Family members of Kayla Moore have said they are fighting for justice after her death in police custody in 2013 (file photo). Photo: Emilie Raguso Family members of Kayla Moore have said they are fighting for justice after her death in police custody in 2013 (file photo). Photo: Emilie Raguso After canceling its regular session last week, […]
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Berkeley communities of faith join forces for ‘peaceful civil disobedience’ Black Lives Matter protest
Nearly 300 protesters from a number of churches and synagogues staged a die-in on University Avenue in Berkeley on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014. Photo: Lance Knobel By Lance Knobel and Tracey Taylor An estimated 300 people, most of them affiliated with local faith-based places of worship, blocked University Avenue in Berkeley for just over an hour during […]
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Anonymous artist collective claims responsibility for lynching effigies erected at UC Berkeley
This effigy was one of three that authorities say was hung at the UC Berkeley campus Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014. Photo: Cal Black Student Union An anonymous artists’ collective posted notices at UC Berkeley on Sunday announcing it had placed three effigies in nooses at Cal — and a number of others around Oakland. The […]
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Op-ed: BAMN’s protest plans calculated to cause violence
I am happy to see that a rising tide of idealism is causing non-violent demonstrations for justice across the country. I am not happy to see that the one of the main groups planning our demonstrations in Berkeley is BAMN (By Any Means Necessary), which believes in violence. The news has even made the New York […]
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UC Berkeley’s Black Student Union leads peaceful protest march from campus to Oakland
The UC Berkeley Black Student Union organized a march from campus to Oakland Saturday Dec. 13, 2014. Photo: Natalie Orenstein Despite being shaken by the appearance of effigies hanging from nooses on campus Saturday morning, UC Berkeley Black Student Union (BSU) leaders said they didn’t want that incident to affect their planned march against police killings […]
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Community responds to noose effigies found at Cal
This effigy was one of three authorities say was hung on the UC Berkeley campus Saturday. Photo: Cal Black Student Union By Frances Dinkelspiel and Emilie Raguso Sunday, Dec. 14, 5 p.m. An anonymous artists’ collective has taken responsibility for the effigies strung up in nooses at UC Berkeley on Saturday. The statement from the collective: “We are […]
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Police Review Commission asks for suspension of tear gas
A line of police officers marched down Telegraph Avenue during the Dec. 6 protests. Photo: Pete Rosos After hearing the testimony of about 10 people who said they were treated unnecessarily roughly during a Dec. 6 protest, the Police Review Commission voted Wednesday to ask Berkeley city officials to restrict the use of tear gas, over-the-shoulder baton […]
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Today: Students stage walkout at Berkeley High
Berkeley High students walked out of class Wednesday in solidarity with the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner. Photo: Aidan Grundy-Reiner Berkeley High School students are expected to stage a “peaceful walkout” today, Dec. 10, at 2:30 p.m. A message about the event went out over the Berkeley High email list just after 1:30 p.m. […]
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2 officials demand investigation into police tear gas use in Berkeley protest Saturday
City Council members Jesse Arreguín and Kriss Worthington told a crowd of protesters Tuesday night that they want an investigation into the use of tear gas by police during Saturday night’s demonstration. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel City Council members Jesse Arreguín and Kriss Worthington told a crowd of protesters Tuesday night that they want an investigation into the […]
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Day Four: Berkeley protesters breach freeway again
Protesters against police brutality marched down Center Street, toward the police station in Berkeley, on Tuesday night. It was the fourth night in a row that demonstrators took to the streets in Berkeley to protest the recent decisions by grand juries in Ferguson, Missouri, and New York City not to indict white police officers in the […]
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City of Berkeley calls invite-only press conference just for TV news
From left: Berkeley Police Chief Mike Meehan, Mayor Tom Bates, Councilman Max Anderson, and Fire Chief Gil Dong from today’s City Hall press conference. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel From left: Berkeley Police Chief Mike Meehan, Mayor Tom Bates, Councilman Max Anderson, and Fire Chief Gil Dong from today’s City Hall press conference. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel By […]
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Council meeting canceled by protests; more demonstrations planned
Old City Hall. Photo: Wikimedia Commons Tuesday night’s Berkeley City Council meeting has been canceled due to capacity issues, the mayor’s office has announced, but protests are still expected to take place. The announcement came Tuesday after three nights of lengthy demonstrations throughout town about the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, and the role race […]
