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CMI Critical Minimum Demonstrates the Need for a Critical Mass |
by Ellen
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28 Jul 2001
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The Critical Mass ride on Friday July 27th was small yet incurred a large amount rath from angry Urbana
drivers.
Critical Mass rides the last Friday of every month at 5:15. Meet at the corner of Wright and Green (near the Alma Mater). |
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HIV/AIDS Prevention in Africa Hindered by Cultural Repression of Women |
by Interview by Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus
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28 Jul 2001
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Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus spoke with GAIA's founder and president, Bill Rankin, about his organization's work and the challenges posed by cultural and social discrimination against women(A RealAudio Version of this interview may be found At http://www.btlonline.org). |
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Colombia Court Suspends Spraying of Drug Crops |
by news wire
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27 Jul 2001
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A Colombian court on Friday ordered the government to suspend immediately aerial spraying of drug crops with the herbicide glyphosate, a potential blow to President Andres Pastrana's anti-cocaine offensive. |
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JEWS AGAINST THE OCCUPATION |
by Not In My Name
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27 Jul 2001
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Jews of conscience work together to end the Israeli Occupation of Palestinian land. Web site helps to educate and coordinate activity. |
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Want to Make A Difference? Ride a Bike with Critical Mass Friday at 5:15! |
by a critical mass
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26 Jul 2001
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How better to make a difference than to be the difference?
Bikes are fun, safe and clean. Ride a bike with Critical Mass and have fun, while showing your bike pride!
Anyone with a bike show up 5:15pm at the Alma Mater (Green and Wright Sts.) and have a fun leisurely ride through the streets of Champaign-Urbana! Everyone is welcome and invited! |
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The Shortwave Report 7/27/01 ˇLISTEN GLOBALLY! |
by Dan Roberts
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26 Jul 2001
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A weekly 30 minute review of stories recorded from a shortwave radio. Free to rebroadcast. (13.6Mb) Radio Netherlands, China, Germany, Spain. Times & Freqs for listening at home |
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G8 Reclaim the Streets in Naperville IL Met With Police Repression (REALAUDIO) |
by Wajid Jenkins, W.O.R.T. Radio, Madison, WI
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26 Jul 2001
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THE ACCOUNTS OF POLICE VIOLENCE AT LAST WEEK'S G8 PROTESTS IN GENOA, ITALY ARE FAMILIAR TO MANY BY NOW: A YOUNG PROTESTOR SHOT TO DEATH AND RUN OVER BY ITALIAN SPECIAL FORCES, AND COUNTLESS PEACEFUL PARTICIPANTS INJURED BY POLICE AMID CLOUDS OF TEAR GAS. LAST FRIDAY EVENING JULY 20, A DEMONSTRATION IN THE CHICAGO SUBURB OF NAPERVILLE, PLANNED TO COINCIDE WITH THE G8 SUMMIT IN GENOA, WAS SQUELCHED BY POLICE REPRESSION AND VIOLENCE. W.O.R.T. REPORTER WAJID JENKINS WAS AT THE EVENT AND HAS THIS REPORT: |
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Media Monopoly in Champaign-Urbana? How the Nat'l Can Affect the Local |
by Paul Riismandel
paul (nospam) mediageek.org (unverified) |
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26 Jul 2001
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The inaugural issue of the IMC’s newspaper, the public i, debuts this weekend. In it I co-authored an article on media ownership in Champaign-Urbana, calling attention to the dwindling number of owners. Already there's news from the FCC that has potentially large consequences for the local media landscape. |
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