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Ahmad Ali in WUSB every Tuesday Morn 3am
Posted on April 2, 2009 by iwilder
Tune in to Cafe`Ali (a free form eclectic radio experience) Heard on WUSB Stony brook 90.1 Monday night into Tuesday morning from 3-5am. Hosted by Ahmad Ali.
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Boog Events, April-July 2009
Posted on April 2, 2009 by iwilder
Hi all, Here’s a rundown of some fun events Boog has coming up over the next four months. Hope to see you there. as ever, David Two events at Sidewalk Café, 94 Ave. A (at E. 6th St.), East Village, (F/V to 2nd Ave., L to 1st Ave.) Boog City 56 Launch Party Fri., April […]
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Folk Legend Bob Westcott’s Big Show 4/5/09
Posted on April 2, 2009 by iwilder
Ian Tamblyn with opening act, Bob Wescott – April 5, 2 pm Bob Wescott opens. He is an outstanding finger-style guitarist who learned his craft in the Greenwich Village coffeehouses of the 1960’s as well as the British folk scene where Davy Graham and other legendary figures were strong influences. www.myspace.com/bobwestcott Ian Tamblyn is one […]
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WISE sustainability conference makes a splash…
Posted on April 2, 2009 by kwilder
I was able to go the “First New York Women’s Conference for Sustainability” organized by WISE (Women’s Initiative for a Sustainable Earth) this weekend. I was representing PeaceSmiths. I have a write-up about it on the PeaceSmiths web-site with lots of photos. Excited to see coverage this morning at Hamptons.com. Link below: Conference Teaches Small […]
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Green Party call Obama’s Wall St. rescue scheme wrong wrong wrong for economic recovery
Posted on April 1, 2009 by iwilder
America needs a Green economic recovery plan, not Obama’s Wall Street rescue operation, says Green Party Green Party leaders today offered a set of urgent economic steps for the White House and Congress, saying that President Obama’s Wall Street rescue scheme was merely “throwing hundreds of billions of taxpayers’ dollars into the Wall Street money […]
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Protect Public Access TV
Posted on April 1, 2009 by iwilder
I thought you might be interested in joining the campaign to protect public, educational and governmental (PEG) channels. Telephone and cable companies cannot discriminate against local community content by burying PEG channels on their networks. For many, public access television is an antidote to media consolidation. We must work together to protect and promote these […]
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GP Penn calls for the resignation of Acting DEP Secretary John Hanger over Marcellus Shale
Posted on April 1, 2009 by iwilder
The Green Party of Pennsylvania denounces the statements of acting PA Department of Environmental Protection Secretary John Hanger and called for him to resign. Last week, Mr. Hanger said the economic benefits of drilling for gas in the Marcellus Shale were worth the ‘inevitable’ environmental damage, including poisoning of some residents’ water sources. According to […]
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NY 20th Congressional Election: Third party action with IRV and spoiler issues
Posted on April 1, 2009 by kwilder
Libertarian candidate who was pulled from ballot, and also made and endorsement appears to be the margin in a close-outcome race between Democrat and Republican in NY 20th Congressional District Special Election. No winner declared. Media says it is another “Florida 2000”
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Kenyan Green party founder/Nobel Prize Winner Wangari Maathai 4/9/09
Posted on April 1, 2009 by iwilder
The Challenge for Africa: A Conversation with Wangari Maathai Discussion Thursday, April 9, 6:30pm The Great Hall 7 East 7th Street at Third Avenue Free and open to the general public
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