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Treasure Island residents bring $2 billion class action lawsuit for radiation and toxin exposure
On Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020, a press conference was held in front of San Francisco Superior Court, at 400 McAllister, at which San Francisco Attorney Stanley Goff and lead plaintiffs and former Treasure Island residents Andre Patterson and Felita Sample publicly announced a “class action lawsuit and complaint for damages,” arising from public and private exposure to toxins on Treasure Island.
Normalizing death inside Texas prisons
Comrade Keith ‘Malik’ Washington discusses the State of Texas’ systematic attacks on Black people and prisoners, and the collusion, corruption, and bigotry that create and manage the State’s carceral politics of death.
Spoiler alert: The Black guy doesn’t die first!
‘Beyond Us: Black Minds in Horror,’ a collection of films curated by award-winning horror author Crystal Connor, will screen Feb. 16-17
by Sumiko...
Join us as we center diverse perspectives from the Black Speculative Literary Arts landscape!
by Audrey T. Williams
The AfroSurreal Writers Workshop of Oakland – and
friends – will share from their speculative works in progress, followed by a
moderated panel...
Re-instate KPFA WorkWeek Radio now!
For this action to be taking place during this current crisis of capitalism and attacks on the working class and oppressed leads one to draw the conclusion that there must be corporate influence on this decision. - Clarence Thomas, ILWU
Mayor Breed commits to support Black San Franciscans who shut down MLK Day breakfast...
We demand that City Supervisors work to keep Black folks in San Francisco and to improve their quality of life. We demand that they pass policies to immediately relieve the disparities.
The University of California’s ‘bad practice’ in the Hunters Point Shipyard
The UC committee finds the recent surface radiation testing at the Hunters Point Shipyard sufficient and calls for “an informational meeting with the residents of Parcel A to discuss the cost and benefits of further radiation testing of the parcel.” Supervisor Shamann Walton has called a public meeting for Tuesday, Jan. 28, 7 p.m., at 451 Galvez Ave., the Storehouse at the Shipyard. All residents are urged to attend.
Moms 4 Housing: Un-Wedgewooding the world must be led by Mama Power
Moms 4 Housing and all the beautiful people who stood together with the Moms are sheroes and heroes who manifested something capitalism tries very hard to kill: People Power. But they also manifested MAMA POWER, which, like all of us mamaz and daughters know, can take down a developer or real estate snake any day.
California prisoners call for end to machismo and femicide in Mexico
https://youtu.be/UB69VbhxmUk
From: Prisoners at California Correctional Institution (CCI), P.O. Box 1905, Tehachapi, CA 93581
To: Mr. Manuel Lopez Obrador, President of the Mexican Republic, Plaza de...
Stress busters for working parents
Working parents, among others, may find themselves increasingly short-tempered, anxious or depressed as a result of stress at work. This may be especially hard if you’re parenting with ACEs – that is, if you’re dealing with unresolved trauma from your own childhood.
Jailhouse Lawyers Speak invites more prisoners to apply for membership in their resistance movement
Jailhouse Lawyers Speak is a national collective of imprisoned persons who fight for human rights by providing other prisoners with access to legal education, resources and assistance. You can join our struggle today!
Our 2020 Vision: Make Africa Great Again
Afrika is our Black Power Base. Our life force. Our African Sun. Where is your home base, Black man? It’s Africa.
How the New York Fed strangles Iraq
Every time there’s an economic crisis anywhere in the world, pretty much it’s all resolved through the New York Fed. If they want to cut you off from the global economy, they can do so at the flick of a switch.
San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announces elimination of cash bail
“For years I’ve been fighting to end this discriminatory and unsafe approach to pretrial detention,” District Attorney Chesa Boudin said. “From this point forward, pretrial detention will be based on public safety, not on wealth.”
Activism in the age of prisoner resistance: College students and activists are changing the...
A revolution in inside/outside organizing is pushing prison activism to new levels, harnessing new technologies and broad-based people power to push back against the exploitative and extractive prison industries and injustices of incarceration.
How Stevie Wonder helped create Martin Luther King Day
At Dr. King’s funeral, Stevie Wonder learned of John Conyers’ bill to make his birthday a national holiday. To overcome the resistance of conservative politicians, Wonder put his career on hold, led rallies from coast to coast and galvanized millions of Americans with his passion and integrity. But it took 15 years.
On MLK Day, Black San Franciscans demand new measures to hold the City accountable
In regard to racism, Black San Franciscans are worse off than ever before. Only by achieving goals that improve the lives of Black San Franciscans will there be anything to celebrate regarding racial equity in San Francisco.
Healthy prisoners launch hunger strike on MLK Day to support tortured mental health prisoners...
These 16 brave and selfless activists imprisoned in Central Prison are taking a stand, by way of a hunger strike, for those in Unit One who are mentally incapable of making these demands. This is a humanitarian display of unity for those inside who face injustice by the very same people who face injustices enslaved right there with them.
When the Panthers died
When the Panthers died, I cried,
I tried to hold back my tears,
While in my mother's womb, I was consumed with fear . . .
Poetry, prayers, protest against gentrification and displacement planned for MLK Day
On Martin Luther King Day, Monday, Jan. 20, 2020, at 10:00 a.m., noted Bay Area grassroots leaders will host a protest rally at the Oakland City Church to highlight the plight of the unhoused.