Action Alert to Oppose the Elimination of an Oversight Committee which has reported on jail management issues impacting the homeless and excessive use of force/ abrogation of Fourth Amendment rights of the homeless.
Katrina five year anniversary; revisiting the good work of Rainbows and friends (tags)
This press release is from a year ago, the hurricane hit five years ago...and the Gulf Coast still needs help
1000 Artists from 40 Countries Merge Digital Art and Environmental Activism (tags)
The A&I Gallery in Hollywood hosts the U.S. premiere of Common Ground 2010, an exhibition of new media work at the intersection of art, technology, and eco-activism - all with an environmental theme - that runs from July 8 - August 13, 2010
ON THE LANDSLIDE OF COMMON GROUND (tags)
ON THE LANDSLIDE OF COMMON GROUND, or THE INEVITABLE DECLINE OF GOD AND FINANCE. JML http://situationist.gq.nu
Help Restore Dignity and Water in the Lower Ninth Ward, New Orleans (tags)
Over seven months have passed since Katrina destroyed New Orleans and levee failures inundated the Big Easy. Much of New Orleans is well along the road to recovery. The French Quarter is once again crawling with tourists and the banking district is up and running. However, if you travel just a few miles east of downtown--to the other side of the Industrial Canal—you find yourself in a neighborhood that does not look much different than it did in September. There are no businesses operating, no schools in session, no electricity, no FEMA trailers, and no RUNNING WATER.
Greens Best/Worst list of 2005 (tags)
Green Party of California tabs Schwarzenegger, Bush as 2005 ‘Bad Guys,' lists Cindy Sheehan, Green activist killed in Iraq among ‘Heroes'
Katrina’s Aftermath: The Catastrophe Continues (tags)
Katrina was not a natural disaster; it was and still is a social disaster. Katrina and its aftermath is the market at work for you
JOIN THE ROADTRIP FOR RELIEF! (tags)
JOIN THE ROADTRIP FOR RELIEF!! CLEAN-UP, REPAIR, REBUILD IN THE 9TH WARD
PEOPLE NATIONWIDE NEEDED TO INFORM 9TH WARD RESIDENTS OF WHATS REALLY HAPPENING AT HOME (tags)
The Common Ground collective is asking people to visit the New Orleans evacuees in their area and let them know that efforts are being made to rebuild their community.
Real Reports of Katrina Relief: Sept. 29th Rita Edition (tags)
Yesterday I drove to the Algiers Red Cross distribution point which is located in the southern section of the Algiers neighborhood near the middle-class white section of town. As soon as I walked in, I noticed a frowning young man in a khaki shirt and black hat with a sidearm and corporate logo prominently displayed.
Who Hates the Jews Now? (tags)
Story about the Surge in Global Anti-Semitism, Especially Among those who posture as being on the "Left"
Muslims Help Los Angeles Poor (tags)
While government is otherwise engaged, Muslim groups are attending to the needs of the poor of Los Angeles.