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The Left, Labor and Occupy Internationalist Group 2012-05-14 10:22 AM
Barely half a year after it burst on the scene, the Occupy Wall Street movement is splintering left and right. This was inevitable in a movement that was united only in what it opposed and could never put forward a positive program, whether of reformist "demands" on the capitalist state or of revolutionary action against it. Liberals, who latched onto Occupy hoping it could pressure the Democratic Party in a more populist direction, want to expel "black bloc" anarchists. Reformist social democrats rail against "ultraleftists" in Occupy and cozy up to the labor tops. On the other side, many (but not all) anarchists oppose unions. Some are simply arrogant petty-bourgeois labor haters. Others are grappling with real problems, but with skewed analysis and dead wrong conclusions. Discussion of recent workers' struggles, from Wisconsin to West Coast longshore, underlines that the key question is leadership, but not just replacing one set of bureaucrats with another. Unions have always faced vicious anti-labor laws, but we have the power to defeat them. It is necessary to drive out the pro-capitalist bureaucracy, the labor lieutenants of capital, in order to turn the unions into instruments of revolutionary class struggle. (text/html + 1 comment)

BTL:Palestinian Prisoner Hunger Strike Marks Renewed Emphasis on Nonviolent Resistance Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2012-05-13 1:50 PM
Interview with Mazin Qumsiyeh, a Palestinian American activist and author of “Popular Resistance in Palestine: A History of Hope and Empowerment”, conducted by Melinda Tuhus (text/plain)

World Week for the Abolition of Meat: 21-27 May 2012 meat-abolition 2012-05-11 11:19 PM
This year has seen increased participation in the January World Week for the Abolition of Meat and the demand for the abolition of meat continues to attract media interest. Remember that 99.99% of animals exploited are exploited for meat. (text/html)

Free Community Outreach Fair on May 25 Community Center of St Bernard 2012-05-11 5:13 PM
The Community Center of St Bernard, in partnership with The Meraux Foundation, will hold a Community Outreach Fair at Docville Farm, 5124 E St Bernard Hwy, Violet, on Friday, May 25 from 6:30-10 PM. (text/plain)

Free Bike Workshop on May 19 Community Center of St Bernard 2012-05-11 5:12 PM
Free Bike workshop on May 19 from 1-3 PM. at 1111 LeBeau Arabi. (text/plain)

BTL:Obama Sends Mixed Messages in Speech on Future of Afghan War Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2012-05-10 4:17 PM
Interview with Tom Hayden, former California legislator, activist and co-founder of Students for a Democratic Society, conducted by Scott Harris (text/plain)

Over 100 Attend New Orleans May Day Marches: This Is Our City Not The Capitalists! nola anarcha 2012-05-03 6:50 PM
Yesterday over 100 demonstrators attended an anti-capitalist May Day march that wound it's way through the Central Business District and the French Quarter. Bank windows and an ATM were damaged during the march, which had no visible police presence for most of it's route. The word "REVOLT!" was also scrawled across the walls of several corporate businesses and banks. Graffiti reading "This Robs the 99%" was written on a red light camera, as well. No one was arrested and no one was hurt. (text/html)

BTL:U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments Challenging Constitutionality of Arizona's "Pa Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2012-05-03 5:36 PM
Interview with Christian Ramirez, director of the Southern Border Communities Coalition, , conducted by Scott Harris (text/plain)

BTL:Investigation Finds BP's 2008 Blowout Cover-up Could Have Prevented 2010's Deepwater H Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2012-04-28 2:06 PM
Interview with Greg Palast, BBC-TV investigative reporter, conducted by Scott Harris (text/plain)

Registration for free computer classes begins May 7 Community Center of St Bernard 2012-04-27 3:38 PM
Registration for free computer classes begins at 9 AM on May 7 by phoning 504.281.2512. (text/plain)

BTL:U.S. Network TV News Misleads on Iranian Nuclear Threat Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2012-04-26 2:15 PM
Interview with Jeremy Holden, research director with Media Matters for America, conducted by Scott Harris (text/plain)

BTL:U.S. Stands Apart from Most Latin American Nations' Consensus at Summit of the America Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2012-04-21 1:53 PM
Interview with Alex Main, senior associate for international policy at the Center for Economic and Policy Research, conducted by Scott Harris (text/plain)

BTL:Amnesty International: Decades of Solitary Confinement at Louisiana’s Angola Prison Am Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2012-04-20 1:34 PM
Interviews with Everette Thompson, southeast regional director of Amnesty USA, and Robert King, one of the Angola 3, conducted by Melinda Tuhus (text/plain)

MAY DAY ANTI-CAPITALIST MARCH May Day Organizing Committee 2012-04-15 7:26 PM

Free Dance Honors Volunteers Community Center of St Bernard 2012-04-13 2:57 PM
Awards Ceremony and Dance at Docville Farm, 5124 E St Bernard Hwy, Violet, on Saturday, April 21 from 5:30-10 PM. (text/plain)

BTL:Connecticut Poised to Become 17th State to End Capital Punishment Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2012-04-13 11:50 AM
Interview with Richard Dieter, executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center , conducted by Melinda Tuhus (text/plain)

BTL:Civil Liberties Advocates: Supreme Court Strip Search Ruling Could Lead to Systematic Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2012-04-12 1:03 PM
Interview with Baher Azmy, legal director of the Center for Constitutional Rights, conducted by Scott Harris (text/plain)

Trayvon Martin, Wendell Allen, Justin Sipp: One Month Later. Still No Justice? Still No Pe nola anarcha 2012-04-11 2:57 PM
It has been over a month since Justin Sipp and Wendell Allen were murdered. It has been almost 2 months since George Zimmerman put a bullet through the chest of Trayvon Martin. In all three cases, there have still been no arrests, though in all 3 cases, the names of the people who murdered these young African-Americans are known to everyone. (text/html + 1 comment)

Racism and Conflict in Florida Today Lee Meeckoms 2012-04-11 2:06 AM
Racism is a topic of great focus lately, with the news full of conflict among peoples observing an ostensible racial divide that has created a lot of agitation among residents of Florida. The subject is not one that is limited to Florida, or the USA, for that matter. This is an on-going global phenomenon. (text/plain)

Federal Court Overturns EPA Revocation of Mountain Top Removal Coal Mine Permit Interview with Chuck Nelson, anti-MTR activis 2012-04-07 2:02 PM
In January 2011, the Environmental Protection Agency revoked the Clean Water Act permit for the Spruce No. 1 coal mine, the largest mountaintop removal site in West Virginia. Mountaintop removal coal mining is the process of blowing up mountain tops to access the coal seams underneath, and dumping the rocks and earth into valleys below. Citing major environmental damage if the project proceeded, including the burial of miles of mountain streams, this was the first time the EPA had rescinded an already-granted permit from the Army Corps of Engineers. Story continues http://www.btlonline.org/2012/seg/120413bf-btl-nelson.html Federal Court Overturns EPA http://www.btlonline.org/2012/seg/120413bf-btl-nelson.html (text/plain)

BTL:Shooting Death of Trayvon Martin Provokes National Debate on Racial Profiling Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2012-04-05 1:16 PM
Interview with Jin Hee Lee, Jin Hee Lee, assistant counsel with the Criminal Justice Practice Group, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, conducted by Scott Harris Interview with Jin Hee Lee, Jin Hee Lee, assistant counsel with the Criminal Justice Practice Group, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, conducted by Scott Harris (text/plain)

BTL:Single-Payer Advocates Favor High Court Overturning Obama Individual Mandate Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2012-03-29 1:12 PM
Interview with Dr. Margaret Flowers, Maryland pediatrician and member of Physicians for a National Health Program, conducted by Scott Harris (text/plain)

Lynch Law U.S.A.: State Defends Murderer of Trayvon Martin Internationalist Group 2012-03-29 3:02 AM
Outrage over the murder of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin compounds daily as the killer remains free, facing no criminal charges for gunning down the unarmed black youth from Miami Gardens, Florida. On February 26, George Zimmerman, a white self-appointed captain of a "neighborhood watch" team in a gated community in the Orlando suburb of Sanford, shot Martin, a black high-school student, who was returning to the home in the development where he and his father were staying. Police and local prosecutors never charged Zimmerman and accepted his cynical claim that he shot the unarmed youth in "self-defense." Thousands have demonstrated around the country, particularly after police tapes of 911 calls by Zimmerman were released, showing that he was stalking Martin. But the main thrust of liberals is to divert the protests into a movement for gun control laws and to get rid of "Stand Your Ground" laws such as Florida's which make it legal to shoot in self-defense. The ruling-class response deliberately tries to obscure the key fact that this was racist murder. Trayvon Martin was killed for the "crime" of "walking while black." (text/html + 1 comment)

A Poem for Trayvon, Wendell and all the others John Lacarbiere III 2012-03-27 8:19 PM
What up Trayvon My Name Wendell I’m from New Orleans (text/plain)

The Perils of Looking 'Suspicious' While Black and Interpreting While White Nola Anarcha 2012-03-25 9:30 PM
Sometime around 5:30 a.m., on March 1, 2012, an off-duty policeman working for a private neighborhood security force stopped two young black men driving in a predominantly white neighborhood in New Orleans. The officer called for back up. The incident tragically ended in the shooting death of Justin Sipp, the 20-year-old passenger of the car, who was African-American, as well as non-fatal injuries to two of the officers and to Justin's brother Earl who was the driver of the car. (text/html)

BTL:Critics Say Kony 2012 Campaign Offers Inappropriate Response to Central Africa's Compl Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2012-03-24 9:34 PM
Interview with Kambale Musavuli, national spokesperson and student coordinator with Friends of the Congo, conducted by Scott Harris (text/plain)

Why Would They Do That? Sudhama Ranganathan 2012-03-24 4:28 PM
Election seasons bring up subjects often not discussed when no election's happening – especially presidential elections. Part of the interest in watching presidential campaigns for many is hearing about issues that are not only important to us, but to others. It's interesting to hear the rationale or logic behind other's support or opposition to issues of concern to them. (text/html)

Occupy the Machine: An Escalating Campaign Against Fossil Fuel Extraction Begins In April Occupy The Machine 2012-03-23 10:03 PM
A festival of resistance and alternatives to the fossil fuel economy, in the shadow of the Houston Valero refinery, culminating in a refinery blockade. (text/plain)

Free Website Classes for Small Businesses Continue in April Community Center of St Bernard 2012-03-23 3:11 PM
Next round of free classes in how to build a small business website begin in April at the Community Center of St Bernard, 1111 LeBeau Arabi. Register at 504.281.2512. (text/plain)

April 1 Event Celebrates Center's 6th Anniversary Community Center of St Bernard 2012-03-23 3:08 PM
Community Center of St Bernard celebrates 6th anniversary on April 1 at Antenna Galllery, 3161 Burgundy St, NOLA. Live music with David & Roselyn begins at 6 PM. (text/plain)

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