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  • Video: Are the War-Loving Obama and the Dems Neglecting the Poor?
    21 January 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    On Wed., Jan. 20, 2010, a press conference/demonstration was held in front of the White House. Its purpose was to assess the “one year presidency of Barack Obama.” One of the speakers was Linda Leaks of Empower D.C. Medea Benjamin served as the M.C. of the event, which was sponsored by seven organizations

  • Video: Cavanagh Raps Obama for His Casino-like Wall Street Policies
    21 January 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    On Wed., Jan. 20, 2010, a press conference/demonstration was held in front of the White House. Its purpose was to assess the “one year presidency of Barack Obama.” One of the speakers was John Cavanagh, Director of the Institute for Policies Studies. Medea Benjamin of Code Pink served as the M.C. of the event, which was sponsored by seven organizations.

  • Video: Greenpeace Exec Rips Obama for Caving into Corporate Interests
    21 January 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    On Wed., Jan. 20, 2010, a press conference/demonstration was held in front of the White House. Its purpose was to assess the “one year presidency of Barack Obama.” One of the speakers was Phil Radford, Executive Director of Greenpeace. Medea Benjamin of Code Pink, served as the M.C. of the event, which was sponsored by seven organizations.

  • Video: Daloisio Assails Obama on his Failure to Act, re: Gitmo/Torture
    21 January 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    On Wed., Jan. 20, 2010, a press conference/demonstration was held in front of the White House. Its purpose was to assess the “one year presidency of Barack Obama.” One of the speakers was Matt Daloisio of Witness Against Torture. Medea Benjamin served as the M.C. of the event, which was sponsored by seven organizations.

  • Video: Baltimore’s MLK Jr. Parade and a 30-Second Police Chase
    18 January 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    On Jan. 18, 2010, Baltimore City celebrated the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday with its annual parade. Under sunny skies, Maryland’s Governor, Martin O’Malley, aka Marty O’Gov, made an appearance; as did the current Mayor, Sheila Dixon. The President of the City Council, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, was also there. She will succeed Dixon in the office of Mayor, on Feb. 4, 2010. Suddenly, the festivities were interrupted by a 30-Second police chase. Oh well, Hon, it’s Baltimore City! Why the (…)

  • Video: Ms. Pardiss Kebriaie on the Status of the Prisoners at Gitmo
    12 January 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    Ms. Pardiss Kebriaie on the Status of the Prisoners at Gitmo
    On Monday, Jan. 11, 2010, a demonstration, “Witness Against Torture; Rally for Justice,” was held in front of the White House. Its purpose was to demand that President Barack Obama keep his campaign promises to close Guantanamo prison and to end torture. One of the speakers at the event was Ms. Pardiss Kebriaie. She is Staff Attorney with Guantanamo Global Justice Initiative at the Center for Constitutional Rights. Ms. Frida (…)

  • Video: Jeremy Varon: Hey Obama, Close the Offshore Gulag!
    12 January 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    On Monday, Jan. 11, 2010, a demonstration, “Witness Against Torture; Rally for Justice,” was held in front of the White House. Its purpose was to demand that President Barack Obama keep his campaign promises to close Guantanamo prison and to end torture. One of the speakers at the event was Jeremy Varon. He is a Professor of History at The New School U. and a organizer with “Witness Against Torture.” Ms. Frida Berrigan served as the MC for the protest action. For background, check out: (…)

  • Video: Rally at White House: “Witness Against Torture”
    12 January 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    Rally at White House: “Witness Against Torture”
    On Monday, Jan. 11, 2010, a demonstration, “Witness Against Torture; Rally for Justice,” was held in front of the White House. Its purpose was to demand that President Barack Obama keep his campaign promises to close Guantanamo prison and to end torture. The Human Rights activists also oppose “any plans for holding prisoners without charge or trial in the U.S: and denounce the White House’s expansion of [Bush-Cheney Gang]-style detention in (…)

  • Video: Protest at Egyptian Embassy, in D.C., re: Gaza Freedom March
    3 January 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    A demonstration, in sub-freezing weather, was held in front of the Egyptian Embassy, in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 2, 2010. The protest action was directed at the “sabotaging of the Gaza Freedom March” by elements of the Egyptian regime, according to a press release. Meanwhile, U.S. President Barack Obama and the Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, have done little or nothing to alleviate the controversy. Egypt gets about $2 billion a year in foreign aid from the American taxpayers and (…)

  • Video: Baltimore Vigil in Solidarity with Gaza
    1 January 2010 par (Open-Publishing)
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    On New Year’s Day, Jan. 1, 2010, a vigil was held at the Inner Harbor in Baltimore, MD. It was sponsored by the “Women in Black.” According to a press release from Peace and Justice Activist Max Obuszewski, today’s vigil was “in support of the [Gaza] Freedom Marchers and the Palestinian people.” Keep in mind the words of wisdom of Mohandas Gandhi, Spiritual Warrior. He said: “What is true of the individual will be tomorrow true of the whole nation if individuals will but refuse to lose heart (…)