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Commentary :: Housing and Development
Nuisance Opportunity in Old North City
From Ecology of Absence blog: Oh, what a fine evening it was for seven young men to congregate on the steps of the house at 1215 Wright Street in Old North St. Louis. No finer point for commerce could be found within blocks, and business seemed to be as good there as it usually is.
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Announcement :: Housing and Development : Local politics
Galen Gondolfi running for 20th ward against Schmid
From ACC Blog: Gondolfi Declares Candidacy for 20th Ward Alderman
Campaign trumpets "participatory politics"
Community activist Galen Gondolfi is entering the race for alderman of the 20th Ward. Filing Monday at the St. Louis Board of Elections, Gondolfi made official his intention of seeking the post in the March 6, 2007 primary election.
Campaign trumpets "participatory politics"
Community activist Galen Gondolfi is entering the race for alderman of the 20th Ward. Filing Monday at the St. Louis Board of Elections, Gondolfi made official his intention of seeking the post in the March 6, 2007 primary election.
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News :: Environment : Health issues : Housing and Development
Roosevelt Students Awarded for Lead Poisoning Work
November 15, 2006. St. Louis, Missouri. Students at Roosevelt High School will receive awards for essays and art work at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, November 15, 2006.
Announcement :: General
2007 NCOR Event Details and Call for Proposals
The National Conference of Organized Resistance is an annual event that brings together people from all backgrounds for a weekend of learning and discussing local and international social justice issues through workshops, panel discussions, and skillshares.
We are currently seeking workshop proposals for the 10th Annual NCOR, held March 9-11, 2007 at American University in Washington, D.C.
Read on for more details. Thanks!
We are currently seeking workshop proposals for the 10th Annual NCOR, held March 9-11, 2007 at American University in Washington, D.C.
Read on for more details. Thanks!
News :: Electoral politics : Military : Right-wing politics
Election Results Have Strange Turn of Events

Claire McCaskill wins Missouri Senate seat while Stem Cell Initiative passes. The Smoking tax is defeated. Minimum wage increases. Democrats take control of the House of Representatives. And now, Donald Rumsfeld has resigned from the office of Secretary of Defense. What else might happen in the next few days?
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News :: General
NYC IMC Reporter Brad Will Killed; Federales Forcibly Enter Oaxaca, Mexico

10/30 Update: Paramilitaries forcibly enter Oaxaca; many reports of protesters surrounded by armed government forces and police, activists worldwide plan protests at Mexican embassies.
IMC Global Story | IMC US Story | Mexico IMC | Portland IMC Call to Action | Infoshop News, (story URL) | E-blockade of Mexican Consulate (2nd link)
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Commentary :: Right-wing politics
Suppan, Pitch a Good Game and Then Go to Hell

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Interview :: Civil and Human Rights : Economy and Trade : Environment
CONFLUENCE: India and the Battle Against Biotechnology: Anuradha Mittal Interview

See Related: GM Cotton Disaster in India
News :: Civil and Human Rights : Military : Protests and Vigils
STL Activist with ISM in Palestine Sends Reports

Yesterday I awoke to find a fellow ISMer shouting, "everyone wake up! Incursion in Askar!" … We rushed to a taxi and then into Askar refugee camp. The air was filled with smoke. We heard sporadic gunfire and suddenly the taxi driver stopped. He looked at us as if he was ashamed of his fear. He said he could go no further…
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News :: Protests and Vigils : Right-wing politics
Activists (and Rain) Drown Out St. Louis-Based White Supremacist Council of Conservative Citizens in Jackson, Michigan

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News :: Electoral politics
Voting Violations: Why No Paper Trail or Privacy?
Details experience of one St. Louis County voter as he uses the new ES&S iVotronic election machine.
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Commentary :: Environment : General
Half-Hour Hurricanes: Where were the Warnings About St. Louis's Ultra Storm?
As clips of hurricane-strength winds uprooting trees across St. Louis in late July made national news, many commentators spoke of the awesome power of nature. But this storm was not an act of god. It was an act of Exxon-Mobile and its friends. And they are not gods, even if they are treated as such by the White House.
MORE: Local accounts after storm | Way of living unsustainable
MORE: Local accounts after storm | Way of living unsustainable
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