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Federal Judge Orders Government to Explain Continued Detention of Palestinian Immigrant
On January 21, 2004, US District Judge Yvette Kane ordered the government to explain, within 10 days, its rationale behind the continued detention of
New York-based Palestinian activist Farouk Abdel-Muhti....
Posted: Wed, Jan 28, 2004 6:29pm PST
La caza a los "electodólares"
Fecha: 19/1/2004 - Fuente: ALAI...
Posted: Wed, Jan 28, 2004 5:53am PST
outFarpress presents "Reining In The Patriot Act" with ACLU Lawyer
A 59 minute speech by Judith Volkart of the N CA ACLU. An update on what is known and being done to "rein in" the Patriot Act. 2 files- broadcast and slow modem. Free to rebroadcast upon notification....
Posted: Wed, Jan 28, 2004 1:04am PST
CBS Censors MoveOn ad
CBS will not sell airtime to MoveOn, but the radical right is welcome to all it can grab....
Posted: Tue, Jan 27, 2004 8:04pm PST
2/20: National Day of Solidarity with Muslim, Arab and South Asian Immigrants
We call on people everywhere to come together on the 3rd National Day of Solidarity
to resist the scapegoating and criminalization of Muslim, Arab and South Asian immigrants! Take action and speak out on February 20th, 2004!...
Posted: Tue, Jan 27, 2004 5:35pm PST
The Real State of the Union: Few Jobs and Tough Times for America’s Workers
Jan. 21—In his State of the Union address Jan. 20, President George W. Bush said “jobs are on the rise” and pledged to address the nation’s job crisis by expanding his tax, trade and economic policies....
Posted: Tue, Jan 27, 2004 1:44pm PST
Nationwide Rallies Demand Freedom to Form Unions
Tens of thousands of union activists and their allies took part in more than 90 events in 64 cities on Dec. 10 to mark International Human Rights Day and boost the union movement’s campaign to restore every worker’s right to a voice on the job....
Posted: Tue, Jan 27, 2004 12:45pm PST
Practicando la Protesta
El conocimiento es poder, en las protestas en las calles más que en cualquier otra situación. Existen algunos reglas básicas de las protestas en la calle y tácticas físicas que pueden mejorar la seguridad de los manifestantes, y/o la efectividad de la protesta considerablemente....
Posted: Mon, Jan 26, 2004 8:18am PST
Mark Leno Introducing Legislation to Legalize Gay Marriage in CA
Assemblyman Mark Leno of San Francisco has launched an effort to legalize gay marriage in California....
Posted: Mon, Jan 26, 2004 7:17am PST
Buffalo Field Campaign Update 1/23/04
In this issue:
* Update from the Field
* Bison Vaccination EA - Thank you for speaking out!
* The Yellowstone Buffalo Preservation Act - Has YOUR Rep signed on?
* Thank you for supporting the BFC!
* BFC Wish List
* Last Words...
Posted: Mon, Jan 26, 2004 3:11am PST
Portlanders support California supermarket workers
Yesterday, a crowd of about 50 rallied at the Safeway at 1100 NE Broadway in Portland to support the 70,000 workers who have been locked out of Southern California supermarkets for insisting on keeping hard-fought health benefits in the face of austerity plans being imposed by the big supermarket chains. See here for previous feature.
Supporters marched into the store, up and down the aisles, chanting "Boycott Safeway!" and demanding fairness for workers and affordable health car...
Posted: Sun, Jan 25, 2004 5:33pm PST
Get Off Your Ass and Do Something!
A thick gloom has set in. As if beaten into submission by the corporatist media the dissidents among us have become increasingly silent. Bush's psychological war on Americans appears to have succeeded. We have become withdrawn, quiet and beneath the surface we smolder. Nary an anti-Bush bumper sticker can be seen, despite the fact that thousands are available online. Nary an anti-Bush button can be seen, though a Google search will reveal their availability. Unless you walk through the ...
Posted: Sun, Jan 25, 2004 2:01pm PST
Join California Safe Schools www.calisafe.org at Berkeley Pesticide Conference
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
22ND ANNUAL PESTICIDE FORUM...
Posted: Sun, Jan 25, 2004 1:19am PST
Kucinich Reject Kerry & Clarks More Troops To Iraq Proposal - What Troops?
Democratic Presidential Candidate Dennis Kucinich today replied to Gen
Wesley Clark and Sen. John Kerry's proposals to send more troops to Iraq
with a question: "What troops?"...
Posted: Sat, Jan 24, 2004 8:44am PST
Democrats bow to Bush on budget attacks
In another indication of their organic incapacity to offer any alternative to the policies of the Bush administration, Democrats on Capitol Hill dropped their opposition Thursday to a Republican-drafted federal budget that includes a provision depriving up to 8 million workers of the right to overtime pay....
Posted: Sat, Jan 24, 2004 8:27am PST
Bechtel Moves Main Division out of SF
Bechtel is moving its most prominent division out of San Francisco to Maryland to be near its main customer - the U.S. Government.
ORGANIZE A FEB. 24 PROTEST AT THE LOCAL OFFICE OF HALLIBURTON, BECHTEL, OR ANOTHER WAR PROFITEERING COMPANY...
Posted: Fri, Jan 23, 2004 7:01pm PST
3/4/04 Books Not Bombs!
On March 4th, 2004, demand:
*BOOKS NOT BOMBS
*END THE MILITARY OCCUPATION OF OUR SCHOOLS
*DEFEND FREEDOM ON THE HOME FRONT...
Posted: Fri, Jan 23, 2004 6:33pm PST
Anarcha Project Update #3
Website Up and Second Interview Tour Complete....
Posted: Fri, Jan 23, 2004 5:06pm PST
Kodak axing up to 15,000 : Bush touts pittance for worker training as job cuts mount
Two events Wednesday captured the dichotomy between official propaganda about the US economic recovery and the reality confronting American workers. President George W. Bush appeared at campaign-style rallies at community colleges in Ohio and Arizona, touting his minuscule $250 million job retraining initiative. And Kodak Corp. announced the elimination of 20 percent of its workforce, an estimated 12,000 to 15,000 jobs....
Posted: Fri, Jan 23, 2004 4:12pm PST
Americans respond to State of the Union: What about jobs?
George W. Bush delivered the 2004 State of the Union speech to Congress and the American people on Jan. 20, and afterwards many people asked: What Union and world was he talking about?...
Posted: Fri, Jan 23, 2004 4:11pm PST