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Ecuador National Referendum Ends Oil Exploitation in the Amazon
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Ecuador National Referendum Ends Oil Exploitation in the Amazon
Activism, Anti-capitalism, Climate Change, Elections, Energy, Environment, Environmentalism, Indigenous, Indigenous Nations, Latin America, Movements, Solidarity

Ecuador National Referendum Ends Oil Exploitation in the Amazon

Ecuador: National Referendum Ending Oil Exploitation in the Amazon is Victorious By Santiago Rosero on August 21, 2023 While most of the focus was on the general elections in Ecuador, a national referendum was held on oil exploitation in the Amazon. In addition, in a regional referendum the inhabitants of Quito voted on mining. In both cases, the vote to stop exploitation triumphed. The long struggle to save Yasuní Biosphere Reserve reached [...]

By Change-Links|2023-09-03T16:34:14-05:00September 3rd, 2023|Activism, Anti-capitalism, Climate Change, Elections, Energy, Environment, Environmentalism, Indigenous, Indigenous Nations, Latin America, Movements, Solidarity|0 Comments

Red Horizons
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Red Horizons
Anti-capitalism, Climate Change, Commentary, Ecology, Economy, Environment, Environmentalism, Health, Mumia Abu-Jamal, News, Sustainability, Wall Street

Red Horizons

by Mumia Abu-Jamal https://www.prisonradio.org/commentary/red-horizons/ The images were startling: New York City, summer 2023. Its horizon lit by a ruby-red sky, as sun light tries to shine through smoke and ash from Canada’s roaring fire season. First came the shock that Canada had a “fire season.” I thought it had only four seasons. Second was learning that Canada had over four hundred fires, raging on its eastern forest shores. Then the [...]

By Change-Links|2023-07-08T17:09:52-05:00July 8th, 2023|Anti-capitalism, Climate Change, Commentary, Ecology, Economy, Environment, Environmentalism, Health, Mumia Abu-Jamal, News, Sustainability, Wall Street|0 Comments

PDF of March 2023 issue of Change Links

By Change-Links|2023-03-02T01:34:01-05:00March 2nd, 2023|Activism, Africa, Anti-capitalism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Calendar, California, Classified Ads, Climate Change, COVID-19, Disability issues, Editorial cartoon, Environment, Events, Features, Feminism, Girls, Heroes and Whistleblowers, Historical, Immigration/Migrant rights, In Memoriam, Independent Journalism, Independent Media, Justice/Injustice, Labor, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Movements, News, Peace, Peace and War, Peace Vigils, Poetry Corner, Wall Street|0 Comments

February 2023 Community Calendar

See continuing and ongoing events at the end of the calendar. Change Links cannot publish without your support. Send events, articles or poetry to changelinks2@gmail.com or via http://change-links.org/submit/ Please subscribe as well. Subscriptions to the print edition are $12/25/50 a year, low income, regular or sustainer (sliding scale), payable to “AFGJ,” our fiscal sponsor, with “Change Links” in the memo. All events announced are encouraged to donate $5 (per event), payable [...]

By Change-Links|2023-02-08T02:07:29-05:00February 2nd, 2023|Activism, Ads, Anti-Racism/Racism, Black Lives Matter, Calendar, California, COVID-19, Economy, Education, Environment, Environmentalism, Events, Featured, Films, Free Speech, Health, Heroes and Whistleblowers, Historical, Human Rights, Independent Journalism, Independent Media, Indigenous, Labor, Los Angeles, Movements|0 Comments

News on Climate Action Around the World
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News on Climate Action Around the World
Activism, Banks, Beyond Capitalism, Biden, Climate Change, Ecology, Energy, Environment, Environmentalism, Movements, News, Politics, Terrie Brady, Venezuela

News on Climate Action Around the World

Summary of reports on DEMOCRACY NOW! by Terrie Brady On Democracy Now! on December 23 there was a report about an effort by Exxon Mobil to start off shore oil drilling off Guyana. There is a lawyer, Melinda janki, who is from Guyana trying to stop this. Antonia Juhasz wrote in WIRED magazine about this. Antonia Juhasz also wrote a book , The Tyranny of Oil on this subject. Also on Democracy [...]

By Change-Links|2023-02-02T19:48:31-05:00February 2nd, 2023|Activism, Banks, Beyond Capitalism, Biden, Climate Change, Ecology, Energy, Environment, Environmentalism, Movements, News, Politics, Terrie Brady, Venezuela|0 Comments

Dynamic New Programming, Newscast on KPFK 90.7 Pacifica Radio

KPFK, listener-sponsored Pacifica community radio for Los Angeles and all of Southern California, is refreshing its programming schedule, adding new more radical, community-based, solution-oriented programming, and launching a locally produced newscast for the first time in over a decade. Anti-racist, anti-war, and anti-capitalist viewpoints are taking center stage in a new morning mix radio magazine. The station is bringing back some other important voices from communities of color that have been missing [...]

By Change-Links|2022-12-03T21:00:46-05:00December 3rd, 2022|Activism, Anti-capitalism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Calendar, California, Democracy, Environment, Environmentalism, Events, Free Speech, Human Rights, Humanism & FreeThought, Independent Journalism, Independent Media, Justice/Injustice, Latin America, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Michael Novick, Movements, News, Pacifica/KPFK, Peace, Peace and War, Public Radio, Socialism, Solidarity, Surveillance, Volunteer|0 Comments

Fuel Company’s War Windfall Profits Fuel Inflation
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Fuel Company’s War Windfall Profits Fuel Inflation
Capitalism, Ecology, Economy, Energy, Environment, Environmentalism, News, Sustainability, Y.B. Normal

Fuel Company’s War Windfall Profits Fuel Inflation

By Change-Links|2022-11-06T15:35:41-05:00November 6th, 2022|Capitalism, Ecology, Economy, Energy, Environment, Environmentalism, News, Sustainability, Y.B. Normal|0 Comments

Metro Public Transit Free Oct. 7-9; Why Not Always?
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Metro Public Transit Free Oct. 7-9; Why Not Always?
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Metro Public Transit Free Oct. 7-9; Why Not Always?

Free Metro System-wide Oct 7-9 to Mark Opening of K-Crenshaw Line After years of delays, Metro announced that the official opening of the K Line will be on October 7. The light rail line will initially serve seven stations through several LA communities, including Leimert Park and Baldwin Hills, as well as the city of Inglewood. In recognition of the accomplishment, Metro will suspend fares across the entire transit system October 7-9. [...]

By Change-Links|2022-10-03T00:04:24-05:00October 3rd, 2022|Economy, Environment, Events, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Los Angeles|0 Comments

August 2022 Community Events Calendar
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August 2022 Community Events Calendar
Anti-Racism/Racism, Asian-American, Calendar, Environment, Movements, National Security, Nuclear Power, Peace, Peace and War, Peace Vigils, Protests and Rallies

August 2022 Community Events Calendar

See continuing and ongoing events at the end of the calendar. Change Links cannot publish without your support. Send events, articles or poetry to changelinks2@gmail.com or via http://change-links.org/submit/ Please subscribe as well. Subscriptions to the print edition are $12/25/50 a year, low income, regular or sustainer (sliding scale), payable to “AFGJ,” our fiscal sponsor, with “Change Links” in the memo. All events announced are encouraged to donate $5 (per event), payable to [...]

By Change-Links|2022-08-11T00:56:45-05:00August 11th, 2022|Anti-Racism/Racism, Asian-American, Calendar, Environment, Movements, National Security, Nuclear Power, Peace, Peace and War, Peace Vigils, Protests and Rallies|0 Comments

Helen Yaffe, film on Cuba’s Example
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Helen Yaffe, film on Cuba’s Example
Anti-Racism/Racism, Beyond Capitalism, Climate Change, COVID-19, Cuba, Environment, Films, Latin America, Peace, Socialism

Helen Yaffe, film on Cuba’s Example

Saturday, April 2. 4:30-7 PM reception & public meeting. Film Tarea Vida, speakers, entertainment McCarty Memorial Church 4103 W Adams Blvd., LA, CA 90018 Yaffe Articles: International marine science magazine.https://sevenseasmedia.org/cuba-shows-how-to-take-action-on-climate-change/ Yaffe on Science Friday, 2/18 - discussing Cuba's vaccines & Covid response. https://www.sciencefriday.com/person/helen-yaffe/ Yaffe on NBC news. Special short on Cuba vaccines. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u6uvNp5RPQ ushandsoffcubacommittee.com LA.US.Handsoffcuba@gmail.com END THE US EMBARGO OF CUBA. Normalize Relations.End the Trump/Biden sanctions, trade & travel bans.

By Change-Links|2022-03-29T23:00:31-05:00March 29th, 2022|Anti-Racism/Racism, Beyond Capitalism, Climate Change, COVID-19, Cuba, Environment, Films, Latin America, Peace, Socialism|0 Comments

Lamprey, Sea Vampires, Concentrate PFAS Military Poisons
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Lamprey, Sea Vampires, Concentrate PFAS Military Poisons
Activism, Ecology, Environment, Environmentalism, Food, Health, Movements

Lamprey, Sea Vampires, Concentrate PFAS Military Poisons

Sea Lampreys are the leeches of the sea; they suck blood from other marine life forms. As a result, they concentrate PFAS, highly toxic flame retardant chemicals of which the US military is probably the largest polluter, that are poisoning other fish, much as fish high on the marine food chain concentrate toxic mercury from the other fish they consume. https://www.militarypoisons.org/latest-news/vampire-fish-have-lots-of-pfas The Sea Lamprey attaches to fish with its suction cup mouth, [...]