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This week the indyNewswire focuses on Critical Resistance's CR10 gathering going on now, during the whole weekend of September 26-28. The conference will be a huge gathering of people opposed to the prison system; and we'll hear from Adrienne Fitch-Frankel, fair trade cocoa campaigner for Global Exchange. Most cheap readily available chocolate is produced by child labor if not outright child slavery. Fitch-Frankel discusses the campaign to support fair trade cocoa. ]]> Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:50:03 -0400 indyNewswire 9.26.08: Critical Resistance 10 + Fair Trade Cocoa 11639911 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/obama-and-the-bubba-vote/11639911/
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There is another factor that we cannot ignore; what former GOP house majority leader, Dick Armey (R - Tex) calls 'the Bubba vote. In Armey's words, "The Bubba vote is there, and it's very real, and it is everywhere," Armey went on to explain what he meant by 'the Bubba vote'; "There's an awful lot of people in America, bless their heart, who simply are not emotionally prepared to vote for a black man." There it is. ]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:08:22 -0400 Obama and 'the Bubba Vote' 11294937 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/interviews-with-chris-mato-nunpa-jim-anderson-coldwater-s-minneapolis-9-5-08-video/11294937/
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The Dakota people reclaimed their sacred ancestral space at Coldwater Spring in South Minneapolis on September 2, 2008, and after a stand-off with police the Dakota were granted a 4-day permit, which they did not request, to perform their sacred ceremonies. Their intention is to permanently claim the land for an indigenous cultural and health center with gardens, buffalo, and a charter school. With an impending police confrontation over the land on Friday, the Dakota held a press conference at their Coldwater Spring camp at 2pm. At 3pm, the permit police issued expired but no police had arrived to expel them as of 6pm. For more information and photos taken September 3rd, see http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/09/05/18533302.php. Chris Mato is interviewed first below, and then Jim Anderson. (Video of the press conference will be posted at a later date.) ]]> Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:39:54 -0400 Interviews with Chris Mato Nunpa & Jim Anderson, Coldwater, S. Minneapolis, 9-5-08: video 11005192 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/oooh-sorry-about-that-slavery-thing/11005192/
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Centuries of slavery, the intentional destruction of families, tribes, and nations; ripping people asunder from their religions, their clans, their spouses, children, lands and all that they knew and loved -- for centuries -- to build and enrich a nation of strangers -- who enforced the practices of slavery for a hundred years after it's supposed abolition; only to consign the grandchildren of these people to the bitter half-lives of sub-par education, poor housing, second rate health care, under/employment, the cruelties of mass incarceration and a cynical judicial and political system that endlessly engages in white supremacy (without the labels).... Yeah, a political apology should just about cover that. ]]> Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:59:32 -0400 "Oooh! -- Sorry About that Slavery Thing!" 10720766 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/west-fresno-city-council-member-speaks-out-about-the-frank-ball-center/10720766/
From : Indybay newswire (video)
The 1:29 minute video below is Fresno City Council member Cynthia Sterling explaining her position on the Frank Ball Community Center. ]]> Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:06:42 -0400 West Fresno City Council Member Speaks out About the Frank Ball Center 10671115 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/west-fresno-victory-press-conference/10671115/
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The Rev. Floyd D. Harris held this press conference before the Community Forum at the Frank Ball Center. The video is 11:24 minutes long. ]]> Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:40:28 -0400 West Fresno Victory - Press Conference 10570786 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/independent-voices-episode-47-g105-protest-bwfj-banquet-ronald-glasser/10570786/
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This episode features: A protest by Lumbee Indians of a ClearChannel Radio DJ and racist speach on the radioThe 25th annual Black Workers for Justice MLK, Jr. Support for Labor banquetA talk by Dr. Ronald Glasser on his new book, "A War of Disabilities ]]> Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:51:20 -0400 Independent Voices Episode 47 - G105 Protest, BWFJ banquet, Ronald Glasser 10564212 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/indynewswire-simba-kenyatta-on-overcoming-racism-and-building-a-racially-just-county/10564212/
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Simba Kenyatta is a member of the Coalition for a County Wide Community Dialogue on Race, Poverty, Equality, and Justice, and a political and social activist with decades of work in Santa Cruz. We talked about the Coalition's Listening Sessions that are documenting the experience and reality of racism in the community. 43 Minutes & 42 Seconds, MP3 format. ]]> Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:06:36 -0400 indynewswire: Simba Kenyatta on Overcoming Racism and Building a Racially Just County 10526484 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/the-boy-they-called-bus-head/10526484/
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When he was housed at the state prison in Pittsburgh, he participated in the Scared Straight program, and spoke to young people coming into the prison, deeply impressing upon them the emptiness and loss of imprisonment. He did all he could to convince them to avoid this fate. Bushead was 50 years old. He lived from the streets to the prison, a high octane, high energy, high volume life. His illness, which led to his long and tortuous suffering, was utterly debilitating. Hi memory among many prisoners, will evoke smiles, and hearty laughter, despite the manner of his passing. ]]> Sat, 12 Jul 2008 15:34:35 -0400 The Boy They Called "Bus Head" 10189892 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/sparks-fly-in-west-fresno-community-meeting/10189892/
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Residents in West Fresno are concerned that the city wants to convert the Frank Ball Community Center into a Police Activity League (PAL) facility. A community meeting, which many people were only given hours notice of, erupted into a "lively" dialog as residents confronted city staff. ]]> Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:39:02 -0400 Sparks Fly in West Fresno Community Meeting 10153572 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/hillarys-homecoming/10153572/
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At the beginning of the primaries, Sen. Hillary Clinton was the inevitable candidate, and even her staunchest opponents all but conceded her victory in November, given the Clinton name, the aura of an ex-president, a wealth of funding, and a ready organization at the highest levels of the Democratic Party. ]]> Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:29:27 -0400 Hillary's Homecoming 10044944 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/rejecting-the-church-pew-for-the-alter-of-power/10044944/
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The heat and light of politics does not reflect well on the inner sanctums of the Black Church, which, since its inception during the hellish depths of American slavery, had to speak in voices of pain, bitterness, truth and hope, in order to have any relevance to a people drowning in a sea of hopelessness. ]]> Sat, 14 Jun 2008 07:38:12 -0400 Rejecting the Church Pew, for the Alter of Power 9986561 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/is-obamas-victory-ours/9986561/
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With the nation's manufacturing base also a thing of history, amidst the socioeconomic wreckage of globalization, with foreign affairs in shambles, the rulers reach for a pretty, brown face to front for the Empire. 'Real change that you could believe in' would be an end to Empire, and an end to wars for corporate greed, not just a change of the shade of the political managers. That change, I'm afraid, is still to come. ]]> Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:22:53 -0400 Is Obama's Victory Ours? 9950583 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/when-votes-matter-and-when-they-didnt/9950583/
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Neither Sen. Clinton nor many of her supporters made that demand in the 2000 presidential campaign, nor did a single U.S. Senator stand with members of the Congressional Black Caucus when they, members of the U.S. House of Representatives, needed one senatorial vote to formally investigate the thousands of stolen votes, especially among Black Floridians. Not one senator. Not Sen. Clinton; not Sen, John Kerry, not Sen. John Edwards; not then Sen. Albert Gore....not one. ]]> Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:01:27 -0400 When Votes Matter (And When They Didn't) 9475094 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/stop-the-peakers-part-four/9475094/
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Conclusion: Three-minute QT movie. 49MB. ]]> Thu, 15 May 2008 13:49:08 -0400 Stop the Peakers! Part Four 9454037 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/video-proof-oakland-city-attorney-entrapped-in-crime/9454037/
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The Oakland City Attorney's Office has engaged in acts to coverup these unlawful tactics, failed and refused to disclose to the court, nor inform the Judge of their improper and illegal transgressions regarding the fact of the defendants removing and taking custody of the City of Oakland files for several months and allowed the trial to proceed knowing their liability and the legal impact of their spoliation of evidence of the documents therein and their unpardonable breach in the chain of custody of the City of Oakland files. ]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 03:08:49 -0400 Video Proof Oakland City Attorney Entrapped in Crime 9412665 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/stop-the-peakers-part-three/9412665/
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Four-minute QT movie. 62MB. The SF Board of Supervisors votes on the peakers Tuesday, May 13, 2008. ]]> Mon, 12 May 2008 15:57:25 -0400 Stop the Peakers! Part Three 9340977 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/stop-the-peakers-part-two/9340977/
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Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier lays out her plan. Part Two is in two parts, A & B A: Four-minute QT movie. 60MB. B is down below. ]]> Fri, 09 May 2008 13:24:15 -0400 Stop the Peakers! Part Two 9329639 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/stop-the-peakers/9329639/
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Bay Area environmental and social justice organizations, including San Francisco Green Party, Sierra Club, Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice, Huntersview Mothers Committee, Ella Baker Center For Human Rights, SPUR, Our City, and Brightline Defense demanded a halt to San Francisco's proposed highly polluting Peaker Power Plant Project -- aka the Combustion Turbine Project -- proposed to be built in Southeast San Francisco, right next to the Bayview Hunters Point community that is already overburdened with pollution. Four-minute QT movie. 60MB. ]]> Thu, 08 May 2008 17:40:07 -0400 Stop the Peakers! 9106419 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/sean-bells-second-slaying/9106419/
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The defense utilized the "bad company" argument: that Bell was shot and killed because he was among "the wrong crowd." That such an argument swayed Supreme Court justice Arthur Cooperman (in New York state, unlike most other states, the trial court is termed the Supreme Court, and the state's highest court is their Court of Appeals.) is a measure of how devalued Black life is, and how easy Black men are to demonize and disparage. ]]> Wed, 07 May 2008 06:47:59 -0400 Sean Bell's Second Slaying 8944788 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/video-interview-with-j-patrick-oconnor-the-framing-of-mumia-abu-jamal-1-3/8944788/
From : Indybay newswire (video)
On May 1, the day of his book's release, author J. Patrick O'Connor was interviewed at Philadelphia City Hall about "The Framing of Mumia Abu-Jamal." ]]> Sun, 04 May 2008 04:10:53 -0400 VIDEO interview with J. Patrick O'Connor: "The Framing of Mumia Abu-Jamal" #1/3 8760932 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/indynewswire-april-25th-2008/8760932/
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This news show airs weekly on Freak Radio, Friday mornings 10-12 noon, broadcasting news and opinion from independent media worldwide, focused on indymedia sites but also drawing from other websites. ]]> Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:06:22 -0400 indynewswire: april 25th 2008 8018580 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/peacetalks-death-row-inmate-troy-daviss-attorney-on-his-case-and-what-comes-next/8018580/
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George Cadman Of Free Radio Santa Cruz 101.1 FM interviews Jason Ewart, Troy Davis's attorney, about his case and the recent 4-3 decision by the Georgia Supreme Court to deny him an evidentiary hearing that may have led to a new trial. Troy Davis has been on death row in Georgia for 16 years. He was sentenced to death for the murder of an off duty police officer, Mark MacPhail. There was no physical evidence and no weapon ever found. The case against him consisted entirely of witness testimony which contained inconsistencies even during the trial. Seven of the nine witnesses that testified at trial have since recanted their testimony and say that Troy was not the killer. Of the other two witnesses, one was not close enough to the scene to identify the killer, and the other is the principal alternative suspect in the crime. One witness signed a police statement declaring that Davis was the assailant then later said I did not read it because I cannot read. In another case a witness stated that the police were telling me that I was an accessory to murder and that I would...go to jail for a long time and I would be lucky if I ever got out, especially because a police officer got killed...I was only sixteen and was so scared of going to jail. There are also several witnesses who have implicated another man in the crime but the police focused their efforts on convicting Troy. Despite mounting evidence that Davis may in fact be innocent of the crime, appeals to the courts to consider this evidence have been repeatedly denied for procedural reasons. ]]> Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:37:06 -0400 PeaceTalks: Death Row Inmate Troy Davis's Attorney On His Case and What Comes Next 8018581 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/peacetalks-courts-refuse-to-hear-evidence-of-innocence-in-death-row-inmate-troy-davis-case/8018581/
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George Cadman Of Free Radio Santa Cruz 101.1 FM interviews Martina Correa, Troy Davis's sister, about his case and the recent 4-3 decision by the Georgia Supreme Court to deny him an evidentiary hearing that may have led to a new trial. ]]> Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:20:51 -0400 PeaceTalks:Courts Refuse To Hear Evidence of Innocence in Death Row Inmate Troy Davis Case 7567642 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/peacetalks-robert-bryan-mumia-abu-jamals-lead-attorney-on-the-recent-ruling-in-his-case/7567642/
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George Cadman of Free Radio Santa Cruz 101.1 FM interviews Robert Bryan, Mumia's lead attorney, about recent developments in his case, including the long awaited ruling by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals released on March 27, 2008. ]]> Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:56:25 -0400 PeaceTalks:Robert Bryan, Mumia Abu Jamal's Lead Attorney, On The Recent Ruling In His Case 7577408 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/listen-up-northwest/7577408/
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Listen Up Northwest is a collaboratively produced radio magazine featuring stories of communities in action throughout the Northwest. Each broadcast highlights the work of skilled community radio producers and artists from our region, including Alaska, British Columbia, Washingon, Idaho, Montana and Oregon. ]]> Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:41:42 -0400 Listen Up Northwest 7288664 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/audio-1st-annual-nyc-anarchist-bookfair/7288664/
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Presentations from the 1st annual nyc bookfair held on 14-15 April 2007 ]]> Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:00:51 -0400 audio - 1st Annual NYC Anarchist Bookfair 7209998 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/indybay-newswire-audio/7209998/
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In this new interview (03/08), Ramona Africa talks about observing the MOVE 9 trial, before she actually became a member of MOVE. The video also features archival footage from the documentary "MOVE," made by Cohort Media, and narrated by Howard Zinn. The intro spotlights the public beating of Delbert Africa, while the conclusion features the illegal destruction of MOVE's house and the fraudulent "conspiracy" charge used to convict the MOVE 9. ]]> Sat, 15 Mar 2008 03:22:09 -0400 Indybay newswire (audio) 6955613 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/indybay-newswire-video/6955613/
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Rhonda Erwin gave a very moving presentation at the program, following the African American march for justice in Fresno on March 1. Erwin is the National Field Marshall for Sacramento, CA for the National Network In Action. 4:26 minute video ]]> Sun, 02 Mar 2008 21:45:51 -0500 Indybay newswire (video)