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Category Archives: General Interest
Restorative Circles Training in January
Joan Kresich will be offering a training in Restorative Circles at the Bozeman Public Library on Sat Jan 21 and Sun Jan 22. There is no fee. See the flyer below for more details.
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Pipeline Proponents Are Growing Desperate as Momentum continues to build in opposition
Signs of the growing desperation of the proponents of the Keystone XL pipeline: They released a series of threats aimed at the US. “This week, some of the highest-ranking executives in the Canadian oil patch publicly detailed potential alternatives to … Continue reading
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Occupy Oakland is calling for a General Strike November 2
If you have been following the news on the various Occupy movements around the country, you have probably seen the footage of police crackdowns on peaceful protesters in many places. Probably the harshest recent crackdown was in Oakland, California where … Continue reading
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A Video We’d like to Share
This is a video that MoveOn.org is promoting as an explanation of why they support occupy Wall Street. Our support for the movement extends beyond the hope of reform of financial systems, but we really loved the clear explanations of … Continue reading
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Montana Women For enthusiastically endorses #OccupyWallStreet and all the Occupy movements around the country.
It is high time. High time that the people rose up and spoke out against corporate control of our government, of our media, of our education and of our lives. High time that young people, whose futures are being robbed, … Continue reading
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TransCanada is lying to the American Public about jobs
The Application for a Presidential Permit for building the Keystone XL Pipeline, a Canadian pipeline to carry tar sands oil from Northern Alberta to the Gulf Coast of Texas is under review by the State Department. Montana Women For opposes … Continue reading
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The Truth about the “Energy Security” Argument for the Keystone XL Pipeline
Four MWF board members traveled to Washington, DC to take part in a protest in front of the White House in an attempt to persuade President Obama to turn down TransCanada’s application for a permit to build a Canadian pipeline … Continue reading
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A Canadian Writer on the Keystone XL Pipeline
In Counterpunch online magazine recently, an article appeared by Brian Horejsi on the likelihood of approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline by President Obama. Here is a quote from the article: Obama will likely approve construction of the massive Keystone … Continue reading
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Montana Human Rights Network on Cut,Cap, and Balance
Montana Women For is an organizational member of the Montana Human Rights Network. The following is an email we received from Kim Abbott, from the MHRN. Reprinted by permission. Like most of you, the Network has spent the last few … Continue reading
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A Former Republican Staffer’s Reflection on the Lunacy of the Right
In Truthout.org recently, there was a long article written by Mike Lofgren, who ended a 30 year career as a Republican staffer recently because he could no longer stomach “this cast of characters and the pernicious ideas they represent.” While … Continue reading →