DN!: East Timor Braces for Potential Crisis//Eve Ensler on 10th Anniv. Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:43:17 -0500 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST February 15, 2008 = = = = = = = = = February 20 DN! Gala: Help Us Build Our New Home SPECIAL REDUCED PRICES NOW AVAILABLE - JOIN WILLIE NELSON, DANNY GLOVER, AMY GOODMAN AND MANY OTHERS AT THIS GALA DINNER/CONCERT/RECEPTION! http://www.democracynow.org/get_involved/donate/willie = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now! has immediate job openings for: TV Producer/Editor For more information visit http://www.democracynow.org/about/jobs. = = = = = = = = = TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!: * East Timor Braces for Potential Crisis Following Assassination Attempt on President Jose Ramos-Horta * Timorese U.S. envoy Constancio Pinto and veteran journalist Allan Nairn join us to talk about the latest crisis in East Timor. President Jose Ramos-Horta is recovering from gunshot wounds following an attempt on his life. The situation on the ground has remained calm, but East Timorıs complex internal conflicts remain unresolved, opening the door to future turmoil. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/2/15/east_timor_braces_for_potential * On Tenth Anniversary of V-Day, Vagina Monologues Playwright Eve Ensler Focuses on Violence Against Women in New Orleans and Gulf South * Playwright and activist Eve Ensler discusses the ten-year anniversary of the first benefit performance of her award-winning play, The Vagina Monologues, to spread awareness about violence against women and girls. Every year, ³V-Day² has focused on womenıs struggles from a different part of the world. This year the focus is on the women of the Gulf South, with a major event planned in New Orleans on April 11th and 12th. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/2/15/on_tenth_anniversary_of_v_day * SEIU Members Face Off in Dispute Over Leadership, Direction of One of Nation's Largest Unions * A major battle brewing is within the Service Employees International Union, one of the countryıs largest unions with 1.9 million members. Last week, executive committee member Sal Rosselli resigned in a blistering letter accusing union President Andy Stern of expanding his powers at membersı expense. We host a debate between Rosselli and another executive board member, Dave Regan. 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