Dear Friends,
Several progressive organizations have been approached about participating in a Global Peace Festival in Washington, DC on August 9. Please beware that this organization is a front group for Sun Myung Moon and his Unification Church.

Moonie response

On Saturday, July 19, 2008, a small crowd gathered at the Pavillion Amphitheatre, near the University of Virginia in downtown Charlottesville, USA, to listen to an a capella concert in support of all of the demonstrators and citizens of Genoa who were present during the G8, July 18-22 2001, particularly the survivors of the Diaz School and Bolzaneto. The words, "Genova Libera," were added to a community chalkboard mural in front of the pavillion. A few clips of the concert are included here; due to poor video quality, the song cannot be entirely reproduced, but hopefully this will give you an idea of how it went. (Apologies, but Charlottesville and Richmond Indymedias are down, and DC is the next-closest IMC.)

Shaw residents are putting out the call to pack the Board of Library Trustees meeting on July 23, 2008.

"Approximately 20 people attended the meeting at the Electrik Maid activist center in Takoma Park. …After the meeting, [blacked out] set up a covert e-mail account, was accepted on the Maryland Campaign to End the Death Penalty Yahoo List Server and also contacted a man who attended the Takoma Park meeting about attending future meetings."

- Supplement to Intelligence Report (pdf) initiated by Analyst Sparwasser (Undercover Maryland State Police Homeland Security and Intelligence Division)

BALTIMORE – The American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland today made public what it called "shocking" documents obtained through a Maryland Public Information Act (MPIA) lawsuit, revealing that the Maryland State Police (MSP) engaged in covert surveillance of local peace and anti-death penalty groups for over a year from 2005-2006. The organization expressed alarm at the incomprehensible spying revealed in 43 pages of summaries and computer logs, none of which refer to criminal or even potentially criminal acts, other than a few isolated references to plans for completely nonviolent civil disobedience.

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MANILA, Philippines — This year’s G8 summit in Japan, gathering the world’s most advanced industrial economies is happening amidst a global crisis on oil, food, poverty, and environment – a problem unequaled since the first G8 summit in 1973 concerning the oil crisis and the subsequent global recession.

The Longest Walk 2 started from Alcatraz Island, off the coast of California, calling for the protection of Sacred Sites, Mother Earth and respect for all human rights. They arrived at Malcolm X park @ 7 AM Friday July 11th, passed the White House mid-day. When arriving near the Capitol, the walk got the support of hundreds of people.

Congressman Conyers attended and declared: "Harry Belafonte, John Conyers, the entire Congressional Black Caucus of 43 men and women […] the Progressive Caucus in the House of Representative, the Hispanic Caucus, the Asian Pacific Caucus, all of us come together to join hands for one simple obvious reason that we’ve learned, your cause is our cause!."

Transcript of Support Statement by Rep. John Conyers (D-Michigan)
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This week, Native Americans arrive in Washington, DC. They have completed the Longest Walk 2 which began on February 11, 2008 when they left San Francisco. Traveling along a Northern and Southern route (total of 8,000 miles), they collected 8,000 bags of garbage and testimonies. This is a call for action to bring to fruition the message that "All Life is Sacred, Protect Mother Earth".
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