In this edition Spirit in Action (Tuesday, 6/10/08) hear:

Part I: Parisa Norouzi of Empower DC and Ward 5 Councilmember Harry Thomas discussing the important legislation that CM Thomas will introduce on June 23rd at 9am (let's pack it in to support Empower DC and the Thomas bill!)

In Part II hear Gary Imhoff of The Mail (which you can read at dcwatch.com) and Johnny Barnes of the ACLU debate CM Harry Thomas over the police tactics in Trinidad (which is in Ward 5).

"Operation Blue Curtain" is neighborhood vehicle/passenger ID checkpoints beginning this weekend and beginning in Trinidad. Pedestrians are not explicitly targeted but should expect harassment if NYC's experience with this sort of thing is any guide.

WSQT Download Audio:
dc.indymedia.org/usermedia/audio/6/police_checkpoints_neighborhoods.mp3

WSQT:Checkpoints from DC to Palestine(June 10 update):
dc.indymedia.org/usermedia/audio/5/checkpoints_dc_palestine.mp3

Politics and Prose bookstore owner Carla Cohen has reversed her decision to cancel Palestinian- American author Saree Makdisi's talk on his new book, "Palestine Inside Out: An Everyday Occupation". Pasted below are Carla's editorial in the Friday edition of the Washington Post admitting her mistake and Saree's from the Sunday edition reflecting on the episode.

This wouldn't have been possible if it hadn't been for all your calls and emails.

Senator Barack Obama, making history as the first black nominee for one of the two major parties in the U.S., used his first speech on the first day as the nominee to make a major political declaration — his unwavering support and approval of racial separatism.

Obama began explaining his strong devotion to the maintenance of a racially separatist, nationalist socialist state built upon lands and in homes taken from other people driven out and forced into camps, by recalling World War II…

Around noon on June 5, homeless people and supportersmarched from thew Father McKenna center off North Cap st to City Hall. Upon arrival, the picket and speeches were a backdrop to voter registration!

Raw Audio-speeches(download):
dc.indymedia.org/usermedia/audio/9/housing_march_j5_speeches_raw.mp3

WSQT Broadcast Audio:
dc.indymedia.org/usermedia/audio/3/housing_march_j5_edit.mp3

Police Are Interrogating Media Around Franklin Shelter

Report with notes showing why Ward 7 residents have been ignored and dismissed by the DC Public Library and Board of Library Trustees.

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Saturday & Sunday - 1PM - 6PM
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See communication between Grace Said and Politics and Prose owner Carla Cohen below on the latter's decision to cancel Saree Makdisi's talk about his new highly acclaimed book, "Palestine Inside Out: An Everyday Occupation." There's nothing controversial about having everyone from Howard Zinn to George Will come and do a talk about their book but when it comes to Palestine it's somehow different.