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    repost from info@freemumia.com | 05-09

    Comrade Reggie Schell, former Defense Captain of the Philadelphia Chapter of the Black Panther Party, succumbed to his ailments 3:30 a.m. today. In his last years he suffered from kidney disease and heart problems. He maintained his steadfast belief in the need for change in this country.

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  • Decarcerate PA | 05-14

    On Tuesday May 15th, Governor Corbett is coming to the Prince Theater in Philadelphia to address the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce. During his time as governor, Corbett has made massive cuts to education, medical assistance, and social services while he is spending $685 million on new prison construction. His recent budget alone proposes $264 million in cuts to higher education, $319 million in cuts to general assistance, and a funding change that cuts another $21.6 million from Philly's public schools. More recently the School Reform Commission, an entity created by Harrisburg when the state took control over Philadelphia's School District in 2001, has put forward a plan to close 64 public schools.
  • Stephen Lendman | 05-07

    Subjects named are Joshua Stafford, Anthony Hayne, Brandon Baxter, Connor Stevens, and Douglas Wright. On May 1, the FBI charged them with plotting to bomb a bridge 15 miles south of downtown Cleveland. It links two wealthy suburbs. Unknowingly, a sting operation entrapped them. Authorities called them "anarchists." An informant named CHS pressured them for months. He was wired to record conversations.
  • Decarcerate PA | 04-30

    Philadelphia, PA – In an open letter to Governor Corbett that was released today, the statewide coalition Decarcerate PA demands that the governor declare a moratorium on pending prison construction while the newly formed Justice Reinvestment Working Group assesses the state's bloated prison system. The coalition’s letter also calls on Corbett to include two key stakeholder communities that have been excluded from the Justice Reinvestment process: formerly incarcerated people and representatives from Philadelphia. (3)
  • FOUNTAINHEAD® TANZ THEATRE | 04-29

    May 2-6, 2012 RATHAUS SCHÖNEBERG (City Hall) John-F.-Kennedy-Saal, Kinosaal (cinema), Bibliothek (library) John-F.-Kennedy-Platz 1 10825 Berlin, Germany A COMPLEXION CHANGE - Transnational & Intercultural Diplomacy "View to the Future - The Flag still flies"
  • Internationalist Group | 04-26

    Special for May Day 2012
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