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WITH HARVARD SIT-IN VICTORY, A MOVEMENT CONTINUES |
by Mark Engler
engler (nospam) eudoramail.com (unverified) |
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11 May 2001
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After twenty-one days inside the President's office at Harvard University, living wage activists have emerged victorious. Here's why their sit-in not only shook the campus, but signaled an important win for progressives across the country who are fighting globalization battles on the home front. |
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Official Salvadoran Report Says Its Factories Are Brutal |
by Eric Brazil
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11 May 2001
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Nike claims this is old news, but then doesn't bother explaining what, if anything, has been corrected since this report was written. Kohl's, The Gap, and Liz Claiborne are also implicated in this report. It also demonstartes why truly independent labor monitors are needed. The Salvadoran government has certainly not done anything to improve conditions; that would be bad for business.
***Free Trade***Bringing You Sweatshops, Poor Working Conditions, and Low Pay***
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Wondering About That "Rubber" Bullet in the Display Case at the IMC? |
by Commandante Lucas
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10 May 2001
Modified: 11 May 2001 |
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This article tells more about this brutal device of political control. It may look harmless enough sitting behind glass, but "rubber" and "plastic" bullets can kill. The one in the case at the IMC was brought back from Quebec by the U-C IMC Newsteam. This article is based on the extensive history of the use of these "non-lethal" projectiles in Northern Ireland. |
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JeffBoat Strikers Back on the Job |
by Daphne d'Angelo
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10 May 2001
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Last week, seven hundred and fifty union teamsters walked out on their jobs and held the longest wildcat strike in the company’s history, paralyzing Jeffboat. Less than one percent of union scabs dared cross the line. Because of a Teamster Union "clerical error", their contract rolled over for another year. The strike was also not sanctioned. Jeffboat placed calls to their workers informing them if they did not return to work, they would be fired. |
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A Police Rampage: Cincinnati |
by Maria Rogers
mrogers (nospam) citybeat.com (unverified) |
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10 May 2001
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Cincinnati, OH - Officers laughing as a Cincinnati business owner endures burning pain from being sprayed with Mace ... A man hit with non-lethal ammunition as he fights to rescue a child caught in police fire ... A man picking up his grandchildren after a birthday party, shot by police while walking down the street, then shot again as he tries to crawl away, his daughter pleading for mercy ... |
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Video of 85% Coalition Protestor Arrest in Springfield - Modem-bandwidth |
by Becca Glaser, edited by P. Riismandel
paul (nospam) mediageek.org (unverified) |
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10 May 2001
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Video of 7 demonstrators chanting in support of House Bill 101 at the Illinois Senate while being arrested, Wed. May 9, 2001. House Bill 101 would extend protection from discrimination to LGBT people.
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Only 4 (out of 15) European Union Countries Still Prohibit Cannabis! |
by Harm reduction rules in Europe
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10 May 2001
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From the article: "Of the 15 countries in the European Union, a total of seven do not punish personal consumption of any drug or only impose administrative fines. With regards to cannabis tolerance is near complete: only Sweden, France, Finland and Greece maintain penalties. ...
This summary of the overall situation in Europe is hard to find information. Especially in the USA. |
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An in depth report on the recently released CLAC organizer, Jaggi Singh |
by Andrew Kennis
AndrewInQuebecCity (nospam) yahoo.com (unverified) |
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10 May 2001
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Jaggi Singh has become a household name to the whole nation of Canada and beyond. The following article explains why, as it covers the various bail hearings he had to endure, the details on his brutal arrest and information about the charges that will be decided upon in his upcoming trial in June. |
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