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YOU Are a Journalist! YOU can make media. |
by Paul R.
paul (nospam) mediageek.org (unverified) |
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14 Feb 2001
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The U-C IMC is here to provide all people the tools and training to be media makers, to tell their own stories, to report the news they think is important.
Get started making YOUR OWN NEWS:
Come to the IMC's Newsroom meetings, every Sunday at 1:00 PM at the IMC, 218 W. Main St., Downtown Urbana.
EVERYONE IS INVITED |
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Beyond Tax Relief for the Prosperous Few |
by Mark Weisbrot
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13 Feb 2001
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I think that Mark's piece is a concise and accurate reason why the editorial in the Feb. 13 News-Gazette is so far off base. It is simply silly to argue that giving most of the tax relief to those who need it least will be the greatest good for our nation. Why not extend the Earned Income Credit to more of the millions of families struggling to get by on less than a Living Wage? It'd do much more good than making sure some rich folks can spend an extra month in Tahiti.
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Ida B. Wells Film and Discussion w/ filmmaker and her grandson |
by Mike Lehman
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13 Feb 2001
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"Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice" a film by William Greaves, will be
shown at Allen Hall Main Lounge, 1005 W. Gregory, Urbana, Monday, February
19, at 9pm. The filmmaker, William Greaves, and Ida B. Wells' grandson,
Benjamin Duster, will be leading a discussion following the film
screening. |
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Can Democracy Survive in Haiti? |
by Mark Weisbrot
(No verified email address) |
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13 Feb 2001
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As President Jean-Bertrand Aristide takes the reins of power in Haiti for the third time in ten
years, a debate over his presidency is taking place in US foreign policy circles and the
press. The discussion centers around whether Aristide is "fully committed to democracy,"
and of course, "economic reforms." But an honest look at the last decade of US relations
with Haiti raises very different, and much more troubling questions. |
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Wellesley Students Protest College's Lack of Commitment to Multiculturalism |
by Neha Ummat, April Chang, Mars Allen
ejudge (nospam) wellesley.edu (unverified) |
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13 Feb 2001
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A diverse group of students at Wellesley College is protesting the institution's protracted neglect of curricular and student life issues concerning its largest minority population, Asian and Asian American students. |
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Progressives Battle Corporate Conservatives for Soul of Democratic Party |
by Scott Harris, Between The Lines
betweenthelines (nospam) snet.net (unverified) |
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12 Feb 2001
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For the first time since 1950, the GOP controls all branches of government as the Democratic Leadership Council tries to move the party further to right. John Cavanagh, executive director of the Institute for Policy Studies, takes a look at the post-election battle between conservatives and progressives within the Democratic Party and the nation at large, and refutes the notion that Gore lost the election because of his populist rhetoric. Listen to RealAudio interview for the week ending 2/16/01 on the Between The Lines website www.btlonline.org |
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Nike Can't Even Spell "Sweatshop" |
by Mike Lehman via Mike Griffin
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11 Feb 2001
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Nike now lets you personalize your shoes by submitting a word or phrase which they will stitch onto your shoes, under the swoosh. So Jonah Peretti filled out the form and sent them $50 to stitch
"sweatshop" >onto his shoes. Here are the responses he got.
Note: My apologies, but the relevant document didn't come through the first time around. Here it is. |
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