STL/Metro

SAVE OUR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION - And Now - On to the Supreme Court! 9/4/08

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:03:21 +0000

We expect opponents of public education to intensify their attacks in the
weeks running up to the hearing. As you know, the state department of
education moved to take over St. Louis Public Schools to stop your movement
for more educational opportunities for your children. They ousted your
elected representatives in order to say that ordinary citizens should have
no voice in deciding what education for their children should look like.
They worried about your desire to limit the role of private corporations in

Student Activist Training Day @ Wash U

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:38:17 +0000

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St. Louis Activist Hub

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The Light Project @ The Grand Center

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 23:41:00 +0000

I wanted to write and let you know about the Pulitzers upcoming outdoor exhibition in Grand Center - The Light Project. The exhibition includes four different outdoor light-based installations through collaborations with the Contemporary, Saint Louis Art Museum, and White Flag Projects.

Teamsters Rally In Support of Anheuser-Busch Workers-YouTube

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:33:55 +0000

YouTube link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39zqco5b1HM&fmt=6

Al Oerter - The Greatest Olympian - 9/3

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:46:08 +0000

Al Oerter - The Greatest Olympian

southeast us | education | news report Saturday August 30, 2008 11:26 by Bobby Meade - The Lord's

End of All Things

Bah! Olympic professionals!
Enough medals to hang themselves!
R.I.P. - Al Oerter 9/19/36-10/1/07. He denounced professionalism in the Olympics. They gave him heart medication that ruined his heart. He didn't talk about what they were doing? Gad damn professional sports is worse than the Mafia! "I'm gonna make your mudda wish she never had you!"

Would You Like to Pet My Scorpion?
author: Bobby Meade
Sep 02, 2008 13:30

RAVEN Youth Violence Program

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:37:33 +0000

Beginning September 8, 2008, RAVEN Non-Violence Education Program will
restart its Onsite *Youth Violence Prevention Group*. Males ages 12-17
will have the opportunity to participate on Mondays from 4:45 pm – 6:00
pm at the RAVEN office. *The RAVEN Youth Program* is an educational
program that specializes in working with youth that are at risk for
committing violence in their relationships. Risk factors include:

Youth who have witnessed domestic violence
Youth who have acted violently in the past
Youth who live in environments that are tolerant of violence

Drinks & Mortar @ Sandrina's

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 03:43:09 +0000

Boy oh boy, it's time yet again for Drinks & Mortar! D&M is a monthly happy hour for folks interested in architecture, planning, and local politics. All are welcome--this means you!

This Thursday, August 28, we will gather starting at 7pm at Sandrina's. Sandrina's is located at 5098 Arsenal, right there at Brannon, between the State Hospital and the Schnuck's on The Hill. We will be in the game room, so please make sure that you ask for us at the bar so you can find us!

st louis archive site has typo in header info

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 17:50:37 +0000

in the header of the home page at the st louis archive site, archive is spelled archvie, thats a bad place for a typo.....b

ACLU - Preparing for the Election: Voting Rights in 2008

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:55:23 +0000

The ACLU of Eastern Missouri is continuing our 2008 National Directors’ Series on Wednesday September 10 with Laughlin McDonald, ACLU Director of the Voting Rights Project. His keynote address will be: Preparing for the Election: Voting Rights in 2008

The Old Future’s Gone: Progressive Strategy Amid Cascading Crises

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 03:21:02 +0000

“The old future’s gone,” John Gorka sings. “We can’t get to there from here.”1

That insight from Gorka,2 one of my favorite singer/songwriters chronicling the complexity of our times, deserves serious reflection. Tonight I want to argue that the way in which we humans have long imagined the future must be rethought, as the scope and depth of the cascading crises we face become painfully clearer day by day.