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A victory for the joint, popular struggle
Wednesday, September 19, 2007 :The following are selected translated comments from a 7 September speech given by the representative of the Popular Committee of Bil'in, Basel Mansour, to Israelis who participated in the demonstration in the village after the decision by the Israeli High Court to alter the route of the wall in the village....
Posted: Wed, Sep 19, 2007 7:50pm PDT
U.S. Government Must Ensure Justice for the 'Jena Six'
Larry Cox, executive director of Amnesty International USA (AIUSA), released the following statement about the September 20 rally of support for the 'Jena Six' in Jena, Louisiana: On the eve of a mass rally for the 'Jena Six,' Amnesty International renews its call for the United States government to promptly remedy any injustices in the case of six black students who were allegedly involved in the assault of a white student....
Posted: Wed, Sep 19, 2007 7:49pm PDT
USA: Amnesty International calls for immediate end to prolonged solitary confinement of Louisiana prisoners Herman Wallace a
19 September 2007 USA: Amnesty International calls for immediate end to prolonged solitary confinement of Louisiana prisoners Herman Wallace and Albert WoodfoxAmnesty International has called on the Louisiana authorities to end the extended isolation endured by two prisoners in Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola for more than 28 years, describing their treatment as "cruel, inhuman and degrading"....
Posted: Wed, Sep 19, 2007 7:48pm PDT
ACLU Asks Georgia Appeals Court to Dismiss Jail Sentence for Lesbian Mother
Wednesday, September 19, 2007 : ATLANTA -- The American Civil Liberties Union today urged the Georgia Court of Appeals to dismiss a county judge's contempt order and jail sentence against a lesbian mother. Earlier this year, Wilkinson County Judge John Lee Parrott ordered that the child Elizabeth Hadaway hopes to adopt be taken away for three months because Hadaway is a lesbian, and now Hadaway is battling an order from the same judge that she spend as many as ten days in jail....
Posted: Wed, Sep 19, 2007 7:47pm PDT
ACLU Cheers DOD Amendment Restoring Habeas Corpus Due Process Rights
Wednesday, September 19, 2007 : Washington, DC – The American Civil Liberties Union applauds today’s Senate vote of 56 to 43 on a procedural motion related to an amendment to the defense authorization bill that would restore habeas corpus rights. It is now clear that with a majority of senators voting for the amendment, habeas restoration is not only needed, but also desired by the Senate....
Posted: Wed, Sep 19, 2007 7:46pm PDT
ACLU Says Pickering Bill Treads on First Amendment
Wednesday, September 19, 2007 : Washington, DC – The American Civil Liberties Union said today that legislation that attempts to regulate the content of television programs introduced today by Rep. Chip Pickering (R-Miss.) treads on the First Amendment. The legislation would attempt to regulate “indecent” television programming by requiring the Federal Communications Commission to implement a policy that would make a single word or image “indecent.”...
Posted: Wed, Sep 19, 2007 7:46pm PDT
John Pilger interview (audio) (audio/mpeg 3.1MB)
John Pilger talks about the state of play in South America. Some talk about the Middle East - Iran. mp3. 3.2mB x 18 min....
Posted: Wed, Sep 19, 2007 7:40pm PDT
Ask Schwarzenegger to Defend Patients Rights!
appeal for letters, plus events listing...
Posted: Wed, Sep 19, 2007 7:29pm PDT
Impeach Federal Judge Who Discriminate
U. S. Federal Judges discriminate against Pro Se Litigants. Help me impeach them....
Posted: Wed, Sep 19, 2007 5:50pm PDT
Hearing for Vapor Room's Medical Cannabis Dispensary Permit
WHEN: Thursday, September 20th, 2007 2:30p.m
WHERE: City Hall Room 400...
Event Date: Thu, Sep 20, 2007 2:30pm PDT
Posted: Wed, Sep 19, 2007 5:39pm PDT
Calling all Feminists! Radical Women meeting
625 Larkin Street, Suite 202
San Francisco, CA
between Eddy and Ellis...
Event Date: Thu, Sep 27, 2007 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Wed, Sep 19, 2007 5:39pm PDT
Bush tries to grant himself and his administration immunity for war crimes thru 9/11/01
Police state alert . . . the criminals are trying to pardon themselves and the House has already passed the bill, but the Senate . . ....
Posted: Wed, Sep 19, 2007 5:27pm PDT
Hung Jury in Favor of Acquittal in Rod Coronado Free Speech Case
After more than two full days of deliberation, a 12-person jury informed Judge Jeffrey Miller they were hopelessly deadlocked and determined that further deliberation would not deliver unanimity. Outside the courtroom, attorneys were informed that the majority was voting for acquittal of the environmental and animal rights activist on trial for a speech he gave in San Diego in 2003....
Posted: Wed, Sep 19, 2007 5:00pm PDT
Call Speaker Pelosi TODAY! Urge her to Ensure ICHIA is included in final SCHIP bill
.doc attachment from the email not included...
Posted: Wed, Sep 19, 2007 4:50pm PDT
Governor Can Help California Economy+Env't by Signing Hemp Bill
Governor Can Help California Economy and Environment by Signing New Industrial Hemp Farming Bill...
Posted: Wed, Sep 19, 2007 4:44pm PDT
SF, Sept 22 -- citizens try to save Castro-ween
Resisting mayor's attempt to abolish Castro Halloween....
Posted: Wed, Sep 19, 2007 4:28pm PDT
Iraq War Veterans Lead DC Antiwar March
Taking an unprecedented leadership in growing popular opposition to the war in Iraq, veterans of the Iraq War led protestors from the White House to the Capitol on September 15th. Capitol Police blocked the approach to the steps of Congress, arresting nearly two hundred people. Antiwar demonstrators outnumbered pro-war counter-demonstrators by at least 50 to 1....
Posted: Wed, Sep 19, 2007 4:25pm PDT
Lights Out San Francisco
Citywide....
Event Date: Sat, Oct 20, 2007 8:00pm PDT
Posted: Wed, Sep 19, 2007 3:38pm PDT
BAN LEAF BLOWERS before we Nuke Iran.
cancer
leukemia
lymphomas
death by dust...
Posted: Wed, Sep 19, 2007 3:25pm PDT
6 Minot airforce pilots/ nuclear staff dead in 1 week
The following section was compiled by 'The Pundit.'
Since the Minot story broke a week ago about the missing nukeclandestine operation from Minot, we have the following (for those who are paying attention):
1. All six people listed below are from Minot Airforce base
2. All were directly involved as loaders or as pilots
3. All are now dead...
Posted: Wed, Sep 19, 2007 2:58pm PDT