Solitary Confinement Bill Fails to Move Out of Committee
posted on MAY 16, 2012 by Jennifer Kim | 0 comments
It’s a sad day when basic human rights take a back seat to the powerful influence the prison guard union has over our elected leaders.

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Cap and Get Paid- Stand for 10 for 10
posted on MAY 15, 2012 by Emily Kirsch | 0 comments
A state law known as cap and trade says that polluters will have to pay for the right to pollute. We say that money MUST help our most disadvantaged communities.

TAGS: Green-Collar Jobs
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Projet En Vue
posted on MAY 11, 2012 by Sati Faulks and Saskia Levy-Sheon | 0 comments
 

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Ending the New Jim Crow
posted on MAY 11, 2012 by Sumayyah Waheed | 0 comments
The Colbert Report featured an interview with our friend Michelle Alexander this week, author of The New Jim Crow. Check out Michelle calling for an end to harmful Drug War policies below.

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Challenging the Model Minority Myth
posted on MAY 10, 2012 by Tara Ramanathan | 3 comments
A few years later, my sister told me about a new organization called Bay Area Solidarity Summer. I read the organizations mission statement “Bay Area Solidarity Summer (BASS) is a collective run by diverse volunteers of South Asian descent

TAGS: model minority
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The Legacy of John Brown
posted on MAY 09, 2012 by Lucas Guilkey | 6 comments
What is the legacy of John Brown whose birthday is today?

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Heal the Streets in San Diego
posted on MAY 09, 2012 by Levana Saxon | 1 comment
Members of Heal the Streets recently presented at the Action Research Conference in San Diego.

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Energy Solutions for the 99%
posted on MAY 07, 2012 by Kay Cuajunco | 0 comments
The question of who controls energy is central to addressing today’s economic and climate crises.  Next week, the Local Clean Energy Alliance will be hosting its 3rd Annual “Clean Power, Healthy Communities” conference on Thursday, May 10th in downtown Oakland.

TAGS: clean energy
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The Spring Offensive: Dignity and Resistance on Bay Area Streets
posted on APRIL 30, 2012 by Salima Hamirani and Lucas Guilkey | 2 comments
Salima and Lucas report back from the 99% TakeOver of Wells Fargo and invite you to join them on May Day for more people-power in action.

TAGS: #M1GS
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I March For...
posted on APRIL 30, 2012 by Jakada Imani | 1 comment
Tomorrow,  I will join my team from the Ella Baker Center and thousands of people in the streets for the May Day March for Dignity and Resistance.

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