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LOCAL Announcement :: Urban Development |
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See Indie Bike Videos from Portland, OR, Tuesday 9/20 at Noon, Boardman's Art Theater |
by Paul Riismandel
paul (nospam) mediageek.org (unverified) |
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18 Sep 2005
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Come see DIY videos about bicycles and the people who ride them, this Tuesday, Sept. 20, at noon, at Boardman's Art Theater. |
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Remembering to Remember |
by Britt Baca-Hochhausler
mbatko (nospam) lycos.com (verified) |
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18 Sep 2005
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The times are calling for a refocus to active political movements. it would be a welcome change from the current acceptance of the war. I just hope that another celebrity doesn't change his name, pulling all of our attention from the importance of dissenting patriotism. |
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Announcement :: Protest Activity |
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UPDATE S24: A call for a Revolutionary Anti-Authoritarian Bloc Against the War and Capitalism |
by Anarcho
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17 Sep 2005
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UPDATE! We are calling for a Revolutionary Anti-Authoritarian Bloc Against the War and Capitalism on September 24th. Meet at Dupont Circle at 11:30am (where the Mobilization for Global Justice feeder march will also be meeting) and look for a banner and black flags. Please bring your own flags, sturdy banners, clothes to blend in at the march, and other defensive items you might need to oppose the war and the system behind it! |
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News :: Civil & Human Rights |
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Hurricane Katrina -- Beware of disaster profiteers and peddlers of hate! |
by Campaign to Stop Funding Hate
info (nospam) stopfundinghate.org (unverified) |
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17 Sep 2005
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The Campaign to Stop Funding Hate urges donors to make an informed decision about how they want their contributions channeled and ask all those committed to broad values of secularism, pluralism and justice to oppose the forces that use the pretext of relief operations to further their sectarian agendas. |
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Poor Off the Radar of Rich, Powerful |
by Marilou Johanek
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17 Sep 2005
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They can be ignored or marginalized because they don't vote, have no influence save for a few advocates, and don't represent any political threat to the controlling party.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of citizens living below the poverty line in 2004 - 37 million - rose for the fourth year in a row. The numbers have not declined since Mr. Bush became President. |
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BTL:Crisis of Confidence in Direction of U.S. an Opportunity for... |
by Between the Lines' Scott Harris
betweenthelines (nospam) snet.net (unverified) |
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17 Sep 2005
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...Progressive Change~Interview with Kevin Danaher, co-founder of the human rights group Global Exchange, conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris |
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News :: Civil & Human Rights : Labor |
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Tyson Foods: US Poultry Giant Under Fire After Segregation Scandal is Revealed |
by Andrew Buncombe
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16 Sep 2005
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While a boycott of Tyson products is likelt to get their attention, it unfortunetaly is unlikley to eliminate the endemic racism of Amercain culture. Constant vigilance is needed, but it seems the US press is letting us down again and we have to rely on reaidng the Bristish papers to find out what is really going on in the US. |
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LOCAL Announcement :: Civil & Human Rights : Crime & Police : Government Secrecy : Latin America : Prisons : Regime |
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Tuesday, Sept. 20 Lecture: "POLITICAL PRISONERS IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY PERU: FROM APRA TO SHINING PATH" |
by via email
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16 Sep 2005
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"POLITICAL PRISONERS IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY PERU: FROM APRA TO SHINING PATH"
CARLOS AGUIRRE
Associate Professor of History,
Director of the Latin American Studies Program
University of Oregon.
Tuesday, Sept 20, 10 am, 430 Armory |
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News :: Civil & Human Rights : Economy : Elections & Legislation : Labor : Regime |
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BUSH WAGE CUTS FOR RELIEF WORKERS MAY BE LEGAL ERROR |
by Secrecy News
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16 Sep 2005
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"The propriety of the President's action in this case may be
ultimately determined in the courts," the CRS report stated
delicately. |
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