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  • Video: Rally for Single Payer at Union Station, in Washington, D.C.
    27 June 2009 par (Open-Publishing)

    Activists for a single payer health care system staged a lively rally in front of historic Union Station, in Washington, D.C., on Friday evening, June 26, 2009. Dr. Margaret Flowers of Baltimore, MD was one of the speakers. She said: “Health care is a Human Right. And, this is a Rights’ based movement...Don’t give up,” the fight on single payer. “We’ve got to make it happen. Don’t stop!” The healthcare activists are supporting HR 676 and S 703, now pending before the U.S. Congress. Dr. (…)

  • Appoint a Special Prosecutor for Torture (A Slideshow)
    26 June 2009 par (Open-Publishing)

    Sights and scenes from the anti-torture rally, in John Marshall Park, on June 25, 2009, in Washington, D.C.; followed by the march to and demonstration, “Die-In,” at the U.S. Justice Department. For background, see: http://www.tassc.org/index.php?sn=42 and http://tortureaccountability.webs.com/ and http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/ For a brief overview of the Law concerning the subject matter of Torture, go to:
    http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/us_law/detainees/prohibits_torture.htm

  • Video: Torture Survivors: “Never Again!”
    26 June 2009 par (Open-Publishing)

    Survivors of Torture participated in a rally, on June 25, 2009, in John Marshall Park, in Washington, D.C. They came from all parts of the world: Africa, Central and South America, the Philippines, and the Middle East. Patricio Rice, an activist, who was a torture victim decades ago, in Argentina, served as the spokesman for the group. He was introduced by David Swanson of afterdowningstreet.org. Mr. Rice said: “The Bush administration made torture a tool in the war against (…)

  • Video: Activists Demand a “Special Prosecutor for Torture”
    26 June 2009 par (Open-Publishing)

    On Thursday, June 25, 2009, a spirited rally was held in John Marshall Park, in Washington, D.C. Its purpose: To demand that U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder appoint a “Special Prosecutor for Torture,” who will hold accountable to the supremacy of the Law, certain members of the Bush-Cheney Gang, including ex-President George W. Bush, Jr. and V.P. Dick Cheney. They are suspected of authorizing torture on numerous detainees, in violation of the Geneva Convention, International Law, the (…)

  • Video: “Die In” at Justice Department, Re: Accountability for Torture
    26 June 2009 par (Open-Publishing)

    In an act of nonviolent Civil Resistance, 11 activists participated in a “Die In” in front of the U.S. Justice, in Washington, D.C., on the afternoon of Thursday, June 25, 2009. The protesters were demanding a meeting with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to urge him to appoint a “Special Prosecutor for Torture.” Their purpose: To hold accountable to the supremacy of the Law, certain members of the Bush-Cheney Gang, including ex-President George W. Bush, Jr. and V.P. Dick Cheney, who are (…)

  • Video: Anti-Zionist Orthodox Rabbis in Solidarity with Palestinians at Israeli Embassy Protest, in D.C.
    12 June 2009 par (Open-Publishing)
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    On Saturday, June 6, 2009, Anti-Zionist Orthodox Rabbis stood in solidarity with many other human rights activists, in front of the Israeli Embassy, in Washington, D.C., to protest Israel’s seizure, 42 years ago, of the West Bank and Gaza. The Rabbis are associated with “Neturei Karta International,” see: http://www.nkusa.org. Since it was a Saturday, the Jewish “Sabbath,” Ibrahim Ramey, an executive with the Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation (MAS Freedom), read their statement of (…)

  • Video: Let Gaza Live! A Slideshow Display
    10 June 2009 par (Open-Publishing)

    On June 6, 2009, a spirited solidarity rally in support of the people of Occupied Gaza was staged by human rights activists in front of the Israeli Embassy, in Washington, D.C. The protest action demanded: “End the Siege of Gaza!” June 6th marks the 42nd anniversary of the Israeli “seizure of Gaza.” The demonstration was sponsored by the ANSWER Coalition, among other groups. For details on the supporting organizations for the event, go to: (…)

  • Australian racism 1. 2,000 Indians protest racist anti-Indian violence in Melbourne, Australia
    2 June 2009 par (Open-Publishing)

    Racist White Australia has a long history of egregious violent racism towards Indigenous Australians (as in the ongoing Aboriginal Genocide in which 9.000 Indigenous Australians are passively murdered by White Australia each year), Africans (against white Afrikaaners in the Boer War and black Africans in the Sudan War), Semites (Jews, Arabs and Arab-culture Muslims), Asians (mainly Indochinese, Koreans, Indians, Afghans, Iraqis and Arab-culture Muslims through discrimination and (…)

  • Video: Cancer Victim Rips Hypocrites in Congress over Single Payer Issue
    17 May 2009 par (Open-Publishing)

    Adrienne Campbell of Dearborn, MI, was diagnosed with cervical cancer at age 22. Her insurer denied coverage for a highly suspect legal reason. Ms. Campbell went $8,000 in debt to cover the cost of her treatment. At age 26, and uninsured, she developed ovarian cancer. Currently, at age 27, she’s over $10,000 in debt, but, mercifully, cancer free. At a rally on Capitol Hill, on May 13, 2009, in support of a Single Payer Healthcare system, Ms. Campbell said: “I’m angry that these politicians, (…)

  • Video: Rep. Kucinich: “Healthcare is a Civil Right!”
    14 May 2009 par (Open-Publishing)

    At a press conference, on Capitol Hill, on May 13, 2009, Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH) spoke out strongly for a single payer healthcare system. He said: “Healthcare is a Civil Right!” The event was organized by the California Nurses Assoc/NNOC. In 2008, Rep. Kucinich ran for president in the Democratic Primary. Of all the candidates, he was the strongest in opposing the immoral and illegal Iraq War. For background, see:
    http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/ and http://kucinich.house.gov/ (…)