‘My continuing struggle against the Koala Klan at Cal State San Marcos’
Diary of a Mad Coed in her Prime: A Conspiracy of Dunces* By Kit-Bacon Gressitt / Excuse Me, I’m Writing…
Posted in: Civil Rights, Culture, Education, Media, San Diego
OBceans In the News
Two OBceans are in the news over the last several days: David Klowden – who began a facebook opposing renaming the Coronado Bridge after Ronald Reagan, and George Murphy – who has been an activist in OB – on the OB Planning Board and as current Chair of the Friends of the Ocean Beach Library, as well as in the City-wide gay community. We celebrate them both here … take a look.
Posted in: Culture, Environment, Organizing, San Diego
Live Blogging from San Diego: the Egyptian Revolution – Day 18
Frank Gormlie February 10, 2011 3 Comments on Live Blogging from San Diego: the Egyptian Revolution – Day 18
5:37 am pst NBC News reported Friday that Mubarak had left Cairo, citing a high-ranking official and a security source….
Posted in: American Empire, Civil Rights
Egyptians to Stage Largest Protests Yet – Big Question: ‘What Will the Army Do?’
Source February 10, 2011 0 Comments on Egyptians to Stage Largest Protests Yet – Big Question: ‘What Will the Army Do?’
By Al Jazeera / February 11, 2011 Hundreds of thousands of pro-democracy protesters are expected to march onto the streets…
Posted in: American Empire, Civil Disobedience, Civil Rights, Organizing, World News
Live Blogging from San Diego: Is Egyptian dictator Mubarak about to resign?
Frank Gormlie February 10, 2011 0 Comments on Live Blogging from San Diego: Is Egyptian dictator Mubarak about to resign?
8:44 pm PST It is Friday, Feb. 11th, in Egypt and massive demonstrations are expected in Cairo and elsewhere. They…
Posted in: American Empire, Civil Rights, History, World News
Posted in: American Empire, Civil Rights, Culture, History, Labor, War and Peace
Tagged: Ronald Reagan
How Far Can Arizona Secede?
Where “Inalienable Rights” Have No Meaning
by Roberto Rodriquez / CounterPunch / February 9, 2011
Jose Olivas holds a drawing of a baby as he protests against Arizona’s Senate bill 1308 and 1309 outside Arizona’s Capitol building in Phoenix, Arizona, 7 February 2011. The two bills seek to overrule the 14th amendment of the US constitution by denying American citizenship to children born in the United States to undocumented immigrants.
Posted in: American Empire, Civil Rights, Culture, History
SeaWorld Plans New Roller Coaster – Requires Excavation of 24 Feet
Frank Gormlie February 9, 2011 11 Comments on SeaWorld Plans New Roller Coaster – Requires Excavation of 24 Feet
SeaWorld in San Diego is announcing today, according to the San Diego U-T, that it plans a real roller coaster…
Posted in: Culture, Economy, Environment, Health, History, Ocean Beach, Organizing, San Diego
Social Security, Part 1 – Speaking Truth to Fear
There has been a lot of scary talk in the mainstream media and from politicians regarding Social Security, and it’s…
Corporate advertising at the beach crawls closer to reality
Editor: A controversial proposal to allow corporate advertising at the beach is moving forward through City Hall. … Yet, many in this beach community oppose such a blatant surrender of … peace, quiet, and beauty of the coast and beaches.
Communities would have say in beach ads
By Nathan Max / SignOnSanDiego
Communities from Ocean Beach to La Jolla will have significant say in corporate advertising on their shores ….
Posted in: Civil Rights, Culture, Economy, Environment, Media, Ocean Beach, San Diego
Anna’s Video Pick – Logorama
Caution, may not be suitable for work…
AOL has bought Huffington Post; Sarah and Bristol Palin have both filed to trademark their names. While we watch raw footage of the protests in the streets of Egypt carried out at times with sticks and stones, the click and whirr of mergers, branding, spin and insider knowledge continue unabated. We live in strange times.
Posted in: Anna's Video Pick, Culture, Economy, Media
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