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Genetically engineered (GE) foods list
I came across this GE shopping list which is quite helpful....
Posted: Thu, Apr 7, 2005 10:47am PDT
Neutering Social Security
Whether it's to dogs or to We the People, George's message is the same: This radical surgery is needed for your own good. If, however, you suspect that something besides your welfare is really motivating him, you're exactly right....
Posted: Thu, Apr 7, 2005 7:06am PDT
Contact Your Member of Congress Re: CAFTA on/by April 13th
Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, announced a committee hearing on the United States-Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) for Wednesday, April 13. It is rumored that the House Ways and Means Committee will also hold a hearing the same day....
Posted: Thu, Apr 7, 2005 12:59am PDT
MinuteMan Project is Misguided Vigilante Justice
Sadly, their efforts bear far more resemblance to xenophobic hate groups than they do to the original Minutemen from Massachusetts. Local, state, and federal officials have denounced their initiative as an unnecessary interference with border patrol authorities, and even President Bush referred to them as “vigilantes.”...
Posted: Thu, Apr 7, 2005 12:57am PDT
NOW Urges FDA to Reject Risky Silicone Gel-Filled Breast Implant Applications
NOW President Kim Gandy Will Testify Before FDA Advisory Panel on Monday, April 11th...
Posted: Thu, Apr 7, 2005 12:55am PDT
Wal-Mart Admits Their Health Care Program Falls Short
Wal-Mart Admits Their Health Care Program Falls Short
“Wake-Up Wal-Mart” Campaign Asks Lee Scott, CEO of Wal-Mart, Inc. to Explain Troubling Statements...
Posted: Wed, Apr 6, 2005 4:39pm PDT
Hunting: Big-game, Internet, and ex-Safari lobbyist appointed head of federal agency
DawnWatch: Three major stories, two front page, on hunting 4/5/05...
Posted: Wed, Apr 6, 2005 4:27pm PDT
Foie gras continues in the news
DawnWatch: Foie gras NY Times article and editorial, and Seattle food article 4/4/05...
Posted: Wed, Apr 6, 2005 4:05pm PDT
puppy mill pet store sales
DawnWatch: Miami Herald front page on puppy mill pet store sales 4/4/05...
Posted: Wed, Apr 6, 2005 3:55pm PDT
Resistance Consciousness With John Trudell (audio) (audio/x-wav 1.0MB)
This audio has been compiled in the spirit of *resistance consciousness* to significantly challenge the *war of everyday life*, and my intent is to bring this message, autonomously, to as widespread an audience as possible, in order to a support and strengthen people's resolve to *evolving* the situations we are systematically manipulated into....
Posted: Wed, Apr 6, 2005 2:30pm PDT
UFCW Launches New Campaign to 'Wake Up Walmart'
UFCW Launches New Campaign to 'Wake Up Walmart'; America's Campaign to Change Wal-Mart Begins with New Website and Blog...
Posted: Wed, Apr 6, 2005 9:40am PDT
Bill to Repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Gains Momentum
One month after its introduction in the House of Representatives, the Military Readiness Enhancement Act, a bill to repeal the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" ban on lesbian, gay and bisexual personnel, has gained the support 73 Members of Congress....
Posted: Wed, Apr 6, 2005 9:39am PDT
Serious Title IX Battles Ahead, But Major Victory in the Supreme Court
1. Bush Administration Covertly Attacks Title IX by Weakening Athletics Policies
2. Ruling in University of Colorado Case Threatens Women’s Ability to Hold Schools and Universities Accountable for Sexual Harassment and Assault
3. Supreme Court Protects All Who Stand Up for Title IX Rights, Including Coaches and Teachers
4. Protect Title IX and Other Fundamental Rights for Women and Girls – Call Your Senators toll free April 6-7 at 1-866-808-0065 to Stop the “Nuclear Option”...
Posted: Wed, Apr 6, 2005 12:43am PDT
Take Action:From the Ongoing Sit-In at Washington University in St. Louis
The following is from a student participating in the ongoing sit-in/occupation in the main administrative building of Washington University in St. Louis. The sit-in is in support of campus workers who do not currently receive a living wage. Currently the sit-in has been going on for over 24 hours(as of noon april 5). Below this message is a list of ways you can take action....
Posted: Tue, Apr 5, 2005 8:07pm PDT
Ali Qased, Leading Palestinian Activist, Organizer Dies at 62
Ali Qased, long-time activist and organizer for Palestinian national rights, died in the early hours of Sunday, April 3rd, 2005, after spending nearly two weeks in a New Jersey Hospital. He had been battling health problems for the last three years, and finally succumbed to complications from heart failure at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Patterson, New Jersey. He was 62....
Posted: Tue, Apr 5, 2005 8:00pm PDT
The Interest of Power in Brainwashing the Masses: Noam Chomsky
In a world full of potential danger, the risk for the global order and the norm of non-intervention on which this order rests is simply too great to accept unilateral actions against collective interests. Allowing one means allowing everyone. (UN General Assembly 2004)...
Posted: Tue, Apr 5, 2005 11:33am PDT
Interview with Vicky Hoover on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (audio/mpeg 11.1MB)
Vicky Hoover is a local veteran wilderness activist working to preserve the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, where oil companies are lobbying Congress to allow oil exploration and drilling....
Posted: Tue, Apr 5, 2005 10:03am PDT
ACLU of Arizona to Provide Legal Observers During Controversial “Minuteman” Border Watch P
The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona, in its traditional role as a guardian of civil liberties, announced today that it will be providing legal observers throughout the month of April at the site of the Minuteman Project at the Arizona-Mexico Border....
Posted: Mon, Apr 4, 2005 10:43pm PDT
A New World in our Hearts: Anarchist May Day Festival!
http://www.dominantfiction.com/mayday.htm...
Posted: Mon, Apr 4, 2005 9:27pm PDT
Amnesty International's Annual Death Penalty Report Finds Global Trend Toward Abolition
During 2004, at least 3,797 people were executed in 25 countries and at least 7,395 were sentenced to death in 64 countries, according to an Amnesty International report released today. The United States' contribution to the worldwide total dropped from 65 the previous year to 59 in 2004. The United States remained one of the top executing countries, along with China, Iran, and Vietnam....
Posted: Mon, Apr 4, 2005 8:52pm PDT