Indybay newswire (video)
Goodbye, peace
Note: In the video they keep saying 20 years, but they do correct themselves and reconfirm it is a 10 year order. It is not suddenly the year 2019, don't worry.
As the demonstration got underway...
...at 7:30am in front of the offices of United Health, there was a discussion on the benefits of single payer. (Six- QT movie. 10MB.)
Single Payer Direct Action - SF: Part 1
Interview with Noam Chomsky
When he published his first political critique 40 years ago, he was fired up by the war in Vietnam. Today he is still raging against America's influence and calls the war in Afghanistan "immoral". He spoke to Stephen Sackur. [23m]
Is it better to be mixed race?
This documentary from the Race: Science's Last Taboo season asks is it a biological advantage to have parents of different ethnic backgrounds? [47m]
Will We Have Effective Police Oversight in Fresno?
Below is a 48 video of Fresno mayor Ashley Swearengin speaking before the Fresno County Bar Association. Her topic was "An Update on the Office of Independent Review." The article (also below) was written by Gerry Bill, who is a member of the Central ...
Emory Douglas: The Angola 3, the Prison-Industrial Complex, and Solitary Confinement
Longtime San Francisco resident Emory Douglas first served as the art director for the Black Panther Party's newspaper, and later served as Minister of Culture until 1980. Throughout these years, Douglas' iconic artwork was published in the BPP newspaper ...
Raging Grannies Sing "Save the Polar Bears" on Climate Action Day
Lyrics Below and also as subtitles in this 1:13 movie
Sung by members of the Raging Grannies Action League in Menlo Park, CA on Oct 24, 2009
Earth First! car smash video
during the international day of climate action Earth First! and friends relieved some of their climate worries by taking part in a climate therapy session where they smashed up an old truck.
Cephus Johnson, interviewed by corporate media looking for reaction on venue change
(video 5:02)
...otherwise they would not have been within a mile of this event.
Citzens arrest and mass disruption of former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert in San Francisco
Bay Area residents attempted a citizen's arrest of former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, while he gave a speech to the World Affairs Council in San Francisco on 22 October 2009. Twenty-two people were arrested for challenging Olmert directly and ...
Fresno State Students walkout, take over 4th floor of library
This Wednesday October 21st, Fresno State saw one of it's largest mobilizations since the 60s. The Student Walkout was in protest to the most recent fee increase of 32% (fees go up almost every year by around 10% usually), class furloughs (pay more get ...
