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  • Video, Rabbi Weiss: “We Cry and We Pray for the People of Palestine and Gaza!”
    2 June 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    On Tuesday afternoon, June 1, 2010, a protest action was held in front of the White House.The demonstration was in response to a May 31th attack by Israeli Military Forces on a humanitarian six-boat flotilla, in international waters, in the Mediterranean Sea, carrying 10,000 tons of supplies to Occupied Gaza has caused outrage around the globe At least nine civilians were killed by the Israelis and another 60 or so wounded. One of those speaking out at the rally was Orthodox Rabbi Yisroel (…)

  • Video: Voices Raised in Protest at White House Rally, Re: Israeli Attack on Gaza Freedom Flotilla
    2 June 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    Voices Raised in Protest at White House Rally, Re: Israeli Attack on Gaza Freedom Flotilla from William Hughes on Vimeo.
    The recent attack by Israeli Military Forces on a humanitarian six-boat flotilla, in international waters, in the Mediterranean Sea, carrying 10,000 tons of supplies to Occupied Gaza has caused outrage around the globe At least nine civilians were killed by the Israelis and another 60 or so wounded. On Tuesday, June 1, 2010, a demonstration was held in front of the (…)

  • Video: ANSWER Coaltion’s Sarah Sloan: “Cut Off All U.S. Aid to Israel!”
    2 June 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    The recent attack by Israeli Military Forces on a humanitarian six-boat flotilla, in international waters, in the Mediterranean Sea, carrying 10,000 tons of supplies to Occupied Gaza has caused outrage around the globe At least nine civilians were killed by the Israelis and another 60 or so wounded. On Tuesday, June 1, 2010, a demonstration was held in front of the White House to protest Israel’s conduct. One of the speakers was Sarah Sloan, National Staff Coordinator for the ANSWER (…)

  • Video: CODEPINK’s Medea Benjamin Rips Israel, re: Attack on Gaza Freedom Flotilla
    1 June 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    The recent attack by Israeli Military Forces on a humanitarian six-boat flotilla, in international waters, in the Mediterranean Sea, carrying 10,000 tons of supplies to Occupied Gaza has caused outrage around the globe At least nine civilians were killed by the Israelis and another 60 or so wounded. On Tuesday, June 1, 2010, a demonstration was held in front of the White House to protest Israel’s conduct. One of the speakers was CODEPINK cofounder, Medea Benjamin. For background, see, “The (…)

  • Please Sign Brussells Tribunal Petition re murderous Israeli state terrorism, Piracy & war crimes
    31 May 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    I am forwarding this message from the eminent BRussells Tribunal urging good people to sign a Petition protesting Israeli crimes against Humanity and International Law:
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    To: All peace-loving people in the world
    Dead: 19. Injured: 60 : This is Israel !
    * Israel’s killing of 19 innocents with 60 more injured must have maximal consequences
    * Israel impunity is a threat to all
    Even for eyes burnt witnessing human suffering, there is something shocking, something impossible, about (…)

  • Video: Memo to Rep. Cummings: “Stop Funding the War!”
    19 May 2010 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Memo to Rep. Cummings: “Stop Funding the War!” from William Hughes on Vimeo.
    Peace and Justice activists, on May 19, 2010, staged a protest action in front of Rep. Elijah Cummings’ office in midtown Baltimore, MD. They urged him to oppose the proposed $33 billion supplemental funding Bill for the war in Afghanistan, which is currently pending in the U.S. Congress. Speaking on camera are: Max Obuszewski, Maria Allwine, Emiko Ortega, Cindy Farquhar and David Schott. The action was sponsored (…)

  • G8/G20 Toronto Community Mobilization June 25-27: Join US!
    19 May 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    The Group of 8 Leaders and the Group of 20 Leaders are meeting in Ontario from June 25-27, 2010. Toronto-based organizations of women, people of colour, indigenous peoples, the poor, the working class, queer and trans people and disabled people are organizing a Peoples Convergence. Join US
    http://g20.torontomobilize.org/node/135

  • Video: Labor Demands: “Make the Banks Pay!”
    18 May 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    Labor Demands: “Make the Banks Pay!” from William Hughes on Vimeo.
    On Monday, May 17, 2010, a spirited rally and march was held in a steady rain, in Washington, D.C. Labor organizations and their allies in the activist community put the event together. The powerful Wall Street Banks, and the influence-peddling “K” Street Lobbyists, were the primary targets of the protesters. Speaking on camera were: Ernie Grecco, President Metropolitan Baltimore Council AFL-CIO Unions; Mary Kay Henry, (…)

  • Video: Labor Takes on the Banksters: Sights and Scenes from the Rally
    18 May 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    Labor Takes on the Banksters: Sights and Scenes from the Rally from William Hughes on Vimeo.
    On Monday, May 17, 2010, a spirited rally and march was held in a steady rain, in Washington, D.C. Labor organizations and their allies in the activist community put the event together. The powerful Wall Street Banks, and the influence-peddling “K” Street Lobbyists, were the primary targets of the protesters. The Banksters were condemned for causing the economic collapse, the “Meltdown of 2008,” (…)

  • Video: Protesting BP in Baltimore, MD
    16 May 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    Protesting BP in Baltimore, MD from William Hughes on Vimeo.
    On Sunday afternoon, May 16, 2010, an ad hoc group of concerned activists picketed a BP, (British Petroleum), gas station, located at the intersection of 33rd Street and Greenmount Ave, in Baltimore, MD. They expressed their outrage at BP for the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, lax government regulations of the industry, and strongly opposed allowing any more off-shore drilling permits. For some background on the (…)