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Students across University of California campuses are continuing their activities in protest of the draconian 32% fee hikes approved by the UC Board of Regents last week. Many campuses held student-led rallies, strikes, and even occupations of buildings. On the campus of UC Davis, hundreds of students faced off riot police and more than 50 were eventually arrested last Thursday.
GUEST: Uprising’s former intern Natalie Yahr is a student at UC Davis and involved with organizing efforts
We’ll examine the state of healthcare as California’s Senate passes a Medicare-for-All Bill. And, a year after the passage of the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, the ACLU is calling for greater progress in women’s pay equality. Plus, author and analyst Dilip Hiro joins us to discuss his latest book After Empire, the Birth of a Multipolar World.
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4th Annual Fair Trade and Conscious Gifts Holiday Bazaar featuring local and international fair trade and hand made items
WHEN: Saturday December 12th 2009, 11 am – 4 pm
WHERE: Immanuel Presbyterian Church, 3300 …