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Posted in: Media
March 2008 Antiwar Arrests Reached 399
Okay, we were wrong, We had reported that there had been 365 arrests during the antiwar “march madness”. We have…
Posted in: Civil Disobedience, Media, Organizing, Peace Movement, War and Peace
Filner Calls for City Investigation of Blackwater Contract
Congressman Bob Filner on May 1 called on San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders to investigate the permit that Blackwater received…
Posted in: Peace Movement
Tagged: Border Issues
San Diego & National City Docks Quiet As Local Port Workers Join Antiwar Protest
Staff May 1, 2008 1 Comment on San Diego & National City Docks Quiet As Local Port Workers Join Antiwar Protest
By Ronald W. Powell / UNION-TRIBUNE / May 1, 2008 Port workers at cargo terminals in San Diego and National…
Posted in: Civil Rights, Labor, Organizing, Peace Movement, War and Peace
Mainstream Media Pick-Up Story of May Day Antiwar Dock Strike
REUTERS: “… no activity … up and down the West Coast” By Jill Serjeant and Bernard Woodall / 2:55PDT LOS…
Posted in: Civil Rights, Labor, Organizing, Peace Movement, War and Peace
Immigrants’ Rights Rallies Across California Today – May Day
Organizers in cities and towns around the U.S. are hoping to bring back the historical significance of May 1st in…
Posted in: Civil Rights, Organizing
Truckers To Strike In NYC On May Day and Rally Off New Jersey Turnpike In Mass Action Against Fuel Prices
Frank Gormlie May 1, 2008 0 Comments on Truckers To Strike In NYC On May Day and Rally Off New Jersey Turnpike In Mass Action Against Fuel Prices
We have received a report – not verified – that truckers in New Jersey are taking a mass action in…
Posted in: Civil Rights, Labor, Organizing
West Coast Ports Shut Down
The 8-to-5 action affects 29 facilities from Seattle to San Diego. By Louis Sahagun, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer /…
Posted in: Civil Rights, Labor, Organizing, Peace Movement
Tom Hayden Replies: The Left Has Not Lost Its Nerve
Editor’s note: recently we reposted Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges’ essay that leftists such as Tom Hayden had lost their nerve….
Posted in: Election, Organizing, Peace Movement
Today Is 5th Anniversary of “Mission Accomplished” When Bush Appeared on a Carrier Deck With San Diego In the Background
Frank Gormlie May 1, 2008 0 Comments on Today Is 5th Anniversary of “Mission Accomplished” When Bush Appeared on a Carrier Deck With San Diego In the Background
SAN DIEGO, CA. Remember when? It was five years ago today, when President Bush stood on the deck of the…
Posted in: Military
Mainstream Media Refuse to Pursue Pentagon Propaganda Scandal
by Arianna Huffington The last ten days have been among the most shameful in the history of American journalism. On…
Posted in: Civil Rights, Peace Movement, War and Peace
Did the US Supreme Court just elect John McCain?
by Bob Fitrakis & Harvey Wasserman / April 30, 2008 / The Free Press The US Supreme Court has just…
Posted in: Civil Rights, Election, Organizing
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