The Gainesville Iguana--1999 articles

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January 1999	"They think freedom of speech is only for the rich" Black History Month speakers announced Drop in jobless rate doesn't equal higher pay Medical marijuana petitioners booted from public property Upcoming... The Campus National Organization for Women (NOW) will hold a Rape and Sexual Assault/Harassment Speak Out The Gainesville Commitee for Democracy in Mexico is holding a fundraiser Jan. 17 The Acrosstown Repertory Theatre will perform Nicholas Machiavelli's Independence, a play by Lee Blessing Michael Moore's investigation reveals Awful Truth about Steve Forbes Veterans for peace charge General Schwarzkopf with war crimes Lake Alice development defeated, Bat House saved Farm owners make out like fat rats, Apopka farmwokers get short end of stick Kwame Ture, pan-Africanist teacher and leader, dies at 57
February 1999	Hey Wall Street! Hands off our Social Security Labor Party launches Just Health Care plan Snitch-driven prosecutions and mandatory minimums lead to justice system nightmare Gainesville Committee for Democracy in Mexico conference Upcoming... Impressions of Cuba on the 40th anniversary of the revolution A Living Wage Strategic Planning Workshop will be held Saturday, Feb. 20 The Schwartzkopf Two--two of six protesters who were arrested for chanting "Schwartzkopf Lies, Gulf Vets Die" Firefighfers union members conduct an informational picket in front of City Hall on February 1 Free Radio Gainesville plans to return to airwaves ACLU challenges School vouchers Women of Color conference
March 1999	Why we protest the Miss UF Beauty Pageant Vías Pacíficas/Nonviolent Ways Jennifer Harbury speaks March 31 Free Radio Gainesville 94.7 FM Schedule SouthEast Assoc. of Microbroadcasters (SEAM) forms Women of Color conference Campus NOW criticizes UF's response to rape Does inequality cause overwork? Upcoming... The National Organization for Women is planning a rally in Tallahassee Gay rights events in Tallahassee March 20-22 Angela Davis will be speaking UF Women's History Month Highlights Plotting at the South East 4th Street Community Garden Millions for Mumia: Philadelphia April 24 Cornel West: Race matters Farm worker union calls for Mt. Olive pickle boycott Floridian expelled from Mexico asks for support Conference questions triumphant capitalism Payday lenders get away with usury Florida abortion law increasing restrictions
April 1999	The U.S.-NATO war in Yugoslavia: five myths Free Radio Gainesville collective members announce they're back on the air "Rape" is stated repeatedly on fraternity's videotape, Campus NOW reveals Anti-Racist Action University of Wisconsin students extract anti-sweatshop pledge from chancellor North Florida Carpenters local gets national recognition Labor's view: Why every working family should care about Social Security Human rights lawyer Jennifer Harbury describes U.S. role in Guatemala Truth commission causes U.S. admission Free Radio Gainesville 94.7 FM schedule Upcoming... Michael Moore's new cable series The Awful Truth begins airing on Bravo network The Civic Media Center is proud to host several oil paintings by Vladimir Novikov The Sexual Battery Committee of the Gainesville Commission on the Status of Women is holding Survivors' Art Exhibit '99 Sixty people picketed Kash'n'Karry on NW 13th Street March 18, urging shoppers to boycott Mt. Olive pickles Ichetucknee Save the Ichetucknee concert April 13 Rediscover the ichetucknee Basin Ocklawaha River restoration alert Prison industry and military serve similar purposes, Angela Davis says African American organizations set priorities at Mt. Carmel meeting Community Gardening update Millions for Mumia Philadelphia April 24 Gainesville-Matagalpa sister city project provides hurricane relief Baseball in Cuba
May/June 1999	Delta Chi: Campus NOW calls on prosecutor to press rape charges Social Security privatization schemes are courting disaster, panel agrees Why did they release the Delta Chi video? Diesel school bus to be donated to Cuba by the people of Florida Upcoming... A benefit concert for the campaign to stop the cement plant in Suwanee County The Civic Media Center will host a presentation and discussion on the recent "Millions for Mumia" demonstration Ordinary Soldiers: A Memorial Day Special Jersey County gives workers and residents "right to act" against corporate polluters INS workplace raids used to bust organizing efforts "Made in USA" Kosovo and Yugoslavia bombing: The war NATO wanted Branford resident explains opposition to Suwanee cement plant plan Florida legislature passes parental notification, rejects D & X abortion ban The Florida Coalition for Peace and Justice holds its 10th annual Youth Peace Camp Just Healthcare on the radio
July/August 1999	Florida sends bus full of aid to Cuba Campus NOW starts Consciousness-Raising series Cuba friendshipment crosses border despite U.S. Treasury Dept. threats Juneteenth celebrated with Black Business Explosion Death squads' flack in El Salvador, Clinton's man in Kosovo Police get defensive as NAACP presents recommendations Get on the Sustainable Alachua County Listserv Upcoming... Project Censored on your radio: Every Monday at 12:10 Competitors warm up for a skateboarding contest Class offered: "Women's Liberation: Where Do I Fit In?" Cuban diplomat Felix Wilson talks about his country & his life FDA poised to eliminate labeling of irradiated food East Timor action update Crimewatch chair tears hair, plans network meeting UF/SFCC Campus NOW and Gainesville NOW and others picket the Eighth Judicial Circuit dinner Summer warms up at the Civic Media Center Hiroshima-Nagasaki Vigil August 7 Farmworkers and Mt. Olive Pickle boycott supporters rally in Asheville, North Carolina
September 1999	Action needed on East Timor 11 Puerto Rican political prisoners freed by U.S. Levy County is latest battleground in Florida's war on medical marijuana patients Contract gains, solidarity bring hundreds into UF Graduate Assistants United union Affirmative Action attacked in Florida Highlights Leonard Peltier denied adequate medical care, pressure needed The second annual Radical Rush IFCO/Pastors for Peace ACTION ALERT on East Timor Project Censored's top 25 stories profiled Mondays Newport proposal passes, County Commission stands up to Florida Rock
October 1999	Democracy at work?! Citizens put searchlight on police misconduct You do have a right to organize Denied a contract for 5 years, workers walk out Union wins UF workers bigger annual raise Police brutality: the cases you don't hear about Justice for Women Now rally Oct. 9 "Outriders" to show Oct. 24 Rosewood exhibit Common Ground VI U.S. policy in Colombia: Backing a death squad government? School of Americas protest Nov. 19-21 Topfree case won on appeal Author to speak on Cuban democracy Nov. 1: Marianne Williamson speaks Colombia lectures United Nations Day Amnesty International conference in Fla. Rave! Greening UF County offers disaster training Anti-sweatshop group seeks full disclosure
November/ December 1999	Affirm Affirmative Action Women rally for equal treatment by the law Graffiti writers say 'no more prisons' We dedicate this last Iguana of the century UF cooks books on rape reports Book details courtoom bias in custody disputes Hempfest '99 focuses on ballot initiative Wayward Council goes full time Karl Marx voted the millenium's 'greatest thinker' in online poll U.S.-Cuba Sister City projects 'come out' WTO decisions: What do they mean? Protest the WTO in Seattle on Nov. 30 Environmentalists and laborers unite! Delaney's backbone MIA on bar closing times SouthWest Organizing Project youth speak out Your Money or Your Life teleconference Nov. 13 George Carlin performs at O'Dome Nov. 22 RTS buys new van for workers American Miseducation

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