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Actor/director Jason Taylor has written, "Last year, being a part of John O'Brien's last staged reading was a joy beyond imagination for me. As the event was coming to a close, I asked him if he believed in an afterlife. His reply: 'I'll soon find out'. I am sure that John will be taking a break from his heavenly duties to join us on Sunday, November 23rd."
John's special skill as a playwright was always to find humor in the darkest of places. Atypically, "Two Doors" takes his characters to a place where even he could find little humor--a marriage on the rocks. The Theatre of Relativity reunites to perform this staged reading with Joseph Garland, Jason Taylor and Celeste Oliva.
1124 Mon 1500pm (defend Chuck Turner, Boston City Council mtg)
A champion of the anti-apartheid struggle--and
of many local and global campaigns for justice--is facing real
challenges imposed by what seems to be an FBI pressure tactic: Boston
City Councillor Chuck Turner has been charged with corruption. He has
boldly proclaimed that he will be exonerated by a jury of his peers.
Everything we know about Councillor Turner suggests that his
prediction will come to pass! He has resolutely supported many of our
initiatives, including the Boston Social Forum and numerous antiwar
activities. All of this, without even the hint of self-interest,
indeed, to the contrary, these have come with much sacrifice of his
time and energy. We want all the facts to be known and for him to be
accorded the presumption of innocence. In the interest of public
accountability and transparency of government, we urge everyone to
attend the Boston City Council hearing at 3:00 p.m. on Monday,
November 24, 2008, at City Hall. We also urge you to contact your city
councillor and caution them again jumping to conclusions before
Councillor Turner has his day in court. For coverage of this matter,
we recommend that people read http://www.OpenMediaBoston.org,
Suren, for Massachusetts Global Action
massglobalaction.org
1124 Mon 1600pm (Loewenstein lecture, JFK school)
Monday November 24, 4:00-6:00pm
Kennedy School of Government, 79 JFK Street, Cambridge
Littauer 324, Fainsod Room Event
You are invited to attend the following lecture:
"The Shifting Sands of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: An Australian Perspective"
by Antony Loewenstein, Best-selling Australian Investigative Journalist and Author
The end of Israel as a Jewish state? "The time is approaching soon when the world will recognise what has been clear for decades: the Jewish state has neither the interest nor desire to end its illegal occupation of Palestinian territory. The alternative is now inevitable: the end of Israel as a Jewish entity." -- Antony Loewenstein
THE MIDDLE EAST FORUM - CENTER FOR MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES, HARVARD UNIVERSITY Roger Owen and Sara Roy, Co-Chairs
A critical examination of the Israel/Palestine conflict from an Australian perspective. How is the conflict reported in Australia? What is the position of successive Australian governments and why? What is the role of the Jewish and Arab communities in the debate? Loewenstein will also discuss the current direction of the conflict itself, not least the growth of a fundamentalist Jewish minority who threaten peace far more than Palestinian militants. What does this mean for the future direction of the Jewish state? With the declining power of the US in world affairs, where does this leave Israel and its supporters?
Antony Loewenstein is a Sydney-based freelance journalist, author and blogger. He has written for the Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian, The Guardian, Washington Post, Haaretz, The Nation, Sydney?s Sun-Herald, Melbourne's Age, Brisbane?s Courier Mail, ABC Unleashed, Amnesty International Australia, Adelaide's Advertiser, The Bulletin, Znet, The Big Issue, Counterpunch and many others. Antony contributed a major chapter to 2004's best-seller, Not Happy, John! on the Hanan Ashrawi affair. His best-selling book on the Israel/Palestine conflict, My Israel Question, was released by Melbourne University Publishing in 2006. A new, updated edition was released in 2007 (and reprinted again in 2008). The book was short-listed for the 2007 NSW Premier?s Literary Award. He was a contributor to the 2008 Verso Books release, A Time to Speak Out: On Israel, Zionism and Jewish Identity. His second book, The Blogging Revolution, on the internet in repressive regimes, was released in 2008 by Melbourne University Publishing. He writes regularly for online magazines New Matilda and Crikey and is a board member of Macquarie University's Centre for Middle East and North African Studies. He is an Honorary Associate at Macquarie University's Department of Politics and International Relations. He is the co-founder of advocacy group Independent Australian Jewish Voices and contributed to Amnesty International Australia's 2008 campaign about Chinese internet repression and the Beijing Olympic Games. Antony appears regularly on radio, TV, in public and at universities discussing current affairs and politics.
For more information about Antony Loewenstein
or also visit his blog.
contact: Sara Roy
Speakers: Frances Moore Lappe, Tim Costello & Frank Llewllyn
Moderator: former Massachusetts State Senator Jarrett Barrios.
What does Obama's historic victory mean for the progressive coalition that
backed him? What will be the effect of the massive grassroots movement that
brought him into office? Are we in for four more years of neoliberalism
with a Democratic face, or does the left have enough muscle to push for a
"new New Deal"?
Our speakers share a lifetime of social activism, but have different
backgrounds and perspectives-and no doubt some disagreements!
Frances Moore Lappe is the author of several books, beginning in 1971 with
"Diet for a Small Planet". She helped launch the Institute for Food and
Development Policy (Food First), and - in 2002 - the Small Planet Institute,
which promotes global democracy and environmentally sustainable development.
U Decide 2008, a recent Institute project, targeted undecided voters with
flyers comparing the records and positions of Obama and McCain on specific
issues. She is also on the Advisory Board of the Union of Concerned
Scientists, and was selected by the Women's National Book Association as one
of the 12 living "women whose words have changed the world".
Tim Costello is a longtime labor activist and former truck driver who helped
organize the North American Alliance for Fair Employment, a network of 65
unions and community groups in the U.S. and Canada. He is currently on the
Advisory Board of the UMass Boston Labor Resource Center, and is Co-Director
of Global Labor Strategies (www.globallaborblog.org). Tim is also co-author
of "Global Village or Global Pillage: Economic Reconstruction from the
Bottom Up", now out in paperback.
Frank Llewellyn is the National Director of Democratic Socialists of
America, and is on the Board of NY Citizen Action. After the forum there
will be a brief reception for our speakers.
Boston Democratic Socialists of America
P.O. Box 51356, Boston MA 02205
(617) 354-5078
1125 Tue 1630pm ($$$vegan txgiving dinner, Brookline)
Boston Vegetarian Society invites you to the its Vegan Thanksgiving Dinner, a meal that celebrates the bounty of the harvest, extends peace to all animals, makes wise use of resources, and is better for your health than meat.
We are offering two dates and long hours to accommodate everyone.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2008 FROM 4:30 - 10 PM +
When you see the three entree choices, you may want to attend both.
Join us at My Thai Cafe Vegetarian in Brookline for a four-course fixed holiday menu that is specially designed to offer favorites of the season like pumpkin, butternut squash, and sweet potatoes, presented with the exotic blends of Thai cuisine. Varied flavors, textures, and beautiful presentation/eye appeal were all considered in planning this meal.
Arrive any time. Open seating at friendly group tables, so never hesitate to arrive alone! You'll have a fresh flower and a candle on your table. There will be good energy and cheer to go around!
THANKSGIVING MENU -- * No Animal Ingredients *
APPETIZER - Five Crispy "Cigars" with Dipping Sauce and Salad
Tofu marinated for 24 hours in fresh garlic ground to a powder, lemon grass, and curry powder, then tucked in a thin wheat flour wrapper and fried to a crispy golden brown. Served on a bed of fine angel hair red cabbage and carrots and with a dipping sauce made from applesauce, pickled lime, and orange peels.
SOUP - Sweet Potato Soup
Tender sweet potato and fresh tofu with coconut milk, onions, and a mild yellow curry base
ENTREES - CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING THREE
1) Whole Baby Pumpkin, steamed and carved, and filled with sautéed fresh pumpkin, fresh tofu, snow peas, sweet red peppers, scallion, bamboo shoots, lemon grass, Keffir lemon leaves, and fresh basil, in a mild coconut curry sauce, and topped with steamed peanuts...
Served on a bed of finely shredded lettuce and red cabbage, encircled with sliced avocado and tomatoes. Salad served with a side of sweet/sour dressing made with mandarin fruit.
2) Butternut Squash and Tender Soy Fillets, sautéed with onions, scallions, and snow peas, in a creamy coconut sauce, served surrounded by broccoli flowerets and carrots. Topped with roasted cashews, walnuts, and hazelnuts.
3) Mango Lemon Steamed Tofu - A whole mango boat, carved and filled with fresh mango and sautéed onion, lemon grass, steamed tofu, bamboo shoots, carrot, and zucchini, in a mild chili sauce. Served on a bed of mixed mesclun baby greens with Keffir lemon leaves, with a side of sweet/sour dressing made from mandarin fruit. Topped with roasted cashews, walnuts, and hazelnuts.
* For those allergic, nuts on the entrees are a topping and can be left off upon request when ordering.
RICE - Choice of white or brown rice (specify when ordering).
DESSERT - Tender sweet potato with tapioca and sweetened coconut milk
PRICE for the four-course fixed dinner: $18.50 + tax & service = $22.50 total!! Cash only, no credit cards, please. Pay at the register upon arrival. (Exact change is greatly appreciated.)
CHILDREN are welcome! Kids 10 and under can order a half-size order (entrees #2 and #3) for half price: $11.25 includes tax and service. Toddlers who eat from the meal of their parents are free.
Variety of Vegan Cakes and Beverages - priced separately
LOCATION:
My Thai Cafe Vegetarian & Bubble Tea Bistro
404 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA
(between Beacon St. and Comm. Ave. near Coolidge Cr.)
617-739-8830
BY T or Bus: Green Line "C" trolley (Beacon Street/Cleveland Circle) get off at Coolidge Corner. Walk on Harvard St. past Coolidge Corner Cinema. Continue for several blocks. My Thai Cafe will be on your left, in a row of single story stores.
OR #66 bus (Dudley Station - Harvard Square) stops right near My Thai.
PARKING: Metered parking on Harvard Street (feed meters till 6 PM) and in metered parking lot at rear of restaurant (enter lot off Fuller St.) Free parking on some side streets.
Looking forward to seeing you there.
RSVP to: Evelyn Kimber
Boston Vegetarian Society
617-424-8846
1125 Tue 1800pm (energy rally, Faneuil Hall)
Rally for an Energy Empowerment Revolution
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
6:00 - 7:30 pm
Faneuil Hall, Boston, MA
Free, wheelchair accessible, and open to the public
Join community leaders, concerned citizens, and state wide activists at the Rally for an Energy Empowerment Revolution on Tuesday, November 25th at the historic Faneuil Hall.
A perfect storm of economic recession and rising costs for fuel, food, and healthcare threatens to multiply the effects of the current foreclosure crisis. More than one million Massachusetts households heat with oil or propane, and thus currently have no protection from fuel delivery shut-offs. One hundred thousand more received utility shut-off notices this past Spring and are at risk of being unable to pay their bills this winter. And unemployment is rising. By addressing the heating crisis at the broadest scale and making long-term investments in insulation and other energy efficiency measures, we can make progress on many fronts: keeping people from losing their homes, creating jobs, and helping the environment.
An ad hoc coalition is planning the rally to galvanize community support for programs that would simultaneously address the moral, economic, and environmental crisis that threatens the Commonwealth this winter. The Energy Empowerment coalition calls for urgent statewide action to help families meet the challenge of this winter?s heating crisis ? and help people lower their heating bills permanently by making their homes more snug and by offering access to new technologies that will save money for families in tight times.
Co-sponsors include Action for Regional Equity, Boston Climate Action Network, Clean Water Action, Community Labor United, Environment Massachusetts, and Massachusetts Climate Action Network.
For more info: Lilah Glick, 617-338-8131 ext. 202.
Loie Hayes
Coordinator, Boston Climate Action Network
Roxbury MA 02120
617-278-1885
cell 857-544-6846
Free and open to the public.
Viewers are invited to stay for discussion.
One hundred and fifty years ago, the Corporation was a relatively insignificant entity. Today, it is a vivid, dramatic and pervasive presence in all our lives. The Corporation is today's dominant institution, but history humbles dominant institutions. All have been crushed, belittled or absorbed into some new order. The Corporation is unlikely to be the first to defy history.
For more information, see
The Documentary Film & Discussion Series meets every 2nd Thursday and 4th Tuesday of the month for an in-depth look at important topics of our day. The discussions are often lively and thought-provoking.
Contact:
Cynthia Whitty
508-881-6297
1126 Wed 1630pm ($$$vegan txgiving dinner, Brookline)
Boston Vegetarian Society invites you to the its Vegan Thanksgiving Dinner, a meal that celebrates the bounty of the harvest, extends peace to all animals, makes wise use of resources, and is better for your health than meat.
We are offering two dates and long hours to accommodate everyone.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2008 FROM 4:30 - 10 PM
When you see the three entree choices, you may want to attend both.
Join us at My Thai Cafe Vegetarian in Brookline for a four-course fixed holiday menu that is specially designed to offer favorites of the season like pumpkin, butternut squash, and sweet potatoes, presented with the exotic blends of Thai cuisine. Varied flavors, textures, and beautiful presentation/eye appeal were all considered in planning this meal.
Arrive any time. Open seating at friendly group tables, so never hesitate to arrive alone! You'll have a fresh flower and a candle on your table. There will be good energy and cheer to go around!
THANKSGIVING MENU -- * No Animal Ingredients *
APPETIZER - Five Crispy "Cigars" with Dipping Sauce and Salad
Tofu marinated for 24 hours in fresh garlic ground to a powder, lemon grass, and curry powder, then tucked in a thin wheat flour wrapper and fried to a crispy golden brown. Served on a bed of fine angel hair red cabbage and carrots and with a dipping sauce made from applesauce, pickled lime, and orange peels.
SOUP - Sweet Potato Soup
Tender sweet potato and fresh tofu with coconut milk, onions, and a mild yellow curry base
ENTREES - CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING THREE
1) Whole Baby Pumpkin, steamed and carved, and filled with sautéed fresh pumpkin, fresh tofu, snow peas, sweet red peppers, scallion, bamboo shoots, lemon grass, Keffir lemon leaves, and fresh basil, in a mild coconut curry sauce, and topped with steamed peanuts...
Served on a bed of finely shredded lettuce and red cabbage, encircled with sliced avocado and tomatoes. Salad served with a side of sweet/sour dressing made with mandarin fruit.
2) Butternut Squash and Tender Soy Fillets, sautéed with onions, scallions, and snow peas, in a creamy coconut sauce, served surrounded by broccoli flowerets and carrots. Topped with roasted cashews, walnuts, and hazelnuts.
3) Mango Lemon Steamed Tofu - A whole mango boat, carved and filled with fresh mango and sautéed onion, lemon grass, steamed tofu, bamboo shoots, carrot, and zucchini, in a mild chili sauce. Served on a bed of mixed mesclun baby greens with Keffir lemon leaves, with a side of sweet/sour dressing made from mandarin fruit. Topped with roasted cashews, walnuts, and hazelnuts.
* For those allergic, nuts on the entrees are a topping and can be left off upon request when ordering.
RICE - Choice of white or brown rice (specify when ordering).
DESSERT - Tender sweet potato with tapioca and sweetened coconut milk
PRICE for the four-course fixed dinner: $18.50 + tax & service = $22.50 total!! Cash only, no credit cards, please. Pay at the register upon arrival. (Exact change is greatly appreciated.)
CHILDREN are welcome! Kids 10 and under can order a half-size order (entrees #2 and #3) for half price: $11.25 includes tax and service. Toddlers who eat from the meal of their parents are free.
Variety of Vegan Cakes and Beverages - priced separately
LOCATION:
My Thai Cafe Vegetarian & Bubble Tea Bistro
404 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA
(between Beacon St. and Comm. Ave. near Coolidge Cr.)
617-739-8830
BY T or Bus: Green Line "C" trolley (Beacon Street/Cleveland Circle) get off at Coolidge Corner. Walk on Harvard St. past Coolidge Corner Cinema. Continue for several blocks. My Thai Cafe will be on your left, in a row of single story stores.
OR #66 bus (Dudley Station - Harvard Square) stops right near My Thai.
PARKING: Metered parking on Harvard Street (feed meters till 6 PM) and in metered parking lot at rear of restaurant (enter lot off Fuller St.) Free parking on some side streets.
Looking forward to seeing you there.
RSVP to: Evelyn Kimber
Boston Vegetarian Society
617-424-8846
Bullfrog Films presents: "Global Gardener- Permaculture" with Bill Mollison (1991) 112 min. Bill Mollison is a practical visionary. For nearly two decades he has travelled the globe spreading the word about permaculture, the method of sustainable agriculture that he devised.
Permaculture weaves together microclimate, annual and perennial plants, animals, soils, water management and human needs into intricately connected productive communities. Mollison has proved that even in the most difficult conditions permaculture empowers people to turn wastelands into food forests.
39th NATIONAL DAY OF MOURNING
Thursday, November 27, 2008
12 Noon
Cole?s Hill (the hill above Plymouth Rock)
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Join us as we dedicate the 38th National Day of Mourning to our brother, Native political prisoner Leonard Peltier. Add your voice to the millions world-wide who demand his freedom. Help us in our struggle to create a true awareness of Native peoples and demonstrate the unity of Indigenous peoples internationally. Help shatter the untrue glass image of the Pilgrims and the unjust system based on racism, sexism, homophobia and war.
Contact: United American Indians of New England/LPSG
617-522-6626
1127 Thu 1300pm (VRV special program, 90.3FM)
WZBC's Victor Robert Venckus will again be doing his WZBC POW WOW THANKSGIVING DAY OF MOURNING from 1pm till 10pm on "Thanksgiving" Day (Thu 11-27-08).
ALL NATIVE AMERICAN OR NATIVE INSPIRED MUSIC ROCK, FOLK, TRAD CHANTS COUNTRY AND NEW AGE AND EVEN A BIT OF JAZZ.
1129 Sat 1830pm (solidarity day, PCCP Allston)
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
Saturday, November 29th 2008, 6:30pm
The Palestine Cultural Center for Peace
41 Quint Ave. Allston, MA 02134
Join us for an evening of community, education, and inspiration to mark the international day of solidarity with the Palestinian people.
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Husam Zomlot, PLO Diplomat, Visiting scholar at the Center of Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University.
Don't miss the Food and the Palestinian Film "HARDBALL"
This event is cosponsored by:
The Palestinian House of New England,
The American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee of Massachusetts
Film courtesy of:
the Boston Palestine Film Festival
Suggested Donation: $10 per/person No one turned away!
Limited free parking (~50 spaces) at Center.
Add'l free parking 1/4 mile away. Arrive Early!
41 Quint Ave. is between Comm Ave. and Brighton Ave.
Very close to the Green "B" Line Harvard Ave. T Stop.
Quint Ave. is a one-way street - take Harvard Ave. to Glennville Ave. to Quint Ave.
1201 Mon 1900pm (Pisani on sex and drugs, MIT Museum)
Elizabeth Pisani
Final program of the day for MIT World AIDS Day
Monday December 1 7:00PM-9:00PM
MIT Museum
When people ask Elizabeth Pisani what she does for a living, she says, "sex and drugs." As an epidemiologist researching AIDS, she's been involved with international efforts to halt the disease for fourteen years. With swashbuckling wit and fierce honesty, she dishes on herself and her colleagues as they try to prod reluctant governments to fund HIV prevention for the people who need it most-drug injectors, gay men, sex workers, and johns.
Pisani chats with flamboyant Indonesian transsexuals about their boob jobs and watches Chinese streetwalkers turn away clients because their SUVs aren't nice enough. With verve and clarity, she shows the general reader how her profession really works; how easy it is to draw wrong conclusions from "objective" data; and, shockingly, how much money is spent so very badly. "Exhibit A": the 45 billion taxpayer dollars the Bush administration is committing to international AIDS programs.
Elisabeth Pisani has provided research, analysis, and policy advice to the World Bank, the WHO, UNAIDS, the CDC, and other organizations; and to the Ministries of Health of China, Indonesia, East Timor, and the Philippines. Pisani lives in Bangkok and southwestern Ireland.
Light refreshments will be served. Co-sponsored with the MIT Museum.
This program is the final program of the day for MIT World AIDS Day.
For more information, contact
Patricia-Maria Weinmann, Associate Coordinator
Office: MIT Room W11-001
Phone: (617)253-0108
Congress Must Debate The Implications Of A Bush Self-Pardon.
Many people have been asking us, "Could Bush actually pardon himself?". Would it be despicable? Sure it would. Would it be shameless and cowardly? Yes, that and that too. But all those adjectives fit Bush like O.J.'s glove before it shrunk from being soaked completely in blood. Which means he is absolutely is planning on doing it.
And only impeachment could stop it. We need to talk about this. We need Congress to talk about this. And Congress is in session this week, so we need you to speak out this week while there is still time.
Please speak out again while we still can. There is already a drum beat in the right wing media calling on Bush to pardon his whole administration. Only our voices can raise the price of such action so that there would be real consequences. We have not given up, and will never give up hope on justice.
We will be taking delivery of another huge shipment of the "Impeach Both!!!" caps that are still so popular. But this might be the last batch. So if you want to demonstrate your support for impeachment, please request yours now from the return page of the action page submission.
TELL THE GEORGIA GOVERNOR, LEGISLATURE, PARDONS AND PAROLE BOARD, BUSH, OBAMA, MCCAIN, CONGRESS AND THE MEDIA: STOP THE EXECUTION OF TROY DAVIS.
Online Form: Troy Davis Petition Link
Your messages will go to hundreds of public officials, including the Governor of Georgia, the entire Georgia legislature, each member of the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles, the full Georgia Congressional delegation, as well as President Bush, Senators Obama and McCain, Congressional leaders, U.N. Secretary- General Ban, and national and local media representatives.
The new feature documentary STEALING AMERICA: Vote by Vote is available online - FREE to view, FREE to download!
"STEALING AMERICA: Vote by Vote does for American democracy what An Inconvenient Truth did for global warming."
Why is this film a "must see"? Inaccurate vote counts, illegal purging, improbable machine errors, and more have led millions of people to believe that recent national elections were stolen. Look at the evidence in this film and decide for yourself.
Will the 2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION be stolen?
Watch STEALING AMERICA Vote by Vote by OSCAR- nominated, EMMY-winning filmmaker Dorothy Fadiman Narrated by Peter Coyote.
Take A Free Impeachment Play DVD As The Pen's Way Of Saying Thanks To You
Although most are preoccupied with the general election right now, impeachment is STILL on the table in OUR hearts and minds, and just after Nov. 4th we are on it again full bore.
The entry of a donation amount is NOT required for the form submission to go through. You can even watch the entire play from end to end on line at this same page.
Impeachment Play DVD and Video .
A quick note about why Cuba turned down US aid offer: US aid was conditioned on accepting an inspection by a USAID team. Spain, Brazil, and many other countries have offered aid without any conditions; only the US plays politics with human suffering. And all the aid that the US had to offer is $100,000 (initially) when much smaller countries like Timor Leste have offered $500,000 and without any conditions. The Cuban government rejected the aid as hypocritical and asked that Cuba is allowed to buy food and construction materials using credits offered by private business willing to do so, like any other country does (The Bush administration introduced a legislation that requires that Cuba buys from US business only with cash).
The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) in Jerusalem has been informed that its request for re-funding has been rejected, in high probability because of pressure brought to bear by right-wing Israeli neo-cons who have campaigned obsessively against our funding while threatening publicly to close us down.
Tax-deductible donations needed.
In early August, 10 senators (five Democrats and five Republicans) released a “compromise” energy plan to allow for some offshore oil drilling. The group has been dubbed the Gang of 10. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has indicated he is likely to allow a vote on an energy bill in September. However, the Gang of 10 have not yet put their compromise into legislative form, so there is no bill number or exact language. While the Gang of 10’s plan has been widely reported on, few have noticed that their plan includes $80+ to $160+ Billion in new subsidies for the nuclear power industry.
In the House, Speaker Nancy Pelosi has indicated she too is likely to allow a vote on some sort of energy bill in September. Again, no specific bill language has yet been announced. However, a group of predominately Republican House members have introduced what they call the “All of the Above” energy bill (HR 6384) which would include about $120 billion in new nuclear subsidies.
NIRS has suggested citizen lobbying to stop this
horrible nonsense.
Email contact: nirsnet@nirs.org
phone: 301-270-6477
Also sign on to a Simple Statement On Nuclear Power and Climate Change .
A universal single-payer health plan has again been introduced in Congress by Rep. Conyers (D-MI), this time with the support of 90 other members, numerous unions, and independent groups.
HR676.org, PO Box 882122, Port Saint Lucie FL 34988
800-680-9310
info@HR676.org
In one month, the Free Gaza Movement will sail on a mission of civil resistance: breaking into the prison that is Gaza.
We are students and teachers, human rights observers and aid workers, lawyers, medics, activists - parents and grandparents. We are Americans and Europeans, Israelis and Palestinians, Australians, South Africans, and more. We are of all ages and backgrounds. Collectively, we have years of experience volunteering in Gaza and the West Bank. Because of our human rights work, the state of Israel has banned many of us from re-entering Palestinian areas. Because of the ongoing blockade, the rest of us find it almost impossible to enter Gaza at all. Despite deteriorating conditions, the great need for international assistance, and the invitations of our Palestinian partners - the Israeli Government will not allow us into Gaza to help. Will you help?
We must break the siege of Gaza. Conditions there are already catastrophic. We have to raise international awareness about the prison-like closure of Gaza and deeply pressure Israel and the international community to lift the blockade and end the Occupation. As people of conscience our actions must be commensurate with the crisis.
We've tried to enter Palestine by land. We've tried to arrive by air. Now we're getting serious. We're taking a ship. Please look into your hearts and ask yourselves if the collective punishment and virtual imprisonment of one and a half million human beings can ever be justified. If your answer’s “no,” then we want your help this August when we break into Gaza and try to break out of this siege.
If you’d like more information, or if you can donate money or medical supplies (such as hearing aids), please visit their website at FreeGaza.org.
Sign petition against US missile offense in Poland
In a few days, the US government will likely sign an agreement with the Czech Republic government allowing the US to place a radar satellite system in that country. The satellite system is part of the US "missile defense" installations designed to be placed in Poland.
We can join our voices in support of the Czech people to say "no" to a US radar system in their country.
Please add your voice to support this effort by signing the petition.
Understanding that this empire-building strategy by the US could lead to a new arms race which threatens the Czech people, the majority of whom oppose this project. The opposition which began with a few activist voices now includes over 70 percent of the population who oppose any US military presence in the Czech Republic.
Even thought the Czech President may sign the agreement, it has to be ratified by the Czech Parliament. And the situation is far from clear, because the government has a very small mandate - not even have a majority. They were only able to pass a confidence vote after seven months of negotiations, and thanks to some two members of parliament that didn't vote against them. So they have a very weak mandate, and it is far from clear how the vote will go.
The Czech people have asked for support from around the world to bolster their campaign. They are looking for a million signatures on their petition to take to the parliament to defeat the agreement.
Global Exchange Delegations to Venezuela. Here are planned events in 2008:
Popular Democracy : Observing the 2008 Regional Elections
November 15 - 25, 2008
Democracy, Development, and Regional Integration- A New Vision for the Americas
December 05 - 15, 2008
To everyone in the Boston area progressive community, After months of development and testing by a few dozen folks, Open Media Boston, the new progressive news, views and arts web portal, has just launched and is now ready for your participation.
We have quietly been working away at TecsChange in Roxbury to refurbish computers. We recently sent one of our bigger shipments of 15 computers to a series of radio stations in Oaxaca, Mexico.
We work most Thurday evenings and Saturday afternoons
(1pm to at least 4 PM, usually longer)
We have one day a week where daytime volunteers come in. Presently it's Mondays but it might change soon.
Please call if you are interested.
TecsChange Office
617-442-4456
Mass. House Bill #4477, if passed, would finally make it illegal for drivers of motor vehicles in Massachusetts to use hand-held phones while driving (as in NY and elsewhere). This bill recently passed the House and now is languishing in the Senate and may not come to the floor for a vote unless you phone or send a message to your friends in various towns and cities to have them urge their state senators (617-722- 5551) to vote for this bill.
According to Senate Assistant Majority Leader Marian Walsh, what needs to happen is for senators to get many phone calls from their constituents in favor of this bill. Passing House #4477 is a matter of public safety. Please call your senator and what would make a significant difference is for you to contact your friends throughout Massachusetts so House Bill #4477 becomes law.
U.S. war provocation against Iran: Another Tonkin
Gulf? Take Action NOW to Stop War on Iran!
The Bush Administration has initiated an extremely dangerous war provocation just off Iran's coast, in the Strait of Hormuz. With Bush on his way to the Middle East to mobilize a collection of oil-rich U.S. client states against Iran, the U.S. government is working overtime to create a phony public-relations incident to heighten tensions in the region and threaten a new war.
S 1959 "Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007" must be stopped at all costs. (It's already been approved by the House of Representatives by a HUGE majority.)
Pick up your phone and contact our US Senators' offices to instruct them to vote "NO" on S.1959, titled "To establish the National Commission on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism, and for other purposes".
If this bill is passed, and becomes law, your words and actions could be considered terrorism. S 1959 EVISCERATES FREE SPEECH, and empowers the govt. to declare ANYTHING they deem an "extremist belief system", instantly make you a terrorist, resulting in stripping of US citizenship, torture, and/or execution, with no habeas corpus rights, no ability to challenge even in the US Supreme Court.
Comcast has given us a glimpse of a world without Net
Neutrality, and it's a chilling sight.
An investigation by the Associated Press caught the
cable giant secretly inspecting online communications
and crippling users' ability to share information with
one another.
On 11-1-07, Free Press filed a legal complaint
demanding that the FCC take action to protect the free
flow of information on the Internet. By joining our
complaint, you can help stop Comcast and other
gatekeepers.
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
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
This oil comes directly from the Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committees (PARC), a non-profit, non-governmental organization in the West Bank. PARC works with 15 different small farming cooperatives. PARC is a member of the International Fair Trade Association, and is the only Palestinian organization that has received the Palestine Standards Institution certification for its olive oil. PARC recently received the top BIOL award for excellence in olive oil in a competition in Puglia, Italy which included 300 participants from Italy and abroad.
Olive oil is the backbone of the Palestinian agricultural economy. Eighty percent of cultivated land in Palestine is planted with olive trees, and the olive harvest provides between 25 to 50 percent of a farming family’s annual income. As the political and economic situation in Palestine continues to deteriorate, olive oil has become a matter of basic survival for many Palestinian families. Buying this oil is a constructive and tangible way to help alleviate poverty and build peace.
We hope that you will continue to support us in this endeavor, as it is more important than ever to help sustain the Palestinian economy. On our most recent trip to the region in June 2008, we found that conditions are worse than ever, with unrelenting, tightening restrictions on movement making life incredibly difficult.
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.
These are the meetings where we decide on events and discuss strategies to end the war. Anyone is welcome -- from seasoned activists to beginners and we look forward to building a dialogue with anyone opposed to the war. Our main tenent is that we are independent of both the Democratic and the Republican Party, such that we can build an anti-war movement that survives elections and continues to oppose the war, regardless of which candidate is in office.
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#
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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.
On this day, Friday and from there on!, we hereby declare the
establishment of a new DeMilitarized Zone where all those who wish can
congregate to denigrate and repudiate the war machine and celebrate the
growth of the new movement from coast to coast willing to oppose the war and opression in
this country and around the world. Bring your signs, and minds, let's
chalk, talk, play music, paint art with caring and sharing and declaring
that we are "chilling *against* the villins" in this zone to show our
independence!!!!!
We declare our solidarity with the people of the Middle East who share
the misfortune of living on top of the largest oil reserves on the
planet which is the reason behind the current war on Iraq. We declare
our condemnation of those who support this criminal war commanded by
criminals who promote a criminal ideology with criminal intent and
crimes against humanity. We repudiate with prejudice the general assault
on our rights: abuses, excuses, jailings, raids, lies, spies,
xenophobia, torture, extraordinary rendition, and the general police
state system that says we must stand together and support this
generalized oppression. We are no longer the silent generation but are
now willing to Stand Apart and against the mass murdering villins who
are doin the real killin. Join us in the DMZ!!
Chillin against the villin's!!!
Our *DMZ* and our Independence.