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Cuba Caravan

Coal Burning Power Plant 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.  read more »

Join the IFCO/Pastors for Peace Caravan to Cuba this July!

Email cucaravan@igc.org or call 212-926-5757
Join us on a Cuban voyage of discovery! Spend 9 full days in Havana and a
neighboring province, and learn how a relatively poor country
. provides free healthcare for all its citizens
. has become a pioneer in organic agriculture and sustainable development
. is training thousands of young people from poor communities around the world
(including 122 from the US!) to be doctors, completely free of charge, at the
internationally acclaimed Latin American School of Medicine
. offers protection to all its people when natural or man-made disasters (hurricanes
or international economic crises) hit the island
  read more »

Gear Up for the 2010 Trans & Womyn's Action Camp in Cascadia!

Trans & Womyn's Action Camp July 7-12th, 2010 is a week long action camp in the forests of Oregon designed to be inclusive of trans, womyn & genderqueer folk. TWAC is a gathering of eco-activists, who are also working to bring down patriarchy. As a safe(r) space, we aim to
create an empowering environment where gender-minority activists will be able to share skills, stories, and experiences.

Last year we offered over 50 workshops on subjects such as strategic campaigning, direct action, DIY reproductive health, herbal self-care, anti-oppression, the green scare, underground publishing and more!  read more »

A WHITE SUPREMACIST BY ANY OTHER NAME IS STILL A WHITE SUPREMACIST

A WHITE SUPREMACIST BY ANY OTHER NAME IS STILL A WHITE SUPREMACIST
Oread Daily http://oreaddaily.blogspot.com  read more »

Maximum Federal Prison Sentences for Direct Action Opposing the School of the Americas

Human Rights Advocates Given Maximum
Federal Prison Sentences of Six Months for Direct Action Opposing the
School of the Americas (SOA/WHINSEC)

Judge Finds SOA Watch Activists
Guilty for Carrying Protest against the SOA/WHINSEC onto Fort Benning,
Issues Arrest Warrant for Michael Walli for Refusing to Appear for the
Trial.  read more »

BOOK 'EM DANNO

From today's Oread Daily http://oreaddaily.blogspot.com/

Somebody has to do it.

Thousands of persons from far and wide will be converging on Washington D.C. to arrest health insurance executives. the health insurance lobbying group - will be at the Ritz-Carlton hotel
in Washington, DC for its annual policy conference on March 9th and 10th - figuring out more and better ways to make super profits off the backs of the sick.

It's a strange industry, huh, but let's face it, that is exactly what the private health insurance industry is all about. They sure as hell aren't doing anyone any favors. But then, isn't that what capitalism is all about. Well, yeah, so maybe we just ought to march on Washington and get rid of capitalism itself.

Well, maybe later.  read more »

Join the IFCO/Pastors for Peace Caravan to Honduras! April 2010

The
Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization (IFCO)/Pastors for
Peace is organizing an historic solidarity and humanitarian aid caravan
to Honduras. It will be in support of communities and grassroots
organizations that are addressing issues of health and poverty.

En
route to delivering urgently needed material aid, the caravan will
visit cities throughout the US and Canada to inform about projects of  read more »

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