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Atlanta Protest at 8th Anniversary of Iraq War
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Stand for Peace - Peace Rally
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Oct 24, 2008:Troy Receives a 25 Day Stay of Execution
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Join us on Human Rights Day to celebrate the 60th Anniversary Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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Global Day of Action for Troy Davis - May 19th
Atlanta Protest at 8th Anniversary of Iraq War
March 19 - 12 noon 10th Street Plaza by the Midtown MARTA station, Atlanta Meet at 12 noon, march ... read more
Stand for Peace - Peace Rally
Join us as we continue to stand for peace and as we raise our voices to bring the troops home from Iraq... read more
Oct 24, 2008:Troy Receives a 25 Day Stay of Execution
Execution of Georgia Man in Killing of Officer Is Stayed a Third Time By ROBBIE BROWN October 25, ... read more
Join us on Human Rights Day to celebrate the 60th Anniversary Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Wednesday, December 10th 6pm Auburn Avenue Research Library 101 Auburn Avenue NE Performing... read more
Global Day of Action for Troy Davis - May 19th
Troy Davis faces execution for the murder of Police Officer Mark MacPhail in Georgia, despite a strong... read more
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Water-Threats and Possibilities, a Multimedia Presentation Held Recently
CAPOW! (Citizens Act to Protect Our Water) presented a Multi-Media Event, "Water – Threats and Possibilities," on Saturday, January 21, 2012 at MultiKulti, 1000 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago.
The event was designed to call attention to key water issues, including water quality and pollution, the Keystone XL pipeline controversy, nuclear contamination of our water supply and the undesirable consequences of privatization of the water system.
The event featured a group art exhibit, a speakers forum, videos, open discussion, networking time, refreshments and entertainment.
The program...
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Posted on ICJPE by CAPOW! Citizens Act to Protect Our Water
M-PAC warns against LD 1707: More prison beds...Negative Consequences
M-PAC warns against LD 1707: More prison beds for so-called gang members would bring excessive costs, negative consequences
ELLSWORTH – Jim Bergin, co-coordinator of Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition (M-PAC) said today that advocates are deeply concerned about the severity of sending someone to prison for up to forty years (a Class A crime) if convicted of asking a peer to join a "criminal street gang."
Despite volumes of research data showing that "enhanced sentencing;" upgrading classifications for crimes; adding new crimes; and mandatory sentencing for judges does...
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Posted on MPJEN by Maine Prison Advocacy Coalition (M-PAC)
EU on verge of abandoning hope for a viable Palestinian state
Unlike our government, some European governments are publicly expressing in strong terms their displeasure and deep concern with the expansion of Jewish settlements in the West Bank. Last Monday (1/16/12) the UK's Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg accused Israel of carrying out "deliberate vandalism" by continuing to build settlements on Palestinian land. A recent unpublished internal European report documented the settlement expansion in Area C of the West Bank (which is under direct Israeli control) and its impact on the prospects of a two state solution. This report which was seen ...
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Posted on MAPM by Middle East Peace Now
Peace activists occupy nuclear sub base entrance to honor MLK
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January 16, 2012 - Peace activists occupy nuclear sub base entrance to honor MLK
On January 14, 2012 activists from a local peace group blocked entry to the main gate at the Navy’s West coast Trident nuclear submarine base for nearly a half hour in an act of civil resistance to nuclear weapons.
Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action held a peaceful vigil and nonviolent direct action at the main gate to Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor in Silverdale, Washington. Thegroup protested the U.S. government’s continued deployment of the Trident nuclear weapons system. Its continued...
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Posted on WAnet by Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action
Orange Jumpsuited Torture Protestors March to St. Thomas Law School
The Uptake News item by Bill Sorem, Jan. 12, 2012.
Why were people in orange jumpsuits silently filing through the Minneapolis skyways? The answer may be ten years old, but those in the jumpsuits will tell you the problem is not in the past, but is a current one.
January 9, 2012 was the 10th anniversary of the memo that gave President George Bush the right to ignore the Geneva Conventions and authorize torture. Authors of the memo were Robert Delahunty, now a St. Thomas Law School professor and John Yoo, now a University of California at Berkeley law professor. Local peace activists have...
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Posted on MAPM by Women Against Military Madness
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