California

California resistance predated 1969 Stonewall Rebellion

This article by Leslie Feinberg, a lesbian transgender and Jewish communist and a managing editor of Workers World, was first…

June 25, 2024

Thousands shut down port to demand Gaza cease-fire

Oakland, California Block-the-boat protesters, calling for a cease-fire in the 100-day-old Israeli military assault on Gaza, shut down the port…

January 16, 2024

Newsom’s reactionary approach to mental illness

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a wannabe reformer for mental health, is proposing to expand the ability of the state and…

January 5, 2024

Oakland acts for Gaza

Oakland, California Following weeks of protests denouncing Israeli genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, the Oakland City Council voted unanimously on…

December 7, 2023

Bay area activists block warship for nine hours in Port of Oakland

Port of Oakland, California The emergency text went out early Friday morning [Nov. 3]. A ship had pulled into the…

November 8, 2023

Protests denounce U.S.-NATO war in Ukraine

San Francisco  The Peace in Ukraine Coalition called twin demonstrations here on Oct. 4 demanding Congress stop funding the U.S./NATO…

October 10, 2023

Bay Area activists launch new anti-APEC coalition

San Francisco A broad coalition of Filipino progressive organizations, anti-imperialist groups, labor and other supporters gathered on July 11 in…

July 20, 2023

Oakland teachers fight for higher pay, community schools

Oakland, California The Oakland Education Association represents around 3,000 teachers in the Oakland Unified School District. Its 50-member bargaining committee…

May 3, 2023

Prisoners and family members demand care not jails

Dublin, California In what was an incredibly moving ceremony and protest, former prisoners, family members, clergy, prison abolitionists and community…

April 6, 2023

Battle of Stronghold 1873: Indigenous Modoc people resisted

The U.S. Army was defeated by the Modoc Nation in the Battle of Stronghold 150 years ago on Jan. 17,…

January 16, 2023