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NarcoNews Reporter Among Many Press Arrested in NYC
Al Giordino sumbits a plea for Freedom of the Press......
Posted: Wed, Sep 1, 2004 1:20pm PDT
The Nader / Camejo Team Reviews Bush's Compassionate Conservatism - 15,000+ Iraqis Killed
The theme of the Republican National Convention yesterday was "People of Compassion." The Nader/Camejo Campaign has done a review of the compassion evidenced by the Bush administration's term in office. Below is a brief review of the lack of compassion he has shown for millions of Americans and for people around the world—it is not a pretty record....
Posted: Wed, Sep 1, 2004 1:02pm PDT
Beyond the Barricades, Beyond Bush
The Editor of "The Civil Disobedience Handbook: A Brief History and Practical Guide for the Politically Disenchanted" writes about his experience helping to coordinate the massive anti-poverty actions targetting Bush's oppressive policies against the homeless and poor....
Posted: Wed, Sep 1, 2004 12:58pm PDT
Over 350 SOAW protesters arrested in NYC
Over 350 people with the group School of the Americas Watch were arrested while doing a die-in near Ground Zero in New York, to protest militarism and the assassin tradition of the infamous SOA/WHISC....
Posted: Wed, Sep 1, 2004 12:53pm PDT
Rnc arrest update
Over 1700 demonstrators have been arrested so far at the RNC....
Posted: Wed, Sep 1, 2004 11:10am PDT
Arrestees need your help
You -- yes you -- can be a crucial support to our friends. Please call and
send emails to NYC officials, asking for their release, and the release of
all those arrested in RNC actions. Let's flood 'em. Time is of the
essence......
Posted: Wed, Sep 1, 2004 10:49am PDT
Report from NYC: after arresting protesters, time for the bystanders
later, the police took down their fencing and
announced that people had to clear the sidewalks to
"let people through"....
Posted: Wed, Sep 1, 2004 10:04am PDT
8/31 Arnold again mocks "girly-men"
California's RINO Governator fascinates Republican conventioneers in NYC....
Posted: Tue, Aug 31, 2004 10:23pm PDT
RNC Protester Gets Within 10 Feet of Dick Cheney
This guy is definitely the most accomplished RNC protester as of yet, and personally I'm very happy for him, but the question remains, where are the thousands of other pranksters and die-hards? Is this the best we've got? One guy gets within ten feet of the vice president and yells a couple a slogans. Well shiver me timbers, those bad kids make me scared !...
Posted: Tue, Aug 31, 2004 7:32pm PDT
Republican Convention Stress Sending Record Number of Psychiatric Patients to Hospitals
For many, the security crackdown has brought back some painful memories and anxieties from 9/11. And so psychiatric wards, that are usually empty in August, are now filled....
Posted: Tue, Aug 31, 2004 6:18pm PDT
9/1 in NYC: 5,000 person unemployment line!
Don’t let the Convention be the only statement New York City makes that week: stand up and be heard!
On Wednesday, September 1, THE UNEMPLOYMENT LINE, a symbolic unemployment line representing the 1.2 million jobs lost overall since March 2001 and the more than eight million Americans who are currently unemployed, will wind through New York City. More than 5,000 citizens, each holding a pink slip, will form a line stretching from the corner of Broadway and Wall St., up to 31st St. and then w...
Posted: Tue, Aug 31, 2004 12:32am PDT
9/11, SF: Election Protection Volunteer Training
At a special training on September 11 in San Francisco, you can find out how to become an Election Protection Volunteer....
Posted: Tue, Aug 31, 2004 12:18am PDT
What will happen on A31?
We will turn the streets of NYC into stages of resistance and forums for debate. We are calling for actions focusing on Republican events throughout the day. We are asking all New Yorkers to join us in the streets on this day. If you don't want to risk the streets, we ask that you at least participate from the sidewalks....
Posted: Mon, Aug 30, 2004 11:51pm PDT
Congresswoman Eshoo Defends "Global Police State" Legislation
On August 25th, there was a rally and march in Palo Alto to "Blow the Whistle on the 9-11 Cover-Up" and "Stop the Global Police State Legislation" (H.R.4104- Co-Sponsored by Congresswoman Anna Eshoo.) She was given lots of information on 9-11, the Cover-Up Commision, the Official Omissions Report, prior to our march on her office, and we wanted a response to the questions we raised publicly. There was none. She did send a letter and here it is- preceded by a response to...
Posted: Mon, Aug 30, 2004 10:49pm PDT
Cell phone numbers, emails, and other info on key RNC staff
from nyc.indymedia
Phone, email, and other contact info for key RNC staff. Enjoy!!!
Phone list edit.pdf (34 k)
FORWARD AS WIDELY AS POSSIBLE - PRINT AND DISTRIBUTE AT ALL ANTI-RNC EVENTS!!!...
Posted: Mon, Aug 30, 2004 8:38pm PDT
citizen
yep...did you miss THIS one? go whine about the holocaust.
the advantage i enjoy is that i'm neither dem or rep.
call it the 'truth' party....
Posted: Mon, Aug 30, 2004 5:10pm PDT
Diebold GEMS central tabulator contains a stunning security hole
By entering a 2-digit code in a hidden location, a second set of votes is created. This set of votes can be changed, so that it no longer matches the correct votes. The voting system will then read the totals from the bogus vote set. It takes only seconds to change the votes, and to date not a single location in the U.S. has implemented security measures to fully mitigate the risks....
Posted: Mon, Aug 30, 2004 3:59pm PDT