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Legal Counsel & Representation needed for Nicklesville Homeless Camp in Seattle

The friends of Nickelsville - a homeless camp in Seattle - are in dire need of Legal Counsel and/or Representation. If you are interested to show your solidarity and support or know of someone whom might, contact Dustin Cross at 318-349-6535 or bro_cross@yahoo.com
WHAT IS NICKELSVILLE?
Nickelsville is a permanent homeless shantytown in Seattle WA which will [...]

Donations needed at Nicklesville, Homeless camp in Seattle

Contact info:
www.nickelsvilleseattle.org
alexl@nickelsvilleseattle.org
Phone: (206) 888 8051
Mailing address:
Meeting Location: 1902 Second Avenue (& Stewart)

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This is what Democracy looks like : The Battle in Seattle

Cut from the footage of over 100 media activists, This is What Democracy Looks Like captures the 1999 WTO protests in Seattle. The film marks a turning point in collaborative filmmaking and acheives a scope and vision possible only through the lenses of over 100 cameras.
See full video online.

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The Food Crisis: How to Solve it :: Sara Miles’ Food Pantry Welcomes Strangers to the Table

This is a fantastic interview of my sister  Sara Miles done by the fine folks of Yes Magazine.
The Food Crisis: How to Solve it :: Sara Miles’ Food Pantry Welcomes Strangers to the Table
In this country, people think you have to eat the right thing with the right people. In most government-run programs, you have [...]

Women in the Third World

MSA Seed Sampler for the month of July is out. This issue is focused on Women in the Third World.
Women in the Third World - Seed Sampler 08
The status of women varies enormously from one part of the world to another, but there are few places in which it is equal to that of men. [...]

using facebook to fight global poverty « beauty and depravity

This comes from my friend Eugene Cho
using facebook to fight global poverty
After mocking social networking sites for awhile, I finally joined Facebook one year ago. And while there are still some things that I strongly dislike about Facebook [e.g. constant invitations to Applications], I am a big fan. It works. I’ve [...]

Street Artist Swoon discusses installation

I first encounter one of Swoon’s street art pieces in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico in 2003. Since then I’ve been a big fan.

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Howard Zinn: Anarchism Shouldn’t Be a Dirty Word

Howard Zinn: Anarchism Shouldn’t Be a Dirty Word | Democracy and Elections | AlterNet
Ziga Vodovnik: In your People’s History of the United States you show us that our freedom, rights, environmental standards, etc., have never been given to us from the wealthy and influential few, but have always been fought out by ordinary people [...]

Letter from Fidel Castro to the people of Cuba

 
Comandante Fidel is no saint but he have been a great inspiration for many people dreaming of a new reality and the possibilities of a just society.
via granma.cu

To my dearest compatriots, who have recently honored me so much by electing me a member of the Parliament where so many agreements should be [...]

Anglican & Anabaptist

I live in the beautiful tension of being an anglican & anabaptist.
In the Anglican (Episcopal Church) I encounter a spirituality that is bigger than myself. As an anglican I practice my spirituality in community, therefore is not just my spirituality but I join the spirituality of those who gather around the Lord’s Table. [...]

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