Tompkins County Against War & Occupation

The Bellingham Sanctuary Movement is facing a big challenge.   In her op-ed Sanctuary city Pro: Support for troops should mean all of them published June 13 in the Bellingham Herald, Marie Marchand, executive director of the Whatcom Peace and Justice Center, writes:
Given Bellingham’s reputation, it is an especially stinging affront that four AWOL soldiers of [...]

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By Mary Anne Grady Flores
I was deeply saddened to see that it was our friend Bassam Abu Rahmah that was killed this past Friday, April 17th, 2009, in the village of Bil’in, Palestine. He was killed by an Israeli soldier firing a high velocity tear gas canister into his chest from only 100 feet away!  [...]

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Join the forum discussion on this postI just read the text of H.RES.34: “Recognizing Israel’s right to defend itself against attacks from Gaza, reaffirming the United States strong support for Israel, and supporting the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.”
I cannot fathom a worse resolution for the House to pass. I urge you to contact your [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Join the forum discussion on this postIf you are drawn to the technical side of independent media, specically
blogs and internet video, and are interested in sharing knowledge, I’d
like to talk with you.
I’d like to see a series of workshops in Syracuse, Rochester,
Binghamton, Ithaca, and any other location where there is sufficient
interest to help content [...]

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Join the forum discussion on this postBy: Irakli Zurab Kakabadze
It is a little more than a month since the world watched a bloody confrontation unfold between Georgia and Russia over South Ossetia.  The conflict was sparked by a miscalculation on the part of Mikhail Saakashvili, President of Georgia, who apparently felt emboldened by [...]

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Join the forum discussion on this postIthaca Community Radio (ICR) has been granted a Construction Permit by the F.C.C. to construct a new, community-owned and operated radio station (WRFI FM) to serve communities in the vicinity of Ithaca and Watkins Glen.   http://ithacaradio.org/
Contact us if you’d like to help –any help is appreciated and important!  [...]

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Join the forum discussion on this postHere is my commentary on the Impeachment Hearings (see action alert on right sidebar –you are most welcome to post your own commentary here after you take action):
As compliant and accommodating to central power as the American public often seems to be, there is something about being deceived [...]

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