Tag Archives: Civil Disobedience

And You Will Be Brought to Justice, No Matter How Long It Takes

New Zealand Students Offer New Bounty For Arrest of Condoleezza Rice For War Crimesby Ray Lilley / July 26, 2008 WELLINGTON, New Zealand – A group of New Zealand students offered a higher reward Saturday for the citizen’s arrest of … Continue reading

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Because I Hate Patriotic Bullshit and Because I Love Revolution

Anheuser-Bush, St. Louis, MissouriMemories of Beer Lovers, Hemp Farmers & Bloody Revolutionby Mike Ely / July 18, 2008 Ok, I admit it. I’m not your usual observer. When I heard that Budweiser had been bought by the Euro-capitalists InBev, I … Continue reading

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Look Out Denver

“How can we make ourselves less frightening? We aren’t this scary image that protesters often get painted as.” – Zoe Williams, CodePink. Photo by Joe Amon, The Denver Post.New generation plans dissentat Democratic ConventionBy Colleen O’Connor / June 22, 2008 … Continue reading

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Protesting High Fuel Prices, Samarindan-Style

East Kalimentan is in Indonesia. The report below is exactly as dragono has written it. Sealed Lips for Fuel Price..by dragono / June 23, 2008 Seven students of Universitas Mulawarman in Samarinda (capitol of East-Kalimantan), continues the protest upon the … Continue reading

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Student Throws Blood Money at Congress

Blood Money, David Dutrizac / Visual Studies Programme, Univ of Toronto.CodePink action during war funding voteJune 20, 2008 During the vote on the House floor for money funds for war, Jason Ortiz, 24-year-old university student with CODEPINK , threw $164 … Continue reading

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Making an Impact by Stopping the Train

Climate Change Protesters Hijack Coal Trainby Martin Wainwright / June 12, 2008 Climate change campaigners hijacked a train carrying coal to Britain’s biggest power station this morning, swarming on to the roof of its 20 huge trucks. The 40 protesters … Continue reading

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Truckers Blockade Traffic in Europe

Truck drivers parked on a highway leading out of Madrid yesterday, one of a number of roads they blocked. Other roads included some leading into the center of Barcelona and the border with France. Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images.Two truck … Continue reading

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Revolting Repression Runs Rampant with Sheeple

Here is a blatant, repellent example of censorship in the wolf-suit of patriotism. The call to participate in the Ferndale, MI Memorial Day parade called for no political signs. The respondent to this announcement is Peter Werbe, an activist and … Continue reading

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They Went to Washington and Caused a Harangue

Guantanamo’s Day In Courtby James Carroll TOMORROW a number of the detainees held at Guantanamo Bay will finally get their day in court – although, alas, not literally. Thirty-five Americans who were arrested at the US Supreme Court last January … Continue reading

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Sean Bell Acquittal : Street Action in New York

Protesters block the Queensboro Bridge at rush hour. Photo by Mike Morice / NLN. Civil Disobedience actions shut down the Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queensboro Bridges today during rush hour. The protests were called by Reverend Al Sharpton and his National … Continue reading

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