MAY 2004

- From the Editor

- Local Action Shorts: Biking for Tibet by Rebecca Klein, Fools for Good Schools by Celeste Taylor, Racism is No Joke at CMU by Kenneth Alan Miller.

- SOA Watch Takes a Trip to Washington - By Edith Wilson

- CBC Battle - Citizens Budget Campaign takes on a system benefiting corporations and the rich. By Molly Rush

- Marching for Women's Lives - The largest women's march ever  snakes through DC. By Marie Skoczylas

- Campaign Fundraising - Will Kerry and Rendell Save Our Transit? By Marie Skoczylas

- A Sweat-Free Campus - Duquesne University joins the Workers Rights Consortium. By Michelle Gaffey

- Fools for Buses - Save Our Transit sends an April Fools Day message to lawmakers. By Stephen Donahue

- Blueprint for Global Development - James Quilligan speaks on sustainability. By Matt Novak

- Listening to Voices for Democracy - People count in the Listening Project's final results. By Scilla Wahrhaftig

- Bush Comes to Town - Protesting Bush and the many faces of state violence. By Pittsburgh Indymedia

- Affordable Chic in Style Every April - Thrifty's 11th Annual Fashion Show and Fundraiser. By Marie Skoczylas

- Pittsburgh Sticks to Its Guns - the NRA comes to town and citizens mobilize with a Confluence Against Gun Violence. By Rebecca Klein.

- Hunt the Rich? - Pittsburgh Organizing Group forms a Safety Orange Bloc as part of the Confluence Against Gun Violence. By Michael Vesch

- No Justice, No Peace for Janitors - SEIU Janitors begin hunger strike and week-long actions. By Marie Skoczylas

- Amy Goodman Comes to Town - the Annual Merton Award 2004 honors host of Democracy Now! By Michael Drohan

- The Symphony Benefits the TMC - The Pittsburgh Symphony's Community Partners Concert honoring Roberta Flack is coming this June. Proceeds benefit the TMC. By Bette McDevitt

- Dead Man Singing - Sister Helen Prejean comes to town along with the opera rendition of "Dead Man Walking." By Kathryn White

- Journey for Educational Justice - How far have we really come since Brown Vs. Board of Education? By Celeste Taylor

- Celebrate, Honor, Remember: the Last AIDS Walk - The Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force prepares for the last AIDS walk. By Gina Focareta

- May Day - a short version of the long, wonderful story of May Day. From the Madison Insurgent.

- Coke Can Kill - Update with the Killer Coke campaign. By Patricia Lietz

- IMF/World Bank Meet Again - By Washington, DC Indymedia

- UN Commission on the Status of Women  - By Teresa Wilson

- Mumia Turns 50 on Death Row - Brother Gordon, Kenneth Alan Miller and Lindsay Liprando

- Crossing Lines - Kathy Kelly writes on prisons and privilege.

- Pittsburgh Journalists Report Back from Baghdad (Part 1) - Matt Novak interviews Vincent Eirene and Geoff Kelly.

- Don't Let Computers Eat your Vote - By jai

- Opinion: Solution for World Peace - By Helene Smith

- Books: Lucy Parsons on Freedom, Equality and Solidarity - By Stephen Donahue

- Music: Emma's Revolution - By Wobbly X346812

- Poetry: Sizzle Crack Boom - By Kofi Hakim

- Film: Born Into Brothels - An Amnesty International Film Fest review. By Marie Skoczylas

- Food: Did you eat your vegetables? A follow-up to Meat Out Day and a recipe to get started. By Bridget Colvin

- Swiftian Satire: Boost for US Airlines Industry and New Safety Measures for Airlines - By Mimi Yahn

- TMC Members Corner - From the Director by Tim Vining and Board Profile on Anne Feeney by Stephen Donahue