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Students' History Knowledge Lacking, Test Finds
Nearly six in 10 of the nation's high school seniors lack even a basic knowledge of American history, a finding virtually unchanged from seven years earlier, according to results released today from a widely respected national test....
Posted: Sun, May 12, 2002 6:41pm PDT
Prayer Dance for Peace in the Middle East
Information about an upcoming cultural event ......
Posted: Sun, May 12, 2002 3:23pm PDT
Human rights conference, Leicester University UK
At a Human rights conference held at Leicester University startling Statements were made by British Journalist Yvonne Ridley (who was captured by the Taliban) on Islam, Afghanistan and Israel. Also attending were Rabbi Yakub Weiss from the London Jewish community who clarified his communities position on Israel...
Posted: Sun, May 12, 2002 2:31pm PDT
NOT IN OUR NAME Protests JUNE 6th SF, NYC , LA
nion manifesto and list of endorsers...
Posted: Sun, May 12, 2002 1:30pm PDT
RETURN OF THE GAY PLAGUE
More gay men are engaging in risky sex. Cases of venereal disease and HIV infection are soaring. And pleas for caution are being ignored....
Posted: Sun, May 12, 2002 1:21pm PDT
6/30 Join SFGay Day Labor Contingent
As we know, June is Gay Pride Month, and San Francisco's Gay Pride Parade and Celebration, attracting 1 million plus participants, is the best in the West! The 32nd Annual Parade and Celebration will be on June 30, 2002 from Beale and Market (near the Embarcadero) to the Civic Center. As always, there will be a Labor Contingent, and everyone regardless of sexual orientation who supports labor and gay rights is welcome to join us....
Posted: Sun, May 12, 2002 1:11pm PDT
Peace Victory: No Invasion of Gaza
Victory, Victory is our Cry! The Class Struggle is the Reason Why!
As the Reuters news article states, there will be no invasion of Gaza and the Israeli troops have been sent home. See:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=578&ncid=578&e=1&u=/nm/20020512/ts_nm/mideast_dc_2116...
Posted: Sun, May 12, 2002 12:40pm PDT
LEFT-WING TERRORIST
Why have the media been relatively silent regarding the left-wing extremist views of pipe bomber Luke Helder ? Helder has radical environmentalist views, wants to legalize marijuana and is concerned about icebergs melting and global warming. Sounds like a left-wing terrorist to me....
Posted: Sun, May 12, 2002 11:29am PDT
An Open Letter To The FBI
Outlining the long history of the FBI as a political police force with focus of Leonard Peltier....
Posted: Sun, May 12, 2002 9:33am PDT
Public Response to Berkeley's David Nusbaum
A response to David Nusbaum's piece that attacked Will Youmans....
Posted: Sun, May 12, 2002 9:23am PDT
March&Rally - Take it to the Bridge to Stop the War - May 25th in San Francisco
No more business as usual as the United States carries out its attacks on the peoples of the planet....
Posted: Sun, May 12, 2002 7:50am PDT
Fluoridatin Fails Say Dentists
Fluoride added to water supplies confers no benefit, wastes increasingly scarce tax dollars meant for the poor and increases health risk to those who drink and bathe in it....
Posted: Sun, May 12, 2002 4:30am PDT
May 12: News from Palestine, Cuba!!
**Think Locally, Act Globally!
**Courage to Stop War, and Love your neighbour
By: http://www.PeaceNoWar.net...
Posted: Sun, May 12, 2002 1:33am PDT
True to Its Calling: The Nation uses Michael Lerner to attack Israel
Michael Lerner’s credentials as a Rabbi and as a spokesman for American Jews were dealt with most effectively in these pages a short time ago. Now, not surprisingly, Lerner has a new additional forum for his views......
Posted: Sat, May 11, 2002 11:38pm PDT
pepperspray/Judi Bari trial songs & stories (video/x-pn-realvideo 780.1KB)
4/25/02
(for videos, go to the bottom of the story)...
Posted: Sat, May 11, 2002 11:18pm PDT
EU governments must confront inequalities
The nature of the European far-right....
Posted: Sat, May 11, 2002 10:38pm PDT
Setting a New Direction
God's power the sages say, is benevolent to the noble souls, terrifying to the evil-minded, beautiful and sweet to the devoted, and is everything to those who seek the truth......
Posted: Sat, May 11, 2002 10:25pm PDT
11 arrested in seattle: No Aid to Israel, Free Trevor
Seattle post Intelligencer reprot of direct action and protes against Israels Occupation and detention of Trevor Baumgartner...
Posted: Sat, May 11, 2002 10:19pm PDT
Afghan Women: Free at Last?
EVER SINCE THE TALIBAN were overthrown in Afghanistan, an impression has developed in the West that Afghan women have experienced some kind of overnight liberation...
Posted: Sat, May 11, 2002 10:18pm PDT