by Dr, Kevin J. Barrett Monday, Dec. 05, 2005 at 10:07 PM-
kevin (at) mujca.com - from the LAIMC

On September 12th 2005 The California Bat Conservation Fund held
The Day of the Bat at the Louden Nelson Center an informational event disspelling the myths of Earth's most unusual benifical mammal.

New Song/WMV "BushWhacked" run time 3:48

On Wednesday, Dec. 7, at 2:30, in the College 8 Red Room (UCSC), there will be a report-back from the Common Ground relief efforts going on in the ravaged city of New Orleans. The event will focus on the state of the city and surrounding areas, hit both by hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and on the ways which these tradgedies combined with the region's corruption and racism to create a truly devastating situation for it's residents.

There is still no power in much of the city. Trash pickup is sporadic, making it very difficult for people to begin the cleaning process. People are being evicted from their homes, their belongings thrown into the street. There are still national-guard enforced curfews in much of the city.

Common Ground is a grassroots group which has risen from the rubble to provide, in a very DIY fashion, many of the services which the local, federal, and state aid groups, as well as the nonprofits, have neglected to provide. Under the banner Solidarity not Charity, common ground is attempting to help people rebuild their homes and lives, and to combat the racism which led to the current situation.

Report-back
20 min. video presentation
Q&A

A speech read by Steve Stormoen of UCSC Students Against War at the November 30th "De-Nuke UC" Day of action at UC Santa Cruz, against the nuclear weapons labs at Los Alamos and Lawrence Livermore. The protest featured a wedding ceremony between the UC and Bechtel, many informative speakers, and a community art project in the form of an 8 foot papier-mache warhead.

School Board renigging on promised salary negotiations after two years of cuts. Support the educators and the kids they teach on Wednesday, December 7th at 7pm during the PVUSD Board meeting at the District Office.

On Wed. 11/30, University students in California, Colorado and New Mexico, took part in a day of action to call for nuclear abolition, demilitarization, and an end to their schools' involvement in nuclear weapons research and development. A noon rally at UCSC drew about 50 people, and dozens of curious onlookers. The students held a mock wedding ceremony, symbolizing the 'marriage' of the UC with the Bechtel.

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On Tuesday, Dec. 6th, the United States Supreme Court will decide if schools that ban recruiters from their campuses can lose federal funds. There will be protests and actions at military recruitment stations all across the nation.

In a state report investigating the cause of the New Orleans disaster, Louisiana officials have concluded that the cause was levees that were allowed to fall into disrepair by the federal agencies that were entrusted with their care.