Tag: Activist

Categories Latin America

‘527 years of humiliation’: Indigenous activists topple statue of ‘genocidal’ 16-century conquistador in Colombia

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Angry activists destroyed a statue of 16th-century Spanish conquistador Sebastian de Belalcazar in Colombia. The incident follows a wave of similar attacks on historical monuments in the US. … Read More >‘527 years of humiliation’: Indigenous activists topple statue of ‘genocidal’ 16-century conquistador in Colombia

Categories EU

Greenpeace activists block access to French president’s palace to protest Amazon forest fires (PHOTOS)

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Greenpeace activists have parked a fire truck outside the entrance to the Elysee Palace in Paris, accusing French President Emmanuel Macron of contributing to the fires now ravaging the Amazon rainforest. … Read More >Greenpeace activists block access to French president’s palace to protest Amazon forest fires (PHOTOS)

Categories Shows

The People’s Party convention, the end of capitalism, and the people vs the system

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The Movement for a People’s Party convention provides US voters with a refreshing alternative to the jingoistic conventions of the US’s corporate parties. Lee Camp reviews the speeches of the activists and celebrities who are backing the establishment of a new political party, including actor Danny Glover, journalist Chris Hedges, politicians Marianne Williamson and Nina Turner, women-led peace group CodePink … Read More >The People’s Party convention, the end of capitalism, and the people vs the system

Categories UK

‘Masks are muzzles’: Protesters rally outside BBC HQ & march to Downing Street after UK govt widens mask-wearing orders

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Activists took to the streets of London a day after the UK cabinet expanded its guidelines for mandatory face coverings. The demonstration comes amid growing skepticism worldwide over the efficacy of such policies. … Read More >‘Masks are muzzles’: Protesters rally outside BBC HQ & march to Downing Street after UK govt widens mask-wearing orders

Categories Journalism & Mass media

Free Gaza Chicago River Flotilla

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In July 2019, AFSC and Voices for Creative Nonviolence, with partners in Chicago and the US Boat to Gaza initiative, organized three days of action to call for an end to the blockade and military occupation of Gaza. The actions marked five years since Israel began a 51-day military assault on Gaza resulting in over 1,200 Palestinian deaths. … Read More >Free Gaza Chicago River Flotilla

Categories USA

Pro-lifers arrested for chalking ‘Black PRE-BORN Lives Matter’ outside Planned Parenthood clinic in DC (VIDEO)

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Black Lives Matter’s slogan has seemingly spawned new imitators with their own political agendas, as two anti-abortion activists were arrested for chalking their own pro-life message on a sidewalk outside an abortion clinic. … Read More >Pro-lifers arrested for chalking ‘Black PRE-BORN Lives Matter’ outside Planned Parenthood clinic in DC (VIDEO)

Categories UK

Cheeky protest? Man turns facemask into G-string for walkabout through downtown London (PHOTOS)

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Shoppers on London’s Oxford Street were stunned to spot a man walking by wearing nothing but a mask, which he had positioned as an undergarment. The stunt came on the same day face coverings became mandatory in shops in England. … Read More >Cheeky protest? Man turns facemask into G-string for walkabout through downtown London (PHOTOS)