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Fear Republican Dominated Apellate Court...
Posted: Mon, Apr 16, 2001 9:58pm PDT
Julitte Beck, Economic Rights coordinator with Global Exchange explains, with examples, the negative effects of NAFTA, the potential horrible effects of the FTAA if it should go through & the efforts to educate people & stop it from being passed....
Posted: Mon, Apr 16, 2001 5:16pm PDT
Earth Day Festival at San Francisco State University
We are looking for people to table and speak; if you are interested please let us know by April 17, 2001 at the latest. You can call Jennifer at 415/ 239.2348 or Peter at 415/338.6944 or email earthweeksfsu@yahoogroups.com and let us know if you are interested in coming to table, speak or host a workshop on campus....
Posted: Mon, Apr 16, 2001 2:46pm PDT
FTAA Unorganizing - has issued a challenge:
"We want you to take it all off!
That's right! Join us in saying 'no' to NAFTA, 'no' to the FTAA and 'no' to continuing corporate globalization, environmental destruction, and workers' rights violations by saying 'no' to underwear on April 20th."...
Posted: Mon, Apr 16, 2001 2:29pm PDT
Cincinnati's Human relations director witnessed unprovoked, police-beanbag, driveby shooting of Timothy Thomas mourners Saturday April 14. Beanbags injured a black male, 50; 2 little girls, ages 7 and 11; and hospitalized a Louisville French teacher, Christine Jones, 34. "Ms. Jones was admitted to Jewish Hospital in Louisville with a fractured rib, bruised lung and spleen from two bean-bag projectiles, a hospital spokesman said Sunday. She was in good condition today. Doctors are closely moni...
Posted: Mon, Apr 16, 2001 1:24pm PDT
Environmental groups are urging Congress to hold oversight hearings about the U.S. Navy's
anti-submarine warfare program, including the use of sonar devices....
Posted: Mon, Apr 16, 2001 12:18pm PDT
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge:To Drill or Not to Drill...
Posted: Mon, Apr 16, 2001 12:15pm PDT
Students for Justice in Palestine calls for an end to the University's investments in companies with significant holdings in Israel....
Posted: Mon, Apr 16, 2001 8:19am PDT
Nothing to do with us, say US manufacturers of weapons inflicting random death on Palestinians...
Posted: Sun, Apr 15, 2001 9:28pm PDT
Our notion of "peace" is for profit only... no hippies allowed...
Posted: Sun, Apr 15, 2001 8:25pm PDT
In the interests of being good shephards, San Francisco supervisors should oppose Business Tax Settlement -- losing in court costs less....
Posted: Sun, Apr 15, 2001 7:57pm PDT
The Chicago Independent Media website has a series of excellent photos on the police attack against the black community in Cincinnati and the people's resistance. See:
http://chicago.indymedia.org/#cinci...
Posted: Sun, Apr 15, 2001 3:34pm PDT
Rogue Nazis can ruin your whole day. "Christine Jones, 34, a Louisville teacher, is in Jewish Hospital in Louisville with a fractured rib, a bruised lung and a bruised spleen, Tom Pearce said. She spent most of the night at the hospital, he said. ... Photographer Tom Uhlman, who was shooting pictures for Associated Press, said he saw police drive up to Liberty and Elm streets, get out of their cars and, without warning, shoot several rounds at a small, peaceful group away from the main crowd....
Posted: Sun, Apr 15, 2001 3:17pm PDT
Reuters. Cincinnati Police, FBI Probe 'Unprovoked' Attack. It seems that a British-based (Reuters) press article yet again does a more thorough investigation, analysis and report on an aspect of the Cincinnati unrest. This is why we need INDEPENDENT MEDIA CENTERS in the USA especially. US media often seem like they try to do the minimal possible, and then in addition try to add a rightwing corporate spin to many issues. As usual Keith 'rogue Nazi' Fangman, the white police union leader, tries...
Posted: Sun, Apr 15, 2001 11:13am PDT
Two excellent articles from the Ohio Valley Independent Media site describing totally unprovoked police shootings at mourners at today's funeral for Timothy Thomas in Cincinnati:...
Posted: Sat, Apr 14, 2001 5:05pm PDT
Whether you are going to Quebec to support or oppose those Fighting the Truth about Anal Academics, you should read the referenced articles to find out where you come in....
Posted: Sat, Apr 14, 2001 2:22pm PDT
As of 2:20 pm Saturday, hundreds of people, both black and white, have left the funeral and are marching towards downtown...
Posted: Sat, Apr 14, 2001 11:52am PDT
Against Capitalist Globalization!
For Freedom, Self-Management and Socialism!...
Posted: Sat, Apr 14, 2001 11:46am PDT
Online live pictures from inside the church for the Timothy Thomas funeral. Curfew's Second Night: 218 More Arrests. Curfew To Remain In Effect. Many links about the Cincinnati protests and riots....
Posted: Sat, Apr 14, 2001 11:06am PDT
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY SEVERS FOOD CONTRACT WITH SODEXHO-MARRIOTT SERVICES CITING SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND PRIVATE PRISON TIES...
Posted: Fri, Apr 13, 2001 4:20pm PDT