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The California wildfires and the American social crisis
Thursday, October 25, 2007 :Once again, the world watches as a natural disaster in the United States threatens to become a social catastrophe. Once again, a million Americans are forced from their homes by a long-forecast calamity, with little planning or preparation by the local, state and federal governments. Once again, tens of thousands of refugees seek shelter at a football stadium in a major American city—this time, San Diego....
Posted: Thu, Oct 25, 2007 7:43am PDT
Displaced Farmworker Aid
Dear Farmworker CARE Coalition and Allies;
The National Latino Research Center is collecting items for Evacuees and Displaced Farmworker and immigrant families in the Pala/Pauma Valley, Rice Canyon, Rincon and Fallbrook communities. As members and allies of the Farmworker CARE Coalition we ask that you join our efforts to ensure that nobody impacted by this disaster falls through rescue relief safety nets. We plan on immediately coordinating collection of clothes, food, and bedding for af...
Posted: Wed, Oct 24, 2007 2:24pm PDT
We as Fallbrook residents evacuated
We as Fallbrook residents evacuated since early Monday and have been staying in Perris.
Although
Fallbrook is still under mandatory evacuation, we were able to sneak
back into Fallbrook yesterday to see what the situation was for
ourselves since the media has given very little information that would
help us as evacuees understand what was going on. It seems that the
fire has been hitting hardest on the eastern side of Fallbrook and still has a ways
to go before entering into town.
...
Posted: Wed, Oct 24, 2007 11:34am PDT
La Patrulla Fronteriza acosa mexicanos en Fallbrook, California,
(english below)
Hemos sido testigos de la presencia de la Border Patrol en Fallbrook
durante una visita breve que hicimos hoy hace un rato. Testificamos que
entraron en vecindarios mexicanos y creemos que no hay razon alguna para que
la Border Patrol esté presente en estos tiempos de crisis. Su presencia de
hecho intimida a la gente que pueda estar en necesidad urgente para buscar
ayuda. (Pueden ver un breve clip si oprimen donde dice: "here", mas abajo)....
Posted: Wed, Oct 24, 2007 10:01am PDT
Fuego en San Diego: Muy Poca Información en Español
Originally From New America Media
La peor oleada de incendios en la historia del Condado de San Diego ha dejado un saldo de 250 mil personas evacuadas, 195 mil viviendas desalojadas y 100 mil acres consumidos por las llamas. “Y esto va a empeorar”, dijo el Sheriff Bill Kolender....
Posted: Wed, Oct 24, 2007 7:49am PDT
Fuego in San Diego: Very Little Information in Spanish
Originally From New America Media
Wednesday, October 24, 2007 : SAN DIEGO – As fires continue to rage in San Diego County, Hispanic residents have had trouble getting emergency information in Spanish. The worst wave of forest fires in the history of San Diego County left a total of 250,000 evacuated, 195,000 homes destroyed and 100,000 acres consumed by the blaze....
Posted: Wed, Oct 24, 2007 7:49am PDT
Wildfires engulf Southern California As many as 1 million flee as almost 500,000 acres burn
Wednesday, October 24, 2007 :Massive wildfires have engulfed large swaths of southern California in the US, forcing hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes and seek refuge in stadiums and other safe locations. As of the writing of this report, state officials and news agencies estimate that between 700,000 and 1,000,000 people have been forced to evacuate as a result of fires that began on Sunday....
Posted: Wed, Oct 24, 2007 7:43am PDT
Questions raised about federal response to the fire
I host a tv show in Portland, Oregon called Outside the Box....
Posted: Wed, Oct 24, 2007 1:18am PDT
Border Patrol Take Advantage of Fire
People in the community have reported that the Border Patrol/I.C.E. have set up checkpoints at Imperial Avenue in the south and San Marcos in the north. We are not surprised to hear that due to displacement of residents in San Diego immigration forces of order are seeing this as an opportunity to set up checkpoints and deport, harass, and bring fear to many in the community....
Posted: Tue, Oct 23, 2007 11:45pm PDT
Chicano Park Donation Drop Off Wednesday, Ocotber 24
Join us tomorrow, Wednesday, October 24, at Chicano Park as community members continue to collect supplies and reach out to others in the community. Please join us at Chicano Park 9:00 am if you want to help. We plan to be there from 9:00a.m. until at least 6:00p.m....
Posted: Tue, Oct 23, 2007 11:36pm PDT
Stop Blackwater West March/Rallyreport
SD Coalition for Peace & Justice
http://www.prcsd.org...
Posted: Tue, Oct 23, 2007 7:55pm PDT
Chicano Park Emergency Drop Off
Chicano Park Emergency Drop Off -
Yesterday the community received 10 truckloads of donations to take to those who need them. They are still collecting today.
Tuesday, October 23 people will be at Chicano Park from 8:30a.m. until 7:30p.m.
M.A.P.A., Border Angels, Chicano Park, AFSC, Gente Unida, House of Mexico and more join forces to collect blankets, food, water, canned goods, clothes, tents, sleeping bags etc for all those suffering because of the terrible fires on both sides o...
Posted: Tue, Oct 23, 2007 3:48pm PDT
Environmental Journalist Bill McKibben on the Links Between Global Warming & the California Wild Fires
Tuesday, October 23, 2007 :
"This is the kind of disaster we see more and more of as we begin to change the basic physics and chemistry of the planet we live on," says McKibben, who is organizing the Nov. 3 Step It Up National Day of Climate Action....
Posted: Tue, Oct 23, 2007 7:41am PDT
San Diego Radical Fuckin Cheerleaders Lead October 22 Rally Against Police Brutality
The San Diego Radical Fuckin Cheerleaders led a rally in downtown San Diego this evening as part of the October 22 National Day of Protest against Police Brutality. About 15 people came out despite evacuation of over 10% of the county's residents, massive traffic tieups and bad air quality because of wildfires. San Diego is experiencing an epidemic of police violence and murders across the board, from la migra to sdpd to the sheriffs to prisons, and some folks with personal experience stopped...
Posted: Mon, Oct 22, 2007 10:08pm PDT
Potrero Burns, Can We Save Oaxaca?
Who profits from the fires? And who will die?...
Posted: Mon, Oct 22, 2007 9:50pm PDT
Fires in San Diego
Last night my house was filled with families who were forced to evacuate from Ramona due to fires surrounding their homes. It was/is an emotional time for many families. Children crying because their fathers decided to stay behind with the homes to fight the fires, mothers staying strong for their children and working to keep their spirits high. The stress of wondering when or if you will have a home to go back to must be heavy....
Posted: Mon, Oct 22, 2007 5:18pm PDT
Fatally Flawed Study Design in Herbal Medicine Review Article 9 October 2007
Fatally Flawed Study Design in Herbal Medicine Review Article 9 October 2007...
Posted: Tue, Oct 16, 2007 1:40pm PDT
Blackwater in Potrero Trailer
Preview of the Alternate Focus documentary about Blackwater USA's attempts to build Blackwater West in Potrero, CA. Features interviews with Jeremy Scahill, Rep. Bob Filner, Jan Hedlun, Gordon Hammers, Mary and Jerry Johnson, Thell Fowler, Carol Jahnkow, Raymond Lutz, Miriam Raftery, Robin and Barbara Chamberlain. (Duration: 5 Minutes)...
Posted: Mon, Oct 15, 2007 5:51pm PDT
No Borders Camp FAQ
A FAQ with more information about the upcoming No Borders Camp from November 5-11, 2007, in Calexico/Mexicali....
Posted: Sun, Oct 7, 2007 7:13pm PDT