download video Click for lower bandwidth video on Youtube Dec. 30th, 2009 Thirty people of Ithaca NY, including children gathered on the main artery Rt. 13, to protest the Israeli attacks on Gaza, holding banners as thousands of cars passed during rush hour in frigid weather for hours this afternoon. Many passed honking in support of the [...] [...]
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By Krisy Gashler • kgashler@gannett.com • December 30, 2008 The AWOL Fort Drum soldier who asked for Common Council’s help earlier this month appears to be headed for an administrative discharge, his lawyer said. Go to article and story chat on theithacajournal.com U.S. Army Specialist Stephen Trevor Loope petitioned Ithaca’s Common Council at their Dec. 3 meeting [...] [...] The letter below is written from Ramallah, the capitol of the West Bank where I lived for 3 months. Please read this and ck out the doc.’s below. The death toll has risen to over 300 & almost 1,000 injured from Israeli air attacks on Gaza since this letter was written. Join us in public protest or organize one in your city. Add your city to the many who are crying out…..enough! Justice and peace for Gaza and Palestine! End the occupation and slaughter! Tuesday 3:30 – 5:30 pm Wegman’s bridge on Rt. 13 next to CVS, Ithaca, NY Bring friends, banners – call 280-8797 to RSVP [...] UPDATE: Heidi Schloegel of the Bronx,NY, Ellen Grady and Clare Grady of Ithaca, NY, were released at 6:30 pm today from the DC jail, and were seen in Washington DC Superior Court this evening, with a court date set to appear on Jan. 29th, 2009. The three mothers were charged with unlawful entry [...] [...] [ December 30, 2008; 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm. ] Demonstration for Tuesday, 3:30-5:30 at the intersection of Clinton and Route 13 in Ithaca organized by Ithaca contingent of CNY-CEOP (CNY Campaign to End the Occupation of Palestine). Contact Mary Anne Grady Flores or Beth Harris. Details to follow. [...] Good question! Artists always dream of saving the world, whether they live in Cuba or the US, Afghanistan or even Irak. But, why this article now on music in Cuba? by Pablo Menéndez Havana, Cuba 16 Dec, 2008 Time magazine prints over 4 MILLION copies in the US alone. This week’s cover story, Can Music Save Cuba?, by [...] [...] CNN’s Take on Bush Shoe Incident, with additional video of Bush talking about it. An Iraqi journalist threw two shoes at President George W. Bush at a News Conference during his surprise visit to Iraq today. The president ducked and the size 10′s missed. Among Muslims, throwing shoes at someone, or sitting so that the bottom [...] [...] click here to download. Originally planned as a protest against Bank of America on the Ithaca Commons, students & community members rallied Friday, December 12 in celebration of the victory by the 200 Republic Windows and Doors workers who had been occuping the factory in Chicago over Republic’s and BoA’s failure to live up to contract [...] [...] Call Everyone you Know! Please Forward Widely The Rally this Friday is STILL ON! Incredible VICTORY for the workers’ occupation! RALLY FRIDAY 4:45pm to 6pm Bernie Milton Pavilion on the Commons On Wednesday night, the 200 workers sitting in at Republic Windows and Doors voted unanimously to accept a deal where they would receive 8 weeks of severance pay, [...] [...] December 10, 2008 at 11:32 PM Bursting from the front doors of the factory they had occupied for more than six days, the former workers of Republic Windows & Doors jubilantly chanted “Yes We Did” in victory tonight. About 9:30 p.m., the more than 200 workers present at the shuttered plant voted unanimously to accept a deal brokered after three days and nearly 20 hours of negotiations between their union, Republic management, its lender, and other parties. Go to article on chicagobreakingnews.com [...] Firm’s talks with Bank of America, union continue By Robert Mitchum | Tribune reporter December 10, 2008 An offer by Bank of America to extend more credit to Republic Windows & Doors on Goose Island failed by late Tuesday to develop into an agreement to dislodge workers who have been occupying the closed plant for five days in protest of losing pay and benefits. Go to article on chigagotribune.com [...] [ December 10, 2008; 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm. ] The Universal Declaration of Human Rights will be 60 years old on Wednesday, Dec. 10. Its 30 articles affirm a basic set of rights that everyone should have all through the world. The Ithaca group of Amnesty International invites you to celebrate the annniversary–Human Rights Day–with a candlelight vigil at the Main Pavilion, Ithaca Commons, Wednesday 5:30 to 6:30. We will have [...] [...] by Hart Seely / The Post-Standard Tuesday December 09, 2008, 6:30 AM Geddes, NY — A Geddes justice ruled Monday night that state police overstepped their authority at the New York State Fair when they arrested a man protesting the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay. As a result, Justice John D. Kinsella dismissed all charges against Ed Kinane, the veteran Syracuse activist who spent a week in jail after his arrest for criminal trespassing. Go to article on syracuse.com. [...] [ December 12, 2008; 4:45 pm; ] What? Jobs for Justice and the Ithaca chapter of the International Socialist Organization, among others, is making a National Call for supporting Chicago factory workers occupying their glass and doors factory. When? We are aiming for Wednesday in front of Ithaca Bank of America @ the Commons. 4:45pm. Why? 250 workers are occupying the Republic Windows & [...] [...] After the Ithaca Journal published a thorough and factually correct article by Krisy Gashler, the opinion page editor (OPE) apparently felt compelled to engage in “pre-emptive spin” just in case the Ithaca Common Council reverses itself and decides to issue a Common Council resolution in support of Trevor Loope. Why? I can [...] [...] Editorials –AWOL soldier: Don’t get involved Common Council, Ithaca Journal, Dec. 9, 2008 AFTER GOOD FACTUAL STORY BY REPORTER, I.J. EDITOR FEELS COMPELLED TO ENGAGE IN PREVENTATIVE SPIN With its seemingly endless things-to-do list, the last thing Ithaca Common Council should do is write a letter on behalf of AWOL soldier Trevor Loope. AWOL soldier [...] [...] Click here to download. [...] photo by Marty Luster Sp/4 Trevor L. 22, of Austin, TX served 15 months in Afghan combat with the 3d Brigade, of the 10th Mountain Division. Upon returning to Ft. Drum in 2007 he was unable to obtain adequate treatment for mental health issues. This caused him to leave the base in search of [...] [...] Press Advisory More info: Tod Ensign, Citizen Soldier (212) 679-2250 (O) or (917) 647-5676 AWOL Afghan War Vet to Appear at Ithaca Common Council’s Mtg on Dec. 3d to Seek Its Support December 3, 2008, 7:00 pm, public meeting, Ithaca Common Council, City Hall, Ithaca, N Y Pvt. S. Trevor L. formerly of Ft Drum, NY will speak at [...] [...] |
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Terrorizing Dissent
Remember the RNC and the ridiculous big screen behind the podium where wholesome, patriotic images of Anytown, USA were displayed as a backdrop for Senator McCain? The problem was that the only time you saw the screen was on a long shot. With telephoto lens on the candidate, only a small portion of the [...] [...]