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The Hint of a New World at RTS lil wayne 2009-12-02 4:32 AM
Six people were arrested Monday night at the Reclaim The Streets event organized to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the WTO protests that rocked Seattle in 1999. (text/plain + 1 comment)

BTL:Lawsuit Challenges Congress' 'Unconstitutional' Defunding of ACORN Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2009-11-29 2:53 PM
BETWEEN THE LINES Syndicated Radio Newsmagazine (text/plain)

New Orleans journalist to be honored Rose McIntyre 2009-11-24 5:48 AM

Amanda Mueller, independent journalist from New Orleans, Louisiana, will become the 10th recipient of the Southern Irish-American Non-Violence Society Human Rights Award. (image/jpeg)

Reclaim The Streets: Nov. 30, 8pm, Canal St. a 2009-11-24 4:02 AM
Reclaim the Streets Monday, November 30. Canal St. Downtown (between Rampart & Decatur). Look for the “No Justice, No Peace” banner and listen for the music! 8PM. FREE. (text/plain)

Youth Study Center Ignored by Nayoral Candidates self-liberated former slave 2009-11-21 8:54 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2B2jBCb5mM In the first major gaffe in the New Orleans Mayors race, each of the status quo candidates - (in order) Troy Henry, John Georges, Leslie Jacobs and Sen. Ed Murray - swung and missed in response to an important direct question on the Youth Study Center. James Perry sets them straight. (text/html)

Report and Analysis of Protest Against Kurt Weigle and the DDD Mike Howells and Jay Arena 2009-11-21 5:37 PM

Nov. 14, 2009 Protest against Kurt Weigle and the Downtown Development District was an important blow against a key foundation of local capitalist rule. Other groups encouraged to step forward. (image/jpeg)

17 Receive President’s Volunteer Service Award Communty Center of St Bernard 2009-11-18 3:24 AM
On November 16, 2009, the Community Center of St Bernard , 1107 LeBeau St, Arabi, honored 17 local individuals with the President’s Volunteer Service Award. (text/plain)

St Bernard Health Center offers Tips on Healthy Holiday Eating Communty Center of St Bernard 2009-11-14 1:11 AM
Nov 19 - Free Blood Sugar Screenings Nov 24 - Free Tips to Make Holiday Foods Healthier Community Center of St Bernard, 1107 LeBeau St, Arabi. (text/plain)

Over 300 Homeless People Expected to Participate: Informational Picketing @ Rivers Casino Rivers Casino News 2009-11-13 8:05 PM
Ed Fasulo, President and COO of Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh, Explain To Me, Your Customers, Your Workers and the Rest of the Pittsburgh Community on HOW The Workers at RIVERS CASINO Can Afford to Support Their Families on Poverty Wages Ranging From $8.00 to $9.50 Per Hour? (text/html)

Kate Kibby not guilty roo 2009-11-10 11:55 PM
Kate Kibby NOT GUILTY !!! (text/plain)

Spontaneous Protest Against Cyclist Harrassment During Bookfair a 2009-11-09 6:15 PM
On Sunday, November 8, 2009, the New Orleans Bookfair was in full swing, with blocks of tables full of local independent, radical, and alternative literature. A cop had been crusing the scene, stopping to stare at punk-looking musicians and kids in the bouncey castle, making several passes as the festive day unfolded. (text/plain + 1 comment)

Rivers Casino Supervisor Physically Assaults Casino Security Officer during Union Campaign Union Busting News 2009-11-06 5:54 AM
Rivers Casino nightshift supervisor John Kovach had demanded that the 22 plus casino security professionals working on that shift remove their SPFPA Union RESPECT pins from their jackets. When they refused their supervisor John Kovach then Physically Assaulted at least one of the officers by Physically Removing his SPFPA RESPECT Button from his jacket. (text/html + 1 comment)

My first direct action as a means for social change Alison McCrary 2009-10-21 12:46 AM

Tonight, I participated in my first non-violent direct action. Though I’m usually passive and non-confrontational, I believe it is sometimes necessary to foster a tension that a community which has constantly refused to negotiate is forced to confront the issue. Sometimes issues need dramatization so that they can no longer be ignored. The action took place October 13, 2009 at Tulane University against Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. (image/jpeg)

Taping Our Mouths Shut to Scream Out Our Dissent Emily Ratner 2009-10-21 12:36 AM

On October 13, Tulane University, a bastion of privilege in the South, hosted Ehud Olmert as a featured speaker. In response, more than 70 demonstrators engaged in protests and direct actions both inside and outside the event, and were interviewed by local media. Despite much hostility, they also found a lot of support, and have found their organizing now has even more momentum. Below is one person's perspective on the event. (image/jpeg + 6 comments)

Anarchists memorialize NOPD murder victims under NOPD's own snout CopStoppers N.O. 2009-10-17 8:30 PM

The National Day of Action Against Police Brutality comes early to the fifth district... (image/jpeg + 3 comments)

"STUDENTS FOR CHANGE" asks Obama the tough questions Students for Change 2009-10-15 5:14 PM
STUDENTS FOR CHANGE hits up the Obama town hall @ UNO (text/plain)

Holocaust-denial event in New Orleans Oct 18, Baton Rouge Oct 19 repost from Trenton ARA 2009-10-08 10:21 PM
This October and November, David Irving, a British neo-fascist and fraudulent historian, goes on the road in the United States, planning to hold dozens of speaking engagements over the course of two months. As militant anti-racists and anti-fascists, we are making a public call for resistance at each stop along the way of this tour. (text/plain)

Louisiana prepares to honor the Bicentennial of the first African Jewish Diplomat Khubaka, Michael Harris 2009-10-07 3:14 PM
Honorable William Alexander Leidesdorff, Jr., first African Jewish U.S. Diplomat legacy returns to the State of Louisiana and the Port of New Orleans. (text/plain)

3 French Quarter Banks Glued Shut New Orleans Political Fashion Police 2009-09-26 5:49 PM
We Glued those Banks Up, baby. (text/plain + 3 comments)

Food For Seniors Program Now Available in St Bernard Parish Communty Center of St Bernard 2009-09-18 9:52 PM
Low-income senior citizens age 60 and older can now sign up to receive free monthly food supplies through the Food For Families Program. To enroll in the program, seniors must provide proof of their birthdate, proof of a Louisiana address, and proof of income. (text/plain)

Mayoral Panel Discussions Brian Boyles 2009-09-15 4:48 PM
Beginning on Wednesday, October 7th, the Louisiana Humanities Center (LHC) will host a bi-weekly series of panel discussions on the last seven mayors of New Orleans. Each panel will be dedicated to a different mayor, from deLesseps Morrison through Ray Nagin, with scholars, journalists, and former staffers exploring the elections, challenges and legacies of these leaders. (text/plain)

Brandon Darby attacking acorn shel 2009-09-13 1:18 AM
wtf????? http://biggovernment.com/2009/09/12/former-leftist-activist-turned-fbi-informant-pulls-back-the-curtain-on-acorn/comment-page-1/#comment-23254 (text/plain)

Tacky Bush Tree Massacred The New Orleans Political Fashion Police... 2009-09-12 6:41 PM
Solidarity (text/plain + 1 comment)

Free clinic turns four A medic 2009-09-10 1:45 AM

Common Ground Health Clinic turns 4!!!! (image/jpeg)

Non-Profit Radicals and Privatization Jay Arena 2009-09-05 3:05 PM
This article critiques Jordan Flaherty’s recent article “Homeless and Struggling In New Orleans: On the Fourth Anniversary of Katrina, New Orleans is Still Far From Recovery”. This flawed work simultaneously exposes the widespread scourge and misery of homelessness four years after Katrina, and obscures the complicity of non-profit outfits, such as UNITY for the Homeless, in the very problem they claim to be addressing (text/plain)

Interview with Parnell Herbert - new play about the Angola 3 Angola 3 News 2009-09-01 11:20 PM
Monday night, Blog Talk Radio's "Lets Be Frank"show featured a 45 minute interview with Parnell Herbert, who has written the new play titled "Angola 3," about three Black Panther political prisoners, Albert Woodfox, Herman Wallce, and Robert King. Woodfox and Wallace have been in solitary confinement for over 36 years. King was released in 2001 after 29 years of continuous solitary confinement. The new play premieres at Loyola University in Louisiana on September 18. (audio/mpeg)

Huge 2nd Line for Big Charity Hospital Darwin BondGraham 2009-09-01 2:32 PM

The parade stepped into the streets right about 6pm and walked around the proposed footprint of the "Taj Mahospital" that LSU wants to build in lower-Mid City. Organizers of the 2nd line are calling for the re-opening of Charity instead, a building that they say can be rehabilitated into a 21st century medical facility, cheaper, faster, and with no demolition of an existing neighborhood. (image/jpeg)

Anniversaries so we don't forget: Katrina, Common Ground and New Orleans four years on. scott crow 2009-08-29 5:02 PM
Anniversaries are reminders that we must never give up, give in or forget. (text/plain)

Lower Ninth Ward Diane Greene Lent 2009-08-29 2:21 PM

http://www.flickr.com/photos/greenelent/sets/72157613651329986/ Photo essay on the Lower Ninth Ward (image/jpeg)

Angola 3 Newsletter: Remembering Hurricane Katrina Intl. Coalition to Free the Angola 3 2009-08-29 12:43 AM
The Angola 3 and their supporters commemorate the anniversary of Katrina by remembering all those who died such needless deaths and acknowledging the suffering that continues to this day due to governmental neglect and deep-seated racism. (text/plain)

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