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May Day 2005 in Santa Cruz - part 1
I was on my way to the
Tom Scribner statue to meet up with the Wobblies for a march to the Clock Tower when i came across an interesting gathering of dancers on Cedar St.; a group called
Seabright Morris and Sword. After taking a few photos, I tried to figure out the significance of the festive gathering. I was handed a
pamphlet that said, "Morris dancing is a tradition of dance and music which survives as the most living (and lively) part of a ritual designed to shake off the dark and gloom of winter and celebrate the coming of spring."
Seabright Morris and Sword had begun their day at 6am at the Lighthouse and seemed to be finishing up as I rode on to meet up with the Wobblies around 11:45am. The timing was good as they had just begun marching to the Clock Tower.
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Paul Buhle: A pictoral history of the IWW
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Tell Australia to Stop Stealing from East Timor
29 Apr 2005
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Dez Wildwood, BACK DOOR e-news on East Timor
Fax Australia's Prime Minister Howard - Tell the Australian Government to Stop Stealing East Timor's Resources and East Timor's Future:
www.etan.org/action/fax/faxaus.htm
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Timor Society Demands Fair Median Line
29 Apr 2005
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Dez Wildwood, BACK DOOR e-news on East Timor
" ... the Australian government is anxious about discussions regarding the Maritime Boundary and prefers to discuss the distribution of natural resources, of which we are all aware that according to international UNCLOS law, 100% of the natural resources in the Timor Sea belong to Timor-Leste." 11 East Timorese NGOs
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Film Screening of The Take with Speakers from Argentina (4/28)
27 Apr 2005
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que se vayan todos
Thursday, April 28
Del Mar Theatre, Santa Cruz • 7 pm
Proclamation to honor Reel Work and the 100th Anniversary of the IWW
presented by City of Santa Cruz Mayor Mike Rotkin
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