After massive budget cuts to education students and community members
decide to fight back against the layoffs, fee increases and lack of
transparency. Demonstrators marched 6 miles from UC Berkeley to Oakland
city hall demanding education reform and an end to cuts.

After the march a group of 200 or so held a dance party which turned into a march after police surrounded them on 3 sides. The group marched to UC President Mark Yudof's office before leading police on a wild goose chase through the Oakland streets. Eventually the group took over the 880 Freeway backing up traffic for hours. Even though commuters were delayed they cheered the protesters as after police beat them, arrested them and escorted them off of the freeway. 175 people were arrested. I happened to get away early after entering the freeway.

After massive budget cuts to education students and community members
decide to fight back against the layoffs, fee increases and lack of
transparency. Demonstrators marched 6 miles from UC Berkeley to Oakland
city hall demanding education reform and an end to cuts.

After the permitted March a group of about 200 held a dance party in the middle of a busy intersection as riot police watched on. The Police soon surrounded the protesters on 3 sides so the group then decided to march to University of California president Mark Yudof's office.

After massive budget cuts to education students and community members
decide to fight back against the layoffs, fee increases and lack of
transparency. Demonstrators marched 6 miles from UC Berkeley to Oakland
city hall demanding education reform and an end to cuts.

After massive budget cuts to education students and community members decide to fight back against the layoffs, fee increases and lack of transparency. Demonstrators marched 6 miles from UC Berkeley to Oakland city hall demanding education reform and an end to cuts.

Halfway through the march UC Berkeley students display a giant banner reading "Fight back: Today - Mayday - Everyday".

LONG AGO WHEN I WAS YOUNG, I WAS TOLD TO HOLD MY TONGUE, TO BE SEEN , BUT NOT HEARD, MADE ME FEEL LIKE A PIECE OF DIRT, BUT THEN IT CAME , I HAD A THOUGHT, I WOULD, JUST SAY WHAT I SOUGHT, TURNS OUT,  THIS WAS NOT SO SMART, ACTUALLY IT WAS DUMB, BECAUSE WITH EVERY SWAT THEY THREW, MY ASS FELT VERY NUMB, SO NOT, SO LONG AGO, NOLONGER YOUNG OR OLD, I DECIDED NOT TO DO, WHAT IT WAS , THAT I WAS TOLD, TO SAY WHAT I THINK, TO SAY WHAT I THOUGHT, I WOULD JUST GO AFTER, WHAT IT WAS I SOUGHT, TURNS THIS WAS SMART, IT WASN'T ACTUALLY DUMB, BECAUSE WITH EVERY SWAT THEY THREW, MY ASS FELT FREEDOM...

http://vimeo.com/9463575

All-Seeing Public Eye 1/6 - "Why Isn't Mainstream Media Enough?" from Derek C. Wallace on Vimeo.

Part 1 of 6 of my grassroots journalism workshop @ the 2008 L.A. Social Forum. I'm available to facilitate this workshop for high schools, colleges, non-profits.

vigilanceproject@gmail.com

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12.14.09    After a long day of demonstrations against the Canadian Tar
Sands, and the issues of climate change and migration activists have
been tear-gassed and arrested by police while attending an evening
party. The police appear to be trying to wear down street-level
opposition through constant offensive action against activists.
This Video Shows fire barricades set up by people in the neighborhood to stop advancing Riot Police.

This playlist is an interview between WHYNotnews Kevin Berends in Washington, D.C. and Tyler Westbrook in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti, recorded via telephone on March 4, 2010. Scroll through for all 4 videos.

Tyler has been in Haiti for a month and is currently aiding Father Bordeau, a catholic priest who cares for roughly 60 orphans in a rural area outside Port au Prince. While not nearly a decimated as Port au Prince, Croix-des-Bouquets is in dire need of food, shelter, clothing, and every necessity. Tyler describes his experiences, the challenges, and what everyday people can do to help.

Please visit:  Sustainable Orphanages for Haitian Youth

posted to commemorate the 6th annual Israeli Apartheid Week which runs from 1st to 7th of March 2010 and is a part of the Boycott Divest Sanction (BDS) movement _                     

for more information on the week's activities please visit                                    http://apartheidweek.org

Defend free speech on Palestine! Canadians  Tell your MPs: Oppose Conservative motion that attacks Israeli Apartheid Week! Palestine Supporters worldwide, please email as well.

Conservative Member of Parliament Tim Uppal (Edmonton - Sherwood Park) has announced that he will introduce a motion in the House of Commons next week that condemns Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW), a series of campus-based educational events that takes place at universities and colleges all over the world (see below the text of Uppal's motion). Uppal's motion also condemns the use of the term "apartheid" in any discussion or debate about Israel.

If Uppal's motion passes, it will represent an unprecedented attack on free speech in Canada. That it has even been proposed, however, is also a clear sign of the strength and exponential growth of the Palestinian-led solidarity campaign grounded in the 2005 call for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) of Israel.

What is unfortunate about this motion, in addition to its blatant attack on freedom of expression, is that it shows a lack of understanding of the concept of Apartheid and of the realities of life in Israel/Palestine. No one knows better what Apartheid looks like than the people of South Africa. In South Africa this month, Israeli Apartheid Week is taking place in at least three cities, under the banner of "Apartheid for One is Apartheid for All". It is being co-organized by the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), one of the main bodies that significantly contributed to the demise of Apartheid in South Africa.

A similar motion in the Ontario Legislature on February 25 prompted immediate widespread public protest aimed at MPPs' offices. In response, the leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party (ONDP) Andrea Horwath rightly acknowledged the motion as "divisive" and noted that "shutting down debate, on this or any other matter, is not constructive and is entirely unhelpful". The federal NDP, and all other federal parties, should be urged to follow Horwath's leadership on this issue.

Please follow the e steps below to let your MPs know that you oppose this attack on free speech and on the Palestine solidarity movement.

E-mailing is the fastest and easiest way to contact MPs. Just follow these steps:

Step 1: Cut and paste the e-mail addresses of your local Members of Parliament into the "To" line of your e-mail. Include e-mail addresses for both your MPs' Parliament Hill and constituency offices. You can find e-mail addresses for Members of Parliament here:

http://bit.ly/MPsEmail

http://webinfo.parl.gc.ca/MembersOfParliament/MainMPsCompleteList.aspx?TimePeriod=Current&Language=E

Step 2: Cut and paste the e-mail addresses of key government and opposition leaders (from all parties) into your "CC" line. If your e-mail account can't e-mail this many addresses at once, try sending your e-mail to a smaller block of addresses one at a time. You may have to send several e-mails in order to reach everyone.

Uppal.T@parl.gc.ca; Harper.S@parl.gc.ca; HarpeS@parl.gc.ca; HillJ@parl.gc.ca; HillJ1@parl.gc.ca; lebrem@sen.parl.gc.ca; Reid.S@parl.gc.ca; mp@scottreid.ca; KenneJ@parl.gc.ca; KenneJ7@parl.gc.ca; Ignatieff.M@parl.gc.ca; ignatm@parl.gc.ca; Goodale.R@parl.gc.ca; GoodaR@parl.gc.ca; cowanj@sen.parl.gc.ca; Silva.M@parl.gc.ca; SilvaM@parl.gc.ca; Cotler.I@parl.gc.ca; CotleI@parl.gc.ca; layton.j@parl.gc.ca; laytoj@parl.gc.ca; Davies.L@parl.gc.ca; Daviel@parl.gc.ca; Mulcair.T@parl.gc.ca; Mulcat@parl.gc.ca; Wasylycia-Leis.J@parl.gc.ca; wasylj@parl.gc.ca; martin.pat@parl.gc.ca; MartiPD@parl.gc.ca; Duceppe.G@parl.gc.ca; ducepg1@parl.gc.ca; Paquette.P@parl.gc.ca; joliette@pierrepaquette.qc.ca; Gagnon.C@parl.gc.ca; gagnoc1@parl.gc.ca;  Desnoyers.L@parl.gc.ca; ThilaE1@parl.gc.ca; info@cpcca.ca;

NOTE: In addition to e-mail messages, it is important for MPs to receive phone calls and office visits in the coming days; please voice your opposition in all possible ways.

Step 3: Don't forget to fill out your subject line:

I support free speech. Oppose the Conservative motion attacking free speech on Israel/Palestine.

Step 4: Cut and paste the message below. Feel free to personalize it with your own words. And don't forget to include your name (and address) at the bottom. If you know the name of your Members of Parliament, please make sure you address your message to them.

____________________________________________________

Dear Members of Parliament:

I am writing to urge you to oppose the Conservative motion attacking free speech on Israel/Palestine. Conservative Member of Parliament Tim Uppal (Edmonton - Sherwood Park) has announced that he will introduce a motion in the House of Commons next week that condemns Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW), a series of campus-based educational events that takes place at universities and colleges all over the world. Uppal's motion also condemns the use of the term "apartheid" in any discussion or debate about Israel.

This motion, if passed, will represent an unprecedented attack on free speech in Canada. I urge you to defend free speech in Canada, and to oppose Uppal's motion.

IAW has grown in size and scope since it was first launched on campuses in Toronto in 2005, and now includes dozens of events in over 50 cities worldwide, including three cities in South Africa. IAW is marked by its inclusive and diverse nature, its respect for discussion and debate, and its call for peaceful solutions to the Israel-Palestine conflict. IAW has been endorsed and supported by dozens of organizations including student unions, trade unions, faith groups, and Jewish solidarity organizations.

The term "apartheid" is not a hateful one, nor is it on the "margins" of mainstream debate. South African anti-apartheid campaigners, including Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu and President of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) Willie Madisha, regularly use the term "apartheid" to describe the conditions in which Palestinians live, both inside Israel and in the Occupied Territories. Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter uses the term in his best-selling book Palestine: Peace, Not Apartheid. The term is also used widely inside Israel itself: former Israeli Prime Minister and current Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak recently used the term in a speech about the consequences of stalled peace talks.

The conditions in which Palestinians live clearly meet the definition of "apartheid" as described by the United Nations. The increasingly differential system of roads, housing, laws, access to resources, basic rights, living conditions, and quality of life between Jewish Israelis and Palestinians all point to a system of apartheid. Palestinians have the right to describe these conditions in the way they experience them - without being condemned by the Parliament of Canada.

You may disagree with such an analysis, but you have no right to limit or restrict Palestinians and their supporters from expressing a completely legitimate perspective. Uppal's motion to condemn IAW represents a serious threat to free speech in Canada, and should be opposed. The House of Commons should not be in the business of censorship.

Once again, I strongly urge you to oppose the Conservative motion and to demonstrate support for free speech in Canada – including for those political perspectives with which you might disagree.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Sincerely,

Step 5: Press send!

Please BCC emails to freespeechiaw2010@gmail.com so we can keep track of how many emails are going out.
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Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) lasts from March 1 to 7 at dozens of venues in 16 cities across Canada as well as a world wide event now that started in Toronto, Canada in 2005. For local city schedules, please visit: www.apartheidweek.org.
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Conservative MP Tim Uppal's (tentative) motion: "That this House considers itself to be a friend of the State of Israel; that this House is concerned about expressions of anti-Semitism under the guise of "Israeli Apartheid Week"; and that this House explicitly condemns any action in Canada as well as internationally that would equate the State of Israel with the rejected and racist policy of apartheid."

While visiting a book signing by John Perkins, Trudie informs the attendees about the plight of the indigenous people of the Ecuadorean Amazon who are suing ChevronTexaco for polluting 1,700 sq. miles of rainforest with the equivalent of 30 times the amount of oil spilled by the Exxon Valdez. ~ Download Availble ~ 07:31

this is a closer examination of America's Fourth Estate and how it is affected by various 'interested parties' _ not least the zionist lobby groups AIPAC and CAMERA _ it is HUGELY important that people learn NOT to lean on fast news soundbites because of their own (necessarily!) busy lives _ i would appeal to you that if you are in the habit of glancing at corporate media in order to 'keep up' with international news that you divest yourself from their propaganda asap _ i assure you that is ALL that you're getting from them! : /  

this is a video about Dr. Aafia Siddiqui a victim of US policy of rendition who has become known internationally as Prisoner 650 _ Dr Siddiqui's family and her children are just some of the thousands of victims of neo-con foreign policy and the 'War on Terror'

the video was created by my friend Xalex who asked me to post it wherever i have an account _ again to spread the message far and wide and let people everywhere understand the grim reality behind the airbrushed mainstream media news.

this video engages with background information on major American Foreign Wars including Spanish-American War _ both World Wars and the Vietnam War while making a cumulative score of American casualties from these conflicts _ the video concludes that since 1898 US citizens have every time gone to war based upon the falsehood of their leaders

for more detail on the history information contained here visit whatreallyhappened.com

for more detail on 'corporate war reporting' get a hold of the movie 'Weapons of Mass Deception' (imdb link......: imdb.com/title/tt0402577)

Electricity is scarce & the internet, when available,
is slower than walking back to the states would be. 

I'll be getting some footage out eventually but for now here are some images of the disaster ravaged people & landscapes
of Haiti.

Check out Elaine Brower's YouTube Channel for some short raw video clips from our group.

This is the orphanage we are working with.

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Abu Justice AKA Tyler of WHYnotnews, Elaine Brower, and Tanya Thuman have accepted an invitation to Join the Vermont Fletcher Allen Medical Relief Team to Haiti.

They will be documenting the work of the team, and the status of relief efforts in Haiti, bringing supplies, and rendering aid.

Please visit http://www.vermonthaitiproject.org/ for more information about our efforts.

Elaine Brower:
From Staten Island, New York, is the mother of a U.S. Marine who did 3 tours, 1 in Afghanistan and 2 in Iraq; member of Military Families Speak Out, Peace Action, and on the National Steering Committee of
World Can’t Wait; has appeared on “Good Morning America,” “Montel Williams,” “Fox and Friends,” and has authored many stories and reports on www.opednews.com,”www.commondreams.org, and blogsite is http://elaine.worldcantwait.org.

Tanya Thurman:
From Staten Island, New York, is the sister of a U.S. Marine who did 3 tours, 1 in Afghanistan and 2 in Iraq; is an undergraduate of City College, magna cum laude, with a degree in Journalism and English Literature; Masters Degree in English Literature Education; has been published in Indymedia; teaches in the Dept. of Ed. High School system; and currently finished a book awaiting publication.

Tyler Westbrook:

From Lincoln, Vermont, is a Peace Activist, Video Journalist, Relief Worker, and Farmer. He has traveled to Palestine, New Orleans,  ashmir, Washington Dc, documenting for http://WHYnotnews.org .

There is a place I should be, and it's made just for me, no more hurt only love, a special place up above.It's not here, it's not there, and it's a place I'll never share. My God I love, he's my guide, to this place in the sky. Here on earth there's so much rain, people hurt, and then cause pain. There is where I won't cry tears, there is where I won't feel fears. God, God, he's the one, that made this place when I am done, it's not far, and I'm sure I'll find, this special place that God made mine... The Bone Collecters Daughter

Jean-Robert Lafortune, President of the Haitian-American Grassroots Coalition, provides an historical perspective on Haiti and discusses the present situation there. He points out that Haiti needs to be rebuilt by Haitians and comments on the so called "American interests" in Haiti.

2/6/10  Download  58 min.

It's printed in Sleepy Hollow, when you're scared you do not follow, they ran away from the headless man, except for one , who had a plan, but how do you plan for so much pain, how do you walk, straight into rain, I wonder if he thought of that, as he searched all night for that cat, did he tremble with fear as I now do, or did he actually plan the whole thing through, I think it be easier if I had a horse, but when I got off , I'ld still be scaried ofcourse, I guess we'll never know, did he follow, or did he lead, doesn't matter what the legend says, that damn horse ciouldn't speak... The Bone Collecters Daughter

well hello to all.This is the formally known Rainbow Princess. Turns out that ,that is not what or who I am at all. So be it,  there is higher powers in this world ofcourse, ofcouse ,ofcourse. Higher then us? no way! Ha! Ha!  Anyways I need to swich all my poetry to this location Flux. I have tried. You thought you got rid of me didn,t you? Nope I am back... Love Forever Lisa