Daily Archives: May 26, 2022

2022-05-26: News Headlines

Repost (2022-05-26). Oakland Education Association (OEA) Stands Against the Proposed A's Stadium At Howard Terminal. indybay.org The Oakland Education Association has voted to oppose the GAP A's billionaire owner John Fisher's proposed stadium at the Howard Terminal in the Port of Oakland. The Democrats also with the support of the Alameda Labor Council and Alameda Building Trades Union leadership also want to give Fisher $850 million in tax subsidies. The president of the OEA Keith Brown is also the president of the Alameda Labor Council.

Center for Biological Diversity (2022-05-26). Eastern Monarch Butterfly Population Up Slightly, Still Below Extinction Threshold. indybay.org WASHINGTON, May 24, 2022 — The yearly count released today of monarch butterflies that overwintered in Mexico continues to show imperilment for the migratory butterfly. This year's count of 2.84 hectares (7 acres) of occupied winter habitat is up slightly from last year but still below the 6 hectare threshold scientists say is necessary for the iconic pollinator to be out of the extinction danger zone in North America.

1199SEIU (2022-05-26). Workers at Planned Parenthood file to join 1199SEIU. liberationnews.org Frontline workers seek union recognition to boost recruitment and retention efforts.

Ben Slowey (2022-05-26). Milwaukeeans voice their concerns in People's Platform Survey. liberationnews.org The Party for Socialism and Liberation Milwaukee conducted a People's Platform Survey with the goal to find the true needs, concerns and expectations of the city's working class.

Catherine Atim (2022-05-26). MP Kalwanga arrested in Omoro. plusnews.ug Busujju County Member of Parliament, David Lukyamuzi Kalwanga has been arrested in Omoro county while monitoring the progress of polling in the area. The people of Omoro on Thursday went to polls to vote in a by election to fill the Parliamentary seat that fell vacant after the death of the former Speaker of Parliament, …

Brenda Norrell (2022-05-26). Navajo Grandmother Honored with International Uranium Film Fest Award. indybay.org Dine' grandmother Elsie Begay, 83, of Monument Valley was honored with the Honorary Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Uranium Film Festival. Begay received her award in Dine' and English languages yesterday. Indigenous People around the world have been targeted with uranium mining, nuclear dumping, and atomic bomb testing. Radioactive tailings left behind by reckless corporations are strewn on the Navajo Nation and around the world. The award presentation and speakers video is available to view.

Carol. harvey (2022-05-26). Ordinary citizen Jeffrey Phillips is running for Congress against Nancy Pelosi. indybay.org

Commonwealth Club (2022-05-26). Monday 5/23: Housing, Race, & Homelessness: Ending Poverty in the Bay Area. indybay.org Online FREE…

Oakland Asian Cultural Center (2022-05-26). Saturday 6/11: Telling Our Stories: A Celebration of Oakland and Bay Area's Diverse Voices. indybay.org Oakland Asian Cultural Center is located on the 2nd floor of the Pacific Renaissance Plaza.

Lynda Carson (2022-05-26). A peek into the California Department of Real Estate. indybay.org California Tenants — A Guide To Residential Tenants' and Landlords' Rights and Responsibilities.

Brady United, Disarm Hate, Team Enough (2022-05-26). Wednesday 5/25: Vigil for Gun Violence Victims – SJ VTA Anniversary, Laguna Woods CA, Buffalo NY, Uvalde TX. indybay.org Foster City Recreation Center gazebo in Leo J. Ryan Memorial Park at 650 Shell Blvd., Foster City 94404…

Mike Raccoon Eyes Kinney (2022-05-26). The Gun Lobby, NRA and the Republicans Must Be Held Responsible for Gun Violence. indybay.org The Nation can NO longer sit silence as the GUN LOBBY, NRA and the REPUBLICAN PARTY allows the mass slaughter of our children and adults.

Lynda carson (2022-05-26). Property management companies who defy the Department of Real Estate. indybay.org Property Management Companies Defy The Department Of Real Estate:…

NARAL Pro-Choice California (2022-05-26). Wednesday 6/1: Call to Action: Help Get the Pro-Choice Legislative Package Passed in CA w/ NARAL. indybay.org Online action teach-in…

ICJJJ (2022-05-26). Tuesday 5/24: Protest Deaths at Santa Rita Jail and Demand Alameda Supervisors Take Action. indybay.org 1221 Oak St. | Oakland…

____ (2022-05-26). (W.E. Talk) Value the Right to Development and the Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, and Strengthen Communication on Human Rights Between China and the West. ecns.cn China's progress in the field of human rights over the past 40 years deserves affirmation. For example, before China's reform and opening up in 1978, human rights had been labeled as "a bourgeoisie conspiracy" and was rejected recognition. For a long time, the department of law only existed at Peking University and Jilin University in China. Moreover, the number of teachers and students in the Department of Law at Peking University ranked the last but one among all departments in the university, only greater than that of the Department of Library Sciences.

Commonwealth Club (2022-05-26). Monday 6/6: 91st Annual California Book Awards Winners Celebration. indybay.org Online event…

SPACE (2022-05-26). Concord Under Coercion; Seeno & Phil Tagami Change CNWS Proposal. indybay.org CFP has completely altered their proposal and conditions for the Concord Naval Weapons Station redevelopment project. With this coercion tactic, council has to accept the terms or walk away. Pressure isn't the only thing being built. In the backdrop, a 90,000 square-foot private storage facility is being constructed on the other side of HWY-4, across from the CNWS site.

____ (2022-05-26). Flag flies at half-staff in honor of elementary shooting victims in U.S. ecns.cn Flags throughout the U.S. flew at half-staff to mark this horrific event and remember victims.

The New Republic magazine (2022-05-26). Monday 6/6: On the Front Lines: Protecting Abortion Rights and Reproductive Freedom. indybay.org Online event…

Daniel Stern (2022-05-26). Reduced Working Hours: The 24-hour Week. indybay.org There is currently an international trend toward reducing working hours, which is also being driven by politics: In California, a bill is pending in parliament that would reduce working hours in large companies from 40 to 32 hours.

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