Children & Education
Lawmakers vow to continue fight for Medicare for All
Representatives Kucinich, Conyers & Sanders, 31-07-2010 - 14:41
Comment: Southern Oregonians are waiting for the misguided "healthcare bill celebration" to subside so that we can get back to work and fix the greedy patient-killing corporate healthcare in this United States. On the 45th anniversary of Medicare it is reassuring to know that the vision of President Lyndon Johnson and the 89th Congress for an America that ensures health care for everyone, through a comprehensive Medicare for all, not only still lives, but is an inevitability.
The following text is an open letter to the single-payer community from Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio, Rep. John Conyers Jr. of Michigan and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont. It was released on the eve of Medicare’s 45th anniversary.
Congress of the United States
July 29, 2010
Dear friends of health care for all,
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U.S. MIDDLE~CLASS DESERVE CARING ELITE RULERS
LAWYERS FOR POOR AMERICANS, 18-07-2010 - 13:50
U.S.WEALTHY ELITE FOUNDATIONS R OUT OF TOUCH WITH REALITY OR JUST DO NOT CARE ENOUGH ABOUT OUR OWN MIDDLE~CLASS-POORER AMERICANS DIRE NEEDS ....
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Hiroshima & Nagasaki Vigil Aug. 6 & 7 - Ashland, Oregon
Women's International League for Peace & Freedom (WILPF), 15-07-2010 - 18:25
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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Pastors for Peace Cuba Caravan Hits Ashland
Ivend Holen, 11-07-2010 - 05:33
An audience of about 60 people attended a meeting and lecture about the Pastors for Peace Cuba Caravan at the Presbyterian Church in Ashland last Friday evening. Richard Becker, of the International ANSWER (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism) Coalition, and Western Region co-Director of Ramsey Clark's International Action Center (IAC) spoke about US-Cuba relations and the Cuba Caravan.
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Move Your $MONEY$ Southern Oregon
SWITCH TO A LOCAL BANK OR CREDIT UNION!, 09-07-2010 - 00:48
Ashland, Oregon * Independence Day, 2010
Southern Oregon's MOVE YOUR MONEY campaign debuted on the main drag during Ashland's Fourth of July parade. The parade entry from Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice (SOJwJ) included the Jefferson State Rollers. The helpful swarm of female roller derby skaters blasted Ashland with thousands of tri-fold Move Your Money brochures which rank regional banks and credit unions with the big Wall Street banks. Any guess which work best for the local economy?
People want to support local economic development and are tired of Wall Street excesses that have crippled our country. Move Your Money is a campaign to move money away from the big greedy Wall Street Banks and put the bucks where they will do the most good right here at home.
Check out July 4 parade photos and look at the PDF brochure for a detailed description of Move Your MONEY Southern Oregon.
(click any photo makes it larger)
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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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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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Adderall
Paola Martinez, 27-05-2010 - 16:50
Black Box for Adderall due to the drug's serious, or even life-threatening, adverse effects.
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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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Puerto Rico: Beatings at the Sheraton
Internationalist Group, 22-05-2010 - 02:47
On the evening of May 20, the notorious Shock Force of the Puerto Rican Police brutally attacked a demonstration of hundreds of students and workers protesting against Governor Luis Fortuño. The assault took place in the luxurious Sheraton Hotel, where the privatizing, anti-worker governor was presiding over a fancy fundraising dinner. As our reporter recounts, the police brutally beat demonstrators with riot clubs and pepper-sprayed everyone with tear gas and pepper gas. This was the response of the government to the workers strike two days ago in support of the student strike at the University of Puerto Rico, which has lasted almost a month. It is urgently necessary to translate the worker-student unity that was on display on May 18 into powerful strike actions that shut down key sectors of the economy of the U.S.' Caribbean island economy. We publish here the on-the-spot report from our correspondent who witnessed and participated in the protest.
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MCRD takes Walmart to the OR Supreme Court
Rogue Indy Volunteer Reporters, 19-05-2010 - 15:50
Today legal history was made at North Medford High School, the venue where the Oregon Supreme Court heard the appeal of Medford Citizens for Responsible Development (MCRD), following their grant of the writ of certiorari. On the average, our high court decides to hear about five percent of the cases it is asked to hear on appeal, so it is a victory for MCRG just to be granted an Oregon Supreme Court hearing.
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Stop Walmart Rally Tue morning before Supreme Court Hearing
WALMART DESTROYS LOCAL ECONOMIES--HURTS PEOPLE, 18-05-2010 - 03:51
Stop Walmart -- Miles Field Rally -- Near Medford's south I-5 Interchange
Tuesday May 18, 7AM to 8AM (rally followed by OR Supreme Court Hearing 9AM @ N. Medford High School)
Near Hwy. 99 & Stewart, sidewalk along 99 south of Veterans Park & the Oregon National Guard Armory
Right where Miles Field USE TO BE! (before Walmart & City of Medford corporate cronyism)
-- CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST PROVIDED --
-- -- -- Hot Coffee and snacks -- -- --
STOP WALMART! -- STOP THE TRAFFIC NIGHTMARE -- STOP WALMART!
COME SUPPORT MEDFORD CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT (MCRD)
This over six-year-long David v. Goliath struggle is pitting our community against a multinational conglomerate that is dead set on destroying our community.
Peter Buckley issues the Walmart warning back in 2005 -- watch video clip
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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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Truth About Drugs Documentary
Paola Martinez, 20-04-2010 - 16:05
The Truth About Drugs documentary, produced by the Foundation for a Drug Free World, was screened at Baywalk Muvico in Downtown St. Petersburg to an enthusiastic audience of over 65 teens and judges
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