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'Out of Iraq Now' Banner over I-80
Anti-war activists held a 40-foot "Not in Our Name, Out of Iraq Now" banner on the University Ave pedestrian walkway spanning I-80 before sunrise this morning. As part of a nationwide day of action to commemorate the 2,000th US fatality in Iraq, folks will return to the overpass this evening (Wednesday, October 26) at 5:30 pm. Weather permiting, candles will also be lit....
Posted: Wed, Oct 26, 2005 10:05am PDT
UC Law Prof John Yoo Promotes Torture in PBS documentary
UC law professor John Yoo wrote memos supporting torture while deputy assistant attorney general, as more fully described in a 10/18/05 PBS documentary, and his presence at UC was protested on 10/25/05, according to a KPFA news report on Flashpoints, 10/25/05....
Posted: Wed, Oct 26, 2005 4:11am PDT
UC Campaign Strategy meeting this Tuesday, 10/25
Tuesday, October 25, 6:00pm-8:00pm
UC Berkeley Campus
Genetics and Plant Biology Building Room 100...
Posted: Tue, Oct 25, 2005 4:19pm PDT
Vets for Peace to light and launch 2,000 candles tonight on Lake Merritt
While most vigils, regionally and nationally, will take place tomorrow night (Wednesday) to commemorate the 2,000th US fatality in Iraq (announced this morning), Veterans for Peace will light and launch 2,000 candles tonight on Lake Merritt....
Posted: Tue, Oct 25, 2005 12:15pm PDT
Pacific Film Archives Special event
great film on women in Iran- tomorrow at Pacific Film Archives...
Posted: Tue, Oct 25, 2005 10:29am PDT
Photos from "On the Frontlines" Counter Military Recruiting Conference and Action
Over 500 hundred youth, and another 100 or so concerned parents and older activists, gathered this weekend, October 22-23, 2005 on the UC Berkeley campus for “On the Frontlines: Options for Youth in Times of War.”...
Posted: Sun, Oct 23, 2005 11:24pm PDT
EAST BAY PREMIER OF "THE FORGOTTEN REFUGEES"
East Bay premier of a new powerful film about the Jewish refugees from Arab countries....
Posted: Sat, Oct 22, 2005 5:24pm PDT
Free Concert! Shannon Murray, Riot Folk, Crayon!
Shannon Murray, Crayon, and Mark Gunnery and Ryan Harvey of Riot Folk will be playing a free concert at the Long Haul this Saturday, October 22, at around seven or eight. Acoustic punk! Radical folk! Electric shit! Yay!...
Posted: Fri, Oct 21, 2005 6:26pm PDT
Action Alert from Alameda County Central Labor Council
However, we've only just begun. We need to work that many shifts again
before Get-Out-The-Vote weekend, and that many shifts yet again for
GOTV November 5-8....
Posted: Wed, Oct 19, 2005 11:28am PDT
10/29 NWA Strikers Solidarity Picnic
There will be a solidarity picnic for striking NWA mechanics on Saturday October 29, 2005.
The airline bosses are seeking to destroy the union and contract out most of their work....
Posted: Tue, Oct 18, 2005 9:21pm PDT
4 years of walking for peace at Lake Merritt
The Lake Merritt peace walk is now in its 5th year...
Posted: Tue, Oct 18, 2005 3:17pm PDT
What do Pablo Paredes, Fernando Suarez del Solar and Aimee Allison have in common?
Register at 9am. Program starts at 9:30am - Valley Life Sciences Building at UC Berkeley
Short walk from Berkeley BART...
Posted: Mon, Oct 17, 2005 10:26pm PDT
KPFA People's Radio Public Forum Thursday 10/20
People's Radio is having another of its public forums on Thursday October 20 to discuss current concerns at KPFA. Here is the flyer with all the information.
See the 10/16 IndyBay article on democracy at KPFA for more information on one of the important issues....
Posted: Sun, Oct 16, 2005 8:13pm PDT
Foster Farms Cruelty Protest this Sunday
Visit www.fosterfacts.net...
Posted: Fri, Oct 14, 2005 2:13pm PDT
Berkeley Honda on Strike - Important Picket Action (Sat) and other ways you can help
Forward please!
** Join a PICKET against UNION BUSTING BERKELEY HONDA,
this SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15th, at the North End Zone / Memorial Atadium
** Meet at Berkeley Honda picket line (Shattuck at Parker)
between 10:00-11:00 AM, and carpool to the stadium, or
just show up at the North End Zone at 11:30 to join the picket.
The picket will last one hour....
Posted: Thu, Oct 13, 2005 7:02pm PDT
Put a dent in Berkeley Honda's Sales
pickets:
Monday through Friday: 6-8pm
Saturdays 3-6pm
Sundays 12-6pm...
Posted: Thu, Oct 13, 2005 3:41pm PDT
EBAA Action Network 10/12/2005
East Bay Animal Advocates
Action Network
October 12, 2005 Issue...
Posted: Wed, Oct 12, 2005 3:00pm PDT
A State Mandated underclass
Bay Area high school students, parents and advocates rally in support of alternative bills to the High School Exit Exam but the Govenator vetoes them anyway...
Posted: Wed, Oct 12, 2005 11:21am PDT
Measure EE/Just Cause Evictions Protection Hearing Delayed
The October 12 Hearing for Measure EE has been delayed until October 26th at 2pm....
Posted: Tue, Oct 11, 2005 3:45pm PDT
Today (Tue) 6pm -- Stop the Death Penalty at UC Berkeley, Free Speech Cafe
The U.S. Supreme Court today declined to hear Stan "Tookie" Williams' appeal of his death penalty conviction. Come to today's UC Berkeley event, or to the Fri., 10/21 event to learn more -- and to start organizing to stop the execution!...
Posted: Tue, Oct 11, 2005 3:18pm PDT