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In the last 100 years the automobile has had a profound impact on people’s lives and the nature of the built environment. Indeed, the entire global ecosystem has been altered by the proliferation of motorized vehicles across the surface of the planet. In a 2004 report the World Health Organization stated that “Every day around the world more than 3,000 people die from road traffic injury.” This puts the total worldwide deaths from traffic injury at over 1 million a year. This in addition to the environmental threat posed from the continued burning of fossil fuels, many people are coming to the conclusion that the dangers posed by automobiles far out weighs the benefits. Cycle-activism promotes the bicycle and public transportation as alternatives to the automobile.
This Friday is the start of Bike Winter a series of events designed to raise awareness of the issue.
From the newswire: BikeWinter L.A. Rolls into Town: Forecast: Mostly Sunny, 77º by C.I.C.L.E
Top 10 LA Indymedia stories for the year 2005
The year 2005 saw a new level of political and cultural activism in the Los Angeles area. Many issues, some old and some new, brought increased traffic to the LA-IMC site. La.indymedia.org ended the year with a record 3.5 million hits per month in December. The LA-IMC Collective has compiled a list of the top 10 local stories for the year 2005. This list was based on traffic, number of hits and the ongoing importance of the story to local activists. The list is not ranked. Stories are listed in chronological order of their first appearance on the newswire.
1. Bush Inauguration day Protest
3000 Protest Bush in Westwood
2. Second year of Iraq War Protest
PROTESTS MARK TWO YEARS OF US WAR ON IRAQ
3. South Central Farmers
Save Los Angeles Urban Gardens in Vernon
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Farmers Camping out to Defend their Farm ||
Zach de la Rocha Concert to Help Save the Farm ||
South Central Farmers Phone Tree ||
South Central Farmers - Protest at Developer's Office
4. Immigrants rights campaign, countering racism and ultra-nationalism.
Police attack and arrest peaceful immigrants rights demonstrators. ||
Right Wingers from “Save Our State” Get a Strong and Angry Response ||
Home Depot Save Our State Anti-immigrant Demo and Counter Demo ||
Minutemen, "Save Our State" in Baldwin Park ||
Activists Confront Vigilantes at Border ||
Nazi and Confederate Flags Seen at SOS Protest
5. Governor gets booed off stage at Santa Monica College.
Governor gets unwelcome response at SMC
6. The persecution of Theresa Dang
Garden Grove Police pursue phony criminal charge against woman hit by Minuteman supporter ||
Theresa Dang's trial will start Wednesday, November 30 ||
The Persecution of Theresa Dang: Part II
7. Bomb scare and arrests at the October 22 Coalition March Against Police Brutality
Bomb Scare At Parker Center Stalls OCT22 March ||
O22: Los Angeles Protest Against Police Brutality ||
Santa Ana police deploy equestrian unit to greet O22 protesters
8. Transgender Day of Remembrance
Transgender Day of Remembrance
9. Lincoln Place Evictions
52 families were put on the streets at Lincoln Place Apartments in Venice by Sheriffs and Marshals
10. Murder by the State: The Execution of Stan Tookie Williams
RALLY FOR CLEMENCY FOR TOOKIE WILLIAMS ||
Vigil for clemency at gates to Gov's estate ||
Governor Postpones Clemency Decision for a Second Time ||
NO CLEMENCY FOR TOOKIE WILLIAMS - Execution scheduled for 12:01 tonight. Protesters plan convergence on Gov’s Mansion ||
Stanley Tookie Williams Vengeance or Justice || Follow up report: Monday Night’s Protests Against State Execution
The Los Angeles Indymedia Collective would like to thank all those reporters, photographers, video and sound recorders, organizers and activists for their contribution.
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