Non-Violent November Fifth followed by a Forceful November Sixth (tags)
"This isn't about (political) parties," states one protestor firmly. "We're just angry citizens who don't like what we see is happening and we want to change it."
Youth Walk on United Nations Human Rights Day To Deliver a Message of Non-Discrimination (tags)
On December 10th, 2009, hundreds gathered in Clearwater Florida to take part in the first ever "International Walk for Human for Human Rights" organized by Youth for Human Rights Florida. They walked to promote the message "Embrace Diversity - End Discrimination" in the effort to promote awareness of the importance of human rights as defined in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Pasadena Protest against the Iraq War (tags)
Protesters visited Rep Schiff's office to demand an end to the US occupation in Iraq after 5 years of bloodshed.
Silent Walk for Peace in Santa Monica (tags)
98 activists make a strong silent statement against the Iraq occupation by walking through the shopping district of Santa Monica and ending at the Arlington West memorial.
Two Girls One Cup: A Phenomenology of Male Humor and Fetishism (tags)
40 years after second-wave feminism, the internet runs rampant with backwards media portraying women as objects. The "two girls one cup" phenomenon is evidence of the static position of women as second-class citizens.
Sept. 20: Protests Around the Country in Support of the Jena 6 (tags)
Watts, Los Angeles Locke High School Students Walk Out in Support of the Jena 6
Minutemen in Tinseltown (tags)
The hardcore Minutemen/SOS paraded down Hollywood Blvd. to protest the imprisonment of two border-patrol Agents. The LAPD were were out in large numbers, as were counter protesters who walked the sidewalks and interacted in varying ways with the anti-immigrant protesters.
Drive Out the Bush Regime (tags)
Thursday's World Can't Wait march united immigrants, nurses, anti-war activists, opponents of torture, truth-seekers, and all those disaffected with the state of the union in a movement that burgeoned even as it walked down Broadway.
Iraq Vet and NJ Native Tells His Story (tags)
Another casualty of war speaks out about what he has witnessed.
Pathetic Turnout of Minutemen/SOS (tags)
This mostly humourous piece focuses on the tiny turnout at the MInutemen's "parade", and describes the uncomfortable situation the MInutemen were put in by the placement of the porta-san restrooms on the side filled by counter-protestors.
In the Spirit of Zapata (tags)
The call for justice and human dignity rang out through East LA as hundred of marchers took to the streets to evoke the spirit of liberator and revolutionary Emiliano Zapata and to honor the EZLN, today's Zapatistas.
Student Protest for immigrant Rights Mounts (tags)
For two straight days, tens of thousands of high school students from California and Texas walked out of their classes in support of immigrant rights and protest the oppressive and racist HR 4437.
my experience substitute teaching during the walk outs (tags)
my experience substitute teaching during the student walk outs protesting anti-immigrant laws.
LA school district is reporting 24,680 students have walked out (tags)
In a called placed to the LAUSD an official for the district stated that 24,680 students walked out of classes today to protest Anti-immigrant law H.R. 4437.
East LA + Riverside Students WALK OUT to Protest HR 4377 (tags)
Students Set a Bold Tone for Saturday's Gran Marcha
On the Set of Walkout (a new film debuting on cable TV) (tags)
"In those times, people were energized, and they were more intellectual. People were processors of information, whereas today you don't see a lot of that." -- David Sanchez, former leader, The Brown Berets
Thousands Walk out of L.A. highschools (tags)
High school students in L.A. were part of the marches in the 1990s against the anti-immigrant Proposition 187 and the East L.A. protests against the Vietnam War in the '60s. But Nov. 2 was on a whole different level. In response to the call from The World Can't Wait, thousands of youth--many from proletarian neighborhoods--left school to take political action and make their voices heard. At Los Angeles High School alone, more than 1,000 students--the majority of the school -- walked out, and more than 500 marched to Wilshire Blvd.
The IBU members who work for Marine Spill Response Corp. walked off the job in an unfair labor practice strike at 6:30a.m. today, June 23. Please join them on their picket line: 190 South Pico Ave., across from the CUT terminal in the Port of Long Beach.
The Journey of George Bush (tags)
George Bush takes a stroll through the afterlife.
Philly Youth Lockdown@Recruitment Center (tags)
for more pics go to link
Ventura County Students Walkout and Demonstrate Against War (tags)
Students from throughout Ventura County, CA walked out of classes, held demonstrations, and rallied for peace.
Downtown Los Angeles CD and SoCal student walkouts make the Global Headlines (tags)
The Global Media couldn't help but put today's student mobolizations near the top of the world news, and at the top of most local news. And this mornings Civil Disobedience in LA, the highest profile CD of the day in the U.S., also garnered a fair share of attention. The following report was crafted for the LA Times; in the rest of the world, the LA CD was in the seventh paragraph of the AP's summary report.
dissent explosion in Orange County (tags)
Dissent is exploding in Orange County.
A Young Republican wades into the demonstration at Bush's Los Angeles appearance.