Library Juice 3:29

Library Juice 3:29 - August 2, 2000 Election Special 1. New on the Libr.org site 2. Articles on the Canton, OH library strike 3. Report says LC lags in providing digital resources 4. Internet Searching is not Always What it Seems 5. Overbooked 6. dot sucks 7. New Library Link discussion 8. ALA's new "Speaking with One Voice" policy 9. Articles on the Nader campaign and the convention protests 10. Election Resources from The Nation 11. IMC NEWS BLAST 12. Nader Petition 13. A true digital librarian Quote for the week: A word after a word after a word is power. --Margaret Atwood Homepage of the week: Carole Leita http://home.earthlink.net/~cleita/ _____________________________________________________________________________top 1. New on the Libr.org site Library Juice home pages of the week, collected in one place: http://libr.org/Juice/homepages.html A chat room (usually empty, but good for planned conferences): http://libr.org/chat/ And... Progressive Librarian articles: Editorial: Core Wars, by John Buschman http://libr.org/PL/17_Editorial.html The Mystery and the Act: Towards a YA Human Sexuality Collection, by Teri Weesner http://libr.org/PL/17_Teri.html Book Review: Sorting Things Out: Classification and its Consequences, reviewed by Sanford Berman http://libr.org/PL/17_Berman.html _____________________________________________________________________________top 2. Articles on the Canton, OH library strike Library strike suspends some services, including $5 million renovation of Main Branch http://www.cantonrep.com/newstemplate_main.php?ID=32398&r=3 Union: Information unsealed by library http://www.cantonrep.com/newstemplate_main.php?ID=32400&r=1 No flood of patrons to other library branches http://www.cantonrep.com/newstemplate_main.php?ID=32401&r=0 Patron accuses library guards of harassment http://www.cantonrep.com/newstemplate_main.php?ID=32399&r=2 Library doors open despite strike http://www.cantonrep.com/repsearch_detail.php?ID=32296 Security officers hired to protect library employees lack weapons http://www.cantonrep.com/repsearch_detail.php?ID=31936 Mediator to meet with library and union negotiators http://www.cantonrep.com/repsearch_detail.php?ID=31929 Library trustee blasts board compatriots, resigns http://www.cantonrep.com/repsearch_detail.php?ID=32166 _____________________________________________________________________________top 3. Report says LC lags in providing digital resources Florence Olsen in the Chronicle of Higher Education The Library of Congress must become actively involved in creating digital libraries or risk becoming irrelevant to scholars and the public, says a National Research Council report released Wednesday. The study, "A Digital Strategy for the Library of Congress," depicts an inward-looking institution that no longer leads in setting library standards or in building collections for the digital age. More: http://chronicle.com/free/2000/07/2000072701t.htm _____________________________________________________________________________top 4. Internet Searching is not Always What it Seems from the Chronicle of Higher Education web site By ROBERT BERKMAN "It's no secret that the World Wide Web has greatly changed how we create and retrieve information. But many users of the Web don't realize that the results of their searches may be skewed by a new industry that has emerged to advise people about how to improve their Web pages' rankings in search engines -- and even in directories, which employ human indexers and librarians to ensure that each site is listed in the right category -- thus increasing the sites' hits." More: http://chronicle.com/free/v46/i47/47b00901.htm _____________________________________________________________________________top 5. Overbooked - http://www.overbooked.org/ A good site for readers advisory in libraries and for readers themselves. This site includes recommended booklists in genre fiction, a discussion area, "hot lists" of forthcoming hardcover fiction releases, and lists of books that received at least one "starred review" in a major journal. Previously titled Book Links. - ht >From Librarians' Index to the Internet - http://lii.org ____________________________________________________________________________top 6. dot sucks An article in Wired magazine about Ralph Nader's proposal for a "dot sucks" top level domain, to be used by critics (e.g. microsoft.sucks). http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,34691,00.html _____________________________________________________________________________top 7. New Library Link discussion From: COLLIB-L [mailto:COLLIB-L[at]acs.wooster.edu] On Behalf Of Chris Keenan Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 9:03 AM To: COLLIB-L[at]acs.wooster.edu Subject: New online discussion Dear List Members, http://www.liblink.co.uk/forums As a precursor to the Library Link Workshop, Partnership in the Electronic Age, an online discussion being held on the Library Link site. It is your chance to have your say on some of the most widely debated topics in Librarianship today. The topics are: 1. The future of grey literature 2. Who do you trust? Influence a publisher's archiving policy 3. Marketing on campus - how to ensure the best usage of electronic products 4. Alternative purchasing options for e-publishing models For those of you who have contributed to the Library Link discussion before, there is a new format to the discussions. The discussion can be accessed by going directly to http://www.liblink.co.uk/forums. After clicking on the "IFLA 2000" link you will see each of the four topics. You can contribute to any of these topics by going to the 'Add a Message' box towards the bottom of the page. The ability to post is open to all. You do not need a username and password to post, you may simply type your full name in the 'Username' box. However, in order to set up your own account with a username and password click the 'User Profile' blue icon at the foot of the page which will allow you 'Instant Registration'. By doing so you can then edit your profile in order to add your full name and additional personal information including your job title and place of work etc., receive e-mail notification of postings to the discussion, set your preferences and change your password. I look forward to reading your postings. Yours Chris Keenan Executive: Library Link www.liblink.co.uk PS Library Link is the free online information and discussion forum for librarians and information professionals world-wide. Membership is free and available at www.liblink.co.uk. _____________________________________________________________________________top 8. ALA's new "Speaking with One Voice" policy Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 08:14:26 -0400 From: "Marti Smith" <msmith[at]infoethics.org> To: SRRTAC-L <srrtac-l[at]ala.org>, PLGNET-L <plgnet-l[at]listproc.sjsu.edu>, <rlitwin[at]earthlink.net> Subject: Re: One Voice Policy? Dear Colleagues, Would someone please describe the "One Voice" policy? Is this related to the Core Values discussion? Marti Smith, Assistant Professor (Ethics and Technology) and Director of the Doctoral Program Palmer School of LIS, Long Island University msmith[at]infoethics.org International Center for Information Ethics http://www.infoethics.net .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 21:06:28 -0400 (EDT) From: Frederick W Stoss <fstoss[at]acsu.buffalo.edu> To: Jsajd[at]aol.com cc: msmith[at]infoethics.org, srrtac-l[at]ala.org, plgnet-l[at]listproc.sjsu.edu, rlitwin[at]earthlink.net Subject: Re: One Voice Policy? On Wed, 26 Jul 2000 Jsajd[at]aol.com wrote: > I'm not sure what One Voice is, but I don't like the sound of it. Any group > that pretends they all think the same should not exist. Judy This has been a major issue with SRRT and ALA for more than a year. SRRT and other RTs and subunits of ALA used to be able to pass resolutions and notify just about anyone they desired as long as there was a disclaimer on that subunit's stationery stating the material, statement, resolution was NOT an official ALA policy, and just the opinions of the subunit issuing the statement or resolution or action. For MANY years this was a statement in the Round Table Handbook. However, at the 1999 Midwinter Meeting, the disclaimer statement was removed and a new ALA policy statement about speaking with one voice was described. I am sure there are SRRT members who would like to chime in and hone this more sharply. But ALA now says that ALA has one and only one official policy, that voted on and winning a majority or plurality. This is the "official" ALA policy and there are no other policies. If a subunit does not like the policy, it can tell any other part of ALA but they CANNOT voice their dissent on subunit stationery, eMail messages from the subunit's Web site outside of ALA, or other wise issue a statement or comment outside of the ALA family of divisions, RTs, task forces, etc. Failure to comply with this ALA mandate can call for the dissolution of the group or expulsion of the individual from ALA. SRRT had an opportunity to speak with ALA's legal counsel on this matter at the Annual Meeting. One of SRRT's concerns is that there is no official mechanism for voicing a dissenting opinion about an ALA action outside of ALA (we are "encouraged" to use all of the ALA Web sites, publications, etc.) There are other RTs sharing SRRT's concerns but nearly as active as SRRT. Other SRRT AC members, Councilors, etc. feel free to chime in. Fred Stoss SRRT Coordinator .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 21:16:02 -0400 To: SRRT Action Council <srrtac-l[at]ala.org> From: Mark Rosenzweig <iskra[at]earthlink.net> Subject: [SRRTAC-L:5010] Re: One Voice Policy? Marti & Judy, The so-called "one voice" policy of ALA was supposed to be an "interpretation" of existing policy with respect to communications of (certain) units of the association (it is not applied uniformly) with the outside world on official letterhead of the unit (say, SRRT). or in the name of the unit. That means that SRRT, for example (it may be the only example) is forbidden to send/communicate its resolutions to any bodies (no matter what we say in such a communication) outside the association regardless of clear disclaimers that SRRT is speaking only on its own behalf and not representing the views of ALA (a boiler plate for this disclaimer on our stationery had already been in use for some time). Really a new (and truly sinister) policy and not an interpretation of policy, "Speaking With One Voice" was presented to us (and to the ALA Council) and promoted, more generally, as a new attitude of the Association in which only ONE message would be sent out, that being what the ALA executive and staff wanted sent out, and that would be, they said,a "unified", "single" message (what is was going to be was not specified). The claim was made that the public was not certain what the Association stood for because units (i.e. SRRT) were sending out messages which were sometimes at odds with or , at least, not vetted by the Executive. We were told this was not ojnly confusing, but put the Association in jeopardy. When questioned about the "intellectual freedom" implications of this policy, the ALA lawyer, a Ms. Goedert, was wheeled out to lecture us about how the Association was "liable" for what we said and could be sued, and that (somehow or other) the Association's non-profit status was in peril if we continued to speak on our own behalf. There was no evidence of any of this: no suits had been brought against ALA on account of SRRT, there had been no questioniong of ALA's non-profit status. What's more, the charge that SRRT was presuming to speak for ALA, became a question of SRRT "appearing" to speak for ALA, which meant that someone somewhere could, despite the clear disclaimer we have put on our communications, "allege" that a SRRT's position was ALA's. So, because it could be maliciously and baselessly implied that a SRRT position was a position of the whole association (let's say by "Dr. Laura")we were told we could not exercise our right to speak on our own behalf on the issues we have been constituted to address and which we have, indeed, addressed without legal implications for the better part of three decades. This was related to the apparently harmless, insipid proposed Core Values Statement (which was defeated overwhelmingly in Council at the Conference just past) in that the CVS was going to narrowly define what the concerns of the Association were by stripping our core values of all social, political, economic implications of responsibility. It would become the statutory basis for excluding SRRT's concerns and the basis for enforcing a narrow agenda, defined top-down , on the entire Association. I hope this helps answer the questions you posed. Mark Rosenzweig Councilor at large SRRT ACtion Council co-editor, Progressive Librarian .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 21:28:04 -0400 (EDT) From: Frederick W Stoss <fstoss[at]acsu.buffalo.edu> To: SRRT Action Council <srrtac-l[at]ala.org> Subject: [SRRTAC-L:5011] Re: One Voice Policy? Thanks, Mark for your elaboration of some the SRRT issues. Strange that we both wrote our pieces minutes apart! Must be a vibe in the New York air, despite being at opposite ends of the state!! As it stands, SRRT and other RTs are going to go on a business as usual means (watching however, posting of political things to the SRRT list which is a no-no that REALLY does threaten ALA's 501(c)3 nonprofit status). We'll wait and see what happens if we cross the line or make an attempt to not speak with one voice. Fred .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 21:38:57 -0400 To: SRRT Action Council <srrtac-l[at]ala.org> From: Mark Rosenzweig <iskra[at]earthlink.net> Subject: [SRRTAC-L:5012] More on One Voice Policy Yes, Fred's message and mine apparently crossed in the mail. His noted something mine didn't: that the sanctions for supposed violation of this policy are extreme, and were made quite explicit by ALA's lawyer. It was very threatening. But be it noted that the Government Document Round Table (GODORT), has, since this dictat was delivered, continued to send its positions to various government agencies WITHOUT any action by ALA. Also, I should clarify something that Fred has just said, about "political" postings on SRRTAC-L being beyond the pale. That's "political" in the strict sense of "partisan electoral advocacy' (e.g. supporting candidates in the Presidential election). If you must do that, use PLGNET-L, a non-ALA based listserv. Such advocacy on behalf of political candidates" IS indeed a violation of the 501(c)3 non-profit/tax-exempt status of ALA and therefore SRRT.. Political ,in the broader sense, is TOTALLY OK!!! Mark _____________________________________________________________________________top 9. Articles on the Nader campaign and the convention protests http://www.thenation.com/e2k -- The Nation's special micro-site devoted to the upcoming conventions and Election 2000. "If Not Now..." by Christopher Hitchens, in The Nation http://www.thenation.com/issue/000724/0724hitchens.shtml "On the Road With Ralph Nader," by Ruth Conniff, in The Nation http://www.thenation.com/issue/000717/0717conniff.shtml "Nader: A Personal View," by William Greider, in The Nation http://www.thenation.com/issue/000717/0717greider.shtml Press on the Nader Campaign http://www.votenader.org/newslinks.html Green Party Platform 2000 http://www.gp.org/platform_index.htm Winona LaDuke links (Green VP Candidate) http://www.greens.org/winona/ The Greens Index - Archive of Events in the Development of Green Politics: http://utopia.knoware.nl/users/oterhaar/greens/intlhome.htm Mobilize for Global Justice - Dems' & GOP's Conventions http://www.d2kla.org/ "War Games at the LA Convention," in Mother Jones http://www.mojones.com/mustreads/072600.html Shadow Conventions 2000, starring Arianna Huffington? http://www.shadowconvention.com/ "Shadowing the Conventions," in Mother Jones http://www.mojones.com/news_wire/shadow.html _____________________________________________________________________________top 10. Election Resources from The Nation Candidates' Official Sites Ralph Nader http://www.votenader.com Al Gore http://www.algore2000.com Patrick Buchanan http://www.gopatgo2000.org George W. Bush http://www.georgewbush.com Background and Related Information Center for Public Integrity--The Buying of the President 2000 The Center for Public Integrity is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization whose mission is to examine public service and ethics-related issues. Founded in 1989, the center has most recently published The Buying of the President 2000. http://www.publicintegrity.org D2K Network The D2K network is composed of various groups and individuals working to coordinate and support protests during the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles, August 14-17. D2K supports "a total change a total change of priorities from the production of things to the caring for people and the environment." http://www.d2kla.org The Shadow Conventions Hosted as a "citizens' intervention" during the Republican and Democratic assemblies by a coalition focusing on campaign finance reform, poverty, the growing wealth gap and the failed war on drugs. http://www.shadowconventions.com Ficus 2000 Official website for the Ficus 2000 campaign for Congress. According to Ficus campaign strategist Michael Moore, the potted house plant is running "because you deserve better." http://www.ficus2000.com Democratic National Committee The website for DNC provides news and events with regard to Democrats, the "GOP Watch 2000," voter outreach, Democratic Links and an archive in both English and Spanish. http://www.democrats.org Republican National Committee A staid, slate-blue website with a GOP directory, news, debates, and numerous Gore-bashing tidbits. http://www.rnc.org Reform Party The Reform Party, devoted to improving the political future by creating a "third political choice" for US citizens, provides this site with information about the party's principles, contact information for offices around the country, news, events, candidate and campaign updates and online links to register to vote. http://www.reformparty.org Association of State Green Parties The ASGP is working with Ralph Nader's campaign for the presidency. http://www.greenparties.org Green Party USA The website for the Green Party USA provides comprehensive insight into the central values of green parties, news and events, upcoming campaigns and a list of links to Green Party-related sites. http://www.greenparty.org Green Parties Worldwide This site links to domestic and international Green and environmental parties, including several Green US presidential campaigns. http://www.greens.org Labor Party The official website for this pro-union third party that advocates economic justice, the decorporatization of US politics and government, an end to corporate welfare, a revitalization of the public sector and universal access to publicly-funded, quality healthcare and education. http://www.igc.org.lpa Libertarian Party Site promoting the Libertarian Party and featuring news, libertarian candidates nationwide, links and special features such as the definitive "Are you a Libertarian?" poll. http://www.lp/org The Independent Movement Site for the movement that proclaims, "together, we will work towards returning a real representative democracy to the United States, where our elected officials respond only to their constituents and not parties and special interests." http://www.chesapeake.net/~fmarron/bmarron/Independent.htm The New Party A website for the New Party, a progressive political party committed to breaking "the stranglehold that corporate money and corporate media have over our political process," which features updates on its living-wage campaign, New Party endorsed candidates and member information. http://www.igc.org/newparty Working Families Party Website and information for the Brooklyn-based party dedicated to enfranchising blue-collar, working families. http://www.con.wesleyan.edu/~jwiener/workfam Socialist Party USA Website for the party that proclaims socialist ideals such as changing the system of production to be needs-based rather than profit-based-- replete with links, news and access to The Socialist magazine. http://sp-usa.org Communist Party The party's website offers news, links and party history as well as affording a glimpse of its paper, People's Weekly World. http://www.hartford-hwp.com/cp-usa US Pacifist Party The USPP sees "military traditions and institutions as the key obstacle to the solution of social evils." The website includes information on the USPP candidate for 2000. http://www.igc.apc.org/uspp The Constitution Party The former US Taxpayers Party and national body of constituent state Independent Parties, this site provides important links to Independent Parties across the country as well as upcoming events and speeches and articles. http://www.constitutionparty.com National Committee to Draft Ralph Nader for President Hosted by the members of the Green Internet Society, this site is a source for information on Ralph Nader's presidential campaign. http://www.nader2k.org Nader 2000 A public website devoted to disseminating information about the presidential candidacy of Ralph Nader, in no way affiliated with the Nader 2000 Primary Campaign or any other official Ralph Nader campaign committee. http://www.nader2000.org The Nader Page This site offers a compilation of editorials, news releases and correspondence by Ralph Nader, his newsletter, the "Nader Letter: Banks and Consumers," and excerpts from David Bollier's Citizen Action and Other Big Ideas: A History of Ralph Nader and the Modern Consumer Movement. http://www.nader.org Public Citizen Founded by Ralph Nader in 1971 as the consumer's eyes and ears in Washington, and supported by more than 150,000 people, Public Citizen fights for safer drugs and medical devices, cleaner and safer energy sources, a cleaner environment, fair trade and a more open and democratic government. http://www.citizen.org Public Campaign Public Campaign is a nonpartisan organization that aims to dramatically reduce the role of special-interest money in America's elections and the influence of big contributors in American politics, with programs such as "Clean Money, Clean Elections" and explanations for those who don't think this issue concerns them. http://www.publicampaign.org Project Vote Smart This national nonpartisan effort researches, tracks, provides independent factual information on and forces the accountability of more than 13,000 candidates and elected officials, providing voting records, campaign issue positions, performance evaluations by special interests and lists of campaign contributions. http://www.Vote-Smart.org Center for Responsive Politics The Center for Responsive Politics is "the online source for money in politics data." Its site has specific information and numbers on campaign finance spending, lobbyists and business contributions to politicians (broken down by industry, region and amount). http://www.opensecrets.org Alliance for Democracy The mission of the Alliance for Democracy is to free all people from corporate domination of politics, economics, the environment, culture and information; to establish true democracy; and to create a just society with a sustainable, equitable economy. http://www.igc.org/alliance Public Disclosure The site of Public Disclosure, which is dedicated to making government documents easily accessible to the public, includes campaign finance research and analysis and links to government disclosure and reform projects, as well as to several nonprofit and media groups. http://www.publicdisclosure.org Common Cause Common Cause's "Washington Watchdog" features a glossary of significant words and concepts in the areas of campaign finance reform and ethics in government, while enabling readers to find out who their Congressional Reps are and how to contact them. http://www.commoncause.org/issue_agenda/glossary.htm Real Choice As a guide to alternative political parties in the United States, this site provides information about alternatives to the current two-party system, as well as ideas on improving the accuracy and quality of political information that is generally available to the American public. http://home.earthlink.net/~realchoice EMILY's List EMILY's List, a political network for pro-choice Democratic women candidates for key federal and statewide offices, features information on women in Congress and in state legislatures, listings of candidates they recommend for 2000, information on their WOMEN VOTE! Project and polling information. http://www.emilyslist.org US Public Interest Research Groups As part of USPIRGs state-based coordinated effort to preserve the environment, protect consumers and promote democracy, mainly through canvassing and lobbying, this website features a discussion group, e-mail action alerts, news reports, a Congressional scorecard and information on how to get involved. http://www.uspirg.org League of Women Voters The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues and influences public policy through education and advocacy. http://www.lwv.org Women's Voting Guide This nonpartisan Web site allows readers to indicate the issues most important to them and to compare their positions with the related positions of their current Congressional representatives. http://www.womenvote.org The Commission on Presidential Debates Site for the organization, which was established in 1987, "to ensure that debates, as a permanent part of every general election, provide the best possible information to viewers and listeners." http://www.debates.org 4Politics Information and updates on potential year 2000 presidential candidates, with daily news stories on the major candidates. There are also links to coverage from the campaign trail, C-span's guide to coverage of the candidates, and recent Gallup Poll results. http://4politics.com/the.shtml US Election Campaign Information This exhaustive public information Web site, put out by the Tennessee Technological University's History Department, offers an extensive list of links to sites for: the 2000 presidential candidates, information on Congressional, state and local campaigns, a background on US elections, elections-related reference sources and numerous public opinion polls. http://www.tntech.edu/www/acad/hist/elec.html Yahoo on Campaign Finance Reform Yahoo's exhaustive website posts campaign finance reform stories from leading newspapers on a daily basis and offers links to related magazine articles and editorials, audio and video files and links to related sites. http://headlines.yahoo.com/Full_Coverage/US/Campaign_Finance Bush Watch Bush Watch is a daily political internet magazine critical of Bush's campaign, also providing progressive commentary on issues such as tax cuts, healthcare and foreign policy. http://bushwatch.com George W. Bush Unofficial Web Site A spoof of the George W. Bush campaign, including Zack Exley's satirical "Amnesty 2000" initiative, and links to other Bush-related sites. http://www.gwbush.com Al Gore Unofficial Web Site Parodying Al Gore's candidacy. http://www.allgore.com It's Your Country In addition to John McCain's official website, this domain elaborates on his campaign finance reform efforts. http://www.itsyourcountry.com _____________________________________________________________________________top 11. IMC NEWS BLAST | Monday, July 31, 2000. SPECIAL EDITION: The IMC Reports from the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia A compilation of breaking stories, photos, video, and sound from the Independent Media Center on Monday, July 31, 2000. http://www.indymedia.org PROTEST TV LIVE VIA SATELLITE FROM PHILLY Democracy Now! and Crashing the Party! Free Speech TV's live coverage from the Republican convention successfully launched this morning with the broadcast of a version of Pacifica Radio's Democracy Now" hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. During the course of the week program times will be: ECT 8am to 10am for Democracy Now!; ECT 9:00pm to 10:30pm for Free Speech TV's Crashing the Party! Please check coordinate updates: http://satellite.indymedia.org/ ACT UP! WELCOMES REPUBLICANS By Kerul Monday morning the opening day of the RNC, ACT UP members risked arrest to drop a giant 30 by 75 foot banner. The activists demand that George W. Bush take a stand against high drug prices that result in the deaths of millions of people with HIV in Africa and worldwide. They demand that Bush publicly support the production of low-cost, generic AIDS drugs in developing nations. >Posted to the Philly IMC Monday July 31, [at]09:28AM http://www.phillyimc.org/article.pl?sid=00/07/31/1428219&mode=thread EIGHT SOA WATCH ACTIVISTS ARRESTED DURING CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE By School of the Americas Watch Eight human rights activists were arrested this morning at 10 am in downtown Philadelphia in the street in front of City Hall, while enacting the role of the US Army School of the Americas (SOA) in repression and suffering in Latin America. >Posted to the Philly IMC, Monday July 31, [at]05:59PM http://www.phillyimc.org/article.pl?sid=00/07/31/2259239&mode=thread UNITY 2000 RALLY PREVIEWS POOR PEOPLE'S MARCH audio mpeg files by By Scott Harris: 1. Cheri Honkala previews poor peoples' march 2. Interview with Unity 2000 organizer Michael Morrill 3. Jonathan Kozol compares today's activist movement with the insurgent movements of the 1960's. 4. Million Billionaires satirical skit for Unity 2000 5.Father Roy Bourgeois, founder of School of the Americas Watch, demands the torturers' academy be closed. >Posted to the Philly IMC Sunday July 30, [at]10:38PM http://www.phillyimc.org/article.pl?sid=00/07/31/0338227&mode=thread TENT CITY RAISED AS AN ACT OF PROTEST By Philly IMC (Martin Kelley video, Diane Audio) Construction of the second tent city erected by the Kensington Welfare Rights Union on July 28, 2000 in response to the Republican National Convention >Posted to the Philly IMC Sunday, July 30, [at]02:47AM http://www.phillyimc.org/article.pl?sid=00/07/30/0747253&mode=thread PROTEST PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREG FUCHS 1. From the Silent March Against Gun Control (the empty shoes represent the thousands killed annually by handguns) http://www.phillyimc.org/gallery.pl?sid=00/07/30/0511205&mid=00-07-30-0511251 2.FROM THE HEALTHCARE MARCH > Saturday July 29, [at]11:09PM http://www.phillyimc.org/article.pl?sid=00/07/30/049220&mode=thread RALPH NADER SPEAKS OUT IN PHILADELPHIA 1. Nader Calls for Health Care Reform By John Tarleton Ralph Nader denounced corporate control of the $1.1 trillion health care industry Saturday, calling for a Canadian-style single payer system that would provide health care coverage for 45 million uninsured Americans. Posted to the Philly IMC, Sunday July 30, [at]08:32AM >http://www.phillyimc.org/article.pl?sid=00/07/30/1332227&mode=thread 2. A 5-minute segment of Ralph Nader speaking out against the major parties for their failure to enact universal health care. >Posted to the Philly IMC Sunday, July 30, [at]09:01PM http://www.phillyimc.org/article.pl?sid=00/07/31/021229&mode=thread UVASHI VAID CRITIQUES BOTH PARTIES AND PROTESTS By Philly IMC / Suzanne Baxter Uvashi Vaid of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Policy Institute critiques the major parties, and also the accomplishments and limitations of an event like Unity 2000. >Posted to the Philly IMC Sunday, July 30, [at]11:41PM http://www.phillyimc.org/article.pl?sid=00/07/31/0441249&mode=thread MARCH AGAINST POLICE BRUTALITY By czuckg[at]earthlink.net Ten photos document Saturday's march against police brutality >Posted to the Philly IMC, Sunday July 30, [at]01:49AM http://www.phillyimc.org/article.pl?sid=00/07/30/0649255&mode=thread LADY LIBERATOR photo of a radical cheerleader getting smiles and smirks from Philly bike cops by Christine de Pierro >Posted tot he Philly IMC, Monday July 31, [at]02:27PM http://www.phillyimc.org/gallery.pl?sid=00/07/31/1927233&mid=00-07-31-1928233 BATTLE FOR INDEPENDENT UNIONS RAGE SOUTH OF THE BORDER by Chris Cauthern Kutalik Heavily armed police beat and jailed striking workers and supporters June 19 at the Duro plant in Rio Bravo just over the US border in the Mexican State of Tamaulipas. The arrests and assaults came as the mostly women workers at Duro launched an offensive to gain recognition for their rights as workers to form an independent union and to end unsafe working conditions in the plant. >Posted to the Mexico IMC 1am Mon Jul 31, 2000 http://mexico.indymedia.org/display.php3?article_id=262 EDITORIAL: DIRECT ACTION IN DEMOCRACY By George Lakey, Direct action can sometimes be useful even when it lacks vision and clarity about strategic nonviolence. The national conventions of both the Republicans and Democrats will see various experiments in direct action. Hopefully, the turbulence will encourage fresh thinking about the injustices that haunt our society and that the major parties avoid tackling. http://www.phillyimc.org/article.pl?sid=00/07/29/2036244&mode=thread --------------------------------------------------------------- UNCENSORED IMC NEWSWIRE LIVE FROM PHILADELPHIA http://www.phillyimc.org/newswire.pl?currentview=newswire&page=1 PHILLY IMC LOGISTICS http://www.tao.ca/earth/nyfreemedia/nyfma01439.htm IMC RADIO http://www.phillyimc.org/radio_sched.shtml --------------------------------------------------------------- >>>UPCOMING ACTIONS<<< Protest Democratic Nat'l Convention in L. A., Aug. 14 - 17 http://d2kla.org Slam the NAB: Protest The "WTO of Media" the National Association of Broadcasters Convention. Sept. 20-23, San Francisco http://www.mediademocracynow.org/ S26--Prague 2000 http://go.to/s26 Action Against the First Presidential Debate, October 3 > Posted to the Boston IMC 12:51am Mon Jul 24 '00 http://boston.indymedia.org/display.php3?article_id=21 --------------------------------------------------------------- INDEPENDENT MEDIA CENTER The IMC is a decentralized network of independent media makers, organizers, and activists working to increase democracy and social justice by reporting events and producing information as acts of autonomy, resistance, and liberation from corporate and control. The IMC was established to cover the WTO protests in Seattle last November. Hundreds of media activists have since setup independent media centers in London, Canada, Mexico City, Prague, Belgium, France, and Italy, with more to come. --------------------------------------------------------------- "By not having to answer to the monster media monopolies, the independent media has a life work, a political project and purpose: to let the truth be known." -Subcomandante Marcos, EZLN http://artcon.rutgers.edu/papertiger/freemedia/marcos.html --------------------------------------------------------------- Suggestions? Feedback? Thoughts? Send to: greg[at]tao.ca --------------------------------------------------------------- _____________________________________________________________________________top 12. Nader Petition Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2000 23:34:30 -0500 To: jgrant[at]bookzen.com From: jo grant <jgrant[at]bookzen.com> Subject: A short note about a big favor Friends, I hope everyone is in a mood to do yourself--to do all of us--a favor. Think ahead. Imagine Ralph Nader in the presidential debates. Imagine what it will be like to have him on national t.v., with Bush and Gore, speaking openly and honestly about issues of national and personal importance. Imagine how Nader will affect the viewers. Think about what it will be like listening to a candidate who is not responding to questions with poll results running through his mind. We have a form, a petition, that hopefully, you will sign and submit. Do so with hope for the future. And remember, regardless of what anyone says, Nader can win this election. If we can get Ralph Nader included in the debates, he will win the election. Why else do you think the Democrats and Republicans are going to such great lengths to exclude him. This is where you'll find the petition. http://green.votenader.org/petition/petitionform.html Don't forget to pass this petition address on to all your friends, on all the lists you have contacts with. And thanks. j grant "In the defense of Freedom and Literacy, Libraries are the most powerful weapons we have. Use them." _____________________________________________________________________________top 13. 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