June 14, 1971: Berkeley Nike Missile Base Occupation
June 14 1971, only a few days after federal marshals ended the Alcatraz occupation, a convoy of nine cars moved to occupy an abandoned Nike Missile base near Tilden park in Berkeley. Alcatraz veteran John Trudell, photographed at the base, helped lead the occupation. Announced in the Berkeley Tribe, the …
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.
June 13, 1973: Pat Chenoweth Acquitted of Sabotage on Treasure Island
June 13 1973, a Navy court martial on Treasure Island acquitted anti-war sailor Pat Chenoweth of sabotage charges for which he had been facing 30 years in prison. The campaign for his freedom was led by Vietnam Veterans Against the War/Winter Soldier Organization. Chenoweth had been accused of dropping bolts …
June 12, 1982: 42 years ago, June 12 1982, 50,000 people marched in San Francisco to call [...]
42 years ago, June 12 1982, 50,000 people marched in San Francisco to call for an end to the nuclear arms race. Coinciding with the opening of disarmament talks at the U.N., demos were held across the country, including a protest of one million people in New York’s Central Park …
June 12, 1971: 53 years ago, June 11 1971, federal marshals raided Alcatraz Island, [...]
53 years ago, June 11 1971, federal marshals raided Alcatraz Island, removing the last few remaining occupiers. Hundreds of Native people from across North America, led by the Indians of All Tribes, had occupied the former prison island during the previous nineteen months