The Red Pill

GJ Activist Unearth Toxic Waste in Roosevelt National Forest

    Over the weekend of July 9th and 10th a short-bus full of activists associated with Confluence Media Collective, and Grand Junction Earth First!, unearthed five dump truckloads of illegally buried toxic waste in a pristine meadow, just yards from the Larime River. The US Forest Service is now investigating the situation, and has pledged to clean up the waste.

   Last summer and fall, Doug Harding, currently of Grand Junction, was working for Eagle Feather Construction, out of Roberts, Idaho, when he was ordered by project manager to dig the pits and bury the waste. “I was told to make it look like we were never there,” said Harding.

   “I knew when I did it, it was wrong, but I needed a job,” said Harding, “but I’m out here today to set things right.”

    The waste stems from a $555,071 federal contract from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, to replace outhouses at four campgrounds in both the Roosevelt and Arapahoe National Forests. The Forest Service now admits that the waste from the popular, Tunnel Campground, was instead dumped nearby in a meadow. 

    Eagle Feather Construction and its sister company Peace Pipe Construction specialize in Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management contracts around the country. Eagle Feather Construction is right now re-building the outhouses at Kelly Dahl Campground near Denver.

    “If there were more people like Doug Harding in this world, willing to stand up and do the right thing. We would live in a better society and have a healthier environment,” said GJ Earth First! activist Ian Lafferty.

The Future of Revolutionary Media In Grand Junction

 November has been quite a month for change here at Grand Junction Alternative Media (GJAM).  GJAM is the umbrella media group for such projects as The Red Pill, CUNTastic, The Peep Show, Vignettes: Glimpses of Culture, Confluence Books, and more.   At the beginning of this month the collective, after a many month-long process, have changed the name of GJAM to Confluence Media Collective.  CMC will be continuing all of GJAM's media projects, except one, Confluence Books storefront will be closing at the end of November.  We are sad to have to close the storefront, and we are looking into becoming a mobile infoshop to bring radical literature to all the small radical communities around the region.  On Friday 13th of this month CMC held its first Variety Show, highlighting CMC's many artist, writers, and activists. In the coming months look for the variety show to come to a radical community near you soon. 

CMC is always looking for new co-conspirators.  Get in touch with us. gjredpill@hotmail.com or visit our website: www.gjredpill.org.  Many of our books, zines, and DVD's are for sale on our website.

 

confluence books reopens 9/11/09

confluence books will reopen friday september 11th at 742 rood ave suite A.  we will be celebrating at five pm. a month long reopening sale will take place with 20% off new books!

we carry zines, new radical and alternative books, a good selection of used books at great prices, stickers, pins, patches and more!
 
come check us out and keep your eye out for the new website!
 
confluence books
749 rood ave. suite A
 
245-4442
confluencebooks@riseup.net
 
tues.-sat.: 12-6pm.
 
party 9/11/09 at 5pm

 

 

The Red Pill Yard Sale Fundraiser

The Red Pill, Grand Junction's only alternative news outlet, will be holding a massive fundraiser yardsale this weekend. July 26th and 27th from 8am-3pm at 629 Ouray Ave, Grand Junction, CO. There will be furniture, bike parts, clothes, baby stuff, books, zines, baked goods, refreshments and much much more. For more info call 970 245-3720. www.gjredpill.org

The Red Pill Vol. 6 No. 2

In this issue:

Mesa State Housing: A Classist System

We Vote No!: GJ Anarchist Banner drop coincides with Super Tuesday

The Forgotten News: Homework for the Mainstream Media by
Sabrina Carrasco Heiermann

Unconventional Denver: Call to Action! Disrupt the DNC: Proposed Calender of Events/Days

After Reading Peter Dale Scott’s Deep Politics and the Assassination of JFK: Poetry by Art Goodtimes

Colorado Thought Crime Statute Bans Anarchism

Know Your Media! Where do You Get Your News

The End of America: Book Review

read it here: www.gjredpill.org

The Red Pill Vol. 6 No 1

In This Issue:

Women in the Struggle: Report-back from the First Encuentro of Indigenous Zapatista Women with Women from Around the World by: Victoria Law

Death on the Streets: Homelessness in the Grand Valley

An Iraq War New Years Resolution

Toxic Mold: A Public Health Battle Ground

Re-Declaration of Independence by the Lakota Nation: A Red Pill Interview with Duane Martin Sr. (Canupa Gluha Mani)

My Mother Wears Combat Boots: A Parenting Guide For the Rest of Us --Book Review--

http://www.gjredpill.org/files/page2_1.pdf

Death on the Streets: Homelessness in the Grand Valley

On December 16th, the Grand Valley Coalition for the Homeless held its annual ceremony for those who died on the streets during the last year. It was bitter-cold despite the bright sun shine, and three inches of snow blanketed the ground. Dozens of men and women gathered early to get into the soup line, The Red Pill was able to sit down with Wild Man a Grand Junction native who has been on the streets for that last year and half.

The Red Pill Vol. 5 No. 13

*From the local newswire

In This Issue:

Ron Paul (our favorite republican) censored

Race, Justice, and the Jena 6

Remembering the Dead: AVOR hold peace vigil in conjunction with othes across nation to remember all who have lost their lives in this illegal war in iraq..

Natural Building: Straw bale and Beyond

Electrifying free speech: Andrew Meyer, student at FU tased for asking Kerry questions

1.2 Million dead: new studies show 1.2 million Iraqis have died since the invasion in '03

Radical hip-hop 101

Grand Junction 9/11 Truth website debut

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