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From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca)
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 00:18:28 -0700
Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: Pregnant Woman Arrested For Talking Too Loudly on
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Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 11:24 PM
Subject: Pregnant Woman Arrested For Talking Too Loudly on Cellphone



Pregnant Woman Arrested For Talking Too Loudly on Cellphone

The police officer told Aaron, who is five months pregnant, to lower her voice. She told the officer he had no right to tell her how to speak into her cell phone. 

http://www.propagandamatrix.com/articles/september2004/280904tooloudly.htm<http://www.propagandamatrix.com/articles/september2004/280904tooloudly.htm>

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Republican David Dreier Introduces National ID Card Legislation

This bill is entirely seperate from the raft of legislation introduced on the back of the 9/11 commission.

http://www.propagandamatrix.com/articles/september2004/270904idcardlegislation.htm<http://www.propagandamatrix.com/articles/september2004/270904idcardlegislation.htm>

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Patriot Act II: Final Piece of Police State Puzzle Ready

The Bush administration??Ts allies in Congress, led by J. Dennis Hastert of Illinois, the speaker of the House, have launched another assault on constitutionally protected civil liberties with a bill many are calling Patriot Act II (PA II). 

http://www.propagandamatrix.com/articles/september2004/270904policestatepuzzle.htm<http://www.propagandamatrix.com/articles/september2004/270904policestatepuzzle.htm>

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Presidential Debates Already Rigged

The Republican and Democratic parties, fearful of issues promoted by third parties, have rigged the so-called presidential debates, experts told a Washington press conference Sept. 7.

http://www.propagandamatrix.com/articles/september2004/270904debatesrigged.htm<http://www.propagandamatrix.com/articles/september2004/270904debatesrigged.htm>

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Report: Al-Zawahiri caught in Pakistan 

Osama bin Laden's top deputy has reportedly been captured near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, Israeli Radio reported Monday.

http://www.propagandamatrix.com/articles/september2004/280904caughtinpak.htm<http://www.propagandamatrix.com/articles/september2004/280904caughtinpak.htm>

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The Daily Show: Escape From Mesopotamia 

Who better to give an objective assessment of Iraq than the man we hand-chose to lead it?

http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/september2004/270904perspective.htm<http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/september2004/270904perspective.htm>

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Establishment Media Plagued by 'Coincidence Theorists' 

In his eyewitness account of "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich," author William Shirer, who lived in Nazi Germany throughout most of the 1930s, described a phenomenon that will, in 2004, seem disturbingly familiar to Americans who dissent from the policies of the Bush regime.

http://www.propagandamatrix.com/articles/september2004/270904coincidencetheorists.htm<http://www.propagandamatrix.com/articles/september2004/270904coincidencetheorists.htm>

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RFID Tracking Devices To Go In Consumer Clothes

I have disturbing news from the RFID front lines. CASPIAN has uncovered evidence of industry plans to deploy RFID tracking devices in consumer clothing items. 

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From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca)
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 00:19:57 -0700
Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: [liberation_news] We were working with US
	military, say 'torturers' jailed for 10 years
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: jamesk at cruzio.com<mailto:jamesk at cruzio.com> 
To: liberation_news at lists.riseup.net<mailto:liberation_news at lists.riseup.net> 
Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2004 4:04 AM
Subject: Re: [liberation_news] We were working with US military, say 'torturers' jailed for 10 years


This is an interesting hoax designed to make the public think the US is 
working "outside the box" and doing everything possible to catch al-Qaeda - and 
at the same time provide further evidence that al-Qaeda actually exists (as 
something beyond the elaborate CIA-sponsored hoax that it is.)

Another interesting hoax was the CIA officer "Anonymous" writing not one, but 
two books - while still on the CIA payroll - on the Bush administration's 
failure to pursue al-Qaeda agressively.  A common propaganda technique is to 
use the release of information seemingly against the interests of authority 
(accusations of incompetence in this case) to buttress the deeper propaganda 
message it wants to disseminate - that al-Qaeda exists and is still a menace.  

> We were working with US military, say 'torturers' jailed for 10 years
> 
> THE DAILY TELEGRAPH(LONDON)
> September 16, 2004, Thursday
> We were working with US military, say 'torturers' jailed for 10 years 
> 
> By Hamida Ghafour in Kabul
> 
> 
> THREE Americans were jailed for a total of 28 years in Kabul yesterday for 
running a
private prison and torturing detainees.
> 
> The sentencing brought to an end a shambolic case that a defence lawyer 
called a circus.
> 
> Jack Idema, described by US officials as a bounty hunter, and his colleague 
Brent Bennett
were sentenced to 10 years. A documentary film maker, Edward Caraballo, was 
given eight
years.
> 
> They were arrested on July 5 after Afghan authorities raided a home in Kabul 
and found
eight Afghan prisoners. Several claimed to have been tortured by being denied 
food or
having hot water poured over them to extract information about Taliban and al-
Qa'eda
terrorists.
> 
> All three men denied the charges. Idema claimed to be working with the 
knowledge of the
Pentagon while Caraballo said he was making a film about Idema's pursuits. 
Their four
Afghan accomplices were jailed for between one and five years.
> 
> Idema, a former special forces soldier who helped the US-backed Northern 
Alliance defeat
the Taliban in 2001, reacted furiously to the judge's verdict. "I apologise for 
helping to
save them," he told a packed courtroom. "We should have let the Taliban murder 
every
goddamn one of them."
> 
> The remarks were typical of a farcical trial with a court translator advising 
the judge,
the American defence lawyers explaining the concept of presumption of 
innocence, and the
prosecution presenting press cuttings as evidence.
> 
> When Idema took an oath on the Koran to tell the truth, the packed court 
erupted with
cries of "God is great" in the mistaken belief that he had converted to Islam.
> 
> The defence played videotapes shot by Caraballo, including one showing Idema 
meeting a man
identified as a US army captain co-ordinating counter-terrorism activities in 
Kabul who
said Idema's group was "rolling up AQ [al-Qa'eda] like nobody's business."
> 
> The three said their visas were arranged by the Afghan ambassador to India, 
and showed
film of them being greeted at Kabul airport by senior Afghan government 
officials. But the
judge said this proved only that they had "private contacts" with Afghan 
officials, not
that they were working for the US military.
> 
> Idema claimed the US authorities disowned him after the torture allegations. 
His lawyers
claimed that 500 documents, 300 photographs and 200 videos proving the group 
was working
with the knowledge of the Pentagon and the coalition were seized illegally by 
the FBI. One
of the lawyers, John Tiffany, said: "Whether the judge made a decision as a 
result of
pressure exerted by the US government or whether he doesn't know how to conduct 
a trial in
accordance with international standards of justice I don't know."
> 
> The US embassy, the international peacekeeping mission and the coalition deny 
that Idema
worked for them.
> 
> Robert Fogelnest, Caraballo's lawyer, said the Afghan legal system, destroyed 
by two
decades of war, did not meet basic international standards for a fair trial. 
The hearing
was plagued by inaccurate translations and misunderstandings of court 
proceedings.
> 
> At one point, Mr Fogelnest told the Dari-speaking translator: "I've been told 
by several
people you do not translate what I say and are advising the judge."
> 
> "Sit down," the translator ordered. "Fine, it's your circus," Mr Fogelnest 
told the judge.

> 


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From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca)
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 00:19:29 -0700
Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: [Left Hook] Soldier in Iraq: "FTA" (F*** The
	Army) Slogan is Back
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: ORIGINALMAN777 at aol.com<mailto:ORIGINALMAN777 at aol.com> 
To: lefthook at lists.riseup.net<mailto:lefthook at lists.riseup.net> 
Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2004 5:23 PM
Subject: [Left Hook] Soldier in Iraq: "FTA" (F*** The Army) Slogan is Back


fwd: GI Special www.militaryproject.org<http://www.militaryproject.org/> 
                       contact at militaryproject.org<mailto:contact at militaryproject.org> 

"Angst and frustration fill the bottle more and more everyday, until the time comes to ignite the greasy rag.  With no one around, and the all seeing eye of Big Brother out of range, the soldier makes his stand within the confines of a restroom stall.  Marker in hand, freshly painted white walls his canvas, he explodes and sums it all up with one rebellious thought?

 

?'FUCK THE ARMY!'"



      GI Special:
     thomasfbarton at earthlink.net<mailto:thomasfbarton at earthlink.net>
     9.26.04
     Print it out (color best).  Pass it on.
     

 

GI SPECIAL 2#B73

 




FTA 1968

 

 

F.T.A. 2004

 

TO: GI SPECIAL

FROM: hEkLe, Baquba, Iraq

9.22.04

 

 

?They paint the walls to cover my pen, but the Shit House Bandit has struck again!?

 

--Shit House Bandit

 

 

The US Army loves a good robot.

 

A soldier who takes orders obediently without thought or question is considered a good soldier.

 

Each automaton is expected to take to gospel any ideas or beliefs held by the authority over him.  Any thinking that would contradict the absolute omnipotence of the army as a whole is considered heresy.

 

The intense mind control starts very early in a soldier?s career.  Once a person enters into the ranks of the war machine, that person will be subjected to inane mind games and deprived of human spirit and character.

 

An installation of fear will break down his free will, clear it of all pride and self-respect, and replace it with fiber-optic bloodlust.  The average soldier soon discovers to always be the yes-man, always stay motivated, and always know that the army is steadfast in its supremacy.  Never again would that soldier think for himself or question authority. 

 

Those few of the enlisted who would dare display any traits of individuality or independent thought are immediately singled out and dealt with.

 

These such ?black sheep? are subjected to ridicule, ostracism, and idle threats in order to conform that soldier back to the standardized way of thinking. Trepidation plays a huge role in keeping the lower ranking in line, thus smiting any desires for an individual to speak out for himself.

 

Valid complaints of ill treatment are expected to pass upwards through a long, bureaucratic chain of command, usually brushed off repeatedly and almost never reaching the authority needed to deal with the problem at hand.

 

Robots are expected to receive orders and process them without thought or feeling. Killing is the robot?s task.  Emotion is not tolerated.  Fear is processed into hatred and hatred is turned into motivation.  The drone is expected to eat, sleep, and to mindlessly serve the High Command.

 

The army loves a good robot, but the army consistently neglects the fact that its soldiers are human, displaying every feeling and emotion that a person normally would. 

 

Deployments are a long and hard trial of negativity, doubts, and horror.

 

Soldiers in Iraq are incessantly faced with the extreme conditions of a searing desert, a constant paranoia of their volatile environment, undue stress caused by the despot authority over them, and imminent death around every corner.

 

The soldier will make every attempt to keep these problems to himself, to deal with them on his own terms.  Talking to friends about these problems can only help so much, and an attempt to express these issues to his superiors prove to be futile?one can be accused of cowardice only so much.

 

Angst and frustration fill the bottle more and more everyday, until the time comes to ignite the greasy rag.  With no one around, and the all seeing eye of Big Brother out of range, the soldier makes his stand within the confines of a restroom stall.  Marker in hand, freshly painted white walls his canvas, he explodes and sums it all up with one rebellious thought?

 

?FUCK THE ARMY!?


 

It goes without saying, an American soldier is not privileged to the same constitutional rights he defends with his life.

 

The soldier cannot come and go as he sees fit; there is no such thing as a ?two-week notice? in his line of work.  Limitations are placed on what he says, and free speech is certainly not free.  Incorrect thoughts are to be kept silent, and dire consequences await for those who act on their convictions.  Due to the absolute privacy found in bathrooms, what was once suppressed frustrations suddenly become an open forum of ideas and acquisitions.  The latrine walls become what The Combine dreads the most, a podium of free speech for soldiers. 

 

You will not find too many of these such restrooms or portable toilets on smaller camps. The fear of authority in such places cuts too deep.  However, on larger forward operating bases, usually consisting of many different units, the shit will hit the fan.  You can join in on the open-ended debates, if you remembered your marker.  I for one have made a black permanent marker an everyday part of my uniform. 

 

Most of the time, you will see unit rivalries going back and forth, sort of like a dog marking his territory:

 

?1/8 Cavalry was here?too damned long!?

 

?HHC 854th ENG all the way?

 

?B 1-7 FA don?t know their asses from a hole in the ground!?

 

Or you may see valid complaints from the front, such as National Guard units who were extended past a year, or soldiers who were stop-lossed from leaving the army:

 

?One weekend a month?! BULLSHIT!!?

 

?Thank God I got out of the army?SEVEN MONTHS AGO!!?

 

?FUCK THE WORLD!?

 

?FUCK IRAQ!?

 

The most interesting toilets I have found in the past have been the ones containing politically heated debates, going back and forth from one scribbled statement to the next:

 

?FUCK G.W. BUSH AND HIS FUCKING OIL WAR!?

 

?FUCK YOU, BASTARD!  BUSH IS FIGHTING TERRORISM WHERE IT STARTS!?

 

?HE MUST BE AN OFFICER.  FUCKING TOOL!?

 

?THAT?S OUR COMMANDER IN CHIEF!   YOU CALL YOURSELF A SOLDIER?!?

 

?YOU CALL YOURSELF INTELLIGENT??

 

?and then there?s always something from the incorrigibles:

 

?FUCK THE ARMY!?

 

?FUCK BIG BROTHER!?

 

?FUCK THE $YSTEM!?

 

?or one of my personal favorites:

 

?FIGHT FASCISM!

 

(insert [1] well drawn anti-swastika circle)

 

THE U.S. ARMY IS RAN BY NAZI SWINE!!?

 

Bathroom graffiti is never a pretty sight.  The language is always horrible, certainly not spoken through the mouths that kiss mothers.  One thing should be made very clear right now: soldiers talk like a bunch of sailors, bottom line.

 

 

 

One thing very interesting is that of the FTA.

 

This is an almost underground cult within the ranks.  The members of this secret organization refer to each other as Joe?s.  Soldiers will know who is FTA just by looking at him.

 

He will immediately understand that ?Joe? hates being oppressed by his superiors, disagrees with the army?s stupid rules, and resents the army for taking him to crazy 3rd world countries, only to try to kill him.

 

The actual graffiti ?FTA? can be found in almost every portable toilet or restroom where others have left their opinions.  It?s almost never written fancy or artistic, just three bold, simple letters?

 

F.T.A.

 

One can surely assume what it means.

 

It?s a safe guess that ?lifer?s? or high ranking officers see this kind of subversive swill and become rather angry about it.

 

The whole fa?ade of ?one big happy army? disappears right in front of their eyes, and their petty little fantasy world of structure and order come crashing down around their ankles.

 

The only way to counter the bathroom graffiti is, of course, painting over the walls.  Or take a can of spray paint and omit the slander quicker than G.W. Bush can black-out his sham military record.

 

The fallacy of treating soldiers like tools is that the soldier will eventually speak out in one way or another.  No matter how many times a bathroom wall gets painted over, Joe and his pen will strike again?

 

?I will never run out of ink as long as there?s bathroom walls to write on!?

--anonymous

 

 

I strongly believe in and support bathroom graffiti.

 

Whether it helps to vent frustrations or simply express opinions and ideas, the free speech of the shithouse will always live on.  Quick little shout-outs against the system are always good, and sometimes you feel entertained by what someone said.

 

Other times the graffiti isn?t too intelligent, but it helps to gauge the soldier?s overall feelings for the army and the war.

 

Obviously, the dissension is rampant as the message is literally on the wall.  A good tag will remind you that you are not the only one that feels the war is wrong or your ?president? is a complete joke.

 

However, it is the graffiti that speaks The Truth that always leaves the lasting impression:

 

?The loss of diversity is the degradation of effectiveness.

 

Submission to conformity is the deprivation of creative expression.

 

The inability to form a personal opinion leads to the lack of self worth.

 

THINK FOR YOURSELF!?   --The Heretic

 

 

Author?s Note To The Above Article: 9.24.04

 

From: hEkLe, Baquba, Iraq

 

I want you to know one thing about the piece, those quotes I wrote in there are all 100% guaranteed genuine quotes I pulled off the walls of porta-johns and other restroom facilities.  I write down the good ones when I see it.

 

And a very interesting point of view from our resistors.  One thing everyone should remember is that the people we are fighting are just like any other freedom loving Americans back home, and there is no "army" of resistors as the Pentagon ignorantly assumes, it?s more like a movement.   I?ve got respect for them.  

 

 
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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 00:20:50 -0700
Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: fwd:new forces in Iraq
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From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca)
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 00:20:17 -0700
Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: 1918 killer flu virus to be tested in UW lab
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----- Original Message ----- 
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Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 12:37 PM
Subject: 1918 killer flu virus to be tested in UW lab


seattlepi.com

1918 killer flu virus to be tested in UW lab
Study needed to head off next epidemic, scientists say

By TOM PAULSON
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER

University of Washington scientists plan to infect monkeys with a killer
flu virus grown from tissue exhumed from victims of the 1918 epidemic.

They hope the insight they gain will unravel the mystery of why tens of
millions of people worldwide died from the virulent flu strain and lead
to development of better vaccines and drugs that may save lives in the
future.

"This was the most deadly infectious disease in the history of mankind,
killing at least 40 million people," said Dr. Michael Katze, a UW
microbiologist and principal investigator for the local arm of the
project.

"To this day, nobody understands why the virus was so deadly." 

Most experts believe another killer flu pandemic is overdue, Katze said,
so it's critical to gain information about the disease.

The UW received part of a $12.7 million grant, funded largely from
Congress' $1.7 billion biodefense appropriation to the National
Institutes of Health, to collaborate on the 1918 flu study with Mount
Sinai School of Medicine in New York and the Armed Forces Institute of
Pathology in Washington, D.C. 

A skeptic of resurrecting and enlivening the 1918 flu virus, however,
said it is critical to first make sure we are adequately protected
against creating a "man-made" pandemic. 

"This project could create a new bug that infects someone in the lab who
then walks out at the end of the day and, literally, kills tens of
millions of people," said Ed Hammond, director of a biotechnology and
bioweapons watchdog organization called the Sunshine Project, based in
Austin, Texas.

Although Hammond said he could accept the noble intentions of the UW
scientists, he noted that there are no national laboratory standards for
dealing with this particular virus.

  
 
The lack of regulatory protection, he said, stems from the fact that
influenza is generally regarded as a fairly routine disease. 

"But this organism, the 1918 virus, is something else," Hammond said.
"It's very dangerous and easily spread." 

He contended that the 1918 virus deserves one of the highest levels of
laboratory containment systems, known as Biosafety Level 3 Ag --
so-called because the criteria were set by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture.

The only greater level of protection (in which lab workers don
self-contained "moon suits" inside a pressurized, air-locked,
multilayered lab) is Biosafety Level 4.

The first step in this project will be to spend about $300,000 of the
grant to beef up the biosafety levels of protection at the Seattle
facility, said Dr. William Morton, director of the regional primate
research center at the UW. 

"We do need to have an elevated level of containment," Morton said.

The lab facilities, which are primarily used today for HIV research
involving primates, are built to Biosafety Level 2. 

But Morton said it's not clear that the 1918 flu study will require all
the Biosafety Level 3 Ag protections.

He said the plan is to create an "enhanced" level 3 lab on one floor of
the primate center, located in a non-descript research building in
Belltown. 

The difference between a routine Biosafety Level 3 lab and the Biosafety
Level 3 Ag lab is significant. Only the latter has an air-lock entry, a
system for decontaminating wastewater and various other filters or
devices aimed at minimizing the spread of infectious disease.

Morton said the precise design for converting the lab would depend upon
recommendations from the NIH.

Karen Van Dusen, UW director of environmental health and safety, said
Hammond is correct that there are no agreed-upon laboratory standards for
dealing with the 1918 flu virus.

"Our situation here is very similar to the early days of the AIDS
epidemic, figuring out how to safely deal with HIV," Van Dusen said. 

This is because the 1918 virus had disappeared after the outbreak.

Viral DNA was recovered a few years ago from the exhumed bodies of those
killed in the pandemic. Most of the DNA came from those who had died in
northern latitudes where the permanently frozen ground had preserved
viral DNA. 

Scientists at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology and at Mount Sinai
led some of the expeditions to dig up the 1918 victims and genetically
reconstitute the virus. 

"We intend to be very cautious," Van Dusen said. "No matter what standard
comes out, we intend to meet or exceed it" -- unless the recommendation
is Biosafety Level 4. "If they're going to require a Biosafety Level 4,
we won't do this," she said. 

Katze has already been working with non-infectious, genetic fragments of
the 1918 flu virus. He and his colleagues have shown that the macaque
monkeys develop infections similar to that of humans and should provide
excellent animal models for trying to decipher this killer bug's mode of
operation. 

Katze's team will seek to learn more about the nature of the 1918 flu by
inserting key genes from the killer flu into a common flu strain. The flu
virus has only eight genes, said Katze, so they hope to rapidly target
which genes are most responsible for virulence. The monkeys will be
euthanized weeks after being infected, the UW scientists said, to allow
for tissue, cellular and genetic testing.

P-I reporter Tom Paulson can be reached at 206-448-8318 or
tompaulson at seattlepi.com<mailto:tompaulson at seattlepi.com>
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To remove yourself from the list please e-mail mailto:cshanafelt at ci.bellevue.wa.us<mailto:cshanafelt at ci.bellevue.wa.us> or call (425) 452-7922.  These events are not sponsored by the City of Bellevue Unless otherwise noted. This listing is for the purpose of providing readers with information about programs and events related to diversity and social issues. For more information about the Cultural Diversity Program check out  http://www.ci.bellevue.wa.us/diversity.asp<http://www.ci.bellevue.wa.us/diversity.asp>
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Nyaho/Garcia Duo Recital William Chapman Nyaho and Susanna Garcia.  Monday, September 27th, 2004, at 7:30 pm  Sherman Clay Seattle 1624 Fourth Avenue Seattle, WA  98101 Please contact Jennifer Bowman 206-444-8296 $10 donation PROGRAM Prelude II for Piano George Gershwin Fantasy Variations on Gershwin's Prelude II for Piano Donald Grantham Montuno and Fugue on a Cuban Melody Jonathan Kulp Danzon Cubano Aaron Copland Suite No. 2, Op. 17 Sergei Rachmaninov  Reviews have included:  a veritable force of pianistic  brilliance that is a joy to experience .  . The pianists were in full command not only of the keyboard, but of the music itself and gave their audience the essence of what great music is all about.   --Mary De Ville, Alexandria Town Talk  perfect unity . .  virtuosic.   --Carla Guidici, Conservatorio de Santa Cecilia, Rome, Italy So perfectly attuned and synchronized...the listener imagined instead one performer - one head, one heart, but four hands.  --The Thomasville Times, Thomasville, North Carolina  . Together, their singular enthusiasm for performing creates a compelling experience for audiences.  --Jacqueline Lyle, Performing Arts Society of Acadiana thanks so much Nyaho http://www.chambermuse.com<file://www.chambermuse.com/> http://www.nyaho.com<file://www.nyaho.com/>  Lisa Sapinkopf Artists 9 Commodore Drive Suite A-309 Emeryville, CA 94608, USA  Phone: (800) 923-1973, or (510) 428-1533  Dr. William H. Chapman Nyaho 7842 132nd Ave. NE Redmond, WA 98052 Tel 425 882-3115 cell 425 941-2367
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PEACEMAKING IN COLOMBIA Local justice organizations present PEACEMAKING IN  COLOMBIA, A Special Event with Eric Schwartz, human rights worker with Peace Brigades International, and Sarah Weintraub, with Fellowship of Reconciliation, who recently returned from a year of NONVIOLENT ACCOMPANIMENT WORK in Colombia. WEDS SEPT 29, 7 p.m. at Central Lutheran Church 1710 11th Ave (just north of Pine St., Seattle). Eric and Sarah witnessed at close range the threat of violence to Colombians from armed guerrillas, paramilitaries and government forces. Under the umbrella of fighting the drug war, the United States supports the government and exacerbates the violence, human rights violations, and destruction of crops, and provides military "consultants" and arms. We will hear about the courageous Colombians who are trying to interrupt the cycle of violence and to correct economic injustice.  Sponsors include Seattle Colombia Committee, American Friends Service Committee Northwest Region, Buddhist Peace Fellowship-Seattle, Episcopal Peace Fellowship, Lutheran Peace Fellowship, Nonviolent Action Community of Cascadia, Nonviolent Peaceforce of Western Washington, and Seattle Chapter Fellowship of Reconciliation. Endorser: Community Alliance for Global Justice. More info 206-329-8378 or gnicarthy at earthlink.net, subject line "Colombia."
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Bone Marrow Drive Penny Woods, a native of Seattle, Washington has been diagnosed with Myelodyplastic Syndrome (MDS), a disease of the bone marrow. Penny's family and friends are urgently searching throughout the USA, particularly the Pacific Northwest for a suitable donor. That dynamic donor could be you! We are asking for a simple blood test and registration from as many people as possible. Discovering a marrow match truly means a difference between life and death. There is a critical need for a more ethnically diverse pool of donors. As a person of color, you are a rare donor - one whose marrow is priceless and precious to those of similar heritage. It provides the best hope (often the only hope) of survival to people of our ethnicity.  Unfortunately, the number of African American donors is unbelievably low. so low that less than 7% of the registered donors are of African American descent. Because of this many of our people do not survive.   This will not happen to Penny. We are stepping out on faith that our community will respond to this life-threatening dilemma and ensure her life. We are calling our campaign "A Penny Saved" because " A Penny Saved Is a Penny Earned" and she has earned her right to life.  Although it typically cost $75 for the tissue typing, there is no cost for minorities! Remember, registering to be a donor could mean saving her life. Please carefully consider this life-saving donation  if not for Penny, then for some other promising young African American in need. Next Bone Marrow Drive: September 30, 2004 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Seattle Vocational Institute . 2120 S. Jackson St. . Seattle, WA 98144  For more information or to receive a registration packet, please contact the following: Puget Sound Blood Center Website-http://www.psbc.org<http://www.psbc.org/> (for dates and places of bone marrow registration) National Marrow Donor Program bonemarrow at psbc.org<mailto:bonemarrow at psbc.org> Puget Sound Blood Center 206-292-1897 or 1-800-DONATE1 x1897 (for information and registration) Zeena Smith-425.462.4313 or zeenas at psbc.org<mailto:zeenas at psbc.org> (for donor information and registration) Penny Woods-206.772.6162 (for donor packets and registration) Mayet Dalila-206.324.5785 (for donor packets and registration) We Need Your Help, And We Need It Now!
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DAILY PLANET LIVE!  Blending the best of World Music live performances and DJs with a healthy dose of social consciousness, DAILY PLANET LIVE! is inspired by the KBCS radio program, Daily Planet (http://www.kbcs.fm<file://www.kbcs.fm/>). Featuring a mix of Seattle's top world music performers, DAILY PLANET LIVE! brings you dub and roots reggae, afro-cuban jazz, soul, hip-hop, and more. Presented by Iamedia (http://www.iamedia.org<file://www.iamedia.org/>) Daily Planet Live! takes place every Thursday but the first of the month at the CHAC Lower Level at 12th and Pine in Capitol Hill. Thursday September 30 featuring: DUB CHAMPIONZ For those who saw the Dub Champz at Bumbershoot's Bumbrella stage you already know.  For those who've never witnessed Dub Championz in action know you will be witness to a swirling dub of chopped-skank guitar, deep drums & bass, high-riffed keys, solid vocals and a spirit for improv music.  In drummer Davey-C and bassist Lennox Holness (who comes to Seattle via Jamaica, London & New York) this band contains one of (if not THE) hottest rhythm section in Seattle.  Be prepared to be taken to new states of consciousness by their hypnotic dub reggae.  CHAC Lower Level 1621 12th Ave (12th & Pine - Capitol Hill) Down the ramp between Liquor Store and Crave Cafe206.388.0521 $5  / 21+/ doors at 9pm  * CHAC LOWER LEVEL is non-smoking venue however covered outdoor smoking is available. http://www.kbcs.fm<file://www.kbcs.fm/> http://www.iamedia.org<file://www.iamedia.org/> http://www.capitolhillarts.com<file://www.capitolhillarts.com/> Special Note: ***MOTEL 5 - Sat Oct 2*** Seamonster Lounge  2202 N 45th St. Wallingford $5 / 21+/ 9:30 Seattle's hottest emerging jazz band, Motel 5 is an incredibly talented  5-piece that is sure to play a 3 set night w/originals, be bop, Miles- esque grooves, funk, and a smatterring of far-out blow your brain shit. Preview for future DAILY PLANET LIVE! dates: Thursday October 14 - dedicated to NW Social Forum featuring:  PHAT PHUNK PHAMILY (socially-conscious blend of funk, soul, & hip-hop) DJ GLORY-B (KBCS DJ) NW Social Forum speakers (http://www.nwsocialforum.org<file://www.nwsocialforum.org/>) Thursday October 21 featuring:  CUBATA (8-piece afro-cuban jazz ensemble - http://www.cubata.net<file://www.cubata.net/>) DJ PETE (KBCS DJ) Thursday October 28 featuring:  CLINTON FEARON and the BOOGIE BROWN BAND - $8 show (Seattle's premier roots reggae band.  Clinton's resume includes work with Lee Scratch Perry, The Gladiators, and Kingston's famous Studio One Recordings - http://www.boogiebrown.com<file://www.boogiebrown.com/>) Hope to see you Thursday. Peace Damian
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EVENT OCT. 1 ON LOCAL RESPONSE TO GLOBAL WARMING CONTINUES LECTURE SERIES WHAT: "Global Issues and Perspectives," a free lecture series this fall sponsored by the Center for Creative Change at Antioch University Seattle. Please join us to become a better-informed world citizen! WHERE: Room 100 on the Antioch campus at 2326 Sixth Ave. in Belltown. EVENTS: Wed., Oct. 1 from 7 to 9 p.m. Regional Responses to Global Change: How the Pacific Northwest Is Making a Difference on Global Warming  Learn from Patrick Mazza, research manager of Climate Solutions, about climate change and the latest in alternative energy technologies and systems. Wed., Nov. 10 from 7 to 9 p.m. What Now? Reclaiming the Commons in a Divided World Discuss a new vision of the Earth, spirit and the human future with Sharon Parks, Th.D., and Larry Daloz, Ed.D., associate directors of the Whidbey Institute. Parks and Daloz are national experts in leadership, ethics, adult education and mentoring. Wed., Dec. 8 from 3 to 7:30 p.m. Holiday Alternative Gift Market Learn about and support sustainable development projects around the globe. Make charitable donations in honor of loved ones and friends. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Debra Alderman in the Antioch Center for Creative Change at (206) 268-4906 or dalderman at antiochsea.edu. ABOUT ANTIOCH: At Antioch University Seattle, adult learners find individualized, innovative programs with a commitment to academic excellence, community service and social justice. AUS is one of six campuses of Antioch University, founded in 1852 in Yellow Springs, Ohio. For more information, visit http://www. antiochsea.edu<file://www.antiochsea.edu/>.
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More Than A Few Good Men.. Eastside Domestic Violence Program Invites you to the Sixth Annual Safe Passage Luncheon Featuring Jackson Katz Founder & Director of Mentors in Violence Prevention Friday, October 1, 2004 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Hyatt Regency Bellevue 900 Bellevue Way NE Jackson Katz, one of America's leading anti-sexist male activists, has stunned and delighted countless audiences with his blend of scholarship and person experiences, of humor and grim seriousness, and of compassion and zeal. In 1993 he founded the Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) Program at Northeastern University's Center for the Study of Sport in Society. In 1996 he founded MVP Strategies that specialize in providing gender violence prevention education and training in schools, colleges, the US military, small and large corporations, as well as the Seattle Mariners. A former three-sport high school athlete and all-star football player, Katz has appeared on numerous radio and TV programs coast to coast including the Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America, Montel Williams, ABC News, 20/20, MSNBC and Lifetime Television. Limited seating available. Luncheon is complimentary with a suggested donation of $150 per person. Please check with your employer to see if your gift qualifies for corporate matching. 2004 Safe Passage Luncheon Committee Rob McKenna, Honorary Chairman, King County Metropolitan Council Meena Vashee & Dick Gram, Co-chairs Portia Anderson, Alicia Black, Brock Brady, John Camargo, Paula Izatt, Denise Jannusch, Kathleen Johansen, Amy Maher Eastside Domestic Violence Program PO Box 6398, Bellevue, WA 98008-6398 24-hour crisis line: 800-827-8840 or 425-746-1940 Business line: 425-562-8840 http://www.edvp.org<http://www.edvp.org/> For RESERVATIONS or more information about this event, please contact Karen Aparicio, Special Events Manager, at 425-562-8840, ext 239 or karena at edvp.org<http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=karena at edvporg>.
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Please come out and help with voter registration in Delridge/West Seattle. You want to make a difference, but skeptical about whether your one single vote will accomplish that? Willing to do your part, but not eligible to vote? Here's a way that YOU can be part of a solution- get more people to the polls, build awareness, inspire hope and enthusiasm and have fun, too!! What: Delridge "Last Chance" Voter Registration Mob Why: The Delridge area in West Seattle has been identified as being under-represented in regard to voter registration, and there are a number of barriers to voter registration related to work schedules, language, etc. Date: Friday, October 1st Time: 4PM-6ish (depending on response/turnout, etc.) Sign-Making/Preparations: 3PM-4PM (we need lots of folks/materials for this part, too!) Location: Southwest Youth & Family Services, 4555 Delridge Ave. SW (inside for sign-making, parking lot for voter registration) What: We are planning to have dozens (I hope!) of people and signs/banners on the pedestrian overpass that goes from the Old Cooper school, approx. 500 ft. North of SWYFS, and lining the sidewalk area between. Signs will carry slogans and announcements such as "LAST CHANCE!!! Register to Vote! 500 Ft. Ahead" "Do Your Part, Register to Vote!!" "YOU Could Cast the Deciding Vote- REGISTER NOW TO WIN!!" We will have signs and banners in English, Spanish, Chinese, and possibly other languages, as well as speakers of these languages available to register voters. The plan is to have it be a fun and creative "mob action", so boomboxes, dancing, potluck treats, costumes, and all zany antics (within the bounds of the law, anyway-we do not have a legal defense fund!!) will be most welcome. Please pass the word far and wide!!! Contact: Shannon Payne, shanpayne at comcast.net<mailto:shanpayne at comcast.net>, 206-933-2454
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Book Signing Join me and the staff of THE AFRIKAN BOOK CENTER as we welcome Denise Michelle Harris author of  the book Sweet Bye-Bye  at Afrikan Book Center 1314 Martin Luther King Jr Way Tacoma, WA 98405 phone 253 572-8186 Date: Saturday, October 02, 2004  Time 6:30PM 
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Saturday Night Fever - Motown Event! St. Therese's Third Annual Motown Party.  Sponsored by the St. Therese School - Parent Leadership Team  Saturday October 2nd from 7pm to midnight  St. Joseph's Social Hall  700 18th Ave. E. Seattle, WA. So get on your dancin' shoes for this adults only event with wine bar and hors d'oeuvres. DJ Robin Summerrise will be playin' your favorite Motown & Old School hits Tickets must be purchased in advance! Donation: $35.00 per person. Contact Lucita Valiere at 206-760-0933 for tickets & information  Hope to see you there!
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Evergreen Peace and Justice Community proudly presents: An Evening with Dahr Jamail: Independent Correspondent in Iraq Join us at 7:00 PM, Saturday, October 2nd Northlake Unitarian Universalist Church 308 4th Ave, Kirkland, Wa. Weary of the failure of the US media to accurately report on the realities of the war in Iraq for the US soldiers and Iraqis, Dahr Jamail went to Iraq to report on the war himself. His dispatches were quickly recognized as an important media resource and he was soon working as a correspondent for The NewStandard internet news site. His reports were also published with The Nation, Inter Press Service and Islam Online. Dahr's dispatches and hard news stories have been translated into Polish, German, Dutch, Spanish, Japanese, Portuguese and Arabic. On the radio, Dahr was featured with the BBC and numerous community stations. During the last 3 months of his visit, Dahr Jamail was the Flashpoints Radio special correspondent in Iraq.  Dahr has spent a total of 5 months in occupied Iraq, and plans on returning in October to continue reporting on the occupation. One of only a few independent reporters in Iraq, Dahr will be using the DahrJamailIraq.com website and mailing list to disseminate his dispatches and will continue as special correspondent for Flashpoints Radio. Dahr was one of the first reporters to break the news of prison abuse in Iraq. Dessert and beverages will be available. Suggested donation is $5.00 (however, any amount will be appreciated.) Dahr Jamail is trying to raise money to continue his work as a correspondent in Iraq.
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Thunder Music in Fremont is Back! Seattle Thunder presents  Thunder Music in Fremont Saturday October 2nd 8 to 11 p.m. featuring Waterbug Records recording artist  ERIN CORDAY with Joel Litwin  http://www.waterbug.com/corday.html<file://www.waterbug.com/corday.html> <http://www.waterbug.com/corday.html><http://www.waterbug.com/corday.html>  http://www.artmakers.com/nighteagle/corday.html<http://www.artmakers.com/nighteagle/corday.html> and Seattle's own national touring act GRACE AND SAVAGE http://www.graceandsavage.com<http://www.graceandsavage.com/> <http://www.graceandsavage.com><http://www.graceandsavage.com/> in the intimate listening environment of the tribal gathering place, Essential Chocolate Factory 3400 Phinney Ave N (entrance on the corner of Phinney and 35th) Thunder Music kicks off its second season of monthly houseconcert-style performances with two critically acclaimed acts who also happen to be 2 of our favorites: the jaw-droppingly beautiful newfolk sounds of Bellingham's treasure, Erin Corday, in her first Seattle performance in over a year - joined as usual by her incomparable percussionist partner Joel Litwin (known to NW folk fans fans for his impeccable work on many Seattle singer-songwriter albums.) Long a favorite at the NW Folklife Festival during her all too brief period of residency in Seattle (she packed the Rainier Room regularly and was eventually moved into the Arena to accommodate the crowd of fans,) Erin returns to her devoted Seattle audience at last for what promises to be a most memorable evening of music. Those in attendance for her set at Seattle Thunder's July, 2003 Interdependence Day Democracy Festival got a taste of some of her most rousing and politically-oriented material, still yet to be released. Joel tells us that since then Erin has been writing some of "her very best material ever," so we can all look forward to a very special treat at this show. Sharing the bill with Erin will be one of Seattle's finest and most original groups,  Grace and Savage (a.k.a. hand2mouth.) Also on the bill at the 7/03 festival, Grace Hearn & Michael Savage have been Thunder Music regulars over the past year, opening the PoGirl show back in January, headlining our Earthday Festival in April, and joining the mainstage lineup at the 2004 Rolling Thunder Festival in July. Often compared to the Cowboy Junkies, Joni Mitchell, and Peter Gabriel, this truly dynamic duo has a sound and musical style all their own that's recently been dubbed "folk noire." Their songs are full of absorbing stories of ordinary people's life struggles, brought to life by Grace's amazing vocals and Michael's virtuoso guitar work, but not without a welcome dose of good humor. Their shows always leave the listener feeling good - fulfilled by the satisfaction of a performance that goes beyond mere entertainment and exposes us to a genuine work of art. Come join us for another first Saturday evening of music, humor, politics and community in an intimate concert environment. Fair trade organic coffee provided by Cafe Timor. See you there! Jim Vick Seattle Thunder Music  http://www.seattlethunder.net<file://www.seattlethunder.net/> <http://www.seattlethunder.net><http://www.seattlethunder.net/> 
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10th Annual International Indigenous People's Day March & Rally for Justice for Leonard Peltier & The First Nations Saturday, October 9, 2004 US/CANADIAN BORDER AT BLAINE, WA/WHITE ROCK, BC MARCH; 12:00 Noon, Salishan Park, Blaine & Alder Sts, Blain, WA RALLY: 1:00 PM Peace Arch, U.S./Canadian Border POTLUCK DINNER: 5:00 PM. Picnic Shelter a  Peace Arch Park CARPOLL: From Seattle, 23rd & Jackson Promenade, meet at 8:00 AM RAFFLE: Blankets, Art, Books, Cash and more. Call Jeanette 425-744-0572 or Theresa 360-377-93000.  From more information: nativepeoplealliance at hotmail.com<file:///cgi-bin/compose?mailto=1&msg=MSG1096307855.32&start=1978543&len=26377&src=&type=x&to=nativepeoplealliance at hotmail.com&cc=&bcc=&subject=&body=&curmbox=F000000001&a=e495d0cf3122f5df8eb6e56b00de8b99>.
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Seattle King County NAACP Cordially invites you to our 91st Anniversary Celebration! The Race Is On! Keynote speaker  Julian Bond, Chairman National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Saturday, October 9, 2004 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Mt Zion Baptist Church 1634 19th Avenue Seattle, Washington 98122 Reception to follow RSVP: 206 324-6600
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WOW's Annual Fall Festival and Fair  On Oct. 9 - 10, 2004, from Saturday - 11:0am - 7:00 pm, Sunday 10:00 am - 5:30 pm, families throughout the Northwest Puget Sound region will converge at Sand Point Magnuson Park Activity Center, 7400 Sand Point Way in Seattle, Washington. This will be a fun day for the whole family, shop early for the holidays for hand made items from local women artists, receive a psychic reading, tarot reading, food and fun. Attendees can attend a healing ceremony led by the Honorable Cecile Hansen, Tribal Elder along with children of the Duwamish Tribe on Sunday, Oct. 10th at 11:00am. Sand Point is the Duwamish Tribe's ancestral land. $2 entry fee that will be donated to the Duwamish Tribe for their Long House building. "This is a rare opportunity to meet local women artists and support the beautiful work they do! " said Kris Steinnes, Founder and Director of Women of Wisdom. The annual Fall Festival - Temple of Oracles: Arts & Crafts and Psychic Fair is hosted by Women of Wisdom Foundation, a non profit organization that empowers the dreams and spirit of women. Established in 1998, Women of Wisdom Foundation serves women from all over the Pacific Northwest in their personal development and education. For more information, please contact Kris Steinnes at 206-784-9872 or email wow at womenofwisdom.org.
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NW Premiere - "Signs Out of Time" Documentary  -- Women of Wisdom Foundation is proud to present "Signs out of Time," a documentary on pioneering archeologist, Marija Gimbuttas on Sunday, October 10th, 6:30 p.m. at Sand Point Magnuson Park, Recreation Center Theater. According to Utne Reader, "UCLA archaeologist Marija Gimbutas turned historical scholarship on its head in the '70s and '80s with research that depicted peace-loving, co-operation-based Goddess-worshipping societies in ancient Europe-- which were overrun in the Neolithic era by Indo-Europeans who imposed patriarchal order."  The film is a joint production of author, activist and Canadian filmmaker, Donna Read who will be at the screening. Read is the most respected voices in modern Goddess religion and author of ten books including the classic, The Spiral Dance and The Fifth Sacred Thing. Her latest book, "Earth Path" (Harper San Francisco) is available in October. Donna Read is one of the original members of Studio D, the innovative women's studio of the National Film Board of Canada and best known for directing the Women and Spirituality trilogy shown internationally. This event is part of the Women of Wisdom Foundation's Fall Festival on October 10th 6:30pm. Tickets are $18 thru TicketWindowonline, 206-325-6500 or http://www.ticketwindowonline.com<file://www.ticketwindowonline.com/>, East West Bookshop, 65th and Roosevelt Way, or Edge of the Circle Books in Seattle. For more information, visit http://www.womenofwisdom.org<file://www.womenofwisdom.org/> or call 206-784-9872.
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Celebrate Local Heroes Fremont Public Association Local Heroes Award  honoring... Bob Santos, Larry Gossett, Roberto Maestas, and the late Bernie Whitebear...  Wednesday, Oct. 13, at 6 p.m.   1501 North 45th St., in Wallingford.  All are welcome.  Light refreshments will be served. RSVP: gillianb at fremontpublic.org or 206-694-6715. For their achievements in community activism, undoing racism, supporting equal rights, and for their charismatic leadership in building alliances throughout Seattle's multicultural community, the FPA will pay tribute to these four Local Heroes:  Bob Santos, former regional HUD director and current executive director of International District nonprofit housing developer InterIm;  Larry Gossett, King County Council 10th district representative and community organizer;  Roberto Maestas, founder and executive director of El Centro de la Raza on Seattle's Beacon Hill;  The late Bernie Whitebear, founder of United Indians of All Tribes Foundation and Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center at Discovery Park.  The FPA will unveil a mural in their honor by local artist Al Doggett. Bob Santos, Larry Gossett, Roberto Maestas, and members of Bernie Whitebear's family will attend to accept the awards. The 3rd Annual Local Heroes Award is part of Fremont Public Association's efforts to foster a strong community by recognizing significant contributions by local community members. Founded in 1974, the Fremont Public Association builds stable, self-sustaining futures for 25,000 families each year, helping them overcome economic crises and develop the skills and resources they need to thrive. Through nearly 30 programs operating throughout King County, FPA fights hunger, isolation, violence, homelessness and despair, advancing the vision of an end to poverty in our community.  For more information, contact Gillian at gillianb at fremontpublic.org or 206-694-6715. 
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ANCOP Foundation (USA), Inc. of Washington State presents Wow! PHILIPPINES Wow! GK 777 EXPO & CONCERT Featuring Louie Reyes The New Minstrels - Lead Singer & Vocal Arranger Stephanie Reese  Angelo Pizarro The Ms. Saigon - Lead Role & Singer Jazz Guitarist & Composer With Puget Sound?s Pride Guest Artists BIBAK of the Pacific Northwest and FILIPINIANA DANCE COMPANY  A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE BY ORIGINAL MEMBERS OF THE  BAYANIHAN PHILIPPINE NATIONAL FOLK DANCE COMPANY  Mayin Custodio-Santos and Del A. Bermudez II A Special Exhibition of HANDS of the PHILIPPINES Art Documentary Series SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2004  Bell Harbor International Conference Center, Pier 66 Seattle?s Waterfront 2211 Alaska Way, Seattle, WA 98121 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Exhibit opens 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Hors d?oeuvres 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM Concert Ticket Donation: $45.00 Attire: Casual For ticket reservations CALL: 206-240-5960 or 206-683-4145 Please visit us online: http://www.gawadkalinga.org<file://www.gawadkalinga.org/> WHAT IS WowGK?  SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, October 16, 2004 WowGK is part of a nation-building effort. It is not charity. It is the major event of ANCOP Foundation USA, Inc. and Gawad Kalinga for the year 2004. It is the formal launching of GK777 in the U.S. (building 700,000 homes in 7,000 communities in 7 years). It is a gathering of heroes and a celebration of the best of the Filipinos. The exposition will emphasize the nation-building thrust of Gawad Kalinga. It will showcase the massiveness of the work of GK. It will feature the GK components of shelter, education, health, livelihood & community empowerment, but instead of typical booths, it will be a mini model GK Village and the guests will go through a GK Village journey so to speak. The guests will experience the look and feel of a GK site, with Mabuhay Guides leading them in their journey. There will be a world-class exhibit showcasing amazing GK transformation stories as well as the ANCOP USA region's accomplishments to date. The show, entitled ?Wow! Philippines-Wow! GK 777 EXPO & CONCERT,? will be a special production about GK, putting into song and dance the deepest aspiration of the Filipino for a new nation. Wow! Philippines-Wow! GK is a partnership with the Department of Tourism in Manila, known as Wow! GK-Tourism with a Heart. A visit to the Philippines will include not just the beautiful tourist sites/resorts, but also the GK villages that showcase the best of Filipino culture and our hospitality. The local entertainers showcasing their talents and will perform from their hearts for the cause of nation-building. It will be a gathering of heroes because it is mounted to give recognition and honor to the heroism of ordinary people in the course of their extraordinary journey. GK communities are nurtured and sustained by showing everyone that the work of reconstructing a nation is through the reconstruction of families and communities. Beyond reform, GK seeks transformation in order to build a sustainable Filipino vision of harmony & productivity in community life active in faith and patriotism. Because the work of transformation is a process that takes years, ANCOP-GK caretakers volunteer those years and they are heroes for doing so. Caught in the mission of nursing broken lives, ANCOP-GK caretakers often don?t have the time to appreciate the impact of their contribution beyond the boundaries of GK communities or their ANCOP regions. But the national leadership of ANCOP-GK sees the emerging whole from the efforts of each ANCOP-GK caretaker team and appreciates the actual and potential of an integrated national movement.  WowGK was conceived as one dramatic vehicle to convey and share the view of the massiveness of a collective effort to the individuals and teams who are making it possible. The impact of the Wow GK will reverberate in the hearts of affirmed ANCOP-GK workers and carry the seeds for greater involvement by more volunteers and partners in the future. Become a volunteer and be a Partner in giving hope!  FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: ANCOP (Answering the Cry Of the Poor) Foundation of WA 4820 15th Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98108 Tel: 206-240-5960 Fax: 206-762-0970 Email: ancop at pilipinyana.com  Please visit us online: http://www.gawadkalinga.org<file://www.gawadkalinga.org/>
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The Ugandan  Independence Celebrations 2004 Come and celebrate an evening filled with Ugandan music, food and culture! October 23rd, 2004 8:OOPM-2:00AM MUSICIAN HALL 126 LOGAN ST RENTON, WA  Adults $15  COME DANCE TO MUSIC OF DJ MONDI THE SEATTLE CONVENTION DJ
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Conference Highlights Importance of Telling Stories in the K-12 Classroom WHAT: "Telling Stories: Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking in the K-12 Classroom," presented by the Washington State Council of Teachers of English and hosted by Antioch University Seattle Topics for this interactive conference will include: *Reading Seattle *Writing Memoir in the Classroom *Integrating Reading and Writing Workshops *Celebrating Multicultural Literature *Forum Discussion  Teacher Activism in a Time of Polarization *Integrating Mini-lessons and Literacy Education *Building Bridges Between the High School and Community College *Examining WASL and High School Literacy WHEN: From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 23, 2004, with registration at 8:30 a.m. WHERE: The Antioch campus at 2326 Sixth Ave. in Belltown WHO: Invited speakers include: Roger Fernandes, a Native American artist whose work focuses on the culture and arts of the Puget Salish tribes of the Western Washington region. A storyteller since 1995, he was a speaker for the Washington Commission for the Humanities and created a special performance titled "Teaching of the First People," which has the audience consider the teaching aspect of story. Paula Coomer, a faculty member in the Creative Writing Department at Washington State University who has published poems and short stories in several books and magazines. She is completing her memoir as a health director on the Nez Perce and Coeur d'Alene reservations. George Shanahan, a popular author of children's books, including "Tomorrow's Alphabet," "Dance Away," "Wise Acres" and "Stories to Solve: Folktale Around the World." He has led many writing and reading workshops for teachers and students across the country. COST: Non-members $40, members $30, students $20. Cost includes lunch. Credit hours are available. TO REGISTER: Send registration to: Anne Maxham Core Faculty, Center for  Programs in Education Antioch University Seattle 2326 Sixth Ave. Seattle, WA 98121 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Maxham at amaxham at antiochsea.edu. ABOUT ANTIOCH: At Antioch University Seattle, adult learners find individualized, innovative programs with a commitment to academic excellence, community service and social justice. AUS is one of six campuses of Antioch University, founded in 1852 in Yellow Springs, Ohio. For more information, visit http://www.antiochsea.edu<file://www.antiochsea.edu/>.
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PALESTINE: THE PEOPLE  Films that reveal the complexities and dynamics of being Palestinian.  Oct 31-Nov 21 2004  Sundays at 7pm  Ethnic Cultural Theater, 3940 Brooklyn Ave NE, in Seattle1s University  District  Suggested Donation $10/ All Welcome  Sunday October 31st Until WhenS<caron> Dahna Abourahme, 2004. 76 minutes. Set during the current Intifada, this documentary follows four Palestinian families living in Dheisheh Refugee Camp near Bethlehem as they share the centrality of the Right of Return - the right of Palestinian refugees to return to the homes they were driven from in 1948<to any just solution  to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Followed by a presentation by Nada Elia, Professor of Transnational Feminism in the Women's Studies Department at WSU.  A Palestinian and life-long activist, Ms. Elia will share her perspective and analysis on the Right of Return and the current situation in Palestine. Sunday, November 7th Land in Black and White Suheir Ismail, 1998, 56 minutes Journalist, activist and resident of Dheisheh refugee camp near Bethlehem, Suheir Ismail travels to South Africa.  As she shares excitement with  black South African villagers who clear the first hurdle in their struggle to regain their ancestral land, Ismail contemplates the future of  Palestinian refugees and their hopes of returning to their own land. Sunday, November 14th 500 Dunam on the Moon Rachel Leah Jones , 2002. 48 minutes Ayn Hawd is a Palestinian village that was captured and depopulated by Israeli forces in the 1948 war. In 1953 the village was transformed  into a Jewish artists' colony, and renamed it Ein Hod. This documentary tells  the story of the village's original inhabitants, who, after expulsion,  settled only 1.5 kilometers away in the outlying hills. Rachel Leah Jones' filmmaking debut is a critical look at the art of dispossession and  the creativity of the dispossessed. Sunday November 21st Paradise Lost Ebtisam Maraana, 2003. 56 minutes Filmmaker Ebtisam Mara'ana grew up in Paradise (Fureidis in Arabic).  This thought-provoking and intimate film diary follows the director1s attempt to recreate her village1s lost history, including the story of her childhood hero Suuad, who was imprisoned as a PLO activist in the  19701s and banished from the community. The director1s frustration builds as her questions are resisted but she presses for truth.  Presenting the  rarely heard voice of an Arab Israeli, this important film offers valuable insight into the contradictions and complexities of modern womanhood and national identity in the Middle East. Brought to you by Hayaat and Palestine Solidarity Committee FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: 206-633-1086 This is the listserve for the friends of Palestine Solidarity Committee, based in Seattle.  You can  find out more about PSC by  replying to this email address, emailing us at palestinejustice at aol.com, going to http://www.palestineinformation.org<file://www.palestineinformation.org/>, or by  coming to one of our events.  We welcome all anti-racists working for  justice and human rights all over the world, including Palestine, to  work with us.  To unsubscribe, please email  palestinejustice-unsubscribe at lists.riseup.net
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African American Legislative Day 2004 February 11, 2005 Olympia, Washington 9:00am - 2:00pm Be a part of the African American Agenda.   If you would like more information or have an interest in volunteering, please contact the Commission at  (360) 753-0127 or yourcaa at caa.wa.gov 
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From shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca  Tue Sep 28 00:24:33 2004
From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca)
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 00:24:33 -0700
Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: [UW-SA] Hear the Case for Socialism
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From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca)
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 18:38:09 -0700
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From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca)
Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2004 22:24:29 -0700
Subject: Fw: [shadow_group] Fw: Orgies are the way to ease social tensions,
	claims US judge
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Subject: Orgies are the way to ease social tensions, claims US judge 


Guardian Unlimited.

Orgies are the way to ease social tensions, claims US judge 

Oliver Burkeman in New York
Friday October 1, 2004
The Guardian 

He is the conservative bastion of the US supreme court, a favourite of
President Bush, and a hunting partner of the vice-president. He has
argued vociferously against abortion rights, and in favour of anti-sodomy
laws. 
But it turns out that there is another side to Justice Antonin Scalia: he
thinks Americans ought to be having more orgies. 

Challenged about his views on sexual morality, Justice Scalia surprised
his audience at Harvard University, telling them: "I even take the
position that sexual orgies eliminate social tensions and ought to be
encouraged." 

It seems unlikely that this is what President Bush meant when he promised
to appoint more judges like Scalia to the court, should the opportunity
arise. Crucially, Justice Scalia is one of the judges in favour of
overturning Roe v Wade, the landmark judgment protecting abortion as a
constitutional right. 

One audience member also asked the judge "whether you have any gay
friends, and, if not, whether you'd like to be my friend," the Harvard
Crimson newspaper reported. 

"I probably do have some gay friends, but I have never pressed the
point," Justice Scalia responded. He offered no clue to the logic behind
his claim that orgies eliminate social tensions. 

Nobody asked him whether he was familiar with Rick Moody's novel The Ice
Storm, turned into a movie by Ang Lee, which appeared to suggest the
exact opposite.
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From shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca  Sat Oct  2 22:25:42 2004
From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca)
Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2004 22:25:42 -0700
Subject: Fw: [shadow_group] Fw: What to expect at Ft Benning this November -
	Que pueden esperar en el Fuerte Benning este noviembre
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Subject: [shadow_group] Fw: What to expect at Ft Benning this November - Que pueden esperar en el Fuerte Benning este noviembre



Subject: What to expect at Ft Benning this November - Que pueden esperar en el Fuerte Benning este noviembre


Para leer y bajar este art?culo en espa?ol, visite a:
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To download this article visit: http://www.soaw.org/new/article.php?id=821<http://www.soaw.org/new/article.php?id=821>

WHAT CAN WE EXPECT AT THIS YEAR'S VIGIL AND NONVIOLENT DIRECT ACTION TO
CLOSE THE SOA/WHINSEC THIS NOVEMBER?

I. What can we expect?
II. Decision-making
III. Affinity groups and consensus decision-making
IV. Nonviolence trainings and logistics/orientation

I. WHAT CAN WE EXPECT?

WHAT WILL HAPPEN AT FT. BENNING IN NOVEMBER?
November marks the anniversary of the assassination of two women and six
Jesuit priests in El Salvador in 1989. Nineteen of the twenty-six
Salvadoran army officers cited by a UN Truth Commission for this atrocity
were trained at the School of the Americas. Each year at this time,
thousands gather at the gates of Ft. Benning to memorialize those who have
died at the hands of soldiers trained at this school as well as to take
action in opposition to this training and the U.S. foreign policy it
represents. A more detailed schedule will be available in early fall, but
here is a brief look at the weekend's events:

Friday and Saturday: trainings and orientation sessions; women's, men's,
gender queer caucuses; labor and student caucuses; the Colombia teach-in
hosted by the national Mobilization on Colombia; meetings of groups like
Veterans for Peace, Witness for Peace, Pax Christi, Latin America
Solidarity Coaltion, SOA Watch former prisoners and probationers of
conscience, Catholic Worker Communities, and more

Saturday: rally at the gate during the day; cultural event/ concert at night

Saturday night: Spokes council meeting for affinity groups

Sunday: memorial service and solemn funeral procession followed by puppets
and festival of resistance

WHAT IS THE SCENARIO FOR THE CIVIL RESISTANCE?
Early Sunday morning, a memorial service will be held for the Jesuit
martyrs and for all of the victims of SOA violence in Latin America. It
will be immediately followed by an orderly, solemn procession led by
coffin bearers. Each coffin will have the name of one of the martyrs.
Thousands of mourners, lined up beforehand several abreast, will follow
the coffins. Each person will carry a white wooden cross, a Star of David,
flowers or other memorial symbols of their choosing (please bring your
own.)

The funeral procession will be part of a massive nonviolent direct action
of civil resistance. Affinity groups are invited to implement creative
nonviolent actions of their own as part of the scenario at the main gate,
on the military base or at other places. Each affinity group is encouraged
to express their resistance, as they feel called. Some of these actions
may be reverent in tone, similar to the traditional funeral procession,
while others will have a spirit that is more celebratory. We ask only that
actions planned remain within the SOA Watch nonviolent action guidelines
(see the guidelines in this packet.) Affinity group representatives at a
spokes council meeting on Saturday night will finalize the scenario and
coordinate how and when the actions occur.

WILL THIS SCENARIO MAINTAIN THE SPIRIT OF REVERANCE AND UNITY AS IN
PREVIOUS YEARS?
We will process into Ft. Benning this year with the same spirit of
reverence for those who have gone before us and have inspired so many to
deepen their resistance to the violence of the SOA. The funeral procession
will provide the same opportunity for people to come together to express
their grief and their outrage, and to feel the hope that comes from
sharing that experience with so many.

Within our movement, many have felt the need to express resistance in new
ways, ways that may involve higher levels of risk. We have heard the call
for an opportunity to do that as part of the November vigil, in solidarity
with sisters and brothers from all over the country and beyond our
borders. The scenario for this year's vigil allows for this to happen in a
way that does not interfere with the traditional funeral procession; but
is an extension of it. Though our resistance may take different forms this
year, it will all be part of the same unified presence.

WHAT ARE THE RISKS IF I CROSS THE LINE?
For more detailed legal information, check out the Legal Briefing for
People Considering Civil Disobedience at SOA Protest here:
http://www.soaw.org/new/article.php?id=845<http://www.soaw.org/new/article.php?id=845>

Anyone crossing the line is technically at risk for arrest, prosecution
and imprisonment. We cannot predict with certainty how the police, MP's
and courts will react to the scenario this year. In the past some people
thought that first-time crossers were rarely prosecuted. That has changed.
You should not cross the line unless you are prepared for the possibility
of prosecution.

Though we cannot predict what will happen this year, we can tell you our
assessments of the risk levels based on ten years of experience with
nonviolent direct action at Fort Benning:

-- The fence and gates are across the Ft. Benning property line. Anyone
who approaches the fence has technically crossed the line onto base
property. In the last two years that the fence has been erected, no one
was arrested during the funeral procession who did not go around, under,
or through the fence. Those who adorned the fence with their memorial
symbols or participated in a die-in in front of the gates were not
arrested.

-- Until 2001, there was no fence or gates at the main entrance and
thousands of people crossed the line as part of the funeral procession.
Police responses varied from year to year, but in general, all who crossed
the line were arrested and either processed at the MP station and
released, or simply driven off of the base and released. When processed at
the MP station, first-time crossers were given a ban and bar letter
prohibiting them from entering the base again under threat of imprisonment
and prosecution. Repeat crossers were released and later notified to
appear in federal court on trespassing charges. More than 70 people have
been prosecuted this way and received sentences ranging from one year of
supervised probation to one year in prison and sometimes a fine of up to
$5000.

-- In the past three years, people who have gone around, under, or through
the fence have generally been prosecuted and almost all sentenced to
probation or prison, and some received fines. In November 2001, more than
80 people went around or under the fence and were arrested on base
property. 43 people were prosecuted, including some first-timers, repeat
crossers and people who did not intend to risk arrest at all. Some had
entered the base to attend a publicly advertised human rights presentation
at the school, others simply made a wrong turn onto the base and were
arrested. In November 2002 over 90 people crossed the line and were
arrested on the grounds of Ft. Benning. This was the first year that the
federal magistrate set a bond of $5,000 for the 86 who were arrested. This
group also included first-timers and repeat crossers. It is difficult to
predict what will happen this year. Again, everyone entering the Ft.
Benning property for any reason, whether or not they have a ban and bar,
should be prepared to face arrest, prosecution, and imprisonment.

WILL LEGAL REPRESENTATION BE PROVIDED?
In previous years, pro-bono legal representation has been provided to
those arrested at the November action. Organizing of a legal collective
for next November is beginning now. Information will be available in the
early fall as to exactly what level of legal support will be provided,
both on-site during the event and through any arrests, prosecution and
imprisonment that will follow.

II. DECISION-MAKING

HOW ARE DECISIONS MADE FOR THE NOVEMBER VIGIL ACTION?
Each year, SOA Watch holds a strategy meeting. Activists representing
groups from around the country come to Washington, DC to discuss issues
that will affect the movement over the coming year. A significant amount
of the meeting is devoted to evaluating the November action and
strategizing for the following year. The next strategy meeting will be in
February 2005. Please contact the SOA Watch office for more information on
attending.

The SOA Watch staff and the SOA Watch grassroots council meet over the
ensuing months to incorporate that input into a broad scenario for the
vigil action in November. Then the vigil is organized by the November
Coordinating Team that includes a representative from each November
Working group. Working groups form to make the scenario more specific and
to implement it. Working groups include: puppets/street theater,
stage/program, peacekeepers, scenario/direct action, legal, medics,
logistics, media and others. These groups are open to new members.

HOW WILL ON-SITE OR CRISIS DECISIONS BE MADE THIS NOVEMBER?
Decisions about how to coordinate the nonviolent direct actions within the
framework of the overall gathering will be made by the affinity group
spokes council. Crisis decisions affecting the gathering as a whole will
be made by the coordinating team.

III. AFFINITY GROUPS AND CONSENSUS DECISION-MAKING

ARE AFFINITY GROUPS ONLY FOR THOSE RISKING ARREST?
We encourage everyone to come to Ft. Benning as part of an affinity group.
There are roles within an affinity group for those risking arrest and for
their support people. The group will agree upon roles in advance. These
roles include, but are not limited to: media coordinator, medic,
vibes-watcher (someone to keep tabs on the overall mood, morale and well
being of the group) and support people. Each affinity group determines
their own roles and responsibilities.

The role of the support person is crucial. This is someone who will track
those arrested through the entire process. The support person will have
all relevant contact information for those arrested and will keep their
loved ones informed throughout. Also, the support person will be aware of
the responsibilities of those arrested and if the process takes longer
than expected, will see that those responsibilities are attended to. This
person will be aware of any medical needs among those arrested and will
advocate with the authorities to see that those needs are met.

WHY ARE AFFINITY GROUPS BEING ENCOURAGED AT FT. BENNING?
Affinity groups give a sense of solidarity. There is great diversity in
this movement to close the SOA. People from all walks of life gather at
the entrance to Ft. Benning each year. The affinity group structure
provides a way to participate in a large-scale vigil like this one while
maintaining cohesion within a smaller, more focused group. Affinity groups
can carry flags or banners to let everyone know that your city, state,
school, religious group or other affiliation is represented there.

The decision-making process is very empowering. Affinity groups provide
the basis for decision-making. Most affinity groups use the consensus
process, to ensure that everyone's voice is represented. With thousands of
people crossing the line, there is no way to include everyone in a
discussion about unexpected events. If the police or MP's surprise us with
their response, those in affinity groups will have a small, trusted group
to process things with and decide what to do.

Through the affinity group structure, there is an opportunity for your
voice to be represented to the entire group. Each affinity group will
empower a spokesperson to represent them at a meeting with representatives
from all of the other affinity groups. This group would be represented in
any crisis decisions that affect the vigil as a whole. (See section on
decision-making process.)

Affinity groups provide invaluable support. When approached alone, the
process of arrest, prosecution and imprisonment can be overwhelming.
Affinity groups provide invaluable support through every step of that
process. Also, in such a large action, there is no way that the organizers
can provide adequate support to those arrested. Only someone from their
affinity group can really be aware of all of the needs that should be
followed up on.

WHERE CAN I LEARN MORE ABOUT AFFINITY GROUPS AND CONSENSUS PROCESS?
Local nonviolence training teams can help affinity groups to form and
information on affinity groups and consensus will be available at the
trainings. (See section on nonviolence training.)

The Gandhian Wave is an excellent manual designed to aid affinity groups
planning actions at Ft. Benning. For information on how to order on, see
the resource page of this packet or by contact Ed Kinane and Ann Tiffany,
who compiled the manual. (315) 478-4571 or edkinane(at)znet.com

IV. NONVIOLENCE TRAININGS AND LOGISTICS/ OREINTATION

It is important that everyone participating in the vigil and action be
well prepared. We ask that all participants attend a local nonviolence
training session before coming to Ft. Benning (see below.) In addition it
is important that everyone attend one of the logistics and orientation
sessions in Columbus. Each will be offered at more than one time. One
session will be for those crossing the line with the traditional funeral
procession, another will be for those planning or wanting to join an
affinity group action. These sessions will be offered on Saturday. A
detailed schedule is available on our webpage. Contact the SOA Watch
office if you are unsure of which session to attend.

DO I NEED TO ATTEND A NONVIOLENCE TRAINING SESSION?
Everyone planning to cross the line or engage in any form of nonviolent
direct action should attend a nonviolence training session. Everyone
attending the vigil is also encouraged to attend a session. The skills
learned are useful for everyone participating in any vigil, demonstration
or public witness event. However, it is specific to doing nonviolence
civil resistance at Ft. Benning; the training sessions will include
specific information about this year's scenario because the nonviolence
training teams have been oriented to issues that are particular to this
year's action. It is better to begin thinking through and discussing these
things now than when you arrive in Columbus.

I'VE BEEN TO NONVIOLENCE TRAININGS BEFORE, WHY SHOULD I GO AGAIN?
Nonviolence training is an ongoing process that, hopefully, continues
throughout our lives. We can't go to a few sessions and consider ourselves
"trained". Every nonviolence training session is different. Each
combination of facilitators and participants produces different
discussions, different insights.

These sessions are good opportunities to strengthen your local community.
Your input into the discussions will be helpful to some less experienced
members of the group. You may be refreshed by new perspectives on issues
you've been dealing with for a long time.

WILL THERE BE NONVIOLENCE TRAINING SESSIONS OFFERED IN COLUMBUS?
A collective is forming which may be able to offer nonviolence training
sessions in Columbus this year. If these trainings occur, they will likely
be held earlier in the week. For people arriving Friday or later, we
recommend attending a nonviolence training session in your local community
before coming to town. Contact our national office with questions.

WILL THE LOGISTICS AND OREINTATION SESSIONS SUBSTITUTE FOR NONVIOLENCE
TRAINING?
No. The logistics and orientation sessions are large group gatherings that
provide important information about the scenario, including possible last
minute changes. While they will include a review of the nonviolent action
guidelines and the opportunity to ask questions about the scenario, the
guidelines and legal issues, it is not a substitute for a nonviolent
training.

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Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2004 22:25:06 -0700
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Drought shrinking jewels of the desert
By Traci Watson, USA TODAY
WAHWEAP, Ariz. - The ramp here for launching boats into Lake Powell is a
magnificent example of the art of concrete. It slopes at just the right
angle for slipping a boat off a trailer and into the water. Its surface
is grooved to keep tires from skidding.
 
  Low lake levels, such as the one at Lake Powell, have kept away
visitors, which has hurt towns reliant on tourism.  
By David McNew, Getty Images 

There's only one problem: Until very recently, the ramp didn't reach the
water.

Lake Powell is enormous, but five years of drought have sapped it badly.
It's less than half full and down 130 feet. And so the launch ramp at
Wahweap, a lakeside resort, ended on dry land.

The lake level is still falling - 21 inches a week. So the National Park
Service, which extended the ramp 300 feet in 2003, extended it again this
month. "Chasing the water," park service staffers call it. The ramp now
reaches the lake once more. 

Lake Powell is not the only lake that's shriveling. The epic drought that
has gripped the West for the last five years has choked off the water
supply to lakes from California to Montana to New Mexico. As a result,
many lakes, which water officials call reservoirs, haven't been so low
since the 1970s or earlier. Their recovery will take years.

"Many of these reservoirs are at levels that haven't been seen for
decades, if ever," says Don Wilhite, director of the National Drought
Mitigation Center. Meanwhile, the population of the West "has exploded.
.. It just makes everything really, really bleak."

The consequences are direr than just inconvenience for boaters. Low lake
levels have kept away visitors, which has hurt towns reliant on tourism.
Shrinking lakes have robbed farmers of irrigation water. And for some
city dwellers, disappearing lakes spell dead lawns and high water costs.

Nearly every corner of the West has been stricken: 

 Bear Lake in Utah and Idaho hasn't been so low since 1935. Irrigation
water to local farmers had to be shut off early, threatening the loss of
crops.

 Lake Mead in Nevada has dropped nearly 100 feet, twice the height of
the White House. The ruins of St. Thomas, a town flooded by the lake's
creation 70 years ago, have emerged from the receding waters.

 Lake Arrowhead in California is lower than it's been since records
began in 1921. People who get their water from the lake have had to cut
their water use by 25% and pay high fees to build new wells and systems
for recycling water.

But none of the lakes in the West is grander, more important or more
disputed than Lake Powell. 

The second-largest manmade lake in the USA after Mead, Lake Powell spills
into both Utah and Arizona. It's 186 miles long, or at least it was when
it was full.

Creation of the lake required plugging the Colorado River with the giant
Glen Canyon Dam. That inundated more than 100 miles of the river and
nearly 200 miles of side canyons.

Today Powell gets most of its water from the Colorado River, which flows
into the lake's northern end. The river flows out of the lake at its
southern end and eventually empties into Lake Mead.

Even today, after five years of drought, Powell is an enormous expanse of
sapphire in the beige desert. But the most casual first-time visitor here
will notice that something is out of whack.

A "bathtub ring" of white minerals stains the cliffs around the lake,
marking how high the water once reached. New islands have appeared where
maps don't show any. Areas that were lake bottom a year ago are now
beaches.

The dropping water level is a constant headache for those who manage
tourist facilities. One marina is now so far from the water that
officials have closed it indefinitely. The park service and Aramark, the
contractor that runs the park's marinas and hotels, have had to pour new
parking lots and move a fuel dock.

The park service has spent $5 million in the last two years to
accommodate the shrinking lake, spokeswoman Char Obergh says. Aramark has
spent at least $1 million.

"If we'd invested in a concrete company, Char and I would've been able to
retire," Aramark spokesman Steve Ward jokes.

Powell isn't the only lake where dropping water levels have left boating
facilities landlocked. At Fort Peck Lake in Montana, the lake is at the
lowest level since it was filled in the 1930s. Now four of the lake's 11
boat ramps don't reach the water. 

At Powell, 2 million people a year water ski, fish and chug around on
houseboats. It's still possible to enjoy those pleasures. But it's not as
easy as it was.

That lesson was learned firsthand by Jim and Susan Ferguson of Redlands,
Calif., who are putting their boat in the lake at Wahweap on a hot
afternoon.

They were motoring across the lake earlier in the day and "hit something
I couldn't see," Jim Ferguson says. He thinks it was a concrete beam that
in past years was deeply submerged.

The couple spent $100 and nearly all day getting their boat fixed. Still,
Jim Ferguson says that the low water means "fewer boats on the lake,
which is (a) good thing."

Later in the day, Arbetee and Quita Allen of Cerritos, Calif., stand on
the Wahweap ramp with their boat on its trailer. They're casting a wary
eye on the mud between the ramp's end and the water. 

"We're debating if we should go or not," Quita Allen says. "Who's going
to pull us out if we get stuck?"

"I just wanted to see what I'll be up against," Arbetee Allen adds. They
soon launch without incident.

At least the Fergusons and the Allens didn't stay home. In April, rumors
spread that the lake had dried up. Tourism plummeted.

That created havoc in Page, Ariz., the town closest to the lake. Page's
economy depends almost entirely on tourists. The decline in visitors led
companies to lay off employees, hire fewer seasonal workers than usual
and slash their prices.

At Outdoor Sports, a boat sales and rental company in Page, business was
down in 2003 and down even more in 2004, manager Tina Schmidt says. 

"Most people didn't even take their boats out" this year, Schmidt says.
"A lot of people are going to sell their boats because they don't think
the lake is going to be here. ... It's really frustrating."

Other towns that depend on lakes for revenue are also suffering. At
Elephant Butte Lake, N.M., tourism has dried up along with the lake. In
the nearby city of Elephant Butte, some businesses that cater to tourists
have closed. Jerry Jordan, who operates Buddy's Boat & RV Storage,
estimates that spending has dropped 20% to 25%.

"Without the lake, there isn't much point in having the town," Jordan
says.

That's also true of Page, which is anxiously awaiting the winter weather
reports. The lake normally refills in the spring with melting snow from
the Rocky Mountains.

But snowfall has been light the last five winters. That - not increased
demand for water - is the reason Powell has dwindled.

Even if normal snowfall resumes, it will take at least 12 years for
Powell to fill up. That's because moisture will soak into the dry soil
rather than running into the lake.

Amid all the unhappiness about Powell's disappearing act is one group of
people grinning broadly: environmentalists.

Environmentalist Richard Ingebretsen is full of joyful expectation as he
sits in a powerboat slipping into a hushed grotto.

"This is it," Ingebretsen says in a hushed voice. "This is the famous
Cathedral in the Desert."

The "cathedral" is a chamber with curving rock walls colored rose and
gray. A strip of blue sky is visible overhead. Opposite the entrance, a
waterfall flows down the cliff in a ribbon of white spray.

For decades the lake filled the chamber nearly to the ceiling. The
waterfall was submerged, the room itself nearly unrecognizable. Now that
the lake has fallen, the chamber is visible once more.

Up and down the lake, alcoves and valleys that have been inundated since
the 1960s and 70s are re-emerging. Grasses carpet newly dry canyons and
cottonwood trees sprout in the mud. Ingebretsen is jubilant about the
return of scenery lost when the lake formed.

"It's heartwarming," he says. "A place once gone is restored."

Ingebretsen, who heads an environmental group called the Glen Canyon
Institute, and his allies are using the drought to bolster their
audacious goal: to drain the lake. 

"Should we re-flood this?" Ingebretsen asks as he sits in the Cathedral
of the Desert. "Because we don't have to."

That contention is based on how water is doled out in the arid West.

Powell's main purpose is to serve as a backup water tank. In a drought,
water released from Powell helps fill Lake Mead, which supplies water to
18 million people. Lake Powell thus helps ensure that faucets in
California, Nevada and Arizona don't go dry. 

Environmentalists note that Lake Mead seldom needs extra water from Lake
Powell. They also say that extra water should be stored somewhere other
than Powell, because Powell loses huge amounts of water to evaporation. 

Steve Ward of Aramark and others strongly disagree. They argue that
there's nowhere else to store the amount of water banked in Lake Powell.
Without the lake, they say, the West as we know it could not have
developed.

"If we could go back to the 1940s, I would say, don't build this dam,"
Ward says. "But my next statement is, two wrongs don't make a right. It
would be disastrous to remove this dam."

The dam's supporters say that removing it would be the death of Page and
other small towns that survive off tourists visiting Powell. Dam removal
would also make the water supply to cities from Los Angeles to Phoenix
more precarious, unless Powell was replaced with other reservoirs.

For the moment, removal of the dam on Lake Powell is unlikely. But the
choices the West faces are real.

Cities and towns in at least nine Western states get their water from
lakes. If the drought continues, managers will have to cut back. State
officials are talking about restricting the amount of water that flows
from Lake Powell to Lake Mead, which would lower Mead's level even more.

Federal water officials say that the West's water supply is vulnerable
even without a drought and the resulting low lake levels. So the extreme
drought now in progress could force some tough decisions.

"If the drought continues on its existing trend ... there will be (water
users) that will go without," warns Bennett Raley, assistant secretary of
the Interior for water and science. "And there will be very serious
consequences from that."

 
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Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2004 22:26:24 -0700
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Bush order eases rules protecting wildlife in forests 

By Bettina Boxall
Los Angeles Times

National forest managers will not have to adhere to strict wildlife protections that have been in place for more than two decades under a temporary rule issued yesterday by the Bush administration. 

The rule is not the last word on the protections, which since 1982 have directed the U.S. Forest Service to manage habitat to assure that "viable populations" of fish and wildlife are maintained in national forests. Forest Service officials could not say when a final regulation will be published. 

Issued in 1982 by the Reagan administration, the viability requirement was often cited in lawsuits that forced the Forest Service to sharply reduce timber cutting in the Pacific Northwest and other regions with declining populations of owls and other animals. 

Many conservationists consider it the Forest Service's single most important safeguard for wildlife. "It's been the (agency's) only rule protecting wildlife," said Andy Stahl, executive director of the Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics. 

The Bush administration proposed nearly two years ago to weaken the requirement as part of a revision of forest planning rules that had been rewritten by the Clinton administration. 

Forest Service spokesman Joseph Walsh said that there was confusion over the two rewrites and that the temporary directive, published yesterday in the Federal Register, was intended as a clarification. 

It states that until final regulations are issued, forest managers can follow the 1982 regulations if they wish but that they are "not in effect." Instead, it directs managers to base forest plans on "the best available science." 

There is no mention of species viability in the temporary rule. Walsh insisted it remains a concern to the Forest Service. "What we're trying to do is ensure all species have a viable habitat," he said. "If that's not good enough I don't know what to say." 

Environmentalists called yesterday's edict a precursor to a formal abandonment of the viability protections. 
 
"This is another effort to sidestep the law and eliminate accountability .. and give free rein to exploitation of forests," argued Earthjustice attorney Todd True. 

The "best science," he added, could mean radically different things to different managers. "A forest supervisor in Georgia can come out at a completely different place than one in Idaho about what is necessary to protect wildlife."


 
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Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2004 22:28:01 -0700
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America's new strategy in Iraq
By Michael Schwartz, Asia Times, 09/29/04

Who won in Najaf? 

The short answer is Ali al-Sistani, who re-established himself as the preeminent Iraqi leader by resolving the crisis without the destruction of the Imam Ali Shrine or the slaughter of the Mehdi soldiers occupying it. But al-Sistani is having trouble consolidating this preeminence, because the United States has not delivered the reconstruction aid it guaranteed; and Sistani cannot restore an orderly existence without such outside help. Moreover, since al-Sistani's strategy rests upon asking the Shi'ite to forgo immediate demands in the expectation of achieving political domination in the January election, the sustained violence elsewhere is a threat to the elections, and therefore to his credibility. 

Did Muqtada al-Sadr win or lose in Najaf? Before Sistani intervened, the Sadrists were faced with a tough choice. They could have fought to the death: this would have been a great political victory that would rally support inside and outside the country and make the Sadrists the primary force within the Iraqi resistance, even while it would mean sacrificing the lives of their most dedicated and experienced activists. Or they could have withdrawn from the shrine: this would have shattered their credibility as revolutionaries, and left them disarmed and discredited. 

It looked as though they were going to be martyrs, but Sistani snatched away their victory while saving their lives. This preserved - and perhaps even strengthened - their organization; but their political primacy was preempted by Sistani. 

Did the United States win or lose in Najaf? The US lost in two ways. It further alienated the Iraqis, so that neither the US nor its client administration has any credibility on the street. It also lost the opportunity for a smashing military victory that might have won the November US election for President George W Bush and intimidated Shi'ite militants enough to keep them quiet while the US developed and implemented a new program for the Shi'ite areas of the country. 

But the US also won two things from Sistani's intervention. First, it was relieved of a terrible choice: either withdraw without dislodging Muqtada al-Sadr, which would have been a monumental victory for Muqtada and would have led to liberated areas throughout the south of Iraq; or smash the shrine and create Islamic-wide outrage that could have led to an immediate insurrection throughout the country. So the Americans lived to try another strategy, which they would not have had the chance to do if al-Sistani had not intervened. 

Second, Sistani's preemption provided a template for the new strategy that the US adopted soon afterward. His truce-making provided an orderly process by which the Iraqi police (trained and controlled by the US) took official control of old Najaf. Their authority is guaranteed by the legitimacy of al-Sistani, and therefore they have not had to face a challenge by militant Sadrists or other insurgents - though the police themselves may not remain loyal to the US, a process we have seen elsewhere already. For the United States, this created the vision of parallel developments in other cities: an alliance with "moderates" that legitimated the Iraqi police while effectively removing the militants from the public life of the city. 

The new US strategy
The new US strategy, then, is targeted at the cities where the guerrillas and their clerical leadership dominate, notably Fallujah, Samarra, Tal Afar and Sadr City, though there are several others that have not been in the news lately. The US method is to negotiate with the clerics, offering extensive reconstruction aid in exchange for calling off the insurgency and perhaps delivering the guerrilla fighters over to the United States. They call this negotiating with the moderates to split with the militants. 

If they can get an agreement, then the US marches into town and arrests at least some of the guerrillas, using informants to determine whom to target. If the guerrillas resist arrest, the US annihilates them and the areas in which they take refuge. If they melt into the population, then the Iraqi police and National Guard take up stations within the city to enforce the rule of a re-established local government. US troops outside the city maintain the capacity to intervene against any effort to challenge the police or National Guard. 

To force an agreement, the US threatens both economic and military attacks on the city as a whole. Part of the plan is to use brutal air power that can annihilate buildings or whole city blocks in an effort to convince residents and leaders that the cost of resistance is simply too high. The underlying assumption is that the "moderates" will eventually choose to negotiate rather than see their city destroyed. As one marine officer in Fallujah told Washington Post reporter Rajiv Chadrasekaran, the goal is "to split the city, to get the good people of the city on one side and the terrorists on the other". 

The new plan is designed to achieve two goals. First, the US hopes to reduce drastically the number of attacks on US convoys and bases outside the cities. These attacks are planned within the cities, the weapons used are stockpiled there, and the guerrillas are protected from detection by their civilian identities as members of local communities. By demobilizing, arresting or killing the guerillas, the new plan holds the potential to reduce direct attacks on US forces drastically. 

Second, by replacing guerrillas with police as the source of law and order in the city, the US hopes to obtain control over local public life, including establishing pro-American political leadership, instead of the current clerical leadership hostile to the US presence. This will permit US control of the electoral process in January and guarantee a legislature compliant with US policy. 

There is considerable urgency in this venture because the current US strategy in Iraq centers around the elections that are scheduled for January. Sistani has made clear that he will not wait beyond January for elections - he has already agreed to wait six months beyond his own original deadline, and any further delay might provoke him into much more forceful protest than he has embraced so far. But elections that exclude the areas currently under insurgent control will produce yet another government with no legitimacy, including a possible boycott by Sistani himself. Nor can the United States let these cities be part of the election without reconquering them, since they would then send revolutionary representatives to demand that the legislature call for US withdrawal, a demand that would be supported by upwards of 90% of the population. Recent polls conducted by the occupation report less than 10% support for a continuing US presence. 

Thus the US must quickly (within four months) re-establish its control of these liberated areas, and this control must be peaceful enough to allow for the semblance of fair elections. This is why the moderates are central to the new US strategy. Occupation by American troops is counterproductive - it generates stronger and more determined resistance among the population. Permanently pacifying even a single city against this sort of resistance requires tens of thousands of US troops patrolling all the neighborhoods - far beyond the numerical capability of US forces. The Iraqi police and National Guard are notorious for surrendering or defecting to guerrillas, but the US hopes they will be able to maintain order if respected local leadership silences the guerrillas and validates their presence, as Sistani has done in Najaf. 

Is the new US plan working?
There has been enough coverage of four cities to get a sense of what is happening and what the prognosis might be for the new US strategy. 


a.. Fallujah. The US met with the clerical leadership in Fallujah (the first official acceptance of their civic leadership), offering many millions of dollars in reconstruction money to repair the infrastructure that had been virtually demolished in the April attacks - on the condition that (1) the guerrillas were disowned and disarmed, (2) the US was allowed to mount patrols within the city, and (3) the clerics pledged loyalty to the central government. There were no negotiations to speak of, because the clerics rejected all three conditions. 

Immediately after the collapse of the non-negotiations, the US initiated almost daily bombing of various neighborhoods in Fallujah. The cover story has been that they are bombing "safe houses" used by terrorists associated with Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and that no other people are present during the attacks. But hospitals report daily that the vast majority of the casualties are civilians. It is clear to everyone but the US public that the attacks are designed to persuade the people of Fallujah to abandon their support of the rebellion. To add a further element of threat to the equation, the US has repeatedly announced that it would soon reinvade the city, and during the second week of September even announced on loudspeakers that the residents of certain areas should evacuate because of a pending attack. This was a bluff. US military officials admitted to American reporters that they are waiting until after the November elections in the United States. 

We can expect that the bombing will continue until November, followed by a full-scale assault on the city, one that might be far more brutal than the previous attacks on Fallujah and Najaf - unless, of course, the strategy changes again. In the meantime, there are ongoing overtures for new negotiations, but without either side changing its position. 

a.. Sadr City. The administration of Prime Minister Iyad Allawi and clerics from Sadr City, all of whom were aligned with Muqtada al-Sadr, negotiated a tentative agreement that would have banned US troops from mounting patrols inside the huge Shi'ite slum in the northeast corner of Baghdad, while the Sadrists would not mount attacks on US bases or convoys outside Sadr City. This was a considerable concession by the Sadrists, since their strategy for expelling the Americans from Iraq depends on mounting constant attacks on US bases and convoys to strain US resources. In addition, the Allawi administration promised to begin a variety of reconstruction projects inside Sadr City, marking the first time that any serious effort would be made to repair the damage of 18 months of war. 

The US command vetoed the agreement. While it would have achieved one of the Americans' goals - reducing guerrilla attacks on US bases and convoys - the command correctly saw that it would frustrate its second goal, because it would leave unhindered the political control of Sadr City by the Mehdi Army and its clerical allies. The US military explained the rejection by saying the deal would allow the Mehdi militia to reconstitute itself after its "devastating defeat" in Najaf, but all the evidence indicates that the Najaf battle did not weaken the Sadrists in Baghdad at all. 

The day after this rejection, the US renewed patrols and battles inside Sadr City, attempting to create enough havoc and destruction to drive the moderates back to the bargaining table. They soon discovered, however, that these patrols were taking heavy casualties without driving a wedge between the clerical leadership and the guerrillas. 

In Najaf, the long siege generated real anger at the Sadrists, who were not residents of the city; many residents saw them as interlopers who brought the US onslaught upon them. In Sadr City, the guerrillas are family members and respected neighbors who had been keeping crime down and the Americans out for months. Hence US attacks tended to consolidate support for the Mehdi, who were seen as preventing the Americans from taking control and generally oppressing the community by forcibly entering houses, terrorizing residents and indiscriminately detaining men, women and even children. 

After two weeks of battles and bombings, the US temporarily withdrew to its bases, leaving control of Sadr City to the guerrillas and their clerical leadership. Currently, it appears that they have opted for a bombing campaign like the one in Fallujah, though so far the bombings have been occasional rather than consistent. The fact that American reporters can access Sadr City and report the carnage might be one deterrent. 

a.. Samarra. Soon after the end of the battle of Najaf, US troops closed a key bridge into Samarra, thereby instituting an economic blockade that in effect cut off all normal commerce. This led to instant hardship around the city and had the hoped-for impact: a group of clerics negotiated a deal in which the bridge was reopened in exchange for a guarantee that US troops could enter the city without being attacked. This was the first success of the new strategy, and a US patrol entered the town unmolested on September 2. At City Hall they stopped to announce and introduce a new US-sponsored city government. 

The next day, the guerrillas denounced the agreement, and a section of the local clerical leadership allied with the guerrillas announced the formation of a new insurgent government modeled after, and formally allied with, the Fallujah government. This is a new threat to the US, because coordination across liberated areas has been absent and would be a huge tool against the occupation. 

With two competing governments, the situation is unsettled. US troops have been guarding City Hall (apparently they do not trust Iraqi police to perform this work with guerrillas still active), and they have been fired upon at least once. So far, however, there have been no reports of a major battle initiated by either side. The resolution of this standoff could well determine tactics that both sides use in other cities. 


a.. Tal Afar. The US chose this city as a location for confronting the guerrillas, despite its atypicality. Its residents are largely Turkmen and mostly Shi'ite, and it lies on the border with Syria, which makes it a hub for trade and for smuggling goods and insurgents. Before the US attack in early September, it been a "no go" location for American troops for only about a month, and so the nature and support of the insurgency is hard to discern. Most significant, while it is clear that many Shi'ite Turkmen support the guerrillas, the US Army insists, and some independent observers agree, that many if not all the insurgents are Sunni Arabs. If this is true, it would constitute an unprecedented alliance between ethnicities within Iraq, one that presages a more resourceful and unified insurgency in the coming months. 

There were some brief negotiations with the Turkmen leadership in the city, but no formal deals were offered. The US then initiated a massive bombing campaign much more ferocious than in any other locality - except perhaps Najaf at the height of the siege. Though even public-health and hospital officials denounced the bombing and reported hundreds of civilian casualties, the US military claimed that all dead and wounded were insurgents, including a large number of women and children. One reporter quoted an informant telling American soldiers that everyone in a particular community was an insurgent, so this could be the technical cover for their absurd claims. The blanket bombing, combined with a US warning to evacuate, led to upwards of 50,000 mainly Turkmen refugees fleeing the city of 350,000 (some unconfirmed accounts reported 250,000 refugees). 

After the bombing, the US sent as many as 2,000 troops into the city, encountered strong resistance and fought a battle for five days before the guerrillas melted away. The US troops and their Iraqi allies moved unhindered around the city for several days, while outside protests against the invasion mounted. 

The key protest emanated from the Turkish government, which denounced the US, saying that virtually all the casualties were innocent Turkmen civilians, and that no attacks on US troops had ever been mounted by the Turkmens, who were the targets of most of the violence. President Ahmet Necdet Sezar of Turkey threatened to withdraw from the "coalition of the willing" if the invading force did not leave Tal Afar and restore the refugees to their homes. 

Perhaps this protest had some effect, because the US troops did withdraw, and announcements were made inviting the refugees to return. But this could also represent a planned strategy, since the newly pacified city was placed under the control of the Iraqi police and National Guard. 

There have been credible reports that this campaign represents a new form of ethnic cleansing, in which US troops evacuated Tal Afar to facilitate the resettlement and domination of the city by the Kurds. These reports claim that the police the US left in charge are pesh merga, Kurdish militiamen committed to Kurdish domination of the northwestern area of the country. Tal Afar, as a border town sitting on major commercial routes, would be a major asset if it became a part of the Kurdish autonomous region within the country or an independent Kurdish republic. 

It is premature to conclude that the Tal Afar campaign represents the most successful application of the new US strategy, without waiting for the ultimate reaction of the Turkmen minority in the city. Certainly their experience with the attack dissipated whatever sympathy they might have had for the Americans, and it thus laid the foundation for an even more determined rebellion as soon as they regain their equilibrium; but they might also have been beaten into submission, a result that appears to be the main US goal. 

What is the prognosis?
The campaign in Tal Afar would appear to be the poster child for the new strategy, but Tal Afar is atypical in Iraq, and even if the Turkmens acquiesce to the new regime, their capitulation would not signal that a similar result could be expected in other localities. 

More promising for the US strategy is Samarra, a typical Sunni city with a strong insurgency. The initial willingness of some clerics to negotiate when pressured by economic sanctions suggests that the US could possibly identify and work with a compliant local leadership in other cities controlled by insurgents. The outcome is, of course, undetermined, and if the resistance succeeds in isolating or eliminating the newly appointed leadership and/or making a continued US presence untenable, then this US strategy will fall into the long list of failed efforts to pacify the resistance. At present, however, this represents the best prospect for the occupation to reassert its authority somewhere. 

Fallujah and Sadr City are both more typical than Samarra and less promising for the Americans. The initial effort to identify and work with some local leaders has failed, leading the Americans to terror tactics against the local population. These have not worked in the past in either location, and there is no sign of this latest iteration working. It seems apparent that the Americans will wait until after the US elections to activate a more aggressive and more destructive second phase, aimed at terrorizing the population into submission. 

Perhaps the greatest success of the new strategy thus far is a negative one. The havoc and destruction wreaked by the terror bombing and invasion of Tal Afar generated a strong reaction from Turkey, a ripple of outrage in Iraq and the Middle East, and no protest at all in Europe or the United States. The less severe, but still brutal, attacks in Sadr City and Fallujah have generated almost no complaints or declarations of solidarity. This is a stark contrast to the April battle in Fallujah, which generated worldwide denunciations, and the siege of Najaf, which threatened to mobilize the international Shi'ite community. 

What the US may have gained, therefore, is the apathy of the world to escalating violence against Iraqi civilians. This, more than the success or failure of these individual campaigns, may lay a foundation for the massive offensives that the US military appears to be preparing for in the period just after the US elections in November. The world is fully aware of the ability of the US Air Force to level even a very large city, using 2,000-pound (900-kilogram) bombs delivered in great numbers by carrier-based aircraft. The calibrated increases in the destructiveness of US air attacks over the past few months appears to have numbed local and international outrage, a condition that allows for further escalation and many more casualties. 

The actions of the Iraqi people - both insurgents and civilians - may constrain this strategy before it reaches the point of blanket bombing and wholesale destruction. But even the most ferocious Iraqi resistance may not be sufficient to deter the coming November offensive. The Iraqis need and deserve the support of the international community; the best (and least destructive) deterrent against this impending onslaught would be the threat of uncontrollable worldwide protest should the US attempt to level either Fallujah or Sadr City. 

Michael Schwartz, professor of sociology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, has written extensively on popular protest and insurgency, and on US business and government dynamics. His work on Iraq has appeared on ZNet and TomDispatch, and in Z Magazine. His books include Radical Politics and Social Structure, The Power Structure of American Business (with Beth Mintz), and Social Policy and the Conservative Agenda (edited, with Clarence Lo). He can be reached at mschwartz25 at aol.com<mailto:mschwartz25 at aol.com>. 

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To remove yourself from the list please e-mail mailto:cshanafelt at ci.bellevue.wa.us<mailto:cshanafelt at ci.bellevue.wa.us> or call (425) 452-7922.  These events are not sponsored by the City of Bellevue Unless otherwise noted. This listing is for the purpose of providing readers with information about programs and events related to diversity and social issues. For more information about the Cultural Diversity Program check out  http://www.ci.bellevue.wa.us/diversity.asp<http://www.ci.bellevue.wa.us/diversity.asp>
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THE NORTHWEST ASIAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL OPENS! NORTHWEST ASIAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL 2004 September 30 - October 3 A great lineup of films starting this Thursday with Ramona Diaz's documentary "Imelda" and ending on Sunday with the Seattle premiere of the documentary "The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam" by Vancouver filmmaker Ann Marie Fleming. Lots of great features and short films, panel discussions, archival presentations, guest filmmakers, receptions (closing night at Seattle Asian Art Museum), and more. Three Dollar Bill Cinema Members  (with membership card)  will receive discounts at the door for every screening.  Discounted admission is...$12 for opening/closing night $7 for evening shows $4 for matinees Visit the NWAAFF 2004 for complete schedule and advance tickets: http://www.nwaaff.org<http://www.nwaaff.org/> Three Dollar Bill Cinema Producer of the Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival Office Address: 915 E. Pine #402, Seattle, WA, 98122-3934 Mailing Address: 1122 East Pike Street #1313, Seattle, WA, 98122-3934 Phone: 206-323-4274 Fax: 206 323-4275 Email: info at seattlequeerfilm.com Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival 2004 October 15 - 21, 2004
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Human Harmony presents "Journeys" "Its not just a show, but its an experience guaranteed to take you on a sensory roller coaster so astounding it will shake your soul", says Paul Davis, producer and founder of the Seattle based music company, Human Harmony. Premiering Saturday, October 2nd, 2004 Human Harmony will present its first original production, "Journeys", a spiritually inspired musical dramatization of the timeless stories of love. "Journeys" will inspire you as you ask the questions and reflect on your own journey through life. OH! and did I tell you that we also have Seattle's first Human Harmony drumline that will be performing too!? All this to say, this show has class, quality, uniqueness, and is professionally put together by young adults who are trying to make the world a better place one song at a time. This show is guaranteed to touch your heart. When asked what makes this show so unique Paul says, " When I founded Human Harmony my mission was to provide artists with and outlet to both develop and showcase their talent.  This show spot lights some the most talented singers and dynamic musicians in Seattle who have effectively used their artistry and skill to bring forth the many colors, faces, and shades of a universal journey, L-O-V-E." "Journeys" will show October 2nd- 3rd at 7PM at the Broadway Performance Hall located at 1625 Broadway /Seattle, WA.  Tickets are $25 per person and can be purchased online at http://www.ticketwindowonline.com<file://www.ticketwindowonline.com/> (phn 325-6500) or pick-up at Broadway Performance Hall the day of the show at the box office. Box office opens at 6:30 Please call Human Harmony at 206-362-2559 for further information. http://www.HumanHarmony.com<file://www.HumanHarmony.com/>
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AFTER THE APOCALYPSE  -a feature film- Official Selection of Los Angeles Film Festival & SXSW Film Festival, AFTER THE APOCALYPSE will have its Seattle Premiere at NORTHWEST ASIAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL this Saturday night (Oct. 2, 9pm)! http://www.nwaaff.org/schedule/2004-10-02-9pm.html<http://www.nwaaff.org/schedule/2004-10-02-9pm.html> Moreover, AFTER THE APOCALYPSE will premiere at following festivals in October: RAINDANCE FILM FESTIVAL, London (Oct 4) SEDONA FILM FESTIVAL TUESDAY FILM SERIES, AZ, USA (Oct 12) LAUSANNE UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL, Switzerland (Oct 13-17) EDMONTON INT'L FILM FESTIVAL, Canada (Oct 14-19) DEEP ELLUM FILM FESTIVAL, TX, USA (Oct 14-21) Please don't miss it! SCREENING TIMES AND LOCATIONS http://www.aftertheapocalypse.com/screenings.html<http://www.aftertheapocalypse.com/screenings.html> AFTER THE APOCALYPSE - a feature film - is a futuristic fable about five survivors trying to make sense of a New World after a devastating urban catastrophe challenges all their human needs. FILM SYNOPSIS http://www.aftertheapocalypse.com/synopsis.html<http://www.aftertheapocalypse.com/synopsis.html> Please feel free to contact Yasuaki Nakajima (Filmmaker) or Van Diep (Northwest Asian American Film Festival) to request a DVD screener, press kit or to setup an interview.  "stark visual beauty" -David Ng, VILLAGE VOICE "...gorgeous, conveying a world similar to that of Lynch's Eraserhead" -Eric Campos, FILM THREAT "...one of the more accomplished one-man shows you're likely to see in a theater all year." -Matt Dentler, SXSW FILM FESTIVAL "a film to be approached as an experience" -Fred Thom, PLUME NOIRE TRAILER: http://www.aftertheapocalypse.com/trailer.html<http://www.aftertheapocalypse.com/trailer.html> REVIEWS: http://www.aftertheapocalypse.com/reviews.html<http://www.aftertheapocalypse.com/reviews.html> PRODUCTION NOTES; http://www.aftertheapocalypse.com/backstage.html<http://www.aftertheapocalypse.com/backstage.html> http://aftertheapocalypse.com/Independentjuly.html<http://aftertheapocalypse.com/Independentjuly.html> PRESS KIT http://www.aftertheapocalypse.com/presskit.html<http://www.aftertheapocalypse.com/presskit.html> INTERVIEWS: http://www.aftertheapocalypse.com/productionnote.html<http://www.aftertheapocalypse.com/productionnote.html> OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://www.aftertheapocalypse.com<http://www.aftertheapocalypse.com/> Official Selection SXSW Film Festival 2004 Los Angeles Film Festival 2004 Raindance Film Festival 2004 Sidewalk Film Festival 2004 Co-Winner Best Feature Film at New Jersey Int'l Film Festival 2004 Filmmaker Contact: YASUAKI NAKAJIMA Producer/Director After the Apocalypse 61-55 Gates Ave Flushing, NY 11385, USA (718) 386-5415 (NYC) (646) 732-7846 (Cell) medama at aol.com http://www.aftertheapocalypse.com<file://www.aftertheapocalypse.com/> Northwest Asian American Film Festival Van Diep Festival Publicist Northwest Asian American Film Festival 2004 c/o Northwest Asian American Theatre 409 7th Ave. S Seattle, WA 98104 chez_van at yahoo.com pr at nwaaff.org http://www.nwaaff.org<file://www.nwaaff.org/> 206.340.1445 phone 206.682.4348 fax
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Latino-Hispanic Heritage month celebration at Crossroads Bellevue 12:00-5:30 p.m. 15600 NE 8th Street October 2:  . Mariachi Ayutla, Bailadores de Bronce, Sonia Alvarado, Tropi-Cuba, Jorge "Chato" Ruiz, Razas Mestizas, Grupo Samay, Sonia Porras, New Age Flamenco. . Children's arts & crafts table. Make "Ojos de Dios". . Information Booths (Police, Fire, Sea Mar, Overlake Hospital, BCC, and other Community Groups) More information http://www.ellf.org<file://www.ellf.org/>.
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Juggernaut for Justice Your presence in this gathering initiates an inexorable energy and force for truth; a Juggernaut for Justice. We need to leave no vote behind; we must stand in one voice and continue to declare not in our name. You and I can begin to reclaim our nation. Each and every person is integral part of the Juggernaut for Justice. Our quest for truth and fairness will light this intersection of our destiny and shine on the path of justice. We, who believe in one nation under GOD, indivisible with liberty and justice for all; are determined to be that nation. Juggernaut for Justice Rally @ Westlake Center Saturday, October 2nd 12PM to 2PM Free Entertainment. Rock & Rap Artist, Leading Civil Activist and Organizations Be There! Featuring Vicki Martinez and Sons of Haggar Confirmed speakers from sponsoring organizations: Blackbox Voting, Green Party, Hate Free Zone, League of Women Voters, NION For more information: http://www.juggernautforjustice.org<file://www.juggernautforjustice.org/> or 206.878.4410
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On Monday, October 4th a new weekly discussion group will start on the book "AN ORDINARY PERSON'S GUIDE TO EMPIRE" This powerful collection of essays by feminist writer and political activist Arundhati Roy analyzes the interconnections between free-trade economics, corporate-controlled media, militarism, and the U.S. occupation of Iraq. She also makes a passionate plea for working folks around the world to link up in an international resistance movement against imperialism. EVERY MONDAY, 7pm - 8:30pm October 4 thru December 6 University of Washington, Ethnic Culture Center, Native American Rm, 3931 Brooklyn Ave. NE (one block west of University Way, near #7, 9, 72, 48 buslines). Sponsored by Campus Radical Women For more information please contact Christina 206-722-6057
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Community Forum: is your neighborhood SAFE? Tuesday, October 5, 2004 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Bailey Gatzert Elementary 1301 E. Yesler Way "We are not going to arrest our way out of this problem .." -Chief Gil Kerlikowske, Sea.le Police Dept.  Although the West Precinct (downtown area) receives only 10% of citizen complaints regarding suspected narcotics activity, over 75% of drug delivery arrests occur in the West Precinct. Yet there has been no notable reduction in drug activity downtown.  Approximately 800 officer hours are spent conducting buy-busts operations every month. These operations involve patrol officers and thus reduce the number of uniformed officers on the streets and available to respond to emergencies. This also means fewer officers are available to solve crimes.  Mid-sized U.S. cities solved an average of 37.2% of all violent crimes in 2002. In Seattle, only 11.1% of all violent crimes were solved in 2002.  Seattle spends about $3 million per year conducting low level drug arrests-in addition to the $3 million allocated to the Narcotics Division. It costs $89 per day to house those arrested in jail. How would YOU spend $3 million to make your neighborhood safe? Join your neighbors and members of city council for a community forum on creating a city budget that protects public safety, provides for drug treatment, promotes youth employment, and other proven cost-saving prevention programs. childcare, dinner, and interpreters will be provided Endorsed by the Seattle Chapter of the Japanese American Citizen's League, Every Worker's Movement, Central House, American Friends Service Committee, People's Coalition for Justice, People of Color Against Aids Network, Street Outreach Services, Seattle Young People's Project, African Youth United, the Racial Disparity Project, Communities Against Rape and Abuse, Coalition to Undo Racism Everywhere, Real Change, Minority Executive Director's Coalition, Justice Works!, People's Institute Northwest, Community Coalition for Environmental Justice, Yesler Terrace Community Council, NAACP, Western Washington Fellowship of Reconciliation, For more information, contact K.L. Shannon at the Racial Disparity Project, 206/447 -3900, ext. 564 __________________________________________________
October 5: Candidates' Forum 6:00 p.m. Robinswood High School 14844 SE 22nd, Bellevue, WA Have you ever had an opportunity as a Latino to have your voice heard? October 5th is your opportunity to be heard. Candidates attending: Democrats: Republicans: Patty Murray (rep) Dino Rossi (possible rep) Christine Gregoire (rep) George Nethercutt (possible rep) State Representative Position 1, Legislative District 41: Lance Ramsay Fred Jarrett (unconfirmed) State Representative Position 2, Legislative District 41: Judy Clibborn Fawn Spady State Representative Position 1, Legislative District 48: Ross Hunter James Whitfield State Representative Position 2, Legislative District 48: Debbie Golden Rodney Tom State Senator, Legislative District 41: Brian Weinstein Jim Horn State Senator, Legislative District 5  Cheryl Pflug Co-sponsored by The Eastside Empowerment Group and Eastside Latino Leadership Forum. More information at http://www.ellf.org<file://www.ellf.org/>
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Which Way Seattle? The Black Vote (It's not too late to get advance tickets!)  Tuesday, October 5, 2004  7pm at Downstairs at Town Hall, 1119 Seneca St (8th and Seneca), Seattle Join moderator Eric Liu, host of Seattle Voices along with panelists Carl Mack, President Seattle Branch NAACP, Cecilia Moore, King County State Executive Board, Verlene Jones, President of the Seattle Chapter of the A. Phillip Randolph Institute, and Naomi Murakawa, Assistant Professor at UW's Political Science Dept. as they address what is the "black vote", who gets it and issues of African-American voter turn out and the implications of disenfranchisement. Read CD Forum Board President Tony Miles' op-ed piece<http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/192991_blackvote30.html> in the Sept. 30th Seattle P-I.  Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for students, seniors and members of any one of the following organizations: CD Forum, League of Women Voters, A Territory Resource Foundation, A. Phillip Randolph Institute. Order tickets online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com<http://www.brownpapertickets.com/> or call 1-800-838-3006.
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African American Sister's Talk Networking Luncheon Don't Miss this wonderful opportunity to connect with African American women on the move! This incredible luncheon is ALWAYS a sell-out event. Get your tickets now, they are running out fast and will NOT be available at the door. African American Sister's Talk Networking Luncheon  Presented by Yolanda Geyen, The PERFECT Plan Events Services The African American Sister's Talk Networking Luncheon, which originally began as an annual gathering of ten women has blossomed into a much anticipated event of over one hundred women!! This luncheon is one of the largest networking gatherings of African American women in Seattle!! This year's event provides "sistas" with the opportunity to make valuable connections over lunch and hear from dynamic guest speaker Judge Judith Hightower. College Club (Downtown Seattle) 505 Madison Street  October 7, 2004 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. $22.50 per person includes: Indian Style Baked Salmon or Chicken Cordon Bleu w/Roast Rosemary Potatoes Chef Vegetables, Salad, Roll and Dessert {Vegetarian Meal Available On Request} Cash or check payment must be received by Friday, October 1, 2004. Make checks payable to: The PERFECT Plan Event Services Mail Payment to: 318 27th Avenue - Upper., Seattle, WA. 98122 To confirm reservations and payments, please contact Yolanda Geyen, Principal/Event Coordinator at (206) 329-4864 or (206) 263-5279.  This Email Created by: M.L. & Associates Events Marketing Specializing in Empowerment Events & Community Marketing P.O. Box 22367 | Seattle, WA 98122 206.335.1719 (o)/206.568.3476 (f) mlassociates at juno.com<mailto:mlassociates at juno.com>
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Open Studio!  The next open studio is scheduled for October 7th 2004  Art will be hanging, tunes will be playing, and drinks will be flowing from 7PM - 10PM on October 7, 2004 in Paul McCall's studio (300H) in the 1020 1st Ave S. building!  (On 1st Ave., half a block north of Safeco Field, right across the street from the Exhibition Center)  There will be plenty of FREE parking available that evening!  There are several other artists who will be opening their studios' on the same evening in the 1020 Building which makes this a wonderful, art infused event!  Please join me for an evening of fine art and lively discussion.  Hope to see you there! - Paul McCall  Details:  What: Paul McCall's Open Studio  When: October 7, 2004 from 7PM - 10PM  Where: 1020 1st Ave. S. Suite 300H , Seattle, WA 98134 ( On 1st Ave. S. half a block north of Safeco Field, across from the Exhibition Center. Enter on 1st Ave.)  Art Detour 2004  October 23, 2004(Pioneer Square) I'm happy to announce I will be particiapting in Art Detour 2004 and will have my studio open on Saturday, October 23, 2004 from 11 am. to 6 pm. This is a great opportunity to take a peek in to my studio and my creative process. I hope you will join me. - Paul McCall  Art Detour, Seattle's largest open-studio event, is an opportunity to discover the work of the many emerging and established artists that make up Seattle's vibrant arts community. It presents a unique opportunity for artists to foster connections with individuals who are curious about the creative process or are interested in incorporating art into their surroundings. In addition, Art Detour aims to promote awareness and access for all to explore where and how art is made. The end result is a deeper awareness of the livelihood of the visual arts in Seattle and subsequent increased public support of artists in our community.  Details:  What: Art Detour  When: October 23, 2004 from 11AM - 6PM  Where: 1020 1st Ave. S. Suite 300H , Seattle, WA 98134 (and throughout Pioneer Square, Belltown, and Downtown Seattle!)  ( On 1st Ave. S. half a block north of Safeco Field, across from the Exhibition Center. Enter on 1st Ave) Paul McCall  1020 1st Ave. S. #300H  Seattle, WA 98134  (206) 419-4552  paul at paulmccall.net  http://www.paulmccall.net<file://www.paulmccall.net/> 
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Bohemian Arts Binge at Virginia's Coffee Bar October 7th and all First Thursdays at 7pm Based on the "open mike" model, these once-a-month gatherings promise an eclectic, original evening of informal entertainment. Singers, poets, pianists, acoustic instrumentalists, and other are encouraged to attend. Want more info? Call The Manager Ken Clark at (206)322-0807.
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Book Readings at Elliott Bay:  STEPHANIE M.H. CAMP Thursday, October 7 at 7:30 p.m. University of Washington professor of history Stephanie Camp makes this welcome visit over the hill from her home to introduce her newly released first book, Closer to Freedom: Enslaved Women & Everyday Resistance in the Plantation South (Univ. North Carolina). An important work this is. "Sensitive, bold, and imaginative, Closer to Freedom is the first book to place black women at the center of everyday resistance to bondage." - Douglas R. Egerton,. "This book skillfully brings into view pockets - ephemeral but resilient - in which enslaved women, in particular, struggled to sustain a 'rival geography' in which powers of mastery could be held at bay." - Julie Saville. FARAI CHIDEYA  Saturday, October 9 at 7:30 p.m. Up from San Francisco is author, print and television journalist Farai Chideya with her engaged, inspiring new book, Trust: Reaching the Missing 100 Million Voters (Soft Skull). "Farai Chideya poses a question that's central to this country, and, given our world dominance, to almost every other country: Why is the U.S. the least participatory democracy in history? Run, do not walk, to buy this book - then act on it before November 2nd." - Gloria Steinem. "There are few that can sum up the social political, and yet cultural divides and collides like Farai Chideya. Her analysis of everyday surroundings and governing structure serves as a hip play-by-play protection guide for the millennium mind." - Chuck D.
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NAACP 91st Anniversary  Keynote Speaker:  Julian Bond, Chairman National Board NAACP Location:  Mount Zion Baptist Church  Date:  October 9, 2004  Time:  6:00 p.m.  Free Reception to follow at McGowan's in Renton 
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KBCS Produces. An Evening with Esma, the Queen of Romany Songs Carlson Theatre, Bellevue Community College - October 9th , 2004 KBCS Lecture Presentation Sani Rafati, President of "Voice of Roma"  Saturday, October 9, 6:30 p.m., Black Box Theatre at the Carlson Theatre, Bellevue Community College You are invited to an entertaining and informative concert and lecture presentation on Romany culture presented by KBCS on Saturday evening, October 9th at the Carlson Theatre at Bellevue Community College. The lecture presentation is free admission and begins at 6:30. The concert begins at 7:30, and tickets cost $20. For ticket locations, please go online to http://www.kbcs.fm<file://www.kbcs.fm/>.  If you have questions, please contact KBCS General Manager, Steve Ramsey at (425) 564-2418 or sramsey at bcc.ctc.edu.
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Join Unity of Bellevue for a Special Evening with Classical Pianist Alexander Ardakov Performing the Works of Liszt, Rachmaninov, and Tchaikovsky  On Saturday, October 9th Unity of Bellevue will be hosting a performance by world renowned, Russian classical pianist, Alexander Ardakov. Alexander was born in Russia and has worked as a soloist and chamber musician at the Moscow State Philharmonia. He has performed extensively abroad, and has produced numerous recordings. Since 1991 he has been a Professor of Piano at Trinity College of Music in London.   There will be a Reception at 6:30 pm, and the Concert at 7:30 pm followed by an opportunity to meet the Artist. The cost is $15 per person. Unity of Bellevue is located at 16330 NE 4th Street, Bellevue, WA 98008. For ticket information call 425-747-5950. For more information, visit http://www.unityofbellevue.org<http://www.unityofbellevue.org/>.
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WOMEN OF WISDOM FALL FESTIVAL TEMPLE OF ORACLES, PSYCHIC FAIR AND GODDESS MARKET! Saturday, October 9th 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM, Sunday, October 10th, 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM.  $2 entry fee at the door Held at Sand Point Magnuson Park Activity Center, entrance at 7400 Sand  Point Way NE, Seattle WA  98115. Family fun for everyone, enjoy early holiday shopping of many diverse products from our women artists, receive a psychic reading or tarot reading, and yummy food.   In the spirit of a giveaway that honors this bountiful time of harvest and salmon homecoming,  Women of Wisdom is proud to donate our $2 entrance fee to the Fall Festival to the  Duwamish tribe for their building of a Long House.  These are the indigenous peoples of what now is called King CO. and why our wonderful city is called Seattle.  And as our honored guest, we are very fortunate to have the Honorable Cecile Hansen, Tribal Elder and spokesperson of the Duwamish People, to be present at our Fall Festival. On Sunday, October 10th at 11:00am at the Sandpoint Muguson Park activities center, Cecile Hansen and children of the Duwamish tribe will be offering a ceremony of healing and gathering for the benefit for all. This will mark the  first time  that the Duwamish have been asked to return to their ancestral land of Sandpoint as acknowledged First Peoples of Seattle.  Please come and join in all the wonderful happenings at this year's Woman of Wisdom Fall  Festival. Special workshops for women: Deena Metzger will present a workshop  on Saturday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, A World is a Story, Writing for Healing and Vision.  $75 WOW members, $85 non-members. Jami Sieber will present a workshop on Sunday, 2:00 - 5:00 PM.  Music as a Journey, Exploring our inner and outer worlds while held in the arms of music.   $35 WOW members, $45 non members. To register for these workshops please visit the WOW website.  For a full Fall Festival schedule of events, go to http://www.womenofwisdom.org<file://www.womenofwisdom.org/>
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ACCLAIMED POET AND WRITER, DEENA METZGER, WITH POPULAR NORTHWEST CELLIST, JAMI SIEBER, PRESENT "DYNAMIC PRESENCE," AN INTIMATE EVENING EXPLORING OUR CONNECTION TO THE NATURAL WORLD THROUGH SPOKEN WORD AND LIVE MUSIC. Saturday, October 9th 7:30 PM at Sand Point Magnuson Park, Recreation  Center Theater, 7400 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle 98115. Sponsored by Women of Wisdom Foundation Deena Metzger is a writer, storyteller and author of many books,  including Entering the Ghost River: Meditations on the Theory and Practice of Healing; The Other Hand; Tree: Essays and Piecesand Writing For Your Life. Seattle-based musician/composer, Jami Sieber, is a pioneer of the electric cello who has composed music for film, theater and dance. Her newest recording, Hidden Sky,was released earlier this year. This event is part of the Women of Wisdom Foundation's Fall Festival, which raises scholarship funds for women to attend next February's 13th annual Women of Wisdom conference, a celebration of the spirit of women through lectures, workshops and musical events by national authors, musicians and artists. Among the highlights at this year's Fall Festival includes: TheTemple of Oracles, a smorgasbord of festive events including aPsychic Fair, Goddess Arts and Crafts Market and Pampering Healing Temple; a northwest premiere of Signs of Our Times, a new film by pioneering archeologist Marija Gimbutus; and writing and music workshops.  Tickets $15. Children are half price. Tickets are available at TicketWindow, 206-325-6500 or http://www.ticketwindowonline.com<file://www.ticketwindowonline.com/>, East West Bookshop, 65th and Roosevelt Way and Edge of the Circle books on Capital Hill. For more information, visit http://www.womenofwisdom.org<file://www.womenofwisdom.org/>.
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NORTHWEST PREMIERE OF "SIGNS OUT OF TIME," A DOUMENTARY ABOUT THE LIFE AND WORK OF ARCHEOLOGIST, MARIJA GIMBUTAS WITH DISCUSSION BY FILMMAKER, DONNA REED AND AUTHOR, STARHAWK. Sunday, October 10th, 6:30 PM, held at SandPoint Magnuson Park, Recreation Center Theater, 7400 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle WA  98115.  According to Utne Reader,"UCLA archaeologist Marija Gimbutas turned historical scholarship on its head in the '70s and 80s with research that depicted peace-loving, co-operation-based Goddess-worshipping societies in ancient Europe-- which were overrun in the Neolithic era by Indo-Europeans who imposed patriarchal order. The film is a joint production of author and activist, Starhawk and Canadian filmmaker, Donna Read who will both be present at the screening. Starhawk, one of the most respected voices in modern Goddess religion and earth-based spirituality is the author of ten books, including the classic, The Spiral Dance and The Fifth Sacred Thing. Her latest book, "Earth Path" (Harper San Francisco) is due out in October. Donna Read is one of the original members of Studio D, the innovative women's studio of the National Film Board of Canada. She is best known for directing and editing the Women and Spirituality trilogy: Goddess Remembered (1989), The Burning Times (1990), and Full Circle (1991) shown internationally. .This event is part of the Women of Wisdom Foundation's Fall Festival, which raises scholarship funds for women to attend next February's 13th annual Women of Wisdom conference, a celebration of the spirit of women through lectures, workshops and musical events by national authors, musicians and artists.  The event will be held at Sand Point Magnuson Park, Recreation Center Theater. Tickets $18 ($15 WOW members).Tickets are available at TicketWindow, 206-325-6500 or http://www.ticketwindowonline.com<file://www.ticketwindowonline.com/>, in person at East West Bookshop, 65th and Roosevelt Way in Seattle, or Edge of the Circle Books on Capital Hill.  For more information, visit http://www.womenofwisdom.org<file://www.womenofwisdom.org/>.
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CROATIAFEST Presented by Seattle Center and Fest?l Washington State Croatian communities gather to share and  celebrate their culture What: CroatiaFest When: Sunday, October 10, 2004 Hours: 12:00 noon - 8:00 pm Where: Seattle Center - Center House 305 Harrison Street, Seattle Cost: Free  Lively dance and compelling exhibits are just a hint of the multi-faceted experience awaiting visitors to the Northwest's first-ever CroatiaFest.  The day-long festival celebrates local Croatian Americans, their communities and their many accomplishments on Sunday, October 10 from 12:00 noon until 8:00 pm at Seattle Center. While geographically close, this event marks the first time Northwest Croatians have joined together to create an all-encompassing production focused on their history and their homeland.   "Our ethnic boundaries have changed so many times.  Croatia began as an independent ancient kingdom, came under control of other countries, and now, at last, is again its own country," says organizer Alma Plancich.  "Planning this event - collaboratively - is an acknowledgement of our ethnic and cultural identity.  We came from the Adriatic Sea to the Pacific Ocean where we assimilated into our respective communities, but this event brings us all together.  It's also an opportunity to share our culture with the larger community."  A day filled with music, song and dance also includes activities, seminars and exhibits, giving visitors to the festival insight into this distinct culture.  A presentation featuring traditional Croatian costumes - now worn primarily for special occasions and performances - emphasizes the beauty of original folk costumes and the people who wear them, and highlights the villages from which they originate.  A Croatian marketplace provides an essence of today's Croatian culture, from specialty foods and jewelry, to Croatian art and music, and a taste of traditional Croatian coffee.  Visit the Croatia Today booth hosted by the Honorary Consul of Croatia.  One of central Europe's undiscovered jewels, a video tour highlights Croatia's breathtaking landscapes.   Visual Art & Exhibits From Toronto, Canada, Croatian painter, sculptor, printmaker and poet Ante Sardeli? exhibits paintings from his "Eternal Homeland" series, a touring tribute to his native land.  Originally from the city of Kor?ula, Sardeli?'s abstract images draw from symbolism and modern Cubist styles - brightly colored, intertwined figurative shapes with symbolic landscapes.  Andrea Mohorovicic, from Zagreb's Croatian Academy of Arts and Sciences, wrote of Sardeli?'s work, ".a profound symphony of shapes, words and music."  The exhibit has traveled to museums and galleries in cities around the world, but this is his first U.S. exhibit.  Sardeli? will be available to answer questions and talk about his work.   Photo exhibits illustrate the stories of industrious immigrants and contemporary Croatian Americans in the Puget Sound region (see sidebar).  Contributing to the historical exhibit are the mining communities of Cle Elum, Ronald and Roslyn, the fishing communities of Gig Harbor, Tacoma, Everett, Anacortes and Bellingham, and the logging communities of Grays Harbor County.  This exhibit also includes artifacts.  Croats in Washington State number about 40,000. Film screenings include a recent documentary by two local filmmakers, Paul Dahlke and Adam Bobboni, and Hrvati!, a half-hour award-winning documentary by Jean Wakinshaw (with support from the National Endowment for the Arts and KCTS Public Television), about the Anacortes Croatian community in the 1970s and '80s (1:00 - 4:00, Conference Room level).  Activities Workshops and seminars are offered throughout the afternoon.  Children can learn some simple, but fun, Croatian dance steps and get their favorite Croatian design or even a butterfly drawn on their face! Special guest, master musician and maker of instruments, Nick Petrish, originally from Anacortes but now residing in Dubrovnik, Croatia, returns to the Northwest for CroatiaFest.  An authority on Croatian music and dance, he is one of few Americans who hand-makes the traditional Croatian lijerica, a pear-shaped string instrument resembling the Greek lyre that is played with a bow.  Petrish will conduct a seminar highlighting the ancient folk dance called Lindjo from 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.  Originating in small villages north of Dubrovnik to celebrate special occasions, dancers of the Lindjo are traditionally accompanied by the lijerica. Music & Dance Performers from around the Northwest include nationally acclaimed Vela Luka Croatian Dance Ensemble and the Ru?e Dalmatinke Orchestra (based in Anacortes), Sinovi, Seattle Junior Tamburitzans, Radost Folk Ensemble, Pasko & Damir, and Dave & the Dalmatians, and from Vancouver, BC, Kardinal Stepinac.  Dances often represent regions, traditions and various stages of Croatian history, and are presented with elaborate costumes, lively music and singing.  Native Slavic tradition melds with the outside influences of Spanish, Greek, Italian, Hungarian and Central European folk traditions.  Costuming also reflects these influences -contrasting the red and white flax, wool and silk of colonial styles with bright, bold embroidered colors and woven textures. A dance party wraps up the day's festivities beginning at 6:00 p.m. when Sinovi, Pasko & Damir, and the Ru?e Dalmatinke Orchestra pick up the pace with foot-tapping music and infectious dancing.  The tamburica (Croatia's national instrument), accordion and other traditional instruments combine with regional vocal styles - including the open-throat style of interior Croatia and the bel canto style found at the Adriatic coast - for a sound that's upbeat and unmistakable.  Everyone is invited to kick up their heels and get out on the dance floor! More Information Dr. Frank Brozovich, Honorary Consul of the Republic of Croatia for Washington State, or Alma Plancich, festival organizer, are available to provide more information.  Ms. Plancich immigrated to the United States by way of Italy and Venezuela after World War II.  She is also a member and one of the founders (the other is her sister, Binki) of the Ru?e Dalmatinke Orchestra (Ru?e Dalmatinke means Dalmatian Roses, a name she was given as a child while singing at a refugee camp in Italy).   Visit:  http://www.croatiafest.org<http://www.croatiafest.org/> for more information. Photos are of Vela Luka Croatian Dance Ensemble and were taken by Jal Schrof. 2004 marks the ninth year of Seattle Center's Fest?l, a coalition of cultural community festivals designed to preserve and share traditions of individual cultures. Not-for-profit cultural associations, such as CroatiaFest and Seattle Center produce the free family-oriented festivals on an annual basis. Fest?l welcomes CroatiaFest as part of its ongoing commitment to building a rich and varied community.  For more information on Fest?l, visit http://www.seattlecenter.com<file://www.seattlecenter.com/> or call (206) 684-7200.
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March Productions presents "Tuesdays at the Cabaret" a monthly show  of original poetry and prose.  This month's theme is "Music." WHEN: Tuesday, October 12, 8PM WHERE:  Richard Hugo House 1634 Eleventh Avenue Seattle, WA 98122 Need directions? Go to http://www.hugohouse.org<file://www.hugohouse.org/> $5 admission WHO: This month will feature Rebecca Brown performing with the Better Biscuit Dance Company with original music by composer Michael Katell. WHY: Poetry is the music of language. "The soothing, repetitious libretto by Rebecca Brown was echoed in simple, telegraphed movements by choreographer Alex Martin, and the effect was surprisingly entrancing." -The Stranger For more information, contact Carol Maki of March Productions @ doleapnow at hotmail.com.
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Be there for the Social Justice Event of the Year The ATR Annual Dinner Democracy Under Siege with Angela Davis, the legendary activist, professor and author Saturday, October 16, 2004 6 to 10 pm at The Westin Grand Ballroom, Seattle 1900 5th Ave. (directions<http://www.starwood.com/westin/search/vicinity_enter.html?city=Seattle&stateProvince=WA&country=US&postalCode=&hotelLocationType=&pOI=&arrivalDate=&departureDate=&lengthOfStay=&numberOfRooms=&numberOfAdults=&amenityType1=&amenityType2=&amenityType3=&nState1=&nState2=&nCity1=&nCity2=&requestedChainCode=WI&requestedAffiliationCode=WI&propertyID=1055&returnURL=&promotionCode=&corporateAccountNumber=&rcdi=&iATANumber=&groupBlockID=&ratePlanName=&starwoodPreferredGuest=&fromSearch=22XX&H=250&W=491>) Evening includes: Grantee Fair, cocktail reception, dinner, keynote address, dessert auction and raffle prizes. Tickets: $150 Benefactor; $85 Advocate; $42 ATR Grantee Buy Tickets and Learn More<http://www.atrfoundation.org/get_involved/special_event.htm> Call (206) 624-4081 for more details. RSVP by October 11, 2004. A Territory Resource (ATR) is a progressive member-supported foundation that promotes social justice in the Northwest & Northern Rockies. In its 26 years, ATR has awarded over $11 million to more than 600 grantees challenging poverty, discrimination, racism, sexism, homophobia and other social inequities. To learn more about ATR visit http://www.atrfoundation.org<http://www.atrfoundation.org/>.
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NW Social Forum OCT 16 Parade Called Off please go to http://www.nwsocialforum.org/?q=2004/program/draftoutline<http://www.nwsocialforum.org/?q=2004/program/draftoutline> to see what's happening at the NWSF.
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The African-American Writers' Alliance will have a reading and book signing Saturday, October 16th from 4:30 - 6:30 at Gallery 110 at 110 South Washington in Pioneer Square.  Listen to us read poems from our anthology Words? Words! Words. As well as other favorite pieces.  Please mark your calendar now!  Join us for refreshments.
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Please Join us for Kinship Care: A Gathering of Families Caring for Families When Saturday Oct. 16, 2004 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Barbeque and entertainment to follow) Where African American Academy 8311 Beacon Avenue South What The Seattle office of Casey Family Programs along with several other community partners including Department of Social & Health Services, Kent Youth & Family Services, Black Child Development Institute, Seattle Affiliate, One Church One Child/Ujima, DADS, Mockingbird and a number of kinship youth and grandparents are hosting a "Gathering of Families Caring for Families."  This gathering provides an opportunity for kinship caregivers, families, service providers, community advocates and policy makers to share information and ideas, find resources and support, and celebrate families caring for families. This daylong event includes:  Workshops and information for both caregivers and young people   A youth panel to be facilitated by State Representative Eric Pettigrew  On-site massage Food & entertainment (provided free of charge)  Day care for children (ages 3 -12) Quick Facts: Nationally, 4.5 million children live in grandparent headed households, with another 1.5 million children living in households headed by other relatives.  In Washington State there are 61,905 children living in grandparent headed households.  In King County approximately 7,500 children are being raised by Grandparents (2000 census data). REGISTER Please RSVP by October 11, 2004, with Patti Plemons at 206.322-6711, ext. 2222 or by e-mail: http://www.HYPERLINK "http://by3fd.bay3.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/compose?mailto=1&msg=MSG1096657137.0&start=2197407&len=32127&src=&type=x&to=seattle%40casey%2eorg&cc=&bcc=&subject=&body=&curmbox=F000000001&a=cbf6f53a37994182ffefd987993d07fc"seattle at casey.org<file://www.HYPERLINK/>.  Contact Lyman Legters, director, Seattle Field Office at 206.709-2133 llegters at casey.org<http://by3fd.bay3.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/compose?mailto=1&msg=MSG1096657137.0&start=2197407&len=32127&src=&type=x&to=llegters%40casey%2eorg&cc=&bcc=&subject=&body=&curmbox=F000000001&a=cbf6f53a37994182ffefd987993d07fc> or Kikora Dorsey, senior manager permanency services 206.352-4271 or kdorsey at casey.org<http://by3fd.bay3.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/compose?mailto=1&msg=MSG1096657137.0&start=2197407&len=32127&src=&type=x&to=kdorsey%40casey%2eorg&cc=&bcc=&subject=&body=&curmbox=F000000001&a=cbf6f53a37994182ffefd987993d07fc> with questions.
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The Junior Achievement Puget Sound Business Hall of Fame celebrates the accomplishments of individuals who have made a lasting impact on this region's business and society.  Since 1987, 71 laureates have been inducted into the local Hall of Fame. This premier annual event also celebrates the continuing success of Junior Achievement in improving the quality of young people's lives by sharing the opportunities of free enterprise. *William Grose (sometimes spelled "Gross"), grew up during a time when people of African origin were forbidden by law to learn to read and write. Yet he traveled to distant shores and settled in Seattle in 1860 where he became a successful businessman and landowner.  He opened "Our House," a hotel and restaurant on Yesler Way, which became a popular stop for Seattle's mostly white populace. On Tuesday, October 19th, 2004 at the historic Paramount Theater in downtown Seattle, William Grose, will be the first African American, and 1 of 4 laureates to be inducted into the local Hall of Fame. Please join us in honoring the accomplishments of this great African-American pioneer.  The reception will begin at 6:00 p.m. with the dinner and program following at 7:00 p.m. Table sponsorships are $2,000 for 8, which includes dinner and your company's logo on the table sign.   For more information on William Grose, click on the links below: http://www.historylink.org/_output.cfm?file_id=393<http://www.historylink.org/_output.cfm?file_id=393> http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/blackhistorymonth/2001860257_history19.html<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/blackhistorymonth/2001860257_history19.html> http://www.metrokc.gov/exec/bhm/heritage.htm<http://www.metrokc.gov/exec/bhm/heritage.htm>  Tennille N. Pettis Regional Manager Junior Achievement of Washington 212 Plaza 600 Building 600 Stewart St., Suite 212 Seattle, WA 98101 W(206) 296-2625 F(206) 296-2617 http://seattle.ja.org<http://seattle.ja.org/> "Competitive golf is played mainly on a five-and-a-half inch course,  the space between your ears."  Bobby Tyre Jones Join Junior Achievement for this years JA Golf Marathon at the Golf Club at Newcastle on Monday, October 4th.  Imagine being one of only forty golfers playing from sunrise to sunset.  For more information go to http://seattle.ja.org<http://seattle.ja.org/> and click on Special Events!
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Tupac Shakur Book Discussion Group 3-5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, featuring The Art of War by Sun Tzu 3-5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13, featuring the poetry of Nikki Giovanni 3-5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, featuring Native Son by Richard A. Wright. What books influenced the work of the late poet and hip-hop artist, Tupac Shakur? We will read The Art of War, Native Son and the poetry of Nikki Giovanni alongside Tupac's lyrics and poetry to better understand the meaning of his work. Discussion and the exchange of ideas will be encouraged. Group meets in Room 2 on the Fourth Floor of the Central Library at 1000 Fourth Avenue, Seattle 206-615-1410. http://www.spl.org<file://www.spl.org/>
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American Heritage Series: Blood Ties: Exploring the Black Native American Experience Thursday, November 4, 2004  7pm at Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center, 104 17th Ave. S and Yesler Way, Seattle In the Oklahoma Indian territory in 1860, it is estimated that 18% of Cherokees, Choctaws, Chickasaws, Seminoles and Creeks were of African descent. In an age where African-Americans are now demanding the right to claim multiple ancestries and because of broadening racial and ethnic categories, this history becomes extremely relevant. Join moderator Minty Jeffrey (Muskogee-Creek), Co-founder Colors NW and panelists Diane Million (Tanana), Assistant Professor of American Indian Studies-UW, Eddie Hill (African-American & Choctaw), Seattle-based mixed media artist and Alicia Woods, Documentary Filmmaker completing a film about Black Indians in the third installment of The American Heritage Series as they explore these historical and current ties and the notion of racial identity among Native and African Americans. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for CD Forum members/students/seniors. Order tickets online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com<http://www.brownpapertickets.com/> or call 1-800-838-3006. This event is co-sponsored by the Mavin Foundation<http://www.mavinfoundation.org/> and the Simpson Center for the Humanities<http://depts.washington.edu/uwch/>.
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A. Philip Randolph Institute, Seattle Chapter Invites you to join us for our2004 Awards Banquet When: Friday, November 12,  2004 Time: 6:30 p.m. Where: Best Western Executive Inn, 200 Taylor Avenue North, Seattle Every year we honor individuals who have assisted us in our work and served as leaders in fighting for social and economic justice in our communities.  This year we are proud to present awards to: Edward Lambert AFSCME Local 21C and Charles Rollands Community Activist for their leadership and commitment as members; King County Executive Ron Sims for his support in our struggle for economic justice in our community; and Rev. Paul Benz Lutheran Public Policy and Rev. Thomas Bogan of Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church for their leadership in mobilizing the religious community in the fight for social justice. We hope you will plan to join us as we honor these hard working individuals in our community.  As a community activist we can use your support in making this a successful event.   We would appreciate a confirmation of your participation.  If you have any questions please contact Verlene Jones, Seattle Chapter President, at (206) 770-7697.
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ADEFUA Cultural Education Workshop (ACEW) <http://www.planetafua.com/<http://www.planetafua.com/>> HTTP://WWW.PLANETAFUA.COM<file://WWW.PLANETAFUA.COM/> Odunde Festival 2004 (Pre-Thanksgiving Weekend) Workshops! Saturday, Nov 20th  Seattle Central Community College Fitness Center- Call now to register! Drum Workshop 12:30-1:30pm Dance Warm-up 1:45-2:15pm Dance Workshop 2:30-4:00pm Dance Workshop 4:15-5:45pm Monday, Nov 22nd Fremont Drum Shop.   900 North 34th Dance Workshop 7:00-8:30pm Two Concerts!  Sunday, Nov 21st  Broadway Performance Hall At Seattle Central Community College 1625 Broadway, Seattle, WA 3:00pm and 7:30pm show times Contact:   TicketMaster  &  Ticketwindowonline.com  FREE! African Market Place 2pm until AFRICAN FOOD, HOLIDAY GIFTS & MORE! "Khawaore"  The night of the Griot people. Djialy Kunda Kouyate et Taranga with Souleymane N'Diaye Featuring:  "The Twins"  Assane & Ousseynou Kouyate, Awa Badji, Mame Djitte, Samba Guisse, Souleymane N'Diaye, Mady Kouyate, Kenneth Lawrence, Naby Camara, Modibo Traore, Assane M'Baye, Thione Diop, Afua N'Diaye & More! When you think of Cultural Arts in the city of Seattle, you have to think of Adefua Cultural Education Workshop. A non-profit organization that is committed to developing and maintaining relationships with community agencies, cultural councils, school districts, scholars, parents and education-focused organizations. Experience Odunde Fest 2004! Adefua invites you to celebrate 19 years of vibrant cultural arts at the Annual Odunde Festival scheduled for November 20-21 at the Seattle Central Community College and Broadway Performance Hall in Seattle.  The Odunde Fest is a community celebration of the African Harvest, giving thanks to the creator for life!.   "Khawaore"  The night of the Griot people   The Entire weekend provides a collaboration of local cultural and community organizations that excite the best of the best, international artists along with Seattle's finest entertainers will be a part of this exciting show.  Come experience fun for all-interactive drumming and dance workshops on Sat. November 20th at the Seattle Central Community College-Fitness Center & on Mon Nov 22nd at the Fremont Drum Shop 900 N. 34th street.  Come witness Two Shows Only! Sunday, November 21st 3pm and 7:30pm Located at the Broadway Performance Hall, located in Seattle on the corner of Broadway and Pine streets). All events are suitable for the entire family.  Visit the "The African Market Place" which features merchants displaying thousands of African centered gifts! Hot food! Community networking and more!.   The "African Market Place is FREE and open to the public 2 hours prior to each show! If you would like more information about Adefua Cultural Education Workshop and how you can support their continued efforts to keep cultural arts vibrant, please call now! To Purchase Tickets:  Ticketsonline.com * Ticketmaster.com - 206.292.ARTS  *  Planetafua.com  * The Adefua Center - 206.722.6602 
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> From: WSWS <admin at wsws.org<mailto:admin at wsws.org>>
> Subject: Today on the WSWS
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> Today on the WSWS ---------- 1 October 2004
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> News & Analysis
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> Bush-Kerry debate: two candidates committed to war
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http://dev.wsws.org/articles/2004/oct2004/deba-o01.shtml<http://dev.wsws.org/articles/2004/oct2004/deba-o01.shtml>
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> America's oligarchy in the mirror of the debacle in
> Iraq
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http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/oct2004/iraq-o01.shtml<http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/oct2004/iraq-o01.shtml>
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> Washington's policy of sadism and sexual abuse:
> excerpts from Seymour Hersh's Chain of Command
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http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/oct2004/sadi-o01.shtml<http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/oct2004/sadi-o01.shtml>
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> Ohio appeals court hears Socialist Equality Party
> ballot access case
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http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/sep2004/ohio-s30.shtml<http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/sep2004/ohio-s30.shtml>
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> Prisoner releases expose illegal nature of
> Guantanamo Bay detentions
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http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/oct2004/hick-o01.shtml<http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/oct2004/hick-o01.shtml>
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> Democratic keynote speaker Barack Obama calls for
> missile strikes on Iran
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http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/oct2004/obam-o01.shtml<http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/oct2004/obam-o01.shtml>
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> The Balkans continue to fracture: Part 2
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http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/oct2004/balk-o01.shtml<http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/oct2004/balk-o01.shtml>
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> New in German
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> Volksbegehren zur Abwahl  des Berliner Senats
> Ein Volksbegehren ohne Perspektive
> http://www.wsws.org/de/2004/okt2004/berl-o01.shtml<http://www.wsws.org/de/2004/okt2004/berl-o01.shtml>
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> Erleichterte Einb?rgerung in der Schweiz abgelehnt
> http://www.wsws.org/de/2004/okt2004/berl-o01.shtml<http://www.wsws.org/de/2004/okt2004/berl-o01.shtml>
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> New in French
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> Le Gouvernement fran?ais encourage le chantage ?
> l?emploi des employeurs
> http://www.wsws.org/de/2004/okt2004/berl-o01.shtml<http://www.wsws.org/de/2004/okt2004/berl-o01.shtml>
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From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca)
Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2004 22:30:46 -0700
Subject: Fw: [shadow_group] Fw: ||SeattleActivist.org|| Fwd: China: School
	trips to watch death sentences - OCT-01-2004 - China
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----- Original Message ----- 
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Subject: [shadow_group] Fw: ||SeattleActivist.org|| Fwd: China: School trips to watch death sentences - OCT-01-2004 - China



----- Original Message ----- 
Subject: ||SeattleActivist.org|| Fwd: China: School trips to watch death sentences - OCT-01-2004 - China
--- Amnesty International <ai-news at amnesty.org<mailto:ai-news at amnesty.org>> wrote:
> From: Amnesty International <ai-news at amnesty.org<mailto:ai-news at amnesty.org>>
> News Release Issued by the International Secretariat
> of Amnesty International
> 
> China: School trips to watch death sentences
> 
> AI Index: ASA 17/049/2004 (Public)
> 1 October 2004
> 
> In a bizarre holiday celebration several hundred
> schoolchildren were taken to watch six men being
> sentenced to death at a public sentencing rally,
> according to a Chinese internet report.
> 
> "The Chinese government regularly 'celebrates'
> national holidays by executing large numbers of
> criminals," said Ingrid Massage, Asia director at
> Amnesty International. "This year, the Mid-Autumn
> Festival falls in the same week as China's National
> Day on Friday 1 October and there has been a surge
> of executions."
> 
> The schoolchildren were part of an audience of 2,500
> people. Held in a gymnasium in Changsha, capital of
> central Hunan province, the sentencing rally was
> timed to coincide with the Mid-Autumn Festival on 27
> September. The six men were then taken to an
> execution ground and shot, according to the report
> on the 'Tom' web portal.
> 
> Pictured wearing their school uniforms, the children
> are described as elementary and middle school
> students, between the ages of six and seventeen.
> They heard the details of the convicts' crimes read
> out in public -- including murder, assault and
> kidnapping -- and then witnessed the criminals being
> sentenced to death.
> 
> Taking children out of school to attend sentencing
> rallies appears to contravene the Convention on the
> Rights of the Child, ratified by China in 1992. This
> states that education should be directed at the
> "development of respect for human rights and
> fundamental freedoms".
> 
> The six men in Hunan are among at least 100 people
> executed in recent days in China.
> 
> Both in law and practice, China's criminal justice
> system does not currently offer fair trials under
> international legal standards. This is particularly
> alarming in criminal cases where the death penalty
> is passed. Confessions may be extorted through
> torture, access to lawyers is limited and the appeal
> system is fractured and decentralised. Amnesty
> International opposes the death penalty in all
> circumstances and is calling on China to halt all
> executions immediately with a view to abolishing the
> death penalty in law.
> 
> To see the 'Tom' report (in Chinese), go to: 
>
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> 
> Further information on human rights in China:
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From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca)
Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2004 22:30:07 -0700
Subject: Fw: [shadow_group] Fw: ||SeattleActivist.org|| Fwd: We Need Our Own
	Voice in the Debate - Oct. 17- Million Worker March -
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----- Original Message ----- 
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Subject: [shadow_group] Fw: ||SeattleActivist.org|| Fwd: We Need Our Own Voice in the Debate - Oct. 17- Million Worker March -



----- Original Message ----- 
Subject: ||SeattleActivist.org|| Fwd: We Need Our Own Voice in the Debate - Oct. 17- Million Worker March -



--- AntiWar 4 the Million Worker March
<antiwar4themillionworkermarch at action-mail.org<mailto:antiwar4themillionworkermarch at action-mail.org>> wrote:

> From: "AntiWar 4 the Million Worker March"
> <antiwar4themillionworkermarch at action-mail.org<mailto:antiwar4themillionworkermarch at action-mail.org>>
> Date: Fri, 01 Oct 2004 09:44:33 -0400
> Subject: We Need Our Own Voice in the Debate - Oct.
> 17- Million Worker
>  March - 
> CC: Antiwar for the Million Worker March
> <antiwar4themillionworkermarch at organizerweb.com>
> To: dave at seattleactivist.org
> 
> Bringing the Troops Home from Iraq is NOT
> debateable--
> 
> Nor was is part of the debates last night
> 
> That's way we must be in Washington DC on October 17
> 
> 
> Whatever your view of the debates last night, this
> much 
> was clear-- althought the big topic of debate was
> supposed 
> to be the war and continued occupation of Iraq --
> Nobody 
> in the debate called for bringing the troops home
> now. 
>  This is the reason why those of us who are
> demanding that 
> the troops come home now must do everything we can
> to keep 
> the debate in the street. The street is the only
> place 
> where the anti-war position is being forcefully
> made.  Oct 
> 17 is the next big chance for the anti-war movement
> to 
> join the debate and WE MUST NOT FAIL TO SHOW UP FOR
> IT.
> 
> We need our own voice in the debates!
> 
> Working people will speak for themselves, in their
> own 
> voice on October 17 at the Million Worker March.
> 
> Who will speak for working people on the issues that
> 
> affect us most?  Issues like health care, jobs,
> education, 
> and the war?
> 
> It is becoming clear that we must speak for
> ourselves and 
> raise the issues that are affecting us.
> 
> We need real jobs and a living wage.
> We need our loved ones brought home from Iraq--end
> the 
> occupation now!
> We need universal healthcare.
> 
> On October 17, we will have the opportunity to enter
> the 
> debate, on our terms, in our name, as we march on 
> Washington, DC.
> 
> This is a march and a movement intiated by working 
> people--starting with ILWU Local 10 in San
> Francisco.  The 
> leadership of the movement is drawn from working
> people. 
>  And the issues we will raise are issues that effect
> 
> working people.
> 
> ***We need your help with the enormous expenses
> involved 
> building this march and movement.
> 
> Anti-war 4 the Million Worker March is helping to
> organize 
> buses from all over the country, so that working
> people 
> can flood the city to call for Jobs. Helathcare, and
> a 
> Living Wage, Not War.
> 
> We need your help in getting as many buses as
> possible to 
> DC.
> 
> You can donate online at: 
> http://www.peoplesrightsfund.org/<http://www.peoplesrightsfund.org/>
> or by mail (make checks payable to AntiWar4MWM/IAC,
> 39 W. 
> 14th St. #206, NY NY 10011)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Momentum is building for the Million Worker
> March---new 
> organizing centers are springing up all over the
> country 
> (see 
>
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> 
> and new endorsers are being added to the list daily 
>
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> 
> It is more important than ever that we turn out by
> the 
> thousands to say "Jobs, Healthcare, and a Living
> Wage, Not 
> War!" on October 17.  We need your help in these
> last two 
> weeks to make this happen.
> 
> HOW YOU CAN HELP
> 
> **Get the Word out!
> 1) download leaflets from 
>
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> 
> and take them to your school, workplace, house of
> worship, 
> union, and community organization.
> 
> 2) Link to the Anti-war for the Million Worker March
> 
> Website : 
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> 
> 3) Forward this email to your email lists
> 
> 
> **Organize transportation from your area!
> We need hundreds of local organizers.  Contact us
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> 
> **Donate!
> We need help with the enormous expenses involved
> with this 
> massive mobilization of working people.  You can
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> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> http://antiwar4themillionworkermarch.org<http://antiwar4themillionworkermarch.org/>
> 
> October 17 Washington DC
> 
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From shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca  Sat Oct  2 22:31:21 2004
From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca)
Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2004 22:31:21 -0700
Subject: Fw: [shadow_group] Fw: Telling Lies in America
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----- Original Message ----- 
To: shadow_group<mailto:shadow_group at lists.riseup.net> 
Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2004 9:36 PM
Subject: [shadow_group] Fw: Telling Lies in America



----- Original Message ----- 
From: wire at gnn.tv<mailto:wire at gnn.tv>

Subject: Telling Lies in America


Guerrillas,

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Of the work, Publisher's Weekly wrote:

"An extensive contribution to ongoing critiques of the media...[Their] presentation, which allows most of the stories to speak for themselves without heightened language, does manage to lead by example."

And Marc Maron of Air America Radio called it a "must read."

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From shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca  Sat Oct  2 22:33:31 2004
From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca)
Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2004 22:33:31 -0700
Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: [Left Hook] American Students today "rebels
	without a cause?"
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----- Original Message ----- 
Subject: American Students today "rebels without a cause?" 


The Berkley Free Speech...Cafe...this is ridiculous.
===

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-berkeley1oct01,1,2350193.story?coll=la-home-local<http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-berkeley1oct01,1,2350193.story?coll=la-home-local>


Free to Be Silent at UC Berkeley
* Forty years after a seminal movement was born, students focus on their 
studies more than social, political causes.

By Rone Tempest, Times Staff Writer

BERKELEY ? At the Free Speech Movement Cafe on a recent afternoon here, 
students silently sipped lattes and smoothies, oblivious to enlarged 
photographs on the walls of historic campus demonstrations.

A documentary film on the radical era, "Berkeley in the '60s," flickered 
unwatched in one corner of the terraced cafe, where an intense new 
generation of scholars hunched mutely over wireless laptops.

The cafe decor, which features a picture of an impassioned student 
leader addressing a crowd from the roof of a police car, is a reminder 
that 40 years ago today, modern campus political activism began here at 
UC Berkeley.

The studious atmosphere inside the cafe, endowed by a wealthy admirer of 
the movement and dedicated in 1998 as part of the Moffitt Undergraduate 
Library, symbolizes how much California's flagship public university has 
changed in four decades.

On Oct. 1, 1964, students protesting the noontime arrest of a civil 
rights activist surrounded a university police car and staged a 32-hour 
sit-in, an event that not only ignited the Free Speech Movement here but 
also inspired countless other movements under different names and forms 
on campuses around the world for years to come.

"In the fall of 1964," states a panel at the entrance of the cafe that 
reads like a message from a time capsule, "a student protest movement 
galvanized this campus and shocked the nation. It soon resonated on 
campuses around the United States."

But except for a few graduate students quietly discussing the works of 
Virgil, there was virtually no speech at all on the recent afternoon at 
the Free Speech Cafe. The only other audible voice was that of a cashier 
barking out food orders in Spanish.

The university still boasts hundreds of student organizations. But their 
causes, reports historian Lisa Rubens, 58, a Berkeley graduate and 
veteran of the Free Speech Movement, tend to be more personalized, 
centered on issues of gender, ethnicity and narrower political and 
environmental concerns.

"You don't see the constant mass public demonstrations that tended to 
characterize the late '60s," Rubens said. "Today's concerns are much 
more sophisticated and targeted, reflecting the era of identity politics."

*'Nothing but a Cafe?'

*Faculty and students say that increasingly selective admissions 
standards, higher costs, onerous academic workloads and a largely 
apolitical Asian student population are some of the reasons behind the 
change in campus politics.

During a public radio program broadcast from the campus this week to 
commemorate today's anniversary, host Michael Krasny wondered aloud: "Is 
the Free Speech Movement nothing but a cafe?"

One of the panelists on the program, distinguished Berkeley philosophy 
professor John R. Searle, responded instantly: "Yes, and that is very 
healthy."

Searle, now 72, embraced the Free Speech Movement as a young faculty 
member but was critical of its more radical offshoots. He said the 
institutionalization of the movement was a good thing.

"The way healthy societies work," said Searle, interviewed later at his 
Moses Hall office, "is that they assimilate. What was once a threat is 
now part of the mainstream. In a sense it has been domesticated."

Searle predicted that one day there would even be a statue of the late 
Free Speech leader Mario Savio, who died in 1996, on the campus next to 
the monuments to Free Speech era Chancellor Clark Kerr ? who blamed the 
protests on "Mao-Castroite" influences ? and legendary football coach 
Pappy Waldorf.

A couple of students on the Krasny radio panel explained why today's 
students couldn't actively engage in politics.

"It's not necessarily a lack of interest," said student association Vice 
President Liz Hall. "There is higher tuition and less financial aid, 
which means more and more students on campus who have to work."

But Kalin McKenna, 21, a combined history and premed major from Lake 
Forest, said busy students had found a new way to agitate.

"There's more online activism now," said McKenna, national outreach 
coordinator for Mobilizing America's Youth. "A lot of people know they 
can get the information they need from a computer. Rather than attend a 
forum for an hour, they read a synopsis of the forum on the Internet 
that takes 30 minutes."

The contrast with years past is especially evident during the lunch hour 
on Sproul Plaza, the main student courtyard and entrance on the south 
side of the campus.

One of the primary achievements of the Free Speech Movement was winning 
the right to set up tables and distribute political tracts in the 
block-long plaza just outside Sather Gate.

For years, Sproul Plaza at noon was a battleground of competing 
political ideologies and sidewalk orators vying for an audience.

Today's version is a pale imitation.

The only orator on a recent afternoon was a shouting, dancing evangelist 
who identified himself as "David Temple, B.A., J.D. Apostle."

Except for the obligatory campus clubs of the Republican and Democratic 
parties and one ferociously anti-Israel Internationalist Socialist 
table, there were few overtly political tables among the several dozen 
flanking the plaza.

But there were tables for Jehovah's Witnesses and Campus Ministries, for 
Cal Bears for UNICEF and the Cal Ski & Snowboard Club.

The most numerous and active tables reflected the large Asian presence 
on campus: the Vietnam Students Assn., Pilipino American Alliance and 
Society of Hong Kong and Chinese Affairs, among others. About 40% of the 
student body is Asian, compared to less than 5% four decades ago.

Staffing the table of the Chinese Students Assn. was 21-year-old Peter 
Wang, a bioengineering major who described his organization as a "social 
club" that arranges dances, movie nights and karaoke songfests.

Asked about the legacy of the Free Speech Movement in his life, Wang, 
who was born in Taiwan and raised in Fountain Valley, said, "I never 
really thought about it, I guess."

But even if most of today's students don't commemorate that fading era, 
the university and community have.

A Free Speech Movement Oral History Project, headed by Rubens, is racing 
to record the memories of participants.

Over the next week, veterans of the movement are staging a series of 
activities on or near the campus to remember the events of 1964.



*Reenacting the Sit-in

*Organized by former Free Speech steering committee member and longtime 
activist Michael Rossman, the programs will include panel discussions on 
the lessons of the movement, political satires, speeches by Texas 
columnist Molly Ivins and investigative journalist Seymour Hersh and, on 
Oct. 8 in Sproul Plaza, a reenactment of the original sit-in that will 
be attended by senior university officials.

Among those planning to be present are Assemblywoman and former Los 
Angeles Councilwoman Jackie Goldberg and celebrated Berkeley chef and 
food guru Alice Waters, who were both Berkeley undergraduates during the 
Free Speech Movement.

"I'm going back to speak on top of the police car," said Goldberg, who 
was among those hopping onto the vehicle 40 years ago. "That event in 
1964 was probably the only really spontaneous thing I have seen in my 
long political life."

Waters described her exposure to the movement as a young undergraduate 
from New Jersey as "an empowering experience that completely changed my 
life."

Although she was only on the fringes of the movement, Waters said the 
experience showed her what people could accomplish when they tried. 
Indeed, it helped give her the courage to launch her own restaurant.

"Without the Free Speech Movement there would have been no Chez 
Panisse," Waters said.

Over at the Free Speech Movement Cafe, 19-year-old sophomore history 
major Lisa Shapiro was sitting at an outdoor table, intently reading a 
biography of a 19th century American slave.

Looking up from her book, Shapiro, from the nearby city of Orinda, said 
she could still sense the "aura" of the Free Speech Movement.

"When I first came here and saw the photographs, it gave me a kind of 
tingly feeling that something special had happened here," she said.

But Shapiro said the events 40 years ago had little relevance for most 
of today's students. Without the military draft, even the current 
occupation of Iraq is not as galvanizing an issue as it might have been 
in years past.

"You tend to get people now," she said, "who are more rebels without a 
cause."
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From shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca  Sat Oct  2 22:38:08 2004
From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca)
Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2004 22:38:08 -0700
Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: Vote NOW - Malia Lazu for President!
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----- Original Message ----- 
Subject: Vote NOW - Malia Lazu for President!


      Hey Friend!

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From shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca  Sun Oct  3 06:51:37 2004
From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca)
Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2004 06:51:37 -0700
Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: SFTT- SOLDIERS FOR THE TRUTH
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----- Original Message ----- 
Subject: SFTT- SOLDIERS FOR THE TRUTH


Subject: Letters to Col. David Hackworth


Source:
SFTT- SOLDIERS FOR THE TRUTH
http://www.sftt.org/

<http://www.sftt.org/>Bad Bad Balad 
http://snipurl.com/9c0i<http://snipurl.com/9c0i> 

09-24-2004 

Dear Hack, 

We damn sure need you back! I'm stationed here at Balad, LSA Anaconda. I've been a soldier for three decades, and I have never even imagined what goes on here! Guard towers with nobody in them (unless the big brass are coming), base defense plan ignored, most of the c-wire for that is laying in the dump) tax payers money spent on palm trees, no 9mm ammo, (there is the almost two million rounds of state department ammo? They must plan on relieving us in place!). We can't touch it. Troops being sent this far north with none, Nada that's no ammo, or mags, the list goes on and on! 

What happened to lessons learned? Recently I had the misfortune of hearing a radio conversation in the px, between  one of the towers, and their control, if that's what you want to call it, it went like this..........(tower) I have people setting up a mortar, 50 yards outside the wire............ Answer... Continue to observe.......tower...oh my god they shooting........  At least three rounds, no return fire, reason .......the tower wasn't given permission to fire!!!!!!!? Rules of engagement? Another recent incident.....broad daylight ......a pick up truck stops near the wire, lets two kids out, the walk over to the fence, cut a hole in it, come through the hole, and cut a surface soft water line, back through the fence, into the pick up and are driven off in no big hurry????? 

Will I stay in after this deployment.....hell no........and you can count on me to tell anybody who will listen, as to why! Signed the unknown soldier....lead by the unknowing, unwilling, uncaring. 

Hack if they find out who sent this to you, it won't be pretty, they will bake my bacon and get that retirement check! 

Concerned sergeant

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09-24-2004 

TX ANG Needs Help

Col. Hackworth,

I had read an article of yours about a Guard unit out of Cali whose enlisted men were voices the problems they encountered in Iraq. I found this very interesting and at the same time - kind of scary. My unit is preparing to go to Iraq. I had forgot about that article until we started running into our problems. We have been in Ft Hood for a whole month - yet we have only done about 3 days of PT. A reminder - we are a guard unit. Some of these soldiers a extremely out of shape - which is leading to bigger problems. In our first day of training - we had 16 heat casualties. In a 4 day FTX - we had over 40 injuries do to heat and bad training. I would say our leadership - some where along the way - forgot we were not full time soldiers. We are not prepared physically - and mentally is going very quick. We live day to day. There is no training schedule - nor any kind of clue of what is happening tomorrow. Our CSM has never even been active duty - nor has half of our officer leadership. Thanx for reading this letter - I feel you are the man to address this problem.  

CONCERNED SOLDIER


 
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From shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca  Sun Oct  3 06:53:00 2004
From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca)
Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2004 06:53:00 -0700
Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: Town may be a base for secret society
Message-ID: <BAY11-DAV33nspQZxkc0001297f@hotmail.com>


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Subject: Town may be a base for secret society




http://www.herts-essex-news.co.uk/mercury/news/story.asp?id=152654<http://www.herts-essex-news.co.uk/mercury/news/story.asp?id=152654>
full story
Town may be a base for secret society

A SINISTER secret society said to control the world's governments has members living in Hertford, according to a documentary to be aired on Sky One next week.
The Mercury can exclusively reveal that it will claim the mysterious sect, the Illuminati, rumoured to involve bankers, power brokers and politicians, may have an underground base in the town.
Formed in Bavaria in 1776, the group's high-powered members are said to include George W Bush and his presidential rival John Kerry, who joined Yale University's Skull and Bones club, a branch of the sect.
Conspiracy theorists claim that the society is "bent on world domination" in a shadowy behind-the-scenes bid to control us.
As part of Sky's series on conspiracy theories, journalist Danny Wilson met with Hertford man and insider Tim Acheson, in a bid to meet an Illuminatus.
Tim belongs to a high-ranking family in the Knights Templar, a powerful society of warrior monks which dates back to the Crusades - and who still meet at a secret location in the town.
But he denied a link with former US Secretary of State Dean Acheson, a well-known Templar, who was in President Harry S Truman's inner circle during the 1950s.
Cryptically, he told the Mercury: "I cannot talk about my family connections. The older members of secret societies want to keep them secret, whereas some of the new blood is a bit more open.
"I do know two members of the Illuminati who live here, but I must protect their identities.
"There are powerful and dangerous forces at work here and I cannot risk getting on the wrong side of them."
The Mercury was given a sneak preview of The Illuminati - Our Secret Masters, which will be aired on Sky One next Thursday at 9pm.
Tim, a reporter for conspiracy theory website www.theinsider.org, is seen driving through Bull Plain, Fore Street, Railway Street and St Andrew Street in Hertford with the TV presenter.
They drive to a deserted industrial estate near the town and wait for the shadowy figure to turn up - but Wilson begins to think that he's been led on a wild goose chase.
Finally Tim returns to say his contact has "got cold feet" and backed off meeting the press.
Speaking to the Mercury this week, Tim said: "It is very difficult to get them to reveal themselves, as you can understand, but I hope that it may happen at a later date."
And he promised to reveal more of Hertford's hidden secrets. He said: "Hertford is very important as a centre of mystery and intrigue, more than most people realise."
Next week's programme is one in a four-part series on conspiracy theories showing every Thursday in September.
brownr at hertsessexnews.co.uk<mailto:brownr at hertsessexnews.co.uk>

 
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From shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca  Sun Oct  3 06:56:43 2004
From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca)
Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2004 06:56:43 -0700
Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: ||SeattleActivist.org|| YES on Initiative 297!
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The YES on Initiative 297 Campaign needs your help to secure a victory in November!

 

Hanford is the most contaminated site in the Western Hemisphere.  Over a million gallons of high-level waste have leaked from tanks at Hanford, contaminating the groundwater and heading towards the Columbia River.  Despite this fact, the Department of Energy has a plan to ship 23,000 additional truckloads of radioactive waste, along our highways and through our communities, to the Hanford site.  They, of course, have the option to increase the number of truckloads up to 92,000.

 

I-297 will be on the ballot in November!  It will require that the Department of Energy cleanup the radioactive mess at Hanford before any more waste is dumped in our state.  8 out of 10 people in Washington will vote yes in November, as long as we get our message out!

 

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From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca)
Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2004 07:06:19 -0700
Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: Emailing: patriot_act
Message-ID: <BAY11-DAV229Vo3rY8y0002ed1b@hotmail.com>

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            Many Democrats and civil libertarians charge the new PA II authorizes heavy-handed infringements on civil liberties. House Democratic leaders and civil liberties advocates said on Sept. 22 that the Republican bill ostensibly responding to the findings of the 9-11 commission would go well beyond the panel's recommendations. It would call for broad new powers for law enforcement agencies, they said, and would include new authority to conduct electronic surveillance in terrorism investigations.

            Among the provisions, said AP, are measures on the deportation of aliens who are suspected of being linked to foreign revolutionary groups which have been labeled as terrorists, mandatory pretrial detention for terrorism suspects, warrants against non-citizens even when a target can't be tied to a foreign power and enhanced penalties for threats or attempts to use chemical or nuclear weapons.

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From shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca  Sun Oct  3 07:07:56 2004
From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca)
Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2004 07:07:56 -0700
Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: Burma Mtg. Oct. 5, News Update
Message-ID: <BAY11-DAV19XUIEAOeI0004c4de@hotmail.com>


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Burma Action Group<mailto:burma at u.washington.edu> 
To: Burma Action Group<mailto:burma at u.washington.edu> 
Subject: Burma Mtg. Oct. 5, News Update



Friends,

The next meeting of the Seattle Burma Roundtable is Tuesday, October 5th 
from 6:30-8 pm at the University District Branch of the Seattle Public 
Library, 5009 Roosevelt Ave NE.  Call 206-784-5742 for details.

We will be making plans for an event in November at Suzallo Library on the 
UW Seattle campus that will include a great photo exhibit from the 
Thai-Burma border, the pictures having been taken by Seattle Times 
photographer Tom Reese (see 
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/burma/tunnel2.html<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/burma/tunnel2.html> to view some of the 
photos and read the accomanying story by Paula Bock).  We hope to be 
joined in November by several local and regional groups providing relief 
and development assistance to Burmese people.  Stay tuned.

We have three action items:

1)Please bring used books, CDs, records, tapes and DVDs to our meeting. On 
October 16th at the Issaquah Farmer's Market across from Costco (1710 10th 
Ave N) there will be a used book/dvd/cd sale to support orphaned, 
exploited and refugee children. All proceeds will support children living 
at a rescue center for exploited children in Cambodia and a clinic for 
Burmese refugees on the Thai /Burma border. The sale will take place 
during the Issaquah Farmer's Market from 9:00am to 2:00pm.  The movies and 
books will be very reasonably priced (.50 cents to $2.00).  Donations are 
tax deductable.

2) Join Thailand's foremost pianist and composer Nat Yontararak in concert 
Sunday, October 10, 4 p.m. at Chapel Hill Church Sanctuary.  Also 
performances by Sugar Yontararak and Yuriam Manowanna, traditional Thai 
dancers.  "A Taste of Thailand" dinner immediately following including 
authentic Thai dishes to enjoy. Seating is limited.  Tickets available by 
going to www.chapelhillpc.org<http://www.chapelhillpc.org/>, by calling 253-851-7779 or at Chapel Hill 
Church on Sunday mornings. Pre-purchased ticket prices:  For concert and 
dinner 2/ $25, $15/each or $35/family of 4, $5 concert only.  Students 
6-18: For concert and dinner $8/each, $3 concert only.  Kids 5 and under:
Free concert and dinner.  All proceeds will benefit Christians Concerned 
for Burma (CCB).

3)Thanks to widespread support, the world's ONLY imprisoned Nobel Peace 
Prize recipient Aung San Suu Kyi has been selected as one of 20 nominees 
for Time Magazine Asia's "living Asian hero" award.  NOW, WE NEED YOU TO 
VOTE BY GOING TO: http://www.time.com/time/asia/2004/heroes/<http://www.time.com/time/asia/2004/heroes/>
The finalist will be announced in TIME's 2004 Asian Heroes special website 
on October 4, 2004. AFTER YOU VOTE, SEND A QUICK EMAIL TO: 
info at uscampaignforburma.org<mailto:info at uscampaignforburma.org> and let us know, so we can keep track of how 
many people voted!

As a final announcement, please watch for a new CD coming out October 26. 
Artists including Eric Clapton, U2, REM, Sting, Paul McCartney, Pearl Jam, 
Ani DiFranco and many others will release the CD titled "For the Lady". 
Proceeds benefit the US Campaign for Burma.  See 
http://uscampaignforburma.org/music/<http://uscampaignforburma.org/music/> and see the article below.

At bottom are three articles: One on the latest UN Human Rights Report on 
Burma, one on efforts at the UN to break the stalemate in Burma (the US 
Senate just passed a resolution calling for UN Security Council action on 
Burma), and the last with more detail on the "For the Lady" CD.

Best,

Larry Dohrs
206-784-5742


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U.N. envoy says rights violations continue in Myanmar

Source: Reuters

BANGKOK, Sept 29 (Reuters) - A top U.N. rights envoy condemned on 
Wednesday the arrest and jailing of opposition activists in military-ruled 
Myanmar and said he had received credible reports of rights violations in 
border areas.

Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, denied entry to the former Burma earlier this year, 
said the dismal human rights situation in Myanmar had not improved despite 
the junta's pledge to work towards national reconciliation last year.

"Since the beginning of this year, the Special Rapporteur has received 
several reports about continuing arrests and harsh sentences for peaceful 
political activities," Pinheiro said in his latest report.

"All political prisoners must be released immediately and unconditionally, 
and no further arrests or punishment for peaceful activities should take 
place."

The Brazilian academic said he had received "credible and detailed 
reports" of rights violations in border areas where government forces are 
battling ethnic rebel groups.

He gave no further details.

He said there was no sign of when democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi would be 
freed from house arrest, or curbs lifted on her opposition National League 
for Democracy (NLD).

Last week, four NLD officials were jailed for seven years after a closed 
trial inside Yangon's Insein prison. The two men and two women were 
charged with sending NLD statements to dissident groups on the Thai 
border.

NLD lawyers said there was no hard evidence against their clients, adding 
that they confessed under interrogation by military intelligence 
officials.

In his report, Pinheiro highlighted the case of two NLD members -- Than 
Than Tay and Tin Myint -- arrested in June and accused of communicating 
with groups on the border.

"Their whereabouts appear to be unknown and they potentially face 
long-term imprisonment," he said.

The junta is holding more than 1,300 political prisoners and Pinheiro 
called for the immediate release of 50 detainees he said were in poor 
health.

A democratic transition under the junta's "roadmap to democracy" would be 
impossible unless Myanmar's generals improved human rights and eased curbs 
on the opposition, he said.

"If the government wishes to promote a genuine process of political 
transition, fundamental human rights requirements have to be fulfilled," 
Pinheiro said.

A constitution-drafting National Convention, which opened in May with most 
of its 1,088 delegates handpicked by the junta, is expected to reconvene 
in November.

Critics say the process has no credibility without Suu Kyi and the NLD, 
which refused to take part while she remained under house arrest.

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UN's Annan convenes meeting to press Myanmar

UNITED NATIONS : UN Secretary General Kofi Annan met with representatives 
of a dozen nations to seek ways of pressing Myanmar's military rulers, in 
power for more than four decades, to move toward democracy.

Officials from the World Bank and UN Development Programme also attended 
the meeting, called on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly where 
Myanmar earlier vigorously defended its record on human rights.

"We will use the individual influence of each of the countries to see how 
they can help move the process forward," Annan told reporters after the 
session. He said the goal was to "encourage" the government.

"The member states who came in here are all concerned about the issue," 
Annan said.

In recent months, the UN chief has stepped up the pressure on Myanmar with 
statements critical of its national forum on democracy, which he said 
could not be credible without opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Her National League for Democracy (NLD) has boycotted the national meeting 
and Suu Kyi has been under house arrest for more than a year, the third 
time the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize winner has been detained.

The forum is part of the regime's "road map" for democracy, and a top 
Myanmar official on Wednesday warned that the nation's fate could not be 
determined by one person alone - a reference to Suu Kyi.

"We cannot allow the national convention to be derailed under any 
circumstances," Tin Winn, an official in Prime Minister General Khin 
Nyunt's office, said in a speech to the 191-nation General Assembly.

"The future of the nation cannot be determined by one individual or one 
party acting alone," he said.

Suu Kyi's NLD won the elections in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, in 
1990 but the military rulers, who took power in a 1962 coup, refused to 
recognise the result.

Four NLD members were given seven-year jail terms last week, and a UN 
rights specialist outlined allegations of human rights abuses in a new 
report issued on Tuesday.

"Allegations of human rights violations in Myanmar are aimed at 
discrediting the government for political purposes," Tin Winn told the 
assembly. "Myanmar has consistently cooperated with the United Nations on 
human rights."

But the military rulers have not allowed either the specialist or Razali 
Ismail, Annan's special envoy to Myanmar, to return to the country in 
recent months.

Razali attended Wednesday's meeting along with representatives from 
Australia, Britain, France, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, current EU 
president The Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Thailand, the United States 
and Vietnam.

Annan's spokesman later said the meeting had "strengthened the sense of 
common purpose on how to assist Myanmar in making its process of 
democratic transition more inclusive and sustainable."

The spokesman said the UN chief was also urging Myanmar to "listen to 
advice given by friendly countries, in goodwill, and allow his special 
envoy to visit the country as soon as possible." - AFP
===================================

World's pop stars band together for Myanmar's Suu Kyi

WASHINGTON Sept 22 - Some of the world's top artistes and musicians have 
banded together to push for the freedom of Myanmar's democracy icon Aung 
San Suu Kyi, activists said Tuesday as US legislators considered seeking 
UN Security Council action against the military regime in Yangon.

Bands U2, Pearl Jam, Coldplay, Sting, R.E.M., Travis, Indigo Girls and 
Matchbox Twenty and several top artistes including Paul McCartney and Eric 
Clapton will launch an album on October 26 dedicated to Aung San Suu Kyi.

``Anytime anyone inside Burma listens to my music, I want them to know 
that they are listening to an artist that supports their freedom,'' said 
Clapton, the quintessential blues guitarist, using Myanmar's previous 
name.

The album, entitled ``For The Lady: Dedicated to freeing Aung San Suu Kyi 
and the courageous people of Burma'' will be released by Rhino Records.

Proceeds from the sale of the double CD featuring 27 tracks will benefit 
the non-profit group US Campaign For Burma, comprising activists around 
the world seeking an end to the military dictatorship in the impoverished 
nation.

``Music has helped bring about change in many parts of the world,'' said 
Jeremy Woodrum of the US Campaign for Burma.

Myanmar's military rulers have detained Aung San Suu Kyi for more than a 
year and clamped down on her National League for Democracy party for their 
relentless push for democratic reforms in Myanmar.

Myanmar has been run by the military since a 1962 coup. The NLD won 
overwhelmingly in 1990 elections, considered free and fair by the 
international community, but was not allowed to govern.

``Her dedication, resolve, courage and patience are the mark of a leader. 
We stand tall for her, as she will again stand tall for herself,'' said 
Michael Stipe, the lead singer of R.E.M.

The album will feature exclusive numbers by R.E.M., Pearl Jam, Tom 
Morello's The Nightwatchman, Damien Rice, Lili Hadyn and Better Than Ezra 
as well as previously released tunes by Lavigne, Coldplay, Bright Eyes and 
Travis.

It also features a song banned by Myanmar's military regime, ``Walk On,'' 
which U2 dedicated to Aung San Suu Kyi on their last album and a song in 
Myanmarese written by jailed student activist Min Ko Naing.

Singing a freedom-seeking song in Myanmar can result in a minimum 
seven-year prison sentence, according to the US Campaign for Burma group.

Meanwhile, American legislators are considering a resolution seeking 
Security Council action on Myanmar's military junta, known as the State 
Peace and Development Council.

Nearly identical resolutions have been introduced in the House of 
Representatives and the Senate calling for such action, congressional 
aides said.

The House resolution, a copy of which was made available to AFP Tuesday, 
asked the Security Council to ``immediately consider and take appropriate 
action to respond to the growing threat that the ruling State Peace and 
Development Council in Burma poses to the Southeast Asia region and to the 
people of Burma.''

Myanmar posed a threat to regional stability because of its arms buildup 
and a continuous cross border flow of illegal narcotics, trafficked 
persons, and the unchecked spread of HIV/AIDS, the resolution said.

It added that more than 200,000 refugees have fled to Thailand and 
Bangladesh in an attempt ``to escape systematic terrorising by the Burmese 
military.''

Last May, Aung San Suu Kyi's party sought Security Council intervention in 
Myanmar.

Myanmar launched a national forum earlier this year which it billed as the 
first step in its ``road map'' to democracy but the process has been 
rejected as a sham by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. - AFP

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      BURMA  ACTION GROUP
SAO Box 119, HUB
University of Washington http://students.washington.edu/burma/<http://students.washington.edu/burma/>
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From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca)
Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2004 07:11:27 -0700
Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: Delta Air Lines jet was injured by a laser
Message-ID: <BAY11-DAV4G32VzRXCR00012a4f@hotmail.com>


----- Original Message ---- 
Subject: Delta Air Lines jet was injured by a laser


The Washington Times

Laser injures Delta pilot's eye


By Bill Gertz
THE WASHINGTON TIMES


A pilot flying a Delta Air Lines jet was injured by a laser that
illuminated the cockpit of the aircraft as it approached Salt Lake City
International Airport last week, U.S. officials said. 
    The plane's two pilots reported that the Boeing 737 had been five
miles from the airport when they saw a laser beam inside the cockpit,
said officials familiar with government reports of the Sept. 22 incident.
The flight, which originated in Dallas, landed without further incident
at about 9:30 p.m. local time.

 
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From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca)
Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2004 07:13:01 -0700
Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: China's Party Chief Tells Army to Be Ready for
	War
Message-ID: <BAY11-DAV18cE8NpqhN000036eb@hotmail.com>


----- Original Message --


reuters

China's Party Chief Tells Army to Be Ready for War
Thu Sep 30, 2004 02:57 AM ET 
  
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese Communist Party chief and President Hu Jintao
has urged the People's Liberation Army (PLA) to prepare for a military
struggle, but stopped short of singling out rival Taiwan as the target. 
Many security analysts see the Taiwan Strait as the most dangerous
flashpoint in Asia. China claims sovereignty over Taiwan and has
threatened to attack if the democratic island of 23 million people
declares independence. 

Hu, who assumed the role of military chief less than two weeks ago, told
the 2.5-million-strong PLA to "seize the moment and do a good job of
preparing for a military struggle," the People's Daily and the Liberation
Army Daily said on Thursday. 

Hu did not say against whom the struggle might be fought. 

But on Wednesday, a spokesman for China's policymaking Taiwan Affairs
Office accused Taiwan Premier Yu Shyi-kun of clamoring for war with
threats to fire missiles at Shanghai if the PLA attacked the self-ruled
island. 

Taiwan needed a counter-strike capability, Yu said in defense of plans to
buy T$610.8 billion (US$18.2 billion) worth of weapons from the United
States. 

He made the remarks hours before thousands of people took to the streets
of Taipei on Saturday to demand the government scrap the weapons package
they said would trigger an arms race with China and squeeze social
welfare and state spending on education. 

Tension between China and Taiwan has been simmering since the re-election
in March of the island's President Chen Shui-bian, who Beijing is
convinced will push for statehood during his second four-year term. 

Beijing and Taipei have been rivals since their split at the end of the
Chinese civil war in 1949, but trade, investment and tourism have
blossomed since detente in the late 1980s. 

Hu also urged the PLA, the world's biggest army, to "comprehensively
revolutionize, modernize and standardize," newspapers said. No details
were given. 

Hu, 61, replaced Jiang Zemin, 78, as chairman of the Central Military
Commission on Sept. 19, completing the most orderly leadership succession
in the 55 years since the Communist Party took power. 

The following day he promoted two senior officers in a move that was
likely to help consolidate his position in the PLA.

 
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From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca)
Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2004 07:14:23 -0700
Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: US Drafts Plans Against Syria
Message-ID: <BAY11-DAV24PNXRPmca00017104@hotmail.com>


----- Original Message ----


rense.com

US Drafts Plans Against Syria 
9-30-4
 
WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The Bush administration has drafted contingency
plans meant to increase military pressure on Syria. 
  
Officials said that after two years of debate the White House has ordered
a range of U.S. options against the regime of Syrian President Bashar
Assad. They said the administration has determined that diplomacy failed
to resolve U.S. concerns regarding Syrian policy on such issues as Iraq,
weapons of mass destruction, Lebanon and support for groups deemed
terrorist. 
  
The administration has concluded that Syria has been working to
destabilize the interim government in Iraq, officials said. They said the
Assad regime has been harboring senior operatives of Abu Mussib Al
Zarqawi, regarded as the most lethal insurgent in Iraq, aides to Saddam
Hussein as well as Iraqi nuclear scientists as part of a Syrian policy
coordinated with Iran. 
  
Officials warned that unless Syria changes its policy within the next few
weeks, the administration would consider economic and military measures
against Damascus that would intensify in 2005. They said the Defense
Department has drafted a range of military options meant to put Damascus
on the defensive and encourage insurrection within Syria. 
  
  
http://www.menewsline.com/stories/2004/september/09_29_1.html<http://www.menewsline.com/stories/2004/september/09_29_1.html>

 
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From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca)
Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2004 07:16:30 -0700
Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: Bush Lied, My Son Died"
Message-ID: <BAY11-DAV187jtrSByh000036f3@hotmail.com>


----- Original Message -----



      Also see below:      
      Marine's Family Has Sharp Reprimand for Bush Administration<http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/printer_100104W.shtml#1>    . 

        Go to Original<http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/09/30/realvoices/index.html>

        "Bush Lied, My Son Died"
        By Michelle Goldberg
        Salon.com

        Thursday 30 September 2004

        In excruciating new TV ads, family members of soldiers killed in Iraq speak out about the horrible waste of their loved ones' lives.

        In a TV commercial released Wednesday, Cindy Sheehan, a 47-year-old woman from Vacaville, Calif., whose 24-year-old son was killed in Sadr City in April, speaks directly to George W. Bush.

        Shot in black-and-white, her soft voice cracking, she says, "I imagined it would hurt if one of my kids was killed, but I never thought it would hurt this bad, especially someone so honest and brave as Casey, my son. When you haven't been honest with us, when you and your advisors rushed us into this war. How do you think we felt when we heard the Senate report that said there was no link between Iraq and 9/11?"

        This is one of four new ads featuring relatives of soldiers killed in Iraq, produced by a new political action committee called RealVoices.org. At a time when soldiers' parents have been arrested at Bush rallies and thrown out of the Republican National Convention for trying to make themselves heard, Real Voices was formed to broadcast the excruciating messages of those who feel that their loved ones' lives were wasted in Iraq.

        Real Voices is spending $200,000 on its initial ad buy while trying to raise more money. Each one of the spots is bitter and searing. In one, Raphael Zappala, whose 30-year-old brother was killed in Baghdad while searching a warehouse for weapons of mass destruction, says, "My brother died trying to make an honest man out of George W. Bush, needlessly. He was betrayed by the lies of his commander in chief. And the troops still in Iraq are being betrayed." Another features a California mother named Jane Bright, who remains livid about Bush's rash "Bring 'em on!" challenge. "Mr. Bush," she says, "I have no way of knowing whether the insurgent who killed my son ever heard your foolish taunt. But thanks to you, Mr. President, I have the rest of my life to wonder about it."

        Sheehan tells Salon that she has never been politically active before. But speaking out against Bush is a way to assuage a tiny bit of the futility she feels about her son's death. "I need to speak out for what I think is right, and I have this chance right now because people want to listen to me," she says. "If I didn't do that, I wouldn't be able to get up in the morning or face a new day, because every day for me is like a new April 4, when my son was killed."

        Since her son died, Sheehan has tormented herself for not doing more to fight Bush four years ago. "My biggest regret in my entire life is that when Bush was selected as president by the Supreme Court that I didn't go out and say, 'No, this is B.S., we can't stop this election until we count every single vote.' I just regret it so much. I don't know if I did something more maybe my son would still be alive."

        One might think that Sheehan's sacrifice would protect her from assaults by the right-wing patriotism police, but one would be wrong. Since she started speaking out, she's been attacked as a political opportunist and accused of treason.

        "I have had people tell me that what I'm doing is supporting terrorists and that my son would be ashamed of me," she says. "I was on a radio call-in show on Sunday morning, and I had a lot of people call me a traitor."

        Still, she plans to continue speaking out, joining a growing list of people channeling their grief into activism. There's Lila Lipscomb, the bereft mother from "Fahrenheit 9/11." There's Fernando Suarez del Solar, who crashed the Republican National Convention with a poster bearing a picture of his son, a Marine named Jesus, and the words, "Bush lied, my son died." There's Sue Sapir Niederer, who wore a T-shirt saying "President Bush You Killed My Son" to a campaign rally featuring Laura Bush, and ended up being arrested and charged with "defiant trespassing," even though she had a ticket for the event. And there are more like them coming forth every day.

        Speaking about those who want her to shut up, Sheehan says, "I think those people are traitors, because my son and millions of brave Americans before him have died for my right to speak out against the government."

       


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        <>Go to Original<http://www.startribune.com/stories/587/5007831.html>

        Marine's Family Has Sharp Reprimand for Bush Administration
        By Bob von Sternberg and Larry Oakes
        The Star Tribune

        Thursday 30 September 2004

        Relatives of a Minnesota Marine who was killed in Iraq lashed out Wednesday against the war and the Bush administration's conduct in waging it.

        Across the street from the Lake Elmo restaurant where Vice President Dick Cheney had finished speaking an hour earlier, the grandmother of Levi Angell spoke of "my precious grandson I lost to this useless, needless fix we're in."

        Lila Angell said the war "is crazy. It's just wrong." Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry "certainly would do better" in Iraq than President Bush. "He couldn't do any worse."

        Levi Angell, a 20-year-old Marine from Cloquet, was killed April 8 when his Humvee was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade.

        His father, Gordon, said he never received a condolence call from any member of the administration. "Bush was giving a speech 20 miles away [from Cloquet] and he never bothered to pick up the damned telephone and say 'I'm sorry about your son,'" he said. "From now on, I'm a Democrat after the way they treated us."

        He said he got just such a call from John Kerry. "The only ones who seem to care about this whole terrible tragedy are Democrats," he said at the news conference arranged by the Kerry campaign.

        Angell said Bush "has deceived the American public so bad, up there smirking on the TV."

        The family also appeared later in Duluth, alongside several veterans who are opposed to the Bush administration and the war in Iraq.

        Lila Angell said administration officials "have just forgotten the guys over there. But we live it over and over and over. Are we safer here? No. Osama bin Laden's still running around, and he's the one who started all this."

        Jim Bootz, a Navy veteran who heads Minnesota Veterans for Kerry, challenged Cheney's assertion earlier Wednesday that the war in Iraq is a vital part of a wider war against terrorism. 

        "The vice president is confusing the war in Iraq with the war on terror," he said. "It's not terrorists we're fighting, but insurgents."

        In Duluth, ex-Marine Bill Soderlind said that, "after Sept. 11, 2001, President Bush and his administration had the whole world at our doorstep," offering help. Now, he said, it's clear that the administration squandered that good will.

        Soderlind said: "If I could propose one question at tomorrow's debate it would be, 'Mr. President, what did you do with our allies?'"



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From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca)
Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2004 07:17:37 -0700
Subject: Fw: [shadow_group] watch this
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----- Original Message ----- 


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From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca)
Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2004 07:20:26 -0700
Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: [greenbloc] November 3rd
Message-ID: <BAY11-DAV43xHbHucVX0002ecda@hotmail.com>


----- Original Message ----- 


A CALL TO CONSCIOUS CONSCIENCE!
EVOLUTIONARIES UNITE!

Take a deep breath.

Wednesday November 3rd is a significant day in the United States, and a
day that will reverberate around the world. It is the day to send a
clear message to the newly selected figurehead of an increasingly corrupt
global Empire that ??obusiness as usual??? is going to change!

November 3rd will be a day of Power like the world has never seen as We
The People of Earth, from valleys and mountains, through sprawl into
urban centers, will come together as One World in Silent Intention!
November 3rd will be a day of atonement and intonement, a day to come into
Awareness of the cycles and systems of which we are all a part. Together
we will take an eco-logical step towards balance, starting with an
honest look at balance within ourselves.

It will be day of riot in the highest sense. We will riot in our hearts
and imaginations in the vibrant and incredibly powerful gestures of
Non-Violence, Silence, Reflection, Consumer Disobedience, Non-consumption,
Fasting, Seeing, Listening, Remembering, and Intending the World
Consciously to Evolve in the direction of Peace and Cooperation, Harmony and
Solidarity. We will create in our hearts the world we want to live in
by taking the day to listen to it. As actions speak louder than words,
so thoughts prove to be the seeds of action. The extraordinary power of
this action to undertow the momentum of Empire is You!

TAKE ACTION! FAST FOR PEACE AS EARTH!
??oYou must be the change you wish to see in the world.??? ??"Mohandas
Ghandi

On Wednesday November 3rd, gather in the streets, parks, churches and
sacred spaces. Gather at the ocean, in the fields and in the hills.
Restore our sacred roots to Earth through the concrete jungle floor. Gather
and take a day to Reclaim Earth and its magical quiet!

- Refrain from eating food, feed the collective imagination.
- Avoid the media, as they would have you see it, imagine the media
that       you will become.
- Join in this day of silence by refraining from speaking, noticing the
subtleties of communication.
- Avoid travel in the industrial sense; reclaim the vehicle of your
imagination!
- And Buy Nothing; this is a day of International Consumer
Disobedience.

>From dawn to dusk we will shake the world by just being a part of it,
then we will break the fast as we choose, through reclaiming the right
to celebrate intentionally. Honor those who are starving instead of
fasting, and respect all who take conscious action by various means and
levels of involvement.
It is a day to restore sacredness to action.

Welcome to your Global Interdependence! Our responsibility as stewards
of Earth, and our acknowledgement of dynamic interconnections will
prove itself to be stronger and more powerful than the election of any
president.

Call for cooperation! The intent of this action is collective
creativity, and being co-creative, it needs your help. As a grassroots
concept,
we need groups and individuals to sponsor and promote this intention
around the World. The need for translation of this call in as many
languages and voices as possible, is paramount to the challenge and ultimate
success of this action. Publicize this event in print and online to a
critical mass of people, invite them to join you in your own words. We
are One world, One Family.

An emphasis should be placed on securing safe spaces for people to come
together, education on fasting safely, building networks and realizing
community for actualizing change, and challenging ourselves to be
visual to the world by Visualizing as One World.

WE ARE STRONGER THAN GREED OR FEAR!
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From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca)
Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2004 07:22:05 -0700
Subject: Fw: [shadow_group] shadow_spook thought you'd like to see this
Message-ID: <BAY11-DAV44iFiPAokT0002e9ab@hotmail.com>


----- Original Message ----



http://100777.com/doc/21<http://100777.com/doc/21>

shadow_spook  thought you would like to see the above page.


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From shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca  Sun Oct  3 07:23:57 2004
From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca)
Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2004 07:23:57 -0700
Subject: Fw: [shadow_group] Fw: [Left Hook] comment... (continued)
Message-ID: <BAY11-DAV53QTIgbH5e000170f3@hotmail.com>


----- Original Message -----



Macdonald Stainsby wrote:
***************
The combination of all the global factors, making oil as a target a
worthwhile radical strategy EVERYWHERE, will soon give us the greatest 
ability to maneuver our undermining of this genocidal, ecocidal disaster 
leading us today.
***************

I couldn't agree more.  Oil is the foundation of our economy and a central 
premise of America's economic, military, and foreign policy.  As these 
considerations converge, control of energy policy will become more apparent 
as the lever of power dictating how the world will be governed in the 21st 
century.  It is also the last, best hope of radicalizing a broader part of 
the progressive community and "progressivizing" more of mainstream society.


M.S.
***************
This strategy-- destroying global market stability while a dwindling
fossil fuel collapses imperialist society itself-- might seem apocalyptic, 
but it might also be the best thing that has ever come our way since the 
devastation of WW1 made clear the need for revolution.
***************

It is apocalyptic, but such is the world we live in today.  Casualty 
projections of overshooting our resource restraints are in the billions 
(yes, billions - see www.dieoff.org<http://www.dieoff.org/>).  Extinction is a plausible outcome of 
history's current trajectory.  That's not meant to be defeatist, merely 
realistic.  Like Macdonald, I view it more as an opportunity.  The status 
quo simply cannot continue much longer.

However, I would like to point out that "imperialist society" refers to us 
and the rest of the industrialized world.  It is our umbilical cord, our 
life support system.  Yes, it's going down the drain, but it's poised to 
take us with it.  I'm not aiming to be the last man standing on the pile of 
rubble that was once America saying "I told you so".  Our opportunity, as 
presented by the pending oil crash, lies only in our ability to recognize 
it, organize against it, and prevent it.  Otherwise, we're just as fucked as 
everyone else.


Peace,
David Chege

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From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca)
Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2004 07:41:07 -0700
Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: [nwanarchy] flyer from stoplewisandclark.org ...
	print and spread
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WHY CELEBRATE GENOCIDE?

     



      In Mobridge, SD

      Sacajawea Learning Center

      Monday, Oct. 11, 2004

      1:00 PM
     

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The Stop Lewis & Clark Resistance Group Protest

A Call to Action to all Freedom Thinking 
Indigenous People & Our Allies!

Native Nations Stand Together to Protest the Reenactment of the Dawn of Genocide
Represented by the Lewis & Clark Reenactment

The Lewis & Clark Reenactment Does Not Tell the True Story of the Destruction of Native Nations as a Result of the
"Discovery Expedition of 1804-1806."

We Need to Stand Together to Protest the Message of the Lewis & Clark Signature Events as Inaccurate & Untruthful
and Tell Our Own Story!


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Alex White Plume 605-455-1142
Vic Camp 605-455-1122
Floyd Hand 605-867-5762
Amanda Washburn 605-365-5449 

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From shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca  Sun Oct  3 07:42:41 2004
From: shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca (shadowgroup-l at lists.resist.ca)
Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2004 07:42:41 -0700
Subject: [Shadow_Group] Fw: [nwanarchy] Real Change Job (fwd)
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anybody want a job at Real Change? pass along to folks who might be interested.

tamara

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Office Manager:  Real Change
This is a fulltime position responsible for office management, light technology 
support, and volunteer management.  The Real Change Office Manager will help a 
small, busy office run smoothly and efficiently.  In addition to the tasks 
below, all staff are expected to work the vendor desk and participate in 
opening and closing the office as needed.

Office Management:  This position is responsible for keeping the Real Change 
office running efficiently by:
Maintaining inventory of office supplies and ordering as needed
Maintaining and repairing office equipment as needed
Managing organizational files and archives
Preparing and submitting print orders
Maintaining office calendars
Overseeing distribution of daily mail
Managing bank deposits

Network Administration & Technical Support: In collaboration with contracted 
tech support, and other Real Change staff, this position supports Real 
Changes use of technology by:
Maintaining and troubleshooting network and server
Maintaining and troubleshooting office computers and technology products
Maintaining inventory of software, software registrations, and hardware
Overseeing maintenance and update of Real Change website

Volunteer Management: This position ensures that Real Change utilizes 
volunteers successfully by:
Recruiting volunteers for various Real Change programs
Maintaining online listings for volunteer recruitment
Creating quarterly Volunteer Newsletter
Maintaining volunteer records and hours logs

Requirements
The successful candidate will have:
2 years office management experience
Comfort with using and learning technology (the right person can be trained to 
support our network, but basic computer skills and be comfortable with 
technology is critical)
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
High degree of organization and ability to juggle multiple tasks
An ability to remain calm and focused in a busy, sometimes noisy work 
environment
An ability to build relationships with people from all socioeconomic 
backgrounds from homeless individuals to board members
A commitment to ending poverty and homelessness
A commitment to creating an anti-racist work environment and world

Salary:  $27,000.  Benefits include healthcare, 2 weeks vacation, and sick 
leave.

Please submit resume and cover letter to arrive no later than Oct 12th, 6 PM. 
Cover letter should describe your experience and comfort level with the three 
aspects of the job description to organizer at realchangenews.org<mailto:organizer at realchangenews.org> or mail to: Real 
Change Office Manager 2129-2nd Ave Seattle, WA 98121


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