Action for World Liberation Everyday! Join thousands in Los Angeles to let the world know that business cannot continue as usual. We demand a total change of priorities from the production of things to the caring for people and the environment. Join us in marches, nonviolent direct actions and events.
1/3: Latest Updates from Israel Invade Gaza: Worldwide Protest Against Israeli Invasion and Killing at Gaza
National Day of Emergency Mass Action: Saturday, January 10
Mass March in Washington, D.C. White House (north side) @ 1:00 pm
There will be a major regional demonstration on Saturday, January 10. Gather at the White House (north side, Lafayette Park) at 1:00 PM. The protest will be located between the Bush White House and the Hay Adams Hotel, where President-Elect Obama is now residing, which is located on the north side of Lafayette Park. Calling by: The ANSWER Coalition, Muslim American Society Freedom, Free Palestine Alliance, National Council of Arab Americans, and Al-Awda - International Palestine Right to Return Coalition, for more information, contact: A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition http://www.answercoalition.org/ e-mail: info@internationalanswer.org National Office in Washington DC: 202-544-3389
ACTIONS AGAINST MASSACRE! Lists of Upcoming Worldwide Protests Against Israeli Attacks on Gaza! >> Read More
Video Updates:
1/4: Israel launches ground offensive in Gaza (al Jazeera)
[Los Angeles Times] Israel begins using ground artillery, firing shells from tanks 03 Jan 2009 Israeli troops began moving into Gaza on Saturday night, Israel Defense Forces said.>> Read More
On 8th Day Of Gaza Massacre, Ground Assault Begins
[Indybay Independent Media Center] On January 3rd, Israel confirmed its troops have entered the Gaza Strip as attacks on Gaza enter their eighth day. Tanks entered the besieged Gaza Strip though the Beit Hanoun crossing shortly after nightfall on Saturday.Power lines have been cut throughout Gaza, and more than 250,000 people in northern Gaza are without electricity. The Israel government has also announced that it has approved the call-up of tens of thousands of reservist soldiers.
In San Francisco, emergency protests will take place today, January 3rd at Powell and Market at 3pm and at 5pm. A protest is also planned Monday, January 5th, at 8am at Market and Montgomery.
The ground assault comes as the number of Palestinians killed in the past week climbs past 450. In recent days, Israel intensified air and artillery attacks. At least 13 people were killed when a missile struck a crowded mosque in Beit Lahiya; more than 200 people had been inside the Ibrahim al-Maqadna mosque for evening prayers when it was struck and at least 50 were wounded in the attack.
On Friday, January 2, Israel allowed between 350 and 450 foreigners to leave Gaza, but for most Palestinians the borders are closed and 1.6 million people are unable to escape the increasingly deadly Israeli attacks.
ACTIONS AGAINST MASSACRE! 1/2-1/3 Weekend of Worldwide Protests Against Israeli Attacks on Gaza! >>Read More
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12/28: Talking Points - The Gaza Crisis (Institute for Policy Studies)
If we are serious about ending this carnage, this time, we have no choice but to try to analyze, try to figure out what caused this most recent massacre, how to stop it, and then how to continue our work to end the occupation, end Israel"s apartheid policies, and change U.S. policy to one of justice and equality for all >> Read More
1/1 Latest News from Gaza: More suffocating bombings claim lives of children, women; Israel defies peacemakers and prepares for invasion
1/2: Palestinians brave Israeli assault to return home (al Jazeera)
The scale of Israeli war escalated today by hitting more targets in various places across the occupied Gaza. The army opened the new year with more military fatal actions in Gaza leaving more people dead. Civilians are paying the price in Gaza--Casualties of Israeli heavy bombings reached 415 while wounded rise up to 2100 persons, includes senior Hamas leader killed in Israeli airstrike. Israel defies the international appeal to halt the attack and prepares for invasion and demanding international journalists and peace activists to leave Gaza soon. Protesters worldwide express anger at Israel, hundreds of protests for the past week across the World, and peace activists globally are calling for another massive protests at the coming weekend of January 2-3, 2009 >> Read More
1/1 Cynthia McKinney: We Lived to Tell the Story: Lebanon Rescued Us
It"s official now. We"ve been told that the sturdy, wood construction of our boat, Dignity, is the reason we are still alive. Fiberglass would probably not have withstood the impact of the Israeli attack and under different circumstances, we might not be here to tell the story. Even at that, the report that came to us yesterday after the Captain and First Mate went back to Sour (Tyre) to inspect the boat was that it was sinking, the damage is extensive, and the boat will take, in their estimation, at least one month to repair >> Read More
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1/28 Analysis: Israel had planned the attack for 6 months, mount PR Campaign, and Israeli far rights gain support from the attack
Israel"s ongoing onslaught on the sealed off Gaza Strip, marketed to the world as a response to Palestinian rocket-firing, has been planned six months ago and is Israel"s version of America"s "shock and awe" campaign against Iraq, Haaretz reported on Sunday, December 28. In addition, Israel has mounted a public relations campaign to convince international hearts and minds that Hamas is to blame for the death and destruction they are seeing on their television screens >> Read More
[IndyBay Independent Media Center] On December 27th, Israeli air strikes targeted police stations in Gaza killing over 200 people and injuring hundreds more.
Egypt has opened the Rafah crossing at its border with Gaza to receive wounded Palestinians. The Egyptian government"s cooperation with Israel"s blockade of Gaza has been very unpopular among Egyptians and Hamas has suggested that ending such cooperation could be a main focus of its response. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said on Saturday: "The simplest response to the massacre today is to reopen Rafah crossing once and for all. I tell our Arab brothers that the simplest response to the massacre is to end the siege." Exiled Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal called on Saturday for Palestinians to wage a new intifada against Israel, including a return to suicide missions.
On Sunday December 28th, a San Francisco protest will take place at Powell and Market at 12pm and on Monday December 29th there will be a protest at Feinstein"s Office (Montgomery and Market) at 5pm. On Tuesday December 30th there will be a protest at the Israeli Consulate in San Francisco at 5pm, as part of a National Day of Action against the attacks on Gaza.
January-April 2009: 100 Days Campaign To Close Guantanamo and End Torture!
CALL TO ACTION
With Obama taking office, we have a historic opportunity to reverse the disastrous torture policies of the last eight years. We begin on Sunday, January 11, 2009, which marks seven years of detention and torture at Guantanamo. We want this to be the last time we come to Washington to demand the closing of the detention camp at Guantanamo and an end to torture!
January 11, 12:45pm at Dupont Circle in DC Theater, Procession and Rally. Featuring speakers, the Theater Against Torture, torture survivorHector Aristizabal, a Puppet Brigade, and a procession of people wearing orange jumpsuits and black hoods.
January 11 - January 20 in DC & elsewhwere Fast for Justice
Following the rally at Dupont Circle, more than 40 people will begin a liquid-only fast (most will be at the White House) that will continue through Inauguration Day. Please join us!
January 20 - April 30 in DC & the US 100 Days to Close Guant¨¢namo & End Torture In addition to a sustained physical presence at the White House, there will be organized activities - from film screenings to lectures and community meetings - in Washington, DC, and across the country. These activities are designed to mobilize people concerned about torture and keep sustained pressure on our elected officials to close Guant¨¢namo with deliberate speed. We are hoping small groups people will join us in DC for a week at time.
For up-to-date details as well as information about housing, food, rides and directions, legal support and more, visit www.100dayscampaign.org.
SUPPORT THE 100 DAYS CAMPAIGN!
Order a copy of the recently published Witness Against Torture Book and DVD.
A powerful new free video-sharing site for activist communities! We"re Looking for powerful, activist independent videos Submissions for immigrant rights!
National Immigrant Solidarity Network, along with ActionLA Coalition and Activist Design Studio, is launching a breakthrough free on-line activism service: ActivistVideo.org Beta version!
We want to invite community, labor and human rights activists to use our system to upload your video at our site and launch your video activism campaign, and embed/link our video to your site!
LOS ANGELES, December 20, 2008 - In the wake of another fatal police shooting community members living under the gun of the Los Angeles County Sheriff¡¯s Lennox Division are calling for the formation of a new Citizen Police Control Board. Citing the failure of the appointed Office of Independent Review they are calling for all-Elected, all-Civilian, Sheriffs/Police Control Board.
The call comes in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of Christian Portillo who witnesses say was killed by L.A. County Sheriffs while he sat unarmed in his parked car in the driveway of his home. A demonstration was held this Saturday at the Lennox Sheriffs Station. Christian¡¯s mother, Mrs. Elida Portillo, spoke at the rally. This December 20th would have been Christian¡¯s 35th birthday. From the newswire:Justice For Christian Portillo! Stop Killer Cops! March On Lennox Sheriffs by jubilee shine
Saturday, December 13, 2008 LOS ANGELES - The organizers of the first annual Los Angeles Anarchist Bookfair sent out a call for "dreamers, fighters, organizers, and rebels to come, meet, strategize, learn from each other, get books, attend workshops, participate, and join the movement." And despite the state"s efforts to squelch our efforts, come they did--more than 700 people, mostly from the greater Los Angeles area, although some came from as far as San Diego, the Bay Area, Oregon, New York, and even Canada, to participate in this herstory-making event.
PASADENA, Dec. 13, 2008 - Despite the threat of rain and many other competing activist events this Saturday there was a very good turnout at the demonstration in front of Forever 21 in Old Town Pasadena. Forever 21 intends to build warehouse space on the land of the South Central Farm, which developer Ralph Horowitz acquired by dubious means. (More details here.)
The 1st Annual Los Angeles Anarchist Bookfair - Saturday, December 13th, 2008 Zines, pamphlets, DVD, Cd"s, radical bumper stickers, protest shirts, records, tapes, speakers, workshops, panels, open discussions, games, diy distros and much more...
Los Angeles Anarchist Bookfair Saturday, December the 13th, 2008 Southern California Library for Social Studies & Research 6120 South Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, Ca. 90044
$5 includes vegan lunch and dinner, provided by Los Angeles and Santa Ana Food Not Bombs
Don¡¯t Let Them Get Away with the Murder of Julian Alexander...Turn Grief into Resistance
At 1:30 am on Tuesday, October 28, Julian Alexander heard noises outside the middle class home he shared with his wife Renee, who is seven months pregnant. They had just gotten married about a week ago when Julian turned 20 years old. Feeling like their safety was threatened, Julian grabbed a broomstick and walked out on the front lawn to look around. Minutes later, he was killed by two bullets to his chest, one of which struck his heart. Hearing gunshots, Renee and her 15-year-old sister looked out the window and saw the killers¡ªAnaheim police¡ªturn Julian¡¯s body over and handcuff him. Family members tried to rush to Julian¡¯s side, but were told to get back¡or else.
The recent exhibit Tongva: Our Voice, Our History, Our People, which ran from September 13 through November 22 at the Ruth & Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum, demonstrated that Southern California"s history goes back far beyond shopping centers, Hollywood, city lights, theme parks, car culture, missionaries, Cabrillo, etc., etc.
As Chief Red Blood Anthony Morales stated at the show"s grand opening, Tongva people have lived here for many thousands of years. He added that the community of Aleupkingna (sometimes spelled Aluupkenga) encompassed the land currently occupied by the Santa Anita Mall, the Santa Anita Race Track, and the Arboretum.
Ni una muerta m¨¢s - International Day Against Violence Against Women in Guatemala
November 25, 2008 GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala - Guatemalan women"s organizations commemorated International Day Against Violence Against Women with a five-kilometer march from the Palacio de Justicia to the city"s central plaza. Up to 2,000 women, men, and children from over twenty women"s and human rights organizations participated, including a solidary group from Los Angeles.
Solidarity destroys fascism: LB activists unite to ignore racists
The conservative student at Cal State Long Beach invited Jim Gilchrist, founder of the anti-immigrant Minutemen, and Ted Hayes, homeless advocate-turned anti-immigrant opportunist, to speak on campus during immigration awareness week. The good people of CSULB ignored them, and the racists went away, proving that regardless of the strategies chosen, solidarity is the key in winning our struggles. Article from the newswire: Solidarity destroys fascism: LB activists unite to ignore racists by Rockero
LOS ANGELES - El Jueves 20 de Noviembre del 2008, Transgeneros Unidas de Bienestar por primera vez en la historia de Los Angeles cordialmente tuvo un evento en Espanol, llamado Recordando a La Comunidad Transg¨¦nero, especialmente recordar a las mujeres transg¨¦neros Latina que han muerto por cr¨ªmenes de odio. Este evento comenzo a las 5:30pm en el centro de Hollywood de donde una procesi¨®n tomo rumbo a la iglesia de la Comunidad Metropolitana de Los Ángeles. Durante la ceremonia hubo una remembranza de las mujeres transg¨¦nero que murieron por cr¨ªmenes de odio a lo igual se dio un mensaje positivo hacia esta comunidad que siempre es oprimida, marginilizada, y discriminadad. Mas con fotos: Transgeneros Unidas | | More photos, video and English text:Transgender Day of Remembrance by SCHA-LA
LOS ANGELES, November 18, 2008 ¨C All was going nicely at this Sunday¡¯s opening night event for an alternative community art center, dubbed the TOW space, until some uninvited city employees ruined the party. Claiming to be in search of a shoplifting suspect police forced a group of about 50 people out of the space and into street for a line up. Everyone was searched and forced to line up for close to 30 minutes while police went down the line. Six people in all were arrested. At least 25 police officers took part in the raid with a police helicopter circling above and it seemed to those there to be a rather excessive response to a shoplifting incident. The shoplifting claim is widely believed to be a cover story for a police raid that appeared to many to be planned in advance. Speculation is that the space is being targeted by the LAPD for the political affiliations of some of the participants in the event last Sunday night. There are reports that two of those arrested are members of the Black Riders Liberation Party. Reports and eye witness accounts:LAPD suppresses radical art space by tu_kuñ(A)"o | | Police Raid of Anarchist Event by johnaimani | | Anarchist bookfair meeting raided by LAPD by josh | | Media from raid on anarchists by witness | | Video:X-Vandals Benefit Show in LA Gets Raided by LAPD by Puerto Rican Alliance
Campaigns, Struggles
12/17/08 New York, NY: Students Occupied New School University!
Forwarded message from CUNY Students
At 8pm, December 18th, over 75 students reclaimed the cafeteria at the New School University as an autonomous student center. Students from several Universities commandeered this space. Students of City College, Borough of Manhattan Community College, Hunter College and the CUNY Graduate Center are here participating in this struggle. This is every student"s occupation. >> Read More
It is at least 10 times greater than most estimates cited in the US media, yet it is based on the only scientifically valid study of violent Iraqi deaths caused by the U.S.-led invasion of March 2003. >> Read More
12/19: MUMIA ABU-JAMAL FACES US SUPREME COURT, AS SUPPORTERS MOBILIZE GLOBALLY
2008-12-23
On Friday, Dec. 19, 2008, death-row journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal filed his appeal to the US Supreme Court, asking it to consider his case for a new guilt-phase trial. One month before, the Philadelphia DA filed its separate appeal to the court asking to have Abu-Jamal executed without a new sentencing-phase trial....>> View More
12/21: AP STUDY FINDS $1.6B WENT TO BAILED-OUT BANK EXECS (TWO ARTICLES)
2008-12-21
Banks that are getting taxpayer bailouts awarded their top executives nearly $1.6 billion in salaries, bonuses, and other benefits last year, an Associated Press analysis reveals. Also, according to New York Times, E. Stanley O¡¯Neal, the former chief executive of Merrill Lynch, was paid $46 million in 2006, $18.5 million of it in cash....>> View More
Please join us as we: Reflect on last year's challenges and successes and discuss future plans, Provide a space for learning and technical assistance regarding immigrant issues, Build a shared vision for the immigrant rights movement in 2008!>> View More
9/8: CLEAN TRUCKS ALERT: ATTEND A CLEAN TRUCKS COMMUNITY EVENT
2007-09-06
Right now, Long Beach and Los Angeles officials are drafting what they're calling a "Clean Trucks Program" -- and which will claim to replace the 16,000 dirty diesel trucks at the Ports of L.A. and Long Beach with cleaner vehicles....>> View More
8/29: REMEMBERING KATRINA, RE-COMMITTING TO JUSTICE
2007-08-30
Today, August 29th, is the 2nd anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Today there are still tens of thousands of families without homes. 30,000 families are scattered across the country in FEMA apartments, 13,000 are in trailers, and hardly any of the 77,000 rental units destroyed in New Orleans have been rebuilt.>> View More
8/26: ACTION NEEDED TO STRENGHTEN FARM BILL ANTI-HUNGER PROGRAMS
2007-08-27
Tell the Senators to vote in favor of a Farm Bill that reduces hunger by strengthening anti-hunger programs. Be sure and tell them why you think so.>> View More
The Governor is in the process of his final review of the state budget proposal, which includes $5million for the Naturalization Services Program (NSP). This vital program provides funds to local governments and community based groups to help immigrants through the naturalization process. Governor Schwarzenegger needs to hear from us now to protect and maintain this important program in the budget. >> View More
8/23: TELL BUSH TO SUPPORT CALIFORNIA'S UNINSURED KIDS
2007-08-23
In a callous and deliberate attempt to stop states from expanding the popular and successful Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), the Bush administration issued new standards to state health officials last week that would make it impossible for California to extend coverage to deserving kids.>> View More
3/29: CALIFORNIA FACULTY ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES STRIKE SCHEDULE FOR WEEK OF APRIL 9-13
2007-03-29
Cal State Los Angeles, CSU Sacramento, CSU San Marcos, CSU Dominguez Hills, CSU East Bay, and the California Maritime Academy Would be First Campuses Where Faculty Will Strike.>> View More
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First Annual Los Angeles Anarchist Bookfair: A Beginning Marker of Resistance
South Central Farmers Call for Boycott of Forever 21 Stores
First Annual Los Angeles Anarchist Bookfair
Tongva: Our Voice, Our History, Our People
Transgeneros Unidas: Transgender Day of Remembrance
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