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Dr. Strada of Emergency Speaking in PGH Morgan 2006-10-29 9:23 PM
Dr. Strada of the humanitarian NGO "Emergency" speaking in Pittsburgh on Thursday, October 26, 2006. (audio/mpeg)

Oct 27 Protest at McDonalds Pgh Imc Video Collective 2006-10-28 7:59 PM
Video from Student/Farmworker Alliance at McDonalds near the University of Pittsburgh on October 27th. (video/quicktime + 4 comments)

Account of the Príista attack in Santa Lucia del Camino in Oaxaca, Mexico Two Poggers in Oaxaca 2006-10-28 6:48 PM
NOTE: This account is not meant to be a complete account of the day, it is meant to be from the perspectives and experiences of two people in the midst of what can only be described as a battle in the streets of Santa Lucia, in Oaxaca. We know that other things happened in other neighborhoods, and that other things probably happened in our vicinity. This is our best effort at capturing the events that we experienced and witnessed. (text/plain + 2 comments)

Staughton Lynd & Mumia Abu-Jamal on John Brown's Legacy Jessica McPherson 2006-10-26 11:21 PM
In a recent talk at Carnegie Mellon University, Staughton Lynd, Mumia Abu Jamal, and Johanna Fernandez address the legacy of John Brown and its relevance to the struggle for justice and racial equality today. (audio/mpeg)

Stolen Lives Remembered on October 22 marie 2006-10-26 5:48 PM

National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation (image/jpeg)

utility reconnection issue out in the cold 2006-10-26 11:45 AM
obstacles to reconnecting gas- question (text/plain + 1 comment)

Arvind Kejriwal speaks on Right-to-Information laws in India Jessica McPherson 2006-10-26 2:51 AM
Arvind Kejriwal, founder of the public interest group Parivarthan in India, dedicated to improving government accountability and transparency, gave a talk hosted by the Association for Indian Development-Pittsburgh Chapter on how the new national Right-to-Information law enacted last year in India is empowering ordinary people to challenge corruption and hold their government accountable to the public interest. Audio: 42:16 (audio/x-ogg)

Oct 27 Protest at McDonalds, support farmworkers rights iiiii 2006-10-24 9:53 PM

Rustbelt Radio for October 23, 2006 IMC Rustbelt Radio collective 2006-10-23 11:48 PM
On this week's show... * We take a look at the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Black Panther Party * We hear how the new Right to Know law in India is empowering people to challenge corruption * Stories about the gaming task force in Pittsburgh and news from Palestine * and more in our local and global headlines (audio/mpeg)

Voices for Animals protests Victoria's Secret's chainsaw massacre Voices for Animals 2006-10-18 12:33 PM

On friday October 13 Voices for animals assembled outside Shadyside's Victoria's Secret store clad in "barkface" masks (a spoof off the Texas chainsaw massacre's "leatherface") and chainsaws to draw attention to the horror story that is taking place in North America's endangered forests. (image/jpeg + 6 comments)

Amy Goodman recording - 2006 speaking tour at CMU Rustbelt Radio 2006-10-18 11:34 AM
Amy Goodman is host of Democracy Now! and author of Static: Government Liars, Media Cheerleaders, and the People Who Fight Back. On the afternoon Saturday October 14 2006 she spoke at Carnegie Mellon University's Porter Hall to a crowd packed into seats, aisles and anywhere else they could stand. (audio/mpeg + 1 comment)

Annual Thomas Merton Award Honoring Dr. Angela Davis Jeremy Shenk 2006-10-18 9:12 AM
Join the Thomas Merton Center on November 10 at 6 pm at the Sheraton Station Square as we honor Dr. Angela Davis. There will be spoken word poetry from local poet Nathan James as well as music and a raffle drawing. The cost of reservations for TMC members are $35, non-members $40, and the student/low-income price is $26. Dr. Davis will be introduced my Death Row inmate Mumia Abu Jamal who is sending a tape from SCI-Greene. Call the TMC to reserve a spot or do that at our website at www.thomasmertoncenter.org Come help us celebrate the Thomas Merton Center and Freedom Fighter Angela Davis! (text/plain)

Officer Friendly Michelle Burton Brown 2006-10-17 3:48 PM
Standing in solidarity Pamela Lawton, a local activist shares her story of a past encounter with police officers on Pittsburgh's North Side. (text/html)

Rustbelt Radio for October 16, 2006 Indymedia Rustbelt Radio collective 2006-10-16 10:34 PM
On this week's show... * the Uprise Counter Recruitment Tour makes a stop in Pittsburgh * Amy Goodman speaks in Pittsburgh on her Breaking the Sound Barrier tour * three weeks after Pamela Lawton and her 7 year old daughter were stopped and threatened with guns by Pittsburgh police officers, now she's being charged with disorderly conduct * and more on Chiapas, the student-farmworker alliance, freedom of information, and civil disobedience by deaf students, in our global headlines (audio/mpeg)

(mp3) Pittsburgh: amy goodman "breaking the sound barrier" book tour vincent / blast furnace radio 2006-10-16 7:28 AM
great audio clip, about 50 minutes long, take a listen. audio is located at http://radio.indymedia.org/news/2006/10/14768.php http://radio.indymedia.org/news/2006/10/14768.php (text/plain)

Protest McDonalds in Oakland On Friday October 27th, at 4pm Sean Morgan 2006-10-13 11:31 AM

There will be an anti-Mcdonalds/pro farmworkers rights protest at the Mcdonalds in Oakland. 3708 Forbes Ave. It will take place Friday October 27th, at 4pm (image/jpeg + 6 comments)

(mp3) pittsburgh: iraq vets and anti-recruiting activists speak vincent / blast furnace radio 2006-10-10 9:14 PM
great presentation / disussion take a listen >>> mp3 http://www.radio4all.net/proginfo.php?id=20094 (text/plain)

Statement on Thefts and Sexual Assaults in Pittsburgh, PA --- 2006-10-10 10:12 AM

This statement is the product of Pittsburgh Organizing Group, The BigIdea bookstore collective, and survivors of Khalia Latte’s sexual assaults. Its purpose is to inform people who come into contact with Khalia to try to make communities as safe as possible. If you have questions, seek confirmation of the statement’s authenticity, or have additional information we should be aware of we can be reached at POG@mutualaid.org or books@thebigideapgh.org. (image/jpeg + 144 comments)

Rustbelt Radio for October 9, 2006 Indymedia Rustbelt Radio Collective 2006-10-09 8:17 PM
On this week's show... * We learn about the growing movement of resistance to Columbus Day * We'll hear from Wheels of Justice Tour speakers in Pittsburgh * We'll hear eyewitness accounts of Jeb Bush being chased through the streets of downtown Pittsburgh by Steelworkers and anti-war picketers * We'll hear excerpts from a community meeting to discuss the redevelopment of the Nabisco factory corridor in East Liberty. * And, the civil rights documentary Eyes on the Prize is back on the air, having battled through years of copyright law restrictions (audio/mpeg)

Jeb Bush shown the closet Indyreporter 2006-10-09 12:18 AM

Gov. Jeb Bush (FL) is shown the closet by Pittsburgh Port Authority Police as he attempts to escape the boos and jeers of activists en route to a fundraiser for Senator Rick Santorum (PA). (image/jpeg + 8 comments)

uprise counter recruitment picket rachel 2006-10-07 4:55 PM

october 7th, oakland recruiting station (image/jpeg)

Greater Pittsburgh Pagan Pride Day Anne E Lynch 2006-10-04 3:39 PM
Announcing the 5th Annual Greater Pittsburgh Pagan Pride Day (text/plain + 1 comment)

Rustbelt Radio for October 2, 2006 Indymedia Rustbelt Radio collective 2006-10-02 10:31 PM
On this week's show... * We'll find out about a new report on harassment and bullying by the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network and advice from local activists on starting gay-straight alliances and creating safer spaces for LGBTQ teens. * Straight from the Picket we'll hear from Irish Residents who are fighting a Shell pipeline in their community * New Jersey residents petition against felon disenfranchisement * A new town in Pennsylvania has adopted a racist, anti-immigrant ordinance * and more in our local and global headlines (audio/mpeg)

Support PGH ARA Members Arrested Confronting Christian Fascists! Pgh ARA 2006-09-27 2:09 PM
2 Radical Queer activists arrested in Pittsburgh, PA! (text/plain + 1 comment)

Rustbelt Radio for September 25, 2006 Indymedia Rustbelt Radio collective 2006-09-26 4:55 PM
On this week's show... * We'll hear people's outrage as they testify at a local Citizens' Police Review Board meeting * We speak with the Bit and Brace Project about their upcoming performance on gentrification * Subcommandante Marcos speaks about the future of the Other Campaign * A report on how the FCC suppressed the release of documents revealing the dangers of media consolidation * Argentinians react to the sentencing of a police officer from the 1970's dictatorship * and more in our local and global headlines (audio/mpeg)

We bash back: Pittsburgh Radicals Confront Christian Fundamentalist Rally Pittsburgh Antifa 2006-09-23 9:12 PM
By seeking to merge nationalism, militarism, and Christian identity Dobson and his group are but one in a number of Christian groups working to incrementally seize state power. The ultimate goal they and other Christian Dominionists hold is of a Christian dominated government actively working to create their version of a purified society. The event did not go unopposed. (text/plain + 5 comments)

A Call to Confront the Klan's Rally at Harper's Ferry, October 14th DC Antifa 2006-09-23 12:46 PM
No KKK in West Virginia (text/plain + 11 comments)

Rustbelt Radio for September 18, 2006 Indymedia Rustbelt Radio collective 2006-09-18 10:24 PM
On this week's show... * A local woman is violently threatened by police * Updates on the political situation in Bolivia * Rustbelt Radio talks with Kathy Hall Martinez the co-executive director of Stop Prisoner Rape about the issue of sexual assault in U.S. prisons * we'll hear the founders of a new recycled-oil biodiesel manufacturing facility in New York discuss biodiesel's potential as a clean energy source * and more in our local and global headlines (audio/mpeg)

Did Aspartame Cause Pittsburgh Mayor O'Connor's Brain Tumors? Dr. Betty Martini, D.Hum 2006-09-18 10:04 AM
Rare primary brain lymphoma began escalating with aspartame. Ramazzini Study in 2005 proved lymphoma. Did the Mayor use it and did it cause his death. New Mayor on Diet Pepsi. Lecture 9/21 at 7:00 P.M., Freedom of Choice in Cancer Therapy, Day's Inn, Butler, Pa. (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)

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