February 27, 2009
Posted by yaman
So let me give you some insight on what it may be like to be a black student at UC Berkeley. First: There is a huge UCPD harassment problem towards black students and other communities of color. We live with this, and as a community, have had many meetings with and without UCPD about this [...]
February 26, 2009
Posted by yaman
“That is exactly what has happened in Israel and the Occupied Territories–the use of force and the law to take the land. That is what apartheid and Israel have in common.” Kasrils should know what he is talking about. He is one of a handful of Jews who was active as guerilla fighters in the [...]
AAPER is focused, designed solely to muster grassroots efforts to infuse Congress with sanity in its foreign policy towards the Palestinians. It will spread into local organizing efforts perhaps in the future. Its organizational structure allows different levels of participation — meaning many peop…
Source: www.kabobfest.com
February 25, 2009
Posted by yaman
Federal law enforcement cannot establish trust with American Muslim communities through meetings and townhall forums, while at the same time sending paid informants who instigate violent rhetoric in mosques. This mere act stigmatizes American mosques and casts a shadow of doubt and distrust between …
This is why you should never trust “that radical guy” who [...]
February 24, 2009
Posted by yaman
A promotional video for a Spanish documentary about Israel’s latest war on Gaza.
Source: www.wipeoffthemap.co…
February 22, 2009
Posted by yaman
“Direct attacks on civilians and civilian objects, disproportionate attacks and indiscriminate attacks are war crimes,” the report states, describing such attacks during the war in Gaza. The organization recommends that all arms sales to Israel be frozen until “there is no longer a substantial risk …
Source: www.haaretz.com
February 20, 2009
Posted by yaman
“If this had happened in our own country, there would be national outrage and an appeal for urgent assistance. We are glad that the Obama administration acted quickly to send much needed funding for this effort but the arbitrary and unreasonable Israeli limitations on food and repair essentials is …
Source: www.house.gov
February 17, 2009
Posted by yaman
Zeitouna’s residents awoke the next morning to the sight of hundreds of Israeli soldiers in their neighborhood…. The soldiers later forced the huddled families into yet another home where they joined nearly 110 residents of the Zeitouna neighborhood…. After a long and sleepless night, Zeitouna’s…
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
February 16, 2009
Posted by yaman
That our wages are calculated as an hourly payment hides the fact that for part of every working day, the boss is actually getting something for nothing. Ultimately, that’s why capitalism creates such disparities of wealth–it’s a system where a few people exploit the labor of many…. There remains…
The start of a 4-part series in [...]
February 15, 2009
Posted by yaman
The answers became a bit clearer on Thursday as the judge, Mark A. Ciavarella Jr., and a colleague, Michael T. Conahan, appeared in federal court in Scranton, Pa., to plead guilty to wire fraud and income tax fraud for taking more than $2.6 million in kickbacks to send teenagers to two privately run…
Is it really [...]
Ibrahim Shikaki, a Visiting Scholar from Palestine, spoke in favor of the bill although he did not feel that it was written from the Palestinian perspective. Shikaki explained that “If this were a Palestinian bill it would have mentioned my grandfather’s land that was stolen from him, or my friend w…
Source: electronicintifada.net
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Israeli soldiers prevent students and others from crossing a checkpoint between their homes and schools on the edge of the West Bank city of Qalqiliya on 17
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For the first time in the University of California history, the UC Berkeley Student Senate has approved a bill to divest from two US companies in response to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories and to Israel’s siege and bombardment of the Gaza Strip. The Senate bill directs both the UC…
Congratulations everyone!!
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The document shows that U.S. agents are logging on surreptitiously to exchange messages with suspects, identify a target’s friends or relatives and browse private information such as postings, personal photographs and video clips.
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
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U.S. troops opened fire on a car in western Baghdad, killing an Iraqi journalist and her husband, a police official said Thursday.
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OH, HELLO. Here’s some good news, after years and years of promoting the necessary destruction of Iraq and Iraqis, all for the purpose of a war that diverted the United States from pressing issues of national security, Tom Friedman has declared the Iraq misadventure to be a success and has officiall…
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
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It’s time to rein in the way police and safety officers in New York public schools mistreat students.
Police the police.
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Produced by HuffPost’s Eyes & Ears Citizen Journalism Unit On March 4th, 2010, demonstrators in California and across the country took to the streets to protest massive cuts at all levels of education and government imposed austerity measures.
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
(Discussion)Frederick Douglas tells us that power concedes nothing without a demand: Street rebellions force the establishment to yield to the demands of the movement or be faced with an ungovernable, rebellious populace. In short, stopping highway traffic in protest of the dismantling of public education was a…
Source: occupyca.wordpress.com
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