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textDevin Brown Shooting - Debate and Outrage Continue by louis bettencourt
LOS ANGELES - Residents in South Los Angeles react to the fatal police shooting of a 13-year-old suspected car thief with shock and anger and question whether it was justified....
Posted: Mon, Feb 14, 2005 11:23am PST
textAUDIO: KFC Protest in Santa Cruz 2-12-05 by George Cadman
About two dozen people gathered on Saturday 2-12-05 at the KFC on Mission St. in Santa Cruz to protest KFC's continued failure to put a stop to abuses against chickens taking place in the factories and slaughterhouses that provide chicken to KFC. Chickens are routinely scalded alive, beaten and kicked. In addition, the chickens are kept in crowded filthy conditions and pumped full of hormones which frequently results in their inability to stand up or flap their wings. The protests take place...
Posted: Sun, Feb 13, 2005 11:37pm PST
textSenator Boxer to receive bouquet of 5,000 Roses on Valentine's Day! by Stacy Davies
Senator Barbara Boxer of California will receive a bouquet of almost 5,000 roses from supporters and constituents across the country on Valentine's Day, February 14th, as a loving thank you for her recent outstanding service in the Senate....
Posted: Sun, Feb 13, 2005 10:54pm PST
textURGENT: Your Help Needed to Protect Free Speech in San Diego! Please forward widely! by louis bettencourt
On January 20th at the Reclaim the Streets demonstration in downtown San Diego, journalist Carly Delso-Saavedra and activist Janice Jordan were both arrested on charges that, according to witnesses, were fabricated. If you have photos or videotape of any arrests made that night...
Posted: Sun, Feb 13, 2005 8:35pm PST
textMichael Jackson's self-destructive hubris by a. c.
:as self-destructive as Wilde; less honest than NAMBLA:...
Posted: Sun, Feb 13, 2005 11:33am PST
textLinking the American Left to Terror-The Stewart Conviction by Lloyd Hart
The true meaning of the radical persecution of civil-rights attorney Lynne Stewart is simply to link the American left wing with terrorism....
Posted: Sun, Feb 13, 2005 11:03am PST
text2/13 Placerville Protest Against Hate by El Dorado Community Round Table
Come join the rally on Sunday February 13 from 2-5. Meet at the Court House Steps on Main Street in Placerville. Bring signs that are positive. (Placerville welcomes all, Hate not in our town, Good neighbors come in all flavors...)...
Posted: Sat, Feb 12, 2005 5:04pm PST
textWork to Free Leonard Peltier by Peace and Freedom Party
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Posted: Sat, Feb 12, 2005 3:46am PST
textNCPA: Opponents Lose on Clear Skies Amendment; Committee Votes for Version That Does Not I by louis bettencourt
DALLAS, Feb. 11 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee have offered a new version of the Clear Skies Act to committee members. The new version of the Act is a clear defeat for critics of the original bill, and scholars at the National Center for Policy Analysis said it would be better for the bill to die in committee rather than move forward with the caps on CO2....
Posted: Sat, Feb 12, 2005 1:30am PST
textLAPD Offers Revised Policy After Teen Shot by louis bettencourt
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Police Chief William Bratton on Friday proposed a new policy that would ban officers from firing at moving vehicles, less than a week after the fatal police shooting of a 13-year-old suspected car thief....
Posted: Sat, Feb 12, 2005 1:16am PST
textGet a whiff of the new pot-sniffing technologies, coming to a highway near you by Paul Armentano on Reason.com
One look at the Cozart RapiScan, a self-proclaimed complete "on-site oral fluid drugs of abuse diagnostic system," and it's obvious: This isn't your parents' drug test. Gone are the golden days of the plastic collection cup....
Posted: Fri, Feb 11, 2005 10:16pm PST
text Nov. 9-12, 2005: LONG BEACH, CA - The Drug Policy Reform Conference by Drug Policy Alliance
the Drug Policy Alliance will be hosting the next international drug policy reform conference - in Long Beach, California (close to L.A.). It will start on Wednesday eve, November 9 and end Saturday evening, November 12....
Posted: Fri, Feb 11, 2005 6:05pm PST
textWireless World: WiMax is coming by UPI
A story about WiMax gaining momentum at a rapid clip....
Posted: Fri, Feb 11, 2005 2:46pm PST
textHundreds of Workers Protest Governor’s Proposal to Weaken their Rights by Beyond Chron (reposted)
On Tuesday, hundreds of San Francisco’s workers came before the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) to protest Governor Schwarzeneggers’s proposal to ease laws protecting a worker’s right to lunch breaks. While groups like the California Labor Federation (CLF) gathered at a press conference to condemn the governor’s continual erosion of worker’s rights, the DLSE heard from a diverse group of workers pleading for protection from abusive employers....
Posted: Thu, Feb 10, 2005 9:33am PST
textArticles about California Lunch Break Struggle by first one from CNA website
Nurses Next to Kick Butt Vs. Arnold? The Daily News of Los Angeles...
Posted: Wed, Feb 9, 2005 10:27pm PST
textFebruary 2005 Jobs with Justice Update by Jobs with Justice
- DC Hotel Workers Win New Contract! - National Student Labor Week of Action March 31- April 4, 2005 - JwJ Joins Delegation to the 2005 World Social Forum - Janitors win Justice at Providence College! - Jobs with Justice Tour with Indian Allies a Success! - NE JwJ Coalitions Take on Verizon Wireless - Victory at Intelicoat!!! - Central OR JwJ Organizes Panel and Discussion on Immigrant Rights - Atlanta JwJ WRB Holds Hearing on Public Transit - JwJ Celebrates International H...
Posted: Wed, Feb 9, 2005 12:05pm PST
textThank Attorney General Bill Lockyer by Pro-Choice California
California Attorney General Bill Lockyer and Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell recently filed a courageous and pioneering lawsuit to protect the rights of California women!...
Posted: Wed, Feb 9, 2005 11:17am PST
textThe Web: New bids for eBay customers by UPI
A story about the fees for eBay and its rivals....
Posted: Wed, Feb 9, 2005 10:50am PST
textAir Arnold: New Message for the Governor in the Skies Above the Capitol During Gov's Fun by Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights
Air Arnold: New Message for the Governor in the Skies Above the Capitol During Gov's Fundraiser...
Posted: Tue, Feb 8, 2005 11:15pm PST
text Urge Congress to Oppose the REAL ID Act by Human Rights First
ongress is expected to vote later this week on the REAL ID Act, introduced by House Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner (R-WI) on January 26, 2005....
Posted: Tue, Feb 8, 2005 9:21pm PST
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