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SIXTH ANNUAL BICYCLE FILM FESTIVAL Call for Entries
The Bicycle Film Festival is seeking submissions for its sixth annual Festival. The event will feature dozens of different films on a variety of bicycle styles - from BMX to urban bike culture, cycling to commuting....
Posted: Fri, Jan 13, 2006 2:27pm PST
Urgent help needed to save bunnies' lives
50 young, healthy rabbits confiscated by Oakland Animal Control are in danger of being euthanized. The public's help is urgently needed to save lives!...
Posted: Fri, Jan 13, 2006 12:05pm PST
Fremont Mosque Under Surveillance as Spying Targets Muslims
FREMONT, Calif. - On the back wall of a store in a shopping complex on Fremont Boulevard, a surveillance camera points directly at the parking lot of a local mosque....
Posted: Fri, Jan 13, 2006 7:38am PST
Working Immigrant Safety and Health Coalition Trainings in Feb
Two day training 2/9 and 2/16, 9 to 5pm @ Freedom Archives, 522 Valencia Street, San Francisco, 94110 - lunch provided...
Posted: Thu, Jan 12, 2006 10:41pm PST
End the Nightmare, Bring Back the Dream!
-- Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr. - Please come and read with us, this Friday in Oakland at the 4th annual public reading of Dr. King’s speech: "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence"....
Posted: Thu, Jan 12, 2006 8:05am PST
Back to Berkeley Honda - Support the Strikers; Join the Union/Community Outreach Group
When: Th., 1/12, 4:30-6:00 Berkeley Federation of Teachers
Sat., 1/14, 1:00-2:30 The Raging Grannies...
Posted: Thu, Jan 12, 2006 1:07am PST
Alameda County: Pot dispensary closer to county approval
Now, the Alameda County Resource Center has joined We Are Hemp, the Garden of Eden and Compassionate Collective of Alameda County in receiving tentative approval for their applications. The Health Center is out of the running, and A Natural Source, on Foothill Boulevard in east Ashland, has appealed its initial application denial....
Posted: Thu, Jan 12, 2006 1:03am PST
You Don’t need a diploma to go to jail
Thousands of children of color are struggling to learn in West Contra Costa County. The people organize a Town Hall....
Posted: Wed, Jan 11, 2006 2:38pm PST
Protest Gov't Hrgs on KPFA Instead of Regular News Programs
Protest the endless government hearings on KPFA, 94.1 FM, instead of regular programs for which the subscribers pay by calling 510.848.6767, option 3 for listener comment. The summary on the 6 p.m. news is sufficient; this is an outrageous insult to the subscribers to cancel the programs for which we pay for the endless bantering, chatter and procedural garbage that constitute all government hearings and the commentary....
Posted: Wed, Jan 11, 2006 6:33am PST
The fate of Oakland Animal Services to be decided by the Oakland City Council TONITE!
Fate of Oakland Animal Services Decided Tonite at 7:30 PM. Be there!...
Posted: Tue, Jan 10, 2006 5:39pm PST
GOP New Medicare Program A Total Catastrophe
The GOP Scheme To Kill Off The Sick & Elderly Is Making Headlines Across The Nation!...
Posted: Sun, Jan 8, 2006 6:39pm PST
African Americans Face Housing Discrimination in the Bay Area
A new study shows that African Americans in Alameda County face housing discrimination in the rental market. In 2005 the fair housing advocacy group ECHO Housing (Eden Council for Hope and Opportunity) sent 2 white and 2 black men with identical tenant profiles, to view the same 53 rental units in Alameda, Union City, Livermore, Pleasanton and Hayward. The 53 properties were chosen at random and the study showed housing discrimination occurred 26% of the time....
Posted: Sun, Jan 8, 2006 5:48pm PST
African Americans Face Housing Discrimination in the Bay Area
A new study shows that African Americans in Alameda County face housing discrimination in the rental market. In 2005 the fair housing advocacy group ECHO Housing (Eden Council for Hope and Opportunity) sent 2 white and 2 black men with identical tenant profiles, to view the same 53 rental units in Alameda, Union City, Livermore, Pleasanton and Hayward. The 53 properties were chosen at random and the study showed housing discrimination occurred 26% of the time....
Posted: Sun, Jan 8, 2006 5:40pm PST
NEW LOCATION and for 1/9 Alameda County EQCA Chapter Meeting
We hope that one of your New Year's Resolutions is to come out to an Alameda County
EQCA chapter meeting. So join us on Monday, January 9th at 7pm at OUR NEW LOCATION
- the Pacific Center at 2712 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley (closest cross street is
Derby)....
Posted: Sat, Jan 7, 2006 12:13am PST
Shattuck Slasher Strikes Union’s Rat
A surreptitious stalker slashed the robust rodent outside Berkeley Honda at high noon Thursday, briefly deflating the colorful symbol of striking union members....
Posted: Fri, Jan 6, 2006 3:52pm PST
Come To Court Friday or Call/Email Fremont Mayor, City Council, & Best Western
So, my arraignment hearing is scheduled for tomorrow:
WHERE: Fremont Municipal Court, 39439 Paseo Padre Parkway, Fremont
WHEN: Friday morning (Jan. 6) at 9:00 a.m....
Posted: Thu, Jan 5, 2006 10:23pm PST
1/7: Tired of California Politics As Usual?
Assemblywoman Loni Hancock will host a town hall to discuss how to overhaul California’s elections. The only way to eliminate the corrupting influence of “special interest” money is a publicly financed election system. You are invited to a community forum to hear about the
California Clean Money and Fair Elections Act of 2006....
Posted: Wed, Jan 4, 2006 9:45pm PST
A World Beyond Capitalism Conference Volunteer Meeting! Solidarity!
A World Beyond Capitalism 2006 Conference, The Annual International Multiracial Alliance Building Peace Conference Invites the public to a volunteer meeting. All our welcome! http://www.aworldbeyondcapitalism.org...
Posted: Wed, Jan 4, 2006 5:26pm PST