Summer's Here But Activism Can't Go On Vacation
The monthly meeting of the Democratic Central Committee of Marin (DCCM) will be on THURSDAY, JULY 7, 7-9:00 PM at the Corte Madera Town Center Community Room, south end of the Town Center Mall: west side of Highway 101;main entrance has a large striped awning with "770" on it; second floor community room. Open to the public. For more info on this meeting and other upcoming events visit: www.marindemocrats.org.

The monthly meeting of the Novato Democratic Club will be held on SATURDAY, JULY 9, 10-11:30 AM  at the Double Rainbow Restaurant, Vintage Oaks. Link up with other Novato Democrats and find out how you can make a difference locally and nationally. The Club provides a great opportunity to learn more about your city, get involved with Democratic politics and causes, and speak your piece on issues of the day. The Club interfaces with other groups, including the Democratic Party of Marin. Meeting participants are encouraged to purchase breakfast food and/or drink from Double Rainbow.  For details, phone Suzanne, 415-309-6170

On SATURDAY, JULY 16, 8:00 PM, Amy Goodman, producer of "Democracy Now!" and author of Exception to the Rulers: Exposing Oily Politicians, War Profiteers and the Media that Love Them, will speak at Osher Marin JCC, 200 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael, to benefit KRCB-TV. For tickets: 415-444-8000. Public $25; JCC members $20; Students: $12.50.

Wal-Mart Alert!
Three weeks ago, the Wal-Mart film was launched, and already over 700 screenings are planned for premiere week in November, including ten different countries, and even one in Wal-Mart's backyard. Now the movie's makers are moving deep into post-production... they've started up the night shift, and added a fourth editor to work movie magic on the macs into the wee hours. It's crunch time at Brave New Films. George Lakoff raised some concerns about the movie's subtitle. Several thousand suggestions later (whoa!), and a very subjective, completely non-scientific process have yielded 3 title finalists, and 4 subtitle finalists.  The choices are:.
TITLE:
WAL-MART (current title, suggested by Sam Walton)
WAL-MARKED(suggested by Jim Crawford)
WAL-MARTED(suggested by Barbara Shadden Crow and Anonymous)

SUBTITLE:
"Consuming America" (suggested by Cordell)
"Discounting America" (suggested by Jen Pfaff)
"The High Cost of Low Price" (current subtitle)
"The Movie" (suggested by C. Cramer, John L, Eric Jaffa, and Woody Hastings)

Now you can help decide on the movie's title. Choose one combination from the above suggestions and go vote! Time is short. Visit http://www.walmartmovie.com/title_vote.php to register your vote. Even if you're too late to get in on the voting, a visit to the website is worth the effort. On Wednesday, June 29th at 8pm ET, the winner will be announced... one hour after the polls close. And check out the movie poster here: http://www.walmartmovie.com/cover.php

Media Matters
LinkTV
For those with satellite dishes, there is some superb new broadcasting available. LinkTV, broadcasting out of San Francisco provides some of the best international programming around. Middle East Mosaic offers daily, translated news broadcasts from all over the middle east. There are documentaries, music programs, and films as well. Helen Brown reports: "I called Link TV in their San Francisco office and got a lot of truly fascinating information including the fact that Link TV started up in a private home in San Rafael only five years ago.  They are a non profit and non partisan and part of their mission is to show the public what they will not see on network or cable tv which includes all the things you see on their web site. If you have dish network or direct tv, you will be able to watch their five year anniversary program(s).  Go to their web site, and click on FEATURES; and then on the orange words Link TV - 5 Years, for more information." 
Please visit www.linktv.org

IWT
Have you heard about the new broadcaster called Independent World Television? Independent World Television is building the world’s first global independent news network. Online and on TV, IWTnews will deliver independent news and real debate from professional and citizen journalists -– without funding from governments, corporations or commercial advertising. Using the web to organize and raise funds across borders, IWTnews is building an international movement for democracy. To find out how you can be part of the solution to manufactured news, please visit http://www.iwtnews.com/

Important New Web Site
Reports from Congressional researchers will now be available on line. Operated by the Center for Democracy and Technology, this new site will allow the public to search for documents created by the Congressional Research Service. To access the site visit www.opencrs.com

Forget States' Rights
Medical marijuana isn't the only casualty of the Bush administration's assault on the right of States to create laws that benefit their citizens. Energy Regulations being voted on now will allow the Federal Government to trump state law on the placement of LNGs. The Senate voted on Wednesday to give federal regulators...Read more

Quagmire in Iraq ?
Even timid newspapers and television talking heads are beginning to state the obvious. We might be having trouble in Iraq! Yet, there are still those who continue to search for a reason for the invasion in the first place. Please read this piece by William Rivers Pitt of TruthOut for a very interesting viewpoint on America's need for continuous warfare. The Thing We Don't Talk About