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May 11 SF March for Mumia
May 11, 2002, San Francisco March for Mumia Abu-Jamal. Assemble: 10:30 a.m. at Embarcadero and Market Street (Embarcadero BART). March to Civic Center Plaza at 1 p.m. Sponsored by Mobilization to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal at 415/695-7745...
Posted: Tue, May 7, 2002 1:33am PDT
Swedes less well off than African Americans
STOCKHOLM, May 4 (Reuters) - Swedes, usually perceived in Europe as a comfortable, middle class lot, are poorer than African Americans, the most economically deprived group in the United States, a Swedish study showed on Saturday....
Posted: Mon, May 6, 2002 11:00pm PDT
Imbalance on campuses
exclusion of dissent has become the rule on campus...
Posted: Mon, May 6, 2002 10:45pm PDT
No more hate, end occupation (cartoon by Latuff)
Copyright-free artwork by Brazilian cartoonist Latuff, on behalf of brave Palestinians and Israelis/Jews who dare to work together for the end of occupation....
Posted: Mon, May 6, 2002 10:23pm PDT
Iraq Is Forcing 1000s of Kurds From Their Homes. Why is the Muslim World Silent
Iraq Is Forcing 1000s of Kurds From Their Homes. Why is the Muslim World Silent...
Posted: Mon, May 6, 2002 9:07pm PDT
Portland MayDay Images
Hundreds of marchers flooded the downtown streets of Northwest Portland......
Posted: Mon, May 6, 2002 5:43pm PDT
Protest in Berkeley Against Repression in Palestine and the US
Monday at 1 PM about 100 students and community members marched from the downtown Berkeley BART station to the Court House to protest the city and university's treatment of the pro-Palestine movement...
Posted: Mon, May 6, 2002 5:04pm PDT
Israelis Arrest Two Americans, One from Cali
Israeli authorities have arrested two Americans affiliated with relief organizations, including a Muslim commentator who recently described by telephone and in e-mails the destruction he saw in Jenin: 'He reported basically the destruction and smell of death under the rubble...'...
Posted: Mon, May 6, 2002 3:51pm PDT
Fascists from Berkeley to Rotterdam Mourn
The man who said "Islam is a backward religion," Pim Fortuyn, was assassinated today. A spontaneous rally by fascist youth was held in the Netherlands, while fascist youth in Berkeley (Rory Miller) wrote, "The Netherlands have lost an asset today." Now you know where the anti-SJP sentiment comes from. Sieg heil, Rory, towards a political program which eradicates all muslims everywhere!...
Posted: Mon, May 6, 2002 3:50pm PDT
Nepal News: Bandh successful; gov't begs US for guns/$$
Nepali Prime Minister Dueba visits Bush today and Blair tomorrow, pleading for gun-money to finance the CIA-backed coup leaders in their hopeless fight against the People's Army, comprised of Maoist rebels....
Posted: Mon, May 6, 2002 3:10pm PDT
Mea Culpa re: ClearChannel
Willie Brown, supervisors and pred mount legislation - CORRECTION...
Posted: Mon, May 6, 2002 2:40pm PDT
POLICE ATTACK MAY DAY PROTEST
The human rights director of the CUT trade union federation is still in hospital after police beat him round the head with bats on a May Day protest in the city of Cali. After being identified by military intelligence agents various other union and social leaders were also attacked....
Posted: Mon, May 6, 2002 1:38pm PDT
Democracy, Dutch style
America needs to learn how to handle fascist leaders in order to establish a true democracy. At least one activist in holland is providing an example....
Posted: Mon, May 6, 2002 12:28pm PDT
House Majority Leader Dick Armey Advocates Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians
To Whom it May Concern,
I found this information and it has been woefully underreported. House Majority Leader Dick Armey stated his support for the forcible removal of Palestinians from the West Bank.
http://electronicintifada.net/actionitems/020502dickarmey.html...
Posted: Mon, May 6, 2002 11:38am PDT
Mothers’ Day Peace Pilgrimage
Mothers’ Day Peace Pilgrimage
Sunday May 12, 2002
1:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Convene in MLK Jr. Park, Berkeley...
Posted: Mon, May 6, 2002 11:20am PDT
Tory Party leader sacked over racist 'joke' about Pakistanis
...minister made her comments about Asians being "10 a penny" in Britain, just hours after the far right British National Party had claimed a third council seat in Burnley, just 30 miles from where she was appearing......
Posted: Mon, May 6, 2002 10:39am PDT
Community Forum on Accountability of UC-Berkeley Cops
Information about a relevant community meeting being held this Thursday....
Posted: Mon, May 6, 2002 10:35am PDT