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what are your reasons a story from quotoccupy laquot
Bookmarked 751 weeks ago we asked people at occupy la what their personal reasons were for attending the protests and what they felt it was about these are their stories uneditedplease visit fourstoryorg for more stories |
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march to end the wars madison wi
Bookmarked 750 weeks ago march to end the wars this march was organized to mark the 10th anniversary of the u s involvement in afghanistan it started on the library mall of the university of wisconsin and traveled up state street to the state capitol where a rally was held |
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2-25-2011 - shouting quotshamequot on wisconsin assembly floor before quotunion-bustingquot budget bill vote
Bookmarked 783 weeks ago this is video from the gallery of the wi assembly past 1 am in the morning on 2252011 the democrats have just been told by the speaker pro tempore there will be no more debate before the vote even though there were more than a dozen democrats in the queue to speak they shout quotshame shame shamequotthe public citizens in the gallery were shortly told to leave by police none of the public were allowed in the gallery at the time of the vote |
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evidence of libya torture emerges
Bookmarked 783 weeks ago as opposition groups in libya take over areas outside of the capital state prisons and military buildings are being searchedin benghazi the opposition says they have unearthed equipment used by the government to torture dissidents while more and more allegations of cruelty towards political prisoners are emergingal jazeera039s tony birtley reports from benghazi libya |
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f29 shut down the corporations
Bookmarked 732 weeks ago occupy portland calls for a national day of non-violent direct action to reclaim our voices and challenge our society039s obsession with profit and greed by shutting down the corporations we are rejecting a society that does not allow us control of our future we will reclaim our ability to shape our world in a democratic cooperative just and sustainable direction already 30 cities are planning actions get involved and find out more at wwwshutdownthecorporationsorgthe portland action lab is a direct action spokes council organizing as part of occupy portland more info at wwwportlandactionlaborg |
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amazing courage of egyptian protesters must see
Bookmarked 787 weeks ago despite their use of heavy-handed tactics riot police in cairo fail to push back egyptian protesters on the kasr al-nil bridge 280111god willing the egyptian people will succeed in their revolution and like their brothers in tunisia go on to force out their tyrant 039leader039 hosni mubarak and finally let them set an inspiring example to the surrounding nations facing the same problems |
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national jobs protests august 20-26
Bookmarked 756 weeks ago thousands across the country are standing up and demanding congress take real action on jobs and job creation from minnesota to texas washington to pennsylvania unemployed and underemployed americans want solutions |
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play by gop fascist rules or be arrested in lawless fitzwalkerstan 91311
Bookmarked 755 weeks ago apparently the constitution is meaningless in the made up 039rules039 of fitzwalkerstan it is legal to silently film an open sessionwisconsin state statute 1990quotwhenever a governmental body holds a meeting in open session the body shall make a reasonable effort to accommodate any person desiring to record film or photograph the meeting this section does not permit recording filming or photographing such a meeting in a manner that interferes with the conduct of the meeting or the rights of the participantsquot |
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egypt cabinet resigns as cairo protests intensify
Bookmarked 745 weeks ago egypt039s interim government resigned on monday night as protests and subsequent crackdowns intensify already leaving at least 33 people deadthere is no sign that military leaders are ready to concede to the demonstrators who want them to give up their hold on poweral jazeera039s nazanin sadri reports from cairo |
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fox fakes moscow protest with footage of athens clashes
Bookmarked 743 weeks ago news bulletins around the world have been following russia039s election rallies but one channel stands out - america039s fox news has been showing streets ablaze violent clashes and firebombs thrown at security officers but with one major problem - the images are not from russia they039re from greecewith so much going on in the world today one can see how easy it would be to get confused are those pictures of the war in iraq or afghanistan poverty in somalia or congo and what039s a news program to do if there aren039t any good picturesso producers all over the world search and talk to their own crews or news agencies who provide feeds for everyone and find the best shots to grace their air timeor -- in some cases -- any shots that look more or less similar to the covered topic case in point: protests in russia and the ever-blundering fox newsyes there are mass protests in russia have been since election day on sunday thousands have been gathering to speak their mind and protest the election results yes hundreds have been arrested for two days in a row and for various violations yes there are reports of police brutality and no right now it039s not possible to say whether they are true it really does depend on the cops -- much as it does anywhere else in the world in new york for example some police officers will look the other way when you are filming somewhere you technically shouldn039t be and others will detain you outside the united nations building for no reason and refuse you your rights and yes all this did happen cops in moscow are the same -- some are nicer than others while some appear to be almost looking for a fightregardless of all this -- yes there are protests but this my friends is not them |
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wisconsin protest march on state street madison wi 31211 vid01524avi
Bookmarked 781 weeks ago firefighters with drums and bagpipes lead march of thousands and thousands down state street from capitol square toward uw-madison library mall meanwhile speeches and march of other tens of thousands continue at the square rally protests walker administration stripping public employees of nearly all collective bargaining rights in quotbudget repair billquot passed 31011 |
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anti nuclear energy protest - boycott edf energy - 039right royal rip-off039
Bookmarked 777 weeks ago activists blockade queen039s back yard to brand energy giant039s nuclear power bid a 039right royal rip-off039campaigners brought rush hour traffic to a standstill this morning to protest against edf energy039s plans to build a new generation of nuclear power stations in the uk all four lanes of the a302 outside edf energy039s headquarters in grosvenor place -- which runs alongside the gardens of buckingham palace -- were sealed off shortly after 8am using 14-foot tripods the cleared zone was then declared a 039nuclear disaster area039campaign group boycott edf says the energy giant is spearheading a 039nuclear renaissance039 which could see the construction of at least ten new nuclear reactors -- a move spokeswoman bella benson claims will spell disaster for the ukquotedf has spent a massive amount of money marketing itself as an environment-friendly companyquot says benson quotbut the truth is that it039s planning to lumber us with an outdated form of energy that is incredibly dangerous extremely expensive and completely unnecessary as the company039s hq is opposite buckingham palace it would be fitting to call their plan a right royal rip-offquotedf has already caused great concern - even before construction of 039new nuclear039 has started an independent report published last year found that land designated for edf039s two new mega-reactors at the hinkley point nuclear power plant in somerset is heavily contaminated with enriched uranium but edf has dismissed the report quotwith such a hazardous form of energy best practice must be observed at every stage we find edf039s attitude shockingquotcheaper greener alternative strategies have been put forward by respected organisations including greenpeace the sustainable development commission and the new economics foundation 3 says benson quotthe billions earmarked for new nuclear power stations should be invested in further developing safe forms of energy such as renewables and the type of district heating plants combined heat and power plants that can be run on biogas it039s a scandal that there hasn039t been an informed public debate about this issuequotthe campaign is urging customers of edf energy to say 039no to new nuclear039 by switching to other energy providers it is also asking the public to boycott events and attractions - such as the london eye - sponsored by the companyfor more information on the campaign go to: http:wwwboycottedforguk039i do not believe a single word that issues from the mouth of a single spokesperson for the nuclear industry039 jonathon porritt june2010edit by quotyou and i filmsquothttp:wwwyouandifilmscom |
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mongolian wrestling coaches take clothes off to protest call
Bookmarked 497 weeks ago two mongolian coaches strip off their clothes to protest a controversial call that cost ganzorgiin mandakhnaran the bronze medal ganzorgiin received a penalty for celebrating too early and not engaging with uzbekistan039s ikhtiyor navruzov who was awarded the bronze medal |