Ithacan returns from Cuba with Venceremos Brigade

Never let it be said that our alternative media and new modes of communication like blogs, Facebook and Twitter will ever replace the role of the conventional daily paper. It came as a complete surprise that I read in this morning’s Ithaca Journal that Emiliano Acevedo, a recent Ithaca College graduate, just returned with [...] [...]

Dan Burgevin, back from Cuba with Pastors for Peace

I am back from my third trip with pastors for peace to our neighbor Cuba. Every time I have gone, the place and people there get a little deeper into my consciousness. We visit new facilities or see a different service that the revolution has provided for the people and I’m further convinced about [...] [...]

Ithaca Veterans Peace Council – Organizing Meeting, Autumn Leaves on the Ithaca Commons – 2nd Fl. Office

[ August 24, 2009; 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm. ] Location: Autumn Leaves on the Ithaca Commons – 2nd Fl. Office Membership discussion, upcoming events: a veterans’ vigil (see Louie), veterans’ writing group (Post Traumatic Press), film presentations on D-U poisoning and Agent Orange – effects on children, civilians and our soldiers, fundraisers for Michael Blake’s project and for ‘Teach In Vietnam’… and more… Event Sponsors: Veterans [...] [...]

Video from Green Fest 2009

download New York Green Fest 2009, Aug. 7-9, Alfred, NY. Forum on Sustainable Energy, Part 1: Musical welcoming by the Lucky Pluckers and introduction to the solar stage. Meg Krywe and Tom Persichilli comprise the Lucky Pluckers fol/rock/old-timey music band. Meg has worked with a number of citizen groups to keep nuclear waste out of Allegheny County [...] [...]