Activists
Ontario Activists Protest Tar Sands Pipeline By Locking Themselves to Machinery
Protests escalate against Enbridge Line 9 pipeline as government of Ontario refuses to conduct environmental assessment
Honduras
JNF Honors Canadian PM Amidst Protests Against Bedouin Expulsion
On Sunday, December 1st, hundreds protested in Toronto, Canada. The demonstrators gathered in freezing weather outside the Metro Toronto Convention Center where thousands attended the JNF honoring dinner for Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Harper has been one of the most fervent supporters of Israel. Under his leadership military and financial relations with Israel tightened.…
Thousands Protest Forced Urbanization of Israel’s Bedouin
On Saturday, November 30th, thousands gathered in the Negev in Southern Israel to protest the government’s forced urbanization plan of the desert’s Bedouin indigenous people. The plan, called Prawer-Begin after its authors passed first reading of three by the Israeli parliament in June, and sparked mass mobilization. The biggest of the protests was in the…
The Bond Report
Russian Court Grants Canadian Greenpeace Activist Bail
After more than two months of detention in Russia, sister of Arctic 30 activist Paul Ruzycki says Russian authorities were “heavy handed.”
Frustrated with Congressional Inaction, Immigrant Communities Resist Deportations
David Bacon: Grassroots communities take matters into their own hands in the absence of Congressional action on immigration reform.
Hundreds in DC Protest Against Surveillance State
Activists at “Stop Watching Us” rally to end domestic and international NSA spying programs
Chicago Communities Fight Back Against Koch Brothers ‘Petcoke’ Pollution
South-side Chicago fights back against Koch industry made pollution