LOCAL News :: Civil & Human Rights : Health & Drugs : Police State
Supreme Court Decision Protested at the Town Clock

On June 7, supporters and members from the Wo/men's Alliance for Medical Marijuana rallied at the Town Clock in downtown Santa Cruz to denounce the recent Supreme Court decision banning the use of cannabis to relive pain and suffering. Many people wore black and held signs with photographs of WAMM patients that have passed away.
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Announcement :: Animal Rights : Government & Elections : Police State
Live Webcast of Emergency Grand Jury Teach-In (5/30)
30 May 2005
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enemy combatant
LIVE WEB STREAM TUESDAY MAY 31st 7pm PST
Emergency Grand Jury Teach-In
Enemy Combatant Radio broadcasts live from Station 40, San Francisco
At least ten local activists have been subpoenaed in the last week to appear before a federal grand jury convened in SF. In recent decades, the federal government has increasingly used the grand jury to intimidate and harass activists pushing for social justice.
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LOCAL Announcement :: Education & Youth : Peace & War : Police State
Kick Recruiters Out of Our Schools! Regional Youth BBQ (6/4)
29 May 2005
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auntie military
Saturday, June 4th
12 noon - 5pm
Ramsay Park, Watsonville
Main Street
Come eat and be part of a community-led resistance to the discriminatory policies of military recruiters, who target communities of color and the poor to fill the ranks of our armies. Challenge the military machine, which is putting a generation of youth in harm's way, even as opportunities for higher education are being cut and underfunded. We must come together to learn about what we can do to get the military out of our schools, and build strong ties as youth who are ready to be the change we wish to see in this world.
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News :: Police State
Trial by Ordeal: The Modern-Day Witch Hunt
26 May 2005
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No More Witch Hunts!
Nine Activists have been subpoenaed by repressive San Francisco grand jury
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News :: Civil & Human Rights : Police State
Protesters Attacked in Garden Grove, CA
25 May 2005
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from la-imc
5/25/2005: Two people protesting the "Minutemen" in Garden Grove, CA were hit by a car driven by what was presumed by witnesses to be a Minuteman or one of their supporters. Local TV news reports are confirming the attack and reporting that the driver of the car was arrested. No information on the condition of those attacked is available.
Minuteman Project founder Jim Gilchrist, who describes himself as a "conservative and a left-wing wacko," announced that he would address his followers at 7:30 p.m. on May 25th in Garden Grove, in what seems to be an attempt to expand his project to Southern California. In response, some pro-immigrant activists pledged to be there to voice their dissent inside and outside the meeting place at 6:30 p.m.
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