The Lake Merritt peace walk, dating from 1991, began again in 2001, shortly after 9/11. The weekly demonstration is a Sunday afternoon event which helps to keep the antiwar movement visible in Oakland.

The Comercio Justo Rally and Protest at the Mission St. Taco Bell in Santa Cruz has been transformed into a celebration. Taco Bell has agreed to some of the Coalition Of Immokalee Workers demands and the CIW has called off the boycott. Taco Bell has agreed to a raise of one cent per pound of tomatoes which will mean roughly $20 more per day for farmworkers. Taco Bell has also agreed to work towards improvements industrywide in fast food. Taco Bell is owned by Yum Brand Foods, which is the largest corporation in fast food, bigger than McDonalds.

The Santa Cruz Rally will still meet at 3:30 pm at the Mission St. Taco Bell, but will then cross the street and gather at the small park by the Community Garden. The scheduled speakers, including the mayor, will still speak and there will be a discussion and celebration. Photo

Coverage from Austin Indymedia: Farmworkers Take Down Taco Bell | Trabajadores Agricolas Derrotan a Taco Bell

Audio: Santa Cruz Rally on March 11th Transformed Into Celebration | Peace Talks: Support the CIW | Interview about Boycott on FRSC

CIW Press Release: Coalition of Immokalee Workers and Taco Bell Reach Groundbreaking Agreement

[ Coalition of Immokalee Workers | Student/Farmworker Alliance | 2005 Truth Tour | US Indymedia Topic Page ]

“El boycott por consumidores es la unica puerta abierta en el pasillo obscuro y vacio por donde los trabajadores agrícolas han caminado por muchos años. Es una puerta de esperanza atravez de donde esperan encontrar la luz de una vida mejor para ellos y sus familias� (Cesar Chavez)

CIW to end Taco Bell boycott; Taco Bell to pay penny-per-pound surcharge demanded by workers, will work with CIW to raise farm labor standards in supply chain, across industry as a whole

The Comercio Justo Rally and Protest at the Mission St. Taco Bell in Santa Cruz has been transformed into a celebration. Taco Bell has agreed to some of the Coalition Of Immokalee Workers demands and the CIW has called off the boycott. Taco Bell has agreed to a raise of one cent per pound of tomatoes which will mean roughly $20 more per day for farmworkers. Taco Bell has also agreed to work towards improvements industrywide in fast food. Taco Bell is owned by Yum Brand Foods, which is the largest corporation in fast food, bigger than McDonalds. The Santa Cruz Rally will still meet at 3:30 pm at the Mission St. Taco Bell, but will then cross the street and gather at the small park by the Community Garden. The scheduled speakers, including the mayor, will still speak and there will be a discussion and celebration. (4:52) / 4.5 MB)

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Old letter (circa 1991) from an activist I knew who later turned out to be an FBI informant. Posted to give you an idea on what to look for in infiltrators visa vi their backstabbing of other activists.

We have the advantage of a large national exposure, the healthy momentum of a broad and thorough campaign, solid community support and the deep understanding that we are acting on behalf of the majority public opinion and the health of one of Earth's most vital remaining wild areas. There are two court cases pending in Federal Court, either of which hold the possibility of shutting this logging down.

Old Growth Reserve Logging has begun on Fiddler timber sale unit 11 about 1 3/4 miles above the National Wild & Scenic Illinois River on the road to Babyfoot Lake (also known as the T.J. Howell Memorial Botanical Drive).

Rockin the Boat with the V-Man Returns this Friday From 3-5 pm. only on Freak Radio Santa Cruz, 101 FM or freakradio.org

On February 8th, Vice-Mayor Cynthia Mathews cut speaker Michael Tomasi's comment time down to 90 seconds in the middle of a Public Hearing. The letter below challenges this as a violation of the state Brown Act. The City has 30 days to redo the item or to reject the demand.