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PUK Puppet Government In Iraqi Kurdistan Murders Opposition 
On 5, 6 and 7 August, people in the towns of Chemchamal, Kefri, and Darbandikhan protested for their basic rights, demanding water supply, electricity and fuel. They protested in a peaceful fashion, concluding their demonstration by presenting their demands to the PUK authorities. In response to this, the PUK’s security forces opened fire on the demonstrators. Tens of people were severely injured and hundreds were arrested and are now in prison. The security forces have also carried out subse...
Posted: Fri, Oct 13, 2006 6:18pm PDT
Ingobernabilidad 
As negotiations continue, the people of Oaxaca demonstrate the futility of any solution that maintains the same old government...
Posted: Fri, Oct 13, 2006 8:52am PDT
Santa Cruz Businesses That Don't Care About Workers' Lives Since early 2006, some Santa Cruz businesses have been aggressively fighting a minimum wage increase proposal. Then, in September an independent study concluded that the propsed minimum wage increase of $9.25 would not significantly harm the local economy, including local businesses. Still, these Santa Cruz businesses persist fighting this proposal that would provide a meager wage increase for people who live in one of the highest rent districts in the entire U.S. Here is an incomplete lis...
Posted: Thu, Oct 12, 2006 8:27pm PDT
The SHORTWAVE REPORT 10/13/06 ¡LISTEN GLOBALLY! A weekly 30 minute review of news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio. With times and freqs for listening at home. 2 files- broadcast and slow-modem streaming. Free to rebroadcast. China, Netherlands, Cuba, and Russia....
Posted: Thu, Oct 12, 2006 5:32pm PDT
Why Good People Do Nothing (Help Stop Slavery!) University of California, Santa Cruz; Merrill College Multicultural Center...
Event Date: Thu, Oct 19, 2006 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Thu, Oct 12, 2006 4:02pm PDT
A New Vision of Overcoming Poverty in America University of California, Santa Cruz; Stevenson College Event Center...
Event Date: Fri, Oct 20, 2006 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Thu, Oct 12, 2006 3:54pm PDT
Justice as Solidarity: The Paradox of Poverty University of California, Santa Cruz; Kresge College Rm 321...
Event Date: Wed, Oct 18, 2006 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Thu, Oct 12, 2006 3:49pm PDT
Social Justice in Food Systems: A Look at California University of California, Santa Cruz at the Redwood Building...
Event Date: Tue, Oct 17, 2006 12:00pm PDT
Posted: Thu, Oct 12, 2006 3:44pm PDT
Ulises Gives A Face to Corruption 
October 12th 2006 Report from Oaxaca City Mexico...
Posted: Thu, Oct 12, 2006 11:48am PDT
FSRN: Lettuce Recall Prompts Calls For More Oversight of California Produce Industry (audio/mpeg 4.0MB) Last month's outbreak of E-Coli contaminated spinach, which killed three, and sickened 199 others in the US, has many consumers on edge about food born pathogens. It was the ninth deadly E. coli outbreak from leafy greens that originated in California's Salinas Valley over the last decade. Another e.coli scare occurred this week when Salinas-based Nunes Co. recalled some 8,500 cartons of its Foxy brand 'Green Leaf Lettuce' from seven states. FSRN's Vinny Lombardo reports on the problems with ...
Posted: Thu, Oct 12, 2006 10:55am PDT
New Life Band From Tanzania Free Concert St. Stephen's Lutheran Church 2500 Soquel Ave. Santa Cruz
(between Capitoal Extension and 7th Ave.)...
Event Date: Fri, Oct 20, 2006 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Thu, Oct 12, 2006 10:38am PDT
Brazen Square Dance meet at top of River Street Parking Garage
between River and Front Streets near Wells Fargo...
Event Date: Sun, Oct 15, 2006 5:00pm PDT
Posted: Thu, Oct 12, 2006 8:30am PDT
Brazen Square Dance - Sun Oct 15th 5pm 
live music, dancing in the streets
reclaiming public space...
Posted: Thu, Oct 12, 2006 8:28am PDT
AMELIE at Guerilla Drive-In Railroad Tracks at Fair Ave, Santa Cruz
SUBURBAN WASTELAND LOCATION: S on Hwy 17 to Hwy 1, Hwy 1 north to Mission St, L on Fair Ave after Feral Donuts, walk a short way along the RR tracks to the right....
Event Date: Fri, Oct 13, 2006 8:00pm PDT
Posted: Thu, Oct 12, 2006 8:01am PDT
AMELIE at Guerilla Drive-In Friday, October 13th 8pm 
Amelie, a wistful, lonely dreamer driven by her desire to touch the lives of others....
Posted: Thu, Oct 12, 2006 7:59am PDT
Veterans Day Poetry Reading Louden Nelson Community Center, 301 Center Street (at Laurel), Santa Cruz, CA...
Event Date: Sat, Nov 11, 2006 7:30pm PST
Posted: Wed, Oct 11, 2006 3:52pm PDT
Shell in Mayo: Your Support Urgently required Irish police and Shell workers have forced an entrance to Shell's self-declared property at Bellinaboy. Urgent action on an international level is needed....
Posted: Wed, Oct 11, 2006 9:51am PDT
Iraq Death Toll Reaches 655,000 
The methods used in this study make this the most accurate and up to date estimate of the war dead in Iraq....
Posted: Wed, Oct 11, 2006 8:14am PDT
Medieval Mystery Ride A merry band of thirty medieval bycycles rode forth on blustery autumn day in search of Dragons, Damsels and Dungeons....
Posted: Tue, Oct 10, 2006 11:57pm PDT
Student/Farmworker Alliance Days of Action! 1-2 Punch!
Nationwide McDonald's actions Oct. 27-28th
From 'sweet spot' to sore spot!...
This October 27-28th, join students and young people across the country in standing with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers to end sweatshops and modern-day slavery in the fields!...
Posted: Tue, Oct 10, 2006 8:38pm PDT
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