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Objection!!!: Supreme Court nominee seen as threat to women, labor, racial equality
WASHINGTON — Hours after President George W. Bush nominated John G. Roberts to the Supreme Court, fighters for human rights bombarded the Senate with demands that they reject him on grounds he is an enemy of women’s equality, labor rights and voting rights. Roberts’ nomination threatens to push the nation’s highest court further to the right for years to come, they said....
Posted: Fri, Jul 22, 2005 6:18am PDT
NATIVE YOUTH MOVEMENT warriors imprisoned
this just came thru on a list I'm on, has info about a Friday press conference :/...
Posted: Sat, Jul 16, 2005 10:41am PDT
Disney KABC Radio in Los Angeles Targets Mexicans
Disney KABC Radio in Los Angeles Targets Mexicans...
Posted: Fri, Jul 15, 2005 1:40am PDT
Border Crisis
Weekly Cartoon from Dirt Worshiping Heathens Sketchbook...
Http://home.comcast.net/~shajon/index.html...
Posted: Thu, Jul 14, 2005 11:18am PDT
Racist reprisals feared for London terror bombing
Possible racist reprisals against ethnic minorities throughout Britain are feared after the terrorist bombings in London on July 7 were blamed on four British Muslims. On July 12 police carried out raids in Leeds and Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, and a controlled explosion in the Burley area of Leeds, as part of investigations into what are now believed to have been suicide bombings of the London Underground network and a bus, killing more than 50 commuters....
Posted: Thu, Jul 14, 2005 8:24am PDT
Scores of Muslim men jailed as “material witnesses” in wake of 9/11 attacks
In the days and months following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the US Department of Justice rounded up scores of Muslim men as “material witnesses,” held them for months without charges, and subjected them to verbal and physical abuse as part of a coordinated government operation....
Posted: Wed, Jul 13, 2005 6:50am PDT
Whitewash of Christian fundamentalist bigotry at US Air Force Academy
A US Air Force panel sent to investigate charges of religious promotion and discrimination at the US Air Force Academy (USAFA) in Colorado Springs, Colorado, has issued a report that amounts to a whitewash of the systematic Christian fundamentalist bigotry promoted at the officer training institution....
Posted: Mon, Jun 27, 2005 4:46am PDT
Race and Natrional Origin in Pacifica Radio Why Should You Care?
Turn on your radio. Spin the dial. Companies like clear channel and Cox own well in excess of 3000 broadcast outlets. That's how most of us get our information. Pacifica exists to counter that. It has only 5 stations, but in major cities, With $400,000,000 in assests and 16 million in yearly budget the foundation is the single most valuable asset of the left. Under one vision it would move to the right, under another it would recruit activists to actually create media....
Posted: Sun, Jun 26, 2005 8:11am PDT
Youth Against Hate (ARA Network Conference) 2005!
From August 5th – 7th, ARA Toronto will be hosting Youth Against Hate (ARA Network Conference) 2005!...
Posted: Thu, Jun 23, 2005 6:31pm PDT
BTL:Leonard Peltier's Attorney Disputes Conviction of...
..the Imprisoned Native American Activist ~ Interview with Barry Bachrach, attorney representing Leonard Peltier, conducted by Between the Lines' Melinda Tuhus...
Posted: Thu, Jun 23, 2005 1:49pm PDT
USA puts farmers and Gardeners in Prisons. Are You next?
Monsanto Keeps Up Attack on Seed Saving Farmers and Gardeners, and is destroying local Family farmers.
Will the USA coporaton Monsanto take away your Job and ravish your Family?...
Posted: Tue, Jun 21, 2005 2:19pm PDT
Calls on Barclays Bank to Pay Reparations for Apartheid Profits
We speak with South African poet and activist Dennis Brutus who recently initiated the launch of a campaign against Barclays Bank, demanding reparations for vast apartheid profits....
Posted: Thu, Jun 16, 2005 9:11am PDT
The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till: New Documentary Uncovers Evidence in 1955 Murder
Half a century after Emmett Till's mutilated body was found in a Mississippi river, investigators have unearthed his casket and reopened the case. We play excerpts of a new documentary, "The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till" that uncovers new evidence in the case and we speak with the filmmaker, Keith Beauchamp....
Posted: Wed, Jun 15, 2005 8:56am PDT
FREE SAMI AL-ARIAN
Free Sami Al-Arian, and free the people of Palestine!
BOYCOTTISRAELIGOODS.COM
NOW!!!!!!!
SMASH THE APARTHEID REGIME!!@!!...
Posted: Tue, Jun 7, 2005 2:30pm PDT
PELTIER HEARING TO ADRESS LAKOTA NATION SOVEREIGNTY
June 15th hearing for Leonard Peltier will present motion arguing lack of jurisdiction for US courts in Native land....
Posted: Mon, Jun 6, 2005 8:35pm PDT
Aryanfest in Portland
Aryan dumbasses to gather in Portland.
http://www.volksfront-usa.org/aryanfest.php...
Posted: Sun, Jun 5, 2005 11:14pm PDT
CIA Secretly Restores Ties to Sudan Despite Ongoing Human Rights Abuses in Darfur
The Los Angeles Times recently revealed that the U.S. has quietly forged a close intelligence partnership with Sudan despite the government's role in the mass killings in Darfur. Charles Snyder, the U.S. State Department Senior Representative on Sudan, defends the Bush administration's policy on Sudan....
Posted: Wed, Jun 1, 2005 9:48am PDT
"African Village" Planned for German Zoo!
A zoo in Germany is planning an "African Village" exhibit.
"Artisans, silversmiths, basket makers and traditional hairdressers are situated in an unique African steppe landscape" according to the leaflets handed out by the organizers of the show....
Posted: Tue, May 31, 2005 2:30pm PDT
Energy Exploitation and the Ban on Uranium Mining in Navajo Country
The president of the Navajo Nation approved legislation last month banning uranium mining and processing on Navajo territory. We host a debate on energy exploitation with Navajo President Joe Shirley and Earl Tully of Dine Care, a Navajo environmental organization....
Posted: Tue, May 31, 2005 9:03am PDT
Gay Marriage in Native America
The debate over gay marriage continues to divide the nation and in the last year, many states have passed laws prohibiting the recognition of same sex marriages. However, at the same time, some states have moved forward in granting legal rights to gay and lesbians couples. Connecticut recently joined Vermont in legalizing "civil unions," which are designed to afford the same legal protections, rights, and responsibilities as marriage. And Oregon could soon become the third state to ...
Posted: Tue, May 31, 2005 9:02am PDT