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Howard Zinn meets Ace Ventura starting 6/3/11

Posted on June 3, 2011 by iwilder

From the director of BRUCE ALMIGHTY, THE NUTTY PROFESSOR and ACE VENTURA: PET DETECTIVE comes something completely different

I AM                 Begins Friday, June 3 @ Huntington’s Cinema Arts Centre  SHOWTIMES

Directed by TOM SHADYAC
Featuring Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Lynne McTaggart, Coleman Barks, and Marc Ian Barasch

Fri  -Sun 1:10 3:10 5:10 7:10 9:10
Mon -Thurs  2:10 4:10 6:10 8:10   Read more »

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Green Party Renews Call for Moratorium on Tasers in Suffolk

Posted on June 2, 2011 by iwilder

“The Green Party of Suffolk is outraged to discover that Suffolk County has continued using Tasers against its residents,” said its chair Roger Snyder. “It is inconceivable that Suffolk has continued to use Tasers given the questions about the Taser-related death of Darryl Bain  in 2009.”

Snyder repeated the Green Party’s plan to protect the lives of Suffolk residents: “In line with our pillar of nonviolence, the Green Party of Suffolk demands Suffolk County seek out ways to avoid the use of easily abused and potentially lethal Tasers. As an immediate step, the Green Party of Suffolk calls on the county to put a moratorium on the use or purchase of any Tasers. In the long term, the Green Party calls on the county to train the police in nonviolent methods of resolving situations.”

The renewed call for a moratorium on Taser use in Suffolk County was prompted by the death of Daniel McDonnel after he was tasered twice by the Suffolk Police.  According to Newsday, McDonnel is the fifth person to die after being tasered by Suffolk Police.  Amnesty International USA has found that at least 350 people died in the United States and Canada after being shot by Tasers since June 2001.  Read more »

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Edgewood Events: Planting Native Gardens 6/5/11

Posted on June 2, 2011 by iwilder

Upcoming events at Edgewood Preserve:

Edgewood PreserveHelp Needed with Native Plant/Educational Gardens at Edgewood, June 5, 9:30 to 12:30pm.
On Sunday, June 5, in honor of World Environment Day, we will begin the long-awaited planting in the fenced areas in the parking lot.  On Earth Day our wonderful volunteers cut, dug and pulled mugwort and then covered the areas to prevent the weeds from growing back.  On June 5, we will turn over the dirt and plant some native grasses and flowers purchased from the Long Island Native Plant Initiative based in Riverhead.  Patricia will be purchasing these seedlings this Friday with another Edgewood volunteer.
These are big areas.  We will plant approximately 30 seedlings in each area and will watch them carefully as they grow (and would love help with this!).  If necessary, we will plant additional seedlings next year.  But it is a good start in keeping the mugwort out and finally making the parking lot attractive with plants native to Edgewood and Long Island.   Read more »

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The World at Your Feet by We’re All Just Passing Through

Posted on May 31, 2011 by iwilder

We’re All Just Passing Through played their original song “The World at Your Feet” at the The Folk-Groovin’ Café on May 28, 2011.http://www.myspace.com/werealljustpassingthrough The event was hosted by Jim Frazzitta http://www.myspace.com/jimfrazzitta at the Conklin Barn., Huntington, NY.

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In Reversal, Germany to Close Nuclear Plants by 2022 (via News for Greens)

Posted on May 30, 2011 by iwilder
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IW:  The German Green Party, which was born out of the anti-nuke movement, has been winning elections in Germany. 

BERLIN — The German government agreed on Monday to phase out all nuclear power by 2022, a sharp reversal by Chancellor Angela Merkel aimed at appeasing the country’s intensified antinuclear movement. The announcement came after marathon talks held at the chancellery on a new report by the Ethics Commission for Security Energy that recommended closing all 17 of the country’s nuclear plants.

via News for Greens » In Reversal, Germany to Close Nuclear Plants by 2022.

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Poet/Musician Gil Scott-Heron dies: “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised”

Posted on May 28, 2011 by kwilder

(excerpt from) LA Times
Gil Scott-Heron dies; influential poet/musician helped inspire rap

Gil Scott-Heron, whose late 1960s and early ’70s poetry set to rhythmic jazz music, especially “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” was one of the most important and obvious inspirations for rap music, has died, according to his British publisher…

Ron Carter, who played on “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” described Scott-Heron’s allure: “He wasn’t a great singer, but with that voice, if he had whispered it would have been dynamic. It was a voice like you would have for Shakespeare.”

…Rapper Chuck D. discusses the role Scott-Heron played in the birth of rap: “You can go into the beat poets and [Allen] Ginsberg and [Bob] Dylan, but Gil Scott-Heron is the manifestation of the modern world. He and the Last Poets set the stage for everyone else. In what way necessary? Well, if you try and make pancakes and you ain’t got the water, the milk or the eggs, you’re trying to do something you can’t. In combining music with the word, from the voice on down, you follow the template he laid out. His rapping is rhythmic. Some of it’s songs. It’s punchy, and all those qualities are still used today.”…

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A step in the direction of lifting the blockade of Gaza – Egypt opens borders again

Posted on May 28, 2011 by kwilder

(excerpt from) The Guardian UK
Egypt to open Gaza border crossing

…Hundreds of Palestinians are expected to head to the border crossing between Gaza and Egypt on Saturday to take advantage of the first free passage out of the blockaded territory in almost four years. Read more »

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Two events and one video: A solemn, anti-war, Memorial Day Weekend on Long Island

Posted on May 27, 2011 by kwilder

On Saturday, May 28th, members of the Long Island peace community will attend the Air Show activities at Jones Beach, as a way to remind people the cost of war, and ask that war not be glorified. See details below, and video from last year at the bottom.

On Monday, May 30th, the South Country Peace Group will be a “presence for peace” at the Memorial Day Parade in Bellport. Details below.

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PeaceSmiths Coffeehouse: Banjo, Shoreham thoughts, and a sing-a-long (via PeaceSmiths) 6/3/11

Posted on May 26, 2011 by iwilder

June Coffeehouse: Banjo, Shoreham thoughts, and a sing-a-long The PeaceSmiths June 2011 Coffeehouse is dedicated to the memory of Lisa Fishbein PeaceSmiths Topical, A-Typical, Folk Music, Poetry, and Whatever Coffeehouse Friday, June 3rd at 8pm with
Music by Maria Fairchild
A presentation: Shoreham and Spirituality with Peter Maniscalco
Andy Greenhouse sing-a-long
PLUS Open mic: Maybe you!
Held at: The First United Methodist Church in Amityville, $7 suggested donation … Read More

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ICE Statistics Reinforce Advocates’ Call for Immediate End to NY Deportation Program

Posted on May 26, 2011 by iwilder

A wide coalition of advocacy groups intensified its demand today that Governor Andrew Cuomo immediately terminate the state’s involvement in Secure Communities (S-Comm), Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) mass deportation program, in light of mounting evidence of the program’s problems.

Recently released federal data shows that, in New York, more than 70 percent of immigrants transferred into ICE custody from the criminal justice system and more than 80 percent of immigrants deported by ICE through S-Comm had not been convicted of a crime. These statistics add weight, said advocates, to the multiple reasons for ending collaborations with ICE, which has come under increasing fire for using deceptive tactics in order to secure states’ participation in S-Comm. Last week, a letter released by a former ICE contractor revealed that ICE intentionally misled New York to obtain the state’s participation in Secure Communities.

Although ICE has promoted Secure Communities as a key tool to protect communities by identifying immigrants with serious criminal records for deportation, the data shows that the program really functions to help the agency meet deportation goals and raises serious concerns about racial profiling, due process, and the erosion of trust in police. Read more »

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Revitalizing the AFL-CIO by Ralph Nader (via Dandelion Salad)

Posted on May 26, 2011 by iwilder

Revitalizing the AFL-CIO by Ralph Nader When Harry Kelber, the 96 year old relentless labor advocate and editor of The Labor Educator speaks, the leadership of the AFL-CIO should listen. A vigorous champion for the rights of rank-and-file workers vis-à-vis their corporate employers and their labor union leaders, Kelbe … Read More

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Green Party opposes massive ‘Via Verde’ gas pipeline through Puerto Rico

Posted on May 25, 2011 by iwilder

Puerto Rico’s colonial status must be replaced with self-determination and independence, says Green Party

The Green Party has joined Puerto Ricans protesting a proposal by Gov. Luis Fortuño to construct a huge natural gas pipeline that would endanger Puerto Rico’s communities and ecosystems.  Green Party leaders said that the problem of Puerto Rico’s high electric bills and dirty air from burning oil must be resolved through alternative energy instead of burning another fossil fuel.

“Everything about the project is wrong, beginning with Gov. Fortuño’s Orwellian name for the pipeline — the ‘Green Way’ [Via Verde].  A pipeline that threatens people living nearby and damages green mountains is not green, by any stretch.  The top contract for the $450 million pipeline has been awarded to a company with no experience constructing pipelines.  It’s a corrupt deal to benefit a favored corporation,” said Rosa Clemente, the Green Party’s 2008 nominee for Vice President.  Ms. Clemente is Puerto Rican.

The contractor, Gas Natural de Puerto Rico, is also seeking tax exemption, while the bill for the pipeline will be covered by Puerto Rican taxpayers (“Pide exención contributiva al Gobierno,” Perla del Sur, http://www.periodicolaperla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2585:pide-exencion-contributiva-futuro-usuario-del-gasoducto-del-norte&catid=81:locales&Itemid=198). Read more »

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Choose not to give your $$$ to Koch (via Your One Vote)

Posted on May 25, 2011 by iwilder

Choose where to spend your money Do you sometimes feel like there is nothing you can do, up against all the corporate money that is going into funding control of both political parties, candidates and elected officials? You can choose for instance, to NOT spend your money making Koch Industries ever more wealthy, powerful and influential. Angel Soft toilet paper Brawny paper towels COMFOREL® fiberfill COOLMAX® fabric CORDURA® fabric DACRON® fiber Dixie plates, bowls, napkins and … Read More

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NY Green Party Selects Peace Sign as Ballot Symbol

Posted on May 25, 2011 by iwilder
Version of Holtom's CND Peace Symbol by D9

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Greens Rule Out Fusion, Will Run Their Own Candidates

Since receiving the ballot line, Greens have run in three elections. Alex White received 9 percent of the vote in a three-way special election for Mayor of Rochester on March 29. Jason West, a Green Party member running on the village party Cooperative line, recaptured his position on May 3 as Mayor of New Paltz after a four years out of office. Ian Murphy, who received national attention for posing as Tea Party funder David Koch in a phone call to Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, was the Green Party candidate in the special election of May 24 for the 26th congressional district.

The Green Party voted to make the peace sign their official ballot symbol to highlight their status as the only peace party on the ballot. The Greens have actively organized against the ongoing wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Libya and call for a 50 to 75% cut in the military budget. Nonviolence is a core principle of the Green Party and was adopted as part of the party’s official principles, along with grassroots democracy, ecology and social and economic justice.

New York’s Green Party state committee also adopted rules over the weekend that affirmed the party will run its own candidates on its own Green Party line. Meeting in a Rensselaer church on Saturday, May 21, the Greens ruled out running fusion candidates who appear on the ballot lines of more than one party.   Read more »

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