Regis Debray’s letter to Patty Hearst on the changing of her name to [...]
Regis Debray’s letter to Patty Hearst on the changing of her name to Tania, written 50 years ago today, April 12 1974 “The name of Tania — or Tamara Bunke — is an integral part of our revolutionary patrimony”
April 12, 1970: 54 years ago, April 11 1970, the Black Panther Party hosted a “People’s [...]
54 years ago, April 11 1970, the Black Panther Party hosted a “People’s Free Festival” in San Francisco’s Fillmore to provide free activities for the community. There were children’s games like “Pop the Pig,” art exhibitions, film screenings, local bands and “Free Food for Days” Several hundred people turned out …
April 11, 1985: 39 years ago, April 11 1985, sixteen Bay Area labor leaders were arrested [...]
39 years ago, April 11 1985, sixteen Bay Area labor leaders were arrested at a sit-in at the San Francisco offices of South African Airways. The labor leaders, who were “expressing their rejection of the sickness of apartheid,” were joined by a crowd of 150 outside the office @lesuperburp It …
April 11, 2006: 18 years ago, April 10 2006, 10,000 people marched for immigrant rights in [...]
18 years ago, April 10 2006, 10,000 people marched for immigrant rights in San Francisco’s Mission District. The demonstration was called in opposition to HR 4437, a proposed bill that would have rendered undocumented immigrants felons. The bill was later defeated The National Day of Action for Immigrant Justice saw …
April 9, 1966: Headquarters of the Vietnam Day Committee Bombed
April 9 1966, the headquarters of Berkeley anti-war group the Vietnam Day Committee was bombed. Four VDC members were injured in the blast, which completely demolished the back side of the building and broke hundreds of windows on the block The incident came just over a month after a very …