Environment

Free U.S. Political Prisoners

Come to the small world bakery at 972 s plymouth ave at 7pm on April 30th to check out the roadshow!

The NorthEast Anarchist Network is endorsing the "Self Described Anarchist Collective" and Global Justice Action calls for a diversity of tactics, including direct action, to disrupt the Spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Washington, DC. Even in this era of uncontrolled economic retraction and collapse, the IMF and World Bank continue to reach for their misleading, self-proclaimed objective of "eradicating poverty", while paradoxically ignoring the needs of poor and indigenous communities.

A college student stood up against the rape of the land. How is he rewarded? Possibly with a 10 year prison sentence.

Can a form of life be patented? Should it? What if it is something essential for human survival? This might sound like a debate from Star Trek or an academic project for ethics class. But in the case of Genetically Modified food, the answer has already been decided to be “yes.” According to its creators, huge agribusinesses like Monsanto, GM food allows crops to withstand harsher conditions and stronger pesticides than natural varieties.

Urgent allert about the proposed Ellison Park Master Plan elements, and how to make your voice heard.

The Genesee Valley Audubon Society will present "The Return of Sturgeon to the Genesee River" on Wednesday, February 25, Brighton Town Hall, 2300 Elmwood Avenue, at 7:30 p.m.

"Many people cannot begin to grasp the violent life of a max security prison. The threat of death is in the air everyday. I lived that life without cowering from it. When threatened with violence I responded in kind. When threatened with being stabbed I had my own shank to turn to."

Marie Zwicker, West Palm Beach, Fla.
By now some of you may have already heard about the travesty of justice that occurred Tuesday at the sentencing of seven environmental activists in the courtroom of Judge Laura Johnson in West Palm Beach. Shock and disbelief are words which would describe how those of us who were present in the courtroom felt at the sentencing. What was done today, if unchallenged, sets a very dangerous precedent for what activists can expect from some in the "justice" system. This should be of very great concern to all those who believe in and speak out for human rights, social justice, environmental protection, Indigenous sovereignty, labor rights, animal rights, peace, or any of the issues that we hold so dear.