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Upcoming EVENTS -
Sat. Nov. 6 - noon - 24th & Mission Poor People's March - immigrant rights issues

Fri. Nov. 8 - 4-5:30 pm- 1301 Clay Street x 13th Street (near City Center BART) in front of Oakland Federal Building
National Day of Action Against Deportation Rally/Press Conference More info - APIFORCE
Wed. Nov. 9 - 6:30 -McKenna Theater Creative Arts Building, SFSU - Launch Party for DVD documentary on the All-Chinese Forbidden City Nightclub College of Ethnic Studies Events Site

Who is Wen Ho Lee?

How Much Does War Cost?

PRESIDENT SIGNS RECORD DEFENSE BUDGET- ALMOST $1 BILLION A DAY
President Bush approved a $355.5 Billion budget for the Pentagon last week, to provide the military with " every tool, every resource..." for national defense. This year, America will spend more than $40 Million every HOUR of the year on its military. In barely TWO MINUTES, Pentagon spending exceeds the annual budget for Wellness Centers in SF high schools; in less than an hour, military spending exceeds the SF's Dept. of Children Youth & Family's ANNUAL budget. In barely three DAYS, exceeds California's entire child care subsidy system for low-income and other working families. [from Coleman Advocates for Youth & Families]
From War-Times.org - BY THE NUMBERS
845,441         # structures (30 million acres) controlled by the Dept. of Defense, the world’s largest landlord.
$396 billion    Bush’s 2003 military budget
$289 billion    2000 military budget (before Bush)
$60 billion     Military budget of Russia, 2nd in the world after U.S.
25                 # of top military spending countries whose combined military budgets equals that of the U.S.
$45 billion     Budget for education, 2nd largest discretionary budget item after military in 2002
50.5%             Proportion of the total 2002 U.S. discretionary budget devoted to military

Sources: Dept. of Defense, "Base Structure Report, FY 2001" and Defense Almanac; Center for
Defense Information Almanac, 2001–2002; www.cdi.org

STOP THE WAR AGAINST IRAQ BEFORE IT STARTS
March with API Coalition Against the War

OCT 6 Not in Our Name Mass Convergence-Pledge of Resistance Against the War

PROPAGANDA and PRESIDENTIAL SPEECHES - Check out this Critical Analysis of Bush's Oct 7 speech re WAR - very thorough and revealing - by the Institute for Public Accuracy in Washington

GLOBALIZATION

Q: What is the most powerful institution/organization in the world today?
A: The WTO! SF's CorporateWatch's useful site. SF's Global Exchange breaks it down...
Q: What are the World Bank and the IMF [International Monetary Fund]?
A: Find out by checking out this useful Corporate Watch Website

Q: What can youth and communities do to stand up for global justice?
A: Check out JustAct and other anti-globalization groups.

MEDIA LITERACY - Who's on the News? Study shows network news sources skew white, male & elite - from FAIR [Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting] - June 2002 Extra!
MISC.

9-11 links etc.
Nelson Mandela: The USA is a Threat to World Peace - from Newsweek Sept. 10, 2002
9/18/02 SF Garment Workers organize for economic justice Sweatshop Watch Website
LA - Ongoing Korean Market Workers Justice Campaign Korean Immigrant Workers Advocates

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