N. Calif. PWW to honor coalitions, labors priest
BERKELEY, Calif. – Labor and community organizations and leaders campaigning for living wages, workers’ rights and dignity on the job, peace and solidarity will be honored on Sunday, Oct. 13, at the People’s Weekly World/Nuestro Mundo gala banquet to raise money for the 2002 Fund Drive, launched Sept. 15.
FBI grills innocent family
BALTIMORE – In a case study of John Ashcroft’s “TIPS” program gone berserk, a neighborhood here was evacuated the night of Sept. 12 while the FBI grilled an innocent Arab-American man based on a false tip-off that he was building a bomb in his garage.
Iraq inspections pave way for peace
Iraq’s agreement to unconditional weapons inspections is a significant step forward, but the Bush administration’s negative reaction shows it wants to start a war regardless, former senator James Abourezk (D-S.D.) said Sept. 17.
SECURITY WITHOUT RIGHTS
Reprint President Bush and Republican Senate leaders stepped up their assault on workplace rights for the 170,000 employees of the proposed Homeland Security Department.
PWW/ Mundo fund drive begins
CHICAGO – Plans are underway across the country to raise money for the annual People’s Weekly World/Nuestro Mundo fund drive. The fund drive begins Sept. 15 and will run through Dec. 15.
Families of 9/11 victims call for peace
NEW YORK – The American Friends and Service Committee (AFSC) and the September Eleventh Families for Peaceful Tomorrows held a “No More Victims” panel here Sept. 8 to promote public dialogue on alternatives to war.
Workers win concessions from Chicago hotels
CHICAGO – Not until well after Labor Day did Chicago hotel employees know whether they would work or strike.
Immigrants win victory in Waukegan, Illinois
CHICAGO – The small industrial city of Waukegan, Ill., an hour north of Chicago on Lake Michigan, was the site of a modest victory by Mexican immigrant workers and their allies Aug. 19.
Spinning a fantasy
Last Thursday evening, I was watching the news and heard a reporter explain, with a serious look on her face, that the next day Bush was going to begin “consulting” with world leaders in an effort to build support for the U. S. government’s position on Iraq.
McKinney: History train will keep rolling for justice
The following is an excerpt from Rep. Cynthia McKinney’s (D-Ga.) concession speech. McKinney, a 10-year incumbent and well-known voice for social justice and progressive causes, lost the Democratic primary to political newcomer Denise Majette. Majette was backed by a number of conservative, corporate and right-wing forces. A difficult defeat for all progressives, we reprint McKinney’s statement here because her determination to continue the fight for peace and justice, in the face of adversity, is an inspiration for all of us to work harder to defeat the ultra-right and corporate rule.
