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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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Packed house hears Middle East report
Rogue Indy Volunteer Reporter in the Street-, 30-08-2010 - 04:08
Ashland, Oregon
On Saturday August 28th, Kate Gould gave a presentation sharing experiences from her eight months volunteering, working, and traveling throughout Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza. She delivered her speech to a packed crowd in the Gresham Room of the Ashland Public Library that was followed by a heated question and answer session illustrating the diversity of perspectives in the room and reminding everyone of the urgency of bringing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to a just and peaceful resolution.
Event sponsors: Citizens for Peace & Justice and Peace House
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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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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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Sunflower Ceremony Closes Ashland Vigil for Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Jill Mackie and Linda Richards, 10-08-2010 - 06:06
Following a weekend of vigil in memory of the horrific atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 65 years ago came Monday's closing ceremony in Ashland's Lithia Park. In the Japanese Garden sunflowers were carefully placed one at a time in a pool of running water to signify a future free of nuclear horror. The sacred event was highlighted for all as Nancy Spencer played "Where have all the flowers gone" on her saw.
Vigil organizer Jill Mackie read the following letter from her Daughter Linda Richards who has been attending 65th anniversary events in Japan:
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A Congressman to be proud of
Jim Alexander, 31-07-2010 - 17:39
New Yorkers ought to be proud of this guy. We need more of him. A short 1 minute video demonstrates it doesn't take a windbag politician to make a point---JNA
Congressman Anthony Weiner http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD20-FihJQs
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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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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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The Power of the Purse
Nancie Koerber, Foreclosure Defense Advocate, 27-07-2010 - 04:23
The Power of the Purse.
With so many businesses shutting down on our main streets here in Southern Oregon, is there anything we can do about it?
We can always shop local but even more powerful is to bank local. Credit Unions and local owned banks keep our money local and build the economy.
Keep Reading to learn what Wall Street will do with $100.00 of your hard-earned cash.
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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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Haiti Peasant Leader Urges Support
RepublicansAreRedDemocratsAreBlueMeAreGreen, 20-07-2010 - 03:12
Peasant leader Chavannes Jean-Baptiste urges supporters to sign petition asking Monsanto to refrain from sending GMO seeds to Haiti.
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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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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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Southern Oregonian report - USSF in Detroit
Ivend Holen and Wes Brain, 25-06-2010 - 13:07
Southern Oregonians Ivend Holen and Wes Brain are in Detroit, Michigan for the United States Social Forum. Here is a description of the first part of their MoTown adventure.
Most of the photos are from the opening day march
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Controversial Call Gives Casual Soccer Fans R
Poper, 23-06-2010 - 01:51
Sports have a way of uniting a nation. And sometimes, it takes a bad bounce to force that bond to develop in the first place.
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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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Volunteer Minister Returns from Haiti
Lisa Mansell, 01-06-2010 - 13:05
“…Many, many people are pitching in” to rebuild Haiti
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Vets for Peace #156 in Boatnik Parade 2010
Reported by Allen Hallmark, Member VfP #156, 29-05-2010 - 19:43
Grants Pass, Oregon - Memorial Day, 2010
Congratulations, Hal, Jim, Loree and all who worked so hard to put together our Veterans for Peace, Rogue Valley Chapter 156, entry in today's massive Boatnik parade in Grants Pass. The huge Peace Dove with the olive branch in her beak was gorgeous and impressive. It's difficult to believe how big this parade is -- our group was lucky to go down the street early and by the time we walked back to where we started, more than an hour later, there were still many groups waiting to start their journey.
Attached are a few photos that I snapped along the way (click on any to make larger)
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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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