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Frederick Douglas

"Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Without a struggle, there can be no progress." Frederick Douglass
circa 1818-1895

NEWS and some other stuff

8/2010 - We are now your source for buttons, bumper stickers, Yard signs, Magnets, etc.

Need material for your election campaign? organizing campaign? protest rally?
We can help!

We can now provide you with union made promotional material to help you get your message out.

Please call us at 919-828-2364 for a quote.

6/20/2010 - Father's Day
Day 62 of the disaster in the Gulf
UPDATE-Finally plugged! (We all hope.)

62 days of oil gushing from BP's well with no end in sight and some people are still yelling "Drill,Baby,Drill"!!??
This enviromental and personal tragedy should be the last wakeup call for everyone in the USA that we need to break our addiction to oil. We need a personal, governmental and economic change in our energy priorities. And we need it now.

We have to make different choices in our personal decisions but we must pressure government to start a push to alternative energy and conservation similar to the race to the moon.

For some ideas, visit:
NC Solar Energy Association
Yes!Solar Solutions
NC Conservation Network
Triangle Electric Auto Association
Piedmont Biofuels
North Carolina Solar Center

3/2010 - Announcing a New Service -
One on One Graphic Design Software help!

Perplexed by PUBLISHER? Interested in InDESIGN? Put off by PHOTOSHOP? Intrigued by ILLUSTRATOR? Quite baffled by QUARK?
We can help!

If you are a current customer in the Triangle, we will come to your office and help you with training on the most popular professional graphic design software. We'll answer questions, show shortcuts and explain the ins and outs of designing for print.
FREE OF CHARGE! Please call or write for details.

Not yet a customer in the Triangle? We'll still help with training but for a small fee.

For customers in Key West, Chicago, California, Hawaii, etc,. we'll also offer free face to face training, just provide transportation and lodging for two!

2/2010 - Pictures from the Historic Thousands on Jones St. (HKonJ) march on Feb 27,2010

Stop Racism,Defend Education Stop Racism,Defend Education If Corporation Lobbyists Win, We Lose
  			If Corporation Lobbyists Win, We Lose I lost my jobI lost my job
Durham Committee urges you to voteDurham Committee urges you to vote First in Flight, Not in TortureFirst in Flight, Not in Torture Faithful Action for Immigration ReformFaithful Action for Immigration Reform
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1/2010 - Welcome to the New Year! 2010

A new start. Time to rekindle hope after a year of misery for many and gloom for most. 2009 started out on a high with a new president, and hopes for a new reign of reason. Most of the country had rejected the politics of fear and exclusion but soon we saw more of the same from the right wing...a solid party of NO!, wackiness from Wasilla and teabagger tirades, birther lunatics, death threats against pro-health reform politicians, Democrats squabbling into inaction and a President forgetting campaign promises.
So the work of pushing a progressive agenda for equality and peace continues despite the bellowing of the right wing-nuts. Keep the faith and keep warm.

12/09 - Grass Roots unveils new web site

In a moment of insanity, I decided I wanted to learn how to write HTML code and immerse myself in the minutia of web design. As if my brain weren't full of enough trivia. Well, you are looking at the product of three months of sometimes bewildering night school at NCSU's Computer Training Unit. Any mistakes or ugliness that you see is wholly my responsibility. I promise that this site and any future ones will only get better. The goal is to provide you with something of value that is easy to negotiate and provide information, not necessarily wow you with amazing effects. (if I could even figure out how to do them!)


12/09 - Collaboration results in new 2010 calendar

Our friend, Russell Herman, organizational coach & activist, mentioned an idea to help state wide community activists better coordinate activities thruout the coming year. The result is our new 2010 North Carolina Organizers Calendar. It is a wall calendar designed so that two consecutive quarters can be hung together for advance planning. The calendar contains important election dates, major events and majory holidays.
If you'd like one of these free calendars, just ask!


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War is good. Healthcare is bad.
Why is there always enough money for war and occupation but not enough for healthcare?
What are the true values of America? Let your values be heard. Call your Congress person and agitate now!


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KISSING BANKERS' BUTTS
Oh them wild and naughty bankers! What in the world will those rapacious rapscallions of Wall Street do next? Just recently, we learned from Kenneth Feinberg, the government's special investigator...

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Monthly Review

For some of the most important books published on the left, look to Monthly Reveiw Press

In May 1949 Monthly Review began publication in New York City, as cold war hysteria gathered force in the United States. The first issue featured the lead article Why Socialism? by Albert Einstein.
Today Monthly Review is one of the most respected publishers in the U.S. of books on the social, political, economic and environmental problems in the world, analyzed from a leftist perspective.
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IF YOU KNOW WHO ZIPPY,
MR. NATURAL AND
R. CRUMB ARE, YOU'LL LOVE "MINESHAFT"

Mineshaft is an independently published comics and literary magazine bringing you exciting art from some of the world's greatests artists like R. Crumb, Kim Deitch, Mary Fleener, Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Jay Lynch, Billy Childish, Robert Armstrong, Bruce Simon, & many more!
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NC Peace Action

NC PEACE ACTION ORGANIZES CITIZENS' MOVEMENT

As an organization, we will seek to articulate a long-range vision of a radically different, peaceful world system while at the same time pursuing practical programs which can lead on a step-by-step basis towards this goal. read more


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PINECONE CELEBRATES 26 YEARS OF GREAT MUSIC IN 2010

PineCone was formed in 1984 and is considered the largest and most active traditional music organization in the state, with a reputation for presenting the very best in all the varied forms that make up traditional music. Each year PineCone presents 125-150 events, with approximately 100 that are free to the public. read more


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BOUNTIFUL BACKYARDS TURNS 3,
INSTALLS OVER 3,500 PLANTS

Their all-pro team includes designers, landscapers, artisans, philosophers and educators. Together we create beautiful, diverse and sustainable edible landscapes for schools, communities, congregations and homeowners. read more


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