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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…

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 Posted in: Media, Organizing

Links to Articles About the New Students for a Democratic Society

 Staff  October 26, 2007  0 Comments on Links to Articles About the New Students for a Democratic Society

Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) — one of the most significant new left organizations formed during the 1960s —…

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 Posted in: 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…

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 Posted in: Civil Rights

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