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U.S. Food and Farm Policy ~ Black Farmers Congressional Hearing 
The power of internet technology allowed me to view a Congressional Judiciary Hearing via Webcast, here is the Chairman's opening statement. This historic occasion, once again documented the systemic institutional racism that remains a central feature of our U.S. Food and Farm Policy. Many leading Democratic and Republican Ag leaders continue to show a complete indifference toward U.S. citizens obtaining the proper nutrition via safe natural food. The principles of equality and fairness cont...
Posted: Thu, Jun 21, 2007 3:21pm PDT
Natsu Saito: The Regents and Ward Churchill: Now is the Time to Speak Out Thursday, June 21, 2007 :I n the next few weeks, the Board of Regents of the University of Colorado (CU) will vote on the dismissal of Professor Ward Churchill. This is the final opportunity for public input in this process....
Posted: Thu, Jun 21, 2007 10:45am PDT
British university teachers' union votes for boycott of Israeli academics Thursday, June 21, 2007 :Delegates at the first conference of the newly formed University and College Union (UCU) of Britain voted May 30 to recommend a boycott of Israeli universities and academics. In a 158 to 99 vote, the delegates passed a motion condemning the “complicity of Israeli academia” in the 40-year occupation of Palestinian land and backing a call by Palestinian unions for a “comprehensive and consistent international boycott of all Israeli institutions.”...
Posted: Thu, Jun 21, 2007 10:39am PDT
African New Year's Day 
African New Year's Day celebrates an ancient African recognition of patterns of universal order. As the United States of Africa becomes a reality to provide better standard of living for people of African ancestry globally. We must be clear on some of the foundational structural challeges facing a smooth transition toward a bright new day....
Posted: Wed, Jun 20, 2007 10:09am PDT
Connecticut High School Bans Student Play on Iraq War Administrators at Connecticut’s Wilton High School have banned students from performing "Voices in Conflict", a play about the Iraq war, calling it "sensational and inappropriate." We speak with the play’s director, as well as two students involved in the production. We’re also joined by Iraq war veteran Charlie Anderson, whose story is depicted in the play....
Posted: Wed, Jun 20, 2007 8:05am PDT
Rally Brings Much Needed Attention to Youth’s Employment Needs Wednesday, June 20, 2007 :On June 19th, youth, teachers, parents, and other community members convened at City Hall, demanding a comprehensive effort between the City and the school district to address young people’s economic needs. The rally was organized by Youth Making a Change (Y-MAC), a component of Colman Advocates for Children and cosponsored by the San Francisco Youth Commission and Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi....
Posted: Wed, Jun 20, 2007 7:14am PDT
Dear Arnold: Immigrants Do Want to Learn English Tuesday, June 19, 2007 :New America Media, Commentary, Domenico Maseri Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger recently challenged Hispanic America to turn off its Spanish television set as a way to learn English. NAM commentator Domenico Maceri says that immigrants do want to learn, but learning takes time and resources....
Posted: Tue, Jun 19, 2007 9:42am PDT
Ken Garcia Wrong About School Board, Superintendent Tuesday, June 19, 2007 :In his June 16th column for the Examiner, Ken Garcia voiced concern that incoming Superintendent Carlos Garcia will have to deal with a “prickly” School Board. Clearly, he’s not paying attention to recent developments....
Posted: Tue, Jun 19, 2007 9:04am PDT
Section 22 of the SNTE and the APPO establish planton in Oaxaca's Zocalo Oaxaca, Oax. The encampment is made up of around 2000 administrative workers of the SNTE and members of the APPO who set up a barricade today (Monday) in the Zocalo and Alameda of this city to demand the release of prisoners, the removal of the orders of apprehension and the exit of the Oaxacan governor, Ulises Ruiz Ortiz......
Posted: Mon, Jun 18, 2007 11:22pm PDT
An attack on academic freedom Critic of Zionism denied tenure at US university Monday, June 18, 2007 :Earlier this month, DePaul University denied tenure to Norman Finkelstein, a professor of political science who has written numerous works criticizing the policies of Israel and the misuse of the charge of anti-Semitism against opponents of Zionism. The denial of Finkelstein’s tenure, and with it the termination of his position at DePaul, is a clear attack on academic freedom and the victimization of a professor because of his political views....
Posted: Mon, Jun 18, 2007 7:01am PDT
Reason Thinks; Religion Dreams Man is kind enough when is is not excited about religion. Mark Twain...
Posted: Sun, Jun 17, 2007 11:53am PDT
The Organization of Nations is the organization of World War Shaw quote....
Posted: Sun, Jun 17, 2007 11:41am PDT
Educaation: Scheme invented to prevent the young from learning too quickly. Abolish education...
Posted: Sat, Jun 16, 2007 11:39am PDT
Carlos Garcia – Right Fit, Right Time for San Francisco’s Schools Friday, June 15, 2007 :For a decade, San Francisco’s public schools have been best known for corruption, political squabbles and ultimately failures. That was before, as on June 13th the School Board was united in choosing Carlos Garcia to lead its schools....
Posted: Fri, Jun 15, 2007 7:07am PDT
How do you pay for your education? Thursday, June 14, 2007 :Graduating with a college degree is more than ever a necessity today. Students and their families are doing whatever it takes to pay for higher education, including taking on excessive amounts of debt....
Posted: Thu, Jun 14, 2007 3:44pm PDT
Mexico 2006: Buscando el Cambio Social 
En el aniversario del desalojo de l@s maestr@s de Oaxaca, publico por primera vez un audiodocumental con las voces de luchadores para el cambio social en Oaxaca, Chiapas, y en todo Mexico. En estos dias, hay muchissimas gentes buscando maneras cumplir el cambio, unos politicalmente, unos con accion directo, unos con guerra guerillera. Aqui se encuentra una documental de 58 minutes....
Posted: Thu, Jun 14, 2007 10:51am PDT
High Schoolers, Anti-War Group Protest Military Recruitment Thursday, June 14, 2007 : Students at Berkeley High School along with an anti-war group held a press conference near the school Monday opposing the war in Iraq and a federal policy requiring student information to be released to military recruiters....
Posted: Thu, Jun 14, 2007 8:51am PDT
Bill Christison: A Grave Injustice at DePaul University Wednesday, June 13, 2007 :I plan to demonstrate publicly but without violence this coming Sunday (June 17, 2007) against the hierarchy of the Catholic Church in Rome for condoning the actions of one of its subordinate units De Paul University in Chicago, Illinois, USA in denying tenure for Dr. Norman Finkelstein because of the latter,s criticism of the policies of the government of Israel and the government of the United States in the Occupied Palestinian Territories....
Posted: Wed, Jun 13, 2007 6:34pm PDT
Keith Rosenthal: Workers Score a Victory at Harvard Wednesday, June 13, 2007 :O n Wednesday, June 6, the 265 security guards in SEUI Local 615 overwhelmingly approved their first-ever negotiated contract with Harvard University and AlliedBarton, a private security firm contracted by Harvard, which employs the guards....
Posted: Wed, Jun 13, 2007 6:33pm PDT
Students sit-in to demand tenure for Palestine supporting professors Wednesday, June 13, 2007 :This morning, DePaul University students in Chicago began the third day of their sit-in at DePaul President Fr. Holtschneider's office. The students have spent two nights sleeping in the office, a rally is to be held today in solidarity with them and it is possible that the DePaul University Faculty Council will pass a vote of no confidence in the president of the school....
Posted: Wed, Jun 13, 2007 6:07pm PDT
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