Race & Class
Buy "Made In The USA" and Support Jobs at Home!
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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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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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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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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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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U.S. MIDDLE~CLASS DESERVE CARING ELITE RULERS
LAWYERS FOR POOR AMERICANS, 18-07-2010 - 13:50
U.S.WEALTHY ELITE FOUNDATIONS R OUT OF TOUCH WITH REALITY OR JUST DO NOT CARE ENOUGH ABOUT OUR OWN MIDDLE~CLASS-POORER AMERICANS DIRE NEEDS ....
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Community Rally Supports Jackson County Services
DO NOT CUT QUALITY PUBLIC SERVICES !, 15-07-2010 - 14:11
July 14, 2010 -- Medford, Oregon
Jackson County citizens rallied with strong support for county workers & for county services. Local organizations such as the Southern Oregon Central Labor Council, Oregon Action and Jobs with Justice stood side by side with workers in front of the old Jackson County Courthouse. "Enough is enough: We Demand Quality Public Services."
- CONTRACT BARGAINING PROBLEMS -
The harsh, unreasonable and unwarranted demands of county negotiators do NOT have community support. The taxes we pay get the best bang for the buck when we invest in a workforce that provides top notch services. Jackson County employees have done their share in downsizing government this last few years. At its peak several years ago the Jackson County budget supported a workforce of over 700 employees while today the numbers are below 550. Fewer workers work harder while at the same time this workforce has made concessions year after year.
Photos of Rally (click to make larger)
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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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"Transcending" -- Labor Landmark in Detroit
Correspondents Wes Brain and Ivend Holen, 01-07-2010 - 06:49
Detroit, Michigan -- Photos taken 6/24/10, time of the United States Social Forum
“Transcending,” the Michigan Labor Legacy Landmark, is a gift to the public from the labor movement. It informs visitors about the heritage of our labor movement, honors the working women and men who built our city, and inspires all with labor's vision of a world of justice.
Click Photos to make Larger
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Wobbly Free Speech Monument -- New campaign announced
SOUTHERN OREGON JOBS WITH JUSTICE, 11-06-2010 - 14:28
WHAT: Free Speech Monument Proposed for State of Jefferson
WHEN: 2011 -- the Centennial of the Wobbly Walk Through the Siskiyous
WHO: Wobbly Walk Free Speech Committee
WHY: “Those Wobblies warrant memory”
Once you know the history you will understand why a blue ribbon committee has been assembled to commemorate the 1911 Wobbly Walk Through the Siskiyous
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Cost of war hits $1 trillion
Leah Bolger from Corvallis, Oregon, 03-06-2010 - 16:47
"For $1 trillion, we could immediately give every one of the 15.4 million unemployed people in the United States a $50,000 job and still have $235 billion left over."-Leah Bolger
Leah Bolger is Vice President nationally of Veterans for Peace. VfP has a strong presence including here in our Southern Oregon region
Veterans for Peace http://www.veteransforpeace.org
Rogue Valley VfP #156 http://rv-vfp156.org
Below you can see Bolger's strong statement regarding the "COST OF WAR"
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Vets for Peace #156 in Boatnik Parade 2010
Reported by Allen Hallmark, Member VfP #156, 29-05-2010 - 19:43
Grants Pass, Oregon - Memorial Day, 2010
Congratulations, Hal, Jim, Loree and all who worked so hard to put together our Veterans for Peace, Rogue Valley Chapter 156, entry in today's massive Boatnik parade in Grants Pass. The huge Peace Dove with the olive branch in her beak was gorgeous and impressive. It's difficult to believe how big this parade is -- our group was lucky to go down the street early and by the time we walked back to where we started, more than an hour later, there were still many groups waiting to start their journey.
Attached are a few photos that I snapped along the way (click on any to make larger)
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Stop Walmart Rally photographs -- May 18, 2010
SOUTHERN OREGON JOBS WITH JUSTICE, 20-05-2010 - 13:48
Prior to the MCRD vs. Walmart Oregon Supreme Court hearing on Tuesday morning May 18, 2010 anti-Walmart protestors lined up in South Medford along Hwy 99 to protest Walmart's plans to locate a supercenter store at the site of the old Miles Field.
Here are a few photos from the 7:00 a.m. early morning rally -- click any pic to make it larger
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MCRD takes Walmart to the OR Supreme Court
Rogue Indy Volunteer Reporters, 19-05-2010 - 15:50
Today legal history was made at North Medford High School, the venue where the Oregon Supreme Court heard the appeal of Medford Citizens for Responsible Development (MCRD), following their grant of the writ of certiorari. On the average, our high court decides to hear about five percent of the cases it is asked to hear on appeal, so it is a victory for MCRG just to be granted an Oregon Supreme Court hearing.
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Stop Walmart Rally Tue morning before Supreme Court Hearing
WALMART DESTROYS LOCAL ECONOMIES--HURTS PEOPLE, 18-05-2010 - 03:51
Stop Walmart -- Miles Field Rally -- Near Medford's south I-5 Interchange
Tuesday May 18, 7AM to 8AM (rally followed by OR Supreme Court Hearing 9AM @ N. Medford High School)
Near Hwy. 99 & Stewart, sidewalk along 99 south of Veterans Park & the Oregon National Guard Armory
Right where Miles Field USE TO BE! (before Walmart & City of Medford corporate cronyism)
-- CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST PROVIDED --
-- -- -- Hot Coffee and snacks -- -- --
STOP WALMART! -- STOP THE TRAFFIC NIGHTMARE -- STOP WALMART!
COME SUPPORT MEDFORD CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT (MCRD)
This over six-year-long David v. Goliath struggle is pitting our community against a multinational conglomerate that is dead set on destroying our community.
Peter Buckley issues the Walmart warning back in 2005 -- watch video clip
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Greece: Blood and tears for the proletariat!
PCint, 13-05-2010 - 15:11
In order to resist the policy of blood and tears which the bourgeoisie inflicts on it, the proletariat has no other possibility than the resumption of the class struggle, starting with the rejection of anti-worker measures by the government and the calls for “national solidarity”, and for sacrifices “to defend the fatherland and democracy”.
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May Day 2010 -- Photos from Southern Oregon
International Workers Day, 06-05-2010 - 00:04
Southern Oregonians participated in a May Day Caravan for Immigration Reform which started in Ashland and traveled north to Medford...
Here are some photos taken from the Bi-Mart parking lot in Ashland where the carvan originated and there are a few photos after we hit the road...
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CP&J screens Frozen Dreams documentary May 6
Focus on Immigration, 05-05-2010 - 18:10
Families torn apart by Fresh Del Monte ICE Raids
Citizens for Peace and Justice will screen the documentary "Frozen Dreams" on May 6 in Medford, Oregon. The 30 minute film tells the story of the ICE raids at Del Monte in North Portland, Oregon on June 12, 2007. CP&J's film night in May is co-sponsored by Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice. The evening welcomes participants from UNETE a volunteer-led movement of farmworkers and immigrants in rural Southern Oregon. A light snack will be provided.
Frozen Dreams producer Emiliana Aguilar Reynosa will be traveling down from Portland for the film and she will be joined by three of the factory workers who were targeted in the 2007 immigration raid.
Following the film the Portland travelers will be joined by local activists for a panel discussion about the Del Monte raid, what has happened since and the ever growing need for comprehensive immigration reform. There will be ample opportunity for audience Q&A..
"FROZEN DREAMS"
May 6, 7:00 pm
Medford Congregational Church of Christ
1801 E. Jackson St., 2 blocks above Hedrick Middle School
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For a Proletarian and Communist May 1st!
PCInt, 29-04-2010 - 14:33
Workers!
The general conditions of life and work have been deteriorating for years, becoming ever more intolerable
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