Construction is underway at Amazon’s second headquarters in Arlington, Virginia on June 10, 2019. (Photo: Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images) The Democrat said those who opposed the company’s project in Queens protected New Yorkers “from a scam deal to drain public dollars from schools and infrastructure in exchange… Continue reading
3 MARCH 2023/SF NEWS/JOE KUKURA (SFist.com) UC Berkeley’s 67-year-old George and Mary Foster Anthropology Library is one of only three university anthropology libraries in the U.S., but the school wants to shut it down, prompting an Occupy-style student protest. The above photo of a UC Berkeley university library with an… Continue reading
New Thinking Allo • Mar 2, 2023 Andrew Harvey and Carolyn Baker, PhD, are coauthors of Radical Regeneration: Sacred Activism and the Renewal of the World. Andrew Harvey is the founder and director of the Institute for Sacred Activism. He is a religious and mystical scholar, Rumi translator, and spiritual… Continue reading
Medicare for All advocates march on February 25, 2020 in Charleston, South Carolina. (Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images) “It is absolutely reprehensible that the United States, the richest country in the world, does not have free universal healthcare when most of the other wealthy nations provide this benefit to their citizens,”… Continue reading
Funding at 27 universities can shift not just research agendas, but also policy in the direction the industry prefers, report says Amy Westervelt @amywesterveltWed 1 Mar 2023 12.00 EST (TheGuardian.com) Six fossil fuel companies funneled more than $700m in research funding to 27 universities in the US from 2010 to… Continue reading
Justice for Keita O’Neil! CA Atty General, Rob Bonta: PURSUE CHARGES! Monday, March 6 10:00am Mobilize at: 350 McAllister St.SF We are demanding that State Attorney General Rob Bonta pursue charges against former SFPD officer Chris Samoyoa for the use of excessive force resulting in the murder of Keita O’Neil… Continue reading
‘American Pot Story: Oaksterdam’ follows a small group of Oakland activists who transformed drug policy. by C.J. Hirschfield March 2, 2023 (oaklandside.org) Marijuana is legal in California, and Oakland is the reason why. That’s the bold claim of an important new documentary that chronicles the previously untold and fascinating story of… Continue reading
by Adrienne Fong Not back posting on a regular basis Please include Accessibility and ASL info in your events! And if your action is ‘child friendly’ This is a JUSTICE issue!! *** ASL interpretation – Let me know if your event needs this service .*** Please post your actions on Indybay: https://www.indybay.org/calendar/?page_id=12 See Indybay for… Continue reading
Don’t Miss the Night of IdeasSaturday, March 4, 20237 p.m. – 1 a.m. Register today for the Night of Ideas to engage with leading thinkers, scientists, novelists, activists and artists around the theme More? In a world driven by the logic of growth, what does it mean to have “more”? What do we… Continue reading
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks during a news conference to introduce the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act on February 28, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images) “He has denied meeting and document requests, skirted congressional oversight attempts, and refused to answer any… Continue reading
