By Debra Sweet It’s undeniable that we had a too-small crowd on Saturday marching from the White House. We knew that would be the case; the wars the US is waging now…
Category: Reports of Demonstrations
3-25-15 Timeline: U.S. War Crimes & Resistance from People Living in the U.S. 2001–2015
From World Can’t Wait | Original Article Some of us remember what it was like to mobilize protest against the Bush regime right after 9/11. It’s important to remember that even relatively…
3-19-15 Hancock Drone Base Gate Closed by Giant Books
By Carol Baum At 9:15 am on March 19, the 12th anniversary of the U.S.’ illegal invasionof Iraq, seven members of the Upstate Coalition to Ground the Drones andEnd the Wars shut…
3-6-15 Shut Down Creech Civil Resistance
Kudos to War Criminals Watch adviser Ann Wright and all who protested with great conviction and determination to shut down Creech!
3-1-15 Protesting Chicago’s Black Site; Homan Square
By Jill McLaughlin From World Can’t Wait | Original Article On Saturday February 28th about 200 people gathered on the west side of Chicago to protest Chicago’s very own black…
3-4-15 TV ad airing in Las Vegas asks drone pilots to refuse to fly
“TV ad airing in Las Vegas asks drone pilots to refuse to fly.” By David Swanson From War Is A Crime | Original Article This advertisement does a number of…
2-7-15 When Silencing Dissent Isn’t News
By Robert Parry From ConsortiumNews | Original Article The criminal case against ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern for “resisting arrest” when he was denied entry to a public speech by retired Gen. David…
2-6-15 Video Shows NYPD Arresting Former CIA Analyst Ray McGovern When He Tried to Attend Petraeus Event
By Kevin Gosztola From FireDogLake | Original Article Ray McGovern being put into police car Former CIA analyst and activist Ray McGovern was arrested by New York police on October 30, as…
1-29-15 CodePink Tries to Arrest Kissinger for War Crimes
From Information Clearing House | Original Article “Get out of here you low life scum.” – Senator John McCain Code Pink protesters interrupt the start of the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing…
1-13-15 Guantanamo Anniversary Protest at Boalt Law
By San Francisco World Can’t Wait January 13, 2015, UC Berkeley Law: On the second afternoon of the new semester, 35 people arrived at Boalt Hall for a press conference and speak-out….
1-21-15 84-year-old activist nun imprisoned in Brooklyn jail hellhole for breaking into nuclear facility, exposing security flaws
By Linda Stasi From The Daily News | Original Article Bill Clark/Getty Images Sister Megan Rice, 84, was sentenced to 35 months in prison for breaking into a nuclear facility when she…
1-13-15 Marking 13th Anniversary of Guantánamo, Protesters Interrupt Senate to Demand End to US Torture
By Sarah Lazare From Common Dreams | Original Article Protesters were arrested in the Senate Visitor’s Center Monday afternoon. (Photo courtesy of Witness Against Torture) Over a dozen protesters disrupted the Senate…
11-9-14 The Mystery of Ray McGovern’s Arrest
by Ray McGovern From: Common Dreams | Original Article On Oct. 30, ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern was arrested for trying to attend a public speech by retired Gen. David Petraeus. McGovern had hoped to ask…
10-28-14 NYU Activists Protest Kelly & Mukasey
About 25 NYU students protested outside, some in orange jumpsuits, when former NYPD commissioner Raymond Kelly and former Attorney General Michael Mukasey spoke on a panel at an NYU-affiliated film screening of…
10-28-14 My Daughter and I Were Arrested Today [at Beale] By Military Police Guarding The Worlds Most Hated Weapon
By Mauro Oliveira It was a familiar and warm exchange of greetings and spirited talk. The small group of activists I was with had called out to the military gate guards…