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Michael Jackson's self-destructive hubris
:as self-destructive as Wilde; less honest than NAMBLA:...
Posted: Sun, Feb 13, 2005 11:33am PST
Linking the American Left to Terror-The Stewart Conviction
The true meaning of the radical persecution of civil-rights attorney Lynne Stewart is simply to link the American left wing with terrorism....
Posted: Sun, Feb 13, 2005 11:03am PST
Kick the Colonel out of Santa Cruz
On February 12, animal rights activists protested at the KFC on Mission St. (Hwy 1) in Santa Cruz to call attention to the horrendous practices of KFC chicken suppliers. About 25 people and two chickens marched from the health food store on Laurel and Mission to the KFC a half mile down the road....
Posted: Sat, Feb 12, 2005 8:12pm PST
2/13 Placerville Protest Against Hate
Come join the rally on Sunday February 13 from 2-5.
Meet at the Court House Steps on Main Street in
Placerville. Bring signs that are positive.
(Placerville welcomes all, Hate not in our town, Good
neighbors come in all flavors...)...
Posted: Sat, Feb 12, 2005 5:04pm PST
NCPA: Opponents Lose on Clear Skies Amendment; Committee Votes for Version That Does Not I
DALLAS, Feb. 11 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee have offered a new version of the Clear Skies Act to committee members. The new version of the Act is a clear defeat for critics of the original bill, and scholars at the National Center for Policy Analysis said it would be better for the bill to die in committee rather than move forward with the caps on CO2....
Posted: Sat, Feb 12, 2005 1:30am PST
LAPD Offers Revised Policy After Teen Shot
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Police Chief William Bratton on Friday proposed a new policy that would ban officers from firing at moving vehicles, less than a week after the fatal police shooting of a 13-year-old suspected car thief....
Posted: Sat, Feb 12, 2005 1:16am PST
Get a whiff of the new pot-sniffing technologies, coming to a highway near you
One look at the Cozart RapiScan, a self-proclaimed complete "on-site oral fluid drugs of abuse diagnostic system," and it's obvious: This isn't your parents' drug test. Gone are the golden days of the plastic collection cup....
Posted: Fri, Feb 11, 2005 10:16pm PST
Nov. 9-12, 2005: LONG BEACH, CA - The Drug Policy Reform Conference
the Drug Policy Alliance
will be hosting the next international drug policy reform conference -
in Long Beach, California (close to L.A.). It will start on Wednesday
eve, November 9 and end Saturday evening, November 12....
Posted: Fri, Feb 11, 2005 6:05pm PST
Wireless World: WiMax is coming
A story about WiMax gaining momentum at a rapid clip....
Posted: Fri, Feb 11, 2005 2:46pm PST
Hundreds of Workers Protest Governor’s Proposal to Weaken their Rights
On Tuesday, hundreds of San Francisco’s workers came before the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) to protest Governor Schwarzeneggers’s proposal to ease laws protecting a worker’s right to lunch breaks. While groups like the California Labor Federation (CLF) gathered at a press conference to condemn the governor’s continual erosion of worker’s rights, the DLSE heard from a diverse group of workers pleading for protection from abusive employers....
Posted: Thu, Feb 10, 2005 9:33am PST
Pacific America wants you! (video/quicktime 27.6MB)
Animator seeking secession-minded folks for voice talent and any general assistance for Pacific America, copyright 2005 by Alex Orzulak, 3-4 minute film of the west coast's split from the US, and the resulting second American Civil War, 2012-2019. Not sci-fi, more of an alternative future which is unfolding now as Bush and company run rampant. Told in voiceover with maps and graphics....
Posted: Thu, Feb 10, 2005 12:15am PST
Articles about California Lunch Break Struggle
Nurses Next to Kick Butt Vs. Arnold? The Daily News of Los Angeles...
Posted: Wed, Feb 9, 2005 10:27pm PST
Lunch-break hearings in SF (video/quicktime 30.2MB)
Only "girlie-workers" need lunch breaks, sez Arnold. Seven-minute QT movie. 30MB....
Posted: Wed, Feb 9, 2005 3:25pm PST
February 2005 Jobs with Justice Update
- DC Hotel Workers Win New Contract!
- National Student Labor Week of Action March 31- April 4, 2005
- JwJ Joins Delegation to the 2005 World Social Forum
- Janitors win Justice at Providence College!
- Jobs with Justice Tour with Indian Allies a Success!
- NE JwJ Coalitions Take on Verizon Wireless
- Victory at Intelicoat!!!
- Central OR JwJ Organizes Panel and Discussion on Immigrant
Rights
- Atlanta JwJ WRB Holds Hearing on Public Transit
- JwJ Celebrates International H...
Posted: Wed, Feb 9, 2005 12:05pm PST
Thank Attorney General Bill Lockyer
California Attorney General Bill Lockyer and Superintendent of Public
Instruction Jack O'Connell recently filed a courageous and pioneering
lawsuit to
protect the rights of California women!...
Posted: Wed, Feb 9, 2005 11:17am PST
The Web: New bids for eBay customers
A story about the fees for eBay and its rivals....
Posted: Wed, Feb 9, 2005 10:50am PST
Air Arnold: New Message for the Governor in the Skies Above the Capitol During Gov's Fun
Air Arnold: New Message for the Governor in the Skies Above the Capitol During Gov's Fundraiser...
Posted: Tue, Feb 8, 2005 11:15pm PST
Urge Congress to Oppose the REAL ID Act
ongress is expected to vote later this week on the REAL ID Act,
introduced by House Judiciary Committee Chairman James
Sensenbrenner (R-WI) on January 26, 2005....
Posted: Tue, Feb 8, 2005 9:21pm PST
3 Days of 9-11 Events in SF Bay Area - March 9th - 11th, 2005
Three 9/11 events in March will feature the film, "The 9-11 News Special You Never Saw - The Great Conspiracy" and include appearances by Barrie Zwicker, Webster Tarpley, Michael Kane & Peter Phillips...
Posted: Tue, Feb 8, 2005 11:51am PST