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• The Republican: "Adult video shop advances"

  Published: August 24, 2007, 4:40 am

  Tags: Capital Video Corporation, Northampton News

  here is a 2005 report from Newsweek...This display [more pictures], almost certainly not in compliance with current Northampton signage regulations, is an example of how Northampton's Planning Board was hasty in approving Capital Video's Site Plan. Capital Video has not demonstrated that it knows what it means to comply with Northampton's

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• Gazette: "Strip club ouster ends with carjacking"

  Published: September 25, 2007, 7:08 am

  Tags: Northampton News, Secondary Effects

  Clubs and the MafiaNoPornNorthampton Reaches Out to Springfield Neighborhood with Advice on Adult EnterprisesSpringfield police dispatch reports from December 1998 through April 2007 paint a picture of burglaries, panic alarms, ambulance calls and altercations in and around the Amazing.net store at Apremont Triangle.State of Minnesota, Report

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• Fourth Annual Mayor Higgins' Hot Chocolate Run

  Published: November 6, 2007, 4:55 pm

  Tags: What You Can Do, Northampton News

  folks to turn out for Northampton's Fourth Annual Mayor Higgins' Hot Chocolate Run on December 1. The proceeds will benefit Safe Passage, which serves women, children and families affected by domestic violence.Choose from a 5K Road Race or a two-mile walk through downtown Northampton. The event begins at The People's Institute,

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• Capital Video's King Street Porn Shop Set to Open Soon

  Published: December 8, 2007, 5:35 am

  Tags: Capital Video Corporation, Northampton News, What You Can Do

  display mentioned in the Newsweek article. This display, almost certainly not in compliance with current Northampton signage regulations, is an example of how Northampton's Planning Board was hasty in approving Capital Video's Site Plan. Capital Video has not demonstrated that it knows what it means to comply with Northampton's laws.Potential

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• Call to Action: Ask the Valley Advocate's New Owner to Drop the Sex Ads

  Published: December 12, 2007, 2:14 pm

  Tags: Feminist Perspective, Northampton News, Media Ethics, Business Ethics, What You Can Do

  that its parent company, Newspapers of New England, is acquiring the Valley Advocate. Now is a good time to ask NNE to start on the right foot and drop the Advocate's sex ads. Here is a sample letter: Mr. Tom BrownPresident and CEONewspapers of New England, Inc.One Monitor DriveConcord, NH 03302Dear Mr. Brown:Congratulations on your

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• Gazette: "King Street porn store to open Monday"

  Published: December 15, 2007, 4:00 pm

  Tags: Capital Video Corporation, Northampton News, Ordinances And Regulations, What You Can Do

  whores will play...TalkBackNorthampton: "Danger, Pictures! Cap Video Writes to City Council" (11/2/06)[Public letter from Lesley Rich, General Counsel, Capital Video Corporation:] "...a campaign has been waged against our business by individuals that have maligned the reputation of Capital Video. Contrary to published reports, Capital enjoys an

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• Special Presentation: Buddhist Nuns Who Rescue Girls from Sex Trafficking in Nepal, March 19, 7:15pm, Easthampton

  Published: March 11, 2008, 6:48 am

  Tags: Feminist Perspective, What You Can Do, Northampton News, Prostitution

  The public is invited to a presentation by Venerable Sisters Molini and Dhamma Vijaya of Nepal. These extraordinary Buddhist nuns, with doctorates in feminism, have established Dhamma Moli, a sanctuary to rescue girls from being kidnapped by sex traffickers.The presentation will take place on the evening of March 19 at the Insight Meditation

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• Robert Jensen to Speak at Amherst Books, April 6 at 5pm

  Published: March 11, 2008, 1:42 am

  Tags: Feminist Perspective, Anti Pornographers Bookshelf, Impact Of Porn, What You Can Do, Media Ethics, Northampton News

  The public is invited to hear Robert Jensen talk about his latest book, Getting Off: Pornography & the End of Masculinity. The talk will take place at Amherst Books, 8 Main Street in Amherst, on Sunday, April 6 at 5pm.Jensen is an associate professor in the School of Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin. In Getting Off, he

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• The Elevens Parties with Amazing.net (explicit)

  Published: April 16, 2008, 6:26 am

  Tags: What You Can Do, Capital Video Corporation, Northampton News

  If you walk by Capital Video's Amazing.net porn shop at 135 King Street, you'll see this flyer on the front door:The Elevens says it is "the area's premier venue for independent, local, regional, national and underground performers". We are sorry to see it partner with one of the nation's premier sellers of media that grind up women, blacks and

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• Northampton: Feminist Film Series on Sex Trafficking and Exploitation

  Published: June 14, 2008, 12:39 pm

  Tags: Feminist Perspective, Northampton News, What You Can Do, Prostitution

  Room, 60 Masonic Street, Northampton MA. Trade Saturday, June 21, 7pmWhen 13-year-old Adriana is kidnapped by sex traffickers in Mexico, her 17-year-old brother, Jorge, sets off on a desperate mission to save her. As Jorge dodges overwhelming obstacles to track his sister's abductors, he meets Ray (Kevin Kline), a Texas cop whose own

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