Posted on March 12, 2006 by iwilder
Hey all, So in the midst of writing and recording the new acoustic disc, I’ve been involved with some other wonderful, spirited, and exciting projects. I just uploaded some music from what for the moment is known as the Orient Point Sessions. This is the brain child of trumpeter Scott Tweedie, who some of […]
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Posted on March 12, 2006 by iwilder
I just wanted to share this because Ian and I found it so interesting. As we were flyering for the upcoming Green Party of Suffolk fundraiser, I stumbled upon a poster of another event which looked interesting, posted at a Borders by the mall. The poster was from the organization http://www.m4p.org/ -Music for Peace. It […]
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Posted on March 11, 2006 by iwilder
Dear Colleagues, This is a political action “call to action” to increase community college state aid in what may be THE BEST YEAR AND OUR BEST CHANCE TO GET THE KIND OF STATE AID WE NEED. YOUR HELP IS NEEDED and, at the end of this email, you will be able to click onto a […]
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Posted on March 11, 2006 by iwilder
On Saturday, March 25th from 12-3pm at the Three Village Inn of Stony Brook, the Suffolk County Chapter of the New York Civil Liberties Union will be honoring Sister Margaret Smyth, the Director of the North Fork Hispanic Apostolate and Housing Rights Advocate, Robert W. Ralph.Online registration, is available at www.suffolknyclu.org/luncheon/index-2006.cfm Please forward this on […]
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Posted on March 11, 2006 by iwilder
Beth Am Temple Kurkwood Road and Merrick Ave. Merrick, L.I. New York Organized by Bob Young Tuesday, March 14 8 PM to 10ish Speakers will include: 3rd Congressional District Green party candidate Jim Brown www.jimbrownforcongress.com Green Party US Senate hopeful Sander Hicks www.hicksforsenate.com Punk/folk Political singer-songwriter Holley Anderson (aka Holly Go Anarchy) http://hollygoanarchy.com
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Posted on March 11, 2006 by iwilder
“Innocent Voices” Child Soldier’s Tale Starring: Carlos Padilla, Leonor Varela & Ofelia Medina. Innocent Voices is a powerful film. It tells the true story of Oscar Torres’s ordeal as a child soldier during El Salvador’s bloody civil war. From a cinematic standpoint, Luis Mandoki’s direction is wonderful. This film tells harrowing truth of how governments […]
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Posted on March 11, 2006 by iwilder
After having a wonderful lunch at the Tiger Lilly Cafe, Kimberly & I started strolling through Port Jeff village. With all it locally-owned shops it is a fun place to window shop. We were startled out of our Saturday afternoon idyll by legions of parking enforcement officers swarming across the village. I took a look […]
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Posted on March 11, 2006 by iwilder
NEW YORKERS AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY LONG ISLAND CHAPTER NY STATE SENATE TO VOTE ON NEW DEATH PENALTY BILLS: VOICE YOUR OPPOSITION IT’S UNACCEPTABLE… Our representatives are ignoring the message you have been loudly sending : New Yorkers do not want and do not need the death penalty!… Even when this week a Newsday poll found that New Yorkers […]
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Posted on March 11, 2006 by iwilder
by Craig Seeman Boog City, Issue 3 February 25-March 10, 2002 Blogwriter’s note: Craig Seeman is now former chair of Green Party of New York State (GPNYS). In 2002, GPNYS chose Stanley Aronowitz as its govenor candidate. GPNYS did not pass 50,000 vote mark in 2002 for its governor candidate. Though 4 years old, this articles is […]
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Posted on March 11, 2006 by iwilder
Hear Jim Brown on WBAI 99.5 FM on Wednesday, March 15th at 6:40 AM from Jim Brown for Congress: As many of you already know, I have decided to run for the Third Congressional Seat from New York this year. The incumbent is Peter King, who has a terrible record on the issues that […]
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Posted on March 10, 2006 by iwilder
PEACE ACTION COMMITTEE CALL TO ACTION-MARCH 18 & 19 The Peace Action Committee of the US Green Party is calling Greens across the US to mark the 3rd anniversary of the invasion of Iraq by taking their opposition to war and injustice to the streets in local actions. Consider planning a local action on the […]
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Posted on March 10, 2006 by iwilder
By Ian Wilder Long Island Pulse Amityville resident Pat Falk’s, It Happens As We Speak: A Feminist Poetics (Plain View Press) is easier to read than to describe. It is a mixture of non-linear biography, poetry, literary criticism and symbiotics to explore what it means for women to express themselves. This combination is not surprising […]
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Posted on March 9, 2006 by iwilder
from the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA): RAWA statement on the International Women’s Day, Mar 8, 2006 Let’s rise united and resolute for liberation and against the fundamentalism! Another Eighth of March has arrived but still the Afghan women are hostage to the fundamentalists’ claws. The continuation of traitor-loving policies of Mr. […]
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Posted on March 9, 2006 by iwilder
3/7/06: U.S. Department of Justice Moves for Preliminary Injunction to force NY to immediately create a statewide database of voters and provide handicap accessible voting machines 3/7/06: U.S. Department of Justice Motion for Preliminary Injunction 3/7/06 Two County Election Commissioners interven in the suit in opposition to the US. LWV, VV, and activists oppose DOJ […]
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