April 23, 1990: 34 years ago, April 23 1990, about 500 environmentalists demonstrated at [...]
34 years ago, April 23 1990, about 500 environmentalists demonstrated at the Pacific Stock Exchange in San Francisco. Rioting broke out as police arrested 49 activists, with demonstrators smashing up a police car and the windows of Bank of America and Standard Oil The Day After Earth Day demonstration was …
April 24, 1990: 34 years ago, April 24 1990, 13 members of Earth First! were arrested [...]
34 years ago, April 24 1990, 13 members of Earth First! were arrested while attempting to unfurl a banner during rush hour traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge. The 130-foot banner read: “Save This Planet. Defend Ancient Forests. Fossil Fuel Prohibited. Earth First!” The action was a continuation of the …
May 24, 1990: 34 years ago, May 24 1990, a pipe bomb exploded in Earth First! and IWW [...]
34 years ago, May 24 1990, a pipe bomb exploded in Earth First! and IWW organizer Judi Bari’s station wagon as she drove through Oakland with her comrade Darryl Cherney, injuring both passengers. Authorities unsuccessfully attempted to pin the bombing on the activists themselves When they were bombed, Bari and …
January 16, 1991: 33 years ago, Jan 16 1991, about 10,000 people took to the streets in San [...]
33 years ago, Jan 16 1991, about 10,000 people took to the streets in San Francisco to protest Operation Desert Storm, which began that day. Demonstrators burned a California Highway Patrol car and, in one of the earliest uses of the tactic, blockaded both sides of the Bay Bridge
August 2, 1991: People's Park Volleyball Riots
August 2 1991, rioting erupted on Telegraph Ave in Berkeley over a city plan to redevelop People’s Park, replacing the free stage with volleyball courts. While volleyball facilities were eventually installed, anonymous activists soon destroyed them with a chainsaw.