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Rally in front of the Oakland Da’s Office Wed. May 23rd. 3pm

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Please spread the word that there will be a Rally in front of the Oakland Da’s Office Wed. May 23rd. 3pm Also a gathering/meeting at Acts full gospel church at 6pm. please spread the word ! The DA’s office: 1225 Fallon St 12th st 6:00 Acts full gospel 1034 66th Avenue

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A fusillade of gunshots shatters the evening stillness, silence a brief backdrop again before a cacophony of police radios and loud voices erupts in its place. No longer cognizant of his surroundings, the young man who is the focus of the radio calls and shouted instructions attempts to rise and resume his journey.   Miles…

March for Murder Victim Alan Blueford

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March in support of the family of Murder Victim Alan Blueford’s family. Alan was an 18 year old High School Senior, at Skyline High School. He was shot in the back and killed by an Oakland Police officer on Sunday May 6th. The Police Officer stated that Alan Shot at him, but he actually shot…

Shades

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“Look at her, bitch thinks she’s better than anybody else, lookin’ like a whitegirl. Thinks her shit don’t stink, probly“. Why can’t I be dark, like Ramona? “Scholarship huh. Well of course, teacher’s think she’s white. Don’t need no college anyway, any job would think she’s an American and hire her. She got it made“….

VIDEO: May Day Dignity and Resistance March

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The Mending News covers the Dignity and Resistance March in Oakland, Ca on May 1, 2012, International Workers Day. Communities from across the Bay Area united in Oakland and joined together in a regional march for Dignity and Resistance. We focused on the question, what does Decolonize mean to you?

From Port-au-Prince to Puebla: Poor People of Color Resist!

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La Estrellita Cafe Friday May 4 7:00 pm From Port-au-Prince, Haiti to Puebla, Mexico: Poor people of color resist colonial rule, and WIN! Please join us for a night of poetry, music and resistance as we build Black-Brown solidarity in paying homage to our warrior ancestors who struck back even when the odds were against…

Reclaiming Cinco de Mayo

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The theme of this event is to rescue Cinco de Mayo from its corporate commercialization as “Drinko de Mayo.” On May 5, 1862, a people’s militia fought invading French troops in the town of Puebla, Mexico, defeating an army twice its size. Napoleon was planning to interven…e in the U.S. Civil War on the side…

For People Who Have Considered Occupation But Found It Is Not Enuf

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April 24, 2012 Liberation through occupation is impossible. From Tulsa to Oakland to Olympia to Los Angeles to Philadelphia to Harlem to London to Portland to Cleveland to the District of Columbia and many more places, some people of color, including us, were drawn to participate in Occupy Wall Street actions and encampments. Some were…

May Day March for Dignity and Resistance—Press Release

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MEDIA ADVISORY: MAY DAY MARCH FOR DIGNITY AND RESISTANCE Contacts English: Rebecca Ruiz-Lichter (415-902-2794) Spanish: Claudia Arroyo (415-946-9910) Website: http://mayday2012.blogspot.com/ What: Bay Area Regional March for Dignity and Resistance When: Tuesday May 1st (May Day), 3:00pm Where: Fruitvale Plaza to San Antonio Park to Downtown Oakland REGIONAL MARCH FOR DIGNITY AND RESISTANCE On May 1,…

Coatlicue in Aztlan – Las Posadas

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The woman made her way between sage and chaparral, having left no footprints in her wake. Small animals froze in the underbrush, crickets ceased their chirping. No birds flew overhead. She would make it safe for her children; they were ready to return. She had all the time in the world.   The observer clambered…