This is catastrophic for the uninsured, disabled, all who wil need longterm nursing home care like Altzheimer's patients, & poor people.Please forward this on & especially to anyone living anywhere where their Senators and Representatives are less supportive of these programs, even Democrats. Call Sen. Boxer & Finestein & Rep. Woolsey anyway to encouage them to take a more active role in opposing cuts. If the phone number provided is always busy, you can try the usual toll-free Capitol Switchboard number: 1-888-818-6641. Remember its 3 hours later in Washington DC.

On this morning's edition of Democracy Now, host Amy Goodman reported that people were still stranded in a New Orleans hospital, waiting for evacuation. Their contact in the hospital was last heard from last night (Wednesday) via a text message that read, "No Water, Sick, Call Somebody for Help."

On August 28, a No Border Encuentro conference was held at the Sherman Heights Community Center in San Diego.

On the night of August 27, a benefit concert known as "Beats Against Borders" was held at Voz Alta in San Diego. The concert featured Dias Tristes, a Tijuana punk band, Southern California hip hop and break-beat dj's Boomerang Politick as well as the Bay Area's Entartete Kunst. We also heard from Roy San Filipo of the former Love and Rage Revolutionary Anarchist Federation.

August 27 was the first day of the No Border Encuentro which took place in Tijuana and San Diego. The encuentro provided a time and space to become informed and fightback against the border, racism, capitalism and empire. We struggle for dignity, autonomy and freedom of movement for all peoples.