LOCAL News :: Protest Activity
Chicago Emergency Action for Honduras
Current rating: 1
24 Nov 2009
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La Voz de los de Abajo
November 29th, while the coup government holds its illegitimate elections, join in a vigil in support of the National Front of Resistance and the election boycott and in commemoration of the fallen and imprisoned in Honduras. Call the White House and State Department to say "Don't recognize the coup elections!"
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LOCAL News :: Peace
Afghanistan "Surge" Announcement Coming Next Tuesday Night?
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24 Nov 2009
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Chicago Committee to Bring the Troops Home Now
Various news reports indicate that President Obama's "surge" announcement will probably come during prime time evening television on Tuesday night, December 1st.
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Health Bill Ignores Industrial Health Harms
Current rating: -1
23 Nov 2009
by
Watchdog
Health care bill, now in hands of the Senate, ignores every industrial threat and harm to health. It finds that people's behavior is the biggest threat. Could this be because all Senators are economically-linked to health-harming industries, AND their insurers and investors? Sworn and public-paid Congress members wouldn't go AWOL on their solemn oaths and duties to the people, would they?
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News :: Housing
Odezwa od holenderskich sklotersow
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23 Nov 2009
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"Spirit of unity" collective
Jesteśmy skłotersami z Holandii. Prosimy was, byście zorganizowali protest (na przykład pod ambasadą Holandii) w swoim kraju przeciwko zakazowi skłotowania w Holandii. Sugerujemy wam, byście zorganizowali go pomiędzy 26. a 28. listopada, ponieważ Eerste Kramer (wyższa izba holenderskiego parlamentu) będzie głosować nad zakazem skłotowania na początku grudnia.
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News :: Housing
Call out from the Netherlands
Current rating: 2
23 Nov 2009
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"Spirit of unity" collective
We are squatters from the Netherlands. We are asking you to organize a protest (for example by dutch embassy) in your country against squatting prohibition in the Netherlands. We suggest to organize your protests between 26 and 28 of November, because Eerste Kamer (First Chamber of dutch parliament) will vote about squatting prohibition beginnig of December.
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Targeting Muslim Charities in America
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23 Nov 2009
by
Stephen Lendman
the face of a police state
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Conscious Forces Will Bring Us Certain Victory
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23 Nov 2009
by
Ben Seattle
How, in the coming period of intensified class struggle, activists will use open communities and information war to win ever-increasing attention and support and create the conscious forces that will bring us certain victory
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Learning from the Lynching of Jorge Steven Lόpez-Mercado
Current rating: 6
23 Nov 2009
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Andy Thayer
In vigils and marches in cities around the country last night we mourned and protested the murder of gay Puerto Rican teenager Jorge Steven Lόpez-Mercado on the evening of November 13-14th.
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News :: Civil & Human Rights : Globalization : Protest Activity
Powerful Weekend Resisting Violence & Oppression at the School of the Americas
Current rating: 2
23 Nov 2009
by
SOA Watch
This weekend was a truly inspirational and powerful gathering made possible only by the collective work of thousands of activists like you. Four Line-Crossers Arrested; Hundreds of Demonstrators Penetrate Police Barricades.
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Interview :: Labor
VIDEO and transcript: Nomi Prins' "It Takes a Pillage"
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23 Nov 2009
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Nomi Prins
Journalist Nomi Prins, a Wall Street vet, talks about the importance of taking a stand against the way the government is allocating economic relief money. Taking from public funds to support private risk is a pillage.
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