October 22, 2009 - As a follow-up to the news-story below [Mainstream Media Absent as Activists Against Racism Movement Delivers 700 Signatures], I thought the community would be interested in knowing that on Monday afternoon, October 19, 2009 —- I joined the list of U.S. citizens who have received uninvited, unexplainable and unwelcome visits to their homes by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) [...] as I continued to reflect on the situation —- I was reminded of information in Malcolm's autobiography, in which he discussed being visited by the FBI numerous times. I just smiled to myself, and said wow —- I'm in good company.

Raj Jayadev writes,"On Oct. 24, the San Jose Mercury News released the video of a San Jose State math major getting beaten and tased by the San Jose Police Department in his home on Sept. 3, 2009. Police were called to the scene after 20-year-old Phuong Ho allegedly wielded a knife during an altercation with his roommate. All the viewer can hear, in between groaning cries of pain and calls for mercy, are the cracking sounds of the batons as they meet 20-year-old Phuong Ho's head and body, and the torturous zapping of a Taser gun. It is, in a word, disturbing."

(published by Fight Back News) -- On Oct. 24 the newly formed Hands Off Honduras Coalition, made up of anti-war and Latin America solidarity groups, organized a demonstration at the major intersection of Lake Street and Hiawatha Avenue. 70 people protested in opposition to the military coup d'état in Honduras and to the de facto acceptance of the coup by the U.S. government.

The people of Honduras have bravely resisted the June 28 coup that illegally removed President Manuel Zelaya. The Honduran resistance has carried out huge protests and massive strikes. The military responded with brutal repression including tear gas, clubs and gunfire.

Advocates for Universal Health Care from the Rochester region joined with communities from all over the country on Wednesday October 28th in day of Action demanding health care for all. In a protest targeting "MVP healthcare" at its office on Alexander Street in Downtown Rochester, 30 activists rallied along the sidewalk with the message that Medicare for all is the best solution to the health care crisis. Meanwhile, inside the building, 4 activists who had intended to deliver a letter they prepared for the vice president of MVP- Lisa Brubaker, were unable to gain access to the offices. When it was clear security would prevent them from entering, the activists sat outside the MVP offices in a courtyard cafe and ordered coffee.