Posted on 05/03/2002 2:54:10 PM PDT by TheAngryClam
UC BERKELEY CALENDAR OF PROGRESSIVE EVENTS
Week of May 3
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Friday, May 3
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Hate Speech vs. Free Speech
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
140 Boalt Hall, UC Berkeley
Issues that will be covered: *The differences between
Hate Speech and Free Speech, *The role of the
University in maintaining Free Speech, *Current
Publications and Suspensions. Maya Solo and Luis
Garcia From the Department of Education, Civil Rights
divison will be giving an interactive teach in, Please
support!
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Screening of: "Hidden Wars of Desert Storm"
5:00 pm
242 Dwinelle, UC Berkeley
Followed by a brief meeting of the Berkeley Stop the
War Coalition where the the new issue of The
Countercurrent will be available. "Hidden Wars" is a
documentary made by Audrey Brohy and Gerard Ungerman
and is narrated by John Hurt. The documentary exposes
the White House and US State Department's hidden
agenda in the Gulf as well as the Pentagon's use of
radioactive ammunitions made of uranium 238. For more
information check out: www.hiddenwars.org
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Saturday, May 4
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Berkeley Mayoral Convention
1:00 pm
North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst at M.L.K,
Berkeley
Finding an alternative to the current mayor of
Berkeley - Come meet the candidates, hear their
visions for our city,and select a mayoral candidate
who can bring Berkeley together and express the real
issues this city faces.
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Civil disobedience training for march on Golden Gate
Bridge
2:00 pm
Fellowship Hall of Humanity, 390 - 27th St. near
Broadway, Oakland
Civil Disobedience Training and Planning - Let's Show
That the Anti-War Movement Ain’t Playing -Take the
Bridge on Memorial Day Weekend! CALL FOR CIVIL
DISOBEDIENCE AND MARCH ON GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE. CONTACT:
All People’s Coalition at (510) 569-9620
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Sunday, May 5
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Anti-War Music and Poetry
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Lake Merritt (by the Columns at the East end),
Oakland
A gathering of local poets and musicians for an
afternoon of performances in opposition to the "War on
Terrorism." This gathering will be immediately
followed by the Lake Merritt Peace Walk.
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Tuesday, May 7
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RALLY & NONVIOLENT DIRECT ACTION FOR PALESTINE
11:30 am
14th & Broadway (north exit of the 12th Street/City
Center BART
Palestinians have lived through the loss of their
homes, life as third-class citizens, torture in
prison, and 35 years of military occupation. Behind
Israeli oppression is United States support: fighter
jets, tanks, and guns; government and corporate money;
presidents, diplomats and newsmen who work to hide the
truth. It's time to take nonviolent direct action for
justice, and for the freedom of the Palestinian
people.
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Wednesday, May 8
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Protest Eduction Budget Cuts!
8:00 am
Buses will be leaving from Berkeley to the Capitol
Building, Sacramento
Get on the Bus: Protest Eduction Budget Cuts! -
Students, teachers, community members will mobilize to
the Capitol Building in Sacramento to protest budget
cuts in education. Buses will be leaving from
Berkeley, Oakland and San Francisco. To reserve a free
bus space call the District hotline at 510.879.8736.
Buses will begin loading at 8AM at the Oakland
Coliseum (Parking Space A), other meeting spot in
North Oakland (TBA).
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Dismantling the War Machine Rally
12:00 pm - 2:00pm
Sproul Plaza, UC Berkeley
"Dismantling the War Machine," is a part of a larger
statewide speaking tour of scientists and members of
NGOs organizing against the research and design of
nuclear weapons. With California Peace Action,
Tri-Valley CAREs, a scientist at Lawrence Berkeley,
students, and special musical performances including
La Paz.
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Rethinking Palestine: The Future of the Israeli
Occupation
4:00 pm
Maude Fife Room, 315 Wheeler Hall UC Berkeley
Panelists - Dr. Hala Kh. Nassar, Institute of
International Studies, UC Berkeley. Prof. Joel
Beinin, Professor of Middle East History, Stanford
University. Prof. As'ad Abu Khalil, Department of
Politics, California State University-Stanislaus.
Moderator - Michael Watts, Director of the Institute
of International Studies, UC Berkeley
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ACTION FOR PALESTINE
4pm
UN PLAZA (by the fountain), CIVIC CENTER BART
Yesterday Congress passed a resolution supporting
Israel and condemning the Palestinians as terrorists.
Next week we will be in the streets to demand a free
Palestine and an end to us aid for Israel. Students
for Justice in Palestine, API Coalition Against the
War, SUSTAIN, United Communities Against War and
Racism (UCAWAR), and a growing list of organizations
will hold a rally in SF to put forward the demands of
the international solidarity movement.
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Berkeley Peace Walk + Vigil
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Berkeley BART Station (corner of Shattuck + Center)
Come and stand with others at this weekly vigil
followed by a peace walk in protest of the bombimg of
Afghanistan and the ever-widening 'War on Terrorism'.
The vigil is from 6:30pm; meet at the rotunda at the
corner of Shattuck and Center at 6:15pm. The peace
walk departs at 7:00pm and travels up and down
Shattuck Avenue.
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UCPD Police Review Board Town Hall Meeting
7:00 pm
Pauley Ballroom, UC Berkeley
There will be a Town Hall Meeting to hear and air
concerns and perspectives about the Police Review
Board and complain process for the UCPD in Pauley
Ballroom. As UCB students and residents in the
Berkeley community, you will be affected by the
decisions made concerning this issue because they will
dictate how you can file complaints with the UCPD.
Presently, the PRB has no chair, no means of directly
contacting the PRB is available to the public, and the
complaint process lasts approximately 250 days.
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Adam Shapiro on the Siege of Ramallah
7:30 pm
First Congregation Church 2345 Channing Way (between
Ellsworth St. and Dana), Berkeley
Adam Shapiro, a human rights activist with the
International Solidarity Movement, will come to the
Bay Area to talk about the crisis in Israel and the
Israeli occupied territories. The International
Solidarity Movement is a network of individual
activists and grassroots organizations dedicated to
using non-violence to struggle against the Israeli
occupation. The New York-born Shapiro has gained
international fame for being one of several foreign
activists who accompanied Yasser Arafat during the
recent Israeli siege of Arafat’s Ramallah compound.
Donation of $10 at the door.
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Thursday, May 9
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Police Repression: Past and Present
7:00 pm
Unitarian Hall, 1924 Cedar at Bonita, Berkeley
Police Repression: Past and Present - Co-sponsored by
Copwatch and the Judi Bari Solidarity Coalition, this
event will highlight the cooperation of local law
enforcement with the FBI. Presenters will discuss past
collaboration between local police and the federal
government and the current use of local authorities to
question immigrants and carry out other aspects of
"homeland defense." The evening will include an update
on the 5th week of trial in the Earth First! lawsuit
against the FBI and OPD. Sliding scale admission,
$5-15, - no one turned away for lack of funds.
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TRADE SECRETS: The Hidden Costs of the FTAA
7:00 pm
Institute of Industrial Relations, 2521 Channing Way,
Berekeley
A short documentary about globalization and the Free
Trade Area of the Americas plus panel discussion with:
Kevin Danaher, Global Exchange, Anuradha Mittal, Food
First, Katie Quan, UCB Labor Center. The FTAA would
extend NAFTA to the entire Western Hemisphere,
including 31 more countries and another 400 million
people. The short film Trade Secrets explains what the
proposed trade agreement could mean for the well-being
of ordinary people and the environment.
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Friday, May 10
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Rally & demonstration at Lockheed Martin
9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Lockheed Martin, Sunnyvale - Busses leaving from Bay
Area
As part of the INTERNATIONAL SPACE ORGANIZING
CONFERENCE a protest will be held at Lockheed Martin
(Sunnyvale) where work is underway on the space-based
laser, airborne laser, Theater Missile Defense (TMD),
and new satellites for space war fighting.
9 am -10 am: Registration and check-in at Nevada
Desert Experience (NDE) Berkeley office (Wesley
Student Center, 2398 Bancroft Way, corner of Dana)
1:15 –2:30pm: Travel to Sunnyvale (see directions)
2:30 –5:30pm: Rally & demonstration at Lockheed Martin
(Sunnyvale)
7:00pm: Dinner and socializing at NDE office
For more info: www.space4peace.org
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Critical Mass Berkeley
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza (between Center and
Allston on Shattuck)
No leaders! Eight years of collective coincidence and
fun! Berkeley Critical Mass takes the streets each
second Friday. Anywhere from 50-350 bicyclists and
other non-motorized folks reclaim public space for an
impromptu party and parade. No leaders -- this is an
"organized coincidence".
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Saturday, May 11
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Stop Star Wars: An international space conference and
protest
8:00am - 8:30 pm
Valley Life Sciences Bldg. Rm 2050, UC Berkeley
The Global Network Against Nuclear power and Weapons
is Space will hold its 10th anniversary conference in
Berkeley. Speakers will address topics ranging from
nukes to US Space Command plans to "control and
dominate"(their words) space and the earth below. On
May 10 the Global Network will sponsor a protest at
Lockheed and Martin in Sunny Vale 2:30-5:30. For more
info: www.space4peace.org
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Free Mumia Abu Jamal! - Mass march and Rally
11:00 am
Justin Herman Plaza (Market and Embarcadero), San
Francisco
Mass march and Rally in defense of Mumia's
freedom and civil liberties in a 9-11 world. Assemble:
Justin Herman Plaza (Market and Embarcadero, SF),
11am. March:12 noon. Rally: Civic Center, 1pm. Bart
Accessible.
Of course if there's enough interest I'll sign on as well!
Drango, I, too, won't be able to make it Saturday, but, do let us know if there ever is a FRY-day! : )
TAC, all, here's some more info about the Lefties "Bridge Day" - takeittothebridge.org. Looks like they'll be there Saturday the 25th.
Hey TAC, good to hear ya on Barbara's show. : )
TAC, are you going to out there, anywhere?
More than 100 protesters were marching northbound on the bridge's pedestrian walkway when the California Highway Patrol stopped them and forced them to turn around.
A CHP spokesman said the protesters had a permit to gather on the bridge only until 2 p.m. When protesters did not leave by that time, officers forced them to return to San Francisco.
The protest was organized by the All People's Coalition to Stop U.S. Terror and Occupation.
In an unrelated case, a man jumped to his death off the Golden Gate Bridge just before the protest started, the Marin County Coroner's Office reported.
Coroner's investigators are asking for help in identifying the man, who died on impact after jumping from the middle of the bridge at around 12:35 p.m. There was no identification on his body and no fingerprint match.
He is a balding white man between 55 and 65 years old, 6 feet, 250 pounds, with graying brown hair and blue eyes. He was wearing bluejeans, a beige and green paisley polo shirt, and a black jacket with a Chevrolet insignia and the motto ``Heartbeat of America.''
Anyone with information is asked to call the Marin County Sheriff's Office at (415) 499-7234.
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