"Power comes from only two things; organized money and organized people. We don't have any money; that's why we need organized people."
--Jim Barrens
The Justice Factory exists to fill an urgent need: to provide a place where regular...
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"Power comes from only two things; organized money and organized people. We don't have any money; that's why we need organized people." --Jim Barrens
The Justice Factory exists to fill an urgent need: to provide a place where regular folks can go to get free information, guidance, and technical support for their grassroots organizations and their communities. Visit the Justice Factory website (see link below) for a comprehensive list of resources for community organizing.
A federal judge, promising a "horde of witnesses" in his defense, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges he fondled a former case manager and tried to force her into a sexual act. Read Full Story
A judge refused Tuesday to throw out a first-degree murder charge against a teacher's husband, who is accused of killing his wife's student lover. Read Full Story
It's hard to believe that 40 years has past since that fateful day. It started off for me like any other day. I was sophomore in high school and that day was filled with all of the typical teenage nonsense things. Concerns about friends, relatives, and acquaintances serving Nam, somehow did not overshadow the who's going with who...she think she cute...damn, I wish I'd done my English homework...James ditched class again and ain't no way Mr. Principal not gonna put some wood to his a** when... Read Full Story
I was in Philadelphia this week for a conference and had just a bit of time to wander around town. I saw the Liberty Bell, which was cool, but was floored to see homeless people trying to get warm over a grate less than a block away.
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In his 1989 book, When Hell Froze Over: The Untold Story of Doug Wilder: A Black Politician's Rise to Power in the South , Dwayne Yancey tells the story of Douglas Wilder’s improbable, upstart, grassroots campaign for Virginia Lieutenant Governor in the 1980’s, which Wilder, astonishingly, won. Wilder became the first black politician elected to statewide office in the South since Reconstruction, and later became the nation’s first elected black governor. His victories in both these races... Read Full Story
A federal jury convicted a retired University of Tennessee professor Wednesday of passing sensitive information from an Air Force contract to two foreign research assistants from China and Iran. Read Full Story
Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "The Justice Factory". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own article... Read Full Story
For years I've been an avid fan of the electronics retailer Circuit City, considering it to be the alternative to big-box behemoths Best Buy and Wal-Mart. But no more. Circuit City has joined the list of "worker abusers" with its recent announcement that it would layoff 3,500 experienced employees whose only sin was being too good at their jobs. Because they were so proficient they earned too much money. So CC, taking a page out of "Retailing for the 21st Century" fired them. As a final... Read Full Story
After much wailing and gnashing of teeth the Florida Legislature has responded heroically to the clamor for middle-class relief. They have forced local governments to slash property taxes. And of course that means we will all see slashed services as well. General Patton would be proud of them for their bravery. Or he might slap them in the face for being yellow. So how many actual dollars will we be putting back in our pockets? As it turns out, probably none. In fact, the legislature, in its... Read Full Story
