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Anti-War Protest Saturday at Arden Mall
Don't miss this protest Saturday in front of Arden Mall!...
Posted: Sat, May 1, 2004 12:34am PDT
US military in Iraq: rape/torture scandal
Use of private contractors in Iraqi jail interrogations highlighted by inquiry into abuse of prisoners
Julian Borger in Washington
Friday April 30, 2004
The Guardian...
Posted: Fri, Apr 30, 2004 10:02am PDT
Casamance River’s Native Rice Bonds Sacred Traditions
African red rice (Oryza glabberima) is adapted to the region of the Casamance River in Senegal and other river deltas. Imported corporate agribusiness Asian rice could be introducing GE/GMO strains into the region's people and ecosystem, also driving the local farmers out of the market. This report deals with the problems of assimilation into both religious and WTO corporate monoculture, and encourages the survival of animist traditions that view native African rice as sacred.....
Posted: Fri, Apr 30, 2004 1:28am PDT
Rally for Justice at UC Medical Centers
Rally for Justice at UC! May 20th - UC Service and Patient Care workers demand an end to Executive Greed....
Posted: Thu, Apr 29, 2004 9:18pm PDT
9-11 - Before and After!
Ralph Schoenman, a long time activist and author, will spek on "9-11 - Before and After" in Sacramento on Tuesday, June 1, 6 pm at the Coloma Community Center. He is compelling and fascinating speaker....
Posted: Thu, Apr 29, 2004 5:51pm PDT
NYT Iraq War Poetry contest
yesterday, Nicholas Kristoff of the NYT announced, of all things, a poetry contest related to the Iraq War, with preferences for brevity, and for those who had served in Iraq...
Posted: Thu, Apr 29, 2004 11:51am PDT
Fallujah: Guernica Redux... or Stalingrad II ?
Fallujah will be your Stalingrad, Americans told
by Toby Harnden, The Telegraph (from Occupation Watch Center email updates)
April 26th, 2004
On the dusty road to the Jordanian Hospital on the edge of besieged Fallujah
a skull and crossbones flew defiantly from the bonnet of a US military
Humvee yesterday as preparations were made for a renewed offensive....
Posted: Wed, Apr 28, 2004 9:54am PDT
Anti-Semitism falls in Europe but hostility to Israel grows
BERLIN--While anti-Semitism has decreased in most of Europe over the past two years, Europeans harbour increasingly hostile views towards Israel, according to a survey released yesterday by the
Anti-Defamation League, the US civil rights organisation....
Posted: Tue, Apr 27, 2004 9:01am PDT
Pro-Choice Rally Held In Fresno
Pro-choice events were held throughout the country today - including Fresno California. See pictures from the pro-choice rally in the Central Valley....
Posted: Sun, Apr 25, 2004 4:22pm PDT
Sacramento Marxist School 4/28 book discussion
Public discussion of a book about radical politics in the 1960s...
Posted: Sat, Apr 24, 2004 12:49pm PDT
Help PeaceFresno & ACLU stop cop spying
Press conference to help PeaceFresno & ACLU stop cop spying. Videos, 1 minute each...
Posted: Sat, Apr 24, 2004 11:07am PDT
Dancing Earth Day Every Day
Dance Earth Day Sunday in Fresno, live earth day every other day...
Posted: Fri, Apr 23, 2004 6:41am PDT
More State Capital Hummer Protest Pics
More State Capital Protest Pics...
Posted: Thu, Apr 22, 2004 9:42pm PDT
State Capital Hummer Protest pics
State Capital Hummer Ptotest Pics...
Posted: Thu, Apr 22, 2004 9:33pm PDT
The Joint Terrorism Task Force Infiltration of Peace Fresno
On Wednesday, April 21 Peace Fresno held a press conference to provide the latest information about the infiltration of their organization by the Joint Terrorism Task Force....
Posted: Thu, Apr 22, 2004 5:02pm PDT
Breaking News from Fallujah, more
This is a superb source of Breaking News on any story you are following, in this case Fallujah. Check it out!...
Posted: Thu, Apr 22, 2004 4:12pm PDT
US Civilian Peace Team attempts to block assault on Najaf
The Najaf emergency delegation can be contacted for interviews and more
information by e-mail, as their peace witness and nonviolent challenge to
the U.S. military assault plan unfolds in the days ahead...
Posted: Thu, Apr 22, 2004 3:46pm PDT
Earth Day Hummer protests . . . more info
Earth Day
Hummer protests...
Posted: Wed, Apr 21, 2004 3:25pm PDT