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Whole Wheat Cakes "Home" made in Oklahoma
Grow Oklahoma Food! Buy Oklahoma Food! Eat Oklahoma Food!

Yum. Is there anything that says "church potluck dinner" more than the classic Oklahoma chocolate sheet cake? My aunt Carol Rae Perry used to make it all the time, just a hint of cinnamun in the rich dark taste of chocolate. Susan Young brought a chocolate sheet cake to the Oklahoma Food Cooperative Board meeting last week (we always do a pot luck lunch at these meetings). She sent the recipe (at my request) to the board later.

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Amnesty's 2005 Annual General Meeting to be held in Austin
No Excuses. No Exceptions. No Human Rights Left Behind.

We are excited that AI's national conference -- the AGM (Annual General Meeting) -- will be held in our region -- in Austin, Texas.

We hope as many of you as possible can join us for this weekend, where hundreds of AI activists converge in one location to hear inspiring speakers, learn from informative panelists, participate in our member-led decision making process, and make new Amnesty friends!

related link: http://www.amnestyusa.org/agm

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The turnout for the Jan. 30 Spiritual Walk for Peace was good despite bad weather.

Photos on full-story page.

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The Oklahoma City Gather the Women group met on Jan. 22. Here is organizer Joan's report of the meeting, which turned into a retreat, or at least the begining of a minor revolution -- or not so small!

related link: http://www.gatherthewomen.org/

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"Building Bridges to a Sustainable Oklahoma"
Friday, April 8, 2005
8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
Wes Watkins Conference Center
OSU campus in Stillwater

related link: http://oksustainability.org/conferences.htm

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New efforts are underway to organize an OKC Gay and Lesbian Community Center. An initial meeting was held January 6, 2005 at the Center, 2135 NW 39th. Core LGBT organizations were invited to send representatives to form an ad hoc committee that will advise the Board of Directors and work on special projects.

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Soulforce in Oklahoma has established the Trevor Project, a toll-free helpline (1-866-4-U-TREVOR) (1-866-488-7386) for gay and lesbian teens and young adults. With anonymity and confidentiality guaranteed, a troubled youth can talk to someone who understands them, can advise them, and can reassure them that they are neither evil or twisted, nor less than a man or woman.

related link: http://www.soulforceinoklahoma.org/

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Toll-Free hotline for Farmers Assaulted by Monsanto
Assault on U.S. Farmers Detailed in New Report

Farmers have paid a mean of $412,259.54 for cases with recorded judgments. Many farmers have to pay additional court and attorney fees and are sometimes even forced to pay the costs Monsanto incurs while investigating them.

Toll-free hotline for farmers facing lawsuits or threats from Monsanto to get guidance and referrals: 1-888-FARMHLP (1-888-327-6457)

Center for Food Safety Press Release

84-page report, "Monsanto vs US farmers"
First-of-its-Kind Analysis Reveals Thousands of Monsanto Investigations, Nearly 100 Lawsuits and Numerous Bankruptcies

Toll-Free Hotline Established for Farmers Facing Lawsuits or Threats from Monsanto to Get Guidance and Referrals

related link: http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/Monsantovsusfarmersreport.cfm

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Peace Walk Kicks Off "Season for Nonviolence"
2 p.m., Sunday afternoon, Episcopal Center, OKC

Planners of a "spiritual walk for peace" to be held on Sunday, January 30, in Oklahoma City, invite people of every faith, reason and conscience to participate. Nathaniel Batchelder, Director of Oklahoma City's Peace House, said the walk will publicly express grief about the continuing violence and suffering resulting from the war in Iraq. "The walk also launches the Season For Nonviolence in Oklahoma City, 64 days from January 30 through April 4, commemorated around the world," he said.

Participants in the walk should gather at 2 p.m., Sunday afternoon, January 30, at the Episcopal Center, at NW 9th and Robinson, in Oklahoma City. Live music and tables of information will welcome and inform the gathering.

related link: http://www.peacehouseok.org

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Right wing hacker group targets OKIMC
One of many Indymedia sites attacked by "Kobe"
Database erasure briefly disables site; security enhanced to thwart repeat attack. Financial support needed!

OKLAHOMA CITY - A right-wing hacker group has claimed credit for wiping "Oklahoma IMC right off the face of the internet."

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