The Ground Noise and the Static: A Chronicle of the Battle of Saint Paul (Illustrated) (tags)
“Please, please, my friends, my dear friends, please, please don’t be diverted by the ground noise and the static”—John McCain, on being interrupted just before he can accept the GOP’s nomination, 9/4/08
A Mom's FYI: Reality Bites (tags)
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photoessay: MARCH 22 NY ANTIWAR MARCH by Hans Bennett (tags)
On Saturday, March 22 I traveled out to New York from Philadelphia to join hundreds of thousands of others in New York declaring my opposition to the recent escalation of the US attack on Iraq.
ENDORSE the Oct. 26 Nat'l March in Washington DC (tags)
On October 26 anti-war, civil rights, labor, student and other forces are joining together to launch a massive mobilization in opposition to a new war against the people of Iraq. Mass marches and rallies will be held in Washington DC and San Francisco in the U.S., and internationally.
RISE UP 2002: Hundreds of activists join with Farmworkers at UCLA (tags)
The RISE UP 2002 Conference has started. Hundreds of participants collected at Perloff Quad on UCLA campus this morning for the opening plenary; and are presently filling the classrooms of both Royce and Rolfe Hall in the first series of workshops. The conference has been organized by the Coalition of Imokalee Workers (CIW)as part of the Taco Bell Truth Tour.
Poor to March for Economic Human Rights During Olympics (tags)
On February 8, 2002, poor, unemployed and homeless people from across the United States will lead a massive March for Our Lives on the opening day of the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
this tuesday on radio free palms (tags)
coming up this tuesday on internet radio : Radio Free Palms
Police Attack Peaceful Protestors at Dome City (tags)
PLEASE COME TO DOME CITY RIGHT NOW! Police charged a peaceful demonstration that was walking on the sidewalk with pepper spray and plastic bullets, injuring protesters. They have barricaded Dome City, and the police's further intentions are not clear. PLEASE GET PRESS TO DOME CITY RIGHT NOW! 9th and Garland
Philadelphia Allows Protest Venue to Reopen (tags)
Amid a sudden escalation of tensions between the city and protest organizers sparked by the shutdown, Mayor John Street interceded on behalf of the downtown Spiral Q Puppet Theater and ordered the city's Department of Licenses and Inspections to allow it to reopen.
Outrage in Philadelphia! Philadelphia police shut down protest venue. (tags)
The Philadelphia police have violated basic civil rights by shutting down an R2k organizing space. This is obviously a tactic that the police are taking from the DC protest and will likely use in August.