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News :: Iran |
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Talk to Iran, President Bush |
by former foreign ministers
mbatko (nospam) lycos.com (verified) |
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28 Apr 2006
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We call on the US administration to take the bold step of opening a direct dialogue with the Iranian government on the issue of Iran's nuclear program. |
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LOCAL Announcement :: Protest Activity |
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One May Day, Two Protests |
by Ricky Baldwin
baldwinricky (nospam) yahoo.com (verified) |
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27 Apr 2006
Modified: 11:32:25 PM |
Campus unions and community supporters plan to rally at Noon on the Quad, declaring: May Day for Health Care!
Immigrant groups and supporters will participate and then immediately head over to Congressman Tim Johnson's office for a rally there in support of the DREAM Act and against HR 4437. |
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News :: International Relations : Media |
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The SHORTWAVE REPORT 4/28/06 ¡LISTEN GLOBALLY! |
by Dan Roberts
outfarpress (nospam) saber.net (verified) |
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27 Apr 2006
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A weekly 30 minute review of news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio. With times and freqs for listening at home. 2 files- broadcast and slow-modem streaming. Free to rebroadcast. China, Netherlands, Cuba, and Russia. |
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LOCAL Announcement :: Labor |
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May Day Rally for Healthcare |
by Dave Beck
dbeck (nospam) shout.net (unverified) |
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27 Apr 2006
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The Graduate Employees’ Organization (GEO), the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), and other campus unions will hold a rally in celebration of International Workers’ Day and to press the university to provide better healthcare to their members.
DATE: Monday, May 1st
TIME: Noon - 1pm
PLACE: On the Quad (by the Illini Union) |
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The Story of Carl - On Workers Memorial Day |
by Thom Hartmann
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27 Apr 2006
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Profit has no place in the halls of governments, which were created by and for living humans. When corporations took over writing the rules that "we, the people" originally put in place to regulate and control profit-driven enterprises, then a sickness known as corporatism seized control of governments, and their people were the first ones to suffer for it. Virtually all legislation in nations that still call themselves democracies now passes through the filters of corporate lobbyists and corporate-funded think-tanks: democracy itself is at risk. |
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LOCAL Announcement :: Civil & Human Rights : Health : Labor |
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Workers Memorial Day, Friday, April 28 @ 5:30pm |
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27 Apr 2006
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Workers Memorial Day
Friday, April 28, 5:30
at the Workers Memorial, off Mattis Ave in Champaign, just beyond the Olympic statue. Short ceremony to honor union members who died on the job. |
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News :: Agriculture : Children : Civil & Human Rights : Environment : Government Secrecy : Health : Nukes |
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20 Years After Chernobyl: Hell on Earth |
by John Vidal
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26 Apr 2006
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Chernobyl was the world's worst environmental disaster. Twenty years on, John Vidal reports on the clean-up, the false medical records, the communities that refused to leave and the continuing cost to people and planet |
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