Santa Cruz Metro workers, are ramping up pressure for a fair deal after their contract talks reached a stalemate. Bus drivers, mechanics, and other workers, who've gone without a contract since March 31, maintained a three hour picket line at the downtown bus station Wednesday, after talks with management broke off.

Art & Revolution along with Media Watch had an entry in the July 4th Aptos Parade that some didn't appreciate!

This is from the Portland IMC:

author: Joseph Hillier
The evidence of brutality, torture, murder, corruption, conspiracy, and complete contempt for all standards of human decency that is certain to come out during the impeachment of Bush and his high administrative officials will forever discredit the evil neo-con, capitalist, corporate, militarist ideology.

Good to see you at our first summer series film and at the Reverend Billy event. We'll see you again this Friday as...

Santa Cruz Guerilla Drive-In Presents

On June 24, I took part in the first ever Santa Cruz Midnight Mystery Ride.

LIBERTY BOUND, shunned even by organizations like MoveOn.org and Democracy Now!, has finally found the distrubution it deserves on Free Speech TV! (Dish Network 9415) Thursday, July 7th - (EST) 2am, 9am, 1:30pm, 4:30pm, 9pm

On July 6, the "Pastors for Peace Caravan to Cuba" bus was parked on Cedar St. Amigos de Cuba (Friends of Cuba), Santa Cruz County, USA spoke with many people about the "Cuban Five" and the US embargo on Cuba. It was a beautiful Wednesday afternoon, and lots of people were out and about at Santa Cruz's weekly farmer's market.

Solidarity with the Bolivarian Revolution

Dances With Kittens will be showing The Fourth World War on Tuesday, July 12, at 6:00PM, at the Resource Center for Nonviolence. FREE, but donations are gleefully accepted.

The following is a story published in the July 2005 issue of Street Spirit, a homeless newspaper published by the American Friends Service Committee in San Francisco. Copies of the paper are available in the library, at the Homeless Services Center, and through Becky Johnson at 831-479-9291.