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A Debate on Ending Israels Occupation: BDS

October 23rd, 2009

Michael’s College, Colchester, VT - In the international peace community, the movement to end the Israeli occupa­tion of Palestinian territories through the use of boycotts, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) has been controversial. Our speakers will debate both the fairness and effectiveness of BDS as a method of resolving the conflict. Arguing in favor of the [...]

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Stephen M. Walt: The Israel Lobby and the Prospects for Middle East Peace

October 23rd, 2009

10/22: Stephen M. Walt: The Israel Lobby and the Prospects for Middle East Peace Thursday, October 22, 7:30 PM Fleming Museum, Room 101, 61 Colchester Ave, Burlington, Vermont. Stephen M. Walt is the Robert and Renée Belfer Professor of International Affairs at Harvards John F. Kennedy School of Government. He is a contributing editor at [...]

Filed under: Civil Rights, Gaza, Government, Palestine, Whistleblowers | Comment (0)

Whynot-Mobile Broadcast News Report back from the 2009 Veterans for Peace Convention, From “hope to ACTION”

August 11th, 2009

Playlist of VFP Convention
What is Veterans for Peace?
To the Movement
…In these times more than ever, we need to support and engage in the effort of Peace. Look at the path we are taking, the wars are only increasing like it is winner take all.
This Media is our Media, and we have work to do…No Major [...]

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WHYnotnews Joins Mobile Broadcast News!

June 22nd, 2009

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Filed under: Arrest, Civil Disobediance, Civil Rights, Code Pink, Corruption, Enviroment Activism, Gaza, Government, Impeachment, Iran, Iraq, Iraq Veterans Against the War, Katrina, Military, New Orleans, Palestine, Protest, Rev. Yearwood (Hip-Hop Caucus), Torture, WNN, Whistleblowers, racism | Comment (0)

International Peace Delegation with Code Pink from Cairo to Gaza

April 10th, 2009
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WHYnotnews Videos from Gaza

April 8th, 2009
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Energy Czar Carol Browner at EPA Discrimination Hearings

February 25th, 2009

This is CBS’s coverage of the House Science Committee’s oversight hearing of the Environmental Protection Agency in 2001, after the Agency and then-Administrator, Carol M. Browner, were found guilty of racial, sexual, and color-based discrimination by a jury in the landmark case Coleman-Adebayo v Carol Browner. The case led to the unanimous passage in both [...]

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Employees: Discrimination at Energy Czar Carol Browner’s EPA

February 25th, 2009

EPA employee Anita Nikens describes the circumstances of being given orders to clean Administrator Carol Browner’s toilet, of being the brunt of subsequent jokes about it, and of having her pleas for redress of her grievance ignored at the US Environmental Agency during Ms. Browner’s tenure.

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Coleman-Adebayo Court Victory over Energy Czar Carol Browner

February 25th, 2009

Statements from EPA senior analyst, Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, and NAACP Montgomery County President, Linda Plumber, on the victory of Dr. Coleman-Adebayo in court after a jury upheld her charges that the US Environmental Protection Agency had discriminated against her on the basis of race, color, and gender, and that then-Administrator Carol Browner tolerated a hostile [...]

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“A lot of Pain” at Energy Czar’s EPA

February 25th, 2009

As a member of the minority of the House Science Committee, convened to investigate the Environmental Protection Agency’s discrimination and retaliation against whistleblowers, Rep. Jackson Lee (D-Tx) speaks passionately about the need to protect Federal workers from systemic racism and retaliation.

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  • Is PA Guilty of Undermining BDS Campaign?
    Samah Sabawi [Palestine Chronicle] 10 March 2010 - In 2008 Netanyahu announced during his election campaign that he plans to 'weave an economic peace alongside the political process which will give a stake in peace for the moderate elements in the Palestinian society'. (1) read more
  • Truth in labeling: EU court challenges "Made in Israel"
    Phon van den Biesen and Adri Nieuwhof, [Electronic Intifada], 10 March 2010 - On 25 February, the European Court of Justice ruled that imports manufactured in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank shouldn't benefit from a trade agreement between Israel and the European Union. read more
  • Join the Second Global BDS Day of Action 30 March 2010
    (Spanish and French in PDF) The BDS National Committee (BNC) is calling on you to unite in your different capacities and struggles for a Global BDS Day of Action on 30 March 2010 in solidarity with the Palestinian people and for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel. read more
  • COSATU Statement in support of Israeli Apartheid Week
    In Palestine there lives a peace-loving people like all of us, who look forward to enjoying a life of decency and dignity. These people once had a place they called their own; the land, the peace, the environment, the natural resources and all that they possessed then. read more
  • Video: Russell tribunal says sanction Israel
    8 March 2010 [Real News Network] This week the Russell Tribunal on Palestine ruled in Barcelona, Spain on six questions concerning the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. read more

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  • We Need Shoe Bomber Style Justice
    Don't know who wrote this, as I got it through a forwarded Email: Remember the guy who got on a plane with a bomb built into his shoe and tried to light it? Did you know his trial is over? Did you know he was sentenced? Did you see/hear any of the judge's comments on TV or Radio? Didn't think so.!!! Everyone should hear what the judge […]
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  • No Insurance Company Left Behind
    By Katie Robbins, Healthcare Now On Tuesday, the Health Care for America Now (HCAN) coalition performed a “citizen’s arrest” of the insurance industry at a meeting of Americas Health Insurance Plans, the private health insurance industry’s leading lobbying group, in Washington, DC. Thousands came out to support this action, and rightf […]
  • Dear Eric Holder: Try Accused Criminals in Courts of Law
    http://lawsnotmen.org/node/23 The Robert Jackson Steering Committee, a group of lawyers and journalists founded to uphold the principles of the Nuremberg Trials, is urging the Department of Justice to proceed with trying Khalil Sheikh Mohammed (KSM) and other suspected 9/11 terrorists in federal criminal court, and not in military commissions. In a letter to […]
  • How America Could Get Rich by Going Green
    How America Could Get Rich by Going Green China is Cashing in its Emerging Energy Sector - What Solutions Will Help the U.S. Catch Up? By Celia Hatton | CBS News Wind turbines that can be seen slicing the sky above rural Minnesota were manufactured more than 6,000 miles away by a Chinese company. They're helping to power the nearby town of Pipestone. […]
  • Recovery Emerging From US Factories
    Recovery emerging from U.S. factories Manufacturing booms, but its importance to the overall economy has diminished. By Don Lee | LA Times Manufacturing's share of the economy, meanwhile, dropped to 11.5% in 2008 from 21% in 1979. The result has been the loss of what historically has been the foundation of modern economies -- making things people want t […]
  • Miss. School Prom off After Lesbian's Date Request
    Miss. School Prom off After Lesbian's Date Request Miss. school district won't host prom after lesbian student's request to bring girlfriend By Shelia Byrd, Associated Press Writer | ABC News A northern Mississippi school district decided Wednesday not to host a high school prom after a lesbian student demanded she be able to attend with her g […]
  • Parents Demand Answers From Israel In Bulldozer Death
    Parents demand answers from Israel in bulldozer death By Paula Hancocks | CNN A 23-year-old American activist stands in front of an Israeli bulldozer in Gaza. The bulldozer drives over her, crushing her to death. These are the facts. Rachel Corrie, along with colleagues from the International Solidarity Movement, was trying to prevent Israel from bulld […]
  • Rep. Kennedy Rails About Poor Media Coverage At Afghanistan War Debate: "Despicable!"
    Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) railed at the poor attendance by fourth estate, the media, at yesterday's hearing on ending the war in Afghanistan. He will not run for re-election this fall.
  • Online Video Chat With Michael Moore on March 16
    We are very excited to bring you an exclusive online live video chat with Michael Moore as part of the DVD and Blue-ray release of ‘Capitalism: A Love Story'. The 30 minute session will be on Tuesday, March 16th at 3:00 pm EST at Brave New Films site: http://bravenewfilms.org/michaelmoore read more

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