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Who is our country killing this week?…Pakistan and Afghanistan

Posted on August 5, 2009 by kwilder

KW: We need more calls for peace. We need a peace president. We need for people to wake up to the fact that our country is now using the military to kill the wives of people we suspect are guilty and our country is also killing children in a callous and haphazard way that is stirring up anger and resentment against America. This is not good.

A probable US drone strike in Pakistan killed the WIFE of a militant in Pakistan.

In Afghanistan, international forces including the United States, killed three children and a villager. The BBC reports, “The villagers shouted ‘Death to America! Death to infidels!’ as they displayed the corpses in the back of a pickup truck.”
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Save the Date: 9/12/09 PeaceSmiths Dinner Concert Fundraiser

Posted on August 4, 2009 by iwilder

On Saturday, September 12th, PeaceSmiths will hold its annual Fundraising Concert at the First United Methodist Church, 25 Broadway(Route110), Amityville, NY.  The church is at the southmost end of Route 110 near Merrick Road (Montauk Highway), and is affectionately known as the last church on the left.

The evening’s performers include Mark Yodice; Ken “The Rocket” Korb and Lora Kendal; Jeff Curtis; Rich Stein’s “The Counterclockwise Ensemble” and “Easy Anthems.” Sonny Meadows will be hosting.

The night of music and dinner is available for a $25.00 donation. The doors open at 4 p.m. for dinner.  There will be great vegetarian food, including Sonny Meadows’ vegetarian chili with home-grown habaneros and jalapenos.   The music begins at 5 p.m.

Updated information about the event can be found at www.PeaceSmiths.org.  PeaceSmiths can be contacted at peacesmiths@yahoo.com or (631) 798-0778. Read more »

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Another view of the Professor Gates situation: Bob Barr comments

Posted on August 4, 2009 by kwilder

KW writes: The commentary below is from a Libertarian/Conservative Republican point-of-view. Bob Barr  ran for President with the Libertarian Party in 2008.  I agree with a lot of the ideas in the piece. Though, I think the last sentence should say “equally important”. Found the piece at the third party news blog I write for, Independent Political Report.

Gates’ arrest reveals loss of rights
as published in The Atlanta Journal Constitution
by Bob Barr / Monday, August 03, 2009

So far, in what has become a mini-drama involving a white cop, a black professor and a president of the United States, we have had a racial confrontation, an arrest, a release, a presidential gaffe, a presidential back-track, a presidential invitation to quaff a brewski, a staged meeting at the White House and a promise of more meetings to come.

The saga involving Harvard’s Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Cambridge, Mass., police Sgt. James Crowley has been elevated to the status of a Rose Garden summit. Still, the attention devoted to the event’s racial angle has obscured the real importance of the incident.

The degree to which race played a role in the confrontation at Gates’ house will likely never be truly known to anyone other than the key participants themselves. What clearly did factor into the unfortunate encounter was the notion that, in the post-9/11 world, citizens must be prepared to explain themselves to the police and prove to the satisfaction of the authorities who they are under virtually any circumstance – even within the walls of their own house. Read more »

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LI WINS 8/3/09

Posted on August 4, 2009 by iwilder
Hi everyone-
In the past few months, Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy has tried to ingratiate himself with immigrants and Latinos, calling himself a “friend” to Latinos in a Spanish-language newspaper, and trying to wipe away the memory of past anti-immigrant remarks.  But despite the new tone, neither Levy’s rhetoric nor his actions have changed.
During a Monday night event at Captain Bill’s restaurant in Bay Shore, the county executive jokingly asked a Canadian-born attendee about his citizenship status.  Levy went on to say that if the attendee wasn’t a citizen, he would have to deport him, “like the guys back there in the kitchen.”
Sadly, this type of anti-immigrant talk isn’t new.  Levy famously called the tragic murder of Ecuadorian immigrant Marcelo Lucero a “one-day story,” and later compared the incident to a colonoscopy.

In response to Levy’s most recent remarks, the Long Island Immigrant Alliance and The Workplace Project have called a press conference this Wednesday at 11am.  For details, see below.  Read more »

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Wed, Aug 5th: Please come to immigrant-support press conference

Posted on August 4, 2009 by iwilder

From Long Island Immigrant Alliance ~  143 Schleigel Blvd.,  Amityville, NY ~ (631) 789-0720
Contacts: Luis Valenzuela and Nadia Marin-Molina

Please come to the Dennison Building this Wednesday at 11am to let Steve Levy know that he is not acting like a friend of Latinos.

August 4, 2009

The “Friend” of Latinos Jokes about Deporting Kitchen Workers

According to Newsday, last week at Captain Bill’s restaurant in Bay Shore, the Suffolk County Executive inquired about the immigration status of a supporter.  When the supporter responded that he was a naturalized U.S. citizen, the County Executive replied good or “… I’d have to deport you, like the guys in the kitchen.”

“Not even a year has passed since the murderous attack on Marcelo Lucero, a Latino worker, and the Suffolk County Executive jokes about deporting kitchen workers.” said Nadia Marin-Molina of the Workplace Project. “How can he ask us to believe that he is a friend?”   The county executive has been interviewed recently in Spanish language media saying that he is a “friend” to the Latino community.

“We are tired of all of the rhetoric.  The denigration of Latinos, even in jest, has real negative consequences,” said Luis Valenzuela, of the Long Island Immigrant Alliance . “Comedy too often serves to keep stereotypes alive.”

Please join us this Wednesday to let Levy know that he is not acting like a friend.

What:  
Press Conference

Where:  
H. Lee   Dennison Bldg.  100 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge , NY

When:     
Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Time:   
11:00 AM

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How is Empathy a Tool for Peace?

Posted on August 3, 2009 by kwilder

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This video is an outtake from the Public Access show titled “Understanding Empathy as a Tool for Peace” http://www.onthewilderside.com/2009/… On Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 7pm, the Babylon Green Party Gathering featured Nonviolent Communication (NVC) practitioners Sue Tibke and Greg Wills speaking about Understanding Empathy as a Tool for Peace. http://www.BabylonGreens.org The event was held at Pisces Café, 14A Railroad Avenue, Babylon, NY (631-321-1231) http://www.piscescafe.net map) Come hungry! For directions to the Babylon Green Gathering, call 631-422-4702 or email ian.wilder@yahoo.com Children are welcome. All gatherings are free of charge, and open to the public.

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LI Concert Notes #45 7/31/09

Posted on July 31, 2009 by iwilder

Here’s some great Live Music on Long Island. Venue addresses/phones/URLs at end of all listings. Please scroll down. Corrections and Comments are welcome. Support Live Music on Long Island. For more information about great live music on LI and elsewhere, Please also visit Michael Kornfeld and Glen Roethel’s excellent website www.acousticmusicscene.com

Gary Schoenberger

Day Date Time Artist Venue

Fri 7/31 8:00 Joe Iadanza Pagan Place House Concerts, South Huntington

Sat 8/1 3:00 Open Jams + AcousticMusicScene Showcase + Acoustic Live Showcase + Workshops FMSH Folk Festival – Hecksher Park, Huntington

Sat 8/1 8:30 Peter Rowan (Chris & Lorin Rowan opening) – FMSH Folk Festival Hecksher Park, Huntington

Sat 8/1 8:00 Liza Coppola Custer Observatory, Southold

Sat 8/1 1:00 Sheppard Brothers, Bellmore Boys and Girls Steel Band UUFH, Brown’s Rd, Huntington

Sun 8/2 2:00 Mary Lamont Band Bayard Cutting Arboretum, Great River

Princess Peapod

Sun 8/2 4:00 Gail Storm Giacomo Jack’s. Amityville

Sun 8/2 5:00 Rhythm Kings Harbor Crab Co, Patchogue

Mon 8/3 8:00 Island Songwriters Monthly Showcase Five Towns College-Room 217, Dix Hills

Tue 8/4 9:30 Buddy Merriam & Back Roads Checkmate Inn, Setauket

Tue 8/4 6:45 Princess Peapod Northport Harbor Family Night – Main Street/Woodbine Avenue, Northport Read more »

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Green Party Show on Woodbury Cable August 2009

Posted on July 31, 2009 by iwilder

Thurs 8/6/09 @ 5:30 am. Green Party Show on Woodbury Cablevision Channel 20 (E Nassau/W Suffolk Suffolk) featuring “Green Party Potpourri 2009 Pt I” with Amityville Massacree by Jim Frazzitta, A Close Shave by Ian Wilder, Top 10 Reasons for a 3rd Party by Kimberly Wilder, Sweet Lazy Day Queen by Easy Anthems, Darth Vader Set by David Kirschenbaum.

Thurs 8/13/09 @ 5:30 am. Green Party Show on Woodbury Cablevision Channel 20 (E Nassau/W Suffolk Suffolk) featuring “Green Party Potpourri 2009 Pt II” with A Place Called Hope by Ian Wilder, BQE to LIE by Easy Anthems, Princess Leia Set by David Kirschenbaum, Word by Jim Frazzitta, Common Ground by Ian Wilder, David Rovics fundraiser for LI Veterans for Peace, Introduction to a Green Party View of Obama’s First 100 Days

Thurs 8/20/09 @ 5:30 am. Green Party Show on Woodbury Cablevision Channel 20 (E Nassau/W Suffolk Suffolk) featuring “Understanding Empathy as a Tool for Peace” with Nonviolent Communication practitioners Gregg Wills and Sue Tibke speaking at the July 2009 Babylon Green Party gathering at Pisces Cafe, Babylon.

Thurs 8/27/09 @ 5:30 am. Green Party Show on Woodbury Cablevision Channel 20 (E Nassau/W Suffolk Suffolk) featuring “Community Organizing” with veteran activist Marge Harrison at the October 2008 Babylon Green Party gathering at Pisces Cafe, Babylon. Read more »

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Tax sodapop to fight fat, US health officials say

Posted on July 31, 2009 by iwilder

from AFP News Briefs List

“We reduced adult smoking by 25 percent and teen smoking by 50 percent in six years. About half of that reduction was the result of taxation,” Frieden said.

A similar tactic applied to sodas could help to cut consumption of the sugary drinks, he reasoned, but added that the decision to impose a national soda tax was one for the politicians, not health officials.

“Whether it gets done is a political question, but what we can say as the nation’s prevention agency is that obesity is an enormous problem, and price interventions are likely to be effective,” he said.

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Get Billy on the Ballot!

Posted on July 31, 2009 by iwilder

Get Billy on the Ballot!

Dear VoteRevBilly Volunteers,

This is it! We need 20,000 signatures to put Reverend Billy Talen on the ballot and they have to be gathered properly.

Our petitioning window is from July 7th to August 18th, but since August 18th is the last day to turn in signatures we need your petitioning sheets in advance!

The Green Party also has candidates for City Council petitioning in the areas of Park Slope, Astoria, Flushing, and the Bronx 18th District! If you live in or around these neighborhoods and would like to carry a petition that counts for Billy Talen and one of these candidates, please email austin@voterevbilly.org. It’s two-for-one!

Questions? Something to add? Still need to attend one of our petition trainings?
Call Austin Osmer (Campaign Manager) at 917-952-1842
Or Sean Haugh (Petition Captain) at 919-402-3489

Below is a calendar of free, high-traffic events that will be great for petitioning…let’s go out and put democracy on the ballot this summer!

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Blackbox Voting names Maine “Best in Nation” for Voting Rights

Posted on July 30, 2009 by iwilder

from Black Box Voting:

3. MAINE’S CLEAN ELECTIONS LAW REDUCES CANDIDATE DEPENDENCY on donations by corporations and vested interests. Though not perfect, better than states like California, which had zealots and vested interests pumping millions into ballot issues in 2008, and some states have tainted processes for electing judges, with almost no campaign finance restrictions for those positions.

• Threats: Quite a lot of tinkering is being attempted with Maine’s Clean Elections laws. Most of it dies, some of it passes. The tinkering consists of multiple proposals to adjust language and procedures; some may strengthen Maine’s Clean Elections law, other proposals will weaken it. The sheer number of tweaks being proposed indicates that Maine’s Clean Elections law is under attack, and warrants continued vigilance for those who support its purpose. You can view the many attempts to tinker with Clean Elections law here: http://janus.state.me.us/Legis/LawMakerWeb/advancedsearch.asp (enter the word “election” in the title or subject bar).

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Top Ten Ways To Tell Your President & His Party Aren’t Fighting For Health Care For Everybody

Posted on July 30, 2009 by iwilder

Top Ten Ways To Tell Your President & His Party Aren’t Fighting For Health Care For Everybody

10. Despite the president’s own admission that only a single payer health care system will deliver what Americans want, he and the leaders of his party insist that Medicare For All, HR 676, us utterly off the table.

Before he became a presidential candidate, Barack Obama identified himself as a proponent of a single payer health care system. All we had to do, he told us, was elect a Democratic congress and senate, and a different president. Now that this has been done, he insists that “change” is just not possible, and we have to settle for less. The president continues to admit that only a single payer health care system will cover everybody, but insists that America just can’t handle that much change.

The truth is that Barack Obama campaigned as the candidate of change, and a health care system that covers everybody from day one with no exceptions is what people imagined they voted for when they swept him and an overwhelming number of Democrats into office.

A single payer Medicare-For-All system will eliminate 500,000 insurance company jobs and replace them with 3.2 million new jobs in health care for a net gain of 2.6 million new jobs according to a study by the National Nurses Organization. That’s as many jobs as the US economy lost in all of 2007. Single payer will create hundreds of billions in annual wages and local and state tax revenues for cash strapped cities and towns. It will lift the shadow of bankruptcy for medical reasons from two thirds of a million American families yearly. It’s what we deserve.

It’s what we voted for, and we won’t stop demanding it.

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Judge orders release of young Gitmo detainee

Posted on July 30, 2009 by kwilder

First the ACLU press release – which focuses on legal precedent and their victory in winning the case. Then, excerpt from a Washington Post story which notes that the detainee may have been as young as 12 years old when he was detained.

an ACLU press release:
Judge Orders Release Of Guantánamo Detainee Mohammed Jawad (7/30/2009)

ACLU Client To Be Returned Home To Afghanistan

WASHINGTON – A federal judge today ordered the government to release Guantánamo detainee and American Civil Liberties Union client Mohammed Jawad, who has been illegally detained by the U.S. for almost seven years. The Afghan government has indicated that it is prepared to receive Jawad immediately and unconditionally. U.S. District Judge Ellen Huvelle gave the Justice Department until August 21 to release Jawad from Guantánamo and transfer him to the custody of the Afghan government. Read more »

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LI Green Sheets 7-29-09

Posted on July 30, 2009 by iwilder

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