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Farrakhan urges Emancipation Day throng to work to be truly free through activism -- (Virgin Islands Daily News)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:30:26 GMT

... a freeing of the hands, he said. It does not mean freedom from the master, Farrakhan said. The activism, which calls for deep sacrifices, skipped an entire generation because the sacrifice is not yet "real," he said. Many have not experienced true freedom - the ability to be independent, to fulfill their own destinies. In today's world this means owning your own business, growing your own...

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Language Wars: Judicial Activism (The Conservative Voice Columns)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:00:00 GMT

Despite the left's latest statements, judicial review is not necessarily judicial activism.

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Housing From Hell: The Results of Obama’s Community Activism (Noblesse Oblige)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:38:25 GMT

Doug Ross has a report on the neighborhood that Barack Obama worked in as an “activist”. It’s a must see, here’s a teaser photo, please stop by to read the whole thing. If elected, would everywhere become like Obama’s ‘hood?

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Old-school soul at Rothbury (Detroit Free Press)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:57:00 GMT

GRANT TOWNSHIP -- Camping, green activism and good vibes may be part of the Rothbury festival's appeal. But there was one big reason up to 50,000 fans showed up at the ranch here north of Muskegon: the music.

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Old-school soul at Rothbury fest (Detroit Free Press)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:04:11 GMT

GRANT TOWNSHIP -- Camping, green activism and good vibes may be part of the Rothbury festival's appeal. But there was one big reason up to 50,000 fans showed up at the Double JJ Ranch here north of Muskegon: the music.

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Brutal Edits [Update to MTV Vlog] (The Unapologetic Mexican)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:31:01 GMT

YOU MAY RECALL a vlog I did recently in the service of my Citizen Journalism gig with MTV called Brutal Questions (Tazing Ian) , on the recent brutal (multiple) tazing of a 19 year old student who was participating in some street-theater type activism. It was a follow up to Tazing Eugene, where I documented some of the local reaction to the first use of a Taser gun on a citizen here in Eugene,...

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New at Reason: Read Our Entire July Issue! (Reason Magazine - Hit & Run)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:00:00 GMT

Our entire July issue is now available online! Don't miss Kerry Howley on the folly of "three strikes" legislation, Ron Bailey on anti-vaccine activism, Katherine Mangu-Ward on private security at sea, and much more. And while you're at it, why not subscribe to our award-winning print edition? For just $19.97, you'll receive 11 issues of the magazine John Stossel called "one sane voice fighting...

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Free the Tokyo Two (thegreenjournal.ca (beta))

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:58:09 GMT

http://www.greenpeace.org/international/news/free-the-tokyo-two-300608 Two Greenpeace activists are being detained by Japanese authorities after exposing a scandal involving the embezzlement of Southern Ocean whale meat. Author: GreenpeaceVideo Keywords: whaling activists justice japan activism protest greenpeace Added: July 4, 2008

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Kids of London, Carry Knives! (The Coterie of Zombies)

noreply@blogger.com (The Pirate King) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:56:00 GMT

365-046: Clown! Clown! Clown! , originally uploaded by zombiecoterie . There are many, many scary clowns out there. It's Gay Pride tomorrow, so you might want to upgrade to a chainsaw. Oh, let's not get into the whole debate about whether or not there still needs to be any kind of activism among the gay community now we've got employment protection and marriage lite from Nu-Labour. What's the...

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Council speak 07/04/08 (Soccer Dad)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:13:05 GMT

The Council has spoken. The winning entry was Patriotism an explanation by Hillbilly White Trash that should help the Left sort its feelings out. The runner up this week was The Supreme Court: Originalism, Activism, and America's Future by Wolf Howling, his fine dissection of recent Supreme Court rulings. Among non-council entrants the unsurprising winner was Sacramento Host Breakfast by 365...

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Independence Days ((Blog) Red)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:56:00 GMT

As we celebrate our July 4 long weekend this weekend, people in Rwanda have also been marking their annual Independence Day holiday this week. It falls every year on July 1 because on this day in 1962 Rwanda gained its full independence from Belgium. Grégoire Kayibanda became the first President of the newly independent Rwanda. Of the four nations in Africa currently receiving (RED) money thanks to...

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Inventor Uses Tornadoes As Energy Source (The Huffington Post)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:36:04 GMT

Tornadoes are more associated with wreckage and destruction than environmental activism. But surprisingly, they've got plenty of potential to do good: Your average tornado contains as much energy as a typical power plant. If only we could find a way to harness that power, we could create clean energy alternatives that don't rely on coal or nuclear power. Unfortunately, tornadoes don't take direction...

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“A flash mob came to the DfT at 11.00am and threw paper planes…” (the void)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:47:29 GMT

Has there ever been a more gut-wrenchingly depressing sentence written in the entire international history of activism? Was taken from a report of the (in)action on indymedia. Global warming may be a bourgeois distraction but the fight against the Fifth Terminal at Heathrow deserves support. Thousands of Londoners are set to suffer, some even losing their homes, [...]

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Hunting the witchhunters (vere loqui)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:35:00 GMT

In a post yesterday I discussed the recent Lexington Herald-Leader article about the University of Kentucky supporting left-wing political and social activism on it supposedly diverse campus. Art posted a comment as follows: Is the following quote from the H-L article accurate? "The Family Foundation of Kentucky issued the fliers, which question the need to spend state funds supporting the six...

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Revolution, of sorts (The Economist)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:02:45 GMT

Shareholder activism is taking off in France. But it has yet to achieve much WHEN Pardus Capital, an American activist fund, built a stake in Valeo, a French maker of car parts, its partners, Karim Samii and Behdad Alizadeh, frequently criticised the company's strategy. Local advisers told them to keep quiet. To get anywhere in France Inc, Pardus learnt, it needed to be polite. Shareholder...

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FreeKareem.org on the Facebook guide at DigiActive (Free Kareem!)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:36:34 GMT

DigiActive, an all-volunteer organization dedicated to helping grassroots activists around the world, recently published their first guide which the Free Kareem campaign was a part of. We provided tips on how to use Facebook for activism and also took the opportunity to describe our experiences with it, most importantly how we used Facebook to start [...]

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I invite you to give these your attention (Hillbilly White Trash)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:47:00 GMT

Here are the week's Watchers Counci l nominations. Council links: Obama's 8 Years As State Legislator Makes Him Better Qualified The Colossus of Rhodey More On Jokes Done With Mirrors This Deal Keep Getting Worse and Worse Soccer Dad The Supreme Court: Originalism, Activism, and America's Future Wolf Howling The Rising Price of Oil: How High Is Up? The Glittering Eye Surreal Logic *UPDATED*...

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No Leftists Here: UK "women and genders studies" makes excuses for itself (vere loqui)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:37:00 GMT

Dontcha love those headline writers? In Monday's Lexington Herald-Leader, a story about the build up of left-wing activism in the University of Kentucky's "women and gender studies" department was titled, "Group targets 6 on UK staff." I bet the editors were high fiving after they cooked that one up. The story itself is not that bad. The Family Foundation of Kentucky published several issues...

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Los Angeled Independent Media Center Meeting (Global Features)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:00:35 GMT

Saturday, July 12 at 11 a.m. (Open to all) , Cafe Mariposa, 1547 W Sunset Blvd, Echo Park, east of Echo Park Bl.

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Andy Andrews: Centenarian political activist (The Independent)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:00:01 GMT

Andy Andrews admonished those present at his 101st birthday party in Taunton in February for going on too much about his lifetime of political activism. After messages of congratulations from Tony Benn, the CND chair Kate Hudson and other left-wing luminaries had been read out, he rose to his feet and complained: "I want less adulation and more politics", and went on to urge the gathering of...

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