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BREAKING NEWS- KENNETH BLACKWELL FORCED OUT OF HIS OFFICE-RESIGNS reposted 2005-03-27 12:01 AM
Friday, Mar. 25, thousands of protesters gathered at the Ohio State Capitol and forced Blackwell, who was accused of voter suppression and fraud in the Nov. 2 Election, from his office. He was litterally chased away, and later resigned his post as the Ohio Secretary of State. (text/plain + 1 comment)

CNN's ... Melting Point... [global warming] Pat N 2005-03-26 10:16 PM

"The confusing debate over climate change has given way to a new scientific consensus: The Earth is getting warmer." (image/gif + 9 comments)

Abortion Issue Boiled Down to Reality Messenger 2005-03-26 9:11 PM
If my mother had felt the need to abort me when I was growing in her womb, I would have been grateful to give her that wish. (text/plain)

iSRAELIXO IAFAT 2005-03-26 2:38 PM

iSRAELIXO You know the Portuguese language ? Know what israel does with Palestine and with the World! See: http://www.volkermord.com/free/israelixo/ (image/jpeg)

VEGETATIVE STATE ROBBY STAVEN 2005-03-26 12:08 PM

VEGETATIVE STATE (image/jpeg)

Make your local government more transparent. crazybananacremepie 2005-03-26 11:40 AM
This is a great idea by a British blogger to encourage local representatives to engage in open dialogue with their constituents through a blog. He has already been successful in at least one case. (text/html)

BTL:French Farmer and Global Social Justice Activist Jose Bove Describes... Between the Lines' Melinda Tuhus 2005-03-26 8:18 AM
...Fight for Food Sovereignty Around the World ~ Interview with Jose Bove, Anti-corporate globalization activist conducted by Between the Lines' Melinda Tuhus (text/plain)

U.S Navy Hazing in Pittsburgh Chris Klees 2005-03-25 8:34 PM

I found these pictures posted at work. These guys work at the Federal building downtown as recruiters. (image/jpeg)

Upcoming A16 Legal Trainings (DC) Mobilization for Global Justice 2005-03-25 11:14 AM
The Mobilization for Global Justice and the Justice and Solidarity Collective are providing legal trainings so that everyone, each individual or an appointed legal person from your affinity group, can be prepared to take care of themselves and their loved ones while out on April 15-17 at the IMF/World Bank protests. (text/plain)

Widespread Protests Mark 2nd Anniversary of Invasion of Iraq Between the Lines' Scott Harris 2005-03-25 9:03 AM
Interview with Nancy Lessin, co-founder, Military Families Speak Out, conducted by Scott Harris (text/plain)

Kyrgyzstan Democracy.....What a BEAUTIFUL THING Messenger 2005-03-25 1:42 AM
America, did you see the way that Democracy can work? If they lie and cheat..... they should be run out of town like the Kyrgyzstanians did yesterday to their corrupt leader. (text/plain)

Things are going from bad to worse? - It has gotten worse, folks! Don Beck 2005-03-24 1:17 PM
The neo-cons are aware that Americans are un-informed (by corporate design) and domicile (courtesy of ESPN). Americans will not leave the couch and a good game on TV to stand out on the street to protest anything nowadays. So the onslaught continues. Congress is making haste at taking away rights that have been built up through decades of struggle. (text/plain)

Howard Dean, Extortion, Bribes and other problems Scott Huminski 2005-03-24 11:23 AM
DNC Chair Howard Dean’s problems with the Bill of Rights, the Law and Ethics. (text/plain)

Rustbelt TV: Repression at anti-CAFTA protests in Guatemala matt t, rustbelt radio 2005-03-24 1:20 AM

This story aired on Monday, March 21 on Rustbelt Radio, Pittsburgh Indymedia's weekly radio program. The show is also videotaped, edited, and aired on PCTV Channel 21 on cable in the Pittsburgh area. This video segment below is taken from that program. Photographs are from http://chiapas.indymedia.org (image/jpeg)

It's Time for UPitt to join the WRC Hal Smith 2005-03-23 8:18 PM
Students in Solidarity Press Release: Does UPitt get its clothes from Sweatshops. It probably does if its only way of certifying that it's not is the poorly named "Fair Labor Association." (text/plain)

Blackmail for Silence See Video 2005-03-23 7:30 PM
This is how the elite manage to compromise first those they put into positions of power and influence! (video/x-ms-wmv)

Call to Action: Phone Bomb Chancellor Nordernberg in Support of Joining the WRC Hal Smith 2005-03-23 5:26 PM
A call from Students in Solidarity at the University of Pittsburgh for people to phone Chancellor Nordenberg and tell him to join the Worker Rights Consortium, a group that monitors the sweatshops that make University apparel. (text/html)

World Bank/IMF Protests in DC!!! Ken 2005-03-22 9:22 PM
Massive protests planned for the next round of meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Washington DC from April 15th-17th. (text/plain)

Rustbelt Radio for March 21, 2005 IMC Rustbelt Radio 2005-03-22 12:58 AM
On today's show...On the second anniversary of the start of the war in Iraq, antiwar demonstrators take to the streets in Pittsburgh and around the world. Norman Finkelstein speaks in Pittsburgh, and an interview with this week's featured local grassroots organization, Prevention Point Pittsburgh (audio/mpeg)

Aggresive Undercover M19 . 2005-03-21 10:47 AM

Undercover cop. (image/jpeg + 36 comments)

An Outsider's Perspective Alexander Meseguer 2005-03-21 3:21 AM

A series of photos from the march, chosen as the most interesting ones from the perspective of a non-activist with a journalism background. (image/jpeg + 51 comments)

more m19 photos dem anarchists 2005-03-20 5:28 PM

march 19 pictures (image/jpeg + 3 comments)

GOP Shreds Disabled Housing Lynda Carson 2005-03-20 3:41 PM
The GOP Is About To Shred The Nation's Housing Assistance Programs! (text/plain)

M19 march and rally photos jen p 2005-03-20 1:51 PM

Press Conference video excerpt - tearing up s.s. letter david 2005-03-20 11:49 AM
video excerpt of H.S. student tearing up his selective service letter (from the march 15th press conference announcing two-year anniversary actions) (video/quicktime)

Toward Freedom: Please read on and complete either our Questionnaire or Survey. Toward Freedom 2005-03-20 9:42 AM
If you use independent media -- or work with one of the thousands of independent outlets and organizations in the Northeastern United States, Eastern Canada, or the District of Columbia ? (text/plain)

March 19th Photos - 1 david 2005-03-19 9:24 PM

A few photos from the March 19th rally and march. (My camera's batteries died early on...) (image/jpeg + 4 comments)

More Photos David 2005-03-19 9:16 PM

More photos from the march (image/jpeg + 1 comment)

Trouble in the Ranks duko 2005-03-19 8:47 PM
p>Private Jeremiah Adler wrote home on his sixth day in Army boot camp:</p> <blockquote> <p>"’I am so fucked up right now... I feel that if I stay here much longer I am not going to be the same person anymore. I have to GO. Please help... Every minute you sit at home I am stuck in a shithole, stripped of self-respect, pride, will, hope, love, faith, worth, everything. Everything I have ever held dear has been taken away. This fucks with your head... This makes you believe you ARE worthless shit. Please help. By the time you get this, things will be worse.’"</p> </blockquote> <p>Shortly after writing this, his unit was scheduled to ship out, and Jeremiah went AWOL (absent without leave).</p> (text/html)

March 19th press release march 19th media team 2005-03-19 8:45 PM
PITTSBURGH JOINS 765 COMMUNITIES TO SAY "END THE WAR. REBUILD OUR COMMUNITIES." (text/plain + 1 comment)

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