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Veterans For Peace Long Island calendar
Posted on September 8, 2009 by kwilder
(Note: On September 12th, there are two more places in a van to Philly to protest against the Army Experience Center at the mall. And, if you are not going to Philly, you could come to the PeaceSmiths fundraiser… – KW) Greetings Members and supporters, Hope all is well and everyone is re-energized for an […]
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“Spin the Bottle”: Expose Raises Alarming Questions About Fiji Waterâs Ties to Military Junta, Environmental Record and Impact on Fijians
Posted on September 5, 2009 by iwilder
“Spin the Bottle” – Expose Raises Alarming Questions About Fiji Water’s Ties to Military Junta, Environmental Record and Impact on Fijians Fiji Water is Americaâ’s leading imported water and the bottled water of choice among the rich and famous. President Obama was photographed drinking Fiji on election night, and Mary J. Blige demands ten bottles […]
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High-profile defender of the Amazon, Marina Silva, joins Green Party of Brazil
Posted on August 31, 2009 by kwilder
from Green Party Watch, August 30, 2009: Former Brazilian Environment Minister and life long defender of the Amazon Marina Silva has responded to the outpouring of petitions for her to run for President by taking the next step – joining the Green Party of Brazil. While she has not announced that she is a candidate […]
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Hard-hitting gender story about Caster Semenya situation
Posted on August 30, 2009 by kwilder
KW: I have excerpted the story from The Root/repost at Reclaim the Media below about Caster Semenya and gender testing. The story itself is even more controversial. One thing is that the article seems nearly cruel, in naming the ugly ideas that other people have about Caster. Difficult to decide in a situation like this: […]
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Elections in Japan: left wins over conservative
Posted on August 30, 2009 by kwilder
It is amazing how many media outlets refuse to acknowledge victories by the left. The AP story, which many papers often use, did say that the ruling power who lost is “conservative” and the party that won is “left-of-center.” Though, on my Google-news search for a newspaper source, the word “conservative” was left out of […]
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Seeds for Haiti
Posted on August 25, 2009 by kwilder
KW: Oops! I let an e-mail sit in my box too long, and I missed telling folks about the big barbecue/film event tonight for Seeds for Haiti. Hope it went well. And, will try to get you word next time. If you are interested in ways to help Haiti, and keeping up with Seeds for […]
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Brazil’s Fmr Enviro Minister rumored to be Green Party Presidential Candidate
Posted on August 23, 2009 by iwilder
As yet Silva has not formally announced her presidential bid; her departure from the Workers’ party brings her one step closer, however, to her expected campaign for the Green Party in 2010. Growth for Growth’s Sake is No Longer a Valid Way of Thinking For those not familiar with Silva’s views, the quote from last […]
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Tom Ridge admits terror alerts were used to affect election
Posted on August 22, 2009 by kwilder
KW: So, it is basically a fact that leading up to the 2004 presidential election, our federal government, through the Bush administration and the Department of Homeland Security, issues false terror alerts and hype, so that people would think we need to “keep the incumbent” and “keep Republicans in power” (ie: because they are–wrongly or […]
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Jack Bauer wants Single-Payer Universal Healthcare
Posted on August 13, 2009 by iwilder
At a protest in 2000 against efforts to roll back the Medicare system in the province of Alberta, Kiefer Sutherland defended Canada’s public, single-payer system:
“Private health care does not work. America is trying to change their system. It’s too expensive to get comprehensive medical care in the U.S. Why on earth are we going to follow their system here? I consider it a humanitarian issue. This is an issue about what is right and wrong, what is decent and what is not.”
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Irish Green Party election broadcast 2009
Posted on August 11, 2009 by iwilder
Irish Green Party Election Broadcast 2009. On June 5th Deirdre de Burca and Dan Boyle ran to create thousands of new green jobs. Think big, vote Green. http://vote.greenparty.ie. Follow them on twitter: http://twitter.com/greenparty_ie
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Think Again, Vote Green
Posted on August 10, 2009 by iwilder
Vote for the Green Party in the upcoming European Election on 4th June. Produced and promoted by and on behalf of the Green Party, 1A Waterlow Rd. Archway, London. N19 5NJ
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Seven hundred and sixty four American service members have died in Afghanistan…
Posted on August 10, 2009 by kwilder
More than seven hundred American service members have died in the war in Afghanistan. There is a list in the NY Times, published August 7, 2009. The NY Times writes, “The Department of Defense has identified 764 American service members who have died as a part of the Afghan war and related operations. It confirmed […]
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Are Lobbyists keeping Obama from Opposing Honduras Coup?
Posted on August 6, 2009 by iwilder
A Coup for Lobbyists at the White House By Amy Goodman Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, ousted in the middle of the night just over a month ago, enjoys global support for his return, with the exception of the Obama White House. Though Barack Obama first called the Honduran military’s removal of Zelaya a coup, his […]
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