While huge demos took place and riots broke out in large cities like New [...]
While huge demos took place and riots broke out in large cities like New York and Los Angeles, San Francisco’s participation was escorted by the chief of police and deemed a failure by its organizers. Another march to “start something” was announced for the following week https://t.co/40EuFXM31z Don’t sleep on …
March 6, 1966: 58 years ago, March 6 1966, a dynamite explosion destroyed the San [...]
58 years ago, March 6 1966, a dynamite explosion destroyed the San Francisco national headquarters of the W.E.B. Du Bois Clubs, a Communist Party-affiliated youth group, less than 48 hours after the federal government demanded the Clubs register as a “communist front” The DBC began as an anti-racist reading group …
March 6, 1971: 53 years ago, March 5 1971, the Black Panther Party held the Revolutionary [...]
53 years ago, March 5 1971, the Black Panther Party held the Revolutionary Intercommunal Day of Solidarity in Oakland. Officially a fundraiser for four Black political prisoners, the event was an attempt by Huey P. Newton to consolidate support amidst a major split in the party The split in the …
March 5, 1932: 92 years ago, March 5 1932, 250 workers attended a Free Speech [...]
92 years ago, March 5 1932, 250 workers attended a Free Speech demonstration organized by the Communist Party’s Trade Union Unity League and Unemployed Councils at the corner of 3rd & Howard Streets in San Francisco. They were attacked by SFPD, who beat the workers and arrested 5
March 5, 2010: 14 years ago, March 4 2010, thousands of students and educational workers [...]
14 years ago, March 4 2010, thousands of students and educational workers in San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Vallejo, Concord & Napa staged walkouts and demonstrations to protest budget cuts, tuition hikes, layoffs & other austerity measures, as part of a national day of action Following the 2008 financial crash, public …