Tag Archives: New York

Danny Schechter : Occupy Wall Street Marks Anniversary With New York Street Actions

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Bishop George Packard climbs a fence along with other protesters. Photo from Getty Images.Seeking ‘sanctuary’ at Trinity Church:Protests mark third anniversaryof Occupy Wall Street Trinity Church may be there to serve God, but the defense of their real estate portfolio … Continue reading →

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Rabbi Arthur Waskow : Burn Their Books, Mayor Bloomberg

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

People’s Library at Occupy Wall Street. Photo by David Shankbone / Flickr. NYPD apparently destroys ‘American cultural history’ More than 5,000 books in the Occupy Wall Street library were reportedly thrown away when police moved in to remove protesters from … Continue reading →

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Grannies to Toys’R’Us : War is Not a Game

Posted on December 21, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Granny and grandpa at Times Square. Photo by Bud Korotzer / NLN / The Rag Blog.Grannies at Times Square:‘No more war toys, no more war’ By Fran Korotzer / The Rag Blog / December 21, 2009 NEW YORK — On … Continue reading →

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Through the Gate in ’66 : Howling Wolf Au Go Go

Posted on November 8, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Chester Arthur Burnett, aka Howling Wolf.When I was sixteen:Hitting the Village with my grandfather Wolf sang every song to the pretty hippie boy sitting directly in front of me, who turned out to be Davy Jones of the Monkees. By … Continue reading →

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Girls Night Out : Cyndi Lauper and Rosie O’Donnell Celebrate Life

Posted on August 8, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

The Girls Night Out promo poster — and ticket stub. Photo by Thomas Good / NLN / The Rag Blog.Cyndi Lauper and Rosie O’Donnell:Terrific show for a great cause Although ‘Girls Just Want to Have Fun’ is the most famous … Continue reading →

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The Fight Against Gentrification in Harlem

Posted on August 27, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo by Thomas Good / NLN.The battle for the soul of El Barrio By Thomas Good / August 26, 2008 NEW YORK — In November of 2006, City Council member Melissa Mark Viverito spoke out against police commissioner Ray Kelly’s … Continue reading →

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