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Reflections on Occupy Wall Street, with photos, fun, and good wishes for the future. eBook, Occupy Wall Street: What Just Happened? (Only $.99 !) In the eBook, the Occupy movement is explored through original reporting, photographs, cartoons, poetry, essays, and reviews.The collection of essays and blog posts records the unfolding of Occupy into the culture from September 2011 to the present. Authors Kimberly Wilder and Ian Wilder were early supporters of Occupy, using their internet platforms to communicate the changes being created by the American Autumn.
The eBook is currently available on Amazon for Kindle; Barnes & Noble Nook ; Smashwords independent eBook seller; and a Kobo for 99 cents and anyone can read it using their Kindle/Nook Reader, smart phone, or computer.
Article describing the win in El Salvador, where the FMLN presidential candidate Mauricio Funes was elected on March 15, 2009. Includes video of Jorge Renderos, a musician from El Salvador, singing in Spanish about justice (archival footage.)
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from DemocracyNow.org AMY GOODMAN: Much of the drug-related violence in Mexico has been fueled by the ability of drug cartels to purchase AK-47 assault rifles and other arms in the US. According to law enforcement officials, 90 percent of the guns picked up in Mexico from criminal activity are purchased in the United States. Last […]
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from DemocracyNow.org President Barack Obama met recently with the prime ministers of Canada and Britain. This week’s meeting with Britain’s Gordon Brown, who was pitching a “global New Deal,” created a minor flap when the White House downsized a full news conference to an Oval Office question-and-answer session, viewed by some in Britain as a […]
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On Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at 7pm, the Babylon Green Party Gathering will feature Dr. Scott Carlin, the founder of the Long Island Climate Solutions Network, speaking about Global Warming: How Immediate is the Crisis? www.BabylonGreens.org Carlin’s speech is part of the Babylon Green Party’s 100 Days Series which is featuring topic that need to […]
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A Huffington Post writer has come up with some alternative punishments for Muntadhar Al-Zeidi, the Iraqi journalist who shouted words against war as he threw his shoes at then President Bush. Evidently, writer Warren Holstein and I agree that there were worse things Al-Zeidi could have done. I can’t even post the whole story. Some […]
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(excerpt from) The Hindu News Update Service/AP Iraqi cleric calls for shoe thrower’s release A Shiite cleric has called for the release of the Iraqi journalist sentenced to three years in prison for throwing shoes at George W Bush. Sheik Suhail al-Iqabi says the sentence against the journalist, Muntadhar al-Zeidi, is “a verdict against the […]
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KW: This morning, Iraqi journalist and eloquent shoe-thrower Muntadhar Al-Zeidi was sentenced to 3 years in prison. A stray headline on the Yahoo News page says, “Crowds erupt in anger over the fate of the reporter who threw his shoes at President Bush last year.” Though, when you click that is not the headline. And, […]
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KW: I am not pleased with the outcome of this. I consider war correspondent Muntadhar Al-Zeidi to be a political prisoner. I will keep wilderside readers posted about worthwhile responses or demonstrations based on the new verdict of 3 years. (excerpt from) Daily Mail UK online Iraqi journalist who threw shoes at Bush is jailed […]
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Photo of rally from AP is: here Please note that Muntadhar Al-Zeidi, the Iraqi journalist and war correspondent who protested then US President Bush’s surprise visit to Iraq, will be in court again on Thursday, March 12th. (excerpt from) suomenkuvalehti.fi Iraq Protest
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KW: In addition to this wonderful presentation, I heard that the woman’s a cappella group, Willow, will be performing to welcome the attendees. Beautiful music, and a chance to see Judy Sanford-Guise, my friend and PeaceSmiths colleague, perform. My Life Under the Gun with Lydia Cacho, Mexican journalist
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(excerpt from) China view Guinea-Bissau president reportedly killed after army chief slain DAKAR, March 2 (Xinhua) — Guinea-Bissau President Joao Bernardo Vieira was reportedly killed by soldiers early Monday after a bomb attack in which the country’s military chief was slain, according to reports from the tiny West African country of 1.5 million population. Reuters […]
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from The Californian.com Monterey Peninsula College to host Green Party’s presidential candidate Monterey Peninsula College will host 2008 Green Party Nominee for President of the United States and former Georgia Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney on Tuesday, March 10. McKinney was the first African American Congresswoman in Georgia, a tireless advocate of women of color and an […]
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