have you ever noticed things looking the same wherever you go? does the homoginization of culture disturb you?

so what about biotechnology? they say it will save the world.

but is this the kind of world we want? corporate control of life itself is going too far... biodiversity is not for sale.

let them know you dream of a different future

resist the commodification of life






made by the beehive collective. you can't really see the image very well here, but go to for a better view.

we re meeting at squeaky wheel (175 elmwood avenue) at 4:30 today to go over a preliminary script for the anti-bush commercial. if youre interested, come along!

we go to miami in a little over a week. yikes! if you can spare 6 days of your life, and want to represent wny for two good causes (stop ftaa! and close the soa!), AND be in warmer weather, lemme know..

in case you didn't know, a bunch of b-lo folks are getting together this evening to plan to do something from buffalo for the moveon.org bush commerical campaign (http://www.bushin30seconds.org)

i don't have lindsay's no. but just show up at squeaky wheel (175 elmwood ave.) at 730 pm tonight (tuesday).

it's confirmed that Amy Goodman is coming to Buffalo on Wed. December 3rd between 4 - 6:30 for a fundraising reception at Hallwalls to bring Democracy Now to Buffalo. There will be other guests appearing, and we will announce them as soon as they are confirmed.

There's a month to organize to do the mailing and organize the event. Would you like to help change the face of Buffalo Radio? Then come to the next meeting of the Buffalo Coalition for Progressive Media on Thursday November 6 at 7 PM. It will be held at WNYCOSH (2495 Main Street, Suite 438 in Buffalo - it's in the Tri Main Building).

What if you can't attend, but still want to help? Well we need a couple of things. We need your voices to tell people about the event, the fundraising drive, and about Democracy Now! And we need names and addresses of People you know who would want to attend a fundraiser or who would contribute to bringing real progressive radio to Buffalo. Despite the reluctance of every public radio station in Western New York to to carry the fastest growing public news program, Democracy Now will be on Buffalo's airwaves come January 2004, but we need your help.

What we need:

-People to attend the meeting of the Buffalo Coalition for Progressive Media. Again it's at 7PM in the WNYCOSH offices (2495 Main Street, Suite 438 in Buffalo - it's in the Tri Main Building). IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND PLEASE LET US KNOW.

We need people to get us the names and addresses of people interested in contributing to Progressive Radio in Buffalo. We need you to talk to them and let them know about this opportunity.

We need people to work on the event and the campaign.

We need people to sell tickets.

(-contact Brian at 833-5416 or email me (emily@elmwoodstrip.com-- it works! use it!) and i can put you in touch w him)

for every girl who is tired of acting weak when she is strong, there is a boy tired of appearing strong when he feels vulnerable. for every boy who is burdened with the constant expectation of knowing everything, there is a girl tired of people not trusting her intelligence. for every girl who is tired of being called over-senstive, there is a boy who fears to be gentle, to weep. for every boy for whom competition is the only way to prove his masculinity, there is a girl who is called unfeminine when she competes. for every girl who throws out her e-z-bake oven there is a boy who wishes to find one. for every boy struggling not to let advertising dictate his desires, there is a girl facing the ad industry's attacks on her self-esteem. for every girl who takes a step toward her liberation, there is a boy who finds the way to freedom a little easier.

(adapted by a poem by nancy r smith)