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GET your asses to NYC ASAP by the millions to make World Peace Forever

NEW DOCUMENTARY SPOTLIGHTS INVISIBLE DISABILITY

Documentary explores the life challenges faced by brain injury “survivors”

N.Y. Assembly Passes Medical Marijuana Bill

For the second year in a row, New York Assembly members have voted to stop the heartless policy of labeling the seriously ill as criminals for relieving their suffering in accordance with their doctors' advice. To ask your state senator to follow suit, please visit: https://ssl.capwiz.com/mpp/callalert/index.tt?alertid=10819461 . To watch patients' testimonials, visit www.mpp.org/NYads

Indy TV #5: A Conversation with Disability Rights Activists

This week's Indy TV is a conversation with two Disability Rights activists; Anita Cameron, a systems advocate from the Center for Disability Rights and Mustafa Hayes, a self advocate who has received services through CDR. Both are members of the Rochester Chapter of ADAPT. CDR is part of a national network of independent living centers that has been operating in Rochester for the past decade. ADAPT is a national Grassroots Disability Rights group devoted to eliminating the institutional bias through direct action.

In our conversation, Anita Cameron outlined the many layers of advocacy tactics that she uses in her work. She explained when the direct action tactics that ADAPT has become famous for are deployed: "You always see the end results of what ADAPT is doing. It all starts with letter writing, meetings, things like that. Usually when the protests come in is when the powers that be or our 'targets' either refuse to meet with us or refuse to work with us. When that happens, its time to, as we say, hit the streets, get into the trenches."

Iranian Doctors Speak out for Peace in the US

This weekend, I attended a presentation in Washington DC by members of an Iranian NGO that have come here to promote peace, to oppose WMD in any form, and to share information about the treatment of chronic illnesses suffered by survivors of WMD attacks.

Don't let them close down DIY shows!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 2008-05-04 10:12

tapenbones The governments of Rochester and Monroe County are at war with their own citizens, and it's about time that we started fighting back. It was bad enough when the county closed down the DIY music shows in the parks, and when the city closed down A/V space. Then the DIY Rochester website (on MySpace) went on "hiatus," and then the Treehouse got shut down.

Hitler used Bible Passages to Hoodwink Christians

Homeland Security is going to use the same Plan on Americans. What was good for Hilter, is good for George Bush. Is there any difference?

A Shocking KSLA 12 news report: Pastors to cite Romans 13 as reason for public to obey government orders, relinquish guns and be taken to camps - Auschwitz? Death Camps?

Nazis in the Military

Swastikas at Hunter Airfield, and a Rabbi on the Run

economic justice - more Jobs, Good Food for all

Links to groups and technologies supporting economic Progress - economic Justice for all

ADAPT takes on Bus Company

Approximately 40 disability rights activists from ADAPT attended the
August 2, 2007, meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the Rochester

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