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Compa Marco -Presente!
On August 24, 2005 at 5:30 a.m. the movement for
Raza liberation lost one of its most committed and
talented activists, Marco Anguiano. A talented
organizer, writer, political strategist and artist,
Compañero Marco lost his struggle against cancer. He
was 52 years old....
Posted: Fri, Aug 26, 2005 11:38am PDT
From Death Row: Texas Set to Execute First African-American Woman Since Civil War
The State of Texas is scheduled to execute Frances Newton on September 14. Supporters say the courts should grant her another trial based on new evidence, especially given that infamous defense attorney Ron Mock originally represented her. We hear from Frances Newton herself and speak with her attorney David Dow....
Posted: Thu, Aug 25, 2005 7:57am PDT
‘Stop the execution of Frances Newton!’
The mobilization to stop the execution of Frances Newton is in high gear and growing by the day. Her execution is set for 6 p.m. on Sept. 14. Frances Newton would be the first African American woman executed in the state of Texas in over 100 years....
Posted: Wed, Aug 24, 2005 4:28pm PDT
Who You Calling 'Wetback'? A Chicano Becomes The Immigrant
Growing up as a Chicano, three generations deep in the United States, I have always felt the segregation between Chicanos and Mexican immigrants -- what we call "border brothers" and some call "wetbacks." It is a clash of identity and misunderstanding on both sides. Even something as lethal as the gang warfare between Nortenos and Surenos here in the Bay Area has this conflict at its base....
Posted: Fri, Aug 19, 2005 1:36pm PDT
Media Giant John H. Johnson Paved the Way for Black-Owned Press
On Monday, thousands mourned the death of publishing and entrepreneurial pioneer John H. Johnson. He founded Ebony and Jet magazines and seared the image of the brutalized Emmett Till into the nation's consciousness. We speak with the editor of the Chicago Defender, the nation's only black daily newspaper....
Posted: Tue, Aug 16, 2005 7:17am PDT
Forces trained in Britain’s dirty war in Northern Ireland involved in de Menezes killing
The admission that army special forces were involved in the police execution of Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes confirms that the techniques perfected in the dirty war conducted by British imperialism in Northern Ireland are now being employed on the streets of Britain....
Posted: Mon, Aug 8, 2005 6:15am PDT
The Silent Victims of Sept. 11
After the terrorist strikes, millions of Arab-and Muslim Americans became targets for random hate and violence. They became the latest ethnic group to be singled out in an American time of crisis....
Posted: Thu, Aug 4, 2005 11:18am PDT
Native Hawaiians resist US occupation, federal Indian policy
Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiians) and supporters celebrate La Ho'iho'i Ea, a national holiday, while resisting US federal Indian policy and the continued occupation and militarization of Hawaii....
Posted: Tue, Aug 2, 2005 6:23am PDT
Activist Damu Smith: Fighting Systemic Racial Disparities in American Healthcare
Longtime activist Damu Smith is the founder of Black Voices for Peace. He has fought for war and racism for decades. Now he’s fighting for his life. He has colon cancer. We speak with Damu Smith about his struggle with cancer and for equitable healthcare in this country....
Posted: Mon, Aug 1, 2005 7:10am PDT
Anti-Minutemen Meeting in San Diego area on 8/1
español abajo
This is a call for people to organize in the North County of San Diego and in all Mexican/Latino Communities in general. Please attend the meeting on Monday, August 1st at 6:30 p.m. at the California Rural Legal Assistance office...
Due to the situation occurring in Campo in which the Minutemen supporters are calling for general support for their movement, activists, including migrant rights lawyer Claudia Smith and film maker Mark Day, are making a call to organize in defe...
Posted: Sat, Jul 30, 2005 12:53pm PDT
SOS members, Neo-Nazi Skinheads, & White Supremacists (2/4)
The photograph below shows "Baldy," "Dixieland_Delight," and "Konkwista88," with other reputed neo-Nazi skinheads and white supremacists who attended the anti-monument rally in Baldwin Park, California on Saturday, June 25, 2005. "Advocate" is the tall, older man in the back wearing a grey cap. This photograph reportedly was taken on the same day, possibly at the Santa Fe Dam Recreation area in the San Gabriel Valley....
Posted: Sat, Jul 30, 2005 9:08am PDT
SOS members, Neo-Nazi Skinheads, & White Supremacists (3 of 4)
Another view of the SOS demonstration in Baldwin Park, California on Saturday, June 25, 2005 with the same white supremacists holding the "STOP IMMIGRATION" banner. This same banner would later be used in an anti-Home Depot protest in Santa Clarita, California on July 10, 2005. Photo sent to me anonymously via email....
Posted: Sat, Jul 30, 2005 8:53am PDT
SOS members, Neo-Nazi Skinheads, & White Supremacists (4/4)
The photograph below shows "Konkwista88," "Dixieland_Delight," and "Advocate" holding the banner, "DEPORT ILLEGAL ALIENS," at the anti-day laborer center protest in Laguna Beach, California on Saturday, July 16, 2005. "Konkwista88" was one of three men who allegedly tried to assault Naui Huitzilopochtli, a counterdemonstrator that showed up to oppose them. This photo was originally published on the front page of the July 22nd issue of The Lagu...
Posted: Sat, Jul 30, 2005 8:35am PDT
Roberts' Record on Civil Rights Enters Battle Over Supreme Court Nomination
In the ongoing controversy over the Supreme Court nomination of John Roberts, questions are being raised over Roberts’ role in the civil rights debates of the 1980s. During his tenure as Deputy Assistant General under Reagan, Roberts advocated a narrow interpretation of a variety of civil rights laws, and presented a defense of congressional efforts to strip the Supreme Court of jurisdiction over busing, abortion and school prayer cases. We speak with Ralph Neas of People for the American Way...
Posted: Fri, Jul 29, 2005 10:49pm PDT
Lynching Reenactment in Georgia Dramatizes Call for Indictments in 59-year-old Case
Civil rights activists in Georgia reenacted a 59-year-old lynching this month to push for indictments in the murder of four African Americans, two men and two women, one of whom was seven-months pregnant at the time. No one was ever prosecuted in the case. We speak with the Georgia Association of Black Elected Officials, which organized the reenactment....
Posted: Thu, Jul 28, 2005 7:58am PDT
Hate Crimes Soar in Britain as Police Defend "Shoot to Kill" Policy
A wave of anti-Muslim, Arab and South Asian hate crimes are sweeping Britain in the wake of the July 7th Subway and Bus bombings. Race and religion-based attacks are up 500% and communities of color are concerned that law enforcement authorities are also racially profiling targets in their anti-terrorism campaign. We go to London to speak with the Islamic Society of Britain....
Posted: Mon, Jul 25, 2005 7:05am PDT
Objection!!!: Supreme Court nominee seen as threat to women, labor, racial equality
WASHINGTON — Hours after President George W. Bush nominated John G. Roberts to the Supreme Court, fighters for human rights bombarded the Senate with demands that they reject him on grounds he is an enemy of women’s equality, labor rights and voting rights. Roberts’ nomination threatens to push the nation’s highest court further to the right for years to come, they said....
Posted: Fri, Jul 22, 2005 6:18am PDT
NATIVE YOUTH MOVEMENT warriors imprisoned
this just came thru on a list I'm on, has info about a Friday press conference :/...
Posted: Sat, Jul 16, 2005 10:41am PDT
Disney KABC Radio in Los Angeles Targets Mexicans
Disney KABC Radio in Los Angeles Targets Mexicans...
Posted: Fri, Jul 15, 2005 1:40am PDT
Border Crisis
Weekly Cartoon from Dirt Worshiping Heathens Sketchbook...
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Posted: Thu, Jul 14, 2005 11:18am PDT