DN!: Supreme Court Strikes Down Voluntary Desegregation in Public Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 14:04:38 -0400 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST June 29, 2007 = = = = = = = = = If you are in the New York City area and you are planning on going to the premiere of Michael Moore's documentary Sicko tonight or anytime in the future, please stop by our office at 100 Lafayette Street between Walker and White, Suite 604 and pick up some fliers about how to tune into Democracy Now! to hand out at the showing. Thank you! You can stop by anytime before 7pm any day of the week! = = = = = = = = = Are you a graphic designer? If so we need your help! We are designing a new bumper sticker for Democracy Now! and looking for designs from the public. 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We begin our Atlanta coverage with Alice Lovelace, the national lead staff organizer for the U.S. Social Forum. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/06/29/1420200 * South African Poet and Anti-Apartheid Activist Dennis Brutus on Atlanta Social Forum and South Africaıs Changing Political Landscape * A veteran of several World Social Forums, the South African poet and anti-apartheid activist Dennis Brutus talks about why he's come to Atlanta and addresses growing upheaval in South Africa where the ruling ANC government is being criticized for continuing apartheidıs economic legacy. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/06/29/1420206 * Senate Votes Down White House-Backed Immigration Bill * Immigrant rights has also been a central theme of the U.S. Social Forum, and many immigrant rights activists in Atlanta have been closely monitoring proposals on Capitol Hill to overhaul the nation's immigration laws. On Thursday, the Senate's immigration bill collapsed after supporters failed to get enough votes to end debate. We get reaction from Catherine Tactaquin, Director of the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/06/29/1420213 * Nearly Two Years After Katrina, Gulf Coast Residents Fighting Environmental Neglect, Privatization * Twenty-two months after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf region of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, residents are still fighting to save their communities. We speak with Monique Harden, co-director of the New Orleans-based Advocates for Environmental Human Rights, and organizer of a caravan of Katrina activists to the U.S. Social Forum this week. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/06/29/1420221 * Headlines for June 29, 2007 * - Supreme Court Limits Affirmative Action in School Integration - Immigration Bill Fails to Advance in Senate - Admin Rejects Subpoenas on Attorney Firings - Five U.S. Troops Killed in Iraq - EU, US Reach Deal on Financial Spying - Israel Expands Assault into West Bank - Tutu Criticizes ANC Economic Policies - FARC: 11 Hostages Killed in Military Crossfire Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/06/29/1419245 = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Friday, June 29, 2007: http://www.democracynow.org/ To subscribe to these "Titulares de Hoy" by email, send a blank message to: boletin-sub@list.democracynow.org = = = = = = = = = COMING UP ON DEMOCRACY NOW! 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