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The SHORTWAVE REPORT 4/8/05 ¡LISTEN GLOBALLY!
A weekly 30 minute review of news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio. With times and freqs for listening at home. 2 files- broadcast and slow-modem streaming. Free to rebroadcast. Netherlands, Cuba, China, and Russia....
Posted: Thu, Apr 7, 2005 4:01pm PDT
SF events 4.5
Protest Governator tonight 5pm
Ritz Carlton 600 Stockton @ Pine...
Posted: Tue, Apr 5, 2005 1:00pm PDT
The War Against the People: US Scholars Denounce Killings and Calls for a World-Wide Actio
Northampton, MA - The Critical Filipina and Filipino Studies Collective (CFFSC) condemns the growing spate of killings and human rights violations of political activists, peasant rights advocates and sympathizers, lawyers and priests in the Philippines. The Philippine military is targeting and murdering leftist activists and civilians under the pretense of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo regime’s “War on Terror.” The U.S.-backed Arroyo regime’s campaign of surveillance, abduction, torture, and execut...
Posted: Sun, Apr 3, 2005 5:43pm PDT
East Bay Free Skool
The Barrington Collective is starting a free school, which will include peer to peer skillsharing aswell as address the current crisis in the OUSD by holding neighborhood meetings, offering free a afterschool/summerschool program for the children and youth of Oakland, and provide adult education classes in things like ESL...
Posted: Sat, Apr 2, 2005 10:19pm PST
The SHORTWAVE REPORT 4/1/05 ¡LISTEN GLOBALLY!
A weekly 30 minute review of news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio. With times and freqs for listening at home. 2 files- broadcast and slow-modem streaming. Free to rebroadcast. Netherlands, China, Cuba, and Russia....
Posted: Thu, Mar 31, 2005 4:42pm PST
Supreme Court Ruling Imminent in Medical Marijuana Case
A Supreme Court ruling is imminent in the medical marijuana case Raich v. Ashcroft. Experts from the nation’s leading drug policy reform organization will be available for comment on the ruling....
Posted: Mon, Mar 28, 2005 10:09pm PST
Four Successful Events, Two Film Awards, and One Big Thank You!!
* March 17th: Bringing the Solutions to the Capitol
* March 22nd: Three Major Events Around the State!
* “System Failure,” Now an Award-Winning Film!
* Thank You, Working Assets Members! Making It Happen for the Ella Baker Center!...
Posted: Mon, Mar 28, 2005 8:50pm PST
The SHORTWAVE REPORT 3/25/05 ¡LISTEN GLOBALLY!
A weekly 30 minute review of news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio. With times and freqs for listening at home. 2 files- broadcast and slow-modem streaming. Free to rebroadcast. China, Netherlands, Cuba, and Russia....
Posted: Thu, Mar 24, 2005 3:26pm PST
Judge Patel Supports Medical Cannabis, But Lepp's Release Still Uncertain
Charles "Eddy" Lepp's appearance in Federal Court yesterday on cannabis cultivation charges revealed Judge Marilyn Patel's support for medical cannabis use by defendants already out on bail....
Posted: Wed, Mar 23, 2005 1:42pm PST
Santa Cruz MMJ Prosecutions
Santa Cruz's tolerance for medical marijuana hasn't stopped it from
prosecuting providers who push the envelope too far, as in the case
reported below.
Also, on March 11, a Santa Cruz County jury convicted Roger
Mentch, a caregiver-cultivator who was arrested with 191 plants in
2003....
Posted: Fri, Mar 18, 2005 2:10pm PST
SF & 725 Other Communities Say "End the War!"
This weekend, on the two-year anniversary of the Iraq War, San Francisco will join 725 other towns and cities around the United States in calling for the troops to come home now....
Posted: Fri, Mar 18, 2005 9:22am PST
725+ Communities Say "End the War!"
It's historic: This weekend, on the two-year anniversary of the Iraq war, people will gather in
more than 725 communities, in all 50 states, to mourn the devastating losses and call for the
troops to come home now....
Posted: Thu, Mar 17, 2005 10:34pm PST
Assembly Mulls Hemp Bill
Assemblyman Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, is pushing a bill that would
allow California farmers to grow industrial hemp. That comes about a
year after the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the federal
government did not have the authority to regulate hemp under the 1970
Controlled Substance Act....
Posted: Thu, Mar 17, 2005 9:05pm PST
The SHORTWAVE REPORT 3/18/05 ¡LISTEN GLOBALLY!
A weekly 30 minute review of news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio. With times and freqs for listening at home. 2 files- broadcast and slow-modem streaming. Free to rebroadcast. Netherlands, Cuba, China, and Russia....
Posted: Thu, Mar 17, 2005 4:42pm PST
92% of UC Service Workers Vote to Strike
Low-Wage Workers Say 'Disrespect' and 'Bad-Faith Bargaining' Are Key...
Posted: Thu, Mar 17, 2005 8:46am PST
Beware a Wolfowitz in Sheep's Clothing: Washington Backs Indonesian Military Again
When I saw Paul Wolfowitz’s smug grin in the January 17 issue of The New York Times, trouble was clearly on the horizon....
Posted: Wed, Mar 16, 2005 4:36pm PST
Santa Cruz Professor Attacked as Lesbian After Removing Hate Literature
Commentary on the News *Exclusive to Indymedia*Nationally prominent University of Santa Cruz professor Nancy Stoller was attacked on a SF Chronicle -linked website as a "lesbian" who was ganted tenure "because she was a lesbian."...
Posted: Mon, Mar 14, 2005 5:59pm PST
Questioning Nativism: Info for Letters to Protect Exotic Deer In Point Reyes
QUESTIONING NATIVISM: INFORMATION FOR LETTERS TO PROTECT EXOTIC DEER IN POINT REYES FROM BEING HARMED...
Posted: Mon, Mar 14, 2005 9:56am PST
March 19 Momentum Builds Across Country
The A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition demonstration in San Francisco has gained
growing support in the recent days and weeks. Tens of thousands will
march....
Posted: Sat, Mar 12, 2005 4:48pm PST
The SHORTWAVE REPORT 3/11/05 ¡LISTEN GLOBALLY!
A weekly 30 minute review of news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio. With times and freqs for listening at home. 2 files- broadcast and slow-modem streaming. Free to rebroadcast. Netherlands, China, Cuba, and Russia....
Posted: Thu, Mar 10, 2005 4:01pm PST