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Bay Area’s Black workers face crisis of low-wage jobs
New UC Berkeley study shows 64% of young Black workers work but stay poor...
Posted: Mon, Sep 19, 2005 7:47am PDT
Berkeley Honda Still On Strike: Pictures From September 17th Rally
Labor activists and former employees gathered in front of Berkeley Honda Saturday to protest management attacks on workers....
Posted: Sat, Sep 17, 2005 5:21pm PDT
10/2N. CA Forum-The Fightback Against Union Busting&Concessions In The Airline Industry
On Sunday October 2, 2005 at 3:00 PM there will be an educational forum on the conditions and struggles
in the airline industry. The educational forum will be held at ILWU Local 6 on 99 Hegenberger Rd.
in Oakland near the Oakland airport....
Posted: Sat, Sep 17, 2005 9:04am PDT
Schedule of ALL Weekend Events at Green Gathering the Weekend in Oakland
This is the schedule of events happening at the Green Gathering at Laney College this weekend in Oakland at the event titled Back to School Not War. It's basically an event open to all and for Greens around the state to come together in meetings, discussions, workshops, etc....
Posted: Fri, Sep 16, 2005 4:02pm 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
9/20- Memorial Service for 2 Korean Men Killed by Police in Dublin, CA
Place: Dublin City Hall, 100 Civic Plaza, Dublin, CA
Date: Tuesday, Sep. 20, 2005 - 6pm
coalition endorsement/fact sheet attached...
Posted: Thu, Sep 15, 2005 11:22pm PDT
HURRICANE CARE, NOT WARFARE RECRUITMENT!!; FRI SEPT 23
HURRICANE CARE, NOT WARFARE!
No Recruitment, No Draft.
Support GI Resisters: AN ARMY OF NONE!...
Posted: Thu, Sep 15, 2005 9:39pm PDT
Commentary: KPFA Workers Call for Violence-Free Station, No Harassment
We believe that Pacifica should not allow workers and women to be treated by the manager in ways that justifiably outrage progressives when they happen to workers at Mitsubishi or Denny’s. The Pacifica National Board has the power to overturn the Local Station Board’s vote and remove Campanella, but it needs to hear from concerned listeners....
Posted: Tue, Sep 13, 2005 8:25pm PDT
Critical Resistance's Oakland Chapter Call-out for Interns!
Critical Resistance's Oakland Chapter is looking for interns and volunteers for our workgroups and in the office. Points of interest include copwatching in Fruitvale, organizing to support prisoners and familly members in New Orleans and more!...
Posted: Tue, Sep 13, 2005 4:57pm PDT
New UN Scrutiny of U.S. Actions Under Patriot Act, Guantanamo, and Abu Ghraib
The NGOs contacted were the ACLU, Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute,
World Organization for Human Rights USA, and The Tandem Project. The UN sent
this request to Meiklejohn Institute after the City Council of Berkeley sent
the Committee copies of the Institute's 574 page book report, "Challenging
U.S. Human Rights Violations Since 9/11" (Prometheus Books), describing 180
violations by the U.S. in 30 categories, including failures to act on
environmental issues leading to m...
Posted: Tue, Sep 13, 2005 4:43pm PDT
Justice Served? Two Murder Convictions in Araujo Case But No Hate Crime
"...But the fact that the jury did not see this for the hate crime it obviously was, plus the release of one of her murderers, means we still have a lot of work ahead of us,” said Riki Wilchins,...
Posted: Tue, Sep 13, 2005 1:23pm PDT
Weekend Green Gathering to Feature Camejo, Aimee Allison, David Zirin, Dr. Agha Saeed, etc
sliding scale . . . workshops and rally Sat., forum (debate) with Peter Camejo and former Green Party Mayor of Santa Monica Michael Feinstein, on Sunday....
Posted: Tue, Sep 13, 2005 12:07pm PDT
For Immediate Release - Justice for Gwen, Part I
Members of the transgender community can rest more easily as a Hayward, CA jury brings back convictions against Michael Magidson & Jose Merel in the re-trial of the murder of Newark teen, Gwen Araujo....
Posted: Tue, Sep 13, 2005 11:34am PDT
TODAY! Voting Rights Event w/Bev Harris - 'Who's Cheating, and What We Can Do About It'
Too bad there wasn't much publicity of this, although Lord Bensky announced it on his show....
Posted: Tue, Sep 13, 2005 10:16am PDT
2 Guilty In Araujo Murder Case
Two northern California men were convicted Monday in the slaying of transgendered teen Gwen Araujo but a mistrial was declared for the third defendant when the jury could not agree on a verdict....
Posted: Mon, Sep 12, 2005 4:42pm PDT
9/13: 'Ganja Guru' appeal set after delay
Three judges of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will decide sometime
in the few months after Tuesday's arguments....
Posted: Mon, Sep 12, 2005 10:27am PDT
Fears Of 2nd Hung Jury In Araujo Trial Grow
There are growing concerns that the jury is deadlocked
on the fate one of three men charged in the brutal slaying of transgendered
teen Gwen Araujo....
Posted: Mon, Sep 12, 2005 12:13am PDT
Jury Reaches Verdicts For 2 Of 3 Accused In Araujo Slaying
The Jury in the trial of three men accused of murdering transgendered teen Gwen Araujo have reached verdicts for two of the defendants....
Posted: Thu, Sep 8, 2005 11:15pm PDT
Sept 8 & 9 National Call In Days to Save Domestic Programs!
Join Us During The National Call In Days To Oppose The Proposed Cuts To The Nations Humanitarian & Housing Assistance Programs!
KPFA Will Do A Live Show On Living Room Hosted By Chris Welch To Let The Community Know What They Can Do To Save These Much Needed Programs....
Posted: Thu, Sep 8, 2005 2:36pm PDT
Sat. 10AM Oakland: Meet, Support Gulf Coast Families
Saturday, September 10th, 10 am – 12:30 pm
at the FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, OAKLAND
2501 Harrison Street, Oakland...
Posted: Wed, Sep 7, 2005 4:54pm PDT