[LAAMN] Sign a petition to the Pacifica National Board to hold the LSB elections

2013-06-30 Thread part2001
Here's a link to an on-line petition to the interim Exec. Director of Pacifica and the national board to move ahead with this year's mandatory elections for Local Station Board. This is particularly urgent at KPFK, where last year's delays resulted in the lack of a quorum, so we need to elect

[LAAMN] Surveillance and Exploitation - Do the Math

2013-06-08 Thread part2001
The Mathematics of Repression and Exploitation by Michael Novick, Anti-Racist Action/People Against Racist Terror The New York Times late last year ran an interesting series about mathematics -- Me, Myself and Math -- how numbers appear in and affect our lives, by a mathematician, Steven

[LAAMN] Transform Now Ploughshares peace activists deemed terrorist saboteurs

2013-05-16 Thread part2001
May 15, 2013 http://www.counterpunch.org/2013/05/15/how-the-us-turned-three-pacifists-into-violent-terrorists/ The Persecution of the Oak Ridge Three How the US Turned Three Pacifists Into Violent Terrorists by FRAN QUIGLEY In just ten months, the United States managed to transform an 82

[LAAMN] May 18-June 1 calendar of anti-racist actions and events

2013-05-11 Thread part2001
The Inter-Communal Solidarity Committee (ISC)is holding a fund-raising yard sale over the Memorial Day weekend, Sat. May 25-Mon. May 27. This will benefit Break the Lock, Hood Health, Turning the Tide and other survival/serve-the-people projects. If you have items to donate, call 323-901-4269

[LAAMN] Angela Davis Friday, Jericho Saturday, Kathleen Cleaver Sunday + more

2013-04-17 Thread part2001
Friday April 19, 7:30 AM, Angela Davis at African American Museum in Exposition Park. Saturday, April 20, 5-7:00 PM, Jericho Amnesty Movement L.A. chapter meeting: Free Russell Maroon Shoatz, Southern CA Library, 6120 S. Vermont Ave. Sunday, April 21, 2 PM, Black Panther Alumni fundraiser for

[LAAMN] 25th anniversary subscription drive for Turning the Tide from ARA-LA

2013-04-10 Thread part2001
TURNING THE TIDE: Journal of Anti-Racist Action, Research Education needs 250 new and renewed subscriptions! Postal rates and printing costs are up again. Dozens of new prisoners ask to get free subs every month. Over 1500 copies of each edition are sent free to prisoners. Friends of

[LAAMN] Demo at LA Times against Koch Brothers, April 1, 2 PM

2013-03-30 Thread part2001
from moveon.org: Subject: Monday, the Koch Bros, and the doorstep of the LA Times We thought this message from our friends at Courage Campaign was important enough to pass along: Dear MoveOn member, More than 100,000 people have signed our petition demanding the Tribune Company keep the L.A.

[LAAMN] Coincidence, conspiracy and class struggle

2013-03-17 Thread part2001
Coincidence, Conspiracy and Class Struggle By Michael Novick, Anti-Racist Action-Los Angeles/People Against Racist Terror (ARA-LA/PART) A well-noted logical fallacy to which the human brain is particularly prone is post hoc, ergo propter hoc. In English, After this, therefore because of this

[LAAMN] Free Angela and All Political Prisoners opens in theaters nationally April 5

2013-03-09 Thread part2001
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWo9CMe91wEfeature=youtu.be --- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network ---

[LAAMN] WBAI needs emergency funds to keep Empire State transmitter

2013-03-09 Thread part2001
*** PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY WBAI/Pacifica Radio is in critical condition and, if at any point in the past 53 years you called 99.5 FM home, we're asking you to help, right now. The station is in debt to the Empire State Building to the tune of $250,000, representing overdue rent. The

[LAAMN] Turning the Tide fund-raiser Sat. February 9

2013-01-28 Thread part2001
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lawrence Reyes, 310-460-8586 facebook.com/tideturning, http://tideturning.org antiracistaction...@yahoo.com Support 'Turning the Tide,'

[LAAMN] Turning the Tide 25th anniversary year dance party Feb. 9

2013-01-21 Thread part2001
Aztlan Underground, Olmeca, DJ Papalotl, deejay aurelito black shakespeare of ii sOUND sYSTEM, comic John Vargas, spoken word artist Lindsey Cristofani, and poet Luis Rodriguez are among the many performers at a 25th anniversary party and show benefiting Turning the Tide: Journal of

[LAAMN] Final opportunity to vote for KPFK LSB

2013-01-08 Thread part2001
FAX your ballot to 516-248-4770 or scan and email to pfh...@electionservicescorp.com Must include the identifying pin number by midnight tonight (Jan 8) --- LAAMN: Los Angeles

[LAAMN] Re: This New Year is more properly written as: 20EUCLID

2013-01-04 Thread part2001
Technically, you are Bat Mitzvah at 12, I believe, as girls mature earlier than boys. How about 2000-PICO (As in Pio Pico, last Afro-Mexicano governor of California before it was conquered and annexed by the US, for whom what would be 13th Street in L.A. is named)? --- In

[LAAMN] Petition Stevie Wonder not to play at IDF fundraiser Dec 6

2012-11-27 Thread part2001
Please join this campaign: https://www.change.org/petitions/stevie-wonder-don-t-play-at-the-idf-gala-fundraiser-in-la-on-dec-6th?share_id=FsmdJreCxButm_campaign=mailto_linkutm_medium=emailutm_source=share_petition

[LAAMN] Meetings Sat 11-17 to free political prisoners, build inter-communal solidarity

2012-11-16 Thread part2001
The Jericho Amnesty Movement to free all political prisoners will hold its monthly meeting (third Saturday) on Saturday November 17 at 5:00 PM at the Southern California Library for Social Studies Research, 6120 S. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles (between Slauson and Gage). The agenda includes the

[LAAMN] OLA themed G.A. on police, prisons, Pershing Sq. Sat. Oct 20, 1 PM

2012-10-18 Thread part2001
There will be a Themed General Assembly on police, prisons, and the criminal injustice system this Saturday, October 20th starting at 1:00 PM at Pershing Square (Sixth and Olive), as a build-up towards the October 22nd national Day of Action to stop Police Brutality, Repression and the

[LAAMN] Support Hernandez family in resisting foreclosure eviction in Van Nuys

2012-10-09 Thread part2001
Message from Bilal Ali of Occupy the Hood about Fort Hernandez: ALERT! The Hernandez family was told by Bank of America that their loan modification was denied. The bank said they are going through with the EVICTION. We are preparing for a RAID on the Hernandez Home. We are requesting

[LAAMN] Latest issue of Turning the Tide - LA mailing party Tues, Wed at Peace Center

2012-09-23 Thread part2001
PART's Perspective: Occupy: The Future by Michael Novick, Anti-Racist Action-Los Angeles/People Against Racist Terror (ARA-LA/PART) A key part of the corporate media's approach to sucking people into the swamp of the electoral charade, so as to regain the compliance, if not the consent, of the

[LAAMN] General Strike Preparation meeting Tuesday 7:30 at 2003 E. 1st St.

2012-03-05 Thread part2001
The Occupy Los Angeles General Strike Preparation Committee is having a critical meeting Tuesday, March 6 at 7:30 PM at Corazon del Pueblo, 2003 E. First Street in Boyle Heights (corner Cummings, just east of the I-5 Freeway) -- a few blocks east of the Plaza Mariachi station on the Metro Gold

[LAAMN] Feb. 18-19 Jericho Amnesty Movement meets in L.A.

2012-02-02 Thread part2001
The Jericho Amnesty Movement to free all political prisoners will be holding its national meeting here in Los Angeles on Saturday and Sunday, February 18-19 at the Southern California Library for Social Studies and Research, 6120 S. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles (between Slauson and Gage). Three

[LAAMN] LA General Strike/Port Action working group meets at Occupy LA

2011-11-11 Thread part2001
A group from OccupyLA, along with a number of port truck drivers, at least one longshore worker and people from the Labor Committee of OccupyLA met last Sunday to discuss a possible port action, building up towards a general strike in Los Angeles. The next meeting will take place on Sunday,

[LAAMN] Can you help send L.A. delegation to national political prisoners conf in DC?

2011-07-25 Thread part2001
The date is fast approaching for the founding meeting in Washington DC of a National Confederation to Free Unjustly Incarcerated and Political Prisoners. The Los Angeles chapter of the Jericho Amnesty Movement is seeking financial support to help send a delegation from our area to this

[LAAMN] LA support vigils for prison hunger strikers and background info, resources

2011-07-17 Thread part2001
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Thandisizwe Chimurenga, 213-321-0575 FAMILY MEMBERS, CONCERNED CITIZENS DEMAND AN END TO TORTURE IN CALIFORNIA’S PRISONS Monday, July 18 · 9:00am - 5:00pm Ronald Reagan State Building 3rd and Spring Sts., Los Angeles, CA Delegation to meet with Gov. Jerry

[LAAMN] Jericho Amnesty Movement mtg Sat. 5 PM So Cal Library

2011-07-14 Thread part2001
The regular monthly meeting of the LA chapter of the Jericho Amnesty Movement to free all political prisoners will take place this Saturday, July 16 (and the third Saturday of every month) at 5:00 PM at the Southern California Library for Social Studies and Research, 6120 S. Vermont in Los

[LAAMN] 2 planning meetings Sat. at So Cal Library for spring conferences

2011-02-16 Thread part2001
The next planning meeting for the LA Housing and Hunger Crisis Conference will take place Saturday Feb. 19 at 10 AM until noon at the Southern California Library for Social Studies and Research, 6120 S. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles. The conference is bringing together people at a grassroots level

[LAAMN] KPFK made quorum - tentative results for listener and staff candidates posted

2010-10-18 Thread part2001
Thanks to all who voted in the KPFK local station board election -- we just made quorum, including a small number of blank ballots, and results are posted on the station and network websites -- you can go to www.kpfk.org for the link to the elections and KPFK results. Thanks especially to those

[LAAMN] Please vote @ KPFK and get your friends 2 vote by 10-13

2010-10-08 Thread part2001
Listener sponsors can still vote in KPFK's station board election until midnight Oct. 13 because of an extension to achieve a quorum of listeners. Contact the local election supervisor, Les Radke, at the station if you have lost your ballot. Please vote, hopefully for Aryana Gladney, Lawrence

[LAAMN] On-air LSB Elections panel tonight KPFK-FM 90.7 /98.7 Santa Barbara 8 PM

2010-09-03 Thread part2001
The final on-air elections panel in the current cycle takes place tonight, Friday Sept. 3 at 8 PM. I am included in that last group taking questions about my candidacy for KPFK Local Station Board in the current election. There will also be a series in Spanish, and there are some upcoming town

[LAAMN] Free all political prisoners event 8-21, 3:30 SCL, 6120 S Vermont

2010-08-21 Thread part2001
Free All Political Prisoners! George Jackson Day When: Saturday, August 21st 2010 3:30pm-9pm Where: Southern California Library 6120 S Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90044 *Off the 110 Freeway, exit Slauson or Gage and accessible by MTA Bus 204 and Express Bus 754. Street parking is

[LAAMN] Michigan republicans to challenge voters whose houses are in foreclosure

2008-09-13 Thread part2001
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 8:38 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Lose Your House, Lose Your Vote Republicans plan to foreclose African American voters By Eartha Jane Melzer Michigan Messenger - September 10, 2008

[LAAMN] Another example of anti-disabled hate talk

2008-08-29 Thread part2001
THE LAWSON FILE: MICHAEL SAVAGE SAYS AUTISTIC CHILDREN ARE FAKING IT Michael Savage is a piece of shit. Savage said on his radio show autistic children are fakers who just need a little discipline. In 99% of the cases, it's a brat who hasn't been told to cut the act out. That's what autism

[LAAMN] EMERGENCY DEMO to support Puerto Rican grand jury resisters Mon July 28 at 1 PM

2008-07-25 Thread part2001
The Puerto Rican Alliance has called an emergency demonstration at the Rpybal federal building, 255 E Temple (the fed court and jail behind the downtown fed bldg) for Monday July 28 at 1 PM to support the resistance to a new set of subpoenas issued in New York to Puerto Ricans by a grand jury

[LAAMN] Defense Rally for Black Riders Jan 29 210 W Temple court, plan mtg Wed 1-16, SCL

2008-01-12 Thread part2001
Free The Black Riders! Free All Political Prisoners! Tuesday, January 29 8:30 AM L.A. Criminal Courts 210 W. Temple Community Rally Outside After Court Appearance Three leading members of the Black Riders Liberation Party are facing trial in L.A. on a b.s. thought crime set-up for an alleged

[LAAMN] Re: Tomgram: John Brown, Invading Washington (Tomdispatch.com)

2007-11-22 Thread part2001
So the problem with Bush, Cheney et al is that they were not imperialist enough? This is preposterous. Bush may be the village idiot, but he was an is the front man for a very definite imperial agenda. Cheney et al had and have a very clear imperial strategy for maintaining US world

[LAAMN] Re: fire Bratton

2007-05-21 Thread part2001
Barry Schier wrote at 11:15 PM 5/12/2007: In the aftermath of the brutal beating of Rodney King, in order to prevent growth of a movement demanding what was needed: Jail the brutal cops and prosecute them to the full extent of the law!, the rulers used a diversionary tactic: diverting attention

[LAAMN] Joint Statement by San Francisco Eight against torture, COINTELPRO

2007-05-21 Thread part2001
ashanti Alston [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Paulette D [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Fwd: SF * Statement -- Forwarded message -- From: NYC Jericho Movement [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: May 20, 2007 10:35 AM Greetings, Friends Comrades: I am sending you the joint statement from

[LAAMN] After the MacArthur Park rally, come by the Mumia film showing

2007-05-17 Thread part2001
The march back to the park starts at 5:00 PM. Later that evening, come by the Southern CA Library (6120 S. Vermont) for the LA premiere of Framing an Execution, narrated by Danny Glover, about the czse of Mumia Abu Jamal. Benefit for the Jericho Amnesty Coalition. Event starts at 7 PM

[LAAMN] Sat Feb 17, 4-7 pm support the SF8, former Black Panthers So Cal Library film

2007-02-15 Thread part2001
There was a great demonstration last night at the downtown federal building combining support for the San Francisco 8, former Black Panthers arrested in a torture-based indictment for a 35-year old killing, and opposition to the border killings. The next action locally for the eight former

[LAAMN] 04 08 Last chance for Puerto Rico exhibit, rare chance to see Noelle Hanrahan

2006-04-04 Thread part2001
The last event of the Not Enough Space exhibit of Puerto Rican political prisoners and their artwork at Self Help Graphics, 3802 E. Cesar Chavez Ave., features Noelle Hanrahan of Prison Radio, Michael Reyes, Puerto Rican spoken word artist from Batey Urbano youth poetry workshop in Chicago, former

[LAAMN] 04 08 event with Noelle Hanrahan of Prison radio, ex-Black Panther Ray Boudreax

2006-03-27 Thread part2001
Here's a link to the closing event of the Not Enough Space exhibit on and by the Puerto Rican political prisoners Carlos Alberto Torres and Oscar Lopez Rivera at Self Help Graphics and Art in East Los Angeles: http://www.geocities.com/jerichoamnestycoalitionla/upcoming.html If you haven't seen

[LAAMN] Don't miss opportunity Saturday to see Elizam Escobar direct from Puerto Rico

2006-03-22 Thread part2001
Please forward widely! Don't miss this rare opportunity to see and hear from revolutionary artist, thinker and independentista Elizam Escobar, direct from Puerto Rico, where the former political prisoner (19 years in US custody) is recognized and revered for his creativity and his sacrifices and

[LAAMN] Jewish police in the ghetto

2005-01-06 Thread part2001
This is a fascinating article from the Forward about the realities of life in the Lodz ghetto which was eventually virtually liquidated by the nazis. The realities of privilege within genocidal oppression are quite fascinating. You'll need to register (free) to read it online, so I am