The Australian Eco Trekker drew a curious and enthusiastic crowd at the June 26 Reception. The Compassion Flower Inn parking lot was filled with eco-mobiles representing an impressive range of clean technologies, along with their eco-aficionado owner's on-hand to give the techie-talk lowdown on each one. The Sentinel placement of the Eco Trek report the following day was page 2 under Local News. The "Wheels" section of the Sentinel on the same day featured the latest petroleum Jaguar (18 miles to a petroleum gallon). Eco Trekker will be back: Santa Cruz is now to be their last port of call in February 2004.

ATTENTION ACTIVISTS! STOP The WTO and the Anti-Life Practices and Polices of Agribusiness

Join a mass bike ride to Sacramento to protest privatization, globalization and genetic engineering!

Join the Santa Cruz 2 Sacramento list-serve!

Critical Mass Bike Ride Friday, May 30
Meet at the Clocktower at 5 pm!

Day after day, while we go about our lives in this virtual "paradise" of Santa Cruz, Something is being sprayed in our sky. AND NO ONE SEEMS TO NOTICE!!!!

Synergy Party, keeping us active and informed, two Wednesday nights in a row! To promote environmentally conscious and socially responsible businesses, organizations, musicians, and artists.

[ Photos I Synergy Party ]

Targeting donations for democratic rebuilding: relief efforts led by, and/or accountable to, low-income people, people of color and local people in NOLA and other affected areas.

www.sparkplugfoundation.org/katrinarelief.html

Hey!

Does anyone know if there is a place to bring food, clothing and shelter (tents, blankets, sleeping bags, etc...) here in Santa Cruz to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina?

Reports are pouring about the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina that hit the Gulf Coast this week; residents of the decimated and submerged City of New Orleans have been affected the most. An estimated 25,000 people have filled the New Orlean's Superdome where they are packed together in exhausting heat without working toilets or clean running water. Because a rescue worker was reportedly shot, evacuations were stopped on Wednesday. Despite the fact that people are dying in the streets, rescue workers were diverted from their work of humanitarian assistance to protecting building from looting, according to reports.

More: Hurricane Katrina devastates New Orleans || 1,200 People Stranded in Hospital || Hurricane Katrina Causes Unfathomable Damage in Southeastern US

[BBC Reports on the Disaster in New Orleans || New Orleans Makes Desperate 'SOS' For Relief || Links to video of New Orelans residents || Treatment of Victims Corresponds to Gov't Feelings About Poor, People of Color || Toxic New Orleans: 'The Worst Ever' || Why Aren't The Nation Guard There? || Liberal Blogger's Hurricane Relief || Network for Good]

Floods in New Orleans threaten more lives whilst rescue services appear unable to cope and hospitals and evacuation centers are facing isolation and power outages.

August 2nd, 2005: Members of the North Texas Anti-Racist Action Chapter had a sleepover. But, this was not an endeavor of pillow fights and makeovers. The NTARA spent the night assembling sack lunches that would soon be distributed to Day Laborers.