Facism & Imperialism

City of Ashland Chamber of Commerce VIOLATES the First Amendment!

ACLU & Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice, 03-07-2008 - 11:32

ASHLAND, OREGON, Independence Day 2008--

Ashland Chamber of Commerce told it CAN NOT Block Freedom of Speech!

The Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice (SOJwJ) and the ACLU have told the Ashland Chamber of Commerce they are in violation of our First Amendment. They can not charge 4th of July parade participants different fees based on the content of the entrant's message. This discrimination has been the practice of the Chamber and it must stop NOW!

From the Demand Letter sent to the Ashland Chamber of Commerce: "The ACLU and the SOJWJ, therefore, respectfully demand that, first, the Chamber alter its fee structure so as not to discriminate based on the content of entrants' message, and second, the Chamber refund the additional payment of $70 paid by SOJwJ for the 2007 Ashland Fourth of July Parade. If the Chamber fails to do both of these things, the ACLU of Oregon and SOJwJ are prepared to file a lawsuit to obtain this relief, plus the recovery of reasonable attorney fees."

Continue to read the full letter...

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Domestic SPY Bill—Chokes 1st Amendment Rights

Dan Scott, 23-06-2008 - 22:03

Passed HR 6304 Domestic SPY AMENDMENTS—choke 1st Amendment Rights.
House SPY AMENDMENTS—State, Persons Exercising 1st Amendment Rights “May be Considered” Agents of a Foreign Power.
THE FISA AMENDMENTS ACT OF 2008

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"COINTELPRO operations manuals" now posted

Eleanor White, 21-06-2008 - 12:41

Organized stalking and electronic harassment is the common name of the current-day COINTELPRO crimes. One OS/EH target has compiled "operations manuals" describing the perpetrator organization.

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Devilvision

Bill Gallagher Hachita NM, 19-06-2008 - 21:27

A New Online Book. Important.
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Walden supports Big Oil - hurts Oregonians

GREG WALDEN HAS GONE TOO FAR!!!, 19-06-2008 - 16:13

SOUTHERN OREGONIANS HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR A LONG TIME, "WHERE'S WALDEN?"

This Bush clone (Greg votes again and again for corporate interests and hurts ordinary people) has stooped to a new low and Oregonians need to see how this clown has let our communities down again...

WATCH THIS VIDEO!

"Walden's Priorities"
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgA7iz0-2Co

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DNC Disruption Tour comes to Ashland

Noah Balloon, 17-06-2008 - 20:36

UNCONVENTIONAL ACTION is an anarchist/anti-authoritarian collective organizing to disrupt the Democratic and Republican National Conventions in Denver and the Twin Cities. A number of representatives will be in Ashland this Saturday the 21st to give a workshop at the Lithia Park gazebo (6:30pm) on anarchist theory and protest strategies. This is also a vegan potluck!
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Holocaust Denial or Denial of Freedom? - Davi

Jay Knott, 15-06-2008 - 16:26

How discussing the crimes of both sides in World War II is condemned by anti-fascists as 'hate speech'

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Help Stop the War on Iran!!!

Kate Gould and FCNL, 13-06-2008 - 11:18

Seems like we have been here before. Shrub's drumbeat for the war on Iran continues and this all smells so familiar. Remember how we got into Iraq?

Take a look at "our" lobbyist in Washington D.C. and the great work that Kate Gould and FCNL are doing to stop this next war. FCNL is the Friends Committee on National Legislation. Kate is from the Rogue Valley and is working full time to stop this next war. Let us all help Kate with this important work...

TIME TO TALK TO IRAN- SUPPORT S. 2130
Call your senators to urge them to cosponsor legislation supporting diplomacy with all of Iraq's neighbors, including Iran, as recommended by the bi-partisan Iraq Study Group.

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Solution to High Price of Gas & Oil

Peter Stern, 10-06-2008 - 00:43

Congress Must Apply Strategic Economic Sanctions Against Saudi Arabia and OPEC Nations

It is time the U.S. "steps-up to the plate" and starts "swinging" aggressively at the oil cartel.
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Medford, Oregon Says NO to Racial Based HATE!

Written by Wes-, 09-06-2008 - 10:31

-Medford, Oregon, Saturday June 7, 2008

We were a couple minutes late when we found parking on Saturday near Union Park in west Medford, Oregon. As we exited the car and made our way towards the gathering in the city park the entire neighborhood was bathed in song. It kept getting louder as we got closer. What an experience to walk along on this warm sunny Saturday and to hear a chorus of voices singing: "WE SHALL OVERCOME"

Brenda and I joined in the crowd of 100 who stood in a circle right there in Union Park. Dave Marston with guitar in hand led the gathering with songs of support. Medford's public response to racism was strong and clear. There will be Zero Tolerance for racism here!

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What's Wrong With Ashland's City Government?

ofthepeopleeditor@gmail.com, 07-06-2008 - 17:47

Council Compounds Lawbreaking With Fiscal Irresponsibility

LUBA's ruling this week that council violated the law on the Glenn St project brings into stark relief the murky problems of Ashland's city government. LUBA is Oregon's Land Use Board Of Appeals, which reviews local government decisions on developments.
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City Loses Legal Case, Public Interests Win

ofthepeopleeditor@gmail.com, 07-06-2008 - 17:38

Colin Swales, Philip C. Lang, Art Bullock Win At LUBA

On 2007Jun3, LUBA announced that Colin Swales, Philip C. Lang, and Art Bullock won their case appealing council's approval of an office development on the corner of Glenn St and North Main St. LUBA is Oregon's Land Use Board Of Appeals, which reviews local government decisions on developments.
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Compare text in “Hitler’s Laws” with S.1959

Dan Scott, 05-06-2008 - 15:55

Compare Language in “Hitler’s Laws” with Pending U.S. Senate Bill S.1959.
You may wish to ask Senators McCain and Obama if they support S.1959
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"My Spring Break with Utah Phillips"

Matt Mankins, 29-05-2008 - 09:30

"They fight with money and we resist with time, and they're going to run out of money before we run out of time."-U. Utah Phillips

Utah Phillips passed away on Friday, May 23, 2008. He died quietly in his sleep.

Three years before Southern Oregonians Matt Mankins and Eric Robinson travelled to Nevada City, CA to see Utah Phillips. Eric is a nephew of Utah's and Matt wanted to meet him. This story is about their journey and their visit with the folk singing legend. Matt Mankins penned this account which was first published in "The Soapbox" (spring 2005) the underground rag produced by the Media Collective at Southern Oregon University. We are glad to share Matt's words with you now.-Rogue IMC volunteer...
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Exxon admits climate deniers hurt global warm

James Stanley, 28-05-2008 - 21:35

Exxon has admitted - for the first time - that the climate deniers it funds are causing problems for action on climate change.

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Dick Cheney Made Millions with Saddam Hussein

Martin A. Lee, 28-05-2008 - 21:30

Here's a whopper of a story you may have missed amid the cacophony of campaign ads and stump speeches in the run- up to the elections.

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Santa Cruz Tree-Sit, Call for Upstairs Guests

SC Ground Support Creature, 15-05-2008 - 08:57

A message from the Young Forest of so-called “Santa Cruz,” more anciently and consistently known as “Makserehah” by the Amah Mutsun tribes that dwelled on these coasts for thousands of generations.
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Presidential Candidates Get Specific on Trade

Arthur Stamoulis / Oregon Fair Trade Campaign, 14-05-2008 - 09:11

National polling results released May 1 by the Pew Research Center found, "There is now broad agreement that free trade negatively affects wages, jobs and economic growth in America. By greater than six-to-one, the public says free trade agreements result in job losses rather than in new jobs." More so, a greater majority of independent voters had a negative view of the impact of free trade than registered Democrats.

Southern Oregonians are active in the Oregon Fair Trade Campaign (ORFTC) and citizens in the State of Jefferson (Northern California, too!) stand in unity with the FAIR TRADE WORK being done by ORFTC. Check out the newest report...
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No Terrorists Attacked the USS Cole!!!

AntiCadillac, 06-05-2008 - 00:47

...the blast came from "underneath" the Cole's waterline either inside or outside the hull - and that any small boat that did get blown up,was in reality just collateral damage or that this non involved small boat was made the convenient scapegoat for the bombing.
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UPCOMING EVENTS IN EUGENE - IMPORTANT FOR OUR CIVIL LIBERTIES

Lauren C. Regan from the The Civil Liberties Defense Center , 30-04-2008 - 17:48

...we've got a CLDC benefit coming up, and I've organized a debate for the atty general candidates--all for next week--Lauren C. Regan

CLDC is the Civil Liberties Defense Center
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MAYDAY! March for Immigrant Rights and Fight Wal*Mart!

S O U T H E R N * O R E G O N * J O B S * W I T H * J U S T I C E, 29-04-2008 - 21:36

Join us on May Day at 4 pm at Alba Park for a march and rally in downtown Medford, Oregon to support our immigrants.

"May 1 march for immigrants rights"
 http://www.rogueimc.org/en/2008/04/11838.shtml

And at 7 pm also on May Day! (is this orwellian or what?) we see the Wall*Mart fight come back to the City of Medford from Oregon's LUBA. Join us for a strong delegation that demands a traffic study and whatever it takes to keep this mega anti-worker employer the hell out of Southern Oregon. WALL*MART will NOT gain more roots here! ! ! !

"May Day! May Day! Wal-Mart is back!"
 http://www.rogueimc.org/en/2008/04/11876.shtml
Wal-Mart is back! Public hearing this Thursday May 1st at Medford City Council 7 pm

What are you doing on May Day? Think of a way, even if you can't skip out from work to help us do the suggestions above, find your own way to do something positive! May Day! May Day! May Day! is a universal warning. Stand Up and join us now!

In solidarity,
Wes Brain, Chair
Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice
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May 1 march for immigrants rights

! ! MAY DAY ! ! MAY DAY ! ! MAY DAY ! !, 26-04-2008 - 08:38

PLease join Unete and Razas Unidas for our annual May Day March for Immigrants Rights. We will gather at Alba park at 4:00pm for a few brief speeches and inspiration followed by a march through Medford pausing at the Ginger Rodgers square to pay honor to the more that 4500 people who have died since the construction of the Wall of Shame between Mexico and the US. We still need people to hold crosses at the square. Please let me know if you are available. There will be folks doing voter registration at the event as well. Thank you for your support of immigrants.
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Pals:The Bush Mafia and Saudi Arabia!

k.hawley, 25-04-2008 - 19:11

But as long as American citizens are kept deluded that Saudi Arabia and OPEC maintain the "authority" and are solely responsible for jacking up the price of oil,then Bush and his corrupt oil industry pals will continue to profit off this blatant deception and make untold $Billions from this artificially inflated $100+Dollar-A-Barrel Oil Monopoly,which they alone are really responsible for!
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“Made in Canada”

Daniel J Towsey, 20-04-2008 - 12:09

This is a very serious article
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Nicaraguan Speaker in Ashland, Medford

SOU Media Collective, 15-04-2008 - 13:37

Nicaraguan community organizer Yamileth Perez describes the effects of US trade policy on lifeways in Central/ Latin America. Translated from the Spanish, two events: Medford, Ashland.
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Independent Media Week: April 13 - 19

Jason Houk, 09-04-2008 - 21:51

Southern Oregon’s fourth annual Independent Media Week will showcase a coalition of independent media producers, local activists and community groups organized around the theme that “A well-informed citizenry is a cornerstone of democracy”

Running April 13th - 19th, Independent Media Week is a grassroots campaign to inform and empower citizens by showcasing local efforts and to expand and inspire hyper-local media production. This year’s Independent Media Week events includes workshops, a public concert, free film festivals and a public forum and discussion.
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Jackson County votes for Censorship & Ignorance

INDEPENDENT MEDIA WEEK - 2008, 06-04-2008 - 11:07

Jackson County (located in Southern Oregon on the California border and I-5 corridor) gained new distinction in April, 2008 when elected officials decided NOT to support a proclamation for "Independent Media Week - 2008". By a vote of 2 to 1 Jackson County Commissioners were succinct with their 2007 decision to embrace censorship. Last year the entire Jackson County Library System was shut down for 6 months with officials citing a "lack of funds" as the reason. The library system later opened with greatly reduced hours and services, but only after privatizing the entire operation.
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"In Memoriam: 4,000 US Soldiers Dead in Iraq"

Allen Hallmark report with photos, 05-04-2008 - 20:30

April 5, 2008
Medford, Oregon

Thanks to the 45 to 50 folks who turned out on another gray, rainy, cool day to participate in the "In Memoriam: 4,000 US Soldiers Dead in Iraq" event. While it wasn't a big crowd, it was an enthusiastic one. The mall security made us abandon our plans to have our program before the march in the little parking lot, so we moved out to the sidewalk and it was fine.

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April 5th Tribute to 4000 Dead U.S. Soldiers

Allen Hallmark for CP&J, 31-03-2008 - 09:56

Dear Friends of Citizens for Peace & Justice,

Please join us at 1 pm this Saturday, April 5th, at the Rogue Valley Mall in the parking lot north of the Shell station off Crater Lake Highway. We'll gather for the reading of the names of Oregonians who have died in Iraq and Afghanistand and a song or two each by Beth Baker and Pete Herzog. Then we'll walk around the perimeter of the mall property with our signs and our chants.

See our website:  http://www.medfordcpj.org for more information.
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