| Northeast Climate Confluence |
| A conference dealing with issues affecting our communities and our planet, from prisons and police brutality to food sovereignty, health care and disaster relief. High-Falls, NY, July 30-August 3rd. |
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Obama Lays Out Plans for Continued War |
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by Steven Argue, steveargue2 (nospam) yahoo.com |
 In a July 14, 2008 New York Times Op Ed, Barack Obama says:
"As I’ve said many times, we must be as careful getting out of Iraq as we were careless getting in. We can safely redeploy our combat brigades at a pace that would remove them in 16 months. That would be the summer of 2010 — two years from now, and more than seven years after the war began. After this redeployment, a residual force in Iraq would perform limited missions: going after any remnants of Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia, protecting American service members and, so long as the Iraqis make political progress, training Iraqi security forces."
In other words, he does not plan to get all of the troops out of Iraq and he will only get most of the troops out in two years. And what does he explain he will do with these troops? Redeploy them. Redeployed where? His rhetoric has been clear: Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran. |
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15 Jul 2008
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Filed under: News / DNC : International : Labor : Politics : War and Militarism |
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PHILIPPINES: Ban Endosulfan! |
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by EcoWaste Coalition, |
 Philippines, Quezon City--Over 50 citizens’ groups and coalitions working for public health, environmental justice and sustainable development joined forces to press for a total ban on endosulfan, stressing that its continued use is akin to a ticking “toxic time bomb.” |
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Corey Glass' Deportation Halted; Canadian Court Rules on Asylum Case |
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by Sofia Jarrin and Linda Pinkow, sofiajt (nospam) yahoo.com |
 The day before he was scheduled for deportation, Corey Glass, a former sergeant with the National Guard, was granted a review of his case. Meanwhile, the pressure in Canada mounted to allow US war resisters seeking refuge to stay in that country, when Canada’s Federal Court ruled that the Immigration and Refugee Board should reconsider the asylum case of Joshua Key. The ruling was based on the right of soldiers to refuse improper orders that would violate the Geneva Conventions. A third war resister, Robin Long, was arrested that same day and is facing deportation Monday for failing to notify immigration officials of an address change.
LISTEN TO AUDIO: Interview with Adam from Courage to Resist, an organization set up to support soldiers who refuse to fight in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. |
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11 Jul 2008
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Filed under: News / War and Militarism |
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Youth protest State’s approval of coal gasification plant |
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by Marty Driggs, mdriggs (nospam) gmail.com |
 Nearly fifty protesters gathered in opposition to a new coal project in Massachusetts. A delivery of coal was made by activists to the Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs at 100 Cambridge Street in Boston. The office has recently dismissed an appeal of the state’s approval for a coal gasification project in Somerset, MA. Protesters gathered with music, signs and chants such as "Clean Coal Is A Dirty Lie."
If completed, this will be the first coal plant to use this untested technology in the US, setting a dangerous precedent for the rest of the country. |
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11 Jul 2008
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Filed under: News / Environment |
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Revolutionary Music Mini-Tour, Summer '08 |
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by Jake, trenchesfullofpoets (nospam) riseup.net |
 The Music of Revolution: New England mini-tour of the Network of Revolutionary Musicians (NORM): July-August.
The NORM is a new project of the Northeast Anarchist Network, striving to connect revolutionary community struggles with the songs of resistance. Below is the dates of the first ever NORM shows, representing the New England wing of the NORM tour 2008. All shows are sliding-scale donations, with half the money going to the tour costs and the other half to various local causes. Look for more shows in New England in August, as well as the rest of the Northeast. |
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10 Jul 2008
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Filed under: Announcement / Media |
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'Welcoming Massachusetts' Launches to Celebrate Diversity and Inclusion in MA |
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by MIRA Coaltion and Centro Presente, |
 Boston, MA - A diverse group of over 200 faith, labor, education, and immigrant community members and leaders gathered today at the Grand Staircase of the State House to officially launch the new Welcoming Massachusetts statewide initiative. Welcoming Massachusetts was founded on the belief that the people of MA remember, honor, and value its immigrant roots, and that the communities that make up the Commonwealth embrace the shared values that unite everyone.
Sign the Pledge!
http://www.welcomingma.org/ |
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09 Jul 2008
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Filed under: News / Globalization : Human Rights : International : Labor : Race |
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Dick Cheney Met By Protesters on 4th of July |
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by Michael Borkson, nosanctions (nospam) yahoo.com |
 Anti-war and impeachment protesters met Dick Cheney as he visited Boston July 4th. The "president of vice" , Dick Cheney, came to Boston, MA this July 4th--he was present at a military re-enlistment ceremony aboard the revolutionary war era ship the USS Constitution ("Old Ironsides"). About 50 anti-Cheney and anti-war protesters greeted his motorcade entering the Charlestown Navy Yard with protest signs and jeers. |
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05 Jul 2008
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Filed under: News / War and Militarism |
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Iraq War Resisters Seek Refuge in Canada: First Deportee Scheduled for July 10 |
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by Sofia Jarrin, sofiajt (nospam) yahoo.com |
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Corey Glass is a former sergeant from the Los Angeles California National Guard, who arrived in Canada in August 2006. "When I joined the national guard, they told me the only way I would be in combat is if there were troops occupying the United States," Corey said. "I signed up to defend people and do humanitarian work filling sandbags if there was a hurricane; I should have been in New Orleans, not Iraq." Now he faces deportation. |
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02 Jul 2008
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Filed under: News / Human Rights : Organizing : Politics : War and Militarism |
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