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IN The US Senate will hold hearings to determine the fate of Social Security. Make your voice heard.... RALLY TO PROTECT SOCIAL SECURITY Tuesday, April 26th 3:30 PM OUTSIDE CONGRESSMAN MIKE SODREL'S OFFICE 812 Walnut Street BLOOMINGTON We will meet and rally outside the office. Signs, buttons and stickers will be provided. FOR MORE INFORMATION, contact Anna Gustina at gustina@americansforsocialsecurity.com
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Missed Earth Day?
Not too late to sign the People's Ratification of the Kyoto
Treaty. "The People's Ratification" is a nationwide petition drive signed
on-line by more than 14,000 people so far. Ross Gelbspan is the Pulitzer
prize winning author of, 'The Heat is On' and the recent book 'Boiling
Point.' http://www.heatisonline.org

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4/27, Wed, CALLS, RALLIES to PRESERVE the FILLIBUSTER, (Everywhere)
The rules of the Senate allow the minority party to have some restraint on ignoble moves of the majority party, if they are willing to stand and speak up. Will moderates and centrists speak up to preserve
this rule of the Senate? A 4:30 Rally in Northampton is organized by
http://www.northamptoncommittee.org.
Reach any Senator, 202 224-3121
John Kerry (413) 785-4610, or (202) 224-2742 in D.C.
Ted Kennedy (617) 565-3170, or (202) 224-4543 in D.C.

States with swing votes, especially need calls to their Senators. Olympia Snowe (Maine), Susan Collins (Maine), John Sununu (New Hampshire), John W. Warner (Virginia), Chuck Hagel (Nebraska), Gordon H. Smith (Oregon) and Arlen Specter (Pennsylvania). They are feeling intense pressure from the far right, and need support to buck that pressure.

First Annual Bloomington AIDS Walk, 4/30

Sat. April 30th (rain date is Sun. May 1st) 10am : Registration begins at Indiana Ave. Starbucks . 11am : Walk begins at the Sample Gates! Who? Everyone who wants to help out Bloomington Hospital ‘s . Positive Link , south-central. Indiana ‘s only AIDS service organization. Come see the band, win prizes, and drink free Starbucks coffee!

How? To register visit www.indiana.edu/~sgac or email bloomingtonaidswalk@yahoo.com or call Starbucks at (812) 333-6075 sponsored by Iuâ’s Student Global AIDS Campaign and the Indiana Ave. Starbucks

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May 1, National disarmament demonstration in support of Mayors for Peace
Emergency Campaign and the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty Review
Conference.
We urge the nuclear powers to implement their Article VI commitment
to eliminate their nuclear arsenals to ensure human survival and to prevent
still greater proliferation of nuclear weapons.
No More Chernobyls!
Truth matters - in a Neighbors' Network to End War

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Amy Goodman Presentation, 5/5 Thursday, May 5: Amy Goodman ~ "Un-embed the Media!" speaking engagement Amy Goodman, nationally acclaimed independent journalist and host of Pacifica Radioâ's "Democracy Now!" will give a public talk as a part of her national "Un-embed the Media!" tour to promote the paperback edition of her book, "The Exception to the Rulers: Exposing Oily Politicians, War Profiteers, and the Media That Love Them." She will address the role of alternative media in a landscape of U.S.-corporate-sponsored media and its responsibility to give voice to independent and international journalists, activists, artists, academics, independent analysts, and ordinary people from around the world. Local singer/songwriter and "Rounder Records's" recording artist, Carrie Newcomer will open the evening's presentation with a performance of her music, past and present. Cost: $5 per person; $3.50 / students Time: 7:30 pm Location: Buskirk-Chumley Theater, Kirkwood Ave. , Bloomington Un-EMBED THE MEDIA! TOUR Help support local alternative media. Amy Goodman's visit will also promote efforts to bring Democracy Now! to local TV and Radio channels. Funds donated will be used to cover event expenses and to support local public and independent media initiatives such as WFHB and BMAG. The newly created web site for the event has a sponsorship form for you or your organization to fill out and return to Boxcar Books. Thanks for your support of local alternative media! Get Your tickets now before it sells out!

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Water In the News

DETROIT — Community members and city workers marched on the Manoogian Mansion April 16, demanding an end to water shutoffs and protesting nearly 800 planned layoffs. TrueVision, a British TV station doing a documentary on water rights across the world, covered the march.

“Mr. Terminator, where’s MY Navigator?” shouted one worker as the march converged on Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s official residence on the Detroit waterfront.

“There’s somebody on this picket line who hasn’t had water in their home for over a year,” said city council candidate Maureen Taylor of the Welfare Rights Organization. “There are 45,752 addresses that have had their water service interrupted, but they aren’t shutting off service to big businesses.”

Read the full article.. http://michiganimc.org/feature/display/10859/index.php

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US considers getting tougher with Venezuela's Chavez

The United States is considering a long-term strategy that could deal more harshly with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, after concluding that a reasonable relationship was practically impossible, The New York Times said. http://sg.news.yahoo.com/050426/1/3s5k0.html

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Amnesty: West Bank farms poisoned

Amnesty International has called on Israel to investigate the deliberate contamination of Palestinian farmland - allegedly by Jewish settlers.

The human rights group said that toxic chemicals had been spread on fields in the Hebron region of the West Bank. - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4482211.stm

What Happened to the Wal-Mart buy American Program? Click here to find out.

http://walmartwatch.com/

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• Amy Goodman, will be speaking at the Buskirk Chumley Theater on May 5th, 2005. General Admission is $5.00. 114 E. Kirkwood Ave. Bloomington, IN, www.buskirkchumley.org
• Green Dove Peace Magazine Volume 2 - Issue 4, Spring 2005 is available at various locations around Bloomington. It is online at http://www.greendove.net/zine
• Celebrate Earth Day with the Tree People htp://www.treepeople.org
• Celebrate National Poetry Month with the Runcible Spoon Poetry Series "Word Jam" Friday, April 22nd, 7pm, 412 E. 6th Street. Hear poetry, stories and music. Participate in the open-mic.