Santa Rosa residents are organizing against Flock cameras in their community
SANTA ROSA, Calif. – Nationwide, communities are pushing back on Flock’s usage in their towns – and Santa Rosa is no different. The Civil Liberties Task Force of North Bay Organizing Project (NBOP) held a ‘What the Flock’ teach-in outside Santa Rosa city hall on the city’s use of Flock cameras and Automatic License Plate … Read more
Petaluma City Council to put ‘no-cooperation with ICE’ ordinance on future agenda
PETALUMA, Calif. – Petaluma City Hall was packed on Tuesday, July 6, as residents and community members urged the City Council to adopt a no-cooperation ordinance with ICE. Councilmember Janice Cader Thompson said she and Mayor Kevin McDonnell signed an…
Meet the community that held a grassroots music festival against ICE in Vallejo
VALLEJO, Calif. – On Sunday June 28, musicians, artists, and vendors gathered in downtown Vallejo for NOICE Fest – a grassroots event created to raise donations for The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights and the Autonomous Gallery. Marz Martinez is…
Sonoma County vineyard workers want to unionize – it would be the first time locally in over 40 years
On June 20, over 150 people gathered outside Rodney Strong Vineyards in Healdsburg to hold an “informational picket” – carrying signs, dancing, yelling chants, and bringing awareness to how there is no union contract at the vineyard. The picket coincided…
Over 50 Miles in 3 Days – 4th annual Caminata for Immigrant Rights unites organizations across the Bay Area against ICE detention centers
See more photos from the caminata NAPA, Calif. – On Saturday, June 6 in the parking lot of Napa Valley High School, over a hundred people gathered, sharing coffee, breakfast and protest signs preparing for a 3-day walk to Dublin,…
Punks for Palestine event in Santa Rosa brings in crowds through music to support Project Hope for Palestine
SANTA ROSA, Calif – On May 23, local musicians, artists, and other community members came to mosh, eat food, and support Project Hope for Palestine in raising funds for aid to Gaza during Saturday night’s “Punks for Palestine” event at…
“Be United” – Community members rally for the firing and decertification of officer Bianca Camacho and demand justice for Maurice Williams
FAIRFIELD, Calif – Community members rallied and demanded justice for 16-year-old Maurice Williams at Fairfield City Hall earlier this week, after videos circulated online showing Fairfield Police Officer Bianca Camacho aggressively and repeatedly beating the highschooler’s head on the pavement…
Precarious Balance: The Story of the Fairfield Osborne Preserve
Op-Ed The Fairfield Osborne Preserve is a nature preserve, currently owned by Sonoma State University in collaboration with Federated Tribes of Graton Rancheria. Located on the Northwest flank of Sonoma Mountain, the land is a unique piece of biodiversity, filled…