The facilities at the Ventura Youth Correctional Facility are unacceptable. I know because I’ve experienced them first hand.
I started this petition with help from Books Not Bars because its important for those outside of prison to stand in solidarity with those of us who are locked… Read more
This post is a part of Blogging for Choice Day.
This week we celebrate the 39th anniversary of Roe. V. Wade, the landmark decision by the Supreme Court to guarantee a woman’s right to privacy and the legalization of abortion. This decision dramatically changed the way women and families… Read more
When I first heard about FemSex while a student at Brown University, I was skeptical. The Female Sexuality Workshop. I was from the Bay Area…issues of sexuality had been on my radar since elementary school. I didn’t need an entire workshop on sexuality. But then I noticed… Read more
When my co-workers asked me to write a quick blog post about the benefits of running I thought it would be a piece of cake. My other job is coaching cross country running and track and field at Skyline High School here in Oakland so knowing a thing or two… Read more
A #HijabiFlashMob – at least that’s what we were calling it even though there was no actual dancing involved. In its literal interpretation, it’s a sudden mob of women in hijabs.
A “hijab” is the head covering worn by some Muslim women as a sign of… Read more
Join us in Sacramento on Saturday, January 21, for a rally on the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling.
The Citizens United ruling has increased the influence of corporate money in our elections and expanded corporate political power by ending a century-old… Read more
2011 was a tough year for many of us as families struggled to make ends meet and violence plagued our streets. In 2012, we have a real opportunity to bring jobs that allow us to stay in our homes, provide for our families, and build a healthy and… Read more
When police officers pepper sprayed non-violent student protestors on the campus of University of California, Davis, the whole country reacted. Many of us were outraged, and some were in support of the action. However, few of us can truly understand the physical effects of police-grade pepper spray. On the Scoville… Read more
In a few weeks, the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors will vote on whether or not to approve Sheriff Baca’s latest plan to rob LA: a new jail that will cost $2.66 billion dollars($1.4 billion to build and $1.26 billion in interest to bankers). Los Angeles County is one of
Reposted from the Coalition for Clean and Safe Ports.
We are the front-line workers who haul container rigs full of imported and exported goods to and from the docks and warehouses every day.
We have been elected by committees of our co-workers at the Ports of Los… Read more
