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Sighted at a showing of “This is What Democracy Looks Like”—a documentary on the Seattle WTO protests—Telfeyan is no newcomer to the activist scene. His brother was present at the Seattle protests and Telfeyan regrets that he could not be there. Telfeyan, however, claims to have staged his own protest senior year at Mira Loma. His high school tried to stop Pajama Day, a popular school spirit activity. Telfeyan reacted by going on a hunger strike and chaining himself up to an oak tree for three days...
...Africa's best-known authors; in Douala, Cameroon. Under the nom de plume Mongo Beti, he wrote novels and essays denouncing colonization and its effects on African societies. Beti's most popular work, The Poor Christ of Bomba, was published in 1956. DIED. NIE MINZHI, 71, longtime activist and founder in 1998 of the outlawed China Democracy Party; after a stroke in a reform camp in the eastern province of Zhejiang. Last year the Chinese government sentenced Nie to one year of labor reform for publishing an open letter demanding the release of detained dissidents. DIED. ROBERTO DE OLIVEIRA CAMPOS...
...think you have to be an activist or an experienced councillor to make good policy?” King asks with a smile. “We have so many activists in Cambridge that sometimes they work against one another...
...example, King brings up state funding for the Community Preservation Act—which will bring about $5 million to the city for affordable housing, open space creation, and preservation of historic buildings if voters approve the measure Nov. 6. King says there will likely be quite an activist skirmish over how much money will go to each purpose...
...standoff is the strongest indication yet of the chill in U.S.-Israel relations since the needs of the anti-terrorism coalition forced the Bush administration to adopt a more activist stance on resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Two weeks ago, Sharon warned President Bush against sacrificing Israel to "appease" his Arab allies, drawing a sharp rebuke from Washington for an "unacceptable" statement. The latest sign of discord is more serious, however, because this time it is Israel's tactics in response to the Palestinian intifada that Washington has described as "unacceptable" and as part of the problem...