Oaxaca Solidarity Demos in the US on Nov. 3rd
el enemigo común,

"Afuera Ulises Ruiz. El pueblo de Oaxaca pide justicia no la policia. ¡No estan solos! Nosotros apoyamos en su lucha como E.Z.L.N."

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Letter in Support of the People of Oaxaca
 http://friendsofbradwill.org/supportletter

Global Solidarity with Oaxaca
 http://vientos.info/cml/?q=node/5842
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Oaxaca Solidarity Demos in the US on Nov. 2nd
el enemigo común,

"The only thing worth globalizing is dissent." - Arundhati Roy

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Mexican Consulates in the U.S. & Canada
 http://elenemigocomun.net/128

Call to Action Across the US Against Mexican Consulates
 http://elenemigocomun.net/293
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11/11 - GLOBAL GOD DAY DECLARED FOR EVERY R
Naresh Sonee,

‘Secular Spiritualists Day’ is on 1/11 – ‘Global God Day’ falls exactly after ten days on 11/11. This day 1/11 is a ‘Global Spiritualists Day’ or say ‘Human Spiritualist Day’. Similarly 11/11 is only a ‘Universal Gods Day’. On this two days devotees or followers of all regions and religions , regardless to any community, cult, class, color creed
are invited to unite , moreover merge-n-mingle understand and enjoy with each other geniusly , generously and genuinely without hating or harming innocent beings.
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Oaxaca Solidarity Demos in the US on Nov. 1st
el enemigo común,

"The EZLN makes a call to the Other Campaign in México and to the north of the Río Grande so that this 1st of November of 2006 there are mobilizations wherever possible, and that streets, highways, tollbooths, bus stations, airports and all types of means of communications are closed entirely, partially or intermittently, be these closures real or symbolic."

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EZLN Call for November 1st Actions and Solidarity with Oaxaca
http://elenemigocomun.net/334

Mexican Consulates in the U.S. & Canada
http://elenemigocomun.net/128

Call to Action Across the US Against Mexican Consulates
http://elenemigocomun.net/293
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Worldwide Children's Revolution to Try to Sav
The EARTH AID Environmental Campaign,

A worldwide Children's Revolution to try to save the human race from extinction caused by global warming and climate change could start in London, England, on 4 November 2006.
Plans for the March for Global Climate Justice to be led by the kids' bloc that attempted to shut down the G8 summit meeting at Gleneagles in Scotland in 2005 are being considered by environmental activists in Britain.
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Photos from Oaxaca action at Mexican Consulate
donkilo,

Photos from the Oaxaca Solidarity Action at the San Diego Mexican Consulate. It started at 6 pm on Friday, October 30, and is still continuing. Seven people participated in an overnight sleep-in.
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Minute by Minute from Oaxaca – Sunday, 10/29
donkilo,

UPDATE 12:04PM: Join the Eelctronic Blockade of Mexican Embassies and Consulates:  http://www.mountainrebel.net/oaxaca

Translation of the Centro De Medios Libres / Free Media Center in Mexico City's website,  http://vientos.info/cml

Minute by Minute Updates from Oaxaca – Sunday, October 29

The tanks, Federal Preventative Police and squadrons of death advance

11:15

7 planes and 2 helicopters, 6 Mexican Air Force Boeing 725s and 4 Midi helicopters with night vision have landed in Oaxaca in the last few hours. In the early hours of the morning, another Mexican Air Force plane landed. At 4 am, Federal Intelligence Agency trucks arrived near the airport and it has been confirmed that planes are doing flyovers.

11:06

A caravan has set off from Telixtlahuaca towards the location of the PFP as a peaceful protest against the arrival of the PRP in Oaxaca.

11:02

Yesterday, Puma helicopters and a Hercules plane arrived in Oaxaca with military equipment and personnel.

10:27

A University of Atzompa bus was reported to be traveling not with university students but with repressive forces, although it is not known what level of government they are from or if they are paramilitaries.



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Political history & Theory E-Book Collection
al,

Here are 5 e-books on political history, theory, and the media
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La Otra Campaña Tijuana: Revolution on Our Doorstep
rocky neptun,

Marcos came to Tijuana, last Wednesday and Thursday, October 18th and 19th, within the shadow of our wall of shame, to bring Zapatismo to Mexico’s fourth largest city through the “La Otra Campaña” tour. A series of forums held over the last year in 31 Mexican states which says that there is a better way to do politics than stolen elections, bribed congress persons, corrupt, violent governors, and corporate thievery. Politics from the bottom up, not top down; where all the stakeholders in civil society; workers, peasants, students, women, gays, indigenous groups have the power to control the economic, social and political processes that influence their lives.

Here, amid the ruins of the former world of the Tijuana rich, young people commit themselves to authentic lives and autonomous communities free of greed. They do not fear the loss of material comforts or jail. A new culture of resistance begins to take shape as Mexico rediscovers its continuing revolution. There is, indeed, hope.

FROM SDIMC: Further stories, photos, audio and video on the EZLN's Sixth Commission visit to Tijuana are forthcoming...
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Central Banking / Federal Reserve, a European
Rob,

“Wars should be directed so that the nations engaged on both sides should be further in our debt”. & “Candidates for public office should be servile and obedient to our commands, so that they may readily be used”. Old 1773 wisdom from Frankfurt / Germany, a European virus still very much alive in the US and where not.
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What Kinda Pucking World Are We In?
Basim Najjar,

takes a look at what the Puck is going on
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THE METTLE OF A UN SECRETARY-GENERAL
Stephen Lendman,

THE TAINTED LEGACY OF KOFI ANNAN
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APPO Comunicado, October 13, 2006
Asamblea Popular del Pueblo de Oaxaca (APPO),

FROM SDIMC EDITORIAL COLLECTIVE: We have been unable to find any evidence that this post is a translation of a message originating with APPO.

The federal government is preparing a massacre against the People of Oaxaca. Thousands of military units are already in the state, hundreds of bulldozers have arrived, helicopters, tactical reconnaissance planes, warships, planes, and even a bomber! This is the response from a fascist government to a rebellious and dignified people. They think that in this way they will bring the Popular Assembly of the People of Oaxaca (APPO, by its spanish initials) to its knees, that with this they will scare the people of Oaxaca, they believe they can impose themselves once again, at whatever cost, on a people who have already awakened. They want to put an end to the struggle and resistance of the Oaxacan people in order to implement the economic plans they promised to their imperialist bosses.

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The Zapatista Other Campaign in San Diego: Request for Financial, Technical and Media Assistance
sdimc volunteer,

The Sixth Commission of the EZLN will be visiting Tijuana as part of La Otra Campaña October 18-19 (for background and links, click here). On the 19th, a live video stream between Voz Alta in San Diego and the Sixth Commission meeting at Multikulti in Tijuana will allow those on this side of the border to participate directly in the event.

We are asking for your assistance with finances, technical matters and media coverage for this historic event.

Because of the need for high speed internet on both sides of the border, the cost for setting up streaming is expected to exceed $600. We are seeking techies to help us set up, respond quickly to problems and provide backup alternatives. We are seeking independent media volunteers to help cover the event on both sides of the border and to help participants document their stories on indymedia. San Diego Indymedia will be running an open media center at Voz Alta on the 18th-20th (times forthcoming).

Please donate today to help us get the real story out about this important historic event. We need the support of the community! Any size donation helps! To donate with a credit card, click here and hit the "Make a Donation" button. Specify that your donation is intended for the EZLN visit in the comments box. To donate by other means, come to the media center at Voz Alta.

To volunteer for technical assistance or media coverage, please write with specifics on how you would like to help to
imc-sd At lists d0t indymedia d0t org

The cross-border aspect of the meeting is being organized by Colectivo Zapatista de San Diego, borderlands hackLab, Voz Alta Project and San Diego Independent Media Center.

Live Video Streaming, Thursday October 19 1-2PM, 5-6PM NOTE CHANGED TIMES
Open Media Center, Wednesday October 18 - Friday October 20, times TBA. (We will be streaming NarcoNews audio from the meeting).
both at:
Voz Alta
1544 Broadway, one block from City College in San Diego.
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Bike Tour of Edible San Diego and Potluck
san diego food not lawns,

Bike Tour & Celebratory Potluck
Saturday, October 14, 2006
Begins at the World Beat Center in Balboa Park at 1pm (2100 Park Blvd.)

Free Event - Everyone welcome!

In honor of World Food Day, San Diego Food Not Lawns is hosting a bike tour of "Edible San Diego."

Please RSVP at (619) 641-7510 ext. 244 or  sdfoodnotlawns@gmail.com

More information at www.sdfoodnotlawns.com

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RESUMEN DEL INFORME DEL PLAN BUSH.
Lesiney Sedlav,

El informe de la “Comisión para la Asistencia a una Cuba Libre”, dado a conocer por el presidente George W. Bush el 6 de mayo de 2004, constituye la legitimación de la llamada doctrina Bush de “cambio de régimen” para el caso de Cuba y representa una escalada en la agresividad del gobierno de los Estados Unidos contra nuestro país.
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THOM HARTMANN'S NEW BOOK - SCREWED: THE UNDEC
Stephen Lendman,

HOW DEMOCRACY AND THE MIDDLE CLASS ARE BEING DESTROYED
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EZLN Sixth Commission/La Otra Campaña in Tijuana October 19
repost from e-mail,

Thursday, October 19th, The official caravan of The Other Campaign of the Zapatistas, which includes Delegate Zero, will be in Tijuana holding a public event discussing the struggles of the local community and The Other Campaign. The event will be in the evening at Multikulti. Details to be announced soon.

In addition, in San Diego, those who can't make it to Tijuana can come to Voz Alta for a live video simulcast hosted by the Colectivo Zapatista of San Diego, Voz Alta, the borderlands Hacklab and San Diego Indymedia. If the technology gods don't smile upon us, it may be an audio simulcast, but there will definitely be a way for those in San Diego to participate in the events of the Other Campaign. This event probably will take place 7-10pm, with more details to be announced soon.

Updated info at:
 http://sandiego.indymedia.org
 http://laotrasandiego.blogspot.com/

San Diego side of Trans-border Zapatista Encuentro for the Other Campaign
October 19th 7-10pm
Voz Alta
1544 Broadway
Corner of 16th and broadway next to landlord jim's


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Bike Ride for Climate Justice
queer-j brad,

On Friday evening, five members of San Diego Cyclists for Justice distributed over 250 flyers on global warming and resistance to corporate climate change while riding through the streets of Hillcrest and North Park. This Bike Ride for Climate Justice was an action in solidarity with activists in Mexico protesting the G8+5 meeting in Monterrey Oct 3-4, where governments of the eight richest countries and five developing nations rubber-stamped a plan to invest trillions in propping up the fossil fuel economy and to shift the burden of ameliorating the effects of resource overconsumption to the Global South through carbon trading.

Flyer distribution began at the haunted house in Balboa Park, where riders pointed out to those in line that climate change is way scarier than ghosts. Shouts of Climate Justice Now, Resist Corporate Climate Change and Stop the G8 echoed off buildings as flyers were handed to pedestrians, coffee drinkers, workers, dog walkers and some drivers along University Ave. The ride ended at the Rubber Rose Sexuality Shop, where a plan was hatched for a Climate Change is Scary Ride - details forthcoming.

Click Here for Bike Ride for Climate Justice Video

San Diego Cyclists for Justice | Announcement | Contra G8+5 | Rising Tide North America | Climate Indymedia
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9/11 Press For Truth film Screening Oct. 14
Al uh Looyah,

San Diegans for 9/11 Truth Presents

9/11: Press for Truth

Saturday, October 14, 2006
6:30pm @ Joyce Beers Community Center in Hillcrest





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Our Language: Newspeak causes Doublethink
red star,

“Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.”
George Orwell, "1984"
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Climate/Oaxaca: Virtual Sit-In and Bike Ride
sdimc volunteer,

UPDATE From Rising Tide North America: "The exact location of the G8+5 Climate Summit in Mexico was unknown ... Early sources said Mexico City, but this proved impossible to confirm. We now know that the G8+5 climate meeting is happening in Monterrery, hundreds of miles away from the Alternative Climate Justice Dialogue and Convergence that we initiated and organized in Mexico City. We suspect that the G8+5 meeting was moved away from Mexico's capitol to avoid the sting of popular dissent, not just from us climate activists but more critically from the massive movements for democracy and justice that have convulsed Mexico in recent months and converged in Mexico City. Red Alert Virtual Strike against the G8+5 and Mexican government websites: click here"

The elite of the richest countries are reaping huge profits from dangerous climate change while placing the burden on the most economically disadvantaged, rolling the dice with our life support systems in pursuit of higher profits. The eight richest countries in the world, the G8, plus five developing countries are meeting in Mexico City this week to agree to invest trillions to prop up the fossil fuel economy and to promote carbon trading, which we already know doesn’t work and will just shift the burden further to the Global South. Local activist groups with international participation are poised to resist the G8+5 meeting.

At the same time, President of Mexico Vincente Fox is preparing to send his stormtroopers to attack the Popular Assemblies of the Peoples of Oaxaca (APPO), who have been occupying parts of Oaxaca City for over four months to demand the ouster of governor Ulises Ruiz Ortiz - a corrupt frontman for corporate globalization - and the release of political prisoners.

Corporate-driven, neoliberal climate change. Corporate-driven, neoliberal suppression of resistance movements for democracy and local control. Different problem. Same enemy.

Solidarity Actions:
--Virtual Sit-In Against the Websites of the G8+5 and the Mexican Government - Tue-Wed Oct 3-4 all day (español)
--Bike Ride for Climate Justice, Meet at Balboa Park Big Fountain - Fri Oct 6 @ 7PM

Contra G8+5 | Oaxaca Facing Imminent Attack
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Bike Ride for Climate Justice Fri Oct 6 7PM
cyclist,

Resist Corporate Climate Change!

Bike Ride for Climate Justice
Friday, October 6 @ 7PM
Big Fountain, Balboa Park (Next to Science Center)

This bike ride is aimed at educating folks about the how the elite of the richest countries are reaping huge profits from dangerous climate change while placing the burden on the most economically disadvantaged, rolling the dice with our life support systems in pursuit of higher profits. The eight richest countries in the world are meeting in Mexico City this week to agree to invest trillions to prop up the fossil fuel economy and to promote carbon trading credits, which we already know don’t work and will just shift the burden further to the developing world. This madness must stop!

Come join us to pass out educational flyers we provide or make your own. Bring signs and loud voices for climate justice!

More info:
 http://contrag8.revolt.org
 http://riseingtidenorthamerica.org
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The First Cross-Border Encuentro of La Otra Campaña: Summary
queer-j brad,

The First Cross-Border Encuentro of La Otra Campaña was held in Tijuana and San Diego September 15-17.

A key component of the Zapatista Other Campaign, originating with the Sixth Declaration of the Selva Lacandona, is a tour of Mexico to offer an alternative to the farce of electoral politics, by documenting the struggles of and listening to "the simple and humble people" - a national program of struggle from Below.

The EZLN Sixth Commission's tour has been suspended since the brutal attack by state and federal forces on the people of San Salvador Atenco May 3-4. Local groups working with La Otra Campaña organized the Cross-Border Encuentro as the Sixth Commission focused its attention on solidarity with the people of Atenco.

In Tijuana, 250 compañer@s heard from activist panels discussing women in resistance movements; indigenous struggles; autonomy; culture and art; culture and media; resistance against borders; and resistance against climate change and environmental destruction; as well as music, dance and theater from the struggle.

In San Diego, parallel meetings on the 15th and 17th were organized as freeflowing, participatory roundtable discussions that covered diverse topics, including women, patriarchy and machismo; personal connections with La Otra; listening as a tactic; maquiladora workers; struggles and resistance north of the border; and community building vs. armed revolution.

The Sixth Commission recently announced that it will resume its journey on October 9, following the arrival of reinforcements to work for the release of Atenco prisoners, and will travel to Tijuana for a cross-border meeting planned for October 19.

Reports: Tijuana español-1, english-1 español-2, english-2 | San Diego english

Photos: 1 2 3

Audio from Tijuana, Day 2 (español): 1 2 3 4 5 6

Announcement: español, english

Sixth Commission of the EZLN Proposed Itinerary: español, english

Background: Sixth Declaration español, english | La Otra Campaña Documents thru June | Up to Date Reports Indymedia Chiapas, EnlaceZapatista, NarcoNews | La Otra Tijuana | Colectivo Zapatista San Diego

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Industrial Society Destroys Mind and Environm
sushil yadav,

The link between Mind and Social/ Environmental-Issues.

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Grabbing Attention and Keeping It For A Spell
DAJ,

making obvious the root lie
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Black, Immigrant Rights Movements Compared
Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger’s Newsmagazine,

Veteran civil rights activist and International Socialist Organization (ISO) member Joel Geier spoke to the San Diego ISO September 23 on the history of the African-American civil rights movement and the lessons it has to offer modern-day activists, particularly those working to secure legal status and decent wages for immigrant workers. Geier said that the failures of the civil rights movement — particularly their inability to improve the economic status of most African-Americans — point to the need for political clarity, organization and structure within activist movements.
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Int’l. Law Professor Speaks on Lebanon
Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger’s Newsmagazine,

San Diego State University international relations and international law professor Jonathan Graubart spoke September 21 at the House of Pacific Relations in Balboa Park and analyzed the recent conflict between Israel and Lebanon in terms of international law. He concluded that while Israel's adversaries, Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, committed some violations of international law, Israel's violations were far broader and more serious — especially the collective punishment of Lebanese killed, injured or made homeless by Israel's bombings of Lebanese civilians.
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“HIV/AIDS” Another Government Lie, Says Davis
Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger’s Newsmagazine,

John F. Kennedy wasn't killed by a lone assassin, the "Gulf of Tonkin" incident used as a pretext to escalate the Viet Nam war never happened, there were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq — and HIV can't possibly be the cause of AIDS. The first three government lies in that list have already been exposed, and author, former state senator and former physician's assistant Stephen Davis is committing himself to exposing the last one. His book, "Wrongful Death: The AIDS Trial," presents the case against HIV as the cause of AIDS in the context of a courtroom-thriller novel, with 71 pages of references to document his scientific sources.
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HUNGARY RIOTS: An eyewitness account + videos
zigoshüröm,

part of the secret speech of Gyurcsány Ferenc, hungarian prime minister:
„There is not much choice. There is not, because we fucked up. Not a little, a lot. No European country has done something as boneheaded as we have. Evidently, we lied throughout the last year-and-a-half, two years. It was totally clear that what we are saying is not true. You cannot quote any significant government measure we can be proud of, other than at the end we managed to bring the government back from the brink. Nothing. If we have to give account to the country about what we did for four years, then what do we say?"
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