Pat Washington Press Conference
queer-j brad,

Pat Washington was denied tenure and fired from San Diego State University in 2003 and is suing SDSU based on a racial discrimination and retaliation. Her supporters gathered for a press conference preceding oral arguments in an appeal of the dismissal of her case. Audio Duration: 27 min 20 sec.
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Riots Erupt in France and Italy
Delete The Border,

France: Student protests over 'Anglo-Saxon' job laws

THOUSANDS of students marched through Paris and blockaded universities across France as their revolt against the Government over a controversial new youth employment law intensified.

Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin has staked his reputation, and possibly his job, on a measure that aims to cut rampant youth unemployment with two-year contracts that enable employers to sidestep rigid French labour laws and fire young workers without reason.

From portland Indymedia: On march the 7th, 400.000 people demonstrated against a new law concerning workers, CPE. CPE "deregulates the job market. CPE means e.g. anyone who gets a new job can be fired within 2 years - at any day, without a cause... e.g. companies will now be allowed to let young employees work all night - if they are at least 15... and so on. CPE makes workers lose many of their rights...

All over France riots and Clashes with the police....some protesters heavily injured... In Toulouse protesters managed to occupy states´buildings... 300 pupils stopped a high speed train (TGV)... In Marseille 5000 pupils attacked police and police stations afters some arrests of demonstrators... schools are occupied by teachers and pupils, e.g. le college de france, or a school in Lannion and and and... in Lille states bulindings were occupied...

50 universities are on strike and/or occupied by students:

ITALY: massive riots in Milano

Italy, Milano. Massive riots started in the heart of the Italian financial capitol, Milano, when hundreds of antifascists attacked police because of their repressive behaviour. The police wanted to stop the antifascists from building barricades against a neofascists? march through Milano. Police lost control: Windows of Banks and Companies were broken, cars and buildings were set on fire, even a nail bomb exploded in a group of police men.... Many persons were injured, some heavily, 45 were arrested.

Technorati tags: strike,antifascist, milan, italy, students, france, joblaw, riot, race, racism

Support Pat Washington Thurs 8AM
Pat Washington Supporter,

Pat Washington Press Conference
8:00am Thursday, March 16
Court of Appeal, 750 B Street, Suite 500, San Diego

Dr. Pat Washington is an internationally known and widely acclaimed scholar, award winning professor and 3 time Teacher of the Year fired by San Diego State University (SDSU) in 2002. She filed a lawsuit in 2003, asserting that her termination was retaliation for her complaint about a racially hostile work environment. Despite an EEOC finding of 'reasonable cause' that SDSU discriminated and retaliated against Dr. Washington, SDSU was granted summary judgement in the case last year. Oral arguments in appellate court will be heard thursday at 9AM, with a second press conference to follow.

Please come support Pat Washington at 8AM Tbursday!
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OpenHack Night / Mar 15 / borderLands Hacklab
sd hacklab,

Calling all anarchist hackers, revolutionary web designers, radical media makers and artists eager to learn more about technology!

Are you a hacker that wants to put your skills to work for social justice? Are you a person who wants to learn more about computers to create positive social change? Are you someone who wants to learn to use technology, but feels like you've been excluded from the discussion?

Bring your computer, your imagination or your latest idea for a Free
Software project or a digital art project to Voz Alta for the
borderlands Hacklab and indymedia Open Hack Night! We'll be creating a
digital playground for creating the future of resistance, tearing down
the digital divide or just discussing the latest cool gadgets and having a beer next door... We will have a dj from radioActive sanDiego coming to spin some tunes, so come and hang out!

Open Hack Night: Wednesday, March 15th, 6:30pm-8:30pm, Voz Alta, 1544 Broadway, 15th and Broadway downtown.

 http://sdhacklab.org ||  http://radioActiveradio.org
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Press Release - Support Pat Washington
Bob,

Show up for 9AM appeal hearing. Find out more here:  http://patwashington.org

Columbia University Professor Delivers Remarks to Support San Diego Plaintiff Following Appeal Hearing
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Pat Washington, Ph.D. appeal support
posted by Pat Washington supporter,

When I filed my retaliation complaint against the Women's Studies Department at San Diego State University with the Chancellor's office, SDSU hired an attorney, Nancy Spiezny, to investigate. Spiezny is one of the "civil rights" attorneys SDSU routinely hires to conduct investigations of complaints against the university. Spiezny found evidence of many "troubling" actions against me, but ultimately concluded that "the weight of the evidence did not support my discrimination and retaliation complaint. "

When we challenged her findings, pointing out many of the flaws in her own arguments and evidence that she was taking undue license in explaining away what had happened to me, I came to understand that finding in favor of SDSU represents repeat business for Spiezny, I didn't. The EEOC later investigated and found "reasonable cause" that I had been discriminated and retaliated against and urged SDSU to take corrective action, including promotion and tenure, back-pay, benefits and tenure.

Judge Jay Bloom, who is up for reelection on June 6th, later granted SDSU a summary judgment motion, indicating that it was obvious that my WS colleagues "didn't like me" but that nothing could be done about that in a court of law.

The Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in my case on March 16th at 9am.
Pat Washington ( http://patwashington.org)
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SD:Mormon Cheetah Club Naked Short Scam
Tony Ryals,

And one of the sleezy candidates Steve Wark touted like the cheap and worthless Nevada penny stock pump and dump scams he is now helping to fraudulently promote as victims of 'naked shorting also has a Cheetah Club connection.Lance Malone the defrocked Church of The Latter Day Saints or Momon Church member who was ex-communicated for sleeping out of wedlock and thus creating a scandal that must have sent their Angel Moroni rolling in his grave was also himself a lobbyist for the Cheetah Club ! Small world.

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U.S. threatens military action against Iran
Sara Flounders,

The script of the Iranian nuclear threat is a rehash of the lead-up to the 2003 criminal invasion of Iraq. At that time every arm of the U.S. and British media gave extensive, daily coverage to charges that Iraq had dangerous weapons of mass destruction, chemical and nuclear. It was all a fraud. The major corporate media went along and endlessly hyped every fabrication, as did the leaders of both political parties. They never admitted what was so obvious after 12 years of relentless war, sanctions and inspections: Iraq had no WMDs.
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SWARM the Minutemen - New Actions, Archives
bzzzzt!,

Phone Jam to stop the Minutemen in Philadelphia!

 http://deletetheborder.org/node/669

Call the Valley Forge Convention Center and demand that this meeting be canceled: 610-354-8212 and 610-354-8213. Also, please call GF Management. they help to manage the Valley Forge Convention Center:
215-972-2222 and express your displeasure!

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Film Series: Racism
ASD,

The Activist San Diego Film Series Presents:
The Fire This Time and The Color of Fear
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STOP RACISM AND SEXISM AT UCSD
anti-racist @ ucsd,

Join the UCSD coalition against racism and sexism

Meeting Thurs, Feb 16, 4pm at Groundwork Books


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CWD Presents The Miami Model at UCSD Friday
lotu5 for sd indymedia,

Committee for World Democracy Political/Educational Film Series
Center Hall 109 Friday, Feb 17th, 7:00PM
Cost: FREE

THE MIAMI MODEL- In November, 2003, trade ministers from 34 countries met in Miami, Florida, to negotiate the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). Thousands of union members, environmentalists, feminists, anarchists, students, farm workers, media activists, and human rights activists who gathered in Miami to struggle against the FTAA were brutally attacked with rubber bullets, pepper spray, electric guns and shock batons, embedded reporters and information warfare, all coordinated by the new United States Department of Homeland Security. Against Capital's model of paramilitary oppression, information warfare, and corporate rule, we offered models of grassroots resistance, creative action and solidarity.

Indymedia Oncampus volunteer Michael Cardenas will be on hand to talk about Indymedia and the filmmaking process behind the Miami Model.

More info about the Miami Model:  http://ftaaimc.org/miamimodel

Complete CWD file schedule:
 http://sandiego.indymedia.org/en/2006/02/113428.shtml

Click "read more" to download flyers!
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Stew Albert - RIP Sweet Yippie Prince
repost by Marion Delgado,

Stew Albert, a leading member of the "Youth International Party" (Yippie!,) an unindicted co-conspirator in the infamous Chicago 1968 "Conspiracy Trial," an instigator of People's Park and so much more - died this week.
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Race Riot in SoCal Prison
urban guerrilla,

chicago blog's perspective on california race riot
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Women's Center Events for February
women's center @ ucsd, c/o sd indymedia,

1. Gender Buffet - Women in Mainstream Rap
2. Women's Leadership High School Conference
3. Grad Night at the WC
4. Yarn Factory
5. Remembering Rosa Parks
6. Cross Cultural Center Film Screening "Crash"
7. Movie Nights at the LGBT Resource Center - Every Friday
8. Divas in Denial XI
9. Sally Ride Festival
10. Women's History Museum Hiring!
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CWD Film Series @ UCSD
Committee for World Democracy c/o sdindymedia,

CWD Political/Educational Film Series
Winter 2006 Calendar
ALWAYS FREE at Center Hall 109 Fridays 7:00PM
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ANTI-Minutemen Protest in VISTA - Sat, 7AM
sd copwatch, c/o lotu5 for sdimc,

UPDATE:: Minutemen in Vista, Ca. (Raw Audio)
 http://www.sdimc.org/en/2006/02/113471.shtml
Audio::  http://radio.indymedia.org/news/2006/02/8415.php

Please come out and support the community of Vista.
ANTI-MINUTEMEN PROTEST
SATURDAY @ 7:00 am

The Coalition for Justice, Peace and Dignity is sending out a call to all community members, activist, organizers and students to come and support us on Saturday as we tell the MINUTEMENSOS "TO GET OUT OF OUR COMMUNITY cause THEY ARE NOT WELCOME HERE".

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Ven y apoya a la comunidad de Vista.
Protesta en contra de los MINUTEMEN
SABADO a las 7:00 AM

La Coalición por la Justicia, Paz, y Dignidad hace un llamado a los miembros de la comunidad, activistas, organizadores y estudiantes para que vengan apoyar a decirles a los MINUTEMENSON que "SE SALGAN DE NUESTRA COMUNIDAD YA QUE NO SON BIENVENIDOS".

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Serudj Institute Awards Barbara Becnel
Minister Tukufu Kalonji,

This is a post event analysis of the Serudj Institute of Effective Socialization's inaugural Stanley Tookie Williams Memorial and Awards Ceremony where Ms. Barbara Becnel, founder of the Save Tookie Committee, was honored and awarded for her courageous social justice activism on behalf of Tookie and in challenging the racist death penalty of the State of California.
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Globalising Antifascism
Barry Ruscoe,

Cross Posting Of an article from Indymedia (Leed UK)
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2006/01/331144.html
Into the San Diego Newswire in order to encourage the International
opposition to Fascism, Racism and Violent Criminality.

A Suggestion was made that Mail Boxes Etc. should be made aware
of their role in promoting Rascist Fascism in England. MBE are
Based in San Diego Hence this cross posting.
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UCSD Women's Center Weekly, w/events!
UCSD Women's Center c/o sd indymedia,

1. Yarn Factory at the Women's Center
2. Gender Buffet
3. North Country
4. Darfur Awareness Week
5. Global Combat Against HIV/AIDS Event
6. CCC Insights and Perspectives Film Series Presents: Bamboozled
7. Sally Ride Festival
8. Clean Up Hillcrest
9. Black Enterprise 2006 Summer Internship Program
10. Effortless Perfection: Real Women, Real Voices
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Enero Zapatista - Schedule of Events
o.r.g.a.n.i.c. collective and groundworks,

enero zapatista // zapatista january
a month of events in solidarity with the Zapatistas and La Otra Campaña

Events every Thursday and Saturday night in January
@ Chicano Perk, 129 25th Street

Click here to download the flyer:
 http://deletetheborder.org/files/enero-zapatista-flyer-85x11.pdf

Schedule of Events...
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radio Antifascista, thursdays, 6pm, rasd
dj lotu5,

Tune in to radio Antifascista, a new radio show from dj lotu5 on radioActive sanDiego, thursdays at 6pm.

radioAntifascista will bring you the finest in revolutionary international hip-hop and radical news.

Listen online at  http://radioActiveradio.org
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John Brown and Tookie Williams: Call to Aboli
Geof Bard,

Ballade of the Abolitionists

Dedicated to John Brown, for the Abolition of Slavery,
and to
Tookie Williams, for the Abolition of the Death Penalty.

By Geoffery Bard
California, USA
December 11, 2005

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Big Idea Rag #2 - Toledo Welcomes Nazis + WTO
Big Idea CSC,

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Execution of Stanley "Tookie" Williams
duko,

Stanley “Tookie” Williams, co-founder of the Crip street gang in Los Angeles, was executed in San Quentin Prison on December 13 just after midnight.

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger coldly and callously refused to grant him clemency, saying that “the facts do not justify overturning the court decision.” Even though Tookie Williams had changed and became a very outspoken advocate against gang violence and for peace. They showed him no mercy. But it is deeper than this. In a highly political statement, Schwarzenegger also said that Tookie Williams' 1998 book Life In Prison was “dedicated to people like Assata Shakur, Mumia Abu Jamal” and particularly “Black militant George Jackson” which, according to Schwarzenegger, “is a significant indicator that Williams is not reformed and that he still sees violence and lawlessness as legitimate means to address societal problems.”


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Stanley Tookie Williams, Killed by the State of California
repost from indymedia.us,

Stanley Tookie Williams III was executed early this morning by lethal injection administered by the state of California. Williams, who was weeks from his 52nd birthday, is said to have been a co-founder of the Crips gang in Los Angeles. In 1981, he was convicted of the 1979 murders of four people in the Los Angeles area. After 6.5 years in solitary confinement on Death Row at San Quentin, he renounced his past gang affiliation. He wrote several books and started programs to discourage youth from joining gangs. A film starring Jamie Foxx entitled "Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story," was made to tell his story. Williams never admitted to having committed the murders for which he was convicted. This was one reason that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger cited for denying him clemency. Supporters of Williams tried to submit issues to various legal bodies in hopes of being granted a stay of execution. If a 60-day stay had been granted, it would have given time for courts to examine the legal issues that are outstanding in the case. It would have also given California's legislative bodies a chance to vote on AB 1121, the California Moratorium on Executions Act. Read more

Coverage of People's Clemency Hearing and 12/12 Protests | More about Tookie on Indybay's Police State and California News Pages
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Interview with UCSD Katrina Relief Team
lotu5,

dj lotu5 interviews a volunteer with a team of people going to New Orleans to help out the Common Ground Relief Clinic, which focuses on mutual aid relief efforts.

Select one of these formats to listen:

ogg vorbis | wav

More info about the Common Ground Relief Clinic here

UCSD Katrina Relief Team
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UCSD Katrina Relief Team
lotu5,

A team of students from UCSD is headed to New Orleans to Louisiana to volunteer with the Common Ground Health Clinic. They will be on campus, on library walk, taking donations all week. Below is a message I received from them this week.

About Common Ground: Common Ground Collective formed in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, to provide immediate aid and long-term solidarity along the Gulf Coast. We are a local, community-run organization offering mutual aid and support to New Orleans communities that have been historically neglected and underserved. Common Ground's teams of volunteers include: medical and health providers, aid workers, community organizers, legal representatives and people from all over with broad skills from all walks of life.

 http://www.commongroundrelief.org/
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ISO Discusses "Tookie" Williams’ Case
Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger’s Newsmagazine,

Stanley “Tookie” Williams, co-founder of the notorious Crips street gang turned anti-gang activist and children’s book writer in prison, is scheduled to be put to death through lethal injection on Tuesday, December 13. The only person who can spare him this fate is California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who alone has the power to pardon him or commute his sentence to life imprisonment. This was the subject of two community events in San Diego, a public forum November 30 and a meeting of the International Socialist Organization (ISO) at San Diego State University December 1, featuring some of the same speakers.
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and YOU paid for this ?!
Joe Bua,

Bat Mitzvahs and Bulletproof Vests--American Aravice
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