As part of the global days of action against the new World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial, people from across Northwest converged in downtown Portland to speak out against the proposed expansion of failed “free trade” policies and to demand the prioritization of human needs over corporate greed. Location: Portland, Oregon

Images from Citizens For Peace and Justice anti-war rally.  November 28, 2009

Photos Credit: Ivend Holen

There is an exclusive opportunity to meet and greet Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman on Sunday, November 22 in Ashland, Oregon. Amy Goodman, host of the news program Democracy Now! will be giving a lecture and book signing on the Southern Oregon University campus, part of a national speeking tour to mark DN!’s 13th anniversary and introduce her new book, “Breaking The Sound Barrier.”

Prior to her lecture, Goodman will be available for an up close and personal meet and greet for a small group to support KSKQ LP 94.9 FM, Ashland’s community radio station. KSKQ is offering tickets for this even the lecture and KSKQ membership for $100. KSKQ currently runs Democracy Now! three times a day during weekdays at 6 am, 8 am and 6 pm.

The lecture and book signing will be 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm at the Music Recital Hall on the Southern Oregon University campus. The exclusive meet and greet will be at 6:00 pm in the Choir Room (MUS231) in the SOU Music Building.

Tickets for the meet and greet and lecture can be purchased from KSKQ on their website www.kskq.org, or at the KSKQ studio, 330 East Hersey St. For more information call 541-482-3999.

Photos from the fast moving fire that has torched 30-50 acres on the southern edge of Ashland

The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom plans two events to commemorate the 64th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan.

A ceremony is planned at 8 a.m. Thursday on the Plaza in downtown Ashland, with the lighting of a memorial candle in remembrance of the victims of the bombings.

There will be a moment of silence at 8:15, marking the exact time the bomb was detonated by the U.S. above the city of Hiroshima. A reading of the 1981 proclamation designating Ashland as a nuclear-free zone will follow.

After the ceremony, the public will be invited to wander “Nuclear Alley” until 7 p.m. Built by WILPF members, the alley is a large canvas and wood structure created to teach about the history of nuclear weapons and their impact on local and international communities.

On Sunday, the date of the bombing of Nagasaki, there will be a ceremony at 3 p.m. at the Japanese Garden in Lithia Park, Ashland. Local activists will float sunflowers, the symbol of the nuclear-free movement, down Ashland Creek.

For more information, contact Keri Seidel at keri.seidel@hotmail.com or 488-9148.

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Here are some of the images from the Mystic Garden Party on July 26, 2009.

Join people from across the country to tell Congress to open up the airwaves for more community media!!!

TAKE ACTION – Tell your Congressional Representative to support HR 1147

1. Look up your Congressional Representative at Congress.org

2. Find out if they have already supported the Local Community Radio Act.
See a list of cosponsors at govtrack.us and search for Bill number HR 1147.

3. Call the Congressional Switchboard at: (202) 224-3121 and ask to be connected to your Representative’s office.

If your representative is not a cosponsor tell he/she to support expanding Low Power FM all across the country and cosponsor the bill.

If your representative is a cosponsor ask him/her to reach out to Congressional Leadership to let them know that this is an important priority around the country.

Background:

In 2000, the FCC established Low Power FM radio service and the same year Congress acted to limit LPFM, pending the results of an interference study. This study was released in 2003, after an expenditure of $2.2 million in taxpayer dollars, and proved that LPFM would not provide interference to existing stations. There are currently over 800 LPFM stations operated by schools, churches, civic groups, and other nonprofit organizations across the country. However, it’s time, as the authors of this study and the FCC recommended, to expand LPFM to its intended service parameters. The Local Community Radio Act (HR 1147/S592) would expand Low Power FM radio stations and open the airwaves

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