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Florida Voices for Animals & St. Pete for
Peace present: Peaceable Kingdom
Free film, this Wednesday, June 3, 8:15pm
At a time when the public is more concerned than ever about the
health and environmental problems associated with large-scale factory
farming, Peaceable Kingdom explores another angle of this unfolding
story: the interconnected life journeys of farm animals, former farmers,
and animal rescuers struggling against an out of control industrial
system (2004, 77 mins). The film is shown in the outdoor courtyard
of Cafe Bohemia, 937 Central Ave, St. Petersburg.
Learn more
about Florida Voices for Animals.
Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Cindy Sheehan in St.
Petersburg
Wednesday, June 17, 6:00pm at NOVA 535, 8:00pm at Cafe Bohemia
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Abu Ghraib abuse photos 'show rape'
Photographs of alleged prisoner abuse which Barack Obama is
attempting to censor include images of apparent rape and sexual abuse, it
has emerged
(read). At least one picture shows an American soldier
apparently raping a female prisoner while another is said to show a male
translator raping a male detainee. Detail of the content emerged
from Major General Antonio Taguba, the former army officer who conducted
an inquiry into the Abu Ghraib jail in Iraq. The graphic nature of
some of the images may explain the US President?s attempts to block the
release of an estimated 2,000 photographs from prisons in Iraq and
Afghanistan despite an earlier promise to allow them to be
published.
Fascist ordinances attempting to be passed by
the city of St. Pete
From Refuge Ministries
The City of St. Petersburg is, again attempting to pass
ordinances that violate the human, economic, and civil rights of citizens
of St. Petersburg. You would think that after being sued in Federal court
by homeless citizens, that the city would come to its senses and not
abuse its power, but no, they are relentless in continuing to make the
city unfriendly to anyone who is not a developer or rich and powerful.
Essentially, they are attempting 3 things: force spiritual practitioners
of any religion that are not licensed to be licensed and forced to pay
fees, forcing community gardens to be licensed and permitted, and
"peddlers" to be licensed, background checked/fingerprinted,
and forced to pay fees. This last ordinance effects the homeless again by
forcing street musicians and those that sell the newspapers on Sunday to
pay fees and be background checked. Of course, politicians and their
supporters who flyer and hold up signs are exempt. This would also effect
political protest, as well. We should be incensed by all this!! Please
come to city council at city hall this Thursday at 830am at 5th street
and 2nd ave south in St. Pete and let your voice be heard. Or call
City Council at 727-893-7117 or send email to
council@stpete.org. For
more info please call me at 727 278 1547 or
bgcwright@aol.com. Thanks, Bruce
Wright
Peace Vigils
The peace vigil in Largo has been called off. For info
on the Dunedin (Wednesday) and Pasco County (Friday) vigils
click here.
Peace
stpeteforpeace.org. We welcome
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