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Voter Verifying Campaign Launched; Higher Minority Voter Turnout is Goal Voter verification is the thrust of a new nationwide voter education effort being launched by the non-partisan NAACP National Voter Fund (NVF), designed to generate the largest minority voter turnout in any presidential election....
Posted: Thu, Oct 28, 2004 12:43am PDT
New Florida vote scandal feared A secret document obtained from inside Bush campaign headquarters in Florida suggests a plan - possibly in violation of US law - to disrupt voting in the state's African-American voting districts, a BBC Newsnight investigation reveals....
Posted: Tue, Oct 26, 2004 3:38pm PDT
Howard Zinn, NEW Voices of a People's History... ZNet interview...
Posted: Thu, Oct 21, 2004 2:19am PDT
Leonard Peltier for President Leonard Peltier is the Presidential candidate of the Peace and Freedom Party in California. This article gives an overview and update of his case and his campaign for a presidential pardon....
Posted: Sun, Oct 17, 2004 11:20am PDT
Prince Sings Against Anti-Muslim Bigotry WASHINGTON, October 16 (IslamOnline.net) - US rock star Prince released a new song portraying an Arab-American girl forced by the post-September11 harassment and racism to envisage blowing herself up in an airport, but changes her mind after spotting innocent playful children....
Posted: Sun, Oct 17, 2004 12:40am PDT
3 Strikes locks up Blacks at 13 times the rate of whites Washington, D.C. - New data released Wednesday by the Justice Policy Institute revealed that California’s Three Strikes law disproportionately locks up African Americans and Latinos compared to whites. According to this first-of-its-kind analysis of the racial and ethnic makeup of Three Strikes defendants, African Americans are given life sentences under Three Strikes at nearly 13 times the rate of whites and the Latinos are incarcerated under Three Strikes a staggering 82 percent more than w...
Posted: Thu, Oct 14, 2004 9:09pm PDT
"Columbus Day... NOT!" - Xispas 
"Columbus Day... NOT!" - With this special issue, Xispas, the online journal of Chicano culture, art, and politics... looks at the meaning and role of Columbus' voyage to the Americas in 1492....
Posted: Mon, Oct 11, 2004 6:26pm PDT
From Columbus Day to Indian Resistance Day The oligarchic "opposition" and its national mass media have no respect for anything: currently, Radio Caracas TV (RCTV) is preparing commercials for its mind-controlled adherents to celebrate "Día de la Raza" (Colombus Day) next Tuesday -- October 12, 2004....
Posted: Sat, Oct 9, 2004 12:14pm PDT
The Bush Administration's Healthy Marriage Iniative (audio/mpeg 16.8MB) The Bush Administration's Healthy Marriage Initiative: a solution to poverty or a paternalistic policy aimed at regulating the sexual and reproductive lives of low income women, especailly women of color?? 29:20...
Posted: Thu, Oct 7, 2004 8:46pm PDT
Intent to Establish a National Latino LGBT Organization Our movement's flame dimmed momentarily by LLEGO's recent
closure, but it was not completely extinguished. The next
generation of leadership for the Latino lesbian, gay, bisexual
and transgender movement will soon be taking the helm of a newly
created national organization dedicated to the advancement and
empowerment of Latino LGBT people and their families....
Posted: Tue, Sep 28, 2004 11:52pm PDT
Statement from NYC APOC Codefendants of Nov16 Police Attacks On November 16, 2003 a group people of color came
together to celebrate, enjoy themselves, and raise
money for Anarchist People of Color (APOC) to recoup
travel expenses. People through out the organizing
community in NYC and beyond were present. Mostly
people of color, mostly young, mostly folks who work
tirelessly in poor and working class neighborhoods
where the work they provide are appreciated and
welcomed. We came together at Critical Resistance an
organization dedicated to eli...
Posted: Fri, Sep 17, 2004 10:25pm PDT
AFRO-PUNK OFFICE A VICTIM OF ARSON! On Monday Sept. 13th at around 2pm the building that houses the afro-punk offices
was set on fire. Apparently, the first floor failing clothing store owner, in an
act of desperation, set a phone book on fire and took a little walk....
Posted: Fri, Sep 17, 2004 10:05am PDT
Amnesty International Report: Racial Profiling Undermines National Security 9/13: Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) today released a report demonstrating that racial profiling practices by law enforcement have expanded in the government's war on terror and have affected an estimated one of nine Americans....
Posted: Wed, Sep 15, 2004 11:54pm PDT
New Israeli political party urges non-Jews' expulsion Dozens of right-wing Israeli leaders have announced the creation of a new political party which founders say will be dedicated to the expulsion of millions of Muslims and Christians from Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories....
Posted: Sun, Sep 12, 2004 9:38am PDT
Support for Jamal Holiday Here's a preliminary website for people interested in supporting Jamal Holiday, locked up and accused with assault after the police attacked the Poor People's March at the RNC, August 30...
Posted: Fri, Sep 10, 2004 9:54am PDT
Vote for Racial Justice Week October 18-24! (call to action) During the week of October 18-24, 2004, we call for groups and coalitions around the
country to organize local actions and campaigns in support of racial justice. Once
again, just like other elections, we're hearing almost nothing about these issues
from the major Presidential candidates and many other candidates seeking office, so
we need to make our presence felt!...
Posted: Tue, Sep 7, 2004 5:33pm PDT
October: California Protests Operation Guardian Preparation continues for the march/rally planned for San Ysidro, Ca.
on Sat. Oct. 2nd against 10 years of Operation Guardian and the neoliberal
policies and theft against the people of LatinoAmerica.
ALSO on Oct.16th, there will be a statewide march against
Immigration Raids, for legalization for all and against the government's
anti-immigrant policies....
Posted: Mon, Sep 6, 2004 3:59pm PDT
Letter to Officials from Lakotas If you have been following my story, you know that I was arrested, jailed, evicted, and banned from the Reservation. I would have never been able to get my things if I didn't have help from the full blooded Lakotas. Now I am helping them to bring justice to the Reservation....
Posted: Mon, Sep 6, 2004 12:26pm PDT
Israel seeks funds for separate Arab roads - Even the World Bank Disagrees with Apartheid The meetings came in the wake of a World Bank report on the repercussions of Mr Sharon's plan to unilaterally withdraw settlers from the Gaza strip and four West Bank colonies while reinforcing Israel's control over other parts of the occupied territories. The World Bank called for Israel to allow much greater freedom of movement by Palestinians to help revive the Palestinian economy....
Posted: Mon, Sep 6, 2004 11:51am PDT
PEOPLE OF COLOR TARGETED AT RNC PROTESTS For the past several days the New York Police
Department has used
heavy-handed tactics to harass, intimidate, and arrest
predominantly
non-violent protestors. Unfortunately, but not
atypically, non-Caucasian
dissenters are suffering the worst consequences....
Posted: Fri, Sep 3, 2004 5:51pm PDT
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