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Haiti siege claims more lives
Violence is continuing in Haiti with anti-government rebels saying they have killed 14 policemen in fresh fighting for control of the city of Gonaives....
Posted: Sat, Feb 7, 2004 5:16pm PST
British TV Actress Speaks Out Against Racism and Fascism (video/x-pn-realvideo 20.6MB)
Om 15th January 2004, British TV Actress Julie Hesmondhalgh spoke out against the fascist British National Party on the platform of Manchester Against Racism....
Posted: Sat, Feb 7, 2004 8:16am PST
Manchester Community Choir Sings at Anti-Racist Rally (video/x-pn-realvideo 19.6MB)
The wonderful Manchester Community Choir singing two songs at the huge Manchester Against Racism rally on 15th January in Manchester, Town Hall, UK....
Posted: Wed, Feb 4, 2004 9:19am PST
1/21 Fanmi Lavalas supporters demonstrate in support of Aristide
Hundreds of thousands of Fanmi Lavalas supporters demonstrate in support of
peace, education and respect for the mandate of President Aristide...
Posted: Sat, Jan 24, 2004 12:48am PST
Funeral for Killed Protestor, as protests continue in Haiti
Port-au-Prince, January 22, 2004 -(AHP)-The funeral of Louvoi Petit, the Lavalas activist who died as a result of torture at the hands of demonstrators from the political coalition of the 184 will be held Friday....
Posted: Fri, Jan 23, 2004 10:39am PST
Racial divide widens since Dr. King’s death
“There is nothing new about poverty. What is new is that we now have the techniques and the resources to get rid of poverty. The real question is whether we have the will.” - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr....
Posted: Wed, Jan 21, 2004 4:56pm PST
Fresh clashes in Haitian capital
Police have fired tear gas in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince in fresh clashes with anti-government demonstrations on Monday....
Posted: Mon, Jan 19, 2004 7:27pm PST
The New White Supremacy in the Corporate Media
With NBC publishing their full-page color ad in The New York Times today illustrating who and how MSNBC will be covering what the ad titled as the "Battle for the White House" NBC has illustrated their commitment to news by whites and therefore, for whites. It wouldn't be so bad if the ad and NBC's news reporting practice illustrated a reasonable balance of coverage but it most certainly does not and for that matter nor does any other corporate network broadcasting America today....
Posted: Mon, Jan 19, 2004 11:58am PST
Finding Colours of Resistance: An interview with Pauline Hwang and Helen Luu
Finding Colours of Resistance:
An interview with Pauline Hwang and Helen Luu
by Chris Crass, courtesy of Nov/Dec 2003 Clamor...
Posted: Sun, Jan 18, 2004 7:58pm PST
UPDATE ON SHERMAN AUSTIN
* UPDATE ON SHERMAN AUSTIN * (Personal experience, with some added info at the end)...
Posted: Sun, Jan 18, 2004 12:24pm PST
audio from the press conference protesting Bush's planned wreath laying on MLK's tomb
Audio from the press conference protesting Bush's planned wreath laying on the crypt of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. scheduled to happen the next day- Dr King's birthday. The press conference, organized by Rev. Tim MacDonald, president, Concerned Black Clergy, drew a diverse crowd featuring speakers from organizations including: Women's Action for New Directions (WAND), Physicians for Social Responsibility, Jobs with Justice, and the Georgia Peace and Justice Coalition. After the press confere...
Posted: Thu, Jan 15, 2004 1:26pm PST
"Uninvited" Bush threatens MLK Human Rights Symposium attendees in Atlanta
The Human Rights Symposium scheduled for Thursday as part of the Martin Luther Link, Jr Birthday observances has been threatened by the National Park Service at the behest of Bush's SS. It appears that their presence scares George Bush, long an ardent violator of Human Rights in the US and around the World....
Posted: Thu, Jan 15, 2004 1:25pm PST
Jerusalem: The Wall At The End Of The Cul-de-Sac
If the barrier is intended for security, however, its course is very odd. It does not separate Jews from Arabs, or Arab villages from settlements. It separates Arabs from Arabs. It includes about 60,000 West Bank Palestinians who are not Jerusalem residents, while fencing out 26,000 of the 230,000 who are....
Posted: Wed, Jan 14, 2004 7:18am PST
The Case of Leonard Peltier
Below you will find a new detailed article on the case of Leonard Peltier. This article explains why Leonard’s case is so important to all of us and why support events like the Feb. 7th Tacoma Peltier March are needed to be supported by all who believe in social justice and peace....
Posted: Mon, Jan 12, 2004 3:21pm PST
Haiti, mother of liberty
While the world?s major news media minimize Haitians? support for their government, this picture tells the truth: A sea of Haitians came out New Year?s Day to celebrate their bicentennial and the leadership of President Aristide....
Posted: Sun, Jan 11, 2004 12:59pm PST
Honor Haiti, Honor Ourselves
Part I: Jan. 1, 1804 ? Jan. 1, 2004
This day is sacred.
It is the 200th anniversary of the Haitian Revolution.
Fought by Haitians.
Won for us all....
Posted: Sun, Jan 11, 2004 12:57pm PST
9 People Hurt in Haiti Student Protests
Students took to the streets last week as part of an alleged movement to remove Haiti's Pres. Aristide from power....
Posted: Sun, Jan 11, 2004 12:52pm PST
Huge rally marks 1804 Haitian revolution
In an effort that is eerily reminiscent of the campaign against Allende’s Chile in the 1970s or against Hugo Chavez’s Venezuela today, the U.S. government has bankrolled anti-Aristide political groups, including the so-called “Democratic Convergence,” with tens of millions of dollars. It has sought to paint Aristide as incompetent and unstable, and urged him to resign. Violence is also escalating: more than 30 Lavalas members and supporters have been killed by anti-government paramilitaries o...
Posted: Sat, Jan 10, 2004 1:58pm PST
New National Black Advocacy Group Forms
The National Black Justice Coalition is an ad hoc coalition of black lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community leaders, public figures and activists who have come together to fight against discrimination in their community....
Posted: Mon, Jan 5, 2004 6:14pm PST