The South Bay Committee Against Political Repression (SBCAPR) is hosting a silent art auction featuring Bay Area artists to raise money for the legal and organizing defense of Carlos Montes.
Saturday, May 12, 1 to 4 pm
Pomegranate Cafe, 221 East San Fernando Street, San José
There will also be music including hip hop artists and food available for sale by the Pomegranate Cafe. Donation $5 to $20 sliding scale. No one turned away for lack of funds.
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Close to one thousand people of all ages and nationalities and walks of life marched from King & Story Roads to San Jose City Hall to commemorate May Day, International Workers Day. The photo shows the
Californians for Justice contingent of high school students marching with their banner.
Calpulli Tonalehqueh Aztec Dancers welcomed the marchers to City Hall, followed by a people's assembly organized by the South Bay Unity Group.
This month's production from the 48South7th team, "UN Peacekeepers and Human Trafficking: Response to 'The Whistleblower' film with Madeleine Rees" is available online and on TV. Comcast Channel 15 in San Jose and Campbell broadcasts 48South7th every Tuesday at 8pm.
In Part 2, shown this month, Rees zeroes in on the failure of member countries to properly control the national police and (in the case of the U.S.) contract employees sent to the post-conflict situation. One thing U.S. citizens can do is support Sen. Patrick Leahy's bill S.1145 the Civilian Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act to clarify and expand federal jurisdiction over federal contractors and employees outside the United States.
48South7th videos are available streaming from the project's YouTube Channel.
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The 11th annual Palestinian Cultural Day:
