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Announcing the Pittsburgh Organizing Group's Tactical Training Initiative Pittsburgh Organizing Group 2008-12-06 7:43 PM
POG, a Pittsburgh based anarchist group announces workshops available to activist groups locally and around the country. (text/html)

SCI Camp Hill Update—Call for Action, Increased Monitoring, Constant Vigilance HRC - FedUp! Chapter, Pittsburgh 2008-12-03 9:59 AM
Prisoners in the Camp Hill Special Management Unit report that the retaliation against them has escalated again. The timing of the reports indicate that the last action alert stayed the hands of the guards for a while, but once the calls died down, the threats, deprivations of food, fabricated misconducts, and other forms of harassment and torture have escalated again. (text/plain + 1 comment)

Militarism and Materialism Mena 2008-12-02 8:31 PM

On Black Friday members of Code-Pink for Peace gathered outside Macy's Department store in downtown Pittsburgh. They continue to affirm their commitment to a sustainable Peace with their annual sidewalk signage, singing, and information sharing. Black Friday, the largest shopping day of the year, is chosen to indicate the connection between militarism and materialism. For many resources the USA is the world’s largest consumer in absolute terms. For a list of 20 major traded commodities, it takes the greatest share of 11 of them: corn, coffee, copper, lead, zinc, tin, aluminum, rubber, oil seeds, oil and natural gas. Black Friday is chosen to indicate the connection between militarism and materialism. For many resources the USA is the world’s largest consumer in absolute terms. For a list of 20 major traded commodities, it takes the greatest share of 11 of them: corn, coffee, copper, lead, zinc, tin, aluminum, rubber, oil seeds, oil and natural gas. (image/jpeg)

Rustbelt Radio for December 1, 2008 Pittsburgh Indymedia: Rustbelt Radio Collecti 2008-12-01 11:53 PM
On today's show... * Rustbelt Radio brings you an accurate depiction of the story behind Thanksgiving * We examine the true cost of production and consumption through the short documentary "The Story of Stuff" * plus a new segment of 2.3 Million and Rising and the Radical Day in History (audio/mpeg)

Hope Under Siege Palestine Photo Exhibit Jonas Moffat 2008-11-30 4:23 AM

Hope Under Siege A Palestine Photo Exhibit Kimbo Art Gallery @ University of Pittsburgh William Pitt Union Jan 9-19, 2009 Amazing opening reception with live music, poetry, food, and so much more! (image/png + 1 comment)

Rustbelt Radio for November 17, 2008 Pittsburgh IMC: Rustbelt Radio collective 2008-11-18 12:34 AM
On today's show... * The Yes Men speak on their latest prank * Malik Rahim of Common Ground in New Orleans comes to Pittsburgh * A look inside the Prison Industrial Complex * Pittsburghers protest California's gay marriage ban * plus more in our local and global headlines (audio/mpeg)

AUDIO / pittsburgh: malik rahim speaks to the greens vincent / blast furnace radio 2008-11-12 6:00 AM
MP3 LOCATION http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/30144 speaking gig in pittsburgh malik rahim speaks to the greens at the shadow lounge (text/plain)

Landslide Community Farm Farmhouse Evicted--Take Action! Landslide Community Farm 2008-11-07 5:43 PM

Farmhouse of local community farm illegally evicted this morning. Take Action! (image/jpeg + 3 comments)

Rustbelt Radio for November 3, 2008 Pittsburgh Indymedia: Rustbelt Radio Collecti 2008-11-04 12:33 AM
On today's show: A special "Word on the Street" about the election, Non-english speaking parents fight for translators in Philadelphia public schools, An investigation into the preparedness of polling places across America, Excerpts from a local forum on anti-muslim discrimination, with focus on the recently distributed "Obsession" DVD, and - a fond farewell to a beloved oral historian, Studs Terkel. (audio/mpeg)

Dec. 6 Intl. Day of Action for Mumia Abu-Jamal (includes new flyer) Intl Concerned Family and Friends of Mumia 2008-11-02 6:58 PM
International Day of Action, Dec.6, in Philadelphia and more. See flyer below. (application/pdf)

Steelworkers' Analysis of Financial Buyout--Goldman Sachs Gets $5 Billion Gift ----- 2008-11-01 12:49 AM

Below is an analysis that the Steelworkers union put together on Paulson’s investment in Goldman Sachs. The union compares the deal that Warren Buffett, a private investor billionaire, got with the deal the Treasury Department got on its investment in GS. (image/jpeg)

SteelBlitz: AFL-CIO and Steelers Going All Out for Obama in Western PA Carl Davidson 2008-10-27 4:50 AM

Firsthand report on blue-collar labor and its allies carrying out electoral work their way. (image/jpeg)

Rustbelt Radio for October 20, 2008 Pittsburgh IMC: Rustbelt Radio collective 2008-10-21 12:09 AM
On today's show: Andrea Smith speaks at the Critical Resistance Prison Abolition Conference, United Steel Workers take on Equitable Gas over proposed rate increases, A youth report from the Philadelphia Student Union on the recent incident at Sayre High School, Fed-Up takes us inside the Prison Industrial Complex, plus more in our local and global headlines (audio/mpeg + 1 comment)

Mumia legal update: The Philly DA still wants to execute him! Lead attorney Robert R. Bryan 2008-10-20 6:40 AM
Below is the new legal update from Mumia Abu-Jamal’s lead attorney Robert R. Bryan, concerning Mumia’s appeal to the US Supreme Court. He is appealing the US Third Circuit Court decision denying a new guilt-phase trial or a preliminary hearing that could have led to a new guilt phase trial. The Supreme Court granted Bryan’s request for a 60-day extension, so he will have to submit his petition by Dec. 19, 2008. Significantly, Bryan announces that the Philadelphia DA is appealing the Third Circuit Court’s affirmation of US District Court Judge William Yohn’s 2001 decision, which ‘overturned’ the death penalty and stated that if the DA wants to re-impose the death sentence, they must hold a new penalty-phase jury trial where new evidence of Mumia’s innocence can be presented, BUT, the jury can only decide between a sentence of life without chance of parole or execution. Therefore, if the US Supreme Court rules for the DA and overturns this ruling, Mumia can then be executed without having a new penalty-phase jury trial. The DA will submit their petition by Nov. 19, 2008. (text/plain + 1 comment)

Racism Dies Hard in Johnstown, PA Michael Yates 2008-10-19 7:55 AM
I just watched on YouTube a video clip taken outside a rally for Sara Palin in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, a town where I worked for thirty-two years. The crowd was raucous and racist, blithely spitting out vile remarks. Congressman John Murtha later told a Pittsburgh newspaper that 'There’s no question western Pennsylvania is a racist area. ...' Murtha was roundly chastised for his comments, mainly by Republicans, which had to mark a new height in irony. Murtha, sad to say, was right on the mark. Racism was endemic when I lived in Johnstown, and it appears little has changed. (text/plain + 2 comments)

Artist Explores Our Ability to Be Self-Destructive, Remorse at the PCA gallery Eric Sloss 2008-10-15 8:03 PM

Palin versus PIttsburgh mena 2008-10-13 9:35 PM

People of Pittsburgh came together to let Governor Palin know that she does not have the qualifications to govern, and furthermore her policies against wildlife are abhorrent. (image/jpeg)

Beaver County Battleground: 'Time to Give the Black Guy a Chance' Carl Davidson 2008-10-13 4:55 PM

First hand account of union workers going door-to-door for Obama around stopping war, green jobs and health care (image/jpeg)

Protest Sarah Palin in Pittsburgh, all out on Friday, October 10th! elbow 2008-10-08 12:23 PM
Friday, October 10th - Protest the Bush/McCain/Palin plan for America - call for Drums and good, strong energy! (text/plain + 7 comments)

Rustbelt Radio for October 6, 2008 Pittsburgh IMC: Rustbelt Radio collective 2008-10-06 11:36 PM
On today's show: Financial experts including Naomi Klein speak on the current economic crisis, We explore the roots of Freedom Corner located in the Hill District, Fed-Up takes us inside the Prison Industrial Complex, Green Party VP Candidate Rosa Clemente, plus more in our local and global headlines (audio/mpeg)

W PA Obama 'Labor Walks' -Defeating McCain is Just 'Step One' Repost by CarlD 2008-10-05 1:47 AM

A report from the 4th CD Progressive Democrats of America on the local working class and the election. (image/jpeg)

Urgent Action Alert! Prisoners Under Attack in Camp Hill's SMU Human Rights Coalition 2008-10-02 6:56 PM
In the last four months over a dozen prisoners confined in the Special Management Unit (SMU) at State Correctional Institution (SCI) Camp Hill have written HRC/Fed Up! about conditions of severe brutality, white supremacy, and the systematic sabotage at all inmate efforts to file grievances and/or obtain legal assistance. See the attached 14-page document culled from prisoner reports detailing a violent program of dehumanization. (text/plain + 1 comment)

Debate 'Watching Party,' Beaver County-Style Carl Davidson 2008-09-28 12:30 AM

A Report on the Obama Campaign, workers and youth in Western PA (image/jpeg + 8 comments)

Rustbelt Radio for September 22, 2008 Pittsburgh Indymedia: Rustbelt Radio Collecti 2008-09-22 11:31 PM
On today's show: An Anti-Islamic DVD is being distributed in Pittsburgh and across the US, Electronic Voting Machines in Allegheny County, A look at the case of Eric McDavid, an activist who was recently sentenced to 20 years in prison, based on questionable FBI evidence, A discussion of human rights with William F. Schulz, former executive director of Amnesty International, plus more in our local and global headlines (audio/mpeg + 2 comments)

Telling the story of Pittsburgh from the Worker's Viewpoint. Paul Carosi 2008-09-22 5:14 AM
In celebration of Pittsburgh's 250th anniversary the Point of Pittsburgh Blog is featuring the stories of working class heroes who made important contributions to Pittsburgh's and our country's history. They are celebrated in song, video, and stories. (text/html)

Isabel MacDonald from FAIR at Torture Conference David 2008-09-21 2:22 PM
Audio recording of Isabel MacDonald, communications director from Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), who discusses the corporate media's inaccuracy and bias when reporting on torture by the U.S. (audio/mpeg)

(mp3) Blast Furnace Radio Show from New Orleans vincent / Blast Furnace Radio & TV 2008-09-17 9:05 PM
phone interview from new orlean's "common ground relef: http://www.commongroundrelief.org/ (text/plain)

(video) Water Action at CMU's Dod outlet / SEI vincent & lenny / Blast Furnace Radio & TV 2008-09-17 8:54 PM
video Aug. 9th, Nagasaki Day at CMU's military contract building http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kY9I6JSxDHo (text/plain)

Bob Barr on Pennsylvania Presidential Ballot Peace Voter 2008-09-16 12:16 PM
A Harrisburg judge, Johnny Butler, has ruled that Bob Barr will be on the Pennsylvania presidential ballot. McCain Palin operatives are trying to stop Barr's ballot inclusion. (text/plain)

Rustbelt Radio for September 8, 2008 Pittsburgh Indymedia: Rustbelt Radio Collecti 2008-09-09 12:01 AM
On today's show An investigation of Taser use by Police in Allegheny County, The America's Army video game recruits children while generating profits for private software companies, A special segment of 2.3 Million and Rising, A local activist describes the police repression faced by protesters at the Republican National Convention, A flotilla of kayaks challenge the world's largest pipeline laying ship off the west coast of Ireland, and more in our local and global headlines (audio/mpeg)

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