Marilyn Bechtel

Marilyn Bechtel writes from the San Francisco Bay Area. She joined the PW staff in 1986 and currently participates as a volunteer. Marilyn Bechtel escribe desde el Área de la Bahía de San Francisco. Se unió al personal de PW en 1986 y actualmente participa como voluntaria.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Marilyn Bechtel

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Occupy Oaklanders vigil for injured vet
October 28, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel
On the evening of Oct. 27, over a thousand people held a vigil for Iraq veteran Scott Olsen, seriously hurt two days earlier when he was struck in the head by a police tear gas canister.
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Oakland demos spark call for nonviolence & end to repression
October 26, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel
In the wake of the early morning police eviction of Occupy Oakland protesters from their encampments Oct. 25, confrontation between protesters and police came to a head in the early evening after protesters regrouped at the...
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Police evict Occupy Oakland
October 25, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel
In a massive pre-dawn raid Oct. 25, Oakland and other area police evicted hundreds of Occupy Oakland protesters from their two-week-old encampment in front of City Hall and a smaller camp in a nearby park.
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Occupy Oaklanders wake up the town
October 24, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel
On the morning of Oct. 22, Occupy Oakland's two-week-old camp in front of City Hall - now said to number 150 tents - thronged with visitors.
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Thousands demanding jobs jam Oakland streets
October 18, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel
Students, unionists, environmentalists, elected officials, anti-foreclosure activists and retirees joined hands to demand: Jobs not cuts, Work not war!
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Protest shuts down Wells Fargo
October 14, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel
It was the biggest demonstration to date in the growing surge of "Make Banks Pay!" and "Occupy Together" actions in the Bay Area.
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Immigrant and labor rights bills become law in California
October 11, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel
Among bills signed by California Gov. Jerry Brown recently were a measure to let undocumented college students apply for publicly funded scholarships and another to strengthen labor protections for farm workers.
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After court ruling, clean truck supporters vow continuing fight
October 4, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel
Cutting out a key component, if upheld, will have devastating consequences for working families and port communities plagued by dirty air and dead-end jobs.
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