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Organic Opponents Develop "Earth Friendly" Seal
The Center for Global Food Issues, a Churchville, Va.-based project of the Hudson Institute, has announced that it is developing an “Earth Friendly, Farm Friendly” seal for dairy farmers and processors using high-production conventional agriculture practices....
Posted: Sun, Feb 1, 2004 11:42am PST
FCC snoops Free Radio Olympia
FCC agents show up on the doorstep...
Posted: Sat, Jan 31, 2004 9:38pm PST
National Immigration Forum: CLEAR Update
1) CLEAR Act and Homeland Security Enhancement Act: State of play
2) New advocacy materials on the Web
3) New contact for information and ideas...
Posted: Sat, Jan 31, 2004 2:14pm PST
National Student Group Demands Protection of Students' Civil Rights
Washington, DC - Students across the nation are outraged over the Berkeley County School District's response to a lawsuit filed by Stratford High School students and their families....
Posted: Sat, Jan 31, 2004 12:33pm PST
Buffalo Field Campaign Update 1/29/04
Yesterday morning we woke at 5am, gathered in the cabin for a warm breakfast, and headed into the field to find the buffalo. Earlier in the week we'd watched a herd of 18 follow the Madison River out of the park, cross highway 191, and graze on the ecologically-rich flats below the Madison Bluffs....
Posted: Thu, Jan 29, 2004 1:02pm PST
Mother Country of Protectionism
"The free trade lie says trade is a motor of development.. This is hypocritical because a radical market opening is demanded from developing countries while industrial countries only open their markets very restrictedly for agirucltural products and textiles from the South.."...
Posted: Thu, Jan 29, 2004 5:57am PST
Bush Pushes Plan to Permit Internet Surveillance
The Bush administration is pushing to ratify an international convention that civil libertarians say would pose serious threats to privacy rights at home and abroad....
Posted: Thu, Jan 29, 2004 2:19am PST
People of Faith Face Federal Prison
Twenty- two human rights activists received three to six month sentences in federal prison for nonviolent actions to close the SOA/WHISC...
Posted: Wed, Jan 28, 2004 11:42pm PST
GREEN ANARCHY#15 (Winter 2004) is Out!
An Anti-Civilization Quarterly Publication
Featuring: theoretical and practical ideas on the "Destruction of Civilization and the Re-connection to Life", analysis of anarchist and other resistance movements, action reports from around the world, news, prisoner updates, reviews, letters, and more!...
Posted: Wed, Jan 28, 2004 7:24pm PST
Federal Judge Orders Government to Explain Continued Detention of Palestinian Immigrant
On January 21, 2004, US District Judge Yvette Kane ordered the government to explain, within 10 days, its rationale behind the continued detention of
New York-based Palestinian activist Farouk Abdel-Muhti....
Posted: Wed, Jan 28, 2004 6:29pm PST
La caza a los "electodólares"
Fecha: 19/1/2004 - Fuente: ALAI...
Posted: Wed, Jan 28, 2004 5:53am PST
outFarpress presents "Reining In The Patriot Act" with ACLU Lawyer
A 59 minute speech by Judith Volkart of the N CA ACLU. An update on what is known and being done to "rein in" the Patriot Act. 2 files- broadcast and slow modem. Free to rebroadcast upon notification....
Posted: Wed, Jan 28, 2004 1:04am PST
CBS Censors MoveOn ad
CBS will not sell airtime to MoveOn, but the radical right is welcome to all it can grab....
Posted: Tue, Jan 27, 2004 8:04pm PST
2/20: National Day of Solidarity with Muslim, Arab and South Asian Immigrants
We call on people everywhere to come together on the 3rd National Day of Solidarity
to resist the scapegoating and criminalization of Muslim, Arab and South Asian immigrants! Take action and speak out on February 20th, 2004!...
Posted: Tue, Jan 27, 2004 5:35pm PST
The Real State of the Union: Few Jobs and Tough Times for America’s Workers
Jan. 21—In his State of the Union address Jan. 20, President George W. Bush said “jobs are on the rise” and pledged to address the nation’s job crisis by expanding his tax, trade and economic policies....
Posted: Tue, Jan 27, 2004 1:44pm PST
Nationwide Rallies Demand Freedom to Form Unions
Tens of thousands of union activists and their allies took part in more than 90 events in 64 cities on Dec. 10 to mark International Human Rights Day and boost the union movement’s campaign to restore every worker’s right to a voice on the job....
Posted: Tue, Jan 27, 2004 12:45pm PST
Practicando la Protesta
El conocimiento es poder, en las protestas en las calles más que en cualquier otra situación. Existen algunos reglas básicas de las protestas en la calle y tácticas físicas que pueden mejorar la seguridad de los manifestantes, y/o la efectividad de la protesta considerablemente....
Posted: Mon, Jan 26, 2004 8:18am PST
Mark Leno Introducing Legislation to Legalize Gay Marriage in CA
Assemblyman Mark Leno of San Francisco has launched an effort to legalize gay marriage in California....
Posted: Mon, Jan 26, 2004 7:17am PST
Buffalo Field Campaign Update 1/23/04
In this issue:
* Update from the Field
* Bison Vaccination EA - Thank you for speaking out!
* The Yellowstone Buffalo Preservation Act - Has YOUR Rep signed on?
* Thank you for supporting the BFC!
* BFC Wish List
* Last Words...
Posted: Mon, Jan 26, 2004 3:11am PST