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How to Build a Police State Based on National Security Caught spying on Americans, the Bush administration has begun a propaganda "blitz" to justify a secret program that we are told is for our own security. Of course, the program is so secret that Bush won't reveal any details and will only give a brief overview to a few loyal Congressional insiders.
After a failed invasion of Iraq, botched rescue operations in New Orleans, and a Medicare drug program in total disarray, Bush officials want us to trust them to listen to our phone cal...
Posted: Sat, Jan 28, 2006 7:58pm PST
In the FSM Peace Collaborations Continue This morning, activists from all over the Americas, including Venezuela, the U.S., Canada, Cuba and others, united to discuss collaborating for a new world with in the USA. This discussion focused on ideas for continuing the peace movement, the decline of U.S. Empire, and political and economic growth in Latin America....
Posted: Sat, Jan 28, 2006 3:50pm PST
FRSC: World Social Forum interview from Caracas, Venezuela Audio of phone interview with Kim Dowling of Santa Cruz Ca. at the World Social Forum in
Caracas, Venezuela on 01-26-06...
Posted: Thu, Jan 26, 2006 11:54am PST
Report from FSM: Build Coalitions for Fair Trade! While the US government and Central American governments (accept Costa Rica) have agreed to “Free Trade” Agreements, a strong coalition of people in these countries continue to fight these agreements because of how these agreements will affect our daily lives. Movements based through out the America’s work together to resist economic oppression and ensure fair trade and fair standards of living. This article is a report back from two workshops regarding these issues. The resources exist for u...
Posted: Thu, Jan 26, 2006 10:34am PST
Talking with Jenny: Who is the farmer at the Farmers' Market? 
We buy their tomatoes, but who are they? What stories do small-scale sustainable farmers have to tell, and why does it matter? Santa Cruz author, Jenny Kurzweil began writing "Fields That Dream: Journey to the Roots of Our Food" six years ago because she felt the disconnect between herself and her food. She didn't have an agent, publisher or MFA, but she plowed ahead anyway. The book is a thoroughly researched introduction to small-scale sustainable farming, and a fantastic read (Fu...
Posted: Thu, Jan 26, 2006 8:20am PST
Boycott the Santa Cruz Sentinel: Over 500 Anti-Alito Voices Silenced Over 500 letters to the editor of the Santa Cruz Sentinel have been sent, describing opposition to right-wing extremist judge, Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito. How many letters or articles expressing dissenting opinions about Alito have been published? Zero....
Posted: Thu, Jan 26, 2006 1:23am PST
Santa Cruzans Speak Out Against Police Infiltration and for an Independent Investigation 
On January 24th, the Santa Cruz City Council held an afternoon meeting which included agenda item #23, an independent investigation regarding police survelliance at community meetings....
Posted: Wed, Jan 25, 2006 8:58pm PST
UC Students Demand Answers about Spying Scandal FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE...
Posted: Wed, Jan 25, 2006 2:28pm PST
FSRN: SCPD Spying Update (audio/mpeg 2.5MB) While the Bush admininistration defends its use of wiretapping to monitor the activities of US citizens, city officials in Santa Cruz, CA are coming under fire over revelations that undercover police were caught spying on locals planning a Do-It-Yourself New Year's parade. The case raises serious questions about the legality of the surveillance, and has city residents and civil libertarians in shook up. FSRN's Vinny Lombardo has more....
Posted: Wed, Jan 25, 2006 12:51pm PST
Santa Cruz Indymedia se ha Integrado con Indybay.org 
Tenemos el placer de anunciar, que el sitio web del centro de medios independientes de Santa Cruz, ahora forma parte de Indybay.org, que es el sitio web de el centro de medios independientes de la bahia de San Francisco. El nuevo sitio web de Santa Cruz Indymedia es http://indybay.org/santacruz....
Posted: Tue, Jan 24, 2006 1:20pm PST
Santa Cruz Indymedia's Regional Integration with Indybay.org We are very pleased to announce that the Santa Cruz Independent Media Center's website will now be regionally integrated with Indybay.org, the website of the San Francisco Bay Area Independent Media Center. The new website address for Santa Cruz Indymedia is http://indybay.org/santacruz....
Posted: Tue, Jan 24, 2006 1:14pm PST
About Santa Cruz Indymedia Santa Cruz Indymedia is an Independent Media Center for the Monterey Bay Area....
Posted: Tue, Jan 24, 2006 1:04pm PST
CHP Returns Seized Medical Marijuana After refusing to obey a court order to return a Los Angeles-area man's medical marijuana for months, the Gilroy-Hollister California Highway Patrol decided last week to return the pot it confiscated during a 2004 traffic stop on Highway 156....
Posted: Fri, Jan 20, 2006 6:34pm PST
Elephant Seals Mate and Relax at Año Nuevo 
A large colony of northern elephant seals are currently mating and taking life easy at Año Nuevo State Reserve. The Reserve is located off Highway 1, between the cities of Santa Cruz and Half Moon Bay, on a beautiful stretch of the southern San Mateo County coastline. On January 4, 2006, I took a guided tour of the Wildlife Protection Area of the Reserve and saw lots of cute elephant seal pups and their parents....
Posted: Tue, Jan 10, 2006 2:26pm PST
Police Infiltrate Peaceful Parade Organizers Undercover Officers Spying on Grassroots Santa Cruz New Year's Parade Meetings...
Posted: Sun, Jan 1, 2006 2:02am PST
Defense Department Labels Gay ‘Kiss-In’ Credible Threat to Terrorism A gay ‘kiss-in’ on the UC Santa Cruz campus has been described by the Department of Defense as a “credible threat” of terrorism. It is but one of several instances of spying culled from Defense Department documents by Lisa Myers on NBC News. Dixon Osburn, Executive Director for the Servicemember Legal Defense Network, also noted the Department of Defense confirmed Air Force officials proposed developing a chemical weapon for turning the enemy gay. The Air Force report says development of a we...
Posted: Thu, Dec 22, 2005 8:09am PST
AUDIO: Save Tookie Williams Teach-in at UCSC As part of an international day of action, a teach-in to save the life of Stanley Tookie Williams took place at UC Santa Cruz on November 30, 2005.
Speakers included Elisa Sanchez, Hector, Lance Lindsay, professor Paul Ortiz and professor Angela Davis.
There was also a very special performance from Rainbow Theatre....
Posted: Wed, Dec 7, 2005 10:29am PST
SF events 11.26 check the eco section below for global warming stuff...
Posted: Sat, Nov 26, 2005 10:04pm PST
11/30 Day of Action and Upcoming Events NOVEMBER 30, 2005
Statewide Day of Action Against the Scheduled Executions
(in conjunction with World Cities Against the Death Penalty Day)...
Posted: Thu, Nov 24, 2005 6:43pm PST
The SHORTWAVE REPORT 11/25/05 ¡LISTEN GLOBALLY! A weekly 30 minute review of news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio. With times and freqs for listening at home. 2 files- broadcast and slow-modem streaming. Free to rebroadcast. Netherlands, China, Cuba, and Russia....
Posted: Thu, Nov 24, 2005 4:55pm PST
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