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Discussion: For Radicals -- Because Rape Happens In Our Communities
"Rape is a reality. I experienced it this weekend. And I have 5 people in my immediate community I feel safe enough with to ask for help. How fucked up is that? So much for a fucking network. ...[E]ven my best friend... had a hard time picturing a not too big punk boy who I can now call my rapist because he fucked me in a way I did not consent to, no matter what I did or did not consent to initially, or did want, or did enjoy."...
Posted: Thu, Apr 12, 2001 3:07pm PDT
A Bad Landlord
Support the Lockedout
Renters/Join April 26 Rally....
Posted: Thu, Apr 12, 2001 2:23pm PDT
Locked Renters Fighting Back!
Oakland Renters Locked out by Deputy Attorney General are fighting back with MassRally/Demonstration
on April 26 from 12-2p.m.
at 1515 Clay St, Oakland....
Posted: Thu, Apr 12, 2001 2:04pm PDT
white radicals, where ya at?
An apt commentary from the Ohio Valley IMC in reference to the riots in Cincinatti over the police killing of a young black man......
Posted: Thu, Apr 12, 2001 1:52pm PDT
PG&E, Jesse Jackson, and Ward Connerly
It was one of those days when you can see all the games played by America's plutocracy: Blackouts are the fault of "Big Government." And thanks to Jesse Jackson and Ward Connerly, by summer all of y'all suburban suckers are supposed to sit in the dark grousing about the "Yellow peril" over there, and "The Coloreds" over here....
Posted: Thu, Apr 12, 2001 11:37am PDT
Riots. Cincinnati Mayor Declares Emergency. Citywide curfew! LINKS.
Associated Press: "The mayor declared a state of emergency and announced a citywide curfew as riots over the police shooting of an unarmed black man stretched into a fourth day Thursday. Only people going to and from work will be allowed on the streets between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m., Mayor Charles Luken said." The mayor has been a condescending ass ever since the Trans-Atlantic Business Dialog (TABD) protests in November 2000....
Posted: Thu, Apr 12, 2001 10:35am PDT
Cincinnati. Violence worsens, spreads. Cop shot. 3rd night of riots. MANY LINKS.
Cincinnati Riots. Wednesday afternoon, Wednesday night, and early Thursday morning (April 12) protests and riots. "Violence broke out Wednesday night in Evanston, Avondale, Walnut Hills and the West End. Tuesday, unrest had been largely confined to Over-the-Rhine." MANY LINKS. Video, audio, text, photos, breaking news and more about the Cincinnati Ohio protests, riots, killings of 4 blacks by police in the last 6 months....
Posted: Thu, Apr 12, 2001 4:39am PDT
RIOTS CONTINUE IN CINCINNATI!
Officer Steven Roach shot Thomas, a 19 year old African American, after a pursuit on Saturday....
Posted: Thu, Apr 12, 2001 1:32am PDT
CINCINNATI ERUPTS IN RIOTS
After yet another murder of a young black man by police in Cincinnati, people have decided to take action. For the past three days, people have been protesting -- police responded with brutal force that has landed over 60 people, including children, in the hospital....
Posted: Thu, Apr 12, 2001 1:29am PDT
PACIFIC LUMBER FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST ACTIVISTS DEFENDING THE TREES
MATTOLE RIVER WATERSHED OLD GROWTH ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK AS COMPANY TRIES TO CLEAR PROTESTERS OUT OF THE AREA...
Posted: Wed, Apr 11, 2001 11:14pm PDT
Pesticides, Profits & Propaganda 4/13 7pm at New College
A state of emergency has been declared to protect the wine industry from the glassy-winged sharpshooter. Residential neigborhoods in Northern California have already been sprayed with toxic pesticides. Come to New College in SF on Friday night to learn more....
Posted: Wed, Apr 11, 2001 11:09pm PDT
PACIFIC LUMBER FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST ACTIVISTS DEFENDING THE TREES
MATTOLE RIVER WATERSHED OLD GROWTH ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK AS COMPANY TRIES TO CLEAR PROTESTERS OUT OF THE AREA...
Posted: Wed, Apr 11, 2001 11:06pm PDT
China's Reaction to U.S. Spy Plane Related to Past Conflicts with Imperialists
Week's stories: (1) China's Reaction to U.S. Spy Plane Incident Related to Its History of Conflicts with Imperial Powers; (2) Children's Defense Fund Decries Bush Proposed Budget Cuts for Programs that Assist Poor Children; (3) Labor Historian Examines Challenges Ahead for Global Social Justice Movement. Listen to RealAudio version of this program on Between The Lines' website www.btlonline.org for week ending 4/20/01. MP3s available for download or streaming....
Posted: Wed, Apr 11, 2001 8:38pm PDT
Guess What? Warren Hinckle IS a Wetbrain!
When the Coalition surveyed over 400 homeless people in shelters and on the streets, one of the chief complaints about the shelter system was racism....
Posted: Wed, Apr 11, 2001 8:27pm PDT
NEW DOCUMENTARY HIGHLIGHTS INJUSTICES IN
Just in time for the FTAA, Food First to Screen The Global Banquet, Politics of Food
Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., April 24 at New College of California...
Posted: Wed, Apr 11, 2001 4:33pm PDT
Join Us On the Picket Line! 2300 Health Care Workers to Strike
Short call to action to support striking hospital workers...
Posted: Wed, Apr 11, 2001 3:36pm PDT
National Day of Action against Trader Joe's
Tuesday April 17th is a national day of action against Trader Joe's. Tell Trader Joe's to do the right thing by eliminating genetically engineered ingredients from their store brand products!...
Posted: Wed, Apr 11, 2001 3:02pm PDT
Oakland Votes Down just Cause Evictions Measure-Again
Oakland Council Shoots Down Just Cause Measure
During Mayors Attempt To Have A Two Tiered Eviction System Voted Upon So That
He May Avoid Just Cause During Re-Election Campaign...
Posted: Wed, Apr 11, 2001 1:17pm PDT
A Brief Description of Everything
Written in 1973, this is one of the founding documents
of the International Security Agency (INSA - initiated
in 1991) and the US Citizens Executive Administration
(CEA-USA - born on the 25th of January, 2001)....
Posted: Wed, Apr 11, 2001 12:15pm PDT
Police kill blacks. Code-word hate radio. Cincinnati's WKRC 550-AM Riot coverage
Code-word hate radio at Cincinnati's WKRC 550 AM fans flames of race hatred during riot days in Cincinnati. The 2 corporate flunkies on this call-in show are right now using all the cliches around to blame all problems on blacks. The morning and afternoon shows Monday - Friday are a hate radio lineup galore. All the fascists at once! Click link to add your comments. Read latest news at Ohio Valley IndyMedia. Cincinnati: "Why stand still, when you can go backward."...
Posted: Wed, Apr 11, 2001 5:33am PDT