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Ann Wright: A Voice of Reasonable Dissent
Retired Col. Ann Wright was one of three U.S. diplomats to resign in protest over the American invasion of Iraq in 2003.Retired soldier now in fight against war in IraqBy Bill Sizemore / September 24, 2008 NORFOLK – For Ann … Continue reading
FILM : Ben McKenzie in ‘Johnny Got His Gun’
Cindy Thomas of the Fort Hood Support Network with Ben McKenzie after the premiere of “Johnny Got His Gun” in Austin. Photo by Alice Embree / The Rag Blog.Johnny Got His Gun ‘is a starkly powerful film based on a … Continue reading
Austin : Demonstrators Oppose Military Recruitment for Iraq War
Demonstrators protesting the continuing occupation of Iraq gathered on Friday, September 19 at Dobie Mall adjacent to the campus of The University of Texas at Austin. Dobie Mall houses a military recruitment center and has been the site of anti-war … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-War Demonstration, Austin, Iraq Occupation, Iraq War, Military Recruiting, Peace Activists, Peace Movement
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International Day of Peace : A ‘Day of Global Ceasefire’
‘Peace is not the absence of conflict; it’s a way through it’By Susan Van Haitsma / The Rag Blog / September 21, 2008 September 21 is International Day of Peace, a day established by the General Assembly of the United … Continue reading
Denton, 9/11 : SDS Rallies Students to End War
Denton: Jason Netek, far left, and a U.S. Marine Corps Reservist identified as ‘Chad’ argue about the war in Iraq as members of the Denton chapter of Students for a Democratic Society prepare for an anti-war march starting at the … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, Anti-War Demonstration, Denton, Peace Movement, SDS, Social Action, Texas, U.S. Foreign Policy
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Honoring the Dead : ‘Eyes Wide Open’
Photo of Eyes Wide Open on the Mall in Washington DC by AFSC.Boots on the ground in Austin this weekendBy Susan Van Haitsma / The Rag Blog / September 10, 2008 In February 2005, the display of combat boots and … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Exhibitions, GI's, Iraq Veterans, Iraq War, Peace Movement, Texas, War Fatalities
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Jim Hightower : The Price of Autocratic Arrogance
A mass arrest under way at an antiwar protest in Manhattan on April 7, 2003. Convictions: zero. Cost: $2 million. Photo by Dawn Reel / NYT.Running a police state is expensiveBy Jim Hightower / September 2, 2008 To your list … Continue reading
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Tagged Iraq War, Jim Hightower, New York City, Peace Movement, Police State, Political Protest, Protest
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Austin CodePink : Newlyweds Join Republican Doin’s
Newlyweds portrayed by Heidi and Jim Turpin of CodePink Austin. Photo courtesy of Heidi Turpin. ‘We were the only bride and groom there!’ By Susan Van Haitsma / The Rag Blog / September 2, 2008 I spoke by phone last … Continue reading
Georgetown : Ex UT Austin Top Cop Used Undercover Snoops Against Student Anti-War Groups
Jeffrey Van Slyke when serving as police chief at University of Texas at Austin.Georgetown paper calls Chief Jeffrey Van Slyke to taskBy Scott Henson Jeffrey Van Slyke, the former University of Texas Police Department chief who authorized undercover snooping on … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Campus Police, Campuses, Peace Movement, Surveillance, Texas, UT-Austin
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Latest from St. Paul : More Than 280 Arrested
Police arrest a group of protesters along Shepard Road in St Paul on Monday, Sept. 1. Photo by Richard Sennott, Star Tribune.Protesters at Republican Convention shout ‘our streets, their war’September 1, 2008 Shouting “our streets, their war,” about 10,000 demonstrators … Continue reading
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Tagged Direct Action, Peace Movement, Police Action, Political Protest, Republican Convention, Republican Party, Social Change
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Denver : Iraq Veterans March Against the Machine
Vets/Rage Against the Machine march in Denver Wednesday.Rage Against the Machine fans join vets in rousing Denver protestBy Carl Davidson / August 28, 2008 I start the day early loading leaflets and joining Leslie Cagan, Judith LeBlanc and five other … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-War Vets, Democratic Convention, Denver, Direct Action, Iraq Veterans, IVAW, Peace Movement, Rock 'n Roll, Social Action, Veterans
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Free Gaza Boats Returning to Cyprus
Gaza activists to return to Cyprus with Palestinian studentsBy Stefanos Evripidou / August 28, 2008 THE TWO ‘Free Gaza’ boats will set sail from Gaza today for Cyprus after successfully breaking the Israeli sea blockade of the Strip last Saturday. … Continue reading
