New(s) Media Students from UCSC Utilize Open Source Publishing

"indymedia is a bright spot in the syllabus because it holds the promise of a renewed, democratic news media facilitated by new technology."

santacruz.indymedia.org/feature/display/7377

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Mendocino County Residents Will Vote Against Biotechnology

"An exciting development in the battle to stop genetically engineered (GE) crops is coming out of Mendocino County in Northern California. On March 2 voters will go to the polls to decide if they want to ban the growing of GE plants in the county."

santacruz.indymedia.org/feature/display/7428

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This is Not My Execution

"Saying "no person should be executed if there is doubt about his or her guilt and an easily available test will determine guilt or innocence," the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals granted a stay that blocked the execution of Kevin Cooper. Attorney General Bill Lockyer immediately petitioned the US Supreme Court to overturn the stay but the court declined to overrule it."

santacruz.indymedia.org/feature/display/7210

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Demonstrators HOLD THE LINE at Mission St. Safeway

"Two months after Safeway CEO Steve Burd forced 70,000 families to strike against healthcare and pay cuts, the Bush administration appointed him as a presidential advisor on domestic terrorism. On February 11, about 150 people gathered at the Mission St. Safeway in Santa Cruz to send George Bush a message that, "Healthcare IS Homeland Security... and Steve Burd is a Domestic Terrorist."

indybay.org/news/2004/02/1670153.php

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* * * UPCOMING EVENTS * * *

Marriage Equality Valentine's Day Party

Saturday, 14 February
1:00 - 3:00 PM
The Diversity Center
177 Walnut Avenue, SC

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Peacemakers Meeting, Potluck, and Program

Sunday, 15 February
5:00 - 8:00 PM
Resource Center for Nonviolence

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ESL Teachers' Report on Cuba Trip

Tuesday, 17 February
7:00 - 9:00 PM
Quaker Meeting House 225 Rooney St.

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Kucinich Video Nights

Friday, 20 February
6:30 - 9:30 PM
Cayuga Vault, 1100 Soquel Ave.

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Be sure to check Santa Cruz Indymedia and the Santa Cruz Indymedia RadiCalendar for more information on the events posted above, as well as other events in the Monterey Bay area.

Santa Cruz Indymedia
santacruz.indymedia.org

Santa Cruz Indymedia RadiCalendar
www.radicalendar.org/group/SC-IMC