Alcatraz Island

In lieu of getting drunk on unoaked Chardonnays, watching a football match or sorts, or binge eating on meat and pasty carbs, you can check out the Indigenous Peoples Annual Sunrise Gathering on Alcatraz Island tomorrow morning. To quote the organizers: "Join us in this day to give thanks for...  

On Thanksgiving morning, November 27th, the International Indian Treaty Council and American Indian Contemporary Arts will be holding their annual sunrise gathering on Alcatraz Island.  

This island has one of the most colorful histories imaginable. Situated in the middle of the San Francisco Bay, which has an important history in its own right, the small island has been home to a Civil War ...  

Many people have Thanksgiving traditions, like special turkey dressing or a secret cranberry recipe. Morning Star Gali, a member of the Pit River Indian Tribe and a student at Mills College, celebrates Thanksgiving by starting her morning on Alcatraz Island,...  

Thursday, Nov. 27th 6am Democracy Now Live From Alcatraz Sister Station KPFA broadcasts this special "Thanks-Taking" Memorial broadcast from Alcatraz Island.  

n American Indians gather on The Rock to celebrate cultural heritage, inspire youths  

Carlie Jansen, 13, of Agoura Hills, recently completed in the 2008 Alcatraz Invitation Swim, where participants are dropped off at Alcatraz Island and swim back approximately 1.5 miles to the shore at Aquatic Park in the San Francisco Bay.  

Story by Mark Silver, M.D. The Alcatraz Invitational Swim is a 1.5 mile open water crossing from Alcatraz Island to the San Francisco mainland, with cold bay waters and swift currents.  

The night tour of Alcatraz Island makes the hair on the back of your neck prickle long after the three-hour trip has ended. But the eerie thrill is worth it, if not only for the million-dollar view of the San Francisco skyline -- a spectacular light-show dancing in the distance.  

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SAN FRANCISCO -- California officials will investigate accusations that the Mormon church neglected to report a battery of nonmonetary contributions -- including phone banks, a Web site and commercials -- on behalf of a ballot measure to ban same-sex marriage.  

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