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      Barbara Lee Officially Announces Senate Run, Vowing to 'Stand on the Side of Justice'

      "We have to ease the burden on the middle class. We have to find a solution to poverty and homelessness. We have to take on the climate crisis. And we have to stop these MAGA extremists who think they can control people's bodies and dismantle our democracy."

      Brett Wilkins
      Feb 21, 2023

      Declaring that "Californians deserve a strong, progressive leader who has delivered real change," Democratic California Congresswoman Barbara Lee on Tuesday officially announced her entry into the race for Dianne Feinstein's U.S. Senate seat, a contest that's expected to be one of the most closely watched—and expensive—of 2024.

      "For those who say my time has passed, well, when does making change go out of style?" the 76-year-old former Black Panther said in a three-minute video announcing her run. "I don't quit. I don't give up. Come on. That's not in my DNA."

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      Climate Campaigners Welcome SCOTUS Refusal to Hear Big Oil's Appeal of California Lawsuits

      The justices' punting of Chevron v. Oakland means cities' historic litigation will proceed in lower courts.

      Brett Wilkins
      Jun 14, 2021

      Climate campaigners on Monday welcomed the U.S. Supreme Court's refusal to hear an appeal by oil and gas companies including BP, Chevron, and ExxonMobil seeking to shift a lawsuit from state to federal court, a move that means litigation filed by states and cities against fossil fuel corporations will continue to play out in lower courts.

      "Appeals courts have overwhelmingly agreed that climate liability lawsuits filed in state courts belong in state courts." --Richard Wiles, Center for Climate Integrity

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      Oakland BDS Activists Stymie Israeli Cargo Ship During Global #BlockTheBoat Protests for Palestine

      "We are sending a strong message that profiteering from Israel's apartheid and ongoing violence against the Palestinian people will not be welcome in the Bay Area."

      Brett Wilkins
      Jun 04, 2021

      Demanding an end to Israel's apartheid and other crimes against Palestinian people, hundreds of San Francisco Bay Area human rights defenders on Friday prevented an Israeli-owned cargo ship from unloading at the Port of Oakland as part of a weeklong international #BlockTheBoat campaign.

      \u201cThousands of people turned out this morning at 6AM to block the Israeli-owned cargo ship Zim from docking at the Port of Oakland. #BlockTheBoat #Palestine #FreePalestine #EndTheOccupation #FromTheRiverToTheSea #LongLiveInternationalSolidarity\u201d
      — BrookeAnderson (@BrookeAnderson) 1622835935

      Led by the Arab Resource & Organizing Center (AROC) as part of the global Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement for Palestinian rights and backed by union workers as well as over 100 organizations around the world, Friday's action drew several hundred community members who began picketing entrances to Oakland's port in the early morning hours.

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