LOCAL News :: Environment & Food : Globalization & Capitalism : Government & Elections : Labor & Economics : Poverty & Urban Development : Transportation
Something for Nothing
20 Jan 2005
(Updated)
by
Becky Johnson
With the City ready to charge $30 million on the taxpayers credit card, local writer and 25 year resident, Becky Johnson, questions whether the project will benefit the City or provide the badly needed revenue the Redelopment Agency claims it will. She gave a shorter version of this speech to the City Council during the public hearings on the Coast Hotel Project on January 18, 2005 on behalf of HUFF.
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LOCAL News :: Government & Elections
Free Radio Santa Cruz: Inaugration Demonstration callins
20 Jan 2005
by
Skidmark Bob/FRSC
Inaguration 2005 Protest callins from J20 protests against George Bush polise abuse using pepper spray, beatings ect from Free Radio S.C. Coverage using various indy media streaming audio from Radio Coop,FRSC, Enemy Combatant Radio on J20 2005 up till 3:30 EST
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News :: Resistance & Tactics
Chavez nationalises VENEPAL under workers control
20 Jan 2005
by
Jorge Martin
Hands Off Venezuela Campaign
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Is Israel a Democracy?
19 Jan 2005
by
Worker's Democracy International
An Interview with Yossi Schwartz in Jerusalem
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OK Reformists...
19 Jan 2005
by
Nick Cooper
please email this to your reformist friends
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LOCAL News :: Civil & Human Rights : Peace & War
Still Images from the MLK Celebration in Santa Cruz
I put together a 10 minute video
(this is the link to download it!) starting at the town clock and ending at the Louden Nelson Center. The following images are stills pulled from the video.
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LOCAL Announcement :: Womyn
Celebrate Roe V. Wade
19 Jan 2005
by
OrganicJane
Candle light vigil for 32nd Anniversary of Roe V. Wade
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Interview :: Labor & Economics
Building Bridges Radio: Representative John Conyers
19 Jan 2005
by
Ken Nash & Mimi Rosenberg
Building Bridges: Your Communiyt and Labor Report presents this 28 minute radio program. TO LISTEN CLICK ON WEB LINK.
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News :: Civil & Human Rights : Government & Elections : Police State
Illegal Police Operations Networked with Feds
Shortly after taking office in 1992, Pres. Clinton issued an Executive Order known as Presidential Decision Directive-25
[PDD-25].
allowing an exception to the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 18USC Sec.1385, PL86-70, Sec.
17[d]. which makes it illegal for military and law enforcement to exercise jointly.
The directive allows an exception for Joint Special Operations Command and it's subordinates.
Although the directive was focused on possible use internationally in peacekeeping and drug interdiction efforts, a loose interpretation can enable a military takeover of your city - using "all the latest tools".
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