Protecting Bristol Bay and Putting Musicians in the Mix

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http://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/wadesworldjune132014.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsLittle Rock    Outside of Alaska the people who immediately know where Bristol Bay is located are preparing to compete on the “Jeopardy” television show or a National Geographic Society geo-quiz thing, but thanks to a building campaign we might all need to start learning the location.  And, …

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The Military Sees Grassroots Organizing in USA and Globally as a Threat

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Little Rock       We were just talking a couple of days ago about how Canada was now monitoring every grassroots protest through their vast country.  Being “Debbie Downer,” I speculated that you can bet that the USA is all over that, too.  Almost simultaneously, what do you know, the UK-based Guardian runs a story saying essentially, …

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Skyping Reports and Global Organizing Debates

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Bristol    After discussions of progress with the Remittance Justice Campaign and the Digital Access Opportunity Campaign in a number of countries, we hunkered down with some excitement to hear the reports on Skype from India, Kenya, and our Latin America offices.  Many of the reports had been sent in writing to great comments. Applause greeted …

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