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Indybay Weekly Update For Friday December  5th 2008
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* Upcoming Events
* Orientation to Santa Cruz Indymedia and Indybay on December 6
* Tree Sitters Occupy Humboldt Redwoods
* International Day of Solidarity for Mumia Abu-Jamal
* Santa Cruz Mulls Decision to Permanently Close Museums, Pool, and Community Center
* Crowd Control? A Refelction on Holiday Shopping Violence
* IVAW - Operation First Casualty 
* San Jose Activist, Detained by Israeli Navy in Gaza Waters, Deported
* Indigenous People's Annual Sunrise Gathering at Alcatraz
* 40 Year Anniversary Reunion of AIM
* City of Santa Cruz Helps Pave the Way to Paving UCSC's Upper Campus
* 15th Annual Peace and Unity March a Success



UPCOMING EVENTS

December  6th  9:00 AM: National Conference on Socialism in Los Angeles (Conference)
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/11/25/18552842.php

December  6th 10:30 AM: Norcal Socialist Conference Nov. 6-7 (Conference)
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/12/04/18553632.php

December  6th 11:00 AM: Bhopal Anniversary Solidarity Event (Protest)
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/12/02/18553406.php

December  6th 12:00 PM: San Francisco International Day of Action for Climate Solutions (Other)
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/12/02/18553422.php

December  6th  6:00 PM: Orientation to Santa Cruz Indymedia and Indybay (Training)
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/11/22/18552564.php

December  7th 11:00 AM: Anonymous protests, against Church of Scientology's critic harrassment group (Other)
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/07/07/18514228.php

December  7th  3:00 PM: LMNOP Weekly Peace Walk, 3PM (Protest)
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/11/28/18553042.php

December  8th  6:00 PM: PELOSI PROTEST (Protest)
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/08/11/18525309.php

December  9th  4:00 PM: 26th Annual Candlelight Vigil for Peace and Justice (Vigil/Ritual)
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/11/29/18553154.php

December  9th  5:00 PM: Protest AIPAC and Gaza Seige (Protest)
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/12/03/18553522.php

December 10th  6:00 PM: After Prop 8: What Next? - Community Forum (Meeting)
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/12/03/18553513.php

December 13th 11:00 AM: 1st Annual Los Angeles Anarchist Bookfair (Concert/Show)
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/11/25/18552873.php

More Events On Indybay's Calendar:
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Orientation to Santa Cruz Indymedia and Indybay on December 6
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On Saturday, December 6th at 6:00pm at the Resource Center for Nonviolence (515 Broadway) in Santa Cruz, Indybay volunteers from around the Bay Area will facilitate an orientation to Indybay.org and the global Indymedia network. Learn how to publish your words, photos, audio and/or videos to share with your friends and the world, and much more, including how stories get made into center column features.
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/12/01/18553251.php


Tree Sitters Occupy Humboldt Redwoods
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On December 3rd, tree-sitters unfurled a 30 ft. wide banner on the edge of the Great Redwood Forest, east of Eureka, CA. The banner read “Hey Green Diamond, Stop Clear-cutting -Earth First!”.  The Green Diamond Resource Company plans to log 60 acres of large second growth and residual old growth Redwoods in the near future. The two groves represent the oldest remaining forest and best habitat for old-growth dependent species like the northern spotted owl. 
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/12/05/18553751.php


International Day of Solidarity for Mumia Abu-Jamal
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On Saturday, December 6th, supporters of death-row journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal will gather at Philadelphia City Hall for a protest march through downtown that will conclude at the Federal Court Building. International solidarity actions are being held in France, Switzerland, Germany, England, and Mexico, while in the US, events are organized in Detroit, San Francisco, Baltimore, Portland, and San Diego. The San Francisco protest will be held from 4:30 to 5:30pm at the  Federal Courthouse at 7th and Mission Streets. 
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/12/05/18553750.php


Santa Cruz Mulls Decision to Permanently Close Museums, Pool, and Community Center
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On Tuesday, December 9th at 3:00pm, Santa Cruz City Council will decide the fates of the Beach Flats Community Center, Harvey West Pool, Museum of Natural History and Surfing Museum. In light of the current fiscal crisis the city faces, closures of these facilities and reduction in the employee workforce are possibilities on the table for discussion at the council meeting.
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/12/05/18553749.php


Crowd Control? A Refelction on Holiday Shopping Violence
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lisam writes, "I’ve been involved in countless demonstrations and protests that have been deemed “violent” by both the police forces assigned to control the crowds and the mainstream media who tend to use them as the primary source for their stories. But never in the years that I was involved in massive demonstrations against the corporate control over globalization, did I witness anyone getting trampled or ignored when they had been hurt."
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/11/30/18553249.php


IVAW - Operation First Casualty 
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IVAW (Iraq Veterans Against the War) performed "Operation First Casualty" throughout downtown San Francisco on Black Friday, interrupting shoppers' routines with a graphic display of the action that they were missing by not being in Iraq. Volunteer "civilians" were detained, cuffed and hooded by the Iraq vets in a graphic reenactment of the US military's occupation of Iraq.  Several volunteers were water-boarded. Volunteers pretended to be Iraq citizens suffering under the occupation of U.S. forces. 
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/11/29/18553134.php


San Jose Activist, Detained by Israeli Navy in Gaza Waters, Deported
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On November 27th, Darlene Wallach, a San Jose, California resident, was deported from Israel, departing Tel Aviv for New York on an El Al flight.  She had been arrested, along with two other human rights observers and 15 Palestinians, by Israeli authorities while on a fishing boat in Gaza waters on November 18th.
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/11/29/18553108.php


Indigenous People's Annual Sunrise Gathering at Alcatraz
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On Thanksgiving morning, November 27th, the International Indian Treaty Council  and American Indian Contemporary Arts will be holding their annual sunrise gathering on Alcatraz Island.  
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/11/25/18552850.php


40 Year Anniversary Reunion of AIM
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AIM-WEST is holding events November 24th through the 28th in San Francisco for the 40 year anniversary and reunion of the American Indian Movement. The AIM reunion includes invited speakers from California indigenous nations, and congratulatory statements from governments  and community organizations. The theme of  the gathering is “Somos Un Solo Rio” (We Are One River), and “No One Is Illegal.”      
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/11/25/18552810.php


City of Santa Cruz Helps Pave the Way to Paving UCSC's Upper Campus
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The City Council of Santa Cruz has applied to extend city services to the currently undeveloped UCSC Upper Campus. This is a key step in preparing this unique ecosystem for destruction under UCSC environmentally irresponsible Long Range Development Plan. The City Council's attempt to aid the University in this process is in direct contradiction to the expressed will of the people of Santa Cruz and it violates the city's existing municipal code.
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/11/21/18552511.php


15th Annual Peace and Unity March a Success
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On November 16th, over 200 people from numerous communities throughout the Monterey Bay area came out to join the 15th annual Peace and Unity March, organized to demand an end to violence. In attendance was the family of Ray Ray Cervantez, a recent victim of violence, who shared words of their sorrow and urged peace.
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/11/21/18552508.php


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