STATES OF ABUSE ===============
Polish Anarchist Sentenced to Jail for Fixing Passport On Wed 9th of August, Krzysztof Wantoch-Rekowski - a longtime activist of the Polish Anarchist Federation and Food Not Bombs from Poznań - was detained by the police. He has been put into jail for six weeks for... destroying his identity card (article 276 of the Penal Code). He had put a sticker on the card to keep it from falling apart! -- Source: Alter-EE e-mail list and http://cia.bzzz.net/fa_p_n
WEBSITE OF THE DAY ===============
Pittsburgh Organizing Group http://www.organizepittsburgh.org/
QUOTE =====
"No one has a right to sit down and feel hopeless. There is too much work to do."
-- Dorothy Day
---------------------- TODAY AT INFOSHOP NEWS ======================
Our newswire (news.infoshop.org) is updated 24/7 with a range of material from the alternative and mainstream media.
David Van Deusen: Worker Owned in Vermont http://www.infoshop.org/inews/article.php?story=2006vermont_workerowned
Will the French Army Enforce the “Pax Israelia”? http://www.infoshop.org/inews/article.php?story=20060825104634785
War on Lebanon: Haret Hreik Destruction; photos and video http://www.infoshop.org/inews/article.php?story=20060825104429401
Israel-Palestine: State forces attack anti-fence protesters http://www.infoshop.org/inews/article.php?story=20060825103420424
Union of Starbucks Workers in New Zealand Condemns Termination of Daniel Gross http://www.infoshop.org/inews/article.php?story=20060825083401366
No Apologises! No Compromises! No Prisoners! The Keith Mann Interview http://www.infoshop.org/inews/article.php?story=20060825003516409
Anarchist Black Cross of Thessaloniki: Reportback from eastern Europe tour & update on prisoners http://www.infoshop.org/inews/article.php?story=2006082416152269
Chomsky: On the US-Israeli Invasion of Lebanon http://www.infoshop.org/inews/article.php?story=20060824104923477
-------------------------- FROM THE ALTERNATIVE MEDIA ==========================
War in Lebanon: Israeli attacks continue despite UN Ceasefire http://www.indymedia.org/en/2006/08/845364.shtml
Wisconsin Books to Prisoners Project Kicks It OFF! http://madison.indymedia.org/feature/display/45957/index.php
Antiwar.com: The Neocons Ride Again http://www.antiwar.com/justin/?articleid=9603
The Liquid Bomb Hoax: The Larger Implications http://www.dissidentvoice.org/Aug06/Petras25.htm
The Postmodern Anarchist: Greek Anarchists Riot http://www.postmodernanarchist.com/2006/08/greek_anarchist.html
The aftermath of the US-Israeli offensive against Lebanon http://www.wsws.org/articles/2006/aug2006/leba-a25.shtml
Bristol Indymedia: Kebele Infoshop: Now Open! http://www.bristol.indymedia.org/newswire.php?story_id=25310
"Water Wars" a Myth, Say Experts http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=34465
CALENDAR ========
August 25-27, 2006 Virginia: Twin Oaks Women's Gathering http://www.twinoaks.org/community/women/index.html
August 27, 2006 Boston: First Annual, Sacco and Vanzetti Memorial Parade
August 27, 2006, 2-7 p.m. NYC: Daniel McGowan Music show benefit Location: Fabric House, 239 Central Avenue, White Plains, NY with Erik Peterson (Mischief Brew), Armed Metropolis, Project Citizen Evan Greer, Ryan Harvey, Slug's Revenge and Whiskey Smile. Download flyer. Contact: jonwilkesbooth at gmail.com
September 8-10, 2006 Victoria B.C. Canada: Victoria Anarchist Bookfair
September 8-10, 2006 San Diego: Roots of Resistance: Summer Skill Share and Organizing Camp http://www.organiccollective.org
Albany Skill Share 2006 September 23, 2006 http://www.infoshop.org/inews/article.php?story=20060824124732701
Renewing the Anarchist Tradition Conference September 29 to October 1, 2006 at Goddard College, Plainfield, Vermont http://www.homemadejam.org/renew
September 29-October 2, 2006 Minneapolis: Stopping Merchants of Death: Strategic Conference for Grassroots Activists http://www.warresisters.org/smod
More events can be found at Infoshop News (news.infoshop.org) or at the Infoshop calendar: http://www.infoshop.org/calendar.html
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