GLOBAL BANK TRANSFER DAY, Nov. 5 -- Ashland, OR

MONEY TALKS -- 99% WALKS, 02.11.2011 - 21:42
We are the 99% and we can remain silent no longer.

WHAT: GLOBAL BANK TRANSFER DAY
WHEN: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH 9AM
WHERE: MEET AT THE ASHLAND DOWNTOWN PLAZA
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Video: Occupy Ashland, Medford, Eureka, & More

All people working for peace, 20.10.2011 - 00:45
A Music Video and Art-Collage-News piece about Occupy Ashland, Occupy Medford, Occupy Eugene, Occupy Eureka, and Occupy Humboldt. Love&Peace Revolution.  http://bit.ly/occupyforpeace



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Anti-union tactics cross the line at Ashland Food Co-op

RIGHT OF ASSOCIATION IS STILL LAW OF THE LAND, 13.10.2011 - 02:41
Ashland, Oregon Oct. 12, 2011 -- *For Immediate Release*

Ashland Food Co-op has lead a disgusting attack on its own workers just because they want to form a union.

As a result of long deliberation unfair labor charges were filed touching on a variety of issues facing union supporters at Ashland food Co-op, including instances of surveillance and intimidation through coercion.

Dan Clay UFCW 555 president states "We support every worker in their freedom to organize, we at UFCW 555 believe the workers voices deserve to be heard and respected and look forward to working with Ashland Food Co-op employees to ensure democracy is protected."
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O C C U P Y * A S H L A N D -- p h o t o s

S T O P * C O R P O R A T E * G R E E D, 07.10.2011 - 09:07
OCTOBER 6, 2011

O C C U P Y * A S H L A N D Day #1

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“Stop the Machine! – Create a New World!”

O C C U P Y * A S H L A N D (oregon), 04.10.2011 - 01:35
There will be an occupation on October 6th, beginning at 3pm in the Ashland, Oregon downtown plaza in solidarity with a national occupation of Freedom Plaza in Washington D.C. The occupation is focused on speaking out against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and more generally, subversion of a global system which perpetuates those conflicts. Participants are encouraged to sign a pledge which reads,

“I pledge that on October 6, 2011, I will stand shoulder-to-shoulder with my brothers and sisters around the world, who will be occupying parks, plazas and financial centers in opposition to the illegal occupation of Afghanistan and Iraq and the economic exploitation that plagues most of the world. Locally, we will occupy the Downtown Plaza in Ashland, Oregon, to show our unity to create a better world. The 6th begins a new day in the United States and the world. The people will not stand silent any longer. The time has come to resist.”
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200 Years of Struggle in Song - Sept 29

Jason, 26.09.2011 - 08:53
Labor, Anti-War Singer Songwriter George Mann returns to Southern Oregon to stir up the locals with "200 Years of Struggle in Song."

George Mann sings songs from the last century of labor and social activism, and his own songs are powerful and funny take on the state of the nation.

His concerts are part sing-along, part history lesson, and will make you shout for joy, send chills down your spine and bring tears to your eyes in the same set.
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Mt. Ashland Ski Expansion Moves Forward

Ashland Cascadian, 05.09.2011 - 19:05
On Friday, September 1st the Regional Forest Service in Southern Oregon (with the support of the District office) gave the approval for Mount Ashland Association to go ahead with ski expansion plans on Mt. Ashland. Now we are within at 15 day comment period where those who are opposed to the expansion can challenge this decision. The forest service next step is to go the US District Court in Medford to get the injunction lifted so that MAA can go forwarded with construction and logging. MAA has said it could begin logging as early as mid September.

Mount Ashland Association is also in the process of making a decision whether they will accept the conditions to take the special use permit that the City of Ashland currently holds. If they do accept the conditions the city council will give them the special use permit and MAA will have to provide proof that they have the $700,000 for restoration of the headwaters in the expansion if anything goes wrong. They would also have to have raised approximately 3 million dollars for the first part of the expansion before proceeding forward. If MAA decides to not accept the special use permit with the conditions then the city will continue to hold it and MAA can go ahead with the expansion without those requirements.

Rogue Valley Sierra Club is going to challenge the Forest Service decision. If the court in Medford decides to lift the injunction to allow for construction to move forward the Sierra Club does have plans to challenge this in the Federal 9th Circuit Court. Rogue Valley Sierra Club, Center for Biological Diversity and Oregon Wild also have plans to present a new lawsuit.
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1911 Labor History for Labor Day 2011

O N E * B I G * U N I O N, 05.09.2011 - 04:21
"1911 Wobbly Walk Through the Siskiyous" made-for-radio skit.

A gift from Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice to be released nationally on Labor Day 2011.
(International release on MAY DAY, 2012)

Listen: "1911 Wobbly Walk Through the Siskiyous"
 http://3bl.me/yr5msm
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SOJwJ Fights Verizon Corporate Greed in Medford, Oregon

Do not Shop @ verigreedy wireless!, 04.09.2011 - 04:00
Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice has "adopted" the Verizon Wireless store in Medford, Oregon. Educational leafleting will be conducted on Wireless Wednesdays 12pm - 2pm and 5pm - 7pm at the Verizon store on Crater Lake Hwy. 62 at the Delta Waters intersection.

Here are photos showing banners and signs at one of the busiest intersections in all of Jackson County.

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Here Comes Southern Oregon's Labor Day Picnic

SOUTHERN OREGON CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL, 02.09.2011 - 03:49
Here comes Labor Day and Southern Oregon's barbecue picnic for working people. This year's honors the enormous contributions of the working class and celebrates our victories. In Southern Oregon, Wisconsin Solidarity was sparked last February and it has burned bright all summer.

Which side are you on? Corporations vs. Working People. Which side are you on?

Southern Oregon Central Labor Council Labor Day Picnic and Barbecue
• Monday, September 5th, 2011
• Tou Velle State Park – 8425 Table Rock Road, Central Point
• Fun begins at 11 am with speakers & music, lunch served 12 pm – 2 pm.
• Great Music -- The tunes will carry us through until 4pm
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