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2008-07-16T21:27:15Z

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How Woolly Heads Wisely Prevail

2008-07-06T23:27:17Z

News & Views for Anarchists & Activists:
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DETOURS
How wooly heads wisely prevail
By Kimberly Sherman, Globe Correspondent
July 6, 2008
PUTNEY, Vt. -- There are not too many places worth visiting that greet
guests with the smell of livestock. But those who venture into the tiny,

Workers Hope to Buy, Reopen Popular Eatery as Workers Cooperative

2008-06-21T01:17:10Z

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June 19, 2008
Workers hope to buy, reopen popular eatery
by Carol Motsinger
The doors have closed at the Gourmet Perks coffee shop, but the baristas
are still buzzing.
After about a decade in business, the breakfast and lunch spot closed

Reclaiming Corn & Culture

2008-06-21T01:10:02Z

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Reclaiming Corn and Culture
by Wendy Call
For 14 years, NAFTA has displaced farmers and spurred migration. The
answer from Mexico’s grassroots: co-ops and fair trade.
“The fatal date has arrived,” announced one of Mexico’s largest

Is Fair-Trade Becoming "Fair-Trade Lite"?

2008-06-18T20:31:31Z

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[Some troubling news concerning fair-trade. It is not just the
involvement of retailers like Wal-Mart (and remember, even though buying
fair-trade-certified products from Wal-Mart is better than buying
uncertified products, you're still buying from frigging Wal-Mart. But

Empty Rice Bowls And Fat Rats

2008-06-02T12:46:57Z

A world food crisis; empty rice bowls and fat rats
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by Ret Marut
In the Chittagong hill tracts of rural south-eastern Bangladesh the
bamboo is in bloom - and the local poor are hungry and facing famine.
Bamboo blooms and seeds itself roughly once every 50 years; the rats

Worker-Owners See Stacked Deck in Stock Plan

2008-06-02T06:11:55Z

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May 29, 2008
In Stock Plan, Employees See Stacked Deck
By MARY WILLIAMS WALSH
CLEWISTON, Fla. -- Thousands of workers at U.S. Sugar thought they were
getting a good deal when the company shelved their pension plan and gave

Room with a Viewpoint (Firestorm Cafe & Books)

2008-06-02T05:47:44Z

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Room with a viewpoint
by Hal L. Millard in Vol. 14 / Iss. 43 on 05/21/2008
At first glance, it would be easy to dismiss Firestorm Café & Books,
slated to open May 24, as just another downtown java spot in a town

Brazil's Movement of Occupied Factories

2008-05-25T03:42:31Z

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Brazil: a brief history of the Flaskô workers’ struggle and the Movement
of Occupied Factories
By Rafael Prata at Flaskô
Friday, 09 May 2008
It is almost five years since the workers at Flaskô took control of the

John McCain - Lost in Space

2008-05-22T17:16:10Z

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Re: HAPPY 28th BIRTHDAY FOOD NOT BOMBS

2008-05-22T02:45:25Z

The thing I found most interesting in the article was that
FNB is considered to be a "terrorist organization" by the
Pentagon, in spite of the fact that it is not an organization
and none of its adherents have ever been convicted of
any violent crime (as far as I know). I think I might write
to my Congresswoman about it -- after all, if the Pentagon

Re: HAPPY 28th BIRTHDAY FOOD NOT BOMBS

2008-05-19T23:43:29Z

Truely Amazing!!!! We are going through a FNB struggle in seattle
right now, where the mayor wants all outdoor meal programs in one
place and time, rather than spred trhought the community. Are
Dedication is still there just as much as the founders... and we will
never give up! Peace and Solidarity!

Minnesota

2008-05-19T18:28:45Z

Anyone know what the name of the Co-op Mall in St Paul Minnesota is
called?
Thanks

HAPPY 28th BIRTHDAY FOOD NOT BOMBS

2008-05-19T18:06:02Z

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY FOOD NOT BOMBS
Twenty eight years of cooking for peace.
The May 24, 1980 Occupation Attempt of Seabrook
Nuclear Power Station in New Hampshire marks the
birth of Food Not Bombs. Food Not Bombs cofounder
Brian Feigenbaum was arrested at the May 24th direct

Nowtopia

2008-04-09T13:12:07Z

Nowtopia: How Pirate Programmers, Outlaw
Bicyclists and Vacant-lot Gardeners are
Inventing the Future Today
a talk and book discussion with Chris Carlsson
Friday, May 9, 2008 at 7:30 pm
at The Brecht Forum
451 West Street *
New York City
* travel directions below
For more information go to [link]