By Amy Phan

Friday, August 5, 2011

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2011/aug/05/jackie-hudson-nun-who-fought-f...

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POULSBO — Jackie Hudson, a Poulsbo-based Dominican nun who spent decades demonstrating in support of nuclear disarmament, died at Harrison Medical Center on Wednesday. She was 76.

Hudson died from a type of blood cancer, according to the Kitsap County Coroner's Office.

She was diagnosed in June, said Sue Ablao, who has demonstrated in favor of nuclear disarmament with Hudson since the 1990s.

Yet another anti-mining activist has been murdered in El Salvador.
Canadian civil society organizations are calling for a full investigation
into the murder of Juan Francisco Durán Ayala, the fourth such death in
two years that local organizations believe are linked to the presence of
Vancouver-based Pacific Rim Mining in the department of Cabañas.

On June 2nd, Juan Francisco Durán Ayala, a thirty-year old linguistics
student at the Technological University in San Salvador, was hanging
posters in the city of Ilobasco, in the department of Cabañas as part of a
campaign against mining and Pacific Rim. The Cabañas Environmental
Committee reported that the local mayor ordered municipal police to remove
the banners and intimidate the activists hanging them. The next day, Juan

despite previous post media island is not closed

Not enough could easily be said about the importance of Samuel Ruiz' legacy. From the time of the scorched earth campaigns in Guatemala when hundreds of thousands of Mayans fled into Chiapas, to the 1994 Zapatista uprising his efforts have been critical. He will be sorely missed. -Rick

By David Agren
Catholic News Service

http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1100290.htm

MEXICO CITY (CNS) -- Retired Bishop Samuel Ruiz Garcia, known as the champion of the poor and indigenous in southern Mexico, died Jan. 24 of complications from long-standing illnesses. He was 86.

Mexico will not feel the same knowing I won't be running across John. If there was something remarkable going on in Mexico one was sure to run into John Ross there. For those who didn't know him it is hard to compare him to anyone. As much as I want to I won't try. He was like a category all his own. -Rick

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
January 17, 2011, Filed at 10:57 p.m. EST

MEXICO CITY (AP) ? John Ross, a U.S. poet, author, journalist and political activist who lived in Mexico and wrote extensively on its leftist political movements, died of liver cancer on Monday, according to a longtime friend. He was 72.

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WAR IS (S)IN

Bruce and Gene

Recession Schmecession!
"45,000 Troops Ready to Shop!"

Does this make you feel better about society and the economy, or not?

I went to Fertile Ground last night and ate pizza with the Cuba Caravanistas. The pizza was good, and so was the discussion. Brendan Funtek spoke about Cuba and his travel and other involvement with the caravan. Then Manolo de los Santos, who is the Pastors for Peace representative (he's from New York via the Dominican Republic), also spoke. Finally, Rick Fellows spoke.

Freedom is not an impossible dream

Submission to the Presiding Judge, Auckland High Court
The Appeal to be heard on 28 June 2010 at 11.45 am

(New Zealand has been modeling itself on the British social class system with tragic consequences)

Appellant
Anthony Ravlich
Chairperson
Human Rights Council Inc. (New Zealand)
10D/15 City Rd.
Auckland City.
Ph: (0064) (09) 940 9658.
www.hrc2001.org.nz

Next Monday the Auckland High Court will be hearing my appeal against a sentence in the Wellington District Court on 2 February 2010 where I was convicted and fined $200 for failing to file an election expenses return after standing as a candidate for the Human Rights Party (1) in Auckland Central.

The Hope of Confronting the Unspeakable; A speech by the Author of:

JFK and the Unspeakable

http://www.maryknollsocietymall.org/description.cfm?ISBN=978-1-57075-755-6

I left the headline as KING 5 had it.  I always disliked the mainstream press labelling Rachel "protester". USA Today had a photo of Rachel burning a mock flag at an earlier demonstration which they ran with their single column inch story at the time. Reduce it so people can feel they understand it and go on to the next story. -Rick 

by ERIC WILKINSON / KING 5 News

Posted on March 3, 2010 at 12:00 PM

The link to the video: 

We will host a series of community discussions, each one preceded by an informative meeting, on the causes of the economic crisis and a variety of proposals to deal with it. The 12-part series will occur on a variety of days
(both weeknights and weekend days) over a period of 9 weeks from approximately mid-February to late April. The topics will flow logically from one session to the next to create a comprehensive series, but each session will also stand alone so you can participate in those that suit your schedule.