activism
Oakland demos spark call for nonviolence & end to repression
October 26, 2011In the wake of the early morning police eviction of Occupy Oakland protesters from their encampments Oct. 25, confrontation between protesters and police came to a head in the early evening after protesters regrouped at the...
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Police evict Occupy Oakland
October 25, 2011In a massive pre-dawn raid Oct. 25, Oakland and other area police evicted hundreds of Occupy Oakland protesters from their two-week-old encampment in front of City Hall and a smaller camp in a nearby park.
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Verizon workers say “We are the 99% too,” join with Occupy Wall Street (with video)
October 24, 2011The Communications of America found common cause with the Occupy movement when Verizon workers, along with other union members, marched from the picket line to Zuccotti Park, chanting "All day, all week, Occupy Wall Street!
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An appreciation for Wangari Maathai, the leopard of Kenya
October 19, 2011Wangari Maathai, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 for her leadership in Kenya's Green Belt Movement, died Sept. 25, 2011.
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Chicago fight back week for jobs (with video)
October 18, 2011Last week Chicago joined the rest of the country and the world in action for jobs and justice.
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