[scimc-news] Santa Cruz Indymedia Update For Sunday May 4th 2008

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Santa Cruz Indymedia Update For Sunday May  4th 2008
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* Upcoming Events
* May Day 2008 Actions in Santa Cruz and Watsonville
* All Charges Dropped Against Jason Paschal
* UCSC Reunion Luncheon Interrupted to Demand Fair Wages for Workers
* Students Against War Protest Military Recruiters at UCSC

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UPCOMING EVENTS

May  4th  7:30 PM: Book talk: Jim Douglass, author/activist
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/04/17/18493399.php

May  5th  1:30 PM: Truth in Recruiting meeting with Adam Kokesh
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/05/02/18496224.php

May  6th  4:00 PM: David's UCSC Hearing
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/04/28/18495514.php

May  8th 10:00 AM: Eskrima: Filipino Stick & Knife Fighting
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/03/09/18484738.php

May  9th  8:00 PM: The Leftist Gorillas of Comedy
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/04/24/18494889.php

May 10th  5:00 PM: Being John Brown: An Anti-Racist Discussion Group
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/04/21/18494230.php

May 11th  3:00 PM: Trash Orchestra Practice
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/04/12/18492414.php

May 17th  7:00 PM: Latin American Peace and Justice Dinner
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/04/29/18495684.php

May 21st  7:00 PM: The Ride Of Silence
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/04/28/18495548.php

May 30th  8:00 PM: The Story of Rachel Corrie - play
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/04/30/18495980.php

More Events On Santa Cruz Indymedia's Calendar:
http://www.indybay.org/calendar/?page_id=60

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May Day 2008 Actions in Santa Cruz and Watsonville

The Movement for Immigrant Rights Alliance (M.I.R.A.) called for a rally at UCSC and march to Santa Cruz on May 1st, May Day, to demand the DREAM Act be passed in the U.S., a stop to ICE raids, the construction of a day laborer center in Santa Cruz, a fair contract for AFSCME workers and an end to the militarization of borders. Hundreds of families, students and workers participated in May Day activities in Watsonville which included free legal consultations, a rally in the plaza with speakers, musicians, face painting and a brinkolin (jump house) for kids.

Read More and View Photos
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/05/03/18496745.php

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All Charges Dropped Against Tarot Card Reader, Street Entertainer, Jason Paschal

Jason Paschal, an African-American tarot card reader, has successfully ended a 9-month battle to beat charges against him--after he called the Santa Cruz police last summer to complain that a patron of O'Neill's Sports Shop on Pacific Avenue called him a "nigger" and spat on him.

Read More
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/05/03/18496725.php

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UCSC Reunion Luncheon Interrupted to Demand Fair Wages for Workers

The All-Alumni Reunion Luncheon held in the College 9/10 multipurpose room at UC Santa Cruz on April 26th was interrupted when students marched in demanding fair contracts for UCSC's underpaid service workers. The luncheon was part of the annual UCSC Reunion Weekend where alumni were invited back to campus to "learn how innovation is going global, sip wine, tour new facilities on campus, explore the "unnatural" history of UCSC, and more..." The brief interruption was widely supported by alumni who clapped, smiled, listened, and took souvenir photos as students passed out flyers, chanted and spoke on stage to inform alumni about the contract campaign for UC service workers.

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http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/04/27/18495305.php

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Students Against War Protest Military Recruiters at UCSC

On April 22nd, Students Against War organized a counter-recruitment action against the presence of military recruiters at UCSC's "Last Chance Job & Internship Fair." Outside the career fair, students demonstrated with banners, flyers, zines, photos from Iraq, theatre of tortured detainees, juggling and more. Meanwhile on the inside, student protestors were dancing, questioning military and FBI recruiters, chanting and otherwise disrupting the recruiting efforts of the FBI, Army, Marines and Police.

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http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/04/22/18494463.php

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