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| Innovator's Focus: Rewarding Conservation in the Blackfoot WatershedWed, 07 Jan 2009 14:51:11 -0800 by AshInstituteThe Grassroots Conservation Program of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service facilitates and rewards voluntary conservation of habitats for wolves, trout, grizzlies, and other wildlife in the Blackfoot Watershed through cooperative, community-based partnerships. The program is a 2006 Innovations in American Government Award winner. Related: none | |
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| US Financial Aid to Israel - (Occupation 101 Movie Clip)Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:41:04 -0800 by WaterteenfanMovie clip from award-winning documentary film 'Occupation 101.' For more info or to purchase the DVD please visit: http://www.occupatio n101.comor to watch film on google click herehttp://video.goo gle.com/videoplay?do cid=-245190845081169 0589&ei=iS9lSbeyBY3m -AGFoJmKCA&q=occupat ion+101A thought-provoking and powerful documentary film on the current and historical root causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Unlike any other film ever produced on the conflict -- 'Occupation 101' presents a comprehensive analysis of the facts and hidden truths surrounding the never ending controversy and dispels many of its long-perceived myths and misconceptions.The film also details life under Israeli military rule, the role of the United States in the conflict, and the major obstacles that stand in the way of a lasting and viable peace. The roots of the conflict are explained through first-hand on-the-ground experiences from leading Middle East scholars, peace activists, journalists, religious leaders and humanitarian workers whose voices have too often been suppressed in American media outlets.The film covers a wide range of topics -- which include -- the first wave of Jewish immigration from Europe in the 1880's, the 1920 tensions, the 1948 war, the 1967 war, the first Intifada of 1987, the Oslo Peace Process, Settlement expansion, the role of the United States Government, the second Intifada of 2000, the separation barrier and the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, as well as many heart wrenching testimonials from victims of this tragedy.Featured InterviewsOccupation 101 features a leading list of some of the most credible Middle East scholars, historians, peace activists, journalists, and humanitarian workers.Dr. Albert AghazarianDirector of Public Relations at Bier Ziet University. He is the most prominent Palestinian Armenian figure -- Headed press centre during Madrid conference.Ambassado r James AkinsFormer (1963-1965) Attache at the US Embassy in Baghdad; Former (1973-1975) US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia.Rabbi Arik AschermanExecutive Director of Rabbis for Human Rights - an organization of Israeli rabbis committed to defending the human rights of all people in Israel and in the territories under Israeli control.Dr. William BakerFormer Professor of Ancient History and Biblical studies. Founder of Christians and Muslims for Peace.Bishop Allen Bartlett, Jr.Assisting Bishop (2001-2004) of the Diocese of Washington. The Episcopal Diocese of Washington comprises 93 Episcopal congregations in the District of Columbia and the Maryland counties of Montgomery, Prince George's, Charles and Saint Mary's.Phyllis BennisFellow at the Institute for Policy Studies. An author, analyst, and activist on Middle East and UN issues. Helped found and co-chairs the U.S. Campaign to End Israeli Occupation.Peter BoukaertDirector of Emergencies at Human Rights Watch -- the largest human rights organization based in the United States. He has conducted extensive fact-finding investigations into human rights abuses in the West Bank (Israeli Occupied Territory).Sharon BurkeFormer Advocacy Director with Amnesty International -- a Nobel Prize-winning grassroots activist organization with over 1.8 million members worldwide. Amnesty International undertakes research and action focused on preventing and ending grave human rights abuses worldwide.Noam ChomskyInstitute Professor Emeritus of linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. An Author and Analyst of Global Affairs including, US foreign Policy, and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Author of "The fateful triangle: the United States, Israel, and the Palestinians." Related: u.s. aid to israel:occupation 101israeli-palestinian conflict facts truth military palestine israel us foreign policy occupation 101 documentary film middle east american taxpayers gaza | |
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| Aleppans Speak Out!Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:33:59 -0800 by TharwacolamusCan the inhabitants of the city of Aleppo in the Northern Syria still find some loose cash in their pockets by month-end? All but one of the random sampling of people interviewed by Tharwa activists in one of the city's busiest public parks asserted that their income does not last until the end of the month, and the concept of "saving," therefore, has become impractical for them. Related: syria aleppo poverty "grassroots outreach" democracy activism dissent "middle east" | |
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| MARIJUANA, WEED, CANNABIS, CHRONIC, KUSH, GANJA, IT'S ALL SAFE, LEGALIZE IT!Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:58:28 -0800 by THEHOSSER10580HELP MAKE MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION THE TOP ISSUE ON OBAMA'S CHANGE.ORG SITE BEFORE 1/15/09! PLEASE SHARE, RATE THIS VIDEO FOLLOW THE LINK AND VOTE NOW! http://www.change.or g/ideas YOU ARE LIMITED TO YOUR TOP TEN VOTES. IT TAKE NO MORE THEN 5 MINS. THE TOP TEN QUESTIONS VOTED ON WILL BE PRESENTED TO PRESIDENT OBAMA!Since Election Day, more than 100,000 Americans have submitted and voted for the best ideas for how the Obama administration should change America. On January 5th, the final round of voting began among nearly 100 qualifying ideas across a diverse range of issues to determine the Top 10 Ideas for America.The winning ideas will be presented to the Obama administration on January 16th at an event at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, co-hosted by the Case Foundation. At the event we will also announce the launch of a national advocacy campaign behind each idea in collaboration with our nonprofit partners to build a movement around translating each idea into actual policy. Related: marijuana cannabis weed bong 420 herb hemp smoke kush drug high cup medical hydro chronic ganja grass pot news tv political ron paul obama spoof stand-up parody pranks sketch improv economics mccain palin biden maryjane election video iraq war blog series blooper nwo fox msnbc cnn cbs view hosser hoser girls sex engineering short film commercial xxx tits pussy business computer science health humanities medicine social visual ufo arts drink food iraq bail out gaza grassroots truth | |
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| Salvation HQWed, 07 Jan 2009 11:33:04 -0800 by cfavideosPositive Impact, in Miami Florida, held a course on the theology of development for future community leaders. One topic it touched on was salvation and how it liberates the whole person. Participants learned that salvation is not only a future reality, but also a present condition. Related: salvation christian grassroots outreach nonprofit heaven | |
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| ?????? ??? ???? (Valley of the Wolves Iraq) (Part 6-12)Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:51:43 -0800 by sidekick91578The movie opens with a depiction of a real-life incident: the arrest on July 4, 2003 of 11 allied Turkish special forces soldiers and 13 civilians by the U.S. commander of the 173rd Airborne, Colonel William C. Mayville [2] (Sam William Marshall, (played by American actor Billy Zane)) in the northern Iraqi town of Sulaymaniyah. The Turkish soldiers suppose that this is an ordinary visit from their NATO allies. But this time it is different. This arrest is infamous in Turkey as the so-called "Hood event". The soldiers were led out of their headquarters at gunpoint, with hoods over their heads and subsequently detained for sixty hours before being released. This was the first time such an incident had ever taken place between the two NATO allies. The United States apologized for the incident, and Donald Rumsfeld later issued a statement of regret for the detention, but many Turks took great offense at the incident. One of the Turkish officers, unable to bear the shame of the hooding, committed suicide. In the film, one of the special forces troops, Suleyman Aslan is so humiliated by the shame of the hooding that he commits suicide after writing a letter to his friend, Polat Alemdar (played by Necati ?a?maz, shown in large profile on the poster). Alemdar is a former Turkish intelligence agent who has recently severed links to the government agency for which he worked. Determined to avenge his friend's humiliation, Alemdar travels to Iraq along with several of his colleagues to seek vengeance on the American commander whose actions led to Aslan's suicide. At a checkpoint, Alemdar and his team murder three Iraqi Kurdish paramilitary troops called "Peshmerge". They attach explosives to the foundation of a hotel. They demand commander Sam William Marshall, who was responsible for the hood incident, to come to the hotel. He complies. When Marshall arrives, Polat wants him to put a sack above his head and to publicly leave the hotel with it, allowing journalists to take photos, taking the same insult he committed to Polat's dead friend. The group threatens to blow up the hotel unless Marshall and some of his men let themselves be led out of the hotel while hooded. Marshall refuses and brings in a group of Iraqi children as human shields. Alemdar gives in and leaves. Marshall raids an Arab wedding on the pretext of hunting terrorists. When the usual celebratory gunfire starts, one soldier says: "Now they are shooting, now they are terrorists." They attack a wedding party. A small child named Ali sticks a branch up the barrel of one of their guns. The soldier fires as a reflex response, shooting the child Ali dead in front of his parents. The rest of the soldiers panic and begin firing on the wedding guests, beat up the bride, shoot the groom in the head in front of the bride, shoot the guests and children (see controversy, below). The survivors are captured and forced into an airtight container truck and sent to Abu Ghraib prison (the infamous prisoner mistreatment is then depicted later). Enroute an American soldier complains that the prisoners might be suffocating in the truck. One of Marshall's men then fires on the truck, spraying the detainees with bullets, claiming he is providing them fresh air. "See, now they won't suffocate to death" he says. When the soldier threatens to report the incident, he is promptly shot. While, in Abu Ghraib.... supposedly Lynndie England is making naked human pyramids from those arrested in the wedding. The prisoners are washed with high pressure nozzles. In a later scene, an execution of a Western journalist by Iraqi rebels is about to take place, but an esteemed-by-the-rebe ls sheikh prevents it and offers the journalist the opportunity to kill the rebel who was about to kill him?the rebel does not resist, but the journalist declines the offer. The bride Leyla wants revenge by becoming a suicide bomber, but is talked out of it by the Sheikh who says it is against Sharia (Islamic religious law). Leyla hurries to a market to stop her friend, father of a child killed at the wedding, from blowing himself up where Marshall is having a meeting but is too late. Alemdar and his men, who also happen to be there to assassinate Marshall are led to safety by Leyla. Alemdar and his team then attempt to kill Marshall again by rigging a bomb in a piano (which once belonged to Saddam Hussein) that's being delivered to Marshall as a gift. The bomb explodes prematurely, and Marshall survives. Alemdar and Leyla then go to a mosque, to meet the Sheikh. Marshall tracks them down, however, and a big firefight ensues. The entire village and mosque is destroyed by heavy gunfire. Together they manage to kill Marshall, but Leyla is also killed by Marshall.91- Related: commentary analysis documentary grassroots outreach news political commercial usa iraq islam afghan terror | |
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| I'll Fly Away Without You imovieTue, 06 Jan 2009 21:07:32 -0800 by grassrootsacousticaGrassroots Acoustica #18: 2nd Annual Lotta Love EditionFamily, Friends & Fans Remember Nicolette Larson [1952-1997]Saturday, Dec 13, 2008Talking Stick, Veniceto benefit the Nicolette Larson Pediatric Endowment at Mattel Children's Hospital/UCLATo donate to the Nicolette Larson Endowment, make checks payable to the UCLA Foundation, with a note that they are for the Nicolette Larson Pediatric Endowment. Then can be mail to:Mattel Childrens Hospital UCLAc/o Medical Sciences Development10945 Le Conte Avenue, Suite 3132Box 951784Los Angeles, California 90095-1784http://www .mattel.ucla.eduRose mary Butler lead vocalAndrew Gold rhythm guitarGary Stockdale - keyboardRobert Martin - saxophoneJeff Kossack - percussionBob Carpenter - harmony vox, shakerFreebo - bass Related: lotta love nicolette larson linda ronstadt andrew gold neil young 1970s freebo bonnie raitt benefit coffeehouse | |
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