The Gainesville Iguana--2001 articles

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January 2001	Trial of Ocala abortion doctor is political repression, NOW argues December 13 rally in Tallahassee to "Count every vote." Rally to save Ichetucknee George W. Bush arrives with five (Supreme Court justices, that is) Center for Constitutional Rights says respond to election by demonstrating in D.C. Pro-Democracy Week to counter inauguration of president-select Nader statement on Florida electoral situation A Voters' Bill of Rights Representative Lois Frankel, who represents West Palm Beach in the Florida House, speaks at a rally on December 13 in Tallahassee. Forest Service may sign another 20-year Navy contract for Ocala forest bombings Defense nominee Rumsfeld is Star Wars cheer-leader & corporate operative, groups contend Delegates to report on Witness for Peace visit to Columbia Columbia's paramilitaries California power deregulation disaster should be a warning Kemba Smith freed by Clinton Floridian arrested after protest of U.S.'s deadly Iraq embargo
February 2001	Police fatally shoot UF student during traffic stop Turning Point Roadshow on Globalization Feb. 14 Protesters march to proposed site of Ichetucknee cement kiln January 15, near Ft. White Independent media website online for Gainesville UF students aim to make Gator clothing sweatshop-free Farmworkers ask Taco Bell to negotiate on tomato-picking pay and conditions The Real Thing: Coke and the Library of Congress Popular radio co-host resigns from Pacifica news show to protest management actions Abortion provider found guilty of extortion in bizarre Ocala trial Amnesty International and Sierra Club join forces to protect environmental activists Compassion for Animals Action Symposium Upcoming Ichetucknee River Defense events World Economic Forum in Davos brings state of siege to Swiss tourist resort Governing the State University System: Do we really need a Board of Regents? Nike rejects sweatshop label More than just Mother Jones!
March 2001	Florida's public employees fight privatization bill NOW & unions endorse Tom Bussing for mayor Taxation misrepresentation What about corporate taxes? New courthouse just another brick in prison-industrial complex Bush's "real, live Americans" Feminists speak out for abortion and reproductive freedom NOW declares State of Emergency on abortion, organizes march April 22 Momentum flowing to save Ichetucknee Legalization Update Corporate tax dodgers Omran Bus Tour concert and events oppose attacks on Iraq Group forms to block city proposal to cut hundreds of trees in Northeast Park Amnesty International presents AARP holds rally at the capital March 14 Gainesville-Cuba Friendship Network hosts event to launch Sister City Project Murkowski energy bill tranfers tax money to oil corporations to drill on federal land Willie and Lobo, Mesa/Atlantic recording artists, will be in concert Fair trade coffee activist speaks 3/22
April 2001	UF rally calls for unity against racism and discrimination Ichetucknee cement plant: up the pressure Special Master slams Jeb Bush plan for state employees Farmworkers stand up to exploitation--announce Taco Bell boycott Democracy Summer 2001 Feminist Kathy Freeperson dies
May/June 2001	Abortion rights fight kicks into high gear South Carolina longshore pickets face felony charges, jail Women's Liberation class offered this summer Earth Day as corporate holiday A crowd of about 20 unidentified flierers The Gainesville Independent Media Site is up and running again! Pro-democracy convention June 28-July 1 in Philly 21-day Harvard living wage occupation ends UConn sit-in successful Supreme Court rules against California medical marijuana clubs Mayday celebrated in Gainesville Montreal medical team exposes documents on tear gas danger Conference on infoshops May 19th Economic downturn--who benefits? Have you checked out the Civic Media Center lately?
July/August 2001	Citizen's review of police debated at city hearing Union and civil rights supporters of the Charleston 5 Ichetucknee cement kiln protest August 28th in Tallahassee Black community not heard in police matters Why we need a Citizen's Police Review Board Frames from the video of Hecksel's alleged shooting of Corey Rice Bush administration privatizers go wild on federal services Bread and Roses tells story of L.A. janitors' struggle for a union Discussion of human rights ordinances July 29th Exercising our Constitutional rights in the job Katharine Graham, establishment rebel? Nepotism--not just for the Bushes any more Drug industry claims it spends 5 times as much as it does on new drug research and development, report shows Report exposes drug industry's spending blitz to keep prices and profits high Conference on the 2000 and 2002 elections August 18th
September/ October 2001	Military documents reveal true goals of "Star Wars" plan As we went to press ... Activist arrested while talking to passersby about U.S. military plans Bus to DC from Gainesville for anti-IMF, World Bank, and Taco Bell protests Smokestack Jeb! announces re-election bid, promises more pollution Workers at cement kiln site lose their jobs for asking for union representation Pipefitter writes of sinkholes at Ichetucknee cement kiln site Doug Gauss helps the Civic Media Center celebrate 8th birthday Florida's pre-election voter-roll purging: Threats to voting rights Short notes Women need more abortion providers! Upcoming abortion rights consciousness-raising Stetson Kennedy to be honored on 85th birthday Radical Rush 2001
November/ December 2001	BLOWBACK United we stand? Hidden history of U.S. intervention in Afghanistan Community Coalition Against War and Terrorism forms 911 response This war is illegal Another oil war? A pro-war counter-demonstrator at Universty and 13th St Anti-war protests in DC draw 20,000, police heat If the CIA had butted out ... UF Union defends tuition waivers and fights for health care Charleston 5 free & clear after international solidarity campaign Corporations use terrorism as opportunity to loot the public till Working people to Congress: "Pass real relief, not corporate handouts" Who Is Osama Bin Laden? New USA-Patriot Act allows police agencies to target dissidents of all kinds Army School of Americas protests November 17-18 Double standard on terrorism

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