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Gift Offer
Z Staff
UPDATE
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Z Staff
Commentary
BUS TOUR
Inside Hanford
Joshua Frank
INVESTIGATION
Fiji Water & Vatukoula
Laura Kiesel
GLBTQ NOTES
New Culture Wars?
Michael Bronski
Activism
LABOR NOTES
Teacher Reformers
Paul Abowd
CONVENTION REPORT
AFL-CIO Convention
Carl Finamore
HUNGER STRIKE
Blacklisted Saharawi
Stefan Simanowitz
CLOSINGS
Factory Like a City
David Bacon
FIELD NOTES
G-20 Outrage
Orin Langelle
Features
ECONOMIC POLICY
Financial Fragility
Jack Rasmus
INSURANCE
Affordable Care?
Roger Bybee
MOTIVATIONS
Liberation Psychology
Bruce E. Levine
JOURNAL
Until Jesus Comes
Chris Lewis
Interviews
INTERVIEW
Dance Brigade
Holly Near
INTERVIEW
Beyond Hutto
DC Tedrow
INTERVIEW
Rami Khouri
David Barsamian
Reviews
BOOK REVIEW
D'Ambrosio's Cash
Alexander Billet
BOOK REVIEW
Davis's Kinfolk
David Barber
Hotel Satire
HOTEL SATIRE
Holiday Images
Lydia Sargent
Zaps
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Zaps - 11-09
Various Contributors
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Table of Contents - November 2009
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- | HOTEL SATIRE
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Z Matters
LIMITED TIME: Discounted Gift Subscription Offer by Z Staff
UPDATE: Fundraising Report & Special Offer by Z Staff
Commentary
BUS TOUR: Hanford's B Reactor by Joshua Frank
INVESTIGATION: Fiji Water and the Vatukoula Dump by Laura Kiesel
GLBTQ NOTES: New Culture Wars Over Gay Teens? by Michael Bronski
Activism
LABOR NOTES: Teacher Reformers Battle Over Public Education by Paul Abowd
CONVENTION REPORT: Backstage at the AFL-CIO Convention by Carl Finamore
HUNGER STRIKE: Young, Gifted, and Blacklisted by Stefan Simanowitz
CLOSINGS: A Factory Like a City by David Bacon
FIELD NOTES: Outrage at the G-20 Meetings in Pittsburgh by Orin Langelle
Features
ECONOMIC POLICY: Financial Fragility, One Year Later by Jack Rasmus
INSURANCE: Affordable Care? by Roger Bybee
MOTIVATIONS: Liberation Psychology for the U.S. by Bruce E. Levine
JOURNAL: Until Jesus Comes by Chris Lewis
Interviews
INTERVIEW: Dance with A Mission: Thirty-five Years of Dance Brigade by Holly Near
INTERVIEW: Beyond Hutto: "Pushing Back" Against Immigrant Detention Centers by DC Tedrow
INTERVIEW: Dateline: Middle East by David Barsamian
Reviews
BOOK REVIEW: A Heartbeat and a Guitar by Alexander Billet
BOOK REVIEW: My Confederate Kinfolk by David Barber
Hotel Satire
HOTEL SATIRE: Holiday Images by Lydia Sargent
Zaps
FREE LISTINGS: Zaps - November 2009 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/.
