Escalations in protest against military recruitment locally and nationally have shown results. Recuiters have been harassed, confronted, sued, kicked out, and engaged in dialogue. And they are worried.

May 20th, 2005, all US Army recruiting offices will be CLOSED in order to "reaffirm" their "oaths." This should be seen as a victory to those who have engaged in dialogue with recruiters--who have fallen short of their "goals" for enlistment consistently the past few years.

Free Radio call-in (.mp3) and info from the Capitola Recuiting office and the Watsonville "job" faire.

See also: Mumia Abu Jamal: Harder and Harder to Recruit || UCSC Students Kick Military Recruiters Off Campus || www.Indymedia.us || Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors

Military propaganda backed by police repression was clearly visible at the 7th Annual Job and Resource Fair that took place on May 18th at the GHWR Youth Center in Watsonville, CA. I wonder if the military was intentionally left off the flyer for the event which listed 18 agencies and employers.

Contact: Rachel Anne Goodman
(831) 457-8098 or rachel (at) well.com
Project Director, Youthtopia, KUSP-FM
203 8th Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062

Kathy Kelly, three-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee for her work against a decade of sanctions against Iraq's civilian population, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Monday May 23rd at the First Congregational Church, 900 High Street, Santa Cruz. In her presentation, "Other Lands Have Dreams," Kelly will relate lessons learned from her peace witness during the first Gulf War, through the misery of twelve years of US led sanctions, to Operation Shock and Awe, and the ongoing Occupation of Iraq.

Thursday, May 26
7:30-9:30 pm
Louden Nelson Community Center

Monterey Bay Travelodge Owner Kilsoo Seo has threatened to fire "Woman of the Year" Juana Enriquez if she continues to exercise her right to talk to the media about a 10-month labor dispute over Travelodge's termination of healthcare benefits and other issues. In response, UNITE HERE Local 483 has filed unfair labor practice charges and called for a protest picket line from 12 to 1 pm THIS WEDNESDAY MAY 18 in front of the Travelodge at 2030 North Fremont Street in Monterey.

Another Labor Strike at UCSC!

This just published in Grist. The time is right for you to press for local action. Please contact your mayor and ask your families and networks to contact the mayors of their cities and ask them to sign on to Nickels’ Climate Protection Agreement. (see, www.ci.seattle.wa.us/mayor/ for details).

As of May 17th, 139 mayors have signed onto the agreement.

Participating Cities
www.ci.seattle.wa.us/mayor/climate/default.htm

OFFICIAL UCSC ELECTIONS MAY 17-23!

It's better than SEX!
... and lasts longer too!

VOTE ONLINE AT ELECTIONS.UCSC.EDU ON THINGS SUCH AS:

* YOUR student representatives to UCSC, CA and the US!
* YOUR fees (almost $1,000 in new fees/year proposed)
* YOUR opinions on local and global issues

while checking out www.indymedia.us i came across an article on new york indymedia called, "Meetup's Fees." The article says, "Meetup Inc. the social networking site started charging fees of 19/month to have their groups meet and this has led many group managers to quit as organizers."

I hope that vegans and veggies in Santa Cruz turn to more "do it yourself" methods of online organizing. In the past, meetup has been used by santa cruz veggie eaters.