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Rogue Valley - 12:40 ven lug 30, 2010 (en) 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.?
Portland - 12:09 ven lug 30, 2010 (en) Fire and explosions tear through the twice-raided Ylipelto Mink Farm in Oregon[.] After two successful raids, activists may have once again visited the Ylipelto Mink Farm in Oregon - this time to burn it down. In the early hours of July 27th, a boat, car, two forklifts, front-end loader, and a barn were all damaged by fire. investigators have not yet ruled it arson, but have noted the farm has been targeted by the Animal Liberation Front in the past. Owner Henry Pelto stated he awoke at 3 am to the sound of explosions, and found several pieces of equipment on fire. The owner revealed new information after the fire: after being targeted twice by activists, the Ylipelto farm shut down in December 2009. While the there may be numerous contributing factors in the closure, it may be largely or wholly credited to the A.L.F. This marks the second Oregon fur farm to apparently shut down after an A.L.F. raid. The S&N Fur Farm in Scio, Oregon was found to be empty in a summer 2009 investigation as part of the Fur Farm Intelligence Project (although there is conflicting evidence indicating the farm may still be open, or reopening in the near future). That farm was raided by the A.L.F. in September, 2008.  http://www.voiceofthevoiceless.org/fire-explosions-rock-former-mink-farm/
Portland - 12:09 ven lug 30, 2010 (en) A banner drop was made today opposite the Umpqua bank on 18th and Alberta street in Portland to raise awareness of the fact that the Chairman of the Board, Allyn Ford, is a timber baron of the Pacific Northwest. Portland, Oregon, USA. 27/07/2010. Not only is Mr. Allyn C. Ford Chairman of the Board of Directors for Umpqua Bank, but he is also President of Roseburg Forest Products. According to their company history, "The company owns some 800,000 acres of timberland as well as processing plants in and around Roseburg, Dillard, and Riddle, Oregon, and in northern California." People would like to see a boycott imposed on the bank for a number for reasons stemming from Mr. Ford's forestry company which has used methods such as clearcutting the forest combined with the use of toxic pesticides. Clearcutting or clearfelling is when all of the trees in a harvest area are cut down.
Portland - 07:39 ven lug 30, 2010 (en) Communique from Freedom for Arizona posted on Az Indymedia. *Partial justice is no justice at all! Despite Judge ruling to block parts of SB 1070, racial-profiling, raids, deportations and the militarization of the border will continue unchallenged. This is why today we shut down Interstate 19 (I-19)* *Sigue en espa**ñol abajo:* *DIRECT ACTION DISRUPTS ARIZONA RACISM!* *Partial justice is no justice at all! Despite Judge ruling to block parts of SB 1070, racial-profiling, raids, deportations and the militarization of the border will continue unchallenged. This is why today we shut down Interstate 19 (I-19)* [ Arizona Indymedia link: http://tinyurl.com/22n8vks ]
DC - 06:10 ven lug 30, 2010 (en) AFRICOM, the militarization of Africa discussed by Emira Woods Co-Director, Foreign Policy In Focus, Institute for Policy Studies Austin L. Thompson, member of the Party for Socialism and Liberation and the host of Africa Now, Mwiza Munthali
Portland - 05:39 ven lug 30, 2010 (en) July 29 - Portland State University, Smith Memorial Student Union Room 228 - 7pm Over two months have passed and there is yet to be any relief from the steady gush of oil destroying wildlife, coastline, jobs, and lives in the Gulf of Mexico. Following the onslaught of oil, BP execs have proven time and again that their main priority is restoring their image-and their profits-rather than the fragile environment they laid waste. Meanwhile, government officials have done little to oversee BP's "clean up" efforts or reform the corrupt Mineral Management Services. On top of this, offshore drilling continues with business as usual and no new regulations to prevent another blow out like the Deepwater Horizon from happening again. The crisis has put a spotlight on the way that capitalism sacrifices all other concerns for the sake of the bottom line, potentially producing even greater problems such as catastrophic climate change. Come to a presentation and discussion on the socialist alternative to unconstrained ecological devastation.
Chicago - 05:09 ven lug 30, 2010 (en) From the newswire: "Puerto Rican political prisoner Carlos Alberto Torres, who was imprisoned three decades ago for his work in support of Puerto Rican independence, was paroled from federal prison in Pekin, Illinois on Monday, July 26, and returned briefly to Chicago to a hero's welcome before his planned move to permanently relocate to Puerto Rico. Spending 30 years behind bars for supporting Puerto Rican independence, he is the longest serving political prisoner in the history of Puerto Rico. "Chicago?s Puerto Rican residents held a community celebration with Carlos to mark his return on Monday from 4-6PM at La Casita de Don Pedro Community Garden, 2625 W. Division St., Chicago. Hundreds of community residents and supporters attended the event. 'We are thrilled that he?s finally free,' said his sister Norma Torres. 'So many people of conscience have fought for years to win Carlos? freedom ? and that of all the Puerto Rican political prisoners. Now we need to bring Oscar home.'" Read more
LA - 00:39 ven lug 30, 2010 (en) From Arizona Indymedia - On July 28th at about 10:00 a.m. Federal judge Susan Bolton issued a preliminary injunction against four provisions included in Arizona's anti-immigrant law, SB1070. These provisions include the mandate that law enforcement officers solicit the immigration status of anyone they encounter; the portion that makes failure to carry immigration documents a state crime; the portion that makes it a state crime for undocumented immigrants to perform work in Arizona; and the portion allowing for warrantless arrest of anybody who is suspected of having committed a "deportable offense". Judge Bolton's injunction is only temporary, which means that each of these provisions can still go into effect if the judge decides, after fully hearing the case, that they are acceptable. Here in Los Angeles a large caravan of hundreds left for Arizona early this morning. From Arizona Indymedia - On July 28th at about 10:00 a.m. Federal judge Susan Bolton issued a preliminary injunction against four provisions included in Arizona's anti-immigrant law, SB1070. These provisions include the mandate that law enforcement officers solicit the immigration status of anyone they encounter; the portion that makes failure to carry immigration documents a state crime; the portion that makes it a state crime for undocumented immigrants to perform work in Arizona; and the portion allowing for warrantless arrest of anybody who is suspected of having committed a "deportable offense". Judge Bolton's injunction is only temporary, which means that each of these provisions can still go into effect if the judge decides, after fully hearing the case, that they are acceptable.Here in Los Angeles a large caravan of hundreds left for Arizona early this morning.
Arizona - 00:37 ven lug 30, 2010 (en) July 29th Day Of Action Against SB1070As protests will be occuring throughout the state today, Arizona Indymedia will be compiling news, updates, and links about the protests and actions. Also tune into the live stream from Free Radio Chukshon for live updates and news from Tucson. Tucson: 24-Hour Vigil began at 5pm July 28th at State Building. Protesters remained overnight and will be there till this evening.Phoenix:
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Rogue Valley - 22:10 gio lug 29, 2010 (en) Kate Gould has called Jackson County home for the last 15 years. She will be speaking about her 8 months living and working in the Occupied Palestinian Territories from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28, at the Gresham Room of the Ashland Public Library. The following editorial was written by Kate... "Just got back from Gaza, where I saw first hand the effects of a blockade that continues to deny Gazans the ability to rebuild their war-torn society--including the right to build this much dreamed of kindergarten."
New Orleans - 15:10 gio lug 29, 2010 (ot) THIS WAS NO ACCIDENT: The BP Oil Spill, Nigerian Rebels, The Meaning of Sustainability...
Argentina - 14:09 gio lug 29, 2010 (es) Se extendió la conciliación obligatoria, pero SanCor desacata
United Kingdom - 11:39 gio lug 29, 2010 (en) 80 days ago the democracy village set up on parliament square. Now it has gone. After losing the court hearing on 16th July (press release), and sending a call out to stand up for democracy, the eviction started just after 1am on Monday night. The public square was fenced in and democracy out (pics | video), and the two people in D-locks couldn't stop this. No one was arrested, but calls were made for a day of non-violent direct action today and a people's assembly this Saturday 1pm. See the democracy village newswire at london.indymedia.org/about/democracy_village
United Kingdom - 11:39 gio lug 29, 2010 (en) The Crown Prosecution Service has announced that the police officer who was caught on video striking Ian Tomlinson during the G20 protests last year who later died will not face criminal charges. London Class war have called for people to gather outside the offices of Keir Starmer the DPP next Friday 30th July from 12-2pm. Ian Cameron of the George Davis Defence Campaign will be speaking there. Read a personal account on the events relating to Mr. Tomlisnon's death.
United Kingdom - 11:39 gio lug 29, 2010 (en) The Crown Court cleared three activists of the charges of "obstructing the police" on Friday. The Inner London Crown Court ruled that police surveillance of a public political meeting had not been proved to be lawful and that the police had failed to provide any evidence that they were pursuing a "legitimate aim". The three activists were arrested at a meeting called by London NoBorders in June 2008 when they protested against the surveillance of the meeting by "Forward Intelligence Team."
Argentina - 09:09 gio lug 29, 2010 (ot) La Municipalidad de Córdoba quiere relocalizar a Barrio Nuestro Hogar III y Pueblos Unidos  Al sur de la capital cordobesa sobre la ruta 32 viven mas de 500 familias a que a fuerza de trabajo mutuo y sacrificio levantaron sus humildes pero dignas viviendas en los barrios Nuestro Hogar III y Pueblos Unidos. En las últimas semanas la municipalidad de Cordoba anunció que las tierras se encuentran en un ex basural a cielo abierto de los años 60 y que existen metales pesados en el suelo. Luego de ser informada esta situación a la prensa, el martes 13 de julio el municipio expresó a los vecinos la intención de relocalización en un plenario con una gran presencia de habitantes del lugar y de funcionarios donde se debatió la necesidad del traslado por estar en riesgo la salud de la población. Frente al planteamiento de las autoridades municipales, lxs vecinxs pronunciaron unánimemente que su intención es de trabajar en conjunto para poder sanear el suelo, basándose en experiencias de otros países de Latinoamérica, y además se puso en descubierto que "no existirían garantías de que la municipalidad pudiera darles nuevos terrenos y casas en otro sector de la ciudad". En Nuestro Hogar III y Pueblos Unidos no están garantizadas las necesidades básicas del agua y la luz, los estudios realizados por UTN y SIQA generan desconfianzas en lxs vecinxs, los cuales creen más en la intención de que la municipalidad quiere desvalorizar los terrenos para luego venderlos a menor costo, que protejerlxs. Las diferencias ya planteadas se volvieron a discutir en el subsuelo del edificio municipal el 20 de julio, quedando la negociación estancada. Pero se fijo un nuevo encuentro en el barrio para el 30 de julio. Para gran parte de lxs vecinxs la salida de esta angustiante situación es el saneamiento de la tierra y el acceso a los servicios básicos para vivir dignamente. Más Información:
Argentina - 09:09 gio lug 29, 2010 (ot) Jornada de Lucha Sabado 31 de Julio, desde las 15hs, en Plaza San Martin Por APDN No queremos dejar pasar esta fecha, tan significativa, para seguir denunciando que la violencia no ha cesado, que se pronuncia en los apremios ilegales de la policía, en el tratamiento criminalizador que los medios continuan dando a la Niñez y en el abandono del Estado, que lejos de implementar la Ley 13.298 y asegurar los derechos de todos nuestros pibes y pibas, vacía los programas destinados a ell@s de presupuesto y propone la baja de la edad de imputabilidad, dejando de manifiesto que las únicas politicas que propone son las de castigo y encierro. PORQUE EL HAMBRE ES UN CRIMEN - NINGUN PIBE NACE CHORRO - POR LA PLENA IMPLEMENTACIÓN DE LA LEY 13.298 - POR POLITICAS PARA LA VIDA Y NO PARA EL ENCIERRO -NO A LA BAJA DE LA EDAD DE IMPUTABILIDAD
Houston - 07:39 gio lug 29, 2010 (ot) Mobilizations Take Place Across Texas for Arizona
CMI Brasil - 07:07 gio lug 29, 2010 (pt) Retirado da página do jornal Resistência Camponesa.
Puerto Rico - 06:40 gio lug 29, 2010 (ot) Recibamos a Carlos Alberto Torres |
El Ministerio de Trabajo de la Nación extendió hasta el 5 de agosto la conciliación obligatoria en el marco de los cinco despidos por persecución gremial en el Centro de Distribución SanCor Rosario. No obstante, SanCor mantiene la postura de desconocer la misma e impedir el ingreso de los obreros, argumentando que ?se encuentra a las resultas de la definición del Ministerio ante el recurso de revocatoria planteado? sobre la disposición. El martes próximo se realizaría un encuentro en Buenos Aires entre los despedidos y la Secretaria de Trabajo de la Nación Noemí Rial. 
Miembros de la Corriente Clasista y Combativa (CCC) y del Movimiento Socialista de los Trabajadores (MST), se movilizaron en reclamo de una serie de reivindicaciones sociales que incluyen un incremento de la Asignación Universal por Hijo a $300, el establecimiento de garrafas sociales a $10 y el implemento en nuestra ciudad del plan nacional Argentina Trabaja. 
El Ministerio de Trabajo de la Nación confirmó la obtención de la personería gremial para la asociación de docentes e investigadores de la Universidad Nacional de Rosario, después de más de veinte años de existencia. 
El Espacio Juicio y Castigo de Rosario denunció que el Tribunal Oral Federal se negó a recibir un petitorio exigiendo la inmediata detención de los represores acusados en la causa Díaz Bessone: ?una delegación integrada por testigos, querellantes, representantes de APDH, Familiares y organizaciones sociales y estudiantiles fuimos a las dos de la tarde del martes pasado, en el receso de la audiencia, a entregar el petitorio, pedimos hablar con la Secretaria del tribunal Silvina Andalaf, quien en una reunión anterior nos había dejado su teléfono y solicitado que le llevemos por escrito nuestro pedido, pero no nos atendió los numerosos llamados?.