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The Boston Book Festival's Creepy Corporate Sponsors |
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by Edmond Caldwell, caldwelledmond (nospam) gmail.com |
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For 4 years running, the Boston Book Festival has relied on some pretty scaly corporate sponsors. By reading the fine print, we find that they're in bed with interests that push for privatizing public education. |
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Kazi Toure, Ray Luc Levasseur and Ashanti Alston to Speak at Boston Anarchist Bookfair |
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by Boston IMC, |
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Three well-known former political prisoners are scheduled to hold a panel at the upcoming Boston Anarchist Bookfair. Kazi Toure, Ray Luc Levasseur, alnd Ashanti Alston are confirmed as speakers, according to bookfair organizers. |
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23 Oct 2012
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Filed under: News / Human Rights : Organizing : Palestine : Politics : Social Welfare |
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Amnesty International Denounces Torture in California Prisons --Interview w/ Tessa Murphy |
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by Angola 3 News, |
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Two weeks after the release of Amnesty Intl’s new report on the use of prolonged solitary confinement inside California’s ‘Security Housing Units’ (SHUs), entitled "The Edge of Endurance: Conditions in California’s Security Housing Units," prisoners initiated another hunger strike, with 500 participants statewide. In this new interview, Tessa Murphy speaks about her visit to California SHUs and Amnesty's report based on the visit. Our introduction features key excerpts from Amnesty's report detailing how Amnesty thinks the CA authorities have not done enough in response the the 2011 hunger strike. |
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19 Oct 2012
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Filed under: Interview / Human Rights : Politics : Social Welfare |
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Outsourced Workers Drop 40-foot Tall “Stop the Romney-Bain Economy” Banner Outside Romney National Headquarters |
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by Jason Stephany, jason (nospam) massuniting.org |
 They’ve been traveling across the country over the past few weeks, but today workers from Sensata and other Bain-owned companies brought their message straight to Mitt Romney’s campaign headquarters in Boston — and they made damn sure their message would be seen... |
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19 Oct 2012
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Filed under: News / Globalization : Human Rights : International : Labor : Media : Organizing : Politics : Social Welfare : Technology |
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Workers Stand Up to Walmart |
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by Mark Vorpahl, portland (nospam) workerscompass.org |
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When a torrent hits an obstacle that refuses to give, it either flows around or over the obstruction. When workers’ needs for a living wage, fair treatment, and a voice are damned up by an oppressive employer, it is only a matter of time before they find a way of asserting their strength. |
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Leonard Peltier statement from federal prison-Indigenous Peoples Day-Oct. 8,2012 |
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by free all political prisoners, |
Statement on Indigenous Peoples Day
(Columbus Day the imperialists call it)
by Native American political prisoner Leonard Peltier. |
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09 Oct 2012
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Filed under: News / Human Rights |
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Photos/Video:Boston Anti-War Protest Oct. 6, 2012 |
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by Michael Borkson, nosanctions (nospam) yahoo.com |
 Boston-Oct. 6, 2012: Several hundred peace activists protested the 11th
anniv. of the US war of aggression against the people
of Afghanistan--as one of many wordlwide protests
against the wars. |
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07 Oct 2012
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Filed under: News / War and Militarism |
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Video/song-Free Leonard Peltier: For Indigenous Peoples Day Oct. 8 |
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by Michael Borkson, nosanctions (nospam) yahoo.com |
 Oct. 8-Indigenous Peoples Day:
Song/video I put together to free Native American
political prisoner Leonard Peltier. |
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03 Oct 2012
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Filed under: News / Human Rights |
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