Posts Tagged ‘Protest’
RYSE Youth Center creates space to cope with post-election disappointment
The mood was somber at the RYSE Youth Center on Wednesday, following news of Donald Trump’s presidential win.
Read MoreRichmond High students take to the streets to protest Trump’s presidential win
On Wednesday afternoon, one day after Donald Trump was elected as the 45th president of the United States, a group of Richmond High School seniors walked out of school in protest, marching to City Hall and briefly stalling traffic on the I-80.
Read MoreHundreds join first night of protests in Berkeley
Hundreds of protestors marched in downtown Berkeley Saturday night, protesting the recent non-indictments of the police officers involved in the deaths of the Eric Garner and Michael Brown. The protestors started from University Ave., caused North Berkeley BART Station to close, and marched towards UC Berkeley. Violence erupted at Telegraph Ave. while making their way to downtown Berkeley, chanting…
Read MoreBlack Friday protestors demonstrate at Hilltop Mall
More than 200 fair labor protestors greeted shoppers going into the Walmart at Hilltop Mall on Black Friday.
Read MorePolice and demonstrators clash as Black Friday protests turn violent in San Francisco
An anti-Black Friday protest marched through San Francisco on Friday night, leading to a number of arrests and smashed storefronts throughout the Mission District. The march combined protestors from a wide range of causes, such as anti-police brutality, Ferguson and Ayotzinapa, and began at Embarcadero at around 5p.m.
Read MoreDozens arrested during third night of Ferguson protests in Oakland
Dozens of protesters were arrested in Oakland Wednesday during a third night of protests against the grand jury decision in Ferguson, Missouri.
Read MoreStreet scenes: on the front lines during Oakland’s second night of protest
A second round of violent protests shook Oakland Tuesday night in response to a Missouri grand jury’s decision not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the killing of Michael Brown.
Read MoreCommunity members turn up the heat on UC Berkeley Chancellor over Richmond Bay Campus
Community protests complement a new business report in looking for binding local agreements over the development of the Richmond Bay Campus.
Read MoreOccupy Richmond protesters celebrate Earth Day, criticize Chevron
Around two hundred people gathered Friday at the Richmond BART for a rally in celebration of Earth Day. During the event, organized by Occupy Richmond, protestors carried signs, sang songs and chanted slogans against Chevron.
Read MoreWCCUSD Union Members protest Benefit cuts
Five negotiators from the Public Employees Union Local One met outside the West Contra Costa County School District building in the parking lot last week to protest what they called unfair increases to the amount employees pay for benefits. The more than 1,600 union members in the WCCUSD have not a had a wage increase…
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