Get ready for the Republican National Convention! Trainings in protest health and safety, no your rights, direct action and affinity groups.

A sweeping call for direct action and civil disobedience has been made for the Republican National Convention happening in New York City at the end of August. This is a critical moment to stand up and say no to Bush, not to the US Empire! It is important to be as prepared as possible for whatever may come your way while in NYC whether you are part of direct action or part of permitted events. Mobilization for Global Justice as part of the DC conventions coalition is hosting a set of trainings to do just that.

Speech by Doris "Granny D" Haddock, 94-year-old U.S. Senate candidate and activist, produced by Between the Lines' Melinda Tuhus

If there's a fair chance you're going to hell, be sure to take your parka and long johns, because the only explanation for continuing surreal happenings these days is that the river Styx has glaciated. Welcome to the America of George Bush, our very own Malice from Dunderland, where up is down and right is regularly wrong. For examples of once unimaginable scenes that now commonly appear like bad dreams, read on.

Minutes before the NYC Indymedia was prepared to sign a temporary lease on August 5, 2004, the landlord pulled out of the deal after being approached by law enforcement. Read More, and offer donations.

With the Olympic Games less than two weeks away, the fate of the thousands of stray dogs in Athens remains in doubt

Guide to the Republican National Convention packed with info on RNC events, protests, restaurants, lodging, and more.

Kudos to the Presbyterian Church (USA) for taking a strong stand against the evils of the Israeli Occupation, calling for an end to its Apartheid Wall, and for a study leading to a “selective divestment” of Church funds in businesses in Israel associated with the brutal occupation. Now, if only one of its former members, the late, great President Andrew Jackson, could return to take on Ariel Sharon and those scheming, war making Neocons!

“Step One is to recognize that there is a problem.” When a movie star is kidnapped and put through a 12 step recovery program for addiction to Western Civilization, reality gets turned on its ear. The fugitives careen headlong through passion, betrayal, and assassinations toward an explosive event that will transform the world. Everything you know can change in an instant. Are you ready for the next step?

A Review by Adam Fletcher, Director of The Freechild Project