Tenants and allies from across New York City gathered in Harlem on a rainy Wednesday, October 1 to demand "Real Rent Reform" amid the housing crisis. October 1 was Day 1 of new rent hikes for over 1 million rent stabilized apartments, at a time when New Yorkers face rising prices, falling wages, cutbacks and layoffs. Tenant activists came with 4 demands: Reinstate Home Rule over Rent & Eviction Rules. Repeal Vacancy Decontrol. Reform the Rent Guidelines Board. Save Affordable Housing in the Mitchell-Lama and Section 8 Projects. Following are images from October 1.

"Rent Increases = Class War"	"Keep the Promise: Affordable Housing"	Cheers for Affordable Housing
"Born and Raised in NYC and I Want to Stay Here"	At the Doors of the State Office Building	"Stop Harassment"
"We March for Safe & Affordable Housing"	"Save Our Homes"	"$4,000 a Month for a 1 BR? WTF?"
"No More Harassment of Our Neighborhood: Community"

Tenants and allies from across New York City gathered in Harlem on a rainy Wednesday, October 1 to demand "Real Rent Reform" amid the housing crisis. October 1 was Day 1 of new rent hikes for over 1 million rent stabilized apartments, at a time when New Yorkers face rising prices, falling wages, cutbacks and layoffs. Tenant activists came with 4 demands: Reinstate Home Rule over Rent & Eviction Rules. Repeal Vacancy Decontrol. Reform the Rent Guidelines Board. Save Affordable Housing in the Mitchell-Lama and Section 8 Projects.

HR 1424 passes - Bush announces he will sign it into law immediately, thanks Nancy Pelosi, Barney Frank and other Congressional leadership for their cooperation. Final vote total: Democrats: 154 yes; 58 nays ? Republicans: 86 yeas; 103 nays ? 31 Reps not voting Read More: Wall Street to Democratic Party - Thanks, Suckers from DC-IMC Los Angeles: The protest initiated by Code Pink Women for Peace did receive some local corporate media coverage... This Indymedia reporter did have the chance to speak with No Bail Out activist Peter Thottam. Peter is a former employee of Goldman Sacks and is now a sharp critic of the Wall Street investment banking industry and its relation with the policy makers in the government. Full Report with Audio Interview: No Wall Street Bailout Protesters Picket at Obama LA Office Urbana-Chamapign, IL: Wednesday night at rush hour, approximately 30 people assembled outside the Illinois Terminal in downtown Champaign to protest the proposed $700 billion bailout of Wall Street.. Many passers-by in traffic along University Ave. waved or honked in support, and at least one veteran in fatigues waved from his red truck. Read More: http://www.ucimc.org/node/3428 Pictured ? New York City: Activists Scale Flagpole Behind Iconic Merrill Lynch Bull, Raise Banner | | | Related: Rebel Diaz reports on the criminal Wall Street bailout! New song/video "A Trillion" Out Now!!

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WELCOME CHAPTER 156 - ROGUE VALLEY At the 2008 Convnention, the Board approved VFP's newest chapter: Rogue Valley, OR - Chapter 156! Read an email from chapter contact Hal Anthony below. New Chapter 156 was highlighted on the 10/2/08 edition of the Brain Labor Report as announced by guest Hal Anthony. Listen to it here:  http://www.kskq.org/brainlabor/?p=381

Since closing Franklin, the DC government has been using an overloaded van to move people between downtown jobs and the 801 East shelter. This is after a rollover disables a full size bus-and riders fear another crash!

While hundreds gathered to welcome the return of the USS Intrepid to its Manhattan pier on October 2, not everyone present was there to celebrate. More than a dozen peace activists carried banners and leafleted along the waterfront to protest what one demonstrator called ?an obscene monument to war.?While hundreds gathered to welcome the return of the USS Intrepid to its Manhattan pier on October 2, not everyone present was there to celebrate. More than a dozen peace activists carried banners and leafleted along the waterfront to protest what one demonstrator called ?an obscene monument to war.? The Intrepid ? which deployed during World War II and the Vietnam War ? has served as a military and space museum since 1982. Nearly two years ago, the warship was hauled to Staten Island for extensive repairs. Despite being a privately run enterprise, virtually every cent of the $60 million that was originally deemed necessary for the overhaul of both the aircraft carrier and the dilapidated pier was paid for by federal, state and local governments. Before it was all over, the already exorbitant cost of the project ballooned to $120 million. ?I?m appalled that my taxes are being used for this. It?s outrageous and offensive,? said Jim Moschella, a member of Brooklyn for Peace, as he carried a sign noting that the date also ironically marked Gandhi?s birthday. ?It?s a really sad tribute to him.? Paying for these repairs, however, does not mark the first or the only time taxpayer dollars have been allocated for the museum. Back in 1982, the Intrepid received a $4.5 million grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to help establish the museum ? money that should have gone to low-income housing for the city?s poor. ?The public money used to renovate and rehab what is essentially a war propaganda museum could be better spent on many things, particularly given the last week in this country,? argued Matt Daloisio, a member of the New York Catholic Worker, alluding to the risk of foreclosure faced by millions of homeowners due to the recent financial crisis. Drawing more than 750,000 visitors per year, including 50,000 schoolchildren, the Intrepid has become one of the city?s most popular tourist destinations. According to the museum?s website, its mission is ?to honor our heroes, educate the public, and inspire our youth.? On display are 30 aircrafts, the once nuclear armed USS Growler submarine, and a variety of other military hardware used in America?s many wars. ?They talk about it as being educational,? said longtime member of the War Resisters League, Ed Hedemann, ?but really it?s a glorification of war and a recruitment tool to get young people interested in the military.? ?Many of the exhibits are ahistorical in the way they portray the wars that the Intrepid has been involved in,? remarked Daloisio, who has toured the museum on more than one occasion. ?There is no mention whatsoever of the victims of war, or the victims of the planes and armaments that they celebrate on the boat.? On his most recent visit to the Intrepid, Daloisio went on a ride that simulated a bombing run over a country specified as Iraq. He was later asked to leave, after politely inquiring about the civilian death toll from the bombs on the planes that were being described during a tour. ?It?s not simply a museum, it?s a warship that takes taxpayer money and uses it to put out propaganda to children that war is something that is not only acceptable, but entertaining and fun,? said Daloisio, who brought his 16-month old baby to the protest. So what should be done with the Intrepid? One protestor who served in the Navy thought it should be used for scrap metal, while others thought it could serve a more useful function. ?The best thing that could be done with the Intrepid,? Hedemann said, ?would be to convert it into a peace museum showing the horrors of war rather than glorifying the battles that it has been in and people that have been killed.? The next protest at the Intrepid will be held on November 8, when the museum will officially open its doors to the public.

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2. Juni 2006: Vier Personen stürmen ein Genversuchsfeld der Uni Gießen. Das Gerstefeld wird schwer beschädigt und eine Debatte angeheizt, die knapp zwei Jahre, zwei heimliche Feldbefreiungen und zwei spektakuläre Feldbesetzungen später das Aus aller Freilandversuche der Uni Gießen und in Hessen überhaupt bringt. Gegen zwei Beteiligte wird das Strafverfahren eingestellt - doch da bekommt Richter Frank Oehm, Vizepräsident des Amtsgerichts und Anwärter auf den Hessischen Staatsgerichtshof auf Vorschlag von CDU und FDP das Verfahren. Er will nicht einsehen, dass es die Gießener Justiz trotz übler Tricks seit Jahren nicht schafft, Oppositionelle als dem Umfeld der Projektwerkstatt hinter Gitter zu bringen. Also stellt er die beiden Verbliebenen vor Gericht. Was dann folgt, ist schrill: Er verbietet alle Fragen, beschimpft das Publikum, glänzt mit Rauswürfen und beendet den Prozess schließlich ohne Angeklagte und Verteidiger. Die waren ebenfalls rausgeflogen oder unter Protest gegangen.

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Philadelphia Student Union holds Rally on October 2, 2008, in front of Masterman High School, to address the unequal distribution of teachers across Philadelphia, during the secretive Teacher Contract Negotiations. Where are the students in this equation? read more by Marina Sáenz-Luna Related: Rally to Support Teachers & Staff @ School Dist. #9 from Rogue Valley IMC