Summer Tour 2005

This Friday, I’ll depart on a three-city tour to visit friends and get out of D.C. My itinerary puts me in San Diego on August 5, 6, and 7th, San Francisco and Oakland on August 8, 9 and 10th, and on a lake “up north” in Michigan for a few days before returning to D.C. […]

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Free Concert September 24

This graphic was produced by Mike Flugennock to use to promote a free concert to be held at the Washington Monument on September 24, sponsored by United for Peace and Justice called Operation Ceasefire. According to the flyer (see it on Flickr), the concert will feature the Thievery Corporation, Anti-Flag, Le Tigre, Bouncing Souls, Wayne […]

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Eugene Kang Loses Primary

According to Eugene’s campaign and the Washtenaw County website, Eugene Kang has lost his primary for Ann Arbor’s Ward 2 city council seat against former Republican candidate for mayor Stephen Rapundalo with a vote of 480 to 575. Eugene earned 45.5% of the vote to Mr. Rapundalo’s 54.5%. According to the canvass report, Eugene carried […]

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Mayor Hieftje To Teach Course

I just heard about this course being offered in the fall at U-M: Local Government: Opportunity for Activism PUBPOL 756 Instructor: Mayor John Hieftje Tuesdays/Thursdays 2:00 – 3:30 473 Lorch Hall What goes on in city government is in many ways more important to our lives than what happens in Washington. This course goes beyond […]

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