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Fort Hood Massacre: A Brief History of American Violence
, 07.11.2009 02:09
It’s hard to pinpoint what’s the most shocking thing about Major Malik Nadal Hasan’s shooting rampage in Fort Hood, Texas. I’ll start with this: there’s nothing all that ground-breaking about it. Happens all the time, it’s just that we’re a nation of amnesiacs who forget all the unpleasantries, and refuse to learn the valuable lessons. [Just this morning, another "going postal" office massacre in Orlando, leaving at least 2 dead and 17 wounded. Early reports say the shooter was an employee.]
Primeira reunião para barrar o aumento da tarifa de ônibus em São Paulo
, 06.11.2009 23:07
AUMENTO DE TARIFA
Mumia Abu-Jamal faces new execution threat
, 06.11.2009 21:07
Pennsylvania prosecutors, twice rejected in their efforts to impose the death penalty on Mumia (in 2001 and 2008), may have found new support in the U.S. Supreme Court. It appears that the court’s delay in ruling on the validity of Mumia’s original execution sentence was due to its decision to grant oral arguments in the Ohio case of Smith v. Spisak, a case that might re-write or reinterpret the nation’s laws to make it easier to obtain jury verdicts calling for execution. The Court heard Ohio prosecutor’s arguments for Spisak’s execution on October 13, 2009. A ruling is expected in the year ahead. RELATED: Legal Intelligencer series about Mumia: April 7, October 12, October 14 II NOVEMBER 12! COME TO WASHINGTON TO DEMAND CIVIL RIGHTS FOR MUMIA!
Sobre la detención de vecino de Andalgala
, 06.11.2009 19:09
"Es una lucha por la vida de todos los vecinos y contra la contaminación..."
Sleep-Out on Boston Common Continues Despite Police
, 06.11.2009 19:08
[Boston, MA] Scores of college students and community members gathered on Boston Common in front of the Massachusetts State House yesterday evening to call on Governor Patrick to introduce a bill that will re-power the Commonwealth with 100% clean electricity by 2020. They were joined by Rev. Dr. Jim Antal, Minister and President of the Massachusetts Conference of the United Church of Christ.
The Warsaw Ghetto and Gaza Strip
, 06.11.2009 19:07
The great similarities between the fascist policies of the Israeli government in the Gaza Strip and the past atrocities of the Nazis in the Warsaw Ghetto
From the Newswire
, 06.11.2009 18:39
Nyoongar Elders fear quarry work will destroy sacred sites in the Darling Range
Rochester Calls for New Independent Civilian Review Board After October 7th Police Riot
, 06.11.2009 18:07
On October 7th , during a march down Main St. commemorating the 8th year of the American military occupation of Afghanistan, several units of Rochester, NY police maneuvered non-violent anti-war protesters into a trap on a bridge over the Genesee River. RPD then beat up local members of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and other participants who had nowhere to disperse (video link blip.tv/file/2695340). In the aftermath of the police riot, a cry from the Rochester public rose for an independent civilian review board for the police—a real civilian review board—not the current one run by BY the police at Rochester's Center for Dispute Settlement (RCDS).
Rochester Indymedia's investigation of the history and current status of civilian review boards has uncovered a disturbing trend nation wide, in which the original social justice movement for oversight of police by citizens in civilian review boards has been hollowed out and co-opted by police departments around the country. Such is the case in Rochester. The complaint process here, according to review board representative Frank Liberti at RCDS, involves the Center taking sworn statements about police misconduct and brutality, and then shipping the paperwork directly to police internal affairs. The Center for Dispute Settlement does have nice offices outside the police department in the Reynolds Arcade, but attractive amenities aside— in Rochester, the police are in charge of policing the police.
Additional Information: Police Brutally Attack Funk the War | Police Attack on Funk the War Still Raising Issues
Related: The FBI Comes Calling, And The Struggle Continues……. | Community Organizing Meeting to Discuss Collective Strategies Against Police Brutality | Cop harassment while driving home tonight
Convocan a una conferencia de prensa en el Hotel Bauen a las 18hs
, 06.11.2009 16:09
Policias hieren al hijo de Nestor Segovia, delegado de la línea C
La lucha globaliza cada día: Justice and Dignity For Lorenzo Sampablo Cervantes and Fong Lee
, 06.11.2009 15:07
Paramilitary repression and police brutality continue unabated on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border three years after the assassinations of Lorenzo Sampablo Cervantes in Oaxaca, Mexico and Fong Lee in Minneapolis, MN By Steven Renderos & Sylvia González, November 1, 2009 Two different people – different stories, different places, – separated by nearly 2,000 miles, were connected three years ago when their lives were cut short by gunfire. Fong Lee and Lorenzo Sampablo Cervantes suffered a death inflicted by the gunshots of police and paramilitary officials. For Cervantes, it was one gunshot wound to the chest; for Lee, three gunshot wounds in his back, and five more to the front. Cervantes died seeking justice during the popular movement in 2006 in Oaxaca, Mexico, while Fong Lee died as a result of deeply rooted racism and police brutality in communities of color across the United States.
Este sábado en el Espacio del Cid (Capital Federal)
, 06.11.2009 14:39
Lanzamiento público del Canal 4 "Antena Negra"
Oil companies left with egg on their faces
, 06.11.2009 11:39
Both BP and Shell had their flagship recruitment events at the Randolph Hotel hijacked by protesters in the last few weeks. Linking the global issues of climate change and exploitation to local attacks on people and the environment, campaigners from Thames Valley Climate Action took over stages, heckled, asked awkward questions, unplugged display equipment, leafletted and chatted with audiences. The actions were amongst the first in a new grassroots campaign against the extraction of Tar Sands oil in Alberta, Canada. Shell are massively involved there, whereas BP are still in the process of getting involved; it's hoped that by targetted them early on we might be able to put them off. You can find out more, and hear first-hand stories from touring indigenous activists at the talk on Monday 16th November at Science Oxford, and at the film screening of H2Oil on Sunday 22nd November at Oxford Action Resource Centre. [ Shell action: 1 | 2 | Video ]
[ BP action: 1 | 2 | Video ]
[ Tar Sands background: 1 | 2 | 3 | UK tour | film screening ]
[ Thames Valley Climate Action | Shell To Sea | Hands Off Iraqi Oil ]
AN EVENING WITH MAX RAMEAU OF TAKE BACK THE LAND!
, 06.11.2009 11:38
November 13, 6-8p, Smith Memorial Union Hall, PSU
Max Rameau is the founder of the Miami-based organization Take Back the Land. In 2006, the organization seized control of a vacant lot and built a shantytown called Umoja Village. Take Back the Land then began a campaign of taking over bank-owned foreclosed homes and moving homeless families into them.
"Мастерская" - фильм о минском сквоте
, 06.11.2009 11:37
Фильм “Мастерская” Описание: Эйфория от происходившего давно прошла. Мы проанализировали ошибки и то, Но мы всё ещё осознаем небходимость автономных пространств, физического Мы рады делиться этим опытом с вами, и будем рады если кого-то он Сквотируй мир! Еби систему! :) Перевод: Русский (Звук+Субтитры), Английский…
Фильм “Мастерская” – это результат обработки своеобразного
видео-дневника деятельности минских активистов и активисток с мая по
октябрь 2008 года – время, когда мы поверили в сквотирование в Беларуси
и были охвачены новизной и радостью порой нелегкого опыта.
чему научились, учли критику, сделали выводы. Мы не очень активно искали
пустующие здания последний год, но не отказались от совместных действий
- Мастерская сплотила многих из нас.
места активности в нашем атомизированном обществе, и намерены воплощать
свои желания в разных формах.
вдохновит на любые коллективные начинания, основанные на желании менять
себя и жизнь вокруг к лучшему!
RVTV/SOU Censorship
, 06.11.2009 04:09
In the october 30, 2009 Ashland Daily Tidings is an article regarding a decision by SOU to censor and suspend RVTV producers who have been indicted on child pornography charges.
The supposed wrong-doing of the producers was not germane to the subject matter. It seems that the provost in charge believes that two wrongs can make a right?
Charles County Sheriffs Shoot, Kill Unarmed Cornelius Maurice Warren Half a Mile from his Home
, 06.11.2009 00:09
On October 2, 2009 at 3:25 in the afternoon, Officers Eric C. Leukhardt, Stephen Miller and John Freeman of the Charles County Sheriffs Department shot and killed unarmed Cornelius Maurice Warren. He left behind a family of 7. He was 44.
Teachers and Students Disagree With Rhee's Reduction In Force
, 06.11.2009 00:09
Students from School Without Walls Attend Pro-Teacher Rally
Remembrance conflict
, 05.11.2009 23:39
Symbolised by the wearing of a red poppy, every year at this time there is a brief period of remembrance for those who have given life and limb in conflict on the behest of the British state apparatus. Every year that period is itself marred by a war of words between those who see it as a chance to glorify those conflicts under the umbrella of patriotism and those who hope that remembrance might be an opportunity to learn and advance. In previous years the conflict has mostly centered on arguments over whether or not TV personalities and politicians are wearing red poppies predominantly enough, or occasionally over the rights and wrongs of wearing white poppies. The poppy appeal has become effectively sacrosanct with no dissenting views allowed. This year the predictable arguments have broadened as the Legion has 'modernised' it's appeal, adopted an 'Afghanistan Generation' campaign which focuses on the current conflict there. A week ago reports emerged of poppy appeal billboards being subvertised to call for Tony Blair to be prosecuted for war crimes and for British troops to be bought home. Mainstream media reported outrage and the act was condemned by the Legion. The subvertising spread with reports of sightings in Norwich, Basingstoke, Bristol and London. Not long after, an open letter of apology was issued and reproduced in full or in part in the media. The Legion replied through the media saying it accepted the apology. The Afghanistan occupation has now cost 229 British soldiers lives, and thousands more injured (not to mention the tens of thousands of Afghan civilians killed since the invasion began 8 years ago). In an apparently intolerable act of remembrance, three people held a 229 minute vigil at the Cenotaph in Downing Street but with less than a week now till remembrance day the repression against dissenting voices stepped up a notch and all three were arrested under the controversial SOCPA laws. Links: 229 Minute Afghanistan Vigil, Cenotaph, London | 3 arrests at 229 Minute Afghanistan Vigil, Cenotaph, London | New rash of subverted poppy appeal billboards across London. | Poppy appeal poster 'vandal' apologises | Support for poppy poster defacement | DIY guide | Subertising hits the big time | Bring 'em Home - first report and photo of poppy poster subvertising | Background: Afghanistan: Dying For OIL…..Unicol Corporation Feeding On Blood!
"Мастерская" - фильм о минском сквоте
, 05.11.2009 23:07
Фильм “Мастерская” Описание: Эйфория от происходившего давно прошла. Мы проанализировали ошибки и то, Но мы всё ещё осознаем небходимость автономных пространств, физического Мы рады делиться этим опытом с вами, и будем рады если кого-то он Сквотируй мир! Еби систему! :) Перевод: Русский (Звук+Субтитры), Английский…
Фильм “Мастерская” – это результат обработки своеобразного
видео-дневника деятельности минских активистов и активисток с мая по
октябрь 2008 года – время, когда мы поверили в сквотирование в Беларуси
и были охвачены новизной и радостью порой нелегкого опыта.
чему научились, учли критику, сделали выводы. Мы не очень активно искали
пустующие здания последний год, но не отказались от совместных действий
- Мастерская сплотила многих из нас.
места активности в нашем атомизированном обществе, и намерены воплощать
свои желания в разных формах.
вдохновит на любые коллективные начинания, основанные на желании менять
себя и жизнь вокруг к лучшему!
"Мастерская" - фильм о минском сквоте
, 05.11.2009 22:07
Фильм “Мастерская” Описание: Эйфория от происходившего давно прошла. Мы проанализировали ошибки и то, Но мы всё ещё осознаем небходимость автономных пространств, физического Мы рады делиться этим опытом с вами, и будем рады если кого-то он Сквотируй мир! Еби систему! :) Перевод: Русский (Звук+Субтитры), Английский…
Фильм “Мастерская” – это результат обработки своеобразного
видео-дневника деятельности минских активистов и активисток с мая по
октябрь 2008 года – время, когда мы поверили в сквотирование в Беларуси
и были охвачены новизной и радостью порой нелегкого опыта.
чему научились, учли критику, сделали выводы. Мы не очень активно искали
пустующие здания последний год, но не отказались от совместных действий
- Мастерская сплотила многих из нас.
места активности в нашем атомизированном обществе, и намерены воплощать
свои желания в разных формах.
вдохновит на любые коллективные начинания, основанные на желании менять
себя и жизнь вокруг к лучшему!
Rainbow Theatre Kicks Off Their 16th Season
, 05.11.2009 20:38
Rainbow Theatre, the only multicultural theatre arts troupe in the UC system, will be kicking off their 16th season on November 5th and continuing through November 15th. In the tradition of Teatro Campesino, the San Francisco Mime troupe, and Theatre of the Opressed, Rainbow strives to bring the untold stories of people of color to light.
Twelve Arrested by Homeland Security in Pelosi's Office
, 05.11.2009 20:09
Fifteen people occupied the San Francisco office of Speaker Nancy Pelosi on November 3rd, stating they would remain there, risking arrest, until Pelosi explained why she has turned her back on key promises related to health care reform. After three hours twelve people inside Pelosi's office were arrested for creating a disturbance on federal property. The charge against them was based on a technicality; singing and chanting for single payer was deemed not in accord with the rules and regulations of the federal building.
Big Stone II Coal Plant Finally Dead
, 05.11.2009 18:37
The last remaining partners in the construction of the Big Stone II coal-fired power plant announced yesterday that they would not continue the project. They proposed a 500 to 600 megawatt expansion of an existing coal burning power plant located near Milbank, South Dakota. The expansion would have been built on the shores of Big Stone Lake, headwaters to the Minnesota River, near the Minnesota border.
11 Organizations Demand Mets Cancel Citi Field Fundraiser for Israeli Settlers
, 05.11.2009 17:08
Eleven organizations from the US, Palestine and Israel have called on baseball’s New York Mets to cancel a November 21st dinner at the Caesars Club at Citi Field for the Brooklyn-based Hebron Fund. The dinner is a fundraiser for Israeli settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank City of Hebron. In a letter sent to the Mets on November 3rd, the groups said, “The New York Mets will be facilitating activities that directly violate international law and the Obama administration’s call for a freeze in settlement construction, and that actively promote racial discrimination, and the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from their homes in Hebron.” Seven hundred Israeli settlers, living amidst 150,000 Palestinians in Hebron, are expanding their hold on the historic old city by driving out the Palestinian residents.
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