[scimc-news] Santa Cruz Indymedia Update For Tuesday July 31st 2007

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Santa Cruz Indymedia Update For Tuesday July 31st 2007
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* Upcoming Events
* Gutting the Local Paper
* 7th Annual Youth & Power Conference

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UPCOMING EVENTS

August  6th  9:00 AM: Peace Camp - 1 week summer camp
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/04/23/18403996.php

August 10th  6:30 PM: The F Word (Speaker)
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/07/13/18435315.php

August 14th 12:00 PM: Youth & Power 2007 (Concert/Show)
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/07/23/18436893.php

August 17th  8:00 PM: Anatomy of a Cloud (Concert/Show)
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/07/12/18435063.php

More Events On Santa Cruz Indymedia's Calendar:
http://www.indybay.org/calendar/?page_id=60

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Gutting the Local Paper
Dean Singleton, Tom Honig, and the Santa Cruz Sentinel

Newspapers across the country are in decline. Reporters are being sacked, buildings sold, and operations consolidated. It’s all the fault of the Internet. Print journalism – financed by ad revenue and classifieds – can’t compete with free websites like Craigslist and have seen a huge decline in their profits. Publishers are being forced to make “very difficult” decisions, firing significant numbers of staff in order to make ends meet. It was inevitable that this crisis would reach Santa Cruz, and the layoffs at the Sentinel are just part of this general decline. At least, that’s what corporate media executives want you to think.

Read More
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/07/30/18438053.php

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7th Annual Youth & Power Conference
Youth & Power 2007 in Watsonville, Califas

The Watsonville Brown Berets present the 7th annual Youth & Power Conference consiting of music, activism and organizing tables, art, dance, culture, speakers, free food and more. This year's conference, taking place at the Vet’s Hall in Watsonville on August 14th, will begin at 12pm with the Hip-Hop Chess Federation and a lowrider bike show.  Guest speakers and musicians will get started at 5pm.

Read More and Download the Flyer
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/07/31/18438079.php

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