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Z-List Summer 2011

Posted on June 10, 2011 by iwilder

06/11 Please join NAC this Friday and Saturday for our 5th Annual Plein Air Painting Event. Observe fine painters at work along the waterfront all day on Friday and from 9-3 on Saturday. Meet the artists as they paint and choose a painting to bid on for our silent auction. Gallery reception starts at 11AM […]

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Boog Fest 5 lineup 8/5-8/9/11 NYC

Posted on June 9, 2011 by iwilder

Update: Some photos from Boogfest 2011 are at Ian’s Flickr: here. Two months from now, from Fri., Aug. 5 through Tues. Aug. 9, we’ll be celebrating Boog’s 20th anniversary by putting on the fifth annual Welcome to Boog City poetry and music festival. The poetry readings are curated by Jim Behrle, Joanna Fuhrman, and me. The music is booked by Brian […]

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Green Party urges Obama to reverse decision to shun the third World Conference against Racism

Posted on June 8, 2011 by iwilder

US Green Party members will attend the conference Green Party leaders urged President Obama to reverse his decision to withdraw from participation in the third World Conference against Racism (“Durban III”). The conference, sponsored by the United Nations, will take place in New York City on September 22, 2011, marking the tenth anniversary of the […]

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beat radio: Playing shows is the new not playing shows 6/8/11

Posted on June 8, 2011 by iwilder

from beat radio: Hi guys. It seems like playing shows is the new not playing shows, so we’re booking lots of shows this summer. We’re kicking things off with an early show tonight at Pianos.  We’re on at 7.  Will you join us for a drink? You can check out the flyer here. RSVP on Facebook here. Pianos is […]

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New Study: Bt gene retards growth, causes sterility in GM crops (via Food Freedom)

Posted on June 7, 2011 by iwilder

First planted in the U.S. by Monsanto and in China by the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in 1997, transgenic crops using the Bacillus thuringiensis gene that makes the Cry1Ac protein include cotton, rice, corn (maize), tomatoes, and soybean, which are grown in 19 nations. See chart at bottom. ~Ed. By The Telegraph Calcultta, India […]

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Is there hope to stop the TSA grope?: A bill in Texas. Happenings in 8 other states.

Posted on June 7, 2011 by kwilder

Below are clips from various articles about a bill in Texas that would fine TSA workers who touched the private parts of passengers without having probable cause. What happened: The bill was proposed, and won in the Texas House. The bill was withdrawn, because the federal government said that if it passed, they would shut […]

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Deputies and Movers Show Up at Bank of America to Seize Assets | Common Dreams

Posted on June 6, 2011 by iwilder

IW:  this is becoming more common. We should have just re-possessed them in 2008 instead of giving them our TARP money. Collier court documents show that they bought a house in Golden Gate from the bank for $165,000 in 2009. They paid cash, no mortgage. But somehow the bank and its attorney, the David J. […]

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Tribute to Morty Greenhouse 1922-2011

Posted on June 6, 2011 by kwilder

(Video of a song tribute below.) Message from the Greenhouse family: Dear Friend, We are inviting friends, colleagues and relatives of Mortimer Greenhouse to a combined tribute and celebration of his life on Saturday, June 18. The celebration will include remembrances, tributes and folksinging.

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A Country Without Libraries by Charles Simic

Posted on June 6, 2011 by iwilder

IW:  Libraries are not some socialist institution that needs to be drowned in Grover Norquist’s bathtub.  They were established in this country by uber-capitalist Ben Franklin. And that sentiment was conitnued by the robber barons such as Andrew Carnegie who said:  “There is not such a cradle of democracy upon the earth as the Free Public […]

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Are you a disgruntled Democratic Party or Republican Party member?

Posted on June 6, 2011 by kwilder

Posted by Kimberly Wilder: Zabby is a political friend and colleague of mine, for whom we share some views and a similar level of passion: Message from Zabby: Welcome… Disgruntled democrats and disgruntled republicans, both women and men, who are willing to wage a coalition of primaries in the 2011 upcoming election for 19 elected […]

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Link between climate change and Joplin tornadoes? (via Ecobeth)

Posted on June 5, 2011 by iwilder

Since I couldn’t have said it better myself, I am re-posting an op-ed by Bill McKibben that appeared in this week’s Washington Post newspaper. A link between climate change and Joplin tornadoes? Nah… By Bill McKibben, Published: May 23 Caution: It is vitally important not to make connections. When you see pictures of rubble like this week’s shots […]

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Stagger Lee by Drivin’ Wheel

Posted on June 4, 2011 by iwilder

Drivin’ Wheel played the folk ballad “Stagger Lee” at the The Folk-Groovin’ Café on May 28, 2011. The event  was hosted by Jim Frazzitta  http://www.myspace.com/jimfrazzitta at the Conklin Barn., Huntington, NY. Related articles The Folk-Groovin’ Café 5/28/11 (www.onthewilderside.com) LI Concert Notes #75 5/5/11 (www.onthewilderside.com)

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NYPD Stopped and Frisked Record Number of Innocent People during First Quarter of 2011

Posted on June 4, 2011 by iwilder

The NYPD stopped and interrogated more than 161,000 completely innocent New Yorkers in the first quarter of 2011, the highest number over a three-month period since the Police Department began reporting data on its troubling stop-and-frisk program. About 88 percent of the 183,326 stop-and-frisk encounters recorded from January through March resulted in neither an arrest […]

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Autonomie’s Organic Beer Guide (via Autonomie Project’s Blog)

Posted on June 3, 2011 by iwilder

This weekend the backyard BBQ season begins! With Memorial Day just around the corner, everyone is spending the next couple of days gathering the ingredients for the delicious cookouts that are about to go down. When we think of Memorial Day Weekend, two things come to mind BBQ and beer (of course besides honoring those […]

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