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Oaxaca

The
struggle in Oaxaca began on May 22 when Section 22 of the teachers
union went out on strike. On June 14, the governor, Ulises Ruiz,
brutally repressed the teachers with a mobilization of several thousand
police. Several teachers and other protestors were killed. In response
the masses of people from all sectors joined to form a peaceful
resistance under the [...]

Iraq War Hits Close to Home in Puerto Rico

NPR : Iraq War Hits Close to Home in Puerto Rico.
Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens, but they lack some of the rights of citizenship, including the right to vote for president. Yet they have served, and died, in the military for generations. Since 2003, dozens of Puerto Ricans have been killed in Iraq.

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Bears Spotted Under the West Seattle Bridge

Bears Spotted Under the West Seattle Bridge.

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Lomografia

Eliacin’s Lomografia slideshow on Flickr.

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Brazil’s President Wins Re-Election

 
Brazil’s President Wins Re-Election
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won a second term in a landslide victory Sunday with Brazilians rewarding their first working class leader after he helped ease grinding poverty while improving the economy of Latin America’s largest country.

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Lula

"If I win these elections, then the integration of South America will have won," Silva said after voting. He promised to improve the country’s income distribution and to improve education so that Brazil can "take a leap in quality in the world of politics, economics and business."
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva - October 29, [...]

Brad Will, New York Documentary Filmmaker and Indymedia Reporter, Assassinated by Pro-Government Gunshot in Oaxaca While Reporting the Story

Brad Will, New York Documentary Filmmaker and Indymedia Reporter, Assassinated by Pro-Government Gunshot in Oaxaca While Reporting the Story.

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How to Build Community

How to Build Community.
Turn Off Your TV

Leave Your House
Know Your Neighbors

Look Up When You Are Walking
Greet People

Sit On Your Stoop

Plant Flowers

Use Your Library

Play Together
Buy From Local Merchants
Share What You Have
Help A Dog

Take Children to the Park
Garden Together

Support Neighborhood Schools
Fix It Even If You Didn’t Break It
Have [...]

Instructables: step-by-step collaboration

Share what you make and how others can make it.Instructables: step-by-step collaboration.

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How Microbrew Can Save the World

I knew it was possible!
How Microbrew Can Save the World.

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