Mar 06 2009
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This week on Uprising:
* Afghan War Off to a Bloody Start as Obama Calls for More Troops
* Empire Notes on the End of the Iraq War
* Democrats Join Right-wing Radio in Opposing Fairness Doctrine
* Black Agenda Report on Obama and …
Mar 06 2009
The International Criminal Court earlier this week issued an arrest warrant for Omar Al-Bashir, the President of Sudan. He is charged with ordering his troops and the so-called Janjaweed militia to rape, murder and torture people in the Darfur region of Sudan. While there was no charge of genocide it’s the first time the Hague has issued a …
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Mar 06 2009
More than forty years ago, nine conscientious Catholics took hundreds of draft files from a selective service office in Catonsville, Maryland and burned them with homemade napalm. As a result of this act of civil disobedience that took place during the height of the Vietnam War, the nine were convicted during a subsequent …
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Mar 06 2009
On March 8, 1857, hundreds of New York based women working in garment and textile factories staged a strike protesting low wages, long working hours, inadequate pay, inhumane working conditions and the lack of voting rights. It was an historic event that laid the foundation for International Women’s Day, a yearly commemoration of the struggles …
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Mar 06 2009
Glen Ford is a writer and radio commentator and the Executive Editor of The Black Agenda Report. This week’s commentary is about Obama and Iraq.
Visit www.blackagendareport.com for more information. …
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Mar 06 2009
The Dred Scott Decision
Back in the day on March 6th, 1857, the United States Supreme Court ruled that Dred Scott, an African-American man, was not a citizen, could never become a citizen, and thus had no right to sue the federal government for his freedom and must remain enslaved. Scott, after ten years of lower …
Mar 06 2009
“We ask justice, we ask equality, we ask that all the civil and political rights that belong to citizens of the United States, be guaranteed to us and our daughters forever.” — Susan B. Anthony, Declaration of Rights for Women, July 1876 …
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Mar 06 2009
WHAT: Black Women State of the Union: The theatrical ensemble features work of new words and video, insight and comedy that examines dramatic characteristics of contemporary black womanhood.
WHEN: Friday & Saturday @ 8pm and Sunday @ 7pm
WHERE: The Black Box at The Alexandria Hotel–501 S. Spring St in Downtown Los Angeles
MORE INFO: Tickets are $20 and $15 for seniors and students, Box Office: 323.883.1717 or Purchase online at brownpapertickets.com
WHAT: March in West …
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Mar 05 2009
We’ll examine the repercussions of the ICC’s arrest warrant for Sudan’s President over crimes in Darfur. And, we’ll hear about a play written by Daniel Berrigan called The Trial of the Catonsville Nine. Plus, an International Women’s Day local calendar of events followed by a discussion on women and the economy. And this week’s Black Agenda Report. …
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Mar 05 2009
President Obama yesterday unveiled his plan to prevent up to 9 million home foreclosures. The details of the plan will not be available for another 3-4 weeks but, according to the Washington Post, “three key elements of the proposal include a program that would allow 4 million to 5 million homeowners with little equity in their homes to refinance …
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Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis Is Coming To Los Angeles!
Come and hear Varoufakis speak in person on Saturday April 23rd in Pasadena, California, at his ONLY Los Angeles-area event!
WHEN: Saturday April 23rd, Reception at 12 noon, Event at 1 pm
WHERE: Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church, 301 N. Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91103
Yanis Varoufakis of the Syriza Party took the European political establishment by storm a year ago when he was appointed Finance Minister of Greece by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Varoufakis is an ……
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