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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.
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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.
Novartis Knock Down Day
Novartis Knock Down Day is a call for actions against Novartis on Monday, October 27th for being one of Huntingdon Life Sciences’ (HLS’s) largest customers. Without customers of Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS) there simply would be no Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS). The customers pay Huntingdon to test products and carry out research. If Huntingdon lost all their customers then they would have no income and be forced to close. There are only ten companies which give Huntingdon Life Sciences 45% of their income; these include Novartis, GlaxoSmithKline, and Bristol-Myers Squibb.
Date:
10/27/2008 - 12:00am - 10/27/2008 - 11:59pmNovartis Knock Down Day
Novartis Knock Down Day is a call for actions against Novartis on Monday, October 27th for being one of Huntingdon Life Sciences’ (HLS’s) largest customers. Without customers of Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS) there simply would be no Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS). The customers pay Huntingdon to test products and carry out research. If Huntingdon lost all their customers then they would have no income and be forced to close. There are only ten companies which give Huntingdon Life Sciences 45% of their income; these include Novartis, GlaxoSmithKline, and Bristol-Myers Squibb. Monday, October 27th is Novartis’ day.
Novartis Knock Down Day is a call for actions against Novartis on Monday, October 27th for being one of Huntingdon Life Sciences’ (HLS’s) largest customers. Without customers of Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS) there simply would be no Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS). The customers pay Huntingdon to test products and carry out research. If Huntingdon lost all their customers then they would have no income and be forced to close. There are only ten companies which give Huntingdon Life Sciences 45% of their income; these include Novartis, GlaxoSmithKline, and Bristol-Myers Squibb.
Twin Cities Event to Support the SHAC 7 and Shutdown HLS
Twin Cities Animal Defense League (ADL) and their friends are continuing their effort locally to support our friends the SHAC 7 (Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty 7) and finishing the job of shutting down Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS). On Monday, September 29th, Twin Cities Animal Defense League will be holding another public event to support the SHAC 7 and the campaign against HLS.
Twin Cities Animal Defense League (ADL) and their friends are continuing their effort locally to support our friends the SHAC 7 (Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty 7) and finishing the job of shutting down Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS). On Monday, September 29th, Twin Cities Animal Defense League will be holding another public event to support the SHAC 7 and the campaign against HLS.
2008 Midwest SOCIALIST Conference: Building a REVOLUTIONARY Alternative
****BUILDING A REVOLUTIONARY ALTERNATIVE****
November 15-16 * Chicago * DePaul University
(Munroe Hall, 2312 N. Clifton)
****2008 MIDWEST SOCIALIST CONFERENCE****
On November 15, join hundreds of socialists and activists from across the Midwest to discuss today's struggles and building a movement for revolutionary change at the 2008 Midwest Socialist Confernece.
****SESSIONS & WORKSHOPS
*Saturday Morning Plenary
Capitalism in Crisis: Building the Revolutionary Alternative
*Saturday Evening Plenary
Resisting U.S. Empire
*Saturday Workshops
Date:
11/15/2008 - 9:00am - 11/16/2008 - 1:00pmVP Debates @ Washington University
They are picking up STEAM and so should WE! I plan on being present at the VP Debates. I will be driving in from Columbia on the Oct.2. I personaly am not going to stand by and watch these LIES from the Bush BOYZ Fu#%! UP our chances in 2008!
I have room for 3 more, if you need a ride from the Columbia Missouri area.
You know how to reach me!
A time to dialogue, a time to demand
A time to dialogue, a time to demand
Coalition and compromise are important tools in building diverse mass movement for social justice, but there are times to dialogue and there are times to demand.
The upcoming RNC protests in St. Paul are an example of when it’s time to throw down and fuck shit up.
World Naked Bike Ride Cycles Into Saint Louis This Summer
The first ever Saint Louis World Naked Bike Ride will launch later this summer on Saturday August 2 at 9 pm, departing from Tower Grove Park’s Pool Pavilion (near Magnolia Ave and Tower Grove Ave).
The World Naked Bike Ride is an international event protesting oil dependency, promoting positive body image, and raising cyclist awareness. The bike ride’s dress code is “bare as you dare,” so all participants are welcome whether fully clothed, covered in body paint, or completely bare. It has been successful in various other cities such as nearby Chicago, though this is the first summer it will take place in Saint Louis. The Saint Louis event will have some pre-ride body painting at 7 pm.
McCain STL July 15th
There's a private fundraiser at Hunter Farms. The details for the
public event are yet to be released...
Hunter Farms
maps.google.com
13501 Ladue Rd
Creve Coeur, MO 63141
(314) 434-2279
http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/political-fix/political-fix/2008/07/mcc...
We should definitely protest! If anyone is planning something, please
let me know. Perhaps we can have a nice coalition of groups.
Date:
07/15/2008 - 9:00amAll Out on May Day!
On May 1, all 29 ports on the U.S. West Coast are to be shut down by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) in protest against the U.S. war on Afghanistan and Iraq. This is a historic event of international significance: labor action against imperialist war by a major American union. The strategically placed port workers in the ILWU can bring commerce with Asia to a grinding halt, and they’re about to demonstrate it. The maritime employers are already screaming, and you can bet it’s got the attention of the warmongers in Washington. All labor should take up the challenge this poses: For workers strikes against the war! Meanwhile, immigrants’ rights groups are once again mobilizing on May Day. And on April 30 and May 1, the independent truckers who move cargo to and from the docks may play an important role in a shutdown. The imperialist war on Afghanistan and Iraq is also a war on immigrants, minorities, working people and democratic rights “at home.” We need to defeat this attack here and abroad, in opposition to both the capitalist war parties. The “antiwar movement,” whose aim has always been to pressure the Democrats, is at a dead end. What’s needed is working-class action independent of the bosses. What that takes is a fundamental break from the Democratic Party and the pro-capitalist politics that infuse the labor bureaucracy.
For Workers Strikes Against the War!
Full Citizenship Rights for All Immigrants!
All Out on May Day!
