Please hold the following activist in your thoughts… Dwight & Linda, Dwight’s mother passed last Thursday. Dwight’s time since before Covid has been devoted to making sure his Mother was cared for. Cecile Pineda as she recovers from a stroke. Refugio Nieto as he heals from surgery Jackie Barshak as she is in treatment… Continue reading
The relevance of Lewis Mumford’s regional framework of civilization Patrick Mazza Apr 1, 2022 (theraven.substack.com) 15 This is the first part of a series on Lewis Mumford’s thought on the regional framework of civilization, and why it is vital to reclaim the regional scale to deal with the multiple crises… Continue reading
For more information go to OccupySonomaCounty.org The May Meat Challenge is an educational campaign about the greenhouse gas (GHG) impact of animal agriculture and conventional food production. To reduce our GHG footprint a shift to plant-based foods is essential to preventing a climate catastrophe. But for many, plant-based eating seems intimidating…. Continue reading
Sophia Bollag April 25, 2022 (SFChronicle.com) The ball is back in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s court when it comes to creating a single-payer health care system in California. In January, when Newsom was asked if he supported a bill to create a universal, government-run health care system in California, he dodged the question, saying he was… Continue reading
As war rages, viewers watch commercials for weapons dealers, often without knowing it Matt Taibbi and Matt Orfalea Apr 26, 2022 (taibbi@substack.com) When is a TV news interview not just an interview? Leon Panetta was the nation’s top security official under Barack Obama, famous for his hangdog eyes and soft-spoken, equivocating defenses… Continue reading
by Randy Shaw on April 25, 2022 (BeyondChron.org) An Energized Pro-Recall Electorate I wrote on February 21 that San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin’s June 7 recall would go “down to the wire” (See “Can Boudin Survive Recall?”). Today, I see Boudin facing an almost insurmountable challenge to survive What changed? A lot…. Continue reading
“ As a police officer, I just want to say thank you to everybody that attended like this, this is huge, and it’s necessary. And then a lot of in my group, we had some really great conversation. And there was a need to learn and understand more. Check out… Continue reading
Former state senator Nina Turner, a Democrat running for U.S. Congress in Ohio’s 11th District, speaking at a recent community event in Cleveland hosted by Empowering Youth, Exploring Justice. (Photo: Anton Albert/EYEJ-Cleveland) Turner can electrify a room because it’s clear whose side she is on. NOAH STEIN April 26, 2022… Continue reading
“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” –Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (October 2, 1869 – January 30,1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India’s independence from British rule, and to… Continue reading
Apr 22, 2022 • Andrew Perez & Joel Warner (levernews.com) Jesse Mason says he was fired after celebrating a sweeping union victory — now union officials are filing a federal labor complaint. Days after workers at two Verizon stores in Washington state voted to unionize, the telecom giant fired a worker… Continue reading
