First Friday Film Screenings

Atlanta IMC monthly film screening 8 p.m.
Doors at 7:30.
All ages welcome!

Location:
Little 5 Points Community Center, 1083 Austin Ave. Atlanta Ga. 30307 (Corner of Austin Ave. and Euclid Ave. in L5P)

Cost: $0 -- Donations requested

Organizer:

URL: http://atlanta.indymedia.org

Public Access in Baltimore : an open infoevening

Red Emma's hosts an infoevening on the struggle to keep public access television alive in Baltimore. Your support is needed, especially with the vote which may decide the fate of public access for the next twelve years taking place this coming Monday! More info can be found at www.baltimoregrassrootsmedia.org/

Location:
Red Emma's
800 St. Paul St.
Baltimore, MD

Cost: FREE

Organizer:

Baltimore Public Access Forum @ Red Emma's

This Friday (12/3) representatives from Baltimore Grassroots Media will appear at Red Emma's to discuss the importance of Public Access and the current struggle to preserve it for Baltimore. This forum comes at a crucial time. The Baltimore City Council is believed to be only days away from approving a new contract that will eliminate Baltimore Public Access by removing it's funding, allocating the local cable spectrum entirely to Comcast in the process.

Labor, peace and social justice activists (of all stripes) who are interested in learning what strategies are being utilized in order to preserve this vital outlet for community-based media are encouraged to attend this timely forum and participate in the discussion.


Public Access Forum (12/3) Agenda:

Opening Comments: Presenter - Kelly E. Crawford

Past History of Public Access:
Presenters: Mike Shea and Gene Balbierz

Public Access - Present Day Use:
Roundtable Discussion
Presenters: Jim George, Joan Floyd

Future of Public Access:
Video from Greg Whitehair
Baltimore Grassroots Media Business Plan

Conclusion:
Questions and Answer Session
OP/ED by John Desantis

Location:
Red Emma's, 800 St. Paul Street

Cost: free

Directions: Red Emma's is a collective-run, Anarchist bookstore/coffeeshop located at the intersections of St. Paul and Madison Streets in Baltimore.

Organizer:

URL: http://www.baltimoregrassrootsmedia.org

Can A Good Woman Change A Bad Man? Stage-play

This is a benefit for the newly opened and black owned theatre ShowTime Theatre. This run of the play will help to raise funds to keep the doors of ShowTime Theatre open and keep arts alive in the black community.

Location:
ShowTime Theatre 9 West 25th Street Baltimore, Maryland 21218

Cost: $20 in advance $25 at the door

Directions: On 25th street between Charles Street and Maryland Ave.

Organizer:

Swamp Holiday Concert

The Swamp Runners
�Catonsville�s Hardest Working Swamp Band�
Free Dance Lesson at 8 - Band Plays from 9 to 12

Location:
At CCBC Catonsville Barn Theater
800 South Rolling Road, Catonsville, Md.

Cost: Admission> $5 General Public - $3 Students

Directions: Go to www.ccbcmd.edu

Organizer:

URL: http://www.wherewegotozydeco.com

India and China's Entrepreneurial Trajectory

India and China's Entrepreneurial Trajectory

December 2nd - 3rd, 2004

The 2004 Global TIES Conference will be the first of a series of conferences on the management of technology and innovation to be held in key high-tech clusters around the world. Our series of conferences focuses on each stage of the process of successfully bringing innovations to market.

The MIT Global TIES 2004 conference builds bridges between clusters of entrepreneurship, innovation and technology around the world. This year's conference focuses on the rapidly evolving environments in India and China.

Global TIES Panels:December 3rd, 2004
Keynote Speakers: Robert Mao, CEO, Nortel China
Richard Garnick, Chief Executive Americas', Wipro Technologies


Selected Panelists:
Bill Huang, CTO, UTStarcom (Nasdaq: UTSI)
Hugo Shong, Vice Chairman and General Partner, IDG Ventures
Andy Kau, Managing Director, Walden International
Shujin Li, CFO, Shanda Interactive (Nasdaq: SNDA)
Paresh Patel, Managing Director, the Sparta Group
Srini Rajam, CEO, Ittiam Systems
Rajiv Mody, CEO, Sasken Communication Technologies
Dr. Vijay Chandru, CEO, Strand Genomics
Somesh Sharma, CSO, Nicholas Piramal India (NICH.BO)
Krisztina Holly, Executive Director, MIT Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation
Sherwin Greenblatt, Director, MIT Venture Mentoring Services
Jack Turner, Associate Director, MIT Technology Licensing Office
Rachel Oberai-Soltz, Associate Director, MIT Office of Corporate Relations
Professor Lester Thurow, Former Dean, MIT Sloan School of Management

Sponsor: MIT Global Technology Innovation Entrepreneurship Series (TIES)
Accenture, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Perkins Smith & Cohen

Location:
Kresge Auditorium and Student Center
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cost: $48 - $425

Organizer:

URL: http://global-ties.mit.edu

WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception. Inside the media war on Iraq.

Dec 3-7: This film will be there for 5 days. Show times still uncertain. We need to get an audience fast, so it will be extended!! It's a VERY good and important film.

This is an analysis of media coverage on Iraq by an insider. Did the US media wave the flag so the FCC would waive media ownership rules? How did and still does the Administration and Army shape the coverage? Did the Army deliberately open fire on the Palestine Hotel (full of independent journalists)? These and other issues are covered.

Please publicize. Would your organization like to adopt a showing & have a brief speaker afterwards?

Danny Schechter("your news dissector") has won Emmys working for ABC & NBC & 60 minutes -- also directed "Counting on Democracy" about Florida.

The film is winning awards & getting rave reviews (Boston Phoenix: "More cohesive and devastating than Fahrenheit 911"; Vanity Fair: "Something of a comic masterpiece" (!), Le Monde gave it a 4-page spread; it was the featured film o the "Films to See Before You Vote" festival.

Bookings so far: Dec 3-7, Boston, Austin, Denver; Dec 10-14, San Francisco, Washington DC, St. Louis

Location:
Landmark Kendall Sq. Theatre

Cost: Uncertain, but they're not expensive.

Directions: Near Kendall Sq. (MIT) T.

Organizer:

URL: http://wmdthefilm.com

Demonstration Against Force Feeding Ducks and Geese

Foie gras is made from the grotesquely enlarged livers of very young ducks and geese. To make foie gras, workers shove long inflexible pipes down 8-10 week old ducks' and geese' throats and pump up to 7 pounds of food per day into their stomachs to enlarge their livers (called gavage feeding). This is the equivalent of eating 16 pounds of spaghetti for a human. On average, they are force-fed 20 to 30 percent of their body weight each day. This painful force-feeding is the general method used for all foie gras production. The force-fed birds become too sick to even walk because of the serious liver disease hepatic lipidosis. Vets say they must experience unspeakable pain.

Animals also suffer ruptured stomachs, throats, liver disease, foot infections, kidney necrosis, spleen and liver damage, bruised and broken bills, and tumor-like lumps in their necks. They are usually crammed into tiny, vomit-covered cages for this horror. At one Hudson Valley farm, so many ducks died when their stomachs burst, workers were given a bonus if they killed fewer than 50 birds a month. One duck had a maggot-infested neck wound so severe that water spilled out of it when he tried to drink. Birds have literally exploded from the force-feeding.

Only males are used for foie gras because they produce larger livers. Female hatchlings are drowned, beaten, or crushed to death.

Foie gras farms have been banned in the UK, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Luxembourg, Norway, Israel (previously the 4th largest producer), Sweden, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Poland. Many restaurants have banned it, including the San Francisco Hilton, Chicago's Pump Room and San Antonio's La Louisiane. United Airlines, Delta, Holland KLM, and Scandinavia's SAS have removed foie gras from their menus. The Boston Symphony dropped foie gras from their annual Wine & Food Event. Trader Joe's east and west coast stores have stopped selling it. State bills banning it have been introduced in both California and New York--the only US states that produce foie gras.

MARC sent a polite letter and pledge card for Clio's owners to sign agreeing to stop serving foie gras and a member also met with them in person but they never responded.

Please stand up for these incredibly abused animals.

Location:
Clio's in Back Bay, Boston. Clio's (part of the Eliot Hotel building) is located at 370 Commonwealth Avenue (Commonwealth and Mass Ave). The restaurant entrance is actually on Mass Ave.

Organizer:

URL: http://http:www.massachusettsanimalrights.com

Proyecto de Desarrollo Sostenible

PRESENTACI�N DEL PROYECTO ALTERNATIVO

DE DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE PARA LA COMARCA DEL SURESTE


Intervendr�n:

Dr. Roque Calero P�rez. Catedr�tico de la U.L.P.G.C. y redactor del Proyecto.

Un representante de la Mancomunidad del Sureste.

Representantes de la Plataforma en Defensa del Sureste.


Acude para informarte de este interesante proyecto

�Nos vemos el viernes en Vecindario!

Location:
Casa de la Cultura de Vecindario(Teatro V�ctor Jara)

Organizer:

Desarrollo Sostenible

Presentaci�n del Proyecto Alternativo de Desarrollo Sostenible para la Comarca del Sureste.

Intervendr�:

-Dr. Roque Calero. Catedr�tico de la ULPGC, ex-director del ITC y redactor del proyecto.

-Un representante de la Mancomunidad del Sureste.

-Representantes de la Plataforma en Defensa del Sureste.

Location:
Casa de la Cultura de Vecindario (Teatro V�ctor Jara)

Organizer:

Desarrollo Sostenible

Presentaci�n del Proyecto Alternativo de Desarrollo Sostenible para la Comarca del Sureste.

Intervendr�:

-Dr. Roque Calero. Catedr�tico de la ULPGC, ex-director del ITC y redactor del proyecto.

-Un representante de la Mancomunidad del Sureste.

-Representantes de la Plataforma en Defensa del Sureste.

Location:
Casa de la Cultura de Vecindario (Teatro V�ctor Jara)

Organizer:

CONCIERTO DE "GUITAR JUICE"

CONCIERTO DEL GRUPO "GUITAR JUICE",DEL COLECTIVO DESPERTANTE

Location:
C/ DR. MARA�ON N�3 BAJO LA LAGUNA

Organizer:

S.O.S JAMAICA spain tour 2004

Despr�s de la gira de l�associaci� per Europa i Espa�a arriba l�hora de Barcelona:
Exposici�-proyecci�-debat amb els responsables de la associaci� S.O.S JAMAICA

Location:
Centre Cultural "Casa del M�n"

Directions: C/T�pies 1-3 baixos (A prop sala Apolo-bcn)

rebuda Ermen i Eudald

Rebuda dels detinguts Eudald i Ermengol d'Hospitalet, que per fi surten de la pres�! Visca, els companys a casa!
concentraci� per anar totes cap a la trini.

Location:
L1 Trinitat Vella, a la boca del metro.

Rebuda Ermen i Eudald

L'Armengol i l'Eudald surten aquesta tarda! despr�s de 2 mesos a la pres�, per fi se'ls hi d�na llibertat sota fian�a de 2000�.
A les 17h. quedem al metro de la trinitatVella per anar totes plegades a la Trini.

Location:
L1 Trinitat Vella, a la boca del metro.

Xerrada a Sant Andreu: "Casernes: passat, present i futur".

Xerrada �Casernes: passat, present i futur�, amb:

-una persona que parlar� de la situaci� actual dels/es immigrants
-un membre del `Grup Sant Andreu per les Casernes�
-un/a membre d�Endavant.

Location:
Casal Popular Miquel Mart� i Pol. C/Segre 56. Metro St.Andreu L1.

Organizer:

URL: http://www.ajsta.org

Fiesta por la autogesti�n de la contrainformaci�n

QSVT.- fiesta por la autogesti�n de la contrainformaci�n

19.30h: Pase de la pel�cula
"ASANF-el c�mino del emigrante"
Un d�a en la vida los componentes del
grupo musical "BEREBERE", y su lucha
en la busqueda de papeles y trabajo.

21.00h: Concierto"BEREBERE"

22.00h: Fiesta Dj: Rock 80s-90s

Location:
Ateneu del Xino c./Robador 25
Metro: L3: Liceu-L2: San Antoni

Cost: Entrada gratuita

Directions:
www.quesevayantodos.net

qsvt-radiobronka (99.00FM): todos los martes de 11.00h a 13.00h

Organizer:

URL: http:// www.quesevayantodos.net

Xerrada:

Presentaci� de:

- La Barcelona Rebelde; Gu�a de una ciudad silenciada.

- La Modelo, 100 a�os bastan; Derrib�mos la Modelo para no levantar otra. (Presentaci� in�dita de la nova publicaci� de l'editorial Etc�tera).

Location:
Al CSA CAN VIES (C/ Jocs Florals n�42; L1 Mercat Nou o L3/L5 Pl.Sants)

Organizer:

VI JORNADAS ANARQUISTAS

20:00 CHARLA: Renta Básica, Ponente: José Iglesias
22:00 NOCHE DE PATXANGA, MÚSICA EN DIRECTO DESDE CORNELLA.(gratix)

Location:
TODOS LOS ACTOS SE REALIZAR�?N EN LA ESCUELA PÚBLICA TORRES I BAGÉS. C/ JUAN FERN�?NDEZ S/N, CORNELL�? DEL LLOBREGAT. METRO L5 Y RENFE CORNELL�? CENTRE.

Cost: -

Organizer:

JAM SESSION

DIVENDRES 3

21h--------JAM SESSION
amb la participaci� del grup EL PLANETA DE LOS EWOKS.
Porta el teu instrument i la teva inspiraci�.
Puja a tocar!




per culpa de l'amena�a de pluja...NOS VAMOS CON LA MUSICA A OTRA PARTE!


m�s info de festes a.....
Mira tamb�:
www.sant-andreu.com/fetsmajor2004/alternativa

Location:

ens veiem al ROCK & TRINI (Via Fav�ncia 441 473)
L1, Torres i Bages

Organizer:

Concert de Jos� Merino a Sant Andreu.

Concert de Jos� Merino a Sant Andreu emmarcat en la Festa Major Reivindicativa.

Location:
Casal Popular Miquel Mart� i Pol. C/Segre 56. Metro St.Andreu L1.

Organizer:

URL: http://www.ajsta.org

TRAPESE Roadshow comes to Glasgow

The TRAPESE roadshow is coming to Glasgow! 7.30pm, Friday 3rd December, Woodside Halls, Glenfarg Street, G20. (For how to get there, see the end of this message).

Roll up for the flight of the TRAPESE, flying through the high ether of climate change, oil-war, the G8 and civil disobedience, crashing spectacularly to the ground with brief interactive workshops, a pubquiz, short films and music.
The roadshow is an evolving part of the "Educate the G8" collective.
We want to inform and mobilise people to take positive action around the issues behind the G8.
Renewable energies, popular education, alternative medias and grassroots participation are our thing. Oil fuelled profit crazy big Corp government, not.
Come check out the show, tell us what you think, get involved and find out more about the Dissent! network. www.dissent.org.uk
roadshow-AT-riseup.net
Mobile: 07904452297

Location:
Woodside Halls, Glenfarg Street, G20

Cost: Free/donation

Directions: Map to Woodside halls can be found at:
www.mapquest.co.uk/cgi-bin/ia_find=[2-61]GLENFARG+STREET,+GLASGOW,+SC,+UK&uid=u726s7b0r8pbn8la:25gwbxqwyw&lat=558727&lng=-42673&country=UK&level=9&style=3&width=390&height=245

URL: http://www.trapese.org

Kamagasaki Homeless Night Patrol

Volunteers needed!!! Please come and walk around with us to share some solidarity with the homeless in Osaka, deter harassment against the homeless, and check on their health conditions.
All are welcome!

Location:
Meet at Osaka station. Near the central ticket entrance there is a fountain- near there is a travel agency- Please meet in front of there.

Cost: free- of course

Organizer:

URL: http://www.geocities.co.jp/wallstreet/9279

People in Black vigil

The next People in Black vigil will take place on Friday, December 3, 2004 at 1:00
PM at the Twelve Corners in Brighton.

People in Black stands in solidarity with the Israeli peace group Women in Black
that have weekly vigils in Jerusalem against the occupation of the West Bank and
Gaza.

Rochester People in Black also opposes the US occupation of Iraq.

Please wear black.

Location:
Twelve Corners in Brighton

Metro Justice's 23rd Annual Craft Fair

SAVE THESE DATES!
Friday, December 3, 5-10 pm
Saturday, December 4, 9-3 pm

GIVE THE GIFT OF A BETTER WORLD

Gifts you feel good about, featuring hundreds of fair trade, earth friendly,
and/or locally produced goods that support a just and sustainable world.
Holiday shopping for the whole family, including clothing, toys,
non-competitive games, pottery, and jewelry hand crafted by local artisits,
fair trade imports, and more.
Food, entertainment, and free child care.

First Unitarian Church of Rochester, 220 S. Winton Road
$3 for ages 12+, children under 12 free

Questions, call Metro Justice at 325-2560

Location:
First Unitarian Church of Rochester, 220 S. Winton Road

Cost: $3 for ages 12+, children under 12 free

Organizer:

URL: http://metrojustice.org

The Enemy - Film and Speaker Event

The Enemy

A timely and important documentary on the unequal relationship between the United States and the Philippines since the U.S. occupied the latter a century ago. The film also tackles U.S. occupation of other countries like Iraq. Produced by the Southern Tagalog Exposure, a center for progressive media in the Philippines. The film is narrated in English. Two special guests, Marie Hilao-Enriquez and Larry Everest, will speak during at the event, please read below for their bios.

** $5 suggested donation but no one turned away for lack of funds. Light refreshments and snacks will be served. **

Marie Hilao-Enriquez of KARAPATAN in the Philippines, has been an activist since her youth. She organized students and farmers in the provinces and played a crucial role along with thousands of youth who went underground during martial law in the struggle against the Marcos dictatorship during the 1970s and 1980s. She is currently the general secretary of KARAPATAN or the Alliance for the Advancement of Peoples' Rights.

KARAPATAN is responsible for documenting human rights violations in the Philippines and submits findings and urges legislative bodies to open up inquiries and investigations into cases of human rights violations. It also campaigns for the release of political prisoners and intervenes in the court hearings of their cases.

Larry Everest is the author of "Oil, Power, & Empire: Iraq and the U.S. Global Agenda." He is a correspondent for the Revolutionary Worker newspaper and author of "Behind the Poison Cloud: Union Carbide's Bhopal Massacre." He has reported from Iran, the West Bank, Gaza, India, and Iraq, and his articles have appeared in publications across the U.S. In 1991 he traveled to Iraq and shot the video "Iraq: War Against the People." He currently lives in Berkeley, California. He will be available at the end of the event to sell and sign his most recent book "Oil, Power, & Empire: Iraq and the U.S. Global Agenda."

Sponsored by: Habi Arts, Confederation of Iranians in Southern California, People�s Rights International Solidarity Movement (PRISM), National Alliance for Filipino Concerns (NAFCON), Union of Progressive Iranians, Hollywood-Echo Park Free Pacifica, Bayan-USA, International Action Center.

Click Here To Visit the Habi Arts Web Site

Location:
***LOS ANGELES AREA***
Glendale Public Library
222 E. Harvard Street
Glendale, CA 91205

For venue information only call (818) 548-2030

Cost: $5 suggested donation. no one turned away for lack of funds.

Organizer:

URL: http://www.habi-arts.org

The Enemy - Film and Speaker Event

The Enemy

A timely and important documentary on the unequal relationship between the United States and the Philippines since the U.S. occupied the latter a century ago. The film also tackles U.S. occupation of other countries like Iraq. Produced by the Southern Tagalog Exposure, a center for progressive media in the Philippines. The film is narrated in English. Two special guests, Marie Hilao-Enriquez and Larry Everest, will speak during at the event, please read below for their bios.

** $5 suggested donation but no one turned away for lack of funds. Light refreshments and snacks will be served. **

Marie Hilao-Enriquez of KARAPATAN in the Philippines, has been an activist since her youth. She organized students and farmers in the provinces and played a crucial role along with thousands of youth who went underground during martial law in the struggle against the Marcos dictatorship during the 1970s and 1980s. She is currently the general secretary of KARAPATAN or the Alliance for the Advancement of Peoples' Rights.

KARAPATAN is responsible for documenting human rights violations in the Philippines and submits findings and urges legislative bodies to open up inquiries and investigations into cases of human rights violations. It also campaigns for the release of political prisoners and intervenes in the court hearings of their cases.

Larry Everest is the author of "Oil, Power, & Empire: Iraq and the U.S. Global Agenda." He is a correspondent for the Revolutionary Worker newspaper and author of "Behind the Poison Cloud: Union Carbide's Bhopal Massacre." He has reported from Iran, the West Bank, Gaza, India, and Iraq, and his articles have appeared in publications across the U.S. In 1991 he traveled to Iraq and shot the video "Iraq: War Against the People." He currently lives in Berkeley, California. He will be available at the end of the event to sell and sign his most recent book "Oil, Power, & Empire: Iraq and the U.S. Global Agenda."

Sponsored by: Habi Arts, Confederation of Iranians in Southern California, People�s Rights International Solidarity Movement (PRISM), National Alliance for Filipino Concerns (NAFCON), Union of Progressive Iranians, Hollywood-Echo Park Free Pacifica, Bayan-USA, International Action Center.

Click Here To Visit the Habi Arts Web Site

Location:
***LOS ANGELES AREA***
Glendale Public Library
222 E. Harvard Street
Glendale, CA 91205

For venue information only call (818) 548-2030

Cost: $5 suggested donation. no one turned away for lack of funds.

Organizer:

URL: http://www.habi-arts.org

Spokescouncil on Election Fraud

Please join us once again for a townhall meeting. We have reshaped the townhall meetings to be a spokescouncil--this means we are asking organizations to send a representative to each meeting, those not affiliated to organizations/clubs are also encouraged to attend. This meeting will focus on the Election Fraud and potential activism around this issue. There isn't much time left before the Dec. 13 deadline!

Location:
La Casa de la Raza

Cost: free

Directions: 601 E. Montecito. Exit Milpas, turn left on Montecito.

Musical Performance Night

Friday December 3rd:

7:30pm-10:00pm

- Dennis "Nicho" Holt will be singing and performing
Mexican/Latino standards and folk music.

- "Breakfast" is back with more songs, satire and
musical delight.

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Sin Fronteras Bilingual Books & Caf�
911 Cedar St. | Santa Cruz, CA | 95060
831.423.8281

Location:
911 Cedar St. | Santa Cruz, CA | 95060

Organizer:

URL: http://www.sinfronteras.biz

1st Friday Gallery Hop At the TPC

One of our missions is to support the arts. Our walls are open to everyone in the artistic community on an ongoing basis, but we want to be a regular stop on the Gallery Hop. Snacks and beverages will be served and it's a great time to see the Center if you haven't or continue to support us if you have.

Location:
1720 S Gadsden St

Cost: free

Directions: Off South Monroe, left on Palmer, right on Gadsden, on Right

Organizer:

URL: http://tallprogcen.com

Every Friday-- Vigil to End the Occupation of Palestine

Every Friday
Vigil to End the Occupation of Palestine

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Summit & Snelling, St. Paul

Vigil in support of Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem have lived under an illegal Israeli occupation since 1967, preventing them from establishing their own state on their homeland.

There are now millions of Palestinians who are refugees due to Israel's refusal to recognize their right under international law to return to their own homes since 1948.

All are welcome - please bring signs.
Sponsored by WAMM

Location:

Organizer:

Crafts with Peggy at the Cummington Family Center

A drop-in playgroup for children up to the age of 5. Join us for a morning of organized crafts and story telling.

Location:
Rear of Community House on Main Street in Cummington, MA.

Cost: Free

Organizer:

URL: http://www.hilltownfamilycenter.org