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  • Video: Protesting Youth Chant: “Arrest [Governor Martin] O’Malley!”
    5 March 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    On Thursday morning, March 4, 2010, a spirited protest action was held in front of the “Baltimore City Juvenile Justice Center,” on north Gay Street, not far from the City Hall, in Baltimore. The demonstrators demanded “$100 million [in Maryland’s state budget] be converted from youth jails to youth jobs and education,” according to their press release. Students, teachers and community activists joined in the social justice action. About 13 of the activists made their way into the lobby of (…)

  • Global Petition to Amnesty International: Restoring the Integrity of Human Rights
    4 March 2010 par (Open-Publishing)
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    As organisations and individuals who stand for and support the universality of human rights, we have noted with concern the suspension of Gita Sahgal, Head of the Gender Unit at the International Secretariat of Amnesty International in London, for questioning Amnesty International’s partnership with individuals whose politics towards the Taliban are ambiguous.
    We come from communities that recognize and appreciate the work of Amnesty International in defending human rights and women’s (…)

  • Immigrants Rally for a Nationwide Strike in Italy
    3 March 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO
    MILAN — In an effort to heighten awareness about the contributions made by foreign workers to the Italian economy, the promoters of the first strike by immigrants in the country invited workers to stay home and to boycott shopping for one day.
    Similar protests took place in other European countries on Monday (the initiative started in France and found supporters in Spain and Greece, as well). A comparable boycott, “A Day Without Immigrants,” championing full rights (…)

  • We work, we strike
    3 March 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    by Vittorio Longhi
    The 1 March protests saw immigrant workers in Europe down tools to raise awareness of the discrimination they face
    A peaceful and colourful spectre seems to be haunting Europe. It’s a grassroots movement of migrants and activists claiming for participation and protesting against discriminatory immigration laws in France and in Italy. Monday 1 March, the first "day without immigrants, 24 hours without us" cannot but be considered a milestone in foreign workers’ fight (…)

  • Nude Protest: Airport Body Scanners in Germany (video)
    1 March 2010 par (Open-Publishing)
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    The underwear bombers Christmas Day attack has prompted calls for the increased use of full-body scanners at airports.
    So to protest, members of the Pirate Party in Germany organized a fleshmob of people who stripped down to their skivvies last Sunday and converged on the Berlin-Tegal airport.
    The protesters marked their bodies with a number of messages such as, Something to hide? and Be a good citizen — drop your pants.
    One woman has the word diaper scrawled on her lower back with an (…)

  • Video: Healthcare Not Warfare Activists Hold Vigil in Baltimore
    17 February 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    Baltimore’s “Pledge of Resistance,” led by activist Max Obuszewski, joined the call today from the “Progressive Democrats of America to hold Brown Bag Vigils around the country” to spotlight the issue of healthcare not warfare. The vigil took place on a snowbound street , on Wed., Feb. 17, 2010, in front of 1010 Park Ave., where one of the offices of Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-7th-MD) is located. After the vigil, which started at noon, the activists met, at 12:30 PM, with an aide to the (…)

  • Video: Kathy Kelly: “Obama is the Arms-Exporter-In-Chief!”
    27 January 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    On Tuesday morning, Jan. 26, 2010, a “die-in” protest was staged in front of the White House. The antiwar, anti-occupation event was primarily organized by the Minnesota Contingent of the Peaceable Assembly Campaign. Thirteen protesters were arrested for refusing to obey a police order to get off the sidewalk. During the demonstration, I talked with Peace and Justice activist, Kathy Kelly. See related video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF0tRzRsc3k

  • Video: “Die-In” at White House: 13 Antiwar Protesters Arrested
    27 January 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    On Tuesday morning, Jan. 26, 2010, a “die-in” protest was staged in front of the White House. The antiwar, anti-occupation event was primarily organized by the Minnesota Contingent of the Peaceable Assembly Campaign. At least thirteen protesters were arrested for refusing to obey a police order to get off the sidewalk. For more information about the demonstration, and for the very latest details on the arrested activists, go to: http://vcnv.org/ Also, see: (…)

  • Video: Arrests at U.S. Capitol (A Slideshow)
    23 January 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    Sights and scenes, 25 photos, from the protest action, re: Closing Gitmo/Torture, at the U.S. Capitol, east side, on Jan. 21, 2010. To find out more about this demonstration, and the group, which organized the event, go to this web site: http://www.witnesstorture.org/2010

  • Video: Arrests at U. S. Capitol, re: Closing Gitmo/Torture
    21 January 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    On Jan. 21, 2010, just after noon, about 30 protesters were arrested on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, east side, for failure to obey a police order to disburse. The protesters are part of the “Witness Against Torture” group, which demonstrated earlier today in front of both the White House and U.S. Supreme Court. To find out all about the moral and legal issues that they are raising; exactly how many anti-torture activists were arrested; and the exact charges placed against each, please go (…)