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Federal Court Upholds Ban on Voter Registration in VA Hospitals
After four years of legal review, the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the Veterans Administration policy barring voter registration drives inside its hospitals. The VA's policy is seen by many as being in clear violation of the First Amendment and may still be appealed. Veterans for Peace member Lennox Sweeney, who fought for the right to register veterans of any party at VA hospitals, died while the case was being reviewed.
Photo by Jeff Paterson: Sweeney at an Oakland, CA Pea...
Posted: Sun, Aug 10, 2008 6:41pm PDT
Congressional Sac Candidate Dina Padilla Sued By Multi-Millionaire Toxic Site Developer
Peace and Freedom Congressional candidate Dina Padilla who is running against Republican Dan Lundgren has been sued by Downey Brownfield toxic site developer Stuart Lichter. Workers at the site including Downey Studios, Dreamworks and the Downey Kaiser Hospital Complex have been sickened by the toxic material in the area....
Posted: Sun, Aug 10, 2008 12:20am PDT
It's official, Cindy Sheehan puts Peace and Impeachment "on the table"
Below is a repost of a newsletter sent out to supporters this afternoon from Cindy Sheehan's Campaign Headquarters on Mission Street in San Francisco.
[Photos and recording added by Robert B. Livingston]...
Posted: Fri, Aug 8, 2008 7:46pm PDT
Klamath River eNews - August 7, 2008 - PacifiCorp Day of Action on September 18
This week's Klamath River eNews, from Malena Marvin of the Klamath Riverkeeper, features the latest information on the PacifiCorp Day of Action September 18 in Portland, including the Un-Dam the Klamath organizing meeting for the commercial fishing community August 22 in Coos Bay and non-violent direct action trainings on the Klamath in Orleans August 22-24....
Posted: Fri, Aug 8, 2008 7:46pm PDT
Crash the RNC: more mapage of St. Paul area
Here are some more maps to assist those planning on being in St. Paul, MN on September 1st....
Posted: Fri, Aug 8, 2008 6:52pm PDT
Breaking Story: San Francisco Has a Heart! Cindy Sheehan is Officially on the Ballot!
It is official! Cindy Sheehan, America's most famous peace activist qualifies as an Independent Congressional Candidate for the November 2008 Elections....
Posted: Fri, Aug 8, 2008 3:17pm PDT
Cindy Sheehan: No Thanks to the System, but Thanks to the Homeless
Cindy Sheehan needs your help NOW to get on the ballot this November.
In this brief message sent out to supporters at 1 pm today-- Cindy describes the challenge-- and thanks San Francisco's homeless population who "get it"-- who understand how the system really works....
Posted: Thu, Aug 7, 2008 4:29pm PDT
LinuxWorld: Geeks and Grannies
RAGING GRANNIES ACTION LEAGUE
for OPEN VOTING CONSORTIUM
photo by Granny Eve...
Posted: Thu, Aug 7, 2008 3:15pm PDT
Cindy Sheehan Ballot Access Alert
The San Franciscan challenger is short only mere hundreds of endorsement signatures...
Posted: Thu, Aug 7, 2008 2:19pm PDT
Dems Reject Resolution Against Recall of West Fresno City Councilmember
Fresno Democrats make decision in support of community self-determination....
Posted: Thu, Aug 7, 2008 9:34am PDT
LinuxWorld: Geeks and Grannies
This year, for the first time, the Raging Grannies joined in the annual celebration of open source culture at LinuxWorld in San Francisco.
They were on hand to sing and show conventioneers how open source code can be used to deliver electronic voting systems from the hands of corporations to the view of public scrutiny....
Posted: Thu, Aug 7, 2008 12:12am PDT
Richard shows how easy it is to get a signature for Cindy! (video/quicktime 60.1MB)
Go to Cindy's website and
follow the instructions for making sure that you and your friends and
neighbors have signed her petition .
OR If you are a registered San Francisco voter, please make a special
trip to Cindy's office
at
1260 Mission St (between 8th and 9th Streets) as soon as possible and
sign her petition -- if you have not already done so.
Four-minute QT movie. 60MB....
Posted: Wed, Aug 6, 2008 9:26am PDT
URGENT: CINDY SHEEHAN NEEDS YOUR HELP
CINDY NEEDS YOUR HELP WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6TH & THURSDAY, AUGUST 7TH...
Posted: Wed, Aug 6, 2008 12:32am PDT
Crunch Time for Cindy Sheehan: Help Get her On the Ballot!
Cindy Sheehan Needs Your Help!
According to her sister, Dede, 3000 petition signatures are needed by 3 pm this Friday!...
Posted: Tue, Aug 5, 2008 11:03pm PDT
Schwarzenegger Sinks to New Low
Arnold’s executive order laying off 10,000 state employees – and slashing another 200,000 paychecks to the federal minimum wage – is not just insulting because he’s punishing people for the actions of others. It’s that the budget crisis we’re in is largely his fault, and the Governor refuses to take responsibility. Starting with Schwarzenegger’s first day in office when he repealed the Vehicle License Fee, Arnold has played one game of fiscal gymnastics after another – leaving us with today’s...
Posted: Mon, Aug 4, 2008 7:43am PDT
UA in the Bay is organizing transportation to DNC/RNC
Attention all anti-authoritarians! UA in the Bay is trying to organize collective transportation for all protesters to upcoming Democratic and Republican National Conventions. If you're planning to attend and are looking to share a ride with other people please post your travel plans to uainthebay-rideshare@lists.riseup.net mailing list. Start by subscribing to the list here: https://lists.riseup.net/www/subscribe/uainthebay-rideshare....
Posted: Sun, Aug 3, 2008 8:50pm PDT
Ralph Nader Wins Peace and Freedom Party Candidacy for President
Ralph Nader won the Peace and Freedom Party nomination for president of the United States at the party’s convention in Sacramento. His national running mate, Matt Gonzalez, was also confirmed as the party’s vice presidential candidate....
Posted: Sun, Aug 3, 2008 4:52am PDT
Open Letter to all San Francisco Voters of Conscience: Cindy Sheehan Needs Your Help Now!
A small effort is all it takes for San Franciscans to make a real positive difference in this year's election.
Sign the petition to put Cindy Sheehan on the ballot to run for Congress!...
Posted: Sat, Aug 2, 2008 9:14pm PDT
Ralph Nader Wins Peace & Freedom Presidential Nomination at Convention in Sacramento
Ralph Nader today won the presidential nomination on the Peace and Freedom Party 2008 ticket at Saturday's convention in Sacramento. His running mate is Matt Gonzalez, a former Green Party president of the Board of Supervisors in San Francisco.
Photo: Ralph Nader, independent for President of the United States, speaks at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Staff Photo by Justin Ide/Harvard University News Office....
Posted: Sat, Aug 2, 2008 6:19pm PDT
Human Rights Resolution before Yahoo
NAPA, CA - Harrington Investments, Inc., (HII) a socially responsible
investment advisory firm, will re-introduce a bylaw amendment to create a
Board Committee on Human Rights at Yahoo....
Posted: Fri, Aug 1, 2008 10:53am PDT