JULY/AUG 2004

- From the Editor

- Local Action Shorts: Mon Valley Unemployed Committee Awards Dinner by Barney Oursler, Voting is Power by Kenneth Miller, Art for Animals by Cayce Mell, Dead Man Walking Vigils by Casandra Armour, Anti-War Street Theatre by Pgh Indymedia, City Theatre Chespeake performance by Patricia Lietz, Levy Restaurant Workers struggle by Kenneth Miller, and TMC Queers PrideFest by Marie Skoczylas

- Acorn Update - By Mary Ellen Hayden

- Jesse Jackson Visits Pittsburgh - Reinvest in America kickoff avoids tough questions. By Mike Vesch

- Black Voices for Peace - The local chapter holds weekly vigils. By Carmen Livingston

- The Embarrassment Vigilantes - An open letter to the Bloomfield Garfield Corporation and the racist implications to their new crime-fighting approach. By Tim Vining (signed by a host of other BG residents)

 - Mayor and Appointed Oversight Board Kiss and Make Up - But how long will the love affair last as the board continues its assault on Pittsburgh. By Stephen Donahue

- Daughters of Hajar - Muslim women in Morgantown. By Asra Q. Nomani

- Bush Gang Attacks Affordable Housing - The budgets of local Public Housing Authorities are being slashed.  By Craig Stevens

- Citizens for Global Solutions Annual Dinner - CGS honors Ramzi Kysia. By Matt Novak

- Spiritual Responsibility for Abu Ghraib - An upcoming fast and vigil. By Jonathan Robison

- Driver's License Draft - Lehigh-Pocono Committee of Concern urges action. By Sarah Andrew

- Amy Goodman of "Democracy Now!" Coming to Pittsburgh - Also, local guide to alternative news sources. By Danny Sleator.

- Get on the Bus to the RNC - The TMC is organizing buses to the Republican National Convention in New York City. By Alex Bradley

- Saving Highland Drive Veterans Hospital - Issues First and the Coalition of Veterans Advocates plan an upcoming vigil. By Cecelia Wheeler

- Miami Model Blows into Georgia - G8 Protests mark a new phase in police state tactics. By David Meieran

- Topeka's Bust Bias Celebrates Juneteenth - By Kenneth Miller

- DNC2RNC: Vote in the Streets - Mass mobile convergence from the Democratic National Convention to the Republican National Convention. By The Next Step Collective

- San Francisco Solidarity - Reclaim the Streets on the West Coast stands in solidarity with the G8 protesters. By David Meieran

- Police Massacre in Guadalajara - Police repression at the Latin American European Union Trade Summit in Mexico. By David Meieran

- South Florida Pickers Picket the Bell - Coalition of Immokalee Workers take action against Taco Bell. By Matt Novak

- Jeffrey "Free" Luers - Four year anniversary of the imprisonment of activist marked by solidarity events around the country. By Alex Bradley

- Requiems - Kathy Kelly discusses crime from her jail cell.

- War on Iraq: Who's Sovereign Now? - Michael Schwartz, from Common Dreams

- A Nightmare on Beelen Street - Grace Keller and her fight for a place to call home. By Stephen Donahue

- "No Sweatshops Bucco!" Campaign Heats Up this Summer - By Kenneth Miller

- A Day in the (Rescued) Life: OohMahNee Animal Sanctuary - By Toni Bartone

- Opinion/Commentary - "Who Would Jesus Bomb?" by Stephen Donahue, "It's a Sham and a Shame" by Kenneth Miller, "My Tribute to Ronald Cowboy Reagan" by Stephen Donahue, and "Images of War" by Matt Novak

- In Memoriam - "Remembering Rose [Wootton]" by Adam Kirshenbaum, and "David Dellinger Dies at 88" by Alex Bradley

- Swiftian Satire - "White House denies ordering torture" and "White House Issues More 'Reinterpretations'" by Mimi Yahn

- In the Arts: African Arts in the Park the First Annual Festival by Carmen Livingston, Immigrant Body in Translation Maritza Mosquera's art installation and community dialogue by Marie Skoczylas, The Naked Feminist - Local business Girls Night In empowers women by Marie Skoczylas

- TMC Members Corner: From the Director by Tim Vining, Board Profile on Bette McDevitt by Marie Skoczylas and The TMC is Hiring!