Issue 365 - May 2006

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Listings for federations of workers cooperatives, food cooperatives, community development credit unions, fair trade enterprises, and intentional communities. Plus, more to read.

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In 1970, 38% of American Indians/Alaskan Natives lived in cities. In 2000: 61%. Bush's response: zero out the budget for the Urban Indian Health Program.

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Nepalese "security" services killed 17 people and injured over 6000 during the uprising. Yet pro-democracy demonstrators returned to the streets each day in larger and more diverse numbers.

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The Sensenbrenner-King bill proposed criminalizing millions of immigrants. However, it also energized millions across the country and gave the Immigrant Rights movement new life.

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Most of the work was in forging a large coalition, generating persuasive talking points, and getting the word out in the media. By the time the bill was introduced, we were positioned so that if they rejected the bill they would be hurting themselves.

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Why wouldn't they take to the streets rather than bow before globalization and the holy "free market"?

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After having lived in Madagascar for two years, I was startled, the first time I attended a meeting of the Direct Action Network, by how familiar it all seemed.

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We shall ever fail to realize our ideal, but we should never cease to strive for it.

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