Activism and Resistance

Thousands March on Texas Capitol to Protest TTC/I-69

Jack — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:13:31 -0500

A protest against the proposed Trans-Texas Corridor was held at the Texas state capitol in Austin on April 5. According to Texans United for Reform and Freedom (TURF), “thousands” attended.

The Trans-Texas corridor is part of a massive plan to reduce freight traffic (and thereby increase trade with Mexico) with 4,000 miles of new and expanded roads, including toll roads. Most notorious is the “Northeast Texas to Mexico corridor,” part of the planned I-69 NAFTA Superhighway from Canada to Mexico. I-69 has been designated by the US Department of Transportation as a critical “Corridor of the Future.”

http://www.kbtx.com/home/headlines/17335624.html

http://texasturf.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=424&Itemi...

http://www.stopi69.wordpress.com

African Americans Are Spellbound

goldfingers — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 14:17:34 -0500

Mental enslavement is the act of blindly and deceitfully maneuvering a person into servitude while that person believes he/she is thinking for him/herself. In realizing that one is mentally enslaved, one can begin to constructively take strides toward freeing their mind from the shackles and re-building a solid, intelligible, unshackled, independent mind state. Thus, if one wishes to be mentally freed, he/she must become knowledgeable—informed—and separate oneself from any associations of the brainwashing mechanism.

Ruling Against Mumia Shows: No Justice in the Capitalist Courts

Fred Bergen — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:22:48 -0500

March 2008

Federal Court Reaffirms Frame-Up Conviction, Orders Life Behind Bars or Racist Legal Lynching

Ruling Against Mumia Shows:
No Justice in the Capitalist Courts

What passes for journalism in Oklahoma

indy-re — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:53:13 -0500

Do you have trouble telling this

from this?

Was that so hard?

Apparently, it is for the major newspapers in Oklahoma.

Slander against peace activists in state newspapers --
and what to do about it

On Tuesday, March 18, a front page story in the Daily Oklahoman by Anne Kelley, "Marine won't draw penalty for flag fight", contained an unbelievable slander against antiwar activists in Oklahoma and across the country.

Here's a passage:

Hidden Things You Do Not Know! 5/14

BobbyMeade — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:57:31 -0500

This just scrapes the surface of the work of the Bush Nazis! Illegal Eagles in the military?! Foolproof Bush Nazi murders. Can Hillary come back? Did the Third Reich come from England? 5/14 Pruning trees wrong.

"Evil men and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived." (2 Tim. 3:13)

I'm not willing to tailor my citizenship to the homo-haters' discomfort with the advancing recognition of LGBT equality.

bobnichols — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:01:39 -0600

(OKLAHOMA CITY) This Friday and Saturday, March 7th and 8th, there will be a Sexual Identity and Spirituality Conference on the campus of the University of Central Oklahoma sponsored by GATE (Gay Alliance for Tolerance and Equality), a UCO student organization, and co-sponsored by several open and affirming churches, including Church of the Open Arms, Cathedral of Hope, and Mayflower Congregational.

You can get more details at www.PFLAGokc.org .

ILWU to Shut Down West Coast Ports May 1 Demanding End to War in Iraq, Afghanistan

Fred Bergen — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 18:02:23 -0600

For Workers Strikes Against the War!

ILWU to Shut Down West Coast Ports May 1 Demanding End to War in Iraq, Afghanistan

In a major step for the U.S. labor movement, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) has announced that it will shut down West Coast ports on May 1, to demand an immediate end to the war and occupation in Iraq and Afghanistan and the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the Middle East. In a February 22 letter to AFL-CIO president John Sweeney, ILWU International president Robert McEllrath reported that at a recent coast-wide union meeting, “One of the resolutions adopted by caucus delegates called on longshore workers to stop work during the day shift on May 1, 2008 to express their opposition to the war in Iraq.”

Jim Goodnow's "Yellow Rose" Bus Destroyed by Suspicious Fire

dj — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 12:29:37 -0600

Update: A fund has been set up for Jim. See end of this post.

Jim Goodnow and his bus, the Yellow Rose, both have suffered a terrible tragedy.

Jim, who was at Camp Casey with Cindy Sheehan in August of 2005, got the Yellow Rose shortly thereafter and has been a fixture at actions around the country ever since. In recent months, Jim has been providing transportation to Iraq Veterans Against the War for their various tours and other activities. Last night, Jim escaped a fire of suspicious origins that destroyed the bus. Luckily Jim is all right.

This message was passed on by Bill Perry, a vet and anti-war activist.

The "Yellow Rose" bus, was totaled by fire, around 9:30 pm, Friday night, 1/11/08

Gold Star fathers to lead anti-war demonstration at bipartisan political forum - Monday 1/7 on OU campus

indy-re — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 22:02:08 -0600

Background: OU President (and former OK Democratic Senator) David Boren is hosting a political forum on Monday, 1/7 in Norman which will include Michael Bloomberg, (former Democrat, former Republican, now Independent) mayor of New York City, former Georgia Senator Sam Nunn and other retired politicians. The stated purpose is to promote a centrist, bipartisan political movement. The suspected purpose is to stroke the presidential ambitions of billionaire Bloomberg.

What: Demonstration to End The War and Bring The Troops Home.

Where: OU Campus, Norman, OK - Outside of Catlett Music Center - at Elm & Boyd.

When: Demonstration begins at 10A - 11A
(Bloomberg event 11A - Noon)

Demonstration continues Noon - 1P (depending on how long the event actually goes)

Who: Led by Gold Star Fathers: Warren Henthorn and John Scripsick

News from housing protests in New Orleans

indy-re — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:09:21 -0600

Follow the news of the housing protests in New Orleans on the following sites:

http://neworleans.indymedia.org/news/
http://www.defendneworleanspublichousing.org/
http://www.justiceforneworleans.org/

Guerrilla news video of 12/18/07 action:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fhyo9mk_Nxg