Occupations
Various Contributors
Commentary
PLEDGING
War Party Persists
Ramzy Baroud
FOG WATCH
Internal Refugees
Edward S. Herman
CRACKDOWN
The War on Drugs
John Whitehead
NUCLEAR NEWS
U.S. Nuclear Nightmare
John Raymond
GENDER & SEXUALITY
Critique
Donovan Lessard
Activism
TOURING
All Occupations Are Local
Arun Gupta
LESSONS & POTENTIAL
Occupations
Roger Bybee
Features
NARRATIVES
Real Populism
Paul Street
ECONOMIC REPORT
Deficits and Debts
Jack Rasmus
SPECIAL REPORT
Resistance In Occupied Iraq
Nicolas J.S. Davies
INTERVIEW
Kurdish Communalism
Janet Biehl
INTERVIEW
Agitate the Hood
Jilian Suarez
Reviews
BOOK REVIEW
Cultural Items of Note
Various Reviewers
Zaps
Progressive events
Various Contributors
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Table of Contents - December 2011
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- NET BRIEFS
- | COMMENTARY
- | ACTIVISM
- | FEATURES
- | REVIEWS
- | ZAPS
Net Briefs
Occupations by Various Contributors
Commentary
PLEDGING: Iraq War Declared Over, but War Party Persists by Ramzy Baroud
FOG WATCH: Internal Refugees and the War System by Edward S. Herman
CRACKDOWN: The War on Drugs Has Become the War on the American People by John Whitehead
NUCLEAR NEWS: Fukushima's U.S. Nuclear Nightmare by John Raymond
GENDER & SEXUALITY: A Critique of the "Post-Gay" Thesis by Donovan Lessard
Activism
TOURING: All Occupations Are Local by Arun Gupta
LESSONS & POTENTIAL: Occupations: Keeping the Flame Alive by Roger Bybee
Features
NARRATIVES: Real Populism vs. Fake by Paul Street
ECONOMIC REPORT: The Real Causes of Deficits and the Debt by Jack Rasmus
SPECIAL REPORT: The Victory of Popular Resistance In Occupied Iraq by Nicolas J.S. Davies
INTERVIEW: Kurdish Communalism by Janet Biehl
INTERVIEW: Agitate the Hood by Jilian Suarez
Reviews
BOOK REVIEW: Cultural Items of Note by Various Reviewers
Zaps
Progressive events, programs, and new book releases by Various Contributors
Z Magazine Archive
Announcements
CUBAN 5 - From May 30 to June 5, supporters of the Cuban 5 will gather in Washington DC to raise awareness about the case and to demand a humanitarian solution that will allow the return of these men to their homeland.
Contact: info@thecuban5.org; info@thecuban5.org.
BIKES - Bikes Not Bombs is holding its 24th annual Bike- A-Thon and Green Roots Festival in Boston, MA on June 3, with several bike rides, music, exhibitors, and more.
Contact: Bikes Not Bombs, 284 Amory St., Jamaica Plain, MA 02130; 617-522-0222; mailbikesnotbombs.org; www.bikesnotbombs.org.
LEFT FORUM - The 2013 Left Forum will be held June 7-9, at Pace University in NYC.
Contact: 365 Fifth Avenue, CUNY Graduate Center, Sociology Dept., New York, NY 10016; http://www.leftforum.org/.
VEGAN FEST - Mad City Vegan Fest will be held in Madison, WI, June 8. The annual event features food, speakers, and exhibitors.
Contact: 122 State Street, Suite 405 B, Madison, WI 53701; madcityveganfest@gmail.com; http://veganfest.org/.
ADC CONFERENCE - The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) holds its annual conference June 13-16 in Washington, DC, with panel discussions and workshops.
Contact: 1990 M Street, Suite 610, Washington, DC, 20036; 202-244-2990; convention @adc. org http://convention.adc.org/.
CUBA/SOCIALISM - A Cuban-North American Dialog on Socialist Renewal and Global Capitalist Crisis will be held in Havana, Cuba, June 16-30. There will be a 5-day Seminar at the University of Havana, plus visits to a co-op and educational and medical institutions.
Contact: cuba@globaljusticecenter.org; http://www.globaljustice center.org/.
NETROOTS - The 8th Annual Netroots Nation conference will take place June 20-23 in San Jose, CA. The event features panels, trainings, networking, screenings, and keynotes.
Contact: 164 Robles Way, #276, Vallejo, CA 94591; registration@netrootsnation.org; http://www.netrootsnation.org/.
MEDIA - The 15th annual Allied Media Conference will be held June 20-23, in Detroit.
Contact: 4126 Third Street, Detroit, MI 48201; http://alliedmedia.org/.
GRASSROOTS - The United We Stand Festival will be hosted by Free & Equal, June 22 in Little Rock, Arkansas. The festival aims to reform the electoral process in the U.S.
Contact: http://freeandequal.org/
LITERACY - The National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) will hold its conference July 12-13 in Los Angeles.
Contact: 10 Laurel Hill Drive, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003; http://namle.net/conference/.
IWW - The North American Work People’s College will take place July 12-16 at Mesaba Co-op Park in northern Minnesota. The event will bring together Wobblies from across the continent to learn skills and build one big union.
Contact: http://workpeoplescollege.org/.
PEACESTOCK - On July 13, the 11th Annual Peacestock will take place at Windbeam Farm in Hager City, WI. The event is a mixture of music, speakers, and community for peace. Sponsored by Veterans for Peace.
Contact: Bill Habedank, 1913 Grandview Ave., Red Wing, MN 55066; 651-388-7733; billhabedank@yahoo.com; http://www. peacestockvfp.org.
LA RAZA - The annual National Council of La Raza (NCLR) Conference is scheduled for July 18-19 in New Orleans, with workshops, presentations, and panel discussions.
Contact: NCLR Headquarters Office, Raul Yzaguirre Building, 1126 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036; 202-785-1670; www.nclr.org.
ACTIVIST CAMP - Youth Empowered Action (YEA) Camp will have sessions in July and August in Ben Lomond, CA; Portland, OR; Charlton, MA. YEA Camp is designed for activists 12-17 years old who want to make a difference.
Contact: info@yeacamp.org; http://yeacamp.org/.



