Tag Archives: Oakland

FILM / Jonah Raskin : Reviewing ‘Fruitvale’ and Remembering the Panthers

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Reviewing Coogler’s Fruitvale Stationand reflecting on the Black Panthers Fruitvale Station shows how far we’ve traveled since the days of the Panthers, and how little we’ve traveled. By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | August 12, 2013 The only … Continue reading →

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David Bacon : From ‘Planton’ to Occupy

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Banners at Occupy Seattle. Photo by David Bacon / The Rag Blog.From planton to Occupy:Unions, immigrants, and the Occupy movement By David Bacon / Truthout / November 6, 2011 OAKLAND, California — When Occupy Seattle called its tent camp “Planton … Continue reading →

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Judy Gumbo Albert : Past Seeds the Present at Oakland General Strike

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Judy Gumbo Albert: Past seeds the present.General Strike in Oakland:The past seeds the present By Judy Gumbo Albert / The Rag Blog / November 3, 2011 OAKLAND — I felt very much at home at Occupy Oakland’s General Strike yesterday … Continue reading →

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David Van Os : ‘Non-Lethal Projectiles’ in Oakland

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Police officers with “non-lethal ordnance” after an early morning raid on Occupy Oakland’s tent city, Oakland, CA, Oct.25, 2011. Photo by Stephen Lam / Reuters.Military zone in Oakland:Riot cops use ‘non-lethal projectiles’to attack occupiers’ encampment Scott Olsen, who served two … Continue reading →

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