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What a great article! The point of this checklist is to gain awareness on how we all take advantage of our position in society through unconscious domination of others. I think everyone could learn something from this.

A new chapter of the Brown Berets, a non-violent predominantly Latino youth activist organization, has been formed in Santa Cruz. Started by members of the Watsonville Brown Berets and Santa Cruz residents, the new chapter will be autonomous, dealing with issues unique to Santa Cruz.

The Watsonville Brown Berets began in 1994 in response to the increasing gang violence and specifically the gang related murder of 9-year-old Jessica Cortez and her 16-year-old brother, Jorge Cortez. Seeking to counter the growing violence, a small group of high school and college students formed the Brown Berets, adopting the name of a former Chicano revolutionary group of the 1960s.

Two activists are still in jail for defending the first amendment in the recent Grand Jury witchhunt. More activists are receiving subpoenas daily. Today the war on Free Speech in San Diego was escalated to a new level.

This morning, July 21st, at approximately 11AM, Pirate 96.9 was raided by the FCC.

Interview on radioActive sanDiego (.mp3) | Interview on Free Radio Santa Cruz | Please replay on your free, community and pirate radio stations.

The broadcast location of Pirate 96.9 was raided by a number of FCC agents with marshalls. No one was present at the location, so the FCC broke the locks on their doors, entered by force, took their equipment and left. They left a warrant behind them.

The antenna was taken as well as a number of other major components of broadcasting equipment.

Pirate 96.9 is currently off the air. More information at www.pirate969.org

Read a blog entry from just after the raid here: steadydietofnothing | more photos at San Diego Indymedia

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