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Boston DNC - "free speech zone"?
Pics of Boston's protest cage...
Posted: Sat, Jul 24, 2004 6:10pm PDT
At the Crossroads: Come to New York to Oppose the Republican National Convention
This is a letter for anyone who is swearing at your TV every night, sickened
by the images of torture in the newspaper, disgusted by the lies, fuming
after viewing Fahrenheit 911, and waking up in a cold sweat in the middle of
the night feeling helpless and wondering what the hell you can do about it
all:...
Posted: Sat, Jul 24, 2004 3:26pm PDT
Radio Communication Utilizing the Base of a Striated Barium Plasma
1978...
Posted: Sat, Jul 24, 2004 12:32pm PDT
Marriage Protection Act Passes House, Trans Activists Grossed Out
By a vote of 233 to 194, the United States House of Representatives, passed the Marriage Protection Act (HR 3313). If passed by the Senate and signed into law, the Marriage Protection Act would strip federal courts of jurisdiction over legal challenges to the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)....
Posted: Sat, Jul 24, 2004 12:30am PDT
"Married to the State": A queer callout for the RNC in NYC
A callout for queers to form a direct action affinity group to protest at the Republican National Convention in New York City....
Posted: Fri, Jul 23, 2004 11:55pm PDT
Bush, Kerry, Nader or What?
The November election is shaping up to be a classic example of Hobb's Choice: you can ride any horse you want as long as it is the one nearest the stable door. We are so incredibly screwed!...
Posted: Fri, Jul 23, 2004 6:05pm PDT
Phoenix/Tempe Az Presidential Debate - Call to Action
The attention of the world will focus on Phoenix, Arizona for the 3rd Presidential Debate on October 13th. We are using this opportunity to get our message heard....
Posted: Fri, Jul 23, 2004 1:03pm PDT
What the big, fat filmmaker left out
Why have anti-terrorism laws and measures generally targeted people of Mexican, Central and South American descent? For example, Operation Tarmac, targeting airport workers, has not caught a single terrorist, but it has caught lots of Mexicans. Also, why are terror-inducing anti-immigrant raids being conducted under the same pretext, targeting these same communities?...
Posted: Fri, Jul 23, 2004 12:10pm PDT
Midwest anarchists questioned about RNC, DNC
The FBI has actively been harassing activists in the past two days in Denver, Lawrence, Kirksville, Columbia, and Topeka....
Posted: Fri, Jul 23, 2004 10:09am PDT
Tear down the wall!
Tweedeldee and Twedeldum fumble condemn international law!...
Posted: Fri, Jul 23, 2004 10:00am PDT
FBI target activists and raid homes in the Midwest
It was communicated to us, that two houses in Denver had been raided by the FBI and that at least two people had been arrested. Their charges and situations are not at this time known to us. We do know that they were asked questions about the upcoming election events including the Democratic and Republican National Conventions, as well as questions about "ABC"....
Posted: Fri, Jul 23, 2004 9:03am PDT
7/21 Jamie Spector Update
1)Jamie's "trial" on Wednesday morning in Tel Aviv
2)Ann Petter Update (Jamie's co-detainee!)
3)What's going on in ISM Palestine?
4)Whats going on in Bay Area that you can support?...
Posted: Thu, Jul 22, 2004 11:54pm PDT
Stand Up to the Republicans in NYC
Bay Area No RNC Action Network mobilizing
for Direct Action in NYC!...
Posted: Thu, Jul 22, 2004 11:51pm PDT
RNC Protest: A Msg from Howard Zinn, Eve Ensler and Russell Banks
Not in Our Name Newsletter #9. July 23, 2004. A message from Howard Zinn, Eve Ensler, and Russell Banks - and more....
Posted: Thu, Jul 22, 2004 10:29pm PDT
Location Set for NYC August 29th Demonstration after Court Battles
Location Set for August 29 Protest
MARCH PAST MADISON SQUARE GARDEN,
RALLY ON MANHATTAN'S WEST SIDE...
Posted: Thu, Jul 22, 2004 12:43pm PDT
NAACP backs Mumia: Case Strong, Movement a Mess
The NAACP, after years of ducking taking a public stand on the case of Pennsylvania death row prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal, voted on an "emergency resolution" near the end of its annual convention in Philadelphia Thursday to call for a new trial for the black journalist/activist, and to urge local NAACP chapters to work toward that goal....
Posted: Thu, Jul 22, 2004 10:24am PDT
Bush-Cheney, Ken Lay, Tom DeLay, MTBE and Big Oil
The price of oil may reach $50 a barrel and American imports of oil are growing, yet Congress has not acted to pass President Bush's energy bill. Don't the Republicans want to reward Big Oil while they still control the White House? Yes, but MTBE lawsuits against the oil companies are the big prize, the deal breaker!...
Posted: Thu, Jul 22, 2004 9:45am PDT
US army food... just add urine
way to ensure its troops in battle need never go hungry - with dried food that can be rehydrated using dirty water or urine.
The meal comes in a pouch that filters out 99.9% of bacteria and most toxic chemicals, says New Scientist magazine....
Posted: Thu, Jul 22, 2004 8:28am PDT
Congratulations to Cynthia McKinney
She wanted to uphold the sovereignty of the people and congress of the United States, in face of encroaching servility to the Jewish Lobby. She is not alone....
Posted: Thu, Jul 22, 2004 7:22am PDT