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DPRK condemns South Korean "anti-DPRK policy"

PYONGYANG, June 25 -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) accused the South Korean authorities Saturday of maintaining an anti-DPRK policy, the official KCNA news agency reported.

Free Gary Johnson! Homelessness in California is now punishable by a year in jail.

Homelessness in California is now punishable by a year in jail.

Free Gary Johnson! Overturn the Convictions of Ed Frey, Arthur Bishoff, and Collette Connolly! Hands off Christopher Doyon!

End Laws making it Illegal for the Homeless to Sleep at Night!

Seize Housing From the Banks for those Who Need Housing! For a Nation Wide Jobs Program Building Housing for All!

"Food Terrorists" Arrested in Orlando Florida

Since June 2, 2011, 12 members of Orlando Food Not Bombs have been arrested for sharing food in Lake Eola Park in downtown Orlando, Florida. The Mayor of Orlando, Bud Dyer, has called the members of Food Not Bombs “food terrorists” and stated, “I think they are using food or the feeding of the homeless for different purposes,”.

"Food Terrorists" Arrested in Orlando Florida

Since June 2, 2011, 12 members of Orlando Food Not Bombs have been arrested for sharing food in Lake Eola Park in downtown Orlando, Florida. The Mayor of Orlando, Bud Dyer, has called the members of Food Not Bombs “food terrorists” and stated, “I think they are using food or the feeding of the homeless for different purposes,”.

Tent City Reportback

On behalf of the College at Brockport’s Student Social Work Organization, fellow student Sue Dickinson and I organized Tent City this semester. Tent City is a campus event dedicated to bringing awareness to homelessness and how everyone is affected by this devastating epidemic. Sue, I and other volunteers spent the night on the main campus in tents and sleeping bags. A rally was held on April 14 at 6:00 p.m. at the flagpole—which was open to the public.

VIDEO: Tent City Solidarity with Homeless at SUNY Brockport

On Thursday, April 14, 2011, students at SUNY Brockport participated in a tent city to better understand homelessness. Ricardo Adams, Hubert Wilkerson, and Ryan Acuff spoke at the rally. Special thanks to Shermeeka Mason and Sue Dickinson and the Student Social Work Organization at SUNY Brockport for putting on this event.

http://indytv.blip.tv/file/5062067/

Planet could be 'unrecognizable' by 2050, experts say

A growing, more affluent population competing for ever scarcer resources could make for an "unrecognizable" world by 2050, researchers warned at a major US science conference Sunday.

Local Family and Take Back the Land Announce Eviction Defense

Video of Friday's Press Conference:
http://blip.tv/file/4874588

A Press Conference was held Friday March 11, 2011 at 9 Ravenwood Ave, Rochester, NY 14619 where Catherine Lennon and her family of 11, including seven children announced they will stay in their home of 7 years.

After Catherine’s husband died of cancer, their mortgage lender and government bailout recipient, Countrywide refused to renegotiate the mortgage, sending the family’s house into foreclosure.

The Lennon Family will also announced a public protest, with support of Take Back the Land Rochester, on Monday 14, 2011 to nonviolently block the impending eviction of their family.

Video Reportback: Anti-Eviction Protest on S. Goodman Street!

Take Back the Land - Rochester called on the community to protest Fannie Mae's move to evict five people from a house in Rochester and render them homeless. Despite many attempts, the government-backed corporate bank has refused to negotiate with the tenants of 820 South Goodman Ave. Despite Fannie Mae's $90 billion bailout from the government to help keep people in their houses, Fannie Mae is still putting people out on the street.

Protest the IMF/World Bank this April 15-17 in Washington D.C!

This April 15-17 people from all walks of life will gather in Washington, D.C. to resist the spring meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, the loans sharks of global capitalism. Both institutions are infamous for forcing poor countries in the global south to ruin their own economies in order to further enrich Western corporations.

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