Head U$ Marshall Cheryl Koel gives her statement and gets some fun responses!!!

Family get-togethers nowadays can comprise many different diets. Often vegetarians and vegans present special challenges to family members who are not familiar with those dietary preferences. This article is for those family members. A vegetarian does not eat meat, but will eat dairy products and/or eggs. A vegan will not eat anything with meat, eggs, or dairy products. So a vegetarian can eat anything a vegan can eat, but not vice versa. With just a little forethought, these dietary preferences are not hard to accommodate. And your vegetarian/vegan guests will appreciate the efforts that show you cared. Often vegans and vegetarians resent the fact that no one cared about them having access to food that they can eat at family events, and with this little preparation, you can set the tone to be one of inclusion.

It is interesting that most civilizations tend to go from markets where most of the people trade wares with other people who produce wares, to an economic expansion model where specializations begin to occur and third parties begin to interact with services that raise the price of the trade items, artificially inflating the entire community’s economic system.

To vote or not to vote ? Vote Bush or vote Kerry ?

In keeping with the original purpose and roots of IMC, Santa Cruz Indymedia looks to the Zapatista model of resistance, in which teachers, members of the good government commitees, and even doctors are not paid, but must organize money for food outside of their activism.

Andrea Prichett gives talk on community justice and police alternatives at National Conference on Police Accountability

Watsonville, CA October 18, 2004 --- Copwatch, a nonviolent group to observe and monitor police activities is being formed by Watsonville citizens concerned about police misconduct and abuse of power in the Watsonville community. Following examples set by other Copwatch groups across the nation, members of Watsonville Copwatch, concerned with the lack of police accountability, will launch observation patrols and "Know-Your-Rights" trainings in order to increase the community's oversight of police activities.

see also: Santa Cruz Copwatch

related audio: Andrea Prichett on Community Justice and Police Alternatives

Chicago Tribune Editorial

The current rhetoric coming out of Washington is demanding that Syria end its "occupation" of Lebanon. However, not a single word is being said about the decades-long illegal and immoral occupation of the Palestinian people.

An interview with Wendy Campbell who discusses her latest documentary "Rosa Remembers Palestine" and her new media company MarWen Media will take place this Wed. at 7pm on Pacifica KPFA radio in Berkeley and will be available for listening as well at the website www.me-radio.org.