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Warning: Anti-war Activity Prohibited Without Proper Supervision
Warning: Anti-war Activity Prohibited Without Proper Supervision
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Posted: Mon, Feb 27, 2006 10:35pm PST
Indynewswire Show: Spies, and spies, and spies (audio/mpeg 20.3MB)
Indynewswire is on Mondays, 1-3 pm on FRSC 101 FM. We hear reports on NSA spying, SCPD spying, and a rant. Plus Simon Sedillo on his film el Enimigo Comun, and live music by Ryan Harvey; Fugazi, Anti-Flag, Bauhaus....
Posted: Mon, Feb 27, 2006 3:13pm PST
MoveOn Protests NSA Spying (audio/mpeg 4.5MB)
On Feb 22, MoveOn.org, a national political action committee, organized its members in nearly 300 US cities coast to coast to protest what they say is illegal wiretapping by the NSA, and to call for an immediate, independent investigation of the spy program. In Santa Cruz, about 100 people met at the Town Clock. Reporter-At-Large Vinny Lombardo has more....
Posted: Mon, Feb 27, 2006 1:04pm PST
Free Skool Santa Cruz Begins Spring Quarter
This quarter, Spring 2006, is Free Skool's one year anniversary and the most ambitious yet. 50 different classes taught by 46 different teachers, with classes sessions almost every day of the next three months....
Posted: Mon, Feb 27, 2006 12:56am PST
Brazil’s Landless Workers Movement (MST): Education & Resistance in Latin America (3/10)
Andreia Borges Ferreira, of Brazil’s Landless Workers Movement (MST), is coming to Watsonville, CA on Friday, March 10th. The MST is the largest social movement in Latin America, with an estimated 2 million members organized in 23 of Brazil’s 27 states. Since 1985, the MST has peacefully occupied and won title to unused land for over 300,000 landless families. On these lands, the MST has established cooperative farms, constructed houses, schools, and health clinics, and promoted gender equali...
Posted: Sun, Feb 26, 2006 6:03pm PST
February Critical Mass in Santa Cruz
On February 25th, Santa Cruz Critical Massers were riding on West Cliff as the sun dipped behind the pacific ocean....
Posted: Sun, Feb 26, 2006 2:28am PST
Ryan Harvey y El Pinche Simón: El Enemigo Común in Santa Cruz (audio/mpeg 3.9MB)
On February 16th, about 40 people crowded into the RCNV in Santa Cruz to hear Ryan Harvey perform anarchist folk music and see a premier screening of El Enemigo Común....
Posted: Fri, Feb 24, 2006 5:38pm PST
Ten Minutes then Jail
Santa Cruz considers making it illegal to remain
in parking lots or garages for longer than 10 minutes
"Your city already has too many laws that target homeless people."
--- Michael Stoops, acting Ex. Dir. of the National Coalition for the Homeless...
Posted: Fri, Feb 24, 2006 12:40am PST
McPherson must be thrown out of office for his failed judgement on Diebold!
Acting as Secretary of State of California, McPherson recertified Diebold voting machines for use in California. Diebold has become famous for scandal. McPherson has exposed the entire state to potential vote fraud. Therefore, McPherson must go!...
Posted: Thu, Feb 23, 2006 8:25pm PST
Fight Back Theater
The Fight Back Theater is auditioning actors and actreses, recruiting performance support and financial support for a performance of "Can't Stop the Clock."...
Posted: Wed, Feb 22, 2006 3:34pm PST
Community Meeting Thurs to Save Our Languages! (2/23)
** SAVE OUR LANGUAGES ***...
Posted: Wed, Feb 22, 2006 2:29pm PST
Vigil for the Bill of Rights (2/22)
In more than 150 cities across the US, MoveOn.org is organizing a Vigil for the Bill of Rights to protest illegal wiretapping, and the errosion of our Constitutional rights. They happen Wednesday, February 22nd. Meet at 5:30 PM in Santa Cruz at the Clock Tower, and in Felton at the intersection of Highway 9 and Graham Hill Road....
Posted: Wed, Feb 22, 2006 8:57am PST
Death Penalty Focus Santa Cruz Speaks Out Against Capital Punishment
On February 20, about a dozen people held a vigil at the town clock in Santa Cruz to protest the state-sponsored premeditated murder of Michael Morales. Stanley "Tookie" Williams and Clarence Ray Allen were also killed at San Quentin by the death penalty in the last three months....
Posted: Mon, Feb 20, 2006 10:49pm PST
After Downing Street and CODEPINK Rock Santa Cruz (video/quicktime 47.5MB)
"Making Change / Creating Peace" was intended as an antidote for people who find themselves asking, "But what can I do about it??" Local Santa Cruz peace advocates invited Karen Meredith of Goldstar Families Speak Out, David Swanson of www.afterdowningstreet.org and Medea Benjamin of CODEPINK Women for Peace to talk about practical ways people can bring about urgently needed change in the leadership of this country and an end to war....
Posted: Sun, Feb 19, 2006 11:54pm PST
Mayor Mathews Interview On FRSC Sunday 10 AM
HUFF, the Human Rights Organization, SAFE, and Housing Now! in Santa Cruz sent two letters to Mayor Cynthia Mathews urging fairer treatment and an end to repressive behavior at City Council. Instead of answering our phone calls and letter, Mathews agreed to meet. The meeting was taped and will be replayed 10 AM Sunday February 19 on Free Radio Santa Cruz. A shorter segment will be played on Thursday evening at 7:30 PM....
Posted: Wed, Feb 15, 2006 10:50pm PST
Just Us Voicing Our Concerns to Santa Cruz's Public Safety Committee
On February 13th, Just Us and the Santa Cruz Trash Orchestra held a press conference and rally to call attention to Santa Cruz Police Department spying and their investigation clearing themselves of any wrongdoing. Police Auditor Bob Aaronson's rejection of the results of the SCPD’s investigation of its own behavior set the tone for the meeting of the Public Safety Committee of the Santa Cruz City Council. The Committee stated that they were not going to make any decisions until they had a ch...
Posted: Wed, Feb 15, 2006 9:54pm PST
EL ENEMIGO COMUN at special GDI showing (2/16)
El Enemigo Común (the Common Enemy): Austin Indymedia's New Documentary on Capitalism, Empire and Oaxacan Campesinos...
Posted: Wed, Feb 15, 2006 8:23am PST
Santa Cruz "Spygate" on Free Radio Santa Cruz Thursday & Sunday
Selections from the "Delay is Okay" Santa Cruz City Council's Public Safety Committee meeting of Tuesday Feb. 13th and a subsequent interview by Police "Auditor" Bob Arenson will play and be up for discussion on Bathrobespierre's Broadsides at 101.1 FM Thursday 6:30-8 PM and during the Sunday Feb 18 9:30 AM - 1 PM show. Call in at 831-427-3772 and listen on the net at www.freakradio.org Shows archived at www.huffsantacruz.org....
Posted: Tue, Feb 14, 2006 5:19pm PST
FSRN: SCPD Internal Probe of Surveillance Rejected (audio/mpeg 2.7MB)
Police in Santa Cruz, CA released a 600 page report Friday, detailing its internal probe of surveillance conducted on DIY New Year's parade meetings. City officials who initially praised the report as 'thorough and complete' are now backpedalling, and have authorized an independent investigation. FSRN's Vinny Lomabrdo has more....
Posted: Tue, Feb 14, 2006 11:35am PST