The principal freedom Iraq and the rest of the world will intentionally be denied.

Four of Louisiana’s coastal Native American tribes issued an urgent appeal for support in the aftermath of Hurricane’s Katrina and Rita. Despite the buzz of recovery activity in New Orleans and on other parts of the Gulf coast, tribal leaders say they have been forgotten and their people continue to suffer.

Take action now to protect your constitutional rights by helping stop Alito's confirmation.

A Benefit for the Bike Church! You already are familiar with the Bike Church, right? From the Santa Cruz DIY Guide: You need not be a mechanic to use the Bike Church's do-it-yourself repair facility. Church ministers (mechanics) are there to help you with the repair of your bicycle. The Bike Church encourages you to learn by getting your hands dirty and familiarize yourself with the machine you rely on to get you from place to place.

While the Bush admininistration defends its use of wiretapping to monitor the activities of US citizens, city officials in Santa Cruz, CA are coming under fire over revelations that undercover police were caught spying on locals planning a Do-It-Yourself New Year's parade. The case raises serious questions about the legality of the surveillance, and has city residents and civil libertarians shook up. FSRN's Vinny Lombardo has more.

The Downtown Commission will be reviewing the proposed "10 minute limit" on "lingering" in public parking structures at its 8:30 AM meeting Thursday January 26th in City Council Chambers.

The agenda can be accessed at:

www.ci.santa-cruz.ca.us/pw/dc/2006/agenda/012606a.pdf

We buy their tomatoes, but who are they? What stories do small-scale sustainable farmers have to tell, and why does it matter? Santa Cruz author, Jenny Kurzweil began writing "Fields That Dream: Journey to the Roots of Our Food" six years ago because she felt the disconnect between herself and her food. She didn't have an agent, publisher or MFA, but she plowed ahead anyway. The book is a thoroughly researched introduction to small-scale sustainable farming, and a fantastic read (Fulcrum Publishing, available at local bookstores).

We are entering an era where we will have to fight to defend the legal rights that we have gained over the last 50 years. A local coalition, Santa Cruz for Fair and Independent Judges, is being formed.

the policeman spies
while the council does nothing
a winter leaf falls in the breeze

Tenemos el placer de anunciar, que el sitio web del centro de medios independientes de Santa Cruz, ahora forma parte de Indybay.org, que es el sitio web de el centro de medios independientes de la bahia de San Francisco. El nuevo sitio web de Santa Cruz Indymedia es http://indybay.org/santacruz.