February 20th, 2011
Wisconsin demonstrators party like it's 1968
MADISON, Wisconsin — The issues were serious but the mood was cheery on Sunday among demonstrators in Wisconsin protesting an effort by the Republican governor to reduce the bargaining power of public employee unions. [...] Draped in a Wisconsin state flag, Pagel distributed pizzas paid for by a supporter in ...
VIDEO: Tenth Year of War, March to Stop Deployment of Traumatized Troops
Thursday marked the beginning of the 10th year of war in Afghanistan. There is much to protest about U.S. action there–some performed a die-in to highlight the use of drones (http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia/200657/us-drone-kills-7-militants-in-nw-pakistan) – and a group of veterans of The Global War on Terror used the day to launch a campaign ...
New York City Super-Elderly Take a Lead in Protesting the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
Just because one is 80, 90 or older, don't think for one moment one doesn't still retain the power to effectively protest the wrongs committed by our Government. Many old people wished to go to Washington D.C. Saturday, October 2, to join the One Nation March to advocate an end ...
Fort Hood Soldiers Protest Repeated Deployments
While President Obama is touting the Iraq war as all but over, thousands of soldiers continue to be sent to patrol Iraq’s streets, where violence is climbing to its highest level in two years. Among those thousands of GIs are a very large number who have previously been deployed, and ...
Today, a Democracy Now! global broadcast exclusive interview with Emily Henochowicz. She’s the twenty-one-year-old American art student who lost her eye in May after being shot in the face by an Israeli tear gas canister at a protest against Israel’s attack on the Gaza flotilla that left nine people dead. ...
If Democrats come, so will war protesters
The same antiwar organizers who mustered the protest crowds that descended on the Republican National Convention in St. Paul in 2008 are vowing to march again if the Democrats choose Minneapolis for their 2012 convention.As before, that would present challenges for law enforcement, but some observers predict there would be ...
Cindy Sheehan Cleared of D.C. Protest Charge
Activist Cindy Sheehan has been cleared of a charge stemming from a protest in front the White House.After a trial in D.C. Superior Court on Monday, Judge Robert E. Morin found Sheehan not guilty of crossing a police line during an anti-war protest in March. In court, Sheehan wore a ...
Requiem for the Antiwar Movement
“When you vote for war, don't be surprised when you get it.”– Cindy Sheehan “I will send at least two additional combat brigades to Afghanistan.”– Presidential Candidate Barack Obama “This war (Iraq) prevents us from tackling every serious threat that we face, from a resurgent al-Qaeda in Afghanistan to a ...
Sad Clouds Hang Over St. Thomas Law Graduation
By Roger Cuthbertson and Coleen Rowley UPDATED 6/29/2010 Clouds hung over the St. Thomas School of Law graduation on May 8, 2010, in more ways than one. The University of St. Thomas Law School held its graduation ceremony at Orchestra Hall, a few blocks from their campus. So most of ...
U.N. vehicle shot in Afghan capital; driver killed
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan man working for the United Nations was shot and killed in his vehicle Tuesday near a busy traffic circle in Afghanistan's capital, the world body said.The man who died was driving a white pickup with the blue U.N. logo painted on the side. Another ...
D-Y teachers disciplined for war protest
Two Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School teachers who held an anti-war sign during a senior assembly last week are facing disciplinary action.D-Y world history teacher Marybeth Verani and English teacher Adeline "Carrie" Koscher have been put on paid administrative leave until the end of the school year June 24, Verani said ...
VIDEO: Woman with tar on hands arrested at hearing
A woman with tar-stained hands was forcibly escorted out of the Energy and Commerce Committee hearing room after interrupting BP CEO Tony Hayward’s opening statement.The woman, Diane Wilson, who was one of the first members of the public allowed into the room, stood and screamed that Hayward needs to be charged ...
VIDEO: Teachers Hold "End War" Signs At Military Assembly
YARMOUTH (WBZ) – Two teachers at Dennis Yarmouth Regional High School have touched off a firestorm after holding up an "End War" sign at a school assembly where six students who've enlisted in the military were being honored. Many in the community say the teachers crossed a line and treated ...
Some two dozen anti-torture activists — including four from Western Massachusetts — were acquitted Monday in Washington D.C. Superior Court on charges of unlawful assembly following their arrests in January during a political demonstration on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. Judge Russell Canan granted a motion for judgment of ...
Students rally against war, ask for peace
TEANECK, NJ – "Honk if you're with us!" shouted 13 Stillman Elementary School students June 2 in front of the Teaneck Armory.The W.I.T.S. (World Improvement with Tenafly Students) Club was at it again making their voices heard loud and clear in an effort to take a stand against war and ...
About 50 people protest against BP in Delray Beach
DELRAY BEACH — The photographer readies his camera, then readies the crowd.Ready? Ready."Say BP sucks," he shouts."BP sucks!"Click.With that, the crowd goes home. It has been a good vigil.About 40 to 50 people gathered at the beach Tuesday evening because of the oil leaking into the Gulf of Mexico. They ...
Shrimper Douses Herself With Oil in Spill Protest
Diane Wilson, a Texas shrimper and activist, has been arrested for pouring oil on herself during a senate energy hearing.Wilson was voicing her anger over the issue of BP's liability in the catastrophic spill that has devastated the shrimping industry along the Gulf coast.She was specifically protesting Alaska Sen. Lisa ...
On the 7th anniversary of the illegal and immoral invasion of Iraq, eight people were arrested in front of the White House protesting the continuing crimes—you know that place! It’s a big White House—as a matter of fact it’s a HUGE White House in the middle of a park-like estate ...
VIDEO: Obama sparks peace, immigration rallies
KALAMAZOO, Mich. - As excited graduates prepared for President Barack Obama's message in Monday night's commencement, some activist groups were trying to make their voices heard, as well. The first of two scheduled rallies was held around 5 p.m. About 30 people gathered for what they called a peace and ...
Group tired of spending money on war
Drivers slowed down by the "bottleneck" on Route 4 near Belle Avenue, because a 40-foot banner hanging from the Garrison Avenue Bridge caught their eyes on Sunday.The banner, "$1 Trillion for War – No More!" marked the day U.S. taxpayers had spent $1 trillion since 2001 on the wars on ...
VIDEO: Veterans protest Middleton High School parachute display
MIDDLETON, WI -- A scheduled parachute demonstration by the U.S. Army's Golden Knights draws the ire of a veterans' organization.Buzz Davis, a former infantry officer and member of Veterans for Peace, says the demonstration would glorify the military."The problem is that in real life these soldiers once they hit the ...
Gulf Oil Spill Inspires Protest At NYC Gas Station
NEW YORK - About 200 protesters - some dripping with fake oil, others wearing pictures of fish on their heads - gathered at a BP station Friday evening to demand the company take responsibility for the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. A BP drilling rig in the Gulf ...
Obama visits West Point and protestors swarm
WEST POINT — President Barack Obama was scheduled to appear today at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and just down the road anti-war protesters and a pro-troops group gathered in Veterans Park on the road from the academy.A group called Gathering of Eagles, waving American flags, chanted "Anti-war ...
Angry protests over deaths in Nato night raid in Afghanistan
Fury erupted in eastern Afghanistan today after US soldiers were once again accused of killing civilians during a night raid on a private house.The assault on the compound in the village of Qal'eh-ye Allah Nazar in Nangahar province occurred at about 1am, leaving several people dead.Officials said it was an ...
Protesters rallied against President
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Not everyone rolled out the welcome mat for the President. Protesters also sent a message. They braved rain showers at this end of William Street, hoping to get a look at the President. If they nothing else, they have a message about the economy. Ellie Dorritie of ...
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