Announcement
Buy "Made In The USA" and Support Jobs at Home!
EMAIL Traffic from one Ashlander to another, 02-09-2010 - 22:49
This following email was sent from one Ashland, Oregon resident to another... so in the spirit of "keepin' it local" this important message is now posted on the Rogue Independent Media Center...
LET'S ALL START PAYING ATTENTION. IT WILL PAY OFF IN THE END.
One Light Bulb at a Time....A physics teacher in high school, once told the students that while one grasshopper on the railroad tracks wouldn't slow a train very much, a billion of them would. With that thought in mind, read the following, obviously written by a good American.
Good idea .. . one light bulb at a time . .
Check this out . I can verify this because I was in Lowes the other day for some reason and just for the heck of it I was looking at the hose attachments. They were all made in China . The next day I was in Ace Hardware and just for the heck of it I checked the hose attachments there. They were made in USA. Start looking.
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Labor Day Picnic 2010 -- YOU are invited
CELEBRATION TO BUILD WORKING CLASS POWER, 02-09-2010 - 00:00
Here comes Labor Day! Its our annual Labor Day Picnic and celebration brought to Southern Oregon by the Southern Oregon Central Labor Council.
These times of economic strife see Corporate America "sitting on" 8 Trillion dollars of accumulated wealth while hard working families are losing their jobs, their homes, and in way too many cases their belief in the future. We have a National Jobs Emergency!
This year's picnic celebrates the enormous contributions of the working class. The only real turnaround for this recession will come from America's internal engine, the people who do the work from sea to shining sea. Labor Day never meant more than it does in 2010.
Please join us this Labor Day Monday, September 6, 2010 for our annual picnic here in Southern Oregon-
* * * LABOR DAY PICNIC 2010 IN SOUTHERN OREGON * * *
*Starts at 11:00 a.m.
*Tou Velle State Park
8425 Table Rock Rd.
Central Point, Oregon
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Back from Gaza, the West Bank, & Israel
Kate Gould presents: 8 months in Occupied Palestinian Territory & Israel, 25-08-2010 - 22:27
Hear about Kate’s diverse experiences in Palestine and Israel
Learn about:
• Inspiring initiatives Kate encountered firsthand
• How you can support peace in the region
Saturday, August 28
2:00-4:00 pm
Ashland Public Library, Gresham Room
Free, Donations Accepted for Birthing Center & Ambulance
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Jefferson State Music Festival & Hemp Expo
TRADE, 25-08-2010 - 05:46
Mission Statement:
Jefferson State Music Festival and Hemp Expo 2010 is founded on the belief that through awareness, education, and the cooperation and coordination of citizens and public officials, many complex social issues can be mitigated.
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M74-Oregon Law to Regulate Medical Marijuana
* * V O T E R * P O W E R * *, 20-08-2010 - 05:15
MEASURE 74 is on the Oregon ballot.
Voter Power succeeded in qualifying Initiative 28 for the November Oregon ballot. When the initiative petition qualified, it became Measure 74.
This new law will improve our medical marijuana program by adding dispensaries and legal producers to the current system.
You can find out more about the initiative at 
http://www.regulatemedicalmarijuana.org
Help us pass M74 – Dispensaries in Oregon
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Peace Village '10 Summer Concert Series
T.R.A.D.E., 19-08-2010 - 02:23
Peace Village 2010 Summer Concert Series August 20-22 2pm-11pm (Sunday 10:30pm) ---- Presented in association with WellSprings, CultureWorks, & Earthdance
Peace Village 2010 kicks off on August 20th-22nd with a new format — a three-day concert series (think mini-Tanglewood or Britt Music Series, along with spa and mineral springs) — replete with a wide variety of music including Reggae, World Fusion, Rock, Folk, Kirtan, Gypsy, Latin, Funk, and Electronica, and with a common goal of uniting in the spirit of peace.
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RHYTHM AND RAFFLE FOR REFUGEE RELIEF
Liisa and Ivend - Rogue IMC Volunteers, 17-08-2010 - 00:11
Benefit for Collateral
Repair ProjectAshland Community Center
Saturday Evening, Aug 21st
58 Winburn Way (lower Lithia Park)
beginning at 6:30pm
This Saturday Collateral Repair Project (CRP) hosts an evening of music,
food, prizes, and a silent auction to benefit desperate Iraqi families
living in squalid conditions in Jordan. All proceeds will go to support CRP
operations in Jordan in their ongoing assistance of refugees.
Your help and support is urgently needed !!
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Report on the Cuba Caravan & Film Screening
Liisa, 13-08-2010 - 03:16
Report on the Cuba Caravan & showing of "The Power of Community - How Cuba
Survived Peak Oil"
Monday, August 16th, 6PM Potluck, 7PM Caravan Talk, 8PM video, Peace
House/Friends Meeting, 543 S. Mountain. Come get a first hand look at the 21st annual Cuba Caravan. Hear from two local Ashlanders, Mary Ann Jones and Regina Ayars, who traveled cross country, through Mexico and into Cuba to participate in the 2010 Caravan to Cuba sponsored by Pastors for Peace.
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Celebration of Life for Dr. Ray Tumbleson
L. Tumbleson, 07-08-2010 - 00:00
An informal Celebration of Life for Dr. Ray Tumbleson, former Professor of Music at SOU and founder of Rogue Opera, will be held at 7pm on Tuesday, August 17 in the lobby of the SOU Music Recital Hall. Dr. Tumbleson had a noteworthy background in professional music and music education...
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Hiroshima & Nagasaki Vigil Aug. 6 & 7 - Ashland, Oregon
Women's International League for Peace & Freedom (WILPF), 05-08-2010 - 00:00
Annual Hiroshima & Nagasaki Vigil in Ashland to Feature "Nuclear Maze"
Friday August 6, 2010, 8:00 AM to Saturday August 7, 7:00 PM Ashland Plaza
On the 65th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) invites the public to a series of programs commemorating that event. The theme of this year's vigil is "Citizen Action for a Nuclear Free World," reflecting the importance of citizen involvement on nuclear issues. Vital background information on these issues will be presented at 7 PM on Thursday August 5 at the Ashland Library. Speakers include Jay Mullen, Hanford Downwinder and Professor of History at Southern Oregon University, Danny Wahpepah of Red Earth Descendants, and Herb Rothschild, organizer of the Rogue Valley Campaign for Nuclear Abolition.
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Medical marijuana patients protest Oregonian OpEd
Vote Yes on Initiative 28, 29-07-2010 - 06:00
Patients Protest Oregonian OpEd
Medical marijuana patients protest Oregonian newspaper calling medical marijuana a “charade.”
Medical marijuana patients plan to protest at the Oregonian newspaper office at 1320 SW Broadway at 11am Thursday morning July 29. Patients are angered by a July 25, 2010 editorial about Initiative 28. that described medical marijuana as a “charade.”
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FORECLOSURE DEFENSE -- DON'T LOSE YOUR HOME!
Workshop provided by Homeowners Mark & Nancie, 20-07-2010 - 21:57
Workshop - TUESDAY July 27, 2010 ...online registration info below
Due to popular demand we have scheduled another homeowner workshop for foreclosure defense for Homeowners in the Rogue Valley - TUESDAY July 27, 2010 - 8:30am - 12:30pm.
Past attendees have reported that all who are pushing back are getting positive results!
Please pass this along to anyone you feel would benefit from this informative workshop.
BELOW for Workshop Information and Registration...
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Community Rally Supports Jackson County Services
DO NOT CUT QUALITY PUBLIC SERVICES !, 15-07-2010 - 14:11
July 14, 2010 -- Medford, Oregon
Jackson County citizens rallied with strong support for county workers & for county services. Local organizations such as the Southern Oregon Central Labor Council, Oregon Action and Jobs with Justice stood side by side with workers in front of the old Jackson County Courthouse. "Enough is enough: We Demand Quality Public Services."
- CONTRACT BARGAINING PROBLEMS -
The harsh, unreasonable and unwarranted demands of county negotiators do NOT have community support. The taxes we pay get the best bang for the buck when we invest in a workforce that provides top notch services. Jackson County employees have done their share in downsizing government this last few years. At its peak several years ago the Jackson County budget supported a workforce of over 700 employees while today the numbers are below 550. Fewer workers work harder while at the same time this workforce has made concessions year after year.
Photos of Rally (click to make larger)
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POLITICAL PRISONER JALIL MUNTAQIM
AMG, 07-07-2010 - 18:00
POLITICAL PRISONER JALIL MUNTAQIM RELEASES “WE ARE OUR OWN LIBERATORS” BOOK.
A former member of the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army, Muntaqim is one of the world's longest held political prisoners, having been incarcerated in the United States since 1971.
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Save our Postal Service! -- Southern Oregon 5-Day, No Way Picket July 1st
Jim Alexander, 27-06-2010 - 00:00
On July 1st, postal workers and letter carriers are converging on several southern Oregon post offices to rally against United States Postal Service efforts to reduce postal services by eliminating Saturday mail delivery.
Pickets, informational handbills and drinking water will be provided.
JUST SHOW UP!
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Against Patriarchy, Beyond Feminism
APBF, 19-06-2010 - 20:00
July 9th-July17th 2010:
All events at the M11 (1212 S. 11th St. Suite 24, Tacoma) unless otherwise noted. All events are free.
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JULY $10 a Tom Campaign
SNYP, 13-06-2010 - 22:22
SNYP's JULY campaign helps save lives. For JUST $10 ANYONE in Jackson County can get their male cat fixed while supplies last. On sale 7/1 - 7/31 at most pet supply stores. Visit www.spayneuter.org or call 541-858-3325 for details.
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Wobbly Free Speech Monument -- New campaign announced
SOUTHERN OREGON JOBS WITH JUSTICE, 11-06-2010 - 14:28
WHAT: Free Speech Monument Proposed for State of Jefferson
WHEN: 2011 -- the Centennial of the Wobbly Walk Through the Siskiyous
WHO: Wobbly Walk Free Speech Committee
WHY: “Those Wobblies warrant memory”
Once you know the history you will understand why a blue ribbon committee has been assembled to commemorate the 1911 Wobbly Walk Through the Siskiyous
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West Coast Earth First! Rendezvous June 11-13
West Coast Earth First! Rendezvous June 11-13, 04-06-2010 - 18:27
For all those who love Ancient forests and wild spaces (and those who enjoy being alive, thanks to these forests and wild places!)...
....you are invited to join us in the trees for another summer of resistance!
The West Coast Regional Earth First! Rendezvous and Cascadia Forest Defender's Action Camp will be taking place June 11-13th, near Eugene, Oregon.
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Cost of war hits $1 trillion
Leah Bolger from Corvallis, Oregon, 03-06-2010 - 16:47
"For $1 trillion, we could immediately give every one of the 15.4 million unemployed people in the United States a $50,000 job and still have $235 billion left over."-Leah Bolger
Leah Bolger is Vice President nationally of Veterans for Peace. VfP has a strong presence including here in our Southern Oregon region
Veterans for Peace http://www.veteransforpeace.org
Rogue Valley VfP #156 http://rv-vfp156.org
Below you can see Bolger's strong statement regarding the "COST OF WAR"
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Justice for Carpenter in Wrongful Termination
Susan Barker, 30-05-2010 - 00:33
On March 27, a jury in Josephine County awarded $30,000 to a carpenter who was fired after his employer discovered that he was infected with the Hepatitis C virus. The case is Cooper v. Woodruff Construction and Design, Inc., Josephine County Case No. 08-CV-1432.
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U.S. Social Forum Fundraiser - May 28
Jason Houk, 23-05-2010 - 21:43
Southern Oregon’s most radical singer/songwriters Patrick Dodd and Pete Herzog will perform together for a fundraiser to send delegates to the 2010 U.S. Social Forum in Detroit. At a time when most artists shy away from politics or controversial topics, Dodd and Herzog thrive on telling truth to power.
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PESTICIDE FREE PARKS - Opportunity in Ashland
Tom Dimitre, Rogue Group Sierra Club, 23-05-2010 - 13:29
The Ashland Parks and Recreation Commission will hear comments and is scheduled to make a decision regarding the current draft of their Integrated Pesticide Management (IPM) policy.
WHEN: MONDAY - MAY 24 -- 7:00 pm
WHERE: City Council Chambers, 1175 E. Main St., Ashland
Please make every effort to attend and speak.
The Ashland Parks and Recreation Department's draft policy will not lead us to pesticide free parks. The draft policy will continue the current practice of spraying our parks, playgrounds, schools (Parks Dept. is contracted by schools to spray) and public areas. There simply is no
language that bans or requires the reduction of pesticide use.
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CP&J screens Frozen Dreams documentary May 6
Focus on Immigration, 05-05-2010 - 18:10
Families torn apart by Fresh Del Monte ICE Raids
Citizens for Peace and Justice will screen the documentary "Frozen Dreams" on May 6 in Medford, Oregon. The 30 minute film tells the story of the ICE raids at Del Monte in North Portland, Oregon on June 12, 2007. CP&J's film night in May is co-sponsored by Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice. The evening welcomes participants from UNETE a volunteer-led movement of farmworkers and immigrants in rural Southern Oregon. A light snack will be provided.
Frozen Dreams producer Emiliana Aguilar Reynosa will be traveling down from Portland for the film and she will be joined by three of the factory workers who were targeted in the 2007 immigration raid.
Following the film the Portland travelers will be joined by local activists for a panel discussion about the Del Monte raid, what has happened since and the ever growing need for comprehensive immigration reform. There will be ample opportunity for audience Q&A..
"FROZEN DREAMS"
May 6, 7:00 pm
Medford Congregational Church of Christ
1801 E. Jackson St., 2 blocks above Hedrick Middle School
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