September 25, 1984: 37 years ago, Sep 23 1984, Enola Gay, a "faggot affinity group" affiliated [...]
37 years ago, Sep 23 1984, Enola Gay, a “faggot affinity group” affiliated with the anti-nuclear Livermore Action Group, performed a blood ritual at Lawrence Livermore Lab. The ritual, known as “Blood & Money,” was one of the first protests against government handling of AIDS Livermore Action Group had been …
September 23, 1941: George Jackson Was Born
September 23 1941, George Jackson, revolutionary author and co-founder of the Black Guerrilla Family and the San Quentin chapter Black Panther Party, was born in Chicago, Illinois.
August 31, 1970: 51 years ago, the Berkeley Tenants Union signed a collective bargaining [...]
51 years ago, the Berkeley Tenants Union signed a collective bargaining agreement with Richard Bachenheimer’s Premium Realty, Inc. The landmark contract, which granted the union the power to collectively manage a dozen houses owned by Bachenheimer, would last six years The collective bargaining agreement was the only contract of its …
August 26, 1975: 46 years ago, Aug 26 1975, the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency (SFRA) [...]
46 years ago, Aug 26 1975, the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency (SFRA) postponed the sale of two buildings in Japantown after the Committee Against Nihonmachi Eviction (CANE) kept 20 prospective buyers out by padlocking the doors and picketing the buildings for several days CANE was formed in 1973 by young …
August 25, 1992: 29 years ago, Aug 25 1992, anarchist & People's Park activist Rosebud [...]
29 years ago, Aug 25 1992, anarchist & People’s Park activist Rosebud Denovo was shot to death by police in the home of UC Berkeley Chancellor Chang-lin Tien. She had broken into the house with a machete and a note reading “We are willing to die for this piece of …