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The first step toward true freedom

Glass beads come in a kaleidoscope of colors, sizes, and shapes that will definitely earn the adoration of that loved one. Aside from gifts, glass beads have qualified as currency, works of art, or high status symbols.

The next NEAN assembly will be held in Rochester, NY, from Friday February 11 to Sunday February 13.

One might think that a war is raging between politicians and public sector workers. Recently elected Republican governors have threatened to use the equivalent of weapons of mass destruction on state workers by passing legislation that would outlaw strikes, rescind the right to unionize and engage in collective bargaining, reduce pensions, and require workers to provide explicit agreement before their dues can be used for political campaigns.

Approaching 2012, Presidential Candidate Stewart Alexander is hoping to gain support from five political parties that he says will be crucial to his campaign to become president; the Peace and Freedom Party- California, Socialist Party USA, the Green Party of the United States, the Freedom Socialist Party, and the Liberty Union Party- Vermont.

It is frightening to consider that a corrupt U.S. Government or quasi government agency could abuse government X-ray scanners, over exposing (targeted Citizens) to radiation—perhaps causing recipients cancer.

-Screening of the documentary "Camden 28" Tuesday, January 4th, -The Flying Squirrel Community Space (285 Clarissa St, Rochester 14608) -6:30 with a discussion and Q&A with member of the Camden 28, Bob Good, afterwards.

On this first day of the New Year, Rochester Indymedia offers this Round-up of stories that we featured throughout the 2010. The following are the six categories that we most focused on. Being a grassroots, all-volunteer media collective, our resources are finite, and we are all too aware of the stories that didn’t make it to our site.

The goal of going back and looking at actions, events, groups, movements and people that stand in 2010 out as having a significant impact in the struggle for a directly democratic society is to assess where we are, and where we need to be. So this list is just the start of a discussion to carry us into the next year.