Tag: protest
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Camp David, Not Chicagoland, to Host G8
from nytimes.com: President Obama has boasted for months about playing host to the annual summit meeting of the Group of 8 industrialized nations this May in his hometown, Chicago. But on Monday, without explanation, the White House announced a shift to the secluded setting of Camp David, the presidential retreat in Maryland. Administration officials and…
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New World Next Week: Episode104 – Protest ‘Illegal’, FBI ‘Imam’, Google ‘Privacy’
Story #1: Goodbye, First Amendment: ‘Trespass Bill’ will make protest illegal // Story #2: Stratfor Leaks: ‘Ground Zero’ Imam An FBI Asset // Story #3: EU Wades Into Google Privacy Row
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#Occupy Targets Industrial Food System #Feb27
Big Food Must Go: Why We Need to Radically Change the Way We Eat* from sustainablebusiness.com: Occupy, environmental and food justice organizations are joining in a global day of action on February 27 to end corporate control of the food system and steer back society from the stranglehold of industrial giants like Cargill and Monsanto…
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Activists Fight Green Projects, Seeing UN Plot
Across the country, activists with ties to the Tea Party are railing against all sorts of local and state efforts to control sprawl and conserve energy.
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#NewWorldNextWeek: SOPA Backout, SCOTUS Copywrong, Abuse Archives
SOPA Is Back As Websites Go Black // Update: Five Key Senators Abandon Online Piracy Bills Amid Web Protests // SCOTUS Says Congress May ‘Re-Copyright’ Public Domain Works // Lawyer Challenges Catholics to Open Secret Archives for Abuse Truth
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ground zero: synching ships, azrael’s trumpet & more
listen/subscribe to @clydelewis on @kxlnews weeknights 9-12 catch 2012: the synch1ng of th3 costa concordia* t1r3d* darkness after midnight: the counter-intuitive protest* azrael’s trumpet* previous: unholy alliance, along for the ride
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interview w/ morgan lesko of wikiworldorder.com
this special interview episode features an in-studio conversation with morgan lesko of wiki world order as he escapes to portlandia for a brief respite from occupying uc davis. as the movement reaches its fourth month, we fret about the future but accentuate the positives of 2012 and beyond. download/subscribe
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rural farmers unite to feed occupy protestors
from brasscheck tv: We missed this story a while back, but it’s such an inspiring story it’s worth going back. How rural farmers, an unemployed chef and a protestor named Heather are getting 1,000 dinners served at Occupy Wall Street every night.
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geopolitiks: ‘world pressure mounts’ as cairo clashes continue
from cbs/ap: International criticism of Egypt’s military rulers mounted Wednesday as police clashed for a fifth day with protesters demanding the generals relinquish power immediately. A rights group raised the death toll for the wave of violence to at least 38. At least 2,000 protesters have been wounded, mostly from gas inhalation or injuries caused…
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#occupyoakland general strike brings labor, schools into streets
video: bay area action the first US general strike in 65yrs* from free speech radio news: Today in Oakland, students, labor leaders, teachers and city workers observed a general strike. The action sent many into the streets, where last week police forcibly removed protesters from an encampment near city hall. related updates: anarchist vandals taint…
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new world next week – oct20
new world next week: episode088 – fukushima updates, hyperlink libel, athens austerity Welcome back to New World Next Week – the video series from Corbett Report & Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in alternative news & open source intelligence. This week: Story #1: 20+ Hotspots in Tokyo Found by Citizens’…
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video: portland protests condoleeza rice at university fundraiser
on october 19, 2011, condoleezza rice spoke at a portland state university fundraiser. portlanders were on hand to remind people of the previous puppet administration’s warcrimes. (music by strangeletter)
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#OccupyWallStreet movement marks one month anniversary
video: thom hartmann on #ows anniversary* from wamc: The “Occupy Wall Street” movement marked its one month anniversary Monday, as demonstrations spread to new places. But, questions remain about whether the protests can turn into political action… The various protests under the “Occupy Wall Street” theme are not centrally organized, but are unified by the…
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food fest called off due to #OccupyBoston tent city
from boston herald: The sprawling Occupy Boston encampment in downtown has forced the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Conservancy to call off a food fest long planned for this weekend. The “Greenway Mobile Food Fest” set for Saturday has been canceled and won’t be held until the spring, the conservancy announced today. “Saturday’s event was to…
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corbett report: episode203 – philosophy of freedom: natural law
from corbett report: What is “the rule of law”? On what basis do we institute laws and why should we obey them? Are laws for the protection of unalienable rights, and if so, how do we derive our knowledge of those rights? Are governments necessary for the enforcement of the laws? Join us this week…