Local News & Activist Reports: San Francisco

SF pride committee out of step with community

Bradley Manning election as grand marshal reflects its anti-war sentiment

May 9, 2013

Bradley Manning was elected by the Pride Electoral College to be one of the grand marshals for this year’s San Francisco Pride March, but his election was then rescinded.

Workers across the country stand up on May Day

Tens of thousands celebrate International Workers Day

May 3, 2013

May 1st is celebrated around the world as International Workers Day and is marked by militant struggle demanding rights for poor and working people.

Coalition to Save CCSF puts Board of Supervisors on the spot

The beginning, not the end, of larger struggle

April 22, 2013

On April 16, dozens of members from the Save City College of San Francisco Coalition presented a resolution to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.

Hundreds protest drones in San Francisco

April 13 march and rally united activists from many organizations

April 16, 2013

In San Francisco, more than two hundred people gathered at the central intersection of Powell and Market to demand an end to drone attacks abroad and drone surveillance at home.

San Francisco postal workers march for six-day delivery

'Always enough money for wars but not enough to deliver the mail'

March 30, 2013

In San Francisco, on March 24, 400 letter carriers, postal workers and individuals gathered at the post office and marched around Washington Square Park before settling in for a rally.

Fight to save City College of San Francisco intensifies

Part of a larger fight to save public education

March 27, 2013

On March 14, more than 2,000 supporters of the Save City College Coalition gathered in front of San Francisco’s City Hall to demand action to prevent the takeover of one of the most durable and democratic education programs in the U.S.

Demanding justice for Alan Blueford

DA refuses to press charges on killer cop and then locks out public

March 12, 2013

On March 5, Justice 4 Alan Blueford organized a rally at the Alameda County district attorney's office.

Justice for Kevin Clark! Stop Racist Police Brutality!

Report from Feb. 7 Action Against Police Brutality

February 22, 2013

With a banner reading “From the Mission District to the whole Bay Area—Stop Racist Police Brutality,” over 300 community members rallied against the most recent case of police violence in San Francisco.

Wolf to advise foxes on how best to eat hens

‘Stop and Frisk’ architect Bratton to consult Oakland police

February 7, 2013

William Bratton has a long history as an agent of imperialism and police repression in Vietnam, Venezuela, Boston, New York and Los Angeles.

Egypt: 'a continuous process of mass participation, social reorganization'

ANSWER activists report back from Egypt

February 3, 2013

Two ANSWER organizers, Salma Elshakre and Omar Ali, both Egyptian nationals recently returned from a visit home, offered their assessments of the ongoing struggle at an ANSWER forum.

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