Friday March 12, 2010
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Iraq: Elections under the barrel of the occupier’s gun
BY Kosta Harlan | Iraq | 3/10/10
Parliamentary elections took place in occupied Iraq on March 8 as rockets and mortars slammed into the Green Zone and U.S. military bases across the country.
Occupation, Resistance
Stop attack on Marjah
BY Staff | Minneapolis, MN | 2/19/10
About 75 people gathered here at the offices of U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, Feb. 18, to protest a new escalation of the war in Afghanistan.
Anti-War Committee, Marjah
Iran celebrates 31 years of sovereignty
BY Kosta Harlan | Tehran, Iran | 2/12/10
Millions of Iranians rallied on Feb. 11 to commemorate the 31st anniversary of the revolution that overthrew the hated U.S.-backed Pahlavi monarchy. In Tehran a massive crowd of 5 million took to the streets, while rallies were held in 800 other cities around the country.
Homeland Security Harasses Haiti Activists
BY Tom Burke | United States | 1/21/10
The U.S. government is stepping up its surveillance and harassment of U.S. activists in an attempt to intimidate them and dampen their spirits for the change we believe in.
Alliance for Global Justice, Latin American Solidarity Coalition, Repression
MLK Day in Birmingham, saying no to war and poverty
BY Jenae Stainer | Birmingham, AL | 1/20/10
On Jan. 18, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, dozens of people gathered here to participate in the Solidarity March with the Birmingham Homeless Coalition and Birmingham Peace Project.
ATU Local 1208, Birmingham Homeless Coalition, Birmingham Peace Project, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Mississippi Worker's Center for Human Rights, Rosa Clemente, Students for a Democratic Society
MLK Event: "Foreclose the War, Not People’s Homes"
BY Staff | Minneapolis, MN | 1/16/10
Under the call of “Foreclose the war, not people’s homes,” more than 100 people joined a protest here to mark the Martin Luther King holiday weekend.
Iraq Peace Action Coalition, Leslie Parks, Minnesota Coalition for a People's Bailout
Students say “U.S. out of Afghanistan”
BY Daniel Ginsberg-Jaeckle | Chicago, IL | 12/23/09
Students from around the country protested the U.S. government’s plan for a 30,000 troop surge into Afghanistan in early December.
Students for a Democratic Society
Afghanistan war escalation, new war tax opposed
BY Staff | Saint Paul, MN | 12/17/09
Anti-war protesters gathered at the office of U.S. Representative Betty McCollum here, Dec. 17, to say to no to the war on Afghanistan and to oppose any new taxes to pay for the war.
Anti-War Committee, Betty McCollum, University of Minnesota Students for a Democratic Society, WAMM, Welfare Rights Committee
UNC-Asheville Students for a Democratic Society Protest Afghanistan Surge
BY Michael Graham | Asheville, NC | 12/13/09
Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) held a demonstration at the Federal Building here, Dec. 4, to protest the escalation of the Afghanistan War and to demand an immediate end to the occupation.
Students for a Democratic Society, UNC Asheville
Minneapolis Protests Against Surge Against Afghanistan
BY Staff | Minneapolis, MN | 12/07/09
More than 200 people joined a demonstration here, Dec. 5, to show opposition to the escalation of the U.S. war in Afghanistan announced by President Obama.
Anti-War Committee, Surge
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