Being the huge geek I am, I often like to relate experiences from my own life to the plots of my favorites books, comics and television shows. That being said, I like to think of the year 2017 (at least so far) as the seventh season of The Walking Dead. Season Seven of The Walking Dead beings with […]
A week after millions of demonstrators took to the streets of the world’s major cities during the March for Science on April 22, thousands of Americans participated in the People’s Climate March on Saturday March 29, 2017. Considered by many to the “direct sequel” to the March for Science, the People’s Climate March narrowed its […]
Several weeks ago, we explored the “March for Trump” held in Berkeley’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Civic Center Park that quickly escalated into a violent fracas. Only six weeks after Bay Area conservatives and anti-Trump demonstrators clashed in the park, members of the far-right held a second pro-Trump rally on Saturday April 15, 2017 in […]
On Saturday April 22, 2017 over 15,000 demonstrators congregated at the Justin Herman Plaza to kick off the March for Science in San Francisco. The march was part of a national day of action in support of scientific research and expansion to be held on Earth Day. The National Committee of the March for Science […]
We last left off with an interview with Fred Garvey of the far-right California Mass Resistance and the fights between pro-Trump and anti-Trump demonstrators was in full swing…. Among those resisting the Trump supporters were feminists, socialists, LGBT activists, Muslim-American advocacy groups, Black Panthers, Pastel Bloc and communists. “What these Trump supporters represent here today is […]
Protests and Cons: USA 2017 