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Table of Contents - January 2009

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ACTIVISM
| COMMENTARY
| CULTURE
| FEATURES
| ZAPS

Activism

GAY & LESBIAN COMMUNITY NOTES: Prop 8: Same-Sex Marriage and Coalition Building by Michael Bronski

An anti-gay marriage referendum shows need for better coalition bui...

ANTI-WAR ORGANIZING: Brewing GI Joe & Jane by Isabel Mcdonald

New GI coffeehouses brewing knowledge and resistance in the military.

WORKER ORGANIZING: Domestic Workers Rising Up by Elizabeth Martinez

New labor activism among women of color working as domestics.

Commentary

SUMMER SCHOOL: Z Media Institute 2009 Application by Z Staff

Information and application form for the 2009 ZMI, or Z Media Insti...

MEMORIAL: Odetta, 1930-2008 by Z Staff

Remembering "the voice of the Civil Rights Movement."

FROM THE WEB: Net Briefs by Z Staff

Items of interest from our email boxes and the web.

JOURNAL OF THE 22ND YEAR: Z Media Matters by Z Staff

The state of Z Communications.

FOG WATCH: Bailouts & Sellouts by Edward Herman

Economic resources rushing to the aid of the "big boys"

CONSERVATIVE WATCH: Heritage Foundation To "Fight Back" by Bill Berkowitz

Fundraising and regrouping by the most prominent right wing think t...

LAW & ORDER: A "Trojan Horse" for Recruiters by Sherwood Ross

The Pentagon uses No Child Left Behind to target youth.

LA MIGRA: Crossing State Lines and Prison Gates by Carlos Perez de alejo

Assaults on immigrant communities by local police with ICE support.

LATIN AMERICA: Operation Disrupt Democracy in El Salvador by Erica Thompson

U.S. interference in upcoming elections.

GAZA: No Lights, No Food, No Medicines: No Change by Andrea Becker

Worsening effects of Israel's blockade.

EYES RIGHT: Brownshirt Anarchism, Bogus Journalism by Chip Berlet

Critiquing an implied anti-regime alliance between right and left.

Culture

BOOK REVIEW: War Without End by Jeremy Kuzmarov

Jeremy Kuzmarov reviews a new book on the illegal U.S. invasion and...

Features

EMPIRE BUILDING: There is No Peace Dividend by Paul Street

The likely continuation of empire and inequality under "Brand Obama."

THE ECONOMY: Epic Recession Revisited by Jack Rasmus

Our current economic crisis might be best described as "epic recess...

THEORY & PRACTICE: The End of Neoliberalism? by Damien Cahill

Despite reports of its demise, the state keeps neoliberalism alive.

GREEN TIDE: Via Campesina Confronts the Global Agrofuel Industrial Complex by John e. Peck

Via Campesina's conference highlights conflict between farmers and ...

Zaps

FREE LISTINGS: Zaps - January 2009 by Various Contributors

Announcements of new events, campaigns, groups, and media.

NEW DVD: Elections & Change by Z Staff

A talk by Noam Chomsky just after the 2008 election on DVD.

SPECIAL OFFER DVDS: Goodbye to Bush Offer by Z Staff

A "Goodbye to Bush" special offer for a $20 subscription & $15 DVDs.

SUBSCRIPTIONS: The "Outrageous" Gift Subscription Offer by Z Staff

A limited time offer for steeply discounted gift subscriptions to Z...

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Events from Zaps

ANARCHY FEST - The fourth annual Victoria Festival of Anarchy & Bookfair is planned for September 5-12, with the Bookfair on the last two days; features workshops, presentations, music and more.

FAIR TRADE - The Fair Trade Futures Conference is scheduled for September 10-12 in Boston, with seminars aimed towards promoting an alternative and more just economy.

BOOKFAIR - The Twin Cities Anarchist Bookfair is scheduled for September 10-12 in south Minneapolis, with skillshares, crafts, food, music, and of course authors, publishers and books.

DEMOCRACY SCHOOL - The Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund is hosting a democracy School in Seattle September 17-18, to teach organizing for environmental justice and sustainable communities.

PEACE DAY - September 21 is the UN's International Day of Peace, with this year's theme Youth, Peace and Development.

MOBILIZATION - Appalachia Rising events against mountaintop removal mining are scheduled for September 25-27 in Washington, DC. A weekend conference, Appalachia Rising, Voices from the Mountains, is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. On Monday, the Appalachia Rising Day of Action will feature a march and rally.

JOBS - A mass mobilization and march for jobs, One Nation Working Together, is scheduled for Saturday, October 2 in Washington, DC. The event is supported by local peace and economic justice groups around the country, who are organizing rides there.

SPACE FOR PEACE - The annual International Week of Protest to Stop the Militarization of Space is scheduled for October 2-9; resources to help plan educational events or demonstrations are available online and by request.

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