Tag Archives: Social Action

Jay D. Jurie : Trayvon Martin’s Fatal Shortcut

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Travon Martin, 17, played for his high school football team.Walking while black:Trayvon Martin’s fatal shortcut By Jay D. Jurie | The Rag Blog | March 22, 2012 SANFORD, Florida — During the intermission of the NBA All-Star Game on February … Continue reading →

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Bernardine Dohrn and Bill Ayers : Chicago’s Growing Resistance to NATO Summit

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Protest against NATO in Strasbourg on April 4, 2009. Photo by Jos van Zetten / Flickr / Wikimedia Commons.Resistance builds:NATO coming to Chicago Organizers and supporters will use humor and music, art and play, civil disobedience and imagination to voice … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : Sparks and Wildfires

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Sparks and wildfires:Wisconsin and the global revolutions:By Ron Jacobs | The Rag Blog | March 15, 2012 It Started In Wisconsin: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the New Labor Protest, by Mari Jo Buhle and Paul Buhle (Verso: 2012); … Continue reading →

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Bernardine Dohrn and Bill Ayers : Come to Chicago!

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Graphic by Dave Wittekind / The Rag Blog.UPDATE: In a major development, the G8 summit has been moved from Chicago to Camp David by President Obama, who apparently gave Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel only an hour’s advance notice of the … Continue reading →

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Bernardine Dohrn and Bill Ayers : Come to Chicago!

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Graphic by Dave Wittekind / Dave’s Ink / The Rag Blog. An open invitation:Come to Chicago Occupy this/Occupy that!NATO/G8: May 18-21, 2012 By Bernardine Dohrn and Bill Ayers | The Rag Blog | March 8, 2012 The tiny fraternity of … Continue reading →

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Alice Embree : ‘Fierce Women’ March in San Antonio

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo by Carlos Lowry / The Rag Blog.International Women’s Day:‘Fierce women’ keeping the faith By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | March 5, 2012 See gallery of photos by Carlos Lowry and Susan Van Haitsma, Below. SAN ANTONIO — … Continue reading →

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Dirk Nelson : Walking the Walk at Wall Street

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

This photo of an Occupier at Zuccotti Park (Liberty Square) was taken several weeks after the footage of police brutality was posted on YouTube and elsewhere. Considering the government’s treatment of the citizenry, the government’s attitude toward the banks and … Continue reading →

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William Rogers : Austin Workers Rally to Recall Scott Walker

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

At the Recall Walker rally in Austin: Travis Donoho, left, organizer for Education Austin (American Federation of Teachers) and Steve Rossignol, Texas State Association of Electrical Workers. Photo by Carlos Lowry / The Rag Blog.As Scott Walker speaks in Austin:Unions … Continue reading →

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Marc Estrin : Who Needs Tear Gas?

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

“Port-A-Potty.” Art by Ali Spagnola / alispagnola.com.Who needs tear gas? The switch from blameworthy military attack to invisible counterinsurgency is a smart one for cities and towns strapped for budget. By Marc Estrin | The Rag Blog | November 29, … Continue reading →

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Nicole Berland : Occupying Ideas in Austin

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Photos from Occupy Austin Reading Group / Facebook.The ideas behind the actions:Occupy Austin Reading Group By Nicole Berland / Fringe Magazine / November 22, 2011 [The Occupy Wall Street movement is often judged by its most visible and dramatic and … Continue reading →

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Joan Wile : Granny Votes ‘Yea’ on ‘Wall Street’ Youth

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

General Assembly at Occupy Wall Street in New York. Photos by Caroline Schiff / Flickr.A ‘granny-report’ from Occupy Wall Street:Discouraged about today’s youth?Fuggeddaboudit!!! I left the meeting with a singing heart. I absolutely believe these marvelous young justice-seekers will change … Continue reading →

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Rick Ayers : Oakland’s Festival of Hope

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

The historic Grand Lake Theater in Oakland shut its doors to join the General Strike. Image from ThinkProgress.A festival of hope:Oakland General Strike By Rick Ayers / The Rag Blog / November 7, 2011 [Rick Ayers shares with Rag Blog … Continue reading →

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