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Professor of Propaganda: Lies of Alan Dershowitz
Rachard Itani - repost from counterpunch,
In a characteristic op-ed, titled "Arithmetic of Pain", that would surprise neither his supporters nor his critics, published by the Wall Street Journal on 19 July 2006, Alan Dershowitz sinks to new lows of depravity and inhumanity in his long-standing hate-mongering and truth-twisting anti-Arab, pro-Israel crusade.
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water for new orleans poster and letter
repost from email,
...lets try not to be the short term memory society that the corporate media would like us to be...
From the Common Ground Releif Clinic in New Orleans: With the summer heat wave upon us we are in desperate need for water for both volunteers as well as our distribution centers for residents...
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Stop Israeli War! Demonstration: Interviews
queer-j brad,
Following abductions of one Israeli soldier on the Gaza/Israel border on June 25 and two Israeli soldiers on the Lebanon/Israel border on July 12, Israel has engaged in massively destructive attacks on both Gaza and Lebanon, resulting in over 90 Palestinian deaths and over 325 Lebanese deaths to date, along with mass arrests of Palestinian elected officials, widespread destruction of crucial infrastructure in Lebanon and looming humanitarian crises in both Gaza and Lebanon. These war crimes have prompted protests around the globe, including a demonstration of about 200 people in downtown San Diego in front of Horton Plaza on Thursday.
Video interviews with protesters reveal information and opinions that are not appearing in the corporate media, including:
"... the overwhelming might of the Israeli army, the fourth largest army in the world, essentially means that Israel can continue to act with impunity, and that the Arabs are left to fight back or retaliate with very limited means and when they do we can see that Israel has no regard for international law, no regard for humanity, no regard for civilian life, no regard for anything except apparently for the master plan of destroying the whole region and being the sole power in the region."
"... Israel has 10,000 prisoners of war, meaning Palestinian or Lebanese, and ... on almost a daily basis kidnaps fighters from the opposite side. These fighters are held in long-term detention, they are tortured.."
"We want to ask our government to not support Israel, to not send our tax dollars to Israel, to spend it on education and not on war."
"... to sit home and just watch the news, which is so nauseatingly one sided, is very frustrating, it's very difficult for us to listen to the essentially Israeli line on CNN, MSNBC, FOX and all the other news stations..."
"This is the place where decisions come from, they come from the streets..."
"They had one civil war, which they rebuilt and now all of that is gone in a matter of nine days! It seems like people just have callous hearts. And we're trying to say, please wake up, people are dying! ... Hopefully this will get to someone, it will move someone to action."
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From Manila IMC: Killing Season in the Philippines
Herbert Docena (Focus on Global South) repost,
MANILA - Political activist Cathy Alcantara was gunned down by unidentified assailants last December 5, outside the resort where she had helped to organize a conference on farmers' rights.
Two months later, the lifeless body of her activist friend, 19-year-old Audie Lucero, was found in a remote rice field. Lucero was last seen surrounded by police officers and soldiers in a hospital lobby, inexplicably crying.
Annaliza Abanador-Gandia, another left-leaning activist, had frequently marched with the two victims, often at the forefront of demonstrations calling for various sorts of political change, including the ouster of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, an end to US military exercises in the Philippines, and overhaul of the World Trade Organization's free-trade policies.
On May 18, it was Abanador-Gandia's turn to die. It's unclear exactly what happened, because she was alone inside her shop that night. Her body was found slumped on a table, eight bullets through her face, chest and stomach. The gunpowder found on her face indicated that she had been shot at point-blank range.
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Hate groups infiltrating the US military
repost from boingboing.net,
Snip from a New York Times story by John Kifner about a report just issued by the Southern Poverty Law Center...
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Palast Skewers Democrats in New Book
Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger’s Newsmagazine,
Journalist, economist and activist Greg Palast came to San Diego June 10 in defiance of his publishers to promote his new book, "Armed Madhouse." The book attacks American politicians of both major parties and celebrates independent figures like Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez, former U.S. Presidential candidate H. Ross Perot and the late Louisiana governor Huey Long. It also offers a provocative explanation of what the war in Iraq is really about — not getting Iraq's oil, but quite the contrary: keeping it off the market in order to raise the price and increase the already swollen profits of Big Oil.
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BLACKFIRE, Fri 8PM da Blackdoor, North Park
repost from e-mail, durango indymedia,
BLACKFIRE, with Dias Tristes
"BLACKFIRE's style comprises traditional Native American, Punk-Rock and 'Alter-Native' with strong sociopolitical messages about government oppression, relocation of indigenous people, ecocide, genocide, domestic violence and human rights."
"i think we need to recognize that all our struggles are connected, whether they be sexism, heterosexism, destruction of the earth, exploitation of indigenous people and their land to the war- invasion in Iraq, all of these things are connected. There are some roots in a belief system and the value of "success" and the value is not in life but in money. All of these corporations, free trade agreements, all of these things are fueled by globalization that is connected to the colonization of our people. It's the same thing, the same force, the same form that we've been fighting for over 500 years on this continent, and it's on a larger scale now. It's something that is connected to all these struggles that we really need to recognize and build the bridges and build the solidarity. And solidarity means action." [durango indymedia, from interview with clayton dewey]
Friday, July 7th doors open at 8pm
da Blackdoor
3925 Ohio St. North Park, SD
[off University 1 blk E of 30th]
$8 at the door
proceeds benefit local organizations fighting the minutemen and supporting migrant families currently under attack
 http://www.blackfire.net
http://www.savethepeaks.org
http://colorado.indymedia.org/newswire/display/7836/index.php
...also playing Saturday night at the MultiKulti in TJ...
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Remember the 4000+ Dead from Gatekeeper
repost from e-mail,
July 1st Vigil (III) at Border State Park 1200 noon to remember the 4000
plus that have died since operation gatekeeper began October of 1994. At the nationwide "immigration" hearings beginning in San Diego and Philadelphia on Wednesday July 5th, we are asking faith and human rights groups across the country to place 4000 crosses (or other faith/peace symbols) at each respective site the day of the hearings.
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THE LEFT AND THE ISRAEL LOBBY–Joseph Anderson
Joseph Anderson, Berkeley, CA,
Now that Stephen Walt and John Mearsheimer have broken the taboo in the mainstream American media establishment of not only pointing out that the Israel lobby exists, but actually analyzing it from their perspective, the only place that open discussion, analysis and debate about the lobby remain firmly taboo is, ironically, ON THE LEFT! It’s a taboo imposed on the left by certain leftist icons and their suppression – if not censorship – of free expression and debate on this topic in progressive venues (lectures, panels, press or broadcast). Even some Palestinian-Americans have been forced to knuckle under to these leftist icons’ denial of the power of the Israel lobby in exchange for those icons’ or certain progressive/leftist groups’ political support.
For example, as of this writing, where is an informed rebuttal to Noam Chomsky's dismissive position on the Lobby or at least an honest, open debate about the lobby on the national radio program Democracy Now? So, I wanted to incisively debunk at least some of the major arguments used by certain Left icons in denying the power and influence of the Israel lobby in U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East and in suppressing discussion of its power domestically. Now, some people will bring up a red herring list of other possible influences in U.S. Mideast foreign policy to deny my analysis, but here I am dealing with THE ISRAEL LOBBY and how leftist icons respond to that topic. My ultimate position is: whatever our positions on the lobby, do we get to honestly discuss and debate it in formal public settings? Please read more:
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Minutemen's Border Fence Vandalized
fuck you minutemen,
There are holes in a border fence put up by the Minuteman Project.
Volunteers with the border watch group built it last month near Palominas.
But someone tore it up.
The new Minuteman fence resembles the current border fence and it now has
even more similarities because parts of it are in pieces.
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Immigration Sweep Brings Fear to Community
repost from AP,
Fewer parents are walking their children to school in this border city's Linda Vista neighborhood. The crowd of day laborers huddled in a parking lot outside McDonald's has dropped by half.
A sense of unease has spread in this community of weather-worn homes since
immigration agents began walking the streets as part of a stepped-up nationwide effort targeting an estimated 590,000 immigrant fugitives. Other illegal immigrants are being rounded up along the way.
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Mike Davis on Slums
queer-j brad,
On May 11 in International House's Great Hall at UCSD, urbanist, author and Professor of History at UC Irvine Mike Davis spoke to an audience of about 200 people about slums. Citing the UN-Habitat report, "The Challenge of Slums," Davis outlined the tragic facts about slums, including 1 billion current slum dwellers, an overlapping 1 billion people with no formal connection to their national or the global economy, and 2-3 billion people over the next half century most likely destined for slums. Summarizing his recent book, "Planet of Slums," Davis argued that slum expansion has reached a limit - an absence of free squatable land and the declining ability of slum dwellers to occupy survival niches has given rise to sectarian violence, child abandonment and other rational responses to desperate circumstances. He concluded with the hopeful picture of slums as incubators for burgeoning resistance movements.
Includes audio and partial transcript.
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Walkout, The Chicano Movement, and Mayday
Dr Rich Gibson, San Diego State ,
Chicano nationalism undermines the key messages of a fine film now being premiered throughtout California. This article takes a critical look at "Walkout" in the context of the role of youth in social change and the recent Mayday marches.
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Language and Power
everardo carvajal ,
The National Anthem can now be found in a Spanish version. Although, it was written in English- to demand that it be sung only in English reveals something serious. It reveals the type of deep racism underlying society which cannot be captured by superficial T.V. shows aiming to capture "the minority experience".
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Pat Washington v. CSU petition for rehearing
Bob Alba,
Pat Washington takes case to the FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT. This is a copy of the motion for rehearing.
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Audio: Discussion of Human Trafficking
queer-j brad,
On March 28 at Voz Alta, SDIMC and the San Diego Chapter of the Peace and Freedom Party presented the film Darkside of Cancun, which exposes the sharp economic divide between wealthy tourists and indigenous peoples in the resort town of Cancun, Mexico, and the widespread sex tourism and trafficking in women and children in Cancun. Following the film, Manolo Guillén, Program Manager for the B-SAFFE Project on Human Trafficking at San Diego Youth and Community Services, spoke about the human trafficking in the San Diego/Tijuana region, and Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick, outreach coordinator for Free the Slaves and lecturer in Political Science at San Diego State University, spoke about the global context within which human trafficking takes place.
Audio 38 min. click here
http://radio.indymedia.org/news/2006/05/9622.php
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May Day - List of Southern California Events
Jonathan,
All over the US, massive actions are being planned as part of the call for a General Strike / Walkout / Boycott // No Work, No School, Buy Nothing, Sell Nothing. Take part! Help organize your community to join the General Strike and Walkout against HR4437 and for Amnesty!
Freedom of movement!
Equal rights for all people regardless of immigration status!
An end to deportations and detention centers!
MayDay 2006 will be a day remembered for a long, long time. Get involved and let your voice be heard! If you want to make a live report call into RadioActiveRadio.org at 619-269-4693. At the end of the day please post your photos to http://sandiego.indymedia.org. If you have a camera phone email your photos during the day to imc-sd(at)lists(dot)indymedia(dot)org
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MayDay General Strike / Walkout Action Roundup
Delete The Border,
All over the US, massive actions are being planned as part of the call for a General Strike / Walkout / Boycott // No Work, No School, Buy Nothing, Sell Nothing. Take part! Help organize your community to join the General Strike and Walkout against HR4437 and for Amnesty!
Freedom of movement!
Equal rights for all people regardless of immigration status!
An end to deportations and detention centers!
Use these posters locally:
http://deletetheborder.org/node/932
http://arizona.indymedia.org/news/2006/04/41377.php
http://news.infoshop.org
http://crimethinc.com
List of Southern California Events
Local Events:
* San Diego March & Rally: Larson Park (Cesar Chavez Community Center) 455 Sycamore Road in San Ysidro at 12:00pm sponsored by March 25th Coalition against HR4437 San Diego
* International Workers Day Forum: Senior Center, 30th and Oceanview, Barrio Logan, from 6:00-8:00pm sponsored by the Raza Rights Coalition
* Rally and Candlelight Vigil: Balboa Park, corner of 6th and Laurel St. San Diego, from 5:30-7:30pm sponsored by San Diego Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform
* Tijuana March & Rally: “Centro Comercial Las Brisas” in Boulevard Diaz Ordaz in Tijuana at 12:00 (the march will proceed to the American Consulate in the Colonia Hipódromo) Sponsored by la “Otra Campaña” in Tijuana
UPDATE: Before you go to the march, join the MayDay Virtual Sit-In against Lou Dobbs, SOS and Sensenbrenner!
For a longer list of events, click here and here. Infoshop.org's wiki page has a large list of local events. Check it out.
May 1st has been celebrated for more than a century as International Workers Day, commerating the struggle for the eight hour workday in the US and the state murder of anarchist labor organizers in Chicago in 1887. The militant labor movement in Chicago was largely due to the influence of radical immigrant workers from central Europe, who were the most exploited of the working class. May First is celebrated worldwide with the exception of a handfull of countries including the United States.
As millions March in the US and Mexico, there are also events planned all over Europe for EuroMayDay, more info at EuroMayDay.org.
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CFA supports Pat Washington's appeal efforts
repost by Bob Alba,
Resolution in Support of Pat Washington
Adopted by the CFA Assembly April 23, 2006
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Free Speech with reg e gaines in Balboa Park
Michael Klam,
The Museum of the Living Artist invites writers and artists to present their visual and written/spoken work at Poetry and Art on Wednesday, May 17, 2006. The free speech quarterly event at the San Diego Art Institute will feature special guest performers reg e gaines, author, playwright and director, and San Diego’s top competition (slam) poets, including Rudy Francisco, Viet Mai, Whitney Lawrence, Brian DeBenedictus, and Sunflower Dubois.
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4/28 Jim Gilchrist Experience Punk Rock Opera
Bob,
Punk Rock Opera
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Immigration: Open Letter to LGBT Community
repost,
April 10, 2006
An Open Letter to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community:
We are a group of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people of color who work in the LGBT movement. We are writing to you in response to Jasmyne Cannick's article "Gays First, Then Illegals", which ran in The Advocate, in which she, a black lesbian, argues that she cannot support the current battle for immigrant rights because LGBT people have not yet won the right to marry. We are writing to express our profound disagreement with her, and to offer alternative LGBT perspectives to the current immigration battles happening across the country.
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Up to 100,000 Attend Mass Immigration March
Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger’s Newsmagazine,
San Diego's largest protest since the Viet Nam war took place Sunday, April 9, when up to 100,000 people jammed the streets to denounce the anti-immigrant bill passed by the House of Representatives and demand "dignity, respect and hope" for both documented and undocumented immigrants. The march was inspiring and festive, but the rally speeches were long on emotional tales of immigrants making good in the U.S. and short on specific demands. Some immigrant-rights activists had criticized the march organizers for not specifically calling for amnesty for the estimated 12 million undocumented immigrants currently in the U.S., and had held their own action the day before.
Photos: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Video: 1
Stories: Zenger's | An LGBT Take on Immigration | Original Announcement
Related Blogwire Posts: First Fatality of School Walk-outs | Estimated 500,000 protesters set record for largest rally in Dallas history | Huge Number of Feeder Marches Planned for April 10 Protest in NYC
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A Nation of Colonists...and Race Laws
Juan Santos,
The US is not a "Nation of Immigrants and Laws." It has always been a nation of colonists, and its immigration law has always been race law.
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3/18 Free Palestine/Anti-Racism & War March
queer-j brad,
I wasnt going to go to the March 18 Peace Rally at Balboa Park marking the third anniversary of the illegal war against and occupation of Iraq. However, when i heard at the last minute that Al-Awda and supporting organizations were holding a rally and march to bring attention to the central role of Palestine and racism in the larger struggle against western imperialism, i grabbed my camera and jumped on my bike and raced down to City College, the site of the rally. A 12 minute video was the result.
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The Culeros Get Chased Out - La Gran Marcha
dj lotu5,
A short clip from La Gran Marcha 2006, a massive march in Los Angeles against HR4437 and for amnesty. The corproate media put the size of the march at 500,000. Univision said the march was 2 million people. The police and mayor said it was the largest protest they have ever seen. What happens when 30 riot cops try to enter into a crowd of that size?
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La Gran Marcha 2006, Momentum Builds
lotu5, repost from la indymedia and others,
If you've been reading LA Indymedia or listening to KPFK, you've heard about the March for Immigrants' Rights that will be taking place tomorrow, starting on Olympic and Broadway. But if you're limited to English, you probably haven't heard the non-stop promotion by virtually every popular local and nationally-syndicated Spanish-language DJ in Los Angeles. Low-ball estimates from media insiders are that 200,000 people will turn up. March organizers are scrambling to accommodate three times that many and busloads of people from across the state, from Reno and Las Vegas, from Phoenix, from Texas, from New Mexico, from Denver, from Tennessee, and from Chicago. As I write this, high school students in East Los Angeles have walked out and reportedly are pummeling the police with fruit against proposed immigration "reform." Corporate media reports estimate the size of today's student walkouts in LA at over 3000 students. Tomorrow promises to be the biggest march in Los Angeles history.
The organizers have announced that they are expecting that as many as 500,000 people might attend the protest in L.A. Editorial From the Newswire Brown Skin / Yellow Star: Why You Must Join the March 25th Demo by Juan Santos ...
Full report: Speak Now, or Never: Stopping Sensenbrenner by Leslie Radford
Reports: Gran Marcha 2006 by Jesse Díaz | | Hunger Strike to Stop Anti-Migrant Legislation by C. Cruz | | Call for Reporters on Saturday by Anonymous | | Update on Pro Migrant Hunger Strike by cesar a. cruz | | 3/25: Los Angeles March for Immigrant Rights! by Lee Siu Hin - Immigrant Solidarity Network | | March 25-28 Nationwide Weekend of Actions to Support Immigrant Solidarity! by Lee Siu hin - National Immigrant Solidarity Network
Chicago: Feature Story, Washington DC: Feature Story
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Small Step Against Racism @ UCSD, Stop Barton
concerned student,
Bryan Barton was kicked out of the Minuteman Project in Arizona April for physically restraining and detaining a migrant person and forcing them to take photos with a t-shirt saying "Bryan Barton caught an illegal alien and all I got was this T-shirt." He is currently advertising for his political campaign all over the UCSD campus. Lets put a stop to that.
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Darkside of Cancun: Film on Wed 7PM
sdimc volunteer,
DARKSIDE OF CANCUN: Trafficking of Mayan Children
Wed March 22 7PM $3-$5 donation
Voz Alta on 1544 Broadway, downtown
Poor women and children are bought and sold in every country for sex, labor and marriage. In Cancun, the trafficking of Mayan girls and boys is a lucrative business for the tourism industry, where vistors from the U.S. and Europe pay for these children for sexual pleasure. Activists working against child trafficking have become a threat to local tourism. The film explores this darkside of Cancun.
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Tear Down the Walls! Sat March 18
repost from Al-Awda,
Saturday March 18 11:30AM
San Diego City College
Join San Diego Arabs, Muslims, and solidarity organizations in protest on the third anniversary of the illegal and criminal US invasion of Iraq. Hear Palestinians, Iraqis, and other people of color and solidarity at San Diego City College this Saturday March 18, 2006 starting at 11:30 am. March with us to Balboa Park.
For more information on all March 18th anti-war events see:
http://www.sdcpj.org
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