[ September 17, 2008; 4:00 pm; ] To celebrate Constitution Day 2008, Ithaca College will honor the struggles for racial justice in the United States with a special event on Wednesday, September 17, at 4:00 p.m. in the Clark Lounge (in Campus Center). Constitution Day is an annual observance that commemorates the September 17, 1787, signing of the United States Constitution. During [...] [...]
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[ September 10, 2008; 8:00 pm; ] Haymarket Resisting Empire Tour—Ithaca What: Resisting Empire Tour Organizing Meeting. When: Wednesday, Sept. 10th. 8pm Where: Watermargin Co-op. 103 McGraw Place. Cornell University Open to all organizations. We will discuss the overall political perspective, organizational dates, invitation of speakers, and finances. Speakers List Options: 1. Dahr Jamail 2. Jeremy Scahill 3. Laila-Al-Arian 4. Michael Schwartz 5. Camilo Mejia 6. Aaron Glantz 7. Richard Stacewicz Haymarket Book Website: www.haymarketbooks.org/ [...] [ October 4, 2008; ] Saturday, October 4 Location: t.b.a. North East Winter Soldier will showcase veterans testifying alongside special guest Elliot Adams, Michael Schwartz and Tod Ensign. The purpose of N.E.W.S. is first and foremost to put the voices of those who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan front and center. Their voices and their testimony stand as one of the [...] [...] [ September 16, 2008; 7:30 pm; ] Award-winning journalist/blogger Josh Marshall will be speaking at Ithca College The Importance and Future of Independent Media [...] Speaking before the Pentecostal church, Palin painted the current war in Iraq as a messianic affair in which the United States could act out the will of the Lord. Google Video Direct Download – iPod/PSP Palin: Iraq war ‘a task that is from God’ —Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin told ministry [...] [...] PBS cameras captured an IVAW member who unfurled banners reading “YOU CAN’T WIN AN OCCUPATION” and “McCAIN VOTES AGAINST VETS” during John McCain’s acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention, Thursday, September 4, 2008. http://tompkinsagainstwar.blip.tv [...] [ September 12, 2008; 7:00 pm; ] FRIDAY, September 12, 7 pm at the Trumansburg Fire Hall Professor John Weiss of Cornell University will explore ways of assessing the danger of war and how to bring about conditions that may avoid it. As we’ve seen, many things seem to be pointing to a war between the US and Iran: Iran has rejected [...] [...] UPDATE: Goodman Charged with Obstruction; Felony Riot Charges Pending Against Kouddous and Salazar ST. PAUL–Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman and producers Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Nicole Salazar have all been released from police custody in St. Paul following their illegal arrest by Minneapolis Police on Monday afternoon. All three were violently manhandled by law enforcement officers. Abdel [...] [...] Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman, Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Nicole Salazar were arrested by the Minneapolis Police Department. Charged with conspiracy to riot. Footage from Rick Rowley and Brandon Jourdan. ›Amy Goodman Arrested at RNC on Twin Cities Indymedia. Goodman and two Democracy Now producers have been arrested on felony charges at the RNC. >From John [...] [...] [ September 4, 2008; 4:30 pm; ] September 4, Thursday: Irakli Kakabadze, Fiction Writer, Ithaca City of Asylum Writer in Residence 4:30 pm, Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall A writer and peace activist, Irakli Kakabadze has been a leading figure in the nonviolent movement for social change in Georgia for more than two decades. A member of the Civic Disobedience [...] [...] [ August 19, 2008; 5:00 pm; August 26, 2008; 5:00 pm; September 2, 2008; 5:00 pm; ] Ithaca Peace Now meets Tuesday at 5:00 pm for a vigil in the West end by the corner of State or Buffalo Street with Fulton (location may alternate). We’ll have our weekly meeting following the rally at 6:00 . “I heard from the Alternatives folks that they heard us loud and clear [...] [...] |
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