Tag Archives: nonviolent action
Kathy Kelly> Thanking Bradley Manning
Bradley Manning’s Trial begins on June 3, 2013 by Kathy Kelly May 29, 2013 Direct to WAMMToday A few evenings ago, as the sky began to darken here in Kabul, Afghanistan, a small group of the Afghan Peace Volunteers, (APVs), gathered for an informal presentation about WikiLeaks, its chief editor Julian Assange, and its most prominent […]
Anti-Drone Protests at the NY Air National Guard Base at Hancock Field
Click the photo for the video> About 250 activists took part in an Anti-Drone Protest, outside the NY Air National Guard Base on East Malloy Road on Sunday April 28, 2013. The protest started in front of the Thompson Road entrance to the base. After several speeches, the protestors marched down East Malloy Road to […]
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, […]
Truthdigger of the Week: Bradley Manning
Truthdigger of the Week: Bradley Manning By Alexander Reed Kelly Posted on Mar 2, 2013 truthdig.com “I believe[d] that the public release of these cables would not damage the United States,” Manning said. AP/Patrick Semansky Thanks to last week’s Truthdigger of the Week, journalist Alexa O’Brien, the public has access to a complete rushed transcript of the statement Pfc. Bradley Manning […]
Bruce Gagnon> Droning On and On
DRONING ON AND ON By Bruce Gagnon February 15, 2013 Space4Peace Drone medals? The out-going Secretary of War Leon Panetta has announced that the Pentagon will begin awarding the Distinguished Warfare Medal to individuals for “extraordinary achievement” related to military operations that occurred after Sept. 11, 2001. But unlike other combat medals, it does not […]
50,000 protest> Photos from the Climate Change/No XL Pipeline in DC Feb. 17, 2013
Click the link below to see a series of photos from the protest. http://www.rightnow.io/breaking-news/airjordans-dc_bn_1361024630924.html
Americans in Pakistan Meet Families of Victims
VFP President Leah Bolger said, “In the few days we have been here we have met with dozens of Pakistanis who are outraged about the illegal murder of their fellow citizens. We have received nothing but gratitude, admiration and support for our stand against the policies of our own government, and we have been told […]
The School of the Americas: Class over?
Campaigners continue to risk jail trying to close one of the most notorious US institutions that sowed regional strife. Share this video. Mobilize your community for the November Vigil (Nov. 16-18, 2012) at the gates of Fort Benning, Georgia. Inside Story Submitted by David Culver October 6, 2012 | Inside Story features human rights activists […]
September: Drones Protests and Resistance Activity Accelerates Nationwide
September: Drones Protests and Resistance Activity Accelerates Nationwide Posted on September 16, 2012 by comehomeamerica Photos and videos of the September 21st Camp Ripley protest are posted separately on WAMMToday. From Joe Scarry’s No Drones Network ILLINOIS – Occupy Obama drew attention to Barack Obama’s drone victims with a funeral procession in Chicago during the Democratic National Convention (DNC), which ended […]
Activists Awarded ‘Alternative Nobels’> Nonviolent Scholar Gene Sharp Included
Activists Awarded ‘Alternative Nobels’ The 2012 Right Livelihood Awards announced Common Dreams staff Published on Thursday, September 27, 2012 by Common Dreams The Right Livelihood Awards, also known as “Alternative Nobel Prizes,” were announced on Thursday in Stockholm. Sima Samar, one of the 2012 Right Livelihood laureates visits a mother and child clinic in Shaheedan district […]
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