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  • Video: Capitol Hill Rally Mocks Political Speech Rights for Corporations
    21 January 2011 par (Open-Publishing)

    On Friday, January 21, 2011, activists with the “Movement for the People” staged a “ceremony” despite a wind chill index of 14 degrees, on the east side of the U.S. Capitol. It mocked the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, “Citizens United.” This pro-Big Business verdict held that corporations, under the First Amendment to the Constitution, can be permitted to make contributions for the benefit a candidate in an election, as part of their “political speech rights,” as if they were a person. (…)

  • Video: David Swanson on the FBI Raids and Freeing Bradley Manning
    18 January 2011 par (Open-Publishing)

    On January 17, 2011, Peace and Social Justice activists staged a spirited demonstration in front of the national headquarters of the FBI, in Washington, D.C. They demanded the FBI keep its “hands off our activists.” This is in reference to recent FBI harassment and raids on the homes/offices of activists in Chicago, Minneapolis and Michigan. They also demanded the release of Bradley Manning. Currently, he is imprisoned at the U.S. Marine base, at Quantico, VA. I spoke with David Swanson, (…)

  • Video: Protest at the FBI H/Q: “Hands Off Our Activists!” and “Free Bradley Manning!”
    18 January 2011 par (Open-Publishing)

    Protest at the FBI H/Q: “Hands Off Our Activists!” and “Free Bradley Manning!”
    On January 17, 2011, Peace and Social Justice activists staged a spirited demonstration in front of the national headquarters of the FBI, in Washington, D.C. They demanded the FBI keep its “hands off our activists.” This is in reference to recent FBI harassment and raids on the homes/offices of activists in Chicago, Minneapolis and Michigan. They also demanded the release of Bradley Manning. Currently, he is (…)

  • Ray McGovern Rips Eric Holder, re: Bradley Manning’s Status, and Asks: “Where is the Justice?”
    18 January 2011 par (Open-Publishing)

    On January 17, 2011, Peace and Social Justice activists staged a spirited demonstration in front of the national headquarters of the FBI, in Washington, D.C. They demanded the FBI keep its “hands off our activists.” This is in reference to recent FBI harassment and raids on the homes/offices of activists in Chicago, Minneapolis and Michigan. They also demanded the release of Bradley Manning. Currently, he is imprisoned at the U.S. Marine base, at Quantico, VA. I talked with Ray McGovern, (…)

  • A Slideshow of 30 photos from the Peace Vigil at the White House
    16 January 2011 par (Open-Publishing)

    On Saturday Jan. 15, 2011, a coalition of Peace and Justice activists held a vigil outside the White House. Its purposed was to mark the “20th year since the U.S. began to bomb Iraq.” This video feature remarks from Bishop Thomas Gumbleton and Kathy Kelly. To learn more go to: http://washingtonpeacecenter.net/node/4148

  • Video: Peace Vigil at the White House
    16 January 2011 par (Open-Publishing)

    On Saturday Jan. 15, 2011, a coalition of Peace and Justice activists held a vigil outside the White House. Its purposed was to mark the “20th year since the U.S. began to bomb Iraq.” This video feature remarks from Bishop Thomas Gumbleton and Kathy Kelly. To learn more go to: http://washingtonpeacecenter.net/node/4148 See slideshow of 22 photos at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/billyclub/sets/72157625831361678/show/

  • Video: Human Rights Activists Demand: “Uphold the Rule of Law, End Torture and Close Gitmo!”
    13 January 2011 par (Open-Publishing)

    Human Rights Activists Demand: “Uphold the Rule of Law, End Torture and Close Gitmo!” from William Hughes on Vimeo.
    On Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 11, 2011, scores of Human Rights activists demonstrated outside the U.S. Justice Department, in Washington, D.C. They were staging “a day of action,” directed at closing Gitmo and ending torture. There were no arrests. Featured in this video are: Author Andy Worthington; activists Ruth Hooke, Justin Norman, and Ray McGovern; and Peace Poet, Luke (…)

  • Video: Peace Poet Luke Nephew: “There’s a Man Under that Hood!”
    12 January 2011 par (Open-Publishing)

    On Jan. 11, 2011, outside the U.S. Justice Department in Washington, D.C., Peace Poet Luke Nephew recited his poem, “There’s a Man Under that Hood!” The demonstration was directed at Closing Gitmo and ending torture. To learn more, go to: http://www.witnesstorture.org/

  • Video: Close Gitmo, End Torture Demonstration at U.S. Justice Department
    12 January 2011 par (Open-Publishing)

    On Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 11, 2011, scores of Human Rights activists demonstrated outside the U.S. Justice Department, in Washington, D.C. They were staging “a day of action,” directed at closing Gitmo and ending torture. There were no arrests. Featured in this video are: Author Andy Worthington; activists Ruth Hooke and Ray McGovern; and Peace Poet, Luke Nephew. To learn about the moral and legal reasons for this protest action, please go to: http://www.witnesstorture.org/ To check out a (…)

  • Slideshow of 25 photos from the Close Gitmo rally, at the U.S. Justice Department
    12 January 2011 par (Open-Publishing)

    Here’s a slideshow of 25 photos from the anti-torture, close Gitmo rally, at the U.S. Justice Department, in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 11, 2011.