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Photos from 6/9 Jail Support Rally in SF 
People crowded the outside of 850 Bryant to demand the release of the activists who were arrested on June 8th at the anti-Biotech protests....
Posted: Sat, Jun 12, 2004 1:20pm PDT
Psychiatric Pharmaceutical Police State Biotech and pharmaceutical corporations are profiting from people's emotional suffering, prescribing psychiatric medications as quick fix solutions when the cause is rooted in racial and class oppression, the isolating forces of consumerist capitalism.....
Posted: Sat, Jun 12, 2004 1:04pm PDT
Protesting BIO 2004 An account of the June 8th protest at the biotech convention in San Francisco...
Posted: Sat, Jun 12, 2004 12:05pm PDT
Thursday's Jail Solidarity Update Update As of 7PM June 10th 2004...
Posted: Fri, Jun 11, 2004 10:15am PDT
Johns and Janes Celebrate Release 
John and Jane Does celebrate after their release from jail on June 10....
Posted: Thu, Jun 10, 2004 9:32pm PDT
Let's encourage critical thinking on biotech and the role of the commons Successes and lessons learned from within the Reclaim the Commons convergance - and a look at the role of the bio-pharm industry, genetic engineering, stem cells...the focus is to fight corporate power and encourage critical thinking....
Posted: Thu, Jun 10, 2004 7:33pm PDT
Johns and Janes released! All the John and Janes Does, about 40 total, have
now been released....
Posted: Thu, Jun 10, 2004 6:45pm PDT
Risks Associated With Pharm and Industrial Crops? Many of the novel substances produced in pharm and industrial crops exhibit high levels of biological activity and are intended to be used for particular purposes, under very controlled circumstances. None of these substances is intended to be incorporated in food or to be broadcast into the environment.
The magnitude of the risks such crops pose depends on many factors including which chemicals are involved, what organisms or environments are exposed, and the level and duration of the exp...
Posted: Thu, Jun 10, 2004 6:45pm PDT
Union of Concerned Scientists Position on Biotechnology UCS does not support or oppose genetic engineering per se. With respect to some applications, such as the production of pharmaceuticals by genetically engineered bacteria, the benefits are clear and compelling. In the food system, however, we find the risk-benefit calculus more difficult. For example, while it is possible that planting genetically engineered crops might reduce some pesticide use over the short term, it is also possible that a new breed of super-resistant weeds will develop...
Posted: Thu, Jun 10, 2004 6:40pm PDT
More photos from 6/4: parade to free market, food fight, etc. 
More photos from parade, free free market, anti war demo...
Posted: Thu, Jun 10, 2004 5:00pm PDT
SF Protests G8; Police Reclaim Streets 
The following are a few of the photographs I took of the Reclaim the Streets protest, from the initial breakaway march to well into the evening. I think it is important for there to be a record of these things....
Posted: Thu, Jun 10, 2004 1:10pm PDT
Wednesday Police Commission - Jail Solidarity Updates Updates from jail solidarity 06/09/2004...
Posted: Thu, Jun 10, 2004 12:15pm PDT
Biotech protesters surrounded/arrested at 5th/Market (audio/mpeg 1.1MB) audio from the Biotech rally/march on Market St. Tues. 6/8; listen closely in background, at 1:40 minutes in, police order fully surrounded protesters to disperse, about 2:00 in announce they are under arrest - compare to police reports from 6/9 Chronicle article...
Posted: Wed, Jun 9, 2004 10:27pm PDT
Brook Shields Appears at BIO 2004 And Tells Protesters To 'Get A Life' 
Actress chides protesters during appearance at BIO 2004 conference in S.F....
Posted: Wed, Jun 9, 2004 9:20pm PDT
Photos: Reclaim The Streets, J8 
Pictures from the Reclaim The Streets action, Tuesday, June 8, 2004.
Are there enough cops in these pictures?...
Posted: Wed, Jun 9, 2004 6:24pm PDT
video of police misconduct j8 (video/x-pn-realvideo 13.3MB) short 4 minute video of police misconduct j8 throughout the day...
Posted: Wed, Jun 9, 2004 3:28pm PDT
BIO protest 6/8 (video/quicktime 5.6MB) Short edit of Tues morning protests...
Posted: Wed, Jun 9, 2004 2:59pm PDT
Pro-Biotech Protesters at Moscone Center 
Yesterday at Moscone, I saw these guys standing outside the main entrance. There was a lot of good conversation happening there. I had hoped that the Reclaim the Commons participants had an intelligent critique of biotech, but I was wrong. I talked to at least 20 people and all of them had the most ignorant things to say about the science they are trying to destroy. It was upsetting to me....
Posted: Wed, Jun 9, 2004 2:06pm PDT
IMC reporters arrested at June 8th Reclaim the Streets 
Three IMC reporters and two medics were put into the same busload of arrestees after the Reclaim the Streets march and dance party was stopped by the police in San Francisco yesterday. Additional reporters and medics were arrested later during the same mass arrest....
Posted: Wed, Jun 9, 2004 11:51am PDT
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