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March 2008 Antiwar Arrests Reached 399
Okay, we were wrong, We had reported that there had been 365 arrests during the antiwar “march madness”. We have…
Posted in: Civil Disobedience, Media, Organizing, Peace Movement, War and Peace
West Coast Dock-Workers Shut Down 29 Ports
“There is no one here, the streets are dead,” says Oakland, CA trucker OAKLAND, CA. An initial ABC KGO NEWS…
Posted in: Civil Disobedience, Labor, Media, Organizing, Peace Movement, War and Peace
A Constitutional Conundrum
News: The House Judiciary Committee has taken its contempt of Congress fight to civil court, setting the stage for a…
Posted in: Civil Rights, Election, Media, Organizing
Anti-China protests made in USA, not Tibet
By Gary Wilson / Published Apr 20, 2008 Most noteworthy about the protests in London, Paris and San Francisco that…
Posted in: Media, War and Peace, World News
What Ever Happened to The Notion of A Public Good?
Recently, a long term public employee about to retire from the government told me: “I know from working on the…
Posted in: Civil Rights, Election, Media
Olympic Torch Farce Mocks Democracy
Last week’s Olympic Torch visit to San Francisco made a mockery of human and civil rights. When the Olympic Torch…
Posted in: Civil Disobedience, Media, World News
Tagged: San Francisco
Petraeus-Crocker Hearings: Political Theater on Message
By Phyllis Bennis / Institute for Policy Studies / 8 April 2008 Even before the House version gets underway on…
Posted in: Media, Peace Movement, War and Peace
General Petraeus calls Iran-funded “special groups” the “biggest threat” to Iraqi democray
Frank Gormlie April 8, 2008 0 Comments on General Petraeus calls Iran-funded “special groups” the “biggest threat” to Iraqi democray
Iraq Commander Refuses To Set Any Date for U.S. Military Involvement; Senate Committee Ignores Iranian Contributions to the Current Cease-fire…
Posted in: Media, Peace Movement, War and Peace
BIG OIL – 4,000 Americans Died For Them
Top Oil Execs to Congress on Their Record $123 Billion Profits: ‘We feel your pain, but don’t blame us!’ Ten…
Posted in: Civil Rights, Environment, Media, Peace Movement, War and Peace
Tagged: BP, Congress, Iraq
New Total of Arrests for Antiwar Protests in March: 304 people taken into custody
Frank Gormlie April 3, 2008 0 Comments on New Total of Arrests for Antiwar Protests in March: 304 people taken into custody
[This post has been updated twice, so go here to the most recent, go here for the earlier update.] Between…
Posted in: Civil Disobedience, Civil Rights, Media, Organizing, Peace Movement
Growing Activism: Counter – recruitment documentary
This was sent to us from the San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice and we wanted to pass it…
Posted in: Civil Rights, Media, Organizing
Tagged: activism, UCSD
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