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CUBA: Forum with Howard Zinn and Salim Lamrani |
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by F. Espinoza, |
 The renowned American historian Howard Zinn, author of “A People’s History of the United States” will address the roots of U.S. policy towards CUBA, while Salim Lamrani, the editor of “Superpower Principles: U.S. Terrorism against Cuba” will explain the case of the Cuban Five and their justified presence in U.S. territory. Other participants will speak about the International Campaign for the visitation rights of the families of the Cuban Five.
Interview with lawyer José Pertierra reveals Posada's trial on immigration fraud charges, his links to civil wars in Central America, and U.S. double-standards in dealing with terrorism. |
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05 Apr 2007
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Filed under: Announcement / Human Rights : Politics |
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Hundreds Amass in New Bedford to Denounce Immigration Raids |
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by homefries, |
 Saturday, March 17th -- Nearly two weeks after roughly 360 people were detained in one of the largest immigration raids in recent Massachusetts history, around 600 people converged in New Bedford to demand an end to such raids. |
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18 Mar 2007
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Filed under: News / Human Rights : Organizing : Politics : Race : Social Welfare |
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BC Activists Stage Protest Against Israeli Military Occupation at Israeli Consulate |
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by paxrivers, paxrivers (nospam) riseup.net |
 Boston, Massachusetts—A large group of Boston College students and others took part in a nonviolent direct action involving elaborate street theater at the New England Israeli Consulate building coinciding with the 4th anniversary of the killing of American peace activist Rachel Corrie and to draw attention to the construction of Israel’s Apartheid wall and Israel’s continuing illegal Military Occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip at 1PM on Thursday, March 15, 2007. |
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16 Mar 2007
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Filed under: News / Human Rights : International : Politics : War and Militarism |
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Photos 3-14 Immigrants rights I.C.E. protest, Boston |
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by no one is illegal, |
 About 200 people held a picket line on Wed. 3-14-07 in front of the Boston JFK Federal Building to protest Immigration and Naturalization's I.C.E. raid in New Bedford last week |
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15 Mar 2007
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Filed under: News / Human Rights |
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ICE Headed by Bush Crony; Investigated by Homeland Security for Deplorable Prison Conditions |
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by Sofia Jarrin, sofiajt (nospam) yahoo.com |
 Julie L. Myers, Assistant Secretary for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the branch of Homeland Security responsible for conducting the immigration raids in New Bedford, Massachusetts that helped create a humanitarian and economic crisis there, was appointed to her post by President Bush thanks to close family connections, according to several sources. |
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09 Mar 2007
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Filed under: News / Human Rights |
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The Day That Destroyed The Immigrant Family |
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by Shuya Ohno, MIRA, sohno (nospam) miracoalition.org |
 Boston, Mass. - Yesterday, a humanitarian crisis emerged from the aftermath of the March 6, 2007 raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Michael Bianco Inc. factory in New Bedford. Throughout New Bedford, children were left at day care centers, babies with babysitters and elders without caregivers. Throughout the day and evening, hundreds descended upon Our Lady of Guadalupe at St. James Church looking for loved ones.
Corinn Williams, Executive Director of the Community Economic Development Center (CEDC) in New Bedford, expressed the urgent need they have for help, "Families are in desperate need of basics like diapers, baby food, and formula. This is like a natural disaster created by our federal government." |
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08 Mar 2007
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Filed under: News / Human Rights |
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The Veterans for Peace organization shares it’s message: “John Kerry: We voted for you. Now we expect action from you” |
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by Sophie Yon-Gharbi, Sophie.Gharbi (nospam) gmail.com |
 In front of the building at 1, Bowdoin Square, where Senator John Kerry has his office, some of the cars driving by during the 9 AM rush hour traffic were honking and giving the 30 protesters – who were holding signs such as “Stop the money, stop the war. What the hell is Congress for!”- a thumb up. “ I think we had no business being there in the first place” shared a woman as she passed the small group. “You guys are doing a good thing!” added another one. |
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28 Feb 2007
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Filed under: News / Human Rights : Politics : War and Militarism |
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Boston Activists Die-In To Protest Merrill Lynch's Funding of Dirty Energy |
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by Jonathan McIntosh, jonnyrebellious (nospam) gmail.com |
 On Wednesday Feb. 21, local Boston environmental and human rights advocates in collaboration with the Rainforest Action Network (RAN) staged a dramatic "die-in" in from of the Merrill Lynch office downtown at One Financial Center.
Activists fell to the ground crying black tears and spitting up pollution sludge, while "medics" dressed in hazmat suits and masks attempted to save their lives. Other demonstrators, also in hazmat suits, were barred from entering the building as they attempted to deliver a letter demanding Merrill Lynch's Boston branch help stop the bank's financing of TXU's dirty energy plan. |
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22 Feb 2007
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Filed under: News / Environment : Human Rights : Social Welfare |
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