Photo: courtesy Pastor Michael McBride Some people, angered by events in Ferguson, MO and Staten Island, NY, take their protests to the streets in Berkeley. Others fly across the country to where the outrage began. Pastor Michael McBride, who founded the progressive Way Christian Center congregation on University Avenue, recently returned from Ferguson. McBride has gained some national […]
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Workshop urges action on gun violence around Berkeley
BUSD’s Susan Craig (foreground) adds ideas during workshop on gun violence. Photo: Lance Knobel BUSD’s Susan Craig (foreground) adds ideas during workshop on gun violence. Photo: Lance Knobel Following the recent shootings of former Berkeley students in Oakland, a coalition of groups held a workshop Friday, May 24, to try to figure out ways to reduce […]
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All Berkeley comes together, celebrates hope on MLK Day
It felt like all of Berkeley was represented at yesterday morning’s Martin Luther King breakfast celebration down by the bay. They came from seminaries and temples, political groups, law enforcement, schools, neighborhood associations and government departments — our assemblywoman, mayor, and chief of police were there, as were many church and community leaders, councilmembers, teachers, students, business […]
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Berkeley pastor under fire hopes for calm after protests
Father John Direen, Pastor at St Joseph The Worker Church in Berkeley Two weeks after more than 100 people protested against Reverend John Direen outside St. Joseph The Worker Church while he conducted mass inside, Direen disputed many of the accusations leveled against him in an interview with Berkeleyside. While Direen acknowledged he has made some […]
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Student voices are missing from gun safety report
One of the inner courtyards at Berkeley High School Some significant voices are missing in the 11-page report the Ad Hoc Safety Committee prepared on how to reduce guns in Berkeley high schools: that of the students. While two Berkeley High students sat on the committee — at least until the end of the academic […]
