The MSU Native American Studies Department, in conjunction with the MSU Diversity Awareness Office and Montana INBRE presents the American Indian Law and Resistance Symposium on April 10 from 8am through 3pm. Guest speakers include Robert Tim Coulter of the Indian Law Resource Center in Helena; Denise Juneau, state Superintendent of Public Instruction;Dr. [...]

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Nidia Castellanos is a single mother of three children who is risking her life to defend human rights in Colombia. She is the secretary general of the Arauca Peasant Association which is enduring severe repression by the government. The U.S. government is giving Colombia more than $1 million a day in military aid [...]

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On May 21, Montana Women For will be sponsoring An Evening With Elsie Fox. Elsie is an extraordinary 101 year old political activist who was involved with Union Organizing in the United States in the 1930’s and has stayed politically active ever since. A Communist, she has never bowed to considerable public pressure to [...]

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Jim Hightower , America\’s #1 Populist/Progressive speaker, writer, critic, and humorist, is the featured speaker for the JGJ fundraiser for the Gallatin Valley Democrats, in the Crawford Theater. Greg Keeler will sing and play for the warmup, and Margot Kidder will introduce Hightower. Light buffet and cash bar. Door open at 6 PM for light [...]

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Gallatin Valley Radio presents Amy Goodman, host of the radio show Democracy Now! on Pacifica Radio (http://www.democracynow.org/). Ms Goodman, a committed activist and a rare independent, progressive voice on radio, will speak at an event to raise funds to help launch a new listener-supported independent radio station in Bozeman, KLSN (90.3 FM). The [...]

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David Grimland, who has studied Islamic mysticism and served in the Foreign service in Turkey, Bangladesh, and India will speak on Islam: history, religion, attitudes toward the West, how the US is dealing with the Islamic world, and what the current situation is. Montana Women For members may remember David from the time he came [...]

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Rep. Joel Boniek (R-Emigrant) is proposing a bill (HB 661) to make it more difficult for licensed physicians to provide medical services by adding licensing fees compliance, inspections and other requirements.  His bill is particularly directed at the Mountain Country Women’s Clinic in Livingston.  Please contact Rep. Boniek and express your opposition to his bill, [...]

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Timothy Geitner, President Obama’s Finance Secretary has been a disappointment, to say the least. His handling of the bailouts and economic recovery plans have many people wringing their hands in dismay. The following video is a funny song pleading for him to be replaced by Paul Krugman, Nobel Laureate (economics), Economics Professor at [...]

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A new group of professionals, homeowners and concerned citizens is forming to plan strategies to help local homeowners who are having trouble making their mortgage payments avoid foreclosure and loss of their home.
The group is looking for bankers, lawyers, real estate professionals, credit counselors and others to take part in planning the response. [...]

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On March 28, at 8:30 pm local time, one billion people will go dark for Earth Hour. World Wildlife Fund is asking individuals,businesses, governments and organizations around the world to turn off their lights to make a global statement of concern about climate change and to demonstrate commitment to finding solutions.
Already hundreds of icons and [...]

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