Three UCSC students are being targeted by the criminal justice system for helping campus workers in their struggle for economic justice.

UCSC Students Against War mobilizing mass action against UC Regents meeting Wednesday, May 25th in San Francisco!

Escalations in protest against military recruitment locally and nationally have shown results. Recuiters have been harassed, confronted, sued, kicked out, and engaged in dialogue. And they are worried.

May 20th, 2005, all US Army recruiting offices will be CLOSED in order to "reaffirm" their "oaths." This should be seen as a victory to those who have engaged in dialogue with recruiters--who have fallen short of their "goals" for enlistment consistently the past few years.

Free Radio call-in (.mp3) and info from the Capitola Recuiting office and the Watsonville "job" faire.

See also: Mumia Abu Jamal: Harder and Harder to Recruit || UCSC Students Kick Military Recruiters Off Campus || www.Indymedia.us || Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors

Military propaganda backed by police repression was clearly visible at the 7th Annual Job and Resource Fair that took place on May 18th at the GHWR Youth Center in Watsonville, CA. I wonder if the military was intentionally left off the flyer for the event which listed 18 agencies and employers.

Thank you for tuning in to the May 16, 2005 Indynewswire show on Free Radio Santa Cruz, 101.1 FM, freakradio.org and beyond. This show has been dedicated to Jeff "Free" Luers and the June 10-12 Weekend of Resistance. We hear audio from a documentary about Jeff "Free" Luers and I have a discussion with Dylan, a friend of Free and member of his Defense Network.

Audio: (Both files = 1:57:23 / 40.4 MB)

Part 1: Listen to the Stream or Download the mp3 (1:02:46 / 21.6 MB)

Part 2: Listen to the Stream or Download the mp3 (54:37 / 18.8 MB)

Part 2 starts off with the interview.