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UMW Living Wage considers union options from UE 160 |
by Aaron Samsel and James Spady
Email: asams9hw (at) umw.edu |
04 Dec 2004
Modified: 05 Dec 2004 |
 On Friday, December 3, UE 160 members and organizers spoke with twelve workers, eight students, and a handful of faculty members of the University of Mary Washington Living Wage Coalition. They met at the university's physical plant in Fredericksburg, VA to explore the question, “Can state workers unionize?” The answer was a resounding “Yes you can!” |
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News: Environment/Food/Health |
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Video hilites of Dec. 3 Watergate Bhopal demo |
by Mike Flugennock
Email: flugennock (at) sinkers.org |
04 Dec 2004
Modified: 11:34:31 AM |
 The historic Watergate Complex in Washington, DC, is also the reputed hideout of Dow Chemical Board member and criminal accomplice Barbara Franklin, and it's here that the International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal chose to mark the 20th anniversary of the chemical gas disaster at Bhopal, India, the worst industrial accident in history, in which nearly 20,000 people died at the hands of the Union Carbide Corporation. Dow Chemical purchased Union Carbide four years ago, but to this day refuses to assume responsibility for the cleanup of the Bhopal accident site, or compensation for the victims. |
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Urge Support for DC menu labeling bill |
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03 Dec 2004
Modified: 05 Dec 2004 |
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The Take-- opens at E Street Cinema Friday-- |
by Wasinton Spark
Email: earthamelzer (at) yahoo.com |
03 Dec 2004
Modified: 05 Dec 2004 |
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From the Washington Spark, here is a review of The Take, a film on the recuperated factory movement in Argentina. |
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News: Civil Liberties/Constitution / Civil Rights/Equal Rights |
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Nationwide Effort to Expose Possible Illegal FBI JTTF Spying on Political and Religious Groups |
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by American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC)
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02 Dec 2004
Modified: 04 Dec 2004 |
Dec. 2, 2004, Washington, DC – Citing evidence that the FBI and local police are illegally spying on political, environmental and faith-based groups, today the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) joined the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in filing multiple Freedom of Information Act requests around the country to uncover who is being investigated and why.
ACLU: FBI Spy Files |
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News: Housing/Urban Issues/Gentrification / Local News/Neighborhoods |
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Council Vote on Prostitution Bill Delayed |
by darby
Email: darby (at) mutualaid.org |
02 Dec 2004
Modified: 12:08:01 PM |
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A planned vote on a bill that would further criminalize sex work in DC was delayed today, after members of the DC Ciy Council's Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Committee expressed concern for the bill's impact. (A better version of this article will be up soon hopefully...) |
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Activist jailed for holding up protest sign |
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by Common Denominator
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03 Dec 2004
Modified: 10:44:18 AM |
(Published November 29, 2004)
A prominent local senior citizen faces a court trial Dec. 17 for holding up a sign opposing public financing of a new baseball stadium during the public unveiling of the Washington Nationals baseball team's name at Union Station. |
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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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News: Housing/Urban Issues/Gentrification / Local News/Neighborhoods / Police/Legal/Prisons |
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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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January 20 Call to Action: RISE Against Bush/SHINE For A Peaceful Tomorrow |
by DC Anti-War Network
Email: info (at) dawndc.net |
30 Nov 2004
Modified: 03:00:17 PM |
RISE Against Bush
SHINE For A Peaceful Tomorrow
A Call for Anti-War Actions in Washington, DC, January 20, 2005 |
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News: Housing/Urban Issues/Gentrification / Local News/Neighborhoods |
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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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News: Anti-War/War/Peace / Elections/Legislation/Government / Police/Legal/Prisons |
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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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