Farr has joined at least 15 other representatives in Congress and called for the BEGINNING of U.S. withdrawal.

Obviously this is not enough, but breaking silence on the subject is essential, particularly after the disgraceful Democratic Party performance last year.

Locally, the City Council still has nothing on its agenda to act on the April 2003 resolutions (one by Porter, one by former Mayor Kennedy) calling for U.S. troops out now.

There are rumblings that something may appear in early February via the Vets for Peace and other groups.

Arcata's City Council (even before the Green Party gained a majority in the November elections) called for speedy withdrawal from Iraq and Afghanistan as early as last summer.

Call Santa Cruz City Council at 831-420-5020 and lobby for a strong "U.S. Out NOW!" resolution (not a weak resolution that talks about waiting for the United Nations). They can also be e-mailed at citycouncil (at) ci.santa-cruz.ca.us .

The streets are full of them, breeding is out of control, and how many more have to suffer without good homes before something is done? This web site helps solve this terrible problem.

Building Bridges: Your Community and Labor Report presents this 28 minute radio program. TO LISTEN CLICK ON WEB LINK BELOW

A 30 minute review of news and opinion recorded from a shortwave radio. 2 files- broadcast quality (13.3MB) and quick download (3.3MB). With times and freqs for listening at home. Free to rebroadcast. Netherlands, Russia, Spain, China, and Cuba.

The many reasons why the US/global elite would want to cause a Tsunami in Indonesia.

Join the Youth Coalition to celebrate Martin Luther King's Birthday

Free Radio's Bathrobespierre's Broadsides will interview Tim Ahern of the SEIU and Liberty Lana of Clear View Court on their opposition to the Santa Cruz Coast Hotel Development 6-8 PM tonight Thursday 1-13 at 101.1 FM (also www.freakfradio.org). Call-in number 427-3772 or chat room at www.pagesincolor.com.

On December 18, I attended Gary Webb’s memorial service in Sacramento, along with about 250 other people.

Join us on Friday January 21st, starting at 7 o'clock at the Felton Community Hall, for a showing of the Coen Brothers film O Brother, Where Art Thou? A benefit to create an independent community radio station in the San Lorenzo Valley.

We've had more than 200 years of reform methodology, and look where it has gotten us. As soon as reformers can finally stop one abuse of authority, a hundred more surface and immediately flower. Duh, maybe it's time to see the system as it really is!

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