Obama Could Stop Israeli State Terror with One Phone Call He Won't Make (tags)
Israel
Mr. Corporate Computing Bureaucrat: Tear Down This Wall! By Gene J. Koprowski (tags)
Who knew that President Reagan’s famed late 1980s Berlin Wall speech, with the dramatic challenge, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall,” would one day serve as inspiration for a marketing meme for cloud computing?
Bahrain's War on Freedom (tags)
Bahrain
Protesting for Justice in Bahrain (tags)
Bahrain
Bahrain: A Case Study in Despotism (tags)
police state
"Occupy" Christmas Song (tags)
(sung to the tune of "O Christmas Tree")
Police Brutality in Honduras (tags)
oppression
Daily Israeli Crimes Against Humanity (tags)
daily lawlessness
BTL:Groups Decry Israeli Use of Tear Gas that Killed Palestinian Woman During West Bank Pr (tags)
BETWEEN THE LINES - A four-time winner of the Connecticut Associated Press Broadcast Award for Best Feature in the non-commercial category, this syndicated, half-hour program provides a platform for individuals and spokespersons from progressive organizations generally ignored or marginalized by the mainstream media. Between the Lines covers a wide range of political, economic and social topics.
QUEZON CITY’S NORTH TRIANGLE RESIDENT FIGHTS WB-IMF LANDGRABBING/DEMOLITION (tags)
PESANTE Bulletin based in Los Angeles learned today that more than 8,000 residents of North Triangle , Quezon City ( formerly the capital of the Philippines) fought the demolition teams of the MMDA and the Police to a stand still and stopped the demolition of their homes yesterday. The PESANTE BULETIN said that rocks rained on the northbound lane of Edsa and traffic stood still on the busy thoroughfare for several hours as thousands of residents in Sitio San Roque, Barangay Bagong Pag-asa, Quezon City, thwarted a demolition team’s efforts to tear down their shanties Thursday morning.
The One-Sided War on the Streets of Honduras (tags)
“We will continue the struggle for democracy,” said Zelaya, as the crowd voiced their desire for a new constitution. “This time I won’t be caught napping,” joked Zelaya, referring to the episode on June 28, when the military accosted him in his pajamas. Later, when the lights were cut, there were fears the authorities might storm the gates at any moment, and side arms were handed out to security guards. The lights soon returned courtesy of the compound’s generator (and gas supplied by La Resistencia). The expected attack didn’t come until dawn, when police launched tear gas shells into the courtyard, and forcibly occupied neighboring buildings."
Saturday reports from Greece (tags)
It's been one week today, since the murder of the 16year old Alexandros Grigoropoulos by the two cops in Athens and the protests are still going!
Struggle in Oaxaca at the begining of the Guelaguetza (tags)
Struggle in Oaxaca at the begining of the Guelaguetza . Monday July 16th 2007
The Hate Equation:Targeting Migrant Children in LA (tags)
The May 1 police riot in Mac Arthur Park sent a deliberate political message and was part of a larger pattern of attacks targeting Brown children and families.
Police Assault on Today's Immigrant Rights Demonstration (tags)
Police made a completely unprovoked attack on demonstrators at the tail end of today's immigrant rights demonstration in MacArthur Park (Video and still images).
Tear Gas & Chronic Health Problems - Physicians For Social Repsonsibility (tags)
Tear gas contains chemicals that cause birth defects, infertility, brain damamge, and cancer. Infants and children are particularly sensitive to these chemical hazards. Here's much more info from our friends at Physicians For Social Responsibility - LA ("Tear Gas Clouds and Chronic Health Problems")
Police Riot on Peaceful Protest (tags)
Police shoot tear gas and rubber bullets into Immigrants Rights March
Venezuela 2006: Continued repression of popular protest (tags)
* El Libertario, the voice of the Comision de Relaciones Anarquistas of Venezuela, analyzes the how and the why of the increasing state repression against the growing social discontent that belies the pseudo-revolutionary discourse of the Chavez regime.
Photos - Tens of thousands of troops deployed ahead of Bangladesh polls (tags)
Bangladeshi police beat leaders and activists of the 14-party opposition alliance during clashes in Dhaka
13th Day in Oaxaca - A Report (tags)
Today was a Mega March for APPO and the people of the state of Oaxaca. Just days ago the state governor, Ulises Ruiz Ortiz (URO) stated that the problems in Oaxaca had been solved, and that there was no further violence or conflict. Well, he can't say that anymore.
Day 8 in Oaxaca - A Report (tags)
Once again, here I am as a witness of events in Oaxaca. The real struggle, the real risks, the real revolution is with the people of Oaxaca.
7th Day in Oaxaca - A Report (tags)
At 9 am i arrived at Radio Universidad, ready to give another 1st aid class. Everyone was very enthusiastic about the class last night, and 9 am was the only time we could meet because of the women's march at noon.
Dispatch from Oaxaca via X (tags)
November 25, 2006 Greetings friends, Today was a Mega March for APPO and the people of the state of Oaxaca. Just days ago the state governor, Ulises Ruiz Ortiz (URO) stated that the problems in Oaxaca had been solved, and that there was no further violence or conflict. Well, he can't say that anymore.
Oaxaca’s popular movement suffers yet another brutal day (tags)
A peaceful protest in Oaxaca was repressed by the federal police stationed in the center of the city. By nightfall, a few people were reported killed, hundreds arrested and hurt and many disappeared.
A word in defense of the eco-prisoners (tags)
it just rubs me the wrong way
Colombian police fire tear gas on anti-war protesters who burn tires, U.S. flag (tags)
BOGOTA, Colombia - Police fired rubber bullets and tear gas into a crowd of more than 1,500 demonstrators Thursday who tried to march on the U.S. Embassy in Colombia to protest the war in Iraq (news - web sites). No serious injuries were reported.
Brief Protective Gear List (tags)
This list of gear describes the tools which can help protect you and enable you to make your voice heard in the coming days. The list describes some basic tools which will protect you against tear gas/pepper spray, as well as a bit of first aid gear.
Activists' Guide to Tear Gas, Pepper Spray, and Treatments! (tags)
The Black Cross Health Collective wrote this excellent guide to chemial weapons used in "crowd control". This info will help you take care of yourself and other activists. This info rocks - the healers who put it together draw on their experience at Seattle and all the big North American demos since then They (and their friends) even field tested remedies for pepper spray! First Aid for Radicals and Activists Fight the power, do no harm
Activists' Guide to Tear Gas, Pepper Spray, and Treatments! (tags)
The Black Cross Health Collective wrote this excellent guide to chemial weapons used in "crowd control". This info will help you take care of yourself and other activists. This info rocks - the healers who put it together draw on their experience at Seattle and all the big North American demos since then They (and their friends) even field tested remedies for pepper spray!
Basic First Aid and Chemical Weapons Info For Protesters (tags)
The Black Cross Health Collective in Portland, Oregon has produced a manual for demonstrators and activists on basic first aid and treatment techniques for tear gas and pepper spray. The manual also has great tips on what to bring/wear/do to maximize your ability to withstand pepper spray and/or tear gas.
If anyone has the ear of Abu Amar (Arafat), here is a suggestion. Right now, he should simply get close to Jerusalem and march, unarmed to pray at the Dome of the Rock.
Venezuela. Chile 1973 revisited? (tags)
US propaganda, lies, and signs of foreign intervervention against Hugo Chavez' leftist independent government are stark reminders of US foreign policy's dark past, present and short-lived future.
America Did this to itself. (tags)
It is the last thing the "Flock" wants to admit. Why? Because arab terrorists are an easy target. Kind of like Hiroshima.
Chants to Shut Down the IMF/World Bank (tags)
Add your own; I'll compile a list and re-post it.
First Tear Gas, Now Bullets (tags)
Protesters share a sense that police will be violent no matter what they do: A woman hit directly by a tear gas canister in Quebec City. photo: Jake Price
What Can you do when you have been Tear Gassed? (tags)
This is a wonderful instruction book that is part two of the other image called Tear Gas 4 Kids. To find that image, do a search on the LA IMC site and type in tear gas. you'll surely come up with the other article.
These are images from a South African Magazine that used to instruct children of color how to protect themselves from Tear Gas. Since this information can now be made useful by activists who'd like to learn how to protect themselves from Tear Gas.... This one is Called Tear Gas 4 Kids
Drawing by a young Palestinian Girl living in the Israeli occupied West Bank.
Re: Protection from CHEMICAL/POLICE WEAPONS (tags)