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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.

ACLU Event: Immigrants and The Constitution: Today's Challenges and History's Lessons

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:41:45 +0000

FREE ACLU EVENT

ACLU National Director's Series: Lucas Guttentag speaks in St. Louis on Immigrants and The Constitution

SERPENT-spawned Economic Crisis

BobbyMeade — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:44:30 +0000

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?

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Separate Church and State in Israel or Expect More Radical Zionism in the U.S.

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:59:04 +0000

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".

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National Day Against Police Brutality - Rally & March @ Poelker Park

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:02:37 +0000

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

CIW Chipotle Protest @ U City Loop

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:00:17 +0000

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.

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IMC/Confluence Meeting @ CAMP

ben — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:47:18 +0000

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:

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Unconventional Tour: Making Waves 2008 @ CAMP

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:42:32 +0000

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

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IOW Request for Entrance to the VP Debate

ben — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:21:49 +0000

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.

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Conservative Represntation at Debates

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:34:15 +0000

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

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