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Selective Diversity: When It's wrong to be too different. Daphne Quistenstout 2004-07-21 11:37 PM
In the Steel City, many neighborhoods exist that are full of different types of people. Little did one resident know, that sometimes it's wrong to be too different. (text/plain)

Greenpeace Mercury Hair Testing Event Coming SOON to Pittsburgh! Nisha Swinton 2004-07-21 6:34 PM
How are power plants impacting your health? Take action by getting your hair sample taken to determine your level of mercury exposure from dirty power like coal. Greenpeace will be hosting a free sampling event in Pittsburgh on August 6th, 11am – 2pm at Hair by Conroy 442 Brownsville Road. (text/plain + 1 comment)

A29 CALL TO RECLAIM THE PARK People of New York 2004-07-21 2:47 PM
ON AUGUST 29, RECLAIM THE PARK A call for autonomous gatherings, feeder marches and creative events starting from all across Central Park on the morning of August 29, 2004 (text/plain)

Need Housing During The DNC? Bl(A)ck Tea Society 2004-07-21 12:39 PM

The Bl(a)ck Tea Society will coordinate housing for people who were unable to find housing on our forums or whose plans have fallen through or changed. (image/gif)

Billionaires for Bush Debut in Meadville, PA Marcia Metcalfe 2004-07-21 9:55 AM
Newly formed chapter of Billionaires for Bush attended a local GOP rally "to support President Bush" in Meadville, PA's Diamond Park on July 15. Initially puzzled, the local Republicans were later not happy to have had the Billionaires attendance. This continues to puzzle the local Billionaires' group since they just wanted to show their support for a President who has done more for them than any elected official in history, and to thank the good people of Crawford County for paying more than their fair share of income tax to support the richest 1% of the population (text/plain + 1 comment)

"The pain of my son's death does not get any better, it just gets worse as time goes Jay Shaft 2004-07-20 11:41 PM
Interview with Celeste Zappala, Mother of Army Sgt. Sherwood R. Baker (text/plain)

Amy Goodman lecture (audio) pgh imc 2004-07-20 3:07 PM
Audio from Amy Goodman's lecture given Friday, July 16 at Carnegie Mellon. Goodman was promoting her new book, "The Exception to the Rulers." (audio/x-ogg)

John Kerry's Military Plan david 2004-07-20 8:50 AM
In a speech in Independence, Missouri, John Kerry announced his plan "to transform the world's most powerful military to better address the modern threats of terrorism and proliferation, while ensuring that we have enough properly trained and equipped troops to meet our enduring strategic and regional missions." To accomplish this, he will: (1) expand our active duty forces, (2) double America 's Special Forces capability and increase other specialized personnel, (3) complete the process of technological transformation, and (4) redirect the National Guard for homeland security. The following is a fact sheet downloaded from JohnKerry.com. (text/plain)

CMC giving away Guerrilla Video Primers cascadia media collective 2004-07-19 6:01 PM
For those of you serious about making your own radical media, the Cascadia Media Collective wants to offer you a tool. FREE. This is not a joke or a scam; CMC is giving away 250 "Guerrilla Video Primers". If your group is interested, the details are in the full story. (text/plain)

queers at the RNC mary 2004-07-19 3:53 PM
queers at the rnc (text/plain)

Why Aren't These Girls In Uniform? Lynndie England 2004-07-19 1:20 PM

Well, why aren't these young women in uniforms?? (image/jpeg + 18 comments)

Building Bridges Radio - Boycott Liberty Apparel: National Mobilization Against Sweatshops Ken Nash & Mimi Rosenberg 2004-07-19 11:05 AM
Building Bridges Radio presents this 28 minute radio program. TO LISTEN CLICK ON WEB LINK BELOW (text/plain)

Greeks to poison up to 15,000 stray dogs before the Olympics David Harrison - Telegraph UK 2004-07-19 2:34 AM
Thousands of stray dogs will be poisoned ahead of next month's Olympic Games in Athens despite a campaign by the RSPCA to prevent their slaughter. (text/plain)

Veterans for Peace Bus Tour in Pittsburgh imc-pgh video 2004-07-19 12:30 AM
video (6 min, 20 sec.) from the Veterans for Peace Bus Tour stop in Pittsburgh, PA. Saturday July 17, 10AM. (video/quicktime + 2 comments)

Hey, Pennsylvania, It’s 2004: Do You Know Where Your Twenty-One Electoral Votes Are? Mark Drolette 2004-07-18 11:12 PM
If America can put men on the moon, surely it can devise a presidential election system easier to understand than the theory of relativity or even Dubya’s “answers” at his last press conference. It’s time to close the old Electoral College and start a new institution: winner by direct majority vote. (text/plain)

Amy Goodman Interview PGH IMC video collective 2004-07-18 11:18 AM
Brief interview with Amy Goodman following her book signing in which she discusses Democracy Now's plans for the DNC and RNC. (video/quicktime)

Amy Goodman's Lecture PGH IMC video 2004-07-18 10:53 AM
Video from Amy Goodman's lecture given Friday, July 16 at Carnegie Mellon. Goodman was promoting her new book, "The Exception to the Rulers." (video/quicktime + 3 comments)

BTL:Kerry Campaign Works to Hold On to Progressive Voters~ Between the Lines' Scott Harris 2004-07-18 9:59 AM
~Nader fails to move Democrats to the left ~Interview with David Moberg, senior editor, In These Times, conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris (text/plain)

BTL:2-Decisions Find Israel's Security Wall Violates Rights of Palestinians~ Between the Lines' Melinda Tuhus 2004-07-17 7:33 AM
~Interview with John Quigley, professor of law at Ohio State University conducted by Between the Lines' Melinda Tuhus (text/plain + 9 comments)

Amy Goodman talked to Pittsburgh gwen 2004-07-17 2:34 AM

Amy Goodman gave a talk focusing on the issues of media presentation of current events to a few hundred community members on CMU campus the evening of July 16th. (image/jpeg + 1 comment)

carnegie military university scapbooks, online! vincent / blast furnace radio 2004-07-17 1:43 AM
cmu resistance scapbooks (text/plain)

THE STREAM RESTORATION OF NINE MILE RUN IN FRICK PARK IS THREATENED! noel 2004-07-16 3:49 PM
FUNDING OF THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS’ DOMESTIC PROJECTS HAS BEEN SLASHED. INCLUDING THE NINE MILE RUN STREAM RESTORATION. WE NEED YOUR HELP TO GET FULL FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THIS CRITICAL PROJECT REINSTATED! (text/plain)

S. Korea, Migrant Workers... KCTU/ETU-MB 2004-07-16 12:31 PM
...struggle, now the 245th day, continues. Latest report (text/html)

Finally Bowing to Increasing Pressure, 50s Cafe Changes Seating, Hiring Policies guy 2004-07-15 1:09 PM
Aliso Viejo, CA - Patric Rayburn, spokesperson for [50's-themed restaurant] Johnny Rockets Group, Inc., stated that the company is making efforts to "finally to move into the 21st century," during a news briefing earlier today. (text/plain + 1 comment)

DESPITE GOVERNMENT REPRESSION THE S.H.A.C. CAMPAIGN CONTINUES TO STRIKE BACK! Felix 2004-07-15 6:16 AM
As the US Government and FBI attempt to crush the campaign (http://www.shac7.com/) aimed at closing down large corporate vivisection lab. Huntingdon Life Sciences, activists continue to fight hard and fight back! (text/plain)

"OH, TOTO, I'M AFRAID..." CHUCKMAN 2004-07-14 12:03 PM

DOROTHY IN WASHINGTON... (image/jpeg)

2nd Annual Nuclear Free Future Run peacehq 2004-07-14 5:32 AM
We run and walk to bring focus not only on the horror of nuclear weapons but the damage caused to the Earth by the production not only of these weapons but also by the use of nuclear energy. (text/plain)

No Free Speech at Three Rivers Regatta: Interviews Danny P 2004-07-13 9:22 PM
Interviews with IWW Activist Ken Miller and Voting is Power Director Celeste Taylor. Miller was arrested at the Three Rivers Regatta for distributing anti-sweatshop materials, and Taylor was told by police that she could not register people to vote at the Regatta. (4 min 9 sec) (video/mpeg + 1 comment)

- Art of War : France Larmee 2004-07-13 11:50 AM

France (image/jpeg)

Structural Adjustment Program for Pittsburgh stephen donahue 2004-07-13 11:23 AM
The Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority and the Act 47 Coordinators are for Pittsburgh what the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are for developing nations. (text/plain)

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