Elections & Democracy
Understanding Trade, our Local Economy and WALMART
S O U T H E R N * O R E G O N * J O B S * W I T H * J U S T I C E, 02-04-2012 - 00:56
THE SOUTHERN OREGON WALMART CAMPAIGN
As Walmart celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, we will paint the true story of Walmart and how they undermine our values and re-write the rules of our society. We have plenty of fodder here in Southern Oregon! Walmart continues to be prolific with stores in Grants Pass, Klamath Falls, Talent, Eagle Point and now being constructed is the monstrous new eyesore, the Walmart superstore going up near the South Medford interchange of Interstate-5.
NEW LOOK — OLD CAMPAIGN
Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice is itching to organize and involve area activists in taking a new look at an old campaign. We the 99% are ready to focus on the 1% who have stolen our democracy. There is no better place to start than Walmart. Look at this new website which shows us the Walmart — 1% connection: 
http://www.jwj.org/blog/1-behind-walmart
SOJwJ is looking for a few hard-core-planners who are ready to roll up sleeves and get to work. We will creatively put together a big educational lesson plan for Southern Oregon: "Understanding Trade, our Local Economy and WALMART." Serious inquiries only!
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Philippines: Annoying P-Noy
William M. Esposo, 27-03-2012 - 10:32
Because the Reds have time and again failed to sell to the majority of Filipinos their offered prescriptions to our national problems, they’ve resorted to all sorts of gimmicks in order to get our attention.
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Mr. Obama, I'm Out
Roy Batty, 22-03-2012 - 15:40
"Look," I said, "I donated to Obama's campaign because I thought he was almost as liberal as Richard Nixon, now I'm not so sure." The campaign worker started to cackle. "Mr. Batty, wait a minute, I want you to say that again. I'm going to put you on speaker."
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Abstention électorale
Patrice Faubert, 12-03-2012 - 16:59
Si les élections pouvaient transformer le monde , elles seraient interdites , par toutes les tyrannies ...
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Ashland Food Co-op found in violation of federal labor law
HEY HEY, HO HO — UNION BUSTIN'S GOT TO GO!!, 09-03-2012 - 06:07
NLRB FINDS MERIT TO 13 UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICE CHARGES AT ASHLAND FOOD CO-OP
Ashland, OR – March 8, 2012 - A majority of workers at Ashland Food Co-op have been united since June of 2011 to improve their working conditions by organizing a union with United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 555. Ashland Food Co-op management learned of workers’ desire to organize and reacted swiftly with heavy handed tactics to try and sway workers away from unionization. The Employer’s actions included soliciting and promising to remedy grievances, providing benefits to employees that it previously refused to provide, disciplining union activists, threatening employees with more severe discipline if they voted for a union, instituting a rule that prohibited employees from discussing the union and then enforcing this rule only against employees who supported the union, and soliciting employees to sign an anti-union petition
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New Coalition to advocate for Universal Health Care in Oregon
Oregon Single Payer Coalition, 06-02-2012 - 05:56
For Immediate Release
February 3, 2012
Oregon Single Payer Coalition
Contact: Michael Moore, OSPC president (503) 707-1239
Joanne Cvar, OSPC communications chair (541) 563 3615
Portland, Oregon – Delegates from 28 unions, nonprofits and grassroots organizations gathered in Portland on Friday, January 27, to form a new coalition that will advocate for universal health care in Oregon and the U.S. Seven labor unions joined with 21 community organizations to sign the membership agreement, approve bylaws, and elect an interim executive committee.
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Gains for Healthcare, Despite Obama
Steven Argue, 02-02-2012 - 03:14
The movement for single-payer achieved its first major victory in the United States in 2011 when the Governor of Vermont signed a single-payer bill into law. Under rules of the Obama-care bill, however, Vermont will not be able to enact the legislation until 2017, but Vermont is seeking waivers to enact the bill in 2014. Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer is also asking for a waiver from the federal government to set-up single payer health care in Montana.
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Information et désinformation
Patrice Faubert, 22-01-2012 - 16:45
L ' information et la désinformation qui s ' interpénètrent sont le déficit informationnel ...
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But Where Did It Go?
Sudhama Ranganathan, 18-01-2012 - 15:53
There is so much talk from all corners about the stimulus bills that went through Congress in 2008 and 2009. There are people that supported them both and thought they were precisely what we needed to stave off far greater financial repercussions as a result of the sub-prime mortgage bond fueled collapse. There are those that supported just the Bush stimulus saying either we needed that, but not the Obama stimulus, or that they were wrong to have supported even that and that we needed neither. Those that supported both are almost universally from the left side of the isle and criticize the right for what they call not having the courage to go further.
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A Call to Action From Occupy Medford
Nick Patterson, 15-01-2012 - 19:15
To our dearest compatriots here in the Rogue Valley:
We understand you need some clarification as to what the Occupy Movement is about. Contrary to what the media would have you believe, we are not all hippies, druggies, or anarchists. In fact, very few…say…1% of us are.
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NAFTA Increased Rate of Immigration
Repeal NAFTA = Restored Autonomy in Mexico, 07-01-2012 - 00:11
Part of promoting non-interventionist foreign policy is allowing for foreign nations to have self-determination and autonomy in their own economy. The greatest limiting factor to achieving democracy and self-determination in any nation is an unstable economy caused by unequal trade laws. This inequality between trade partners can occur because of different resource qualities or quantities or as a result of trade agreements that benefit one nation above another.
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Non-Interventionist Foreign Policy = Peace!
Bring Troops Home!, 06-01-2012 - 23:48
The proposal by the Sen. Ron Paul for President 2012 campaign is for U.S. foreign policy to change from primarily military interventions and long term occupations to a strictly non-interventionist foreign policy without engaging in any further military occupations or maintaining overseas military bases. The Ron Paul 2012 non-interventionist foreign policy plan is for the U.S. military to be utilized for defensive operations only. Our nation’s security does not require any overseas operations in order to be properly defended in the U.S. domestically. Proper defense allows for and encourages domestic U.S. military bases to be maintained, though does not support overseas bases to be maintained.
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☛ Represent Me or Arrest Me! ~ Walden Occupation Grows ✔
❝ Y O U * A I N ' T * S E E N * N O T H I N ' * Y E T *, W A L D O ❞, 28-12-2011 - 05:22
A musical fundraiser, starring the Rogue Suspects, for the ‘Medford 6’ Occupiers, arrested 12-5-11, for seeking representation from their Congressman, Greg Walden
6:30 p.m. January 5th at Roscoe’s BBQ in Phoenix
Who: The Rogue Suspects, Pete Herzog and Patrick Tovatt for "Occupy Walden"
What: A fundraiser for the “Medford 6” to help cover fines and future actions
When: 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, January 5, 2012
Where: Roscoe’s BBQ, 117 S. Main St., Phoenix, OR
Why: Because we, the 99%, are not being represented by Rep. Greg Walden, R-OR, the sitting U.S. 2nd District Congressman, and we need to expose the fact that he only listens to and votes for the 1%, the wealthiest Americans and those who run the largest corporations in the U.S.
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Why the Establishment Fears Ron Paul
DAVE LINDORFF, 27-12-2011 - 23:30
It’s fascinating to watch the long knives coming out for Texas Republican Rep. Ron Paul, now that according to some mainstream polls he has become the front-running candidate in the Jan. 3 GOP caucus race in Iowa, and perhaps also in the first primary campaign in New Hampshire.
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Occupy Walden update--Bend 8's first court appearance
UPDATE Provided by Betsy Lamb, 23-12-2011 - 03:21
Bend, Oregon 12/21/11- We felt we had a good experience in the courtroom, with a fair judge, and after the holidays will be planning ahead for January 26, hoping that we can "rally the troops" to be present on that date, both inside and outside the courthouse, to continue our occupation of Congressional District 2.
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Philippine Chief Justice Corona urge 2 resign
PJ, 18-12-2011 - 12:11
TWO days after a "court holiday" was declared in support of impeached Chief Justice Renato Corona, Bantay Gloria Network (BGN) responded with a "national day of action" to press for the removal of Corona from his post.
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Ashland Bradley Manning Vigil
Allen Hallmark, 17-12-2011 - 06:23
With candles in their hands and empathy for the plight of Pvt. Bradley Manning in their hearts a group of citizens, young & older, gathered at the Ashland Plaza to mark the first day of the pre-trial hearing in the court martial of young Bradley, charged with aiding and abetting the enemy by allegedly released classified documents and videos about the Iraq and Afghan wars to WikiLeaks while stationed in Iraq.
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Occupy Carols Rogue Valley Mall
Occupy Medford, 16-12-2011 - 08:06
Thursday evening 12/16/2011 at 6:00 p.m. Occupy Medford went Christmas Caroling at the Rogue Valley Mall. A flash mob of 16 people sang Occupy variations of the songs "Jingle Bells" and "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas".
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"How We Won Health Care for All"
Brought to Oregon by Jobs with Justice, 13-12-2011 - 09:18
"How We Won Health Care for All," a presentation by the Vermont WorkersCenter
Wednesday, December 14, 7:00 p.m.
Rogue Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 87 Fourth St., Ashland
In June 2010, Vermont signed into law a plan to create a statewide, universal health care system. Now the spirit of Vermont is coming to Oregon. Come hear from two members of the Vermont Workers Center, whose three-year campaign convinced the Vermont legislature to declare health as a human right. This presentation will be followed by break-out groups of local folks to get involved in the continuing campaign for universal health care in Oregon. Suggested donation, $10. No one turned away.
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Occupation with Conviction, Occupying Congressional Representative Greg Walden
* I N D E P E N D E N T * M E D I A *, 06-12-2011 - 14:59
Medford, Oregon 12/5/11-
Occupation of the Second Congressional District in Oregon was a smashing success Monday. On a foggy frozen day, the sun broke mid-morning in Medford and even though the temperature stayed in the thirties 99 percent folk like you and me gathered. We occupied downtown Vogel Plaza and we occupied our Congressional District office, too. We all showed up to ask one unified question: W H E R E ' S * W A L D E N ?
The photos were all shot at Monday's Where's Walden? Occupation Rally downtown in Vogel plaza, or 1/2 block away at Representative Greg Walden's Medford field office. Occupation of the office landed six arrests for trespass. Pictures show support activities on the sidewalk out front, while other shots are inside Walden's office where occupiers sat-in from 11am until after 6pm refusing to leave unless Congressman Walden agreed to start having regular public town hall meetings around the district, something that he refuses to do. The sit-in act of civil disobedience ended with the six arrests by the Medford City police. There are photos of each arrestee to end this photo memory.
It was an amazing day. Smashingly successful and peaceful too! Keep on reading to learn about other Walden Occupiers around Oregon's Second Congressional District. Eight were arrested in Bend about the very same time as the Medford Six.
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