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photos from today's baseball rally |
by Brendan Hoffman
Email: bhoffman (at) citizen.org |
29 Nov 2004
Modified: 11:56:54 PM |
 Some photos from today's rally at the Wilson Building against the baseball stadium financing plan.
Two city councilmember's speeches at a rally against the stadium-and the latest on Randall Shelter. WSQT  Audio: 1 2 3 |
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Police, legislation, continue crack-down on sex workers |
by darby
Email: darby (at) mutualaid.org |
29 Nov 2004
Modified: 30 Nov 2004 |
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Sex workers and service providers that work with them are expressing alarm over a sustained increase in police harassment of prostitutes. A new bill to further criminalize sex work will be marked up in the Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Committee on December 1st. An updated version of this article will appear in the next edition of the Washington Spark. |
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Seven people arrested at the Randall Shelter tonight. |
by cen cascadian
Email: maydaydc.hotmail.com |
27 Nov 2004
Modified: 29 Nov 2004 |
 This is an update about some of the events from the occupation of the Randall Shelter today.
ed 11/28: Arrestees have been released. Monday, 12:30pm, Press Conference at Wilson Building, with MaydayDC and the Gray Panthers, on the homeless situation. 1:30pm, City Council hearing on selling the Randall Homeless Shelter to Corcoran Gallery. City Council phone #s |
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Documents Show Use of Pier 57 Violated Written Agreement; Questions Remain Concerning Certificate of Occupancy |
by Drew Poe
Email: noprofits4lies (at) yahoo.com |
27 Nov 2004
Modified: 28 Nov 2004 |
Documents obtained by this author show that the New York City Police Department used Pier 57 as the primary point of processing and detention of arrestees during the Republican National Convention, despite the fact that the written agreement between the NYPD and the Hudson River Park Trust (HRPT) -- controlling authority over the Chelsea Piers and Pier 57 -- allowed for the pier’s use only as a secondary facility for these purposes. The utilization of the pier on one certain date also seems to have violated the written agreement. At this time, it seems that use of the pier may have taken place without the issuance of any Certificate of Occupancy from the New York City Department of Buildings, which appears to be in violation of city regulations, according to knowledgeable sources connected to this story.
DOCUMENTS SHOW PIER 57 CONTAINED ASBESTOS, LEAD CONTAMINATION AND FIRE HAZARDS; HRPT AWARE OF CONTAMINATION PRIOR TO USE OF PIER TO DETAIN PROTESTORS |
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Updates about the reopening of the Randall Shelter |
by cen
Email: maydaydc (at) hotmail.com |
26 Nov 2004
Modified: 27 Nov 2004 |
 I just got back home from the Randall Shelter, where spent most of my day, on and off, doing support from outside. I have some updates about interactions with the police, media, and our supporters. |
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Witness |
by Kathy Madsen
Email: petekathy (at) comcast.net |
25 Nov 2004
Modified: 26 Nov 2004 |
 On Thursday, November 25, a group of advocates for the homeless began occupying a former homeless center at 75 I St, SW, Washington, DC. Both the Gales School Shelter and the Randall School Shelter have recently been closed seemingly as a part of the city administration's efforts to make the homeless invisible by sweeping them out of the downtown area.
Some info on the Randall Shelter and homelessness |
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Did the Democrats consciously "take a dive"? |
by Mike Flugennock
Email: flugennock (at) sinkers.org |
25 Nov 2004
Modified: 11:14:05 PM |
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I'm sure that there's a lot of folks out there who earn their living as journalists and by studying the political process who are way ahead of me on this, but I still feel compelled to ask: were the Democrats taking a dive in this last election? Yeah, I know I'm probably way wrong on this, but the question keeps nagging at me. |
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Re-Membering Thanksgiving: Gloating and Gluttony Then and Now |
by pattrice jones
Email: pattrice (at) bravebirds.org |
25 Nov 2004
Modified: 03:53:51 PM |
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Body parts litter Falluja and US dinner tables. Complacent Christians gorge themselves without fear, safe from the threat of gay marriage. Thus, the conquest continues. But resistance is persistent. Separation is both cause and consequence of our problems. Solidarity -- with the earth, other animals, each other, and ourselves -- will save us. |
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Immigrant Workers Call for National Movement to End Exploitation |
by darby + dc radio coop
Email: darby (at) mutualaid.org |
23 Nov 2004
Modified: 27 Nov 2004 |
 Saturday almost a hundred immigrant day laborers and their supporters marched and rallied in Woodbridge Virginia, protesting recent police harassment and arrests of their community. Following the passage of the new bill HB 570 in Virginia this summer, police are mandated to enforce immigration rules. Several organizers and community leaders from across the nation also came out to support the local workers, and call for a national movement to end exploitation and harassment of immigrant workers.
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What I Tried to Say to Major League Baseball |
by Adam Eidinger
Email: adam (at) mintwood.com |
22 Nov 2004
Modified: 23 Nov 2004 |
 I was thrown out of Major League Baseball's naming of DC new baseball team today for just trying to speak (from the podium ;-) ) |
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Outside of Randall Shelter SW
