Dave Lippman and his ego alter Wild Bill Bailout are singing Friday night April 26th at the Berkeley Fellowship Of Unitarian Universalists in Berkeley at 7 PM. Wild Bill, AKA George Shrub is the “Bard of the Bankers.” Check out some of his songs here. 1924 Cedar Street at Bonita, Berkeley, CA 48673
Banks don’t pay taxes but most people do! Banks don’t pay their debts but we are hounded if we don’t! Why must we pay income tax when banks and corporations don’t have to? They use accounting gimmicks, offshore headquarters and other scams to avoid paying their fair share. Is it fair that taxpayers bailed out the big banks, but they continue to profit at our expense? Why must we be crushed under the weight of debt for medical, educational, housing AND income tax obligations while those who have made a … Continued
KPFA’s Broadcasters of Color and Unpaid Staff Town Hall Meeting Thursday April 11 6:00 PM Laney College 900 Fallon Street, Oakland Student Center Room 401 (4th floor) Contact: Block Report Radio blockreportradio [at] gmail.com We will talk about: 1. The arbitrary suspension of Black broadcaster JR Valrey from the Morning Mix, without due process; as well as the consistent racist treatment of broadcasters and staff of color in the recent past including Nadra Foster, Carrie Core, Miguel Gavilan Molina, and more. 2. The 2 tier treatment system in … Continued
New OWS Spying Documents Reveal that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Monitors Peaceful Demonstrations and Activists as a Matter of Policy PCJF Releases Newly Obtained Government Documents By Partnership for Civil Justice Fund Censored News DHS surveillance of protests in Asheville, NC; Tampa; Ft. Lauderdale; Jacksonville; Lansing, MI; Denver; Kansas City; Los Angeles; Boston; Dallas; Houston; Minneapolis; Miami; Jersey City; Phoenix; Lincoln, Nebraska; Chicago; Salt Lake City; Detroit Government documents obtained by the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund (PCJF) through its FOIA records requests reveal that the Department of Homeland … Continued
Protest at Wells Fargo on March 28, 2013. Photo 2: Quanah Parker Brightman with his father Lehman Brightman, founder of United Native Americans, and victim of Wells Fargo fraud and home seizure. It’s Really Shameful that Contra Costa County, which has Violated Public Law 100-606 & Are the One Whom Claim to Be Conservator of My Father’s Person & Estate Have Allowed My Father’s Home to Become Foreclosed by Wells Fargo. Wish The County Would Have Protected My Father’s Estate by Applying for the Veterans United Home Loans, HUD Sec … Continued
In a unexpected move, Mayor Jean Quan resigned today. She announced her decision at a hastily called press conference outside of City Hall. Citing her poor judgement, her inability to govern and her lack of interest in City Government, Quan said that “Oakland was better off without me.” The Mayor issued an apology to Occupy Oakland, noting “You were right all along. I pandered to the interests of the one percent in Oakland; I cut the wages of city workers while enriching Oakland’s most fortunate; I did nothing to reform … Continued
RALLY TO DEFEND ILWU ! International Day Of Action Stop Mitsui Union Busting and Concessionary Contracts Fight the Lockout of ILWU by United Grain in the Port of Vancouver, Washington Friday March 15, 2013 - 4:30PM 1 Montgomery/Market Sts., SF On March 15, 2013 there will be international actions and protests against the union busting lockout of ILWU Local 4 members by the Mitsui-owned company United Grain in the Port Of Vancouver, Washington. Since the concessionary contract at EGT in Longview, Washington, other grain handlers have … Continued
When: Next Sunday at 2pm and every Sunday thereafter. Where: Our rightful home, OGP. Why: Now that all of the unconstitutional stay-away orders have expired we are not forced to pick between the safety of our comrades and being kicked out of our original home. OGP is more comfortable, accessible and visible. Let’s reclaim our home! How: Those in attendance at the 3/10 GA decided unanimously to move the meetings to OGP. What: Over the months the Occupy Oakland GA has evolved/devolved into a much less process-bound meeting. People come … Continued
(From http://www.nuclearfreeplanet.org/symposium.html) Symposium: The Medical and Ecological Consequences of the Fukushima Nuclear Accident March 11-12, 2013 The New York Academy of Medicine, New York City, NY A unique, two-day symposium at which an international panel of leading medical and biological scientists, nuclear engineers, and policy experts will make presentations on and discuss the bio-medical and ecological consequences of the Fukushima disaster, will be held at The New York Academy of Medicine on March 11-12, 2013, the second anniversary of the accident. The public is welcome. A project … Continued
Displacement: Place, Power, and Race The Foreclosure Defense Group presents its second event in the “Welcome to Class Warfare” series Friday, March 8th 6:30-9:30pm $? Free!! First Congregational Church 2501 Harrison St, Oakland, CA Gentrification, foreclosures, “urban redevelopment”…. all are facets of the same brute force we feel acutely in our daily lives : Displacement, the uprooting and shifting of communities serving the demands of speculative capital and white supremacy. We offer this forum to hear voices from different struggles, to deepen understanding of the powers at play, and to … Continued