community-based, non-corporate, participatory media

About Contact Us Policies Mailing Lists Radio Video Publish! Calendar Search

Upcoming Events


More events... | Publish your event

Latest Newswire

browse articlesarticlebrowse photosphoto
browse videosvideobrowse audioaudio
Publish your news...
Open Publishing

Local Interest

SCI Camp Hill Update—Call for Action, Increased Monitoring, Constant Vigilance
D03 4:59AM | [0 comments]

Militarism and Materialism
D02 3:31PM | [0 comments]

Rustbelt Radio for December 1, 2008
D01 6:53PM | [0 comments]

Hope Under Siege Palestine Photo Exhibit
N29 11:23PM | [0 comments]

Rustbelt Radio for November 17, 2008
N17 7:34PM | [0 comments]

AUDIO / pittsburgh: malik rahim speaks to the greens
N12 1:00AM | [0 comments]

Landslide Community Farm Farmhouse Evicted--Take Action!
N07 12:43PM | [2 comments]

Rustbelt Radio for November 3, 2008
N03 7:33PM | [0 comments]

Dec. 6 Intl. Day of Action for Mumia Abu-Jamal (includes new flyer)
N02 1:58PM | [0 comments]

Steelworkers' Analysis of Financial Buyout--Goldman Sachs Gets $5 Billion Gift
O31 8:49PM | [0 comments]

SteelBlitz: AFL-CIO and Steelers Going All Out for Obama in Western PA
O27 12:50AM | [0 comments]

Rustbelt Radio for October 20, 2008
O20 8:09PM | [1 comments]

Mumia legal update: The Philly DA still wants to execute him!
O20 2:40AM | [1 comments]

Racism Dies Hard in Johnstown, PA
O19 3:55AM | [2 comments]

Artist Explores Our Ability to Be Self-Destructive, Remorse at the PCA gallery
O15 4:03PM | [2 comments]

Palin versus PIttsburgh
O13 5:35PM | [0 comments]

Beaver County Battleground: 'Time to Give the Black Guy a Chance'
O13 12:55PM | [0 comments]

Protest Sarah Palin in Pittsburgh, all out on Friday, October 10th!
O08 8:23AM | [7 comments]

Rustbelt Radio for October 6, 2008
O06 7:36PM | [0 comments]

W PA Obama 'Labor Walks' -Defeating McCain is Just 'Step One'
O04 9:47PM | [0 comments]

Urgent Action Alert! Prisoners Under Attack in Camp Hill's SMU
O02 2:56PM | [1 comments]

Debate 'Watching Party,' Beaver County-Style
S27 8:30PM | [8 comments]

More Local Interest...

Elsewhere

Blame the Takers, Not the Makers
D03 5:48AM | [0 comments]

Philippines: An urgent call to the NDF and the GRP regarding the recent killings of farmer
D01 8:56PM | [0 comments]

Continuing, Unrelenting Terrorism and Mumbai
N30 8:38PM | [0 comments]

Cien días de incoherencias, inoperancia y corrupción
N30 7:47AM | [0 comments]

ARE THEY KINGS OF SLAVES OR THE US CONGRESS ??
N29 5:13PM | [0 comments]

Capitalism in Crisis
N28 5:52PM | [1 comments]

China's lessons of globalization, borderless financial cisis, entrepreneurship, politics
N26 1:09AM | [0 comments]

On forming a squatter camp
N25 10:48AM | [1 comments]

WILL THE ROYAL FAMILY NOW HELP PRESIDENT OBAMA ~ FREE THEM ?
N21 8:53PM | [0 comments]

The global crisis is a crisis of capitalism
N21 8:17PM | [0 comments]

Barack Obama's Africa Policy Implications
N20 1:22PM | [0 comments]

Philippine social movements storm US Embassy
N17 8:28AM | [0 comments]

Filipino Workers to heads of G20: Creating a better world order is no more your business
N16 5:52AM | [0 comments]

Film from Nahr al-Bared Camp (Lebanon): "Transitions"
N13 5:08PM | [0 comments]

Election Protection hotlines
N03 6:40PM | [0 comments]

Defend the RNC8! Drop the Charges!!!
N02 9:59PM | [0 comments]

How to stop computerized vote stealing
N02 12:28PM | [0 comments]

Calling all for a Anti-Capitalists bloc November 15th against the World Economic Summit
N01 4:38PM | [0 comments]

The Fraudbuster’s Manual
O29 7:36PM | [0 comments]

Wobfest
O29 2:50PM | [0 comments]

Lebanon: "Nahr al-Bared Between Past and Present" (Video)
O24 9:49AM | [0 comments]

New short film from South Lebanon
O21 2:21PM | [0 comments]

More News...

Other / Breaking News

Rustbelt Radio for December 15, 2008
D15 7:43PM | [0 comments]

Greek Solidarity banner drop on Liberty Ave.
D15 7:37PM | [0 comments]

The Voice from Dan That Saves Bush Nazis
D15 10:34AM | [0 comments]

The real cost of the bailouts: $8.5 trillion
D14 1:19PM | [0 comments]

Continually updated news on the Greek riots
D13 1:36PM | [0 comments]

Friday reports from Greece
D12 10:14PM | [0 comments]

I Live and Die On Principles
D12 2:30PM | [0 comments]

one of our critical mass members
D12 4:40AM | [0 comments]

GeoClan.com interview about Journalists for Mumia Abu-Jamal
D11 9:16PM | [0 comments]

The real cost of the bailouts: $8.5 trillion
D11 9:39AM | [0 comments]

Protest to Express Solidarity with Greek Uprising
D10 10:58PM | [1 comments]

Bad Hare Days for Protectors of Jack Rabbits in Ireland
D10 6:54PM | [0 comments]

Bush Legacy: "They Don't Make Sh*t Like That Anymore!"
D10 10:18AM | [0 comments]

A New Gift for Teens -- The Truth About Drugs
D09 10:46PM | [0 comments]

India vs China: new world frontrunners against global financial meltdown?
D09 8:28PM | [0 comments]

OPRAH, PLEASE DO NOT LET CONGRESS FORCE PRESIDENT OBAMA TO BE THE KING OF SLAVES !
D09 5:46PM | [0 comments]

Fears of a million layoffs a month in corporate America
D09 9:06AM | [0 comments]

Posar para la posteridad con George W. Bush
D09 8:27AM | [0 comments]

La Venganza de la Secta Moon
D08 8:56PM | [0 comments]

What UGSOA Thinks About Their Members
D08 12:06PM | [0 comments]

Posar para la posteridad con George W. Bush
D07 9:33PM | [0 comments]

What's really going on with gold and silver?
D07 10:23AM | [0 comments]

More Breaking News...

View Hidden Posts

Syndication
© 2001-2008 Pittsburgh Independent Media Center. Unless otherwise stated by the author, all content is free for non-commercial reuse, reprint, and rebroadcast, on the net and elsewhere. Opinions are those of the contributors and are not endorsed by the Pittsburgh Independent Media Center.
Disclaimer | Privacy

Feature Photo


Free Speech Radio News in funding crisis!

Global News

 Portland :
Dec16 12:38AM

 NYC : The Indypendent Issue 129: Inside Obama's Recovery Plan
Dec16 12:09AM

 Oost-Vlaanderen : grieks gent
Dec15 11:38PM

 Baltimore : Baltimore Protest in Solidarity with Sit-In Workers
Dec15 11:09PM

 Argentina : Presentación de archivo de personas asesinadas por las fuerzas de seguridad
Dec15 10:39PM

 Argentina : El festival antirrepresivo
Dec15 10:39PM

 Argentina : Presentación de archivo de personas asesinadas por las fuerzas de seguridad
Dec15 10:39PM

 San Francisco Bay Area : SF School Bus Drivers Protest Union Busting
Dec15 06:10PM

IMC Network


www.indymedia.org

Projects
oceania
print
radio
satellite tv
video

Africa
ambazonia
canarias
estrecho / madiaq
nigeria
south africa

Canada
alberta
hamilton
maritimes
montreal
ontario
ottawa
quebec
thunder bay
vancouver
victoria
windsor
winnipeg

East Asia
japan
manila
qc

Europe
andorra
antwerpen
athens
austria
barcelona
belgium
belgrade
bristol
bulgaria
croatia
cyprus
estrecho / madiaq
euskal herria
galiza
germany
hungary
imc sverige
ireland
istanbul
italy
la plana
liege
lille
madrid
marseille
nantes
netherlands
nice
norway
oost-vlaanderen
paris
poland
portugal
romania
russia
scotland
switzerland
thessaloniki
united kingdom
west vlaanderen

Latin America
argentina
bolivia
brasil
chiapas
chile
colombia
ecuador
mexico
peru
puerto rico
qollasuyu
rosario
sonora
tijuana
uruguay

Oceania
adelaide
aotearoa
brisbane
darwin
jakarta
manila
melbourne
perth
qc
sydney

South Asia
india
mumbai

United States
arizona
arkansas
atlanta
austin
baltimore
boston
buffalo
charlottesville
chicago
cleveland
colorado
danbury, ct
dc
hawaii
houston
hudson mohawk
idaho
ithaca
kansas city
la
madison
maine
michigan
milwaukee
minneapolis/st. paul
new hampshire
new jersey
new mexico
new orleans
north carolina
north texas
nyc
oklahoma
philadelphia
pittsburgh
portland
richmond
rochester
rogue valley
san diego
san francisco
san francisco bay area
santa barbara imc
santa cruz, ca
seattle
st louis
tallahassee-red hills
tennessee
urbana-champaign
utah
vermont
western mass
worcester

West Asia
beirut
israel
palestine

Topics
biotech

Process
discussion
fbi/legal updates
indymedia faq
mailing lists
process & imc docs
tech
volunteer
Rustbelt Radio, every week from Pittsburgh Indymedia
December 15, 2008
On today's show... *Antonia Juhasz speaks on the power of the oil industry * Pittsburgh hosts its first African-American led green festival * Local activists organize in solidarity with massive protests in Greece * and The mayor announces plans to convene a Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Trangender task force

[Stream: Flash   | Ogg Vorbis | MP3 Format ]
[ Download: Ogg Vorbis | MP3 Format ]

[ Transcript and Audio ]

Tune in every week, Monday at 6pm or Tuesday at 9am on WRCT 88.3FM, Wednesday at 10am on WPTS 92.1FM, or listen online at radio.indypgh.org.
Illegal eviction at Landslide Community Farm's Farmhouse
11/07/2008
At a little before 9:00 AM on Friday morning, four police officers and two representatives from Pittsburgh Public Works arrived at the Landslide Community Farm farmhouse (#3 Allequippa St.) and told everyone inside to leave -- the house was being boarded up.  Neighbors and community members have reacted quickly to the illegal eviction.

Update: Councilwoman Tonya Payne's office stated she is working to resolve the issue.  People are still calling the city's 311 hotline, and it appears that the phone calls from supporters will continue to be successful in stopping this arbitrary and illegal action by the police and public works department.

[ Read more, with updates...http://www.landslidecommunityfarm.org/ ]

Pittsburgh Food Not Bombs under attack!
06/07/2008
Rich White folks represented by the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership (PDP) are trying to remove FNB from Market Square, where the group has served vegitarian food to hungry people for 15 years. 

This past Sunday FNB got kicked out of Market Square by the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership (PDP), who called in police.  Food Not Bombs is requesting community support on Sunday the 8th at 2pm.

[ Read more ]



City of Pittsburgh vs. Lamar Advertising
04/12/2008
Five Pittsburgh City Council members are taking on the outdoor advertising giant Lamar Advertising Company. Lamar wants to build a giant 1,200 square foot electronic billboard on the new Grant Street Transportation Centre.  Steve Donahue explains how Lamar CEO Kevin Reilly Jr. has a history of using strong-arm tactics to get his way.

[ Read more ]


Updates on Mumia Abu-Jamal's case
04/12/2008
On April 12, Mumia Abu-Jamal's lawyer Robert Bryan provided an update on behalf of his client, who is on death row at SCI-Greene in Waynesburg, 60 miles from Pittsburgh.  This comes after the U.S. Court of Appeals issued a long-awaited decision on his case on March 27, 2008.

[ More on Mumia's case from Philly IMC ]

Also, Hans Bennett has an interview with author J. Patrick O'Connor on his book titled The Framing of Mumia Abu-Jamal.

[ Read more ]


Carlow University to close preschool in favor of dorm rooms
04/08/2008
Carlow University gave parents eight weeks notice that their Early Learning Preschool will be closed as of May 3rd.  Marianne Bryan says that parents are devastated by this news and are seeking help from the community to put pressure on Carlow University president Dr. Hines and board members to reverse this short-sighted decision.

[ Read more ]


Antiracists respond to "Wetback Wednesdays"
04/06/2008
Antiracists have responded to the Garage Door Saloon's recent advertisements for "Wetback Wednesdays."

A contributor gives us a brief explanation on why the "Wetback Wednesdays" at the Garage Door Saloon is a bigger deal than the media is making it out to be.  (The Garage Door Saloon is one of two bars owned by South Side Sin City, Inc. The other is Casey's, on the South Side.)

Then on Wednesday, April 2, antiracists picketed in Oakland outside the bar, saying that the problem is not just with a drink special, but that a white supremacist who owns and operates two bars in Pittsburgh is trying to spread his hateful ideas through his business.






Calgon Carbon locks out union workers on Neville Island
03/21/2008
Pittsburgh-based Calgon Carbon Corp. locked out 63 members of USW Local 5032 who work at the Neville Island facility at midnight, Feb. 29.

Union members set up picket lines at the plant's two entrances while management runs the place without longtime workers. Union pickets are maintaining a vigilant 24-hour watch on the plant, and have been joined by Steelworkers and other local supporters.

Workers at this Calgon facility make products and provide services to remove impurities from water and air, as well as reactivating spent carbon for filtration systems and impregnation carbons for personal respirator and other uses.

[ Read more ]




Jury says Michael Ellerbe was shot intentionally by State Troopers
03/11/2008
A federal jury unanimously ruled that two Pennsylvania state police troopers used excessive force and intentionally shot 12-year-old Michael Ellerbe in Uniontown, Pennsylvania in December 2002. On March 11th the jury awarded Ellerbe's family more than $28 million dollars in punitive and compensatory damages.

Over five years ago, 12 year old Michael Ellerbe, an unarmed black boy, was shot in the back by State Troopers Samuel Nassan and Juan Curry as he allegedly ran from a stolen vehicle. While his family and community decried his death as excessive force no serious investigation was launched into Ellerbe's case.

Shortly after his son's death, Michael Hickenbottom,  sued both State Troopers saying that they violated his son's constitutional rights. Over 5 years later, a jury has ruled on this suit and unanimously decided that both Trooper Nassan and Corporal Curry  had intentionally shot Michael Ellerbe.  The verdict refuted trooper Nassan's claim that his gunfire to the 12 year old's back was precipitated by the sound of his partner's gunshot.

While Michael Hickenbottom said he felt somewhat vindicated by the verdict but wonders why a major question has gone unanswered.

"Why did you shoot, I just want to know why did you shoot him in the back," said Hickenbottom at a press conference following the verdict.

According to community activists this historic case shows that those who fight tirelessly against police brutality can win.  "I'm hoping that this will send a clear message to police everywhere, that you can not just kill anyone like this and not be punished," says Celeste Taylor a long time anti-police brutality activist.

Latest coverage: Listen to a radio report from Pittsburgh on the case, featured nationally on Free Speech Radio News.

More on this case will follow!

Previous coverage of Michael Ellerbe's case:

[ Uniontown March Against Police Violence | U.S. Attorney Drops Ellerbe's Civil Rights Case | Downtown Pittsburgh March Against Police Violence ]

US Senate Committee Approves Local Community Radio Act
11/19/2007
LPFM Barnraising Seven years ago, the Federal Communications Commission recognized the need for more diverse programming on the airwaves and allowed for the licensing of new Low Power FM radio stations. This new broadcasting window was immediately closed due to lobbying by powerful commercial radio interests.  Educational institutions, labor unions, churches, towns, and community groups seeking to start Low Power radio stations have faced restrictive license requirements that limit community access to the airwaves.  The Local Community radio act, recently approved by the Senate Commerce committee, should ease these restrictions and allow for hundreds of new non-commercial stations.  In the coming months legislative versions of the Local Community Radio Act will appear before the full Senate and House of Representatives.

[ Full article ]

[ Free Speech Radio News story (4:58) ]

[ Rustbelt Radio story (12:42) ]

[ More info on the Prometheus Radio Project website ]

[   Older Stories   ]