#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Vt. activists rally at Statehouse on May Day http://www.chron.com/news/article/Vt-activists-rally-at-Statehouse-on-May-Day-4478199.php More than 1,000 activists highlighted their visions of social justice Wednesday at a May Day march through the city and rally on the Statehouse lawn that featured lived music, speeches and lots of red T-shirts. Speakers at the event labeled Put People First promoted the rights of immigrant farmworkers, the need for universal access to health care and other topics. Traditionally, May 1 is celebrated internationally as the day of the worker. “We are trying to build the community we would all like to live in, where peoples' needs are all being met, whether that be housing, whether that be food, access to transportation,” …http://www.twitpic.com/cnq9dy
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Scrapper will have its world premiere at the 2013 Seattle International Film Festival! http://www.scrappermovie.com/ Check the screenings page for info about dates, times and tickets. There will be an afterparty and concert to follow the screening at The Crocodile featuring live music from some amazing local bands (who we are in the process of confirming as we speak), cheap drink specials (also confirming as we speak) and lots of fun and party times for everybody. Not to be missed! We'll update here with details as they solidify. There will also be more info about special events during the fest soon. Stay tuned!http://www.twitpic.com/clx3ka
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Previewing the M 250 West Penthouse With Free Pashminas http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2013/04/19/previewing_the_42m_250_west_penthouse_with_free_pashminas.php Event: The first showing of the not-yet-finished penthouse at 250 West Street, developed by El Ad Group and designed by Gal Nauer Architects In the house: Mostly PR people and brokers, plus a lot of Instagrammers. Dress code: Rainy day chic. Lots of black, accented by the free turquoise pashminas Menu: Sparkling and white wine, Dalmore whisky, sushi, very fancy single bite food like tiny avocado salad tacos and shrimp with saffron foam. The last time we visited 250 West Street, the penthouse—the only newly built portion in the warehouse-to-condo conversion—was just a skeleton, but not anymore. The marketing…http://www.twitpic.com/clp2ku
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty [VIDEO] A hoodie, ten bucks and a train ticket http://www.wbez.org/news/hoodie-ten-bucks-and-train-ticket-106259 Every year, 33,000 men and women leave Illinois prisons with few possessions but lots of baggage. Every day white vans pull into the parking lot of the Amtrak station in Effingham, in southern Illinois. From a distance they look like regular 15-passenger vans, but up close you realize that there’s a metal screen separating the driver from the passengers in the back, and the doors of the vans each have a small crest that says Illinois Department of Corrections. On the morning I was at the train station, four IDOC vans pulled into the parking lot: two from Vandalia prison, and two from another nearby prison, Robinson. …http://www.twitpic.com/cewkk6
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Todd Byars 9:20 PM – Public People are spending lots of money to ruin public education for their personal profit. Is there conflict of interest with Legislators working for or owning Charter Schools in Florida? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/31/charter-school-failure-wh_n_1244872.html The Hechinger Report: Terri Griffin made herself a promise when her youngest daughter was ready for kindergarten: the little girl would never set foot in an Akron public school. Griffin, an Akron jewelry store clerk who is a graduate of the Ohio city's school system, had sent eight children — two of her own and six others she raised as her own — to traditional public schools. Read the whole story: The Hechinger Report http://hechingerreport.org/content/when-charter-schools-fail-what-happens-to-the-kids_7504/http://www.twitpic.com/cam9c4
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Charter School Failure: What Happens To The Students? People are spending lots of money to ruin public education for their personal profit. Is there conflict of interest with Legislators working for or owning Charter Schools in Florida? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/31/charter-school-failure-wh_n_1244872.html The Hechinger Report: Terri Griffin made herself a promise when her youngest daughter was ready for kindergarten: the little girl would never set foot in an Akron public school. Griffin, an Akron jewelry store clerk who is a graduate of the Ohio city's school system, had sent eight children — two of her own and six others she raised as her own — to traditional public schools. http://hechingerreport.org/content/when-charter-schools-fail-what-happens-to-the-kids_7504/http://www.twitpic.com/camapc
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty 135 East 79th Street Penthouses Now Offered As M Combo http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2013/02/13/135_east_79th_street_penthouses_now_offered_as_50m_combo.php Event: Opening party for the Brodsky Organization's 135 East 79th Street sales center In the house: Lots of brokers and PR people, plus the building's designer, William Sofield, and the developer, Daniel Brodsky Dress code: Suits. Lots of black. Wintry chic. Menu: Very fancy, very tiny food, like short ribs over sweet potatoes served on two-inch platters. Plus white wine and Prosecco. Overheard: “This food is adorable.” “It's a really pretty sales office! Just look at these flowers!” The big news at the sales launch was that the penthouses on the 19th floor are now being offered as a combination for mill…http://www.twitpic.com/c58f0z
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p2b #tlot #tcot DOJ White Paper on Targeted Killings http://www.lawfareblog.com/2013/02/doj-white-paper-on-targeted-killings/ Michael Isikoff from NBC News has posted a copy of a 16-page DOJ “white paper” on the legality of targeted killings–especially vis-a-vis U.S. citizens. The memo itself is here; story here. I’m sure lots of folks (myself included) will have some thoughts on the white paper once we’ve had a chance to read it…http://www.twitpic.com/c0zy2f
#union #iww #ows #p2 #tlot #tcot Occupy Portland (and Lots of Other Demonstrators) Will Protest Nike Tonight http://www.wweek.com/portland/blog-29558-occupy_portland_(and_lots_of_other_demonstrators)_will_protest_nike_tonight.html If Nike is expanding into Portland, it won't be without a protest. Activists, including some affiliated with Occupy Portland, have announced a demonstration tonight against the deal proposed by Gov. John Kitzhaber and the Beaverton-based apparel giant to trade a 0 million company investment in the state for assurances about tax structure. Tonight's protest is titled an “Emergency Rally Against Oregon Austerity—No Deal for Nike!” It's scheduled for 6:30 pm in Pioneer Courthouse Square. “This is an emergency call to arms, my friends,” Occupy Portland's website says. We have schools clo…http://www.twitpic.com/blqh0a
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #tlot #tcot The Two Faces of China’s Energy Governance http://www.solarfeeds.com/the-two-faces-of-chinas-energy-governance/ In my attempts to catch up on lots of literature published over the past year that I missed, I finally read the 2012 paper China’s Long Road to a Low-Carbon Economy: An Institutional Analysis by Philip Andrews-Speed, one of the first and foremost international commentators on China’s energy economy. Naturally, its stuff worth reading (otherwise I wouldn’t be blogging about it) because it addresses the core factors of whether China will ever succeed in its quest for sustainability – its governance institutions, and more specifically, the tension between the tendency of such institutions to maintain the status quo and their …
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #tlot #tcot The Two Faces of China’s Energy Governance http://www.solarfeeds.com/the-two-faces-of-chinas-energy-governance/ In my attempts to catch up on lots of literature published over the past year that I missed, I finally read the 2012 paper China’s Long Road to a Low-Carbon Economy: An Institutional Analysis by Philip Andrews-Speed, one of the first and foremost international commentators on China’s energy economy. Naturally, its stuff worth reading (otherwise I wouldn’t be blogging about it) because it addresses the core factors of whether China will ever succeed in its quest for sustainability – its governance institutions, and more specifically, the tension between the tendency of such institutions to maintain the status quo and their …http://www.twitpic.com/bwywc1