bayshore Hwy in Burlingame CA and see some of the people who protested outside the Hyatt-Regency when Palin spoke to Republicans, took their money, and ran off to the airport!...
Posted: Mon, Oct 6, 2008 3:35pm PDT
Religious and Otherwise, People Against Palin
Religious AND pro-war? Get a grip, Sarah!
Photos by John
Top Photo: Religious Woman Against Palin...
Posted: Mon, Oct 6, 2008 3:01pm PDT
Protesters Greet Palin in San Francisco Style
Environmentalists in wolf costumes howled in pain while union members led chants from a flatbed truck. A Sarah Palin impersonator winked and vamped as protesters in Mad Men inspired 50's costumes sent the message "Sarah is setting back the clock on women's rights". Oh, and there's nothing like a giant missiled war machine with a mask wearing McCain inside to inspire the anti-war activists of San Francisco and surrounding cities!
Thanks to Robin Yasuko Goka for most photos here.
It was a...
Posted: Sun, Oct 5, 2008 11:28pm PDT
Veterans for Peace Against Palin
Veterans for Peace members from chapters 101 (San Jose and SF Peninsula) and 69 (San Francisco) mocked the Republican McCain ticket campaign poster by adding the tag line "War Without End" and "Give us Several Trillion Dollars" to their signs....
Posted: Sun, Oct 5, 2008 3:00pm PDT
Women Demonstrate Against Palin
WOMEN AGAINST PALIN, OUTSIDE REPUBLICAN FUNDRAISER OCTOBER 5
Hundreds of anti-GOP protestors demonstrated near San Fransico where VP candidate Sarah Palin spoke at a fundraiser.
A Sarah Palin look-alike winked at the crowd while women's rights demonstrators playfully jeered her.
photos: R. Robertson, Robin Yasuko Goka...
Posted: Sun, Oct 5, 2008 2:42pm PDT