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Georgetown Students Protest Apartheid Wall |
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by akb
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06 Feb 2004
Modified: 10:49:07 AM |
 Georgetown students erected a mock representation of the controversial barrier being built by Israel in occupied Palestine. Students leaving morning classes were confronted by the 20 foot tall wall in the middle of Georgetown campus, with a banner declaring it to be a "barrier to peace".
The event, organized by Students for Justice in Palestine, also featured theatrical re-enactments of checkpoints the Palestinians must currently pass to go about their daily lives.
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DC Activists Inflitrate Annual Mayors Conference |
by Orion
Email: warcraft37 (at) hotmail.com |
05 Feb 2004
Modified: 06 Feb 2004 |
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Activists from Mayday DC and Responsible Individuals of Tommorow (RIOT) infiltrated and co-opted Annual Mayors Conference at Capitol Hilton on January 23rd in protest of the militarization of police and crackdown on civil liberties in America. The Event was attended by Mayors of Miami, Chicago, and many other major cities, and was addressed by President George Bush and Senator Hillary Clinton. Activists protested Bush's speech and departure, managed to acquire press passes, and interview Mayors from Miami, Waco, and other cities, as well as sit in during nationally televised press conferences and Hillary Clinton's speech. |
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Human Rights Audio Mix |
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by Tom Gomez
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05 Feb 2004
Modified: 06 Feb 2004 |
A montage of the voices of activists and low-income DC residents struggling to acheive justice and political freedom in the US after September 11th. The sound collected at various local events depicts a society unwilling to accord it residents even the most basic economic rights the is slowly criminalizing dissent within its borders even as it goes to war in the name of justice for the peoples of the Arab and Muslim world.
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Protestors heckle Williams, get EVICTED from State of the District |
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by Luke
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05 Feb 2004
Modified: 10:22:20 PM |
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Mayor Tony "The Rat" Williams really got an ass-kicking tonight. Not only did dozens of people protest outside the Lincoln Theater where he spoke, but almost all of us got inside to heckle as well-to be joined by perhaps a hundred more hecklers. |
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News: DC Radio Co-op |
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North Capitol Collaborative Calls an Emergency Town Hall |
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by Ingrid Drake
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05 Feb 2004
Modified: 08:25:00 PM |
Almost two weeks have passed since the tragic murder of 14-year old Jahkema Princess Hansen, a student at Shaw Junior High School in Washington, DC. Ingrid Drake from the DC Radio Co-op has this report from last night's emergency town hall meeting.
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News: Culture/Arts |
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It's Your Mug Remembered p1 |
by TurnedTables the Funkinest Journalist
Email: tables (at) mac.com |
04 Feb 2004
Modified: 05 Feb 2004 |
DC poets reunited recently to pay tribute to It's Your Mug one of their most cherished back-in-the-day reading spots. The reunion took place at Cafe Mawonaj (624 T ST NW) and the standing room only crowd got everything they could have hoped for.
Here is a glimpse...
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WSQT Guerrilla Radio broadcasting on 1620 AM |
by WSQT Radio
Email: wsqtradio (at) ziplip.com |
05 Feb 2004
Modified: 06 Feb 2004 |
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We are WSQT Radio, the Squat. We broadcast shows usually on Thursday afternoons covering a variety of issue of concern to the local community, from housing to police brutality to activist strategy. |
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News: Youth/Education |
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Public Private Partnerships -- Pt 2 |
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by Ingrid DRake
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04 Feb 2004
Modified: 05 Feb 2004 |
Janney Elementary is not the first DC public school to consider a public private partnership. In 2001, LCOR, a private developer based in Pennsylvania, purchased a parcel of Oyster Elementary school's land from the DC government. LCOR turned the lot into a high-rise luxury apartment building in exchange for constructing a state-of-the-art school building for Oyster. It was the first new DC public school built in 20 years. Mary Filardo, whose child was a student at Oyster, was involved in the partnership negotiations with the developer, school board, and other public officials.
Ingrid Drake from the DC Radio Co-op brings us the second piece in a series about public private partnerships, this time exploring how they are being implemented in DC.
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News: DC Radio Co-op |
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Narmada Valley Campaign |
by Selina Musuta and DC Radio Co-op
Email: rayuku (at) yahoo.com |
04 Feb 2004
Modified: 05 Feb 2004 |
Earlier last week EarthJustice representing Friends of the Earth, an environmental advocacy group, filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency charging that pollution caps approved and issued by the EPA are insufficient to clean up the Anacostia River. EarthJustice claims that the EPA is not addressing DC resident health issues related to the unsafe conditions of the Anacostia River.
Selina Musuta reports on how issues of control and access to safe water resources have motivated many of DC's Indian residents to advocate for their home country.
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Public Private Partnerships in DCPS -- Pt 1 |
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by Ingrid Drake and Karen Mitchell
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03 Feb 2004
Modified: 05 Feb 2004 |
As the first piece in our series about public private partnerships in DC, Ingrid Drake from the DC Radio Co-op brings us this report about discussion at Janney Elementary school on a proposed public private partnership.
Based on the DC public schools Master Facilities Plan, which prioritized renovation and repairs for school buildings, Janney Elementary school would not be receiving capital investments for at least 10 years, despite the fact it is one of the most overcrowded schools in NW DC. Dr. Charles Abelman, principal of Janney ....
Janney like many schools in DC is an old school ...
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News: Criminal Justice/Injustice/Legal/Prisons |
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Just Another High School Shooting? |
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by Bork
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02 Feb 2004
Modified: 05 Feb 2004 |
 One teenager was killed and another wounded Monday Feb.2nd in a shooting at Ballou High School, 3401 4th Street, SE, Washington, DC 20032, situated in the one of Washington DC’s most neglected neighborhoods- Anacostia. |
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An Overview of the Controversy Surrounding U.S. and U.K. Intelligence on Iraqi WMD |
by Drew Poe
Email: noprofits4lies (at) yahoo.com |
02 Feb 2004
Modified: 11:45:30 PM |
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This is a summary of some of the more recent information regarding the controversy over possible manipulation of pre-war intelligence by the U.S. and U.K. governments, with links to sources for further information. |
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