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May 1 General Strike 'four winds' meetings Michael Novick 2012-04-04 4:26 PM
Five important meetings tonight in east, south and west LA, the San Fernando Valley, and downtown about making plans for the May 1 General Strike four winds caravans and convergence. (text/plain)

Rosendahl’s Legacy: Gentrification and Sweeping the Homeless Out of Venice? Peggy Lee Kennedy 2012-04-04 12:24 PM

Allegedly Progressive and openly Gay Los Angeles City Councilman Bill Rosendahl may go down in history as the most divisive leader Venice has ever had by continuously organizing with and siding with people who hate the poor and homeless people of Venice. (image/jpeg + 4 comments)

Venice Homeless Sweep Stopped: A Good Day in Venice for Street People Venice Justice Committee 2012-04-04 3:23 AM

Occupy Venice, Venice Locals, Lawyers with the National Lawyers Guild, and a group called Venice Community Unity all came together on 3rd Ave in Venice to stop a homeless sweep from happening on March 29. It was a good day. (image/jpeg + 1 comment)

San Diego Mayoral Candidates Address Queer Community Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger's Newsmagazine 2012-04-03 12:30 AM

When this year's major candidates for Mayor of San Diego — City Councilmember Carl DeMaio, County District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis, Assemblymember Nathan Fletcher and Congressmember Bob Filner — addressed the Queer community March 28, the irony that gripped the room was that the two openly Queer candidates, DeMaio and Dumanis, were running to the right of the non-Queer Fletcher and Filner. DeMaio, who in other contexts has said he wants to be "the Scott Walker of San Diego," dominated the event with his anti-labor pension "reform" proposal and his refusal to acknowledge the leadership of San Diego's Queer community even though he is Queer himself. (image/jpeg)

April 7: Day of Action Against Human Trafficking Radical Feminists of San Diego 2012-04-02 11:21 PM
On April 7, 2012 the Radical Feminists of San Diego will mobilize a direct action in solidarity with 2012’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) campaign on a local, national and global level to demand the abolition of human trafficking, the modern-day form of slavery. The event will start at noon on the southeast corner of 30th Street and El Cajon Boulevard in North Park. (text/plain)

Owens Lake Reminders for SNWA Pipeline’s Water Grab from Northern Aquifers spring snail 2012-03-31 6:01 PM
The recent decision by the NV State Engineer to support the SNWA's proposed pipeline follows the same tactics used by San Fernando Valley developers who removed water from Owens Lake and Valley by using deception and purchasing land and favors from government officials. (text/plain + 2 comments)

California Safe Schools Celebrates Fourteen Years of Protecting Schools & Communities! California Safe Schools 2012-03-31 4:58 AM

NV State Engineer Rules Against Goshute Tribe and in Favor of SNWA Pipeline Great Basin Water Network 2012-03-30 8:13 PM
The Nevada State Engineer's decision last week supports the SNWA proposed pipeline despite numerous objections from the indigenous Goshute Nation and many other scientists who warn that the finite aquifers of the Snake and Spring Valley targeted by the SNWA pipeline would not sustain this amount of extraction without causing ecosystem collapse as springs dry and species become extinct. It could be said that removal of water from the sovereign Goshute Nation by the SNWA is a form of cultural genocide. (text/plain)

Gillnets Kill California Whales Teri Shore 2012-03-30 6:01 PM
The drift gillnet gear that killed a gray whale and entangled another over the past week along the Southern California coast is the same type of gear used by the California drift gillnet fishery targeting swordfish and shark that captured and killed at least two sperm whales in 2010. (text/plain)

2 felony charges dropped in case against activist Carlos Montes indyradio.nu 2012-03-29 1:48 PM

Protestors gathered outside of LA Superior Court yesterdayas planned, and chanted “Justice for Carlos Montes, drop the charges.” 2 of the 6 felony charges against Montes were dropped becuase the statutue of limitations had expired. In the discussion of the dismissal motion, the prosecution admitted that Department of Justice records on Montes’ legal history were contradictory. Montes contends the prosecution is motivated by a desire put a damper on his social and political activism with baselss charges. Montes is currently urging people to protest against NATO on May 20, 2012 in Chicago. (image/jpeg)

The Struggle to Save Adult Education in Los Angeles Robert D. Skeels 2012-03-28 9:03 PM

The ongoing struggle to save LAUSD Adult Education continues. (image/jpeg)

Solidarity for activist Carlos Montes as he goes to trial TUESDAY indyradio.nu 2012-03-27 12:31 PM

Picketing will begin tomorrow morning outside Los Angeles County Superior Court as we perepare for the day's injustice. Carlos Montes is on the docket for a charge fabricated on the basis of a 42 year old misdemeanor. This is merely an excuse to disrupt his life by forcing him to go to trial. The lifetime of harassment suffered by Montes is how the United States rewards the struggle for peace and justice. Carlos will have his day in court tomorrow, on trumped up charges, simply because a faction of our Secret Police wants him shut up. Solidarity is mandatory. Show that you're human, love and don't surrender. (image/jpeg + 1 comment)

Sign the Petition for Trayvon Martin: Arrest the Killer George Zimmerman = 2012-03-23 11:46 AM
The horror of racism in this backward country is again front and center with the 2/26/12 killing of an unarmed teenager, Trayvon Martin, in Florida, by an obviously criminally insane self-appointed vigilante, George Zimmerman, who has not yet been arrested for obvious murder, and the lack of notification of next of kin of Martin's death until his relatives filed a Missing Person Report. Please sign the petition to the district attorney, attorney general, police chief and Attorney General Eric Holder to have George Zimmerman arrested. (text/plain + 15 comments)

Indybay Journalists Charged with Felony: Conspiracy to Make Media Indybay Collective 2012-03-22 9:40 PM

SANTA CRUZ, CA — District Attorney Bob Lee has embarked on a full frontal assault against independent media in Santa Cruz by including four regular contributors to the independent news website Indybay.org amongst the eleven people charged with multiple felonies and misdemeanors after the occupation of a vacant bank building on November 30th, 2011. District Attorney Lee apparently believes it is his duty to dictate how events such as the occupation of the vacant bank at 75 River Street should be reported on by the media, and if he does not approve of the coverage, then journalists risk the DA bringing charges against them. (image/jpeg)

The Unions, the Millionaires Tax, and the Road to Success Ann Robertson and Bill Leumer 2012-03-22 12:22 AM
This winter the California Federation of Teachers (CFT) sent tremors of hope through its ranks by announcing it was going to spearhead an attempt to place an initiative on the California ballot — appropriately called the “Millionaires Tax” — that would raise taxes only on millionaires (3 percent on those making more than $1 million; 5 percent on those making more than $2 million). (text/plain + 4 comments)

Open Letter to Venice LAPD re commercialized clean up NEEDED still continued... Venice Artist 2012-03-19 2:33 PM
The new ordinances that prohibit the previously allowed commercial resale [flea market stuff mainly] on Venice's Ocean Front Walk were being enforced by LAPD. Apparently some slide down and out has occured turning the OFW back into what it was before the City Ordinance was legally passed. Open letter letter here was written by [more than one] citizen who also work diligently to help Clean UP [and not tear down ] Our Venice Neighborhood (text/plain)

Venice is changing soon to be known as Silicon Beach ... Venice Artist 2012-03-18 10:11 PM
Venice Town Hall: Silicon Beach - Thursday, April 12 come all who care about this 'town' to hear, talk, and discuss what is happening in your neighborhood or maybe just 'nearby' ....it could happen to you too ... iNIMBY is not the same story (text/plain)

F29 photos Rockero 2012-03-18 8:07 PM

Wednesday, February 29, 2012<br> EASTVALE, California - About 300 protesters from Occupy Riverside, Occupy LA, and elsewhere shut down approximately 10 warehouses moving products for ALEC corporations. Here are some photos. (image/jpeg)

Retenes Fin de Semana San Patricio / St. Patrick’sm Day Weekend Checkpoints (16-17/mar) Checkpoint response 2012-03-17 7:51 PM

Lista incompleta de retenes para el fin de semana de San Patricio.<br><br>Incomplete list of St. Patrick's Day weekend checkpoints. (image/jpeg)

May Day 2012: National Mobilization For Immigrant Workers Rights! Lee Siu Hin - Immigrant Solidarity Network 2012-03-13 6:29 PM
We are calling A national day of multi-ethnic unity with youth, labor, peace and justice communities in solidarity with immigrant workers and building new immigrant rights & civil rights movement! Wear White T-Shirt; organize local actions to support immigrant worker rights! (text/plain)

Letter to Silver Lake NC Opposing Colocation of Micheltorena Robert D. Skeels 2012-03-06 10:20 PM
Open Letter to Silver Lake NC Regarding motion opposing Prop 39 Colocation of Micheltorena Street ES (text/html)

F29 videos by mikepointfive mikepointfive 2012-03-05 5:48 PM
F29: Occupy against ALEC (text/html)

Police Brutality at Occupy Los Angeles F29 19Alcibiades87 2012-03-05 9:43 AM
Riverside County Sheriffs attack protesters suddenly and without provocation. This footage is uncut to show that both prior to and after the instances of attack, the crowd remained utterly peaceful. OccupyLA, F29, Wal-Mart Distribution Center in Mira Loma, CA. (text/html)

#F29 Videos by franchiseGH franchiseGH 2012-03-05 9:34 AM
Videos of F29. (text/html)

#F29 Occupy Walmart Warehouse occupythischannel 2012-03-05 8:52 AM
On February 29 Occupy Riverside,LA, among others united in solidarity with occupations throughout the Nation on a national day of action to shutdown corporations. Southern California occupations targeted A local Walmart warehouse in Mira Loma ,CA. (text/html)

#F29 Sheriff loses gun after a swing and a miss at peaceful protesters rspix000 2012-03-05 8:47 AM
#F29 noon OCCUPY protest at Walmart distribution center in Loma Linda, CAL. About 80 police from area form up a picket line with snatch teams to challenge protesters blocking Hamner St. At: 1:24--Pepper guns are drawn at aimed at the peaceful protesters 2:35--Protester accused of challenging "line authority" 3:15--Command calls a 1015 on the trashcan 3:19--Snatch squad dives in to make arrest 3:25--A baton swing and a miss 3:26--Police face plant 3:28--Gun out 3:34--Gun holstered 3:47--Bandana girl takes a hard one 3:52--Down female assisted to her feet by cop 3:55--Whack-a-protester with now vertical female 4:02--Halt called to line advance (text/html)

F29: Club wielding cop trips and falls while chasing flag waving anarchist. A 2012-03-02 12:50 AM

F29 (image/jpeg + 1 comment)

F29 - Images from Riverside A 2012-03-01 10:13 PM

Screen grabs: Images streamed live today from the walmart action. (image/jpeg)

F29 - Breaking: Protest holding one intersection outside Walmart LA-IMC 2012-03-01 4:32 PM
8:30 am: Close to 60 people now occupy an intersection outside Walmart distribution center. (text/plain + 6 comments)

Socialists protest exclusion from California primary Doug Barnes 2012-02-29 8:59 PM
When California Secretary of State Debra Bowen released the names of presidential candidates to be listed on the ballot for the June 5 state primary, she omitted two of four candidates submitted by the Peace and Freedom Party (PFP) electoral coalition: Stephen Durham of the Freedom Socialist Party (FSP) and Peta Lindsay of the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL). (text/plain)

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