Rhizome Collective : Code Violations May Force Eviction

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The Rhizome Collective is a consensus-run 501c3 nonprofit organization that has operated a center for community organizing and urban sustainability in an East Austin warehouse since 2000. This warehouse was inspected on March 3rd by officials from the Building and Standards Commission of the City of Austin. On Thursday, March 5th The Code Enforcement Division of The City of Austin delivered a letter outlining a list of code violations to the Collective. The City mandated that the residents and organizations based in the warehouse must vacate before March 16th. The Collective is looking into all options, but is preparing to vacate the warehouse by the deadline. Before this inspection, the Collective was in negotiations to buy the warehouse from its current owner.

Related Links ::: Rhizome Collective

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Winter Soldier - Austin - Bobby Whittenberg

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Winter Soldier Testimony 2.28.09 Austin Texas

Related Links ::: IVAW

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NYU Students Revoke the Property Destruction Clause

Last night at 10 pm, NYU students barricaded themselves into a cafeteria in the student center and refused to leave until the administration met their demands. The students are seeking much more transparency, stabilized tuition and socially responsible investment among other things (details at takebacknyu.com). Although NYPD took up positions inside and outside the building, the NYU administration up until now declined to force the students to leave.

Today, a couple of dozen more students rushed into join their comrades in the cafeteria, bolstering their numbers and morale. An hour later the students broke through some doors onto a balcony to take over more space. Previously, the students had taken a formal stance against violence and against property destruction. Apparently they changed their minds when they decided to enter the balcony, writing on their website, "in the interest of tactical flexibility, we have chosen to revoke the property destruction clause of this statement."

In a remarkable use of social media, you can follow along with events from inside the student occupation at a live blog and on live streaming video.

I-Witness Video was on the scene last night and will continue to monitor events periodically.

- Eileen Clancy
I-Witness Video

NYU student occupation links
Occupation organizers site with demands and updates: takebacknyu.com

Live blog from student journalist:
http://nyulocal.com/on-campus/2009/02/19/day-2-nyu-students-occupation-of-kimmel

2 live video streams:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/take-back-nyu
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/take-back-nyu-2

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Israeli Students Refusing to Occupy Palestine

The Shministim are Israeli high school students who have been imprisoned for refusing to serve in an army that occupies the Palestinian Territories. December 18 marks the launch date of a global campaign to release them from jail. Join over 20,000 people including American conscientious objectors,Ronnie Gilbert, Adrienne Rich, Robert Meeropol, Adam Hochschild, Rabbi Lynn Gottleib, Howard Zinn, Rela Mazali, Debra Chasnoff, Ed Asner and Aurora Levins-Morales and show your support by contacting the Israeli Minister of Defense using the form below.

40,000 LETTERS AND COUNTING!

Click here to send a letter to Israel

Related Links ::: The Shministim, Footage From Gaza

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A Common Ground Mole?

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Common Ground Relief co-founder Brandon Darby wore wires for the FBI.
Article 1, Article 2, Brandon's Confession

I have a lot of thoughts about this revelation. Most importantly: Was Brandon a Common Ground Mole or get the job later? AND if he was a Common Ground mole: Why would the FBI infiltrate a grassroots humanitarian organization whose main purpose was to help the Hurricane victims of Katrina? AND since the FBI was fully aware of the vigilante whites randomly shooting black people on the streets post Katrina... why did they allow that to continue?

Related Links ::: Common Ground Relief, FREE THE TEXAS 2

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Everybody's Kitchen in the Bayou

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Everybody's Kitchen, a group of volunteer chefs who retrofitted an old school bus into a self-sustained, solar-powered kitchen that they use to travel the country feeding the homeless and providing disaster-relief meals.

Related Links ::: Everybody's Kitchen, Common Ground Relief

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Behind the Scenes Video Journalism with The Stimulator

The brain behind the eyes of the Stimulator. A must see primer for indy media producers or wanna be's.

Related Links ::: SubMedia TV, Rochester IndyMedia

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911 Wake Up Call for the Lower 9th Ward Village

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A rendition of "Wake Up", a song by "Cold Duck Complex", performed by Brad at a Benefit Concert for The Lower 9th Ward Village.

DONATE to The Lower 9th Ward Village

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All of America's Niggaz

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Related Links ::: Vermin Supreme, Ralph Nader, Cynthia McKinny, Baldwin 4 Prez, the 3rd Party, Bob Barr, Frank 4 Prez

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Hurricane Ike: The Other Galveston

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As residents in the wealthy, transient, neighborhoods of Galveston bitch & moan about being devastated while going out and immediately reBuying their lives with their money & insurance proceeds the Other Galveston stands strong, supporting each other in their attempt to get back to their poverty level lives.

Related Links ::: Here's my very personal experience in Galveston's most elite community

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Evil is Real: Rights are No Consideration

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embedding options @ Blip The saga of the NOmadjik Media Bus at the Republican National Convention played out among context that will sadden anyone who believes in freedom and democracy. The RNC in St. Paul was an exercise in intimidation, harassment and preemptive arrest of JOURNALISTS.

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Related Links ::: SubMedia TV, Glass Bead Collective, RNCIMC

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Political Conventions Ate My Constitution and All I Got Was This Stupid Head Wound

Download iPodA video report on the protests that occurred in connection with the Democrat and Republican National Conventions, Ground Noise & Static is a manifesto. We went to Denver and St. Paul to take the pulse of the movement. Corporate media would cover the platitudes and posturing of the politicians, we were interested in something else, a story hidden in plain sight, captured in the now-classic street chant, “This is what democracy looks like.”

Ground Noise & Static is a joint effort of Franklin López of subMedia.TV and PepperSpray Productions. It is the direct result of a wonderful collaboration with many indymedia-style activists and journalists who all pitched in for the common good and success of their various efforts to tell their “Unconventional” stories.

Related Links ::: Pepper Spray Productions, Submedia

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Unwritten Future: RNC Police State Tactics

.mp4, HiRes Download available for free(2008) A documentary that looks into the events during the Republican National Convention in Saint Paul, MN.

Footage contains excessive use of force and questionable tactics used by police toward activists. It also includes interviews with citizens, asking them what they are fighting for.

This documentary is strictly for educational purposes only and should never be sold. The footage contains graphic state terrorism of its own people and some adult language.

The footage used in this documentary was shot mainly by independent, non-profit, and volunteer citizens that have risked much to bring you this uncensored look into the Republican National Convention. Thanks to all of you that fight for truth.

Related Links ::: GuerrillaJournal60

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Presidential Debates are Rigged

This is a clip from the film AN UNREASONABLE MAN
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From answers.com:
"Though the commission [on Presidential Debates] is meant to sound like a official government arm, it is actually a private entity, funded entirely by corporate contributions from companies like AT&T, IBM, Philip Morris, and others."

To this day, even after shutting out Ralph Nader, the COMMISSION ON PRESIDENTAL DEBATES is still rigged by former Republicans and former Democrats.

Related Links ::: NADER, Mr. Grieves , The Commission on Presidential Debates, Open Debates, AN UNREASONABLE MAN

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RNC Poor People's Snatch & Grab

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Interview with a Portland IndyMedia reporter who was snatched from the Poor People's March Tuesday at the RNC in St. Paul mixed with footage from the incident and the march.

Related Links ::: Portland IMC

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RNC Shame of Democracy

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embedding options @ Blip 9/1 Protests at the RNC. The atmosphere in St. Paul is best described as a war zone. This video attempts to show some of why people are protesting. Reporters from the AP, NY Post, Indy Media Center, Pepper Spray Productions and 3 producers from Democracy Now have been arrested, including Amy Goodman.

This afternoon the bus was repeatedly harassed by St. Paul police. We were notified by our lawyers who were on the scene while we were attempting to cover the Poor People's March. Eyewitnesses reported that they attempted to open the door both by hand and CROW BAR. They attempted to film inside the bus and claimed they were concerned about "liquids". Our bus is legally parked in a paid lot with permission from the Parking lot. 2 private buses have been confiscated in St. Paul 1 bus carrying a marching band of activists have chosen to leave town. The police came by 3 times each time with more squad cars and equipment. At this time the bus, inhabitants and property are safe... and insecure. Much more about this later.

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DNC: BRINGING THE WAR HOME

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IVAW Operation 1St Casualty DNC Tuesday 26th 2008
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Anti Capitalist DNC Protestors being detained Monday night in Denver

Related Links ::: IVAW, Operation 1st Casualty

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DNC Funk the War Protest

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Contingents from Code Pink, IVAW, the Green Party and Anarchists snake marched through downtown Denver without a permit. Anarchists took the streets and played cat an mouse with the cops all afternoon.

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National Day of Action Against Electoral Politics

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August 10th protests against electoral politics at the Pepsi Center in Denver.

Related Links ::: Come to Denver, Unconventional Action

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Strategies for Effective Disaster Relief

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Tony Sferlazza is a field director working with the graqssroots relief organization, Plenty International. Plenty is a not-for-profit alternative relief and development organization founded in Tennessee in 1974.

Related Links ::: Plenty International

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