PROTEST ALERTS Archives
May 12, 2008
John Ehrlichman named as the anti-Moratorium game plan's quarterback Nixon's favorite football coach, Bud Wilkinson, late of the University of Oklahoma. What Wilkinson proposed, since "no one likes to be used," was that he jawbone the kids into realizing the Moratorium as "an attempt to exploit students for the organizers' own purposes." "It's easy to manipulate kids," Haldeman agreed, "because they love to get excited. You can foment them up for a panty raid, or in the old days, gold-fish swallowing." But six weeks after Bud Wilkinson started meeting with student leaders to shame them into the realization that they were cats' paws, he apologetically reported back: kids were laughing in his face. "The problem of dealing with the Vietnam Moratorium Committee," Wilkinson noted, with understatement, "is difficult."
NEVER underestimate the young. - M. R.
May 5, 2008
Although the PMA (Pacific Maritime Association) had warned the ILWU leadership that an "unauthorized" strike such as this was illegal, and that any rank-and-file dockworker who participated could be punished with a fine, suspension or even termination, the one-shift shutdown went off as planned and was deemed a resounding success. Thousands of workers defied management and failed to show up for the morning shift, resulting in port traffic coming to a standstill.
May 4, 2008
For some who visit Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, the major attraction is not really the magnificent building called the White House, but a frail five-foot, 60-year-old camping across the street for the past 26 years.
Concepcion Picciotto, a homeless-looking woman, has been "living" on the sidewalk of Pennsylvania Avenue, in Lafayyette Park in front of the White House since August 1,1981 to protest the foreign policies of six presidents who have occupied that house since.
May 1, 2008
New Zealand farmers pop spy base! To protest US wars...
U.S. Marines Invade Manhattan, New York!...
April 30, 2008
Contacts: Ruth Benn, 917-474-4380 (cell)
Bill Ramsey, 314-374-7446 (cell)
PRESS ADVISORY
April 30, 2008
For immediate release
Peace Activists Protest War by Refusing Taxes
$325,000 Redirected to Katrina Survivors, Iraqi Refugees, & Others
Brooklyn, NY -- On Sat., May 3, in Birmingham, AL, $93,000 of unpaid "war taxes" -- federal income taxes -- will be publicly redirected away from the Internal Revenue Service to a New Orleans health clinic and to a group in the Middle East aiding Iraqi refugees. This redirection ceremony will take place during a meeting of the National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee.
For reasons of conscience, over 520 people from 44 states have "boycotted" $325,000 of their 2007 federal taxes. Of that total, $50,000 has been designated for the Common Ground Health Clinic in New Orleans and the Direct Aid Initiative will receive $43,000. The remaining $232,000 has been designated for scores of other humanitarian projects in the United States and around the world. These taxpayers are committing civil disobedience to demonstrate to Congress how to cut off the funds for this war and redirect resources to the pressing needs of people.
The money will provide healthcare to survivors of Katrina and refugees from the Iraq war, living in Jordan and Syria. (For details on each project, see www.cghc.org or www.directaidiraq.org.).
The National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee is a 25-year-old coalition of groups who support war tax resisters.
Public Presentation and Press Conference:
When: Saturday, May 3, 2008, 1 PM
Where: Greater Birmingham Ministries 2304 12th Ave N., Birmingham, AL
Participants:
Antor Odu Ndep, Exec. Director, Common Ground Health Clinic
Noah Baker Merrill, Co-director, Direct Aid Initiative
Boycott Participants attending the NWTRCC meeting
DAI staff in Jordan will participate via a live video conference
On-site interviews with participants can be arranged through the contact cell phone numbers above.
Spy base attackers in court...
Activists Collapse Radome at ECHELON Intercept Facility in New Zealand...
April 29, 2008
Protest held at zionist fair Teaneck, New Jersey April 6, 2008...
April 13, 2008
Please America. Be Still. September 11th, 2008...
April 10, 2008
Iraq Veterans Against The War Seize National Archives Building...
As long as you are in there, could you xerox that November 25th, 1941 communication from Winston Churchill to Franklin Delano Roosevelt and send it along? - M. R.
April 9, 2008
Anti-war protestors demanding the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq and highlighting civilian deaths disrupted a crucial Senate hearing Tuesday featuring the top US general and diplomat in Baghdad.
Part of the responsibility rests with taxpayers who are against the war and continue to pay for it. Over $500 billion has been spent by the Pentagon for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the bill is still skyrocketing with an ongoing cost of over $700 million a day . . . most of it from U.S. taxpayers today and far into the future as the debt rises.
April 3, 2008
Szembrot, a College of Arts and Sciences junior, organized an anti-Iran war protest outside the American Israel Public Affairs Committee office in Boston yesterday in hopes of developing a "series of escalating actions," she said. Four other protesters held signs reading "Love the World Without Shame," "Love Iran" and "Stop the (Next) War" while distributing fliers describing their actions.
AIPAC is a pro-Israel lobby group that has been supporting sanctions against Iran, Szembrot said.
"They were encouraging the U.S. to impose sanctions on Iran despite the fact that there haven't been any illicit activities documented since 2003," Szembrot said. "They're still trying to spread this idea that Iran is a danger and it's not true. They're trying to stir up fear."
March 30, 2008
Anti-War Protest in Hollywood, CA - March 15, 2008...
And not ONE "What Really Happened.com" sign.
I am crushed. Just CRUSHED, I tell you! CRUSHED!!!!
:(
- M. R.
March 20, 2008
More than 200 people were arrested across the United States on Wednesday as protesters marking the fifth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq obstructed downtown traffic and tried to block access to government offices.
March 19, 2008
VIDEO - THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE...
VIDEO - Nationwide anti-war demonstrations March 18, live capture and chat...
Iraq war protesters arrested at IRS...
Big tough police arresting a 60 year old woman for exercising her first amendment rights. - M. R.
VIDEO - Iraq War Protesters Take to the Streets...
Note the very negative tone in the reporter's voice. - M. R.
SHUT DOWN THE IRS / SHUT DOWN THE WAR...
War Resisters Block IRS HQ, 31 arrested
March 19 -- Thirty-one people were arrested this morning as they
staged a nonviolent blockade at the national headquarters of the
Internal Revenue Service in Washington, DC. The protestors had placed
yellow police tape saying "WAR CRIME SCENE" across the entrance to
the building.
The demonstration was part of a national day of protest marking the
fifth anniversary of the invasion and occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan.
More than 100 others joined the demonstration carrying signs, banners
and props that illustrated the disparity between war spending and the
needs of an economy crippled by five years of war.
"Just as military recruiters supply bodies for the war, the IRS
supplies the funding," stated New York City War Resisters League
organizer Ed Hedemann before he was arrested. "I'm doing my part to
disrupt that relentless flow of money by standing in front of the IRS
entrance and by refusing to send my taxes to the IRS."
More than 20 organizations are sponsored the event, including: the
War Resisters League, United for Peace & Justice, National War Tax
Resistance Coordinating Committee (NWTRCC), Movement for a Democratic
Society, Ground Zero for Peace, Granny Peace Brigade, Code Pink, and
the Socialist Party USA. Members of the participating organizations
feel the need to engage in civil disobedience in order to dramatize
their vigorous opposition to United States government's wars in Iraq,
Afghanistan, and President George W. Bush's "global war on terror."
Ruth Benn, long-time WRL activist and coordinator of NWTRCC, argues
"The bloodshed has already cost the lives of thousands of Americans,
Iraqis, Afghanis, and others. The country is hemorrhaging vast sums
of money vitally needed to improve lives here and abroad. At the same
time half the people in the U.S. feel less safe while the government
has ignored calls from experts and activists for a foreign policy
that rejects war."
The blockade is part of a full day of creative, nonviolent actions
and civil disobedience in Washington, DC, and across the country. The
protests are being coordinated by United for Peace and Justice in an
effort to disrupt the business of war as usual. These actions will
focus on the "pillars of war" -- the military, war funding, war
profiteering, the security state, and the mainstream media. Civil
disobedience participants have undergone special trainings in nonviolence.
The War Resisters League is an 85-year-old secular pacifist
organization, headquartered in New York City, and is affiliated with
the War Resisters' International, which is based in London. WRL
believes war to be a crime against humanity, and advocates Gandhian
nonviolence as the method for creating a democratic society free of
war, racism, sexism, and human exploitation.
- M. R.
March 18, 2008
Cops runs down anti-war protestor...
WAR PROTEST / 5 YEARS...
March 17, 2008
An estimated 1,500 people marched through downtown Hollywood Saturday to protest the Iraq War's fifth year. The protesters were marching behind coffins and banners. Police say no arrests were made during the protest.
Million Musicians March...
March 11, 2008
It is with some sadness, but with eyes still cast on a better world, that we write today to inform our supporters, our comrades in the struggle, and all who have held the Not in Our Name Project close to their hearts over the past 6 years, that we will be closing our National Office and related infrastructure on March 31, 2008. Below you will find a final statement from the current Steering Committee of Not in Our Name
March 9, 2008
Event organizers are calling for an End to the Iraq Occupation Now, Accountability for Those Who Started the War and No War in Iran. Thus far, the U.S. invasion of Iraq has resulted in 4000 American military deaths, nearly 30,000 injuries, and several hundred thousand Iraqi casualties. Spending on the war thus far has exceeded $500 billion and continues at a rate of $275 million per day -- with no end in sight.
March 8, 2008
It survived six Tory governments, the end of the Cold War and the rise and fall of mass marches against the British nuclear deterrent. But after 50 years in which the tradition of peaceful demonstration has been maintained outside the Atomic Weapons Establishment at Aldermaston, the New Labour era has finally done for one of the most famous symbols of protest in British political history.
February 21, 2008
Sick Of It Day is a day for everybody who is SICK OF THE LIES, SICK OF THE CORRUPTION, SICK OF THE WAR to make their statement in a way it will really count—CALL IN SICK on March 19, the 5th anniversary of the Iraq invasion!
November 14, 2007
Iraq war protesters massed at the Port of Olympia's main gate Tuesday night to block military shipments from the port to Fort Lewis....
Frmo a WRH Reader: "This is a link to The Olympian, showing video of protesters getting literally "pepper hosed" for blocking military cargo from being moved out of the Port of Olympia. At one point concussion grenades were used. Those arrested spent the night in a City Bus, courtesy of OPD. I live here in Olympia, and I will tell you that it got into the low 30s last night.
"It's also interesting to note; The Olympian headline reads, "Convoy exits port amid violent confrontation," however, the only real violence I found in the article, was on the part of the police."
- M. R.
October 12, 2007
Electromagnetic Field Shielding Paints...
The answer to the Area Denial Weapon???
Paint your protest signs with these?
:)
And Another - M. R.
October 1, 2007
Photos from the DC protest...
More video of the DC protest...
September 30, 2007
VIDEO: The Washington DC Protest, September 29, 2007...
I'll bet you didn't see this on ABCNNBBCBS. - M. R.
March 20, 2007
Million Musician March Austin, Texas, March 17th, 2007...
No "WRH" banners? Really guys, I am VERY disappointed in you! :)
- M. R.
READER PHOTOS - SEATTLE PROTEST...
READER PHOTOS - MADISON ANTI-WAR PROTEST...
March 19, 2007
Protest photos from Albuquerque...
READER PHOTOS - SEATTLE PROTEST...
Protest photos from Duluth...
March 18, 2007
READER PHOTOS - SAN FRANCISCO PROTEST...
Portland Protest Photos...
Million Musicians March...
War Protest 2007...
February 25, 2007
March 12 Protest: Congress Stand Up to AIPAC...
If Congress are going to be such whores, we need to make the Capitol building a red-light district. - M. R.
February 16, 2007
I just got back from the antiwar protest at UC Santa Barbara, where 3000 students took part in the rally coinciding with today’s strike against the war in Iraq (see my last diary for details). Forgive me if this diary seems rushed and nonsensical but my head is spinning right now I’m so happy!
January 30, 2007
Anti-War Marches Draw Hundreds of Thousands...
January 29, 2007
Sending a message ......
That's what it was billed as. That's why I went-- to send a message to stop the war, to stop Bush, Cheney, Lieberman, McCain and their enablers.
But I finally realized something quite extraordinary. This was not JUST an antiwar event. It was the largest and perhaps the first major IMPEACHMENT event ever to occur in Washington DC.
January 28, 2007
JReader Photos: January 27, 2007 "Anti-Surge" protest...
Austin War Protest January 2007...
Wide opposition to war energizes protests / SAN FRANCISCO: Diverse crowd defies drizzle in downtown march...
Surge Protest, Austin, Jan 27, 2007...
Thousands Rally Against the War...
Washington D.C. Protest Pictures January 27,2007...
A lot of readers wrote in decrying the rather low turnout for this latest protest, claiming that Americans have become apathetic. I disagree. The cold weather was probably a major factor, but for the most part, I think Americans realize that the government has whored itself to Israel and isn't listening to the American people any more. Protests are simply ignored.
This is the lull before the real storm hits. - M. R.
January 27, 2007
PHOTOS: "Stop The Surge" Rally in Ottawa, Canada...
WASHINGTON DC TRAFFIC CAMERAS - FOLLOW THE PROTEST MARCHES...
DC anti-war rally on C-SPAN today at 8:15 AM PT/11:30 AM ET...
January 26, 2007
Antiwar protesters target Congress...
Folks, we are past the time to be polite. We The People sent this new Congress to power last November with a clear mandate, which they have chosen to ignore in their haste to get their free trips to Israel.
You need to make that new Congress more afraid of YOU than of Israel's spies, or Bush's thugs. - M. R.
January 25, 2007
SATURDAY'S GLOBAL PEACE MARCH...
Find a march and join it. If you can't find a march, make one yourself. Be seen. Make noise. Send in pictures, and feel free to call into the radio show on Saturday morning with any live updates on the protests! 800-259-5791.
- M. R.
January 15, 2007
MARCH ON DC JANUARY 27TH...
Practice looking mean.
- M. R.
January 9, 2007
A photo journal of the "Beach Impeach" event in San Francisco on January 6, 2007.
Nice.
Woefully ineffective...
But nice.
- M. R.
January 4, 2007
Anti-War Protesters Disrupt Capitol Hill News Conference...
This is what we all need to do. Left to itself, the government is going to continue to rubber-stamp the war machine. They will do their job of representing We The People only when We The People make it clear we will let them do nothing else.
Forget "Free speech zones". Take the protests right into the legislative chambers. Be polite, be firm, AVOID VIOLENCE, but get in their and get your message across.
- M. R.
January 3, 2007
On Monday, February 5, 2007 take action against the Iraq war and in support of Lt. Watada during his military court martial. Stand up with Lt. Watada and speak out against the illegal and immoral war! Join the national movement and organize student walkouts and non-violent demonstrations. Together let's build a mass movement in the streets, in our schools, and in our communities to end the Iraq War. On Feb. 5, 2007 rally at the gates of Fort Lewis, Washington or in your local community.
January 2, 2007
According to Bridge District Spokeswoman Mary Currie, CodePink applied for the permit, but didn’t agree with the provision prohibiting them from carrying signs.
October 5, 2006
October 5 - Day of Mass Resistance - protest locations...
September 27, 2006
Indian Island Munitions Depot, Protest March...
Announcing a Day of Mass Resistance: OCTOBER 5, 2006...
September 22, 2006
If you live in the Puget sound area come join 20 peace organizations tomorrow, Saturday 23rd, for a peace festival at the Indian Island Arms depot and help stop the The Selling of arms,that take legs!!!
September 15, 2006
On Tuesday, Sept. 19, President Bush will be speaking at the United Nations as part of an election-year public-relations push on his disastrous Iraq War.
The New York City Police Department has refused to grant a permit to United for Peace and Justice to march anywhere near the United Nations. Based on feedback from our member groups and supporters, we have come to a decision: We are marching anyway. Permit or no permit, we will stand up against this immoral war and for our right to dissent.
BREAKTHROUGH RALLY, Ground Zero 9/11/06...
August 30, 2006
I’m constantly amazed at the lack of good photo coverage of demonstrations on the web. My own photo essays on Sydney demonstrations have been, to my astonishment, much admired and widely praised – particularly by Americans.
The hardest part of photographing protests is convincing everyone you are NOT an FBI informant! - M. R.
July 19, 2006
PICTURES FROM DC PEACE MARCH...
June 27, 2006
List of Events for the June 27th "National Day of Action"...
FOR OUR HAWAII READERS
Honolulu, HI
4pm to 6pm Put the War on Trial!
Ft. Shafter (just before Moanalua Gardens)
We will stand with Ehren Watada and all GI Resisters! The action will include street theatre, a press conference at 4:30, and signholding. There is a freeway overpass right at the entrance to Fort Shafter, and banners will be visible from the freeway.
4pm to 6pm Vigil and Sign Holding
Thomas Square, King Street side
Initiated by: World Can't Wait / Not in Our Name-Hawaii
Info: worldcantwaithawaii@yahoo.com
- M. R.
February 3, 2006
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May 20, 2004
Saturday, June 5 - March on the Pentagon...
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