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Harvard's Palestine Solidarity Committee will be holding a vigil for Gaza from 11:45 am to 12:15 pm on the steps of Memorial Church in Harvard Yard. All who care for Palestine are invited to attend. Please wear black and spread the word widely.
Meet briefly at the statue to exchange thoughts,
then walk silently around the Yard and nearby streets,
returning to the statue by 12:30pm.
Southeast corner of Rt 27 and 30 (nearest to Brooks Pharmacy).
Come for all or part. Bring a candle, lantern, or flashlight.
Organizer: Sandy Coy.
Join the Boston Tea Party Conference call,
Participant call in: 402-756-9100; Access code: 680903#
Socialist Alternative Radio, 91.5 FM Boston
listen anytime on the Web at WMFO.org. A democratic socialist, working-class view of politics and culture, including solidarity announcements, interviews, music, and more.
Write to us at BostonSAradio@aol.com.
Join a Friday fast and/or protest in solidarity with illegal detentions. The fast began in 2005 when Nobel Peace Laureates Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Adolpho Esquivel, (Argentina), along with others around the world, chose this method to seek the release of our unjustly detained and tortured brothers and sisters.
In Boston, local activists Susan McLucas and Phoebe Knopf have joined the Friday fast and will protest every Friday in front of the JFK Building from noon to one. The action, which is rooted in nonviolence, includes speakers, music, hand-outs and petitions to create public pressure to stop all illegal detentions and to try those responsible for the illegal treatment of thousands of detainees, most of whom are Arab and Muslim men. Susan and Phoebe will be wearing orange jumpsuits.
Beginning today, people around Boston will be contacting the Boston City Council to ask them to schedule hearings about the Biolab.
We are asking that three hearings be scheduled:
--> Transportation
---> Preparedness
----> Evacuation
We would like the transportation hearing to be scheduled in JULY.
COULD YOU to take a few minutes to call and email one or more of the Councilors listed below? Contact information is below.
=*=*= PLEASE CALL AND EMAIL =*=*=
STEPHEN MURPHY, Chair of the Public Safety committee, 617-635-4376, Stephen.Murphy@cityofboston.gov
Other Councilors on the Committee:
MICHAEL FLAHERTY, Vice chair, At Large, 617-635-4205, Michael.F.Flaherty@cityofboston.gov
FELIX ARROYO, At Large, 617-635-3115, Felix.Arroyo@cityofboston.gov
SALVATORE LAMATTINA, District 1, E. Boston, Charlestown, City Hall/Beacon Hill/Islands, 617-635- 3200, Salvatore.LaMattina@cityofboston.gov
CHARLES YANCEY, District 4, Dorchester & Mattapan, 617- 635-3131, Charles.Yancey@cityofboston.gov
FOR MORE INFO on the campaign and the Biolab, visit:
On June 21, 2007, Reps. Mike Doyle (D-Penn.) and Lee Terry (R-Neb.) and Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) introduced the Local Community Radio Act. Passing this bipartisan bill will bring more diversity of views and music to your radio dial and re-connect communities to a medium that has been largely overrun by massive corporate conglomerates. This legislation needs your support today.
The bill opens the dial to Low Power FM radio stations. These stations are community driven and locally oriented, providing news and information often ignored by mainstream radio -- information crucial to healthy communities and a vibrant democracy.
Current rules deprive many communities across the country from access to local radio. If enacted, this bill will clear more space for better, more independent and local programming that will bring diversity back to the airwaves.
Support this legislation today and help bring local radio to your community!
Solidarity Alert! Clear Channel Workers on Strike for Justice! A strike fund has been established to help out the families of workers from Painters DC 35 and IBEW 103 on the line at Clear Channel Outdoor in Stoneham. The strike is entering its second month, and members are hanging tough. Friends can send checks to Painters' DC 35, 25 Colgate Road, Roslindale, MA 02131, made payable to: DC 35 Billboard Strike Fund. On behalf of the 25 families....thank you. You can also show your support by standing with the workers on the picket line. The line is locate at 89 Maple Street Stoneham MA.
Read more about the strike and workers' struggles at Clear Channel.
Representative Dennis Kucinich (Democrat - Ohio, and a 2008 Presidential Candidate) filed three articles of impeachment of VP Dick Cheney on Tuesday, 4/24/07. (see these articles below)
House Resolution (HR) 333 first goes to the House Judiciary Committee headed by John Conyers. The committee will then forward it to the main body. NOW is the time to contact your Representative and Senators to let them know that is essential for the future of our fragile democracy that House members give careful consideration to the Articles and vote to impeach Dick Cheney.
TOLL-FREE PHONE NUMBERS FOR THE U.S. CAPITOL SWITCHBOARD
Dennis Kucinich, the man who had the courage to call for the impeachment of Cheney when nobody else would raise their hand, has now FURTHER stepped up to the plate to add an action button for the National Cheney Impeachment Poll to his own presidential campaign web site in a prominent position on ALL pages. So many of you have written us to ask if there wasn't more we could do to support Dennis, and so at our end we have set up a donations page dedicated specifically for his campaign.
Doris Tennant and Ellen Lubell (of Newton) are representing a Guantanamo prisoner pro bono, so they are providing their time at no charge. However, their costs, including their own travel and that of a translator, translator fees, and Freedom of Information Act requests, are running at least $20,000 for this year, and will likely continue at that same pace or more. Most of the other attorneys who are representing Guantanamo detainees are members of large law firms that can cover these types of expenses, but in their case the two of them are the firm.
If you would like to make a contribution to help them defray costs, it would be much appreciated. Please make your check payable to "Tennant Lubell Detainee Fund." Your contribution will NOT be tax-deductible, but they promise to put it to good use to help provide fundamental legal rights to a man who remains in indefinite detention.
Doris Tennant, Esq.
Tennant Lubell, LLC
288 Walnut Street, Suite 500
Newton, MA 02460
617-969-9610, X 101
Fax: 617-969-9611
Action Alert: The Alliance for Democracy warns us to oppose Holt bill (HR 811). We call for a ban on the use of Direct Recording Electronic voting equipment (DREs) and to require the use of paper ballots.
AFD urgently calls upon all citizens to call their Representatives to demand amendments to rectify the defects in HR 811, specifically to ban the use of DRE voting machines and require the use of paper ballots in all elections in the United States. Proponents of HR 811 expect the bill to come for a vote during mid- March 2007.
1. DRE systems must be banned.
2. All voting must be by voter marks on a paper ballot.
3. All recounts must be by hand counting of paper ballots.
4. All elections must have a statistically significant verification.
5. All recounts at every level of government must be by hand counting.
6. All software must be subject to public disclosure.
7. No connections to the Internet should be allowed.
8. All election records should be available to the public.
Go to for on-line information and a link to a printable flier.
Please consider signing the petition calling for a Filibuster to end the war. It takes only one Senator and 40 more abstentions (not even a yes vote) to stop funding for the war.
A call for all people of conscience
to donate to its Lebanon Palestine Emergency Relief Fund.
All donations will be used to help Palestinian and
Lebanese victims of the latest Israeli aggression.
Tel: 760-685-3243
Fax: 360-933-3568
E-mail link
“Olive Branch” Extra Virgin Olive Oil is raised without pesticides or sprays and First-Cold-Pressed. This year we are importing the oil directly from the Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committee (PARC), a non-governmental, non-profit organization in Ramallah which has been on the forefront of supporting Palestinian agriculture since the 1980’s. PARC buys its olive oil from 85 different small farmer cooperatives in the West Bank. It takes care of testing, quality control, bottling, labeling and marketing. Available in 750ml bottles, by the case (12 bottles), or more. Now more than ever, important to Palestinian farmers.
For ordering and other info, please email us at palestinebostonoliveoil@yahoo.com or call Susie at 781-648-6307.
1:00 PM to approx. 2:15 PM - Rally events and speeches
Event speakers include:
2:30 PM (approximate starting time) - March up Ocean Avenue to the area near Walker's Point. Accompanying the march will be the LEFTIST MARCHING BAND
LOGISTICS: Please do not drive to the assembly site as it will create an even bigger traffic jam than we are expecting as it is July 4Th weekend. PARK at the Kennebunk High School on RT#35 (Fletcher st) just off the RT#95 Kennebunk exit. We will shuttle you down to Kennebunkport. It is best to be there as close to 10:00am as possible as we have many folks to shuttle and limited buses. PLEASE do not arrive close to noon as we cannot guarantee your arrival to the rally on time. Once in the 'Port you can spend some time sight seeing until the rally starts.
FOR MORE EVENT INFO or contact email Jamilla.
Discover your power in combating global warming at the Lex Be Green eco-friendly fair
For more information please contact:
Polly Jo Kemler - 781-674-2155
Anne Kelly 781-862-9665
The Caravan to Cuba will feature special guest speaker Luis Barrios. He is a prominent community leader in New York’s Puerto Rican and Dominican communities as well as a priest in the Episcopal Church. He recently returned from the Dominican Republic. He is also a Professor of criminal justice at John Jay College in New York City.
July 26th Coalition and Newton Cuba Solidarity Group are showing the video "The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil"
Since 1992, IFCO has actively challenged the U.S. economic blockade of Cuba by its Friendshipments of humanitarian aid. Caravanistas and members of local Cuba solidarity groups will be available to answer any questions. There will be informational materials about various aspects of Cuban reality.
The program will begin at 7, with snacks, soft drinks, and conversation followed by showing of the video, speakers, question and answer period, and send-off of the 18th IFCO / Pastors for Peace Friendshipment to Cuba.
For more information call: 617-964-7932 email: jimcc1@mindspring.com or info@july26.org
Pastors for Peace:
Join us for a round-robin reading/reflection/discussion of "THE MEANING OF JULY 4TH FOR THE NEGRO"
A Speech Presented by FREDERICK DOUGLASS, July 5, 1852, Rochester, NY
“Your shout of liberty and equality (is) hollow mockery…There is not a nation on the earth guilty of practices more shocking and bloody than are the people of the United States, at this very hour.” From “The Meaning of July 4th for the Negro”
Rsvp.
Join us on the 4th of July! There will be lots of good people to meet, great vegan food to eat, beautiful views, and activities from lounging in the back yard, to kayaking, to beach walks, and more.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 2007, starting at 12 NOON (arrive whenever you can)
Rain date is Saturday, July 7.
A generous member is opening her home and yard to us, located just 500 feet from the beach at charming Broad Cove on Onset Bay. We'll also be an easy stroll (6/10 mile) from beautiful Onset Harbor, and Onset Village Center. Here we have the flavor and charm of Cap Cod, but are NORTH of the Cape Cod canal, so there is no bridge to cross and travel is easier.
ALL ARE WELCOME - kid friendly event! Your friends are welcome, too!
COST: FREE to BVS current members. $2 to non-members - kids are free. (Please bring exact change.)
Hope to see you at the BVS Picnic by the Sea!
DETAILS:
Evelyn Kimber
617-424-8846
Boston Vegetarian Society
The Tom Mooney/Western Mass Local of the Socialist Party of the United States of America is holding its third annual anti-imperialist picnic on Wednesday, July 4, from noon to four. Please come and bring things to grill, side dishes, desserts and drinks. We will provide the charcoal, plates, cups and plastic ware.
After the picnic, the Massachusetts Socialist Party will hold a brief meeting to elect delegates to the national convention, collect dues and discuss finances, and discuss our electoral activity for 2008. All Mass. members are urged to come to the picnic and participate in the state meeting afterward.
The picnic will be held at the Mill River Recreation Area in North Amherst. To get there, take North Pleasant Street north from the UMass campus straight on pass the second traffic light (Pine Street). As the road forks, bear right onto Montague Road (Route 63). .2 miles after the fork, on the right, you will see a sign for Mill River Recreation Area. Turn right and park in the lot. You should see us and our sign.
For more info, call Susan Dorazio or Eric Chester at 413-367-9356, email susandor@crocker.com
or visit sp-usa.org/mass or spboston.org
This convention was originally called forth by Cindy Sheehan as a response to the betrayal of the antiwar cause by Congress. Cindy gave a call to: "all citizens …" to join us in Philadelphia on July 4th to try and figure a way out of this "two" party system that is bought and paid for by the war machine which has a stranglehold on every aspect of our lives.”
We are convening to explore what to do next? What are we missing, and what can we do better? How do we release the war machine's stranglehold around us?
In the living tradition of the Declaration of Independence, we convene to form a strategic alliance with anti-war, pro-impeachment, civil liberties, 911 Truth, and other groups to develop a comprehensive strategy and implement actions to deal with this emergency.
Join us to deliberate with a wide variety of groups to create viable solutions.
Sponsors: Peace Action-Delaware Valley, Philadelphia Regional Anti-War Network, Northeast 9/11 Truth, Green Party of Vermont
Location: Independence Visitor Center, 6th & Market, Philadelphia, PA
For more information: Bruce Marshall brmas@earthlink.net or Paul Deslauriers Paulnrg@aol.com, 413-232-7888
Please contact Allan Rubin a_rubin@comcast.net if you are planning to go and would like to coordinate transportation, etc.
If you don't have plans for this July 4th, join some others in Boston 9/11 Truth as we hand out DVDs to the crowd at the Esplanade, then take in the show.
On the morning of the 4th (around noon) a small group of us are going to stake out some turf outside of the security zone on the Esplanade to use as a DVD distribution base and, later, as a good place to sit for the show. We plan on stopping the DVD distributions when the music starts so be there an hour or two before 8:30 PM.
We will be bringing several hundred DVDs (hopefully a thousand) to distribute, and a few small signs.
We will have drinks and blankets, but there won't be enough if a large number of people show (especially if its a hot day) so if you are coming bring some for yourself. When you get there, come find us, drop off your blanket so we can save your space and whoever is at the "base" will give you a handful of DVDs to distribute.
This should make for a fun and productive day, so come on by to help out and enjoy the 4th with other people who really know what the holiday means.
For directions, rules etc: july4th.org
Contact Jim Hughes for details and to connect at winstonkirk@gmail.com.
A courageous and startling film, Peter Davis' landmark documentary "Hearts and Minds" unflinchingly confronts the United States' involvement in Vietnam. Using a wealth of sources—from interviews to newsreels to documentary footage of the conflict at home and abroad—Davis constructs a powerfully affecting portrait of the disastrous effects of war. Explosive, persuasive, and shocking, "Hearts and Minds" is an overwhelming emotional experience and the controversial winner of the 1974 Academy Award for Best Documentary.
The Newton Dialogues on Peace & War Weekly Vigil Against the War in Iraq (or NDPWWVAWI) continues to be held each and every Thursday (come rain, shine, snow, heat, hail, frogs, or boils) from 5:00pm to 6:00pm at the corner of Beacon and Center Streets in Newton Center.
FREE FILM Screening, Free refreshments & door prizes.
Set during the current Intifada, until when... follows four Palestinian families living in Dheisheh Refugee Camp near Bethlehem. They talk about their past and discuss the future with humor, sorrow, frustration and hope. "until when..." paints an intimate in-depth portrait of Palestinian lives today.
Fadi is 13 and cares for his 4 younger brothers, the Hammashes are a close-knit family who pass on the lessons of life with humor and passion, Sana is a single woman who endures long commutes to do community work, and Emad and Hanan are a young couple trying to shield their daughter from the harsh realities of the occupation.
They talk about their past and discuss the future with humor, sorrow, frustration and hope.
Please join us for a stimulating night out; bring your friends! Free film, free refreshments, & free door prizes. [Donations are accepted.]
Come, bring your friends and neighbors, enjoy a good discussion after the film
617-864-3322
July topic: Participants are encouraged to talk about a sustainability project or system (something you made, grew, adapted yourself) or ask for help or suggestion on something you would like to do.
On 7th July there will be 'Live Earth' concerts all around the globe to bring attention to climate change. The tickets are all sold and the perfomers are already chosen.
An alternative concert is already underway- a concert which welcomes all visitors and performers. The online concert is the brainwave of a small non-profit organisation in Oxford England which felt that the mega concerts were not doing enough to support a wider range of voices on climate change.
One day after the launch there are already nearly 60 performances in the alternative concert- mostly music, but including comedy and poetry. We welcome postings of all kinds of performances- big and small, amateur and professional, in the Hollywood Bowl and in the bedroom. We invite entries to be as angry, happy, whimsical, political, or bizarre as they like providing that they have something to say about climate change, accept the reality of the science and are not offensive.
On 7-7-07 the performances that receive the most votes and hits will be compiled on the site for the full alternative concert. It won't be live, it will be ALIVE!
And, because this concert will be on the web, there will be no executive jets, no cars, no floodlighting, no air conditioning, no paper, no plastic, no cans. Truly low carbon.
This project is independent of the Live Earth concerts. It wishes them every success.
If you like this idea please post up your performance, send this announcement to everyone you know, put a link or button on your on your site and share your favourite performances with your friends.
The Climate Outreach Information Network