On Saturday, March 27th, there will be a birthday party to celebrate 15 years of Free Radio Santa Cruz. The party starts at 6pm at Kuumbwa, 302 Cedar Street, in downtown Santa Cruz. There will be cake, a raffle for pirate's booty, live entertainment including Sweet Jam, DJ Süp127 and Friends, R Duck, speakers and other Free Radio programmers, with more entertainment to be added.

On Saturday, March 20th, thousands of people will be marching in cities across the country calling for an end to wars and occupations in Afghanistan, Iraq and everywhere. The protest marks the seventh anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. In San Francisco, the Executive Board of UNITE-HERE Local 2 and many other unions have endorsed the March 20 march and rally. The march will be going to two of the boycotted hotels, the Hilton and the Westin-St. Francis in solidarity with the hotel workers.

Cynthia Papermaster describes a Bybee Action at the Ninth Circuit Court in San Francisco on March 10th: In the past we've had only a few seconds to say something before Bybee disappeared at the end, but this time we caught a break when the gavel came down. Proctor Hug, the first of the three judges headed for the exit, was moving very slowly, leaving Bybee waiting and fully exposed for at least three minutes...

Chapter four of this series is Peter M's profile of Oakland's Favianna Rodriguez. By any measure she is a successful poster artist, businesswoman and organizer. She organizes other progressive artists into projects, such as the mural that went up last year on the side of the Oakland Museum. She is a role model for up-and-coming Latina artists, proving in her life that sí se puede - yes it can be done.

Seit dem 26. Februar 2010 kommt es in einer Reihe von bayerischen Flüchtlings- lagern zu einem breiten Streik von Flüchtlingen gegen ihre menschenunwürdigen Lebensbedingungen und die zwangsweise Unterbringung in Sammellagern.

Letter from the Odessa Association of African Refugees (OAAR) in Ukrainian, March 15, 2010

Am 14. Januar 2010 kam es anlässlich eines Auftritts von Innenministerin Maria Fekter im WIFI in Salzburg zu Protesten gegen die unmenschliche Migrations- und Asylpolitik. Zwei Aktivisten wurden im Zuge der Aktion verhaftet und mussten fast 48 Stunden im Gefängnis verbringen. Am 22. März 2010 stehen die beiden vor Gericht.

March 2nd saw activists all over Europe making their opinion known about the criminal prosecution of thirteen Austrian animal rights campaigners charged with membership of a criminal organisation.

Seit dem 2. März 2010 ist es Realität: 13 Angeklagte müssen sich am Landesgericht Wiener Neustadt dem gegen sie seit Jahren laufenden Verfahren wegen Bildung einer Kriminellen Organisation (§ 278 StGB) stellen.

Am 21.2.2010 wurde eine Familie in den Kosovo abgeschoben. Ein Sohn galt als Nachwuchsfußballtalent. Einige seiner Mitspieler_innen, Trainer, Freund_innen und Lehrer_innen haben eine Petition gestartet, in der sie ein humanitäres Bleiberecht für die abgeschobene Familie fordern. Sie wollen Unterstützung, "damit diese Praxis ein Ende findet."

Barbershop Punk is the true story of an unlikely hero who takes on the system, a classic David and Goliath story that plays out within the internet neutrality debate and larger context of censorship and access. When software engineer Robb Topolski uncovers that telecommunications company Comcast has been lying to the public, the Federal Communications gets involved, and the case for internet freedom makes headlines.

The 6th International Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) is taking place across the globe from from March 1st to the 14th. Since it was first launched in 2005, IAW has grown to become one of the most important global events in the Palestine solidarity calendar. Last year, more than 40 cities around the world participated in the week's activities, which took place in the wake of Israel's brutal assault against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. IAW continues to grow with new cities joining this year.

For over three years, a community has resisted the development of a massive coal-fired power plant in the Navajo Nation called Desert Rock, blockading roads and occupying a permanent campsite. On March 17th, Elouise Brown, president of the Doodá Desert Rock committee, will launch an 11-day tour of California to speak about the dangers posed by the coal industry, the exploitation of indigenous land by energy companies, and the ongoing struggle to stop development of Desert Rock.

On March 9th at Golden Gate National Recreational Area's Fort Baker in Marin County, nearly one hundred UC service workers, students and supporters from UCB, UCSF, UCSC, and UC Davis entered the hired meeting space of Blum Capital Partnership, the Cavallo Point Lodge, and picketed the street in front. Richard Blum is a UC regent and the husband of California Senator Diane Feinstein.

On Tuesday, March 9th, the Santa Cruz City Council voted 6-0 to support a recommendation from the city staff which bans the opening of an additional medical marijuana dispensary in Santa Cruz. This was the first reading of the vote and there will be a second vote in two weeks to finalize the ruling. Under the new ordinance, the two existing medical marijuana dispensaries will be permitted to operate a cultivation facility up to 3,000 square feet, which must comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Der 17-jährige David M. starb am Sonntag im Hamburger Gefängnis- krankenhaus. Nachdem er bereits tagelang jegliche Nahrung verweigert hatte, wurde er dort "tot aufgefunden". Er hatte sich erhängt.

Text einer spanischen Verfasserin aus Tanger/ Marokko, die dort seit langem lebt und (illegalisierte) MigrantInnen unterstützt. Sie begleitet und übersetzt für TransitmigrantInnen bei marokkanischen Behörden.

March 4th at CSU Monterey Bay started out with a banner drop at the library. Around noon, students, staff and faculty participated in a walkout and marched from either end of campus to a rally in front of the Student Center. Students, staff, and faculty members spoke about cuts to public education and related issues, from spending money on wars and prisons, to the systemic injustice that prevents so many people from attaining higher education.

A protest was held on February 24th at UC Santa Cruz in response to racially themed parties held at UCs San Diego and Santa Barbara, and in response to the state of diversity at UCSC.

It has come to our attention that the Canada Border Services Agency invaded a shelter for women - on February 27, looking to track down Jane, a single mom and survivor of violence from Ghana...“It’s so scary...I thought the shelter was supposed to be a safe space for me and my baby. I’m scared not just for myself, but for non-status women in shelters everywhere who are facing the same fear...”

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