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Arlo Guthrie, Pete Seeger and families at Carnegie Hall

Posted on November 30, 2008 by iwilder

Video from 10/21/2011: Pete Seeger, Tao Rodriguez Seeger, Arlo Guthrie and more sang at Columbus Circle for Occupy Wall Street. Video of “We Shall Overcome” is here. Video of Pete Seeger marching is: here. _______________________________ KW: Last night [November 30, 2011], my husband and I went with a group of poets and musicians on an […]

Filed under: children, events, immigration, local, News, Peace, progressive politics, Recommended Music, social & economic justice | Tagged: Abe Guthrie, Arlo Guthrie, audience, Carnegie Hall, clapping, concert, Drinking gourd, folk music, freedom songs, Goodnight Irene, Guantanamero, hispanic, Johnnty Irion, Pete Seeger, Sarah Guthrie, Sarah Lee Guthrie, Spanish Language, Tao Rodriguez, Tao Rodriguez-Seeger, thanksgiving, Thanksgiving08 | 3 Comments »

Wal-Mart Stampede: A union perspective

Posted on November 30, 2008 by iwilder

You can learn more about Wal Mart’s practices at: www.walmartcrimereport.com You can find several books chronicling problems at Wal Mart at our Onthewilderside/Powell’s Books bookstore: here. – News from _UFCW Local 1500_ (http://www.ufcw1500.org/) Union Responds To Death of Long Island Wal-Mart Worker, Demands Federal Safety Agency and Nassau County Prosecutor Investigate

Filed under: local, long island, Long Island Politics, New York State Politics, News, Political Websites, progressive politics, social & economic justice | Tagged: Black Friday, Bruce Both, Damour, Jdimytai Damour, Local 1500, nassau, Retail, retailer, shopping, stampede, UFCW, unions, wal-mart, Walmart | 12 Comments »

Malik Rahim: New Orleans, from the 1800s to today.

Posted on November 29, 2008 by iwilder

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XLMbGfXcgU] Green Party congressional candidate Malik Rahim, one of the founders of Common Ground, talks a little about his home Algiers, in New Orleans.

Filed under: News | 3 Comments »

Wal-Mart stampede: Where’s Woody Guthrie?

Posted on November 29, 2008 by iwilder

Condolences to the family of Jdimytai Damour. It is very sad that he was trampled while trying to make a living as a worker at a Wal-Mart store. Now, what can we learn from this? And, who is to blame?

Filed under: Holidays, local, long island, Long Island Politics, New York State Politics, News, progressive politics, social & economic justice, thanksgiving, US Politics | Tagged: Arlo Guthrie, Black Friday, Carnegie Hall, District Attorney, folk music, Green Acres Mall, group dynamics, nassau, Nassau County, Retail, safety, Security, stampede, thanksgiving, unions, Valley Stream, wal-mart, Walmart, woody guthrie, workers | 4 Comments »

Hate Crimes in Southampton/Suffolk County 12/1/08

Posted on November 28, 2008 by iwilder

WHAT: The Town of Southampton Anti-Bias Task Force will be holding a press conference on the recent wave of hate crimes in Suffolk County and hate related activity within the Town of Southampton. WHEN: Monday, December 1st, 12:15pm (directly following the monthly Anti-Bias Task Force meeting) on the front steps of Southampton Town Hall, 116 […]

Filed under: local, long island, Long Island Politics, media, News, Political Websites, Press Release | Tagged: Hate Crime, Southampton, suffolk | Leave a Comment »

Newsday.com: LI Wal-Mart worker dies in Black Friday stampede

Posted on November 28, 2008 by iwilder

Link to Kimberly’s onthewilderside commentary is: here. WalMart Black Friday stampede kills greeter employed by Long Island Store — Newsday.com A 34-year-old Wal-Mart worker died Friday morning after “a throng of shoppers . . . physically broke down the doors” and knocked him to the ground as the crowd pushed its way into the store […]

Filed under: Holidays, local, long island | Tagged: Walmart | 3 Comments »

SFBay View: Malik Rahim for Congress Dec. 6!

Posted on November 28, 2008 by iwilder

Malik Rahim for Congress Dec. 6! | San Francisco Bay View After a century of politicians, it’s time to elect a community organizer Message from Malik “Four days after Hurricane Katrina and two days before founding Common Ground, I made this decision to run for Congress,” Malik writes in a recent email to friends and […]

Filed under: activism, election, Election 2008, elections, grassroots democracy, Green Party Websites, News, Political Websites, reform, US Politics | Tagged: Add new tagMalik Rahim for Congress Dec. 6! | San Franc, Bill Jefferson, bring the troops home, Charity Hospital, Committee to Elect Malik Rahim, Common Ground, community health clinics, community organizer, cynthia mckinney, education not incarceration, flood protection, green job training, Gulf Coast Civic Works Project, high-stakes testing, hurricane katrina, hurricane recovery, Jefferson Davis, Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District, Malik Rahim, Malik Rahim for Congress, New Orleans, Pat LaMarche, public education, quality affordable healthcare, renewable energy, sustainable energy policy, Thomas Merton Award, United States Congress | Leave a Comment »

Immigration Rally @ Suffolk Legislature 12/2/08

Posted on November 28, 2008 by iwilder

Rally at Suffolk Legislature Tuesday Dec. 2 at 8:30am Long Island Immigrant Alliance is urging all people concerned about the hate killing of Marcelo Lucero to go to the Suffolk Legislature Tuesday morning December 2 at 8:30AM to speak out against the Legislature’s role in fostering a climate of intolerance.

Filed under: activism, events, immigration, local, long island, Long Island Politics, More Events Calendars, reform | Tagged: Legislature, respect, suffolk | Leave a Comment »