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Sunday, 18 July 2004 |
Residents of Columbia have been working for over a year to address the threats to the Bill of Rights of the U.S. Constitution posed by the Patriot Act and related executive orders. We agree with the National League of Cities that a number of provisions in the USA Patriot Act threaten fundamental rights and civil liberties. The Patriot Act was passed with little consideration immediately after September 11, 2001. We care about the security of our country, but we believe that everyone in the United States has the right to be both safe and free.
We are also concerned that the budgets of municipal governments across our country are strained by federally mandated duties which remain un-funded and fall unfairly on city police departments, libraries, and other municipal divisions.
We proposed on March 16th 2005 to Columbia City Council that Columbia join the 371 United States cities and 4 states by passing a resolution to protect our fundamental rights.
See the link for the Resolution |
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Outfoxed Debuts in Columbia |
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Thursday, 15 July 2004 |
See the Columbia debut of "Outfoxed", Sunday, July 25th, at 6pm at the house of Heather McCalman (1309 Woodrow St.)
"Outfoxed" examines how media empires, led by Rupert Murdoch's Fox News, have been running a "race to the bottom" in television news. This film provides an in-depth look at Fox News and the dangers of ever-enlarging corporations taking control of the public's right to know.
Bring snacks if you are able. For more information call 331-5333. |
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Monday, 12 July 2004 |
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Thursday, August 5, 7:00pm: Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, corner of Woodrow and Heyward St., Columbia: Amanda Martin, Director of CPRC, will be leaving Columbia to join the Witness for Peace International Team in August 2004. Come and learn about the campaigns for Peace and Justice in Latin America and how you can get involved through CPRC. |
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Wednesday, 07 July 2004 |
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Wednesday, August 4, 2004: 6:30-7:30pm Rutledge Chapel, USC horseshoe, Sumter St. Join us for a peace vigil in remembrance of the estimated 130,000 Japanese people who lost their lives on August 6, 1945 when the USA dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. Call Rebecca at (803)252-2221 for details. |
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Women in Black meets in front of the state house at Gervais and Main at
5:00 pm every Wednesday until the US is out of Iraq. Please come.
Post Office Box 7933