April 1, 1967: 56 years ago, Apr 1 1967, Denzil Dowell, a Black 22-year old, was killed [...]
56 years ago, Apr 1 1967, Denzil Dowell, a Black 22-year old, was killed by a Contra Costa Sheriff’s Department officer in North Richmond. The struggle for justice for Dowell’s family would become the first major campaign of the new Black Panther Party for Self-Defense Prominent local civil rights activist …
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very in the spirit of freedom fest https://t.co/AmjcY5sWjs
Happy International Women’s Day! While there is some dispute about when [...]
Happy International Women’s Day! While there is some dispute about when “the first” IWD took place, the holiday was adopted and promoted by socialist movements around the world following the March 8, 1917 Women’s March for Bread & Peace in Russia The earliest IWD celebrations in the Bay Area were …
SAVE LONG HAUL https://t.co/9F3zMJpdcK The block that houses Long Haul is [...]
SAVE LONG HAUL https://t.co/9F3zMJpdcK The block that houses Long Haul is packed with local radical history. At their height, the Black Panthers’ national headquarters was just three doors down. La Peña, across the street, opened as a community space in response to the coup in Chile and has long served …
February 26, 2012: 11 years ago, Feb 25 2012, the Occupy Oakland Labor Solidarity Committee [...]
11 years ago, Feb 25 2012, the Occupy Oakland Labor Solidarity Committee joined workers at Pleasanton’s Castlewood Country Club as they marched on the club’s golf course, demanding an end to an illegal 16-month lockout by management. The lockout finally ended six months later