15 MAY 2025/SF POLITICS/JOE KUKURA (SFist.com) Former Silicon Valley engineer and one-time AOC chief of staff Saikat Chakrabarti is lodging a longshot bid for Nancy Pelosi’s congressional seat, with a sizable personal fortune, but very little name recognition. Any intrigue about Nancy Pelosi’s future in Congress generally involves whether she will… Continue reading
Your voice matters. Your action counts. Choose five ways to get involved—then pass it on to those you love. That’s how we win. Thanks for taking action! RISE UP No King’s Day on June 14th Join the National Day of Action for No King’s Day on June 14th RISE UP Looking to take action? Here’s… Continue reading
Hiring freeze has led to ‘horrific’ conditions, workers say by ABIGAIL VÂN NEELY May 15, 2025 (MissionLocal.org) Twenty labor advocates who refused to leave a UC Board of Regents meeting on Thursday, protesting what they called a staffing crisis that’s left patients vulnerable, were arrested by university police officers, a union… Continue reading
By Julia Barajas Published May 15, 2025 (laist.com) Students across the country are staging hunger strikes in solidarity with Palestinian families in Gaza, calling for their campuses to divest from weapons manufacturers, among other demands. Students at several Southern California universities, and a quarter of the California State University campuses, have now… Continue reading
Times Of India May 15, 2025 Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s, was arrested in the U.S. Senate for protesting American support for Israel in the Gaza war. During a live hearing featuring Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr., Cohen interrupted proceedings, accusing Congress of “killing kids in Gaza” while… Continue reading
POSTED IN THE MARC STEINER SHOW “To fight antisemitism, we need to accurately identify it,” says Molly Kraft, a founding member of the Jews Say No to Genocide Coalition in Canada. “Too often, we’re failing.” BY MARC STEINER MAY 9, 2025 (therealnews.com) A group of local activists from Edmonton show solidarity… Continue reading
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks to a full auditorium as part of the “Fighting Oligarchy” tour on April 14, 2025 in Nampa, Idaho. (Photo: Natalie Behring/Getty Images) “It must be defeated,” Sen. Bernie Sanders said of the Republican legislation. JAKE JOHNSON May 13, 2025 (CommonDreams.org) U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is deploying… Continue reading
By Adreienne Fong Am not back posting on a regular basis. RESOURCES: See list of Calendar of Events on Palestine from AROC: https://www.araborganizing.org/events/ If your post is about Palestine you can also list your action on the AROC calendar There are many events listed on Indybay that might be of interest… Continue reading
