Book Review: 'America's Most Alarming Writer: Essays on the Life and Work of Charles Bowden'

Charles Bowden at the 2010 Texas Book Festival Photo: Parker Haeg

Book Review: 'America's Most Alarming Writer: Essays on the Life and Work of Charles Bowden'

By Brenda Norrell
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Seated at the Mexican cafe with the defendants from the day's Earth First! trial, I didn't know who Charles Bowden was. I was thrilled that I was meeting someone who just came off the Sea Shepherd. As soon as Chuck began to speak in his rhythmic raspy voice about the unromantic soggy ride on the rough seas, I knew who he was.

He was the best writer that I would ever meet.

Water Protectors block gate at Enbridge tar sands terminal in Minnesota

Water Protectors Block Gate at Enbridge U.S. Tar Sands Terminal: We Will Stop Line 3

November 25th, 2019
Contact: giniw@protonmail.com
aysa@ran.org

CLEARBROOK, Minn. -- Early Monday morning, water protectors blockaded the primary gate of Enbridge’s U.S. terminal, the entry point of several pipelines carrying Alberta tar sands into the region.

One water protector was suspended from a tripod, in solidarity with indigenous-led opposition to Enbridge’s proposed Line 3 pipeline. Line 3 poses to be a 10% increase of tar sands extraction. The project seeks to pass through the Mississippi River headwater, hundreds of watersheds, and terminate at Lake Superior.

The climber, Sara-Beth Anderson, 21, a resident of Minneapolis, said, “I am a diver and love the ocean with all of my heart. The destruction of the sacred is happening because of these terrible decisions to keep extracting, to keep harming the earth despite what climate science has told the world’s leaders. I take this risk for the unborn, for the indigenous peoples fighting to protect their territories all over the planet, for the oceans. Anyone can take a stand against the greatest threat facing our shared world — get involved, get involved now.”

AIM West Conference, Feast and Concert Nov. 25 -- 30, 2019

AIM West Conference Nov. 25 -- 26

Feast Nov. 27

San Francisco 

 
Looking forward to providing news coverage on Wednesday at the AIM West Un-Thanksgiving in San Francisco, during the 50th Anniversary of the Occupation of Alcatraz! -- Brenda. Censored News.

Mon-Tue,  Nov. 25-26,2019, 9 am -- 5:30 pm
       AIM-West Coast Conference
2969 Mission Street, San Francisco
(between 25th SSt.and 26 St, nearest Bart 24th St at Mission St)

 Special AIM guests include:

Madonna Thunderhawk
Bill Means
Len Foster
Puksu Igualikinya (Kuna-Panama)
Tom Poor Bear
Carol Standing Elk
Fred Short
LaNada War Jack

Keynote speaker on Monday, November 25 at 11:30 is Dr. LaNada War Jack, author of Native Resistance, An an Intergenerational Fight for Survival and Life.'

Mon 12:15-1:15 "Alcatraz is not an Island" will be screened during lunch. Director James Fortier with questions and answers afterwards.

Tuesday, November 26 Madonna Thunderhawk is the keynote speaker. "From Alcatraz, The Rock, to Standing Rock!"

Note the artwork on the flyer is a drawing of John Trudell which Tony Gonzales obtained permission to use for this flyer about the AIM West Coast Conference.

Wed, Nov. 27th 4 pm -- 8 pm
    Annual Unthanksgiving
            Feast of The "Eagle
           and the Condor"
362 Capp St., San Francisco, California

November 30 is the annual "Red and Blues" Benefit Concert for AIM-WEST, with the Bobby Young Project, Funkanuts, and the Firebirds Blues Band!
362 Capp Street, SF Doors open at 6:30 pm
Cover charge at the door
No one turned away.

Please check back for speaker and schedule updates.

Thanks to Tony Gonzales, AIM West director, and our friend Karen Wright for sharing details.

ACLU: Congress Just Temporarily Extended the Government’s Spying Powers

Congress Just Temporarily Extended the Government’s Spying Powers

The NSA has repeatedly used these powers to spy on Americans. It’s past time Congress reformed them.

By ACLU

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Congress today temporarily extended the NSA’s spying powers that time and again have been used to violate our rights. Disturbingly, this three-month extension was snuck into a broader funding bill, forcing members of Congress to choose between extending this program and causing a government shutdown. The extension is an unnecessary lifeline to spying programs that are plagued with compliance violations, have no proven intelligence value, and violate our rights.