By a NYC World Can’t Wait activist Several protestors heckled Karl Rove Tuesday evening, May 26th, during his appearance at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Rove, the longtime former political…
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5-24-09 Report on Bush in NM
by Sue Keller On Thursday, May 21, George W. Bush, the “Connecticut Cowboy,” came to thesmall town of Artesia NM, pop. approx. 10-11,000 people. This is an oil town run byultra-conservative Republicans…
5/21/09 West Hollywood CA City Hall Hangs “NO TORTURE” Banner with Hollywood Artists, Former Mayor, & Guantanamo Lawyer
Report by Debra Sweet, National Director of World Can’t Wait As I watched the Obama and Cheney speeches yesterday, I was rushing to a press conference called by the West Hollywood City…
5-21-09 West Hollywood Press Conf. Newspaper Report/Photos
From Beverly Press | Original Article West Hollywood City Councilmember John Duran joined entertainment industry representatives andactivists last week at West Hollywood City Hall in a rally to urge President Barack Obama to…
Disbarring 12 Torture Lawyers
On Monday, May 18, 2009, a broad coalition of organizations dedicated to accountablegovernment, and representing over one million members, fileddisciplinary complaints with state bar licensing boards against twelveattorneys who advocated the torture…
Report on Berkeley Law School Commencement Protest
On Saturday May 16, 2009, the Fire John Yoo protest at the UC Berkeley Law School Commencement furthered a visible resistance against torture in the Bay Area. With super-pickets (large backpack-like signs) displaying…
Hawaii Public Radio Report on Honolulu Bybee Demo
Please click on the link for “Protestors disapprove visiting judge.” This was aired May 12, 2009.
Video of Code Pinkers Calling Rumsfeld a War Criminal at White House Correspondents’ Dinner 5/13/09
To see this video, please click here.
Students Protest Mukasey at UNC Graduation
For article and video from WTVD in Winston-Salem, NC, click here.
Report on 5/12/09 Hawaii Bybee Demo
May 12, 2009 This morning more than 50 people responded to a call made by World Can’t Wait-Hawai`i to demand the prosecution of Jay Bybee, the signatory to the now-notorious 2002 torture…
Mukasey Protest at UNC Graduation (Video & Letter)
Click here to watch video. The following letter was distributed as part of a leaflet during the protest: Dear family and friends who have gathered to celebrate our graduation with us: …
Videos and Articles on Anti-Torture Demo and Arrests Demanding Closure of Guantanamo 4/30/09
Short article and video from RebelReports. Click here to see a Russian English-language TV report. Article and two videos from Huffington Post.
Video of Waterboarding Demo
On Thursday, April 23rd, 35 people got together to thank and encourage the Spanish Consulate and the people of Spain to prosecute the war criminals who tortured five innocent Spanish citizens. To show people on…
World Can’t Wait at the Consulate of Spain in NYC
While outside the Consulate of Spain in New York City thanking the Spanish people for pushing for prosecutions of war criminals, the World Can’t Wait chapter conducted a waterboarding demonstration that was photographed…
4-18-09 Left Forum
Video of War Criminals Watch panel presentation at the 2009 Left Forum. Click the photo to start the video.