Thousands Demonstrate In Major Cities Against Iraq War & Occupation
On Saturday, October 27, 2007, thousands demonstrated in major cities across the country against the U.S. war and occupation in…
Author: Frank Gormlie
A former lawyer and current grassroots activist, I have been editing the Rag since Patty Jones and I launched it in Oct 2007. Way back during the Dinosaurs in 1970, I founded the original Ocean Beach People’s Rag - OB’s famous underground newspaper -, and then later during the early Eighties, published The Whole Damn Pie Shop, a progressive alternative to the Reader.
Posted in: Civil Disobedience, Organizing, Peace Movement, War and Peace
Despite Fires, Blackwater and Its Opponents Still Face-Off in Potrero
Frank Gormlie October 27, 2007 1 Comment on Despite Fires, Blackwater and Its Opponents Still Face-Off in Potrero
The Harris Ranch fire swept west out of Potrero this week, and in doing so, it isolated nearly 300 people…
Posted in: Organizing
TRICK OR TREAT ! Bush & the American People Want to Bomb Iran
Frank Gormlie October 27, 2007 0 Comments on TRICK OR TREAT ! Bush & the American People Want to Bomb Iran
Halloween 2007 is scarier than you think! Bush, Cheney, the neo-cons, Fox News, all want the U.S. Military to bomb…
Posted in: Media, War and Peace
We Have to Keep Asking: Why Did It Take So Long for the Military Aircraft to Get Up in the Air and Fight the Fires?
Frank Gormlie October 27, 2007 2 Comments on We Have to Keep Asking: Why Did It Take So Long for the Military Aircraft to Get Up in the Air and Fight the Fires?
It was before sunrise on Tuesday morning, the 23rd of October, the third day of the fires. Patty and I…
Posted in: San Diego
Continuing Discussion: Obey the Gov’t Order to Evacuate vs Stand & Fight the Fires
Frank Gormlie October 26, 2007 1 Comment on Continuing Discussion: Obey the Gov’t Order to Evacuate vs Stand & Fight the Fires
Continued from “Mandatory Evacuations“ The Union Tribune today continued the discussion of the issue of whether residents living in the…
Posted in: Media
People Coming Together — why doesn’t the left respond en mass to natural disasters?
Frank Gormlie October 26, 2007 19 Comments on People Coming Together — why doesn’t the left respond en mass to natural disasters?
During the first days of the fire storms, after Qualcomm was opened up, the first volunteers appeared at the stadium…
Posted in: Media, Organizing
Mandatory Evacuations – Are They Any Good Or Do They Contribute to the Fire Damage?
Frank Gormlie October 25, 2007 13 Comments on Mandatory Evacuations – Are They Any Good Or Do They Contribute to the Fire Damage?
We’ve all seen or experienced the “mandatory evacuations” ordered by the authorities during the FireStorms this week. Last count, there…
Posted in: Civil Rights
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