Sixty impeachment advocates from various parts of the Northeast converged on Worcester yesterday to devise strategies and tactics for the summer and beyond. (more…)
July 2007
Monthly Archive
Mon 30 Jul 2007
Sun 29 Jul 2007
Tragedy in Ches… er Hartford
Posted by jerimarie liesegang under Hartford , it's the stupid media , crime , race1 Comment
Perhaps I am the only one who sees an irony in the media and subsequent public reaction to the “Tragedy in Cheshire.” Obviously triple murder should receive the attention of our outrage and shock. However, after seeing for more than five days this murder dominate the headlines of the Courant and most media outlets, I continually find myself asking: “And where is the same level of outrage to the tragic deaths and consequent tragic impact on families that are occurring in our Urban cities?” Is it because the media and public feel that the murders of urban youths and adults (primarily of color and poor) are a natural consequence of “their” environment? That the white wealthy people of the suburbs are innocents to whom only peace, justice and the benefits of the American way should pertain? I can only read this as a further deepening of the institutionalized racism of our media and public. (more…)
Fri 27 Jul 2007
Thu 26 Jul 2007
Following is a statement from the Connecticut Network to Abolish the Death Penalty (CNADP) Concerning the Murders of the Petit Family in Cheshire.
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
The CNADP is horrified by the terrible deaths of the Petit family members in
Cheshire. Our thoughts and prayers are with Dr. Petit, and all the surviving loved ones of Mrs. Petit and her daughters. All of us wish to support the survivors in their healing.The CNADP believes very strongly, however, that calling for the death penalty for the suspects in this case is NOT the way to support the survivors of this horrific tragedy. (more…)
Tue 24 Jul 2007
Depression has a lot of quirks to it. It’s a disease that can make you feel off balance in a lot of ways. It makes you more likely to use drugs and die of all sorts of other diseases, such as alcoholism. Fortunately, there’s a common remedy for all this, which doesn’t involve drugs or visits that cost $150/hour.
Exercise is a very important activity in the race against depression. Keeping active produces feel good chemicals that counteract that general down in the dumps feeling. And the best place to exercise is, of course, your local fitness center. So, being a person prone to such things as (say) severe manic depression. And, having not frequented (said) local fitness center, since I lived in New York. I figured it was time to tour the best clubs that Hartford had to offer.
Mon 23 Jul 2007
The next time you see an individual begging on the streets of Downtown, chances are the Hartford Police Department is on the way. Sources close to the Hartford Business Improvement District (BID) have revealed that panhandling requires a 911 call to Hartford police. (more…)
Sat 21 Jul 2007
NYC’s Homophobic/Misogynist/Ageist/Racist system of InJustice
On Aug 16, 2006, seven young African-American, lesbian identified friends from Newark (now known as the Lesbian 7) ended up in a fight with a man in the West Village following his repeated verbal and physical attacks on them. Though the instigator in the confrontation, the man was never charged and in May 2005, three of the women entered into plea agreements and received six-months in prison. On June 15th the remaining four (ages 19, 20, 20 and 24) received sentences ranging from 3.5 to 11 years in prison. Their crime was simply defending themselves from a homophobic/misogynist attack by a man who choked them, ripped hair from their scalps, spat on them and threatened sexual assault – all because they were lesbians who refuted his sexual advances. (more…)
Sat 21 Jul 2007
The following email was sent to listeners of WPKN and supporters of Free Speech Radio News (FSRN). Last week, FSRN was removed from WPKN 89.5 FM by the recently elected news director, John Motavalli. Motavalli has since resigned.
To supporters of WPKN Radio and Free Speech Radio News
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Fri 20 Jul 2007
Laundry List (or How I Know the Human Race is Destroying Itself)
Posted by kevin under uncategorized[10] Comments
bottled water - wal-mart - torture - privatized prisons - campaign finance - killer cops - war for oil - fear as weaponry - chronic dry eye - frankenfoods - hummers - bigger, better, badder cheese spread - rape still exists - “obey your thirst” - one dollar one vote - war for peace - leprocy? - “clean coal” - restless leg syndrome - high fructose corn syrup - gasoline - for-profit healthcare - strip malls - Karl Rove - few people actually read - “just 36 easy payments of $19.99!” - nuclear energy - terrorism (foreign and domestic) - converting a farm into a subdivision and calling it “Farm Road” - war on drugs - death penalty - big boxes - RIP rule of law - “colorblindness” - nuclear weapons - W - Roe v. Roberts - gay bashing - child labor - etc.
Thu 19 Jul 2007
Hartford Greens Start Impeachment Committee
Posted by steve fournier under Hartford , politics , activismNo Comments
With the movement to remove Bush and Cheney going local, the Hartford Green Party has established a Greater Hartford impeachment committee. At a meeting last night, with eight in attendance, Greens embarked on a project to organize local people behind the effort to impeach and remove the president and vice president. (more…)