October 1, 1978: 43 years ago, Oct. 1 1978, over 200 residents of the 428-unit Ping Yuen [...]
43 years ago, Oct. 1 1978, over 200 residents of the 428-unit Ping Yuen public housing complex in San Francisco’s Chinatown began a months long rent strike over dilapidated housing conditions and the horrific murder of a young resident and sweatshop seamstress, Julia Wong Tenants of the complex founded the …
December 28, 1978: 45 years ago, Dec 28 1978, over 2,000 marched through downtown San [...]
45 years ago, Dec 28 1978, over 2,000 marched through downtown San Francisco, carrying an effigy of the shah to the Iranian consulate. The anti-shah protest was led by the Iranian Students Association, which was holding their 26th annual convention at the Oakland Civic Auditorium Some cars got smashed on …
February 20, 1979: 45 years ago, Feb 19 1979, about 700 people, mostly Japanese-American, [...]
45 years ago, Feb 19 1979, about 700 people, mostly Japanese-American, gathered at Tanforan Park Shopping Center in San Bruno for a Day of Remembrance, commemorating the survivors of the Japanese internment camp which stood on the site in 1942 The action was planned by the Tanforan Committee, who organized …
May 21, 1979: 45 years ago, May 21 1979, over a dozen cop cars burned as thousands [...]
45 years ago, May 21 1979, over a dozen cop cars burned as thousands marched and rioted in San Francisco after word broke that Dan White received the most lenient verdict for murdering George Moscone and Harvey Milk. The evening would become known as the White Night riots Once the …
August 1, 1979: The Beginning of Black August
August 1 1979, militant prisoners in San Quentin State Prison inaugurated the first Black August, a monthlong commemoration of George Jackson and other Black political prisoners, by donning black armbands, fasting, refusing to watch TV, and studying Jackson’s writings.