News for everyday people
North Bay Vanguard 
Santa Rosa residents and community members alongside the North Bay Organizing Project shared their concerns with Santa Rosa Police Chief John Cregan over Flock cameras and surveillance at the town’s Community Advisory Board meeting last month, on July 22. After Cregan held a presentation on Flock cameras and ALPRs, community members had two minutes each … Read more
Sonoma County residents and activists held a die-in at the Sonoma County Farm Bureau’s Offices Monday, July 20, to protest the organization’s support for the Sheriff’s cooperation with ICE. The demonstration was part of a national action in response to the recent killings of immigrants by ICE. The Sonoma County Sanctuary Coalition – a group … Read more
HEALDSBURG, Calif. – Rodney Strong Vineyard workers, Teamsters Local 665, and North Bay Jobs with Justice alongside other community members held a disco picket outside the entrance to the winery on Saturday, July 18. The disco picket was in support of workers wanting a fair process for organizing, and a response to the vineyard’s own … Read more
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, 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 agreement to place the ordinance on a future City Council agenda. Before the meeting, Migrant … Read more
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 lead singer for Mothball Fleet and lead organizer for NOICE Fest. They spent months organizing … Read more
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 with the winery’s “Garden Summer Party” event. Rafael Malfavon is a worker at Rodney Strong … Read more
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, California with one unified message – No ICE, Legalization for All, and no ICE detention … Read more
In December of 2021, Starbucks workers in Buffalo, New York voted to unionize their store, setting off a chain reaction that ignited the labor movement in the United States across the service sector. At the time, it was the only Starbucks unionized in the country. There are now over 700 unionized Starbucks stores in the … Read more