[van-announce] Sound Resistance! Special this Thursday on 102.7 FM
Dave Olsen
dolsen at vcn.bc.ca
Mon Oct 20 23:18:58 PDT 2003
Tune in Thursday, Oct 23rd from 1pm to 2pm for another great Sound
Resistance! Special during Co-op Radio's Fall Member Drive, only on
102.7 FM
We are highlighting the fight back against the Provincial Government's
cutbacks to affordable housing both in Vancouver and Toronto.
We'll hear from a representative from Tent City, the growing squat
beside Science World on False Creek.
We'll also hear from a representative from OCAP regarding their new
action entitled "Less Talk, More Squat" planned for November 8th,
where they will take another building for housing two days before the
municipal election there.
In between and all around, you'll get great LIVE music specially
arranged for this special show on the fightback for housing by Joey
Only!
And, of course, you can take out or renew your membership with Co-
op Radio anytime during the Fall Member Drive now until Sunday,
November 2nd.
But if you call 604-684-8494 during our Sound Resistance! Special this
week, you can also take away a special incentive gathered just for our
listeners!
All new or renewed member's names go into a draw for a Gordo
Voodoo Doll (see below for full description)! In addition, you can chose
from an assortment of great stickers and pins from the Collective
Opposed to Police Brutality as well as choose one of the following
tickets, gift certificates, or CDs:
- 1 ticket to see the Wyrd Sisters in Concert Thursday, October 23rd at
8pm at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre (the Cultch)...see events
below for more details
- $50 at The Spirit Within, Sacred Plants & Entheogens, at 941
Commercial Drive or 303 W. Hastings
- A Party Package for 4 People at Grandview Lanes (2195 Commercial
Drive)...2 games of bowling each plus free shoe rental
- A Bicycle Tuneup at Mighty Riders, 245 West Broadway
- $10 at Audiopile, the home of Fully Experienced CD's & Records
(2016 Commercial Drive)
You could also take home a compilation CD of Tsebayotl's words of
wisdom or Prison Radio's recordings of Mumia Abu-Jamal, both heard
regularly on Sound Resistance!
We'll let the Voodoo Doll describe itself: "Hi, I’m Gordo the Voodoo
Doll. I cost twelve dollars. I’m made from recycled fabric and stuffed
with organic catnip. If you place me on the floor, you can watch your
cat play with me. You can also puncture me with pins. Do with me as
you wish. To acquire more Gordo voodoo dolls contact Marginalized
Workers Action League at mwalweb at hotmail.com or call 604-253-
1961. See also the MWAL website at mwal at resist.ca"
Just call us during the show at 604-684-8494 and become a member
for the next year or more!
Only on the People's Station, CFRO, Co-op Radio, 102.7 FM!
News and Events for Thursday, October 23rd, 2003:
Sounds & Furies Productions proudly presents... THE WYRD
SISTERS IN CONCERT
THURSDAY OCTOBER 23, 8 PM, Doors 7:30 PM at the WISE Hall,
1882 Adanac Street, Vancouver
TICKETS: $14 - $19 sliding scale (pay what you can on this scale)
Tickets in advance at Little Sisters 1238 Davie, Women in Print 3566
W. 4th, and Urban Empire 1108 Commercial Drive
The WYRD SISTERS, Canadian singer/songwriters from Winnipeg
Manitoba are no newbies to the music world but their new incarnation
of 5 members is (early 2003). Wyrdo fans who love(d) the former trio's
music will be thrilled that the tight harmonies, provocative lyrics and
skilled musicianship which are wyrd trademarks have not changed.
They've only gotten better, enhanced by the growth of their wonderfully
Wyrd group.
Independent, Corporate-Free, EMBER SWIFT. Her music is a
combination of many styles from jazz to funk to folk to punk.
Wed., October 22nd AND Thurs., Oct. 23rd @ Railway Club in
Vancouver, BC
579 Dunsmuir St./ 8:00pm doors / 9:00pm show/ $10
For more info: 604-516-9696
CAFE FRIDAY REBELDE a meeting place for solidarity activists
Friday, October 24 - 7pm "Spotlight on Mexico"
The WTO After Cancun and the future of anti-globalization struggles
with an observer report and video from the WTO Cancun conference
Human rights in Guerrero: report back from a recent Building Bridges
observer delegation
Mexican food, fair trade coffee and other refreshments will be served
Child friendly: supervised area for children
706 Clark Drive (Clark and Georgia)
Cafe Friday Rebelde is presented the fourth Friday of every month by a
coalition of social justice and Latin American solidarity groups. This
month's Cafe is organized by Building Bridges and Conexion
Latina/Latin America Connexions.
Amigos de Cuba will be holding a film night on the life of Che
Guevera. "Che, Love, Politics and rebelliousness"
It is an unpublished film on the most prestigious guerrilla fighter and
model thinker of Latin America belonging to the archives of the republic
of Cuba.
The film will be shown on Friday October 24th at 6:30 PM at SFU
Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings, Room 1800. Suggested donation
is $5.
BLACK HEN RECORDING ARTISTS — BOTTLENECK
VANCOUVER CD RELEASE SHOW!!!
Saturday October 25th @ THE RAILWAY CLUB with special guests
J.T. King
After ripping up the trans Canada to Montreal and back the last 3
weeks hometown heroes BOTTLENECK return to Vancouver to debut
songs from their brand new critically acclaimed sophomore album
LATE NIGHTS, EARLY MORNINGS. LATE NIGHTS, EARLY
MORNINGS is distributed through Universal Music Canada for
Maximum Jazz.
Cuban Film Festival
Film series to educate and support the work to normalize relations
between the US and Cuba
THE CUBAN STORY
Monday, October 27, 2003 @ 7:00 PM
911 Media Arts Center, 117 Yale Avenue North (down the street from
REI)
Seattle
Discussion following the film lead by Maensy Sanchez, Cuban
American peace activist and artist.
Cuban Story takes an astonishing look at the Cuban Revolution--from
the inside. Writer-producer Victor Pahlen and film star Errol Flynn
owned a business in Cuba when the Revolution broke out in the early
1950's.
Realizing they had an amazing opportunity on their hands, they
stayed, hung out with the Revolutionary troops, and filmed right
through Castro's ascent. The film is fascinating as an insider's look at
the Revolution, but also as a record of the times in many unintended
ways: the narration refers to Castro's "girl soldiers," and we get a rare
glimpse of a clean-shaven Castro. The filmmakers were in Cuba to
witness and film the cruelties of Batista's reign, and thus take a
decidedly pro-Castro stance. Pahlen and Flynn follow the Revolution
beyond the end of the fighting as Castro reopens the university and
tries to right some of Batista's wrongs. American viewers are rarely
able to see such a pro-Castro piece and may find it alternately
infuriating and thought-provoking.
$10. donation requested to benefit the scholarship fund for the 2003
women's delegation to Cuba
The Anti-Poverty Committee working in solidarity with many other
organizations need your support and endorsement. The welfare two-
year time limit is closing in. Tens of thousands of welfare recipients
are threatened with losing their income assistance entirely. Many will
be forced out into the streets, families will be torn apart, collective
bargaining will be undermined, rights and dignity will be stripped.
We refuse to remain silent! We will fight back! We will win!
The struggle to destroy the welfare time limits and to defeat this
government will take many forms and needs the support of all those
who are fighting back. Your endorsement of our campaign and
demands being directed to Vancouver's municipal government will be
sent to COPE Council. We are encouraging council to use their
political power and lobby the provincial Liberals to scrap the welfare
time limits.
>From here the Anti-Poverty Committee with the support of any others
will do whatever is necessary to ensure the rights and dignity of all poor
and working people. We will demonstrate in the streets, hold meetings
in different communities and support all groups struggling.
To find out more of our strategy to destroy the welfare time limit and to
be kept up to date on actions and meetings please e-mail us at
apc at resist.ca or call us at our office 604 682 2726. Please fax in your
endorsement to 604-683-8586, attention of the Anti-Poverty
Committee.
United we will win!
Breaking News!
On October 8, 2003, The Pennsylvania supreme court ruled against
Mumia's habeas corpus appeal. They affirmed the PCRA (Post
Conviction Relief Act)Court "...properly concluded it was without
jurisdiction to address the merits of his [Mumia's] claims, and dismissal
without a hearing was appropriate" and that "...the appellant is not
entitled to habeas corpus relief..."
See the 12 page opinion:
http://www.courts.state.pa.us/OpPosting/Supreme/out/J-214-
2002mo.pdf
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October 2003 an Update on Mumia Abu-Jamal
Dispatches From Death Row, 3-5 minute radio essays by Mumia Abu-
Jamal recorded, produced and distributed by Prison Radio and aired
on over 75 radio stations. He a featured commentator on Free Speech
Radio News.
Prison Conditions: Mumia is on death row in a high security control
unit at the State Correctional Institute at Greene in Waynesburg PA.
He has been incarcerated for 22 years. He is held in solitary
confinement in a six by nine-foot cell. He is allowed to exercise outside
his cell for only five hours per week. He is allowed one two-hour visit
per week. Mumia recently received more access to the phone, now he
gets three 15min calls per week.
Health Crisis: Mumia has had disturbing episodes where his feet and
ankles are dangerously swollen, deeply discolored and sore. After this
latest crisis, he has not yet been seen by a physician, he is requesting
outside medical attention At the moment, the swelling in his ankle has
subsided and his coloring is better. IFFMAJ www.mumia.org are
requesting that people call the prison and demand that Mumia be
allowed to see an outside physician to diagnose and determine
appropriate treatment.
Legal Overview: Regarding Mumia's 1st degree murder conviction and
sentence of death: Mumia's first and only federal habeas corpus
appeal was decided on Dec. 18th 2001 by district court Judge William
Yohn. In that decision, his death sentence was overturned. And his
conviction was up held. Death row inmates now only get one federal
habeas corpus appeal, per the 1996 anti terrorism and effective death
penalty act signed by Clinton. The Philadelphia DA appealed the
reversal of Mumia's death sentence. The Court granted the DA's
motion to keep Mumia on death row. According to legal experts, there
is a 40% chance the 3rd circuit appeals court will issue an order simply
reimposing death. If the court affirms the reversal of death, the DA
could elect to let Mumia do life in prison without possibility of parole.
(Currently in PA there is no parole). It is more likely that the
Philadelphia DA will elect to conduct a trial on the sentencing phrase
and put Mumia on trial, the only question in that proceeding will be
whether he will be sentenced to life or death.
Federal Court: Both sides have filed appeals of the Yohn decision.
These appeals are before a three-judge panel of the 3rd Circuit. Yohn
certified for appeal only one legal issue, and it involves jury selection,
the relevant Supreme Court precedent is "Batson". This is a very
significant issue if heard fairly should result in a new trial being
ordered. Mumia's Federal Habeas appeal is now moving forward in
light of the PA Supreme Court decision on Oct. 8th to deny his current
state court appeal.
State Court: On October 8th the Pennsylvania Supreme Court denied
Mumia's appeal requesting a new PCRA evidentiary hearing.
Of Note: On October 4th, Mumia received an honorary citizenship of
Paris France in a ceremony at city hall in Paris.
New Federal Lead Attorney: Robert Bryan, Esq. 415-292-4875
Of Counsel Jill Cubertson
2088 Union Street, Suite 4
SF, CA 94123-4124
Other New developments:
Dispatches From Death Row, radio essays by Mumia produced by
Prison Radio appear weekly on over 75 radio stations world wide
Killing Time by David Lindorff Common Courage Press 9/03 Faith of
Our Father's (Africa World Press)Mumia Abu-Jamal 2004- A Life in
the Party (South End Press)Mumia Abu-Jamal
If you would like to help Mumia Abu-Jamal's voice reach over 100 radio
stations each week and 10's of thousands of listeners please make a
contribution today to:
Redwood Justice Fund/Prison Radio
PO Box 411074
San Francisco, CA 94141
www.prisonradio.org
415-648-4505
LESS TALK MORE SQUATS - NOVEMBER 8, 2003
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WINTER IS COMING...
NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO ASK FOR HOUSING.
NOW IS THE TIME TO TAKE IT.
Assemble at All Saints' Church,
Saturday, November 8th
Noon
Meal provided
We have a new Liberal government in Queen's Park and a new
Mayor will be in City Hall in November. The politicians are talking about
the need for 'change' in this city and province. But OCAP knows very
well that for the poor and homeless, we will only get change if we are
prepared to fight for it. The Tory legacy still stains our everyday lives - it
must be removed. Immediate problems call for immediate solutions.
All over the east end of Toronto, poor communities are under
attack. Developers, upscale home buyers and municipal planners are
laying the groundwork to drive out those who have lived in the area for
years and create a playground for yuppies.
On November 8th , two days before the Toronto municipal
elections, OCAP will be resisting this drive by taking housing for the
homeless. Once we have claimed a building, we will demand of the
Mayor and other members of the new Council that they meet with us to
negotiate around the following:
1. The building we take over must be opened as housing. Its
residents must be left in possession of the property, with heat, lighting,
and water made available.
2. Social housing units must be created in the east end, to
house all people living in the neighbourhood's homeless shelters.
3. Using its zoning powers, the City must protect existing low
income housing stock and freeze the creation of condos until adequate
housing for poor people has been created.
4. A major drive to inspect existing rental housing in the area
must be undertaken to ensure adequate repair and maintence, and to
protect the housing that already exists.
The low income residents of central Toronto's east end have a
right to be housed. This right takes priority over lakeshore condos,
yuppie 'quality of life' and developers' profits. We intend to cut through
the fake talk and empty promises with serious action to defend a poor
community under attack.
If you want to help build the housing action, we are hosting a
meeting of all individuals and groups interested in standing with us for
housing on November 8th . Join us on Wednesday October 22nd at
6pm in our office at 10 Britain St.
And above all, come out on that day and take a stand for justice
and the right to housing.
MEETING:
Wednesday Oct 22nd
6pm
10 Britain Street
LESS TALK, MORE SQUATS:
Assemble at All Saint's Church
November 8th
Noon
A meal will be provided.
http://metallosmedialab.fse-
paris.org/wiki/view,main,BorderPhonics.html
"Borderphonics is a platform set in network by artists, activists,
collectives, non-profit organizations, for identities contemporary
politics and practices, and on border zones, migrations, social filters,
and counter-politics of control technologies. This platform will welcome
talks and round tables, distant connections, and will diffuse audio
tracks (recordings of seminaries and workshops, talks, audio trips,
films excerpts, sound pieces, and archive works), streamed online and
on air during the European social forum, from november 12th to 16th
in Paris. Borderphonics participates to the Experimental laboratory for
independant medias-MetallosMediaLab. Route to come : 12, 15, 16,
MetallosM??dialab, 13, 14, European reviews Archipel. "
also http://lola.d-a-s-h.org/pipermail/prep-l/2003-October/000388.html
dave
Member of the Sound Resistance! Collective and Radio Show
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