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Migrant workers spark debate in Asean meet The rights of Southeast Asia’s vast army of migrant workers are proving to be a source of dispute for regional nations looking to agree a labor deal this week, an official said Wednesday. The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) plans to issue a declaration at its annual summit aimed at shoring up the rights and working conditions of the bloc’s migrant labor force....
Posted: Wed, Jan 10, 2007 3:00pm PST
Millions Struggling to Survive On Low Wages The 110th Congress is now in session and congressional leaders are expected to move on a broad range of critical matters that are a vital concern to the entire nation; topping the list is the Iraq War, the national debt, the balance of trade, affordable health care, immigration, solving the nation’s energy crisis, the environment, and minimum wage. Congress is expected to move quickly to raise the federal minimum wage from the present rate of $5.15 to $7.25 per hour by 2009; it will be the f...
Posted: Tue, Jan 9, 2007 7:58pm PST
AFP: Peace pact with MILF by April A peace agreement with the separatist Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is expected early this year, Armed Forces chief Gen. Hermogenes Esperon Jr. disclosed yesterday. "A final peace agreement with the MILF would be signed by March or April," Esperon told a press conference held at the AFP Eastern Mindanao Command headquarters here. The contentious issues affecting the peace negotiations, particularly disputes over ancestral domain, are now being discussed by both panels, said Esperon, wh...
Posted: Tue, Jan 9, 2007 11:29am PST
Know Your Rights & Resist the Police State 
In a police encounter these rules will help protect your civil rights and improve your chances of driving or walking away safely. From here on out, we are talking about your legal "rights" guaranteed by law....
Posted: Mon, Jan 8, 2007 12:10pm PST
US- RP Balikatan( Shoulder to Shoulder) War Exercises to resume in February The BALIKATAN (Shoulder to Shoulder) joint war exercises between Filipino and American troops will resume in February, an official of the US Embassy in Manila said Monday. "In February we will start again the Balikatan, US " Charges d'Affaires Paul Jones told reporters here after attending a military command conference presided over by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in Jolo, Sulu....
Posted: Mon, Jan 8, 2007 10:08am PST
POM Wonderful Vice-President Resigns Under Siege Animal Activists Applaud Her Decision to No Longer Advocate For Animal Abuse...
Posted: Thu, Jan 4, 2007 9:36am PST
Activist Clarity Through Law School Applications Applying to law school is not for the weak of heart...I find myself laboring through the applications' hard questions. These are big "life" questions, and trying to answer them, really does take one on a sort of inner spiritual journey. At this point, I would even recommend just trying to complete a law school application, for your own spiritual clarity, if you are an activist! To get more clarity and direction, a Raja Yoga, of sorts......
Posted: Tue, Jan 2, 2007 9:03am PST
EZLN, 2007: Plan de acción nacional e internacional Discurso del Comandante David del Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional, sobre el plan de acción del EZLN en los ámbitos nacional e internacional...
Posted: Mon, Jan 1, 2007 4:02pm PST
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT: CRUELTY AND COST The recent execution of Angel Nieves Diaz in Jacksonville, Florida has outraged opponents of capital punishment nationwide due to the unusual length of time of the procedure and the apparent pain and suffering Angel Diaz appeared to experience. Stewart Alexander, with the Peace and Freedom Party, says, “The whole process of capital punishment is flawed and the PFP wants federal legislation to band capital punishment in all 50 states; too many mistakes have been made, it’s cruel and inhumane.”...
Posted: Sun, Dec 24, 2006 5:04pm PST
Long Beach Hate Crimes Trial Bares Juvenile Justice Flaws The ease with which prosecutors in many states can try juveniles as adults puts kids in a legal limbo and denies them fundamental legal rights. In Long Beach, Calif., a high-profile hate crimes trial is spotlighting the need for juvenile justice reform. New America Media Associate Editor Earl Ofari Hutchinson is author of "The Emerging Black GOP Majority" (Middle Passage Press, September 2006)....
Posted: Fri, Dec 22, 2006 6:59am PST
Justice Alert!! Demonstration in front of San Bernardino Courthouse Demonstration planned in front of Courthouse to protest "soylent green" operation--turning the elderly into cash for predatory lawyers and guardians....
Posted: Thu, Dec 21, 2006 1:03pm PST
Cliques Retard Growth Hippies get mad at my anarchist tendencies. Anarchists get angry at my feminist leanings. The feminists are angered by my class politics...I learned long ago that you cannot please everyone and that one clique is too restrictive for my character. And it appears the alternative to clique mentality is individualism. I would prefer to be an independent agent, moving freely where my interests lead me, than to restrict myself to one prescribed clique and its agenda. And I have yet to find one cliq...
Posted: Mon, Dec 18, 2006 8:41am PST
Pursuit of Happyness: The American Nightmare Portrayed As The American Dream A Movie Review of Pursuit of Happyness - Starring Will Smith...
Posted: Sun, Dec 17, 2006 12:31pm PST
RaidWatch: Update on THC Raid Earlier today, the DEA blazed into the doors of THC on Ventura street
in full riot gear wielding shotguns, purportedly as part of an
"unrelated criminal investigation."...
Posted: Thu, Dec 14, 2006 10:40pm PST
Documenting Baggage (video/quicktime 4.1MB) On November 24th, 2006, I traveled to the 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica, California, to observe and document how people were spending their time on “the busiest shopping day of the year,” the day after Thanksgiving. To narrow down the focus of my documentary, I decided to use photos of people and the bag or bags that they were carrying. The bag a person carries can lead to many assumptions about the person carrying the bag. In some cases, the owner of the bag may not be the person who ...
Posted: Wed, Dec 13, 2006 3:52am PST
Drug War Chronicle, Issue #464 (long version) 1. DRUG REFORM AND THE DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS: WHAT'S GOING TO
HAPPEN?
Will Democratic control of the Congress mean significant drug
reform progress next year? Drug reformers certainly hope so, but
the prospects are uncertain.
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/464/drug_reform_democratic_congress_what_will_happen...
Posted: Fri, Dec 8, 2006 9:48pm PST
INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL IN DEFENSE OF RAZA this Saturday in San Diego International Tribunal... which will put U.S. Capitalism and Imperialism on trial for the violation of the democratic, national, and human rights of the Mexicano-Raza communities living within the current political borders of the United States....
Posted: Fri, Dec 8, 2006 8:49pm PST
Gibson's Film is Far from a Tribute to the Mayas Review written on Mel Gibson's "Apocalypto" from a Native woman's perspective....
Posted: Tue, Dec 5, 2006 10:35pm PST
Battery Bunnies 
Media reports indicate the consumption of rabbit meat is on the rise. What is behind this disturbing trend -- and what can activists do about it?...
Posted: Mon, Dec 4, 2006 8:18pm PST
Palm Desert: Cannahelp Raided- Meetings to Protest It This despicable raid will
be one of the major topics at our meeting this
Sunday, Dec. 3 at the Cathedral City Library. here is also the High Desert meeting at the
Joshua Tree Community Center, 6171 Sunburst Ave.
on Wednesday, December 13 at 7:30 p.m...
Posted: Sat, Dec 2, 2006 12:19pm PST
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