The streets appeared normal at the 24th Street BART Plaza just before 5 p.m. that Friday evening, when a group of people began setting up the big yellow and blue banners with the phrases: âStop U.S. coup plots against Venezuelaâ and âWe support Venezuela & President Maduro!â It was Jan. 25, and the ANSWER Coalitionâwhich […]
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New research institution to counteract violence against Indigenous women
[su_carousel source=”media: 39810,39811,39812″ limit=”100″ link=”lightbox” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″] Local Indigenous communities and their allies came together at U.C. Berkeley on Jan. 18 to celebrate the launch of the Sovereign Bodies Institute (SBI), a new home for research that aims to address and counteract violent crimes against Indigenous peoples. With Native American cuisine from Wahpepahâs […]
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Advocates push for SF public bank as antidote to Wall Street greed
Citing historic levels of economic inequality in the United States, a grassroots movement to create a public bank in San Francisco has been steadily gaining momentum over the past two years. The SF Public Bank Coalitionâa diverse assembly of individuals from many organizations including SF Defund DAPL, SF Berniecrats, ACCE, DSA SF, SF Tenants Union […]
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Unsettled in the Mission: Law & Border
Flying hipiles I woke up on Jan. 2 in the winter warmth and humidity of Merida, Yucatan. Stiffened by the air travel of the previous day, I stretched and exercised because in less 24 hours I would start the trip back to San Francisco. We were in a race against time and distance to comply […]
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Inside the Central American migrant crisis in Tijuana
Grayson Morris is an artist and activist based in Los Angeles. When the Caminata del Migrante reached the U.S.-Mexico border in November and quickly developed into a migrant crisis, she decided to get involved. What follows is a first-hand account of her experience. I drove down to Tijuana from Los Angeles because someone had posted […]
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All female crew challenges gendered stereotypes of graffiti artists
[su_carousel source=”media: 39741,39744,39745,39747″ limit=”100″ link=”lightbox” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″] Graffitiâa long-vilified form of art and medium for political commentaryâhas been historically dominated by male power, but a crew of artists based in the East Bay is working hard to change that. Few and Far, the West Coastâs first all-woman graffiti crew, has fostered a bond […]
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The myth of the âmodel minorityâ reinforces White supremacy
âHis policies wonât affect us. Why do you care so much?â I heard many people from my hometown say shortly after Donald Trump was inaugurated as president. I didnât realize it then but for the first time in my life, I had to rethink my privilege (privilege I never even realized I had) and how […]
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Richmond father remains indefinitely detained after court denies request for bail hearing
Raul Reyes Lopez, a Guatemalan man who has been trying to establish legal status for more than a decade, has now been in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody for more than two years. His lawyers have filed a petition for habeas corpus, asserting their clientâs right to due process. Daniel Werner, Lopezâ lawyer from Dolores […]
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Valencia Street to receive protected bike lanes by popular demand
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) recently passed legislation aimed to make Valencia Street much greener in addition to halting the high number of biking incidents along the corridor. The new legislation came at the behest of District 9 Supervisor Hillary Ronen, SF Bicycle Coalition, the Valencia Corridor Merchant Association and Lyft, who demanded […]
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Oakland human rights organizations form coalition to support asylum seekers
[su_carousel source=”media: 39699,39700,39701,39702,39703,39704,39705,39706,39707″ limit=”100″ link=”lightbox” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″] For the thousands of asylum seekers who have fled persecution and violence in Central America, detention can be an extremely retraumatizing setting. Many are subject to violence at the hands of guards and other detainees while they wait in detention indefinitely for their asylum hearings. But […]