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Marcellus Shale Golf Invitational and Conference A little bird 2010-09-25 12:11 PM
The inaugural Marcellus Shale Golf Invitational and Industry/Government Grip and Grin Conference will be held on 28 and 29 Septemeber near Pittsburgh. (text/plain)

FCGOA Defeats UGSOA at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Headquarters in Wash DC FCGOA NEWS 2010-08-29 12:23 AM
"Today's VICTORY by FCGOA against UGSOA and it's UGSOA Local 44 sends a clear message to UGSOA President Desiree Sullivan that all is NOT Well at UGSOA" Stated FCGOA President Guy James. (text/html)

Four Climate Ground Zero Activists Arrested in their homes, still jailed Climate Ground Zero 2009-12-30 5:38 PM
Four Climate Ground Zero activist arrested in their homes in Rock Creek, WV Tuesday (text/plain)

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Over 300 Homeless People Expected to Participate: Informational Picketing @ Rivers Casino Rivers Casino News 2009-11-13 7:42 PM
Ed Fasulo, President and COO of Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh, Explain To Me, Your Customers, Your Workers and the Rest of the Pittsburgh Community on HOW The Workers at RIVERS CASINO Can Afford to Support Their Families on Poverty Wages Ranging From $8.00 to $9.50 Per Hour? (text/html)

Rivers Casino's Union Busting FEAR Tactics Rivers Casino Union Busting News 2009-11-11 7:15 PM
Did Rivers Casino Security Officers vote against unionization or did they Fall Victim to Jackson & Lewis Union-Busting FEAR and Intimidation Tactics? (text/html)

Rivers Casino Supervisor Physically Assaults Casino Security Officer during Union Campaign Rivers Casino Union Busting News 2009-11-06 5:40 AM
Rivers Casino nightshift supervisor John Kovach had demanded that the 22 plus casino security professionals working on that shift remove their SPFPA Union RESPECT pins from their jackets. When they refused their supervisor John Kovach then Physically Assaulted at least one of the officers by Physically Removing his SPFPA RESPECT Button from his jacket. (text/html + 1 comment)

Phil Africa's Art! BE47 2009-08-18 3:35 AM
Video and website of innocent human rights activist and environmentalist Phil Africa. Phil and the other 7 surviving "MOVE 9" are imprisoned in Pennsylvania. They are now eligible for parole. (text/plain + 1 comment)

Specter Staff Threatens to Trash Letters in Support of Employee Free Choice Pennsylvania Worker News 2009-04-20 8:30 PM
Hello? These are Pennsylvania residents whom the senator represents. This is the way you treat your constituents? (text/html)

Oscar Grant's murder: No isolated incident! Remember Jonny Gammage! PhotoJourney of Pain! T. Love 2009-01-12 7:49 PM

Oscar Grant's murder: This is not an isolated incident! Remember Jonny Gammage! Hammick in 2002, Kendra James in 2003, James Perez, James Philip Chasse, Jr. all unarmed and killed by Police. Diallo, Sean Bell, Ousmane Zongo, Patrick Moses Dorismond, Alexandros Grigoropoulos and Now Oscar Grant, all unarmed and killed by Police. Abner Louima was also handcuffed and tortured! And Within hours of Oscar Grant's shooting, Robbie Tolan, another unarmed man, was also shot by Police. Let the world know about! We will not allow a police state! (image/jpeg)

I Live and Die On Principles Andre Jacobs 2008-12-12 7:30 PM
The following article was written by Andre Jacobs, a state prisoner recently awarded $185,000 by a jury in a federal lawsuit after they found 3 current and former employees of the PA Department of Corrections guilty of conspiring to deny him access to the courts by seizing and destroying his legal property. (text/plain + 2 comments)

A Lady for President Donna Jean Young 2008-04-21 5:22 PM
HOT OFF THE PRESS!!! A FUN AND FUNKY RAP SONG A LADY FOR PRESIDENT? Donna Jean Young has decided to get into the hot election race with this quirky song. She has joined up with James – Dan, Eddy and Dave to rap, ‘A Lady for President?’ 1: ‘A LADY FOR PRESIDENT?’ – 1 Minute 59 Seconds Duration (3 seconds silence at start and 7 seconds silence after finish) (audio/mpeg)

Rustbelt Radio for February 11, 2008 Pittsburgh IMC: Rustbelt Radio collective 2008-02-12 6:56 PM
On this week's show... * In honor of Black History Month, we bring you voices and songs from black freedom fighters * Community leaders gather together at the Black and White reunion * Word on the Street on the new drink tax in Allegheny County * City Council in Berkeley, California condemns the local U.S. Marines Recruiting Center and * The Department of Labor announces intent to strip worker protections from its H two A guest worker program * and more in our local and global headlines (audio/mpeg)

Rustbelt Radio for March 26, 2007 Pittsburgh IMC: Rustbelt Radio collective 2007-03-27 1:24 AM
On this week's show... * Over 1000 people march in Pittsburgh to demand "Education not Occupation, Healthcare not Warfare, Buses not Bombs," and "Bring the Troops Home Now." * Steelworkers Lawyer Dan Kovalik speaks about the connections between the Chiquita Fruit Company, Drummond Mining, Paramilitaries and Human Rights Abuses in Colombia * New anti-immigration legislation is introduced into the Pennsylvania house * And, a court decision in Arizona sets a precedent for Native americans' rights to protect sacred sites. * and more in our local and global headlines (audio/mpeg)

VFA Wins Campaign Against Foie Gras at Giant Eagle! Voices for Animals of Western PA 2007-02-25 1:27 AM
VICTORY!!! Giant Eagle Stops Selling Foie Gras! (text/plain + 3 comments)

Intelligence Experts Scott Ritter and Ray McGovern are coming to Pittsburgh for Iraq Forum Kevin Caridad 2006-09-18 8:55 AM

Scott Ritter was the the Chief United Nations Weapons Inspector in Iraq from 1991 to 1998. Ray McGover is a former CIA analyst who has accused the Bush administration of manipulating intelligence in its rush to invade Iraq. (image/jpeg)

Pennsylvania to increase minimum wage statewide Rustbelt Radio 2006-07-09 1:05 PM
Recently passed state legislation will raise the minimum wage in Pennsylvania by $2 over the next year. Governor Rendell has pledged to sign the bill into law. (text/plain + 11 comments)

Rustbelt Radio memorial day 2006 special Indymedia Rustbelt Radio collective 2006-06-01 5:53 PM
This week on Rustbelt Radio, a special Memorial Day program in recognition of innocent people who have been imprisoned or executed. We will hear an in depth report on wrongful incarceration including interviews with: * Bill Moushey of the Innnocence Institute of Pittsburgh * Tommy Doswell, of Homewood, who was wrongfully incarcerated for 19 years before being cleared by DNA evidence * Duane Kirk, who was wrongfully incarcerated for 15 months * and members of the Black Politicial Empowment Project who are working towards legislation for compensation and services for the wrongfully incarcerated. Also, Blackbox Radio interviews the The Icarus Project, a radical mental health organization. Program note: this show was orginally scheduled for May 29, 2006, but was postponed until May 31 due to unforeseen technical problems at WRCT studios. (audio/mpeg)

Rustbelt Radio for May 22, 2005 Indymedia Rustbelt Radio collective 2006-05-22 10:50 PM
On this week's show... * We'll hear more on a proposal to build a new waste-coal fired power plant in Robinson Township, Washington County * In Dublin, Ireland, a group of 41 Afghanis occupied St. Patricks Cathedral seeking asylum * local news on a funding crisis for needle exchange, solitary confinement in Pennsylvania prisons, and single payer health care reform * and global news on an anti-Halliburton protest in Oklahoma, the Sri Lankan civil war, and more (audio/mpeg)

Rustbelt Radio for May 15, 2006 Indymedia Rustbelt Radio collective 2006-05-16 12:04 AM
On this week's show... * We investigate the issues surrounding a new waste coal power plant proposed for Robinson Township, Washington county. * we'll hear about the importance of lower power FM radio and the fight for community media, from a recent discussion held in Pittsburgh with Hannah Sassaman of the Prometheus Radio Project * we have the return of our segment which spotlights a local grassroots group, The Light at the End of the Fort Pitt Tunnel. This week we'll hear about Run-Baby-Run. It's a crash-course to turn ordinary folks into electable politicians. * and two doctors from Kenya talk about providing post-abortion care to women in Kenya, and women's access to reproductive health care (audio/mpeg)

Rustbelt Radio for May 8, 2006 Indymedia Rustbelt Radio collective 2006-05-09 11:25 AM
On this week's show... * We'll hear excerpts from the May Day speak-out for immigrants rights in Pittsburgh * We'll have a report on police repression and violence in San Salvador Atenco, Mexico * Also, an exhibit of Palestinian Childrens artwork at Brandeis University was taken down by the school - Rustbelt Radio speaks to the Israeli Student who curated the exhibit * plus news on the Robinson Township power plant, the Pittsburgh-born nominee for the job of CIA chief, the anniversary of the Kent State shooting, and more (audio/mpeg)

Call-In Against Chrysler April 5th! Voices for Animals of Western Pennsylvania 2006-03-31 2:11 AM
Call Chrysler on Wednesday, April 5th, to express your opposition to their sponsorship of circus animal abuse and exploitation! (text/plain)

Rustbelt Radio for January 23, 2006 Indymedia Rustbelt Radio 2006-01-23 8:57 PM
On this week's show... * a report from the Black and White Reunion's tenth annual Summit Against Racism, held in East Liberty this past weekend * We continue our discussion about Venezuela with Katrina Kozarek from the Calle y Media Video Collective * We'll hear from an activist in Africa, who is organizing to abolish 3rd world debt * and a court has ruled in favor of locked-out steelworkers in Ohio * plus Rustbelt Radio's Indymedia headlines (audio/mpeg)

Rustbelt Radio for January 9, 2006 Indymedia Rustbelt Radio Collective 2006-01-10 1:01 AM
On this week's show... * we'll hear about connections between prison abuses at home and abroad * and we'll speak with Katrina Kozarek about the Calle y Media video cooperative in Venezuela * but first, these local and global headlines (audio/mpeg)

PA House Education Committee investigates "liberal bias" and votes to keep schoo Hal Smith 2005-11-24 5:52 AM

Rustbelt Radio for November 14, 2005 Indymedia Rustbelt Radio collective 2005-11-15 10:57 AM
On today's show... * We have an interview With Helem GLBT Center in Beirut, Lebanon * Updates on the Paris Riots * Spoken word by Alixa and Naima * an update on police harassment of Common Ground Relief volunteers in New Orleans * our local and global headlines (audio/mpeg)

P-T teachers continue strike for better salaries, benefits Emily Hoerner 2005-10-28 4:22 PM
News piece about the teachers of Penn-Trafford School District on strike. (text/plain)

P-T teachers continue strike for better benefits, salaries Emily Hoerner 2005-10-27 8:24 PM
News article concerning the Penn-Trafford School District teachers on strike. (text/plain)

Rustbelt Radio for June 27, 2005 Indymedia Radio Collective 2005-06-29 3:50 PM
* A bill currently in Harrisburg could raise the minimum wage across the state of Pennsylvania to seven dollars and fifteen cents. * We talk with representatives of the Pittsburgh-based Just Health Care Campaign * the BioDemocracy conference in Philadelphia met in opposition to the Biotechnology Industry Orgranization's meetings; Rustbelt has a report. * and we hear from Iraqi Labor Leaders on their speaking tour stop last week in Pittsburgh (audio/mpeg)

Rally for Clean Energy—Health, Jobs, & Energy Independence matt toups 2005-06-09 7:37 PM

On Tuseday June 7th, Mountain Justice Summer activists join locals from western Pennsylvania and West Virginia for a Rally for Clean Energy in downtown Pittsburgh. The rally was held in opposition to the National Coal Show held in the Convention Center that week. (image/jpeg)

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