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Please support the Tribal Autonomy West Coast Tour August 2005. RESISTANT CULTURE will be touring with punk/grind bands and representatives of indigenous first nations who will be sharing news of their struggles for autonomy....
Posted: Tue, Jun 7, 2005 2:50pm PDT
Governor of California to give commencement speech at Santa Monica College. After months of protest and pleas from both students and faculty not to schedule the governator. The president and the board of trustees of SMC have gone ahead despite the objections....
Posted: Tue, Jun 7, 2005 2:28pm PDT
DawnWatch: USA Today (and AZ Repub) on zoos and Hawthorn elephants -- 6/3/05...
Posted: Mon, Jun 6, 2005 9:52am PDT
On the afternoon of Saturday, April 16th, Marla Ruzicka sat in her unarmored Mercedes, talking on the phone with her friend Colin McMahon, a reporter in the Baghdad bureau of the Chicago Tribune. She'd had a "great" round of meetings in the Green Zone, she told McMahon, and was just leaving the fortified compound in the hopes of squeezing in one last meeting before the end of the day. The Green Zone, which sits on the west bank of the Tigris River, used to be the heart of Saddam's e...
Posted: Sun, Jun 5, 2005 12:53pm PDT
Last week's shocking decline in the Euro may impact Amerika. Opportunities and Dangers lie ahead!...
Posted: Sat, Jun 4, 2005 12:21pm PDT
With recruitment for the US Army and Marines now at only 57% of target, it may be time to look at a form of policy that existed in the 50s and 60s--miliary service an option to jail time...
Posted: Sat, Jun 4, 2005 10:28am PDT
"We will continue to fight for equal rights and responsibilities for
all
California families," said HRC President Joe Solmonese....
Posted: Fri, Jun 3, 2005 10:57am PDT
"Today, we saw the true colors of a handful of Democrats and all Republican members
who have deserted the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community and voted
for discrimination,"...
Posted: Thu, Jun 2, 2005 10:21pm PDT
Interview on deforestation of Medocino County by GAP and the Fisher family....
Posted: Thu, Jun 2, 2005 1:59pm PDT
The California Senate recently approved S.B. 797, a bill that would more than double
the fine for possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, from $100 to $250....
Posted: Thu, Jun 2, 2005 1:07pm PDT
Update from last night- obviously tomorrow refers to today...
Posted: Thu, Jun 2, 2005 9:31am PDT
One queer's opinion: Chalk up Assembly vote on Leno bill as near-win.
Now look toward June 2006 election,
when we must beat fascist amendment which bans domestic partnerships (as well as gay marriages)....
Posted: Thu, Jun 2, 2005 8:35am PDT
For around a dozen Democrats in the CA Assembly, political ambition outweighs their ethical principles. They know marriage equality is morally right; but they fear ( perhaps correctly) that California voters aren't yet ready....
Posted: Thu, Jun 2, 2005 12:13am PDT
While the first vote was unsuccessful, several Assemblymembers have not
yet voted and the Assembly could bring the measure up for another vote
this week....
Posted: Wed, Jun 1, 2005 9:37pm PDT
LIVE UPDATE: MARRIAGE VOTE CLOSE--HELP CALIFORNIANS GET MARRIAGE EQUALITY, CONTACT
YOUR ASSEMBLYMEMBER NOW!...
Posted: Wed, Jun 1, 2005 9:35pm PDT
LIVE UPDATE: MARRIAGE EQUALITY BILL UP FOR VOTE MOMENTARILY, CALL YOUR
LEGISLATORS!...
Posted: Wed, Jun 1, 2005 6:24pm PDT
Marriage and suicide bills face uncertainty in CA Assembly; Araujo retrial starts; more news...
Posted: Wed, Jun 1, 2005 3:43pm PDT
The Assembly floor session will begin at 11 A.M. and AB 19 is expected to be heard
before noon....
Posted: Wed, Jun 1, 2005 10:59am PDT
SWARM quiere agradecer sinceramente a las más de 78.500 personas de todo
el mundo que se unieron a la sentada virtual del Electronic Disturbance
Theatre contra los MinueteMen. Parece que, en un tiempo en el que casi
todo el espacio de los Estados Unidos ha sido privatizado y las zonas
para el discurso libre se han reducido a jaulas cubiertas de alambre de
espino, Internet todavía sirve como ámbito común donde la gente puede
juntarse para crear un cambio social positivo.
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SWARM wou...
Posted: Wed, Jun 1, 2005 10:52am PDT
This is a great opportunity to outlaw a practice that should never have been allowed to take place and yet happens in schools all over California. Please take a few moments to make phone calls to the assemblymembers listed below. It will just take a minute to call, and is as simple as, “Hi, I’m calling to ask the assemblymember to vote YES on AB1685 to outlaw the slaughtering of animals on schools.” They may ask where you’re calling from; you tell them, they thank you, and then you’re done an...
Posted: Wed, Jun 1, 2005 10:11am PDT