Young Singer Honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Activist, songwriter and singer Aliza Hava created this beautiful inspiring song to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  As Rev. Heng Sure said when Aliza visited Berkeley last week: “She has the energy of the 60s in the body of a 32 year old.” Turn on your speakers, close your eyes and enjoy her well-versed [...]

Open Letter to President of Egypt from the Gaza Freedom March

26 December 2009
Dear President Mubarak,
We, representing 1,362 individuals from 43 countries arriving in Cairo to participate in the Gaza Freedom March, are pleading to the Egyptians and your reputation for hospitality. We are peacemakers. We have not come to Egypt to create trouble or cause conflict. On the contrary. We have come because we [...]

The (R)evolution is Fun! :-)

Over 100 UC Berkeley Concerned Faculty Sign Open Letter To Chancellor

November 22, 2009
Open Letter from Concerned Members of the Faculty to Chancellor Robert J. Birgeneau,
We, the undersigned faculty, are writing to voice our strenuous objection to the use of unwarranted violence by the police forces enlisted by the University of California  (UC) at Berkeley to patrol the student demonstration outside of Wheeler Hall [...]

Opening Public Spaces: Study-in at the Library

Pulling an All-Nighter to Transform the UC by some students, workers and faculty of UC Berkeley.

On September 24th, called to direct action by university faculty, workers and students, thousands walked out of the classrooms, offices, and labs at the University of California, Berkeley. We stood shoulder-to-shoulder on Sproul Plaza, in numbers not seen [...]