On Saturday, June 26, 2010, human rights activists staged a protest action in front of Ulta Cosmetics Salon, in Silver Spring, MD, just north of Washington, D.C. The store sells the Ahava line of cosmetics products. They are made in the Occupied West Bank by Israelis, according to the press release of the protesters, Sabeel DC Metro. For more info, go to: http://www.fosna.org/ and
http://www.goldstone-report.org/ Mr. Paul H. Verduin spoke on camera about the reasons for the demonstration.
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Video: Sabeel DC Boycotts Israeli-made Ahava Products in Sliver Spring, MD Protest
26 June 2010 par (Open-Publishing)
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Video: David Swanson Rips Rep. Steny Hoyer for “Off the Books” Military Spending!
22 June 2010 par (Open-Publishing)
David Swanson Rips Rep. Steny Hoyer for “Off the Books” Military Spending! from William Hughes on Vimeo.
On Tuesday morning, June 22, 2010, David Swanson of WarisACrime.org and Washington Director of Democrats.com held an impromptu press conference in front of Union Station in Washington, D.C. He was sharply critical of Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) on the issue of “off the books” military spending. Meanwhile, Rep. Hoyer, who is the Democratic Majority leader in the House, was giving a speech (…) -
Video: Father John Dear SJ: “End These Evil Wars!”
14 June 2010 par (Open-Publishing)
1 commentOn Sunday morning, June 13, 2010, Father John Dear, S.J., was one of the speakers at a rally “to prevent the corporate takeover of America.” It was held in Lafayette Park, opposite the White House. He is the author of “A Persistent Peace,” and a longtime Peace and Justice activist. Check out: http://www.fatherjohndear.org/The event was sponsored by the Network of Spiritual Progressives (NSP). Father Dear was introduced by Rabbi Michael Lerner. See: http://www.spiritualprogressives.org/
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Video: Dr. Flowers: “Healthcare is a Fundamental Right!”
14 June 2010 par (Open-Publishing)
On Sunday morning, June 13, 2010, Dr. Margaret Flowers was one of the speakers at a rally “to prevent the corporate takeover of America.” It was held in Lafayette Park, opposite the White House. She is associated with Physicians for a National Health Program, check out for more information: http://www.pnhp.org/ Dr. Flowers champions a Single Payer, Medicare for All Healthcare system. She underscored: “Healthcare is a fundamental right!” The event was sponsored by the Network of Spiritual (…)
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The G-20 Summit In Toronto; Tear Gas, Bee Girls, Fences and Riots
13 June 2010 par (Open-Publishing)
by Spanner McNeil
The G-20 and G-8 Summit about to take place in Toronto at the end of June may have a Quebec City model as its template. I offer it as a historical comparison.
In 2001 the Economic Summit of the Americas was held in Quebec City. Presidents, economists and bag men from over thirty countries attended this third in a series of North and South American free trade talks. My girlfriend, Robin and I and her teenage son Alex returned to Montreal slightly after midnight. We were (…) -
URI AVNERY ATTACKED BY FASCIST THUGS
7 June 2010 par (Open-Publishing)
“The Government Is Drowning Us All”.
A disaster was averted yesterday (June 5) at Tel-Aviv’s Museum Square, when rightists threw a smoke grenade into the middle of the protest rally, obviously hoping for a panic to break out and cause the protesters to trample on each other. But the demonstrators remained calm, nobody started to run and just a small space in the middle of the crowd remained empty. The speaker did not stop talking even when the cloud of smoke reached the stage. The audience (…) -
Video: Protesting BP at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor
5 June 2010 par (Open-Publishing)
Activists, on Sat., June 5, 2010, staged a demonstration at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. They are protesting BP’s supposed “criminal corporate negligence” with respect to the recent massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill, according to their press release. Their campaign, which is national in scope, is entitled: “Seize BP!”
To learn more about the “Seize BP” campaign, go to: https://secure2.convio.net/pep/site/SPageServer?pagename=SeizeBP Andrew Castro is the local organizer. ANSWER Baltimore also (…) -
Video: Condolences Expressed for Victims, Re: Israel’s Lethal Attack on Flotilla
4 June 2010 par (Open-Publishing)
Peace activists, led by CODEPINK’s Medea Benjamin, convened in front of the Turkish Embassy, in Washington, D.C., on Friday, June 4, 2010. They were there to express their condolences for the “deaths of the Turkish citizens,” as a result of Israel’s lethal attack, in international waters, “on the nonviolent Gaza Freedom Flotilla.” For more details, go to: http://www.codepink4peace.org/
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IRLANDE : IPSC Calls for huge mobilisition
4 June 2010 par (Open-Publishing)
Flotilla Deportees to Speak at Mass Demonstration in Dublin Date(s) : 5 Jun 2010
Time(s) : 2:00PM
Area : Dublin
Venue : The Garden of Remembrance, Parnell Sq
Flotilla Deportees to Speak at Mass Demonstration in Dublin on Saturday
IPSC Calls for huge mobilisition Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Press Release - 2nd June 2010, 4.30pm
The Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) has called a mass demonstration for 2pm this Saturday in Dublin at which the Freedom Flotilla (…) -
Video: Former U.S. Ambassador Peck Calls Gaza Ordeal—“Piracy!”
2 June 2010 par (Open-Publishing)
There was a protest rally in front of the White House on June 1, 2010. Former U.S. Ambassador Edward Peck was one of the speakers. He described his ordeal of being on a vessel, part of a flotilla, on a “humanitarian” mission to Gaza. It was forcibly seized, hijacked, at 4 AM on May 31th, by heavily armed Israelis in international waters. Ambassador Peck was arrested by the Israelis and taken, in custody, to the port city of Ashdod in Zionist Israel. He was processed, interrogated there by (…)