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Thorne Dreyer : Poet Marilyn Buck Freed After 25 Years in Prison
Poet-activist Marilyn Buck was released from a federal prison hospital on July 15, 2010. Photo taken at Dublin Fci, 1998. Photo from The Rag Blog.Poet and political prisoner Marilyn BuckFreed after 25 years in federal prison By Thorne Dreyer / … Continue reading
BOOKS / Dick J. Reavis : Bruce Watson’s ‘Freedom Summer: The Savage Season…’
But his take is a bit romantic…Bruce Watson’s Freedom Summer a page turner By Dick J. Reavis / The Rag Blog / July 16, 2010 [Freedom Summer: The Savage Season That Made Mississippi Burn and Made America a Democracy, by … Continue reading
Posted in Rag Bloggers
Tagged Books, Civil Rights Movement, Dick J. Reavis, Freedom Summer, Mississippi, The Rag, the South
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Austin Benefit : Friends Support, Celebrate Marilyn Buck
Robert King, former Black Panther and member of the Angola 3, speaks in support of Marilyn Buck at June 25 benefit in Austin. Photo by Alan Pogue / The Rag Blog.Lively Austin gathering benefitsPolitical prisoner Marilyn Buck By Mariann G. … Continue reading
Posted in Rag Bloggers
Tagged Austin, Black Liberation Movement, Mariann G. Wizard, Marilyn Buck, Poets, Political Prisoners, Robert King, Sixties, Social Action, The Rag, Thorne Dreyer
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Friday in Austin : Free Marilyn Now!
CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE Join us in Austin this Friday:Free Marilyn Buck Now! By Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / June 23, 2010 A benefit for Marilyn Buck this Friday, June 25, will raise funds and gather healing … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Austin, Black Panthers, Mariann G. Wizard, Marilyn Buck, Poets, Political Prisoners, Rag Radio, Robert King, Sixties, The Rag, Thorne Dreyer
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Warrior-Poet Marilyn Buck : No Wall Too Tall
In prison but clearly in bloom. Marilyn Buck at Dublin FCI, 1994. Photo by Mariann G. Wizard / The Rag Blog.Supporters call for release:Free Austin’s Marilyn Buck! For her acts of selfless courage on behalf of victims of American criminal … Continue reading
Posted in Rag Bloggers
Tagged Austin, Black Liberation Movement, Criminal Justice, Mariann G. Wizard, Marilyn Buck, Poets, Political Prisoners, Sixties, The Rag
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Underground in H-Town : A Rich History of Alternative Media
Museum of Printing History: Saluting Houston’s alternative media. By shane patrick boyle | The Rag Blog | May 19, 2010 HOUSTON — Houston has a problem, a memory problem. This is particularly true when it comes to the history of … Continue reading
Dick J. Reavis: ‘Catching Out’ in the Secret World of Day Laborers
Image from Portland Indymedia.Researching my new book on the job:Catching Out: The Secret World of Day LaborersBy Dick J. Reavis / The Rag Blog / February 15, 2010 Author/activist/educator and Rag Blog contributor Dick Reavis will be Thorne Dreyer’s guest … Continue reading
Posted in Rag Bloggers
Tagged American Society, Authors, Books, Dick J. Reavis, Labor, The Rag, Workers
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Steve Russell : On Being ‘Outed’ as an American Indian
Tribal secrets:Carrying the freight of being an Indian Being outed as an American Indian changed my professional life, starting with an overnight 20 point drop in my IQ. By Steve Russell / The Rag Blog / January 11, 2010 Steve … Continue reading
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Tagged American Indians, Austin, Bigotry, Judiciary, Native Americans, Racism, Rag Radio, Sixties, Steve Russell, Texas, The Rag
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Rag Radio! : Healthcare NOT Warfare
TUESDAY ON KOOP RADIO IN AUSTIN:RAG RADIOHOSTED BY THORNE DREYER KOOP, 91.7 FM — Every Tuesday afternoon — 2-3 PM The latest addition to the Rag media family, Rag Radio presents issue-oriented discussion and cutting edge cultural programming in the … Continue reading
RAG RADIO!
PREMIERING TUESDAY ON KOOP RADIO IN AUSTIN: RAG RADIO HOSTED BY THORNE DREYER KOOP, 91.7 FM — Every Tuesday afternoon — 2-3 PM The latest addition to the Rag media family, this show will present issue-oriented discussion and cutting edge … Continue reading
Ragamuffin Reverie : Star Wars and Repubs
Republican singles bar?Enough crooks to go around… On the left as well as on the right, there are those who anthropomorphize ‘government’ as a criminal conspiracy that has existed since H. sap crawled out of the slime. By Steve Russell … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Republican Party, Sixties, The Rag, Two Party System
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