Press Release: 2013 LA Anarchist Bookfair (tags)
The 5th Annual 2013 LA Anarchist Bookfair takes place this weekend, from December 6-8, featuring Ward Churchill, Scott Crow, IWW, Money Mark and much much more...
Big Blue Goes Gold at SCALE 5x (tags)
IBM has announced plans to exhibit as a Gold level sponsor at the 2007 Southern California Linux Expo. The Southern California Linux Expo, will be held at the Los Angeles Airport Westin Hotel on February 9-11, 2007. This will be IBM's fifth year the participating in the conference.
Zogby Poll: Over 70 Million American Adults Support New 9/11 Investigation (tags)
The poll is the first scientific survey of Americans' belief in a 9/11 cover up or the need to investigate possible US government complicity, and was commissioned to inform deliberations at the June 2~4 "9/11: Revealing the Truth, Reclaiming Our Future" conference in Chicago. Poll results indicate 42% believe there has indeed been a cover up (with 10% unsure) and 45% think "Congress or an International Tribunal should re-investigate the attacks, including whether any US government officials consciously allowed or helped facilitate their success" (with 8% unsure).
Are American Physicians Armed to Battle the Obesity Epidemic? (tags)
“It feels like we are being told to go fight this battle, we have guns, but no ammunition” says Dr Bjork Pediatrician at Children’s Physicians Medical Group. Clearly as a nation we are losing the battle of obesity and diabetes. According to Baylor University by the year 2032, 90% of the population will be overweight or obese.
U.S. Christians March on Guantanamo to visit Prisoners on Hunger Strike (tags)
Santiago, Cuba - Twenty-five Christians in the nonviolent tradition of Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker arrived in Cuba last evening and plan to set out from Santiago today on a solemn fifty-mile march to the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. They seek to defend human dignity by visiting with the hundreds of detainees.
Senator Kerry armed with 54 more reasons to beat Bush in November (tags)
Speaking at Woodrow Wilson High School in Los Angeles about the importance of education in America, Senator John Kerry was met by the husband and wife creative team behind the "Deck of Bush" and "Deck of Republican Chickenhawks" political playing cards.
Seattle Somali Community Speaks Out (tags)
In response to indefinite detentions, deportations and growing racist attacks, Somali Community leaders in Seattle are joined by the Hate Free Zone and Somali Justice Advocacy Center to bring attention to this international human rights situation.