{"id":12379,"date":"2014-02-22T23:30:27","date_gmt":"2014-02-23T07:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.richgibson.com\/blog\/?p=12379"},"modified":"2014-02-22T23:30:27","modified_gmt":"2014-02-23T07:30:27","slug":"rouge-forum-dispatch-empires-nemesis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.richgibson.com\/blog\/rouge-forum-dispatch-empires-nemesis\/","title":{"rendered":"Rouge Forum Dispatch: Empires’ Nemesis"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mexican peasant organizations have warned of a year of protests<\/strong> unless the federal government fulfills its promise to end the disastrous effects generated by the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).<\/em>
\n The organizations gave the warning in a review published in the Mexican newspaper La Jornada on Saturday.<\/em>
\n All social and peasant organizations across the country were called on to join a national movement to demand President Enrico Pena Nieto to resolve rural problems, including abandonment, poverty, insecurity and migration<\/em>.www.presstv.com\/detail\/2014\/01\/05\/343799\/mexico-farmers-warn-of-year-of-protests\/<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Protest<\/a>photo by D. Bacon–Mexicans Resist NAFTA<\/p>\n

The organizers of the Sonoma State University Freedom from Fees Coalition are please to announce a decisive victory today. After receiving 1,265 e-mails from students, faculty, alumni, and their families & friends the President of Sonoma State University withdrew his plans to impose a $500 fee on all students.
\nIn an e-mail statement to the campus President Armi\u00f1ana, stated \u201cWe have also been receiving very detailed feedback from the Associated Student meetings. We hear the concern raised by students about the extra financial burden of this fee. We have decided, therefore, not to pursue the academic success fee at this time.\u201d
\nThank you everyone who pledge to never donate to SSU if the fee was implemented. This a solid win for low-income working class students. We are proud of our victory and encouraged that other campuses may think twice before trying to raise fees on students.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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CA: Alpine teachers strike after union-district negotiations fail<\/strong> \u00a0 Nearly 100 teachers from the Alpine Union School District hit the picket lines Thursday after salary negotiations failed.
\nThe district, which has an operating budget of about $14.7 million, proposed a 6.58 percent salary cut for the current school year while the union proposed a 4.58 percent cut.
\nMembers of the Alpine Teachers Association gave their board permission to strike after their salaries were already cut by 7.58 percent. The strike comes after 16 months of negotiations failed. \u00a0http:\/\/www.10news.com\/news\/alpine-teachers-strike-after-union-district-negotiations-fail-022014<\/p>\n

Why the UIC Strike Matters\u00a0<\/strong>In a city divided by wealth, our educational institutions reflect an organized hierarchy that is segregated, like our neighborhoods, into haves and have-nots. It is often easy to point out disparities in our K-12 system and to talk about equalizing funding and minimizing property tax inequalities. Few however, pay much attention to the inequalities of higher education in our city. Higher education in Chicago is also a tale of two cities. Within our metropolitan region, we have some of the most prestigious and competitive research universities in the world, alongside top-tier regional public and private colleges. Increasingly however, these institutions serve and cater to those who are able to pay $30,000 to 50,000 a year for tuition, fees, room and board. Even with scholarships and financial aid, many of these colleges and universities are outside the reach of everyday Chicagoans. \u00a0http:\/\/www.suntimes.com\/news\/otherviews\/25671948-452\/a-tale-of-two-cities-why-the-uic-faculty-strike-matters.html<\/p>\n

Song Embedded: The Mighty UIC Strike adjunctcrisis.com\/2014\/02\/20\/mighty-mighty-uic-strike\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

UMich Students Fight Racist Enrollment<\/strong> \u00a0University of Michigan students plan to hold an all-night protest over what they say is low minority enrollment and inclusion on campus.
\nThe 12-hour \u201cSpeak Out\u201d event is scheduled to begin Tuesday night and run through Wednesday morning. It\u2019s being hosted by the United Coalition for Racial Justice, a group comprised of undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and staff. From The Detroit News: www.detroitnews.com\/article\/20140218\/SCHOOLS\/302180048#ixzz2tjzMHFAK<\/a><\/p>\n