tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59722528341759882532012-01-24T10:09:00.969-06:00Tennessee Indymedia Blogspot is the temporary site of the Tennessee Independent Media Center, which was shutdown after four years of service to Tennessee due to computer server issues. The original Tennessee Indymedia site is temporarily under reconstruction.editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18317653226139534791noreply@blogger.comBlogger7921100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972252834175988253.post-43750257761647587852009-10-21T16:12:00.002-06:002009-10-21T16:16:03.937-06:00

by Rev. Sizwe HerringGwynelle C. Dismukes "won" her battle with renal disease on October 3rd in Flat Rock, NC. She did leave behind a rich legacy of publishing and writing books on family, community empowerment and her latest "Black 2 The Future" is creatively penned like a channeled science fiction piece. It also features writings (Marie Douglas), poetry (Adora Dupree), and an interview with Roy

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Behind the Economic Falloutby Richard AberdeenThere was a program on PBS Frontline last night about someone during the Clinton administration named Born who warned Geitner, Sumner, Greenspan and the rest that the economy would fail due to large banking firms starting to go under because of the de-regulated derivative market and they dismissed her, ridiculed her along with several senators in

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An Activist Reaction to the Panopticon In Actionby CJ SellersFirst off, you may ask, what the hell is a "Panopticon"? Granted, it's a new word to many but it's far from a new idea. If you've read the dystopian novel 1984 or watched the ABC TV series "Lost" , you've understood it in a work of fiction where it induced fear, paranoia, and savage disloyalty to one's fellow man when used in a

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TADP and Rhodes College present: Voices on the Death Penalty: A Dialogue from the Front Lines Thursday, October 22, 2009, at Rhodes College, Blount Auditorium in Buckman Hall 6:30 Reception with a 7:00 Panel discussion featuring Ron McAndrew, former Florida prison warden; Kathy Kent, sister of a federal agent killed in the Oklahoma City bombing; Paul and Joyce House, Tennessee death row exoneree

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TTPC President to be Honored at Nashville Black Pride The Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition is proud that our President, Dr. Marisa Richmond, is one of the honorees at this weekend's Nashville Black Pride. She will be receiving the Community Award during the BASU Legacy Award ceremony this Friday, October 23. The other award recipients are: Organization: Nashville CARESBusiness:

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In Afghanistan were killed: Sgt Johann Hivin-Gerard 29 FranceSgt Aaron Taylor 27 Bovey MNPvt Radoslaw Szyszkiewicz 22 PolandPvt Szymon Graczyk 23 Poland Spc George Cauley 24 Walker MNCpl Alfonso Ochoa 20 Armona CAPvt Brandon Styer 19 Lancaster PASpc Daniel Lawson 33 Deerfield Beach FLSpc Jesus Flores 28 La Mirada CASgt Glen Stivison 34 Blairsville PACpl Rosario Ponsiano 25

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In California, lawmakers secretly talk about the “Tennessee Loophole” which allows nuclear waste to be dumped in ordinary Tennessee landfills. Unbelievable? Unfortunately, it’s a sad fact and it is done through a process known as Bulk Survey for Release (Click Here for Video). BSFR begins by reclassifying nuclear waste and ends by dumping this radioactive material in Tennessee landfills that

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Ambassador Thomas Miller's visit on November 9th at Belmont University. There is to be a dinner followed by his talk on: “The Obama Administration’s Foreign Policy Challenges and the Role of the United Nations: A Practitioner's Perspective" Ambassador Miller is CEO and President of the United Nations Association-USA. Ambassador Miller devoted 29 years to the US Foreign Service, working on

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Disarm Now! Mobilizing Call for the 2010 NPT Review Conference Today our world is facing crises on an unprecedented scale - global warming, poverty, war, hunger, and disease. They threaten the very future of life as we know it, and on a daily basis bring death, sorrow and suffering to the majority of people on our planet. Yet these problems are almost entirely the results of human action and they

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Nashville Peace Coalition to Mark 8th Anniversary of War in Afghanistan with Vigil & Popular Education Panel October 7th, 2009 marks the eighth anniversary of the current occupation of Afghanistan. At a time when President Obama is increasing the troops in Afghanistan and escalating the war, people of conscience are organizing to resist the war and educate the public on the real issues which are

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In an historic meeting, the United Nations Security Council today convened at the head of state/government level and unanimously cosponsored and adopted a resolution committing to work toward a world without nuclear weapons and endorsing a broad framework of actions to reduce global nuclear dangers.The meeting, which was called for and chaired by President Obama during the United States’

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My G20: A Boot Stamping on a Human Face Foreverby Jase ShortWe arrived at 5 AM in Pittsburgh on Thursday for the G20 protests; immediately, we were treated to the sight of National Guard troopers directing traffic around major bridges. After two hours sleep in a Catholic Church’s cafeteria (following a 11 hour drive), we got ready to go into the city. We gathered in Arsenal Park: our numbers

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Rethink Afghanistan: Why are we there and what does it mean?A free screening of the film Rethink Afghanistan is scheduled for 7:00pm, Tuesday, October 6 in Gailor Auditorium. The 72-minute documentary examines the consequences of military escalation in Afghanistan and how the war could further destabilize a nuclear-armed Pakistan. The cost of sending one U.S. soldier to Afghanistan is over

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CCJP will host a Peace Vigil calling for a halt to U.S. military action in Afghanistan on Wednesday, October 7, 4:30 pm, on the corner of University Avenue and Highway 41A. Participants are encouraged to wear black and to display a sign expressing their opposition to U.S. militarism. October 7 marks the eighth anniversary of the U.S.-Afghanistan conflict which began on October 7, 2001, when the

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On October 3-10 a week of local protest events to Keep Space for Peace will be held worldwide. Each fall the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space organizes Keep Space for Peace Week: International Days of Protest to Stop the Militarization of Space. These events are intended to help educate the public about the need to prevent the arms race from moving into the

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World musicians Amir Paiss (co-founder of the Israeli / world music band, Sheva, or “Seven”) and Gabriel Meyer Halevy (co-founder of the Sulha Peace Project) will be here on October 17 & 18 to lead workshops on PEACEBUILDING in ISRAEL-PALESTINE. Anyone who is interested in Middle East peace is invited to attend, as these events are open to the public – and no prior knowledge is necessary! The

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Missile Defense: The Other Storyby Bruce Gagnon Yesterday we witnessed a flurry of emails and articles proclaiming victory after President Obama's announcement that he was going to scrap George W. Bush's plans to deploy missile defense interceptors in Poland and a Star Wars radar in the Czech Republic. There is no doubt that our peace activist friends in those two countries do indeed have reason

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A group of doctors from Portland, Oregon will be in Nashville Monday as part of a national tour in Support of a Single Payer health care system. The group is traveling to Washington, D.C., in their "Care-A-Van" with a simple but loud message: We need a single-payer health system in which the government covers everyone and the private insurance industry is cut out. The doctors will make stops in

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International People's Declaration of PeacePREAMBLEWe the undersigned, as responsible citizens of this planet, hereby recognize the immediate universal need for sustained "security through peace" for present and future generations of the human family. In order that we all may live and prosper in dignity, we recognize the need for a genuine worldwide grassroots commitment by all humans to break

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By Eric Walberg http://ericwalberg.com/ The Pentagon has made remarkable strides in militarisation of space this year, but its techno-schemes are built on the same sandy foundations as the rest of its defence policy, laments Eric Walberg. In April, Air Force Space Command activated a new unit -- the 24th Air Force at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas -- to keep pace with “the rapid changes

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Sons of Ireland and Mexico.Join us Sept 12 for a celebration of the Saint Patrick’s Battalion, a group of Irish and other immigrant American soldiers who changed sides in the Mexican-American War and fought with the Mexican Army against the U.S. invasion of Mexico.Many of the San Patrick’s Battalion who survived the war were executed, but their sacrifice is celebrated every year in Mexico and

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This "Labor (of Love) Day Weekend Famous Midwives Teach, Inspire, at the Carver Park Community GardenNashville, TN. As President Obama and the rest of the country tackle the issue of health care reform, an important question arises about the death rate for U.S. women during pregnancy, birth and the year after the end of pregnancy. This question and more will be discussed by midwives Ina May

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Green Party sues for ballot accessWho knew? Secretary of State Charlie Daniels has denied the Green Party access to the 2010 ballot because its presidential candidate did not get 3 percent of the vote for president in Arkansas in 2008. Several other candidates got well more than 3 percent and the Green Party elected a state representative, who later switched to the Democratic Party.ACLU Press

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4336 in Iraq. In Afghanistan 813 -- 542 OtherThose who dies in Iraq from Aug 23 to 29;Ltn Joey Fortin 22 St Johnsbury VTPvt Taylor Marks 19 Monmouth ORSgt Earl Werner 38 Mondovi WI76 Iraqi sisters and brothers were killed.In Afghanistan were killed:Sgt Eerik Salmus 26 EstoniaSgt Raivis Kang 26 EstoniaPvt Dennis Williams 24 Federal Way WASgt Ronald Sawyer 38 Trenton MOCap

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March Forward! veterans speak out against Gen. McChrystal's reportTuesday, September 1, 2009"All foreign forces should leave Afghanistan now!" The war in Afghanistan, like the one we were sent to fight in Iraq, is based on lies and false rationales. Instead of expanding the war, all foreign troops should leave Afghanistan immediately.March Forward! supporter Ron Kovic eloquently stated: "As a

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Mercury Marine Refuses Second Contract Vote; Moves forward with plan to move jobs to non-union plantA second contract vote proposed by workers at Mercury Marine in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin has been rejected by the company. As a result the company will move forward with plans to move 850 jobs currently held by union workers out of Fond du Lac to a non-union facility in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Workers

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4334 in Iraq. In Afghanistan: 802 US -- 538 Other Those who died in Iraq from Aug 16 to 22: Spc Matthew Hastings 23 Claremore OKPvt William Vanosdol 23 Pinson AL 245 Iraqi sisters and brothers were killed. In Afghnistan were killed. Cpl James Fullerton 24 EnglandCpl Louis Carter 19 EnglandCpl Simon Annis 22 EnglandCpl Nicholas Roush 22 Middleville MISgt William Woods Jr 31

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The director of the Health Department has recently verbally confirmed that the threshold for spraying has been raised this year. He stated that because of the low incidence of West Nile virus (WNv) transmission to humans, they will not spray for positive mosquitoes. (He didn't mention the fact that their spraying didn't reduce mosquitoes in Antioch last year but he knows it.) He said they would

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SPIRITHOUSE PROJECT CALLS AN EMERGENCY SUMMIT TO ORGANIZE A NON VIOLENT SOUTHERN STRATEGY FOR RACIAL JUSTICE AND NON-VIOLENCE SEPTEMBER 19, 2009 COLUMBUS, GAA CALL FOR UNITY AND ACTION AS WHITE SUPERMACY GROWS· If not now, when will we stand up and be counted? How many death threat signs directed to the President and to his family must we see before we stand up and say enough? ·

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By Warren DuzakSusan McCay’s article “Perfect Never Comes” (in the Nashville Free Press) last month suggests that demanding a Single-Payer health care system like Medicare for all Americans is utopian pie-in-the-sky. We must instead, she warns, accept the crumps that are offered.“The choice is quite simple: do nothing and wait for a perfect that will never come, or support imperfect reform,”

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In Afghanistan were killed: Sgt Severin Summers III 43 Fayatteville NCCap Ronald Luce Jt 27 Bentonia MSTec Anthony Lombardi 21 EnglandPO Anthony Garcia 21 Tyndall FLSgt Jay Hoskins 24 Paris TXCpl Christian Rivera 21 Homestead FLCpl Travis Babine 20 San Antonio TXCpl James Argentine 22 Farmingdale NYCpl Kevin Mulligan 26 ScotlandCpl Dale Hopkins 23 England Pvt Kyle Adams 21

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by Rose Crockett Davis"You people come and stare at us and you say you are going to help, and you do nothing," a young Palestinian man was heard saying in Arabic to me and others in my group. His eyes were sad and determined and he spoke with passion and conviction. His right arm had been amputated from a wound sustained in the recent attack on The Gaza Strip by Israeli Military Forces from Dec

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How is the Farm Community collective? by Douglas StevensonFrom 1971 to 1983, The Farm (in Summertown, TN)was perhaps the largest "commune" in the United States. Its members held all things in common, which meant no one held personal money and the fruits of all labors where shared. Every job and task, no matter how menial or glorious, was considered to have equal status, because we as human beings

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Loophole Could be Fueling TN Sales Tax Revenue SlideNASHVILLE, Tenn. - New statistics show that for the fourth straight month Tennessee sales tax revenues are 10 percent below the figures for the previous year. Contributing to the shortfall are said to be many national corporations that avoid paying their appropriate share of Tennessee sales taxes; under current law, the companies can report

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Afghan War: NATO Builds History's First Global ArmyBy Rick RozoffTwo months before the eighth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistanand the beginning of NATO's first-ever ground war the world is witness to a21st Century armed conflict without end waged by the largest militarycoalition in history.With recent announcements that troops from such diverse nations as Colombia,Mongolia, Armenia

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Representatives of: Nashville Chapter of Healthcare Now!,Tennessee Physicians for a National Healthcare Program, National Nurses Organizing Committee, Tennessee National Organization for Women, National Chapter of NOW, Nashville Peace & Justice Center and the Nashville Chapter of Veterans for Peace will deliver a birthday cake to the office of Rep. Jim Cooper to celebrate the 44th birthday of

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Award-winning filmmaker and ANSWER Coalition representative Travis Wilkerson reports on the Viva Palestina delegation’s journey to challenge the Israeli blockade of Gaza and deliver humanitarian supplies.The long road to Gaza The Egyptian government has closely collaborated with Israel’s suffocating and criminal blockade for more than two years, and set up a broad range of administrative

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Two Ways to Pay As You GoBy David SwansonThe day after ramming through nearly $100 billion more for wars and $100 billion in loans to European banks through the IMF, the majority leader in the U.S. House of Representatives, Steny Hoyer, introduced a "PayGo" bill, requiring that any spending be paid for with cuts in other spending. But having this law on the books would not have stopped the

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Federal Hate Crimes and Non-Discrimination in Metro Nashville The Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition (TTPC) has been informed that a vote on S.909, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, could take place as early as Wednesday. The House of Representatives has already passed this legislation by a vote of 249 to 175, and the President has pledged to sign it. Please contact

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McNamara’s Ghost in AfghanistanBy tom hayden Robert McNamara died the other day as seven American soldiers were killed in Afghanistan. It wasn’t the deaths on the same day that made me remember McNamara’s folly. It was the sense that McNamara’s ghost is hovering over the new graveyard of America’s future. McNamara’s team of Ivy Leaguers was dubbed “the best and the brightest” by the

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by Rose Crockett DavisJune 27, 2009I recently returned from The Gaza Strip on June 7th, 2009. I was allowed toenter the heavily guarded Egyptian Rafah border crossing into Gaza as part ofa 66-person International Delegation organized by Code Pink—an active U.S.based anti-war group, by the invitation of the United Nations Relief and WorksAgency of Gaza. We went as witnesses to the horrors of the

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On Sunday, June 14th hundreds of peace loving folks turned out for the first annual Nashville Peace Festival in Centennial Park. Among those attending was Cindy Sheehan, Nobel Peace nominee, Singer/Songwriter David Rovics and a host of musicians, poets, speakers, and dancers. Cindy Sheehan VideoReports from the Peace Festival of attendees were generally positive include the following from CH "

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Iraq, Afghanistan Wars Coordinated from afarby Michel Moutot Michel Moutot TAMPA, Florida (AFP) – The target may be in Iraq or Afghanistan, but if a US air attack risks killing civilians the decision to strike is taken by leaders at this military base in sunny Tampa, Florida. In a windowless room at the sprawling MacDill Air Force Base, home to the US Central Command (CENTCOM), several dozen

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On January 6, 2009, the first day of the 111th Congress, seventy people came to Washington D.C. from all over the United States to participate in the MARCH OF THE DEAD. Their goal was to stage a peaceful protest displaying the ever-increasing death toll due to the AUDACITY OF WAR CRIMES committed by our government. Their right to assemble and petition our government for redress of grievances

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By Tom Hayden MoveOn resumed its historical anti-war stance this week, symbolically breaking with the Obama administration for the first time. After being criticized for abandoning the anti-war stance that won it millions of activist supporters, the organization sent targeted mailings supporting the demand for an Obama administration exit strategy report contained in HR 2404, by Rep. Jim

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A New Hero Enters Tennessee's History Booksby Bernie Ellis Every Tennessee school child learns early on that our state has been blessed with heroes throughout its history. Davy Crockett at the Alamo, Alvin York in the trenches of World War I Europe – we continue to revere the honorable people who sprang from our hills and hollows with the in-borne courage to do the next right thing when they were

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Late last night, Thursday, June 18, 2009, the 1st Session of the 106th Tennessee General Assembly adjourned. During the session, the Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition (TTPC) tracked 97 bills and was active lobbying on a number of issues.Education: TTPC worked against a bill which would have banned public school teachers from discussing sexual diversity. The House K-12 Subcommittee sent

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Media Democracy Lecture with Dr Peter Phillips of Project Censored Nashville, TN: Dr. Peter Phillips of Project Censored will be presenting a lecture at the First Unitarian Universalist Church at 1808 Woodmont Avenue in Nashville on June 26th at 7:30pm. The title of the lecture will be 'Media Democracy in a Time of Truth Emergency.' Project Censored is a media democracy project which has

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The Gandhi-King Conference on Peacemaking is a three day conference bringing together modern visionaries on nonviolence and social change with community leaders, activists, academics and organizers to train, learn, plan and organize to create a culture of liberation and justice for all. Speakers, workshops, working groups, panel discussions, paper presentations, and performance will help create

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by TOM HAYDENTom Hayden has traveled to El Salvador three times, has written extensively about cross-border street gang issues and, as a California state senator, passed legislation authorizing creation of the first Central American studies program on an American campus, California State Northridge, in 1999. His writings can be found at tomhayden.com. Research, translation and photographic

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Shooter in Court in Memphis on MondayMonday, June 15, Terron Taylor, who admitted shooting a transgender woman in Memphis on May 27, will appear in General Sessions Court, Division 9, Docket #09120477, to face a charge of Attempted Murder in the Second Degree.While Taylor is currently being held on a $500,000 bond, Shelby County authorities have a poor track record when it comes to addressing

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Court vindicates FCC's effort to save small stations from loss of channels On June 5, 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals of the D.C. Circuit ruled in favor of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and against the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), affirming the December 2007 Federal Communications Commission decision to protect low power FM (LPFM) stations against “encroachment” by

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A CHANCE FOR MOVE.ON and LIBERAL HAWKS TO BREAK THEIR SILENCE By Tom Hayden Progressives who have been silent towards the escalating wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan have a new opportunity to change their stance now that the $100 billion Congressional war supplemental [HR 2346] authorizes suppression of hundreds of torture photographs held by the Pentagon. The amendment by senators Joe

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Join a Convoy to GazaBy David Swanson Kevin Ovenden contacted me. He works with British MP George Galloway -- yes, this hero. Ovenden is currently in the United States helping to put together a convoy of, hopefully, hundreds of vehicles and people to bring medical aid to the besieged people of Gaza. Americans are invited to take part. Please contact Kevin and join the convoy yourself. Here's what

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This week, in response to a recent lawsuit from the American Civil Liberties Union, the Knox County School Board and the Metro Nashville School Board agreed to lift the filter being used to block access to websites on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender themes. These sites were of an informative nature and positive in theme.The Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition applauds the work of

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Dr. Tiller's Murder: Fascist Terrorismand Its Pampered ApologistsBy Mara Verheyden-HilliardAttorney and co-founder of the Partnership for Civil JusticeStatement on behalf of the A.N.S.W.E.R. CoalitionThe rampant terrorism and violence against women and health care professionals who dare to provide women's health services took its latest victim when Dr. George Tiller was brutally gunned down in

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On short notice, about 45 people showed for an hour-long action in front of the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee office on West End Ave here. The action included a 30- minute educational pickett line on the sidewalk along West End Ave. We had our banner "Our lives are wortth more than their profits", many hand-held signs and some Burma-shave-style signs that we placed along the city's busy

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The Coalition for Education on Immigration has decided to become a partner in a national effort called Reform Immigration for America. The mission of this national coalition is very similar to ours ... to educate the public on immigration issues and support comprehensive reform of our broken immigration system. As you likely know already, President Obama is moving forward with addressing how to

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Advocates for Government-Paid Health CareWill Stage Nashville Rally Saturday, May 30Advocates for government-paid (single-payer) health care will rally Saturday (May 30) in front of the Blue Cross-Blue Shield offices at the corner of West End and 32 Avenues. The event will start at noon and end at 1.Dr. Carol Paris, one of the physicians recently arrested in Washington for protesting the U. S.

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Nashville, TN -- The Board of Directors of the Tennessee Justice Center has honored law firm Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP as Pro Bono Firm of the Year and attorney Michael Abelow, Sherrard & Roe, PLC as Pro Bono Attorney of the Year.Bradley Arant Boult Cummings was honored by the Tennessee Justice Center (TJC) for the firm’s efforts in representing needy families in their TennCare appeals. In

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Letter to President Obama - AfghanistanDear President Obama, We write to you again, this time to say we are saddened to see that you now clearly believe in the tired, inhumane and unworkable assumption that violence will somehow work; that might makes right. But that is not the only thing we need to tell you. We are not just saddened. We are angry. We are outraged by these actions, this

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After a long period of determined struggle against the campaign launched against us by the NYC Special Commissioner of Investigation (SCI), and after waiting two months for the judge's decision regarding the SCI's motion to hold both IFCO and Rev Lucius Walker in contempt, we are pleased to have some good news to share with you: On May 7, 2009, Judge Gische issued her decision regarding the SCI's

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Today, 17 Mountain Justice and Climate Ground Zero activists were arrested in actions against mountaintop removal and coal sludge impoundments. Eight of the 17 have been released on their “own recognizance” with no funds required to let go. The remaining nine have been charged with trespass and been given a cash bail of $2000 (which means a bailbondsman can’t be used to get them out and the

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Student and mother will challenge billionaire Bloomberg for mayorSocialist will announce her campaign at May 23 conference in Harlem Frances Villar, a 26-year-old mother of two and City University of New York student, will challenge New York City’s richest man in the 2009 New York City mayoral race. Villar will run on the Socialism and Liberation ticket. "In the middle of the worst economic

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The Green Party of the United States has endorsed the national Day of Action for Single-Payer national health care (Medicare For All) on Saturday, May 30.The Day of Action is being organized by Healthcare-Now and other groups dedicated to winning a health care system that covers all Americans, providing treatment regardless of employment, income, age, or prior medical condition, with full choice

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A FUNDAMENTAL SHIFT FOR MOSQUITO CONTROL IN NASHVILLENashville, TN – The Director of the Metro Public Health Department, Dr. William Paul, is talking about a fundamental shift in the way mosquitoes are handled in Davidson County. The sprayers won't be used unless there is a high risk of an imminent West Nile epidemic. The department will look at using more environmentally friendly ways to manage

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The American Academy Of Environmental Medicine Calls ForImmediate Moratorium On Genetically Modified FoodsWichita, KS - The American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) today released its position paper on Genetically Modified foods stating that "GM foods pose a serious health risk" and calling for a moratorium on GM foods. Citing several animal studies, the AAEM concludes "there is more

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Metro Parks acquires 380-acre farm for Madison’s Peeler ParkMadison is well on its way to having a beautiful new addition to Peeler Park. Located at the end of Neely’s Bend Rd, Peeler Park is already Madison’s best kept secret. The park already has 269 gorgeous acres, complete with walking trails and greenways. The president of the Madison-Rivergate Chamber of Commerce, Councilman Jim Forkum,

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TIRRC Earns National Award for Exceptional Immigrant Integration InitiativesWASHINGTON – The Migration Policy Institute (MPI) on Wednesday announced the four winners of its inaugural E Pluribus Unum national awards for exceptional immigrant integration initiatives, with an innovative Tennessee-based public education and communications campaign receiving a $50,000 prize. The E Pluribus Unum Prizes

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Nashville Public Television Visits Our Hispanic Next Door NeighborsThird Installment in NPT’s Original Documentary Series Explores Nashville’s Growing Latin American populationsNASHVILLE, Tennessee – May 20, 2009 – For as long as it has existed, people have been drawn to America as a place of rebirth, where they can exchange hard work for a new life, prosperity and hope. Traditionally,

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Greens Come Together for the 2009 Annual National Meeting in Durham, NorthCarolinaThe Green Party of the United States is pleased to announce that the 2009 Annual National Meeting will be held Thursday, July 23-Sunday July 26, 2009 on the campus of North Carolina Central University in Durham, NC. Plan to attend this year's largest national gathering of Greens to make new friends, network, and

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Cindy Sheehan, Nobel Peace nominee, Singer/Songwriter David Rovics, and the Reverend Henry Blaze will join musicians, poets, speakers, and dancers at a rally to be held on Sunday, June 14, 2009 at the band shell in Centennial Park in Nashville from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Mrs. Sheehan will be speaking about the robbery of billions of dollars to bail out financial speculators who have wrecked the

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Those who died in Iraq from May 10 to 16: Maj Steven Hutchison 60 Scottsdale AZPvt Michael Yates Jr 19 Federicksburg MDMaj Matthew Houseal 54 Amarillo TXSpc Jacob Barton 20 Lenox MOSgt Christian Bueno Galdos 25 Paterson NJCdr Charles Springle 52 Wilmington NCCpl Ryan McGhee 21 Federicksburg VASpc David Schaefer 27 Belleville IL 2 were seriously wounded.9 were returned to

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Green Collar Jobs Informational Session to be Held at Nashville’s Carver Food ParkNashville, TN. EarthMatters Tennessee and the Green Collar Jobs Task Force of Middle Tennessee invite all interested people to come out and learn about upcoming opportunities and strategies to get involved in the Middle Tennessee green jobs movement.This gathering will take place at the Geo. W. Carver Food Park

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Representatives of the historical Yuchi Tribe and Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma, which were forced out and 'removed' from Tennessee in the early 19th century, will make a statement on the status of House Bill 1692 and then talk with the media on the steps of the State Capitol in Nashville on Tuesday, 19 May 2009, at 10:30am, regarding the recent legislative movement to recognize Native

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Public hospitals around the nation are being closed or short-changed . Metro General Hospital at Meharry is no exception.City officials are looking to continue making cuts at a hospital that serves the poor, low-income workers and those with no health insurance. At the same time they prepare to spend $500 million for a new convention center.Health care is a basic human right. The city must find

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The Nashville Peace Coalition announced its plans for a panel discussion on current issues affecting Latin America. The panel, titled, "Latin America Unchained" is an examination of the current left leaning shift of popular elections in Latin America. Whether Americans are pondering the meaning of Hugo Chavez shaking hands with Barack Obama or the recent electoral victory of the FMLN in El

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Celebrating the start of the new growing season and the success of the market's first year, The East Nashville Farmers Market has expanded to a new location, more vendors and lots of activities for the whole family. Several new vendors, along with all of last year's local farmers, artisan food producers and craftspeople will come together for the opening on Wed., May 20, 3:30 - 6:30 PM. This

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Tennessee Hate Crimes Bill Rolled to 2010On Wednesday, State Representative by Jeanne Richardson (D-Memphis) decided to roll HB0335 in the Tennessee House Judiciary Committee until January 2010. This bill would add "gender identity or expression" to Tennessee's hate crimes sentencing enhancement statute. The Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition supports this decision. Opposition to the

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The Republican Coalition, May it Rest in PeaceBy Contributing Writer Joey Kingjbkranger@aol.comThe modern Republican Party has always been an odd coalition, and people often scratch their heads when I say that. The modern party sprang from the ashes of the failed 1964 presidential campaign of Barry Goldwater. Libertarian/anti-Communist Republicans, big-business Republicans, and Neocons teamed-up

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Native Nashvillean is a part of a UN delegation to the Gaza StripRose Davis of the Green Party of Middle Tennessee is participating in a trip organized by the US-based peace group CODEPINK into the Gaza Strip via Egypt from May 28-June 5. She will travel at the invitation of the United Nations Relief and Words Agency (UNRWA) as UN delegates. Their focus will be on the children of Gaza. In

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Aung San Suu Kyi Taken to Prison by Burmese Regime News Update and Actions5.14.09By Hozan Alan SenaukeDaw Aung San Suu Kyi - leader of Burma's opposition party, the National League for Democracy - has been taken into custody at her lakeside home in Rangoon, and held to face a special court at the notorious Insein Prison (sic!), along with her doctor Dr. Tin Myo Win and her live-in caretakers,

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StratCom and the Domination of (Cyber) SpaceBy Tim RinneState Coordinator, Nebraskans for PeaceIt seems an unlikely place from which to try to dominate the world… A remote Air Force base in rural Nebraska, twelve miles south of Omaha. There’s even a cornfield across the road.But it’s where George Bush was rushed for safekeeping on 9/11. And today, it’s where the White House continues to wage

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200 Organizations Ask Holder to Appoint a Special Prosecutor for Bush, Cheney, et aliaTwo hundred organizations, including After Downing Street, Democrats.com, the Robert Jackson Steering Committee, the Center for Constitutional Rights, the National Lawyers Guild, the Society of American Law Teachers, Human Rights USA, the American Freedom Campaign, and the Bill of Rights Defense Committee, have

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Those who died in Iraq from May 3 to 9: Spc Jeremiah McCleery 24 Portola CASpc Jake Velloza 22 Inverness CASpc Shawn Sykes 28 Portsmouth VAPvt Justin Hartford 21 Elmira NYSgt Randy Agno 29 Pearl City HISpc Omar Albrak 21 Chicago IL 10 were seriously wounded.5 were returned to occupation.88 Iraqi sisters and brothers were killed. In Afghanistan were killed: Cpl Sergei Motz 21

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Here's a couple of videos on the right-wing "nutjob" blaming of Mexicans for the swine flu epidemic. This first video of mine has 800 hits in less than a week and has received more immediate response of any of my videos. The second video by the "Young Turks" takes a similar slant as mine, but it contains less disease mythology information and more quotes from various right-wing radio fanatics

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Understanding the Long Warby TOM HAYDENEditor's Note: This is first of a two-part essay.The concept of the "Long War" is attributed to former CENTCOM Commander Gen. John Abizaid, speaking in 2004. Leading counterinsurgency theorist John Nagl, an Iraq combat veteran and now the head of the Center for a New American Security, writes that "there is a growing realization that the most likely

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THE OTHER MISSILE DEFENSEby Bruce Gagnon Global Network While in Korea for our Global Network annual conference last month we were taken to Pyeongtaek where the US is dramatically expanding a military base. There we were shown nearly a dozen mobile PAC-3 (Patriot Advanced Capability) launchers parked just beyond the razor-wired fence. We also learned more about the US deployments of the PAC-3 "

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Rep. Baldwin Calls for Executive Branch Accountability to Reverse Illegal Actions and Prevent Further AbusesCongresswoman Tammy Baldwin has introduced the Executive Branch Accountability Act of 2009 (H.Res. 417), calling on President Obama to reverse the damaging and illegal actions taken by the Bush/Cheney Administration and to collaborate with Congress to proactively prevent any further abuses

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Probably the reason Republicans oppose the word "empathetic" is because progressives have taken to use the term "empathy" in place of the much better idea of loving your neighbor as yourself, so naturally Republicans view this as a word disguising socialism and atheism, just as they view "progressive" as a word disguising liberalism, socialism and atheism.Some of the problems with these kinds of

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Nashville, TN: Protesters were assaulted by security police on a public sidewalk in Nashville while protesting the opening of the new Nashville Scientology center on 8th Avenue in South Nashville. The protesters, who were peacefully gathering on a public sidewalk, were approached by five security police who contested their First Amendment rights to peaceably assemble and present their message

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by Richard Aberdeen The truth about contagious diseases is, a viral disease can break out in any so-called "country of origin" that is a result of an outside external transmission of the virus, such as European diseases that wiped out U.S. native populations. Diseases transmitted by European immigrants that destroyed entire native cultures would appear today in the same "real-time" ill-informed

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Saturday, June 6 marks the 42nd anniversary of the Israeli seizure of Gaza. Organizations and individuals in solidarity with the people of Palestine will be taking to the streets once again to demand: End the Siege of Gaza! The world looked on in horror this past winter as Israel mercilessly starved and bombed the people of Gaza, killing around 1,200 Palestinians (at least a third of whom were

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Starting Tuesday May 4, 2009 a weekly protest will be held against the acquisition of land and construction of Music City Center, Nashville's proposed new convention center. We will gather on the public square in front of the Metro Courthouse every Tuesday night around 5:30 p.m. Metro Council Meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. This will be a weekly protest of the plans to build Music City Center,

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GLOBAL NETWORK ANNUAL COORDINATOR REPORTOur 2008 GN space organizing conference in Nebraska turned out to be a great event that solidified our relationship with Nebraskans for Peace and helped put StratCom’s expanded mission of total warfare planning out to a much wider audience. That is what we want to happen after holding our annual event in a location that has a key role in Star Wars – more

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WILL METRO ‘GO GREEN’ WITH MOSQUITO CONTROL IN 2009?Nashville, TN – Long before “going green” was fashionable, environmental groups and concerned citizens asked the Metro Public Health Department to place more emphasis on less toxic approaches to mosquito control. Successful models and strategies from Health Departments in other cities, like Charlotte, NC and Washington, DC, were cited to

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East Coast Anonymous Joins in Protest of Cult Expansion in Nashville.Nashville Anonymous protests the expansion of the Church of Scientology in Nashville by hosting a regional protest. The Anonymous collective will converge on the site of the Nashville Celebrity Centre Ideal Org, slated to open April 25th at the Falls School Business Center. Anonymous from Washington DC, St. Louis, Colorado,

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Kingston Springs Mother Will Be Honored as Mother of the Yearfor Her Fight to Obtain Healthcare Services for Her TwinsKingston Springs, TN – Brittany Wilson of Kingston Springs will be honored as a Mother of the Year by the Tennessee Justice Center at a reception on Thursday, May 7, in Nashville. The event is in recognition of her persistence in battling to obtain medical services for her twin

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Tennessee Hate Crimes Bill Moves ForwardOn a day when a jury in Greeley, Colorado, found a man guilty for First Degree murder for the killing of Angie Zapata, a transgender woman, and when members of the Judiciary Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives defeated attempts to strip gender identity from H.R.1913, the Federal Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, Tennessee's House

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IFCO/Pastors for Peace Caravan to Honduras & NicaraguaNovember/December 2009In December of 2008 the Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization (IFCO)/Pastors for Peace announced plans to organize an historic solidarity and humanitarian aid caravan to Honduras and Nicaragua. Today we are announcing that this caravan is now scheduled for the fall of 2009. It will be in support of

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