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Category: Civil Rights

San Diego County Suffers From Chronic Underfunding of Fire Fighting Resouces

 Staff  October 30, 2007  0 Comments on San Diego County Suffers From Chronic Underfunding of Fire Fighting Resouces

THE CENTER ON POLICY INITIATIVES ASKS: Does Chronic Underfunding of Safety Services Heighten Fire Risk?The wildfires that tore into our…

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 Posted in: Civil Rights

Vigil for Lt. Ehren Watada – Putting the War On Trial

 Staff  October 29, 2007  0 Comments on Vigil for Lt. Ehren Watada – Putting the War On Trial

Army Lt. Ehren Watada is the first officer to publicly refuse to deploy to the U.S. war on the people…

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 Posted in: Civil Disobedience, Civil Rights, Peace Movement, War and Peace

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…

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