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I'm Marching on March 5th
posted on MARCH 02, 2012 by Qiyamah Hameed
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On January 27, 2012 I got off work and drove like a maniac to Laney College where I ran my out-of-shape self from the parking lot all the way to the B building room 247. I tumbled into that classroom completely out of breath with beads of salty liquids dripping and shamelessly proud. I would be the newest member of this beautiful class. I could already blissfully taste the enlightenment.

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Shame on you CCA!
posted on FEBRUARY 22, 2012 by Jakada Imani
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I’ve been working on issues of police accountability, locked-up youth, violence, and community investment for a long time. Sometimes I think that no example of injustice could still surprise me. I was recently proved wrong.

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Today, We March for Dignity
posted on FEBRUARY 21, 2012 by Lucas Guilkey
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On Friday morning (February 17th), hundreds of people rallied and marched with workers recently fired from Pacific Steel in Berkeley after a federal immigrations crackdown on their workplace.  Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents audited their factory in December and demanded the firing of all workers without social security numbers.

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'Hypocrites' and the Freedom of Speech
posted on FEBRUARY 11, 2012 by Tia Katrina Taruc Canlas
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On February 7, 2012, the Oakland City Council voted on a resolution aimed at preventing future protests from disrupting the Port of Oakland. Council members sparred with Occupy supporters in a struggle to keep them quiet when opponents and council members were speaking. I watched the video posted by Oakfosho, which unlike the videos posted on the government’s website, continuously spanned the audience.

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General Strike
posted on OCTOBER 31, 2011 by Meredith Fenton
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This Strike art was created by Soul of the City member Ana Lua Fontes.

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