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Think Anti Smoking is Nice, or Anti Corporate? Think Again. Watchdog 2006-09-12 3:45 AM
Odd that so many progressives/lefties etc believe and join the Corporate Promoted Smoke bans. Few remember Refer Madness...the previous Smoke Ban. Few notice that the proposed laws are fraudulent. (text/plain + 20 comments)

Rustbelt Radio for September 11, 2006 IMC Rustbelt Radio collective 2006-09-11 11:20 PM
On this week's show... * we have an in-depth report on developers' plans to build a casino in the Hill District, and reactions from residents * we'll hear from locals who recently marched for immigrant's rights, and youth who organized a march against police brutality in Edgewood and Swissvale * independent journalist Josh Wolf is released from prison, after refusing to hand over video tapes to a Federal Grand Jury * a follow-up report on the execution of prison activist Hassan Shakur * plus more in our local and global news stories (audio/mpeg)

Call for a Pink-Purple-and-Black Bloc to Confront Christian Fundamentalist rally Pittsburgh Antifa 2006-09-11 10:33 PM
We are calling on our friends, allies, and comrades to join us on September 20th in a Pink-Purple-and-Black Bloc as we noisily, angrily, and directly confront Focus on the Family Action's Stand for the Family rally. (text/plain + 4 comments)

Challenging the Misuse of Religion in Politics Amy Wolf 2006-09-11 2:19 PM
A Public Town Hall meeting that addresses the misuse of religion in politics. Tuesday, September 12, 2006 • The Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky Street, Pittsburgh • Reception: 6:00pm, Event: 7:00 — 8:30pm • Free and open to the public (text/plain + 2 comments)

Pittsburgh Web Series Kicks Off Season 4 Erik Schark 2006-09-06 12:24 PM
Pittsburgh-based web series "Something To Be Desired" Season 4 Promo, 2:45 (video/quicktime)

The Best of Rustbelt Radio for Summer 2006 (September 4, 2006) IMC Rustbelt Radio collective 2006-09-04 10:13 PM
This week we will be presenting highlights of Rustbelt Radio stories from the last few months, including: * janitors spin the Wheel of Misfortune at the SouthSide Works * in Homewood and Garfield, the Pittsburgh police are criticized for car chases that result in multiple deaths and injuries * a local nonprofit sends help to the Caribbean * as the national spotlight was on Pittsburgh for this year's All Star Game, locals put the spotlight on the city's treatment of homeless, as well as the sweatshop conditions in factories making Pirates' apparel * several local organizations react to Israeli attacks as the war escalates with Lebanon * plus more on elections and repression in Mexico, the Mon-Fayette expressway, the South Central Farm in Los Angeles, and Immigration in the US (audio/mpeg)

Kick the Klan and NSM out of Gettysburg! Anti-Racist Action 2006-09-01 4:52 PM
All Out Against the Klan (text/plain + 9 comments)

Concert to Raise Funds for New Orleans Free Health Clinic at the Rex Mike Stout 2006-08-31 2:06 PM
Incite! is a group of women in New Orleans who are launching a free Health Clinic for the uninsured. The Raging Grannies, Autumn Ayers, Gab Bonesso, and Mike Stout are holding at concert to raise funds for the free clinic on Sept 9, at the Rex Theater in Pittsburgh. Tickets are $10. Come out for a worthy cause an great night of entertainment. (text/plain)

An independent gothic Childrens book and Halloween Party Christa Driscoll 2006-08-29 6:25 PM
A promotional Halloween party for an independently published gothic children's book collaborated on by local artists. October 28th @ the Union Project 1pm BYOB. (text/plain)

Swissvale and Edgewood Youth Stand Up Police Harassment Morgan 2006-08-29 1:50 AM

On Saturday around 50 people protested Swissvale and Edgewood Police treatment of people of color and youth. (image/jpeg + 8 comments)

Rustbelt TV for Summer 2006 Rustbelt TV, Pittsburgh IMC video collective 2006-08-27 8:38 PM
Pittsburgh Indymedia presents a new edition of Rustbelt TV - news from the grassroots - featuring these stories and more: * Anti Sweatshop activists hold a carnival for workers rights during the All Star Game * Cyclists celebrate as they ride in Critical Mass, a monthly bike ride * Surviving in an Asian Megacity- a video about life in Jakarta * Prometheus Radio holds a station barnraising in Tennessee * Evo Morales is elected as the first Indigenous president in Latin America (video/x-ogg + 1 comment)

Army turns violent in West Bank Andalusia 2006-08-22 3:36 PM
An interview with Jonas Moffat about an action against the Apartheid Wall in West Bank in which the Israeli Army fired rubber bullets at close range at protestors (audio/x-ogg)

Rustbelt Radio for August 21, 2006 Rustbelt Radio Collective 2006-08-22 2:07 AM
On this week's show... * People in Pittsburgh and across the US are organizing to fight Walmart * we have a preview of Spike Lee's new documentary on New Orleans titled "When the Levees Broke" * NSA's wiretapping program is declared illegal by a federal judge * Protests, violence, and repression continue in Mexico and Palestine * and also our local and global headlines (audio/mpeg)

DR. LEO CASINO DR. LEO CASINO 2006-08-21 9:55 AM

THE STORY OF A PITTSBURGHER WHO RETURNS AND FINDS THE CITY IS A PLACE HE NO LONGER KNOWS. (image/jpeg)

Call of Support for March Against Police Brutality and Racism Pittsburgh Organizing Group (POG) 2006-08-16 4:42 PM
POG calls on the greater Pittsburgh community to support youth organizers fighting police racism and brutality. (text/plain + 19 comments)

Interview with Christina Valente David Grace 2006-08-15 1:07 PM
Green Party Candidate for Lt. Governor of Pennsylvania (audio/mpeg)

Rustbelt Radio for August 14, 2006 Rustbelt Radio 2006-08-15 12:24 PM
On this week's show... * Rustbelt Radio talks to local non-profit Global Links about shipping medical supplies from Pittsburgh to needy hospitals in other parts of the world. * Global Justice activist and author Vandana Shiva speaks about Creativity, Compassion, and Social Change * two stories from Philadelphia: an annual punk festival is shut down by police, and unions take on the telecom giant Verizon * a small town in Pennsylvania is imposing extreme new laws against immigrants * and more in our local and global headlines (audio/mpeg)

Co-op Will Get Union Election Worker Freedom 2006-08-11 11:36 AM

By Melissa Meinzer - Pittsburgh City Paper, August 10, 2006. (image/jpeg + 1 comment)

nagasaki day wed. noon / going to cmu's robotics institute in lawrenceville vincent / blast furnace radio 2006-08-08 11:47 PM
peace picket tomorow Picket at CMU's National Robotics Engineering Center > >> Wednesday, August 9th, 12 noon > >> National Robotics Engineering Center >> 43rd St. & Willow (main gate), Lawrenceville >> Organized by Duncan Porter House of Hospitality > >> CMU's National Robotics Engineering Center develops tactical robotic >> vehicles for the U.S. Army and Marines. unmanned robotic combat truck unveiled at CMU Carnegie Mellon's new Crusher next generation could find its own way Saturday, April 29, 2006 By Joe Fahy, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Carnegie Mellon University rolled out its latest unmanned combat prototype vehicle yesterday in a display of speed and mobility that would make a monster truck show look tame. Darrell Sapp, Post-Gazette The newly unveiled autonomous robotic vehicle "Crusher" shows how it can take on difficult terrain, at the National Robotics Engineering Center in Lawrenceville. It weights 6.5 tons. NREC is part of the Robotics Institute in Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science. The work is funded by the U.S. Army and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The National Robotics Engineering Center, part of the CMU Robotics Institute, unveiled Crusher, a six-wheeled vehicle billed as leaner and more agile than its predecessor, Spinner, but also more durable and able to handle a heavier payload. Two Crusher vehicles paraded slowly before an audience at the center's headquarters in Lawrenceville before one of them headed outside to clamber nimbly over logs and other obstacles, a quality that earned it its name. A video presentation showed the vehicle speeding through rough terrain. The center is the prime contractor for Crusher, a project funded by the Army and the Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, known as DARPA. Since 2001, DARPA has awarded the center more than $35 million for the development of Crusher, its predecessors and autonomous navigation technology, which allows the vehicles to drive by themselves without human supervision. Eventually, the military hopes to use large unmanned vehicles for reconnaissance, re-supply of troops or other needs -- the "dull, dirty and dangerous tasks that can be better accomplished by machines," said Steve Welby, director of DARPA's tactical technology office. Unlike Spinner, Crusher is not designed to keep operating if it flips over. The Crusher design team concluded that abandoning the capacity for inverted operation, while maintaining some of Spinner's other design characteristics, would offer dramatic reductions in weight, complexity and cost. At 6.5 tons, Crusher is nearly one-third lighter than its predecessor, but can comfortably handle a four-ton payload. Features include a light, strong frame made of aluminum and titanium and a suspension system that allows the vehicle to either rest on its belly or have 30 inches of ground clearance, allowing for greater ease in clearing obstacles. Electric motors in each of the wheels allow them to run at different speeds. Still, "you hit things you don't expect," said John Bares, the center's director. So Crusher is equipped with an energy-absorbing nose and a protective plate beneath the vehicle, with blocks of rubber around the chassis to absorb shock. To provide maximum power with minimum weight, Crusher has a turbo-diesel engine that recharges the vehicle's batteries. With the engine turned off, Crusher can operate quietly for two miles or more on battery power alone. At yesterday's demonstration, operators directed both Crusher vehicles using remote controls. But plans calls for outfitting Crusher later this year with autonomous navigation that will allow the vehicle to find its own way to a specified location, adjusting for obstacles it may encounter. Testing will be done in Colorado later this summer. (application/pdf)

Bechtel-Bettis Action Photos marie 2006-08-08 2:12 PM

Photos from August 6 - On the anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, activists in Western PA marched on the Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory in West Mifflin. The march to Bettis was part of three days of education and action to expose U.S. nuclear hypocrisy and confront Bechtel Corporation, the region's largest war profiteer. (image/jpeg)

Rustbelt Radio for August 7, 2006 Indymedia Rustbelt Radio collective 2006-08-08 10:28 AM
On this week's show... * Members of Prometheus Radio Project speak about community media in Pennsylvania * People across the US and in Pittsburgh commemorate the 61st anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki * An independent journalist is jailed in San Francisco * Coca-Cola and Pepsi soft drinks are banned in parts of India * and more in our local and global headlines (audio/mpeg)

Activists March on Bechtel-Bettis in West Mifflin david 2006-08-07 2:45 PM
Activists March on Bechtel-Bettis in West Mifflin to Demand "No Nukes, No Wars, No Profiteers" on Hiroshima Day (text/plain + 1 comment)

part 2 / pittsburgh: 12 women become ordained as Catholic priests v incent / blast furnace radio 2006-08-02 9:02 PM
PART 2 (audio/mpeg + 3 comments)

East End Food Co-op Workers Union Files for NLRB Election Worker Freedom 2006-08-02 8:08 AM

East End Food Co-op Workers Union Files for NLRB Election (image/jpeg)

Emergency Protest Against Israeli Terror pictures rachel 2006-08-01 8:44 PM

pictures (image/jpeg + 5 comments)

(audio) pittsburgh: women ordained as catholic priest vincent / blast furnace radio 2006-08-01 2:39 PM
wm ordained on the mon audio / http://notowar.com/audio/rites.mp3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06166/698388-85.stm (text/plain + 1 comment)

Rustbelt Radio for July 31, 2006 Indymedia Rustbelt Radio collective 2006-08-01 11:42 AM
On this week's show... * We learn about the practices of Bechtel corporation, a war profiteer with a local operation here in Pittsburgh * The first officer to refuse deployment to Iraq speaks out * SouthSide Works janitors are demanding better working conditions * A University Radio Station in Oaxaca, Mexico is under attack * and also our local and global headlines (audio/mpeg)

Repost of Rustbelt Radio Interview with the Mayor of Braddock Morgan 2006-07-27 1:07 AM
A repost of the long version of Rustbelt Radio's interview with Mayor John Fetterman of Braddock (audio/x-wav)

"Feared Disciplinarian Spudy Retires After 36 Years" at Penn Trafford Rako 2006-07-26 2:52 AM

School Beatings are Banned. A Principal Retires. Coincidence? (image/jpeg + 1 comment)

In Braddock, Resistance to the Mon-Fayette Grows Morgan 2006-07-24 10:53 PM

Spelled out vertically, in letters ten feet tall on Braddok Avenue last Friday was the message: NO M-F-X, no to the Mon-Fayette Expressway. (image/jpeg + 5 comments)

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