13 March 2010
Hartford has the highest poverty rate in the nation at 33.5%. The unemployment rate is 14 % with some areas of the urban community reaching 50%. The poor pay more than the rich in Connecticut’s present tax structure. The safety net for single mothers in this state has been shredded by Clinton era reforms. [...]
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03 March 2010
The year I was in Viet Nam saw the undoing of my character. I was disassembled by the war and have spent the past 39 years putting myself back together. The year I was in Viet Nam was July 70-July 71. One year at the age of 19 that would forever change me. I watched [...]
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02 March 2010
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 2:00pm – 3:00pm HomeGoods Distribution Center 1415 Blue Hills Avenue Bloomfield, CT
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25 February 2010
Hartford has the highest poverty rate in the nation at 33.5 %. The city’s unemployment rate is 14%. That figure is as high as 50% in some areas of the urban community.
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20 February 2010
Victor Gerena is Hartford’s anti-hero. In September, 1983, he allegedly robbed Wells Fargo of $7.2 million. It was a daring, non-violent daylight theft that brought down the full weight of the United States government on him, his family, his friends, and the entire movement for Puerto Rican independence both here and on the Island.
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15 February 2010
Vibz Uptown has issued a call for doctors and nurses who want to travel to Haiti March 8th – 13th. A planning meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday, February 17th 6:00 PM at Vibz, 3155 Main Street in Hartford.
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11 February 2010
Got Equality? Not if you’re 51% of the population. The new campaign slogan for the Permanent Commission on the Status of Women certainly gets right to the point. And if anyone is unconvinced of their assertion, then I wish you could have attended Women’s Day at the Capital on Tuesday. Invited speakers and the public submitted [...]
10 February 2010
Public service announcement – don’t park on the street in Hartford from noon today (2/10) until 8 a.m. tomorrow (2/11). You could get a $100 ticket! Also the same thing goes for West Hartford.
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07 February 2010
The Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness is urging community residents and activists to attend a public hearing on Thursday, February 11th (time TBA) at the Legislative Office Building, 300 Capitol Avenue in Hartford. According to CCEH, Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s proposed budget includes a deplorable $ 2.4 million cut of funding allocated by the General [...]
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03 February 2010
Even in death, the peoples’ historian is dangerous by Steve Thornton Historian and activist Howard Zinn’s death on January 27th was a huge loss, but some of the ugly reaction to his passing may be our great teacher’s final lesson. The media criticism of Zinn right after he died exposes those who [...]
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Poverty / Job Creation Meeting March 20th
Hartford Public Defends Education
Rally to Support TJX/HomeGoods Distribution Center Workers
RadioActive: March 4 Defend Education
Jobs Forum in Hartford March 2nd
Heroes and Anti-Heroes by Steve Thornton
RadioActive: Lambs of Lebanon, A Window to War
Call to Action: Doctors & Nurses for Haitian Relief Efforts
Got Equality?
A Lesson in Privilege From the WHPD
No Justice For Bryant Family
Hartford Man Dies in Fight with Hartford Police Officers
Dozens Enjoy Middletown Food Not Bombs Meal, Police Issue 2 Tickets
Calling Volunteers to Paint Mural This Saturday!
Haitian Relief Efforts Locally & Nationwide
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