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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

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According to posts on Indymedia sites:

'The Guerrilla Underground Network (GUN) is an autonomous & rhizomal
co-mutiny of resistance, & is open to all who seek social change from below.

You can customize your page, share photos, post your own videos and
music, post blogs, start your own groups, CHAT, and much more! Feel free
to invite your friends.

Obviously social networking (mapping) sites are sketch as fuck and
should be approached with caution and the utmost security culture (see
our Online Security discussion for tips on internet anonymity), but hey,
it's better than facebook or myspace.

Hope to see you there.

guerrillaunderground.ning.com"

SnitchWire STRONGLY cautions people to NOT USE this site. Here are our
reasons for doing so.

1. It is hosted on a third party host (ning.com) (like Geocities or
Blogger for social networking sites). This means that ALL information
gathered by this site is viewable by a third party.

2. The domain registration information for Ning.com does not list any
real names, only their postal address (735 Emerson St. Pal Alto, CA).

3. The property listed in the domain registration is owned by "Strategic
Decisions Group" which sounds like an intel collection firm if we've
ever heard of one. According to their website "Strategic Decisions Group
is a strategy consulting firm renowned for its expertise in strategic
decision-making, risk management, and shareholder value creation." On
their website, they list their allies and customers. Among the list is
Nuclear Power, known gentrifying forces, and pretty much anybody evil
you can think of. They were targeted by Santa Cruz activists for their
association with military recruiting centers.

4. The advertising on ning.com will hand over your IP address to

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We're STILL losing jobs!
We're STILL losing homes!
We STILL need a "working people's bailout"!

Central Illinois Jobs with Justice, together with C-U Citizens for Peace and Justice and the Catholic Worker House, will rally Thursday to demand a different set of priorities. We need job creation, affordable housing, health care for all!  This local event is part of a coordinated National Week of Action.

One year ago, Congress and the Federal Reserve bailed out Wall St. and forgot about Main St!

One year later, most of the "stimulus" money has gone to areas with the lowest unemployment and poverty rates, we are still losing jobs and homes, and no new jobs have been created. Here in C-U shelters are either overflowing or they exclude many of the homeless, and the response of local authorities is to criminalize the homeless themselves!

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 "Big Insurance: Sick of It" Rally in Denver!

Advocates of universal Single-Payer health care - the only realistic reform - are taking action tomorrow, September 22, 2009, with a rally to highlight private insurance corporations' role in the denial of healthcare - this time focusing on Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield. 

When: Tuesday. September 22 at 12:00 P.M. high noon!

Where: The Wellpoint Building, 700 Broadway Street, Denver, Colorado. The Wellston Building is between Broadway and Lincoln (southbound and northbound one-way streets if you don't know the area) between 7th and 8th, and it's a large building that you can't miss just north of Speer Blvd.

What: "We'll hear stories from individuals who are suffering under our broken health care system, and deliver a letter to Big Insurance, demanding that they stop denying us care."

Organizer: Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and Change That Works.

Everyone impacted by the insurance companies' greed is most certainly invited.

 

Also, tonight - if you read this in time - for those who live in Colorado's House District 37, which is the Centennial and Southglenn area, your State Representative, Spencer Swalm (Republican), is having a Town Hall Meeting at Southglenn Library in the new mall area, at 7:00 P.M. for a discussion on Health Care in Colorado. Kaiser Permanente will be there to discuss electronic records. 

Swalm is a proponent of employer-provided health insurance and helped lead the opposition to House Bill 1273, the Colorado single-payer health care bill that would have, and still might (2010 cycle) implement health care for all people in Colorado. 

This information was passed along to me via e-mail from someone with Health Care for All Colorado - HCAC 

http://healthcareforallcolorado....

 

 

In an act of international solidarity, a small group of workers in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, picketed and passed out leaflets about the suppression of fellow workers by Kraft Foods Global, Inc. at a factory in Argentina. On September 17, 2009, workers also picketed a plant in Chicago, where Kraft has its global headquarters.

Kraft purchased a food factory in Buenos Aires owned by the Terrabusi company in 2004. This last July there was an outbreak of H1N1 flu virus at the plant. When workers were denied sick leave, they organized a strike. In response, Kraft fired approximately 150 workers, among them many union leaders.

Recently, workers were locked out of the plant and were met by police that, according to one source fired rubber bullets into the crowd of 1,000 people who had assembled.

http://momento24.com/en/2009/09/07/tension-following-protests-in-terrabusi-plant/

This is a several month long show featuring artists' collectives from the U.S., France, Mexico and Germany. The theoretical touchstones of the project are Henri Lefebvre, Johan Huizinga, and Jean-Francois Lyotard. The CCAD gallery is empty -- all the activity, including presentations, skill shares, and free play -- are taking place at other venues.

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Workers in a food production plant in Argentina have called for solidarity efforts against the Illinois-based multinational food corporation Kraft in the wake of the firings of more than 150 Kraft workers in Argentina.

A food factory in Buenos Aires owned by the Argentina-based company Terrabusi was bought out by Kraft in 2004. Since then, the company has markedly reduced hygiene efforts at the factory to cut costs. But a July 2009 outbreak of H1N1 flu struck the plant, and workers (many of whom were working mothers) were forced to strike simply to take sick leave to avoid the unhygenic surroundings. In the wake of the strike, Kraft "selectively fired" some 150 workers, including many union leaders and union delegates.

The Kraft workers have taken to repeated protest, including a street blockade in Buenos Aires. Workers have demanded the rehiring of the 150 fired workers by Kraft, and called for solidarity efforts in the United States, and particularly in the Chicago area since Kraft is headquartered in the Chicago suburb of Glenview. Illinois Kraft officers have been caught using the internet to follow the activism of the workers in Argentina, but the workers have responded in kind by using internet social media to raise awareness and rally support.

Related Resources: Letter: Say No To Kraft | Video: Say No To Kraft | Sept. 17: Solidarity Picket at Kraft Plants in Chicago and Champaign | Champaign Activists Say “NO!” to Kraft

From SnitchWire

Tips have lead us to believe that notorious criminal and FBI informant Timothy Patrick White has been in Denver within the last two weeks and may still be. White is ruthless, working within corrupt State organizations for profit. The following is from a journalist that has been subject to White's harassment:

Timothy White is a stool pigeon/snitch and government stooge who made a deal with corrupt law enforcement/FBI agents to get out of jail in 2002, after a felony conviction for drug trafficking.   Though he is now hiding out in Canada, a fugitive from justice, for years previous, White traveled the country, engaging in criminal harassment and stalking of designated targets, including journalists, government whistleblowers, survivors of black operations, former law enforcement/intelligence personnel --anyone who exposed truthful, factual information about government crimes and corruption.

SnitchWire would encourage all readers to avoid all contact with Timothy White. This man is extremely dangerous for activists, radicals, journalists, and anyone else the State could pick out for attack. Send ALL TIPS and info concerning White and other snitches to snitchwire [at] gmail [dot] com.

 

EDIT 2009/09/30: Updated correct picture. -- COIMC Editors

While much of the country's attention is focused on the domestic health-care debate, one Denver coalition will be protesting the escalating conflict in Afghanistan. The "March for Real Change" will take place of Oct. 7th, on the eight year anniversary of the invasion of Afghanistan. "Change your hope into action, stop Obama's wars," will be the focus of the demonstration, says local activist, Mark Cohen. "Though he promised change, Obama is leading the country deeper into a quagmire in Afghanistan with no end in sight."

Cohen and other Denver-area activists have come together and formed the group, the Denver Anti-War Network. Along with a street protest against the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Denver Anti-War Network is planning an after event, the Justice and Peace Jamboree. It will be a free event featuring free food, music, poetry and speakers from ongoing radical and social justice-oriented projects. "We want to bring people together, present them opportunities to plug into the social justice organizing that is happening and open a space where constructive dialogue can take place, leading to a more active and vibrant anti-war left."

The "March for Real Change" begins at 4pm at the Federal Courthouse on 19th and Stout in downtown Denver. The Justice and Peace Jamboree begins at 7pm at Quixote's (2637 Welton St.). The Denver Anti-War Network can be reached by contacting Mark Cohen at denverantiwarnet@gmail.com.

Coloado Springs, Colorado

Friday, September 11th, 2009

 

The sun was warm and a strong wind blew on 9/11/09, as a group of about seven “9/11truthers” held home-made signs and passed-out dvds at the corner of E. Bijou and Tejon St. in downtown Colorado Springs. Similar actions took place around the country today, including at the intersection of 16th and Wynkoop in Denver. These were part of an organized campaign, this one in particular run by a fairly decentralized group called “We Are Change,” based out of New York. It was an unusual site to see in a city known for its extreme conservatism. However, as some of you might well-suspect, “We Are Change” is an ironic misnomer. Further inquiry revealed that the group responsible for the event is neither radical nor reformist; but represents a new and growing form of reactionary right-libertarianism.

 

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confluence books will reopen friday september 11th at 742 rood ave suite A.  we will be celebrating at five pm. a month long reopening sale will take place with 20% off new books!

we carry zines, new radical and alternative books, a good selection of used books at great prices, stickers, pins, patches and more!   come check us out and keep your eye out for the new website!   confluence books 749 rood ave. suite A   245-4442 confluencebooks@riseup.net   tues.-sat.: 12-6pm.   party 9/11/09 at 5pm

 

 

Long-time radical activist and manarchist Jacob Richards shows his soft side while visiting a dear friend's new baby in the hospital last fall.  Richards was even seen with a teary eye as he held the newborn, gazing into her brand new eyes and envisioning all the wonderful things he wishes he had become.  Just goes to show you there's a sensitive side behind that scruffy beard and hardy stank.

On Wednesday, September 2, Jesse Masengale returned to city court for two tickets given to him by Champaign police this summer. A member of the Safe Haven community, Jesse was present when Champaign police showed up on June 8 to videotape the “tent city” that had been set up on the property of the Catholic Worker House. He was subsequently given two tickets for obstructing and assaulting a police officer.

A Champaign city attorney has offered Jesse a plea bargain, a tacit acknowledgement that at least half of these charges are bogus. The assault charge will be dropped if he pleads guilty to the obstructing charge and agrees to three months of court supervision and 100 hours of community service.

Witnesses say that Jesse had tossed his cell phone to a friend to take pictures when the police began to detain him. This was interpreted by police as an attempt to hit officer Gregory Manzana in the head―assault with a cell phone.

The second charge of obstructing justice was for Jesse’s insistence that police stop their videotaping.

Once again, racial profiling numbers were released by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) with no coverage in the local media. When I notified a journalist for the News-Gazette of the latest figures, he told me they covered the story several years ago. Racial profiling is apparently no longer an issue. Yet it became national news this summer when African American professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. was arrested for breaking into his own home. Locally, a young medical student, “Toto” Kaiyewu, was racially profiled by a police officer in nearby Villa Grove, followed, and led on a police chase that ended with police fatally shooting him on I-74.

Link:  http://nyc.indymedia.org/or/2009/08/107063.html

Ojore was released from New Jersey State Prison at 4pm on August 26th and is currently in Philadelphia getting reoriented to being on the streets. He will eventually be moving to New Jersey once he finds a space.

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denverabc.wordpress.com/political-prisoners-database/

Denver ABC has added a political prisoner database to its regularly updated blog.  The list features 68 political prisoners and prisoners of war.

We have combed through all of the United States political prisoner we could find to compile the most comprehensive single list of political prisoners we know of.  We have also taken the time to verify each prisoner's contact information to ensure that everything is up to date.  We encourage folks who put out publications, websites and other forms of media to use this list as a resource because we were finding that many of the lists still being disseminated are outdated- listing prisoners who have been released or with outdated prison information.

As with many lists, this information will continue to change and unfortunately new people are always being targeted by the state.  We will continue to be updating the list as we track state repression as well as provide better information on the prisoners already listed.  If you notice someone missing from our list or information that is incorrect, please contact us at denverabc@rocketmail.com

Love and Solidarity,
Denver ABC

Link:  http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2009/08/393744.shtml

Four organizers with Tenant Rights Project used their alloted 3 minute time slots at this week's Wednesday morning Portland City Council meeting to criticize a local slumlord housing corporation and housing commissioner Nick Fish. The council objected to the "harsh rhetoric" of tenants.

Tenant Rights Project started organizing CCC tenants in the fall of 2008.

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Ariel Attack, a Denver anarchist, has been arrested and charged with Felony Criminal Mischief (F4) for allegedly smashing 11 windows of the Democratic National Party headquaters at 8th and Santa Fe in Denver.

Ariel will be arraigned tomorrow (Wed 26) at the Denver County Courthouse (14th and Bannock) at 10am in courtroom 12T.  Whoever can show up and support Ariel in person will be much appreciated.

ARIEL IS IN NEED OF BAIL MONEY!!!  Areil's bail hasn't been set yet, but we are trying to get ahead of the ball.  We have been told to expect, because of the high profile of the case, $10000 bond!  This means that we need to raise $1000 to be able to go to a bondsperson.  So far, we have raised $300.   If you are able to donate, please call Ben at 9-7-0/6-2-3/5-6-2-9 to arrange donating to the ARIEL ATTACK BAIL AND LEGAL FUND!!!

***UPDATE- 8/27*** Ariel has been released on $5000 bail, and we are not posting new stories until the media hullabaloo has died down. Ariel is doing well and is tremendously grateful for all of your support. Because we aren't making any statements at this time, please email friendsofariel@riseup.net for updates. Thanks for everything!!!

Mr. Michael Rapino

President and Chief Executive Officer

Live Nation, Inc.
9348 Civic Center Drive
Beverly Hills, California, 90210

 

Dear Mr. Rapino: 

Hopefully you are aware that Live Nation/House of Blues has booked Buju Banton for a nationwide tour, including a Chicago stop on October 1, 2009.  Buju Banton is one of a handful of performers whose output has been labeled "murder music" for openly advocating the murder of Lesbians and Gays in the lyrics of their music.

House of Blues has faced protests before against its sponsorship of anti-gay "murder music"; yet it apparently persists in thinking that LGBT people should "tolerate" those who call for murdering us.

House of Blues/Live Nation would never book Buju Banton or any performer who advocated killing African Americans or Jews, and rightfully so.  Why, then, is it okay for House of Blues to hire a musician who calls for murdering Lesbians and Gays?  Why the double standard?

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The following article was written for and directed towards members of the “Liberty Movement,” participants in the Tea Parties and Town Hall meeting protests. It was originally intended to be handed out at Colorado gun shows, where anarchists have done counter-recruitment against the Minutemen:

Of Tea-Parties and Patriots: Liberty for who?

From the Institute for Anarchist Studies, by Dave Strano

As town hall meetings on health care become the targets for disruptive protest and a growing “pro-liberty” movement gains traction and headlines, a full analysis of the situations we are facing as white working class people and an analysis of the strategies of the new “pro-liberty” movement is necessary.

I am authoring this piece as a white working class male that comes from a military family background, and identifies to some extent as being a libertarian. This description of myself is important as it helps color the perspective I am writing from, as any differences in my background, race, or socio-economic status would ultimately change the entire nature of this essay.

This piece is also mainly directed at white working class people that are active within this new movement. The reasons for this are many, as will become obvious as this piece progresses.

On race…

The Liberty Movement resembles the broader Libertarian Movement in a myriad of ways. One of these ways is in racial composition. To be plain and up front, the U.S. Right is mostly comprised of white people. These giant Tea Parties, our demonstrations and meetings are seas of white faces, with small sprinklings of nonwhite faces.

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