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On Friday, April 14th, Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell signed House Bill 213, which amends the state's criminal code to include the offense of "ecoterrorism." HB 213 increases the severity of penalties for pre-established crimes, such a criminal trespass, vandalism and arson, based on the motivation of the actor and the fact that the conduct is in some way related to an activity involving animals or natural resources.  A sizable coalition of interests lobbied on behalf of a bill, including the pharmaceutical industry, biotech industry, Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, Pennsylvania Forestry Association, Pennsylvania State University, University of Pittsburgh and University of Pennsylvania.

[  read more | previous article | previous Rustbelt Radio coverage | HB 213 text ]
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Elaine Brown, the former chairperson of the Black Panther Party and author of the books Taste of Power and The Condemnation of Little B spoke at Carnegie Mellon University on April 10th, 2006.  In her speech about New Age Racism she spoke about Juvenile Justice, Standardized Testing, the Myth of the American Dream and various other issues.

The 27 minute interview aired on Rustbelt Radio on April 3rd.  (The lecture is 1 hour and 8 minutes)

[ Interview: part 1 | part 2 ]  [ Lecture | Q&A ]

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During the March Critical Mass bike ride, an angry Pittsburgh police officer sped through the group of riders near Penn Circle in East Liberty.  Shortly after, several more officers arrived, provoking a stand-off with the crowd. 

In the end, several riders were given citations, and a young bystander who was not a part of the ride was taken away in a police cruiser.  The entire event was videorecorded by a news crew from WQED-TV's OnQ program.

[ Report, with photos | legal support meeting info ]

Thousands marched in protest from East Liberty to Oakland on Saturday on the third anniversary of the Iraq invasion.

One protestor arrested on Saturday was released on his own recognizance  after 3 AM on Sunday morning.  He is being charged with criminal mischief and disorderly conduct.

Speakers and interviews from the march can be heard on this week's Rustbelt Radio (live Monday at 6pm, 88.3FM).

[ Photos: Anti War Bike Ride, March 18 | M18 Anti-war March Pics | M18 Anti-War March pics 2 | Iraq War Protest Photographs ]

[ see also: Previous Pittsburgh Indymedia coverage of anti-war demonstrations ]

The People, United - Pittsburgh Indymedia's video documentary of the January 2003 anti-war convergence - is now available for download via bittorrent.  (Click here for help with video)

You can also download the video here.  And the DVD is available for lending from the Carnegie Library or for sale at The Big Idea Infoshop.

The Thomas Merton Center and the American Civil Liberties Union have released documents relevant to the FBI's monitoring of the Thomas Merton Center.

The documents indicate, among other things, that the FBI targetted the Thomas Merton Center because of their opposition to the Iraq War, and that the FBI used confidental sources "who are not in a position to testify" to monitor the activities of the Thomas Merton Center.

In protest of the domestic surveillence, the Merton Center's Anti-War Committee and the Pittsburgh Bill of Rights Defense Campaign have organized a "spy-in" on Tuesday, March 21st at the Federal building downtown.

[ View the released documents (PDF Files):  International Terrorism Matters ,  investigation of anti-war activity,  confidential sources ]

[ Read more from the ACLU ]

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