Tag: genocide

1,700 Bay Area Students Participate in Walkout Calling for a Ceasefire in Gaza

Students from high schools in San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley and Pacifica left their classrooms to stand against the unprecedented bombardment of Gaza. City College of San Francisco was the only college to walk out. City College Officer Palacios said the protest was “peaceful and in the assigned area of Ram Plaza.”

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Sunrise Gathering Continues Tradition of Native Activism on Alcatraz

December 8, 2021December 17, 2021 The Guardsman Elijah Oakes, Maggie Croft, indigenous, genocide, Thanksgiving, Julie Zigoris, Tags: Alcatraz, Native, Andrea Carmen, Katarina Ruiz, Morning Star Gali, Richard Oakes

An unbroken chain connected the original occupiers to this year’s gathering, with Elijah Oakes, Richard Oakes’ grandson, tending the fire in the center of the circle. Desiree Harp sang “Water so deep, water so wide” as seagulls cried overhead, human and avian voices joined together. Round Valley Pomo dancers performed as well as drummers and other musicians, with breaks in between for speakers.