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Boston’s Low Protest Turnout Reveals Left’s Hunger for ‘Anybody But Bush’
Ok, someone needs to respond to this......
Posted: Tue, Jul 27, 2004 3:18pm PDT
NYC: Mouse Bloc takes Broadway on August 29!!
As the Republican elephant tramples into our city,
thousands of mischievous mice will confront them in
the streets! On August 29 at 5PM, over 13,000
Republican fatcat delegates will be attending eight
Disneyfied Broadway shows in Midtown Manhattan.
Every good little mouse in NYC knows the Republicans
are only here to steal our cheese....
Posted: Tue, Jul 27, 2004 2:19pm PDT
United Cerebral Palsy Launches DontBlockMyVote.org
Launched Wednesday, United Cerebral Palsy's online campaign,www.DontBlockMyVote.org, allows activists to send a free letter to their Congressmen calling for full funding of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), which guarantees equal access to polling places and voting machines for millions of Americans with disabilities. With the last Presidential election hinging on a little over 500 votes, the potential disenfranchisement of 26 million voters with disabilities is an important and significant c...
Posted: Tue, Jul 27, 2004 1:13pm PDT
Boston, Complete Recap of Monday's Black Tea Society March for Civil Liberties and Again
A detailed recount of Monday's Black Tea Society march for civil liberties and against police brutality. About 400 people marched from the Boston Common towards the Fleet Center, site of the Democratic National Convention....
Posted: Mon, Jul 26, 2004 11:18pm PDT
ACLU & NLG Groups Sue Over DNC "Free Speech Zone" aka Boston's Camp X-Ray
Authorities in Boston have designated as the official protest an area enclosed by a maze of overhead netting, razor wire and chain link fence. To some it resembles an internment camp, to others Guantanamo Bay. Today lawyers file suit to overturn the "free speech zone."...
Posted: Mon, Jul 26, 2004 9:17am PDT
What to do if the FBI Contacts You
People are sending this around in light of all the questioning of midwest anarchists that went on this weekend....
Posted: Mon, Jul 26, 2004 9:16am PDT
DNC: Images from Sunday Police Build-Up
As the anti-war march approached the Fleet Center, storm troopers marched to the Courthouse and posed for the media....
Posted: Mon, Jul 26, 2004 7:18am PDT
DNC: Demonstrators Encounter Armor-Clad State Police
Dozens of heavily-armed Massachussets State Police watch over peace march....
Posted: Mon, Jul 26, 2004 7:10am PDT
Racial Profiling at DNC
The Secret Service detained for questioning a demonstrator apparently of South Asian (Indian or Pakistani) descent for "looking around" during today's march between Boston Common and the Fleet Center. He's been released....
Posted: Mon, Jul 26, 2004 7:04am PDT
DNC 2004 Web Radio (audio/x-mpegurl 0.0KB)
DNC 2004 Web Radio links --- the live broadcast is scheduled to begin this evening....
Posted: Sun, Jul 25, 2004 3:25pm PDT
Communiqué from my sister: Day Two: I'm about Ready to become an Anarchist!
Day Two of the Boston Social Forum: Kerry camp missing in action, barb wire pen built to contain us,
tight security at Veterans for Peace events, Boston People welcome us....
Posted: Sun, Jul 25, 2004 1:08pm PDT
The Road to Boston: Communiqué from my sister.- day one
On Friday, July 24, my sister will leave San Francisco and head for Boston. She will travel with friends to attend the Boston Social Form. Thousands are heading to Boston. It is the right thing to do. The BSF hopes to bring a message to the Democrates that progressive, liberals and radical people should be heard and equally respresented. My sister will send me communique's …to keep me informed. Friends will send pics and video footage. I will post them here for the next few days. If yo...
Posted: Sun, Jul 25, 2004 1:03pm PDT
At the Crossroads: Come to New York to Oppose the Republican National Convention
This is a letter for anyone who is swearing at your TV every night, sickened
by the images of torture in the newspaper, disgusted by the lies, fuming
after viewing Fahrenheit 911, and waking up in a cold sweat in the middle of
the night feeling helpless and wondering what the hell you can do about it
all:...
Posted: Sat, Jul 24, 2004 3:26pm PDT
"Married to the State": A queer callout for the RNC in NYC
A callout for queers to form a direct action affinity group to protest at the Republican National Convention in New York City....
Posted: Fri, Jul 23, 2004 11:55pm PDT
Phoenix/Tempe Az Presidential Debate - Call to Action
The attention of the world will focus on Phoenix, Arizona for the 3rd Presidential Debate on October 13th. We are using this opportunity to get our message heard....
Posted: Fri, Jul 23, 2004 1:03pm PDT
FBI Launch Anarchist Dragnet
The FBI has targeted anarchists in New York, Boston, Denver, Lawrence, Kansas City, Topeka, and Kirksville (Missouri), asking questions about the upcoming Democratic and Republican National Conventions. FBI agents raided homes in Denver and arrested two anarchists for "failure to pay bike tickets" and "failure to appear in court"....
Posted: Fri, Jul 23, 2004 12:34pm PDT
Homeland Security Shows Off New Surveillance Equipment and Weapons at Camp Near Boston
With the Democratic National Convention approaching, the Department of Homeland Security gathered more than 30 law enforcement agencies in a field outside of Boston to show off the latest technology in surveillance and crowd control. We speak with Dallas Morning News reporter Pete Slover who was there....
Posted: Fri, Jul 23, 2004 8:56am PDT
RNC Protest: A Msg from Howard Zinn, Eve Ensler and Russell Banks
Not in Our Name Newsletter #9. July 23, 2004. A message from Howard Zinn, Eve Ensler, and Russell Banks - and more....
Posted: Thu, Jul 22, 2004 10:29pm PDT
Democrats Dump Margaret Cho!
Following the reactionary logic of "anybody but Bush" Gay Democrats sit by as bisexual Asian and SF native Margaret Cho is CENSORED by Kerry and company.
Out with them all!...
Posted: Thu, Jul 22, 2004 7:50pm PDT