On Jan. 21 an estimated 5,000 women, men and children (not to mention a few pets) joined the Eureka Women’s March, winding through Old Town in solidarity with the Washington D.C. Women’s March in protest of newly inaugurated President Donald Trump. There were plenty of pink “pussy-ear hats” in the crowd, as well as homemade […]
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Huffman on DAPL: ‘Justice and Environmental Protection Have Won’
North Coast Congressman Jared Huffman issued a statement last night applauding the Obama Administration’s announcement that it will deny an easement needed for the Dakota Access Pipeline to cross Lake Oahe, forcing the project to abandon its controversial route and undergo an environmental review. “Since July, tensions have escalated to a boiling point at the […]
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45 for 45: A Call for Letters
Anger. Vindication. Fear. Hope. Despair. A flood of emotion has washed over the country in the wake of Donald J. Trump’s stunning Nov. 8 upset to become the president-elect following one of the most divisive presidential contests in generations. In the face of this historic event, and the turmoil that’s followed, we want to hear […]
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Eureka’s Anti-Trump Protest ‘Passionate but Peaceful’
A couple hundred people took to the streets of Eureka on Thursday night to decry the election of Donald J. Trump in a protest Police Capt. Steve Watson called “passionate but peaceful.” Protesters gathered at the Old Town Gazebo, marched up to the Humboldt County Courthouse and back over the course of a couple of […]
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Scenes from the ‘Right to Sleep’ Protest
If you drove by the Humboldt County Courthouse on Saturday and had flashbacks of Occupy, it’s understandable. A few dozen people turned out Saturday for World Homeless Day, an international day of demonstration aimed at highlighting the needs of those living without homes, with some protesters pitching tents and hammocks to help make their point. […]
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All Species on Parade
Sign wielding apes, sharks, bivalves and a live theater protest… North Country Fair had it all on Sunday. Local photographer Alexander Woodard was there to capture the festivities, and passed along the following images. Check out his shots from Saturday here.
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Ocean Grove to Host More Murder Music
Undaunted by public outrage stirred up by the furtive Capleton concert earlier this month, the Ocean Grove Lodge in Trinidad has booked another dancehall performer whose lyrics explicitly call for the murder and brutalization of gays. This time, in a concert scheduled for Election Day, the performer is Beenie Man, a Jamaican dancehall icon with a […]
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Win in Orleans
Sometimes an amicable, chatty protest where you invite your enemy to the party works best. On Nov. 9, Orleansian mushroom pickers, upset over a new matsutake gathering policy, staged a protest outside the Six Rivers National Forest’s Orleans district office. They invited Forest Service personnel, who took notes and answered questions. Yesterday, Nov. 17, Six […]
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Q Street Goat Dairy Plan Shelved
After a heart-to-heart with its neighbors, Arcata’s internationally notable goat cheese producer, Cypress Grove Chevre, has agreed NOT to try to buy land on Q Street near its current operation to construct a goat dairy. A couple of small protests have broken out in front of the cheese maker’s Arcata Bottom outfit in recent weeks, […]
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Goat Fight! (Updated with pic)
(UPDATE: Above, a photo by NCJ’s Bb Doran from the protest today — more an info-swap sesh.) Neighbors of Cypress Grove Chevre, on 1330 Q Street in Arcata, say they’ll be descending upon the world-famous goat-cheese operation this afternoon at 3, pitchforks loaded. OK, they didn’t say anything about pitchforks. But they’re mad. Or confused. […]
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Report From Wednesday’s Rally at HSU
Speaking of protests (see Andrew Goff’s post below), here’s a guest post from Somes Bar resident Malcolm Terence on the protest against budget cuts held Wednesday at HSU: Students, faculty, staff and citizens gathered Wednesday at Humboldt State University for a rally reminiscent of the college demonstrations during the Vietnam War, converting the quiet library […]
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Need A Cause? Humboldtians Air Grievances
In anticipation of Tax Day on Monday, soggy teabaggery was on full display in front of the Humboldt County Courthouse Friday as just over 50 members of the Humboldt Tea Party Patriots braved the drizzle to voice their displeasure with, as one sign put it, being “Taxed Enough Already.” (See below for more signage.) The rally […]