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On September 9th, Vinny and I arrived in Houston, Texas along with Blank from Portland, Oregon to provide aid in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The three of us headed to Houston to help with with independent media, including a low power fm radio station which was being organized for the Astrodome. Upon our arrival in Houston, we learned that the Astrodome emergency radio station was again being blocked from broadcasting information to survivors of Hurricane Katrina.

We went to the Astrodome and spoke with people who were willing to speak with us. We listened to their experiences in the past and at the Astrodome. Please visit the following links for audio, photos and written reports published by Vinny, Blank and I.

An Encuentro Against All Borders - Building a Radical No Border Movement

Sat, 03 Sep 2005 22:30:31 -0700

The No Border Encuentro took place on August 27-28th at the Sherman Heights Community Center in San Diego/Aztlan. Two days of events including a maquiladora tour, a benefit concert and a day of forums, panels and encounters took place with over 100 people from San Diego, Los Angeles, Fresno, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Orange County, Eugene, Portland, Tijuana, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia participating. On the walls hung photos of recent actions to stop the Minutemen, a poster of the PGA Hallmarks, and maps of Calexico, where the No Border Camp will be in September. [ Complete Summary, another account ]

Photos: Maquiladora Tour | Beats Against Borders | Encuentro

No Mas Rechazados, No al Plan JuÃ¡rez en Oaxaca || No More Denied Students, No to Plan Juarez in Oaxaca

Sat, 03 Sep 2005 22:29:37 -0700

Me encuentro en la Plazuela del Carmen, entonces escucho susurros, que se hacen mÃ¡s fuertes. -"...educaciÃ³n primero al hijo del obrero, educaciÃ³n despuÃ©s al hijo del burguÃ©s...". Camino aprisa para encontrarme con la marcha de estudiantes de la UABJO (Universidad AutÃ³noma Benito JuÃ¡rez de Oaxaca), jÃ³venes no mayores de 25 aÃ±os que caminan en dos filas, en medio de estas marcha la gente con pancartas, que acusan al rector Neri de utilizar el Plan JuÃ¡rez, para disminuir la calidad de la educaciÃ³n, algunas de las propuestas de este plan son: privatizar la educaciÃ³n, aumento de cuotas, recorte de matriculas, eliminar el derecho de los estudiantes para poder elegir a su director, entre otras cosas. Lee mÃ¡s...

English Translation || Texto de Aviador || Fotos || Mas Fotos

106.9FM Threatened by FCC, Refuses to Comply

Tue, 09 Aug 2005 13:42:53 -0700

Around mid-day on August 2nd, the FCC issued a 24-hour demand for the shut-down of 106.9fm with a threat of a $10,000 fine. 106.9fm, one of two pirate radio stations operating in San Diego, has been reclaiming the airwaves for a little over one year. The FCC has visited the undisclosed location three times before, however never with such a serious threat.

This press release was emailed to radioActive sanDiego.

Solidarity with the EZLN in Coyoacan, Mexico || Solidaridad con el EZLN en Coyoacan MÃ©xico

Sat, 03 Sep 2005 22:33:39 -0700

Solidarity with the EZLN in Coyoacan, Mexico

ARTICLE and PHOTOS by Bradley
TRANSLATION by Adriana

Last month, activists painted a huge red star in Mexico Cityâ€™s Zocalo to help bring attention to the Red Alert issued by the EZLN. On July 31, 2005, activists in solidarity with the EZLN used a variety of tactics to educate people in downtown Coyoacan, Mexico City about the Sixth Declaration from the Lacandona Jungle and the ongoing Zapatista struggle for land, work, dignity, health, food, education and respect.

PolicÃas Auxiliares en Huelga de Hambre en D.F. || Police on Hunger Strike in Mexico City

Sat, 03 Sep 2005 22:38:50 -0700

PolicÃas Auxiliares en Huelga de Hambre en MÃ¨xico D.F.

ARTICULO por Adriana
FOTOS por Braulio
TRADUCCION por Adriana y Braulio

28 Julio, 2005 - Bernardo, Guillermo y Miguel, son tres de cinco ExpolicÃas Auxiliares del D.F. (MÃ©xico). Desde hace 23 dÃas ellos viven en un campamento hecho de lonas y camas de unicel, en la plancha del ZÃ³calo capitalino frente a la oficina del Jefe de gobierno, AndrÃ©s Manuel LÃ³pez Obrador (AMLO)*, ya que el aÃ±o 2000 AMLO decreto que las condiciones laborales de los policÃas iban a mejorar, que tendrÃan un salario justo, un buen servicio medico, y que la corrupciÃ³n dentro de la instituciÃ³n se iba a terminar.

It was a Good Day

Sat, 03 Sep 2005 22:39:59 -0700

it is so much easier for me to take photos than it is to write a journal entry, or in this case, a blog entry. i've had journals at different times in my life, but i do not spend much time these days writing or typing about my thoughts and feelings. but i should. i think we all should, really. but, i usually feel that action takes precedence to reflection and planning.

i'm not sure where to begin, since this is my first blog entry on the critical mass radio network website. at about four in the morning on july 23, i was looking at the moon over the santa monica mountains and thinking about the many people that have used their time and knowledge to help me out. i was mainly thinking about technical support related to the internet.

Low Power Radio Station - Brazil - Help

Thu, 23 Jun 2005 18:45:56 -0700

Hi everybody!!!

I worked for Home Theater magazine (Brazil) for 4 years, writing about jazz, blues, alternative rock and avant-garde releases. Now I'm interested in setting up a radio station in my community, and found out radio projects on internet (Prometheus Radio Org) - that seems to fit quite well on our Brazilian reality.

My purpose is to spread alternative cultural, political contents and social concern information.

I'd like to get more information about how to create my own low power radio station in Brazil.

I own:
- a desktop computer with a CD / DVD-recorder
- a 60GB hard-disk,

working on this month's radioActive CMRN broadcast

Wed, 27 Apr 2005 13:38:51 -0700

Hey there,

Djette aporetics and I are working on putting together a bunch of things we've done this month and doing some new interviews for the topic of "Mayday and Labor".

We're going to have segments about:

- Maquiladoras in Tijuana
- SD City Living Wage Ordinance
- UCSD Living Wage Strike
- Radio Insurgente
- The History of Mayday

and we'll be throwing in plugs here and there for borderHack 2.005... http://deletetheborder.org

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mx-frecuencias libres-inicio de la otra campaÃ±a

convergencia radial del 26 de noviembre.

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