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Balaclava! Daily Newspaper of the Anti-Olympics Convergence, issue 3
The Vancouver Media Co-op is putting together a daily broadsheet to cover the resistance to the 2010 Winter Olympics held in Vancouver, B.C. This issue covers the indigenous resistance to the environmental devastation caused by the Olympics and its corporate sponsors, torch relay protests, a profile of the street medics, and Wet’suwet’en resistance to tar sands pipelines. Every issue contains a profile of an Olympic sponsor and tips for Activists on the ground....
Posted: Fri, Feb 12, 2010 4:44am PST
Balaclava! Daily Newspaper of the Anti-Olympics Convergence, issue 2
The Vancouver Media Co-op is putting together a daily broadsheet to cover the resistance to the 2010 Winter Olympics held in Vancouver, B.C. This issue covers a protested that stopped a Harper appearance, highlights from the Indigenous Resistance Summit, police crackdowns on street vendors, a photo essay on anti-Olympic street art, and a critique of groups accepting Cultural Olympiad funds. Every issue contains a profile of an Olympic sponsor and tips for activists on the ground....
Posted: Fri, Feb 12, 2010 4:27am PST
Balaclava! Daily Newspaper of the Anti-Olympics Convergence, issue 1
The Vancouver Media Co-op is putting together a daily broadsheet to cover the resistance to the 2010 Winter Olympics held in Vancouver, B.C. This issue covers the Poverty Olympics, U.S. Journalist detained at the border, and connections between the Defense Industry and the Olympics. Every issue contains a profile of an Olympic sponsor and tips for Activists on the ground....
Posted: Fri, Feb 12, 2010 4:07am PST
VIDEOS: SF Demands A Civil Rights Investigation For Mumia Abu-Jamal (video/x-ms-wmv 87.8MB)
We have just released new videos from the Nov. 8 event in San Francisco held in solidarity with the Nov. 12 press conference at the Justice Dept in Washington DC that will feature Amnesty International, the NAACP and more. Please help spread the word!
For the latest on the campaign seeking a civil rights investigation for Mumia, and the Nov. 12 press conference, please visit here....
Posted: Thu, Nov 12, 2009 12:12am PST
Mumia Abu-Jamal faces new execution threat -- SF Event Nov. 8
Pennsylvania prosecutors, twice rejected in their efforts to impose the death penalty on Mumia (in 2001 and 2008), may have found new support in the U.S. Supreme Court.
SF EVENT FOR MUMIA, KEVIN COOPER, AND TROY DAVIS -- Sunday, NOVEMBER 8TH AT 2PM: Centro Del Pueblo, 474 Valencia Street (between 15th and 16th Streets) San Francisco (read more at bottom of article)...
Posted: Thu, Nov 5, 2009 12:03pm PST
Military spy outted in Olympia, WA antiwar/SDS/IWW groups
Spy for the US Military Exposed: Spent Last Two Years Spying on Activists
“John Jacob” was an activist well liked by many in Tacoma and Olympia, WA.
He was active in the anti-war and anarchist communities in both towns. He
did extensive work with the group Port Militarization Resistance (PMR)
which blocks military shipments to and from Iraq and Afghanistan through
Northwest ports....
Posted: Mon, Jul 27, 2009 8:16pm PDT
Oscar Grant Murder Protest Legal Support Update
Updates on how to give support and what is happening with arrestees...
Posted: Thu, Jan 8, 2009 10:16am PST
Free Joaquin Cienfuegos Now!
Joaquin Cienfuegos, a community activist and organizer with Revolutionary Autonomous Communities, Copwatch Los Angeles and Anarchist People of Color, is under attack and needs your support....
Posted: Wed, Jul 2, 2008 9:49am PDT
Fred Phelps comes to San Francisco
According to their website, www. godhatesfags. com, the Westboro Baptist Church will be gracing us with their presence on the following days/times:
Tuesday May 17th: 7am Contra Costa County Clerk Recorder 555 Escobar St., They will be protesting the openly gay County Clerk who is marrying his partner that day. I won't make it to this one either.
Also on tuesday:
San Francisco City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B.
Goodlett Pl, 9 AM
They will be protesting San Francisco values and marriage equality!
...
Event Date: Tue, Jun 10, 2008 9:00am PDT
Posted: Tue, Jun 10, 2008 6:12pm PDT
Multi city Q&A with Derrik Jensen & Marie Mason
Annual Weekend of Resistance against the Green Scare event this June 7...
Posted: Sat, May 10, 2008 1:36pm PDT
DuPage Against the War Prepares for Jury Trial of Hartfield and Zurawski
One year ago, Jeff Zurawski and Sarah Hartfield called for the impeachment of Bush and Cheney by hanging a banner from an bridge above I 355, along with an upside-down flag. Tonight at 7:30 PM they will appear with their lawyer and discuss their ongoing legal battle....
Posted: Tue, May 6, 2008 2:28pm PDT
Kidnapped Tibetan Lama's Birthday April 25th - Petition Linked Please Sign
April 25th is the Birthday of a little boy kidnapped by the Chinese government...perhaps a nice birthday present for him would be your signature on this petition...http://www.petitiononline.com/ftpl/petition.html...
Posted: Wed, Apr 23, 2008 6:13pm PDT
Stop Cal Vivisection cafe night at the Long Haul!
Sunday April 20. The Long Haul. 3124 Shattuck Ave. in Berkeley....
Event Date: Sun, Apr 20, 2008 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Thu, Apr 3, 2008 1:10pm PDT
Update on three anarchists arrested in SF
update on anarchists arrested during demo in SF on March 19th...
Posted: Sat, Mar 22, 2008 10:36am PDT
DASW March 15th and March 19 Arrestee information
Arrestee meetings and information......
Posted: Fri, Mar 21, 2008 6:06pm PDT
M19 DASW Legal Working Group Update as of Friday
The latest news about arrestees in custody since March 19th's actions......
Posted: Fri, Mar 21, 2008 4:55pm PDT
M19 DASW Legal Working Group Update as of Thursday morning
Legal Update for folks still in Jail from yesterday's direct action......
Posted: Thu, Mar 20, 2008 12:04pm PDT
Impact Fund's 15th Anniversary Celebration
The Westin St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco...
Event Date: Thu, May 15, 2008 5:30pm PDT
Posted: Fri, Mar 14, 2008 3:19pm PDT
Know Yr Rights for the March 19 anti-war demos!
558 Capp Street (between 20th and 21st) in the heart of the Mission....
Event Date: Sun, Mar 9, 2008 4:00pm PDT
Posted: Thu, Mar 6, 2008 5:25pm PST