Posted by Kylie Nealis in World News & Events on 14th December, 2011 | No Comments
On Monday, December 12th, thousands of people took part in a coordinated shut down of ports up and down the West Coast; including the port of Oakland here in the Bay Area where protesters successfully shut down the port for three consecutive shifts starting at 5:30am when 1,500 people came out to disrupt the port’s early morning shift.
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Posted by Zarah Patriana in Global Exchange News & Events, World News & Events on 3rd November, 2011 | No Comments
Being at the Oakland General Strike/Day of Action for most of the day, you would think that you would be completely exhausted, but surprisingly, when 4 o’ clock rolled around to begin the march to the Port of Oakland the energy was high.
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Posted by Carleen Pickard in Global Exchange News & Events, World News & Events on 2nd November, 2011 | No Comments
It’s a carnival with a purpose at Oscar Grant/Frank Ogawa Plaza in Oakland. The speeches from the stage are non stop. Voice after voice sharing messages of support from around the US, North America and the world, news of students, teachers and other workers deciding to walk out today and join the thousands.
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Posted by Kirsten Moller in Global Exchange News & Events, World News & Events on 2nd November, 2011 | 2 Comments
The crowd was full of labor folks: nurses, teachers, SEIU workers, carpenters and even iron workers representing their unions marching side by side with students, babies in strollers and retired folks who kept saying, “I never thought I’d see this day”.
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Posted by Carleen Pickard in World News & Events on 2nd November, 2011 | No Comments
Good morning Oakland! It’s a crisp and sunny day in the Bay Area. Reports from Oakland say that the intersection surrounding Frank H Ogawa Plaza is completely packed with 2000 people. Read what’s going on…
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