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Grandmothers Offer Their Lives as Valentines’ Gift
Hundreds of women show up at Military Recruiting Offices to "Enlist"...
Posted: Tue, Feb 14, 2006 9:57pm PST
Bay Area Children's Hospital Biased against Blacks?
Ever notice that Bay Area hospitals and Children's in particular make it hard to find information on African American diseases? A recent review of a local hospital in Oakland shows the prejudice in information and ease of access to support services. Other diseases that are primarily white-man diseases have tons of information and counselors....
Posted: Tue, Feb 14, 2006 1:53am PST
Please Join us-- IMMIGRANT RIGHTS RALLY! 2/25 Sat. Oakland
WHEN: SATURDAY -- FEBRUARY 25 -- STARTS 12PM
WHERE: FRUITVALE DISTRICT, OAKLAND -- ST.ELIZABETH'S SCHOOLYARD-- 1500 BLOCK OF 34TH AVE....
Posted: Mon, Feb 13, 2006 11:53pm PST
"Have a Heart" Katrina Evacuee Press Conference TUESDAY
"Have a Heart" Katrina Evacuee Press Conference
February 14th, Valentine's Day 4:00pm...
Posted: Mon, Feb 13, 2006 10:32pm PST
Oakland teachers: Strike Vote as Soon as 2/12, Come Help This Saturday!!
To support Oakland's educators... this Saturday and every Saturday is
"supermarket Saturday" where union members and allies will go out to most
major supermarkets in Oakland all day and pass out information about our
contract....
Posted: Sat, Feb 11, 2006 12:50pm PST
Tuesday Night: Aya de Leon's Love Fest 2006 -- at La Pena (Berkeley)
Buy tickets now! Save $$ & guarantee your seat!
La Pena will add a 10pm show if the first show sells out this week....
Posted: Fri, Feb 10, 2006 10:41pm PST
REPORT FROM THE FRONT LINES OF STRUGGLE
Gaida Kambon is back from the World Social Forum in Venezuela and is here in the Bay Area speaking out Feb. 23rd and 26th...
Posted: Fri, Feb 10, 2006 8:15pm PST
Oakland Settles Anti-War Police Brutality Lawsuit - Total bill $400,000 so far
Shooting wood bullets at peaceful protesters is getting expensive for Oakland....
Posted: Fri, Feb 10, 2006 4:42pm PST
The Anti-Liquor Store Movement: an interview with Yusef Bey IV of Your Black Muslim Bakery
The anti-liquor store movement in Oakland is part of the new Blackpower era that is emerging in Oakland. A few months ago, some brothas ran up in two liquor stores in North Oakland and threw all of the liquor that was being sold on the ground. That one action kicked off a movement that has Muslims from every faith involved. A Muslim brotha at the "Muslims against so-called Muslim-owned liquor stores" rally told me that 90 percent of Oakland's 930-plus liquor stores are owned by so-c...
Posted: Fri, Feb 10, 2006 6:32am PST
Today's Enron-Ken Lay Trial News
The Mainstream Corporate News Empire Has Been Diverting Attention Away From the Enron/Ken Lay Trial....
Posted: Thu, Feb 9, 2006 10:58pm PST
Question 9-11 - A Call to Activism
The Northern California 9-11 Truth Alliance will be holding a Benefit at the Grand Lake Theater on February 23. This should be an inspiring evening with powerful new documentaries, tools for budding activists, and stories from people whose lives were touched and transformed by 9-11 and have devoted themselves to challenging the official story, bringing the truth to light, and abolishing terrorism and war....
Posted: Thu, Feb 9, 2006 10:54am PST
Oakland Settles Police Attacks in Port
a vote was finally taken on the proposed settlement stemming from the police attack on anti-war demonstrators and longshore workers in the port on April 7, 2003...
Posted: Wed, Feb 8, 2006 11:36pm PST
Local Group Speaks Out Against Shocking Animal Cruelty
Animal Place urges legislation to outlaw open field coursing....
Posted: Tue, Feb 7, 2006 3:21pm PST
Code Pink ALERT: Tonight, Resolution to Bring CA Nat. Guard Home, Alameda City Council!
Our city council will be considering our resolution to bring home our guard — and more!...
Posted: Tue, Feb 7, 2006 7:04am PST
Environmental Training this Spring at Alameda Point Navy Yard
Ecovillage Training this Spring on Alamada Point Navy Yard...
Posted: Mon, Feb 6, 2006 10:49pm PST
SUPPORT LABOR COUNCIL ACTIONS
Continue the broad support for Berkeley Honda machinists!!
VALENTINE'S DAY ACTION @ COMCAST-OAKLAND!!...
Posted: Mon, Feb 6, 2006 9:29pm PST
Area residents sign up for medical marijuana
The cards are optional. All that is legally required is a doctor's permission and identification, Warren said, but users might want to have a card anyway....
Posted: Mon, Feb 6, 2006 9:20pm PST
2/9 Oakland Speak-Out For Injured Workers At CA State Hearings
On Thursday Feb 9 at the Oakland State Building at 9:30 AM injured workers will speak-out about
the attack on them as a result of the deregulation of workers' comp. Tens of thousands of
workers have been unable to receive medical care for their injuries and some have committed
suicide as well as losing their homes and families....
Posted: Mon, Feb 6, 2006 11:18am PST
Inside the California Egg Industry: An Undercover Investigation (video/quicktime 20.3MB)
Ninety-five percent of all eggs in this country are produced by hens in cramped and unhealthy battery cages, in dark and rank warehouses holding up to 125,000 birds each. A significant share of the nation's eggs come from California's Central Valley.
East Bay Animal Advocates has produced a 6 minute documentary from undercover footage shot in such warehouses. Footage includes shocking conditions at egg facilities in Sonoma, Santa Clara, Merced and San Diego counties. After a screenin...
Posted: Sat, Feb 4, 2006 11:13pm PST