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Social Unrest in Syria: All Talk?

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A Guest Post by Ramification.
In a very sudden and drastic change, the Syrian people from all walks of life have collectively agreed to strike today demanding their FREEDOM!
It is clear, the people can’t take it anymore, the abuse of their basic human rights can’t go on any longer.
The demands are clear and… »

Doing a little house-cleaning

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Your Royal Highnesses and Your Excellencies — (we) Spit (on… »

Art Activism and Gaza: Poets and Hip Hop Artists Organize for Gaza

ShareNew York City’s Alwan for the Arts, located in Wall Street, teaming up with hip hop heavy weights and organizations like Palestine/Israel Education Project will be one of the sites hosting a multi-event benefit night for Gaza this weekend. The first and second events,”Hands Off Gaza” and “I *heart* Gaza,” will feature performances by Immortal… »

New York City protesters arrested

ShareCNN reports that a rally for Gaza in New York City this afternoon turned violent, resulting in the arrests of nine people. Allegedly, the conflict was between two protesters.
But of course, the cops had to go and use mace. According to one participant:
“The police pushed us out onto the avenue, and as we… »

Bostonians Take Another Stand

ShareBostonians took yet another stand for Gaza, this time with a funeral procession through the streets of the city. Organized by the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, this week’s somber vigil received far less media coverage. Apparently, the local audience can’t handle the image of protesters carrying Palestinian-flag-covered coffins on a sunny January Saturday.
Of course,… »

Liveblogging the D.C. protest for Gaza

ShareKABOBon-the-ground operatives Will and Fadi are at the protest, sending over updates. Chaim “Hussein” Sugarman has the day off.
1:53 PM – WILL: Lafayette square is too packed. Just about everyone’s on Arab time. (Fadi’s not there yet.)
2:12 PM – FADI: (who just got there): Idiots carrying hizballah flag and Israel swastika flag. Tried talking… »

Protests for Gazan Human Rights Continue

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Press TV documented protests in the US, Chile, Thailand and the Philippines.

Received first-hand accounts of recent protests in places such as Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Mogadishu, Somalia.

In London, an estimated protest between 12,000 and 50,000. An extremely diverse crowd braved freezing temperatures. (Hear George Galloway’s speech).

Athens, Greece was the site of two demonstrations… »

Oaxaca: The struggle is the same

ShareI received a phone call last night from a friend in Mexico. He said that there was a demonstration in Oaxaca for Gaza yesterday. Oaxaca is Mexico’s 2nd poorest state after Chiapas and is a major site of police brutality, government corruption, and popular resistance, particularly against the right-wing administration of Governor Ulises Ruiz Ortiz.
Before… »

Unprecedented protest in Kuwait

ShareAs you all know, there are many protests going on worldwide against the slaughter in Gaza. Popular opinion–even popular opinion here, in the U.S. among Democrats as Will wrote about two days ago–is proving starkingly different from the way our “representatives” are acting. The realization that such a disconnect can exist even at the most… »

Boston for Gaza

ShareNearly 1,000 people from a number of organizations (and many, such as myself, not affiliated with any organization) showed up today in Boston to stand in solidarity with Gaza. The rally was peaceful for the most part: there was only one small altercation, which happened when a zionist counter-protester spit at members of the… »