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Anti-Sweatshop Activists Targeted in Denver
As part of an ongoing investigation surrounding a case of vandalism at a Kohl’s clothing store on December 9, 2000, the Jefferson County District Attorney's office established a GRAND JURY and issued subpoenas to a local activist, Doug Bohm, and former Denver Justice and Peace Center staff member, David Martin, to testify. On May 17th Bohm was found in contempt of court and taken into custody for “failing to follow a court order that involved his testimony before a grand jury," said Pam Russe...
Posted: Tue, May 29, 2001 4:51pm PDT
Who are the Real Authoritarians
Rejoinder to "anti-authoritarians who booted socialists from book fair and call for boycott of conference....
Posted: Tue, May 29, 2001 3:18pm PDT
Socially Responsible Business School Completes Pilot Year
The pilot year of an innovative B.A.-completion program known as
S E E D (Sustainable, Ethical Enterprise Design) - combining the seemingly paradoxical elements of
business planning and entrepreneurship with the values of nature, spirit
and culture - has just been completed in San Francisco at the Presidio World Campus of Goddard College....
Posted: Tue, May 29, 2001 2:25pm PDT
Job Available
The Genetic Engineering Food Alert coalition (GEFoodAlert) seeks to hire a full-time national coordinator on a one year contractual basis....
Posted: Tue, May 29, 2001 11:34am PDT
BART cops kill again
Why do we allow the BART police to continue killing?...
Posted: Tue, May 29, 2001 10:02am PDT
Against Fascism, Capitalism and the State! A communiqué from Anti-Racist Action
From April 19-21 anti-fascists from Anti-Racist Action (ARA) were once again on the front lines against fascism, capitalism and the state as part of the Revolutionary Anti-Capitalist Offensive in the battle of Quebec City against the FTAA. What follows is a communiqué on our take of those days....
Posted: Tue, May 29, 2001 7:01am PDT
Supporters of Leonard Peltier Prepare for June Actions
Between the Lines' Melinda Tuhus interviews Gina Kiala of the Leonard Peltier Defense Committee, who discusses the impact of the denial of clemency on Peltier and his supporters and their plans for an education and outreach campaign in June....
Posted: Tue, May 29, 2001 2:30am PDT
Seize the Airwaves With Micropower Broadcasting
Take back the airwaves and break the corporate stranglehold on the free flow of news, information, cultural and artistic expression, and diverse opinion....
Posted: Tue, May 29, 2001 12:02am PDT
Call for RACB Medical Bloc for Fall Protests
Open Call for the formation of a RACB Medical Bloc around the IMF & World Bank Meeting in Late September....
Posted: Mon, May 28, 2001 7:37pm PDT
June is Peltier Awareness Month
June is Peltier Awareness Month - reach out and increase pressure for his release....
Posted: Mon, May 28, 2001 9:48am PDT
More Activists Arrested on Vieques as Resistance Continues...
More Activists Arrested on Vieques as Resistance Continues Against U.S. Military Presence on the Puerto Rican Island. Between The Lines' Denise Manzari interviews Robert Rabin who is with the Committee for the Rescue and Development of Vieques. He speaks of the arrests of those engaged in civil disobedience....
Posted: Mon, May 28, 2001 3:19am PDT
June6 Labor Rally Against Energy Prices
The California AFL-CIO has called for protests against the energy price increases and is targetting FERC & Bush...
Posted: Mon, May 28, 2001 12:59am PDT
Mattole Violence Continues
Treesitters in the Mattole were attacked again on Saturday(05/26/01) morning as Lewis Logging employees (contractors hired by Maxxam to clearcut in the Mattole) scaled Douglas Fir trees and assaulted non-violent activist who were occupying them....
Posted: Sun, May 27, 2001 11:16pm PDT
6-4-01 Stop Richmond Power Plant
June 4th, come to Richmond City Council to stop the building of a polluting power plant....
Posted: Sun, May 27, 2001 10:23pm PDT
Roll your own blackout
June 21, 7-10 pm worldwide, turn off the lights.
...Pass it on......
Posted: Sun, May 27, 2001 9:26pm PDT
You'd better stop posting to my board, or else!!!
I'm Barbara KKKoe, Imperial Grand Wizard of the Kalifornia Klansmen's Koalition for Immigration Deform, and I'm getting pretty pissed that all you Mexican-lovers are screwing up my beautiful, ethnically-pure hate board. In fact, I'm getting so desperate that I'm starting to ban people, so whatever you do, don't use various proxy servers and nicknames to confuse me when you post to:...
Posted: Sun, May 27, 2001 7:08pm PDT
Richmond Polluting Power Plant
City of Richmond (north of Berkeley) plans to build a new heavily polluting power plant (Chevron is involved in this proposal). Union resolution against this....
Posted: Sun, May 27, 2001 12:12pm PDT
Bush Energy Plan Exacerbates Global Pollution while...
... Subsidizing White House Allies in Utilities and Big Oil. Between the Lines' Scott Harris interviews Kert Davies, Greenpeace USA's Global Warming and Energy Campaign Coordinator, takes a critical look at the Bush energy plan....
Posted: Sun, May 27, 2001 4:45am PDT
Court Stops State from Logging Biggest State Forest
In a strongly worded decision, the Superior Court of Mendocino County on May 18 issued a Preliminary Injunction that stops the California Department of Forestry (CDF) from proceeding with two pending timber sales in Jackson State Forest. The sales would have logged 900 acres of old second-growth redwood in a 50,000-acre state-owned redwood forest in Mendocino County, California....
Posted: Sat, May 26, 2001 8:25pm PDT
Court Stops State from Logging Biggest State Forest
In a strongly worded decision, the Superior Court of Mendocino County on May 18 issued a Preliminary Injunction that stops the California Department of Forestry (CDF) from proceeding with two pending timber sales in Jackson State Forest. The sales would have logged 900 acres of old second-growth redwood in a 50,000-acre state-owned redwood forest in Mendocino County, California....
Posted: Sat, May 26, 2001 8:23pm PDT