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In the middle of a work day on Sept. 17, more than 60 people attended a protest and press conference to at the Downtown Los Angeles Federal Building to demand a moratorium on foreclosures and evictions. The event was organized by the Labor/Community Coalition to Stop Foreclosures and Evictions, under the theme "Bail out Main St.--not Wall St."

John Parker, West Coast coordinator of the International Action Center and member of the Harvard Blvd. Block Association, explained that "the mortgage companies have been playing with and gambling on people's lives." He urged: "We have to change the government's priorities by demanding what we need. They don't count on the will of the people."
From the newswire: Foreclosures Protested by LeiLani Dowell

On Sunda​y,​ Septe​mber 14 2008,​ a peace​ful but passi​onate​ crowd​ of about​ 200 hundr​ed Afgha​ns gathe​red in front​ of the Feder​al Build​ing in Los Angel​es in order​ to voice​ their​ disse​nt again​st incre​asing​ civil​ian death​s from U.S. air and groun​d attac​ks.​ This demon​strat​ion was organ​ized by Afgha​n Unive​rsaty​ stude​nts and comun​ity leade​rs from South​ern Calif​ornia​.​ The prote​stors​ range​d in age from infan​ts to the elder​ly and the speak​ers inclu​ded Afgha​ns from Pasht​o as well as Farsi​ speak​ing backg​round​s.​ The prote​stors​ unani​mousl​y conde​mned US air strik​es causi​ng death​ of Afghan civil​ians like the one on the 22nd of Augus​t in the villa​ge of Aziza​bad,​ near the weste​rn city of Herat​ where​ U.S. coalition bombs killed up to 95 civilians, including 60 children.​ As one prote​stor noted​ "the lack of compa​ssion​"​ has Afgha​ns abroa​d and at home quest​ionin​g the roll of the US milit​ary presence.​

From the newswire: Southern CA Afghan Americans protest the US bombing of Afghan civilians by Fatima Mojaddidy and Arash Yusufi

CLAREMONT - Over 300 justice activists detained Republican mastermind Karl Rove for over an hour yesterday in Claremont, demanding he be brought to justice for crimes against humanity, democracy, and general moral sensibility. Despite fervent efforts, they were unsuccessful in executing a citizen's arrest.

Ever since his college days, when he snuck into the campaign headquarters of a Democratic candidate and stole 1000 letterheads to distribute false messages about the campaign, Rove has been involved in subterfuge, chicanery, theft, and subversion--and not in a good way. In fact, he has been using these tactics in the worst way possible: to get corrupt politician selected so they can enact murderous, genocidal policies and enrich the richest of the elite's upper crust.

Full coverage: Karl Rove detained for crimes against humanity in Claremont by Rockero

RIVERSIDE - This weekend's Southern California Anarchist Convergence attracted upwards of fifty people. The participants met to share food and water, have fun, discuss, network, and strategize. Primary organizers included the Riverside and Temecula chapters of Food Not Bombs, who spread the invitation to "revolutionaries from all over Southern California, food not bombs, and radicals" primarily via internet.

Full coverage: Southern California Anarchist Convergence draws over 50 by Rockero

MINNEAPOLIS/ST.PAUL September 4, 2008 � Today is the final day of the RNC in St. Paul. While corporate media focuses on the events inside the convention center and ignores the continuing police violence toward demonstrators outside the center, independent media channels are getting the story out. This past week has seen some outrageous violations of citizen�s civil rights in the Twin Cities. A series of raids overseen by the FBI, HLS, and other agencies on activists and journalists took place in advance of the RNC. In the street police have been extremely violent toward peaceful demonstrators. Police have used a wide range of weapons Legal aid groups estimate close to 350 known arrests of demonstrators to date. Only 50 of which have been released. Some have been held for over 60 hours. And there are some very disturbing reports that some people have been tortured while in jail by their captors; the ramsey county sheriffs department. Last night a small march after a Rage Against the Machine concert was attacked by police and about 50 people were arrested. More protests are planned for today and there are fears of more police violence and human rights violations.

Breaking news from St. Paul: Twin Cities Indymedia
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From the LA-IMC newswire:
RNC 8 Charged with "Conspiracy to Riot in Furtherance of Terrorism
Amy Goodman & 2 DN! Producers Arrested at RNC!
Journalists including DN! producer targeted by FBI in St. Paul by Mary Turck
Welcome to Minnesota: Out of town activists pulled over by police at gunpoint