St. Louis Indymedia Features

KDHX CUTS AN IMPORTANT NEWS SOURCE

greg — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 03:25:54 +0000

This response follows the decision by KDHX management to cut Democracy Now! airtime to a mere ten minute headlines broadcast Monday through Friday back in August (reported back on August 8 on the STL IMC newswire).

Many responding to the survey complained about cutting the news show 's broadcast time: "You can't get the full story on the world in just one hour, let alone 10 minutes," one person responded.

The Enclosed Public: Protest and Premonitions at the Vice-Presidential Debate in St. Louis

greg — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:59:25 +0000

Over one hundred workers, activists, students, veterans and families gathered in Northmoor park near campus to voice alternatives to the candidates' discussion of abstract policy issues. Activist groups Instead of War, Code Pink, and Veterans for Peace organized the protest to highlight the narrow scope of the debate, and to expose the carefully mediated lack of public access to discussions of public policy.

Upcoming IMC & Confluence Meetings!

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 04:22:16 +0000

We want to announce two important meetings in the coming weeks:

Gonzales Speaks at Wash U Amidst Protest, pockets $30,000

ben — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:58:48 +0000

Other Media coverage: Post-Dispatch, Fox, KMOX,

Kevin Johnson: Monster, hero or VICTIM?

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 23:16:33 +0000

Monster in the Media, Hero in the Streets: the Saga of Kevin Johnson

Before his trial, before the release of any evidence to the public, the mainstream media convicted Kevin Johnson of killing a cop. Why does the "innocent until proven guilty" standard only apply to police who shoot and kill people, and not the other way around? (See Jeremy Robinson article in current Confluence.)

"Let's Close The SOA!" Podcast of Nov. 9, 2007 St. Louis Local Protest to Close The School of The Americas

superpesto — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:28:40 +0000

Keynote Speaker:
Tina Busch-Nema

Band: John McClellan & Atlas Dropped The Ball

IFCLA Coordinator: Marilyn Lorenz
Event Co-coordinator: Margaret Murphy
MC: Emily Piro

DJ/Soundboard: Ryan Kohl
Filmographer: Jon Michael Ryan
Podcast: Peter Jones

Staged Reading:
"I Will Never Be Silenced"
Testimonies of hope from Colombian Women
Produced by American Friends Service Committee & The Fellowship of Reconciliation

adapted by: Emily Piro

Cast:
A - Madre -> Katie Cushwa
B - Madre, Debora -> Erica Irwin
C - Madre, Joven -> Margaret Murphy

St. Louisans Rally to Dump Racially Divisive Mayor

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 04:07:16 +0000

Don Fitz: When fire chief Sherman George refused to make promotions within the Fire Department, Mayor Slay demoted him in early October. Why was there such an outcry in the Black community?

Podcast of Ethical Food Panel at Washington University in St. Louis, Kaldi's, Kallari, Bon Appetit

superpesto — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 04:44:35 +0000

Speakers:

Nikki Spencer, Amnesty International
Julia Baskin, Students for Fair Trade

Bon Appetit:
Rick Turner and Dan Connif
http://diningservices.wustl.edu/

Kallari:
Jake Levitas and Mason Earles
http://www.kallari.com/

Kaldi's
Mike Marquart and Andrew Timko
www.kaldiscoffee.com/

http://transfairusa.org/

Reggie Clemons: A victim of the MO "Justice" System

digger — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 03:03:45 +0000

Reggie was convicted of accomplice liability for the murders of Julie and Robin Kerry two years beforehand. The events of that night and the trial of the four young men charged with the murders received much media attention at the time. Three of the four (including Reggie) tried for the crime were African -American The victims, who were pushed off the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge to their deaths, were both white.

IVAW- Adam Kokesh and Ian Lavallee- 2007

bmw3 — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 01:56:41 +0000

See attached video by Stone Soup Media.