Archive | September, 2008

Ten companies sign our Palm Oil Pledge!

By Brihannala, September 4 2008

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Ten companies sign our Palm Oil Pledge!

It has only been two weeks after our Stick It To Palm Oil day of action, two weeks since you all went to your supermarkets with your “Warning: May Contain Rainforest Destruction” Stickers, and sent over 1.3 million emails to companies that use palm oil. And in those two weeks, we have had 10 companies [...]

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In defense of Community Organizers

By Debra, September 4 2008

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In defense of Community Organizers

When I turned on my TV last night, I was shocked to see major political figures dissing community organizers. From what I could tell, community organizing is a job for lightweights who want to avoid responsibility. “Oh my gosh,” I thought, “I’ve wasted my entire career!” Then I turned off the TV and did a [...]

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This Is What A Police State Looks Like

By Scott Parkin, September 3 2008

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This Is What A Police State Looks Like

Ever seen the film Children of Men? Post-apocalyptic film where England is a police state and grayish activists represent an underground trying to overthrow the government and spark the revolution. All the media is state controlled and immigrants and dissidents are rounded up and put in walled cities to keep them away from “normal” society. [...]

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Gustav Hits Louisiana Gulf Coast; Grassroots Relief Effort Mobilizes

By Scott Parkin, September 1 2008

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Gustav Hits Louisiana Gulf Coast; Grassroots Relief Effort Mobilizes

URGENT: Hurricane Gustav has hit land today and efforts are mobilizing to bring quick aid to the residents there. Go to Gustav Solidarity on how to help and support. Three years ago when Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and the government sat by while an American city drowned, radical and progressive activists mobilized the Common [...]

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