{"article":{"id":121732,"heading":"130+ PROTESTS SINCE NOV. 2 -also- DC Police Found "Guilty"","author":"D. Burbeck","created":"2005-01-28 02:06:09","modified":"2005-01-28 02:06:09","last_modified":"Fri, 28 Jan 2005 09:06:09","article":"

These actions have been largely ignored by the main stream media.

The 130+ protests since the election have taken place in the rain and

cold in many instances by groups of brave citizens who have come to the

conclusion that it's time to get off the couch and let the government

know that change is needed. With Spring-time, the demonstrators will,

no doubt, increase in numbers.

The vast majority of these demonstrations were non-violent, and these

people should be applauded for excersizing their right to free speech.

There have been hundreds of arrests, and in Washington, DC, the city

settled a law suit out of court for unjust arrests in a demonstration that

occurred 28 months ago. The settlement requires the payment of

$425,000 to the protesters and an apology from the Police Chief.

\"The lawsuit, filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, was one

of four brought against the city following the incident. The others

remain unsettled.\"

A website has been created exclusively for reports of dissent against

the War in Iraq and the US Government with links to each of the reports

of dissent activity. The site was experiencing difficulty that has been

resolved.

<http:\/\/www.angelfire.com\/nb2\/www.dissentam.org<\/a>>

If this link is not active, simply paste it into a search engine, or check

another IMC site.<\/p>\n","contact":"","link":"","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"Over 130 separate protest actions have taken place in the US since Nov. 2.\r\nIn January alone, there have been nearly 60 demonstrations and marches\r\nprotesting against the Bush Administration and the Iraq war. Inauguration \r\nday saw 43 separate actions in as many cities from coast to coast. \r\n\r\n","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2005\/01\/121732.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}