Category Archives: nonviolent action
How the US Turned Three Pacifists into Violent Terrorists> Anti-Nuclear Protestors
“The truth will heal us and heal our planet, heal our diseases, which result from the disharmony of our planet caused by the worst weapons in the history of mankind, which should not exist. For this we give our lives — for the truth about the terrible existence of these weapons.”- Sr. Megan Rice by Fran […]
Steve Clemens> Our military-backed exceptionalism
“Who was I to rain on their parade?” By Steve Clemens May 09, 2013 Mennonista TC Daily Planet One would be hard-pressed not to see the enormous fetishizing of the U.S. Military since the attacks of 9/11/01. Whether it is at professional sports events, airports, political rallies, or even at local restaurants, it seems almost impossible to […]
Frac sand protest> Winona, Minnesota
“We declare Monday to be a moratorium of business as usual at the sites of production of silica sand to eliminate a necessary component of fracking.” April 29, 2013 11:25 am • By Daily News staff WinonaDailyNews.com Protester Dan Wilson of Winona is escorted away by a Winona County sheriff’s deputy during a frac sand protest at Winona’s […]
The World Is A Battlefield: Jeremy Scahill on “Dirty Wars” and Obama’s Expanding Drone Attacks
democracynow Published on Apr 24, 2013 http://www.democracynow.org - As the Senate holds its first ever public hearing on drones and targeted killings, we turn the second part of our interview with Jeremy Scahill, author of the new book, “Dirty Wars: The World Is A Battlefield.” Scahill charts the expanding covert wars operated by the CIA and JSOC, […]
[Video] Protests at Bush Library Dedication
Editor’s Note: A brief video of protestors chanting Bush is a War Criminal clash with police is posted on the WAMMToday Facebook page. Click on the direct link here. Dallas police remind expected Bush Library dedication protesters of restrictions By Scott Goldstein sgoldstein@dallasnews.com 11:23 am on April 24, 2013 | Permalink Vietnam veteran Bruce Berry [from Minnesota] headed to […]
Naomi Klein> Dancing the World into Being: A Conversation with Idle No More’s Leanne Simpson
Dancing the World into Being A Conversation with Idle No More’s Leanne Simpson by Naomi Klein and Leanne Simpson via Common Dreams Published on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 by YES! Magazine Leanne Simpson collecting wild rice. In December 2012, the Indigenous protests known as Idle No More exploded onto the Canadian political scene, with huge round dances taking place […]
Glenn Greenwald> Bradley Manning: the face of heroism
Bradley Manning: the face of heroism The 25-year-old Army Private, this generation’s Daniel Ellsberg, pleads guilty today to some charges and explains his actions Glenn Greenwald Thursday 28 February 2013 15.38 EST guardian.co.uk Bradley Manning at Fort Meade, Maryland. Photograph: Mark Wilson/Getty Images (updated [Friday]) In December, 2011, I wrote an Op-Ed in the Guardian arguing that ifBradley […]
Sara Flounders> U.S. and Pakistan: Free Aafia!
U.S. and Pakistan: Free Aafia! In support of efforts to pressure the U.S. government to repatriate Dr. Aafia Siddiqui to Pakistan, former U.S. Congressperson Cynthia McKinney and International Action Center Co-Director Sara Flounders traveled to Pakistan last December. Cynthia McKinney has been a courageous and outspoken opponent of U.S. wars at every step. The IAC […]
Tar Sands Through MN> Minnesota native Marty Cobenais, of the Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN)
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Why Was the Biggest Protest in World History Ignored?
Why Was the Biggest Protest in World History Ignored? by Ishaan Tharoor February 15, 2013 by Time Magazine Anti-war protesters gather in London at the start of a demonstration against war on Iraq, February 15, 2003. Millions of people are expected to take to the streets of towns and cities across the globe on Saturday to demonstrate against […]
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