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Accused WYEP indie promoter under investigation for payola
N25 12:13AM | [0 comments]
DISGUSTED PUBLIC TRANSIT RIDERS TO RALLY DOWNTOWN
N23 11:19AM | [0 comments]
The Fight for Philadelphia
N22 4:01PM | [0 comments]
WRCT "threatened" with boycott
N22 2:53PM | [1 comments]
Amy Goodman "Exception to the Rulers" November Lecture at CMU
N22 1:31PM | [0 comments]
Dover Area School District to teach "Intelligent Design"
N22 2:51AM | [8 comments]
Thomas Merton Center Award dinner
N20 9:15PM | [0 comments]
Westminster Update
N18 1:49PM | [0 comments]
Indymedia Rustbelt Radio show for Tuesday, November 16, 2004
N17 5:44PM | [0 comments]
Newsmaker: Amy Goodman / Merton Award-winning talk show host prefers listening
N15 2:25PM | [0 comments]
from pittsburgh to fallujah
N15 3:31AM | [0 comments]
Save Our Transit Nov. 4
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100 march through Squirrel Hill despite chilling police repression and rain
N13 1:51PM | [6 comments]
photos from n11
N12 5:33PM | [3 comments]
Fallujah aggression protest pictures
N11 10:43PM | [5 comments]
SAVE OUR TRANSIT: SHOW OF FORCE IN HARRISBURGH
N11 3:27AM | [0 comments]
Thursday Anti-War Protest: 5:30pm
N09 6:28PM | [5 comments]
NEFAC's "Anarchy at Work" Tour Comes to Pittsburgh
N08 4:11PM | [1 comments]
Saving Transit
N08 3:12PM | [0 comments]
N6 rally and march
N08 1:33PM | [1 comments]
Justice for Janitors Solidarity rally
N05 2:25PM | [0 comments]
N3 speeches mp3s
N05 1:54AM | [1 comments]
BTL:Iraq Veterans Call for an End to a War They Say Can't be Won
N25 9:51AM | [0 comments]
Re-membering Thanksgiving: Gloating and Gluttony Then and Now
N25 12:34AM | [0 comments]
Hot Pink Riots in DC: J20
N24 3:14PM | [0 comments]
"CLIMATE CHANGE" SCIENCE AND PRES. BUSH
N23 6:12PM | [0 comments]
Counter-Inaugural.org Up and Running
N23 6:01PM | [0 comments]
Chavez in Madrid-Thw working class must be the vanguard of the revolution
N23 3:47PM | [0 comments]
Yasser Arafat
N23 1:17PM | [1 comments]
S. KOREA. 11.22/Last Week's Struggle Report...
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NO EVIDENCE OF 757 AT PENTAGON
N22 8:19PM | [0 comments]
Republicans Cry "Election Fraud" in Ukraine
N22 5:10PM | [2 comments]
OVER 16,000 CONVERGE AT FORT BENNING
N22 11:14AM | [0 comments]
The B.U.S.H. BOYCOTT to Bring U.S. Soldiers Home, TODAY, Monday, Nov. 22
N22 8:58AM | [0 comments]
It's a small world after all
N22 5:23AM | [2 comments]
Mexican Immigration Policy for GUATEMALAN IMMIGRANTS
N22 5:16AM | [0 comments]
The B.U.S.H. BOYCOTT to Bring U.S. Soldiers Home From Iraq, Monday, Nov. 22!!
N22 12:37AM | [0 comments]
Censored 2005: The Top 25 Censored Media Stories of 2003-2004
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Dear Fellow GOPer:
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Heroic Fallujah
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Lebanese protesters denounce Syrian interference
N20 12:25PM | [0 comments]
INDIRA SINGH - Sibel Edmonds
N20 11:33AM | [0 comments]
News Gathering Illegal Under New Patriot Act ll, Sec 102
N20 10:48AM | [0 comments]
BTL:Citizens Testify on Voter Suppression as Ohio Election Recount Proceeds
N20 9:16AM | [0 comments]
Be smart, don't let them bully you - be prepared.
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San Francisco Bay Area : Trans Action Week in Davis, Events in SF and San Jose
Nov17 07:45AM
Portland : Sami in Palestine: The Passing of Abu Amar
Nov17 06:06AM
santiago : Homenaje a Marco Antonioletti
Nov17 05:54AM
Portland : EFF Continues Push for Access to Secret Court Order
Nov17 05:27AM
Urbana-Champaign : Anti-CIA Menus Handed Out at the Taste of the CIA
Nov17 05:26AM
New Orleans : 7th Annual Radical Encuentro Camp in Houston 12/3-12/5
Nov17 03:40AM
Barcelona : labour issues (en)
Nov17 03:13AM
Barcelona : ecology (en)
Nov17 03:09AM
On November 9, the U.S. government responded to the Electronic Frontier Foundation's (EFF) Motion to Unseal the court order that led to October's seizure of two hard drives that hosted more than 20 Indymedia websites. The government claims that the order to Rackspace should remain secret because: (1) EFF and their Indymedia clients lacked "standing" (the legal right to initiate a claim) to contest the seizure, (2) the request came from a unnamed foreign government pursuant to a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT), and therefore was not subject to the protections of the Bill of Rights; and (3) disclosure would imperil "an ongoing criminal terrorism investigation." EFF intends to oppose these arguments and will file a legal brief responding to the government's letter.
The government response also contains details suggesting that the order may have originated in Italy. While the government refuses to identify which government prompted the court order, the letter cites language from "Article 8" that corresponds to Italy's MLAT and not to Switzerland's. (As reported earlier, Italy and Switzerland were the two prime suspects.)
Meanwhile, more than 10,000 individuals have signed the Indymedia solidarity statement and at least 17 of the downed websites are back up and running.
[ previous feature | EFF motion | EFF blog | US government response | solidarity statement ]
For four days in November, Pittsburgh had a taste of popular revolt. Emphasizing health care, public transit, the dangers of a massacre in Fallujah, and drawing attention to mass-disenfranchisement and the flaws in the electoral system in the United States, activists held back-to-back demonstrations in an unprecedented week of action for peace and justice.
Wednesday, Nov. 3 -- Some angry at Bush, others angry at the System, as many as 250 protesters threw down the gauntlet in Oakland on the day after the (s)election.
Following a brief rally on the steps of the Software Engineering Institute at 6 pm, an energetic crowd snaked through the streets of Oakland in what many described as the rowdiest action since the invasion of Iraq first began. One dozen bucket drums--accompanied by a chorus of cowbells, sticks, shakers and chants--grabbed the attention of students in dorms and eateries, some of whom joined in and helped stop rush-our traffic on Forbes, one of Pittsburgh's busiest arteries. The protest was non-violent, but marchers chalked the streets of Oakland, lit ablaze American flags and newspapers, ceremoniously obliterated a red, white and blue balloon float that had been rescued from a campus election party, and used barricades to defend themselves from police aggression. Two activists were arrested and eventually released on $500 bond and charges of disorderly conduct. Similar "beyond voting" demonstrations took place in cities across the country.
[ Accounts:
March Overview
| Harassment during jail solidarity
| Status of one arrestee
| Both arrestees have been freed Photos:
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5 | audio | video | BeyondVoting.org ]
Thursday, Nov. 4 -- Chanting "busses not bombs!", about 90 public transit riders braved the rain and marched across the Smithfield bridge to the Sheraton Station Square, the location for the Port Authority public hearing on the demise of public transit. The hearing concerned a proposal to cut weekend and nighttime service, shut down 70 routes, layoff 500 employees, and raise fares to boot. Once the marchers arrived at the Sheraton, they stormed the building chanting "no more fare hikes, no more service cuts" and occupied the front of the hearing chambers for ten minutes before allowing the proceedings to get underway.
[ Photo | Video | Save Our Transit | previous features 1 2 ]
Friday, Nov. 5 -- About 35 people re-visited Centre City Tower for a lively lunchtime health care and justice for janitors solidarity rally. Last year, nine janitors were laid off by Centre City Tower when the company decided to hire non-union workers so as to avoid paying their health care benefits. Demanding that the company restore the janitors jobs, complete with healthcare benefits, pension, and living wages, a dozen protesters entered the building with bucket drums, signs and informational flyers chanting "No justice, no peace," "We're not going away" and "This is just the beginning" while supporters stood outside and cheered. Building security called the police, but the protesters exited the building before the police had a chance to threaten them with arrest. Organizers, who regard the Centre City Towers case as emblematic of the health care crisis in this community, say they will continually escalate the intensity of their campaign against until their demands are met.
[ photo | video | TMC healthcare campaign | previous feature 1 ]
Saturday, Nov 6 -- Oakland was once again the setting for resistance as activist gatherings and protests went on throughout the day. The day began with a four-hour "Post-Election Town Meeting on Building a Progressive Movement," in which 250 individuals packed the William Pitt Union to participate in a post-election analysis and discussion on strategies and tactics for building the movement. Following the town meeting, members of Code Pink (each wearing pink) lined the Soldiers and Sailors wall with letter-placards that spelled out "women say no to war." They were soon joined by members of Women in Black (each wearing black), who unfurled a banner listing the names of victims of the Israeli occupation of Palestine and who performed a informative and entertaining puppet show.
At around 3:30, activists gathered at the William Pitt Union patio for a brief anti-war rally featuring performances by the Raging Grannies and Radical Cheerleaders. Following the rally, a lively bucket drumming brigrade and about 200 protesters filed past eateries on South Craig as a march sloped around the Pitt Campus, sticking to the sidewalks. Some of the marchers stopped back at Soldiers and Sailors for a peace circle, while others continued to snake throughout Oakland in the hopes of recapturing some of Wednesday's energy, stopping at two military recruiting stations. A heavy police presence including K-9 units may have stifled further actions, but activists vow to keep up the momentum, particularly as the U.S. is poised to massacre innocents in Fallujah.
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No matter what the outcome of the sElections may be, protest have been
organized around the nation. A nationwide Beyond Voting movement,
sponsored by a broad coalition of anti-war/anti-empire/global justice
organizations, is planning for street demonstrations in over 20 cities
TODAY (Wednesday, Nov. 3), the day after the election, saying "No matter
who wins, the world needs to hear that the people of the U.S. demand
fundamental social, economic, and political change." A World Party has
been called for in cities all
over the the US, and
throughout
the world.
IN PITTSBURGH: 5:30pm Post-election march against war and for social justice at home. Gather near SEI, 4500 Fifth Ave in Oakland. More Information.
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