October 22nd Coalition in the San Francisco Bay Area October 22nd Coalition to Stop Police Brutality, Repression, and the Criminalization of a Generation

Station 40 3030B 16th Street San Francisco, CA

Documentary--20 min-- A look at the Oscar Grant Rebellions of January 7th, 2009 from the viewpoint of those fighting felony charges.

While especially draconian sections of Arizona's SB 1070 were put on hold Wednesday, a diversity of Santa Cruz residents still turned out for a rally and march in protest as the proposal became law in our neighboring state. Perhaps it's because the stay is likely temporary, perhaps because July has been the deadliest month in years on the border, or maybe its because the Governator just vetoed overtime for California farm-workers. Maybe we wanted to demonstrate the power of solidarity between communities too often divided.

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SubRosa 703 Pacific Ave Santa Cruz, CA

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Food and demo: 9:30 AM in front of the County Courthouse on the steps at PeaceCamp2010 at 701 Ocean St. Trials: 10 AM in the basement of the adjacent County Building in Dept. 10 next to the law library.

Pictures from protest and speak out in the Mission against 1070 and attacks on immigrants

Given the police shootings of ten days ago and the lack of response from the Bay's famed anarchist scene, I wanna ask with utmost respect and sincerity: where the hell are y'all at?

On July 29th, a diverse showing of Santa Cruz residents rallied at Depot Park and marched up Pacific Avenue to the town clock in protest of Arizona's Senate Bill 1070, a legislative act that is said to be the broadest and strictest anti-immigrant measure in decades. The demonstrators proclaimed solidarity with all communities resisting SB 1070, a law they say scapegoats migrants, and also voiced outrage to local police and sheriffs working with the federal Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) within Santa Cruz County neighborhoods and jails.

July 1, 2010

San Francisco activists hang a banner in support of immigrant rights and against SB1070 just before the rush hour traffic begins into the city. The banner reads ""From SF to AZ: Environmentalists Stand for Immigrant Rights. Stop SB1070" .

Mission Cultural Center 2868 Mission St. (Btw 24th & 25th) San Francisco

After finally finding a place to peaceably assemble to play drums together, the 10 year drum circle is harassed again as the city cuts down several trees and turns an area along the river walk into a no trespassing zone. Shameful!!

Robert Perkinson is a professor of American Studies at University of Hawaii and the author of Texas Tough: The Rise of America's Prison Empire (Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt, 2008), a sweeping history of the U.S. prison system from slavery time to the present, with a particular focus on Texas. Revolution talked with Perkinson after a recent New York City book release event at Revolution Books.

Evidence against three people to face felony trials appears to largely rely on testimony and supposed video from two undercover cops. Judge who ruled to move cases forward to trial said that some of that evidence might not be strong enough to convince a jury of guilt. Still in custody, bails were reduced for the three to $35,000.

British Consulate 1 Sansome St San Francisco, California 94104

150 Green Street, San Francisco, California

Michael Moore will livecast the personal narratives of the Kent State Truth Tribunal in San Francisco over the weekend on August 7 and 8. West Coast Kent State shooting witnesses and participants are invited to record their stories. Watch the accounts of participants and witnesses to the events surrounding the 1970 Kent State shootings to see 'live, streaming Kent State truth'. This livecast is a continuation of the first real-time broadcast of a truth-seeking initiative on Kent State and will be broadcast on www.MichaelMoore.com from 9am-5pm PT. The Tribunal in San Francisco follows a four-day tribunal in Kent, Ohio in early May which marked the 40th anniversary of the campus shootings.

The protest parade begins at PeaceCamp2010 on the steps in front of the County Building at 6 PM. The camp, other homeless folks, and housed sympathizers, will walk to City Hall to speak when City Council convenes its evening session at 7 PM. The group is expected to arrive at City Hall (809 Center St.) around 6:30 PM. Jumbogumbo Joseph Schultz of India Joze will be providing food there. Folks not able to make the march can join us at City Hall to speak or support. Council will begin its Oral Communications period at 7 PM, with 2 minutes per speaker and 20 minutes total allowed for all speakers. Folks should line up early to be assured speaking time.