RVTV/SOU Censorship

suzia aufderheide, 04.11.2009 - 18:58
In the october 30, 2009 Ashland Daily Tidings is an article regarding a decision by SOU to censor and suspend RVTV producers who have been indicted on child pornography charges.
The supposed wrong-doing of the producers was not germane to the subject matter. It seems that the provost in charge believes that two wrongs can make a right?
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ART EXHIBIT HIGHLIGHTS SWEATFREE CAMPAIGN

ASHLAND, OREGON SAYS: "NO TAX $$$ FOR SWEATSHOPS", 31.10.2009 - 20:50
SWEATSHOP PAINTINGS ON DISPLAY IN ASHLAND CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS at 1175 E. Main St. -- November 3rd through 6th. Anyone attending the November 3rd 7pm City Council meeting will be able to view the paintings. The Council Chambers will be open to the general public for viewing November 5th and 6th from 11am to 2pm and for First Friday, November 6th from 5-7pm. November 6th is Ashland's monthly "First Friday Art Walk."

*Janet Essley Paintings*

Presente: “She is here with us.”
Honoring the Women Around the World Who Make Our Clothing is a series of paintings depicting women who sew the garments we wear every day.

Essley's paintings are an educational tool displayed to spotlight work Ashland is doing to ensure uniforms for police, firefighters and other public employees are free from sweatshop labor. The city first passed a sweatshop free resolution in December, 2008 followed by a procurement policy in June, 2009.

Arrangements for this exhibition have been made by the Ashland Sweatfree Campaign, a project of Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice. A special thanks for endorsement of this exhibit goes to Ashland's Public Arts Commission. An additional thank you goes to artist Janet Essley who has donated her wonderful paintings in order to raise awareness of this growing campaign.

The following Janet Essley paintings were photographed by Paul Woolery.
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OREGON FOREST PROTESTER LAW RULED UNCONSTITUTIONAL

CLDC, 30.10.2009 - 08:06
Forest defenders in Oregon won a major victory at the Oregon Court of Appeals defending the constitutional right to protest
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Contagious Love Experiment

Sun, 22.10.2009 - 04:10
Iraq War Vets, Josh Stieber and Conor Curran, are biking across the country on a personal mission of peace. They will be making a stop in Ashland,Oregon next week. Hear the amazing story of their journey and how their war experiences spurred this effort.

Thursday, October 29th 7pm
SOU Commuter Resource Center
(SOU Stevenson Union – Room 202, Main Floor; Ashland)
FREE

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Push for LNG pipeline from Oregon's Coos Bay

David R. Baker, 06.10.2009 - 18:42
Coos Bay is the frontline in the struggle to protect the west coast from another intrusive corporate energy product, where Jordan Cove, PG&E and other consortium members plan a pipeline with linear clearcuts across Oregon to the CA border near Malin, OR. However, the net results of the investment into this very expensive project is as unstable as the liquified natural gas being imported to OR for the sole purpose of export to CA energy markets.

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Dahr Jamail in Ashland Wednesday Night

Allen Hallmark, 03.10.2009 - 03:42
If Dahr Jamail's lecture could have been viewed and heard by a national TV audience on a major network last night instead of 100 or so folks at Meese Auditorium on the SOU campus, Americans might be outraged today about the toll the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are taking on our soldiers, on the citizens of Iraq and Afghanistan and on the credibility of our nation. Americans should never have allowed these wars to be launched in the first place. But certainly if they were privy to the kind of information independent journalist Jamail provided us last night, they would be demanding the immediate return home of our troops.

Having spent a long time in Iraq himself as an unembedded reporter and having spent years interviewing American soldiers, sailors and airmen about their experiences, Dahr came loaded with very specific examples of how the Pentagon and our government are abusing the troops and their power to prosecute these two illegitimate wars.
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The Will To Resist

volunteer, 26.09.2009 - 00:00
The Will to Resist:
Soldiers Who Refuse to Fight in Iraq and Afghanistan

Dahr Jamail, an Arab-American journalist, who has covered the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan since shortly after the U.S. invaded Iraq, will discuss his new book, The Will to Resist, in Ashland on September 30th.

Jamail's lecture about his experiences in Iraq and his interviews with dozens of American soldiers, who are refusing to be deployed or refusing to fight in Afghanistan and Iraq, promises to be riveting. The lecture is free and open to the public. Ashland is one stop on Jamail's National Lecture Tour in support of his new book.


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George Mann & Mark Ross in Concert Sept. 25

Free Gig @ the Standing Stone, 24.09.2009 - 06:45
When: Friday, September 25 from 8 to 10 p.m.
Where: Standing Stone Brewing Company, 101 Oak Street
Info: 541-482-6988
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Ashland Car Free Day

One Less Car, 22.09.2009 - 03:45
Every September 22, people from around the world get together in the streets, intersections, and neighborhood blocks to remind the world that we don't have to accept our car-dominated society.

In Ashland there was an afternoon celebration from 4 to 7pm on Oak Street between Lithia Way and Main Street. As part of the celebration the street was blocked off and became a car free zone.

Those who participated in Ashland's Car Free Day event included
Ashland CarShare, Bike-IT Tricks with Dave Nourie, Skateboard demo by AE Dion, Derby Gals Debut, Bicycle Rodeo, and Drive Less, Save More Pledge. There was also live music and a all youth dance performance.
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Fast Moving Fire Scorches Ashland

pogo, 21.09.2009 - 20:32
A fast burning fire is sending smoke into the air as fire crews from around Southern Oregon rush to combat it.
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