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... Subsidizing White House Allies in Utilities and Big Oil. Between the Lines' Scott Harris interviews Kert Davies, Greenpeace USA's Global Warming and Energy Campaign Coordinator, takes a critical look at the Bush energy plan.
Dignity Village, Portland's tented community of over
80 houseless people, has come under attack by City officials, who are demanding that they disband.
From Halifax Moblilization for Global Justice: A call for a conference for all activist groups in North America this Summer.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan has stressed that developed countries, particularly the United States -- the world's leading emitter of greenhouses gases -- must take the helm in stemming global climate change.
all who support an end to the israeli occupation of palestinian land are asked to participate in this vigil for palestinian human rights.
Mumia Abu-Jamal, journalist and MOVE member, is on Pennsylvania's death row after a sham trial. Tens of thousands of activists, concerned citizens and progressive groups around the world have mobilized to stop his murder by the state. One such group is Groove Embassy Records, which is offering the single "Freedom of Speech" by hip hop duo Buddha Mind as one more tool in the fight to raise awareness of Mumia's case.
In light of.. the times...
we, of sound mind, capable body, and rich spirit... hearby proclaim the BICYCLE as the wheel of evolution attend the CRITICAL MASS UBDER THE BURNSIDE BRIDGE - WEST SIDE LAST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH 5:30 P.M.....FREE FOOD :>
A 30 minute weekly review of international news and opinions, recorded from a shortwave radio. (13.8MB/mono/29:58) Free to rebroadcast upon notification.This week- Radio Netherlands, Deutsche Welle, China Radio International, Voice of Russia, Radio Havana Cuba.
Two fun things this weekend in relation to the Almighty Bike
Aramark food service employees at PSU voted to unionize today--making it the sixth union to represent faculty, staff and contract workers on campus.
It looks like a confrontation might be coming soon between the Colombian gov't, Occidental Petroleum and the indigenous U'wa people they want out of the way.
Two regular Critical Mas riders met with Commander Findling, the commander in charge of Critical Mass rides.
Eagle Independent Review Process Jeapardized!
Company plans logging for June 1, Forest Service says 'ok'
"This is What Democracy Looks Like" and "Bread and Roses" at the Laurelhurst.
Come support people pushing for civilian review over police!
Thursday, May 24 2:30 pm City Hall (4th & SW Jefferson)
....under new federal policy the clearcutting can begin at any moment. With the scheduled aggressions of law enforcement now again returning, the peaceful treesitters intend to endure and outlast whatever hair-brain strategy federal law officers have thought up this time.
IT'S TIME TO COME BACK TO THE TREES TO DEFEND YOUR FAMILY'S HOME!
Mattole Treesit raided, 3 arrested
A treesit that bound together the old-growth douglas-fir canopy of a progressing clearcut in the Mattole was raided Monday by Pacific Lumber security and the Humboldt County Sheriffs.
These are the lyrics the FCC deemed indencet to air between 7 and 9 PM on KBOO. Duplicated lines were removed in teh interest of fitting it all on the page.
In this episode of INTERNATIONAL SURVIVOR, Uncle Sam gets voted off the island by the Tribal Council...
A Plumbers and Steamfitters Picket Line at MSI Mechanical Systems is happening as of Thursday morning.
Deputy Vanderwalker TO Be Re-Hired
On Sunday afternoon, May 20th, members of ACCSOA (Atlanta Coalition to Close the SOA) brought puppets to a vigil at the gates of Ft. Benning in Columbus, GA. The vigil was held in support of the 26 defendents who will go to trial next week. The 26 face charges stemming from particpation in a civil disobedience action to protest the School of the Americas last Novemeber. The SOA ,which trains Latin American soldiers in combat skills, has produced some of this hemisphere's worst human rights violators
Letter to the Mayor, Commissioners & City Auditor calling explaining the failure of the draft city ordinance proposal to address police accountability. This letter calls for the voters to decide how police oversight should work. There will be a rally 12:30 Monday May 21 at the 4th St entrance to City Hall to call for both proposals to be put to a vote
So what do members of the military think about the ban on recruiting in the Portland Public schools? I spoke with two men in uniform while the Crisis Team was holding up the meeting.
Between the Lines' Melinda Tuhus interviews Eric Eckl, communications director with American Rivers, who explains how damming, drilling, digging and burning threaten the survival of the nation's precious waterways.
Part of an interview taken during the temporary shut down of the Portland Public Schools meeting by the Education Crisis Team, Monday May 21, 2001....about 4 minutes
The California Coalition for Immigration Reform, the virulently Anti-Mexican group that backed Prop 187 in California has a public message board you can participate in.
High School Student voices opposition to reinstatement of military recruiters on High School campuses 1:40 seconds
Buildings, trucks and machinery are burned, and a UW research center in Seattle is damaged. Damage might top $2 million.
A fast(large) society cannot feel pain/ remorse/ empathy.
Even under the pressures of a surreal coalition the school board is likely 'compromising' the ban on military in public schools.
Between the Lines' Scott Harris interviews Michael Dolan, director of Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch West Coast office, who discusses the campaign launched by a broad coalition of groups to defeat legislation in Congress.
The public is strongly urged to take a stand on 23 May against a plan to replace county janitors with prisoners under armed guard.
may 23rd, 7 pm, smith memorial center 296
a forum on: the prison-industrial complex come to learn more about prisons issues in the u.s. and what people are doing about them.
Project Abolition to rally against Star Wars "national missile defense" and nuclear weapons
The World Bank announced on Saturday that it was cancelling its Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics, due to be held in Barcelona in late June. It has chosen to do this rather than face large,well-organized protests and a counter-summit being organized by Spanish/Catalonian
anti-globalization activists. Below are 1) an article from Reuters; 2) A statement from the Barcelona organizers; and 3) a statement from the World Bank.
Between the Lines's Scott Harris Interview Norman Solomon who discusses the connections between vicious criminal acts and acceptable forms of institutional violence, such as the death penalty and military interventions abroad.
Discusses "Month of Action", taking place in June, for Leonard Peltier and Mumia Abu-Jamal.
a new bike advocacy group to be something between critical mass and the BTA
Ancient Forests of tree-dwellers ready for logging! (Red-Alert)
> >PACIFIC NORTHWEST- Oregon, USA > >If you have ever supported or heard of the treesitters then listen up:
In Quebec City, Canada, on April 20, the heads of 34 governments of North, South, Central America, and the Caribbean met in secret with hundreds of corporations to negotiate the terms for the creation of a Free Trade
Agreement of the Americas(FTAA). Performance artist Guillermo Gómez-Peña, speculates about its possible repercussions for "All Things Considered."
police accountability rally monday may 21 12:30
there will be a press conference at 12:30 pm on may 21 at city hall at the 4th street entrance. piiac work group majority members and other community leaders will be in attendence.
Portland Public School Board is Voting Monday Night (May 21) to decide if they will repeal their ban on recruiting in public schools!
The largest democratic socialist organization in the U.S. is organizing a chapter in Oregon. The Portland Democratic Socialists of America Organizing Committee will present Daraka Larimore-Hall, youth organizer will speak at the Multnomah County Library Central Branch Meeting Room at 1pm on Sunday, May 27 to kick off the organizing event.
Monday's Portland Public Schools Board of Education meeting promises some excitement.
Following up earlier articles on the IWW struggle to organize ACORN in Seattle, this article brings the story up to date through this month's decisions by the Labor Board.
As the Senate debates the $1.35 trillion tax cut package, Billionaires for Unlimited Inheritance, a coalition of the mega-rich, are urging the Senate to pass the measure without delay. They are particularly pleased that the legislation on the floor will abolish the estate tax, thus helping them to keep vast wealth accumulating within their families for generations. The only potential pitfall the billionaires can imagine in this profitable scheme would be if the rabble call their Senators to object.
The Liberation Collective is in serious financial trouble and could possibly face being shut down. We are open 7 days a week 11am to 7pm. We are a volunteer,collectively run info-shop. Phone & Fax (503)525-4975 email:
 libco@mail.com
Please come and make a donation and party.
Another Portland jury decides to rubber-stamp endemic police brutality.
In this recently unearthed secret document, Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber is advised on how to sell off portions of Oregon to the world's largest corportions and financial institutions. Kitzhaber is advised how to develop euphemisms for making the state unliveable, and how to market himself as a future corporate executive.
Project Abolition to rally against Star Wars "national missile defense" and nuclear weapons
Over the past few years, state repression against those who question the current social order has intensified. When repression starts to hit close to home, it is easy to forget who is responsible for it. Those who revolt are never to blame for repression.
All new Eagle Creek slide show Thursday May 17th, 7:30 pm SEIU Union Hall, 3536 SE 26th Ave, Portland.
Suggested donation, $3 - 20 sliding scale For more info, contact 503-241-4879 or check out  http://www.cascadiaforestalliance.org
Gifford Pinchot Action Camp Friday May 18-Sunday May 20. The Gifford Pinchot is threatened by 24 old growth timber sales this summer and much of the area is very accessible from Portland. For directions contact
wildcascadia@yahoo.com
This conference takes places at the edge of the biologically diverse and geologically unique Siskiyou mountains, home of some of Oregon's largest unprotected roadless areas and ancient forests. Contact 541-552-8512 or
mariposa@envirocitizen.com for more details or check out http://www.sou.edu/su/ecos for a conference schedule and registration forms
Mattole Action Camp May 18 -24, Humboldt County, California. Wild ridges of coastal rainforest are now at the mercy of corporate raider Charles Hurwitz (Maxxam/Pacific Lumber Company) and Columbia Helicopters of Aurora, Oregon. Please RSVP at 707-825- 6598 and check out
http://www.mattoledefense.org for more details.
The family of Dickie Dow, the 37-year-old man who died after being beaten by Portland Police in October, 1998, have asked me to pass on the information that the monthly vigil in honor of Dickie will be this Friday,
May 18, at 8 PM.
Monday night the school board will vote to end the
current ban on military recruiters in the school. Please come to the school board meeting Monday night if you can make it.
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