PCASC in the News http://pcasc.net News about current PCASC activities. daily 1 2005-10-24T18:42:46Z Wilamette Week on Ben Linder http://pcasc.net/news/pcasc-news/wilamette-week-editorial-by-kyle-cassidy [April 4th, 2007] On April 28, 1987, U.S.-backed "Contras" in Nicaragua killed Portlander Ben Linder—a mechanical engineer, juggler, clown, unicyclist and volunteer in a country that was a battlefield in the Cold War. No publisher ben 2007-04-11T23:04:41Z News Item Freightliner faces truckload of trade issues http://pcasc.net/news/pcasc-news/freightliner-faces-truckload-of-trade-issues Monday, April 02, 2007 BRENT HUNSBERGER and JEFF KOSSEFF The Oregonian No publisher ben 2007-04-11T03:16:18Z News Item Trade Agreements Harmful http://pcasc.net/news/pcasc-news/trade-agreements-harmful A letter to the editor printed in the Orgeonian on Saturday, 27 January. No publisher ben 2007-01-31T19:07:13Z News Item Bolivarian Media Exchange Screens Film http://pcasc.net/news/pcasc-news/bolivarian-media-exchange-screens-film An article from El Hispanic News, January 11th, 2007 No publisher ben 2007-01-17T21:10:04Z News Item Hope in Venezuela, fear in Colombia http://pcasc.net/news/pcasc-news/hope-in-venezuela-fear-in-colombia A delegation of eight Portland-area unionists visited Venezuela and Colombia for 10 days Nov. 9-20, meeting union activists and coming to grips with what life is like for workers in those countries. No publisher ben 2007-01-14T05:02:25Z News Item North Portland-based organizers share stories of South American journey http://pcasc.net/news/pcasc-news/north-portland-based-organizers-share-stories-of-south-american-journey Article about CBLOC delegation to Venezuela & Colombia from the St. Johns Sentinel. No publisher ben 2007-01-09T00:37:02Z News Item Local union leaders share insight from trip http://pcasc.net/news/pcasc-news/local-union-leaders-share-insight-from-trip Workers - The eight detail harsh contrasts between Venezuela and Colombia from their visit No publisher ben 2007-01-14T04:56:08Z News Item Romeo Sosa http://pcasc.net/news/pcasc-news/romeo-sosa Survival training: avoid bullets and starvation No publisher ben 2006-11-25T21:12:12Z News Item AFSCME office gets mural by visiting artist from Venezuela http://pcasc.net/news/pcasc-news/afscme-office-gets-mural-by-visiting-artist-from-venezuela It all came together Nov. 1. Oregon Council 75 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) had a new office in need of beautification. No publisher shizuko 2005-11-18T06:48:33Z News Item The Oregonian: Larger than life- Nelson Santana Venezuelan muralist http://pcasc.net/news/pcasc-news/oregonian-larger-than-life-nelson-santana-venezuelan-muralist On a recent Friday night, before a standing-room-only crowd, a man named Nelson Santana spoke of the power of painting on walls. No publisher shizuko 2005-11-18T06:42:13Z News Item Adbusters: 23 de Enero http://pcasc.net/news/pcasc-news/23-de-enero We’re all familiar with the scene. Run-down shanty towns where the world’s poor try to get by amid violence, unsanitary conditions, political impotence, and bleak prospects for the future. No publisher shizuko 2005-11-15T01:28:19Z News Item