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Second man sentenced for damaging SUVs, other vandalism (repost)
relates to benefit screening this Friday 4/16/04 for Jeffrey "Free" Luers...
Posted: Thu, Apr 15, 2004 5:54pm PDT
Collective Action: Histories of Activist Movements
FROM THE INDYPENDENT: Activists keep reinventing the wheel, but there is a rich history of struggle, victories and failures to learn from. This installment of "The Real Quick Reading List" looks over some of the best histories of the North American left....
Posted: Thu, Apr 15, 2004 7:22am PDT
The American Mission Discredited
"George W. Bush and his closest associates decided to renounce on the tested diplomatic instruments of the international community because they were `illusions'.. In September 2002 the White House presented a new security doctrine with the option of preventive wars.."...
Posted: Thu, Apr 15, 2004 5:45am PDT
Figures about national debt and military budget
Do These Figures Make Sense to You?...
Posted: Thu, Apr 15, 2004 12:05am PDT
Queers Nationwide to Protest on Tax Day
On April 15, activists for gay rights will be standing in front of post offices across the country to protest the discrimination in the tax code against same gender couples who cannot get married....
Posted: Thu, Apr 15, 2004 12:02am PDT
Capitalism and its Anthropology
"The wild market forces must be restrained by social policy. The invisible hand of the market needs the strong hand of the state, market logic needs politics and competition needs regulation and organization.. Making victims into culprits is shameless.." translated from the German...
Posted: Wed, Apr 14, 2004 8:01pm PDT
April 17 Dick Cheney/NRA Convention Call to Action
From April 16-18th, The National Rifle Association will hold their annual
meetings in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Dick Cheney is scheduled as their
keynote speaker. As the billboards they’ve plastered Pittsburgh with so
aptly say, “4 acres of guns and gear”. In response, hundreds of people
from our region will be gathering to protest what the NRA stands for....
Posted: Wed, Apr 14, 2004 10:47am PDT
4/21: National Day of Silence to Create Safe Schools
Founded in 1996, the Day of Silence has become the largest single student-led action towards creating safer schools for all, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression....
Posted: Wed, Apr 14, 2004 1:04am PDT
Call For Million Worker Rally by ILWU 10
ILWU Local 10 has initiated the call for a million worker rally in Washington DC in mid-October. The protest has been called to demand an end to privatization, deregulation, the Taft-Hartley and other issues....
Posted: Tue, Apr 13, 2004 9:12pm PDT
Farouk Abdel-Muhti Set Free After Two Years in Prison
Palestinian activist Farouk Abdel-Muhti was released from jail Monday night nearly two years after he was detained by U.S. immigration officials....
Posted: Tue, Apr 13, 2004 7:46pm PDT
ELF! gets sent to Prison for 3.5 years for SUV Vandalism
Aaron L. Linas, who was 17 at the time of the vandalism spree, pleaded guilty in January to conspiracy charges, and was sentenced Monday....
Posted: Tue, Apr 13, 2004 6:19pm PDT
Is Paintball Terrorism? Second Class Status for Muslims in America
Is Playing Paintball and Firing Legal Guns Terrorism?
Three Disturbing Convictions Strongly Suggest Discrimination Against Muslim Americans...
Posted: Tue, Apr 13, 2004 10:56am PDT
10 Years of the Northwest Forest Plan
Part one of a two part feature on the Northwest Forest Plan and Cascadia Eco Resistance. Unfortunately the internet server which hosts some of the links is down! Look for part two in the coming days....
Posted: Tue, Apr 13, 2004 10:21am PDT
4/13 Conference Call to Plan IMF/WB Actions
This is a call for local and out-of-town activists to facilitate planning
for direct action on Friday, April 23 protesting the World Bank and IMF
(calendar of days of action here below). The intention is to share
information on who is interested in participating and to agree on a time
and place for a physical meeting (proposed date is this coming Sunday)....
Posted: Tue, Apr 13, 2004 10:16am PDT
The Person as a Slave or the World Conspiracy of Folly
"Human will alone does not govern the economy.. Humanity is not free. This is suggested in the film Matrix.. Whoever doesn't want to change this economy has decided to be a slave.. The capital
parasites spread the profit-principle as a divine prin-ciple.Whoever is very specialized misses bigpicture...
Posted: Tue, Apr 13, 2004 9:33am PDT
West Coast Regional Conference of the Campus Antiwar Network
West Coast CAN is proud to announce the second regional conference happening Apri 24th at UC Berkeley. We want as many students from the West Coat as possible to come out and plan the future of our movement! Keynote Speaker: Khury Paterson-Smith: A member of the Campus Antiwar Network and student at the Rochester Institute of Techology. He recently visited Iraq with the UFPJ delegation....
Posted: Mon, Apr 12, 2004 10:32pm PDT
Bush redefines "battle stations" after CIA memo.
A steamed-up Rice defiantly stated that the Bush regime was on "battle stations" in regards to the "terrorism" threat from al Qaeda in the months preceding the 9-11 attacks. Really? Bush was ON VACATION for most of August in Texas!...
Posted: Mon, Apr 12, 2004 1:44pm PDT
Relatively harmless herb ephedra illegal as of today
What's more plausible - that the government has outlawed ephedra because it's LINKED to 155 deaths in history, or because the pHarmacuetical industry is one of the biggest political contributors and doesn't want a natural extract as a competitor that can't be trademarked and regulated?...
Posted: Mon, Apr 12, 2004 1:34pm PDT
The Lies of the Powerful
Being civilized means learning from the past. Being self-critical and humble are vital in shaping a multipolar world of peace and partnership. Historical consciousness, comparing Vietnam and Iraq, is vital in averting self-destruction and world destruction....
Posted: Mon, Apr 12, 2004 10:37am PDT
Activists Needed to Spread the Word
We need everyone to take 5 minutes and have a laugh on the Bush Blog. Use the comment option to advertise for the NYC RNC and help raise the expectations....
Posted: Mon, Apr 12, 2004 10:12am PDT