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Peace Mom Cindy Sheehan for Congress
Posted on April 30, 2008 by iwilder
Cindy Sheehan Files to Run as an Independent for Congress Cindy Sheehan will need 10,198 signatures to get on the ballot for Congress in her new home, San Francisco, California. From the San Franciso Gate: Sheehan was at San Francisco City Hall on Friday to take out papers for her independent run for Congress, but […]
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George Mann in Concert: Saturday, 5/17/08
Posted on April 30, 2008 by iwilder
[Editor’s note: The first time I saw George Mann perform was at PeaceSmiths. Susan Blake loved George and Julius – and George will be doing a sing-a-long at PeaceSmiths for the June Coffeehouse! Support the PeaceSmiths community!] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJixc2f8HrU] George Mann in Concert at the Bellport Unitarian (located on the beautiful, Great South Bay) with Julius […]
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LI WINS blogs live on the Beedenbender bill 4/29/08
Posted on April 29, 2008 by iwilder
Good Morning! Today is a very important day at the Suffolk Legislature…they will be voting on 1105 (the Beedenbender Bill). If you can come show support, please do. If you can’t attend, but would like to receive updates, check the website throughout the day. With any luck we will be blogging live. Also, if you haven’t […]
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More: Cynthia McKinney announcement about Sean Bell
Posted on April 28, 2008 by iwilder
Ms. McKinney posted a statement about the Sean Bell shooting, and the acquittal of the officers which we posted here the other day. Below is a press release on the same topic: April 26th, 2008 McKinney Responds to Verdict in Sean Bell’s Murder Green Party Hopeful Would De-fund Departments Which Violate Civil Rights Cynthia McKinney, […]
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Permission to Pollute
Posted on April 28, 2008 by iwilder
Moments ago Environmental Advocates of New York released our newest report, Permission to Pollute, describing the Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) failure to adequately monitor water pollution discharged into state waters. The report, a follow-up to last year’s Muddying the Waters: The Unknown Consequences of New York’s Failed Water Pollution Permitting Program, found that the DEC is administratively renewing (or […]
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Long Island Peace Activities April 2008
Posted on April 27, 2008 by iwilder
Monday, April 28th, 7:30 pm – Kris Goldsmith, member of IVAW, will be speaking about his experience at the Winter Soldier hearings held in March when he testified about his involvement in Iraq. Portions of Winter Soldier will be shown. To be held at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Bellport, 51 Browns Lane. Wednesday, April […]
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Going Karl Rove on Obama
Posted on April 27, 2008 by iwilder
Caveats: Someone else must have said about Rove’s tactics and the Rev. Wright brouhaha, but I haven’t seen it. And if you are a regularly reader of this blog you know that Obama is way to corporate for my taste. I thought about Bush’s joke about Obama couldn’t make a fundraiser because he was in […]
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Cynthia McKinney knows their names: Comments on Sean Bell, the police, and black and brown people
Posted on April 27, 2008 by iwilder
Finally, however, someone broke the silence and admitted it. Former Seattle Police Chief Norm Stamper wrote in his book, “Breaking Rank,” that white police officers are afraid of Black men. He develops this theory in a chapter of the book entitled, “Why White Cops Kill Black Men.” Finally: a hint of truth coming from the […]
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Police Officers who killed Sean Bell acquitted
Posted on April 26, 2008 by iwilder
More information on this story, and how you can support Sean Bell’s family in their efforts for justice will be posted here upcoming. For now, a good story is at Common Dreams.
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Tonight: Green Party of Suffolk holds Earth Day Party 4/26/08
Posted on April 26, 2008 by iwilder
Need a Party to celebrate your Earth Day activities? Come paint the town Green with local music group, Beat Radio. The Green Party of Suffolk will be holding its 4th Annual Fundraiser on Saturday, April 26, 2008 from 7pm to 10pm at the Setauket Neighborhood House, 95 Main Street, Setauket. (Main Street is north of […]
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Very unofficial: Job opening in New York for this summer
Posted on April 25, 2008 by iwilder
From Kimberly: I am writing this personally, as a grassroots green, who is worrying that things are not happening fast enough via official routes. So, please take this as a simple heads up, a kind of rumor of a probable job opening: (Part of the) Summer Job: Statewide Petition Coordinator for the Green Party of […]
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