Boston IMCFeatures of the Boston IMCObama Lays Out Plans for Continued War- July 15, 2008 In a July 14, 2008 New York Times Op Ed, Barack Obama says: "As Ive said many times, we must be as careful getting out of Iraq as we were careless getting in. We can safely redeploy our combat brigades at a pace that would remove them in 16 months. That would be the summer of 2010 two years from now, and more than seven years after the war began. After this redeployment, a residual force in Iraq would perform limited missions: going after any remnants of Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia,...http://boston.indymedia.org/feature/display/205215/index.php PHILIPPINES: Ban Endosulfan!- July 14, 2008 Philippines, Quezon City--Over 50 citizens groups and coalitions working for public health, environmental justice and sustainable development joined forces to press for a total ban on endosulfan, stressing that its continued use is akin to a ticking toxic time bomb.http://boston.indymedia.org/feature/display/205206/index.php Youth protest States approval of coal gasification plant- July 12, 2008 Nearly fifty protesters gathered in opposition to a new coal project in Massachusetts. A delivery of coal was made by activists to the Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs at 100 Cambridge Street in Boston. The office has recently dismissed an appeal of the states approval for a coal gasification project in Somerset, MA. Protesters gathered with music, signs and chants such as "Clean Coal Is A Dirty Lie." If completed, this will be the first coal plant to use this untested...http://boston.indymedia.org/feature/display/205192/index.php Corey Glass' Deportation Halted; Canadian Court Rules on Asylum Case- July 12, 2008 The day before he was scheduled for deportation, Corey Glass, a former sergeant with the National Guard, was granted a review of his case. Meanwhile, the pressure in Canada mounted to allow US war resisters seeking refuge to stay in that country, when Canadas Federal Court ruled that the Immigration and Refugee Board should reconsider the asylum case of Joshua Key. The ruling was based on the right of soldiers to refuse improper orders that would violate the Geneva Conventions. A third war...http://boston.indymedia.org/feature/display/205191/index.php Revolutionary Music Mini-Tour, Summer '08- July 10, 2008 The Music of Revolution: New England mini-tour of the Network of Revolutionary Musicians (NORM): July-August. The NORM is a new project of the Northeast Anarchist Network, striving to connect revolutionary community struggles with the songs of resistance. Below is the dates of the first ever NORM shows, representing the New England wing of the NORM tour 2008. All shows are sliding-scale donations, with half the money going to the tour costs and the other half to various local causes. Look for.http://boston.indymedia.org/feature/display/205174/index.php |