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Solidarity with the Un-Insured - SIT-OUT at Capital Hill Hospital Wed September 9th 12-Noon

The Un-Insured, the Under-insured, and the Unsatisfiedby-insured unite to protest For Profit Healthcare, by holding a SIT-OUT on the sidewalks outside the hospital.

Obama will address Congress Wednesday evening, so we must join together and send him a message, and what better place to do it, than at the CAPITAL HILL HOSPITAL.

Wednesday September 9th, and 12pm NOON
CAPITOL HILL HOSPITAL
700 CONSTITUTION AVE NE
WASHINGTON, DC 20002

Bring signs.

Mine are going to read:

NO MANDATE FOR PROFIT>>Read more »

Deepak to Obama

Here is a very explicit and practical article by Deepak Chopra about how to change the American economy to a peaceful one.
Published on Sunday, January 11, 2009 by Tikkun Magazine
Memo to Obama: How to Convert to A Peace Economy
by Deepak Chopra>>Read more »

30th Anniversary of the Iranian Revolution

The 30th anniversary of Khomeini's return to Iran should be something we all take the time to reflect upon. From thinking about what the role of the US--and the West generally--has been in Persia, (supporting the Shah; hosting Khomeini...), to what the Iranian model and experience says about what the possibilities are in Pakistan, to what neo-purist interpretations of Islam have meant for the world at large today, the list is endless.

Here's a flashback from a BBC journalist: http://news.bbc.co.uk/nolpda/ukfs_news/hi/newsid_7861000/7861357.stm


[First published at http://blog.iFaqeer.com]

My Brother Barack Hussain Talks to Al Arabiya TV

 When my son started First Grade, come the start of African-American History Month, he coolly informed his first (predominantly East and South Asian) classmates that his otherwise very Pakistani-looking, and -sounding, "dad is an African-American". I do not remember ever having used that phrase within earshot of him.>>Read more »

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