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And You Will Be Brought to Justice, No Matter How Long It Takes
New Zealand Students Offer New Bounty For Arrest of Condoleezza Rice For War Crimesby Ray Lilley / July 26, 2008 WELLINGTON, New Zealand – A group of New Zealand students offered a higher reward Saturday for the citizen’s arrest of … Continue reading
Because I Hate Patriotic Bullshit and Because I Love Revolution
Anheuser-Bush, St. Louis, MissouriMemories of Beer Lovers, Hemp Farmers & Bloody Revolutionby Mike Ely / July 18, 2008 Ok, I admit it. I’m not your usual observer. When I heard that Budweiser had been bought by the Euro-capitalists InBev, I … Continue reading
Look Out Denver
“How can we make ourselves less frightening? We aren’t this scary image that protesters often get painted as.” – Zoe Williams, CodePink. Photo by Joe Amon, The Denver Post.New generation plans dissentat Democratic ConventionBy Colleen O’Connor / June 22, 2008 … Continue reading
Protesting High Fuel Prices, Samarindan-Style
East Kalimentan is in Indonesia. The report below is exactly as dragono has written it. Sealed Lips for Fuel Price..by dragono / June 23, 2008 Seven students of Universitas Mulawarman in Samarinda (capitol of East-Kalimantan), continues the protest upon the … Continue reading
Student Throws Blood Money at Congress
Blood Money, David Dutrizac / Visual Studies Programme, Univ of Toronto.CodePink action during war funding voteJune 20, 2008 During the vote on the House floor for money funds for war, Jason Ortiz, 24-year-old university student with CODEPINK , threw $164 … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil Disobedience, CodePink, Congress, Direct Action, Iraq, Peace Movement, Social Action, War Funding
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Making an Impact by Stopping the Train
Climate Change Protesters Hijack Coal Trainby Martin Wainwright / June 12, 2008 Climate change campaigners hijacked a train carrying coal to Britain’s biggest power station this morning, swarming on to the roof of its 20 huge trucks. The 40 protesters … Continue reading
Truckers Blockade Traffic in Europe
Truck drivers parked on a highway leading out of Madrid yesterday, one of a number of roads they blocked. Other roads included some leading into the center of Barcelona and the border with France. Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images.Two truck … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil Disobedience, Energy, Europe, Fuel Costs, Labor, Social Action
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Revolting Repression Runs Rampant with Sheeple
Here is a blatant, repellent example of censorship in the wolf-suit of patriotism. The call to participate in the Ferndale, MI Memorial Day parade called for no political signs. The respondent to this announcement is Peter Werbe, an activist and … Continue reading
They Went to Washington and Caused a Harangue
Guantanamo’s Day In Courtby James Carroll TOMORROW a number of the detainees held at Guantanamo Bay will finally get their day in court – although, alas, not literally. Thirty-five Americans who were arrested at the US Supreme Court last January … Continue reading
Sean Bell Acquittal : Street Action in New York
Protesters block the Queensboro Bridge at rush hour. Photo by Mike Morice / NLN. Civil Disobedience actions shut down the Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queensboro Bridges today during rush hour. The protests were called by Reverend Al Sharpton and his National … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil Disobedience, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Social Action
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