4.05 social non-cooperation

How Student Radicals Can Be Relevant: Athens, OH SDS Scores Victories -- Sealed with a Pinkie-Swear

Demonstrators at Indonesian Consulate, NY Photo: www.etan.org

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Reaching beyond the usual suspects.

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Tomato Pickers Organize to Improve Conditions: An Open Letter to Burger King and the Florida Tomato Growers Exchange

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Boycott Burger King until it supports a penny per pound increase in wages.

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Justice Is Indivisible: Non-Discrimination Must Include Gender Identity

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Authors: Donna Rose

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Why I resigned from the Board of an organization I love.

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PIECES

Authors: Editor

Summary:Events, Gatherings, Opportunities, Resources, Campaigns

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What Would It Be Like if the US Were Iraq?

Summary:The occupation force continues to bomb Billings MT, Flint MI, Philadelphia, Watts in Los Angeles, Anacostia in Washington DC, and other urban areas, attempting to target "safe houses" or "criminal gangs."

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Operation First Casualty

Authors: Jeff Key

Summary:When I first heard about Operation First Casualty, I thought, "But won't that be too upsetting to the people? What if there are kids around?"

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Egyptian Protesters say "Enough" Repression

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Authors: Mohamed Adel

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Eleven demonstrators against repressive constitutional amendments were held in a jail cell of three by four meters.

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Conscientious Objection to Female Genital Mutilation in Mali

Authors: Susan McLucas

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Dialogues about the girls' suffering have motivated 131 excisers to quit, and three villages to renounce the practice.

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Black, Latino, Asian Same-sex Couples Have Most to Gain, Lose from Marriage Fight

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Denying the protections that come with marriage hurts all same-sex couples. But it disproportionately hurts the ability of black, Latino, and Asian same-sex couples to save money, provide for their children, buy a house, or prepare for retirement.

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Mass. Marriages and Mass Movements

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Authors: Sue Hyde

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MassEquality's work to defeat the anti-marriage amendment steams ahead with a goal of winning in the Massachusetts legislature. A win will deny the anti-gay industry what it most wants: a referendum on gay marriage in the only state that has it.

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