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EMAIL Traffic from one Ashlander to another, 02-09-2010 - 22:49
This following email was sent from one Ashland, Oregon resident to another... so in the spirit of "keepin' it local" this important message is now posted on the Rogue Independent Media Center...
LET'S ALL START PAYING ATTENTION. IT WILL PAY OFF IN THE END.
One Light Bulb at a Time....A physics teacher in high school, once told the students that while one grasshopper on the railroad tracks wouldn't slow a train very much, a billion of them would. With that thought in mind, read the following, obviously written by a good American.
Good idea .. . one light bulb at a time . .
Check this out . I can verify this because I was in Lowes the other day for some reason and just for the heck of it I was looking at the hose attachments. They were all made in China . The next day I was in Ace Hardware and just for the heck of it I checked the hose attachments there. They were made in USA. Start looking.
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Packed house hears Middle East report
Rogue Indy Volunteer Reporter in the Street-, 30-08-2010 - 04:08
Ashland, Oregon
On Saturday August 28th, Kate Gould gave a presentation sharing experiences from her eight months volunteering, working, and traveling throughout Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza. She delivered her speech to a packed crowd in the Gresham Room of the Ashland Public Library that was followed by a heated question and answer session illustrating the diversity of perspectives in the room and reminding everyone of the urgency of bringing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to a just and peaceful resolution.
Event sponsors: Citizens for Peace & Justice and Peace House
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Back from Gaza, the West Bank, & Israel
Kate Gould presents: 8 months in Occupied Palestinian Territory & Israel, 25-08-2010 - 22:27
Hear about Kate’s diverse experiences in Palestine and Israel
Learn about:
• Inspiring initiatives Kate encountered firsthand
• How you can support peace in the region
Saturday, August 28
2:00-4:00 pm
Ashland Public Library, Gresham Room
Free, Donations Accepted for Birthing Center & Ambulance
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ONE WEEK LEFT TO SUMMIT YOUR MUSIC/PERFORMANC
Laurie Anshpach, 25-08-2010 - 00:51
California Peace Prize winner, U.S. veteran, actor and musician, Chill E.B.will be performing live at a Huge Block Party to announce the top 3 winners of a Nation-wide music video contest.
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M74-Oregon Law to Regulate Medical Marijuana
* * V O T E R * P O W E R * *, 20-08-2010 - 05:15
MEASURE 74 is on the Oregon ballot.
Voter Power succeeded in qualifying Initiative 28 for the November Oregon ballot. When the initiative petition qualified, it became Measure 74.
This new law will improve our medical marijuana program by adding dispensaries and legal producers to the current system.
You can find out more about the initiative at 
http://www.regulatemedicalmarijuana.org
Help us pass M74 – Dispensaries in Oregon
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United Nations International Year of Youth
Chad Andro, 18-08-2010 - 21:36
United Nations’ International Year of the Youth was kicked off by Youth for Human Rights Florida with a petition drive in the Tampa Bay area on August 12 through August 15, gathering over 500 signatures to get human rights taught in schools and reaching hundreds of kids with the human rights message.
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RHYTHM AND RAFFLE FOR REFUGEE RELIEF
Liisa and Ivend - Rogue IMC Volunteers, 17-08-2010 - 00:11
Benefit for Collateral
Repair ProjectAshland Community Center
Saturday Evening, Aug 21st
58 Winburn Way (lower Lithia Park)
beginning at 6:30pm
This Saturday Collateral Repair Project (CRP) hosts an evening of music,
food, prizes, and a silent auction to benefit desperate Iraqi families
living in squalid conditions in Jordan. All proceeds will go to support CRP
operations in Jordan in their ongoing assistance of refugees.
Your help and support is urgently needed !!
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Sunflower Ceremony Closes Ashland Vigil for Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Jill Mackie and Linda Richards, 10-08-2010 - 06:06
Following a weekend of vigil in memory of the horrific atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 65 years ago came Monday's closing ceremony in Ashland's Lithia Park. In the Japanese Garden sunflowers were carefully placed one at a time in a pool of running water to signify a future free of nuclear horror. The sacred event was highlighted for all as Nancy Spencer played "Where have all the flowers gone" on her saw.
Vigil organizer Jill Mackie read the following letter from her Daughter Linda Richards who has been attending 65th anniversary events in Japan:
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Hiroshima & Nagasaki Vigil Aug. 6 & 7 - Ashland, Oregon
Women's International League for Peace & Freedom (WILPF), 05-08-2010 - 00:00
Annual Hiroshima & Nagasaki Vigil in Ashland to Feature "Nuclear Maze"
Friday August 6, 2010, 8:00 AM to Saturday August 7, 7:00 PM Ashland Plaza
On the 65th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) invites the public to a series of programs commemorating that event. The theme of this year's vigil is "Citizen Action for a Nuclear Free World," reflecting the importance of citizen involvement on nuclear issues. Vital background information on these issues will be presented at 7 PM on Thursday August 5 at the Ashland Library. Speakers include Jay Mullen, Hanford Downwinder and Professor of History at Southern Oregon University, Danny Wahpepah of Red Earth Descendants, and Herb Rothschild, organizer of the Rogue Valley Campaign for Nuclear Abolition.
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A Congressman to be proud of
Jim Alexander, 31-07-2010 - 17:39
New Yorkers ought to be proud of this guy. We need more of him. A short 1 minute video demonstrates it doesn't take a windbag politician to make a point---JNA
Congressman Anthony Weiner http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD20-FihJQs
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Lawmakers vow to continue fight for Medicare for All
Representatives Kucinich, Conyers & Sanders, 31-07-2010 - 14:41
Comment: Southern Oregonians are waiting for the misguided "healthcare bill celebration" to subside so that we can get back to work and fix the greedy patient-killing corporate healthcare in this United States. On the 45th anniversary of Medicare it is reassuring to know that the vision of President Lyndon Johnson and the 89th Congress for an America that ensures health care for everyone, through a comprehensive Medicare for all, not only still lives, but is an inevitability.
The following text is an open letter to the single-payer community from Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio, Rep. John Conyers Jr. of Michigan and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont. It was released on the eve of Medicare’s 45th anniversary.
Congress of the United States
July 29, 2010
Dear friends of health care for all,
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USA POLICE STATE music video
scott huminski, 30-07-2010 - 19:42
Rocker Scott X and his band expose the oppression and corruption of the U.S. Police State that hang over the head of every U.S. citizen in the new release LIBERTY WANTED.
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Medical marijuana patients protest Oregonian OpEd
Vote Yes on Initiative 28, 29-07-2010 - 06:00
Patients Protest Oregonian OpEd
Medical marijuana patients protest Oregonian newspaper calling medical marijuana a “charade.”
Medical marijuana patients plan to protest at the Oregonian newspaper office at 1320 SW Broadway at 11am Thursday morning July 29. Patients are angered by a July 25, 2010 editorial about Initiative 28. that described medical marijuana as a “charade.”
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The Power of the Purse
Nancie Koerber, Foreclosure Defense Advocate, 27-07-2010 - 04:23
The Power of the Purse.
With so many businesses shutting down on our main streets here in Southern Oregon, is there anything we can do about it?
We can always shop local but even more powerful is to bank local. Credit Unions and local owned banks keep our money local and build the economy.
Keep Reading to learn what Wall Street will do with $100.00 of your hard-earned cash.
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FORECLOSURE DEFENSE -- DON'T LOSE YOUR HOME!
Workshop provided by Homeowners Mark & Nancie, 20-07-2010 - 21:57
Workshop - TUESDAY July 27, 2010 ...online registration info below
Due to popular demand we have scheduled another homeowner workshop for foreclosure defense for Homeowners in the Rogue Valley - TUESDAY July 27, 2010 - 8:30am - 12:30pm.
Past attendees have reported that all who are pushing back are getting positive results!
Please pass this along to anyone you feel would benefit from this informative workshop.
BELOW for Workshop Information and Registration...
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Haiti Peasant Leader Urges Support
RepublicansAreRedDemocratsAreBlueMeAreGreen, 20-07-2010 - 03:12
Peasant leader Chavannes Jean-Baptiste urges supporters to sign petition asking Monsanto to refrain from sending GMO seeds to Haiti.
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Combating Bullying
Chad Andro, 17-07-2010 - 15:15
The United Nations’ International Day in Support of Victims of Torture is annually observed to remind people that human torture is unacceptable – and in many cases it is also a crime. On this day attention mostly goes to victims of war, prison and violent crimes, in countries of unrest predominately known for human rights violations. Youth for Human Rights Florida President Dustin McGahee points out that bullying is a form of torture here in the United States and across the globe, and a violation of Human Right #5, No Torture.
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Seeking a Safe Place to Live in 2010
Chad Andro, 12-07-2010 - 18:09
TAMPA BAY, FLORIDA - Every year 19 million youth flee their own country, seeking somewhere else that’s safe to live. Over 70% of them never make it. But that doesn’t stop them from trying. This is the message Youth for Human Rights International portrays in their PSA to help others understand Human Right # 14, “The Right to Seek a Safe Place to Live”, for creating awareness on United Nations Refugee Day, and every other day.
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Happy Birthday, Agent Smith
Janet Phelan, 11-07-2010 - 21:06
Today is the birthday of someone you have probably never heard of.
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Pastors for Peace Cuba Caravan Hits Ashland
Ivend Holen, 11-07-2010 - 05:33
An audience of about 60 people attended a meeting and lecture about the Pastors for Peace Cuba Caravan at the Presbyterian Church in Ashland last Friday evening. Richard Becker, of the International ANSWER (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism) Coalition, and Western Region co-Director of Ramsey Clark's International Action Center (IAC) spoke about US-Cuba relations and the Cuba Caravan.
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Move Your $MONEY$ Southern Oregon
SWITCH TO A LOCAL BANK OR CREDIT UNION!, 09-07-2010 - 00:48
Ashland, Oregon * Independence Day, 2010
Southern Oregon's MOVE YOUR MONEY campaign debuted on the main drag during Ashland's Fourth of July parade. The parade entry from Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice (SOJwJ) included the Jefferson State Rollers. The helpful swarm of female roller derby skaters blasted Ashland with thousands of tri-fold Move Your Money brochures which rank regional banks and credit unions with the big Wall Street banks. Any guess which work best for the local economy?
People want to support local economic development and are tired of Wall Street excesses that have crippled our country. Move Your Money is a campaign to move money away from the big greedy Wall Street Banks and put the bucks where they will do the most good right here at home.
Check out July 4 parade photos and look at the PDF brochure for a detailed description of Move Your MONEY Southern Oregon.
(click any photo makes it larger)
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POLITICAL PRISONER JALIL MUNTAQIM
AMG, 07-07-2010 - 18:00
POLITICAL PRISONER JALIL MUNTAQIM RELEASES “WE ARE OUR OWN LIBERATORS” BOOK.
A former member of the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army, Muntaqim is one of the world's longest held political prisoners, having been incarcerated in the United States since 1971.
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Pastors for Peace Cuban Caravan Coming to Ashland
Mary Ann Jones, 06-07-2010 - 00:00
On Friday July 9 the Pastors for Peace Cuba Caravan arrives in Ashland, as part of the 13 routes touring 130 cities in the US and Canada, en route to Havana! This annual project is a challenge to the US government's blockade and travel ban aimed at undermining the Cuban government. Caravan members extend the hand of friendship and solidarity to the Cuban people, as ambassadors for a "people-to-people" foreign policy based on mutual respect.
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Artists telling the truth about ADD
Laurie Anspach, 30-06-2010 - 16:07
Rap singer, "Chill EB", and Performance Poet, Domique Garay have created art that communicates the truth about ADHD.
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Freedom is not an impossible dream
Anthony Ravlich, 30-06-2010 - 07:22
New Zealand has been modeling itself on the British social class system was tragic results. Recent decisions at the United Nations strongly indicates that many other States are doing likewise.
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United for Human Rights Celebrates Juneteenth
Gracia Bennish, 28-06-2010 - 22:54
Slavery stills exists: it’s human trafficking.
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US Congress Hopelessly Corrupt
geral, 07-06-2010 - 17:57
The congress and the courts of the United States allow the fbi/cia assassins to run murderously wild around the world; such abomination from the most powerful group of thugs ever to be in power in this country demands attention.
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