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12/15 Saturday, Benefiting Common Ground Relief, women's shelter v incent / blast furnace radio 2007-12-10 10:24 PM
* Saturday, December 15th, 7pm * NOMADS: A celebration of women in the arts to benefit women in need Benefiting Common Ground Relief < http://www.commongroundrelief.org/> ' Womens shelter in New Orleans, Your Inner Vagabond hosts an evening of performances by some of the area's most talented female entertainers. **** Includes performances by: Phat Man Dee <http://www.phatmandee.com/>, Balafon West African Dance Ensemble < http://www.balafon.org/> Zafira Dance Company <http://www.zafiradance.com/>, Folk By Association < http://myspace.com/folkbyassociation> Jessica Fenlon <http://www.drawclose.com/>, EMay < http://www.erikamay.net/> Many amenities include raffle, visual arts, support information for women (and ways you can get involved!), photo booth, lots of food and drink! Family Friendly, All Ages & BYO. DOWNLOADABLE POSTER ATTACHED....PLEASE DOWNLOAD PDF , PRINT OUT AND POSTER ALL OVER TOWN! (application/pdf)

VFA Reindeer Protest Sears in Holiday In-Store Action Voices for Animals of Western PA 2007-12-09 4:37 AM

VFA activists representing reindeer protest Sears "cutalogging" at the Ross Park Mall (image/jpeg + 2 comments)

Rustbelt Radio for December 3, 2007 Pittsburgh IMC: Rustbelt Radio collective 2007-12-04 12:39 AM
On this week's show... * In honor of World Aids Day, we bring you a report on the new face of AIDS and the challenges faced by infected individuals * Independent Journalist Ben Dangl speaks about the Constituent Assembly and recent clashes in Bolivia * An update on the "Middle East Peace Conference" in Annapolis * Nurses are striking in West Virginia, plus more in our local and global headlines (audio/mpeg)

Rustbelt Radio for November 26, 2007 Pittsburgh IMC: Rustbelt Radio collective 2007-11-27 12:25 AM
On this week's show... * We bring you a history lesson on the recent North American Thanksgiving holiday, featuring the voices of indigenous people, their thoughts on the recognition of Thanksgiving, and an alternative celebration known as the National Day of Mourning (audio/mpeg)

People Power: It’s time to stop the war ourselves By Aimee Allison and David Solnit 2007-11-22 4:11 AM
It’s time to stop the war ourselves. A new strategy is emerging from below to make it happen. It can be seen in the Pittsburgh Organizing Group’s “Troops Home Fast,” a month-long, around-the-clock vigil held in September 2007 outside Pittsburgh’s Recruitment Center. (text/plain + 14 comments)

Labor Union Education at Turnpike Rest Areas Kicks-off this Holiday "Working" Se Pittsburgh I.W.W. 2007-11-21 10:59 PM
ACLU Steps-in to Assure Citizens that Rest Areas are Public Space for First Amendment Activities (text/plain)

Rustbelt Radio for November 19, 2007 Pittsburgh IMC: Rustbelt Radio collective 2007-11-20 1:02 AM
On this week's show... * as a legal challenge strikes down part of Pennsylvania's Hate Crime legislation, tens of thousands march in DC to urge the US Dept. of Justice to defend the civil rights of African-Americans * workers in Florida fight for their rights...by taking to the sea * National Lawyers Guild President Marjorie Cohn, speaks about Michael Mukasey, the War on Terror, Pakistani President Musharraf and the Impeachment of George Bush. * Salvadoran Labor Union Leader Ricardo Calderon speaks about the failures of CAFTA and free trade, political repression of union organizers and resistance to corporate privatization of Salvadoran natural resources * and more in our local and global headlines (audio/mpeg)

Local Community Radio Act Andalusia 2007-11-20 12:42 AM
An article about the importance of Low Power FM Radio. (text/plain)

An Open Letter to the Drink Tax "Astroturf" Arson Daily 2007-11-16 3:12 PM
An open letter to the fake grassroots organization, created by lobbyists and PR firms that is meant to appear local and spontaneous in its opposition to the propsed 10% drink tax (text/html + 7 comments)

Rustbelt Radio for November 12, 2007 Pittsburgh IMC: Rustbelt Radio collective 2007-11-13 1:44 AM
On today's show... * voices from the No Borders camp on the US-Mexico border * Despite opposition, the House of Representatives passes the Peru Free Trade Agreement * Veterans for Peace hold a parade in Meadville, Pennsylvania * Selma James on sixties activism and the current struggle to free Mumia * and more in our local and global headlines (audio/mpeg + 1 comment)

Hill District Man Slain By Narco-Terrorists Yinsurrectionary Times 2007-11-12 6:32 PM
Aucy Andrews, 59, of the Hill District is the seventh person to be reported shot by uniformed-terrorists Pittsburgh Police, this year. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office determined that one, of the at least five shots, reported by witnesses to the murder, was fatal. (text/html)

Local Community Radio Act BagLady 2007-11-07 8:15 PM
This 12:42 min radio story features the voices of Low Power Radio Enthusiasts in Immokalee, Florida; Opalousas, Louisiana; and Ely, Minnesota. It also features interviews with the Prometheus Radio Project and Western Pennsylvania Congressman Mike Doyle. (audio/mpeg)

Debating the Status of Detainees in the 'War On Terror' Pitt Law National Lawyers Guild 2007-11-06 1:59 AM
DEBATING THE STATUS OF DETAINEES IN THE 'WAR ON TERROR': A Review of the Khadr Case (text/plain)

Rustbelt Radio for November 5, 2007 Pittsburgh IMC: Rustbelt Radio collective 2007-11-06 12:55 AM
On this week's show... * Fighting for fair food in Pittsburgh and across the country,an update on the Student Farmworker Alliance KingDOOM days of action against Burger King * results from the recent Guatemalan presidential election * Media activists, community radio operators and government representatives discuss the benefits of Low Power FM Radio * an interview from "Mother Jones: The Most Dangerous Woman in America" * and more in our local and global headlines (audio/mpeg)

Latin American Documentary and Film Fest Amigos del Cine Latinoamericano 2007-11-02 5:00 PM
This First Short Film and Documentary Festival brings a number of films that emerge from social and cultural realities of some countries in the region (in particular Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Chile, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico, the U,S., and Canada). (text/plain)

Rustbelt Radio for October 29, 2007 Pittsburgh IMC: Rustbelt Radio collective 2007-10-30 3:17 AM
On this week's show... * As fires sweep across Southern California, undocumented immigrants fear deportation * Protesters gather in DC to oppose the World Bank & IMF * Dr. Herb Needleman speaks about his research linking lead poisoning and violence * Racial threats continue in the city as another noose is found at a workplace in Pittsburgh * Desmond Tutu visits Pittsburgh - and SCI Greene * and more in our local and global headlines (audio/mpeg)

Pittsburgh Bikes and Peds on Satellite TV John Z Wetmore 2007-10-27 6:54 AM
On Tuesday, October 30, Pittsburgh Bicyclists and Pedestrians will be featured on the television series "Perils For Pedestrians". The half-hour program will be on The Universityhouse Channel (DISH Network 9411) at 9:30 PM EDT. (text/plain + 1 comment)

register for Free The Planet & ForestEthics Midwest Summit Free The Planet OSU 2007-10-26 12:15 AM
With the victory from the Victoria’s Dirty Secret Campaign fresh in everyone’s mind, Forest Ethics announces its new target for the paper campaign: Sears Holding Co. (text/html)

John Murtha Retreats from Genocide Resolution David Roknich 2007-10-23 7:39 PM
Even as the US joins hands with Turkey in continuing projects of oppression, the Democratic majority in congress has backed down from their stand on the recognition of the Armenian Genocide, thanks to the efforts of Pittsburgh Congressman John Murtha. (text/html + 1 comment)

Rustbelt Radio for October 22, 2007 Pittsburgh IMC: Rustbelt Radio collective 2007-10-23 12:41 AM
On this week's show... * We bring you a special lecture on "Earth Democracy" from author, activist, and environmentalist Vandana Shiva (audio/mpeg)

Rustbelt Radio for October 15, 2007 Pittsburgh IMC: Rustbelt Radio collective 2007-10-16 1:07 AM
On this week's show... * Counter Recruitment strategies from a former soldier and a community activist * New Voices Pittsburgh's Reproductive Justice Weekend * A Judge's ruling puts a controversial immigration enforcement tactic on hold * Multiple incidents of racial intimidation are reported in Pittsburgh * and more in our local and global headlines (audio/mpeg)

(audio) "army of none" presentation vincent / blast furnace radio 2007-10-10 10:49 AM
audio location; http://www.radio4all.net/proginfo.php?id=25005 (text/plain)

Rustbelt Radio for October 8, 2007 Pittsburgh IMC: Rustbelt Radio collective 2007-10-09 12:14 AM
On this week's show... * A new bill may protect Pennsylvanians from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity and expression * Updates on protests and state violence in Burma * A history of American diplomacy with Iran * Views on this year's Columbus Day, in Pittsburgh and in Denver * plus more in our local and global headlines (audio/mpeg)

NVP Reproductive Justice Weekend New Voices Pittsburgh 2007-10-08 7:36 PM
Join New Voices Pittsburgh: Women of Color for Reproductive Justice, October 11-14th, 2007, for a weekend of celebration and education which includes: author Dorothy Roberts, recipient of the first New Voices Award; Dia de La Raza (Day of Race); Reproductive Justice Training 101; and 2007 SAVE walk. Click on website link for more information! (text/plain + 1 comment)

Pittsburgh Solidarity Banner Drop Insurrectionary Cougars with Bloody Fangs 2007-10-08 6:24 PM
Early Monday morning, a banner was dropped near the Allegheny County Jail in solidarity with 2 Spanish anarchist prisoners. (text/html)

speak-OUT and Dance Party against Transphobia in LGBT movement Q 2007-10-04 8:30 PM
This Saturday: speakOUT, Dance Party, Show and Protest against Trans-phobia in the LGBT movement! 6pm In Front of East Liberty Presbyterian Church 116 South Highland Avenue (text/plain + 4 comments)

Rustbelt Radio for October 1, 2007 Pittsburgh IMC: Rustbelt Radio collective 2007-10-02 12:15 AM
On this week's show... * Students take to the street in Pittsburgh for the national walk-out in support of the Jena 6 * A discussion on the role of Latinos in the new Ken Burns documentary, "The War" * Pittsburgh's local Peace & Justice Center faces financial difficulties * Costa Ricans get ready for a referendum vote on CAFTA * and more in our local and global headlines (audio/mpeg + 1 comment)

Winona LaDuke, Derrick Jensen, Vandana Shiva, Oct 12-14 cathy pedler 2007-10-01 11:54 AM
Good People Gather, Charlene M Tanner Speaker Series Lectures, films, and workshops on our societal and environmental global crisis and the urgent need for justice. The three day conference at Mercyhurst College, Erie, PA is free and open to the public! (text/plain)

Ghost Bikes a. nonomous 2007-09-27 4:22 PM

Ghost Bikes mark where cyclist have been struck on the streets of Pittsburgh (image/jpeg + 1 comment)

Pittsburgh Oct 5th-7th Rustbelt/Midwest Anti-World Bank/IMF Convergence Autumn Insurrection 2007-09-25 2:57 AM
Rustbelt/Midwest Convergence in Preparation for the World Bank and IMF demonstrations in DC October 5th -7th Pittsburgh, PA (text/plain)

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