From her program Democracy Now, here is Goodman's in-depth interview with VIC director Bonnie Dickinson, choreographer Courtney Stack, cast member James Presson and Charlie Anderson, who Presson portrayed in Voices In Conflict.
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Does Wal-Mart's reputation in Connecticut need to be damaged further? Apparently so, as commonweal documents Wal-Mart's SLAPP lawsuits to muzzle opponents to the proposed Groton store.
Tom Swan ran a session at the Democracy for America Night School, Holding Elected Leaders Accountable. (PDF link here.) It's a guide to help plan effective constituent meetings with elected officials.
Speaking of DFA, the Norwalk / Silver Star DFA will be having a universal healthcare discussion at their meeting tonight (no linky, website down).
There's also a Planned Parenthood phonebank in New Haven, an Amy Goodman appearance at Connecticut College, and a Bridgeport Young Dems meeting tonight - for more info, see the events calendar in the top left.
It's rare that a statement is so brazen that it's able to shock me, here in 2007, but this one does it:
Harwe, 26 at the time, was rushed to the hospital, where she learned that her left vertebral artery had been crushed. In the days and years that followed, Harwe suffered from paralysis, vision loss, weakness and coordination problems, a paralyzed vocal cord and an inability to swallow. Today, she still uses a feeding tube.
Harwe plans to tell state lawmakers Monday that she had no idea stroke was one of the risks of cervical manipulation by a chiropractor. The legislature's Public Health Committee is considering legislation that would require chiropractors to inform patients, both in writing and verbally, of the risks and possible side effects of their treatments.
State chiropractors say the legislation is unnecessary and unfairly punitive. They argue that a state law requiring a patient to give informed consent before a procedure is excessive given the statistically remote risk of injury and death.
"[A]t best this proposal is a misplaced attempt at patient advocacy and is perhaps prejudicial against the chiropractic profession," said Dr. Matthew N. Pagano, D.C., president of the Connecticut Chiropractic Association.
The Annual Left Forum will be held next month from Friday, Mar 9 through Sunday, Mar 11 at Cooper Union college in New York City.
For those of you who do not know, it's an awesome conference of intellectuals and activists including Amy Goodman, Cornel West, and many others.
Today, Friday Feb 23, is the deadline for pre-registering and buying tickets at a discount. Tickets are slightly more expensive at the door (sorry for the short notice)...if you're interested and would like to buy tickets before Mar 9 but after today, then please contact them for details. I went a couple of times without pre-registering and had no problem. You can purchase tickets online here
I first started going to this conference in 2002 and have gone every year since except for last year when I had a prior commitment.
I intend to go this year as well and hope to see you there.
I admit that some of the folks at this conference are even more lefty than me--but still, I always find them very thought-provoking and always leave the conference feeling more more enlightened and inspired than before. You can see the whole program here but I will copy it below the fold:
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