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Ashland July 4 Parade: Lesson in Free Speech
INDEPENDENCE DAY 2008, 05.07.2008 - 08:52
Both the City of Ashland and its Chamber of Commerce were earlier charged with violations of the first amendment so the stage was set for a "civic lesson" at this year's Fourth of July parade. First came the ACLU parade entry featuring "Uncle Sam leading hooded & shackled prisoners", and behind them came Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice and their "controversial political entry."
For 2008 the City of Ashland's Fourth of July parade was an eye opener for the thousands of parade goers who applauded enthusiastically as the demonstrations of "free speech" marched down the main drag in Ashland, Oregon. We hope Ashland and its Chamber of Commerce were not sleeping during class.
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City of Ashland Chamber of Commerce VIOLATES the First Amendment!
ACLU & Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice, 03.07.2008 - 11:32
ASHLAND, OREGON, Independence Day 2008--
Ashland Chamber of Commerce told it CAN NOT Block Freedom of Speech!
The Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice (SOJwJ) and the ACLU have told the Ashland Chamber of Commerce they are in violation of our First Amendment. They can not charge 4th of July parade participants different fees based on the content of the entrant's message. This discrimination has been the practice of the Chamber and it must stop NOW!
From the Demand Letter sent to the Ashland Chamber of Commerce: "The ACLU and the SOJWJ, therefore, respectfully demand that, first, the Chamber alter its fee structure so as not to discriminate based on the content of entrants' message, and second, the Chamber refund the additional payment of $70 paid by SOJwJ for the 2007 Ashland Fourth of July Parade. If the Chamber fails to do both of these things, the ACLU of Oregon and SOJwJ are prepared to file a lawsuit to obtain this relief, plus the recovery of reasonable attorney fees."
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Scheduled downtime for RogueIMC
adminteer, 27.06.2008 - 07:08
The RougeIMC web site will be off line this weekend June 28, 29 as we migrate our server to new hardware. This migration may take a few hours or it may take a few days.
While down, Rogue IMC recommends you get your news at the following Indy sites:
Portland IMC, our friends to the north-
http://portland.indymedia.org/
San Francisco Bay Area IMC, our friends to the south-
http://www.indybay.org/
Indymedia US, IMC features from across the United States-
http://indymedia.us/en/index.shtml
Global IMC, covers planet Earth-
http://www.indymedia.org/en/index.shtml
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Students Oppose Oppression of Homeless
Cody Anderson, 25.06.2008 - 04:50
EUGENE, OR – The Lane County Coalition Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) are hosting a rally and a march on Sunday, June 29th from the EMU on the University of Oregon Campus. They intend to draw awareness to the impact of the Olympics on the poor and homeless communities locally and globally.
THE ATTACKS ON THE HOMELESS GROWS!
Southern Oregonian relates to the Eugene story:
Ashland Homeless Sweep
Jackson County Sheriff Dept., Ashland police and fire just raided homeless camps above Lithia Park yesterday morning. On federal land they do not even need to warn people to remove their tents and sleeping bags and can just confiscate and destroy them. Heaven forbid we should allow people to sleep outside legally within Ashland city limits. The sky might fall or something...
vanessa houk>
e-mail::
lithiasalt@cheerful.com
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Exploring Justice in Jackson County
Michael Niemann, 19.06.2008 - 20:28
Professor Howard Zehr and Aaron Lyons outline the principles of Restorative Justice to well attended conference in Medford.
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Pastors For Peace Cuban Caravan this Thursday
Liisa, 16.06.2008 - 20:24
Travelers to Cuba will arrive in Ashland Thursday June 19, as part of the 19th Pastors for Peace Cuba Caravan. The welcoming event at the Bellview Grange, 1050 Tolman Creek Road, begins at 6, with potluck dinner at 6:30 and program from 7:30 to 9. All are welcome! For more information, call Mary Ann Jones at 541-482-8915 or Suzie Aufderheide at 541-482-0102.
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Help Stop the War on Iran!!!
Kate Gould and FCNL, 13.06.2008 - 11:18
Seems like we have been here before. Shrub's drumbeat for the war on Iran continues and this all smells so familiar. Remember how we got into Iraq?
Take a look at "our" lobbyist in Washington D.C. and the great work that Kate Gould and FCNL are doing to stop this next war. FCNL is the Friends Committee on National Legislation. Kate is from the Rogue Valley and is working full time to stop this next war. Let us all help Kate with this important work...
TIME TO TALK TO IRAN- SUPPORT S. 2130
Call your senators to urge them to cosponsor legislation supporting diplomacy with all of Iraq's neighbors, including Iran, as recommended by the bi-partisan Iraq Study Group.
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Medford, Oregon Says NO to Racial Based HATE!
Written by Wes-, 09.06.2008 - 10:31
-Medford, Oregon, Saturday June 7, 2008
We were a couple minutes late when we found parking on Saturday near Union Park in west Medford, Oregon. As we exited the car and made our way towards the gathering in the city park the entire neighborhood was bathed in song. It kept getting louder as we got closer. What an experience to walk along on this warm sunny Saturday and to hear a chorus of voices singing: "WE SHALL OVERCOME"
Brenda and I joined in the crowd of 100 who stood in a circle right there in Union Park. Dave Marston with guitar in hand led the gathering with songs of support. Medford's public response to racism was strong and clear. There will be Zero Tolerance for racism here!
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"My Spring Break with Utah Phillips"
Matt Mankins, 29.05.2008 - 09:30
"They fight with money and we resist with time, and they're going to run out of money before we run out of time."-U. Utah Phillips
Utah Phillips passed away on Friday, May 23, 2008. He died quietly in his sleep.
Three years before Southern Oregonians Matt Mankins and Eric Robinson travelled to Nevada City, CA to see Utah Phillips. Eric is a nephew of Utah's and Matt wanted to meet him. This story is about their journey and their visit with the folk singing legend. Matt Mankins penned this account which was first published in "The Soapbox" (spring 2005) the underground rag produced by the Media Collective at Southern Oregon University. We are glad to share Matt's words with you now.-Rogue IMC volunteer...
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[Riveraction] "Progress on the Rogue"
John DeVoe - WaterWatch, 22.05.2008 - 18:35
Removal of Savage Rapids Dam will being in April of 2009.
WaterWatch is also working with the state to transfer 800 cubic feet per second of water rights associated with Savage Rapids Dam to an instream water right to protect streamflows in the Rogue forever.
Just upstream from Savage Rapids Dam, permitting is almost complete to allow removal of the Gold Hill Diversion Dam at Powerhouse Rapids. This dam will also be replaced with pumps. Removal begins this summer starting in mid-June.
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