On May 7th the UCSC Anarchist Research Cluster and the Center for Cultural Studies will host a one-day conference and conversation exploring and contextualizing contemporary anarchism.

Organizing questions include: How can we think adequately about anarchism’s place in current social justice movements? What resources does anarchism present us for addressing the current moment? What is it about this current conjuncture that resonates with anarchism? How might anarchism be a part of re-politicizing the academic left?

The conference will include two panels with ample time for discussion, and an extended lunch discussion. Conference speakers include Iain Boal, Arif Dirlik, Carwil James, John Holloway, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Barry Pateman, Roger White, and Eddie Yuen.

The open form of the conference will facilitate a roundtable atmosphere for all to participate actively.

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Camilo Mejia, the first Iraq military resister, will be honored by the Santa Cruz community and tell the story of his moral decision, going AWOL and later turning himself in to face trial and a year in the stockade - Wednesday May 4th, 7pm, at the Santa Cruz Veteran’s Hall, 846 Front St., Santa Cruz.

The world's largest convention of biotech and pharmaceutical executives is coming to Philadelphia this June. Join thousands to resist their closed-door corporate agenda of GE agriculture, healthcare for profit and bioweapons proliferation. Give voice to a different vision of fair trade, local food sovereignty, healthcare for all, biodiversity, and honest science.

Alert ::: Grassroots Democracy is Growing!
Counter the Annual Convention of the Biotech Industry
June 18-21, 2005 in Philadelphia
_www.reclaimthecommons.net *** www.biodev.org

Crude oil prices have climbed since 2002, and so government revenue from a Sunrise gas project is about four times higher than figures used by oil companies.

Armenia maintained an empire for 1500 years, and violently oppressed it's neighbors to the extent of their capabilities.
Here are 2 statements from their victims in recent history