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Ric Sternberg Video : Million Musician March for Peace, Part 3
The Million Musician March:STILL Keeping Austin Weird By Ric Sternberg / The Rag Blog / May 5, 2009 Part 3 of the 2009 Million Musician March trilogy is now up and running. [The 2009 Million Musician March for Peace, an … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Million Musicians March, Musicians, Peace Movement, Social Action, Video
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Ric Sternberg Video : Million Musician March for Peace
“Bionic Ric” Sternberg played in the band and also filmed the Million Musicians March — led by Grand Marshal Wavy Gravy — on March 21, 2009, in Austin, Texas. Photo by Alan Pogue / The Rag Blog.The Million Musician March:Just … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Million Musicians March, Musicians, Peace Movement, Social Action, Video
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The Press Doesn’t Cover Nonviolence : A Cautionary Tale
Creative nonviolence: street theater at the 2008 Republican Convention in St. Paul. Photo by Neal Reiter.If you want nonviolence, report it If newspaper editors are serious about wanting young people to choose nonviolence, then they must do more than pounce … Continue reading
Homeowners Storm Gold Coast Mansions of ‘Predatory Lenders’
Neighborhood Assistance Corp. of America (NACA) members outside the home of Greenwich Financial’s William Frey on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. Photo by Danielle Robinson / The Hour / AP.Grab Your Torch ‘n Pitchfork! ‘Sporting bright yellow shirts that read, “Stop … Continue reading
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Tagged Economic Crisis, Finance, Foreclosures, Loan Sharks, Social Action
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Unions and the Left : A Million March in France Against Sarkozy
An anti-government demonstration in Bordeaux Jan. 29, 2009. Photo by Getty Images. The US mainstream media did not even approach this kind of coverage. Of course the left-center European press — like The Independent and Le Monde — is much … Continue reading
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Tagged France, Labor Unions, Political Protest, Sarkozy, Social Action, The Left
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Obama and Change From the Bottom Up
Photo by Helen Livingstone / Financial Times, UK‘Obama’s election has revealed a far-reaching hunger for change that had been largely unexpressed. Now is the time to start translating this sentiment into activism — because it is only through struggle that … Continue reading
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Tagged Obama Administration, Obama Inauguration, Social Action, Social Change
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Hundreds Protest in Texas Against Israel’s Assault on Gaza
Protesters in Texas joined hundreds of thousands all over the world speaking out against Israel’s assault on Gaza in the last two days. Here, a Palestinian flag flutters in the wind, as people protest in the southern suburb of Dahiyeh, … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Gaza, Houston, Israel, Palestinian Occupation, Peace Movement, Social Action, Social Protest, Texas
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Freeze! CodePink Strikes Austin Mall With Anti-War Theater
Austin “freeze action”: Video by Ric Sternberg / The Rag Blog. On December 20, 2008, a group of Code Pink members and friends staged a ‘freeze action’ at the Barton Creek Mall in Austin, Texas. The message was ‘don’t buy … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Agitprop, CodePink, Iraq War, Peace Movement, Social Action, Street Theater
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Support for the Shministim : Concientious Objectors in the Israeli Army
‘These are young adults, just out of high school, who have managed to break through all the myths that they have been immersed in and figured out for themselves what the Army actually does.’By Rebecca Vilkomerson / December 19, 2008 … Continue reading
Austin Iraq Vets : ‘Ain’t Gonna Study War No More’
Casey Porter. Photos by Sandy Carson / Austin Chronicle.Stop the Loss:Austin veterans turn away from Iraq and warBy Richard Whittaker / December 19, 2008 Eight years ago, Casey Porter and his father started rebuilding a ’68 Chevrolet Camaro. It was … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-War Vets, Austin, Fort Hood, Iraq Veterans, Iraq War, IVAW, Pacifism, Peace Movement, Social Action, Texas
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Post-Katrina Vigilante Rampage : The Untold Story
Edna Glover holds a portrait of her son, whose remains were found behind a police station in New Orleans after Katrina. Photo by Chandra McCormick and Keith Calhoun / The Nation. ‘After the storm, White vigilantes roamed Algiers Point shooting … Continue reading
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Tagged History, Katrina, New Orleans, Racism, Social Action, Vigilante Justice
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Brother: Shoe-Throwing Journalist Hospitalized After Beating
Muntazer al-Zaidi risks a miminum of two years in prison for insulting a visiting head of state. Photo by AFP. Brother says Bush shoe-thrower in hospital after beating: ‘He has been taken to Ibn Sina hospital because he has a … Continue reading
