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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
Conflict continues in Benton Harbor, Michigan
May 21 Benton Harbor rally defends community leader, condemns brutality and racism. Hundreds of young people attack cops in early May....
Posted: Mon, May 30, 2005 5:39pm PDT
Minutemen Car Hits 5 Protestors - 8 Felony Charges
Chican@ protestors + allies show fierce determination in the face of attempted murder by Minutemen and brutal suppression by police....
Posted: Thu, May 26, 2005 6:39am PDT
So. California: Two people run over by MinuteMen racists
Two people protesting the minutemen in Garden Grove, CA were hit by a car driven by what is presumed to be a minutemen or one of their supporters....
Posted: Wed, May 25, 2005 10:54pm PDT
Join the Virtual Sit-In against the MinuteMen/Una el "Virtual Sit-In" contra los MinuteMen
PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY / Páselo por favor....
Posted: Wed, May 25, 2005 5:13pm PDT
REPORT HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE HEAD START PROGRAM FOR HISPANIC CHILDREN
NCLR REPORT HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE HEAD START PROGRAM FOR HISPANIC CHILDREN...
Posted: Wed, May 18, 2005 9:54am PDT
Los Angeles Elects First Latino Mayor in 130 Years
Antonio Villaraigosa, a son of a Mexican immigrant, defeated incumbent Mayor Jim Hahn. Villaraigosa took about 59 percent of votes against 41 percent for Hahn, who beat Villaraigosa in a bitter 2001 election....
Posted: Wed, May 18, 2005 8:03am PDT
Injustice Regarded as Normal With Native Americans
Donny has been deprived of his rights, framed up for a killing committed by the police, has been sentenced to prison. Now the Prosecutor, the U.S. Assistant Attorney, has filed a motion to dismiss his appeal rights!!...
Posted: Tue, May 17, 2005 7:02pm PDT
Remembering John Brown On His 205th Birthday
John Brown - An American Revolutionary - 205th Birthday - May 9, 2005...
Posted: Tue, May 10, 2005 10:12am PDT
Big Berlin anti-right demo photos
There are a lot of antifascist 'antifa' demonstrations in Germany on a weekly basis, and there was a particularly powerful event May 8th,the anniversary of the end of WWII, in Berlin when a far right NPD party had 3000 people out supporting rightist economic positions and making a statement on that germans should be getting over guilt of World War II.
The left, which has some factions matching those seen in the U.S., such as anarchists in black sweatshirts, and some unique perspectives s...
Posted: Sun, May 8, 2005 5:28pm PDT
BPP reunion (Seattle)
Reunion of the Seattle chapter of the Black Panther Party. The first one formed outside the state of California....
Posted: Fri, May 6, 2005 9:42pm PDT
May 14th 2005 Demonstration for the 20th Year Since May 13th 1985 Massacre of MOVE!!
20th year since the government's massacre on innocent men, women, and children in Philadelphia. Free the MOVE 9!!!...
Posted: Tue, May 3, 2005 3:14am PDT
The Making of the Arab Menace
The fear mongering of the Bush administration and the right wing media pundits who make a living from demonizing Arabs and Muslims have inundated people with images of the violent Arabs bent on death and destruction. For media outlets like Fox Television, it is a way to sell their sensationalist news programs and for the current administration, a way to sell its wars....
Posted: Sun, May 1, 2005 11:24pm PDT
Chicano Warrior's Life Ends
Chicano Movimiento Leader Corky Gonzales Died Today...
Posted: Wed, Apr 13, 2005 4:06pm PDT
RESISTANCE CONSCIOUSNESS with John Trudell, Lakota traditionalist indian, PART 2 of 2 (audio/x-wav 1.3MB)
John was a mainline leader/activist in the American Indian Movement in the 1970s. In 1979,his family, including 3 young daughters, were murdered. He was given access to the world of famous musicians and allowed to go *in and out of craziness* while he greived and began to write. His deep inner-seeking brings out gems by the dozen. The State works overtime to suppress his insights so that you never even hear of him, much less his depths. He's a traditional-oriented American Indian who is part ...
Posted: Fri, Apr 8, 2005 4:06pm PDT