The Philippine Government Has Failed to Address Poverty in its First Year in Office (tags)
The latest Social Weather Station (SWS) survey showing an increase in hunger is a major concern that must be taken seriously and not brushed off in a squabble over statistics. According to the March 4-7 poll 20.5% of respondents -- or an estimated 4.1 million families -- have gone hungry at least once in the past three months. This is up from the estimated 3.4 million families recorded in November 2010, i.e., almost one million extra families are going hungry today due to poverty. Along with the other examples of poverty and marginalization – such as the shocking deaths of up to 30 people in Palawan, including children, due to easily preventable ailments such as diarrhea – this demonstrates that the situation of the masses is deteriorating.
Minority leader Senator BOB DUTTON and the rest of his fellow Republicans are holding the budget hostage once again!
POLICE RAID NY ANARCHIST FILM-FEST COLLECTIVE (tags)
For Immediate Release
Animal Liberation Forum 2010 (tags)
CAT presents their 2nd annual Animal Liberation Forum from Thursday April 15 - Sunday April 18, 2010. Cease Animal Torture welcomes an array of speakers and participants who will share their perspectives, tactics, strategies and experiences through panels, workshops, films and discussion. The Animal Liberation Forum is a space where activists will be able to network, organize with others and ultimately, become more efficacious for the animals.
At Durban II: A shift is needed on American campuses (tags)
We must all thank Ahmadinejad for legitimating our long-said message to the world.
Asylum for 300 Refugees from Africa in Milan (Italy) (tags)
EveryOne Group is asking the institutions to grant political asylum to the refugees from Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea in Bruzzano (Milan) according to the regulations laid down by international law.
Chicago NISN National Grassroots Immigrant Strategy Conf: Successful Conference! (tags)
Successful Ending! Together We Build A New Immigrant Workers Rights and Justice Movements of 2009!
Alex Rivera Discusses His Film Sleep Dealer (tags)
Twelve years after its inception, Alex Rivera's first dramatic feature opens in major U.S. cities on Friday April 17 and may spread in ensuing weeks. Last week Rivera took questions from alternative media.
Alex Rivera Discusses His Film Sleep Dealer (tags)
Twelve years after conceiving Sleep Dealer, Alex Rivera's first feature film opens in major U.S. cities on Friday April 17 and may spread in ensuing weeks. Last week Rivera took questions from alternative media.
4/10-12 Chicago:NISN National Grassroots Immigrant Strategy Conf & Film Festival (tags)
Stop Immigrant Raids! Support Immigrant Workers Rights! Together We Build A New Immigrant Rights Movement!
Registration Open! 4/10-12 Chicago Nat'l Grassroots Immigrant Strategy Conference (tags)
Stop Immigrant Raids! Support Immigrant Workers Rights! Together We Build A New Immigrant Rights Movement!
Registration Open! 4/10-12 Chicago Nat'l Grassroots Immigrant Strategy Conference (tags)
Stop Immigrant Raids! Support Immigrant Workers Rights! Together We Build A New Immigrant Rights Movement!
The Shortwave Report 4/6/07 ¡Listen Globally! (tags)
A weekly 30 minute review of news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio. With times and freqs for listening at home. 2 files- broadcast and slow-modem streaming. Free to rebroadcast. Netherlands, China, Cuba, and Russia.
This weekend - WORLD WEEK FOR LABORATORY ANIMALS (tags)
WORLD WEEK FOR LABORATORY ANIMALS 2006 CONCLUDES IN LOS ANGELES WITH MOBILE HOME DEMOS
"We Want To Work Rally"
Dachau, Nazi Concentration Camp Survivor Speaks Out! Listen to Her Webcast Interview! (tags)
"Dachau was the first of the Nazi concentration camps and one of the last to be liberated, 60 years ago on April 29, 1945. This program features members of the racially segregated 522nd Field Artillery Battalion, which consisted of Japanese-American soldiers, some who came from American concentration camps themselves; and former Dachau prisoners, including Yanina Cywinska, a prisoner at Auschwitz and Dachau who tells her story after being silent for over 40 years."
Premier Film Screening Makeda’s Daughters (tags)
Friday April 15, 2005, 7:30 p.m. in South Los Angeles, Radical Women screen a new documentary that chronicles the artistic achievements of five Black women artists
Los Angeles Harbor shutdown (tags)
Los Angeles Truck drivers to shut down the Los Angeles harbor and the ninth largest economy in the world. May 1, 2004
Antiwar protest in Hollywood this Friday (April 23rd) (tags)
FREEWAYS FOR PEACE! CREATIVE PROTEST! This is a call for local NOT IN OUR NAME (NION) L.A. activists and all interested artists, activists, parties and organizations to participate in an upcoming action THIS Friday April 23rd from 5:00 to 7:00 on the Sunset Blvd Overpass to the Hollywood Fwy in Hollywood.
Live From Death Row this Friday! Stanley "Tookie" Williams (tags)
An inmate on death row for 22 years, Williams was recently nominated for a Nobel Prize for his anti-violence children's books, and is the subject of a new movie, Redemption. Williams will address the audience via speakerphone from San Quentin prison at the start of the meeting, this Friday April 23, 6pm SHARP! at Holman United Methodist Church, 3320 W. Adams Blvd, L.A.
Antiwar protest on Hollywood Fwy overpass this Friday! (tags)
FREEWAYS FOR PEACE! CREATIVE PROTEST! This is a call for local NOT IN OUR NAME (NION) L.A. activists and all interested artists, activists, parties and organizations to participate in an upcoming action THIS Friday April 23rd from 5:00 to 7:00 on the Sunset Blvd Overpass to the Hollywood Fwy in Hollywood.
More Than Transportation Bike Weekend (tags)
This a weekend long DIY bike event happening in downtown LA. All workshops are free, shows are $5, $3 with a bike! Vegan food will be available all weekend, as will mad bike positivity.
(1) Anti-War protest at the Federal Building in Downtown LA, Wednesday, April 16th (tags)
Anti-War protest at the Federal Building in Downtown Los Angeles, Wednesday, April 16th
(2) Anti-War protest at the Federal Building in Downtown LA, Wednesday, April 16th (tags)
Anti-War protest at the Federal Building in Downtown Los Angeles, Wednesday, April 16th
The Shortwave Report 4/13 LISTEN GLOBALLY! (tags)
A 30 minute review of news stories recorded from a shortwave receiver. 13.6mb. FREE TO REBROADCAST! Stories from Netherlands, China, Germany, Russia, and Cuba. Global protests, global warming, euthanasia, spy plane, Kyoto protocols, Star Wars, Kossovo, KLA, stock market, Guatamalen immigrants.