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The Enclosed Public: Protest and Premonitions at the Vice-Presidential Debate in St. Louis
A record television audience of almost 70 million people viewed the vice-presidential debate last Thursday night at Washington University's Athletic Complex in St. Louis. But nearly a mile out of view of the complex lay an example of what corporations, the media, and the state have together tried to quell in increasingly forceful ways: public dissent.
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.
ACLU Event: Immigrants and The Constitution: Today's Challenges and History's Lessons
FREE ACLU EVENT
ACLU National Director's Series: Lucas Guttentag speaks in St. Louis on Immigrants and The Constitution
Date:
10/16/2008 - 6:30pm - 10/16/2008 - 8:00pmSERPENT-spawned Economic Crisis
"O God, do not keep silent; be not quiet, O God, be not still. See how your enemies are astir... With cunning they conspire against your people; they plot against those you cherish..." (Ps. 83:1-3) It's all a sad attempt to protect the stupidity of the sh*thead in the White House!
SERPENT-spawned Economic Crisis
international | education | news report Friday October 6, 2008 10:33 by Bobby Meade - The Lord's
"O God, do not keep silent; be not quiet, O God, be not still. See how your enemies are astir... With cunning they conspire against your people; they plot against those you cherish..." (Ps. 83:1-3) It's all a sad attempt to protect the stupidity of the sh*thead in the White House!
Scorpionic Cancer 9/29
international | health care | news report Wednesday October 01, 2008 11:46 by Bobby Meade - The Lord's
Who's Bugging Who?
Separate Church and State in Israel or Expect More Radical Zionism in the U.S.
We, as a nation, can no longer espouse any other position as fair but to advocate for the separation of Church and State in “all” the Middle East—including and especially in Israel and Palestine. Condemning Arab states as backward while ignoring Israel’s own demand for the continuance of a de facto theocratic kingdom based on discrimination is high hypocrisy. And the world can no longer afford this outdated baggage and demeanor.
Separate Church and State in Israel or Expect More Radical Zionism in the U.S.
By Will Kelly
Recently, September 2008, Yonat Shimron of McClatchy Newspapers reported that Gregory Ross, spokesperson for Clarion Fund, a New York non-profit is paying newspapers distributed a DVD called "Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West" by Raphael Shore, a Canadian who lives in Israel. The film, home-delivered in 70 newspapers across the country, depicts extreme Islamism as a kind of Nazism. Gregory Ross is quoted to say: "There is no greater threat than radical Islam".
National Day Against Police Brutality - Rally & March @ Poelker Park
Wednesday, October 22, 4:00 pm
Poelker Park, Tucker and Market across from City Hall
Tow Local Control BACK to St. Louis!!
No More Police Corruption & Scandals!!
Civilian Oversight of the Police Now!!
Speakers to include family members of police violence, police carjackings, community leaders, and others.
Wear black. Wear black. Wear black.
Sponsor: Coaltion Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR)
Contact: 314-454-9005, capcr_cob@hotmail.com
Date:
10/22/2008 - 4:00pm - 10/22/2008 - 6:00pmCIW Chipotle Protest @ U City Loop
Thursday, October 9, 11:30 a.m.
6310 Delmar - on the U City Loop
In a nutshell, the CIW and its allies across the country have already won campaigns against Taco Bell, McDonald's, Burger King and Whole Foods to get these huge corporations to take responsibility for the farmworker abuse and poverty (including actual cases of federally-prosecuted modern-day slavery) resulting from these corporations' high-volume, low-cost tomato purchasing practices.
Date:
10/09/2008 - 11:30amIMC/Confluence Meeting @ CAMP
Are you tired of news coverage by media outlets like the racist Riverfront Times (just take a look at their Aug. 21-27 issue), Fox and CNN? Become part of local, independent, radical media! An alternative media collective is forming in St. Louis to reinvigorate the Independent Media Center website and continue to publish Confluence.
For more info: phone 314.771.8576 email editor@stlimc.org
Confluence website: stlconfluence.org
St. Louis IMC: stlimc.org
Meeting held at the C.A.M.P. building, located at 3022-3026 Cherokee St. (at Minnesota), St. Louis, MO 63118.
Events Contact:
Date:
10/08/2008 - 7:30pm - 10/08/2008 - 9:30pmUnconventional Tour: Making Waves 2008 @ CAMP
irreveRANT Productions and People to People TV Presents: Unconventional Tour 2008: a political mashup of music, film, speakers, and fun!
6 PM Potluck
7 PM Music • Media • Speakers
8 PM Film Showing "Electile Dysfunction"
9 PM Q & A with Filmmaker
Free Speech Contest, Music/Dancing until 11 PM
$5 Donation at the Door (no one turned away for lack of funds)
More info: http://www.unconventionaltour.com
Date:
10/26/2008 - 6:00pm - 10/26/2008 - 11:00pmIOW Request for Entrance to the VP Debate
St. Louis Instead of War Coalition
438 N. Skinker Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63130
October 2, 2008
Janet H. Brown
Executive Director
Commission on Presidential Debates
Dear Ms. Brown:
The St. Louis Instead of War Coalition requests that the four St. Louis Citizens listed below be granted entrance into the Debate this evening at Washington University. As the descriptions below indicate, each of these people’s lives has been profoundly impacted by U.S. policies that divert resources away from the needs of our people to wars and military occupations.
Conservative Represntation at Debates
Anyone else who would like to join us at the VP Debates is more than welcome. The first bus will leave at 4:00pm. This will be a peaceful event and signs are welcomed and encouraged. Transportation will return, immediatley following the end of the debate. Please e-mail for further vpdebatestl@yahoo.com
Thanks
Date:
10/02/2008 - 5:00pm - 10/02/2008 - 9:00pm