On August 23, 2010 following the largest mass arrests in Canadian history, 303 arrestees appeared in court for their charges during the G20 summit weekend. Press For Truth was there to cover the event.

Less than two weeks after 20 photographers conducted a photo protest on the Miami-Dade Metrorail system, security guards were at it again, telling a photographer he was not allowed to take photos. Obviously, Miami-Dade Transit and 50 State Security have made minimal effort to educate security guards that photography, is indeed, allowed on the Metrorail.

After the last two incidents at the Douglas Road Metrorail Station, I was pretty much expecting the worst Sunday as I prepared for the photo protest. I even had this crazy notion that I would don a wig as I entered the station to prevent the security guards from recognizing me, which would no doubt lead to them assaulting me and stealing my cameras. Read More

Related: Another photographer gets harassed on the Miami-Dade Metrorail

Chicago activist and videographer Gregory Koger was found guilty on August 26th on three counts of trespassing, resisting arrest and battery on a police officer, despite being dragged, beaten and maced by police. Koger was recording with his iPhone a statement by New York-based activist and radio host Sunsara Taylor who was making an informal announcement at the Ethical Humanist Society of Chicago just prior to a lecture event from which she had been suddenly disinvited.

Koger was convicted without bond and was sent immediately to Cook County Jail. Koger's case has been aggressively pursued by the Cook County State's Attorney and has also been a cause célèbre of Chicago and national activists rallying to his cause, with ramifications related to police surveillance and media making. Koger's sentencing is scheduled for September 8th, and Koger could face up to three years in jail. Koger's attorney has promised an appeal.

Coverage From UC-IMC | | | Related: Rally to Free Diop Olugbala! | Zombies to Donate Thousands to RNC 8 and Scott DeMuth | Facing Prison for Filming US Police

From savektru.org: KTRU is a student-created, student-run radio station under the authority of it’s FCC license holder, Rice University, as well as the student body of Rice University. Despite a decision by the administration of Rice University to sell KTRU to the University of Houston, those who have created and run KTRU are actively opposed and are launching a campaign.

The next organizing meeting will be Thursday August 19th at 7pm at Rice Media Center.

Read more, Join the facebook group, Read the press release, Get involved! -- Email Rice Officials. A brief history of KTRU from the Rice Thresher

Demonstrators swarmed the Googleplex in Mountain View on August 13th. They converged on Google headquarters to protest the giant search engine company's proposal to the Federal Communications Commission that would exempt wireless communication from most government regulation.

Protesters on the Google campus said that without federal rules net providers could give priority to certain online traffic, a situation that would lead to a tiered "pay-to play" internet. Read More & Pics | FreePress.net | Color of Change | Raging Grannies Action League

Related: Minneapolis FCC Hearing; Google & Verizon Plan Would End Free, Public Internet as We Now Know It

Interview with Craig Aaron, managing director of Free Press, conducted by Scott Harris

After years of debate between giant telecommunication companies and public advocates on the need to protect free, public access to the Internet -- qualities which make this communications platform such a hot house for innovation and vibrant democratic discourse -- the issue seems to be coming to a head. While the Federal Communications Commission dithered in taking steps to safeguard an open Internet, often referred to as Net Neutrality, Google and Verizon were in negotiations to develop their own vision of how the Internet will function in the future.

In an Aug. 9 announcement, Google and Verizon put forward a joint policy proposal that envisions two "Internets," one public and one private. The private Internet would provide a fast lane to content for those who could afford it, with lots of bells and whistles if you pay to play. Everyone else would be relegated to a slower and lower quality of service on the wired public Internet. The Google-Verizon proposal would eliminate the concept of Net Neutrality on wireless networks, the destination most observers believe the Internet as a whole is rapidly moving toward, and at the same time weaken the FCC's ability to effectively regulate the Internet.

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Greetings! Thank you for checking out the latest issue of the Activists Against Racism Movement (AARM) Newsletter. We are committed to keeping the Rochester community informed of anti-racist activity in the city and surrounding areas on a regular basis. Look for this newsletter each month. THIS ISSUE of the AARM Newsletter is a product of the rich discussions our members have had every Monday evening for the past month or so. These “critical thinking sessions,” as we’ve dubbed them, attempt to combine the theoretical with the practical in anti-racist struggle, and move us to appropriate and much-needed action. The discussions take place every Monday from 6-8 pm at the Flying Squirrel Community Space (285 Clarissa St) and are open to the public. Please join us in educating ourselves and those around us while we work toward a multi-racial, multi-generational movement against racial oppression. All are welcome!

PCASC is proud to host Benji Lewis as he reports back from his experiences as a journalist in Caracas, Venezuela.

Benji is an Iraq Veteran who publicly refused recall and redeployment orders and recently lived ten months in Venezuela working as a journalist. Benji plans to return to Venezuela to report from the frontlines of the accelerating hostility between US-backed Colombia and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

Wed. Aug 11th @ 7pm @ Multnomah Friends Meetinghouse
(4312 S.E. Stark Street)

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Moving from low-power to full-power is a big deal. After a decade of planning & prep. So. Oregon's KSKQ has been approved for expansion to full-power. The Multicultural Association of So. Oregon holds the license and is launching an innovative, online campaign to fund a new antenna & hardware using kickstarter.com, to complement local efforts including grants and a capital campaign.

The BAAM newsletter enters its fourth year. Help our monthly publication survive by donating an article or maybe some money. Contact baam.newsletter@gmail.com for more info.

Voting Machines, Dream Act, Walter Reed Army base being relocated or close what happens to the land? Privatization of public housing Discussion with Peter Tucker, Linda Leeks.

In what is a tremendous flood of previously secret information about the ongoing war in Afghanistan, WikiLeaks has released around 91,000 reports. The story and some of the content of these reports was simultaneously broken by The New York Times, The Guardian, and Der Spiegel.

In response to this report, Congress has begun rushing through a new funding bill for the war, with the understanding that this new information may provoke renewed anti-war fervor in the United States.

To read the reports directly, go to this dedicated site.

For the three main papers to break the story, please go to their sites:

Der Spiegel
The Guardian
The New York Times

New issue of the Public i is out on stands now with a report back on the US Social Forum by Sarah Ross, an article about the local film scene by Jason Pankoke, news about the Odyssey Project by Noah Lenstra, a story about the Odyssey Project by Kerry Pimblott, two articles about programming for local youth by Belden Fields, and more.

The cover image is of a brick dedicated to Grandpa Walfeldt, grandfather of the local progressive movement.

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