July 3, 2012: 11 years ago, July 3 2012, Oakland school police raided a sit-in at the [...]
11 years ago, July 3 2012, Oakland school police raided a sit-in at the recently-closed Lakeview Elementary School, arresting two. Parents and activists organized by the Education Committee of Occupy Oakland had been camping at the school to protest its closure for 18 days Lakeview was one of 5 schools …
June 28, 1968: Activists marched through Berkeley in solidarity with French students
55 years ago, June 28 1968, activists marched through Berkeley in solidarity with the recent “May ‘68” revolt of French students and workers. Police attacked the march, leading to six days of demonstrations and riots in the South Campus area The march was organized by the Young Socialist Alliance, the …
June 23, 1966: 57 years ago, June 23 1966, tenants of Alameda's Estuary Housing Project [...]
57 years ago, June 23 1966, tenants of Alameda’s Estuary Housing Project ended a 5-day occupation of Franklin Park after the city agreed to many of their demands, relocating some residents and delaying the demolition of the majority-Black community The Estuary, adjacent to Naval Air Station Alameda, was built during …
Memorial Day @pinchemarxista 1. Lil’ Bobby Hutton (Black Panther Party). [...]
Memorial Day @pinchemarxista 1. Lil’ Bobby Hutton (Black Panther Party). Murdered Oakland 1968 2. Howard Sperry (ILA) and Nick Bordoise (Communist Party). Murdered SF 1934 3. Popeye Jackson & Sally Voye (United Prisoners Union). Murdered SF 1975 4. Richard Oakes (Indians of All Tribes.) Murdered Sonoma 1972 @pinchemarxista Next post: …
we'd like to wish a very happy 80th birthday to Black Panther Party [...]
we’d like to wish a very happy 80th birthday to Black Panther Party Minister of Culture Emory Douglas, probably the most influential and possibly the greatest visual artist in the history of the Bay Area Left