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Feb 10 2012
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It's 2AM--Do you know where your police force is? Demanding ID's at Occupy Rochester |
In this 7 minute video, we meet Jacques and Paige, members of Occupy Rochester, describing police harassment after they and others were abruptly awaked by police who were asking for identification at 2AM on February 2, 2012. One occupier had the wherewithal to record some of the interaction. Hours after the police harassed occupiers, the New York Civil Liberties Union released a statement demanding that the RPD cease their unconstitutional activities.
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Dec 27 2011
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Indefinite Military Detention Act Awaits Presidential Signature |
This year's version of the National Defense Authorization Act, in addition to allocating massive amounts of tax dollars to war, contains provisions that will allow the president to indefinitely detain anybody he determines is part of Al-Qaeda, the Taliban, an "associated group," or has committed "belligerent acts" against the United States until such a time as he declares an "end to hostilities." The wording of the bill is vague enough to create the potential for the detention of peaceful activists for positive change, and eliminate the rights of due process and trial by jury. From the LA newswire: Banner Drops Urge Veto of NDAA and Occupy Riverside Challenges Indefinite Military Detention by Rockero | | Is The Passed Defense Authorization Act of 2012 (retroactive) To Detain Americans? by Sue Riley | | Obama Year Three: Continuing His Rogue Agenda by Stephen Lendman
UPDATE: On New Year's Eve, President Obama quietly signed the NDAA from his holiday hideaway in Honolulu. Although he issued a signing statement promising that his administration would not use the law to violate the rights of American citizens, the statement has no force of law, and there is no guarantee whatsoever that future presidents will keep that promise. The ACLU has vowed to fight the military detention provisions in the courts, while Occupy and other justice advocated have vowed to take that fight to the streets.
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Sep 21 2011
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Eureka Police Murder of Martin Frederick Cotton II on Trial in Oakland |
Redwood Curtain CopWatch writes: Four years ago, Martin was 26 years old, unarmed and living on the streets when he was killed by the Eureka Police when they pummeled his body in broad daylight, in front of a homeless shelter, then brought him to the jail to die.... The case, Siehna Cotton et al v. City of Eureka is being heard before U.S. District Court Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong and a seven person jury.... Marty Cotton, Sr. says, "We want to expose the truth, ideally, so those cops can never wear a badge and weaponry and never do this to anyone else again." A press conference is scheduled for 2:30pm, September 21st, in front of the Federal Building in Oakland.
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Aug 18 2011
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BART Pulls Plug on Cell Phone Antennas to Silence Potential Protest |
Civil Libertarians Object and Anonymous Retaliates Against BART for CensorshipThe Bay Area is now the first place in the United States to have had its electronic communications deliberately disabled to preempt a political protest. On August 11th, BART cut power to the underground mobile phone antennas within their system for several hours, denying tens of thousands of evening commuters access to the Internet, telephone service, and even 911 calls. The protest BART claimed as the reason for disrupting mobile service never happened, but Anonymous called for online and offline protests in "remembrance [of] the blood that is on the hands of the BART police" and to "stand up for your rights and those of your fellow citizens." Both the myBART.org and BART Police Officers' Association websites have been hacked. On August 15th, a protest was held in San Francisco that shut down four downtown BART stations during the evening commute. Another demonstration has been called for Monday, August 22nd.
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Nov 01 2010
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Continuing the Story: How the Dominant Story of the Rwanda Genocide Is Unraveling |
by Steve Clemens. October 31, 2010
Who is the real pariah: The Professor or the President of Rwanda?
Peter Erlinder, the William Mitchell Law School Professor and noted human rights attorney addressed a small but attentive group at the law school Thursday afternoon. While attempting to update people about his recent arrest and imprisonment in Rwanda late this spring, he also used the opportunity to describe his role in how the story history will record is changing dramatically in the past year.
He began with a startling announcement: two days before the top prosecutor of Rwanda said he will file charges against Paul Rusesabagina, the real-life hero of Hotel Rwanda. (In the movie Don Cheadle played the role). Erlinder said that the Kagame regime is now lashing out in all directions as a sign of desperation. It also arrested Victoire Ingabire, the Hutu opposition candidate who tried to run against Kagame for President, this month on similar charges of supporting a “terrorist group”. Certainly their relationships with Professor Erlinder didn’t help them, especially since he is the one who has “documented” that the well-known story of the Rwandan genocide is at best a half-truth if not an outright fabrication to hide the real perpetrators.
Related: The International Criminal Court and the "Black Hole"
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Oct 20 2010
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Stop the suits: Resistance within El Salvador |
Stop the suits: Resistance within El Salvador
author: The Portland Central America Solidarity Committee
Orlando Velasco, anti-mining leader from San Isidro, El Salvador, will give a firsthand report on the resistance to mining in El Salvador, the $200mil lawsuits filed against the Salvadoran government by North American mining companies, and the links between U.S. free trade policy and metallic mining in Central America.
Thursday, October 21 · 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Urban Grinds Coffee House, 2214 NE Oregon St
Un reportaje de primera mano sobre la resistencia a la minería en El Salvador, las demandas que se han iniciado en contra del gobierno salvadoreño por $200 millones por parte de las compañías mineras y los vínculos entre la política de comercio estadounidense y la minería metálica en Centroamérica. Una peligrosa amenaza esta siendo impuesta.
author: The Portland Central America Solidarity Committee
Orlando Velasco, anti-mining leader from San Isidro, El Salvador, will give a firsthand report on the resistance to mining in El Salvador, the $200mil lawsuits filed against the Salvadoran government by North American mining companies, and the links between U.S. free trade policy and metallic mining in Central America.
Thursday, October 21 · 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Urban Grinds Coffee House, 2214 NE Oregon St
Un reportaje de primera mano sobre la resistencia a la minería en El Salvador, las demandas que se han iniciado en contra del gobierno salvadoreño por $200 millones por parte de las compañías mineras y los vínculos entre la política de comercio estadounidense y la minería metálica en Centroamérica. Una peligrosa amenaza esta siendo impuesta.
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Oct 16 2010
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The People Victorious!!! Diop Free!!! No Jail Time!! |
On October 13 the movement for social justice throughout the world won a critical victory for the democratic rights of African people, oppressed and freedom loving people everywhere when Diop Olugbala, International President of the International People’s Democratic Uhuru Movement (InPDUM), walked out of his sentencing hearing in a Philadelphia courtroom with two years probation. He could have been sentenced to up to ten years in prison.
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Sep 12 2010
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Talk by Ali Abunimah on Olympia Food Coop's Boycott of Israeli Products |
Ali Abunimah talks about the significance of the Oly food Coop boycott of Israeli goods while supposed peace talks begin in the Middle East, Rachel Corrie's trial continues in Haifa Israel and proposals to boycott Israeli goods are put forward in California... After much deliberation and debate, the Olympia Food Coop's members came to the decision that it would boycott Israeli goods in light of the country's continued attack on the Palestinian People. This symbolic action, part of the international Boycott, Divest and Sanction (BDS) Campaign, will not hurt the economy of Israel (in the grand scheme of things) or leave any Israeli children starving as the Israeli embargo on the Palestinian People does to children in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, but rather serve to open dialogue about the continued collective punishment on residents of the Occupied Territories by the Israeli authorities.
The Coop's decision to remove the few Israeli products it stocked has made frontline news in Israel. Ali Abunimah, Palestinian journalist and author, came to Olympia Washington to explain more in his talk Boycott: A Non Violent Technology for Peace and Justice.
Check out the full talk here:
http://bmediacollective.org/?p=356
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Sep 01 2010
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Complicit in Torture: University of St. Thomas defends its star Law Professor |
Law students headed to class Monday morning at the University of St. Thomas School of Torture -- so called by anti-torture activists waiting outside.
At 10:30 am on August 30, Professor Robert Delahunty taught his first class of the school year at the School of Law, but not without facing the protesters on his way to work. An activist group called Tackling Torture at the Top was there to educate the public about Delahunty's role in the Bush administration, paving the way for CIA and military torture as a tool against terrorists.
At 10:30 am on August 30, Professor Robert Delahunty taught his first class of the school year at the School of Law, but not without facing the protesters on his way to work. An activist group called Tackling Torture at the Top was there to educate the public about Delahunty's role in the Bush administration, paving the way for CIA and military torture as a tool against terrorists.
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Aug 31 2010
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America's Racist Rally |
Sitting by the Washington Monument, Joel Segal watched - and occasionally greeted - wave after wave of white people heading to the Lincoln Memorial for the "Restoring Honor" march. Just after I completed an interview with Segal, an activist with Progressive Democrats for America, he asked an elderly man what he thought of President Obama. The elderly man responded by saying that Obama is the first nigger President.
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Aug 30 2010
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Packed house hears Middle East report |
Ashland, Oregon
On Saturday August 28th, Kate Gould gave a presentation sharing experiences from her eight months volunteering, working, and traveling throughout Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza. She delivered her speech to a packed crowd in the Gresham Room of the Ashland Public Library that was followed by a heated question and answer session illustrating the diversity of perspectives in the room and reminding everyone of the urgency of bringing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to a just and peaceful resolution.
Event sponsors: Citizens for Peace & Justice and Peace House
On Saturday August 28th, Kate Gould gave a presentation sharing experiences from her eight months volunteering, working, and traveling throughout Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza. She delivered her speech to a packed crowd in the Gresham Room of the Ashland Public Library that was followed by a heated question and answer session illustrating the diversity of perspectives in the room and reminding everyone of the urgency of bringing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to a just and peaceful resolution.
Event sponsors: Citizens for Peace & Justice and Peace House
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Aug 29 2010
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Civil Rights or Civil War? |
Ayatollah Beck rallied alot of white people to restore the pre-Civil Rights white Property Owner's Constitution. African-Americans are still marching to make the Amendments real. Some people still don't get it. Turning back the clock, was the whole damn point of the Beck rally, (in spite of 6 months worth of TV trying to show "The Tea Party isn't racist"). Read More || Censorship at Glenn Beck Rally Video || Reclaim the Dream Rally March pt.3 || Reclaim the Dream March || Teabagger gets punched for trying to smash camera
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Aug 26 2010
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Back from Gaza, the West Bank, & Israel |
Hear about Kate’s diverse experiences in Palestine and Israel
Learn about:
• Inspiring initiatives Kate encountered firsthand
• How you can support peace in the region
Saturday, August 28
2:00-4:00 pm
Ashland Public Library, Gresham Room
Free, Donations Accepted for Birthing Center & Ambulance
Learn about:
• Inspiring initiatives Kate encountered firsthand
• How you can support peace in the region
Saturday, August 28
2:00-4:00 pm
Ashland Public Library, Gresham Room
Free, Donations Accepted for Birthing Center & Ambulance
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Aug 25 2010
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Cuccinelli launches attack on reproductive choice! |
We knew this was coming. Ken Cuccinelli has launched his first attack on reproductive choice as attorney general! On a week when the rest of us are commemorating the 90th anniversary of the 19th Amendment and women’s suffrage in the United States, Virginia’s Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is trying to take rights away from the women of the Commonwealth.
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Aug 19 2010
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Illinois ACLU seeks end to prosecutions for recording public conversations with police |
Responding to a series of incidents in which individuals in four counties in Illinois have been charged with violating Illinois’ eavesdropping law for making audio recordings of public conversations with police, the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois today asked a federal court to rule that the First Amendment bans such prosecutions. The ACLU lawsuit, filed in federal district court in Chicago, argues that individuals (and organizations such as the ACLU) may make audio (and video) recordings of police who are performing their public duties in a public place and speaking in a voice loud enough to be heard by the unassisted human ear.