We've seen people suck up a lot of heavily compromised bills since Obama took office, but I don't think health care is going to be one of them. Rahm will get his chance to screw progressives once again when Panama Free Trade comes up again and immigration doesn't (and good luck with that one, fella -- it could reach around and bite you in the ass). As Kagro says, the "right kind of activism"...
Earlier this week -and without much fanfare-a city council candidate for this year's elections, went up with a brand new website ; that candidate was yours truly. Although the site is a perpetual work in progress, and will be frequently modified and updated until I am fully satisified with it, viewers can still get a comprehensive look at my personal history, my political activism, my record of public...
WASHINGTON, July 5 (UPI) -- Washington City Council Member Marion Barry has been arrested after being accused of stalking, U.S. Park Police say. A Park Police news release said a female resident informed an officer near Anacostia Park in Washington Saturday night that a man in a car was stalking her, and Barry, 73, was arrested as a result, CNN reported. The broadcaster said the former mayor was cited...
I suppose we see this headline every few years: Barry Taken Into Custody, Police Say As the article notes at the end: Barry, a former D.C. mayor, is known for his brushes with the law during a long career in politics and civic activism. Who set him up this time?...
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Terrorism Act 2000 urgent alert to all activists coming into the UK As far as I know this law has been used to detain and question activists only once before at a sea port so has rarely been used by police against activists. Two of us were detained last night on flying back from Oslo and arriving at Birmingham and I feel that it is important that other activists are aware of these extraordinary police...
Published on Saturday, July 4, 2009 by The Charleston Gazette (West Viginia) Mountaintop Removal: Fourth of July Festival Organizers Fear Violence by Paul J. Nyden CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Larry Gibson, the well-known, 72-year-old activist against mountaintop-removal mining, will host his annual July 4 music festival at his Kayford Mountain home above Cabin Creek Saturday and Sunday. "I've been having...
1888 Three young women were dismissed from the Bryant and May factory in East London, England, for exposing the appalling working conditions there. The other 672 women labourers went out in solidarity. The 'Matchgirls' Strike' itself was unsuccessful but the unity generated nationally was unprecedented and galvanised the labor movement worldwide. On June 23 , 1888, Annie Besant (social activist and...
“Nearly 20 years of anti-sweatshop activism has come to naught,” says a veteran campaigner against sweatshops, Jeff Ballinger. He contends, therefore, that it is urgent to try a new, more effective, strategy.In the lead article of Dissent magazine’s summer issue, Ballinger lays out his thoughts on such a strategy. The article's title: “Finding an Anti-Sweatshop Strategy That...
Blue America's Campaign For Health Care Choice has been awesome and I want to thank so many of you for donating and taking part in our latest campaign to expose Blanche Lincoln's non-support of the public option. You can still participate. The liberal blogosphere is rising up against the Democratic Senators who up to this point are blocking any kind of health-care reform in America. Adam writes in...
Filed under: Activism , Europe , Switzerland , Transportation While Boeing and Airbus scramble to make larger, more luxurious planes, others are pushing the envelope in different directions, attempting to find ways to make them more energy efficient and environmentally friendly. Take the Solar Impulse for instance. This plane is setting the bar high, with a plan to circumnavigate the globe completely...
by Paul J. Nyden CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Larry Gibson, the well-known, 72-year-old activist against mountaintop-removal mining, will host his annual July 4 music festival at his Kayford Mountain home above Cabin Creek Saturday and Sunday. "I've been having this event, which is open to the public, for 23 years. Everyone is welcome," Gibson said. Maria Gunnoe, a Boone County native, who won this...
via youtube.com Now that’s how you do it! DNA got some nice shine during the campaign for his various youtube videos and activism. CNN gave him a camera. They better be paying him well for this. All that reporting takes mad time. Congrats Derrick. Posted via web from baratunde’s posterous [...]
Good of Green Left Weekly to write about Green Left over here. Greening the reds, reddening the greens Simon Butler 4 July 2009 Green Left, an eco-socialist current within the Green Party of England and Wales, held its annual general meeting on June 20 in London. It discussed the work of the network over the past year in struggles against war, racism and environmental decay and in winning support...
The Metropolis Magazine has been holding Next Generation Design Competition since 2003. They want to provide a platform for young designers to promote the spirit of activism, social involvement, and entrepreneurship. They offer prize money of $ 10,000. But the real attraction is the publicity given to the projects of winners and runners-up. This recognition helps abstract ideas take concrete forms....
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