Tune in this wednesday at 7pm on Free Radio Santa Cruz 101fm www.freakradio.org for exclusive interview with Palden Gyatso a Tibetian Monk inprisoned for over 30yrs by Communist China's occupation.

I recently stumbled upon the "Public Assitance" board game in a thrift store. It is a telling game of racial and class-based stereotypes that should really be archived in a museum somewhere. I have taken the time to document this bit of American race and class history.

Tibetans are gaining a new voice with their won photos, exhibits and a soon to be released DVD

While we are caught up in our opposition to the Iraq war/occupation and the immense costs of that war ($132 billion so far and counting), very little is written or talked about by the human rights catastrophe happening in Sudan. It is estimated that 1000 people a day die in Sudan while local organizations (WILPF, the IWW, and the RCNV) have yet to even pick up the issue. While many have involved themselves in the Israeli/Palestinian conflict (myself included), the death toll there is 4,200 dead (on both sides) in the past FOUR YEARS!! This pales as a nothing on the scale with actual GENOCIDE being committed in Sudan. Is it significant that the perpetrators in Sudan are Arab/Muslims??? Does the RCNV have an unwritten rule that it will not publicize any injustice done by Arabs? A search of their website today (Sept. 12, '04) shows that the name "Sudan" cannot be found anywhere on the website!! Of course, the anti-homeless issue of the Sleeping Ban cannot not be found there either. The following article can be found on the Human Rights Watch website at www.hrw.org