Vermont Peace Activists Occupy General Dynamics Weapons Plant
Activists on May Day locked themselves together in the firm’s lobby to protest the company’s war profiteering. By Benjamin Dangl…
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Posted in: Civil Disobedience, Organizing, Peace Movement, War and Peace
Reflections on May Day in Olympia, Washington
by Peter Bohmer / May 3, 2008 The planning for the Olympia May Day and the resulting rally and march…
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No on 98, Yes on 99 Rally In San Francisco
Opponents of Proposition 98 rallied at Civic Center Park in San Francisco today to urge people to vote against the…
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Four of us were arrested in Kent, Ohio on Sunday May 4, 2008
By Yvette Coil I tried to think of a way to open this letter without sounding as if we invented…
Posted in: Civil Disobedience, Organizing, Peace Movement, War and Peace
May 4th Kent State commemoration ends with arrests – Antiwar protesters refuse to leave Kent bridge
Staff May 6, 2008 1 Comment on May 4th Kent State commemoration ends with arrests – Antiwar protesters refuse to leave Kent bridge
by Matt Fredmonsky and Dave O’Brien / May 5, 2008 / Record-Courier staff writers An anti-war march and protest in…
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Caravan to Rally Against Education Budget Cuts
The Association of Raza Educators along with other teacher organizations have planned a state-wide Caravan to rally against the Education…
Posted in: Education, Organizing
Tagged: protest, rally, San Francisco
DEMOCRACY NOW Interview with Jack Heyman, ILWU Officer & Antiwar Activist
Staff May 2, 2008 0 Comments on DEMOCRACY NOW Interview with Jack Heyman, ILWU Officer & Antiwar Activist
Guest:Jack Heyman, Officer of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union. AMY GOODMAN: We’re going to turn very quickly now to…
Posted in: Civil Rights, Labor, Organizing, Peace Movement
No Peace, No Work: ILWU Shuts Down West Coast Ports on May Day
Michael Steinberg May 2, 2008 2 Comments on No Peace, No Work: ILWU Shuts Down West Coast Ports on May Day
SAN FRANCISCO, CA. May 1- Inside the headquarters of International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 10 at 400 North Point…
Posted in: Labor, Organizing, Peace Movement, War and Peace
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
San Diego & National City Docks Quiet As Local Port Workers Join Antiwar Protest
Staff May 1, 2008 1 Comment on San Diego & National City Docks Quiet As Local Port Workers Join Antiwar Protest
By Ronald W. Powell / UNION-TRIBUNE / May 1, 2008 Port workers at cargo terminals in San Diego and National…
Posted in: Civil Rights, Labor, Organizing, Peace Movement, War and Peace
Mainstream Media Pick-Up Story of May Day Antiwar Dock Strike
REUTERS: “… no activity … up and down the West Coast” By Jill Serjeant and Bernard Woodall / 2:55PDT LOS…
Posted in: Civil Rights, Labor, Organizing, Peace Movement, War and Peace
Immigrants’ Rights Rallies Across California Today – May Day
Organizers in cities and towns around the U.S. are hoping to bring back the historical significance of May 1st in…
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