M a r k D i l l e y: 2007-03

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Dark Days in Benton Harbor:
An Analysis of the Pinkney Trial and the Movement Ahead

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Rev. Edward Pinkney in Second Week of Re-trial in Benton Harbor

Rev. Edward Pinkney Convicted on Five Counts By An All-White Jury in Berrien County, Michigan

BANCO Statement on the Conviction of Edward Pinkney

Labels: Human Rights Whirlpool Voter Fraud

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Brian Kerr | Happy birthday, Homeland Security Advisory System

"Happy birthday, Homeland Security Advisory System"

Great post by Brian.

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A Public Service � Humanize the Earth! - Evolutionary weaving of the threads of life: "Why do we require Amtrak to cover it’s own bills? Highways certainly don’t pay for themselves. We subsidize the heck out of both roads and fuel."

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Kevin Donegan: From Vine Street: Cool kids: "Clever. Environmental. Guerrilla activism. (Pink Floyd) house music."

I met Keving at ZMI in 2001 - glad he has a weblog up.

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Please pass on the following announcement to anyone who you think might be
interested in working for Labor Notes. We're hiring for two positions now,
possibly a third program position later this year.

Labor Notes is now accepting applications for two staff positions in
our Detroit office. We are looking for people with experience in or
around the labor movement. A commitment to rank-and-file unionism is
a must.

We are hiring a Conference Organizer and Administrative Director.
Applicants for the conference organizer position should have
experience organizing large conferences or other comparable events.
They should be able to juggle multiple responsibilities, meet
deadlines, manage complicated logistics and schedules, and maintain
ongoing email and phone correspondence with a large number of
conference-goers. Bilingual Spanish/English is a plus. Job duties
will include planning and executing a conference timeline, negotiating
with conference hotel, coordinating workshop and meeting schedules,
handling scholarships and subsidies for conference participants. This
is a one-year position starting June 2007.

Applicants for the administrative director position should
have experience using computers for accounting, databases, and word
processing. We seek someone who is detail-oriented, able to manage
ongoing responsibilities, can troubleshoot, and can relate well to our
subscribers, book-buyers, and supporters. Job duties will include
accounts payable and receivable, payroll and other taxes, handling
customer orders and daily mail, and maintaining files. Ongoing
program work, such as magazine writing or conference organizing, is
also possible depending on experience and availability. This position
is available immediately.

Salary for both positions is $24,000 to $28,000, depending on
experience. Labor Notes offers a generous benefits package. Women
and people of color are encouraged to apply.

To apply for either position, please send a resume and cover letter to
Mark Brenner at Labor Notes, 104 Montgomery St, New York, NY
11225-2008. You can fax applications to 718-287-3287 or email them to
mark@labornotes.org.

For more information, call 718-284-4144 or go to
http://labornotes.org/jobs.

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For J:

To Mecca with Love
James Tracy

After work at H and M Market Liquor and Deli,
quietly pondering the choices life gives us-
a Twenty-First Century natural selection:

Coke or Pepsi
Seven-Up or Sprite
Dr. Pepper or Mr. Pibb
Old English or Guinness in a Can
Doritos or Encharitos
Lottery or Super-Lotto

Someone is haggling for a fourty-ouncer.
Someone is scratching a lottery ticket.
Someone calls out for spare change.

Behind the canned food aisles,
underneath the glow of the far security monitor,
I hear a man chant, the one who sold me
last night's beer, chips and tuna.

He is chanting devotion to Allah,
to Mecca with Love,
crouched on a cardboard flat;
a lone tear rests on his cheek.

A poster of a blonde straddling a beer can hears
his prayers.
The hum of the freezer harmonizes with him tonight.
Someone is still haggling for a fourty-ouncer.

I walk to the counter to the man
who will sell me
tonight's beer, chips and tuna.

He says, "How's it goin'?"
I say, "Pretty good, same as usual."
He says, "Anything else?"
I say, "Yeah, a newspaper."

Walking away I look at the front page headlines

BLOODSHED AS ISRAEL RETALIATES
IN WEST BANK: 13 DEAD.

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Splenda registers hundreds of negative domains - DomainTools Blog

"Splenda wants to shortcut any free speech or backlash to their product by registering all the negative domains. It all started back in the 90’s when AOLsucks.com successfully defended its use of the Trademark of “AOL” in its name and established the legal precedent (BTW, AOL bought AOLsucks years later). Courts have found that the sucks appended domain names do not confuse the consumer, and their registrants have a right to voice criticism."