New Features on San Diego Indymedia!
san diego indymedia,

We've done a ton of work in the last few weeks to make San Diego Indymedia more usable and more accessible, as well as to make it easier for people to get involved with us.

The main feature we've added is translations. Now, in the left column, there is a language selection box. When choosing Español, you'll be presented with our site en Español, including all buttons and forms. If you find an error in our translation, please email it to us. Also, we added the "Add A Translation" feature so that every story has an "Add A Translation" button. This way, people can easily add translations to stories so that when a user goes to the spanish section of the site, the articles are en Español also.

What does this mean? We need translators! Are you bilingual? Are you interested in helping us tear down the borders that separate our community? Are you dedicated to challenging racism by building understanding? If so, email the new San Diego Indymedia Translation group at imc-sd-translation at lists.indymedia.org .
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Zapatista Events at Chicano Perk
Chicano Perk c/o lotus,

A month of events about the Zapatistas at Chicano Perk!

Lecture: ¿Qué es el Zapatismo?
Monday, January 10th, 2004
6:30pm

Tonights lecture is our way of bringing the world of academia out of the institutions and into the barrio. Please come support our first of a series of lectures in the barrio around the theme of the EZLN.
Title: Que es el Zapatismo?
Entrance is free and open to the general public.
619.702.5414
www.chicanoperk.com
 info@chicanoperk.com
Chicano Perk cafe y cultura strives to bring free and culturally empowering programming to the Barrio and overall Chicano community in San Diego/Tijuana. If you have an idea and would like a venue in which to exercise your own creativity please feel free to contact us. Please support us by fowarding this message to your own contact lists. Thank you.

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550 More SD Workers Laid Off at Kyocera
DeeDee Halleck,

After firing 168 workers Monday, San Diego cell phone maker Kyocera Wireless told 550 additional workers yesterday that it intends to lay them off, also in a cost-cutting move.




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Evolution Control Committee at the Che Cafe!
che,

Event at the Che Cafe on Monday, January 10th featuring experimental media and electronic music, political satire, performance art, and humor.
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Boxer Signs Challenge to Ohio Vote
queer-j-brad@riseup.net,

Senator Barbara Boxer signed the challenge to certification of Ohio's electoral votes, forcing a two hour debate in both the House of Reps and the Senate. The text of the letter she sent to Ohio Representative Stephanie Tubbs Jones, obtained from her website (boxer.senate.gov) follows.
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Boxer “Seriously Considers” Election Challenge
Mark Gabrish Conlan,

U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer is “seriously considering” joining a challenge by several members of the House of Representatives to the results of the 2004 Presidential election, her press secretary, David Sandretti, said Wednesday morning, January 5. Local activists in San Diego held sit-ins at Boxer’s office Monday and Tuesday, January 3 and 4, to persuade her to join the challenge.

Photos from the rally:
 http://sandiego.indymedia.org/en/2005/01/107142.shtml

UPDATE: 1/5 3:07pm - Around 8 people at the sit-in at Boxer's office have been kicked out of the office. The security guard then told them they were not allowed to be in the hallway they moved to the lobby.
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Over 200 turn out to Demand that San Diego Count Every Vote
lotus at indymedia dot org,

An energetic, diverse crowd of over 200 people turned out Sunday to demand that every vote be counted, in the Mayoral and Presidential elections. One speaker mentioned how he had volunteered for the recount and for ballots containing only an X or a check for Dick Murphy, the votes were counted and filled in by vote counters, while for the 5,547 votes containing the name "Donna Frye" and no bubble, the votes were not counted. Dick Murphy's victory was with a margin of 2,108 votes.

The speakers also talked about how the bubble law is a state law that's being used to override local law, and how the city council has the ability to "become a judge" and count every vote. Also, a petition was passed around for the local election and also to demand that Barbara Boxer be the one Senator to contest the electoral college vote which is to be certified on January 6th. A number of members of the House of Representatives have agreed to help contest the vote, but no Senator has come forward, just as in 2000.

More info at Indybay.org | Contest The Vote.org | VOTERR.org

UPDATE: 1/3 5:36pm - A sit-in took place at Barbara Boxer's office to demand that she block the certification of the Electoral College votes. This action will continue tomorrow. More here
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At The Peace Rally
Drew Searing,

A guy at the Peace Rally who didn’t even know I was a writer handed me a four-by-five-inch leaflet and said,

“Write about your experience today and post it on our website. I encourage all writers who have lost their creativity, to begin writing.”

How did he know that my creativity hadn’t been challenged for sometime now?

How did he know that I have not felt the urge to write about anything since the experience in New York left me as empty as the giant hole left by the events of 9/11? With a president not elected by the majority, having destroyed what little faith I had left in this country; with a nation full of couch clones eager to believe the stupidest of lies from an obviously corrupt administration; upon seeing my home state of California – having been the last bastion of democracy in the U.S. – sabotaged by a right-wing-funded, bad acting, Nazi superhero, it has been difficult to muster any creativity to write, compose music, or enjoy any other artistic endeavor I normally peacefully pursue.

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Critical Mass Radio Network Today - Year in Review
radioActive sanDiego, c/o lotus,

Welcome to the Critical Mass Radio Network! December 31st, 2004 will mark our fifth coordinated broadcast with many more to come. Tune in for commentary and analysis from your peers and neighbors, outside of the corporate stenographers to power, the filters, and the sellers of decaying ideas. Call into any of the stations as they broadcast from this decentralized network.

The broadcast is taking place this month in San Diego, Santa Cruz, Portland, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco and we've just added Radio Volta in Philly!

Please join our mailing list to keep up on future broadcasts.
 http://www.criticalmassradio.net/mailman/listinfo/cmrn-listeners/

Listen online at  http://radioActiveradio.org or at  http://criticalMassRadio.net


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Counter-Inagural Planning In Full Swing
Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army ,

Remember the Dead, Fight for the Living!
January 20th Counter-Inaugural Reclaim The Streets

Meet at 7pm at 3rd and Broadway in Downtown San Diego, in front of NBC.

Recuerda los muertos, Lucha por quienes viven! Tomaremos las calles para hacer una fiesta contra-inaugural este 20 de enero en San Diego

7pm en 3rd y Broadway en Downtown San Diego, al frente de NBC.

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San Diego's Ground Zero Players call for a CACEROLAZO mass street theater action Inauguration Day, Thursday January 20. Join us from 5:30 - 7:30 PM at 4th and Broadway, downtown. BRING POTS AND PANS AND SPOONS AND EARPLUGS!

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The San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice will be doing a rally and a march, starting at 5:00pm, at 4th and Broadway as well.

For a Global Disruption of Empire - Global call to Action | DC Spokescouncil | Anarchist Resistance
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CCDC stops homeless feeedings for holidays
lotus,

The Centre City Development Corp., San Diego's downtown redevelopment agency, had notified the Salvation Army this month that it needed a conditional-use permit to continue serving meals.

In response to the agency, and to concerns about loitering and littering outside its offices on E Street, the charity decided to drop the religious services where breakfast and dinner were offered Monday through Thursday. The last services were Dec. 14. That suspension prompted yesterday's vigil.
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Votergate is in full effect, nationally and at home
lotus,

RALLY FOR COUNTING ALL THE VOTES Thursday Dec. 23, 2004 2:00PM 202 'C' Street San Diego Downtown Civic Center Plaza. Come out and support the 5,000+ voters that have been disinfranchised by a bubble. More than 5,000 voters can't be ignored! From the Voters for Donna Frye and the Supporters of Democracy

Photos: Rally in Support of Pablo Paredes!
Reuben A. Rivas,

20 of 30 Photos:

More photos here:
 http://sandiego.indymedia.org/en/2004/12/107029.shtml

To contribute to Pablo's support please go to  http://www.sdmcp.org

For more info about Pablo Paredes check out:
 http://www.swiftsmartveterans.com
 http://www.gifightback.org
 http://www.michaelmoore.com

Support Committee for Pablo Paredes  solidaritywithpablo@yahoo.com

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Rally in Support of Pablo Paredes!
Jim,

UPDATE: 12/17/2004 10:12AM - corrected location as per comment

Saturday, December 18th 1pm
Rally in Support of Pablo Paredes!
GI Resister in San Diego
In front of Naval Headquarters
(corner of Broadway and Harbor blvd. Downtown SD)

On December 6th, 3rd class Petty Officer Pablo Paredes stood resolutely on the pier of the 32nd street naval base in San Diego, as his ship the USS Bonhomme Richard, left for Iraq without him.

To contribute to Pablo's support please go to  http://www.sdmcp.org

For more info about Pablo Paredes check out:
 http://www.swiftsmartveterans.com
 http://www.gifightback.org
 http://www.michaelmoore.com

Support Committee for Pablo Paredes  solidaritywithpablo@yahoo.com

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A Re-Invitation to the San Diego Community
San Diego Indymedia,

The San Diego Independent Media Center (SDIMC) is a grassroots organization committed to using media production and distribution as a tool for promoting social and economic justice in San Diego County. It is our goal to give voice to those people under-represented in the mainstream media. We intend to illuminate and analyze local and global issues that are affected by the increasing corporate domination of American society and the subsequent erosion of democracy. We seek to generate alternatives to the current biases in the corporate media and to contribute to the development of an equitable and sustainable society.

We fully recognize that to achieve these goals, it is essential to work closely with the San Diego activist community. Because the corporate media operates under a veneer of objectivity, subjects and persons, if covered at all, are actually presented in an "as told by the media" manner. We will work with and within movements for social justice in San Diego to support them in the telling of their own stories, which will further the goals of those movements.

Further, we fully recognize that the goal of representing people who are under-represented can only be accomplished in a just way by having members of under-represented communities in our organization, creating media and participating in our decision making process.


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Temporary Down Time, Now Fixed
sdimc,

We were experiencing some unscheduled down time due to a hardware failure since Wednesday, Dec 8th. The problem was caused by an old hard drive in our web server that stopped functioning. We are back online now and fully functional. If you would like to help us avoid this sort of down time in the future, please donate computer hardware or funds for new hardware!

You can donate funds by clicking the "Make a Donation" button in the left hand corner. You can donate hardware by contacting us at  info@sdimc.org .
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Sat Dec 11 Radical Conference/Encuentro
brenda-n behan johnson,

STOP THE CONSERVATIVE REVOLUTION!
ALTO A LA REVOLUCION CONSERVADORA!

Encuentro Radical/Radical Conference
Sábado/Saturday, 11 DIC/DEC 2004
City College, San Diego

Resistencia Estudiantil's "Resistence Movements" will be hosting a forum open to the public regarding issues confronting progressive and Leftist movements in their struggle against right-wing, neo-conservative incursions against rights and freedoms in both the domestic and international arenas. Attendants will be able to meet fellow activists concerned about US foreign and domestic policy and to help develop a more informed and politically active Leftist movement in San Diego.

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DUBYA IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY
Janice Jordan, c/o lotus,

PLEASE ANNOUNCE THE FOLLOWING...DUBYA VISITS TUESDAY!!!
WELCOME PRESIDENT BUSH!

Join:
North County Coalition for Peace and Justice,
Iraq Veterans Against The War,
San Diego Veterans For Peace,
Guerrero Azteca,
San Diego Coalition for Peace & Justice,
Activist San Diego
and other concerned citizens THIS TUESDAY in OCEANSIDE to:

"Support Our Troops: Bring Them Home Now".
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San Diegan's Demand: Count Every Vote!!
jonathan,

Despite the rain this afternoon, several San Diegans turned out to protest for voters' rights. Locally citizens are calling for a complete count of the votes cast in the Mayoral Election. At a national level these activists are hopeful that a recount in Ohio and New Mexico will be occur unfettered by Republican obstructionists a la Florida 2000. Several of the protests signs added a international perspective by referring to the voter activism expressed in the Ukraine. If you missed today's rally there are more events scheduled on December 9th and 13th.
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For a Global Disruption of Empire
The ORGANIC Collective,

In Solidarity with the DAWN (DC Anti-War Network,  http://www.dawndc.net/) call for groups to converge from around the country and around the world to converge on DC, we call on those who cannot make the trip to DC to organize local actions in their own communities.

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