February 26, 1992: 32 years ago, Feb 26 1992, over a thousand protesters disrupted a [...]
32 years ago, Feb 26 1992, over a thousand protesters disrupted a fundraiser for President George H.W. Bush in San Francisco, decrying the Bush administration’s inaction regarding the AIDS epidemic. Organized by ACT UP, the action called for a universal healthcare system The demonstration also called for an end to …
August 25, 1992: 29 years ago, Aug 25 1992, anarchist & People's Park activist Rosebud [...]
29 years ago, Aug 25 1992, anarchist & People’s Park activist Rosebud Denovo was shot to death by police in the home of UC Berkeley Chancellor Chang-lin Tien. She had broken into the house with a machete and a note reading “We are willing to die for this piece of …
October 13, 1992: 29 years ago, Oct 12 1992, the country's first officially-recognized [...]
29 years ago, Oct 12 1992, the country’s first officially-recognized Indigenous People’s Day was celebrated in Berkeley. The holiday was planned by Resistance 500, a Native-led group that formed to protest upcoming celebrations of the 500th anniversary of Columbus’s landing Dozens of organizations affiliated with Resistance 500, from the liberal …
June 13, 1993: Homes Not Jails Squat Vacant Federal SF Building
June 13 1993, in an action led by Homes Not Jails, 150 activists and homeless youth seized a vacant building owned by the federal government in San Francisco. HNJ, who demanded the conversion of vacant properties into public housing, held the building for 37 days.
August 30, 1997: 25 years ago, Aug 29 1997, after over a year of organizing workers at The [...]
25 years ago, Aug 29 1997, after over a year of organizing workers at The Lusty Lady in San Francisco officially unionized under the sponsorship of the Exotic Dancers Alliance and Service Employees International Union, becoming one of the only union strip clubs in the US With vastly improved working …