Day April 11, 2006

Bury the Chains

I’m reading Adam Hochschild’s ‘Bury the Chains,’ which chronicles the history of British abolitionism, the making of the world’s first grass-roots movement.Ԛ  Pioneers in activism, the “campaign’s leaders pioneered a variety of techniques that have been adopted by citizens’ movements…

The Left is in the ascendant

Berlusconi lost in Italy. The government of France was forced to cave to protestor’s demands. Governments in South America are headed sharply to the left. Bush and Blair are in serious trouble, even with their once-loyal base. Antiwar sentiment is…

May 1 boycott

Our post on April 1, May 1. ‘Day without Latinos’ protest now has over 40 comments, one of the highest number of comments for any post here. New comments are added every day. Join in! The May 1 Boycott is…

Ah-oo-ga

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday declared his second state of emergency stemming from winter rainstorms that threaten to overburden California’s system of levees, aqueducts, reservoirs and rivers. Les Harder, the agency’s deputy director, told the governor and other officials “all…

Immigrant Rights March

Photos taken in Los Angeles, May 10. Cardinal Mahoney was the first speaker. The Catholic Church is onboard with immigrant rights in L.A. Not only are Latinos their base. the Sensenbrenner Bill would criminalize much of what priests and nuns…